Patents by Inventor Adam James Muff

Adam James Muff 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).

  • Patent number: 12048256
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques for interfacing with superconducting circuits and systems. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes interface circuitry, including driver circuits and/or receiver circuits to send/receive signals with a superconducting circuit. In another embodiment, the present disclosure includes superconducting circuits and techniques for generating a trigger signal from and external clock that is based on a superconducting resonator. In yet another embodiment, the present disclosure includes superconducting data capture circuits that may be used to couple external data to and/or from superconducting logic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Miguel Comparan, Adam James Muff, Indranil Sen, Paul D Berndt
  • Publication number: 20220344563
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques for interfacing with superconducting circuits and systems. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes interface circuitry, including driver circuits and/or receiver circuits to send/receive signals with a superconducting circuit. In another embodiment, the present disclosure includes superconducting circuits and techniques for generating a trigger signal from and external clock that is based on a superconducting resonator. In yet another embodiment, the present disclosure includes superconducting data capture circuits that may be used to couple external data to and/or from superconducting logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Miguel COMPARAN, Adam James MUFF, Indranil SEN, Paul D BERNDT
  • Patent number: 10672368
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing improved cache structures and methods that are optimally sized to support a predetermined range of late stage adjustments and in which image data is intelligently read out of DRAM and cached in such a way as to eliminate re-fetching of input image data from DRAM and minimize DRAM bandwidth and power. The systems and methods can also be adapted to work with compressed image data and multiple LSR processing engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Haraden, Tolga Ozguner, Adam James Muff, Jeffrey Powers Bradford, Christopher Jon Johnson, Gene Leung, Miguel Comparan
  • Patent number: 10514753
    Abstract: Optimizations are provided for late stage reprojection processing for a multi-layered scene. A multi-layered scene is generated. Late stage reprojection processing is applied to a first layer and different late stage reprojection processing is applied to a second layer. The late stage reprojection processing that is applied to the second layer includes one or more transformations that are applied to the second layer. After the late stage reprojection processing on the various layers is complete, a unified layer is created by compositing the layers together. Then, the render the unified layer is rendered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Haraden, Jeffrey Powers Bradford, Miguel Comparan, Adam James Muff, Gene Leung, Tolga Ozguner
  • Patent number: 10410349
    Abstract: Optimizations are provided for late stage reprojection processing for a multi-layered scene. A scene is generated, which is based on a predicted pose of a portion of a computer system. A sub-region is identified within one of the layers and is isolated from the other regions in the scene. Thereafter, late stage reprojection processing is applied to that sub-region selectively/differently than other regions in the scene that do not undergo the same late state reprojection processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Haraden, Jeffrey Powers Bradford, Miguel Comparan, Adam James Muff, Gene Leung, Tolga Ozguner
  • Publication number: 20190189089
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing improved cache structures and methods that are optimally sized to support a predetermined range of late stage adjustments and in which image data is intelligently read out of DRAM and cached in such a way as to eliminate re-fetching of input image data from DRAM and minimize DRAM bandwidth and power. The systems and methods can also be adapted to work with compressed image data and multiple LSR processing engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Ryan Scott HARADEN, Tolga OZGUNER, Adam James MUFF, Jeffrey Powers BRADFORD, Christopher Jon JOHNSON, Gene LEUNG, Miguel COMPARAN
  • Patent number: 10255891
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing improved cache structures and methods that are optimally sized to support a predetermined range of late stage adjustments and in which image data is intelligently read out of DRAM and cached in such a way as to eliminate re-fetching of input image data from DRAM and minimize DRAM bandwidth and power. The systems and methods can also be adapted to work with compressed image data and multiple LSR processing engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Haraden, Tolga Ozguner, Adam James Muff, Jeffrey Powers Bradford, Christopher Jon Johnson, Gene Leung, Miguel Comparan
  • Patent number: 10241470
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing improved cache structures and methods that are optimally sized to support a predetermined range of late stage adjustments and in which image data is intelligently read out of DRAM and cached in such a way as to eliminate re-fetching of input image data from DRAM and minimize DRAM bandwidth and power. The systems and methods can also be adapted to work with compressed image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tolga Ozguner, Gene Leung, Jeffrey Powers Bradford, Adam James Muff, Miguel Comparan, Ryan Scott Haraden, Christopher Jon Johnson
  • Patent number: 10242654
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing improved cache structures and methods that are optimally sized to support a predetermined range of late stage adjustments and in which image data is intelligently read out of DRAM and cached in such a way as to eliminate re-fetching of input image data from DRAM and minimize DRAM bandwidth and power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tolga Ozguner, Jeffrey Powers Bradford, Miguel Comparan, Gene Leung, Adam James Muff, Ryan Scott Haraden, Christopher Jon Johnson
  • Patent number: 10181175
    Abstract: Methods for preprocessing pixel data using a Direct Memory Access (DMA) engine during a data transfer of the pixel data from a first memory (e.g., a DRAM) to a second memory (e.g., an SRAM) are described. The pixel data may derive from a color camera or a depth camera in which individual pixel values are not a multiple of eight bits. In some cases, the DMA engine may perform a variety of image processing operations on the pixel data prior to the pixel data being written into the second memory. In one embodiment, the DMA engine may be configured to determine whether one or more pixels corresponding with the pixel data may be invalidated or skipped based on a minimum pixel value threshold and a maximum pixel value threshold and to embed pixel skipping information within unused bits of the pixel data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Haraden, Matthew Ray Tubbs, Adam James Muff, Robert Allen Shearer
  • Publication number: 20180301125
