Patents by Inventor Keith Jeffrey Sutton

Keith Jeffrey Sutton 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).

  • Multi-layer software architecture for hardware control
    Patent number: 6968555
    Abstract: A software system having a multi-layer architecture for controlling a hardware system including a latch layer, a hardware control layer, an access layer, and an orchestration layer. The latch layer includes a latch object for each of a set of control points of the hardware system. Each latch object provides a common interface in the software system for accessing the corresponding control point. The hardware control layer includes a hardware control object for each of a set of sub-portions of the hardware system. Each hardware control object coordinates accesses to the control points of the corresponding sub-portion through the latch layer. The access layer includes an access object for each of a set of groupings of the sub-portions. Each access object coordinates accesses to the corresponding grouping of the sub-portions. The orchestration layer includes an orchestration object for each of a set of functional features of the hardware system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Edward Frazier, Keith Jeffrey Sutton, Thanh Thien Nguyen Heyman
  • Multi-layer software architecture for hardware control
    Publication number: 20020147854
    Abstract: A software system having a multi-layer architecture for controlling a hardware system including a latch layer, a hardware control layer, an access layer, and an orchestration layer. The latch layer includes a latch object for each of a set of control points of the hardware system. Each latch object provides a common interface in the software system for accessing the corresponding control point. The hardware control layer includes a hardware control object for each of a set of sub-portions of the hardware system. Each hardware control object coordinates accesses to the control points of the corresponding sub-portion through the latch layer. The access layer includes an access object for each of a set of groupings of the sub-portions. Each access object coordinates accesses to the corresponding grouping of the sub-portions. The orchestration layer includes an orchestration object for each of a set of functional features of the hardware system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Brian Edward Frazier, Keith Jeffrey Sutton, Thanh Thien Nguyen Heyman