Patents by Inventor Alex Nicolson

Alex Nicolson 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).

  • Abstracted node discovery
    Patent number: 7249173
    Abstract: Systems and techniques to abstract a node discovery process. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes managing node discovery protocols in a network interface device such that a data processing system coupled with the network interface device need not implement the node discovery protocols to effect node discovery. The technique can further include providing the data processing system with block-level storage services and providing an initiator mode and a target mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Emulex Design & Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Alex Nicolson
  • Abstracted node discovery
    Publication number: 20040083285
    Abstract: Systems and techniques to abstract a node discovery process. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes managing node discovery protocols in a network interface device such that a data processing system coupled with the network interface device need not implement the node discovery protocols to effect node discovery. The technique can further include providing the data processing system with block-level storage services and providing an initiator mode and a target mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventor: Alex Nicolson