Mycroft
Alan Mycroft, Cambridge GB
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20080320247 | Processor and interface - A data processing apparatus comprises a processor constructed to operate under control of a sequence of program instructions selected from a predetermined instruction set; master circuitry to request access to storage locations of the processor; an interface circuit to provide an interface for an external apparatus to signal a request for access to the storage locations and an interface for the master circuitry to signal a request for access to the storage locations; and control to provide access between the storage locations and the interface circuit in response to the request only at predetermined points in execution of the stored program, the control being operable to fix periods of time for providing such access relative to the sequence of program instructions such that execution timing of the stored instructions is independent of whether a request is supplied to the interface. | 12-25-2008 |
Damian Mycroft, Warwickshire GB
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20100328222 | Touch input for a user - An apparatus including: a housing portion having a length, a width and a depth; and a display portion, including a touch sensitive display extending length-wise and width-wise, wherein the display portion is configured to move between a first position in which the display portion has been elevated relative to the housing by translational depth-wise movement and a second position in which the display portion has been lowered from the first position towards the housing by translational depth-wise movement and wherein the touch sensitive display is configured to detect any one of a plurality of locations at which a user touches the touch sensitive display. | 12-30-2010 |
Damian Mycroft, Coronado, CA US
Damian Jame Reec Mycroft, Wellesbourne GB
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20100331063 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SLIDING DISPLAY - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a display slidably coupled with a housing having a front face, the display being slidable across the front face of the housing, the display having at least three positions with respect to the housing, the display having a middle position with respect to the housing, the display exposing a first user interface element coupled with the housing on a first side of the display on the front face and a second user interface element coupled with the housing on second side of the display on the front face when the display is in the middle position. | 12-30-2010 |