Patents by Inventor Kimberly K. Scott

Kimberly K. Scott 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).

  • Reliable multicast
    Patent number: 7346699
    Abstract: A reliable multicast service is operated between a source device and multiple destination devices participating in a multicast group. The source device includes a first source application instance (AI) producing a first unit of work stream, and communication services (CS). Each destination device in the multicast group includes CS, and at least one destination AI which consumes units of work. Communication services/fabric provide communication between the source device and the multiple destination devices. Multiple source and destination resources (SDRs) implement corresponding multiple reliable transport services between the source device and corresponding multiple destination devices in the multicast group for delivery of the first unit of work stream to the corresponding destination devices and guaranteeing strong ordering of the first unit of work stream received at the corresponding destination devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael R. Krause, Fred B. Worley, Kimberly K. Scott
  • Highly available, monotonic increasing sequence number generation
    Patent number: 6950961
    Abstract: The present invention relates to highly available sequence number generation with minimal latency. The present invention involves establishing a primary and secondary sequence number generators. A sequence number request is forwarded to the primary generator. The primary generator determines the next sequence number and forwards the response to the secondary generator. The secondary generator stores the value and forwards the value to the originating entity. Accordingly, the configuration avoids single point failure and is robust against malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael R. Krause, Kimberly K. Scott, Fred B. Worley
  • Highly available, monotonic increasing sequence number generation
    Publication number: 20020112139
    Abstract: The present invention relates to highly available sequence number generation with minimal latency. The present invention involves establishing a primary and secondary sequence number generators. A sequence number request is forwarded to the primary generator. The primary generator determines the next sequence number and forwards the response to the secondary generator. The secondary generator stores the value and forwards the value to the originating entity. Accordingly, the configuration avoids single point failure and is robust against malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Michael R. Krause, Kimberly K. Scott, Fred B. Worley