Patents by Inventor Knut Tvete

Knut Tvete 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).

  • Switch arbitration
    Patent number: 8116332
    Abstract: A method of providing switch arbitration for the passing of packets between transmitters and receivers in a switch having a plurality of transmitters and receivers, comprises globally distributing information about buffer contents and packet requests between transmitters and receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans Olaf Rygh, Knut Tvete, Ali Bozkaya
  • Communications chip having a plurality of logic analysers
    Patent number: 7680142
    Abstract: A communications chip having a plurality of ports. Each port is provided with an interface for attachment to an external communications facility to exchange data traffic. There is also a switching matrix for routing data traffic on the chip between the ports. The chip further includes a plurality of logic analyzers. Each logic analyzer is associated with a corresponding one of the ports. Each logic analyzers is operable to monitor data traffic passing through its corresponding port and to trigger on one or more predetermined conditions relating to the monitored data traffic. The chip further includes a control interface to allow reconfiguration of the predetermined conditions for at least one of the logic analyzers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Knut Tvete, Hans Rygh, Bjorn Dag Johnsen
  • Apparatus and method for a core for implementing a communications port
    Patent number: 7660926
    Abstract: There is described an apparatus and method for implementing a communications port. The apparatus comprises a core, which is operable to divide the port into a plurality of sub-ports by dividing a data transfer capacity of the port among the plurality of sub-ports using time division multiplexing. Each sub-port is allocated a corresponding data transfer capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Morten Schanke, Knut Tvete, Steinar Forsmo
  • SWITCH ARBITRATION
    Publication number: 20080317024
    Abstract: A method of providing switch arbitration for the passing of packets between transmitters and receivers in a switch having a plurality of transmitters and receivers, comprises globally distributing information about buffer contents and packet requests between transmitters and receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Hans Olaf Rygh, Knut Tvete, Ali Bozkaya
  • Apparatus and method for implementing a communications port
    Publication number: 20070112992
    Abstract: There is described an apparatus and method for implementing a communications port. The apparatus comprises a core, which is operable to divide the port into a plurality of sub-ports by dividing a data transfer capacity of the port among the plurality of sub-ports using time division multiplexing. Each sub-port is allocated a corresponding data transfer capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Morten Schanke, Knut Tvete, Steinar Forsmo