Patents by Inventor Colin Broughton

Colin Broughton 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: 7320065
    Abstract: An embedded processor system having a single-chip embedded microprocessor with analog and digital electrical interfaces to external systems. A novel processor core uses pipelined execution of multiple independent or dependent concurrent threads, together with supervisory control for monitoring and controlling the processor thread state and access to other components. The pipeline enables simultaneous execution of multiple threads by selectively avoiding memory or peripheral access conflicts through the types of pipeline stages chosen and the use of dual and tri-port memory techniques. The single processor core executes one or multiple instruction streams on multiple data streams in various combinations under the control of single or multiple threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Eleven Engineering Incorporated
    Inventors: Jason Gosior, Colin Broughton, Phillip Jacobsen, John Sobota
  • Patent number: 6684062
    Abstract: A wireless system for video game control comprised of a base transceiver engaged with an electronic game device where said base transceiver communicates wirelessly with one or more wireless controllers concurrently and which implements a variety of techniques to achieve significant advantages in the areas of latency, reliability, power consumption, and cross platform compatibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Eleven Engineering Incorporated
    Inventors: Jason Gosior, Colin Broughton, Louis Garner, Robert Erickson, John Sobota
  • Publication number: 20030120896
    Abstract: An embedded processor system having a single-chip embedded microprocessor, with analog and digital electrical interfaces to external systems, that is suitable for implementation in various integrated circuit technology formats. A processor core uses pipelined execution of multiple independent or dependent concurrent threads, together with supervisory control for monitoring and controlling the processor thread state and access to other components. The pipeline enables simultaneous execution of multiple threads by selectively avoiding memory or peripheral access conflicts through the types of pipeline stages chosen and the use of dual and tri-port memory techniques. The single processor core executes one or multiple instruction streams on multiple data streams in various combinations under the control of single or multiple threads. The invention can also support a programmable clock mechanism, thread-level monitoring capability, and power management capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Jason Gosior, Colin Broughton, Phillip Jacobsen, John Sobota
  • Publication number: 20030093655
    Abstract: An embedded processor system having a single-chip embedded microprocessor with analog and digital electrical interfaces to external systems. A novel processor core uses pipelined execution of multiple independent or dependent concurrent threads, together with supervisory control for monitoring and controlling the processor thread state and access to other components. The pipeline enables simultaneous execution of multiple threads by selectively avoiding memory or peripheral access conflicts through the types of pipeline stages chosen and the use of dual and tri-port memory techniques. The single processor core executes one or multiple instruction streams on multiple data streams in various combinations under the control of single or multiple threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: Eleven Engineering Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Gosior, Colin Broughton, Phillip Jacobsen, John Sobota
  • Patent number: 6346047
    Abstract: A portable game controller for operating an electronic game device. The controller communicates between a person and the game device with a radio frequency sender and receiver. Signal transmission is communicated over the same channel with time domain multiplexing, and can be sent over one or more channels to expand the number of controllers operable in a system. Signal transmission can be delivered in short intervals to conserve battery power. Multiple persons can deliver signals through multiple senders or through a common radio frequency sender, and signals can be transmitted from the radio frequency receiver to the radio frequency sender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Eleven Engineering Inc
    Inventors: John Sobota, Jason Gosior, Louis Garner, Colin Broughton