Patents by Inventor Mario Giani

Mario Giani 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).

  • Transmission of data bursts on a constant data rate channel
    Patent number: 8185672
    Abstract: A system and method for transmitting asynchronous data bursts over a constant data rate channel that transmits a continuous stream of data with virtually no load on the CPU(s) of the receiving processing node is disclosed. The data channel has a defined frame structure with one or more data structures, wherein each data structure comprises a plurality of data locations. A receiver selects data from a fixed data location in each data structure as a data descriptor for each respective data structure. The receiver configures a direct memory access (DMA) function using each data descriptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Philippe Malleth, Sebastien Tomas, Mario Giani, Francois Badaud
  • Transmission of Data Bursts on a Constant Data Rate Channel
    Publication number: 20110125936
    Abstract: A system and method for transmitting asynchronous data bursts over a constant data rate channel that transmits a continuous stream of data with virtually no load on the CPU(s) of the receiving processing node is disclosed. The data channel has a defined frame structure with one or more data structures, wherein each data structure comprises a plurality of data locations. A receiver selects data from a fixed data location in each data structure as a data descriptor for each respective data structure. The receiver configures a direct memory access (DMA) function using each data descriptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Philippe Malleth, Sebastien Tomas, Mario Giani, Francois Badaud
  • Audio and video decoder circuit and system
    Patent number: 6369855
    Abstract: An improved audio-visual circuit is provided that includes a transport packet parsing circuit for receiving a transport data packet stream, a CPU circuit for initializing said integrated circuit and for processing portions of said data packet stream, a ROM circuit for storing data, a RAM circuit for storing data, an audio decoder circuit for decoding audio portions of said data packet stream, a video decoder circuit for decoding video portions of said data packet stream, an NTSC/PAL encoding circuit for encoding video portions of said data packet stream, an OSD coprocessor circuit for processing OSD portions of said data packets, a traffic controller circuit moving portions of said data packet stream between portions of said integrated circuit, an extension bus interface circuit, a P1394 interface circuit, a communication coprocessors circuit, an address bus connected to said circuits, and a data bus connected to said circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Gerard Chauvel, Serge Lasserre, Mario Giani, Tiemen Spits, Gerard Benbassat, Frank L. Laczko, Sr., Y. Paul Chiang, Karen L. Walker, Mark E. Paley, Brian O. Chae
  • Real time window address calculation for on-screen display
    Patent number: 6310657
    Abstract: An on-screen display system in which a CPU generates windows in a working memory space also provides for real time calculation of window addresses in the working memory space. This can eliminate the need for a separate frame buffer memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Gerard Chauvel, Serge Lasserre, Mario Giani, Tiemen Spits, Gerard Benbassat, Frank L. Laczko, Sr., Y. Paul Chiang, Karen L. Walker, Mark E. Paley, Brian O. Chae
  • Transport stream packet parser system
    Patent number: 6226291
    Abstract: A transport stream parser system is provided that utilizes an intermediate buffer for containing packets after processing with an associated flag and then use a processor for further processing of packets selected by such flags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Gerard Chauvel, Serge Lasserre, Mario Giani, Tiemen Spits