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Gary L Turbeville

John C Sinibaldi

Lawrence P Andrews

Himanshu Chandrakant Parikh

Robert Chih-Tsin Eng

Judith Marie Linger

Kevin Bradley Williams

Richard Clyde Beckman

Lorraine A Cocca

Joseph C Petty, Jr

Veerbhadra S Kulkarni

David A Frye

Cesare W Brown

A communication system ( ) includes at least one digital signal processor (DSP) and a WAN driver ( ) operating on a processor that is electrically coupled to a memory. The WAN driver ( ) receives task allocation requests from a host to open/close communication channels that are handled by the at least one DSP. Each task is allocated to one of the at least one DSP according to a total current task processing load for each of the at least one DSP, a maximum processing capability for each of the at least one DSP, and a processing requirement for each task being allocated to the one of the at least one DSP that can handle the additional processing load of the task being allocated.

Multi-purpose WAN driver for DSP resource adapter

A communication system ( ) includes at least one digital signal processor (DSP) and a WAN driver ( ) operating on a processor that is electrically coupled to a memory. The WAN driver ( ) receives task allocation requests from a host to open/close communication channels that are handled by the at least one DSP. Each task is allocated to one of the at least one DSP according to a total current task processing load for each of the at least one DSP, a maximum processing capability for each of the at least one DSP, and a processing requirement for each task being allocated to the one of the at least one DSP that can handle the additional processing load of the task being allocated. A configuration controller ( ) keeps track of the MIPs processing requirement of each task available for allocation across the plurality of DSPs and the maximum processing capability of each DSP of the plurality of DSPs in response to changes in configuration of the communication system ( ).

Adaptive method and apparatus for allocation of DSP resources in a communication system

A pair of communications adapters each include a number of digital signal processors and network interface circuits for the attachment of a multi-channel telephone line. A bus connecting the communications adapters can carry data between a network line attached to one of the adapters and the digital signal processors of the other adapter. The digital signal processors on each card are connected to a host, or controller, processor. Each digital signal processor interrupts its host processor by transmitting an interrupt control block as data to a data memory of the host processor, and by subsequently sending an interrupt causing the host processor to examine the data memory. Preferably, the interrupt control block includes data representing a number of requested interrupts.

Apparatus including a host processor and communications adapters interconnected with a bus

Apparatus including a host processor and communications adapters

Decorative light arrangement

A fiber optic tail for a jewelry clasp is coupled to the light-emitting diode by a piece of stretchable and shrinkable tubing. A symbol or legend is inscribed on the tail ribbon such that light is emitted around an edge of the symbol to illuminate the symbol. In a second embodiment, a backlit symbol in a fiber optic ribbon is seen through a window in a cover, which may be decorated.

Electronic jewelry with inscribed fiber optic tail

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Gary L Turbeville