Patents by Inventor Ardeshir Saghafi

Ardeshir Saghafi 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: 10999533
    Abstract: Extension devices such as upstream facing port devices (UFP devices) and downstream facing port devices (DFP devices) connect via an extension medium. When a UFP device and a DFP device pair with each other, DisplayPort video and/or audio information from a DisplayPort source device can be presented by a DisplayPort sink device, which are coupled to the UFP device and DFP device, respectively. In some embodiments, the DFP device may train a DisplayPort link to the DisplayPort sink device regardless of whether it is receiving actual data from a UFP device, and may provide placeholder data to the DisplayPort sink device in order to keep the link active. The DFP device may then replace the placeholder data with the actual data from the UFP device, once received, and may thereby seamlessly switch the DisplayPort sink device from presenting placeholder data to presenting data from the DisplayPort source device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Bhupinder Singh Rathore, Ardeshir Saghafi, Sukhdeep Singh Hundal
  • Publication number: 20200288068
    Abstract: Extension devices such as upstream facing port devices (UFP devices) and downstream facing port devices (DFP devices) connect via an extension medium. When a UFP device and a DFP device pair with each other, DisplayPort video and/or audio information from a DisplayPort source device can be presented by a DisplayPort sink device, which are coupled to the UFP device and DFP device, respectively. In some embodiments, the DFP device may train a DisplayPort link to the DisplayPort sink device regardless of whether it is receiving actual data from a UFP device, and may provide placeholder data to the DisplayPort sink device in order to keep the link active. The DFP device may then replace the placeholder data with the actual data from the UFP device, once received, and may thereby seamlessly switch the DisplayPort sink device from presenting placeholder data to presenting data from the DisplayPort source device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Bhupinder Singh Rathore, Ardeshir Saghafi, Sukhdeep Singh Hundal
  • Patent number: 10666879
    Abstract: Extension devices such as upstream facing port devices (UFP devices) and downstream facing port devices (DFP devices) connect via an extension medium. When a UFP device and a DFP device pair with each other, DisplayPort video and/or audio information from a DisplayPort source device can be presented by a DisplayPort sink device, which are coupled to the UFP device and DFP device, respectively. In some embodiments, the DFP device may train a DisplayPort link to the DisplayPort sink device regardless of whether it is receiving actual data from a UFP device, and may provide placeholder data to the DisplayPort sink device in order to keep the link active. The DFP device may then replace the placeholder data with the actual data from the UFP device, once received, and may thereby seamlessly switch the DisplayPort sink device from presenting placeholder data to presenting data from the DisplayPort source device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Bhupinder Singh Rathore, Ardeshir Saghafi, Sukhdeep Singh Hundal
  • Patent number: 10520998
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and/or methods for managing power distribution over a USB topology. In some embodiments, a host device is coupled to an upstream facing port device (UFP device) via a USB compliant connection, and a USB device is coupled to a downstream facing port device (DFP device) via a USB compliant connection. The UFP device and DFP device are connected via a non-USB compliant extension medium. In various embodiments, the UFP device and DFP device may be individually powered by different types of sources (such as external power sources, power distributed over the extension medium, batteries, USB bus power, and/or the like). The UFP device and DFP device cooperate to provide USB power distribution functionality throughout the USB topology despite the presence of the non-USB compliant extension medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sukhdeep Singh Hundal, Thomas Aaron Schultz, Ardeshir Saghafi
  • Publication number: 20190313034
    Abstract: Extension devices such as upstream facing port devices (UFP devices) and downstream facing port devices (DFP devices) connect via an extension medium. When a UFP device and a DFP device pair with each other, DisplayPort video and/or audio information from a DisplayPort source device can be presented by a DisplayPort sink device, which are coupled to the UFP device and DFP device, respectively. In some embodiments, the DFP device may train a DisplayPort link to the DisplayPort sink device regardless of whether it is receiving actual data from a UFP device, and may provide placeholder data to the DisplayPort sink device in order to keep the link active. The DFP device may then replace the placeholder data with the actual data from the UFP device, once received, and may thereby seamlessly switch the DisplayPort sink device from presenting placeholder data to presenting data from the DisplayPort source device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Bhupinder Singh Rathore, Ardeshir Saghafi, Sukhdeep Singh Hundal
  • Patent number: 10331611
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides techniques for reducing an amount of bandwidth used for the communication of DisplayPort information via a USB Type-C receptacle. In some embodiments, this reduction in bandwidth allows for the concurrent exchange of USB 2.0 information, SuperSpeed information, and four lanes of DisplayPort information via a single USB Type-C receptacle. In some embodiments, this may be accomplished in part by processing the information from the four DisplayPort lanes to be transmittable via two differential pairs of the USB Type-C connection, thereby providing four lanes of DisplayPort communication over the USB Type-C connection concurrently with SuperSpeed information. In some embodiments, the reduction in bandwidth of the DisplayPort information may be used for other purposes, such as transmitting high bandwidth DisplayPort information over a cable or connector of a low quality that would otherwise not support such an exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sukhdeep Singh Hundal, Ardeshir Saghafi
