Patents by Inventor Scott Paul Gary

Scott Paul Gary 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 for measuring utilization of a power managed CPU
    Patent number: 7788511
    Abstract: An extremely low overhead method calculates CPU load in the presence of both CPU idling and frequency scaling. The method measures time the CPU is idled while waiting for a wakeup. This invention uses a feature in current DSPs with the capability of delaying ISR processing on wake from IDLE. Using this mechanism it is possible to determine the time before IDLE, the time immediately following CPU wakeup, and then run the wakeup ISR. The delta time can be accumulated and compared to total time to determine true CPU load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Scott Paul Gary
  • Method for Measuring Utilization of a Power Managed CPU
    Publication number: 20090048804
    Abstract: An extremely low overhead method calculates CPU load in the presence of both CPU idling and frequency scaling. The method measures time the CPU is idled while waiting for a wakeup. This invention uses a feature in current DSPs with the capability of delaying ISR processing on wake from IDLE. Using this mechanism it is possible to determine the time before IDLE, the time immediately following CPU wakeup, and then run the wakeup ISR. The delta time can be accumulated and compared to total time to determine true CPU load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Scott Paul Gary
  • Using remote procedure calls to manage co-processor resources
    Patent number: 7076551
    Abstract: A first data processor (GPP) can manage resources of a second data processor (DSP) by making a remote procedure call (RPC) to the second data processor to invoke on the second data processor a program that supports management of data processing resources of the second data processor. The second data processor executes the program in response to the remote procedure call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Scott Paul Gary
  • Using software interrupts to manage communication between data processors
    Publication number: 20020178313
    Abstract: Messages are communicated between data processors (GPP, DSP) by appropriately configuring a software interrupt (SWI) on one of the data processors. The software interrupt is configurable for triggering in response to either of first and second predetermined conditions. When triggered, the software interrupt moves a message along a message path (toDSP, fromDSP) that supports communication between the data processors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventor: Scott Paul Gary
  • Using remote procedure calls to manage co-processor resources
    Publication number: 20010049753
    Abstract: A first data processor (GPP) can manage resources of a second data processor (DSP) by making a remote procedure call (RPC) to the second data processor to invoke on the second data processor a program that supports management of data processing resources of the second data processor. The second data processor executes the program in response to the remote procedure call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventor: Scott Paul Gary