Patents by Inventor Senaka Balasuriya

Senaka Balasuriya 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).

  • Communication system and method for arbitrating service requests
    Patent number: 6411815
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the need for an apparatus and method for arbitrating service requests in a more efficient and scalable manner. The present invention provides a hierarchical system for arbitrating service requests in which secondary arbitrators (104 and 105) that have incomplete information and authority evaluate service requests before forwarding them up the hierarchy to a primary arbitrator (102) that has complete information and arbitration authority. If a secondary arbitrator has sufficient information to deny a service request without forwarding the request, it will. Thus, the hierarchy of secondary arbitrators acts to filter service requests from the primary arbitrators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventor: Senaka Balasuriya