Patents by Inventor Nunfang Hu

Nunfang Hu 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).

  • Regulation of screen composing in a device
    Patent number: 8922567
    Abstract: At least a method and a system are described for regulating a screen composer of a device based on one or more conditions. In a representative embodiment, the method comprises measuring a processor's load level, activity level, or usage in the device. The method further comprises comparing the load level to a first value to determine if a first condition is satisfied. The method further comprises comparing a screen update rate of screen composition tasks of the device to a second value when the first condition is satisfied, wherein the second comparing is used to determine if a second condition is satisfied. The method further comprises regulating the screen composition tasks of the device when said first condition and the second condition are both satisfied. In a representative embodiment, the system comprises a device such as a wireless smartphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Guo, Yan Wang, Chandrasekaran Sakthivel, Derek Foster, Nunfang Hu
  • Regulation of Screen Composing in a Device
    Publication number: 20120229480
    Abstract: At least a method and a system are described for regulating a screen composer of a device based on one or more conditions. In a representative embodiment, the method comprises measuring a processor's load level, activity level, or usage in the device. The method further comprises comparing the load level to a first value to determine if a first condition is satisfied. The method further comprises comparing a screen update rate of screen composition tasks of the device to a second value when the first condition is satisfied, wherein the second comparing is used to determine if a second condition is satisfied. The method further comprises regulating the screen composition tasks of the device when said first condition and the second condition are both satisfied. In a representative embodiment, the system comprises a device such as a wireless smartphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Jin Guo, Yan Wang, Chandrasekaran Sakthivel, Derek Foster, Nunfang Hu