Patents by Inventor James P Dickie

James P Dickie 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).

  • Dynamically configured computing device
    Patent number: 4775931
    Abstract: A computing system is presented which has a central processing unit (CPU) and peripheral devices. Identification registers associated with each peripheral device may be accessed by the CPU to identify characteristics of individual peripheral devices. Additionally, configuration registers within each peripheral device allow a particular peripheral device to determine whether instructions from the CPU are addressing that particular peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1988
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: James P. Dickie, David M. Rabinowitz