Patents by Inventor Michael T. Kawalec

Michael T. Kawalec 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).

  • Patent number: 4159518
    Abstract: In data processing systems of the type having a plurality of terminals connected by communication lines to a commmunications controller (CC) which assembles and manipulates the data from or to the terminals and one or more host central processing units (CPU's) to which the CC is connected by a number of channels, the CC will usually have a channel adapter unit (CA) for each channel and a processing unit to control the operations of the CC and to service the CA's in turn. It is necessary that the CA's be serviced with proper priorities to avoid unnecessary loss of information. An allocation of the proper priority is required where each CA can perform tasks of different urgency.The CC shown has four channel adapters communicating with four channels of the CPU's. All CA's can signal for an interrupt of the processor in the CC when CA service is needed. All CA's cause processor interrupts on the same interrupt level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Wilburn D. Draper, John D. Gentry, Michael T. Kawalec, Melvin T. Laakso