Patents by Inventor Rudi Rughoonundon

Rudi Rughoonundon 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).

  • Method and apparatus to directly access a peripheral device when central processor operations are suspended
    Patent number: 6802018
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for facilitating direct access to computer resources by a peripheral device while the computer's CPU is in a sleeping state. A peripheral device having a circuit to detect the power management state of a central processor, a first interface to couple the device to the central processor if the circuit detects the first power management state, and a second interface to couple the device to a peripheral device if the circuit detects the second power management state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David Bormann, Leslie E. Cline, Frank Hart, Rudi Rughoonundon
  • Method and apparatus to directly access a peripheral device when central processor operations are suspended
    Publication number: 20020116554
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for facilitating direct access to computer resources by a peripheral device while the computer's CPU is in a sleeping state. A peripheral device having a circuit to detect the power management state of a central processor, a first interface to couple the device to the central processor if the circuit detects the first power management state, and a second interface to couple the device to a peripheral device if the circuit detects the second power management state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: David Bormann, Leslie E. Cline, Frank Hart, Rudi Rughoonundon