Patents by Inventor Frank Steinert

Frank Steinert 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: 11016768
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus and integrated circuit are provided for collecting runtime performance data with a set of hardware timers under control of a dedicated hardware control register by connecting a central processing unit (CPU) and memory to a timer block bank having a plurality of timer instances which are selectively enabled and activated to collect runtime performance data during execution of application code by measuring specified software execution events, where the dedicated hardware control register includes a plurality of register fields for independently controlling activation behavior of the plurality of timer instances in response to a single write operation to all register fields in the hardware control register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rohleder, George A. Ciusleanu, Frank Steinert
  • Publication number: 20200319884
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus and integrated circuit are provided for collecting runtime performance data with a set of hardware timers under control of a dedicated hardware control register by connecting a central processing unit (CPU) and memory to a timer block bank having a plurality of timer instances which are selectively enabled and activated to collect runtime performance data during execution of application code by measuring specified software execution events, where the dedicated hardware control register includes a plurality of register fields for independently controlling activation behavior of the plurality of timer instances in response to a single write operation to all register fields in the hardware control register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rohleder, George A. Ciusleanu, Frank Steinert
  • Patent number: 10472167
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air freight container and/or air freight pallet with a flat bottom wall and/or side wall, at least two guide devices arranged on the bottom wall and/or side wall, two connecting elements, wherein a fastening region assigned to a first end of the connecting element in each case extends over part of the connecting element, and a fixing element for fixing an item to be transported transportable by means of the air freight container and/or air freight pallet, wherein the fixing element is connected at the first end thereof to the fastening region of one connecting element and at the second end thereof, which is opposite the first end, is connected to the fastening region of the other connecting element, the connecting elements each have, at a second end arranged opposite the first end, a latching device designed for latching into the corresponding guide device, and at least one guide device is formed in such a way that the latching device can be latched into the guide device at differe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Frank Steinert, Thomas Anderson, Sandra Blume
  • Patent number: 10261817
    Abstract: A system on a chip comprising: a first communication controller; at least one second communication controller operably coupled to the first communication controller; at least one processing core operably coupled to the first communication controller and arranged to support software running on a first partition and a second partition; and a virtual machine monitor located between the first and second partitions, and the at least one processing core and arranged to support communications there between. The first communication controller is arranged to: generate or receive at least one data frame; and communicate the at least one data frame to the at least one second communication controller; such that the at least one second communication controller is capable of routing the at least one data frame to the second partition bypassing the virtual machine monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Steinert, Markus Baumeister
  • Patent number: 9802733
    Abstract: Disclosed is an assembly for automatically securing at least one mail item on a transport tray, the assembly including the mail item and the transport tray, on which the mail item can be placed, and a fixing arrangement designed to secure the mail item on the transport tray, wherein the assembly for lowering and raising the transport tray in a height-adjusting manner is designed in such a way that, by lowering the transport tray into a loading position, the distance between the fixing arrangement and the transport tray is increased in such a way that, in the loading position, the mail item can be placed on the transport tray between said transport tray and the fixing arrangement, and is designed in such a way that, by raising the transport tray from the loading position, the distance between the fixing arrangement and the transport tray is reduced in such a way that the fixing arrangement comes to rest on the mail item in order to secure the mail item against falling off from the transport tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Peter Wendt, Mark Veasey, Frank Steinert, Mike Renoth, Ingo Kleilein
  • Patent number: 9740518
    Abstract: A system-on-chip device comprises a core supporting a first virtual machine image and a virtual machine monitoring unit capable of communicating with the first virtual machine image. A shareable resource is also provided as well as a conflict detection unit capable of communicating with the virtual machine monitoring unit and the first virtual machine image. The conflict detection unit is arranged to detect, when in use, an access conflict caused by more than one virtual machine image attempting to access initially the shareable resource. The conflict detection unit is arranged to refer, when in use, the access conflict in response to detection thereof to the virtual machine monitoring unit for resolving of the access conflict, thereby handling the access conflict before the virtual machine monitoring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Baumeister, Frank Steinert
