Patents by Inventor Paul Alexander Thomson

Paul Alexander Thomson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for determining processor performance
    Patent number: 9547577
    Abstract: A method of determining the performance of a processor when processing a unit of data is described. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, at a first sample rate, information indicating the performance of the processor when processing the unit of data; generating an identifier that identifies the unit of data being processed; comparing the identifier with previous identifiers at a second sample rate; and outputting the identifier of the unit of data being processed and the performance information when, during the comparing step, a predetermined condition is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventors: Vincenzo Diesi, Lionel Lemarie, Paul Alexander Thomson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PROCESSOR PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20120232845
    Abstract: A method of determining the performance of a processor when processing a unit of data is described. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, at a first sample rate, information indicating the performance of the processor when processing the unit of data; generating an identifier that identifies the unit of data being processed; comparing the identifier with previous identifiers at a second sample rate; and outputting the identifier of the unit of data being processed and the performance information when, during the comparing step, a predetermined condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE LIMITED
    Inventors: Vincenzo Diesi, Lionel Lemarie, Paul Alexander Thomson