Patents by Inventor Alan P. Stephens

Alan P. Stephens has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for reserving system resources to assure quality of service
    Patent number: 5581703
    Abstract: A method for providing files to a remote node including the steps of determining whether bandwidth is available for transmitting across a communications link a file requested by a remote node, reserving bandwidth for the requested file if bandwidth is determined to be available, and opening the requested file for transmission only if bandwidth is reserved. In addition, an apparatus for providing files to a remote node including apparatus for determining whether bandwidth is available for transmitting across a communications link a file requested by a remote node, apparatus for reserving bandwidth for the requested file if bandwidth is determined to be available, and apparatus for opening the requested file for transmission only if bandwidth is reserved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark J. Baugher, Philip Y. Chang, Gregory L. Morris, Alan P. Stephens