Patents by Inventor James W. Surine

James W. Surine 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 system for efficiently reducing the RAM footprint of software executing on an embedded computer system
    Patent number: 6212632
    Abstract: A method and system for efficiently managing the contents of a volatile memory and a non volatile memory used by an embedded computer system in order to reduce the amount of volatile memory required by the embedded computer system for operation. The embedded computer system includes a processor coupled to the volatile and non-volatile memories via a bus. The volatile and non volatile memories store computer readable software for execution by the embedded computer system. When executed, the software causes the embedded computer system to implement the method for efficiently managing the contents of the volatile and non-volatile memories. At power-up, boot code stored in the non-volatile memory is executed and begins instantiating the initial operating environment of the embedded computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: FlashPoint Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Surine, Eric Anderson