Patents by Inventor Bernd Schmandt

Bernd Schmandt 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: 20210392600
    Abstract: Examples provide a method for clock calibration. A wireless communication device includes a first clock and a second clock. The first clock is turned off but the second clock runs during the inactive state of the wireless communication device. A frequency offset of the first clock is measured with respect to a reference frequency based on a signal received from a network. A virtual timer, which is a software-based timer is updated based on the frequency offset. A drift of the second clock is measured over a predetermined time interval based on the virtual timer. The virtual timer is restored based on the drift after wake-up from the inactive state. Alternatively, a clock frequency relation between the first clock and the second clock may be measured and a phase locked loop (PLL) may be controlled based on the measured clock frequency relation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Bernd SCHMANDT, Frank HUERTGEN, Michael Mike MEIXNER, Admir BURNIC, Stefan MEYER, Stefan MUELLER-WEINFURTNER, Bernd SCHALLER
  • Patent number: 9986522
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, a radio communication device is provided including: a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology or a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology; a processor configured to at least partially synchronize the receiving or transmitting of signals of the first transceiver with the receiving or transmitting of signals of the second transceiver such that at least one of at least a part of the receiving and a part of the transmitting of signals of the first transceiver and of the second transceiver is carried out at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Schmandt, Bruno Jechoux, Matthias Hofmann, Francois Deparis, Volker Aue
  • Publication number: 20170105186
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, a radio communication device is provided including: a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology or a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology; a processor configured to at least partially synchronize the receiving or transmitting of signals of the first transceiver with the receiving or transmitting of signals of the second transceiver such that at least one of at least a part of the receiving and a part of the transmitting of signals of the first transceiver and of the second transceiver is carried out at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Bernd Schmandt, Bruno Jechoux, Matthias Hofmann, Francois Deparis, Volker AUE
  • Patent number: 9516698
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, a radio communication device is provided including: a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology or a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology; a processor configured to at least partially synchronize the receiving or transmitting of signals of the first transceiver with the receiving or transmitting of signals of the second transceiver such that at least one of at least a part of the receiving and a part of the transmitting of signals of the first transceiver and of the second transceiver is carried out at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Schmandt, Bruno Jechoux, Matthias Hofmann, Francois Deparis, Volker Aue
  • Patent number: 8656242
    Abstract: According to an embodiments, a device may be provided. The device may include a data receiver configured to receive data in sets of consecutive packets from a data transmitter, wherein each set may include a first packet and at least one further packet. The device may further include a first packet reception determinator configured to determine whether the first packet of a set of consecutive packets is received by the data receiver. The device may further include a data sending determinator configured to determine whether the data transmitter sends the set of consecutive packets based on whether the first packet of the set of consecutive packets is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Schmandt, Christian Ewert, Thorsten Tracht, Irene Schuster
  • Publication number: 20130260820
    Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, a radio communication device is provided including: a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology or a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology; a processor configured to at least partially synchronize the receiving or transmitting of signals of the first transceiver with the receiving or transmitting of signals of the second transceiver such that at least one of at least a part of the receiving and a part of the transmitting of signals of the first transceiver and of the second transceiver is carried out at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Bernd SCHMANDT, Bruno JECHOUX, Matthias HOFMANN, Francois DEPARIS, Volker AUE
  • Publication number: 20120257517
    Abstract: According to an embodiments, a device may be provided. The device may include a data receiver configured to receive data in sets of consecutive packets from a data transmitter, wherein each set may include a first packet and at least one further packet. The device may further include a first packet reception determinator configured to determine whether the first packet of a set of consecutive packets is received by the data receiver. The device may further include a data sending determinator configured to determine whether the data transmitter sends the set of consecutive packets based on whether the first packet of the set of consecutive packets is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Schmandt, Christian Ewert, Thorsten Tracht, Irene Schuster
  • Patent number: 8189694
    Abstract: A transmitting and receiving arrangement as well as a method for transmission of monitoring and/or payload data in a transmitting and receiving arrangement for a wirefree communications system has a device which processes baseband for processing digital signals to form a baseband signal and a device which processes radio frequency for conversion of the baseband signal to a radio frequency signal. Monitoring and/or payload data are/is transmitted in the form of data packets via at least one channel of a channel-oriented link between the device which processes baseband and the device which processes radio frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Gersemsky, Christian Kranz, Ruediger Lorenz, Bernd Schmandt, Elmar Wagner
  • Patent number: 7876720
    Abstract: A differential clock pulse compensation is performed between the clock-pulse system (23) of a digital line-connected data interface and the asynchronous clock-pulse system (22) of a digital wireless data interface. A characteristic variable (20, 21) for the asynchronous differential clock pulse between the clock-pulse systems (22, 23) is monitored hereby. The data rate of the data (15, 16) transmitted over the line-connected data interface is adapted depending on the characteristic variable (20, 21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Frank Huertgen, Bernd Schmandt
  • Patent number: 7773660
    Abstract: Frequency channel selection in a data transmission method uses a frequency hopping method. In a first method step, interference in a frequency channel is determined by detecting multiple erroneous transmissions in the frequency channel, and the frequency channel with interference is then eliminated from the frequency hopping sequence. In a second method step, the strength of external signals is measured within the frequency range of an eliminated frequency channel with interference, and the frequency channel is reinserted into the frequency hopping sequence if the strength is below a prescribed threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Bernd Schmandt, Frank Gersemsky
