Patents by Inventor Hal Ireland

Hal Ireland 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).

  • Direct memory access (DMA) device with event mover that moves event from event calendar to expired event queue without management of central processing unit
    Patent number: 8650336
    Abstract: The direct memory access device and method of the present invention uses an event calendar, an expired event queue of a fixed size, a calendar scanner, and an event mover. The event calendar stores an event in a linked list. The expired event queue stores an event that has already expired from the event calendar. The calendar scanner automatically scans the event calendar without management by a central processing unit (CPU). The event mover moves an event from the event calendar to the expired event queue without management by the CPU. The method provides for storing the event in the linked list, automatically scanning the event calendar without management by the CPU, moving the event from the event calendar to an expired event queue of a fixed size without management by the CPU, and storing the event that has already expired from the event calendar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Roger Maitland, Hal Ireland, Eric Combes, Kevin Smith
  • Direct memory access devices and method based timer system
    Publication number: 20070162646
    Abstract: The direct memory access device and method of the present invention uses an event calendar, an expired event queue of a fixed size, a calendar scanner, and an event mover. The event calendar stores an event in a linked list. The expired event queue stores an event that has already expired from the event calendar. The calendar scanner automatically scans the event calendar without management by a central processing unit (CPU). The event mover moves an event from the event calendar to the expired event queue without management by the CPU. The method provides for storing the event in the linked list, automatically scanning the event calendar without management by the CPU, moving the event from the event calendar to an expired event queue of a fixed size without management by the CPU, and storing the event that has already expired from the event calendar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Roger Maitland, Hal Ireland, Eric Combes, Kevin Smith