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing improved cache structures and methods that are optimally sized to support a predetermined range of late stage adjustments and in which image data is intelligently read out of DRAM and cached in such a way as to eliminate re-fetching of input image data from DRAM and minimize DRAM bandwidth and power. The systems and methods can also be adapted to work with compressed image data and multiple LSR processing engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Haraden, Tolga Ozguner, Adam James Muff, Jeffrey Powers Bradford, Christopher Jon Johnson, Gene Leung, Miguel Comparan
  • Publication number: 20180275748
    Abstract: Optimizations are provided for late stage reprojection processing for a multi-layered scene. A multi-layered scene is generated. Late stage reprojection processing is applied to a first layer and different late stage reprojection processing is applied to a second layer. The late stage reprojection processing that is applied to the second layer includes one or more transformations that are applied to the second layer. After the late stage reprojection processing on the various layers is complete, a unified layer is created by compositing the layers together. Then, the render the unified layer is rendered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Haraden, Jeffrey Powers Bradford, Miguel Comparan, Adam James Muff, Gene Leung, Tolga Ozguner
  • Publication number: 20180276824
    Abstract: Optimizations are provided for late stage reprojection processing for a multi-layered scene. A scene is generated, which is based on a predicted pose of a portion of a computer system. A sub-region is identified within one of the layers and is isolated from the other regions in the scene. Thereafter, late stage reprojection processing is applied to that sub-region selectively/differently than other regions in the scene that do not undergo the same late state reprojection processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Haraden, Jeffrey Powers Bradford, Miguel Comparan, Adam James Muff, Gene Leung, Tolga Ozguner
  • Publication number: 20180260931
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing improved cache structures and methods that are optimally sized to support a predetermined range of late stage adjustments and in which image data is intelligently read out of DRAM and cached in such a way as to eliminate re-fetching of input image data from DRAM and minimize DRAM bandwidth and power. The systems and methods can also be adapted to work with compressed image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Tolga OZGUNER, Gene LEUNG, Jeffrey Powers BRADFORD, Adam James MUFF, Miguel COMPARAN, Ryan Scott HARADEN, Christopher Jon JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20180211638
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing improved cache structures and methods that are optimally sized to support a predetermined range of late stage adjustments and in which image data is intelligently read out of DRAM and cached in such a way as to eliminate re-fetching of input image data from DRAM and minimize DRAM bandwidth and power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Tolga Ozguner, Jeffrey Powers Bradford, Miguel Comparan, Gene Leung, Adam James Muff, Ryan Scott Haraden, Christopher Jon Johnson
  • Patent number: 9978118
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing improved cache structures and methods that are optimally sized to support a predetermined range of late stage adjustments and in which image data is intelligently read out of DRAM and cached in such a way as to eliminate re-fetching of input image data from DRAM and minimize DRAM bandwidth and power. The systems and methods can also be adapted to work with compressed image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tolga Ozguner, Gene Leung, Jeffrey Powers Bradford, Adam James Muff, Miguel Comparan, Ryan Scott Haraden, Christopher Jon Johnson
  • Patent number: 9710878
    Abstract: Methods for preprocessing pixel data using a Direct Memory Access (DMA) engine during a data transfer of the pixel data from a first memory (e.g., a DRAM) to a second memory (e.g., a local cache) are described. The pixel data may derive from an image capturing device (e.g., a color camera or a depth camera) in which individual pixel values are not a multiple of eight bits. In some embodiments, the DMA engine may perform a variety of image processing operations on the pixel data prior to the pixel data being written into the second memory. In one example, the DMA engine may be configured to identify and label one or more pixels as being within a particular range of pixel values and/or the DMA engine may be configured to label pixels as belonging to one or more pixel groups based on their pixel values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Haraden, Matthew Ray Tubbs, Adam James Muff, Robert Allen Shearer
  • Patent number: 9495724
    Abstract: The present invention is generally related to the field of image processing, and more specifically to an instruction set for processing images. Vector processing may involve performing a plurality of permute operations to arrange vector operands in desired locations of a register prior to performing vector operation, for example, a cross product. The permute instructions may be dependent on one another and may require the use of temporary registers. Embodiments of the invention provide a permute instruction wherein a mask field may be used to specify a particular location of a target register in which to transfer data, thereby reducing the number of instructions for arranging data, reducing dependencies between instructions, and the usage of temporary registers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric Oliver Mejdrich, Adam James Muff
  • Patent number: 9424490
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that relate to processing image pixels. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a system for classifying pixels comprising retrieval logic; a pixel storage allocation including a plurality of pixel slots, each pixel slot being associated individually with a pixel, where the retrieval logic is configured to cause the pixels to be allocated into the pixel slots in an input sequence; pipelined processing logic configured to output, for each of the pixels, classification information associated with the pixel; and scheduling logic configured to control dispatches from the pixel slots to the pipelined processing logic, where the scheduling logic and pipelined processing logic are configured to act in concert to generate the classification information for the pixels in an output sequence that differs from and is independent of the input sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Adam James Muff, John Allen Tardif, Susan Carrie, Mark J. Finocchio, Kyungsuk David Lee, Christopher Douglas Edmonds, Randy Crane
  • Publication number: 20160180494
    Abstract: Methods for preprocessing pixel data using a Direct Memory Access (DMA) engine during a data transfer of the pixel data from a first memory (e.g., a DRAM) to a second memory (e.g., an SRAM) are described. The pixel data may derive from a color camera or a depth camera in which individual pixel values are not a multiple of eight bits. In some cases, the DMA engine may perform a variety of image processing operations on the pixel data prior to the pixel data being written into the second memory. In one embodiment, the DMA engine may be configured to determine whether one or more pixels corresponding with the pixel data may be invalidated or skipped based on a minimum pixel value threshold and a maximum pixel value threshold and to embed pixel skipping information within unused bits of the pixel data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Haraden, Matthew Ray Tubbs, Adam James Muff, Robert Allen Shearer