Patents Examined by Steven Snyder
  • Instruction cache
    Patent number: 8689197
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of optimizing an executable program to improve instruction cache hit rate when executed on a processor. A method of predicting instruction cache behavior of an executable program is also disclosed. According to further aspects of the present invention, there is provided a software development tool product comprising code which when executed on a computer will perform the method of optimizing an executable program. A linker product and a computer program are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Icera, Inc.
    Inventors: David Alan Edwards, Alan Alexander
  • System and method for analyzing alternatives in test plans
    Patent number: 8689188
    Abstract: A method includes creating an initial test plan including initial estimates of effort and defect distributions, creating an alternative test plan including alternative estimates of effort and defect distributions, and displaying at least one metric of the initial test plan and the alternative test plan side by side for comparison by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kathryn A. Bassin, Howard M. Hess, Steven Kagan, Shao C. Li, Zhong J. Li, He H. Liu, Susan E. Skrabanek, Hua F. Tan, Jun Zhu
  • Method for enhancing data transmission efficiency
    Patent number: 8683094
    Abstract: A method for enhancing data transmission efficiency in a data transmission system having a host, a subsystem and a transmission interface, utilized for the host to transmit and receive a data from a memory of the subsystem via the transmission interface includes steps of the host outputting a query command to the subsystem via the transmission interface for querying available memory utilization of the subsystem; the subsystem outputting a return message to the host via the transmission interface for indicating the available memory utilization according to the query command; and controlling data transmission from the host to the subsystem according to the return message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Ralink Technology, Corp.
    Inventors: Ching-Hwa Yu, Chen-Hai Yu
  • Sensor node included in sensor network, update server updating the same, and method of updating sensor node
    Patent number: 8667481
    Abstract: Provided are a sensor node included in a sensor network, an update server updating the sensor node, and a method of updating a sensor node. The update server updating a sensor node included in a sensor network includes an execution code manager managing execution codes for a plurality of sensor nodes included in the sensor network, a rule generator generating an update rule based on a result of comparing an existing execution code managed by the execution code manager with an update execution code required for a new function update of the sensor node, and a downloader causing the sensor node to download the update rule generated by the rule generator. Accordingly, an execution code can be updated by a small amount of data transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Bong Wan Kim, Jae Hong Ruy, Seong-Soon Joo, Jong-Suk Chae
  • Method and system for determining the eligibility for deploying protected content
    Patent number: 8667605
    Abstract: Methods and systems for using a flexible serialization technique to determine whether certain protected content items (e.g., software) are eligible to be installed on a target computer system during an installation procedure are described. Consistent with some embodiments of the invention, a serial number entered by an end-user is decoded to identify a product identifier that corresponds with a select folder in a folder hierarchy on a storage medium that contains various payloads for installing digital content items on a target computer system. The folder that corresponds with the product identifier includes license configuration information that specifies a set of digital content items eligible for installation, based on the serial number entered by the end-user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Sanjeev Kumar Biswas, Mansukh Patidar, Pradeep Cyril Ekka
  • USB data striping
    Patent number: 8661173
    Abstract: A striping system and method for distributing a payload of data across a plurality of parallel USB cables from a source to a destination is described. The striping devices reside in the architecture of a source and destination connected by more than one standardized USB bus cable. The striping devices increase the bandwidth between the source and the destination by providing more lanes of data traffic and utilizing segmentation and reassembly to ensure that the data is split up and then reassembled correctly into the original stream at the destination. The striping devices allow for user determination of usability along with self diagnostics as to the source's and destination's ability to handle striping. Other embodiments are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Solomon, Joe Schaefer, Robert A. Dunstan
  • Editing a graphical data flow program in a browser
    Patent number: 8661409
    Abstract: System and method for performing program-related operations over a network via a web browser. A network connection is established between a server computer and a client computer over a network. A universal resource identifier (URI) is sent from the client computer to the server computer over the network, where the URI indicates a program, e.g., a graphical program (GP), or at least a portion of a graphical program interactive development environment (GPIDE), e.g., a graphical program editor, an execution engine, a static or dynamic analyzer, and/or compiler. The at least a portion of the GPIDE is received from the server computer over the network in response to the URI, and executed in a web browser of the client computer to perform some specified functionality with respect to the GP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventor: Paul F. Austin
  • Peripheral interface alert message for downstream device
    Patent number: 8656069
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a message generated by a downstream device is received at upstream device. The message may, for example, be received via a peripheral interface and may not require a response. It may then be determined that an error is associated with the message, and an alert message may be sent from the upstream device to the downstream device via the peripheral interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ajai Singh, David Puffer
