Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Cecka

Kenneth E. Cecka 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).

  • Embedded software debug system with partial hardware acceleration
    Patent number: 9477579
    Abstract: An embedded software debug system with partial hardware acceleration includes a computer that executes a debug software stack. The debug software stack includes high level operations. The system also includes a remote microcontroller electronically connected to the computer. The system further includes an embedded processor electronically connected to the remote microcontroller. The remote microcontroller receives an applet from the computer and executes the applet in conjunction with the computer executing the debug software stack to debug the embedded processor. The applet includes low level protocol operations including performance critical tight-loops precompiled into machine code. The debug software stack may include a stub that replaces the tight-loops of the applet. The computer may send the applet to the remote microcontroller in response to executing the stub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Cecka, James T. Woodward
  • EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DEBUG SYSTEM WITH PARTIAL HARDWARE ACCELERATION
    Publication number: 20150046753
    Abstract: An embedded software debug system with partial hardware acceleration includes a computer that executes a debug software stack. The debug software stack includes high level operations. The system also includes a remote microcontroller electronically connected to the computer. The system further includes an embedded processor electronically connected to the remote microcontroller. The remote microcontroller receives an applet from the computer and executes the applet in conjunction with the computer executing the debug software stack to debug the embedded processor. The applet includes low level protocol operations including performance critical tight-loops precompiled into machine code. The debug software stack may include a stub that replaces the tight-loops of the applet. The computer may send the applet to the remote microcontroller in response to executing the still).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Cecka, James T. Woodward