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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (Aug. 19)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,000,099) developed by Jeffrey C. Parker, Magnolia, Texas, for a "power supply cooling system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A power supply cooling system comprises a computer device having at least one inlet for receiving an airflow generated by a cooling system removably couplable to the computer device, the computer device configured to receive power from the cooling system." The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2005 (11/256,857). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,000,099.PN.&OS=PN/8,000,099&RS=PN/8,000,099 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Dell Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (7,999,519) developed by Brent A. McDonald, Round Rock, Texas, and George G. Richards III, Round Rock, Texas, for a "phase shedding converter with ripple minimization." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In an information handling system, a multi-phase electrical converter includes an electrical input, an electrical output, a plurality of converter phases coupled with the electrical input and the electrical output, and a controller to ramp operation of one or more of the converter phases as a load demand adjusts. In an embodiment the converter may be a multi-phase buck converter having a high side switch, a low side switch, and an inductor. In an embodiment, the controller may ramp operation of the converter phases by adjusting a duty cycle of the high side switch. In an embodiment, the controller may adjust a phase angle of one or more of the converter phases, wherein the adjustment may be relative to the ramping operation of the one or more of the converter phases." The patent application was filed on Dec. 11, 2007 (11/953,985). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,999,519.PN.&OS=PN/7,999,519&RS=PN/7,999,519 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** WesternGeco Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- WesternGeco, Houston, has been assigned a patent (7,999,552) developed by four co-inventors for a "sensor cable for electromagnetic surveying." The co-inventors are Kamal Babour, Bures sur Yvette, France, Leendert Combee, Sandvika, Norway, James P. Brady, Houston, and Martin Howlid, Blommenholm, Norway. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A sensor cable for surveying. The sensor cable may comprise at least one pair of current sensor electrodes and an amplifier. The current sensor electrodes may be disposed along opposite sides of the sensor cable. The current sensor electrodes may be configured to detect current in an electromagnetic field transverse to an inline direction of the sensor cable. The amplifier may be configured to amplify the current in the electromagnetic field for detection by the electrode pair." The patent application was filed on June 3, 2008 (12/132,534). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,999,552.PN.&OS=PN/7,999,552&RS=PN/7,999,552 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lineage Power Assigned Patent for Interrupter, a Method of Responding to a Monitored Event and an Integrated Circuit Including an Interrupter ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Lineage Power, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,000,076) developed by Stephen C. Guthrie, Allen, Texas, and Subarna Pal, Mesquite, Texas, for an "interrupter, a method of responding to a monitored event and an integrated circuit including an interrupter." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An interrupter, a method of responding to a monitored event and an IC are disclosed. In one embodiment, the interrupter includes: (1) a monitoring circuit configured to monitor for an occurrence of at least one event and generate an external event signal when detecting the occurrence, (2) a microprocessor, having: (2A) at least one functional pin and (2B) a reset input pin, coupled to the monitoring circuit, the microprocessor configured to begin a reset process in response to receiving the external event signal at the reset input pin and thereby set the functional pin to a reset state, and (3) a responding circuit coupled to the functional pin and configured to initiate a predetermined action when the functional pin is set to a reset state." The patent application was filed on July 15, 2009 (12/503,706). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,000,076&OS=8,000,076&RS=8,000,076 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Halliburton Energy Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, has been assigned a patent (7,999,695) developed by Paul F. Rodney, Spring, Texas, Daniel D. Gleitman, Houston, and James H. Dudley, Spring, Texas, for a "surface real-time processing of downhole data." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for controlling oil well drilling equipment is disclosed. One or more sensors are distributed in the oil well drilling equipment. Each sensor produces a signal. A surface processor coupled to the one or more sensors via a high speed communications medium receives the signals from the one or more sensors via the high speed communications medium. The surface processor is situated on or near the earth's surface. The surface processor includes a program to process the received signals and to produce one or more control signals. The system includes one or more controllable elements distributed in the oil well drilling equipment. The one or more controllable elements respond to the one or more control signals." The patent application was filed on March 3, 2004 (10/792,541). