Patents by Inventor William R. Margo

William R. Margo 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).

  • PEER-TO-PEER INTERRUPT SIGNALING BETWEEN DEVICES COUPLED VIA INTERCONNECTS
    Publication number: 20140250202
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide peer-to-peer interrupt signaling between devices coupled via one or more interconnects are described. In one embodiment, a NIC (Network Interface Card such as a Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) capable NIC) transfers data directly into or out of the memory of a peer device that is coupled to the NIC via one or more interconnects, bypassing a host computing/processing unit and/or main system memory. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: Mark S. Hefty, Robert J. Woodruff, Jerrie L. Coffman, William R. Margo