Patents by Inventor Kirby Watson

Kirby Watson 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).

  • Systems and methods for correcting errors in I2C bus communications
    Publication number: 20070240019
    Abstract: Systems, methods and media for clearing a hung I2C bus are disclosed. In one embodiment, a monitor monitors the I2C bus data and clock lines and detects if a hung bus occurs. The monitor times packet transactions on the bus to determine if a maximum transaction time has elapsed while the lines are in a hung state. The monitor allows selective reset of individual slave devices and bus masters to clear a hung bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Brady, Daniel Hurlimann, Vinh Lu, Kirby Watson, Lee Wilson
  • Providing purchasing opportunities for performances
    Publication number: 20060143094
    Abstract: In one general aspect, information associated with media residing on a client is identified. One or more performances are automatically retrieved from a network device. At least one performance associated with the identified media is identified based, at least in part, on the media information. The at least one performance is displayed to a user of the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Chris Kohout, Kirby Watson, Russ Whitman