Patents by Inventor Sean Fitzpatrick

Sean Fitzpatrick 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: 20130311792
    Abstract: The subject matter of this application is embodied in an apparatus that includes a data processor, and at least one hardware monitor to measure circuit delays associated with the data processor and a power supply to provide power to the data processor. The apparatus also includes a voltage regulator to regulate a voltage level provided by the power supply, and a look-up table having target voltage values and target circuit delay values each corresponding to one or more conditions. The apparatus further includes a controller to control the voltage regulator. The controller at various time points controls the voltage regulator based on target voltage values obtained from the look-up table. In between the time points, the controller controls the voltage regulator based on differences between target circuit delay values and measured circuit delay values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Prahallada Ponnathota, Sean Fitzpatrick
  • Publication number: 20130311799
    Abstract: The subject matter of this application is embodied in an apparatus that includes a data processor, and two or more hardware monitors to measure parameters associated with the data processor. The apparatus also features a power supply to provide power to the data processor and the hardware monitors, and a controller to control the power supply to adjust an output voltage level of the power supply according to measurements from the hardware monitors. Different weight values are applied to the hardware monitors under different conditions, and the power supply output voltage level is controlled according to weighted measurements or values derived from the weighted measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Sean Fitzpatrick, Anand Satyamoorthy
  • Publication number: 20130117589
    Abstract: The subject matter of this application is embodied in an apparatus that includes a data processor, and a hardware monitor to emulate a critical path of the data processor and measure a parameter associated with the emulated critical path, process the measurement value, and generate an interrupt signal if the processing result meets a criterion. The apparatus also includes a power supply to provide power to the data processor and the hardware monitor, and a controller to receive the interrupt signal from the hardware monitor and in response to the interrupt signal, controls the power supply to adjust an output voltage level of the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Anand Satyamoorthy, José Barreiro da Silva, Sean Fitzpatrick
  • Publication number: 20130117582
    Abstract: The subject matter of this application is embodied in an apparatus that includes a data processor, and a hardware monitor. The hardware monitor can be configured to emulate a critical path of the data processor, measure a parameter associated with the emulated critical path, process the measurement value, and generate an interrupt signal if the processing result meets a criterion. The apparatus also includes a power supply to provide power to the data processor and the hardware monitor, and a controller to control the power supply to adjust an output voltage level of the power supply. The controller upon receiving an interrupt signal from the hardware monitor queries the hardware monitor to obtain a measurement of the parameter and controls the power supply to adjust the output voltage level according to the measurement value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Anand Satyamoorthy, Sean Fitzpatrick
  • Publication number: 20120092454
    Abstract: A method for embedding subtitles and/or graphic overlays in a 3D or multi-view video application is described. The subtitles and/or graphic overlays are provided separately for each view of the 3D or multi-view video application. The views with the subtitles and/or graphic overlays are then processed to form a subtitled and/or graphic overlaid 3D or multi-view video application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Alexandros Tourapis, Sean Fitzpatrick
  • Patent number: 5880368
    Abstract: An inertial sensor assembly has three silicon chips that are each machined to form a respective vibrating inertial sensor, an acceleration sensor and engaging edge formations. The three chips are assembled in an orthogonal arrangement by engaging the edge formations with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Smiths Industries Public Limited Company
    Inventor: Roger Sean FitzPatrick