Patents by Inventor Darrin Fry

Darrin Fry 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).

  • Method and system for providing transparent access to hardware graphic layers
    Patent number: 9274677
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to computer graphics, and more specifically to methods of, and systems for, configuring, controlling and accessing multiple hardware graphics layers that are used to compose a single video display. One aspect of the invention is broadly defined as follows: in a computer environment including a software application and an operating system running on a computer, the computer including a graphics card and a video display, the graphics card being operable to render images to the video display. The operating system is operable to: receive draw events; and respond to draw requests from the software application by rendering the draw requests selectively to any of the available hardware layers on the graphics card; whereby the computer environment allows software applications to exploit available hardware layers on the graphics card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: 2236008 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Darrin Fry, Angela Lin, David Donohoe
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TRANSPARENT ACCESS TO HARDWARE GRAPHIC LAYERS
    Publication number: 20140143711
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to computer graphics, and more specifically to methods of, and systems for, configuring, controlling and accessing multiple hardware graphics layers that are used to compose a single video display. One aspect of the invention is broadly defined as follows: in a computer environment including a software application and an operating system running on a computer, the computer including a graphics card and a video display, the graphics card being operable to render images to the video display. The operating system is operable to: receive draw events; and respond to draw requests from the software application by rendering the draw requests selectively to any of the available hardware layers on the graphics card; whereby the computer environment allows software applications to exploit available hardware layers on the graphics card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: QNX Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Darrin Fry, Angela Lin, David Donohoe
  • Method and system for providing transparent access to hardware graphic layers
    Patent number: 8416235
    Abstract: A software application and an operating system may run on a computer, which includes a graphics card and a video display, where the graphics card is operable to render images to the video display, and the operating system includes a universal application programming interface (API) which supports hardware layers on graphics cards. The operating system may be operable to receive draw events via the universal API; determine what hardware layers are available on the graphics card, and what their parameters are; and respond to draw requests from the software application by rendering the draw requests selectively to any of the available hardware layers on the graphics card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: QNX Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Darrin Fry, Angela Lin, David Donohoe
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TRANSPARENT ACCESS TO HARDWARE GRAPHIC LAYERS
    Publication number: 20120256930
    Abstract: A software application and an operating system may run on a computer, which includes a graphics card and a video display, where the graphics card is operable to render images to the video display, and the operating system includes a universal application programming interface (API) which supports hardware layers on graphics cards. The operating system may be operable to receive draw events via the universal API; determine what hardware layers are available on the graphics card, and what their parameters are; and respond to draw requests from the software application by rendering the draw requests selectively to any of the available hardware layers on the graphics card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Darrin Fry, Angela Lin, David Donohoe
  • Method and system for providing transparent access to hardware graphic layers
    Patent number: 8098246
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to computer graphics, and more specifically to methods of, and systems for, configuring, controlling and accessing multiple hardware graphics layers that are used to compose a single video display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: QNX Software Systems Limited
    Inventors: Darrin Fry, Angela Lin, David Donohoe
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TRANSPARENT ACCESS TO HARDWARE GRAPHIC LAYERS
    Publication number: 20110050688
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to computer graphics, and more specifically to methods of, and systems for, configuring, controlling and accessing multiple hardware graphics layers that are used to compose a single video display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicants: QNX Software Systems GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Darrin Fry, Angela Lin, David Donohoe
  • Method and system for providing transparent access to hardware graphic layers
    Patent number: 7830372
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to computer graphics, and more specifically to methods of, and systems for, configuring, controlling and accessing multiple hardware graphics layers that are used to compose a single video display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: QNX Software Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Darrin Fry, Angela Lin, David Donohoe
  • Method and system for providing transparent access to hardware graphic layers
    Publication number: 20060048164
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to computer graphics, and more specifically to methods of, and systems for, configuring, controlling and accessing multiple hardware graphics layers that are used to compose a single video display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Darrin Fry, Angela Lin, David Donohoe