Patents by Inventor Dieter E. Massa

Dieter E. Massa 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).

  • Device discovery and dynamic configuration of control application
    Publication number: 20030188061
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method of this embodiment may include the initiating of a scan of a bus, the determining, based at least in part upon the scan, of a location of a device, and, prior to the initiation of the scan, the controlling of coupling of the device to the bus. Of course, many modifications, variations, and alternatives are possible without departing from this embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Paul E. Luse, Dieter E. Massa
  • Device resource allocation
    Publication number: 20030188062
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method of this embodiment may include the allocating of a first set of resources to a first device, and the allocating, by the first device, of a second set of resources to a second device. The first set of resources may include the second set of resources. If the first set of resources is changed, the method of this embodiment may also including the changing, by the first device, of the second set of resources. Of course, many modifications, variations, and alternatives are possible without departing from this embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Paul E. Luse, Dieter E. Massa, Norbert Lewalski-Brechter