Patents by Inventor Rick Hood

Rick Hood 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).

  • Techniques for generating microcontroller configuration information
    Patent number: 8793635
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring a microcontroller. An XML description of the microcontroller's hardware resources may be accessed. A user may select from available hardware resources and pre-defined user modules to select a configuration. Configuration information, which may include register bit patterns and microprocessor instructions, may be automatically generated. Additionally, application programming interface calls and structure, as well as interrupt vector tables may be automatically generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Y. Ogami, Doug Anderson, Matthew Pleis, Rick Hood