Abstract: Systems and methods for concatenating messages in MoCA devices that are connected via a coax network are provided. One embodiment of a system according to the invention includes a home network having a plurality of nodes. The network is implemented over coaxial cable. The network includes a plurality of networked nodes. A transmitter of at least one of the networked nodes is configurable to transmit a concatenated burst. The concatenated burst includes a preamble, a first payload frame and a second payload frame. The first payload frame and the second payload frame are separated by a cyclic prefix of a first symbol of the second payload frame.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes at least one baseband section, at least one radio frequency (RF) section, and an interface module. The interface module is configured to couple the at least one baseband section to the at least one RF section, wherein the interface module includes an analog interface module and a digital interface module.

Abstract: A system and method for user driven configuration sets for energy efficient networks. A customization module can be used to generate energy efficiency control policy customizations based on indications of user preference received through a graphical user interface. These customizations enable abstraction of the energy efficiency control policy customization process from low-level details.

Abstract: In a satellite gateway, data is transmitted over a downstream channel at different throughput rates. Data destined for each subscriber/receiver is assigned a throughput rate depending upon the downstream signal quality of that subscriber/receiver. The downstream data is parsed to extract data packets. The data packets are then loaded into packet queues based on an identifier within such packets. The queues represent a bandwidth efficiency or throughput rate that can be currently tolerated by specific subscribers that may also be based on the current signal quality at a subscriber location. The parsed data traffic is processed based on the profile of the plurality of profiles to produce processed data traffic, and transmitted from the packet queues over a downstream channel.

Abstract: A monoscopic 3D video generation device, which comprises one or more depth sensors, may be operable to store captured 2D video image data as a base layer and store captured corresponding depth information separately as an enhancement layer. The 2D video image data may be captured via one or more image sensors and the corresponding depth information may be captured via the one or more depth sensors in the monoscopic 3D video generation device. The monoscopic 3D video generation device may determine whether to transmit the enhancement layer to a video rendering device. The monoscopic 3D video generation device may encode the base layer. The monoscopic 3D video generation device may encode the enhancement layer based on the determination of transmitting the enhancement layer. The encoded base layer and/or the encoded enhancement layer may be transmitted to the video rendering device for 3D video rendering and/or 2D video rendering.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus which may comprise a plurality of nodes. In one example embodiment, each of the plurality of nodes may include one or more central processing units (CPUs), a random access memory device, and a parallel link input/output port. The random access memory device may include a local memory address space and a global memory address space. The local memory address space may be accessible to the one or more CPUs of the node that comprises the random access memory device. The global memory address space may be accessible to CPUs of all the nodes. The parallel link input/output port may be configured to send data frames to, and receive data frames from, the global memory address space comprised by the random access memory device(s) of the other nodes.

Abstract: A mixed storage device includes a set of storage units, each potentially based on a different storage technology, such as NAND flash drive, NOR flash drive, magnetic hard drive, magneto-optical drives, optical drives, etc. The mixed storage device comprises a host bus connector that is used to connect to a peripheral bus that facilitates communication to a processor of a device (such as a PC) and a controller. The controller manages a NAND flash storage device, a NOR flash storage device, an optical storage device, a hard drive and other storage components plugged into or integrated with the mixed storage device.

Abstract: A touch screen includes a display layer for displaying information. An inductor grid includes a plurality of inductive elements arranged on a single layer. At least one switch matrix selects an inductive element in response to the selection signal. A driver generates the selection signal, drives the selected inductive element to detect a touch object in proximity to the selected inductive element and generates touch screen data in response thereto.

Abstract: Embodiments provide systems and methods for dynamically regulating the clock frequency of an integrated circuit (IC) based on the IC supply voltage. By doing so, the clock frequency is no longer constrained by a worst-case voltage level, and a higher effective clock frequency can be supported, increasing the IC performance. Embodiments include a wave clocking system which uses a plurality of delay chains configured to match substantially the delays of respective logic paths of the IC. As the delays of the logic paths vary with supply voltage and temperature changes, the delay chains matched to the logic paths experience substantially similar changes and are used to regulate the clock frequency of the IC.

Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for beamforming a broadband signal through a multipart network are provided. In this regard, a plurality of signals received via a plurality of antennas may be detected and a plurality of transmit signals may be generated, wherein a phase of at least one of the plurality of transmit signals is responsive to at least one of the detected phases of the received signals. Each of the generated plurality of transmit signals may be separately amplified to generate a plurality of amplified signals. A plurality of the amplified signals may be input to a plurality of first ports is of a multi-port network, wherein at least one second port of the multi-port network may be responsive to signals input to at least two of the plurality of first ports.

