This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Ncr Corporation. Active years: 1998.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1998
Title: Thomas M. Sandison and His Patent for Dynamic PCI Bus Mapping.
Introduction
Thomas M. Sandison is an inventor associated with Irmo, South Carolina, and NCR Corporation. His patent addresses a challenge in computer systems that support dynamic input/output bus configurations.
Latest Patents
Sandison is credited with 1 patent: “Physical-to-Logical Bus Mapping Scheme for Computer Systems Having” a Plug-and-Play (PnP) configuration driver initialization routine and configuration utility for PCI bus architectures.
The invention maintains a PCI bus mapping table and creates a logical-to-physical map at system startup. PCI device drivers use logical bus numbers to access devices, helping prevent errors when physical bus numbers change after buses are added or removed.
Career Highlights
Sandison’s listed company affiliation is NCR Corporation. His patent reflects work on reliable device access in computer systems with changing PCI bus configurations.
Collaborations
Sandison’s listed coworkers include Charles E. Williams and Alan P. Adamson.
Conclusion
Thomas M. Sandison’s patent presents a practical approach to maintaining dependable PCI device access as computer bus configurations change.
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