Patents by Inventor Bernd Adler
Bernd Adler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11940936Abstract: Embodiments relate to coordinating the operations of subsystems in a communication system of an electronic device where a coexistence hub device monitors the state information transmitted as coexistence messages over one or more multi-drop buses, processes the monitored coexistence messages and sends out control messages as coexistence messages to other systems on chips (SOCs). The coexistence hub device can also update the operations of the communication system. The coexistence hub device may receive an operation policy from a central processor and may execute the operation policy without further coordination of the central processor. The coexistence hub device broadcasts the control messages as coexistence messages according to the executed operation policy.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Helena Deirdre O'Shea, Matthias Sauer, Jorge L. Rivera Espinoza, Bernd Adler
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Patent number: 11682278Abstract: In some embodiments, a data-secure sensor system includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data (e.g., image data, audio data, etc.) and generate descriptive data based on the sensor data that corresponds to a physical area that corresponds to information about identified objects or activity in physical area, an input/output (I/O) port, and an I/O choke communicatively coupled between the one or more processors and the I/O port, the I/O choke configured to limit a communication bandwidth of the I/O port to a maximum data rate. The one or more processors can be configured to prevent the sensor data from being accessible via any external port of the data-secure camera system, including the I/O port, and allow the descriptive data to be accessible via the I/O port.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, William Burchill, Joseph Hakim, Bernd Adler
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Patent number: 11423750Abstract: In some embodiments, a data-secure sensor system includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data (e.g., image data, audio data, etc.) and generate descriptive data based on the sensor data that corresponds to a physical area that corresponds to information about identified objects or activity in physical area, an input/output (I/O) port, and an I/O choke communicatively coupled between the one or more processors and the I/O port, the I/O choke configured to limit a communication bandwidth of the I/O port to a maximum data rate. The one or more processors can be configured to prevent the sensor data from being accessible via any external port of the data-secure camera system, including the I/O port, and allow the descriptive data to be accessible via the I/O port.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, William Burchill, Joseph Hakim, Bernd Adler
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Publication number: 20210357343Abstract: Embodiments relate to coordinating the operations of subsystems in a communication system of an electronic device where a coexistence hub device monitors the state information transmitted as coexistence messages over one or more multi-drop buses, processes the monitored coexistence messages and sends out control messages as coexistence messages to other systems on chips (SOCs). The coexistence hub device can also update the operations of the communication system. The coexistence hub device may receive an operation policy from a central processor and may execute the operation policy without further coordination of the central processor. The coexistence hub device broadcasts the control messages as coexistence messages according to the executed operation policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Helena Deirdre O'Shea, Matthias Sauer, Jorge L. Rivera Espinoza, Bernd Adler
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Patent number: 11106612Abstract: Embodiments relate to coordinating the operations of subsystems in a communication system of an electronic device where a coexistence hub device monitors the state information transmitted as coexistence messages over one or more multi-drop buses, processes the monitored coexistence messages and sends out control messages as coexistence messages to other systems on chips (SOCs). The coexistence hub device can also update the operations of the communication system. The coexistence hub device may receive an operation policy from a central processor and may execute the operation policy without further coordination of the central processor. The coexistence hub device broadcasts the control messages as coexistence messages according to the executed operation policy.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Helena Deirdre O'Shea, Matthias Sauer, Jorge L. Rivera Espinoza, Bernd Adler
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Publication number: 20210089483Abstract: Embodiments relate to coordinating the operations of subsystems in a communication system of an electronic device where a coexistence hub device monitors the state information transmitted as coexistence messages over one or more multi-drop buses, processes the monitored coexistence messages and sends out control messages as coexistence messages to other systems on chips (SOCs). The coexistence hub device can also update the operations of the communication system. The coexistence hub device may receive an operation policy from a central processor and may execute the operation policy without further coordination of the central processor. The coexistence hub device broadcasts the control messages as coexistence messages according to the executed operation policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Helena Deirdre O'Shea, Matthias Sauer, Jorge L. Rivera Espinoza, Bernd Adler
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Publication number: 20200365000Abstract: In some embodiments, a data-secure sensor system includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data (e.g., image data, audio data, etc.) and generate descriptive data based on the sensor data that corresponds to a physical area that corresponds to information about identified objects or activity in physical area, an input/output (I/O) port, and an I/O choke communicatively coupled between the one or more processors and the I/O port, the I/O choke configured to limit a communication bandwidth of the I/O port to a maximum data rate. The one or more processors can be configured to prevent the sensor data from being accessible via any external port of the data-secure camera system, including the I/O port, and allow the descriptive data to be accessible via the I/O port.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, William Burchill, Joseph Hakim, Bernd Adler
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Patent number: 10762755Abstract: In some embodiments, a data-secure sensor system includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data (e.g., image data, audio data, etc.) and generate descriptive data based on the sensor data that corresponds to a physical area that corresponds to information about identified objects or activity in physical area, an input/output (I/O) port, and an I/O choke communicatively coupled between the one or more processors and the I/O port, the I/O choke configured to limit a communication bandwidth of the I/O port to a maximum data rate. The one or more processors can be configured to prevent the sensor data from being accessible via any external port of the data-secure camera system, including the I/O port, and allow the descriptive data to be accessible via the I/O port.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, William Burchill, Joseph Hakim, Bernd Adler
