Patents by Inventor David A. Bottom

David A. Bottom 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).

  • Patent number: 8717749
    Abstract: A modular server system includes a midplane having a system management bus and a plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The blade interfaces are in electrical communication with each other. A server blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The server blade has a server blade system management bus in electrical communication with the system management bus of the midplane, and a network interface to connect to a network. A media blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane, and the media blade has at least one storage medium device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Bottom, Tim Harvey
  • Publication number: 20110086623
    Abstract: A method and system for providing cross-carrier contact information for mobile users of mobile communication devices and other mobile communication devices provides a single registry of user profiles, wherein each user profile is established and maintained by a user so that each user may control how and by whom they are contacted. The registry of user profiles may be accessed with a client software application on a calling party's mobile communication device. The calling party may transmit a look-up request to the registry over a data channel. The registry receives the look-up request and locates a user profile that matches the look-up request and provides the user profile to the calling mobile communication device. The user profile does not display the mobile communication device number for the called mobile communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: MOBILE SYMMETRY, LLC
    Inventors: James D. Patterson, David Bottoms, Michael Rapken, Thomas C. Ely, Sue E. Brothers, Jay Scott Harmon
  • Publication number: 20110007467
    Abstract: A modular server system includes a midplane having a system management bus and a plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The blade interfaces are in electrical communication with each other. A server blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The server blade has a server blade system management bus in electrical communication with the system management bus of the midplane, and a network interface to connect to a network. A media blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane, and the media blade has at least one storage medium device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: David A. Bottom, Tim Harvey
  • Patent number: 7755881
    Abstract: A modular server system includes a midplane having a system management bus and a plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The blade interfaces are in electrical communication with each other. A server blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The server blade has a server blade system management bus in electrical communication with the system management bus of the midplane, and a network interface to connect to a network. A media blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane, and the media blade has at least one storage medium device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Bottom, Tim Harvey
  • Publication number: 20080212276
    Abstract: A modular server system includes a midplane having a system management bus and a plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The blade interfaces are in electrical communication with each other. A server blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The server blade has a server blade system management bus in electrical communication with the system management bus of the midplane, and a network interface to connect to a network. A media blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane, and the media blade has at least one storage medium device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: David A. Bottom, Tim Harvey
  • Patent number: 7339786
    Abstract: A modular server system includes a midplane having a system management bus and a plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The blade interfaces are in electrical communication with each other. A server blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The server blade has a server blade system management bus in electrical communication with the system management bus of the midplane, and a network interface to connect to a network. A media blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane, and the media blade has at least one storage medium device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David A Bottom, Tim Harvey
  • Patent number: 6950895
    Abstract: A modular server system includes a midplane having a system management bus and a plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The blade interfaces are in electrical communication with each other. A server blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The server blade has a server blade system management bus in electrical communication with the system management bus of the midplane, and a network interface to connect to a network. A media blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane, and the media blade has at least one storage medium device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: David A. Bottom
  • Publication number: 20030069953
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method are provided for nonstop management of a modular server architecture to achieve high-availability. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a server in the chassis is automatically elected as a managing server or active server to host system management. The active server runs service for all servers operating in the chassis. Upon failure of the managing server, such as when not meeting a certain predetermined criteria, another server is reelected as active server to replace the previous active server to continue with the nonstop management of the chassis and remaining servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: David A. Bottom, Jason Varley
  • Publication number: 20020194412
    Abstract: A modular server system includes a midplane having a system management bus and a plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The blade interfaces are in electrical communication with each other. A server blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The server blade has a server blade system management bus in electrical communication with the system management bus of the midplane, and a network interface to connect to a network. A media blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane, and the media blade has at least one storage medium device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: David A. Bottom
  • Publication number: 20020124114
    Abstract: A modular server system includes a midplane having a system management bus and a plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The blade interfaces are in electrical communication with each other. A server blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane. The server blade has a server blade system management bus in electrical communication with the system management bus of the midplane, and a network interface to connect to a network. A media blade is removeably connectable to one of the plurality of blade interfaces on the midplane, and the media blade has at least one storage medium device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: David A. Bottom, Tim Harvey