Patents by Inventor Peter Chapman Hayden

Peter Chapman Hayden 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).

  • Method and apparatus for configuring a computer system
    Patent number: 5822565
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring a computer system is presented. Underlying system software communicates information to a configuration utility. The information identifies a particular operating system that executes in the computer system. Using this information, the configuration utility formulates configuration filenames and retrieves data from the configuration files describing system resources, system device requirements, and operating system constraints. The configuration utility performs the system configuration by allocating system resources to system devices in accordance with the operating system constraints and system device requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Digital Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: John Anthony DeRosa, Jr., Benn Lee Schreiber, Peter Chapman Hayden, Scott Wade Apgar
  • Method and apparatus for configuring a computer system
    Patent number: 5713009
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring a computer system is presented. Underlying system software communicates information to a configuration utility. The information identifies a particular operating system that executes in the computer system. Using this information, the configuration utility formulates configuration filenames and retrieves data from the configuration files describing system resources, system device requirements, and operating system constraints. The configuration utility performs the system configuration by allocating system resources to system devices in accordance with the operating system constraints and system device requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Digital Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: John Anthony DeRosa, Jr., Benn Lee Schreiber, Peter Chapman Hayden, Scott Wade Apgar