Patents by Inventor Kenneth C. Rovers

Kenneth C. Rovers 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).

  • Multiplexing between different processing channels
    Patent number: 11782679
    Abstract: A circuit for use in a processor includes a first processing channel having a first logic unit, a second processing channel having a second logic unit, and multiplexing circuitry. The multiplexing circuitry includes an input multiplexer arranged to switch between a first state in which an input of the first logic unit is coupled to an input line of the first processing channel, and a respective second state in which the input of the first logic unit is instead coupled to an input line of the second processing channel; and an output multiplexer arranged to switch between a first state in which an output line of the second processing channel is coupled to an output of the second logic unit, and a second state in which the output line of the second processing channel is instead coupled to an output of the first logic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Imagination Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Kenneth C. Rovers
  • Multiplexing Between Different Processing Channels
    Publication number: 20220317974
    Abstract: A circuit for use in a processor includes a first processing channel having a first logic unit, a second processing channel having a second logic unit, and multiplexing circuitry. The multiplexing circuitry includes an input multiplexer arranged to switch between a first state in which an input of the first logic unit is coupled to an input line of the first processing channel, and a respective second state in which the input of the first logic unit is instead coupled to an input line of the second processing channel; and an output multiplexer arranged to switch between a first state in which an output line of the second processing channel is coupled to an output of the second logic unit, and a second state in which the output line of the second processing channel is instead coupled to an output of the first logic unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Kenneth C. Rovers
  • Multiplexing between different processing channels
    Patent number: 11366637
    Abstract: A circuit for use in a processor includes a first processing channel having a first logic unit, a second processing channel having a second logic unit, and multiplexing circuitry. The multiplexing circuitry includes an input multiplexer arranged to switch between a first state in which an input of the first logic unit is coupled to an input line of the first processing channel, and a respective second state in which the input of the first logic unit is instead coupled to an input line of the second processing channel; and an output multiplexer arranged to switch between a first state in which an output line of the second processing channel is coupled to an output of the second logic unit, and a second state in which the output line of the second processing channel is instead coupled to an output of the first logic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Imagination Technologies Limited
    Inventor: Kenneth C. Rovers
  • Multiplexing Between Different Processing Channels
    Publication number: 20220012014
    Abstract: A circuit for use in a processor includes a first processing channel having a first logic unit, a second processing channel having a second logic unit, and multiplexing circuitry. The multiplexing circuitry includes an input multiplexer arranged to switch between a first state in which an input of the first logic unit is coupled to an input line of the first processing channel, and a respective second state in which the input of the first logic unit is instead coupled to an input line of the second processing channel; and an output multiplexer arranged to switch between a first state in which an output line of the second processing channel is coupled to an output of the second logic unit, and a second state in which the output line of the second processing channel is instead coupled to an output of the first logic unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: Kenneth C. Rovers