Patents by Inventor Mahlon Fields

Mahlon Fields 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).

  • Determining an actual amount of time a processor consumes in executing a portion of code
    Publication number: 20060212867
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that determine the actual amount of time a processor consumes in executing a code portion. The actual execution time of a code portion may be accurately determined by taking into consideration context switches and/or overhead time corresponding to the code portion. Determining the actual execution time of a code portion may include recording context switches and time values that occur during the execution of the code portion. This information along with overhead measurements may be used to generate the actual execution time of a code portion, as will be described in more detail below. For example, the switched-out intervals resulting from the context switches and the overhead time associated with the time measurements may be subtracted from the elapsed time to produce the actual execution time of a code portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mahlon Fields, Richard Wurdack, Steven Carroll, Barry Nolte