Patents by Inventor Geoffrey P. F. Vincent

Geoffrey P. F. Vincent 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).

  • Patent number: 4633392
    Abstract: A digital processor system including several function modules where each modules includes circuitry to perform at least one computational task and circuitry to transfer information containing that module's respective computational task capability to a logical arbiter upon initialization. Each module further includes circuitry to interface to the logical arbiter upon initialization to determine that module's address. Further disclosed is an information bus that connects all function modules together with the logical arbiter. The presence of the logical arbiter provides for a self-configuration capability upon initialization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Geoffrey P. F. Vincent, Nicholas K. D. Ing-Simmons, John McGrath, Marvin C. Conrad
  • Patent number: 4562535
    Abstract: A digital processor system including several function modules where each module includes circuitry to perform at least one computational task and the circuitry to transfer information containing that modules respective computational task capability to a global memory upon initialization of each module and further circuitry to interface to the global memory upon initialization together with circuitry to interface to the global memory to determine each modules address. Further included is an information bus connected to the function modules and the to global memory. This system configuration allows for the system to self-configure upon power up intialization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1985
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Geoffrey P. F. Vincent, Nicholas K. D. Ing-Simmons, John McGrath, Marvin C. Conrad