Patents by Inventor Berck Nash

Berck Nash 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).

  • Peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) device enumeration via a PCIe switch
    Patent number: 10824581
    Abstract: Described herein are enhancements for managing multi-host Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switching. In one implementation, a PCIe switch coupled to a host processing system and PCIe slots may receive enumeration requests from the host processing system to identify available PCIe devices. In response to the enumeration requests, the PCIe switch may transfer responses to the host processing system indicating device identifier information for PCIe devices associated with the PCIe slots even if one or more of the PCIe devices is not currently installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Berck Nash, Randall Hess, Michael Walker, James Michael Reiser
  • Multi-host peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) switching based on interrupt vector from PCIe device
    Patent number: 10503687
    Abstract: Described herein are enhancements for managing multi-host Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switching. In one implementation, a system includes one or more PCIe devices and a PCIe switch configured to receive a first interrupt corresponding to a first interrupt vector from a PCIe device, wherein the first interrupt vector comprises at least a virtual address and a first data value. The switch is further configured to translate the first interrupt vector into a second interrupt vector, wherein the second interrupt vector comprises a second address and a second data value, and transfer a second interrupt using the second interrupt vector to a host of a plurality of hosts that corresponds to the second interrupt vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Berck Nash, Michael Walker, Randall Hess
  • PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS (PCIE) DEVICE ENUMERATION VIA A PCIE SWITCH
    Publication number: 20180373669
    Abstract: Described herein are enhancements for managing multi-host Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switching. In one implementation, a PCIe switch coupled to a host processing system and PCIe slots may receive enumeration requests from the host processing system to identify available PCIe devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Berck Nash, Randall Hess, Michael Walker, James Michael Reiser
  • MULTI-HOST PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS (PCIE) SWITCHING
    Publication number: 20180300283
    Abstract: Described herein are enhancements for managing multi-host Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switching. In one implementation, a system includes one or more PCIe devices and a PCIe switch configured to receive a first interrupt corresponding to a first interrupt vector from a PCIe device, wherein the first interrupt vector comprises at least a virtual address and a first data value. The switch is further configured to translate the first interrupt vector into a second interrupt vector, wherein the second interrupt vector comprises a second address and a second data value, and transfer a second interrupt using the second interrupt vector to a host of a plurality of hosts that corresponds to the second interrupt vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Berck Nash, Michael Walker, Randall Hess