Patents by Inventor Richard Glen Thousand

Richard Glen Thousand 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).

  • Energy detect with auto pair select
    Patent number: 7509510
    Abstract: Energy detect with auto pair select for energy management without ‘a priori’ knowledge of the wire pairs connectivity. The energy detect with auto pair select is operable within systems performing automatic detection of connectivity in systems that employ the Ethernet based media dependent interface crossover (MDIX). Where there has been some cross-over of pairs within the system, a situation not uncommon in many networks, the energy detect with auto pair select is operable to perform energy management without knowledge of the pair connectivity. Selection or detection of coupled wire pairs is acquired by energy detection of coupled wire pairs via a state machine that analyzes a qualified energy level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Berman, Richard Glen Thousand
  • Energy detect with auto pair select
    Patent number: 7127624
    Abstract: Energy detect with auto pair select. The present invention is operable without ‘a priori’ knowledge of the pairs' connectivity. In addition, the present invention is operable within systems performing automatic detection of connectivity in systems that employ the Ethernet based media dependent interface crossover (MDIX). Where there has been some cross-over of pairs within the system, a situation not uncommon in many networks, the present invention is operable to perform energy management even without having any knowledge of the pair connectivity. Knowledge relating to the energy of multiple pairs is used to perform energy detect and management. A state machine operates in performing the analysis of the energy using a qualified energy level. The present invention is also operable within systems that do not employ auto-negotiation. In systems where auto-negotiation is performed, the present invention is performed before the auto-negotiation to determine if an operable partner exists within the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Berman, Richard Glen Thousand
  • Energy detect with auto pair select
    Publication number: 20020023234
    Abstract: Energy detect with auto pair select. The present invention is operable without ‘a priori’ knowledge of the pairs' connectivity. In addition, the present invention is operable within systems performing automatic detection of connectivity in systems that employ the Ethernet based media dependent interface crossover (MDIX). Where there has been some cross-over of pairs within the system, a situation not uncommon in many networks, the present invention is operable to perform energy management even without having any knowledge of the pair connectivity. Knowledge relating to the energy of multiple pairs is used to perform energy detect and management. A state machine operates in performing the analysis of the energy using a qualified energy level. The present invention is also operable within systems that do not employ auto-negotiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: Mark Berman, Richard Glen Thousand