Abstract: A system and method for automatically forming and/or maintaining a network of user-selectable devices, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing signals are provided and may include removing a DC component from a signal envelope comprising a combined signal within a range of allocated FM channels to generate a modified signal envelope. Fluctuation in power in the signal envelope may be detected based on a ratio of a magnitude of the signal envelope and a magnitude of the modified signal envelope. The removing may further include low-pass filtering the signal envelope to generate a low-pass filtered signal envelope. A square values of the low-pass filtered signal envelope may be determined to generate a squared signal envelope. The squared signal envelope may be high-pass filtered to generate a high-pass filtered signal envelope. The fluctuation in power in the signal envelope may be detected based on a ratio of a magnitude of the high-pass filtered signal envelope and a magnitude of the low-pass filtered signal envelope.

Abstract: A powerless/wireless peripheral device is disclosed that engages in wireless communication such as near field communication (NFC) and/or far field communication with other communication devices capable of NFC and/or far field communication. The powerless/wireless peripheral device harvests power from the NFC and/or far field communication and operates of the harvested power eliminating the need for an internal battery and/or an external power supply. The powerless/wireless peripheral device supplements a computing device in enabling an operator to interact with the computing device. The powerless/wireless peripheral device is inexpensive, portable and easy to use.

Abstract: Overlay to augment quality of currently playing media. The overlay operates to enhance the quality format of media so that it is output in a different quality format. As one example, when playing media content encoded in accordance with a standard definition television (SDTV) quality format, an appropriate overlay would operate to upgrade the quality format thereof to enhanced definition television (EDTV) quality format, high definition television (HDTV) quality format (or some other quality format). An appropriate overlay may also operate in accordance with audio content (e.g., upgrading a quality format of the audio content). With the advent of Blu-Ray discs (and other higher quality format discs), many individuals presently have libraries of media that are encoded with legacy/previous quality formats. An appropriate overlay that operates in conjunction with media encoded with a legacy/previous quality format allows the same content to be enjoyed in accordance with a newer/improved quality format.

Abstract: A process to manage data between one or more MDIO manageable devices situated on the same bus utilizing the MDIO protocol. The data management efficiency can be increased through the use of an MDIO protocol that includes a page-write mode. The MDIO protocol including the page-write mode can reduce the overhead for a write operation by omitting various portions of the MDIO communication frame format, including the preamble, start-of-frame, operational code, port address, device address, and turn-around fields that generally precede data to be written. The MDIO protocol including the page-write mode may include a next-data code to initiate the page-write mode.

Abstract: Controlling access to memory includes receiving a plurality of memory access requests and assigning corresponding time values to each. The assigned time values are adjusted based upon a clock pulse and a priority access list is generated. Factors consider include missed access deadlines, closeness to missing access deadlines, and whether a page is open. The highest ranked client is then passed to a sequencer to allow the requested access. Time values may be assigned and adjusted according to client ID or client type (latency or bandwidth). A plurality of power modes of operation are defined wherein operation in a selected power mode of operation is based at least in part on the assigned or adjusted time values. The processing is performed in hardware in parallel (at the same time) by associated logic circuits.

Abstract: Forward error correction (FEC) m-bit symbol modulation. Any desired FEC, error correction code (ECC), and/or combination thereof generates coded bits for combination with either uncoded bits, separately generated coded bits, and/or combination thereof to generate a number of symbols that undergo mapping to a constellation whose respective constellation points have a mapping characterized by a maximum minimum intra-Euclidean distance between the respective constellation points thereby generating a sequence of discrete-valued modulation symbols. The sequence of discrete-valued modulation symbols may then undergo modulation of any of a number of different operations (e.g., digital to analog conversion [e.g., digital to analog converter (DAC)], scaling, frequency shifting, filtering, etc.) to generate a continuous time signal for transmission via a communication channel. Such a device operative to perform including such functionality, circuitry, capability, etc.

Abstract: Herein described is a system and a method of storing and distributing multimedia data selections to the tenants or occupants of a multi-unit building. The multi-unit building may comprise a hotel, motel, office complex, or apartment complex, for example. The storage capacity of the data storage device may be easily expanded by way of adding one or more additional hard disk drives. The data storage device may be conveniently located in a front office or manager's office of the multi-unit building. The system distributes one or more of the stored multimedia data selections to one or more display devices communicatively coupled to the data storage device. Each of the one or more display devices may be located in corresponding units of the multi-unit building. The one or more display devices are used to view the multimedia data selections requested by a tenant or occupant.

Abstract: A telecommunication system including a fall duplex speakerphone, comprising a first microphone to generate a coupled signal including uplink information and non-linear distortion sensed by the first microphone in a speaker phone mode, a second microphone to generate a reference signal including downlink information and the non-linear distortion sensed by the second microphone in the speaker phone mode, and an acoustic echo canceller (AEC) to receive the coupled signal from the first microphone, to receive the reference signal from the second microphone, and to cancel out the non-linear distortion included in the coupled signal based on the non-linear distortion included in the reference signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include electronic communications devices having a memory in near field communication device, a memory arbitrator and a host processor. The near field communication (NFC) devices are configured to receive data and drive power from the communication signal. The memory arbitrator is connected to the NFC device and the memory. The memory arbitrator is also configured to access the memory in response to an access request from the NFC device. Additionally, the memory is configurable to be accessed by both the host processor and the NFC device according to embodiments of the present invention.