Patents by Inventor Steven McAslan

Steven McAslan 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).

  • Diagnostic data generation apparatus, integrated circuit and method of generating diagnostic data
    Patent number: 10049428
    Abstract: A diagnostic data generation apparatus for a display controller comprises an underrun detector arranged to monitor, when in use, buffer depletion in order to detect an underrun condition. The underrun condition results from a data feed lag associated with a mismatch between a buffer fill rate and a predetermined output data rate. The underrun detector is arranged to generate diagnostic data in response to detection of the underrun condition, the diagnostic data identifying the underrun condition and a location in an array of pixels associated with the underrun condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Staudenmaier, Kshitij Bajaj, Mehul Kumar, Steven McAslan, Sarthak Mittal
  • DIAGNOSTIC DATA GENERATION APPARATUS, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF GENERATING DIAGNOSTIC DATA
    Publication number: 20150161759
    Abstract: A diagnostic data generation apparatus for a display controller comprises an underrun detector arranged to monitor, when in use, buffer depletion in order to detect an underrun condition. The underrun condition results from a data feed lag associated with a mismatch between a buffer fill rate and a predetermined output data rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Staudenmaier, Kshitij Bajaj, Mehul Kumar, Steven Mcaslan, Sarthak Mittal
  • INTERRUPT RESPONSE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20090271548
    Abstract: An interrupt response control apparatus comprises an input for receiving an interrupt request. A response monitoring module is arranged to detect performance of a first function in response to the interrupt request. A timer is used to determine whether a period of time has elapsed, and if the interrupt request has not been serviced by the first function within the elapsed period of time, a function initiation module initiates a second function in response to failure to provide the first function within the elapsed period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Steven McAslan, Carl Culshaw, John William Doyle, Tracy McHenry