Patents by Inventor Aaron Tsirkel

Aaron Tsirkel 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).

  • Tiered secondary memory architecture to reduce power consumption in a portable computer system
    Patent number: 7093149
    Abstract: A computer system that optimizes the power efficiency of a portable computer system is described. Specifically, the secondary memory of the system is partitioned. A standard hard disk drive is used to store lower utilization applications, while a micro storage unit is used to store high utilization applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Tsirkel, James P. Kardach
  • Method and apparatus for automatic realtime power management
    Publication number: 20050289363
    Abstract: A power management system is disclosed using a combination of user presence detection and user interaction detection. An image-capturing device is to remain in a low power state as long as the user interaction is detected. When no user interaction is detected, the image-capturing device is placed in a normal power state to capture an image. The image is analyzed to determine user presence. When the user presence is detected, the image-capturing device is placed in the low power state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Aaron Tsirkel, Animesh Mishra, Paul Diefenbaugh, Jose Godinho
  • Image capture device to provide security, video capture, ambient light sensing, and power management
    Publication number: 20050249381
    Abstract: An image capture device for providing security, power management, and video capture to a computer system is described. Specifically, the image capture device is capable of capturing fingerprint and facial images. If the captured images matches previously enrolled images, a user is granted access to a computer system. After a user is granted access to the computer system, the image capture device monitors the ambient lighting of the computing environment and adjusts the display settings accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Kelan Silvester, Aaron Tsirkel
  • Tiered secondary memory architecture to reduce power consumption in a portable computer system
    Publication number: 20040250148
    Abstract: A computer system that optimizes the power efficiency of a portable computer system is described. Specifically, the secondary memory of the system is partitioned. A standard hard disk drive is used to store lower utilization applications, while a micro storage unit is used to store high utilization applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Aaron Tsirkel, James P. Kardach