Patents by Inventor Bernd Sostawa

Bernd Sostawa 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).

  • Patent number: 10868765
    Abstract: A 10SPE network node includes a processor, a memory, instructions in the memory configured to cause the processor to generate data to be sent to other nodes, and a network stack. The network stack includes circuitry configured to delay transmission of data in a sending slot in a transmission cycle on a 10SPE network based upon a bandwidth sharing scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Bernd Sostawa, Martin Miller, Michael Rentschler, Venkatraman Iyer
  • Publication number: 20190363991
    Abstract: A 10SPE network node includes a processor, a memory, instructions in the memory configured to cause the processor to generate data to be sent to other nodes, and a network stack. The network stack includes circuitry configured to delay transmission of data in a sending slot in a transmission cycle on a 10SPE network based upon a bandwidth sharing scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Bernd Sostawa, Martin Miller, Michael Rentschler, Venkatraman Iyer
  • Patent number: 7936816
    Abstract: A digital transcoder system is presented for receiving data bit streams with a first bit rate (R1) and outputting a data bit stream with a second bit rate (R2) which differs from the first bit rate (R1), and in particular is reduced relative thereto. This transcoder system has a decoder device (10) on its input side and a coder device (20) on its output side, the latter consisting of a series circuit of a quantizer (21) for requantizing the data dequantized in the decoder device (10), with a requantization factor (Q2), also with a subsequent VLC coder (22) and an output buffer (23). Establishing the second bit rate (R2) requires that the requantization factor of the quantizer (21) be changed, with reference to macro-blocks, according to the specification of a certain calculational formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Sostawa, Thomas Dannemann
  • Publication number: 20070116116
    Abstract: A digital transcoder system is presented for receiving data bit streams with a first bit rate (R1) and outputting a data bit stream with a second bit rate (R2) which differs from the first bit rate (R1), and in particular is reduced relative thereto. This transcoder system has a decoder device (10) on its input side and a coder device (20) on its output side, the latter consisting of a series circuit of a quantizer (21) for requantizing the data dequantized in the decoder device (10), with a requantization factor (Q2), also with a subsequent VLC coder (22) and an output buffer (23). Establishing the second bit rate (R2) requires that the requantization factor of the quantizer (21) be changed, with reference to macro-blocks, according to the specification of a certain calculational formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Bernd Sostawa, Thomas Dannemann
  • Patent number: 7106799
    Abstract: A digital transcoder system is presented for receiving data bit streams with a first bit rate (R1) and outputting a data bit stream with a second bit rate (R2) which differs from the first bit rate (R1), and in particular is reduced relative thereto. This transcoder system has a decoder device (10) on its input side and a coder device (20) on its output side, the latter consisting of a series circuit of a quantizer (21) for requantizing the data dequantized in the decoder device (10), with a requantization factor (Q2), also with a subsequent VLC coder (22) and an output buffer (23). Establishing the second bit rate (R2) requires that the requantization factor of the quantizer (21) be changed, with reference to macro-blocks, according to the specification of a certain calculational formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Sostawa, Thomas Dannemann