Patents by Inventor David S. Brackman

David S. Brackman 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).

  • Inline function linking
    Patent number: 8935683
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for performing a form of inline dead code elimination. An apparatus comprising a storage unit and a processor may implement these techniques. The storage unit stores two source files and a destination file. The processor copies a first one of the source files to the destination file. This first source file includes a reference to a portion of a second one of the source files. The processor then evaluates the destination file to determine whether the portion of the second source file referenced in the first source file is used by the destination file. Based on the determination that the portion of the second source file referenced in the first source file is used by the destination file, the processor selectively copies the portion of the second source file to the destination file to generate an updated destination file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: David S. Brackman
  • INLINE FUNCTION LINKING
    Publication number: 20120272224
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for performing a form of inline dead code elimination. An apparatus comprising a storage unit and a processor may implement these techniques. The storage unit stores two source files and a destination file. The processor copies a first one of the source files to the destination file. This first source file includes a reference to a portion of a second one of the source files. The processor then evaluates the destination file to determine whether the portion of the second source file referenced in the first source file is used by the destination file. Based on the determination that the portion of the second source file referenced in the first source file is used by the destination file, the processor selectively copies the portion of the second source file to the destination file to generate an updated destination file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: David S. Brackman