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Stephen R. Valley
Also filed as: VALLEY STEPHEN R · VALLEY STEPHEN ROGER
58 granted patents·5 pending applications·1,840 citations·filing 1992–2023
99Inventor score
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63 records- 0196US9253017B2Management of a data network of a computing environmentIBM·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 2, 2016·40 cites·12 claims
- 0293US11979459B1Configuration of data connections between a host and a shared network adapterIBM·Filed 2023·Granted May 7, 2024·3 cites·20 claims
- 0391US8099274B2Facilitating input/output processing of one or more guest processing systemsBOHIZIC THEODORE J·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 17, 2012·47 cites·32 claims
- 0489US6778540B1Facility for forwarding data from a network adapter to a router partition without internet protocol (ip) processingIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 17, 2004·62 cites·34 claims
- 0589US5331642AManagement of FDDI physical link errorsIBM·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 19, 1994·169 cites·16 claims
- 0686US7515589B2Method and apparatus for providing network virtualizationIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 7, 2009·49 cites·12 claims
- 0786US6681258B1Facility for retrieving data from a network adapter having a shared address resolution tableIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 20, 2004·50 cites·40 claims
- 0875US9253016B2Management of a data network of a computing environmentADLUNG INGO·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 2, 2016·4 cites·18 claims
- 0975US7729879B2Apparatus and method to integrate hardware adapter diagnostics with a host OS diagnostics through signalingIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 1, 2010·6 cites·30 claims
- 1075US6490285B2IP multicast interfaceIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 3, 2002·92 cites·20 claims
- 1173US8351426B2Ethernet virtualization using assisted frame correctionIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 8, 2013·5 cites·19 claims
- 1272US6600743B1IP multicast interfaceIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 29, 2003·79 cites·22 claims
- 1371US6009467ASystem for checking status of supported functions of communication platforms at preselected intervals in order to allow hosts to obtain updated list of all supported functionsIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 28, 1999·74 cites·35 claims
- 1471US5740438AMethods and system for network communications of multiple partitionsIBM·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 14, 1998·73 cites·22 claims
- 1569US12309226B2Data constructs for a shared network adapterIBM·Filed 2023·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1669US6519645B2Method and apparatus for providing configuration information using a queued direct input-output deviceIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 11, 2003·67 cites·14 claims
- 1769US6330615B1Method of using address resolution protocol for constructing data frame formats for multiple partitions host network interface communicationsIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 11, 2001·60 cites·14 claims
- 1867US6976083B1Apparatus for providing direct data processing access using a queued direct input-output deviceIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 13, 2005·60 cites·22 claims
- 1967US6654812B2Communication between multiple partitions employing host-network interfaceIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·10 cites·15 claims
- 2067US6345327B1Queuing method and apparatus for providing direct data processing access using a queued direct input-output deviceIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 5, 2002·58 cites·25 claims
- 2167US6078964AEstablishing direct communications between two hosts without using a high performance LAN connectionIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 20, 2000·61 cites·21 claims
- 2267US5999974AInternet protocol assists for high performance LAN connectionsIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 7, 1999·62 cites·16 claims
- 2366US6003088ABlocking IP datagrams in a multi-path channel point-to-point environmentIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 14, 1999·57 cites·15 claims
- 2465US6014699AInternet protocol assists for high performance LAN connectionsIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 11, 2000·56 cites·16 claims
- 2563US6330616B1System for communications of multiple partitions employing host-network interface, and address resolution protocol for constructing data frame format according to client formatIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 11, 2001·51 cites·14 claims
- 2660US8271258B2Emulated Z-series queued direct I/OCHAN PING T·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 18, 2012·3 cites·21 claims
- 2760US7519707B2Facilitating monitoring and simultaneously analyzing of network events of multiple hosts via a single network interfaceIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 14, 2009·1 cites·20 claims
- 2860US6397350B1Method of providing direct data processing access using a queued direct input-output deviceIBM·Filed 1999·Granted May 28, 2002·36 cites·27 claims
- 2960US6389027B1IP multicast interfaceIBM·Filed 1998·Granted May 14, 2002·43 cites·11 claims
- 3060US6084859AInternet protocol assists using multi-path channel protocolIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 4, 2000·44 cites·19 claims
- 3159US2025168054A1Control plane structure for communicating between a host and a shared network adapterIBM·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3258US7409445B2Method for facilitating monitoring and simultaneously analyzing of network events of multiple hosts via a single network interfaceIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 5, 2008·4 cites·16 claims
- 3358US6327621B1Method for shared multicast interface in a multi-partition environmentIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 4, 2001·40 cites·31 claims
- 3457US7478139B2Shared resource support for internet protocolIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 13, 2009·5 cites·4 claims
- 3557US6023734AEstablishing direct communications between two hosts without using a high performance LAN connectionIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 8, 2000·36 cites·24 claims
- 3655US6332171B1Self-contained queues with associated control information for receipt and transfer of incoming and outgoing data using a queued direct input-output deviceIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 18, 2001·29 cites·37 claims
- 3755US6321350B1Method and apparatus for error detection using a queued direct Input-Output deviceIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 20, 2001·32 cites·20 claims
- 3855US5987515AInternet protocol assists using multi-path channel protocolIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·33 cites·10 claims
- 3954US8527664B2Direct memory access with minimal host interruptionLIN DOUGLAS N·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 3, 2013·2 cites·20 claims
- 4054US2025123871A1Transmitting data using a shared network adapterIBM·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4153US2025168123A1Interrupt handling for received network packetsIBM·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4252US6345324B1Apparatus for transferring data using an interface element and a queued direct input-output deviceIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 5, 2002·27 cites·19 claims
- 4352US6341321B1Method and apparatus for providing concurrent patch using a queued direct input-output deviceIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 22, 2002·24 cites·10 claims
- 4451US9135451B2Data isolation in shared resource environmentsIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 15, 2015·0 cites·17 claims
- 4551US8244518B2Input/output processor (IOP) based zSeries emulationCHAN PING T·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 14, 2012·0 cites·15 claims
- 4651US8028035B2Shared resource support for internet protocolsIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 27, 2011·0 cites·8 claims
- 4750US6345329B1Method and apparatus for exchanging data using a queued direct input-output deviceIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 5, 2002·25 cites·16 claims
- 4850US6006261AInternet protocol assists using multi-path channel protocolIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 21, 1999·26 cites·17 claims
- 4949US6401145B1Method of transferring data using an interface element and a queued direct input-output deviceIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 4, 2002·24 cites·22 claims
- 5049US6185218B1Communication method and apparatus for use in a computing network environment having high performance LAN connectionsIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 6, 2001·23 cites·30 claims
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