Patents by Inventor Derrek Wood

Derrek Wood 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).

  • Hardware-assisted tuple space
    Patent number: 6931491
    Abstract: A hardware-assisted tuple space, comprising a tuple memory for storing tuples of key-value pairs of data; an anti-tuple memory for storing anti-tuples of key-value pairs of data; tuple attribute array memory for storing selected attributes of respective ones of the tuples and anti-tuples; and an input/output and memory control interface for (i) exchanging tuples and anti-tuples between an external process and the tuple and anti-tuple memories, (ii) performing preliminary searches of the tuple attribute array memory to identify possible matching tuples and anti-tuples, and (iii) comparing the key-value pairs of the possible matching tuples and anti-tuples to identify actual matching tuples and anti-tuples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Mitel Knowledge Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Gray, Derrek Wood, Charles Rae, Aubert Pereira
  • Hardware-assisted tuple space
    Publication number: 20030135695
    Abstract: A hardware-assisted tuple space, comprising a tuple memory for storing tuples of key-value pairs of data; an anti-tuple memory for storing anti-tuples of key-value pairs of data; tuple attribute array memory for storing selected attributes of respective ones of the tuples and anti-tuples; and an input/output and memory control interface for (i) exchanging tuples and anti-tuples between an external process and the tuple and anti-tuple memories, (ii) performing preliminary searches of the tuple attribute array memory to identify possible matching tuples and anti-tuples, and (iii) comparing the key-value pairs of the possible matching tuples and anti-tuples to identify actual matching tuples and anti-tuples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Gray, Derrek Wood, Charles Rae, Aubert Pereira