Patents by Inventor Brendan Considine

Brendan Considine 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).

  • USB bridge circuitry and of RID A, RID GND inputs, IDGND output
    Patent number: 10430360
    Abstract: A physical layer integrated circuit (PHY), including an accessory charger adapter (ACA) bridge circuit to communicate with an ACA via a universal serial bus (USB) cable having at least an ID pin and a VBUS pin. The PHY is also to communicate with an ACA-agnostic USB controller configured to act as an A-device or as a B-device. The ACA comprises a USB accessory port. The ACA bridge circuit comprises detection and control logic configured to detect, based on a resistance sensed on the ID pin, that a B-device is connected to the USB accessory port of the ACA and, as a result of such a detection, generate a signal to the USB controller that causes the USB controller to act as an A-device and ignore a VBUS drive signal from the USB controller that, if not ignored, would cause the PHY to drive the VBUS pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Brendan Considine, Sylvain Berthout, Arnaud Deconinck
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ACCESSORY CHARGER ADAPTER (ACA) AND AN ACA-AGNOSTIC UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20190121769
    Abstract: A physical layer integrated circuit (PHY), including an accessory charger adapter (ACA) bridge circuit to communicate with an ACA via a universal serial bus (USB) cable having at least an ID pin and a VBUS pin. The PHY is also to communicate with an ACA-agnostic USB controller configured to act as an A-device or as a B-device. The ACA comprises a USB accessory port. The ACA bridge circuit comprises detection and control logic configured to detect, based on a resistance sensed on the ID pin, that a B-device is connected to the USB accessory port of the ACA and, as a result of such a detection, generate a signal to the USB controller that causes the USB controller to act as an A-device and ignore a VBUS drive signal from the USB controller that, if not ignored, would cause the PHY to drive the VBUS pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Peter Brendan Considine, Sylvain Berthout, Arnaud Deconinck
  • USB PHY adapter IC with and circuit VBUS present output
    Patent number: 10204069
    Abstract: A physical layer integrated circuit (PHY), including an accessory charger adapter (ACA) bridge circuit to communicate with an ACA via a universal serial bus (USB) cable having at least an ID pin and a VBUS pin. The PHY is also to communicate with an ACA-agnostic USB controller configured to act as an A-device or as a B-device. The ACA comprises a USB accessory port. The ACA bridge circuit comprises detection and control logic configured to detect, based on a resistance sensed on the ID pin, that a B-device is connected to the USB accessory port of the ACA and, as a result of such a detection, generate a signal to the USB controller that causes the USB controller to act as an A-device and ignore a VBUS drive signal from the USB controller that, if not ignored, would cause the PHY to drive the VBUS pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Brendan Considine, Sylvain Berthout, Arnaud Deconinck
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ACCESSORY CHARGER ADAPTER (ACA) AND AN ACA-AGNOSTIC UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20180129622
    Abstract: A physical layer integrated circuit (PHY), including an accessory charger adapter (ACA) bridge circuit to communicate with an ACA via a universal serial bus (USB) cable having at least an ID pin and a VBUS pin. The PHY is also to communicate with an ACA-agnostic USB controller configured to act as an A-device or as a B-device. The ACA comprises a USB accessory port. The ACA bridge circuit comprises detection and control logic configured to detect, based on a resistance sensed on the ID pin, that a B-device is connected to the USB accessory port of the ACA and, as a result of such a detection, generate a signal to the USB controller that causes the USB controller to act as an A-device and ignore a VBUS drive signal from the USB controller that, if not ignored, would cause the PHY to drive the VBUS pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Brendan Considine, Sylvain Berthout, Arnaud Deconinck
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ACCESSORY CHARGER ADAPTER (ACA) AND AN ACA-AGNOSTIC UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20170060799
    Abstract: A physical layer integrated circuit (PHY), including an accessory charger adapter (ACA) bridge circuit to communicate with an ACA via a universal serial bus (USB) cable having at least an ID pin and a VBUS pin. The PHY is also to communicate with an ACA-agnostic USB controller configured to act as an A-device or as a B-device. The ACA comprises a USB accessory port. The ACA bridge circuit comprises detection and control logic configured to detect, based on a resistance sensed on the ID pin, that a B-device is connected to the USB accessory port of the ACA and, as a result of such a detection, generate a signal to the USB controller that causes the USB controller to act as an A-device and ignore a VBUS drive signal from the USB controller that, if not ignored, would cause the PHY to drive the VBUS pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Brendan Considine, Sylvain Berthout, Arnaud Deconinck
  • PHY IC ACA bridge, RIDB resistance, and VBUS voltage circuits
    Patent number: 9547617
