Patents by Inventor H. David Mattson

H. David Mattson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for configuring routing paths of a network communicatively interconnecting a number of processing elements
    Patent number: 5983269
    Abstract: A multiple processing system, comprises at least a pair of processor units communicatively connected to a number of peripheral devices through a network that includes routing devices interconnected to route information in the form of message packets sent between the processor units and peripheral devices. Data describing the topographical interconnections of the system elements is maintained with the system. A service processor accesses the data, determines therefrom the topographical interconnections forming the network, assigns addresses/identifications to the system elements, and configures the router devices to establish the most direct routes between system elements for message packets sent on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Tandem Computers Incorporated
    Inventors: H. David Mattson, William J. Watson, David J. Garcia, David P. Sonnier