  • Publication number: 20170210555
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air freight container and/or air freight pallet with a flat bottom wall and/or side wall, at least two guide devices arranged on the bottom wall and/or side wall, two connecting elements, wherein a fastening region assigned to a first end of the connecting element in each case extends over part of the connecting element, and a fixing element for fixing an item to be transported transportable by means of the air freight container and/or air freight pallet, wherein the fixing element is connected at the first end thereof to the fastening region of one connecting element and at the second end thereof, which is opposite the first end, is connected to the fastening region of the other connecting element, the connecting elements each have, at a second end arranged opposite the first end, a latching device designed for latching into the corresponding guide device, and at least one guide device is formed in such a way that the latching device can be latched into the guide device at differe
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Frank Steinert, Thomas Anderson, Sandra Blume
  • Patent number: 9703622
    Abstract: A method of operating a data processing system comprises: processing data words and switching between contexts; assigning a context signature Sig to any pair formed of a data word and a context; reading, within a current context, a data record from a memory unit, the data record comprising a payload data word and a protection signature; providing, as a verification signature, the context signature Sig of the payload data word and the current context; checking the verification signature against the protection signature; and generating an error signal if the verification signature differs from the protection signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: Florian Mayer, Frank Steinert
  • Patent number: 9690719
    Abstract: The present application relates to a mechanism for managing access to at least one shared integrated peripheral of a processing unit and a method of operating thereof. The mechanism is operative in an available state and a locked state. The mechanism comprises at least one context register and a bus interface for receiving a request. A filtering unit obtains information relating to a context of the received request. If in the available state, a managing unit loads the context register with the obtained context information; and grants access in response to the received request. If in the locked state, the managing unit detects whether the obtained context information matches with the context information stored in the context register; and if the obtained and stored context information match, grants access in response to the received request. Otherwise, access is denied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Steinert, Andrey Kovalev
  • Patent number: 9637306
    Abstract: The object of the invention is an air cargo container (1) comprising a rectangular, planar bottom side (2) for accommodating a transported product (8), a rectangular, planar top side (6), at least four connecting profiles (10) and an least triangular, planar intermediate element (12) made of a flexible material, wherein the connecting profiles (10) each connect one corner (11) of the bottom side (2) and one corner (11) of the top side (6) with one another in order to form sides (3) of the air cargo container (1), a guide device (19) is disposed on each of at least three connecting profiles (10) and/or a guide device (19) is disposed on each of two opposing edges (21) of the bottom side (2) and on at least one edge (21) of the top side (6) or on each of two opposing edges (21) of the top side (6) and on at least one edge (21) of the bottom side (2) such that the guide devices (19) define a plane, and the intermediate element (12) comprises a snap-fitting means (20) at each corner (14), wherein said snap-fittin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Frank Steinert, Mark Veasey
  • Publication number: 20170057693
    Abstract: Disclosed is an assembly for automatically securing at least one mail item on a transport tray, the assembly including the mail item and the transport tray, on which the mail item can be placed, and a fixing arrangement designed to secure the mail item on the transport tray, wherein the assembly for lowering and raising the transport tray in a height-adjusting manner is designed in such a way that, by lowering the transport tray into a loading position, the distance between the fixing arrangement and the transport tray is increased in such a way that, in the loading position, the mail item can be placed on the transport tray between said transport tray and the fixing arrangement, and is designed in such a way that, by raising the transport tray from the loading position, the distance between the fixing arrangement and the transport tray is reduced in such a way that the fixing arrangement comes to rest on the mail item in order to secure the mail item against falling off from the transport tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Wendt, Mark Veasey, Frank Steinert, Mike Renoth, Ingo Kleinlein
  • Publication number: 20160162709
