Patents by Inventor Brian E. Gallagher

Brian E. Gallagher 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).

  • Flow control circuit for networked communications system including arrangement for reducing overhead at the beginning of a communications session by enabling message transmission before receiving flow control information
    Patent number: 5737535
    Abstract: A computer system for connection in a network, which has a number of other devices each of which may receive communications from the computer system. The computer system includes a network interface and a message transmission control circuit. The network interface establishes a communications session with a selected one of the other devices as a destination for transmitting messages to the selected device. The message transmission control circuit enables the network interface to establish a communications session and transmit messages thereover with the selected device. The message transmission control circuit initially enables the network interface to transmit a number of messages corresponding to a log-in credit value selected for the selected device. Thereafter, the message transmission control circuit enables the network interface to transmit message based on flow control information received from the selected device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Norman J. Bagley, Brian E. Gallagher