Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Fay

Patrick J. Fay 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).

  • Superior misaligned memory load and copy using merge hardware
    Patent number: 7340495
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, and program means for performing misaligned memory load and copy using aligned memory operations together with a SIMD merge instruction. The method of one embodiment comprises determining whether a memory operation involves a misaligned memory address. The memory operation is performed with aligned memory accesses if the memory operation is determined as not involving a misaligned memory address. The memory operation is performed with an algorithm including a merge operation and aligned memory accesses if the memory operation is determined as involving a misaligned memory address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mark J. Buxton, Patrick J. Fay, William W. Macey, Jr., Eric L. Debes
  • Superior misaligned memory load and copy using merge hardware
    Publication number: 20040098556
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, and program means for performing misaligned memory load and copy using aligned memory operations together with a SIMD merge instruction. The method of one embodiment comprises determining whether a memory operation involves a misaligned memory address. The memory operation is performed with aligned memory accesses if the memory operation is determined as not involving a misaligned memory address. The memory operation is performed with an algorithm including a merge operation and aligned memory accesses if the memory operation is determined as involving a misaligned memory address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Mark J. Buxton, Patrick J. Fay, William W. Macy, Eric L. Debes