Patents by Inventor Jean-Francis Duret

Jean-Francis Duret 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 device for managing operation of a computing unit capable of operating with instructions of different sizes
    Patent number: 11614949
    Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a processing unit configured for booting up with a set of boot instructions, then for determining the size of the instructions of an application programme and potentially rebooting on its own initiative, while being reconfigured, in order for it to execute the instructions of the application program. Only one boot memory is needed as a consequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Grand Ouest) SAS
    Inventors: Loic Pallardy, Ignazio Antonino Urzi, Jean-Francis Duret
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING OPERATION OF A COMPUTING UNIT CAPABLE OF OPERATING WITH INSTRUCTIONS OF DIFFERENT SIZES
    Publication number: 20200394047
    Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a processing unit configured for booting up with a set of boot instructions, then for determining the size of the instructions of an application programme and potentially rebooting on its own initiative, while being reconfigured, in order for it to execute the instructions of the application program. Only one boot memory is needed as a consequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Loic Pallardy, Ignazio Antonino Urzi, Jean-Francis Duret