Patents by Inventor Steven James Doerfler

Steven James Doerfler 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).

  • Hardware-assisted device configuration detection
    Patent number: 8171192
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting the configuration of a device in a processing system are described. In one embodiment, a page size parameter associated with a memory device is identified. Further, one or more configuration parameters associated with the memory device are also identified, the page size parameter and the configuration parameters enabling access to the memory device. Finally, a request to download application data from the memory device based on the page size parameter and the one or more configuration parameters is transmitted to the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Srinivas Maddali, Steven James Doerfler, Elisha John Ulmer, Xinghui Niu