Patents by Inventor Bruce E. Collins

Bruce E. Collins 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for providing linear erasure codes
    Patent number: 8640009
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing linear erasure codes. In one aspect, a method is provided for encoding a set of data values into a code symbol. The method includes determining an index sequence that defines selected data values to be used to generate the code symbol, and determining a value sequence that defines factors to be multiplied by the selected data values to generate the code symbol. The method also includes generating a packet header that describes the index sequence and the value sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thadi M. Nagaraj, Bruce E. Collins
  • Methods and apparatus for providing linear erasure codes
    Patent number: 7886213
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing linear erasure codes. In one aspect, a method is provided for encoding a set of data values into a code symbol. The method includes determining an index sequence that defines selected data values to be used to generate the code symbol, and determining a value sequence that defines factors to be multiplied by the selected data values to generate the code symbol. The method also includes generating a packet header that describes the index sequence and the value sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thadi M. Nagaraj, Bruce E. Collins