Patents by Inventor Amit Kumar

Amit Kumar 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).

  • Publication number: 20100251227
    Abstract: Optimization architecture for applications that uses a localization model in which localizable resources are separated from code. The resources are typically located in separate DLL files as binary blobs in a unique format. The format is designed for optimized performance and to accommodate various requirements of complex office applications. The binary blobs are produced by a resource compiler based on the format. The architecture includes a resource binary format that facilitates resource identification and lookup, optimization of memory paging by grouping and ordering resources according to runtime use, optimization by compressing resources with an optimal algorithm that is fast in decompression, fast reverse lookup of a resource identifier by resource content, resource grouping, resource substitution, branding, and resource runtime metadata (also referred to as user data).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Athapan Arayasantiparb, Anatoliy Burukhin, Eric M. Borzello, Robert C. Redlich, Amit Kumar Ghosh, Voraluk Tosukhowong, Mohamed Reda Elkhadiri
  • Publication number: 20100242012
    Abstract: A method of forming a mask. The method includes providing design information of a design layer. The design layer includes M original design features and N original dummy features. The method further includes (i) creating a cluster of P representative dummy features, P being a positive integer less than N, (ii) performing OPC for the cluster of the P representative dummy features but not for the N original dummy features, resulting in P OPC-applied representative dummy features, and (iii) forming the mask including N mask dummy features. The N mask dummy features are identical. Each mask dummy feature of the N mask dummy features of the mask has an area which is a function of at least an area of an OPC-applied representative dummy feature of the P OPC-applied representative dummy features. The N mask dummy features have the same relative positions as the N original dummy features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Amit Kumar, Howard Smith Landis, Jeanne-Tania Sucharitaves
  • Patent number: 7792423
    Abstract: A camera acquires a 4D light field of a scene. The camera includes a lens and sensor. A mask is arranged in a straight optical path between the lens and the sensor. The mask including an attenuation pattern to spatially modulate the 4D light field acquired of the scene by the sensor. The pattern has a low spatial frequency when the mask is arranged near the lens, and a high spatial frequency when the mask is arranged near the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh Raskar, Amit Kumar Agrawal
  • Publication number: 20100218059
    Abstract: This invention generates the random seed patterns using simple, low-area overhead digital circuitry on-chip. This circuit is implemented as a finite state machine whose states are the seeds as contrasted to storing the seeds in the prior art. These seeds are used to control pseudo-random pattern generation for built-in self-tests. This invention provides a large reduction in chip area in comparison with storing seeds on-chip or off-chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Swathi Gangasani, Srinivasulu Alampally, Divya Divakaran, Rubin Ajit Parekhji, Amit Kumar Dutta, Srivaths Ravi
  • Publication number: 20100216428
    Abstract: A mobile communication apparatus comprises an anti-theft control circuit and a transmission control circuit. The anti-theft control circuit has an information management module and a security module. The information management module is used for storing a user personal database comprising at least one of a phonebook database, a schedule database, and an e-mail database. The transmission control circuit is used for transmitting data and/or signals. When the transmission control circuit receives a remote message, the security module examines whether the remote message is a predetermined legitimate remote control message; wherein if YES, the transmission control circuit sends out at least one record of the phonebook database, the schedule database, and the e-mail database to an electronic apparatus indicated by the remote message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Anku Jain, Amit Kumar, Guan-Hua Tu
  • Publication number: 20100208538
    Abstract: A sensing circuit for a semiconductor memory includes a multiplexer coupled to a bit line and a data line coupling the multiplexer to a sense amplifier. The data line is configured to be precharged to a voltage level higher than a precharge voltage level of the bit line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Gupta, Devesh Dwivedi, Sanjeev Kumar Jain, Yatender Mishra
  • Publication number: 20100202221
    Abstract: A method for reading a memory cell (20) of a semiconductor memory (10) includes initiating a precharge or predischarge operation on a bit line (24) prior to arrival of a triggering edge of a clock signal (32) that initiates a read operation. A word line (22) is activated responsive to the triggering edge of the clock signal (32), and data is read from the memory cell (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC
    Inventors: Amit Kumar GUPTA, Devesh DWIVEDI, Sanjeev Kumar JAIN, Yatender MISHRA
  • Patent number: 7773626
    Abstract: A technique to route data according to a speculative priority. At least one embodiment detects a conflict among a number of data received by the router, assigns a speculative priority to one of the data in a first clock portion and sends the speculatively prioritized data to a receiving agent in a subsequent clock portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Amit Kumar, Partha Kundu
  • Patent number: 7769001
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for delivering messages that utilizes a message queue and a router/filter within a private data network. The private network is connected to an external data network such as the Internet, and has separate outbound resource servers to provide a high degree of scalability for handling a variety of message types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: j2 Global Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Anand Narasimhan, Yaacov Shemesh, Amit Kumar
  • Patent number: 7768311
    Abstract: An output buffer circuit for improving an output during state transitions of CMOS buffers driving transmission line loads. The circuit generates variable output impedance proportional to the load transmission line impedance. The buffer includes an output stage, such as pull up/pull down drivers for receiving an input signal and generating an output signal. The pull up/pull down drivers are biased by a circuit that generates a control signal and varies its conductivity according to the control signal. The pull up/pull down drivers initially provide a relatively low impedance to reach a desired level during the initial transition period of the output and then slowly varies its impedance in response to the control signal to suppress the ringing effect. The control circuit coupled to the input node, output node and the power supply node to generate a control signal that biases the pull up/pull down driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Pvt. Ltd.
