Patents by Inventor Jack C. Carter

Jack C. Carter 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).

  • Compiler having automatic common blocks of memory splitting
    Patent number: 5848275
    Abstract: In a computer system having a cache memory and a main memory for storing data, a method for laying out blocks of data to minimize a number of memory transfers between the cache memory and the main memory. Memory layout normally occurs at link time, after all the source files have been compiled. The code is compiled with the assumption that the memory blocks can be optimally placed. The linker then determines whether there has been any memory violations. Memory violations are marked. All marked memory locations are then placed in a layout that satisfies adjacency requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
    Inventors: Dror E. Maydan, Sun C. Chan, James C. Dehnert, Jack C. Carter