Patents by Inventor Alan Terry

Alan Terry 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).

  • Obtaining configuration data for a data processing apparatus
    Publication number: 20060025982
    Abstract: A method to obtain configuration data for a data processing apparatus by calculating (110) a time interval between the commencement of a mode (104) and a subsequent event (108). The calculated time interval is then compared (112) with one or more reference values (114). The result of the comparison is used to derive configuration data (116). The method may be further refined by including a calibration stage to reduce the error in the calculated time interval, thereby allowing comparison with a larger set of reference values (114), which in turn permits more configuration data to be derived from the calculated time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
    Inventor: Alan Terry