Patents by Inventor Francois Balay

Francois Balay 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: 7139288
    Abstract: Multiple single-channel links are employed as a single high-bandwidth link for packetized data having a single packet delineator. The single high-bandwidth link may typically be employed for transfer of data in intra- and inter-frame/rack back-planes. A transmitter forms the packetized data including the single packet delineator. The packet delineator is used by, for example, a framer of a receiver to enable reconstruction of packetized data from the multiple single-channel links. The transmitter forms the packetized data such that a beginning portion of each packet is transferred to a particular one of the single-channel links. Thus, the packet delineator is associated with that particular single-channel link, regardless of the number of other single-channel links that are bonded together with that particular single-channel link to form the single high-bandwidth link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Francois Balay, Barry K. Britton, Paul A. Langner, John B. McCluskey, Shakeel H. Peera
  • Publication number: 20040071224
    Abstract: Multiple single-channel links are employed as a single high-bandwidth link for packetized data having a single packet delineator. The single high-bandwidth link may typically be employed for transfer of data in intra- and inter-frame/rack back-planes. A transmitter forms the packetized data including the single packet delineator. The packet delineator is used by, for example, a framer of a receiver to enable reconstruction of packetized data from the multiple single-channel links. The transmitter forms the packetized data such that a beginning portion of each packet is transferred to a particular one of the single-channel links. Thus, the packet delineator is associated with that particular single-channel link, regardless of the number of other single-channel links that are bonded together with that particular single-channel link to form the single high-bandwidth link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Francois Balay, Barry K. Britton, Paul A. Langner, John B. McCluskey, Shakeel H. Peera
  • Publication number: 20030065869
    Abstract: A system and method for providing communication between two computer bus segments. Two half-bridge circuits are connected to respective computer bus segments and frame data for a high speed transfer of the data between the half-bridge circuits. A common application is to connect multiple PCI segments that are individually limited to the number of components connected thereto. Connection through the high speed half-bridge circuits allows additional PCI components to communicate on a second computer bus segment, acting as an expansion bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Francois Balay, Peter Riedl