Patents by Inventor Alan E. Waltho

Alan E. Waltho 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: 8855592
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for mitigating narrowband interference within a system for wideband communications. The method can include separating a wideband signal into a plurality of sub bands, detecting energy levels in the sub-bands, and activating a control signal if the energy levels of the sub-bands differ by a predetermined amount. Such a difference in energy levels can indicate that narrowband interference is present and interference mitigation features can be activated. In another embodiment, a system is disclosed that has a band splitter and a plurality of energy level detectors to detect energy differences in the sub bands. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrey V Belogolovy, Mikhail Lyakh, Alan E. Waltho, Anu Hannele Huttunen, Risto Kaunisto
  • Patent number: 8451962
    Abstract: In some embodiments a method is disclosed for detecting periodic interference and predicting future interference times. The method can include detecting an arrival time of a first occurrence of interference and detecting an arrival time of a second occurrence of interference. The method can include transmitting preemptive interference mitigation control signals that anticipate future arrival times of interference. A system is disclosed that includes a periodicity detector, an interference profiler and a mitigation control module. The system can provide interference mitigation features to a data recovery system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrey V Belogolovy, Mikhail Lyakh, Alan E. Waltho, Anu Hannele Huttunen, Risto Kaunisto
  • Patent number: 8199856
    Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes receiving a signal having a data vector component and an interfering component and creating a first set of digitized data that represents the interfering component. The method can also generate a polynomial equation based on the first set of digitized data and generate a second set of digitized data that represents a data vector component of the received signal. The polynomial equation can be subtracted from the received signal to cancel at least a portion of the interfering component and provide an interference mitigated signal representing the data vector component. An error in the interference mitigated signal can be determined and the interference mitigated component can be recalculated based on the error. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrey V Belogolovy, Mikhail Lyakh, Alan E. Waltho, Anu Hannele Huttunen, Risto Kaunisto
  • Patent number: 8199862
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for interference mitigation which can include receiving a signal having a data component, an interfering component and a time period and creating a first plurality of digitized data that represents at least a portion of the interfering component. The method can also include generating a polynomial equation that is related to the at least a portion of the interfering component and generating a second plurality of digital data that represents a data vector of the received signal. The method can further subtract the polynomial equation from the received signal to cancel at least a portion of the interfering component to provide an interference mitigated signal representing the data component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrey V Belogolovy, Mikhail Lyakh, Alan E. Waltho, Anu Hannele Huttunen, Risto Kaunisto
  • Patent number: 8179330
    Abstract: An antenna may comprise a first loop, a second loop, and a third loop, which are arranged to have a common intersection point on an axis that is common to the first, second, and the third loop. The first, second, and the third loop are mutually separated by an angle of separation to form a triple crossed loop antenna. The triple crossed loop antenna may provide omni-directional radiation pattern over wide band of frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Alan E. Waltho
  • Patent number: 8160499
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to reducing exposure of radio devices to interference through adaptive selection of repetitive symbols are described. In an embodiment, a symbol may be selected for transmission to a display based on the operating frequency of a wireless device receiver. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin P. Slattery, Alan E. Waltho, Michael Schaffer
  • Patent number: 8041934
    Abstract: Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to distinguish between sources of signals transmitted with a pilot carrier based upon a variance in a peak-to-peak amplitude of a sum of a received pilot carrier and a delayed received pilot carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alan E. Waltho, Jeffrey Schiffer
  • Patent number: 8032086
    Abstract: Controlling a signal transmitted from a device in a vacant channel in a spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alan E. Waltho, Jeffrey Schiffer
  • Publication number: 20110141125
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to reducing exposure of radio devices to interference through adaptive selection of repetitive symbols are described. In an embodiment, a symbol may be selected for transmission to a display based on the operating frequency of a wireless device receiver. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin P. Slattery, Alan E. Waltho, Michael Schaffer
  • Patent number: 7907904
    Abstract: A wireless device dynamically controls a power level for each channel in a transmission spectrum. The power level is adjusted based on characteristics of signals received in the adjacent channels which results in the wireless device working at maximum ranges consistent with not causing interference to other users of the spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alan E. Waltho, Jeffrey Schiffer
