Patents by Inventor George F. Ramsay, II

George F. Ramsay, II 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 simulated direct frame buffer access for graphics adapters
    Patent number: 7248267
    Abstract: A method, data processing system, and computer instructions for simulating direct frame buffer access. A request for access to a frame buffer memory is received from an application. A portion of system memory is allocated for use as the frame buffer memory in response to receiving the request. A pointer to the portion of system memory is returned to the application. The application writes data to the portion of system memory, treating the portion of system memory like the frame buffer memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Neal Richard Marion, Shawn Patrick Mullen, George F. Ramsay, II, James Stanley Tesauro