Patents by Inventor Kevin John McGrath

Kevin John McGrath 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).

  • Preemptive context switching of processes on an accelerated processing device (APD) based on time quanta
    Patent number: 10242420
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described. A method includes an accelerated processing device running a process. When a maximum time interval during which the process is permitted to run expires before the process completes, the accelerated processing device receives an operating-system-initiated instruction to stop running the process. The accelerated processing device stops the process from running in response to the received operating-system-initiated instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Scott Hartog, Ralph Clayton Taylor, Michael Mantor, Kevin John McGrath, Sebastien Nussbaum, Nuwan Jayasena, Rex McCrary, Mark Leather, Philip J. Rogers, Thomas Woller
  • PREEMPTIVE CONTEXT SWITCHING OF PROCESSES ON AN ACCELERATED PROCESSING DEVICE (APD) BASED ON TIME QUANTA
    Publication number: 20170076421
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described. A method includes an accelerated processing device running a process. When a maximum time interval during which the process is permitted to run expires before the process completes, the accelerated processing device receives an operating-system-initiated instruction to stop running the process. The accelerated processing device stops the process from running in response to the received operating-system-initiated instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Scott Hartog, Ralph Clayton Taylor, Michael Mantor, Kevin John McGrath, Sebastien Nussbaum, Nuwan Jayasena, Rex McCrary, Mark Leather, Philip J. Rogers, Thomas Woller