Patents by Inventor Stephen Schweizer

Stephen Schweizer 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).

  • Reliable compute engine, method and apparatus
    Patent number: 8856590
    Abstract: A redundant controller engine (RCE) of a system includes a first, second and at least a third redundant processing unit (RPU). The RCE includes an arbitrator in communication with the first, second and third RPUs which sends a message for a corresponding time requiring a decision to the first, second and third RPUs, and receives the decisions made by the first, second and third RPUs. The arbitrator accepts a first two matching decisions for the corresponding time received from the first, second and third RPUs, and sending the matching decision for the corresponding time to the system. The arbitrator has a first message processing unit (MPU) and a second MPU. The first MPU sends the message for the corresponding time to and receives the decisions for the corresponding time from the first, second and third RPUs. A method for processing data from a system. An apparatus for conferencing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Compunetix, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Grieco, Ken Price, John L. Driscoll, Stephen Schweizer
  • Reliable compute engine, method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20130179727
    Abstract: A redundant controller engine (RCE) of a system includes a first, second and at least a third redundant processing unit (RPU). The RCE includes an arbitrator in communication with the first, second and third RPUs which sends a message for a corresponding time requiring a decision to the first, second and third RPUs, and receives the decisions made by the first, second and third RPUs. The arbitrator accepts a first two matching decisions for the corresponding time received from the first, second and third RPUs, and sending the matching decision for the corresponding time to the system. The arbitrator has a first message processing unit (MPU) and a second MPU. The first MPU sends the message for the corresponding time to and receives the decisions for the corresponding time from the first, second and third RPUs. A method for processing data from a system. An apparatus for conferencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Anthony Grieco, Ken Price, John L. Driscoll, Stephen Schweizer