Patents by Inventor Robert C. Restrick

Robert C. Restrick 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).

  • Store and forward device utilizing cache to store status information for active queues
    Patent number: 7546399
    Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus capable of queuing and de-queuing data stored in a plurality of queues. The apparatus includes a status storage device to track status for each of the plurality of queues, a status cache to track status for a subset of the plurality of queues that are undergoing processing, and a queuing engine to queue incoming data and de-queue outgoing data. The queuing engine receives and updates the status for the subset of the plurality of queues from the status cache and receives and updates the status for remaining queues from the status storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anujan Varma, Robert C. Restrick, Jaisimha Bannur
  • Selecting a queue for service in a queuing system
    Patent number: 7062592
    Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus for selecting a queue from a plurality of queues. The apparatus includes a hierarchal queue occupancy device to indicate an occupancy status of the plurality of queues, a next queue selector to select a queue based on said hierarchal queue occupancy device and a most recently serviced queue, and a queue identification register to identify a most recently serviced queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anujan Varma, Robert C. Restrick, Jaisimha Bannur
  • Caching queue status updates
    Patent number: 7000061
    Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus capable to select a queue. The apparatus includes a queue occupancy device to indicate an occupancy status of the queues, a queue occupancy cache to record an update in occupancy status of a particular queue, a next queue selector to select a queue based on said queue occupancy device and a most recently serviced queue, and a queue identification register to identify a most recently serviced queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anujan Varma, Robert C. Restrick, Jaisimha Bannur
  • Queuing and de-queuing of data with a status cache
    Publication number: 20040037302
    Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus capable of queuing and de-queuing data stored in a plurality of queues. The apparatus includes a status storage device to track status for each of the plurality of queues, a status cache to track status for a subset of the plurality of queues that are undergoing processing, and a queuing engine to queue incoming data and de-queue outgoing data. The queuing engine receives and updates the status for the subset of the plurality of queues from the status cache and receives and updates the status for remaining queues from the status storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Anujan Varma, Robert C. Restrick, Jaisimha Bannur
  • Caching queue status updates
    Publication number: 20030235188
    Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus capable to select a queue. The apparatus includes a queue occupancy device to indicate an occupancy status of the queues, a queue occupancy cache to record an update in occupancy status of a particular queue, a next queue selector to select a queue based on said queue occupancy device and a most recently serviced queue, and a queue identification register to identify a most recently serviced queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Anujan Varma, Robert C. Restrick, Jaisimha Bannur
  • Selecting a queue for service in a queuing system
    Publication number: 20030182480
    Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus for selecting a queue from a plurality of queues. The apparatus includes a hierarchal queue occupancy device to indicate an occupancy status of the plurality of queues, a next queue selector to select a queue based on said hierarchal queue occupancy device and a most recently serviced queue, and a queue identification register to identify a most recently serviced queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Anujan Varma, Robert C. Restrick, Jaisimha Bannur