Patents by Inventor Fadi-Christian E. Safi

Fadi-Christian E. Safi 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 implementing virtual memory having multiple selected page sizes
    Patent number: 5706461
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing virtual memory having multiple selected page sizes are provided. A virtual address includes a map index and a frame offset. A selector mechanism receives the virtual address frame offset and generates an offset and index. A frame map table indexes the virtual address map index and the selector generated index and generates a base address. The frame map table generated base address and the selector generated offset are combined to provide a physical address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark William Branstad, Jonathan William Byrn, Gary Scott Delp, Philip Lynn Leichty, Kevin Gerard Plotz, Fadi-Christian E. Safi, Albert Alfonse Slane
  • Method and apparatus for implementing virtual memory having multiple selected page sizes
    Patent number: 5555387
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing virtual memory having multiple selected page sizes are provided. A virtual address includes a map index and a frame offset. A selector mechanism receives the virtual address frame offset and generates an offset and index. A frame map table indexes the virtual address map index and the selector generated index and generates a base address. The frame map table generated base address and the selector generated offset are combined to provide a physical address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark W. Branstad, Jonathan W. Byrn, Gary S. Delp, Philip L. Leichty, Kevin G. Plotz, Fadi-Christian E. Safi, Albert A. Slane