Patents by Inventor E. Theodore L. Omtzigt

E. Theodore L. Omtzigt 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).

  • Method and apparatus for providing frame-time feedback to graphics application programs
    Patent number: 6160559
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for rasterizing a geometric shape. A rasterizer is outfitted with a counter. The counter is started in the rasterizer and a geometric shape is rasterized in the rasterizer while the counter is counting. One or more signals are output from the rasterizer to indicate that a predetermined rasterization time for the geometric shape has been exceeded if the counter reaches a target count before rasterization of the geometric shape is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: E. Theodore L. Omtzigt
  • Apparatus for analyzing the performance of a computer system
    Patent number: 6115682
    Abstract: A programmable apparatus is provided that performs real time observation of signals associated with operation of a computer system's resources through the system logic. The apparatus includes a command interface that receives event-monitoring instructions and an observation module that is coupled to the command interface. The observation module monitors signals generated by one or more resources in the computer system and processes these signals according to the received event-monitoring instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: E. Theodore L. Omtzigt
  • Programmable observation system for monitoring the performance of a graphics controller
    Patent number: 6067643
    Abstract: A programmable apparatus is provided that performs real time observation of signals associated with operation of a graphics controller. The apparatus includes a command interface that receives event-monitoring instructions and an observation module that is coupled to resources of the graphics controller. The observation module monitors signals generated by one or more resources in the graphics controller system and processes these signals according to the received event-monitoring instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: E. Theodore L. Omtzigt
  • System for observing internal processor events utilizing a pipeline data path to pipeline internally generated signals representative of the event
    Patent number: 6023759
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for observing and measuring in real-time an event inside a processor via an observation architecture (OA). The method comprises the steps of: (1) receiving a command instruction; the command instruction includes at least an opcode and an operand specifier; (2) decoding the command instruction by converting the opcode into control bits; (3) mapping the operand specifier to select at least one resource element of the observation architecture; and (4) capturing the event according to the control bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: E. Theodore L. Omtzigt