James William Barron

US Patent:

6473795, Oct 29, 2002

Filed:

Jun 2, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/089040

Inventors:

Patrick E. Dobyns - Garland TX
Thomas J. Hernandez - Houston TX
Ronald A. Neyland - Spring TX
Richard A. Stupek - Houston TX
James E. Barron - Spring TX
Cheryl X. Chen - Tomball TX
Andrew J. Miller - Houston TX

Assignee:

Compaq Computer Corporation - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

709224, 709217, 709219, 709223, 709100

Abstract:

An in-band/out-of-band alert delivery system for a computer system manager includes an alert log which maintains a record of alerts to be delivered and the status of those alerts, an alert manager for making a first attempt to deliver each alert, and a retry manager for making subsequent attempts to deliver alerts as becomes necessary and appropriate. The alert delivery system may also include a bus master interface manager for making in-band alert deliveries and a communications manager for making out-of-band alert deliveries. Telephone numbers are provided to the communications manager by an alert destination list. Out-of-band alert deliveries may be made via a modem, a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter, or the like.

US Patent:

54024315, Mar 28, 1995

Filed:

Nov 23, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/157335

Inventors:

Said S. Saadeh - Plano TX
Scott C. Farrand - Tomball TX
Thomas J. Hernandez - Houston TX
Paul R. Fulton - Plano TX
Richard P. Mangold - Tomball TX
Richard A. Stupek - Houston TX
James E. Barron - Spring TX
Richard A. Kunz - Garland TX
Dinesh K. Sharma - Plano TX

Assignee:

Compaq Computer Corporation - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

371 671

Abstract:

A system for innately monitoring a computer system. All address and data signals transferred over the system bus. Certain ones of the address signals are selected as related to the operating conditions of the computer system. A data filter selects data signals which correspond to the selected address signals and the selected address and data signals related to operating conditions of the computer system are then stored, either in a register if the selected address and data signals are composed of dynamic information requiring frequent status updates or in a first-in, first-out memory, when the selected address and data signals are composed of less dynamic information.

US Patent:

53095634, May 3, 1994

Filed:

Sep 9, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/756488

Inventors:

Scott C. Farrand - Tomball TX
Thomas J. Hernandez - Houston TX
James E. Barron - Spring TX
Ronald A. Neyland - Spring TX
Cheryl X. Chen - Tomball TX
Gaines C. Teague - Spring TX
Paul J. Muraski - Spring TX
Jay C. Brinkmeyer - Tomball TX

Assignee:

Compaq Computer Corporation - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 1300
G06F 1516

US Classification:

395200

Abstract:

A protocol for local data transfers between a system manager for a computer system and a network operating system associated with the computer system and a method for exchanging command and response messages between the system manager and the network operating system using a bus master interface provided between the two. Various ones of the interface registers are reserved by the side transferring information, command written to the interface registers and the other side notified of the information transferred to the interface and the reservation released. The interface is also used to transfer responses to the side originating the command.

US Patent:

53676700, Nov 22, 1994

Filed:

Feb 4, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/192072

Inventors:

Ronald G. Ward - Houston TX
Scott C. Farrand - Tomball TX
Thomas J. Hernandez - Houston TX
Ronald A. Neyland - Spring TX
Richard A. Stupek - Houston TX
James E. Barron - Spring TX
Cheryl X. Chen - Tomball TX
Richard P. Mangold - Tomball TX
Mitchell R. Wiley - Spring TX
Andrew J. Miller - Houston TX
Said S. Saadeh - Plano TX
Paul R. Fulton - Plano TX
Richard A. Kunz - Garland TX
Arthur D. Heald - Plano TX
Dinesh K. Sharma - Plano TX

Assignee:

Compaq Computer Corporation - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 1130
G06F 1100
G06F 1310

US Classification:

395575

Abstract:

A system manager for a computer system. The system manager transparently monitors signals transferred between computer system components along a system bus and stores objects related to the monitored signals in an object space. Information related to operating conditions within the system can then be provided from the object space. Later, the object space can be updated and the updated object space used to provide updated information regarding the operating conditions of the system.

US Patent:

57648867, Jun 9, 1998

Filed:

Nov 27, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/562780

Inventors:

Patrick E. Dobyns - Garland TX
Thomas J. Hernandez - Houston TX
Ronald A. Neyland - Spring TX
Richard A. Stupek - Houston TX
James E. Barron - Spring TX
Cheryl X. Chen - Tomball TX
Andrew J. Miller - Houston TX

Assignee:

Compaq Computer Corporation - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 1100

US Classification:

39518401

Abstract:

An in-band/out-of-band alert delivery system for a computer system manager includes an alert log which maintains a record of alerts to be delivered and the status of those alerts, an alert manager for making a first atop to deliver each alert, and a retry manager for making subsequent attempt to deliver alerts as becomes necessary and appropriate. The alert delivery system may also include a bus master interface manager for making in-band alert deliveries and a communications manager for making out-of-band alert deliveries. Telephone numbers are provided to the communications manager by an alert destination list. Out-of-band alert deliveries nay be made via a modem, a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter, or the like.