Patents by Inventor Mark S. Boecker

Mark S. Boecker 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).

  • Patent number: 5195025
    Abstract: A system and method for dynamically changing a computer's time-related control blocks to coincide with seasonal time-of-day changes is shown including a first module for synchronizing the time-related control blocks and a second module connected to said first module for monitoring transfer of control of the time-related conrol blocks between the computer and the first module. Another system and method for dynamically changing a central processing unit time-of-day clock, without interrupting applications executing concurrently and without incurring any system down time entails transferring control of a time-of-day interpreter employing an offset to a time changer module, modifying the offset by a predetermined value at a predetermined rate until the offset reaches its synchronization value, and returning control of the interpreter to the computer. Other devices, systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark S. Boecker, John J. Ganci