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Publication number: 20190371145Abstract: In some embodiments, a data-secure sensor system includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data (e.g., image data, audio data, etc.) and generate descriptive data based on the sensor data that corresponds to a physical area that corresponds to information about identified objects or activity in physical area, an input/output (I/O) port, and an I/O choke communicatively coupled between the one or more processors and the I/O port, the I/O choke configured to limit a communication bandwidth of the I/O port to a maximum data rate. The one or more processors can be configured to prevent the sensor data from being accessible via any external port of the data-secure camera system, including the I/O port, and allow the descriptive data to be accessible via the I/O port.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Travis McQueen, Clark Della Silva, Scott G. Johnston, Wade Barnett, William Burchill, Joseph Hakim, Bernd Adler
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Patent number: 10454511Abstract: The present invention relates to various embodiments of a Radio-Frequency (RF) front-end for use in a receiver, a diversity receiver and a method for operating a diversity receiver.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Michael Wilhelm, Bernd Adler, Mikael Bergholz Knudsen
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Patent number: 9948450Abstract: A frequency generator for providing one or more clock signals with reduced phase jitter can include a phase-locked loop (PLL) configured to couple with a crystal and to provide a first clock signal, a multiplier circuit configured to receive the first clock signal and to provide a second clock signal, the second clock signal having a higher frequency than the first clock signal, wherein the multiplier circuit includes a second PLL, and wherein the second clock signal is an output frequency signal of the frequency generator.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbHInventors: Guenter Maerzinger, Bernd Adler
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Publication number: 20180013460Abstract: The present invention relates to various embodiments of a Radio-Frequency (RF) front-end for use in a receiver, a diversity receiver and a method for operating a diversity receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Michael Wilhelm, Bernd Adler, Mikael Bergholz Knudsen
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Patent number: 9755681Abstract: The present invention relates to various embodiments of a Radio-Frequency (RF) front-end for use in a receiver, a diversity receiver and a method for operating a diversity receiver.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2007Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Michael Wilhelm, Bernd Adler, Mikael Bergholz Knudsen
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Publication number: 20160285618Abstract: A frequency generator for providing one or more clock signals with reduced phase jitter can include a phase-locked loop (NI) configured to couple with a crystal and to provide a first clock signal, a multiplier circuit configured to receive the first clock signal and to provide a second dock signal, the second clock signal having a higher frequency than the first clock signal, wherein the multiplier circuit includes a second PLL, and wherein the second clock signal is an output frequency signal of the frequency generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Guenter Maerzinger, Bernd Adler
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Publication number: 20160211820Abstract: A device or system for transmission and reception for voice or data communication applications. The device or system is capable of duplex operation and adapted to operate in an environment using a plurality of frequency bands. The present disclosure also relates to a communication means including a transmitter and receiver arrangement and to antennas.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: July 21, 2016Inventors: Oluf Bagger, Bernd Adler, Mikael Bergholz Knudsen, Michael Wilhelm
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Patent number: 9374056Abstract: A device or system for transmission and reception for voice or data communication applications. The device or system is capable of duplex operation and adapted to operate in an environment using a plurality of frequency bands. The present disclosure also relates to a communication means including a transmitter and receiver arrangement and to antennas.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbHInventors: Oluf Bagger, Bernd Adler, Mikael Bergholz Knudsen, Michael Wilhelm
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Publication number: 20150119115Abstract: A device or system for transmission and reception for voice or data communication applications. The device or system is capable of duplex operation and adapted to operate in an environment using a plurality of frequency bands. The present disclosure also relates to a communication means including a transmitter and receiver arrangement and to antennas.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Oluf Bagger, Bernd Adler, Mikael Bergholz Knudsen, Michael Wilhelm
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Patent number: 9020074Abstract: An apparatus provides a baseband signal for exploiting receive antenna diversity by means of a digital baseband processor. The apparatus includes a combiner configured to temporally delay a first received signal corresponding to a first receive antenna with respect to a second received signal corresponding to a second receive antenna, and to add the delayed first received signal and the second received signal to obtain a baseband representation of a combined signal at an output of the combiner as the baseband signal for exploiting receive antenna diversity.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Bernd Adler, Elmar Wagner, Christian Drewes, Clemens Buchacher
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Patent number: 9020010Abstract: The invention relates to a method that includes transfer of data encoded on the basis of a first encoding scheme via an interface between a baseband assembly and a radio-frequency assembly of a mobile radio transceiver. The method further includes transfer of a data sequence which is encoded on the basis of the first encoding scheme and which identifies a change of encoding scheme from the first encoding scheme to a second encoding scheme. Lastly, the method includes transfer of data encoded on the basis of the second encoding scheme via the interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Dietmar Wenzel, Bernd Adler
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Publication number: 20150103966Abstract: A transceiver comprising a first frequency signal generator for generating a reception frequency signal, and a second frequency signal generator for generating a transmission frequency signal. The first frequency signal generator is coupled to the second frequency signal generator to supply the reception frequency signal to the second frequency signal generator as a reference frequency signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Guenter Maerzinger, Bernd Adler