Patents by Inventor Scott Allen Liebl

Scott Allen Liebl 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 apparatus for transferring data to virtual devices behind a bus expander
    Patent number: 7873966
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for transferring data from a master to a set of applications executing on a slave. Data is received from a master at a device driver in the slave. The data is parsed for an identifier by a virtual hub in the slave, wherein the identifier is associated with the data by the master. The data is sent to an application within the set of applications based on the identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Michael Boecker, Stephan Otis Broyles, Scott Allen Liebl, Hemlata Nellimarla
  • Method and apparatus for transferring data to virtual devices behind a bus expander
    Patent number: 7334234
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for transferring data from a master to a set of applications executing on a slave. Data is received from a master at a device driver in the slave. The data is parsed for an identifier by a virtual hub in the slave, wherein the identifier is associated with the data by the master. The data is sent to an application within the set of applications based on the identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Michael Boecker, Stephan Otis Broyles, Scott Allen Liebl, Hemlata Nellimarla
  • Method and apparatus for transferring data to virtual devices behind a bus expander
    Publication number: 20040216143
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for transferring data from a master to a set of applications executing on a slave. Data is received from a master at a device driver in the slave. The data is parsed for an identifier by a virtual hub in the slave, wherein the identifier is associated with the data by the master. The data is sent to an application within the set of applications based on the identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Michael Boecker, Stephan Otis Broyles, Scott Allen Liebl, Hemlata Nellimarla