Patents by Inventor Terrence John Carraher

Terrence John Carraher 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).

  • System, method, and computer program product for saving power in a multi-graphics processor environment
    Patent number: 8199155
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for enabling or disabling a graphics processor during runtime. In use, a command is received to disable or enable a graphics processor. Such graphics processor is enabled or disabled during runtime, in response to the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Lieven P. Leroy, Saurabh Gupta, Terrence John Carraher, Todd Michael Poynter, KaWing Ho, Elaine K. Tam
  • System, method, and computer program product for communicating sub-device state information
    Patent number: 8126993
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for communicating sub-device state information. In use, a plurality of sub-devices of a device is exposed to an application, utilizing a driver. A request may then be received from the application for state information associated with at least one of the sub-devices. In response to the request, the state information is provided to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Terrence John Carraher, Herbert O. Ledebohm
  • System, method, and computer program product for saving power in a multi-graphics processor environment
    Publication number: 20080117222
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for enabling or disabling a graphics processor during runtime. In use, a command is received to disable or enable a graphics processor. Such graphics processor is enabled or disabled during runtime, in response to the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Lieven P. Leroy, Saurabh Gupta, Terrence John Carraher, Todd Michael Poynter, KaWing Ho, Elaine K. Tam
  • System, method, and computer program product for communicating sub-device state information
    Publication number: 20080021989
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for communicating sub-device state information. In use, a plurality of sub-devices of a device is exposed to an application, utilizing a driver. A request may then be received from the application for state information associated with at least one of the sub-devices. In response to the request, the state information is provided to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Terrence John Carraher, Herbert O. Ledebohm