Douglas P Anderson

US Patent:

7150002, Dec 12, 2006

Filed:

Mar 29, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/109979

Inventors:

Douglas Anderson - Edmonds WA, US
Steven Roe - Woodinville CA, US
Craig Nemecek - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44

US Classification:

717107, 717113, 717125

Abstract:

Programming a plurality of states having respective threads is achieved by an event engine and a computer controlled GUI causing the event engine to monitor a signal and execute an action based thereon. The GUI programs an event and several states and causes the event engine to traverse between the states upon reaching the event. The GUI further programs a logic chain which unifies the threads. A method unifies several threads by selecting and executing a logic operation. The method further configures several states and causes traversing between them. The GUI may be deployed co-functionally with debuggers, logic analyzers, scopes, utilities, and software development tools. The results of the GUI are automatically transformed into program code which programs the event engine to operate during debug of a device under test by monitoring for events and taking action based thereon.

US Patent:

8082531, Dec 20, 2011

Filed:

Aug 10, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/201627

Inventors:

Kenneth Ogami - Bothell WA, US
Douglas Anderson - Edmonds WA, US
Jon Pearson - Mukilteo WA, US

Assignee:

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/50

US Classification:

716117, 716102, 716104

Abstract:

A method and an apparatus to design a processing system using a graphical user interface (GUI) are described. The method includes allowing a user to define a transfer function via a GUI. The method may further include submitting the transfer function to a processing device maker associated with a processing device. The processing device maker may generate processing device code without intervention by the user. Furthermore, the processing device may execute the processing device code to perform the transfer function defined.

US Patent:

20050097516, May 5, 2005

Filed:

Nov 5, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/701821

Inventors:

Paul Donnelly - Newcastle WA, US
Douglas Anderson - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F009/44

US Classification:

717124000, 717120000

Abstract:

A system and method is disclosed for facilitating the reporting of information regarding a computer software product by way of a dynamically-configurable general report client. The general report client is used along with a set of report user interface definition files that is specific to each software product for which a report can be prepared. A set of report user interface definition files customizes the report user interface for reporting information relating to the software product with which it is associated. The invention provides for dynamic configurability in that, by entering certain values by way of the report user interface, the user may cause the client to load additional report user interface definition files and present additional user interface child screens accordingly. The invention provides methods by which software developers, software providers and others obtain user feedback for such purposes as beta-testing and debugging.

US Patent:

20080141221, Jun 12, 2008

Filed:

Dec 8, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/636036

Inventors:

Anna Benesovska - Seattle WA, US
Douglas A. Anderson - Kirkland WA, US
Dmitri A. Klementiev - Redmond WA, US
Paul H. Donnelly - Newcastle WA, US
Vincent Smith - Seattle WA, US
Tenny Cho - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 9/04

US Classification:

717124, 717128

Abstract:

Using recorder technology for finding defects in software applications by capturing software and/or user-driven events in a computing system. In one implementation, recorder technology is employed in a software defect reporting tool for reporting customer feedback related to software defects or bugs. The recorder can be utilized to capture events and defects for reporting such information to application vendors for defect resolution. A record file can be played back to reproduce the software defect and the steps leading up to the defect, and convert the information into a human readable file format. The recorder can also be used to create regressions scripts. When employed in a beta testing client reporting tool, customers are now able to record reproduce steps automatically, and ship the output file to the software vendor for more comprehensive reporting and hence, effective triage of the software defect.

US Patent:

20200382646, Dec 3, 2020

Filed:

May 31, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/428942

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Douglas R. ANDERSON - Kirkland WA, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/56
H04L 12/18

Abstract:

A software application on a device controls a notification state of a peripheral device having a microphone, speaker and at least one button. The notification state includes one or more button press expression definitions and corresponding functions executable by the computing device. In response to receiving a sequence of button presses that satisfy a button press expression definition, the peripheral device sends a notification response causing the computing device to perform the corresponding action. The corresponding action may activate a voice assistant and make the voice assistant accessible through the peripheral device, which has fewer compute resources than are required to operate a voice assistance. In another example, the button press expression definitions can be used to control the mode in which a user enters a communication session, mute on, audio only, etc.

US Patent:

20200296219, Sep 17, 2020

Filed:

Mar 15, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/355647

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Tao HUANG - Bellevue WA, US
Douglas R. ANDERSON - Redmond WA, US
Sandhya RAO - Bellevue WA, US

International Classification:

H04M 7/00
H04W 4/80
H04W 4/12
H04W 76/14

Abstract:

A speakerphone and a computing device executing a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) communication application that provides communication session connectivity coupled via a direct communication channel provided by a wireless or wireline interconnection. The speakerphone and the VoIP communication application are configured with a messaging technology. The messaging technology allows the speakerphone and the VoIP communication application to exchange data, such as function data and information data.

US Patent:

20180088912, Mar 29, 2018

Filed:

Sep 7, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/698404

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Douglas H. Anderson - Edmonds WA, US
Matthew A. Pleis - Carnation WA, US
Fredrick Redding Hood - Auburn WA, US

Assignee:

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 17/50
G06F 9/22
G06F 9/445

Abstract:

An example includes accessing multiple configurations stored in a memory, where each configuration is associated with a corresponding circuit function implementable by an electronic device and associated with a corresponding set of resources of the electronic device. The example includes determining that one or more sets of resources of the electronic device are available for use by one or more configurations of the multiple configurations. Based on the determination, an embodiment includes representing a first configuration of the one or more configurations, using a graphical interface, and generating instructions that when executed cause the electronic device to be configured according the first configurations.

US Patent:

20150106776, Apr 16, 2015

Filed:

Jul 29, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/445364

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Douglas H. Anderson - Edmonds WA, US
Matthew A. Pleis - Carnation WA, US
Frederick Redding Hood - Auburn WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/50

US Classification:

716117

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for configuring a programmable device, wherein a user may select from pre-defined user modules to select a configuration and corresponding function, representations of which are each displayed to the user, and instructions, based on the selected module, are automatically generated and used by the programmable device to implement the selected configuration and corresponding function.