Patents by Inventor Louis N. Castro

Louis N. Castro 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).

  • Dynamic reconfiguration of PCI express links
    Patent number: 7293125
    Abstract: A method and circuitry for dynamically reconfiguring the links of a PCI Express bus. A computer system has been initially configured with PCI Express bus links to various endpoints, using the scaling features of the PCI Express standard. During operation of the computer system, the status of the endpoints is detected and unused links (or unused portions of links) are rerouted to other endpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Martin McAfee, Louis N. Castro
  • Dynamic reconfiguration of PCI Express links
    Patent number: 7099969
    Abstract: A method and circuitry for dynamically reconfiguring the links of a PCI Express bus. A computer system has been initially configured with PCI Express bus links to various endpoints, using the scaling features of the PCI Express standard. During operation of the computer system, the status of the endpoints is detected and unused links (or unused portions of links) are rerouted to other endpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Martin McAfee, Louis N. Castro