Patents by Inventor Edwin A. Osberg

Edwin A. Osberg 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 for allowing multiple processing threads and tasks to execute on one or more processor units for embedded real-time processor systems
    Patent number: 6505229
    Abstract: This invention relates to embedded processing systems used for industrial, commercial, and medical automated systems in which microprocessors or digital signal processors are employed to perform a plurality of distinct tasks based on real-time events and conditions. In particular, this invention provides an efficient processing system and environment in which a variety of application threads may share the processing bandwidth and system resources cooperatively and efficiently, with minimized coupling of the application threads to each other and system resource control details.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Intelect Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry A. Turner, Edwin A. Osberg, James Kevin McCoy