Patents by Inventor Gary J. Whelan

Gary J. Whelan 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).

  • Network processor for transforming a message transported from an I/O channel to a network by adding a message identifier and then converting the message
    Patent number: 5619650
    Abstract: A system and method for distributing application-to-application network communications protocol processing. Host computers implement distributed API processing across a high speed I/O channel increasing throughput. The application API conforms to standard protocols but protocol processing is distributed using a cross-channel distributed sockets API at the session layer. This API allows multiplexing of data from one or more hosts to one or more front end routers managing network communications. Multiplexing increases network performance through parallel processing and advantageously employs host high speed I/O functions. Front end routers perform lower level protocol tasks necessary to exchange data over the communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Maurice J. Bach, Robert B. Hoppes, Clifford B. Meltzer, Kenneth J. Parchinski, Gary J. Whelan