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,99,695&OS=79,99,695&RS=79,99,695 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Providing Backup Font Support for Missing Device Glyphs ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,999,950) developed by Marc Leslie Cohen, Austin, Texas, Scott Thomas Jones, Austin, Texas, and Mark Wayne Vander Wiele, Austin, Texas, for a "method and apparatus for providing backup font support for missing device glyphs." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides a method and apparatus in a data processing system for printing characters. Data received includes glyphs for output on an output device, wherein the glyphs are to be output using a selected device font. Monitoring for unsupported glyphs in the selected device font is performed. In response to detecting a glyph unsupported by the selected device font, a back up system font is used to output the glyph to the output device." The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 1998 (09/190,555). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,999,950.PN.&OS=PN/7,999,950&RS=PN/7,999,950 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (7,999,615) developed by Petteri Matti Litmanen, Richardson, Texas, and Siraj Akhtar, Richardson, Texas, for a "current canceling variable gain amplifier and transmitter using same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A current canceling CMOS variable gain amplifier includes a first leg and a second leg. The first leg has a first input line, a first output line, a first ON transistor, a first control transistor and a first subtracting transistor. The second leg has a second input line, a second output line, a second ON transistor, a second control transistor and a second subtracting transistor. The second input line can provide a second input current. The second output line can provide a second output current. The first input line is arranged to provide a first input current to each of the first ON transistor, the first control transistor and the first subtracting transistor. The second input line is arranged to provide a second input current to each of the second ON transistor, the second control transistor and the second subtracting transistor. The first output line is in electrical connection with each of the first ON transistor, the first control transistor and the second subtracting transistor. The second output line is in electrical connection with each of the second ON transistor, the second control transistor and the first subtracting transistor." The patent application was filed on Jan. 18, 2011 (13/008,489). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,99,615&OS=79,99,615&RS=79,99,615 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** NASA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- NASA has been assigned a patent (7,999,427) developed by four co-inventors for a directed flux motor. The co-inventors are Andrew Wilson, Allison Park, Pa., Andrew Punnoose, Ashburn, Va., Katherine Strausser, Houston, and Neil Parikh, North Brunswick, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A directed flux motor described utilizes the directed magnetic flux of at least one magnet through ferrous material to drive different planetary gear sets to achieve capabilities in six actuated shafts that are grouped three to a side of the motor. The flux motor also utilizes an interwoven magnet configuration which reduces the overall size of the motor. The motor allows for simple changes to modify the torque to speed ratio of the gearing contained within the motor as well as simple configurations for any number of output shafts up to six. The changes allow for improved manufacturability and reliability within the design." The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2008 (12/188,039). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,99,427.PN.&OS=PN/79,99,427&RS=PN/79,99,427 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (7,999,422) developed by Alain P. Dorel, Houston, for a "linear actuator using magnetostrictive power element." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A linear actuator includes a substantially cylindrical magnetostrictive element disposed in a housing. A retainer is cooperatively engaged with the housing and an exterior of the magnetostrictive element such that relaxed portions of the magnetostrictive element are frictionally retained in the retainer. An actuator rod is functionally coupled to one longitudinal end of the magnetostrictive element. A biasing device is disposed between the housing and the retainer to maintain the retainer in lateral compression. The actuator includes magnets arranged to induce peristaltic motion in the magnetostrictive element." The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2010 (12/689,942). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,99,422.PN.&OS=PN/79,99,422&RS=PN/79,99,422 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Continental Automotive Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Continental Automotive Systems, Deer Park, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,999,408) developed by five co-inventors for a "power and communication architecture for a vehicle." The co-inventors are Walton L. Fehr, Mundelein, Ill., Patrick Jordan, Austin, Texas, Donald Remboski, Dearborn, Mich., Samuel M. Levenson, Arlington Heights, Ill., and John Qualich, Buffalo Grove, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A power, ground and communication architecture (100) utilizes hubs (105, 110, 115). Each hub (105, 110, 115) contains computing, communication and power management elements (135, 140). Hubs (105, 110, 115) may be connected to multiple other hubs (105, 110, 115) to distribute communication and power in a freeform web-type arrangement, specific tree, bus or star arrangements are not required. Standardized wiring harness segments (120) are used to join the hubs (105, 110, 115) and control elements. Each of the strands in the web may be an independent point-to-point bus and isolated power line." The patent application was filed on May 16, 2003 (10/439,702). