Patents by Inventor William J. Kirby

William J. Kirby 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).

  • In-system reconfiguring of hardware resources
    Patent number: 8375380
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for determining if a system is compatible with an upgrade to a hardware resource of the system, receiving instructions from a remote server to upgrade the hardware resource if the system is compatible, and programming the hardware resource based on the instructions. In one such embodiment, the hardware resource may be programmed via programmable fuses to enable circuitry of the hardware resource. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shahrokh Shahidzadeh, William J. Kirby, Jonathan P. Douglas
  • Radio-frequency reconfigurations of microelectronic systems in commercial packages
    Patent number: 8365983
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for determining if a system is compatible with an up-binning or down-binning to a hardware resource of the system through RFID tag communication, receiving instructions from a remote server to upgrade the hardware resource if the system is compatible, and programming the hardware resource based on the instructions. In one such embodiment, the hardware resource may be programmed by use of programmable fuses to enable circuitry of the hardware resource. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shahrokh Shahidzadeh, James Steven Fintel, Jonathan Douglas, William J. Kirby, Tim Gates, Tim Abels
  • Radio-frequency reconfigurations of microelctronic systems in commercial packages
    Publication number: 20110121065
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for determining if a system is compatible with an up-binning or down-binning to a hardware resource of the system through RFID tag communication, receiving instructions from a remote server to upgrade the hardware resource if the system is compatible, and programming the hardware resource based on the instructions. In one such embodiment, the hardware resource may be programmed by use of programmable fuses to enable circuitry of the hardware resource. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Shahrokh Shahidzadeh, James Steven Fintel, Jonathan Douglas, William J. Kirby, Tim Gates, Tim Abels
  • In-System Reconfiguring Of Hardware Resources
    Publication number: 20100058323
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for determining if a system is compatible with an upgrade to a hardware resource of the system, receiving instructions from a remote server to upgrade the hardware resource if the system is compatible, and programming the hardware resource based on the instructions. In one such embodiment, the hardware resource may be programmed via programmable fuses to enable circuitry of the hardware resource. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Shahrokh Shahidzadeh, William J. Kirby, Jonathan P. Douglas
  • In-system reconfiguring of hardware resources
    Patent number: 7640541
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for determining if a system is compatible with an upgrade to a hardware resource of the system, receiving instructions from a remote server to upgrade the hardware resource if the system is compatible, and programming the hardware resource based on the instructions. In one such embodiment, the hardware resource may be programmed via programmable fuses to enable circuitry of the hardware resource. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shahrokh Shahidzadeh, William J. Kirby, Jonathan P. Douglas