Patents by Inventor Brain James King

Brain James King 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING PRIMARY ADAPTER IN A HETEROGENEOUS N-WAY ADAPTER CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20080243743
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for dynamically determining a primary adapter in a heterogeneous N-way adapter configuration. Each of the adapters generates information about itself and exchanges the information with all other adapters. First a decision-making adapter is identified. Then the decision-making adapter compares the adapter-generated information of all the adapters and makes a decision determining the primary adapter. The decision-making adapter communicates the decision to all other adapters. The determined primary adapter assumes a role as the primary adapter and the other adapters assume a role as a secondary adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Eric Bakke, Robert Edward Galbraith, Brain James King, Timothy James Larson, William Joseph Maitland, Timothy Jerry Schimke