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,99,408.PN.&OS=PN/79,99,408&RS=PN/79,99,408 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tessera Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Tessera, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,999,397) developed by seven co-inventors for a "microelectronic packages and methods therefor." The co-inventors are Belgacem Haba, Saratoga, Calif., Masud Beroz, San Jose, Calif., Teck-Gyu Kang, San Jose, Calif., Yoichi Kubota, Pleasanton, Calif., Sridhar Krishnan, San Francisco, John B. Riley III, Dallas, and Ilyas Mohammed, Santa Clara, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A microelectronic package includes a microelectronic element having faces and contacts, the microelectronic element having an outer perimeter, and a substrate overlying and spaced from a first face of the microelectronic element, whereby an outer region of the substrate extends beyond the outer perimeter of the microelectronic element. The microelectronic package includes a plurality of etched conductive posts exposed at a surface of the substrate and being electrically interconnected with the microelectronic element, whereby at least one of the etched conductive posts is disposed in the outer region of the substrate. The package includes an encapsulating mold material in contact with the microelectronic element and overlying the outer region of the substrate, the encapsulating mold material extending outside of the etched conductive posts for defining an outermost edge of the microelectronic package." The patent application was filed on May 28, 2010 (12/789,683). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,99,397.PN.&OS=PN/79,99,397&RS=PN/79,99,397 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,999,377) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and structure for optimizing yield of 3-D chip manufacture." The co-inventors are Edward M. DeMulder, Essex Junction, Vt., Sarah H. Knickerbocker, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., Michael J. Shapiro, Austin, Texas, and Albert M. Young, Fishkill, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The process begins with separate device wafers having complimentary chips. Thin metal capture pads, having a preferred thickness of about 10 microns so that substantial pressure may be applied during processing without damaging capture pads, are deposited on both device wafers, which are then tested and mapped for good chip sites. A handle wafer is attached to one device wafer, which can then be thinned to improve via etching and filling. Capture pads are removed and replaced after thinning. The device wafer with handle wafer is diced, and good chips with attached portions of the diced handle wafer are positioned and bonded to the good chip sites of the other device wafer, and the handle wafer portions are removed. The device wafer having known good 3-D chips then undergoes final processing." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2008 (12/029,122). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=79,99,377.PN.&OS=PN/79,99,377&RS=PN/79,99,377 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Apple Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,000,228) developed by James W. McCoy, Austin, Texas, for a "pilot signal in an FDMA communication system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods (500, 800) and corresponding systems (100, 200, 300, 400, 900) for generating a pilot symbol (330) include providing an M-point parallel transform sequence that is a discrete Fourier transform of a CAZAC sequence (312, 504-508). The M-point parallel transform sequence (312) is distributed (316, 510) to a set of M subcarriers among N subcarriers to form an N-point frequency-domain sequence (318) wherein the M subcarriers are evenly spaced apart. An N-point inverse fast Fourier transform (320, 512) is performed to convert the N-point frequency-domain sequence to an N-point time-domain sequence (322). The N-point time-domain sequence is converted (324, 514) to a serial sequence (326), and a cyclic prefix is added (328, 516) to the serial sequence to form a pilot symbol (330)." The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2010 (12/806,944). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,000,228.PN.&OS=PN/8,000,228&RS=PN/8,000,228 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Multistage Chopper Stabilized Delta-sigma ADC with Reduced Offset ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (7,999,710) developed by Wallace Edward Matthews, Austin, Texas, Bertan Bakkaloglu, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Brian Phillip Lum-Shue-Chan, Palm Bay, Fla., for a "multistage chopper stabilized delta-sigma ADC with reduced offset." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A relatively low frequency chopping operation is applied to a delta-sigma ADC to reduce DC offsets resulting from non-ideal component operation. Sequential chopping takes place outside a closed loop and may include an inverted polarity feedback for a part of the chopping period. Nested chopping involves chopping within the closed loop, and may include an inverted polarity feedback and a time shift. The feedback compensation for sequential and nested chopping permits the correct polarity feedback to be provided at the desired time in conjunction with sampling and quantization events. Integrating capacitor(s) may be swapped in relative polarity during nested chopping to preserve residual conversion information for the desired polarity. The ADC operation is non-temperature dependent and avoids modification to the useful signal, resulting in higher accuracy." