Dianne D Horn

US Patent:

8412818, Apr 2, 2013

Filed:

Mar 22, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/069052

Inventors:

Andrew J. Frantz - Boulder CO, US
Dianne D. Horn - Boulder CO, US
Joshua H. Stubbs - Boulder CO, US

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709224, 709226, 710 19

Abstract:

A method and system for managing requests to resources among processors of a portable computing device (“PCD”) includes each master processor identifying a plurality of resources of the PCD in a storage device, such as a message RAM. This message RAM is part of the PCD. A master processor may identify desired states for the plurality of resources in the message RAM. Then, the master processor may generate an alert that the plurality of resources and desired states for resources have been set in the message RAM. After receiving the alert, a controller may determine if one or more previous requests have been processed to completion. If so, then the controller may review the contents of the message RAM to identify the plurality of resources and to identify the desired states of the resources. If appropriate, the controller may pass the desired states to the plurality of resources.

US Patent:

8463970, Jun 11, 2013

Filed:

Mar 22, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/069087

Inventors:

Andrew J. Frantz - Boulder CO, US
Dianne D. Horn - Boulder CO, US
Joshua H. Stubbs - Boulder CO, US

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/48
G06F 1/32

US Classification:

710260, 713320, 713323, 713324

Abstract:

A method and system for managing sleep states of one or more interrupt controllers of processors contained within a portable computing device are described. The method includes a processor defining wake-up interrupt settings in a storage device contained within the portable computing device. This storage device may comprise message random access memory (“RAM”). After wake-up settings have been established in message RAM, a processor may generate an alert that the wake-up settings in the message RAM have been defined. Next, a controller reviews the wake-up interrupt settings in the message RAM for a plurality of interrupt controllers that correspond with a plurality of processors contained within the portable computing device. The controller merges the wake-up settings in the message RAM and then sends the merged wake-up settings to an always-on power manager (“APM”). The APM is responsible for issuing signals to place interrupt controllers of processors into a sleep state.

US Patent:

20040121728, Jun 24, 2004

Filed:

Dec 20, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/327334

Inventors:

R. Gibson - Boulder CO, US
Jon Anderson - Boulder CO, US
Dianne Horn - Longmont CO, US
Francis Ngai - Louisville CO, US
Glenn Salaman - Lafayette CO, US

International Classification:

H04B007/185

US Classification:

455/012100

Abstract:

A Wireless Communication Device (WCD) includes multiple fingers that track one or more tracked transponder beams. Each tracked beam is from a respective tracked transponder. The WCD determines a tracked-beam searcher energy for each of the tracked beams, and an untracked-beam searcher energy for each of one or more untracked beams from each of the tracked transponders. The WCD attempts to determine a preferred one of the untracked beams that should become a tracked beam. This determination is made based on the tracked-beam and the untracked-beam searcher energies. The WCD assigns, or alternatively, reassigns, a finger to the preferred untracked beam when the attempt to determine a preferred untracked beam is successful. The transponders may be satellites or base stations.

US Patent:

20060003699, Jan 5, 2006

Filed:

Sep 1, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/217816

Inventors:

R. Gibson - Boulder CO, US
Jon Anderson - Boulder CO, US
Dianne Horn - Longmont CO, US
Francis Ngai - Louisville CO, US
Glenn Salaman - Lafayette CO, US

International Classification:

H04B 7/185

US Classification:

455012100, 455067110

Abstract:

A Wireless Communication Device (WCD) includes multiple fingers that track one or more tracked transponder beams. Each tracked beam is from a respective tracked transponder. The WCD determines a tracked-beam searcher energy for each of the tracked beams, and an untracked-beam searcher energy for each of one or more untracked beams from each of the tracked transponders. The WCD attempts to determine a preferred one of the untracked beams that should become a tracked beam. This determination is made based on the tracked-beam and the untracked-beam searcher energies. The WCD assigns, or alternatively, reassigns, a finger to the preferred untracked beam when the attempt to determine a preferred untracked beam is successful. The transponders may be satellites or base stations.