    Abstract: A physical layer integrated circuit (PHY), including an accessory charger adapter (ACA) bridge circuit to communicate with an ACA via a universal serial bus (USB) cable having at least an ID pin and a VBUS pin. The PHY is also to communicate with an ACA-agnostic USB controller configured to act as an A-device or as a B-device. The ACA comprises a USB accessory port. The ACA bridge circuit comprises detection and control logic configured to detect, based on a resistance sensed on the ID pin, that a B-device is connected to the USB accessory port of the ACA and, as a result of such a detection, generate a signal to the USB controller that causes the USB controller to act as an A-device and ignore a VBUS drive signal from the USB controller that, if not ignored, would cause the PHY to drive the VBUS pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Brendan Considine, Sylvain Berthout, Arnaud Deconinck
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ACCESSORY CHARGER ADAPTER (ACA) AND AN ACA-AGNOSTIC UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20160306767
    Abstract: A physical layer integrated circuit (PHY), including an accessory charger adapter (ACA) bridge circuit to communicate with an ACA via a universal serial bus (USB) cable having at least an ID pin and a VBUS pin. The PHY is also to communicate with an ACA-agnostic USB controller configured to act as an A-device or as a B-device. The ACA comprises a USB accessory port. The ACA bridge circuit comprises detection and control logic configured to detect, based on a resistance sensed on the ID pin, that a B-device is connected to the USB accessory port of the ACA and, as a result of such a detection, generate a signal to the USB controller that causes the USB controller to act as an A-device and ignore a VBUS drive signal from the USB controller that, if not ignored, would cause the PHY to drive the VBUS pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Brendan Considine, Sylvain Berthout, Arnaud Deconinck
  • USB bridge circuit gating RIDA and RIDGND for IDGND
    Patent number: 9395780
    Abstract: A physical layer integrated circuit (PHY), including an accessory charger adapter (ACA) bridge circuit to communicate with an ACA via a universal serial bus (USB) cable having at least an ID pin and a VBUS pin. The PHY is also to communicate with an ACA-agnostic USB controller configured to act as an A-device or as a B-device. The ACA includes a USB accessory port. The ACA bridge circuit includes detection and control logic configured to detect, based on a resistance sensed on the ID pin, that a B-device is connected to the USB accessory port of the ACA and, as a result of such a detection, generate a signal to the USB controller that causes the USB controller to act as an A-device and ignore a VBUS drive signal from the USB controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Brendan Considine, Sylvain Berthout, Arnaud Deconinck
  • Automatic Generation of Digital Advertisements
    Publication number: 20140244405
    Abstract: In the disclosed embodiments, a method for automatically generating a digital advertisement includes receiving a source uniform resource locator (URL) and retrieving a document associated with the source URL. The method also includes processing the document associated with the source URL to derive at least a length of text associated with the document. The method also includes automatically generating a digital advertisement from at least the length of text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: OneSpot, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Matthew COHEN, Ian John Cecil Clarke, Brendan Considine
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ACCESSORY CHARGER ADAPTER (ACA) AND AN ACA-AGNOSTIC UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20120271979
    Abstract: A physical layer integrated circuit (PHY), including an accessory charger adapter (ACA) bridge circuit to communicate with an ACA via a universal serial bus (USB) cable having at least an ID pin and a VBUS pin. The PHY is also to communicate with an ACA-agnostic USB controller configured to act as an A-device or as a B-device. The ACA includes a USB accessory port. The ACA bridge circuit includes detection and control logic configured to detect, based on a resistance sensed on the ID pin, that a B-device is connected to the USB accessory port of the ACA and, as a result of such a detection, generate a signal to the USB controller that causes the USB controller to act as an A-device and ignore a VBUS drive signal from the USB controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Peter Brendan CONSIDINE, Sylvain Berthout, Arnaud Deconinck
  • GMSK/EDGE modulator with switching transition smoothing
    Patent number: 7809082
    Abstract: To minimize abrupt changes in modulated signal amplitude when switching between modulation types in a multi-modulation system, a “smoothing” circuit is used. When the modulation type is changed in a multi-slot modulation, the last symbol of the previous slot is overwritten and modulation is controlled by a smoothing circuit during the time of the final symbol of the previous slot to effect the trajectory smoothing. The IQ-plane is divided into two (or more) zones, each with an associated safe point. After the next-to-last symbol is modulated, modulation is made to jump to the safe point associated with the zone and modulation continues to a starting point. From the starting point, the next slot can be modulated using the new modulation type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Brendan Considine, Jean-Christophe Lombardo, Céline Pignatari