Patents by Inventor Douglas Ferrin

Douglas Ferrin 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).

  • DMA slot allocation
    Publication number: 20080016258
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are provided for a media platform. One method includes receiving DMA requests for connecting media data traffic to DMA slots of a DMA memory module. Available DMA slots are determined from a pool of available DMA slots and allocated for media data traffic. DMA slots are released to the pool of available DMA slots when a DMA slot is no longer being used. The method further includes using a TMC proxy to connect media data traffic between the DMA memory module and a DSP software module based on assigned DMA slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Barry Coffin, Anne Bavazzano-Desbrieres, Michele Prieur, Jean-Alexis Berranger, Douglas Ferrin, Mark Somerville, Richard Ellison, Christophe Gavrel
  • DMA slot allocation
    Publication number: 20050147253
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are provided for a media platform. One method includes receiving DMA requests for connecting media data traffic to DMA slots of a DMA memory module. Available DMA slots are determined from a pool of available DMA slots and allocated for media data traffic. DMA slots are released to the pool of available DMA slots when a DMA slot is no longer being used. The method further includes using a TMC proxy to connect media data traffic between the DMA memory module and a DSP software module based on assigned DMA slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Barry Coffin, Anne Bavazzano-Desbrieres, Michele Prieur, Jean-Alexis Berranger, Douglas Ferrin, Mark Somerville, Richard Ellison, Christophe Gavrel