Patents by Inventor David A. Barr

David A. Barr 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).

  • Patent number: 9942168
    Abstract: The use of traffic flag symbols allows a large number of CPEs to transmit traffic notifications to a network controller. In some such embodiments, hundreds of CPEs simultaneously transmit traffic flags on different subcarriers of a channel. For example, in a MoCA2 based access network, up to 480 CPEs can transmit flags in only 5 ?s in the 100 MHz-wide channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Entropic Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Changwen Liu, David Barr, Michail Tsatsanis
  • Publication number: 20180019892
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program for transmitting at least two payloads in a downstream traffic phase of a time-division duplex (TDD) cycle with a single preamble from a headend followed by concatenated payloads without intervening preambles, whereby the payloads are ranked by increasing modulation profiles. The preamble, and concatenated and ordered set of payloads are then transmitted to two or more predetermined customer premise equipments (CPEs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Chi-ping Nee, Michail Tsatsanis, David Barr
  • Publication number: 20170374149
    Abstract: A storage area network architecture and a method for storing data in the storage area network architecture are disclosed. For example, the storage area network architecture comprises a first layer of servers, the first layer of servers comprising a plurality of file receiving servers, a second layer of servers, the second layer of servers comprising a plurality of file sharing servers in communication with the first layer of servers and a third layer of servers, the third layer of servers comprising a plurality of storage servers in communication with the second layer of servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: John Hawkins, Charles Baiamonte, David Barr, David Daniel, John Kile, Ronald Stephens, Robert Stoker
  • Publication number: 20170353270
    Abstract: A particular overall architecture for transmission over a bonded channel system consisting of two interconnected MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) 2.0 SoCs (Systems on a Chip) and a method and apparatus for the case of a “bonded” channel network. With a bonded channel network, the data is divided into two segments, the first of which is transported over a primary channel and the second of which is transported over a secondary channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: David Barr, Michail Tsatsanis, Arndt Mueller, Na Chen
  • Patent number: 9807030
    Abstract: The use of traffic flag symbols allows a large number of CPEs to transmit traffic notifications to a network controller. In some such embodiments, hundreds of CPEs simultaneously transmit traffic flags on different subcarriers of a channel. For example, in a MoCA2 based access network, up to 480 CPEs can transmit flags in only 5 ?s in the 100 MHz-wide channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Entropic Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Changwen Liu, David Barr, Michail Tsatsanis
  • Patent number: 9779208
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for collecting a plurality of medical images. A method includes displaying a list that includes an indication corresponding to each image of a plurality of medical images of a workflow, wherein the indications are listed based on a sequence defined by the workflow. The method includes receiving a selection by a user indicating a specific image to be acquired from the plurality of medical images. The specific image is selected in an order different than defined in the sequence based on a position of an imaging target allowing for capture of the specific image. The method includes acquiring the specific image and displaying an updated list to omit an indication corresponding to the acquired specific image of the plurality of medical images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: David Barr, Wayne Ellsworth
  • Patent number: 9780962
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program for transmitting at least two payloads in a downstream traffic phase of a time-division duplex (TDD) cycle with a single preamble from a headend followed by concatenated payloads without intervening preambles, whereby the payloads are ranked by increasing modulation profiles. The preamble, and concatenated and ordered set of payloads are then transmitted to two or more predetermined customer premise equipments (CPEs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Chi-ping Nee, Michail Tsatsanis, David Barr
  • Patent number: 9768977
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a corresponding method for communicating over N CAN buses comprising comprising N CAN listeners, wherein each of the CAN listeners is configured to be coupled to a respective CAN bus and to detect CAN activity on the CAN bus to which it is coupled; M CAN controllers, wherein 1?M<N; and a power controller, wherein each CAN listener is configured to generate a control signal in response to detecting CAN activity on the CAN bus to which it is coupled and send the control signal to the power controller which controls the activity state of at least one of the CAN controllers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, LTD
    Inventors: Shahar Gino, Eran Scharam, David Barr
  • Publication number: 20170257116
    Abstract: An LDPC parity check matrix includes a systematic portion having a plurality of systematic elements and a parity portion having a plurality of parity elements. The value of each systematic element determines a cyclic shift to be applied to rows of an identity submatrix corresponding to that element. The value of each parity element determines a cyclic shift to be applied to rows of an identity submatrix corresponding to that element. The weights of two or more columns of the parity portion are the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Shaw Yuan, Zong Liang Wu, David Barr, Shachar Kons
  • Patent number: 9749088
    Abstract: A particular overall architecture for transmission over a bonded channel system consisting of two interconnected MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) 2.0 SoCs (Systems on a Chip) and a method and apparatus for the case of a “bonded” channel network. With a bonded channel network, the data is divided into two segments, the first of which is transported over a primary channel and the second of which is transported over a secondary channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Entropic Communications LLC
    Inventors: David Barr, Michail Tsatsanis, Arndt Mueller, Na Chen
  • Publication number: 20170171109
    Abstract: The use of traffic flag symbols allows a large number of CPEs to transmit traffic notifications to a network controller. In some such embodiments, hundreds of CPEs simultaneously transmit traffic flags on different subcarriers of a channel. For example, in a MoCA2 based access network, up to 480 CPEs can transmit flags in only 5 ?s in the 100 MHz-wide channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Changwen Liu, David Barr, Michail Tsatsanis
  • Patent number: 9680503
