Patents by Inventor Ashley Crawford

Ashley Crawford 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).

  • Multiphase addressing method for transferring address information
    Patent number: 7917669
    Abstract: A method of performing a burst read access at a memory device using a multiplexed data/address bus and a control signal including transferring a first portion of address information in a first phase via the multiplexed data/address bus to the memory device; transferring second portion of address information in a second phase via a multiplexed data/address bus to the memory device; transferring a series of data words from the memory via the multiplexed data/address bus; toggling the state of the control signal at the memory device as each data word is transferred; and suspending the transfer of the series of data words from the memory via the multiplexed data/address bus and the toggling of the state of the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Webb, Ashley Crawford, Mike Jager
  • Interface
    Publication number: 20080195775
    Abstract: A method of performing a burst read access at a memory device using a multiplexed data/address bus and a control signal including transferring a first portion of address information in a first phase via the multiplexed data/address bus to the memory device; transferring second portion of address information in a second phase via a multiplexed data/address bus to the memory device; transferring a series of data words from the memory via the multiplexed data/address bus; toggling the state of the control signal at the memory device as each data word is transferred; and suspending the transfer of the series of data words from the memory via the multiplexed data/address bus and the toggling of the state of the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Neil Webb, Ashley Crawford, Mike Jager