Patents by Inventor Marie Deconto-Thomas

Marie Deconto-Thomas 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).

  • Time synchronization schemes wherein at least one data message associates a hardware pulse with a future time
    Patent number: 7146516
    Abstract: Schemes for synchronizing networked stations using data messages and hardware pulses are described herein. In one embodiment, a method to provide time data from a first processor to at least one second processor may include transmitting a data message from the first processor to the at least one second processor, in which the data message associates a hardware pulse with a future time, and transmitting a hardware pulse from the first processor to the at least one second processor at the future time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Invensys Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishan Dhupar, Alan Gale, Alan M. Foskett, Marie Deconto-Thomas
  • Time synchronization schemes
    Publication number: 20040123174
    Abstract: Schemes for synchronizing networked stations using data messages and hardware pulses are described herein. In one embodiment, a method to provide time data from a first processor to at least one second processor may include transmitting a data message from the first processor to the at least one second processor, in which the data message associates a hardware pulse with a future time, and transmitting a hardware pulse from the first processor to the at least one second processor at the future time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Krishan Dhupar, Alan Gale, Alan M. Foskett, Marie Deconto-Thomas