Stephen Schweizer

US Patent:

20130179727, Jul 11, 2013

Filed:

Jan 7, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/374682

Inventors:

Anthony Grieco - Irwin PA, US
Ken Price - Export PA, US
John L. Driscoll - Jeanette PA, US
Stephen Schweizer - Pittsburgh PA, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/16

US Classification:

714 11, 714E11054

Abstract:

A redundant controller engine (RCE) of a system includes a first, second and at least a third redundant processing unit (RPU). The RCE includes an arbitrator in communication with the first, second and third RPUs which sends a message for a corresponding time requiring a decision to the first, second and third RPUs, and receives the decisions made by the first, second and third RPUs. The arbitrator accepts a first two matching decisions for the corresponding time received from the first, second and third RPUs, and sending the matching decision for the corresponding time to the system. The arbitrator has a first message processing unit (MPU) and a second MPU. The first MPU sends the message for the corresponding time to and receives the decisions for the corresponding time from the first, second and third RPUs. A method for processing data from a system. An apparatus for conferencing.