  • Patent number: 7894773
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to reducing exposure of radio devices to interference through adaptive selection of repetitive symbols are described. In an embodiment, a symbol may be selected for transmission to a display based on the operating frequency of a wireless device receiver. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin P. Slattery, Alan E. Waltho, Michael Schaffer
  • Publication number: 20100283689
    Abstract: An antenna may comprise a first loop, a second loop, and a third loop, which are arranged to have a common intersection point on an axis that is common to the first, second, and the third loop. The first, second, and the third loop are mutually separated by an angle of separation to form a triple crossed loop antenna. The triple crossed loop antenna may provide omni-directional radiation pattern over wide band of frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventor: Alan E. Waltho
  • Patent number: 7801488
    Abstract: Interference within a wireless apparatus is mitigated by adjusting one or more transmission characteristics associated with an interconnect of the apparatus. In at least one embodiment, the interconnect is a PCI Express interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Seh W. Kwa, David Q. Xu, Alan E. Waltho, Andrew W. Martwick, Ravid Shmuel
  • Patent number: 7573847
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, method and article to distribute media information are described. The apparatus may include a transceiver to receive digital information representing media information. The apparatus may further include a processor to couple to the transceiver, the processor to select a modulation technique based on a receiver type and an ultra-high frequency channel using a cognitive algorithm. The transceiver may transmit the media information over the channel using the modulation technique. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher B. Rogers, Jeffrey Schiffer, Alan E. Waltho
  • Patent number: 7570702
    Abstract: An apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may include shifting a digital baseband signal upward along a frequency spectrum by an amount greater than its bandwidth to provide an elevated frequency digital baseband signal, which in turn may be selected as a single-sideband signal after an image reject mixer is used to further shift the elevated frequency digital baseband signal, and modest filtering techniques are used to reject unwanted sidebands and any carrier that is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alan E. Waltho, Jeffrey Schiffer
  • Publication number: 20090088118
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to reducing exposure of radio devices to interference through adaptive selection of repetitive symbols are described. In an embodiment, a symbol may be selected for transmission to a display based on the operating frequency of a wireless device receiver. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Kevin P. Slattery, Alan E. Waltho, Michael Schaffer
  • Publication number: 20090060001
    Abstract: A cognitive frequency hopping radio includes a cognitive engine to actively monitor frequency spectrum to adapt transmission characteristics of the cognitive radio to communicate with other devices operating in the network. A frequency hopping block controls the transmitter to transmit radio signals by switching a carrier among many frequency channels using a pseudo-random sequence. The cognitive frequency hopping radio uses the short dwell times to essentially prevent harmful interference to incorrectly identify vacant channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Alan E. Waltho
  • Publication number: 20090003470
    Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus that includes a radio to provide wireless communications using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) signaling. A controller is used to determine location of un-modulated carriers in order to suppress out of band (OOB) emissions at a particular frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventor: Alan E. Waltho
  • Publication number: 20080299932
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for mitigating narrowband interference within a system for wideband communications. The method can include separating a wideband signal into a plurality of sub bands, detecting energy levels in the sub-bands, and activating a control signal if the energy levels of the sub-bands differ by a predetermined amount. Such a difference in energy levels can indicate that narrowband interference is present and interference mitigation features can be activated. In another embodiment, a system is disclosed that has a band splitter and a plurality of energy level detectors to detect energy differences in the sub bands. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrey V. Belogolovy, Mikhail Lyakh, Alan E. Waltho, Anu Hannele Huttunen, Risto Kaunisto
  • Publication number: 20080292034
    Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes receiving a signal having a data vector component and an interfering component and creating a first set of digitized data that represents the interfering component. The method can also generate a polynomial equation based on the first set of digitized data and generate a second set of digitized data that represents a data vector component of the received signal. The polynomial equation can be subtracted from the received signal to cancel at least a portion of the interfering component and provide an interference mitigated signal representing the data vector component. An error in the interference mitigated signal can be determined and the interference mitigated component can be recalculated based on the error. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrey V. Belogolovy, Mikhail Lyakh, Alan E. Waltho, Anu Hannele Huttunen, Risto Kaunisto