Patents by Inventor Robert Coombs

Robert Coombs 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).

  • Publication number: 20230314750
    Abstract: A telecommunications interconnection terminal can include a housing including a first set of ports for coupling to a connectorized multi-fiber cable a second set of ports for coupling to a connectorized single-fiber cable a third set of ports including an aperture and an engagement for receiving and engaging a non-connectorized fiber optic cable and a splice distributor for receiving and accommodating spliced optical from optic cables that are received from ports of at least any two of the first, second and third sets of ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Robert COOMBS, Ian PIPPARD, James HARRIOTT-GADD
  • Patent number: 7185260
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for performing single-cycle operations (such as for example Maximum a Posteriori, i.e. MAP decode) in digital processors is disclosed. In one exemplary configuration, a processor is fitted with a specialized instruction and extension Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) to efficiently perform the forward and reverse transition trellis metric updates as well as the Log Likelihood ratio calculation in order to accelerate the decoding of Turbo-encoded data sequences. The processor executes software comprising the single operand instruction to perform Turbo decoding with the efficiency comparable to a dedicated hardware implementation. The programmable apparatus can be readily reprogrammed to accommodate evolving standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: ARC International
    Inventors: Robert Coombs, Jonathan Talbot, Alexander Worm
  • Publication number: 20040225949
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for performing single-cycle operations (such as for example Maximum a Posteriori, i.e. MAP decode) in digital processors is disclosed. In one exemplary configuration, a processor is fitted with a specialized instruction and extension Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) to efficiently perform the forward and reverse transition trellis metric updates as well as the Log Likelihood ratio calculation in order to accelerate the decoding of Turbo-encoded data sequences. The processor executes software comprising the single operand instruction to perform Turbo decoding with the efficiency comparable to a dedicated hardware implementation. The programmable apparatus can be readily reprogrammed to accommodate evolving standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Robert Coombs, Jonathan Talbot, Alexander Worm
  • Patent number: 6718504
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for performing single-cycle operations (such as for example Maximum a Posteriori, i.e. MAP decode) in digital processors is disclosed. In one exemplary configuration, a processor is fitted with a specialized instruction and extension Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) to efficiently perform the forward and reverse transition trellis metric updates as well as the Log Likelihood ratio calculation in order to accelerate the decoding of Turbo-encoded data sequences. The processor executes software comprising the single operand instruction to perform Turbo decoding with the efficiency comparable to a dedicated hardware implementation. The programmable apparatus can be readily reprogrammed to accommodate evolving standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignees: ARC International, Alcatel
    Inventors: Robert Coombs, Jonathan Talbot, Alexander Worm