Patents by Inventor Barry W. Linkert

Barry W. Linkert 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).

  • Method and system for loading and confirming correct operation of an application program in a target system
    Patent number: 5715387
    Abstract: A method and system provides a special purpose or embedded system developer with the ability to confirm the correct operation of a computer program designed to operate on a target system whose processing and storage capabilities may be more austere than the host system upon which the computer program is designed and tested. A key feature of the method and the system enables a developer to execute and debug an application program on a host system while observing and testing the operation of the program through the input/output of the target system. Another feature of the method and system is an application loader that dynamically sizes and, as necessary, reconfigures the available memory to permit multiple applications to reside simultaneously on the target system by resolving addresses in the target system at the time an application of interest is downloaded to the target system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Michael A. Barnstijn, Mark E. Church, Barry W. Linkert, Mihal Lazaridis
  • Method and system for loading and confirming correct operation of an application program in a target system
    Patent number: 5600790
    Abstract: A method and system provides a special purpose or embedded system developer with the ability to confirm the correct operation of a computer program designed to operate on a target system whose processing and storage capabilities may be more austere than the host system upon which the computer program is designed and tested. A key feature of the method and the system enables a developer to execute and debug an application program on a host system while observing and testing the operation of the program through the input/output of the target system. Another feature of the method and system is an application loader that dynamically sizes and, as necessary, reconfigures the available memory to permit multiple applications to reside simultaneously on the target system by resolving addresses in the target system at the time an application of interest is downloaded to the target system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Michael A. Barnstijn, Mark E. Church, Barry W. Linkert, Mihal Lazaridis