Patents by Inventor David Norton Critchlow

David Norton Critchlow 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).

  • Publication number: 20040190645
    Abstract: A wireless digital subscriber communications system includes a base station and a subscriber unit and uses communications signals provided over a plurality of radio frequency channels. A processor provides an output phase signal corresponding to a selected output digital frequency, and a lookup table is used having two sets of predefined stored values pertaining to the amplitude of a signal for a single quadrant. In particular embodiments, predefined stored values include coarse angle approximations and fine angle approximations and a sine and cosine generator receives the phase signal and generates sine and cosine waveforms utilizing amplitude values obtained from the lookup table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David Norton Critchlow, Moshe Yehushua, Graham Martin Avis, Wade Lyle Heimbigner, Karle J. Johnson, George Alan Wiley
  • Patent number: 6724851
    Abstract: A FIR chip is used in a wireless subscriber unit. The subscriber unit includes a processor for transcoding an input signal to provide digital input symbols. A received output signal is demodulated. Digital output symbols are synthesized from the demodulated output signal processor and filtered digital input symbols are provided. An internal address decoder decodes to allow the processor to access internal functions of the FIR chip. A control and status register allows the processor to read the status of and control the internal functions of the FIR chip. A FIR filter filters the digital input symbols. A transmit timer controls timing which allows the processor to control the FIR filter. A receive timer generates timing signals for timing transcoding operations and synthesizing operations connected to the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Inventors: David Norton Critchlow, Moshe Yehushua, Graham Martin Avis, Wade Lyle Heimbigner, Karle Joseph Johnson, George Alan Wiley
  • Publication number: 20030189988
    Abstract: A subscriber unit has a processor. The processor provides an output phase signal corresponding to a selected output digital frequency. A tuning register buffers the phase signal. A lookup table has two sets of predefined stored values pertaining to the amplitude of a signal for a single quadrant. The predefined stored values comprise coarse angle approximations and fine angle approximations. A sine and cosine generator receives the phase signal and generates sine and cosine waveforms utilizing amplitude values obtained from the lookup table. The phase signal includes phase data and specifies the quadrant and the algebraic sign of the phase data. The sine and cosine generator accessing the lookup table differently depending upon the quadrant and sine of the phase data, such that the lookup table provides an amplitude value from the sets of predefined stored values based on the phase data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: David Norton Critchlow, Moshe Yehushua, Graham Martin Avis, Wade Lyle Heimbigner, Karle Joseph Johnson, George Alan Wiley
  • Patent number: 6587516
    Abstract: A subscriber unit has a processor. The processor provides an output phase signal corresponding to a selected output digital frequency. A tuning register buffers the phase signal. A lookup table has two sets of predefined stored values pertaining to the amplitude of a signal for a single quadrant. The predefined stored values comprise coarse angle approximations and fine angle approximations. A sine and cosine generator receives the phase signal and generates sine and cosine waveforms utilizing amplitude values obtained from the lookup table. The phase signal includes phase data and specifies the quadrant and the algebraic sign of the phase data. The sine and cosine generator accessing the lookup table differently depending upon the quadrant and sine of the phase data, such that the lookup table provides an amplitude value from the sets of predefined stored values based on the phase data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David Norton Critchlow, Moshe Yehushua, Graham Martin Avis, Wade Lyle Heimbigner, Karle Joseph Johnson, George Alan Wiley
  • Publication number: 20030053553
    Abstract: A subscriber unit has a processor. The processor provides an output phase signal corresponding to a selected output digital frequency. A tuning register buffers the phase signal. A lookup table has two sets of predefined stored values pertaining to the amplitude of a signal for a single quadrant. The predefined stored values comprise coarse angle approximations and fine angle approximations. A sine and cosine generator receives the phase signal and generates sine and cosine waveforms utilizing amplitude values obtained from the lookup table. The phase signal includes phase data and specifies the quadrant and the algebraic sign of the phase data. The sine and cosine generator accessing the lookup table differently depending upon the quadrant and sine of the phase data, such that the lookup table provides an amplitude value from the sets of predefined stored values based on the phase data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David Norton Critchlow, Moshe Yehushua, Graham Martin Avis, Wade Lyle Heimbigner, Karle Joseph Johnson, George Alan Wiley
