Patents by Inventor John C. Beckett

John C. Beckett 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).

  • Patent number: 10592285
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a processor complex with a root complex that provides N serial data lanes, where N is an integer. The information handling system also includes boot process logic that determines that a device is coupled to X of the serial data lanes, where X is an integer less than N, determines that no device is coupled to Y of the serial data lanes, where Y is an integer less than or equal to N?X, and allocates a portion of bus resources of the root complex to the device, the portion being greater (X+Y)/N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: John C. Beckett, Robert W. Hormuth
  • Publication number: 20180349188
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a processor complex with a root complex that provides N serial data lanes, where N is an integer. The information handling system also includes boot process logic that determines that a device is coupled to X of the serial data lanes, where X is an integer less than N, determines that no device is coupled to Y of the serial data lanes, where Y is an integer less than or equal to N?X, and allocates a portion of bus resources of the root complex to the device, the portion being greater (X+Y)/N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: John C. Beckett, Robert W. Hormuth