Patents by Inventor Christopher Brian Smart

Christopher Brian Smart 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).

  • Filter
    Patent number: 9042434
    Abstract: Method and filter for filtering a signal, in which the signal is applied to a delay line having a plurality of taps. Respective weighting coefficients of a windowing function are applied to outputs from the plurality of taps to thereby generate a plurality of weighted outputs. The method comprises repeatedly selecting, for output, whichever of the weighted outputs has the highest value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Brian Smart
  • Power control
    Patent number: 8559998
    Abstract: There is provided a femtocell device for use in connecting a mobile terminal to a communication network, the femtocell device comprising means for implementing a power control procedure in which a target value for a first characteristic of transmissions received from the mobile terminal is set and adjusted based on a quality of service criteria for the transmissions; and wherein the means for implementing the power control procedure operates in a physical layer of the femtocell device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Mindspeed Technologies U.K., Limited
    Inventor: Christopher Brian Smart
  • Filter
    Publication number: 20120258676
    Abstract: Method and filter for filtering a signal, in which the signal is applied to a delay line having a plurality of taps. Respective weighting coefficients of a windowing function are applied to outputs from the plurality of taps to thereby generate a plurality of weighted outputs. The method comprises repeatedly selecting, for output, whichever of the weighted outputs has the highest value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventor: Christopher Brian Smart
  • Femtocell device
    Patent number: 8160011
    Abstract: There is provided a femtocell device for communicating with one or more user devices in a communication network, the network having a plurality of subchannels available for transmissions, wherein the femtocell device is adapted to use a first subset of the plurality of subchannels for communicating with user devices that are in a closed subscriber group of the femtocell device and within a first area, and a second subset of the plurality of subchannels for communicating with other user devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Picochip Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Smart, Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville
  • FEMTOCELL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090187690
    Abstract: There is provided a femtocell device for communicating with one or more user devices in a communication network, the network having a plurality of subchannels available for transmissions, wherein the femtocell device is adapted to use a first subset of the plurality of subchannels for communicating with user devices that are in a closed subscriber group of the femtocell device and within a first area, and a second subset of the plurality of subchannels for communicating with other user devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher Brian SMART, Fiona Clare Angharad Somerville
  • POWER CONTROL
    Publication number: 20090149211
    Abstract: There is provided a femtocell device for use in connecting a mobile terminal to a communication network, the femtocell device comprising means for implementing a power control procedure in which a target value for a first characteristic of transmissions received from the mobile terminal is set and adjusted based on a quality of service criteria for the transmissions; and wherein the means for implementing the power control procedure operates in a physical layer of the femtocell device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Picochip Designs Limited
    Inventor: Christopher Brian SMART