Patents by Inventor Alejandro Ramirez

Alejandro Ramirez 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: 20120122484
    Abstract: In a method for calibrating a propagation-time-based localization system in a computer-assisted manner, the position of a mobile object in a predetermined environment can be determined by detecting propagation-time-based variables of multiple base stations, wherein the propagation-time-based variable of a base station represents the propagation time of a signal between an object radio unit and the base station. The object is moved and the variables of the base stations are detected in the process at multiple measuring times. The minimum value of the variables of a base station is associated with a predefined minimum distance between the object and base station and the maximum value with a predefined maximum distance. A predefined dependence of the distances between the object and base station is scaled to the association of the minimum and maximum value. The scaled dependence is then used when determining the position of the mobile object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Maksym Marchenko, Alejandro Ramirez, Christian Schwingenschlogl
  • Publication number: 20110045844
    Abstract: In a method and a device for determining a geographical position of a node in an ad-hoc network, distance circles of at least two nodes that adjoin the node are determined. In addition, points of intersection between the distance circles of the at least two nodes adjoining the node are identified. A main set of points of intersection is determined from among the set of the identified or determined points of intersection, the main set comprising points of intersection located in the vicinity of an estimated position of the node. The geographical position of the node is then determined by the main set of points of intersection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Oliver Müller, Alejandro Ramirez
  • Publication number: 20100039312
    Abstract: A method and a device for determining a position of a communication apparatus is provided. To determine a position of a first apparatus a first signal is transmitted from a second apparatus to the first apparatus. A second signal is then transmitted from the first apparatus to the second apparatus as a response to the first signal, the first signal and the second signal being transmitted by way of at least two different mediums. Signal strength of the second signal received by the second apparatus and a transfer time from a first time of transmission of the first signal to a second time of receipt of the second signal are measured. The position of the first apparatus is finally calculated as a function of the measured signal strength of the received second signal and the measured transfer time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Alejandro Ramirez, Christian Schwingenschlögl
  • Publication number: 20100030912
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data in a communication network, features network management-controlled transmission of data via a data transmission channel that connects network nodes. According to the method, data is transmitted at a minimum desired transmission rate that results from a temporal usage of the data transmission channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Finkenzeller, Alejandro Ramirez, Christian Schwingenschlögl
  • Publication number: 20090009322
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for position location in an enclosed environment. In at least one embodiment, the system includes an enclosed environment with several distributed RFID transponders and an RFID processing unit for wireless communication with the RFID transponders via an electromagnetic coupling field. In each of the RFID transponders, an identifier assigned to the respective position of the RFID transponder in relation to the enclosed environment is stored. In at least one embodiment, the RFID transponders and the RFID processing unit are configured in such a way that if the RFID processing unit is positioned such that at least one RFID transponder is within a transmission range of the electromagnetic coupling field, the identifier of the RFID transponder is automatically transmitted to the RFID processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Alejandro Ramirez, Christian Schwingenschlogl
  • Patent number: 7260705
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for examining information about branch instructions. A method, comprising: examining information about branch instructions that reach a write-back stage of processing within a processor, defining a plurality of streams based on the examining, wherein each stream comprises a sequence of basic blocks in which only a last block in the sequence ends in a branch instruction, the execution of which causes program flow to branch, the remaining basic blocks in the stream each ending in a branch instruction, the execution of which does not cause program flow to branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Wang, John Shen, Perry Wang, Marsha Eng, Gerolf F. Hoflehner, Dan Lavery, Wei Li, Alejandro Ramirez, Ed Grochowski
  • Publication number: 20060058505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated domain of G3BP-2 that mediates binding between G3BP-2 and other proteins, and nucleic acids encoding same. The invention also relates to a method for diagnosing, treating and preventing breast cancer including the step of using a nucleic acid and/or encoded polypeptide for G3BP-2, or fragment thereof, to detect, treat or prevent breast cancer in a mammal, preferably human. In one particular form, the invention relates to an antigen presenting cell, preferably a dendritic cell, that is capable of presenting G3BP-2 or fragments thereof. The invention also relates to lymphocytes, in particular cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, that are G3BP-2 antigen specific.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Derek Kennedy, Derek Hart, Juliet French, Jose Alejandro Ramirez
  • Patent number: 6938126
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system that compares a current fetch request having a first start address and length associated with the current fetch request to a second start address of the next fetch request, determines whether the content already loaded in a buffer will be used to at least partially fulfill the next fetch request based upon the comparison, and inhibits access to an instruction cache based upon the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alejandro Ramirez, Edward Grochowski, Hong Wang, John Shen
  • Publication number: 20040268100
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for examining information about branch instructions. A method, comprising: examining information about branch instructions that reach a write-back stage of processing within a processor, defining a plurality of streams based on the examining, wherein each stream comprises a sequence of basic blocks in which only a last block in the sequence ends in a branch instruction, the execution of which causes program flow to branch, the remaining basic blocks in the stream each ending in a branch instruction, the execution of which does not cause program flow to branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Hong Wang, John Shen, Perry Wang, Marsha Eng, Gerolf F. Hoflehner, Dan Lavery, Wei Li, Alejandro Ramirez, Ed Grochowski
  • Publication number: 20030196044
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system that compares a current fetch request having a first start address and length associated with the current fetch request to a second start address of the next fetch request, determines whether the content already loaded in a buffer will be used to at least partially fulfill the next fetch request based upon the comparison, and inhibits access to an instruction cache based upon the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Alejandro Ramirez, Edward Grochowski, Hong Wang, John Shen