Patents by Inventor Thomas Streicher

Thomas Streicher 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).

  • Method and system for operating a computer system
    Publication number: 20010004747
    Abstract: A method of operating a computer system is described. The computer system comprises a processor and a co-processor wherein the co-processor is coupled to an output buffer for loading a number of output data units into the output buffer and wherein the processor is coupled to the output buffer for fetching the loaded output data units. The co-processor generates a trigger condition such that the last output data unit is being fetched by the processor from the output buffer as shortly as possible after it has been loaded to the output buffer by the co-processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Koehler, Bernd Nerz, Thomas Streicher, Charles F. Webb