Patents by Inventor Cenk Ergan
Cenk Ergan 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).
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Patent number: 10401934Abstract: Embodiments relate to enabling software to interface with a power consumption telemetry system. A process may have tagging instructions that interface with an energy estimation engine. While the energy estimation engine is logging energy consumption by the process, the process may also mark, tag, or otherwise delineate periods of processing during the execution time of the process. The logic of the process may determine how such periods should be labeled and when they being and end. The tagged periods are correlated with energy consumed by the process so that details of what the process was doing during different periods of energy consumption may be understood.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Sandeep Prabhakar, Taofiq Ezaz, Cenk Ergan, Rico Mariani, Iulian Doroftei Calinov, Brandon Michael Heenan, Vijay Sundaram, Zachary Sandburg Holmes, Joshua Daniel Patterson, Samarth Harish Shah
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Patent number: 10387313Abstract: To ensure that the contents of a non-volatile memory device cache may be relied upon as accurately reflecting data stored on disk storage, it may be determined whether the cache contents and/or disk contents are modified during a power transition, causing cache contents to no longer accurately reflect data stored in disk storage. The cache device may be removable from the computer, and unexpected removal of the cache device may cause cache contents to no longer accurately reflect data stored in disk storage. Cache metadata may be managed during normal operations and across power transitions, ensuring that cache metadata may be efficiently accessed and reliably saved and restored across power transitions. A state of a log used by a file system may be determined prior to and subsequent to reboot of an operating system in order to determine whether data stored on a cache device may be reliably used.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2015Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Mehmet Iyigun, Yevgeniy Bak, Michael Fortin, David Fields, Cenk Ergan, Alex Kirshenbaum
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Patent number: 10216637Abstract: In order to provide a more efficient persistent storage device, one or more long-term storage media are included along with a non-volatile memory. In one embodiment, one portion of the non-volatile memory is used as a write buffer and a read cache for writes and reads to the long-term storage media. Interfaces are provided for controlling the use of the non-volatile memory as a write buffer and a read cache. Additionally, a portion of the non-volatile memory is used to provide a direct mapping for specified sectors of the long-term storage media. Descriptive data regarding the persistent storage device is stored in another portion of the non-volatile memory.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Cenk Ergan, Clark D. Nicholson, Dan Teodosiu, Dean L. DeWhitt, Emily Nicole Wilson, Hanumantha R. Kodavalla, Michael J. Zwilling, John M. Parchem, Michael R. Fortin, Nathan Steven Obr, Rajeev Y. Nagar, Surenda Verma, Therron Powell, William J. Westerinen, Mark Joseph Zbikowski, Patrick L. Stemen
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Patent number: 10043489Abstract: Virtual surface techniques are described. These techniques support the use of initialization and batching of updates, use of updates and lookaside lists, use of gutters, blending and BLT operations, use of surface optimization techniques such as push down as well as enumeration and clumping, mesh usage, and use of occlusion management techniques.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Reiner Fink, Leonardo E. Blanco, Cenk Ergan, Joshua Warren Priestley, Silvana Patricia Moncayo
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Publication number: 20180197507Abstract: Virtual surface techniques are described. These techniques support the use of initialization and batching of updates, use of updates and lookaside lists, use of gutters, blending and BLT operations, use of surface optimization techniques such as push down as well as enumeration and clumping, mesh usage, and use of occlusion management techniques.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Reiner Fink, Leonardo E. Blanco, Cenk Ergan, Joshua Warren Priestley, Silvana Patricia Moncayo
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Publication number: 20180196487Abstract: Embodiments relate to enabling software to interface with a power consumption telemetry system. A process may have tagging instructions that interface with an energy estimation engine. While the energy estimation engine is logging energy consumption by the process, the process may also mark, tag, or otherwise delineate periods of processing during the execution time of the process. The logic of the process may determine how such periods should be labeled and when they being and end. The tagged periods are correlated with energy consumed by the process so that details of what the process was doing during different periods of energy consumption may be understood.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Sandeep Prabhakar, Taofiq Ezaz, Cenk Ergan, Rico Mariani, Iulian Doroftei Calinov, Brandon Michael Heenan, Vijay Sundaram, Zachary Sandburg Holmes, Joshua Daniel Patterson, Samarth Harish Shah
