Patents by Inventor Gian Mario Maggio

Gian Mario Maggio 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: 8842770
    Abstract: A method is for decoding a pulse signal modulated through a transmitted reference modulation scheme. The modulated pulse signal may include, repetitively, a reference pulse followed by an information pulse delayed with a delay. The method may include subtracting or adding from the modulated pulse signal, a version of the modulated pulse signal delayed with the delay for obtaining a processed signal, and performing a non-coherent detection on the processed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics N.V.
    Inventors: Gian Mario Maggio, Chiara Cattaneo, Philippe Rouzet
  • Publication number: 20130230076
    Abstract: A method is for decoding a pulse signal modulated through a transmitted reference modulation scheme. The modulated pulse signal may include, repetitively, a reference pulse followed by an information pulse delayed with a delay. The method may include subtracting or adding from the modulated pulse signal, a version of the modulated pulse signal delayed with the delay for obtaining a processed signal, and performing a non-coherent detection on the processed signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: GIAN MARIO MAGGIO, CHIARA CATTANEO, PHILIPPE ROUZET
  • Patent number: 8451946
    Abstract: A method is for decoding a pulse signal modulated through a transmitted reference modulation scheme. The modulated pulse signal may include, repetitively, a reference pulse followed by an information pulse delayed with a delay. The method may include subtracting or adding from the modulated pulse signal, a version of the modulated pulse signal delayed with the delay for obtaining a processed signal, and performing a non-coherent detection on the processed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics N.V.
    Inventors: Gian Mario Maggio, Chiara Cattaneo, Philippe Rouzet
  • Publication number: 20100002749
    Abstract: A method is for decoding a pulse signal modulated through a transmitted reference modulation scheme. The modulated pulse signal may include, repetitively, a reference pulse followed by an information pulse delayed with a delay. The method may include subtracting or adding from the modulated pulse signal, a version of the modulated pulse signal delayed with the delay for obtaining a processed signal, and performing a non-coherent detection on the processed signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Gian Mario Maggio, Chiara Cattaneo, Philippe Rouzet
  • Patent number: 6882689
    Abstract: A pseudo-chaotic coding/modulation method. The coding method exploits symbolic dynamics of a chaotic map at the transmitter to encode data. The encoding synthesizes the chaotic map based upon the data to be transmitted. In a preferred embodiment, pseudo-chaotic iterates are generated from a digital implementation of a Bernoulli shift map. The output of the shift map is translated by a mapping, preferably implemented by a digital signal processor, to allow transitions between states in a transmitted signal to differ, and the translated map is used to drive a modulator (for example PPM, FSK, PSK, QAM, etc.). In the specific case of pulse-position modulation (PPM) the translated map is used to modulate pulse train positions within a periodic synchronization frame. The preferred embodiment uses a shift register to implement an approximation of the Bernoulli shift map acting as a form of convolutional code with a number of states equal to the symbolic states defined on the chaotic map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Gian Mario Maggio, Luca Reggiani
  • Publication number: 20020172291
    Abstract: A pseudo-chaotic coding/modulation method. The coding method exploits symbolic dynamics of a chaotic map at the transmitter to encode data. The encoding synthesizes the chaotic map based upon the data to be transmitted. In a preferred embodiment, pseudo-chaotic iterates are generated from a digital implementation of a Bernoulli shift map. The output of the shift map is translated by a mapping, preferably implemented by a digital signal processor, to allow transitions between states in a transmitted signal to differ, and the translated map is used to drive a modulator (for example PPM, FSK, PSK, QAM, etc.). In the specific case of pulse-position modulation (PPM) the translated map is used to modulate pulse train positions within a periodic synchronization frame. The preferred embodiment uses a shift register to implement an approximation of the Bernoulli shift map acting as a form of convolutional code with a number of states equal to the symbolic states defined on the chaotic map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Gian Mario Maggio, Luca Reggiani