Patents by Inventor Gerald J. Chambers

Gerald J. Chambers 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 a portable computing device (PCD) for exposing a peripheral component interface express (PCIE) coupled device to an operating system operable on the PCD
    Patent number: 8984174
    Abstract: In a portable computing device having a system-on-chip (SoC) Acorn RISC Machine (ARM)-based resource architecture, a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) bus is used to insert PCIe device memory into system memory absent a PCIe driver. During a PCIe initialization, the contents of PCIe base address registers (BARs) are mapped or otherwise updated to coincide with values assigned to the PCIe device in the advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Craig A. Aiken, Gerald J. Chambers, Richard J. Shanks
  • Method and apparatus for managing data services in a multi-processor computing environment
    Patent number: 8638790
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate enhanced data service functionality for data services operating in a multi-processor computing environment. As described herein, respective processors and/or other components can be utilized to form a Smart Peripheral Subsystem (SPS). As further described herein, the SPS can operate in association with a modem processor and an application processor at a mobile computing device in order to reduce loading at the application processor and improve memory usage efficiency. In the case of a mobile computing device sharing a network connection with a tethered computing device, the SPS can couple a modem interface associated with the mobile computing device and an interface through which the disparate computing device is tethered to the mobile computing device such that operations such as Layer 2 (L2) framing and/or de-framing, Network Address Translation (NAT), or the like can be offloaded to the SPS under various circumstances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Idreas Mir, Jeffrey A. Dyck, Gerald J. Chambers, Samson Jim, Steven J. Doerfler, Marcello Lioy, Uppinder S. Babbar
  • Method and a Portable Computing Device (PCD) For Exposing a Peripheral Component Interface Express (PCIE) Coupled Device to an Operating System Operable on the PCD
    Publication number: 20130145052
    Abstract: In a portable computing device having a system-on-chip (SoC) Acorn RISC Machine (ARM)-based resource architecture, a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) bus is used to insert PCIe device memory into system memory absent a PCIe driver. During a PCIe initialization, the contents of PCIe base address registers (BARs) are mapped or otherwise updated to coincide with values assigned to the PCIe device in the advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) tables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Craig A. Aiken, Gerald J. Chambers, Richard J. Shanks
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DATA SERVICES IN A MULTI-PROCESSOR COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20100014459
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate enhanced data service functionality for data services operating in a multi-processor computing environment. As described herein, respective processors and/or other components can be utilized to form a Smart Peripheral Subsystem (SPS). As further described herein, the SPS can operate in association with a modem processor and an application processor at a mobile computing device in order to reduce loading at the application processor and improve memory usage efficiency. In the case of a mobile computing device sharing a network connection with a tethered computing device, the SPS can couple a modem interface associated with the mobile computing device and an interface through which the disparate computing device is tethered to the mobile computing device such that operations such as Layer 2 (L2) framing and/or de-framing, Network Address Translation (NAT), or the like can be offloaded to the SPS under various circumstances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM, Incorporated
    Inventors: Idris Mir, Jeffrey A. Dyck, Gerald J. Chambers, JR., Samson Jim, Steven J. Doerfier, Marcello Lioy