Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Greier

Thomas J. Greier 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).

  • Interface class discovery method and device
    Patent number: 7197137
    Abstract: Methods and devices of determining the interface class used on a communication pathway are disclosed. The method compares information derived from the communication pathway to information about known interface classes to determine whether the derived information is similar to the information corresponding to the known interface classes. Devices according to the present invention include hardware and computer readable storage mediums having encoded instructions for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven G. DeNies, Robert H. Fritzinger, Joseph S. Ott, Thomas J. Greier