  • Patent number: 6449317
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for processing communication signals in a wireless telecommunication system having at least two subscriber units. The subscriber units communicate with each other through a selected band of radio frequencies over a plurality of radio frequency channels. The system generates a fixed based radio frequency signal and a digital intermediate frequency signal. The fixed based radio frequency signal and the digital intermediate frequency signal are then combined to produce a carrier signal which is communicated between the at least two subscribers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David Norton Critchlow, Moshe Yehushua, Graham Martin Avis, Wade Lyle Heimbigner, Karle Joseph Johnson, George Alan Wiley
  • Patent number: 6078629
    Abstract: A subscriber unit for wireless communication with a base station in a wireless subscriber communication system includes a FIR chip, a DIF (digital intermediate frequency) chip, a single prccessor chip and a radio. The processor chip transcodes a digital voice input signal to provide digital input symbols; demodulates an output signal received from the base station to provide digital output symbols; and synthesizes a digital voice output signal from the digital output symbols. The FIR chip FIR filters the digital input symbols and generates timing signals for timing the transcoding and synthesizing operations in the processor chip. The DIF chip digitally synthesizes a digital intermediate frequency signal by direct digital synthesis (DDS) and modulates the digital intermediate frequency signal with the filtered input symbols to provide a modulated intermediate frequency input signal. The radio further processes the modulated input signal for transmission to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David Norton Critchlow, Moshe Yehushua, Graham Martin Avis, Wade Lyle Heimbigner, Karle Joseph Johnson, George Alan Wiley
  • Patent number: 5859883
    Abstract: A subscriber unit for wireless communication with a base station in a wireless subscriber communication system includes a FIR chip, a DIF (digital intermediate frequency) chip, a single processor chip and a radio. The processor chip transcodes a digital voice input signal to provide digital input symbols; demodulates an output signal received from the base station to provide digital output symbols; and synthesizes a digital voice output signal from the digital output symbols. The FIR chip FIR filters the digital input symbols and generates timing signals for timing the transcoding and synthesizing operations in the processor chip. The DIF chip digitally synthesizes a digital intermediate frequency signal by direct digital synthesis (DDS) and modulates the digital intermediate frequency signal with the filtered input symbols to provide a modulated intermediate frequency input signal. The radio further processes the modulated input signal for transmission to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David Norton Critchlow, Moshe Yehushua, Graham Martin Avis, Wade Lyle Heimbigner, Karle Joseph Johnson, George Alan Wiley
  • Patent number: 5694430
    Abstract: A subscriber unit for wireless communication with a base station in a wireless subscriber communication system includes a FIR chip, a DIF (digital intermediate frequency) chip, a single processor chip and a radio. The processor chip transcodes a digital voice input signal to provide digital input symbols; demodulates an output signal received from the base station to provide digital output symbols; and synthesizes a digital voice output signal from the digital output symbols. The FIR chip FIR filters the digital input symbols and generates timing signals for timing the transcoding and synthesizing operations in the processor chip. The DIF chip digitally synthesizes a digital intermediate frequency signal by direct digital synthesis (DDS) and modulates the digital intermediate frequency signal with the filtered input symbols to provide a modulated intermediate frequency input signal. The radio further processes the modulated input signal for transmission to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David Norton Critchlow, Moshe Yehushua, Graham Martin Avis, Wade Lyle Heimbigner, Karle Joseph Johnson, George Alan Wiley
  • Patent number: 5644602
    Abstract: A digital frequency synthesizer for use in a subscriber unit of a wireless digital communication system includes a processor, for providing an output phase signal corresponding to a selected output digital frequency a storage device having predefined stored values pertaining to the amplitude of a signal for a single quadrant, and a signal generator which receives the phase signal and generates sine and cosine waveforms utilizing amplitude values obtained from the lookup tables. The signal generator accesses the storage device differently depending upon the quadrant and sign of the phase data such that the storage device provides an amplitude value from said set of values based upon the phase data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David Norton Critchlow, Karle Joseph Johnson