Patents by Inventor Ian G. Collof

Ian G. Collof 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 system for configuring an interconnect device
    Patent number: 7296096
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for configuring an interconnect device includes a non-volatile storage device to store configuration data associated with the interconnect device and a configuration interface to request the configuration data from the non-volatile storage device. Further, the system includes an initialization module to query the configuration interface for the configuration data and to distribute the configuration data provided by the configuration interface to multiple units within the interconnect device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Palau Acquisition Corporation (Delaware)
    Inventors: Norman C. Chou, Prasad Vajihala, Richard Schober, Laura Randall, Ian G. Collof
  • Method and system for configuring an interconnect device
    Patent number: 7043569
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for configuring an interconnect device includes a non-volatile storage device to store configuration data associated with the interconnect device and a configuration interface to request the configuration data from the non-volatile storage device. Further, the system includes an initialization module to query the configuration interface for the configuration data and to distribute the configuration data provided by the configuration interface to multiple units within the interconnect device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Inventors: Norman C. Chou, Prasad Vajjhala, Richard Schober, Laura Randall, Ian G. Collof