Patents by Inventor Francois Fosse

Francois Fosse 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: 9953000
    Abstract: A device comprising: a bus master, including a bi-directional data and clock lines, configured to produce a select signal output for enabling data transmission on the bi-directional data line to first/second different data busses supporting multiple slave devices configured to receive/transmit data over a respective data bus and to receive a clock signal from the bus master from the clock line; and a de-multiplexer including an input, first and second outputs and a control input, the input coupled to the bi-directional data line of the bus master, first/second outputs of the de-multiplexer coupled to first/second data busses, respectively, and the control input configured to receive the select signal from the bus master that is configured to communicate to a first slave device when the select signal is in a first state, and a second different slave device when the select signal is in a second different state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Francois Fosse, Laurent Le Goffic
  • Patent number: 9952913
    Abstract: Implementations are disclosed for a centralized peripheral access controller (PAC) that is configured to protect one or more peripheral components in a system. In some implementations, the PAC stores data that can be set or cleared by software. The data corresponds to an output signal of the PAC that is routed to a corresponding peripheral component. When the data indicates that the peripheral is “unlocked” the PAC will allow write transfers to registers in the peripheral component. When the data indicates that the peripheral component is “locked” the PAC will refuse write transfers to registers in the peripheral component and terminate with an error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Frode Milch Pedersen, Sebastien Jouin, Stein Danielsen, Francois Fosse, Thierry Delalande, Ivar Holand, James Hallman
  • Publication number: 20170132051
    Abstract: Implementations are disclosed for a centralized peripheral access controller (PAC) that is configured to protect one or more peripheral components in a system. In some implementations, the PAC stores data that can be set or cleared by software. The data corresponds to an output signal of the PAC that is routed to a corresponding peripheral component. When the data indicates that the peripheral is “unlocked” the PAC will allow write transfers to registers in the peripheral component. When the data indicates that the peripheral component is “locked” the PAC will refuse write transfers to registers in the peripheral component and terminate with an error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Frode Milch Pedersen, Sebastien Jouin, Stein Danielsen, Francois Fosse, Thierry Delalande, Ivar Holand, James Halliman
  • Patent number: 9552385
    Abstract: Implementations are disclosed for a centralized peripheral access controller (PAC) that is configured to protect one or more peripheral components in a system. In some implementations, the PAC stores data that can be set or cleared by software. The data corresponds to an output signal of the PAC that is routed to a corresponding peripheral component. When the data indicates that the peripheral is “unlocked” the PAC will allow write transfers to registers in the peripheral component. When the data indicates that the peripheral component is “locked” the PAC will refuse write transfers to registers in the peripheral component and terminate with an error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Frode Milch Pedersen, Sebastien Jouin, Stein Danielsen, Francois Fosse, Thierry Delalande, Ivar Holand, James Hallman
  • Publication number: 20150347344
    Abstract: A device comprising: a bus master, including a bi-directional data and clock lines, configured to produce a select signal output for enabling data transmission on the bi-directional data line to first/second different data busses supporting multiple slave devices configured to receive/transmit data over a respective data bus and to receive a clock signal from the bus master from the clock line; and a de-multiplexer including an input, first and second outputs and a control input, the input coupled to the bi-directional data line of the bus master, first/second outputs of the de-multiplexer coupled to first/second data busses, respectively, and the control input configured to receive the select signal from the bus master that is configured to communicate to a first slave device when the select signal is in a first state, and a second different slave device when the select signal is in a second different state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Francois Fosse, Laurent Le Goffic
  • Patent number: 9152598
    Abstract: A device comprising: a bus master, including a bi-directional data and clock lines, configured to produce a select signal output for enabling data transmission on the bi-directional data line to first/second different data busses supporting multiple slave devices configured to receive/transmit data over a respective data bus and to receive a clock signal from the bus master from the clock line; and a de-multiplexer including an input, first and second outputs and a control input, the input coupled to the bi-directional data line of the bus master, first/second outputs of the de-multiplexer coupled to first/second data busses, respectively, and the control input configured to receive the select signal from the bus master that is configured to communicate to a first slave device when the select signal is in a first state, and a second different slave device when the select signal is in a second different state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Francois Fosse, Laurent Le Goffic
  • Publication number: 20150046614
    Abstract: Implementations are disclosed for a centralized peripheral access controller (PAC) that is configured to protect one or more peripheral components in a system. In some implementations, the PAC stores data that can be set or cleared by software. The data corresponds to an output signal of the PAC that is routed to a corresponding peripheral component. When the data indicates that the peripheral is “unlocked” the PAC will allow write transfers to registers in the peripheral component. When the data indicates that the peripheral component is “locked” the PAC will refuse write transfers to registers in the peripheral component and terminate with an error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Frode Milch PEDERSEN, Sebastien JOUIN, Stein DANIELSEN, Francois FOSSE, Thierry DELALANDE, Ivar HOLAND, James HALLMAN
  • Publication number: 20140149615
    Abstract: A device comprising: a bus master, including a bi-directional data and clock lines, configured to produce a select signal output for enabling data transmission on the bi-directional data line to first/second different data busses supporting multiple slave devices configured to receive/transmit data over a respective data bus and to receive a clock signal from the bus master from the clock line; and a de-multiplexer including an input, first and second outputs and a control input, the input coupled to the bi-directional data line of the bus master, first/second outputs of the de-multiplexer coupled to first/second data busses, respectively, and the control input configured to receive the select signal from the bus master that is configured to communicate to a first slave device when the select signal is in a first state, and a second different slave device when the select signal is in a second different state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventors: Francois Fosse, Laurent Le Goffic