Inventor · Santa Clara, CA, US

Linus Torvalds

20Patents
11h-index
16Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 13, 1999 → Feb 4, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6594821B1 Translation consistency checking for modified target instructions by comparing to original copy Physics 80 Expired
US7111096B1 Fast look-up of indirect branch destination in a dynamic translation system Physics 37 Expired
US7694151B1 Architecture, system, and method for operating on encrypted and/or hidden information Physics 37 Active
US7644210B1 Method and system for storing and retrieving a translation of target program instruction from a host processor using fast look-up of indirect branch destination in a dynamic translation system Physics 37 Active
US6880152B1 Method of determining a mode of code generation Physics 30 Expired
US6615300B1 Fast look-up of indirect branch destination in a dynamic translation system Physics 27 Expired
US7096460B1 Switching to original modifiable instruction copy comparison check to validate prior translation when translated sub-area protection exception slows down operation Physics 24 Expired
US8335930B2 Architecture, system, and method for operating on encrypted and/or hidden information Physics 22 Active
US6714904B1 System for using rate of exception event generation during execution of translated instructions to control optimization of the translated instructions Physics 21 Expired
US7404181B1 Switching to original code comparison of modifiable code for translated code validity when frequency of detecting memory overwrites exceeds threshold Physics 18 Active
US6990658B1 Method for translating instructions in a speculative microprocessor featuring committing state Physics 12 Expired
US7331041B1 Method of changing modes of code generation Physics 8 Expired
US7761857B1 Method for switching between interpretation and dynamic translation in a processor system based upon code sequence execution counts Physics 7 Expired
US7904891B2 Checking for instruction invariance to execute previously obtained translation code by comparing instruction to a copy stored when write operation to the memory portion occur Physics 2 Active
US8438548B2 Consistency checking of source instruction to execute previously translated instructions between copy made upon occurrence of write operation to memory and current version Physics 0 Active
US6871342B1 Method for translating instructions in a speculative microprocessor featuring committing state General 0 Revoked
US9875103B2 Translating instructions in a speculative processor Physics 0 Active
US7694301B1 Method and system for supporting input/output for a virtual machine Physics 0 Active
US7694113B1 Method for translating instructions in a speculative microprocessor Physics 0 Expired
US8418153B2 Method for integration of interpretation and translation in a microprocessor Physics 0 Active

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