Patents by Inventor Thierry Touchet

Thierry Touchet 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).

  • Patent number: 7073051
    Abstract: A system for displaying information on start-up includes a display screen, a power supply, a data processor, system initialization routine software stored in a non-volatile memory, and one or more ancillary devices, the non-volatile memory including system critical information which is used during a system boot sequence by the system to enable the system subsequently to operate, and wherein the non-volatile memory includes system non-critical information relating to the identity of the manufacturer or supplier of one or more of the ancillary devices, and the system non-critical information is displayable on the display screen during the system boot sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Thierry Touchet
  • Patent number: 6957289
    Abstract: The invention provides a bus system comprising a controller; a high speed data transfer bus, the data transfer bus being subject to one or more inherent physical-layer configuration constraints for proper electrical operation; and a separate control bus. Several devices are connected to the controller through the control bus and the data transfer bus. The controller is arranged to communicate with devices using the control bus in order to verify whether or not one or more of the physical-layer configuration constraints are satisfied. If such configuration constraints are not satisfied, the controller modifies the operation of some of the devices using control signals transmitted on the control bus in order to bring the data transfer bus to an operable condition. The invention makes it possible to use the bus system, even though physical-layer configuration constraints are violated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Thierry Touchet
  • Publication number: 20040230732
    Abstract: The invention provides a bus system comprising a controller; a high speed data transfer bus, the data transfer bus being subject to one or more inherent physical-layer configuration constraints for proper electrical operation; and a separate control bus. Several devices are connected to the controller through the control bus and the data transfer bus. The controller is arranged to communicate with devices using the control bus in order to verify whether or not one or more of the physical-layer configuration constraints are satisfied. If such configuration constraints are not satisfied, the controller modifies the operation of some of the devices using control signals transmitted on the control bus in order to bring the data transfer bus to an operable condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventor: Thierry Touchet
  • Patent number: 6715013
    Abstract: The invention provides a bus system comprising a controller; a high speed data transfer bus, the data transfer bus being subject to one or more inherent physical-layer configuration constraints for proper electrical operation; and a separate control bus. Several devices are connected to the controller through the control bus and the data transfer bus. The controller is arranged to communicate with devices using the control bus in order to verify whether or not one or more of the physical-layer configuration constraints are satisfied. If such configuration constraints are not satisfied, the controller modifies the operation of some of the devices using control signals transmitted on the control bus in order to bring the data transfer bus to an operable condition. The invention makes it possible to use the bus system, even though physical-layer configuration constraints are violated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Thierry Touchet
  • Publication number: 20030221093
    Abstract: A system for displaying information on start-up includes a display screen, a power supply, a data processor, system initialisation routine software stored in a non-volatile memory, and one or more ancillary devices, the non-volatile memory including system critical information which is used during a system boot sequence by the system to enable the system subsequently to operate, and wherein the non-volatile memory includes system non-critical information relating to the identity of the manufacturer or supplier of one or more of the ancillary devices, and the system non-critical information is displayable on the display screen during the system boot sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Thierry Touchet