Patents by Inventor Stephen Louis Kessler

Stephen Louis Kessler 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).

  • System and method for arbitrating interrupts on a daisy-chained architected bus
    Patent number: 6260100
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for assuring balanced servicing of interrupts among devices at the same interrupt level in a daisy-chain architected bus, such as the VME bus, by detecting that a second device on the same level as a first device is having an interrupt serviced, and responsive thereto raising the interrupt level of the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Louis Kessler
  • System and method for arbitrating interrupts on a daisy chained architected bus
    Patent number: 6023743
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for assuring balanced servicing of interrupts among devices at the same interrupt level in a daisy-chain architected bus, such as the VME bus, by detecting that a second device on the same level as a first device is having an interrupt serviced, and responsive thereto raising the interrupt level of the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Louis Kessler