    Abstract: A 3D graphics system uses encryption keys to decrypt received and stored texture tiles of a texture in accordance with received and stored texture tile status data which indicates whether a texture tiles is encrypted or not and which one of the encryption keys is used. The decrypted texture tiles are rendered and at least a plurality of the rendered tiles is encrypted. The encrypted rendered tiles are stored in a frame buffer. Buffer tile status data is stored which indicates whether a rendered tile is encrypted or not before storage in the frame buffer, and which one of the encryption keys has been used. The encrypted rendered tiles stored in the frame buffer are decrypted in accordance with the buffer tile status data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Andreas STAUDENMAIER, Frank STEINERT, Robert Cristian KRUTSCH
  • Publication number: 20160132374
    Abstract: A method of operating a data processing system comprises: processing data words and switching between contexts; assigning a context signature Sig to any pair formed of a data word and a context; reading, within a current context, a data record from a memory unit, the data record comprising a payload data word and a protection signature; providing, as a verification signature, the context signature Sig of the payload data word and the current context; checking the verification signature against the protection signature; and generating an error signal if the verification signature differs from the protection signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: FLORIAN MAYER, FRANK STEINERT
  • Publication number: 20160117183
    Abstract: A system-on-chip device comprises a core supporting a first virtual machine image and a virtual machine monitoring unit capable of communicating with the first virtual machine image. A shareable resource is also provided as well as a conflict detection unit capable of communicating with the virtual machine monitoring unit and the first virtual machine image. The conflict detection unit is arranged to detect, when in use, an access conflict caused by more than one virtual machine image attempting to access initially the shareable resource. The conflict detection unit is arranged to refer, when in use, the access conflict in response to detection thereof to the virtual machine monitoring unit for resolving of the access conflict, thereby handling the access conflict before the virtual machine monitoring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Markus Baumeister, Frank Steinert
  • Publication number: 20160077984
    Abstract: The present application relates to a mechanism for managing access to at least one shared integrated peripheral of a processing unit and a method of operating thereof. The mechanism is operative in an available state and a locked state. The mechanism comprises at least one context register and a bus interface for receiving a request. A filtering unit obtains information relating to a context of the received request. If in the available state, a managing unit loads the context register with the obtained context information; and grants access in response to the received request. If in the locked state, the managing unit detects whether the obtained context information matches with the context information stored in the context register; and if the obtained and stored context information match, grants access in response to the received request. Otherwise, access is denied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: FRANK STEINERT, ANDREY KOVALEV
  • Publication number: 20160034291
    Abstract: A system on a chip comprising: a first communication controller; at least one second communication controller operably coupled to the first communication controller; at least one processing core operably coupled to the first communication controller and arranged to support software running on a first partition and a second partition; and a virtual machine monitor located between the first and second partitions, and the at least one processing core and arranged to support communications there between. The first communication controller is arranged to: generate or receive at least one data frame; and communicate the at least one data frame to the at least one second communication controller; such that the at least one second communication controller is capable of routing the at least one data frame to the second partition bypassing the virtual machine monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: FRANK STEINERT, MARKUS BAUMEISTER
  • Publication number: 20150307269
    Abstract: The object of the invention is an air cargo container (1) comprising a rectangular, planar bottom side (2) for accommodating a transported product (8), a rectangular, planar top side (6), at least four connecting profiles (10) and an least triangular, planar intermediate element (12) made of a flexible material, wherein the connecting profiles (10) each connect one corner (11) of the bottom side (2) and one corner (11) of the top side (6) with one another in order to form sides (3) of the air cargo container (1), a guide device (19) is disposed on each of at least three connecting profiles (10) and/or a guide device (19) is disposed on each of two opposing edges (21) of the bottom side (2) and on at least one edge (21) of the top side (6) or on each of two opposing edges (21) of the top side (6) and on at least one edge (21) of the bottom side (2) such that the guide devices (19) define a plane, and the intermediate element (12) comprises a snap-fitting means (20) at each corner (14), wherein said snap-fittin
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Frank Steinert, Mark Veasey