  • Publication number: 20100165868
    Abstract: A transmitting and receiving arrangement as well as a method for transmission of monitoring and/or payload data in a transmitting and receiving arrangement for a wirefree communications system has a device which processes baseband for processing digital signals to form a baseband signal and a device which processes radio frequency for conversion of the baseband signal to a radio frequency signal. Monitoring and/or payload data are/is transmitted in the form of data packets via at least one channel of a channel-oriented link between the device which processes baseband and the device which processes radio frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Frank GERSEMSKY, Christian KRANZ, Rudiger LORENZ, Bernd SCHMANDT, Elmar WAGNER
  • Patent number: 7738491
    Abstract: A frame structure for transmitting data over a digital interface has a plurality of data frames. In this plurality of data frames a first sampling data frame is based on at least one sampling word and dedicated to a first logical channel. A set of data frames follows the first sampling data frame and carries in a compressed format a plurality of predefined status data words dedicated at least to the first logical channel. A first further sampling data frame follows the set of data frames. It is based on at least one further sampling word and dedicated to the first logical channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Irene Schuster, Dietmar Wenzel, Christian Duerdodt, Christian Kranz, Markus Hammes, Bernd Schmandt
  • Patent number: 7711056
    Abstract: A transmitting and receiving arrangement as well as a method for transmission of monitoring and/or payload data in a transmitting and receiving arrangement for a wirefree communications system has a device which processes baseband for processing digital signals to form a baseband signal and a device which processes radio frequency for conversion of the baseband signal to a radio frequency signal. Monitoring and/or payload data are/is transmitted in the form of data packets via at least one channel of a channel-oriented link between the device which processes baseband and the device which processes radio frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Frank Gersemsky, Christian Kranz, Rüdiger Lorenz, Bernd Schmandt, Elmar Wagner
  • Publication number: 20090022177
    Abstract: A frame structure for transmitting data over a digital interface has a plurality of data frames. In this plurality of data frames a first sampling data frame is based on at least one sampling word and dedicated to a first logical channel. A set of data frames follows the first sampling data frame and carries in a compressed format a plurality of predefined status data words dedicated at least to the first logical channel. A first further sampling data frame follows the set of data frames. It is based on at least one further sampling word and dedicated to the first logical channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Irene Schuster, Dietmar Wenzel, Christian Duerdodt, Christian Kranz, Markus Hammes, Bernd Schmandt
  • Patent number: 7289542
    Abstract: In a method for operating a PLL frequency synthesis circuit, the circuit is in an active state and synthesizes a first output frequency during a first data transmission period. The circuit is likewise active and synthesizes a second, different output frequency during a later, second data transmission period. The PLL frequency synthesis circuit is first reprogrammed to an intermediate frequency, and is controlled from there to the second output frequency, in an intermediate time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Bernd Schmandt
  • Publication number: 20070165678
    Abstract: A differential clock pulse compensation is performed between the clock-pulse system (23) of a digital line-connected data interface and the asynchronous clock-pulse system (22) of a digital wireless data interface. A characteristic variable (20, 21) for the asynchronous differential clock pulse between the clock-pulse systems (22, 23) is monitored hereby. The data rate of the data (15, 16) transmitted over the line-connected data interface is adapted depending on the characteristic variable (20, 21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Frank Huertgen, Bernd Schmandt
  • Patent number: 7142880
    Abstract: Data throughput is increased in a communication system that is designed for a bidirectional information exchange between a single master terminal unit and a number of slave terminal units. For that purpose, unoccupied transmission resources of the communication channel are used, and additional addressing times are entered in a predetermined addressing schedule in which the addressing times are entered at which the master terminal unit prompts the slave terminal units for data output. The method is specifically suited for the Bluetooth standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Bernd Schmandt, Michael Warmers
  • Patent number: 7129737
    Abstract: In a method for avoiding transients during switching processes in integrated circuits, a module of the integrated circuit is switched from a first operating state to a second operating state, a load change occurring thereby. In this case, it is ensured that the occurring quotient of load change and time duration for the transition from the first operating state to the second operating state does not exceed a predetermined limit value, thereby reducing or avoiding transients associated with such switching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Boetzel, Frank Gersemsky, Markus Hammes, Christian Kranz, Rüdiger Lorenz, André Neubauer, Bernd Schmandt, Michael Warmers
  • Publication number: 20060239362
    Abstract: A transmitting and receiving arrangement as well as a method for transmission of monitoring and/or payload data in a transmitting and receiving arrangement for a wirefree communications system has a device which processes baseband for processing digital signals to form a baseband signal and a device which processes radio frequency for conversion of the baseband signal to a radio frequency signal. Monitoring and/or payload data are/is transmitted in the form of data packets via at least one channel of a channel-oriented link between the device which processes baseband and the device which processes radio frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Frank Gersemsky, Christian Kranz, Rudiger Lorenz, Bernd Schmandt, Elmar Wagner
  • Patent number: 7039090
    Abstract: A method for controlling antennas of a receiving device in a radio system, especially in a mobile radio system, in which at least one change is made using a frequency hopping method between a number of transmission frequencies that are provided for the transmission of radio signals. A table is formed with data relating to the reception quality of each antenna. This data is evaluated on each change to the transmission frequency, and one of the antennas is selected as a function of the result of the evaluation. The method is especially suitable for use in systems using slow frequency hopping methods (slow frequency hopping systems), such as bluetooth or WDCT systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Boetzel, Christian Kranz, Bernd Schmandt