Patents by Inventor Norton Kenneth James

Norton Kenneth James 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: 8225320
    Abstract: A computing method and system is presented that modifies a standard operating system utilizing two or more processing units to execute continuous processing tasks; such as processing or generating continuous audio, video or other types of data. One of the processors is tasked with running the operating system while each processing unit is dedicated towards running a single continuous processing task. Communication is provided between both processors enabling the continuous processing task to utilize the operating system without being affected by any operating system scheduling requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Advanced Simulation Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Manushantha (Manu) Sporny, Robert Kenneth Butterfield, Norton Kenneth James, Patrick Quinn Gaffney
  • Publication number: 20080178180
    Abstract: A computing method and system is presented that modifies a standard operating system utilizing two or more processing units to execute continuous processing tasks; such as processing or generating continuous audio, video or other types of data. One of the processors is tasked with running the operating system while each processing unit is dedicated towards running a single continuous processing task. Communication is provided between both processors enabling the continuous processing task to utilize the operating system without being affected by any operating system scheduling requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Manushantha (Manu) Sporny, Robert Kenneth Butterfield, Norton Kenneth James, Patrick Quinn Gaffney