Patents by Inventor David D. McBride

David D. McBride 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 emulating a fiber channel port
    Patent number: 6941260
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for emulating a fiber channel port. A controller is provided according to the invention that includes a fabric port and a virtual N port. The controller is adapted to buffer incoming data and convert an N port address provided with the data by a host computer to an instruction to the picker to couple the disk drive corresponding to the requested N port address to the virtual N port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert G. Emberty, Craig Klein, David D. McBride, Gregory A. Williams
  • Method and apparatus for emulating a fibre channel port
    Publication number: 20020161567
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for emulating a fiber channel port. A controller is provided according to the invention that includes a fabric port and a virtual N port. The controller is adapted to buffer incoming data and convert an N port address provided with the data by a host computer to an instruction to the picker to couple the disk drive corresponding to the requested N port address to the virtual N port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert G. Emberty, Craig Klein, David D. McBride, Gregory A. Williams