  • Executing a graphical data flow program in a browser
    Patent number: 8656344
    Abstract: System and method for performing program-related operations over a network via a web browser. A network connection is established between a server computer and a client computer over a network. A universal resource identifier (URI) is sent from the client computer to the server computer over the network, where the URI indicates a program, e.g., a graphical program (GP), or at least a portion of a graphical program interactive development environment (GPIDE), e.g., a graphical program editor, an execution engine, a static or dynamic analyzer, and/or compiler. The at least a portion of the GPIDE is received from the server computer over the network in response to the URI, and executed in a web browser of the client computer to perform some specified functionality with respect to the GP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Paul F. Austin, Philip G. Carmichael
  • Striping with SCSI I/O referrals
    Patent number: 8656070
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for communication between an initiator system and a block storage cluster. The method may comprise initiating an input/output (I/O) request from the initiator system to a first storage system included in a plurality of storage systems of the block storage cluster, each of the plurality of storage systems comprising a plurality of data segments; receiving a referral response from the first storage system, the referral response providing information describing a layout of data requested in the I/O request; obtaining a virtual disk count, a segment size, and at least one indexed port identifier based on the referral response; and directing the I/O request from the initiator system to the block storage cluster based on the virtual disk count, the segment size, and the at least one indexed port identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Ross E. Zwisler, Andrew J. Spry, Gerald J. Fredin, Kenneth J. Gibson
  • Web configurable human input devices
    Patent number: 8650345
    Abstract: A web configurable human input device is provided. The device includes at least one mechanical control element having a dynamically alterable appearance. In some embodiments, the appearance of the at least one mechanical control element is dynamically altered in response to the execution of an input device web script. An example of such a web configurable human input device is an active keyboard in which the at least one mechanical control element having a dynamically alterable appearance is one of an array of keys of the active keyboard. When the active keyboard is connected to a web-enabled device, at least one key of the array of keys is configured to alter its appearance in response to the execution of the input device web script.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Ranta, Panos Panay
  • Pseudo writing system and method
    Patent number: 8639861
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for combining a plurality of discrete IO write requests to form a combined IO write request, wherein the plurality of IO write requests define data to be written to a storage network. The combined IO write request is provided to a pseudo multi-write device included within the storage network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Roy E. Clark, Kenneth J. Taylor, Robert P. Ng, Yaron Dar
  • Apparatus and method of generating universal memory I/O
    Patent number: 8635569
    Abstract: A universal memory I/O generating apparatus includes a defining module, a retrieving module, a generating module, and a layout module. The defining module defines a mapping table according to a pin configuration of a plurality of I/Os. The mapping table includes corresponding relationships between the plurality of IOs and a plurality of memory functions. The retrieving module retrieves control information corresponding to the mapping table from candidate information, which is associated with the corresponding relationships between the plurality of I/Os and the plurality of memory functions. The generating module generates a hardware description language (HDL) file according to the control information. The layout module programs the plurality of I/Os according to the HDL file, so that each of the I/Os can correspond to its corresponding memory function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Sterling Smith, Hsian-Feng Liu, Eer-Wen Tyan, Chun-Chia Chen, Ming-Chieh Yeh, Chung-Ching Chen, Yo-Lin Chen
  • Methods and apparatus for use in transferring user data between two different mobile communication devices using a removable memory card
    Patent number: 8630635
    Abstract: Techniques for use in processing user data associated with a user account of a mobile device having an application is described. The mobile device includes a memory and an interface configured to receive a removable memory card. A encryption/decryption key is stored in the memory, but is not stored in the removable memory card. The mobile device regularly receives and stores updates to the user data in the memory for use in the application. For updates to the user data, the mobile device updates a copy of the user data stored in the removable memory card in an encrypted format in accordance with the encryption/decryption key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: Piotr Konrad Tysowski
  • Input selection mechanism for a display device
    Patent number: 8631168
    Abstract: A television includes at least two ports (e.g. HDMI ports). The television polls the ports before presenting a user interface that displays some or all of the ports and before toggling between any two of the ports. The polling ascertains whether a device is connected to each of the ports and whether the device is powered. The television modifies the display and/or toggling based on the current state of each port. For example, in toggling, ports that are not connected and ports that are connected to inactive devices are skipped. In another example, when displaying a list of ports, only those ports that are connected to devices appear in the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Vizio Inc.