  • Publication number: 20190138489
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides techniques for reducing an amount of bandwidth used for the communication of DisplayPort information via a USB Type-C receptacle. In some embodiments, this reduction in bandwidth allows for the concurrent exchange of USB 2.0 information, SuperSpeed information, and four lanes of DisplayPort information via a single USB Type-C receptacle. In some embodiments, this may be accomplished in part by processing the information from the four DisplayPort lanes to be transmittable via two differential pairs of the USB Type-C connection, thereby providing four lanes of DisplayPort communication over the USB Type-C connection concurrently with SuperSpeed information. In some embodiments, the reduction in bandwidth of the DisplayPort information may be used for other purposes, such as transmitting high bandwidth DisplayPort information over a cable or connector of a low quality that would otherwise not support such an exchange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sukhdeep Singh Hundal, Ardeshir Saghafi
  • Patent number: 10237498
    Abstract: Extension devices such as upstream facing port devices (UFP devices) and downstream facing port devices (DFP devices) connect via an extension medium. When a UFP device and a DFP device pair with each other, DisplayPort video and/or audio information from a DisplayPort source device can be presented by a DisplayPort sink device, which are coupled to the UFP device and DFP device, respectively. In some embodiments, the DFP device may train a DisplayPort link to the DisplayPort sink device regardless of whether it is receiving actual data from a UFP device, and may provide placeholder data to the DisplayPort sink device in order to keep the link active. The DFP device may then replace the placeholder data with the actual data from the UFP device, once received, and may thereby seamlessly switch the DisplayPort sink device from presenting placeholder data to presenting data from the DisplayPort source device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Bhupinder Singh Rathore, Ardeshir Saghafi, Sukhdeep Singh Hundal
  • Publication number: 20190068894
    Abstract: Extension devices such as upstream facing port devices (UFP devices) and downstream facing port devices (DFP devices) connect via an extension medium. When a UFP device and a DFP device pair with each other, DisplayPort video and/or audio information from a DisplayPort source device can be presented by a DisplayPort sink device, which are coupled to the UFP device and DFP device, respectively. In some embodiments, the DFP device may train a DisplayPort link to the DisplayPort sink device regardless of whether it is receiving actual data from a UFP device, and may provide placeholder data to the DisplayPort sink device in order to keep the link active. The DFP device may then replace the placeholder data with the actual data from the UFP device, once received, and may thereby seamlessly switch the DisplayPort sink device from presenting placeholder data to presenting data from the DisplayPort source device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Bhupinder Singh Rathore, Ardeshir Saghafi, Sukhdeep Singh Hundal
  • Patent number: 10169286
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides techniques for reducing an amount of bandwidth used for the communication of DisplayPort information via a USB Type-C receptacle. In some embodiments, this reduction in bandwidth allows for the concurrent exchange of USB 2.0 information, SuperSpeed information, and four lanes of DisplayPort information via a single USB Type-C receptacle. In some embodiments, this may be accomplished in part by processing the information from the four DisplayPort lanes to be transmittable via two differential pairs of the USB Type-C connection, thereby providing four lanes of DisplayPort communication over the USB Type-C connection concurrently with SuperSpeed information. In some embodiments, the reduction in bandwidth of the DisplayPort information may be used for other purposes, such as transmitting high bandwidth DisplayPort information over a cable or connector of a low quality that would otherwise not support such an exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sukhdeep Singh Hundal, Ardeshir Saghafi
  • Patent number: 10051205
    Abstract: Extension devices such as upstream facing port devices (UFP devices) and downstream facing port devices (DFP devices) connect via an extension medium. When a UFP device and a DFP device pair with each other, DisplayPort video and/or audio information from a DisplayPort source device can be presented by a DisplayPort sink device, which are coupled to the UFP device and DFP device, respectively. In some embodiments, the DFP device may train a DisplayPort link to the DisplayPort sink device regardless of whether it is receiving actual data from a UFP device, and may provide placeholder data to the DisplayPort sink device in order to keep the link active. The DFP device may then replace the placeholder data with the actual data from the UFP device, once received, and may thereby seamlessly switch the DisplayPort sink device from presenting placeholder data to presenting data from the DisplayPort source device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Bhupinder Singh Rathore, Ardeshir Saghafi, Sukhdeep Singh Hundal
  • Publication number: 20170300099
