Patents by Inventor Donald J. Becker

Donald J. Becker 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 apparatus for monitoring software execution in a parallel multiprocessor computer system
    Patent number: 5047919
    Abstract: A software monitor for analyzing the running of a software program. The software monitor is a hardware device including registers and control devices that interacts with the software program running on the monitored computer or multi-processor. Through commands placed in the running software, the software monitor is able to monitor various parameters related to the running of the software program. These parameters include the number of times each segment of the program has been entered, the number of times an interrupt was received during the running of each segment, and the total time spent by the program in each segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas L. Sterling, Donald J. Becker