Patents by Inventor Charlie Lao

Charlie Lao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and systems for processing objects in memory
    Patent number: 8487946
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to create and manage volatile graphics objects in a video memory are disclosed. An object is created and marked as volatile. The volatile object is stored in a video memory of a graphics subsystem. A volatile marking indicates that data for an object is not to be paged out from the video memory to make room for other data. The video memory space occupied by the volatile object is indicated as a volatile storage, in a data structure. Another object is written into at least a portion of the video memory space, which is occupied by the volatile object, without paging out data for the volatile object. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the volatile object is referenced or used while another object is formed. The volatile object may be discarded after being referenced or used to form another object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John Stauffer, Michael K. Larson, Charlie Lao
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS IN MEMORY
    Publication number: 20100289805
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to create and manage volatile graphics objects in a video memory are disclosed. An object is created and marked as volatile. The volatile object is stored in a video memory of a graphics subsystem. A volatile marking indicates that data for an object is not to be paged out from the video memory to make room for other data. The video memory space occupied by the volatile object is indicated as a volatile storage, in a data structure. Another object is written into at least a portion of the video memory space, which is occupied by the volatile object, without paging out data for the volatile object. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the volatile object is referenced or used while another object is formed. The volatile object may be discarded after being referenced or used to form another object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: John Stauffer, Michael K. Larson, Charlie Lao
  • Methods and systems for processing objects in memory
    Patent number: 7764289
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to create and manage volatile graphics objects in a video memory are disclosed. An object is created and marked as volatile. The volatile object is stored in a video memory of a graphics subsystem. A volatile marking indicates that data for an object is not to be paged out from the video memory to make room for other data. The video memory space occupied by the volatile object is indicated as a volatile storage, in a data structure. Another object is written into at least a portion of the video memory space, which is occupied by the volatile object, without paging out data for the volatile object. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the volatile object is referenced or used while another object is formed. The volatile object may be discarded after being referenced or used to form another object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John Stauffer, Michael K. Larson, Charlie Lao
  • Methods and systems for processing objects in memory
    Publication number: 20060250417
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to create and manage volatile graphics objects in a video memory are disclosed. An object is created and marked as volatile. The volatile object is stored in a video memory of a graphics subsystem. A volatile marking indicates that data for an object is not to be paged out from the video memory to make room for other data. The video memory space occupied by the volatile object is indicated as a volatile storage, in a data structure. Another object is written into at least a portion of the video memory space, which is occupied by the volatile object, without paging out data for the volatile object. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the volatile object is referenced or used while another object is formed. The volatile object may be discarded after being referenced or used to form another object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: John Stauffer, Michael Larson, Charlie Lao