Patents by Inventor Lyle Scheer

Lyle Scheer 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).

  • Automatically configuring a server into a master or slave server based on its relative position in a server network
    Patent number: 6889248
    Abstract: A server network is described. In one embodiment, the server network comprises a global master server, a local master server and one or more slave servers. The local master server is coupled to the central master server via a first network and is synchronized to the global master server. The one or more slave servers are coupled to the local master server via a second network to perform manufacturing tasks to facilitate building products. The global master, local master and slave servers are programmed the same and configurable to different tasks, including automatically configurable as a master or server based on the interface of the server to which they are coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Lyle Scheer