Patents by Inventor Jeffery John Brown

Jeffery John Brown 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 apparatus for interconnection offlow-controlled communication
    Publication number: 20040257997
    Abstract: A method or system or apparatus provides improved digital communication. In one aspect, flow control in performed by receiving status preprended to data units in a combined data channel, where the status data indicated the available status of a number of far end receiving channels. Thus data may be sent only to available receiving channels. In a further aspect, a frequency reference may also be transmitted by including data in data units in a combined channel. In a further aspect, an active channel can be selected among two redundant channels by use of an active bit in said data units. The invention has particular applications to ATM-type communication systems and may also be used in other communication systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: PMC-Sierra, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan David Loewen, John Richard Bradshaw, Jeffery John Brown
  • Method and apparatus for interconnection of flow-controlled communication
    Patent number: 6798744
    Abstract: A method or system or apparatus provides improved digital communication. In one aspect, flow control in performed by receiving status preprended to data units in a combined data channel, where the status data indicated the available status of a number of far end receiving channels. Thus data may be sent only to available receiving channels. In a further aspect, a frequency reference may also be transmitted by including data in data units in a combined channel. In a further aspect, an active channel can be selected among two redundant channels by use of an active bit in said data units. The invention has particular applications to ATM-type communication systems and may also be used in other communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: PMC-Sierra, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan David Loewen, John Richard Bradshaw, Jeffery John Brown