Patents by Inventor Michael Joseph Mezeul

Michael Joseph Mezeul 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).

  • System and method for time-based scheduling
    Patent number: 6944172
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method for time-based scheduling in a communications environment. In one example, the method includes assigning at least one token to each of multiple active queues during a predefined period of time. Each token authorizes an amount of data to be dequeued from the queue. The method also includes waiting until the end of the predefined period of time before starting a new round of assigning. At least one of the queues is nominated based on the token assigned to the queue, where the nomination authorizes the dequeuing of the amount of data from the queue. The nomination is sent to a memory system to dequeue the data and send the data to a network uplink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Covaro Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Robert Sankey, Ross Alexander Jamieson, John Kevin Weeks, Marlon B. Roa-Diaz, Paul Anthony Elias, Michael Joseph Mezeul, Nimer Ibrahim Yaseen
  • System and method for time-based scheduling
    Publication number: 20040264486
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method for time-based scheduling in a communications environment. In one example, the method includes assigning at least one token to each of multiple active queues during a predefined period of time. Each token authorizes an amount of data to be dequeued from the queue. The method also includes waiting until the end of the predefined period of time before starting a new round of assigning. At least one of the queues is nominated based on the token assigned to the queue, where the nomination authorizes the dequeuing of the amount of data from the queue. The nomination is sent to a memory system to dequeue the data and send the data to a network uplink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Covaro Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Robert Sankey, Ross Alexander Jamieson, John Kevin Weeks, Marlon B. Roa-Diaz, Paul Anthony Elias, Michael Joseph Mezeul, Nimer Ibrahim Yaseen