    Inventor: Metthew Blake McRae
  • Industrial controller interface for plug-in I/O modules
    Patent number: 8626960
    Abstract: An interface for an industrial controller is provided that enables connection of different types of plug-in I/O modules to the industrial controller. The interface includes several mechanisms, which can be implemented through control logic, circuitry, and/or software, that enable the control/monitoring device to operate in conjunction with different types of plug-in I/O modules. According to certain embodiments, the interface includes setup mechanisms that enable initial communications between the plug-in I/O modules and the control/monitoring device. The interface also may include operational mechanisms that facilitate communication between the plug-in I/O modules and the control/monitoring device during operation. The interface further may include registers that store data for the plug-in I/O modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yue Zhang, Kevin Lee Huan Hong
  • Operation control for deploying and managing software service in a virtual environment
    Patent number: 8627328
    Abstract: A system and method can deploy and manage software services in virtualized and non-virtualized environments. The system provides an enterprise application virtualization solution that allows for centralized governance and control over software and Java applications. Operations teams can define policies, based on application-level service level agreements (SLA) that govern the allocation of hardware and software resources to ensure that quality of service (QoS) goals are met across virtual and non-virtualized platforms. The system use a rules engine that can compare administrator defined constraints with runtime metrics; generate events when a constraint is violated by a metric of the runtime metrics and generate events when a constraint is violated by a metric of the runtime metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Mousseau, John Herendeen, Mark Spotswood, Ravi Sankar Akella, Chinnappa Codanda, Michael Jasnowski
  • Wireless connection system that connects host and devices by radio, initial connection method therefor, storage medium that stores control program therefor, information processing apparatus and image forming apparatus that constitute the system
    Patent number: 8612638
    Abstract: A wireless connection system capable of reducing a load on a user when constructing wireless connection environment including a host and devices. A wireless connection system comprises a host computer, a first device that has established a wireless connection with the host computer based on first association information, and a second device that has not established the wireless connection with the host computer. The host computer generates second association information for the wireless connection with the second device, and transmits the second association information to the first device by radio. The first device stores the second association information into a removable memory device when equipped with the removable memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tadashi Kawaguchi
  • Serial data transfer apparatus
    Patent number: 8612790
    Abstract: A serial data transfer apparatus includes a transport controller that performs a process of a transport layer, a link controller that performs a process of a link layer, and a physical layer circuit that performs a process of a physical layer. The serial data transfer apparatus transmits and receives data with a destination apparatus via a serial bus. The link controller outputs idle data, which is received from the destination apparatus, to the physical layer circuit, and stops to operate of a unit responsible for generating data to transmit to the destination apparatus while outputting the idle data to the physical layer circuit. This enables to output idle data defined in the standard in an idle period of the serial data transfer apparatus and also reduce the power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Abe
  • Method for programming a memory-programmable controller with resistant storage of data in memory
    Patent number: 8612962
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for programming and/or diagnosis of a memory-programmable controller, having at least one memory-programmable function component. For programming, a predetermined programming system is used. In the context of this programming system variables are predetermined, and information exchange sequences are used for the programming. Results of the programming are output during at least one programming mode via an output device, and input information is at least in part stored permanently in memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Riedmann, Wolfgang Paul, Stephan Schultze