Patents by Inventor Curt A. Schmidt

Curt A. Schmidt 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).

  • Distributed processing system where a management computer automatically connects remote reduced-capability workstations with centralized computing modules
    Patent number: 6366951
    Abstract: A distributed computer system having centrally available processing units. A plurality of computer workstations are connected to a plurality of processing units by computer transmission cables. In one embodiment each of the workstations may be connected to any of the plurality of processing units. These connections are accomplished by a switching unit controlled by a management computer where the management computer automatically connects and disconnects individual computer workstations to individual processing units. In a typical embodiment, there are more computer workstations then processing units and the management computer disconnects idle computer workstations from processing units and connects previously idle computer workstations that become active to processing units not then connected to another computer workstation. A portion of a video display adapter is included in computer workstations while a second portion of a video display adapter is included in the processing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: Curt A. Schmidt