Patents by Inventor Michael Ross Malone

Michael Ross Malone 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).

  • Accessing control registers over a data bus
    Patent number: 9343177
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus that includes a controlled device with a plurality of control registers. A data bus is coupled between the controlled device and a processor, and an interface is configured to receive a plurality of portions of data read from or to be written to the plurality of control registers. The electronic apparatus also includes a correlation circuit configured to associate at least some of the plurality of portions of data with respective physical addresses of the plurality of control registers based on respective positions of the respective portions of data within the plurality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Ross Malone
  • ACCESSING CONTROL REGISTERS OVER A DATA BUS
    Publication number: 20140223090
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus that includes a controlled device with a plurality of control registers. A data bus is coupled between the controlled device and a processor, and an interface is configured to receive a plurality of portions of data read from or to be written to the plurality of control registers. The electronic apparatus also includes a correlation circuit configured to associate at least some of the plurality of portions of data with respective physical addresses of the plurality of control registers based on respective positions of the respective portions of data within the plurality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc
    Inventor: Michael Ross Malone