Patents by Inventor John Robert Figie

John Robert Figie 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).

  • Processor with versatile external memory interface
    Patent number: 7373491
    Abstract: A processor architecture suitable for embedded systems and compatible with different kinds of external memory, executes a bootstrap program to determine the characteristics of the external memory before connection with the external memory. For this purpose, system storage structures such as cache, buffers, and registers are enlisted as temporary memory for the execution of the bootstrap program up to configuration of the external memory. External memory setup data may be obtained from a variety of sources including external flash memory or a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Francis Mann, John Robert Figie
  • Processor with versatile external memory interface
    Publication number: 20030163681
    Abstract: A processor architecture suitable for embedded systems and compatible with different kinds of external memory, executes a bootstrap program to determine the characteristics of the external memory before connection with the external memory. For this purpose, system storage structures such as cache, buffers, and registers are enlisted as temporary memory for the execution of the bootstrap program up to configuration of the external memory. External memory setup data may be obtained from a variety of sources including external flash memory or a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph Francis Mann, John Robert Figie