Patents by Inventor Sidney J. Hummert

Sidney J. Hummert 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).

  • Disambiguating memory references based upon user-specified programming constraints
    Patent number: 6718542
    Abstract: A system that allows a programmer to specify a set of constraints that the programmer has adhered to in writing code so that a compiler is able to assume the set of constraints in disambiguating memory references within the code. The system operates by receiving an identifier for a set of constraints on memory references that the programmer has adhered to in writing the code. The system uses the identifier to select a disambiguation technique from a set of disambiguation techniques. Note that each disambiguation technique is associated with a different set of constraints on memory references. The system uses the selected disambiguation technique to identify memory references within the code that can alias with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolai Kosche, Milton E. Barber, Peter C. Damron, Douglas Walls, Sidney J. Hummert