Patents by Inventor Dimitris Hiotakakos

Dimitris Hiotakakos 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).

  • Apparatus and method for discriminating and suppressing noise within an incoming signal
    Patent number: 5459750
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for discriminating and suppressing noise within an incoming signal including a first signal processor to generate a first signal representing the incoming signal; a second signal processor to generate a second signal representing the first signal; a prediction device which generates a prediction for the second signal; a logic device which determines the difference between the second signal and the prediction and generates a logic output having a first value when the difference exceeds a threshold and a second value when the difference does not exceed the threshold; and a muting device to mute the incoming signal when the logic output has one value and not mute the incoming signal when the logic output has the other value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitris Hiotakakos, Mark A. Ireton, Costas S. Xydeas, John G. Bartkowiak, Safdar M. Asghar