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Patent number: 9959668Abstract: Virtual surface update and composition techniques are described. These techniques include support of initialization and batching of updates, use of updates and lookaside lists, use of gutters, blending and BLT operations, surface optimization techniques such as push down as well as enumeration and clumping, mesh usage, and occlusion management techniques.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Reiner Fink, Leonardo E. Blanco, Cenk Ergan, Joshua Warren Priestley, Silvana Patricia Moncayo, Blake D. Pelton
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Patent number: 9940907Abstract: Virtual surface techniques are described. These techniques support the use of initialization and batching of updates, use of updates and lookaside lists, use of gutters, blending and BLT operations, use of surface optimization techniques such as push down as well as enumeration and clumping, mesh usage, and use of occlusion management techniques.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Reiner Fink, Leonardo E. Blanco, Cenk Ergan, Joshua Warren Priestley, Silvana Patricia Moncayo
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Patent number: 9690496Abstract: The invention is directed towards a system and method that utilizes external memory devices to cache sectors from a rotating storage device (e.g., a hard drive) to improve system performance. When an external memory device (EMD) is plugged into the computing device or onto a network in which the computing device is connected, the system recognizes the EMD and populates the EMD with disk sectors. The system routes I/O read requests directed to the disk sector to the EMD cache instead of the actual disk sector. The use of EMDs increases performance and productivity on the computing device systems for a fraction of the cost of adding memory to the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Alexander Kirshenbaum, Cenk Ergan, Michael R. Fortin, Robert L. Reinauer
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Publication number: 20170132136Abstract: In order to provide a more efficient persistent storage device, one or more long-term storage media are included along with a non-volatile memory. In one embodiment, one portion of the non-volatile memory is used as a write buffer and a read cache for writes and reads to the long-term storage media. Interfaces are provided for controlling the use of the non-volatile memory as a write buffer and a read cache. Additionally, a portion of the non-volatile memory is used to provide a direct mapping for specified sectors of the long-term storage media. Descriptive data regarding the persistent storage device is stored in another portion of the non-volatile memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Cenk Ergan, Clark D. Nicholson, Daniel Teodosiu, Dean L. DeWhitt, Emily Nicole Wilson, Hanumantha R. Kodavalla, Michael J. Zwilling, John M. Parchem, Michael R. Fortin, Nathan Steven Obr, Rajeev Y. Nagar, Surenda Verma, Therron Powell, William J. Westerinen, Mark Joseph Zbikowski, Patrick L. Stemen
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Patent number: 9507650Abstract: In one or more embodiments, an application program interface (API) is provided and enables an entity, such as an application, script, or other computing object to register to receive callbacks immediately and, without specifying a time constraint. In this approach, the API does not rely on a timer, such as a system timer. Rather, a non-timer based queue, such as a message queue-type approach is utilized. Specifically, callbacks that are registered through this API can be placed on the message queue and work associated with the registered callback can be performed through the normal course of processing messages and events in the message queue. Over time, such results in a callback pattern that allows an associated web browser and applications such as web applications to remain responsive, while increasing performance and power efficiencies.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: M. David Fields, Jr., Cenk Ergan, Qiang Chen, Michael D. Decker, Kedar Sanjeev Hirve, Walter V. von Koch, Jason J. Weber, Katerina V. Sedova, Karen Elizabeth Parker Anderson
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Patent number: 9405693Abstract: In order to provide a more efficient persistent storage device, one or more long-term storage media are included along with a non-volatile memory. In one embodiment, one portion of the non-volatile memory is used as a write buffer and a read cache for writes and reads to the long-term storage media. Interfaces are provided for controlling the use of the non-volatile memory as a write buffer and a read cache. Additionally, a portion of the non-volatile memory is used to provide a direct mapping for specified sectors of the long-term storage media. Descriptive data regarding the persistent storage device is stored in another portion of the non-volatile memory.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2012Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Cenk Ergan, Clark D. Nicholson, Daniel Teodosiu, Dean L. DeWhitt, Emily Nicole Hill, Hanumantha R. Kodavalla, Michael J. Zwilling, John M. Parchem, Michael R. Fortin, Nathan Steven Obr, Rajeev Y. Nagar, Surenda Verma, Therron Powell, William J. Westerinen, Mark Joseph Zbikowski, Patrick L. Stemen