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and/or methods for managing power distribution over a USB topology. In some embodiments, a host device is coupled to an upstream facing port device (UFP device) via a USB compliant connection, and a USB device is coupled to a downstream facing port device (DFP device) via a USB compliant connection. The UFP device and DFP device are connected via a non-USB compliant extension medium. In various embodiments, the UFP device and DFP device may be individually powered by different types of sources (such as external power sources, power distributed over the extension medium, batteries, USB bus power, and/or the like). The UFP device and DFP device cooperate to provide USB power distribution functionality throughout the USB topology despite the presence of the non-USB compliant extension medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sukhdeep Singh Hundal, Thomas Aaron Schultz, Ardeshir Saghafi
  • Patent number: 9727109
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and/or methods for managing power distribution over a USB topology. In some embodiments, a host device is coupled to an upstream facing port device (UFP device) via a USB compliant connection, and a USB device is coupled to a downstream facing port device (DFP device) via a USB compliant connection. The UFP device and DFP device are connected via a non-USB compliant extension medium. In various embodiments, the UFP device and DFP device may be individually powered by different types of sources (such as external power sources, power distributed over the extension medium, batteries, USB bus power, and/or the like). The UFP device and DFP device cooperate to provide USB power distribution functionality throughout the USB topology despite the presence of the non-USB compliant extension medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sukhdeep Singh Hundal, Thomas Aaron Schultz, Ardeshir Saghafi
  • Publication number: 20160216750
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and/or methods for managing power distribution over a USB topology. In some embodiments, a host device is coupled to an upstream facing port device (UFP device) via a USB compliant connection, and a USB device is coupled to a downstream facing port device (DFP device) via a USB compliant connection. The UFP device and DFP device are connected via a non-USB compliant extension medium. In various embodiments, the UFP device and DFP device may be individually powered by different types of sources (such as external power sources, power distributed over the extension medium, batteries, USB bus power, and/or the like). The UFP device and DFP device cooperate to provide USB power distribution functionality throughout the USB topology despite the presence of the non-USB compliant extension medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sukhdeep Singh Hundal, Thomas Aaron Schultz, Ardeshir Saghafi
  • Publication number: 20160112711
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides techniques for reducing an amount of bandwidth used for the communication of DisplayPort information via a USB Type-C receptacle. In some embodiments, this reduction in bandwidth allows for the concurrent exchange of USB 2.0 information, SuperSpeed information, and four lanes of DisplayPort information via a single USB Type-C receptacle. In some embodiments, this may be accomplished in part by processing the information from the four DisplayPort lanes to be transmittable via two differential pairs of the USB Type-C connection, thereby providing four lanes of DisplayPort communication over the USB Type-C connection concurrently with SuperSpeed information. In some embodiments, the reduction in bandwidth of the DisplayPort information may be used for other purposes, such as transmitting high bandwidth DisplayPort information over a cable or connector of a low quality that would otherwise not support such an exchange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: Icron Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sukhdeep Singh Hundal, Ardeshir Saghafi
  • Patent number: 7382376
    Abstract: A system and method for effectively storing compressed information in an electronic device includes a memory device coupled to the electronic device for storing the compressed information. A compression module sequentially performs a forward write procedure to store first components of the compressed information. The forward write procedure begins at a top location of the memory device. The compression module concurrently performs a reverse write procedure to store second components and third components of the compressed information sequentially in an interlaced configuration. The reverse write procedure begins at a bottom location of the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Jimmy Kwok Lap Lai, Ardeshir Saghafi
  • Publication number: 20060232593
    Abstract: A system and method for effectively storing compressed information in an electronic device includes a memory device coupled to the electronic device for storing the compressed information. A compression module sequentially performs a forward write procedure to store first components of the compressed information. The forward write procedure begins at a top location of the memory device. The compression module concurrently performs a reverse write procedure to store second components and third components of the compressed information sequentially in an interlaced configuration. The reverse write procedure begins at a bottom location of the memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Jimmy Lap Lai, Ardeshir Saghafi
  • Publication number: 20060098031
    Abstract: A system and method for effectively performing image rotation procedures in a compressed domain includes a compression module that performs data compression upon input data blocks to create compressed data blocks that have irregular storage sizes when packed into a display buffer. A rotation module stores compression storage information corresponding to the compressed data blocks into a rotation memory. A decompression module may then access the compression storage information from the rotation memory to locate and read certain of the compressed data blocks in pre-defined image rotation sequences for providing to a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Jimmy Lai, Ardeshir Saghafi