Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Allen Andrews

Jeffrey Allen Andrews 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).

  • Media device power conservation
    Patent number: 7925903
    Abstract: Power is dynamically conserved in a device by analyzing past processing performance of the device and predicting the amount of power required for future execution. In an example embodiment, a video frame is analyzed to determine what portion of the video frame was needed to render data. If less than the full video frame was needed, at least one power conservation technique is applied to the device for subsequent rendering of data. Power conservation techniques include adjusting the operating frequency of circuitry utilized to render data, adjusting the voltage applied to circuitry utilized to render data, and/or turning off/on circuitry utilized to render data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ankur Varma, Jeffrey Allen Andrews, Susan Elizabeth Carrie, Rune Hartung Jensen
  • Media Device Power Conservation
    Publication number: 20090006875
    Abstract: Power is dynamically conserved in a device by analyzing past processing performance of the device and predicting the amount of power required for future execution. In an example embodiment, a video frame is analyzed to determine what portion of the video frame was needed to render data. If less than the full video frame was needed, at least one power conservation technique is applied to the device for subsequent rendering of data. Power conservation techniques include adjusting the operating frequency of circuitry utilized to render data, adjusting the voltage applied to circuitry utilized to render data, and/or turning off/on circuitry utilized to render data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ankur Varma, Jeffrey Allen Andrews, Susan Elizabeth Carrie, Rune Hartung Jensen