Patents by Inventor Brice A. Bartek

Brice A. Bartek 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).

  • Method and apparatus for transmitting a message from a computer system over a network adapter to the network by performing format conversion and memory verification
    Patent number: 5638517
    Abstract: In a computer network having a plurality of nodes with one or more computer systems associated with a node a method for transmitting messages to and from a DOS application resident in a memory to and from the network. The messages to and from the DOS application are handled a virtual device driver resident in the memory which is monitoring the 5C interrupt. The virtual device driver converts an outgoing CCB1 message from the DOS application to a message in a CCB3 32-bit format and an incoming 32-bit CCB3 message to a CCB1 format. The virtual device driver transmits the CCB3 message to a physical device driver resident in system memory. The physical device converts messages between the CCB3 32-bit format and a CCB3 16-bit format. The physical device driver transmits and receives 16-bit CCB3 messages to and from a logical link control protocol driver resident in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: Brice A. Bartek, Michael S. McIntyre, Charles A. Musta