Patents Examined by Marc C. Hoff
  • Method and apparatus for non-obtrusive power profiling
    Patent number: 7149636
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improved power profiling of embedded applications are presented. These inventions provide the ability to unobtrusively measure the power consumption of an embedded application as the application is executing on its target hardware. The unobtrusiveness is achieved by using programmable emulation circuitry in the target system processor and available device debug terminals on the test port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert J. Cyran, Edward A. Anderson, Gary A. Cooper, Roger Strane, Paul Kolonay