Patents by Inventor Matthew C. Widmann

Matthew C. Widmann 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: 11243597
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed performing a power logging in a computer system at a sub-process level. An exemplary method includes an operating system of the computer system determining process information indicative of which sub-portions of one or more processes are running on the computer system at different points in time, as well as may determining power information for the computer system at different points in time. The operating system may the create, from the process information and the power information, a power log indicative of power usage of sub-portions of processes at a plurality of points in time. The power logging may extend to both core and non-core resources of the system. For non-core resources, the power usage may be estimated in some cases based on the type of non-core resource being called as well as parameters passed to the non-core resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Abhinav Pathak, Albert S. Liu, Amit K. Vyas, Soren C. Spies, Matthew C. Widmann, Prajakta S. Karandikar, Anand Subramanian, Anthony J. Chivetta, Brian K. Tearse-Doyle
  • Publication number: 20190369705
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed performing a power logging in a computer system at a sub-process level. An exemplary method includes an operating system of the computer system determining process information indicative of which sub-portions of one or more processes are running on the computer system at different points in time, as well as may determining power information for the computer system at different points in time. The operating system may the create, from the process information and the power information, a power log indicative of power usage of sub-portions of processes at a plurality of points in time. The power logging may extend to both core and non-core resources of the system. For non-core resources, the power usage may be estimated in some cases based on the type of non-core resource being called as well as parameters passed to the non-core resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Abhinav Pathak, Albert S. Liu, Amit K. Vyas, Soren C. Spies, Matthew C. Widmann, Prajakta S. Karandikar, Anand Subramanian, Anthony J. Chivetta, Brian K. Tearse-Doyle