Patents by Inventor Gregorio Gervasio

Gregorio Gervasio 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).

  • Integrated multimedia system with local processor, data transfer switch, processing modules, fixed functional unit, data streamer, interface unit and multiplexer, all integrated on multimedia processor
    Patent number: 6347344
    Abstract: An integrated multimedia system has a multimedia processor disposed in an integrated circuit. The system comprises a first host processor system which is coupled to the multimedia processor. A second local processor is disposed within the multimedia processor which controls the operation of the multimedia processor. A data transfer switch is disposed within the multimedia processor and coupled to the second processor which transfers data to various modules of the multimedia processor. A fixed function unit is disposed within the multimedia processor, coupled to the second processor and the data transfer switch and configured to perform three dimensional graphic operations. A data streamer is coupled to the data transfer switch, and configured to schedule simultaneous data transfers among a plurality of modules disposed within the multimedia processor in accordance with the corresponding channel allocations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Equator Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Baker, Christopher Basoglu, Benjamin Cutler, Richard Deeley, Gregorio Gervasio, Atsuo Kawaguchi, Keiji Kojima, Woobin Lee, Takeshi Miyazaki, Yatin Mundkur, Vinay Naik, Kiyokazu Nishioka, Toru Nojiri, John O'Donnell, Sarang Padalkar