Patents by Inventor Daniel D. Popa

Daniel D. Popa 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).

  • Software watchpoints apparatus for variables stored in registers
    Patent number: 10191836
    Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus are provided for debugging a compiled computer program having one or more variables by generating variable location information for a first variable stored in a CPU register that is parsed from runtime disassembly information for the compiled computer program and used to generate a pattern to search for the first variable in the runtime disassembly information to identify a program address for the first variable that can be used to set a software program watchpoint for the first variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandra Dracea, Catalina D. Mitulescu, Daniel D. Popa
  • Software Watchpoints Apparatus for Variables Stored in Registers
    Publication number: 20180181480
    Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus are provided for debugging a compiled computer program having one or more variables by generating variable location information for a first variable stored in a CPU register that is parsed from runtime disassembly information for the compiled computer program and used to generate a pattern to search for the first variable in the runtime disassembly information to identify a program address for the first variable that can be used to set a software program watchpoint for the first variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandra Dracea, Catalina D. Mitulescu, Daniel D. Popa