Patents by Inventor Andrew M. Bloom

Andrew M. Bloom 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: 8095410
    Abstract: Method and systems of improving the response of public safety personnel to or evacuation from a desired location are provided. In addition to path information obtained through traditional sources, information is used to determine the optimal route for emergency personnel to an emergency situation and for aiding emergency personnel to route people from the situation. The information may also be used to automatically prioritize vehicles and personnel to optimize response time. Further, the information may also be used to in situations in which it is advantageous for the vehicle or personnel to be tactically positioned in nearby locations rather than at the incident scene. Although the descriptions below will primarily focus on routes to a particular location, similar methods can be used for evacuations from the location. The optimal route may use historical information stored in a database local or remote to the dispatcher and/or real-time information updated during the emergency situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew M. Bloom
  • Publication number: 20100161370
    Abstract: Method and systems of improving the response of public safety personnel to or evacuation from a desired location are provided. In addition to path information obtained through traditional sources, information is used to determine the optimal route for emergency personnel to an emergency situation and for aiding emergency personnel to route people from the situation. The information may also be used to automatically prioritize vehicles and personnel to optimize response time. Further, the information may also be used to in situations in which it is advantageous for the vehicle or personnel to be tactically positioned in nearby locations rather than at the incident scene. Although the descriptions below will primarily focus on routes to a particular location, similar methods can be used for evacuations from the location. The optimal route may use historical information stored in a database local or remote to the dispatcher and/or real-time information updated during the emergency situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventor: Andrew M. Bloom
  • Patent number: 7152227
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for assessing coverage of production rules of a programming language by one or more test programs. A set of production rules that define the programming language is input, along with a test program. The production rules that are covered by the test program are determined and coverage of production rules by the test program is reported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew M. Bloom
  • Patent number: 7086017
    Abstract: A method of post-implementation simulation of a hardware description language (HDL) net list file, that does not match a HDL design file from which it was synthesized, comprises the steps of: creating a remap file which translates ports between the HDL net list file and the HDL design file; and simulating the HDL net list file utilizing the remap file and a (HDL) test bench file created for pre-implementation simulation of the HDL design file. The method may be executed in an integrated software environment or a batch software environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew M. Bloom
  • Patent number: 6904574
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for automatically eliminating inferred latches created by hardware design language (HDL) source code is described. A node tree is built from the HDL source code based on the HDL's Language Reference Manual. The node tree is scanned to identify one or more conditional logic constructs that are sources for creation of inferred latches. A modified node tree is generated by automatically adding and/or modifying sub-productions of the conditional language constructs that create the inferred latches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew M. Bloom
  • Patent number: 6810508
    Abstract: A computer implemented apparatus and method that automates the entry, modification, analysis, and generation of test benches from electrical circuits, both of which are specified as hardware description language (HDL) files. The computer implemented-method and apparatus also provides a unique mechanism that blends entry and display of timing requirements that must be met by the electric circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew M. Bloom, Rodrigo J. Escoto