Patents by Inventor Kassem M. Abdallah

Kassem M. Abdallah 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 arbitrating access to a shared resource
    Patent number: 7174406
    Abstract: A system for arbitrating access to a shared resource includes a plurality of microprocessors, a shared resource; and a controller coupled to the plurality of microprocessors and the shared resource by a first bus and a second bus, respectively, the controller including a register having a lock portion associated with each of the plurality of processors and at least one status portion, each of the lock portions indicating whether the associated one of the plurality of microprocessors has obtained access to communicate with the shared resource and each of the at least one status portion includes a bit indicating whether any of the plurality of microprocessors has obtained access to communicate with the shared resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Kassem M. Abdallah, Ofer Michael