Patents by Inventor Bogdan Alexandru Burlacu

Bogdan Alexandru Burlacu 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).

  • Method for cooperative use of a wireless communication interface and a wireless charging interface
    Patent number: 11304119
    Abstract: A method for cooperative use of a wireless communication interface and a wireless charging interface, wherein the wireless charging interface supports a first searching mode and a second searching mode. The method includes: searching, by a wireless docking station, for a wireless communication device that supports the wireless communication interface; if any wireless communication device that supports the wireless communication interface has been found, searching, by the wireless docking station, for a wireless charging device according to the first searching mode; and if no wireless communication device that supports the wireless communication interface has been found, searching, by the wireless docking station, for a wireless charging device according to the second searching mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventors: Bogdan Alexandru Burlacu, Sebastian Ille, Cristian Saracin, Horatiu Cristian Eppel, Serban Craciun
  • Flexible huffman tree approximation for low latency encoding
    Patent number: 10862509
    Abstract: Techniques are described for encoding symbols using a new algorithm that provides a flexible Huffman tree approximation and that can be used for low latency encoding. For example, the new algorithm can perform encoding using one or more of the following phases: Shannon-based binning, code space optimization, tree completion, and code assignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Hume Heil, Bogdan Alexandru Burlacu
  • METHOD FOR COOPERATIVE USE OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION INTERFACE AND A WIRELESS CHARGING INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20200205057
    Abstract: A method for cooperative use of a wireless communication interface and a wireless charging interface, wherein the wireless charging interface supports a first searching mode and a second searching mode. The method includes: searching, by a wireless docking station, for a wireless communication device that supports the wireless communication interface; if any wireless communication device that supports the wireless communication interface has been found, searching, by the wireless docking station, for a wireless charging device according to the first searching mode; and if no wireless communication device that supports the wireless communication interface has been found, searching, by the wireless docking station, for a wireless charging device according to the second searching mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Bogdan Alexandru Burlacu, Sebastian Ille, Cristian Saracin, Horatiu Cristian Eppel, Serban Craciun