Patents by Inventor Frank J. Schumeg

Frank J. Schumeg 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).

  • Systems and methods of test packet handling
    Patent number: 9491083
    Abstract: The present disclosure may include a method of handling test packets in an apparatus with a first unit communicatively coupled with a second unit. The method may comprise designating a test packet with type information, the type information indicating whether the test packet is handled by the first unit, the second unit, or either unit. The method additionally may include setting one or more bits of a register of the first unit to select whether the first unit will handle all of the test packets with type information designating either unit. The disclosure further includes associated systems and apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Stephen J. Brolin, Ali Zaringhalam, Frank J. Schumeg
  • Systems and Methods of Test Packet Handling
    Publication number: 20140153406
    Abstract: The present disclosure may include a method of handling test packets in an apparatus with a first unit communicatively coupled with a second unit. The method may comprise designating a test packet with type information, the type information indicating whether the test packet is handled by the first unit, the second unit, or either unit. The method additionally may include setting one or more bits of a register of the first unit to select whether the first unit will handle all of the test packets with type information designating either unit. The disclosure further includes associated systems and apparatuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Brolin, Ali Zaringhalam, Frank J. Schumeg