Patents by Inventor Leonard Martin BERK

Leonard Martin BERK 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).

  • Controlling the power state of an idle processing device
    Patent number: 8943347
    Abstract: A method of operating a processing device is provided. The method includes, responsive to an idle state of the processing device, transitioning the processing device to a substantially disabled state. The processing device, for example, may be a graphics processing unit (GPU). Transitioning the processing device to a substantially disabled state upon detection of an idle state may result in power savings. Corresponding systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignees: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Oleksandr Khodorkovsky, Paul Blinzer, Korhan Erenben, Leonard Martin Berk, Min Zhang
  • Controlling the Power State of an Idle Processing Device
    Publication number: 20120249559
    Abstract: A method of operating a processing device is provided. The method includes, responsive to an idle state of the processing device, transitioning the processing device to a substantially disabled state. The processing device, for example, may be a graphics processing unit (GPU). Transitioning the processing device to a substantially disabled state upon detection of an idle state may result in power savings. Corresponding systems and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicants: ATI Technologies ULC, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Oleksandr KHODORKOVSKY, Paul BLINZER, Korhan ERENBEN, Leonard Martin BERK, Min ZHANG