Patents by Inventor R. Laws

R. Laws 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).

  • Publication number: 20180308285
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide a way to subdivide a patch generated in graphics processing pipeline into sub-patches, and generate sub-patch tessellations for the sub-patches. More particularly, systems, apparatuses and methods may provide a way to diverge tessellation sizes to a configurable size within an interior region of a patch or sub-patches based on a position of each of the tessellations. The systems, apparatuses and methods may determine a number of tessellation factors to use based on one or more of a level of granularity of one or more domains of a scene to be digitally rendered, available computing capacity, or power consumption to compute the number of tessellation factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Peter L. Doyle, Devan Burke, Subramaniam Maiyuran, Abhishek R. Appu, Joydeep Ray, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Philip R. Laws, Altug Koker
  • Publication number: 20180308199
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide a way to monitor, by a process monitor, one or more processing factors of one or more client devices hosting one or more user sessions. More particularly, the systems, apparatuses and methods may provide a way to generate, responsively, a scene generation plan based on one or more of a digital representation of an N dimensional space or at least one of the one or more processing factors, and generate, by a global scene generator, a global scene common to the one or more client devices based on the digital representation of the space. The systems, apparatuses and methods may further provide for performing, by a local scene generator, at least a portion of the global illumination based on one or more of the scene generation plan, or application parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Balaji Vembu, David M. Cimini, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Jacek Kwiatkowski, Philip R. Laws, Abhishek R. Appu
  • Publication number: 20180300098
    Abstract: An embodiment of a graphics apparatus may include a processor, memory communicatively coupled to the processor, and a collaboration engine communicatively coupled to the processor to identify a shared graphics component between two or more users in an environment, and share the shared graphics components with the two or more users in the environment. Embodiments of the collaboration engine may include one or more of a centralized sharer, a depth sharer, a shared preprocessor, a multi-port graphics subsystem, and a decode sharer. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Deepak S. Vembar, Atsuo Kuwahara, Chandrasekaran Sakthivel, Radhakrishnan Venkataraman, Brent E. Insko, Anupreet S. Kalra, Hugues Labbe, Altug Koker, Michael Apodaca, Kai Xiao, Jeffery S. Boles, Adam T. Lake, David M. Cimini, Balaji Vembu, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Jacek Kwiatkowski, Philip R. Laws, Ankur N. Shah, Abhishek R. Appu, Joydeep Ray, Wenyin Fu, Nikos Kaburlasos, Prasoonkumar Surti, Bhushan M. Borole
  • Publication number: 20180300096
    Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, the render rate is varied across and/or up and down the display screen. This may be done based on where the user is looking in order to reduce power consumption and/or increase performance. Specifically the screen display is separated into regions, such as quadrants. Each of these regions is rendered at a rate determined by at least one of what the user is currently looking at, what the user has looked at in the past and/or what it is predicted that the user will look at next. Areas of less focus may be rendered at a lower rate, reducing power consumption in some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Eric J. Asperheim, Subramaniam M. Maiyuran, Kiran C. Veernapu, Sanjeev S. Jahagirdar, Balaji Vembu, Devan Burke, Philip R. Laws, Kamal Sinha, Abhishek R. Appu, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Peter L. Doyle, Joydeep Ray, Travis T. Schluessler, John H. Feit, Nikos Kaburlasos, Jacek Kwiatkowski, Altug Koker
  • Publication number: 20180301110
    Abstract: An embodiment of an electronic processing system may include an application processor, persistent storage media communicatively coupled to the application processor, a graphics subsystem communicatively coupled to the application processor, an object space adjuster communicatively coupled to the graphics subsystem to adjust an object space parameter based on a screen space parameter, and a sample adjuster communicatively coupled to the graphics subsystem to adjust a sample parameter of the graphics subsystem based on a detected condition. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Louis Feng, Altug Koker, Tomasz Janczak, Andrew T. Lauritzen, David M. Cimini, Nikos Kaburlasos, Joydeep Ray, John H. Feit, Travis T. Schluessler, Jacek Kwiatkowski, Philip R. Laws, Devan Burke, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Abhishek R. Appu
  • Publication number: 20180300903
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods may provide for technology to render and compress stereoscopic graphical data. In one example, the technology identifies, from graphical data associated with a stereoscopic image defined by a first perspective view and a second perspective view, a background region and a foreground region of a graphical scene in the stereoscopic image, renders graphical data of the identified background region for the first perspective view, and compresses the rendered graphical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: John G. Gierach, Hugues Labbe, Tomer Bar-On, Adam T. Lake, Kai Xiao, Ankur N. Shah, Philip R. Laws, Devan Burke, Abhishek R. Appu, Peter L. Doyle, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Travis T. Schluessler, Altug Koker
