Patents by Inventor Hope Mills

Hope Mills 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).

  • Device driver for a software router
    Patent number: 9509601
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein provide mechanism that allows an embedded router software image to run in the user application memory space of a general purpose computer. An interface process is provided to receive and transmit packets between the user application memory space and the operating system's protected or kernel memory space of the general purpose computer. The interface process mimics or emulates any hardware interfaces that would be available to the router software when running on a dedicated embedded router device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Miner, Stan Ratliff, Walter L. Robinson, Thomas Berry, Hope Mills, Steve Klein
  • Device Driver for a Software Router
    Publication number: 20140122678
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein provide mechanism that allows an embedded router software image to run in the user application memory space of a general purpose computer. An interface process is provided to receive and transmit packets between the user application memory space and the operating system's protected or kernel memory space of the general purpose computer. The interface process mimics or emulates any hardware interfaces that would be available to the router software when running on a dedicated embedded router device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: James J. Miner, Stan Ratliff, Walter L. Robinson, Thomas Berry, Hope Mills, Steve Klein