Patents by Inventor Rolf Kunkel

Rolf Kunkel 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).

  • Process, modules and switching center for identifying processes as well as their data and resources
    Patent number: 6938255
    Abstract: In a process for identifying a process (P1) and its resources, the process (P1) is provided with a first identifier (PID1) that unambiguously identifies the process (P1) and its resources. The process (P1) is further provided with a second identifier (RID1) that unambiguously identifies the process (P1) and its resources, and particularly after a premature termination of the process (P1), a new process (P2) which continues the functions of the terminated process (P1) is started. The new process (P2) retains the second identifier (RID1) of the terminated process (P1) as its second identifier. The new process (P2) which continues the terminated process (P1) can then, furthermore, access the resources of the terminated process (P1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Matthias Willems, Luc Ongena, Rolf Kunkel