Patents by Inventor Emile Saccani

Emile Saccani 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).

  • System, method and article for adaptive framing for TDMA MAC protocols
    Patent number: 10680707
    Abstract: A device includes an interface and Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Medium Access Control (MAC) circuitry coupled to the interface. The TDMA MAC circuitry detects a beacon in a frame having a defined frame duration and determines a frame compensation value based on a start time of the frame, a reference start time of the frame, and a number of elapsed frames. A current frame duration value is determined based on the frame compensation value and the defined frame duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Luca Casone, Danilo Blasi, Andrea Piglione, Emile Saccani
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE FOR ADAPTIVE FRAMING FOR TDMA MAC PROTOCOLS
    Publication number: 20190268067
    Abstract: A device includes an interface and Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Medium Access Control (MAC) circuitry coupled to the interface. The TDMA MAC circuitry detects a beacon in a frame having a defined frame duration and determines a frame compensation value based on a start time of the frame, a reference start time of the frame, and a number of elapsed frames. A current frame duration value is determined based on the frame compensation value and the defined frame duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Luca Casone, Danilo Blasi, Andrea Piglione, Emile Saccani
  • System, method and article for adaptive framing for TDMA MAC protocols
    Patent number: 10320474
    Abstract: A device includes an interface and Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Medium Access Control (MAC) circuitry coupled to the interface. The TDMA MAC circuitry detects a beacon in a frame having a defined frame duration and determines a frame compensation value based on a start time of the frame, a reference start time of the frame, and a number of elapsed frames. A current frame duration value is determined based on the frame compensation value and the defined frame duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Luca Casone, Danilo Blasi, Andrea Piglione, Emile Saccani
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE FOR ADAPTIVE FRAMING FOR TDMA MAC PROTOCOLS
    Publication number: 20180191429
    Abstract: A device includes an interface and Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Medium Access Control (MAC) circuitry coupled to the interface. The TDMA MAC circuitry detects a beacon in a frame having a defined frame duration and determines a frame compensation value based on a start time of the frame, a reference start time of the frame, and a number of elapsed frames. A current frame duration value is determined based on the frame compensation value and the defined frame duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Luca Casone, Danilo Blasi, Andrea Piglione, Emile Saccani
  • Method of transmitting a packet of digital data over a poly-phase power line affected by impulsive noise
    Patent number: 8542754
    Abstract: The method transmits a long packet of digital data over a poly-phase power line affected by impulsive noise synchronous with phase voltages. Instead of using very complicated coding schemes, starting from the knowledge of the typical power line scenario, useful information is transmitted where noise synchronous with the main signal is absent. Time-intervals of a known or estimated duration during which the poly-phase power line is affected by impulsive noise are determined, and dummy data during the time-intervals, and useful data during other time-intervals free from impulsive noise, are transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignees: Dora S.p.A., STMicroelectronics S.R.L.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Guerrieri, Emile Saccani, Alessandro Lasciandare, Arturo Lotito, Paola Bisaglia
  • METHOD OF TRANSMITTING A PACKET OF DIGITAL DATA OVER A POLY-PHASE POWER LINE AFFECTED BY IMPULSIVE NOISE
    Publication number: 20110002400
    Abstract: The method transmits a long packet of digital data over a poly-phase power line affected by impulsive noise synchronous with phase voltages. Instead of using very complicated coding schemes, starting from the knowledge of the typical power line scenario, useful information is transmitted where noise synchronous with the main signal is absent. Time-intervals of a known or estimated duration during which the poly-phase power line is affected by impulsive noise are determined, and dummy data during the time-intervals, and useful data during other time-intervals free from impulsive noise, are transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicants: DORA S.p.A, STMicroelectronics S.r.I.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Guerrieri, Emile Saccani, Alessandro Lasciandare, Arturo Lotito, Paola Bisaglia