Patents by Inventor Rob Gough

Rob Gough 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).

  • Platform communication protocol
    Patent number: 10146290
    Abstract: A host chipset heartbeat may be utilized, in some embodiments, to handle interrupts from external devices on a power efficient basis. The availability of the host chipset heartbeat may be signaled to external devices and those external devices may time their activities to a period of time when not only are resources available, but the assertion of the activity is advantageous because the host chipset is already transitioning from a lower power consumption state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Seh W. Kwa, Neil W. Songer, Rob Gough, David J. Harriman
  • PLATFORM COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
    Publication number: 20180088652
    Abstract: A host chipset heartbeat may be utilized, in some embodiments, to handle interrupts from external devices on a power efficient basis. The availability of the host chipset heartbeat may be signaled to external devices and those external devices may time their activities to a period of time when not only are resources available, but the assertion of the activity is advantageous because the host chipset is already transitioning from a lower power consumption state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Seh W. Kwa, Neil W. Songer, Rob Gough, David J. Harriman
  • Platform communication protocol
    Patent number: 9715269
    Abstract: A host chipset heartbeat may be utilized, in some embodiments, to handle interrupts from external devices on a power efficient basis. The availability of the host chipset heartbeat may be signaled to external devices and those external devices may time their activities to a period of time when not only are resources available, but the assertion of the activity is advantageous because the host chipset is already transitioning from a lower power consumption state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Seh W. Kwa, Neil Songer, Rob Gough, David J. Harriman
  • PLATFORM COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
    Publication number: 20150127874
    Abstract: A host chipset heartbeat may be utilized, in some embodiments, to handle interrupts from external devices on a power efficient basis. The availability of the host chipset heartbeat may be signaled to external devices and those external devices may time their activities to a period of time when not only are resources available, but the assertion of the activity is advantageous because the host chipset is already transitioning from a lower power consumption state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Seh W. Kwa, Neil Songer, Rob Gough, David J. Harriman
  • Platform communication protocol
    Patent number: 8806258
    Abstract: A host chipset heartbeat may be utilized, in some embodiments, to handle interrupts from external devices on a power efficient basis. The availability of the host chipset heartbeat may be signaled to external devices and those external devices may time their activities to a period of time when not only are resources available, but the assertion of the activity is advantageous because the host chipset is already transitioning from a lower power consumption state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Seh W. Kwa, Neil Songer, Rob Gough, David J. Harriman
  • PLATFORM COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
    Publication number: 20130117492
    Abstract: A host chipset heartbeat may be utilized, in some embodiments, to handle interrupts from external devices on a power efficient basis. The availability of the host chipset heartbeat may be signaled to external devices and those external devices may time their activities to a period of time when not only are resources available, but the assertion of the activity is advantageous because the host chipset is already transitioning from a lower power consumption state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: SEH W. KWA, NEIL SONGER, ROB GOUGH, DAVID J. HARRIMAN
  • Platform communication protocol
    Publication number: 20100080272
    Abstract: A host chipset heartbeat may be utilized, in some embodiments, to handle interrupts from external devices on a power efficient basis. The availability of the host chipset heartbeat may be signaled to external devices and those external devices may time their activities to a period of time when not only are resources available, but the assertion of the activity is advantageous because the host chipset is already transitioning from a lower power consumption state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Seh W. Kwa, Neil Songer, Rob Gough, David J. Harriman