Patents by Inventor Gerald Beier

Gerald Beier 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).

  • OPTIMISED ARCHITECTURE FOR A DOWNSAMPLING FIR FILTER
    Publication number: 20100091829
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating filtered and downsampled data comprises a calculation unit, a polyphase addition unit and a downsampling unit operable in a data decimation phase and a data preserving phase. The calculation unit is arranged to receive input data and is configured to generate a first data part during the data decimation phase and a second part during the data preserving phase. The polyphase addition unit is configured to generate a third data part in dependence on said first and second data parts and to output said third data part to the downsampling unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ludwig Schwoerer, Gerald Beier