Patents by Inventor Pierre V. L. Miard

Pierre V. L. Miard 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 device for the counting and management of asynchronous events emitted by peripheral devices in a data processing system
    Patent number: 4393470
    Abstract: Method and device for application, counting and management of asynchronous events emanating from peripheral devices connected to a data processing system. This method enables the system to check and regulate the number of events transmitted to the logic for processing by constitution of tables and working queues managed by the firmware. This invention is applicable principally to input-output checkers associated with the computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1983
    Assignee: Compagnie Internationale pour l'Informatique Cii-Honeywell Bull (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventor: Pierre V. L. Miard