Patents by Inventor Xinming Lin

Xinming Lin 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).

  • Hardware self-sorting scheduling queue
    Publication number: 20060291495
    Abstract: The scheduling queue of the present invention is configured as a systolic array utilizing self-sorting scheduling cells to sort information packets based upon previously assigned priorities, while at the same time yielding a small constant latency independent of the length of the queue. The scheduling queue of the present invention is effective in supporting various Quality of Service (QoS) policies and algorithms, including both Differentiated Services (DiffServ) and Integrated Services (IntServ) having an arbitrary number of flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventor: Xinming Lin
  • Implementation of IP multicast on ATM network with EMCON links
    Publication number: 20040213239
    Abstract: An asynchronous transfer mode communications network comprising a first communications platform, a second communications platform and an emission control communications link coupling the first and second communications platforms. The network is adapted to provide multicast connections between the first platform and the second platform when the network is in an emission control (EMCON) state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Xinming A. Lin, William J. Sutton, Michael L. Mitchell, John W. Love, Daniel G. Watt