Patents by Inventor Peter W. Newton

Peter W. Newton 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).

  • Systems and methods for frame presentation and modification in a networking environment
    Patent number: 10379899
    Abstract: A data processing system can comprise a first module having a workspace and configured to execute a task that can request access to a frame in a system memory, a queue manager configured to store a frame descriptor which identifies the frame in the system memory, and a memory access engine coupled to the first module and the queue manager. The memory access engine copies requested segments of the frame to the workspace and has a working frame unit to store a segment handle identifying a location and size of each requested segment copied to the workspace of the first module. The memory access engine tracks history of a requested segment by updating the working frame unit when the requested segment in the workspace is modified by the executing task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Pillar, Michael Kardonik, Bernard Marchand, Peter W. Newton, Mark A. Schellhorn
  • System and method for conditional task switching during ordering scope transitions
    Patent number: 9733981
    Abstract: A data processing system includes a processor core and a hardware module. The processor core performs tasks on data packets. The ordering scope manager stores a first value in a first storage location. The first value indicates that exclusive execution of a first task in a first ordering scope is enabled. In response to a relinquish indicator being received, the ordering scope manager stores a second value in the first storage location. The second value indicates that the exclusively execution of the first task in the first ordering scope is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Tommi M. Jokinen, Michael Kardonik, David B. Kramer, Peter W. Newton, John F. Pillar, Kun Xu
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FRAME PRESENTATION AND MODIFICATION IN A NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20170139744
    Abstract: A data processing system can comprise a first module having a workspace and configured to execute a task that can request access to a frame in a system memory, a queue manager configured to store a frame descriptor which identifies the frame in the system memory, and a memory access engine coupled to the first module and the queue manager. The memory access engine copies requested segments of the frame to the workspace and has a working frame unit to store a segment handle identifying a location and size of each requested segment copied to the workspace of the first module. The memory access engine tracks history of a requested segment by updating the working frame unit when the requested segment in the workspace is modified by the executing task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: John F. PILLAR, Michael Kardonik, Bernard Marchand, Peter W. Newton, Mark A. Schellhorn
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONAL TASK SWITCHING DURING ORDERING SCOPE TRANSITIONS
    Publication number: 20150355938
    Abstract: A data processing system includes a processor core and a hardware module. The processor core performs tasks on data packets. The ordering scope manager stores a first value in a first storage location. The first value indicates that exclusive execution of a first task in a first ordering scope is enabled. In response to a relinquish indicator being received, the ordering scope manager stores a second value in the first storage location. The second value indicates that the exclusively execution of the first task in the first ordering scope is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Tommi M. Jokinen, Michael Kardonik, David B. Kramer, Peter W. Newton, John F. Pillar, Kun Xu