Patents by Inventor James L. Eichler

James L. Eichler 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).

  • System and method for identifying open peripheral component interconnect (PCI) slots
    Publication number: 20040225772
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a method for identifying an available peripheral component interconnect (PCI) slot in a computing device includes identifying at least one PCI slot in the computing device. The method also includes identifying any PCI devices coupled to a PCI bus. The PCI bus is coupled to the PCI slot. The method further includes determining if any of the identified PCI slots are available without requiring physical inspection of the PCI slots. An available PCI slot comprises an identified PCI slot that is not coupled to an identified PCI device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: Efficient Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Eichler, Casey W. Irwin