  • Publication number: 20180293696
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that determines a position associated with one or more polygons in unresolved surface data and select an anti-aliasing sample rate based on a state of the one or more polygons with respect to the position. Additionally, the unresolved surface data may be resolved at the position in accordance with the selected anti-aliasing sample rate, wherein the selected anti-aliasing sample rate varies across a plurality of pixels. The position may be a bounding box, a display screen coordinate, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Abhishek R. Appu, Joydeep Ray, Peter L. Doyle, Subramaniam Maiyuran, Devan Burke, Philip R. Laws, ElMoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Altug Koker
  • Publication number: 20180293424
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods may provide for technology to dynamically control a display in response to ocular characteristic measurements of at least one eye of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Radhakrishnan Venkataraman, James M. Holland, Sayan Lahiri, Pattabhiraman K, Kamal Sinha, Chandrasekaran Sakthivel, Daniel Pohl, Vivek Tiwari, Philip R. Laws, Subramaniam Maiyuran, Abhishek R. Appu, ElMoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Peter L. Doyle, Devan Burke
  • Publication number: 20180293779
    Abstract: An embodiment of a parallel processor apparatus may include a sample pattern selector to select a sample pattern for a pixel, and a sample pattern subset selector communicatively coupled to the sample pattern selector to select a first subset of the sample pattern for the pixel corresponding to a left eye display frame and to select a second subset of the sample pattern for the pixel corresponding to a right eye display frame, wherein the second subset is different from the first subset. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Nikos Kaburlasos, Joydeep Ray, John H. Feit, Travis T. Schluessler, Jacek Kwiatkowski, Philip R. Laws
  • Publication number: 20180286115
    Abstract: An embodiment of a conditional shader apparatus may include a conditional pixel shader to determine if one or more pixels meet a shader condition, and a pixel regrouper communicatively coupled to the conditional pixel shader to regroup pixels based on whether the one or more pixels are determined to meet the shader condition. Another embodiment of a conditional shader apparatus may include a thread analyzer to determine if a set of threads meet a thread condition, and a conditional kernel loader communicatively coupled to the thread analyzer to load an appropriate kernel from a set of two or more kernels based on whether the set of threads are determined to meet the thread condition. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Prasoonkumar Surti, Karthik Vaidyanathan, Murali Ramadoss, Michael Apodaca, Abhishek Venkatesh, Devan Burke, Philip R. Laws, Subramaniam Maiyuran, Abhishek R. Appu, ElMoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, Peter L. Doyle
  • Publication number: 20160197975
    Abstract: A method of delivering a media stream in a network having first and second media servers each capable of delivering segmented media content to a requesting media client. The network provides for HTTP-based delivery of segmented media, and the media client is supported on a client-side device. The method begins by associating the media client with the first media server. As the first server receives from the media client request for media content segments, request times for a given number of the most-recent segments requested are used to generate a prediction, by the first server, of when the media client has transitioned from a start-up or buffering state, to a steady state. In response to a new segment request being received, and upon the first server predicting that the media client has completed a transition to steady state, the new segment request is redirected to the second media server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventor: William R. Law
  • Publication number: 20160134691
    Abstract: A plurality of WiFi-enabled devices that are physically proximate to one another form an ad hoc mesh network, which is associated with an overlay network, such as a content delivery network. A typical WiFi device is a WiFi router that comprises addressable data storage, together with control software operative to configure the device seamlessly into the WiFi mesh network formed by the device and one or more physically-proximate devices. The addressable data storage across multiple such devices comprises a distributed or “mesh-assisted” cache that is managed by the overly network. The WiFi mesh network thus provides bandwidth that is leveraged by the overlay network to provide distribution of content, e.g., content that has been off-loaded for delivery (by content providers) to the CDN. Other devices that may be leveraged include set-top boxes and IPTV devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: William R. Law
  • Patent number: 9168089
    Abstract: A control system for controlling the output of an electrosurgical generator is disclosed. The control system includes a control module configured to receive an optical signal from a surgical site, the optical signal being related to an optical tissue characteristic, the control module configured to process the optical signal using a closed loop control loop and provide continual control of the output of the electrosurgical generator in response to the optical tissue characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien AG
