Patents by Inventor Joel D. Wilke

Joel D. Wilke 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).

  • Method and apparatus for managing power consumption relating to a differential serial communication link
    Patent number: 8090969
    Abstract: A circuit includes a primary transceiver, a secondary transceiver, and control logic. The primary transceiver communicates information via a primary communication link. The secondary transceiver communicates information via a secondary communication link. The control logic is operatively coupled to the primary and secondary transceivers. The control logic selectively powers down the primary transceiver based on primary communication link traffic trigger information and causes communication using the secondary transceiver instead of the primary transceiver based on the primary communication link traffic trigger information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Salem Emara, Joel D. Wilke, William W. L. Hui, Wen-Chia Liu
  • Method and Apparatus for Managing Power Consumption Relating to a Differential Serial Communication Link
    Publication number: 20090061918
    Abstract: A circuit includes a primary transceiver, a secondary transceiver, and control logic. The primary transceiver communicates information via a primary communication link. The secondary transceiver communicates information via a secondary communication link. The control logic is operatively coupled to the primary and secondary transceivers. The control logic selectively powers down the primary transceiver based on primary communication link traffic trigger information and causes communication using the secondary transceiver instead of the primary transceiver based on the primary communication link traffic trigger information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Salem Emara, Joel D. Wilke, William W.L. Hui, Wen-Chia Liu