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2009 (12/560,096). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,999,710&OS=7,999,710&RS=7,999,710 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Rambus Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Rambus, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,999,759) developed by Martin G. Selbrede, The Woodlands, Texas, for a "Z-axis redundant display / multilayer display." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A display system for presenting one or more planes of display information. The display system may include two or more display modules positioned in a spaced relationship in a stacked formation substantially along a Z-axis perpendicular to a display face of a display module. Each display module may be selectively activated to display a visual image or deactivated to a quiescent state. Further, when a display module is activated to display the viewed image, the viewed image can be viewed through a prior display module which is deactivated to a quiescent state." The patent application was filed on Nov. 17, 2006 (11/561,335). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,999,759.PN.&OS=PN/7,999,759&RS=PN/7,999,759 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Avaya Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Avaya, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,999,741) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods for facilitating a first response mission at an incident scene using precision location." The co-inventors are Alan Graves, Kanata, Canada, Jeffrey Fitchett, Kanata, Canada, Laurence Beaulieu, Kanata, Canada, and Brian Vezza, Allen, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods for facilitating a first response mission at an incident scene, such as an accident site, a natural or human-made disaster site, or any other first response site. One system is for locating a plurality of portable modules at an incident scene. The system comprises a plurality of receivers transportable to the incident scene. The system also comprises a processing entity configured to: determine a location of a first one of the portable modules based on first data derived from a wireless signal transmitted by the first one of the portable modules and received by at least three receivers of the plurality of receivers; and determine a location of a second one of the portable modules based on the location of the first one of the portable modules and second data derived from a wireless signal transmitted by the second one of the portable modules and received by the first one of the portable modules. For example, the system enables precision location of first responders, patients and equipment at the incident scene." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2008 (12/213,675). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,999,741.PN.&OS=PN/7,999,741&RS=PN/7,999,741 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Silicon Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- Silicon Laboratories, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (7,999,734) developed by Patrick N. Morgan, Austin, Texas, for an "apparatus having integrated radio and GPS receivers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus includes a radio receiver, a GPS receiver and a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package contains both the radio receiver and the GPS receiver." The patent application was filed on March 29, 2007 (11/729,717). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,999,734.PN.&OS=PN/7,999,734&RS=PN/7,999,734 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** NVIDIA Assigned Patent for Methods and Systems for Reusing Memory Addresses in a Graphics System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 19 -- NVIDIA, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,999,820) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and systems for reusing memory addresses in a graphics system." The co-inventors are Adam Clark Weitkemper, Holly Springs, N.C., Steven E. Molnar, Chapel Hill, N.C., Mark J. French, Raleigh, N.C., and Cass W. Everitt, Round Rock, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for reusing memory addresses in a graphics system are disclosed, so that instances of address translation hardware can be reduced. One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method, which includes mapping a footprint on a display screen to a group of contiguous physical memory locations in a memory system, determining an anchor physical memory address from a first transaction associated with the footprint, wherein the anchor physical memory address corresponds to an anchor in the group of contiguous physical memory locations, determining a second transaction that is also associated with the footprint, determining a set of least significant bits (LSBs) associated with the second transaction, and combining the anchor physical memory address with the set of LSBs associated with the second transaction to generate a second physical memory address for the second transaction, thereby avoiding a second full address translation." The patent application was filed on Dec. 10, 2007 (11/953,812). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7999820.PN.&OS=PN/7999820&RS=PN/7999820 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1058224 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |