Patents by Inventor Randall Ralphs

Randall Ralphs 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).

  • Device driver with improved timeout performance
    Patent number: 6952753
    Abstract: A computer system may include a host computer system and a storage device such as a tape device that includes one or more tape drives. The host computer system may be configured to provide commands to the storage device and to initiate a timeout period for each command provided to the storage device. The host computer system may be configured to initiate a first timeout period if a first type of command is provided to the storage device, to initiate a second timeout period if a second type of command is provided to the storage device, and to initiate a third timeout period if a third type of command is provided to the storage device, where the first timeout period, the second timeout period, and the third timeout period each have a different duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Randall Ralphs
  • Device driver with improved timeout performance
    Publication number: 20030225988
    Abstract: A computer system may include a host computer system and a storage device such as a tape device that includes one or more tape drives. The host computer system may be configured to provide commands to the storage device and to initiate a timeout period for each command provided to the storage device. The host computer system may be configured to initiate a first timeout period if a first type of command is provided to the storage device, to initiate a second timeout period if a second type of command is provided to the storage device, and to initiate a third timeout period if a third type of command is provided to the storage device, where the first timeout period, the second timeout period, and the third timeout period each have a different duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventor: Randall Ralphs