Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Overby

Mark Alan Overby 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).

  • Publication number: 20250139256
    Abstract: An instruction to disable a first cryptographic key of a computing device is received by a processor of the device. The first cryptographic key is embedded in the device during manufacturing to facilitate a boot sequence of the device. The instruction is signed using a cryptographic signature. The first cryptographic key is associated with a first priority indicator. The cryptographic signature is verified using a second cryptographic key embedded in the device during manufacturing. The second cryptographic key is associated with a second priority indicator. The first priority indicator is compared with the second priority indicator. Responsive to determining that the second priority indicator supersedes the first priority indicator, the first cryptographic key is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Smbat Tonoyan, Paul Lee Chou, Mark Alan Overby, James Jiayuan Zhang, Jay S. Huang, Aishwarya Senthilkumar, Mukul Singhal
  • Patent number: 9471395
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present technology provide for migrating processes executing one any one of a plurality of cores in a multi-core cluster to a core of a separate cluster without first having to transfer the processes to a predetermined core of the multi-core cluster. Similarly, the processes may be transferred from the core of the separate cluster to the given core of the multi-core cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sagheer Ahmad, Shailender Chaudhry, John George Mathieson, Mark Alan Overby
  • Patent number: 9003369
    Abstract: The muxed HDMI debug port methods and apparatuses are directed toward means for detecting an extended display identification data (EDID) code indicating a debug cable or debug host device coupled to the high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port of a computing device. In addition, the methods and apparatuses include means for disabling a display data channel (DDC) bus of the high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port in response to the extended display identification data (EDID) code indicating the debug cable or debug host device. Furthermore, the method and apparatuses include means for transmitting and receiving debug commands and data on a serial input (RXD) and serial output (TXD) of the high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port in response to the extended display identification data (EDID) code indicating the debug cable or debug host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventor: Mark Alan Overby
  • Patent number: 8862091
    Abstract: An efficient method and apparatus to receive broadcasted emergency alerts using portable handheld devices or mobile devices that are operable to provide a user with relevant alerts based on the user's relevant position, in a low-powered, always-on manner are presented. Using the always on partitions of both the receiver and the system on chip (SOC) of a mobile device, embodiments of the present invention are capable of determining whether or not the remainder of the circuits of a mobile device need to be powered on in order to record audio data associated with an alert, when the alert is received. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention are operable for displaying these alerts in a manner such that a user is notified that a relevant alert has been received and placing the user in a position where the user must address the alert notification and take appropriate action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventor: Mark Alan Overby
  • Patent number: 8856744
    Abstract: The HDMI debug cable methods and apparatuses are directed toward a means for pulling up a hot plug detect line to a power line. The debug cable methods and apparatuses also include means for providing an extended display identification data (EDID) code indicating a debug cable or debug host device. The debug cable methods and apparatuses also include means for transmitting and receiving debug commands and data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventor: Mark Alan Overby
  • Publication number: 20140057587
    Abstract: An efficient method and apparatus to receive broadcasted emergency alerts using portable handheld devices or mobile devices that are operable to provide a user with relevant alerts based on the user's relevant position, in a low-powered, always-on manner are presented. Using the always on partitions of both the receiver and the system on chip (SOC) of a mobile device, embodiments of the present invention are capable of determining whether or not the remainder of the circuits of a mobile device need to be powered on in order to record audio data associated with an alert, when the alert is received. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention are operable for displaying these alerts in a manner such that a user is notified that a relevant alert has been received and placing the user in a position where the user must address the alert notification and take appropriate action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mark Alan Overby
  • Publication number: 20140059548
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present technology provide for migrating processes executing one any one of a plurality of cores in a multi-core cluster to a core of a separate cluster without first having to transfer the processes to a predetermined core of the multi-core cluster. Similarly, the processes may be transferred from the core of the separate cluster to the given core of the multi-core cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Sagheer Ahmad, Shailender Chaudhry, John George Mathieson, Mark Alan Overby
  • Publication number: 20130054842
    Abstract: The muxed HDMI debug port methods and apparatuses are directed toward means for detecting an extended display identification data (EDID) code indicating a debug cable or debug host device coupled to the high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port of a computing device. In addition, the methods and apparatuses include means for disabling a display data channel (DDC) bus of the high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port in response to the extended display identification data (EDID) code indicating the debug cable or debug host device. Furthermore, the method and apparatuses include means for transmitting and receiving debug commands and data on a serial input (RXD) and serial output (TXD) of the high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port in response to the extended display identification data (EDID) code indicating the debug cable or debug host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mark Alan Overby
  • Publication number: 20130048372
    Abstract: The HDMI debug cable methods and apparatuses are directed toward a means for pulling up a hot plug detect line to a power line. The debug cable methods and apparatuses also include means for providing an extended display identification data (EDID) code indicating a debug cable or debug host device. The debug cable methods and apparatuses also include means for transmitting and receiving debug commands and data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mark Alan Overby
  • Patent number: 7917671
    Abstract: A scalable port controller architecture supporting data streams of different speeds. In an embodiment, a port controller contains high speed receptor units and low speed receptor units, and a port routing logic connecting each external device (on corresponding port) to one of the receptors according to various registers. The port routing logic may connect an external device to one of the receptors, which determines the data rate at which data on a corresponding virtual connection from the external device is being received/sent. If the receptor does not have sufficient capacity (based on the data rate) to communicate with the external device, the connection is moved to other receptors, potentially in another control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Muralidharan Soundararajan Chilukoor, Robert Chapman, Mark Alan Overby, Suyash Ranjan
  • Publication number: 20090157916
    Abstract: A scalable port controller architecture supporting data streams of different speeds. In an embodiment, a port controller contains high speed receptor units and low speed receptor units, and a port routing logic connecting each external device (on corresponding port) to one of the receptors according to various registers. The port routing logic may connect an external device to one of the receptors, which determines the data rate at which data on a corresponding virtual connection from the external device is being received/sent. If the receptor does not have sufficient capacity (based on the data rate) to communicate with the external device, the connection is moved to other receptors, potentially in another control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Muralidharan Soundararajan Chilukoor, Robert Chapman, Mark Alan Overby, Suyash Ranjan