    Abstract: An LDPC parity check matrix, includes a systematic portion having a plurality of systematic elements and a parity portion having a plurality of parity elements. The value of each systematic element determines a cyclic shift to be applied to rows of an identity submatrix corresponding to that element. The value of each parity element determines a cyclic shift to be applied to rows of an identity submatrix corresponding to that element. The weights of two or more columns of the parity portion are the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Entropic Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Shaw Yuan, Zong Liang Wu, David Barr, Shachar Kons
  • Publication number: 20170005828
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a corresponding method for communicating over N CAN buses comprising comprising N CAN listeners, wherein each of the CAN listeners is configured to be coupled to a respective CAN bus and to detect CAN activity on the CAN bus to which it is coupled; M CAN controllers, wherein 1?M<N; and a power controller, wherein each CAN listener is configured to generate a control signal in response to detecting CAN activity on the CAN bus to which it is coupled and send the control signal to the power controller which controls the activity state of at least one of the CAN controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Shahar GINO, Eran SCHARAM, David BARR
  • Publication number: 20160277144
    Abstract: A particular overall architecture for transmission over a bonded channel system consisting of two interconnected MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) 2.0 SoCs (Systems on a Chip) and a method and apparatus for the case of a “bonded” channel network. With a bonded channel network, the data is divided into two segments, the first of which is transported over a primary channel and the second of which is transported over a secondary channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: David Barr, Michail Tsatsanis, Arndt Mueller, Na Chen
  • Publication number: 20160173129
    Abstract: An LDPC parity check matrix, includes a systematic portion having a plurality of systematic elements and a parity portion having a plurality of parity elements. The value of each systematic element determines a cyclic shift to be applied to rows of an identity submatrix corresponding to that element. The value of each parity element determines a cyclic shift to be applied to rows of an identity submatrix corresponding to that element. The weights of two or more columns of the parity portion are the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Shaw Yuan, Zong Liang Wu, David Barr, Shachar Kons
  • Publication number: 20160087425
    Abstract: Arc flash mitigation devices are employed to protect personnel during maintenance of photovoltaic inverters. During normal operation, an alternating current (AC) output of a photovoltaic inverter is coupled to a low voltage winding of a step up transformer through a bus-bar (e.g., an electrically conductive interconnect), which has higher current rating than a fuse. During maintenance, the bus-bar is replaced with the fuse. The fuse may be employed in conjunction with a switch. The switch may be a disconnect switch that places the bus-bar in parallel with the fuse during normal operation, and decouples the bus-bar from the fuse during maintenance. The switch may also be a transfer switch that places either the bus-bar or the fuse in series with the AC output of the photovoltaic inverter and the low voltage winding of the step up transformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: SunPower Corporation
    Inventors: Seshadri SIVAKUMAR, Jiyong LIAN, Venkat Reddy KONALA, David BARR, Priyantha SIRISOORIYA, Jacqueline AHMAD, Jason SPOKES
  • Patent number: 9270401
    Abstract: A method of transmitting orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) signals includes transmitting, at a first transmitter of a network, a first stream of data having a first number of symbols over a first time interval using a first set of one or more OFDMA subcarriers. At a second transmitter of the network, a second stream of data is transmitted having a second number of symbols over a second time interval, different in duration than the first time interval and overlapping the first time interval. The second burst of data is transmitted using a second set of one or more OFDMA subcarriers. The first time interval and first set of subcarriers define a first time-frequency grant, the second time interval and second set of subcarriers define a second time-frequency grant, and the first and second time-frequency grants are granted by a network coordinator node of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Inventor: David Barr
  • Patent number: 9262587
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for collecting a plurality of medical images. According to one embodiment, a system may include an image acquisition unit to acquire image data, a processing unit to process the image data, a workflow unit to receive a selection of a primary workflow, and an insertion unit to suspend the workflow system. The insertion unit may receive a second selection of a secondary workflow. Upon the completion of the collection of the second plurality of medical images, the workflow unit may resume the collection of the first plurality of medical images. According to certain embodiments, the primary workflow or the secondary workflow may specify an order for collecting a primary and secondary plurality of medical images. Annotations may be added to the plurality of images based on the primary workflow and/or the secondary workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: David Barr, Wayne Ellsworth
  • Patent number: 9264074
    Abstract: An LDPC parity check matrix includes a systematic portion having a plurality of systematic elements and a parity portion having a plurality of parity elements. The value of each systematic element determines a cyclic shift to be applied to rows of an identity submatrix corresponding to that element. The value of each parity element determines a cyclic shift to be applied to rows of an identity submatrix corresponding to that element. The weights of each column of a group of columns of the parity portion are the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Shaw Yuan, Zong Liang Wu, David Barr, Shachar Kons
  • Publication number: 20160019343
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for collecting a plurality of medical images. A method includes displaying a list that includes an indication corresponding to each image of a plurality of medical images of a workflow, wherein the indications are listed based on a sequence defined by the workflow. The method includes receiving a selection by a user indicating a specific image to be acquired from the plurality of medical images. The specific image is selected in an order different than defined in the sequence based on a position of an imaging target allowing for capture of the specific image. The method includes acquiring the specific image and displaying an updated list to omit an indication corresponding to the acquired specific image of the plurality of medical images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: David Barr, Wayne Ellsworth