Patents by Inventor Roger A. Southwick

Roger A. Southwick 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: 20070033572
    Abstract: A program feature set is compared to a processor feature set. The comparison may be performed in response to restoring the program onto a system or requesting its execution. The processor feature set represents zero, one or more optional hardware features supported by the processor, whereas the program feature set represents zero, one or more optional hardware features the program relies upon in its generated code. Comparison of the feature sets determines whether a particular program may run on a particular processor. Programs may be automatically or manually rebuilt to achieve full compatibility. If the comparison indicates that the program requires a feature not supported by the processor, the program is rebuilt based on the processor feature set. Alternatively, the program may be rebuilt in response to a rebuild request, rather than the comparison. The program is preferably rebuilt from an intermediate representation (IR) stored with or locatable from the program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Donovan, Paul Godtland, Sherri McMeeking, Joseph Reynolds, Scott Robinson, Robert Roediger, William Schmidt, Roger Southwick
  • Patent number: 4129827
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for measuring the amplitude statistics, particularly the amplitude probability distribution, of radiated electromagnetic signals which have been processed by a radio receiver. In other modes of use, such a distribution of electrical signals in a conductor can be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1978
    Inventor: Roger A. Southwick