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Rathi, Ankit Srivastava, Paras Garg
  • Publication number: 20100185752
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for shortcut sets to data sources, such as web sites, is disclosed. The shortcut sets may be associated with a controlled environment. A controlled environment might be a home, corporation, business, etc. As an example, an information technology (IT) manager configures shortcuts for the employees of the company. As another example, a family member configures shortcuts that are common to all family members, when at home. A user may enter a shortcut into a search box of a web browser to be directed to a data source. If the shortcut indicates a search at the data source is desired, then a search is automatically performed at the data source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventor: Amit Kumar
  • Patent number: 7756903
    Abstract: An administrator for an environment may access an administration console to provide configuration information to tailor a search engine results page (SERP) for users in that environment. The administrator specifies which particular position on a SERP is to be reserved for environment specific information. The administrator may specify environment specific content that goes into a particular position. Rather than providing the content itself, the administrator might provide information to derive the environment specific content that goes into a particular position. The configuration information may be stored such that it is available for a search engine to configure a SERP with environment specific information. However, another device such as a proxy that is interposed between a client that issued the search query and the search engine may configure the SERP with environment specific information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Amit Kumar
  • Patent number: 7752285
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for shortcut sets to data sources, such as web sites, is disclosed. The shortcut sets may be associated with a controlled environment. A controlled environment might be a home, corporation, business, etc. As an example, an information technology (IT) manager configures shortcuts for the employees of the company. As another example, a family member configures shortcuts that are common to all family members, when at home. A user may enter a shortcut into a search box of a web browser to be directed to a data source. If the shortcut indicates a search at the data source is desired, then a search is automatically performed at the data source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventor: Amit Kumar
  • Publication number: 20100169501
    Abstract: A network protocol unit interface is described that uses a message engine to transfer contents of received network protocol units in message segments to a destination message engine. The network protocol unit interface uses a message engine to receive messages whose content is to be transmitted in network protocol units. A message engine transmits message segments to a destination message engine without the message engine transmitter and receiver sharing memory space. In addition, the transmitter message engine can transmit message segments to a receiver message engine by use of a virtual address associated with the receiver message and a queue identifier, as opposed to a memory address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Steven King, Ram Huggahalli, Xia Zhu, Mazhar Memon, Frank Berry, Nitin Bhardwaj, Amit Kumar, Theodore Willke, II
  • Publication number: 20100169528
    Abstract: Techniques are described that can be used by a message engine to notify a core or hardware thread of activity. For example, an inter-processor interrupt can be used to notify the core or hardware thread. The message engine may generate notifications in response to one or more message received from a transmitting message engine. Message engines may communicate without sharing memory space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Amit Kumar, Steven King, Ram Huggahalli, Xia Zhu, Mazhar Memon, Frank Berry, Nitin Bhardwaj, Theodore Willke, II
  • Patent number: 7745533
    Abstract: Stable high viscosity organopolysiloxane emulsions with particle sizes up to 150 nanometer may be made in a simple and cost-effective manner employing a standard homogenizer, and optional subsequent polymerization of the organopolysiloxan at controlled temperature. A combination of non-ionic emulsifier together with an at least one anionic emulsifier is employed, having an HLB value 12-15, while maintaining a temperature up to 50° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Wacker Chemie AG
    Inventor: Amit Kumar Paul
  • Publication number: 20100159265
    Abstract: Provided are butt welds and methods of making such butt welds using a combination of fusion root welding and friction stir welding to yield welds with decreased propensity for dropout during friction stir welding without the need for a back-up support plate. In one form of the present disclosure, the butt weld includes: two or more abutting structural steel components beveled on faying surfaces on one side of the components to form a suitably shaped fusion root weld groove and unbeveled on faying surfaces on the opposite side of the components and interconnected with a first fusion root weld on the beveled side of the components and a second friction stir weld on the unbeveled side of the components, wherein the first fusion root weld has a width ranging from 7 mm to 30 mm, a penetration depth ranging from 2 mm to 20 mm, and an overfill ranging from 2 mm to 5 mm, and wherein the stir zone of the second friction stir weld penetrates the first fusion root weld.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Douglas Paul Fairchild, Steven Jeffrey Ford, Amit Kumar, Nathan Eugene Nissley, Nicholas E. Biery, Mario L. Macia
  • Patent number: 7739648
    Abstract: Structures and methods for forming the same. The method includes providing design information of a design layer. The design layer includes M original design features and N original dummy features. The method further includes (i) creating a cluster of P representative dummy features, P being a positive integer less than N, (ii) performing OPC for the cluster of the P representative dummy features but not for the N original dummy features, resulting in P OPC-applied representative dummy features, and (iii) forming the mask including N mask dummy features. The N mask dummy features are identical. Each mask dummy feature of the N mask dummy features of the mask has an area which is a function of at least an area of an OPC-applied representative dummy feature of the P OPC-applied representative dummy features. The N mask dummy features have the same relative positions as the N original dummy features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Amit Kumar, Howard Smith Landis, Jeanne-Tania Sucharitaves
  • Publication number: 20100144426
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for inviting members of a venture exchange to participate in a wager. The method includes receiving a wager placed by a first user; parsing the wager to determine wager characteristics associated with the wager; determining, using a processor, friends of the first user that have an affinity for the wager based on the wager characteristics; causing an interface to be displayed to the first user, where the friends of the first user are organized by a relative affinity for the wager; receiving a selection by the first user of friends to invite to participate in the wager; and transmitting a wager invitation to each friend selected by the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Jeffrey Winner, Amit Kumar, Andrew Bortz, Christopher E. Griffin
  • Patent number: 7721298
    Abstract: Techniques for improving operating system performance are provided. A subsystem of an operating system operates as a kernel mode component, such as a kernel mode driver, instead of operating as a user mode component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Perraju Bendapudi, Amit Kumar Ghosh, Rajesh Jalan