Patents by Inventor Todd E. Valler

Todd E. Valler 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).

  • Shared physical memory protocol
    Patent number: 9417996
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for receiving data to a targeted logical partition. A computer locates buffer element in reliance on a connection status bit array. The computer copies control information to the targeted logical partition's local storage. The computer updates a targeted logical partition's local producer cursor based on the control information. The computer copies data to an application receive buffer. The computer determines that an application completes a receive operation. Responsive to a determination that the application completed the receive operation, the computer a targeted logical partition's local consumer cursor to match the targeted logical partition's producer cursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael G Fitzpatrick, Michael J Fox, Maurice Isrel, Constantinos Kassimis, Donald W. Schmidt, Benjamin Segal, Jerry W Stevens, Todd E. Valler
  • Shared physical memory protocol
    Patent number: 9396101
    Abstract: A computer implemented program product and data processing system for receiving data to a targeted logical partition. A computer locates buffer element in reliance on a connection status bit array. The computer copies control information to the targeted logical partition's local storage. The computer updates a targeted logical partition's local producer cursor based on the control information. The computer copies data to an application receive buffer. The computer determines that an application completes a receive operation. Responsive to a determination that the application completed the receive operation, the computer a targeted logical partition's local consumer cursor to match the targeted logical partition's producer cursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael G. Fitzpatrick, Michael J. Fox, Maurice Isrel, Jr., Constantinos Kassimis, Donald W. Schmidt, Benjamin P. Segal, Jerry W. Stevens, Todd E. Valler
  • Transparent heterogenous link pairing
    Patent number: 8650300
    Abstract: A system and computer program product for managing at least two physical links. A TCP/IP stack configures a first interface with attributes. The TCP/IP stack activates the first interface. The TCP/IP stack detects a channel path identifier (CHPID). The TCP/IP stack creates a second interface. The TCP/IP stack associates the second interface with the first interface. The first interface and the second interface are logically linked to exchange traffic corresponding to a single internet protocol address. The TCP/IP stack configures the second interface with at least one attribute. The TCP/IP stack activates the second interface. The two physical links may rely on two different physical link types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael G. Fitzpatrick, Jeffrey D. Haggar, Hugh E. Hockett, Maurice Isrel, Jr., Jerry W. Stevens, Todd E. Valler
  • Transparent heterogenous link pairing
    Publication number: 20120317289
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for managing at least two physical links. A TCP/IP stack configures a first interface with attributes. The TCP/IP stack activates the first interface. The TCP/IP stack detects a channel path identifier (CHPID). The TCP/IP stack creates a second interface. The TCP/IP stack associates the second interface with the first interface. The first interface and the second interface are logically linked to exchange traffic corresponding to a single internet protocol address. The TCP/IP stack configures the second interface with at least one attribute. The TCP/IP stack activates the second interface. The two physical links may rely on two different physical link types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael G. Fitzpatrick, Jeffrey D. Haggar, Hugh E. Hockett, Maurice Isrel, JR., Jerry W. Stevens, Todd E. Valler