Patents by Inventor Yvonne H. Kleppel

Yvonne H. Kleppel 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).

  • Patent number: 8892775
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for redundant device management. The apparatus is provided with a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the necessary steps of receiving a communication message, determining whether an address associated with the communication message designates a local processor as a destination for the communication message, wherein the address is stored in an address field associated with the communication message, and transmitting the communication message to a remote device. These modules in the described embodiments include a transmitter module, a receiver module, and an addressing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Enrique Q. Garcia, Yvonne H. Kleppel, Kenny N. Qiu
  • Publication number: 20090300216
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for redundant device management. The apparatus is provided with a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the necessary steps of receiving a communication message, determining whether an address associated with the communication message designates a local processor as a destination for the communication message, wherein the address is stored in an address field associated with the communication message, and transmitting the communication message to a remote device. These modules in the described embodiments include a transmitter module, a receiver module, and an addressing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Enrique Q. Garcia, Yvonne H. Kleppel, Kenny N. Qiu