    Inventors: Steven P. Buysse, Bret S. Felton, David N. Heard, David Keppel, Ronald J. Podhajsky, Dale F. Schmaltz, Robert H. Wham, Edward C. Meagher, Kate R. Lawes, David A. Schechter, Chelsea Shields, Philip M. Tetzlaff, Jeremy S. James
  • Patent number: 9113900
    Abstract: A system for monitoring and/or controlling tissue modification during an electrosurgical procedure is disclosed. The system includes a sensor module and a control module operatively coupled to the sensor module and configured to control the delivery of electrosurgical energy to tissue based on information provided by the sensor module. The sensor module further includes at least one optical source configured to generate light and at least one optical detector configured to analyze a portion of the light transmitted through, and/or reflected from, the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien AG
    Inventors: Steven P. Buysse, Bret S. Felton, David N. Heard, David S. Keppel, Ronald J. Podhajsky, Dale F. Schmaltz, Robert H. Wham, Edward C. Meagher, Kate R. Lawes, David A. Schechter, Chelsea Shields, Philip M. Tetzlaff, Jeremy S. James
  • Publication number: 20130210778
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, a formulation for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, the use of specified active principals for the manufacture of such a formulation for use in the method and to a method of preparing said formulation. The formulation of the present invention is a combination of active principals for use in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, notably ischaemic heart disease (including heart attacks) and stroke among the general adult population.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Wald, Malcolm R. Law
  • Patent number: 8470868
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, a formulation for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, the use of specified active principals for the manufacture of such a formulation for use in the method and to a method of preparing said formulation. The formulation of the present invention is a combination of active principals for use in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, notably ischaemic heart disease (including heart attacks) and stroke among the general adult population.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Wald, Malcolm R. Law
  • Publication number: 20120150170
    Abstract: A system for monitoring and/or controlling tissue modification during an electrosurgical procedure is disclosed. The system includes a sensor module and a control module operatively coupled to the sensor module and configured to control the delivery of electrosurgical energy to tissue based on information provided by the sensor module. The sensor module further includes at least one optical source configured to generate light and at least one optical detector configured to analyze a portion of the light transmitted through, and/or reflected from, the tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Steven P. Buysse, Bret S. Felton, David N. Heard, David Keppel, Ronald J. Podhajsky, Dale F. Schmaltz, Robert H. Wham, Edward C. Meagher, Kate R. Lawes, David A. Schechter, Chelsea Shields, Philip M. Tetzlaff, Jeremy S. James
  • Publication number: 20120130256
    Abstract: A control system for controlling the output of an electrosurgical generator is disclosed. The control system includes a control module configured to receive an optical signal from a surgical site, the optical signal being related to an optical tissue characteristic, the control module configured to process the optical signal using a closed loop control loop and provide continual control of the output of the electrosurgical generator in response to the optical tissue characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Steven P. Buysse, Bret S. Felton, David N. Heard, David Keppel, Ronald J. Podhajsky, Dale F. Schmaltz, Robert H. Wham, Edward C. Meagher, Kate R. Lawes, David A. Schechter, Chelsea Shields, Philip M. Tetzlaff, Jeremy S. James
  • Patent number: 8105323
    Abstract: An electrosurgical generator is disclosed. The generator includes a microprocessor configured to generate a target impedance trajectory having at least one slope. The target impedance trajectory includes a plurality of target impedance values. The microprocessor is configured to drive tissue impedance along the target impedance trajectory by adjusting the output level to substantially match tissue impedance to a corresponding target impedance value. The microprocessor is further configured to compare tissue impedance to a threshold impedance value and adjust output of the electrosurgical generator when the tissue impedance is equal to or greater than the threshold impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Covidien AG
    Inventors: Steven P. Buysse, Bret S. Felton, David N. Heard, David Keppel, Ronald J. Podhajsky, Dale F. Shmaltz, Robert H. Wham, Edward C. Meagher, Kate R. Lawes, David A. Schechter, Chelsea Shields, Philip M. Tetzlaff, Jeremy S. James
  • Publication number: 20110146288
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention applies a physics based approach to determine the mass flowrate of the fuel required for a robust ignition mode. This approach uses a closed-loop controls methodology. Here, a turbine control system receives a plurality of operating data. The turbine control system utilizes at least one algorithm, which applies an energy balance to the received operating data. The operating data may include, but is not limited to, airflow data, data from the fuel system, data related to the shaft work, exhaust data, and data related to the heat loss. This energy balance is used to determine the required mass flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Douglas S. Byrd, Joseph R. Law