Patents by Inventor Tim Kuechler

Tim Kuechler 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: 8576782
    Abstract: Baseband recovery in wireless networks, base transceiver stations, and wireless networking devices may be implemented to minimize the number of timing symbols while at the same time enabling wireless devices to use a relatively low per-symbol sampling rate, so that minimal processing is required to implement the timing recovery. In one embodiment, a relatively low number of samples is taken per expected symbol interval during the training sequence. A subset of the samples is selected and processed to determine error signals for each of the samples. The error signals are multiplied by the expected symbol and summed to form an error signal. The error signal is used to adjust the set of samples that will be used and processed in connection with subsequent symbols. The error signal is also used to interpolate between available samples to infinitesimally approach the point of maximum eye opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Tim Kuechler
  • Publication number: 20120213257
    Abstract: Baseband recovery in wireless networks, base transceiver stations, and wireless networking devices may be implemented to minimize the number of timing symbols while at the same time enabling wireless devices to use a relatively low per-symbol sampling rate, so that minimal processing is required to implement the timing recovery. In one embodiment, a relatively low number of samples is taken per expected symbol interval during the training sequence. A subset of the samples is selected and processed to determine error signals for each of the samples. The error signals are multiplied by the expected symbol and summed to form an error signal. The error signal is used to adjust the set of samples that will be used and processed in connection with subsequent symbols. The error signal is also used to interpolate between available samples to infinitesimally approach the point of maximum eye opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventor: Tim Kuechler
  • Patent number: 8199702
    Abstract: Baseband recovery in wireless networks, base transceiver stations, and wireless networking devices may be implemented to minimize the number of timing symbols while at the same time enabling wireless devices to use a relatively low per-symbol sampling rate, so that minimal processing is required to implement the timing recovery. In one embodiment, a relatively low number of samples is taken per expected symbol interval during the training sequence. A subset of the samples is selected and processed to determine error signals for each of the samples. The error signals are multiplied by the expected symbol and summed to form an error signal. The error signal is used to adjust the set of samples that will be used and processed in connection with subsequent symbols. The error signal is also used to interpolate between available samples to infinitesimally approach the point of maximum eye opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Rockstar Bidco LP
    Inventor: Tim Kuechler
  • Publication number: 20100165915
    Abstract: Baseband recovery in wireless networks, base transceiver stations, and wireless networking devices may be implemented to minimize the number of timing symbols while at the same time enabling wireless devices to use a relatively low per-symbol sampling rate, so that minimal processing is required to implement the timing recovery. In one embodiment, a relatively low number of samples is taken per expected symbol interval during the training sequence. A subset of the samples is selected and processed to determine error signals for each of the samples. The error signals are multiplied by the expected symbol and summed to form an error signal. The error signal is used to adjust the set of samples that will be used and processed in connection with subsequent symbols. The error signal is also used to interpolate between available samples to infinitesimally approach the point of maximum eye opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: Tim Kuechler
  • Publication number: 20010055276
    Abstract: A packet network interface for delivering streaming data to an analog output is described which can compensate for a sampling rate mismatch between the far-end transmitter and the local receiver by monitoring the rate of reception of packets and adjusting the local (receive) sampling rate responsive to said rate of reception. Typically, the rate of reception of packets is monitored by monitoring the level of a jitter buffer used to compensate for variable delays in the rate of reception. If the average level is too high or two low, this is a likely indication that there is a rate mismatch between the far end and local sampling rate. Adjustments are then made to the local sampling rate to adjust for such a mismatch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Shane M. Rogers, Tim Kuechler