Patents by Inventor Christopher R. Sharpe

Christopher R. Sharpe 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).

  • Service state administration for a communications apparatus
    Patent number: 6470073
    Abstract: A communications system includes a switch having communications resources such as cards containing multiple devices, each containing multiple ports. The switch also contains an administrative agent that maintains hierarchical state information for each resource within the switch. The state information allows for precise and consistent administration of interrelated communications resources within the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W Fish, Christopher R. Sharpe