Patents by Inventor Bruce W. Pember

Bruce W. Pember 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).

  • System and method for providing a hardware icon with magnification and security
    Patent number: 7265764
    Abstract: A compositor for providing a pixel value corresponding to a current pixel is implemented on a chip. A desktop pixel logic circuit supplies a desktop pixel value. A cursor logic circuit supplies a cursor pixel value. A hardware icon logic circuit provides an icon pixel value by accessing an icon memory located on the compositor chip. The hardware icon logic circuit supports selectable magnification and color modes. Priority logic selects one of the icon pixel value, the desktop pixel value, and the cursor pixel value as the final pixel value. Whether the hardware icon is displayed can be controlled based on a hardware condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Jonah M. Alben, Bruce W. Pember
  • System and method for providing a hardware icon with magnification and security
    Publication number: 20040041845
    Abstract: A compositor for providing a pixel value corresponding to a current pixel is implemented on a chip. A desktop pixel logic circuit supplies a desktop pixel value. A cursor logic circuit supplies a cursor pixel value. A hardware icon logic circuit provides an icon pixel value by accessing an icon memory located on the compositor chip. The hardware icon logic circuit supports selectable magnification and color modes. Priority logic selects one of the icon pixel value, the desktop pixel value, and the cursor pixel value as the final pixel value. Whether the hardware icon is displayed can be controlled based on a hardware condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Jonah M. Alben, Bruce W. Pember