Patents by Inventor Algernon P. Henry

Algernon P. Henry 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).

  • Port addressing method and apparatus for link layer interface
    Patent number: 7675913
    Abstract: A packet, cell or other data segment received in a physical layer device from a link layer device via an interface bus is processed to determine a port address for the data segment in the physical layer device. The port address, which may be an MPHY address, is determined using a combination of a first address value obtained from a link layer address portion of the data segment and a second address value obtained from a payload portion of the data segment. The data segment is stored in a memory location identified by the port address. The memory location may comprise a particular queue of the physical layer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Algernon P. Henry, Shaun P. Whalen, Harold J. Wilson
  • Port Addressing Method and Apparatus for Link Layer Interface
    Publication number: 20080123657
    Abstract: A packet, cell or other data segment received in a physical layer device from a link layer device via an interface bus is processed to determine a port address for the data segment in the physical layer device. The port address, which may be an MPHY address, is determined using a combination of a first address value obtained from a link layer address portion of the data segment and a second address value obtained from a payload portion of the data segment. The data segment is stored in a memory location identified by the port address. The memory location may comprise a particular queue of the physical layer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Algernon P. Henry, Shaun P. Whalen, Harold J. Wilson