Patents by Inventor Brad D. Hinkle

Brad D. Hinkle 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: 7630585
    Abstract: Pixel values of an image are loaded into main memory and cache of a computer system. Two different instructions are used to load pixel values of the image from the cache to a set of registers in a processor of the system. A first one is used when loading an operand (containing pixel values) that is aligned with a cache line boundary of the cache. A second instruction is to be used when loading an operand (containing pixel values) that is not aligned with the cache line boundary. The second instruction can execute a cache line split without a significant performance penalty relative to execution of the first instruction. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: James C. Abel, Brad D. Hinkle, Nikolay Degtyarenko
  • Patent number: 7043719
    Abstract: A system and a method of automatically prioritizing and analyzing performance data for one or more system configurations are provided. Performance data is obtained about a system using a first tool. The performance data is sorted by a number of contexts, each context divided into a number of sub-contexts. The performance data for at least one sub-context is automatically prioritized using a pre-determined criteria. An insight is obtained using a second tool for at least one sub-context based on the prioritized performance data. An advice associated with that insight is obtained using the second tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob K. Gotwals, James C. Abel, Nathanael K. Brown, Brad D. Hinkle
  • Publication number: 20030018641
    Abstract: A system and a method of automatically prioritizing and analyzing performance data for one or more system configurations are provided. Performance data is obtained about a system using a first tool. The performance data is sorted by a number of contexts, each context divided into a number of sub-contexts. The performance data for at least one sub-context is automatically prioritized using a pre-determined criteria. An insight is obtained using a second tool for at least one sub-context based on the prioritized performance data. An advice associated with that insight is obtained using the second tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Jacob K. Gotwals, James C. Abel, Nathanael K. Brown, Brad D. Hinkle