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Publication number: 20160210058Abstract: The invention is directed towards a system and method that utilizes external memory devices to cache sectors from a rotating storage device (e.g., a hard drive to improve system performance. When an external memory device (EMD) is plugged into the computing device or onto a network in which the computing device is connected, the system recognizes the EMD and populates the EMD with disk sectors. The system routes I/O read requests directed to the disk sector to the EMD cache instead of the actual disk sector. The use of EMDs increases performance and productivity on the computing device systems for a fraction of the cost of adding memory to the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: July 21, 2016Inventors: Alexander Kirshenbaum, Cenk Ergan, Michael R. Fortin, Robert L. Reinauer
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Patent number: 9384711Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to intelligently rendering or pre-rendering content that may likely be brought into an associated viewport during a user's interaction with the content. In at least some embodiments, the process of caching pre-rendered content is separated from a determination of which regions outside of the viewport are to be kept up to date over use and time. Further, at least some embodiments perform rendering activities in multiple passes in an effort to reduce potential delays in the user visible content reaching completion, without interfering with other work that an associated application or system performs during rendering.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2012Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Cenk Ergan, Li-Hsin Huang
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Publication number: 20160189424Abstract: Virtual surface update and composition techniques are described. These techniques include support of initialization and batching of updates, use of updates and lookaside lists, use of gutters, blending and BLT operations, surface optimization techniques such as push down as well as enumeration and clumping, mesh usage, and occlusion management techniques.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Reiner Fink, Leonardo E. Blanco, Cenk Ergan, Joshua Warren Priestley, Silvana Patricia Moncayo, Blake D. Pelton
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Publication number: 20160111067Abstract: Virtual surface techniques are described. These techniques support the use of initialization and batching of updates, use of updates and lookaside lists, use of gutters, blending and BLT operations, use of surface optimization techniques such as push down as well as enumeration and clumping, mesh usage, and use of occlusion management techniques.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Reiner Fink, Leonardo E. Blanco, Cenk Ergan, Joshua Warren Priestley, Silvana Patricia Moncayo
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Patent number: 9317209Abstract: The invention is directed towards a system and method that utilizes external memory devices to cache sectors from a rotating storage device (e.g., a hard drive) to improve system performance. When an external memory device (EMD) is plugged into the computing device or onto a network in which the computing device is connected, the system recognizes the EMD and populates the EMD with disk sectors. The system routes I/O read requests directed to the disk sector to the EMD cache instead of the actual disk sector. The use of EMDs increases performance and productivity on the computing device systems for a fraction of the cost of adding memory to the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Alexander Kirshenbaum, Cenk Ergan, Michael R. Fortin, Robert L. Reinauer
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Publication number: 20160077828Abstract: Profile data can be ascribed to groups as a function of an organizational scheme that defines groups and relationships between groups. The groups can be abstractions over profile data that are meaningful for computer program analysis. Subsequently, grouped data can be disseminated, queried, and visualized in numerous ways to further aid program analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Cenk Ergan, Michael C. Fanning
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Patent number: 9286122Abstract: Virtual surface techniques are described. These techniques include support of initialization and batching of updates, use of updates and lookaside lists, the use of gutters, the use of blending and BLT operations, surface optimization techniques such as push down as well as enumeration and clumping, mesh usage, and occlusion management techniques.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Reiner Fink, Leonardo E. Blanco, Cenk Ergan, Joshua Warren Priestley, Silvana Patricia Moncayo
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Patent number: 9235925Abstract: Virtual surface techniques are described. These techniques support the use of initialization and batching of updates, use of updates and lookaside lists, use of gutters, blending and BLT operations, use of surface optimization techniques such as push down as well as enumeration and clumping, mesh usage, and use of occlusion management techniques.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Reiner Fink, Leonardo E. Blanco, Cenk Ergan, Joshua Warren Priestley, Silvana Patricia Moncayo