Patents by Inventor Giuseppe Lippolis

Giuseppe Lippolis 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).

  • Method for automatic gain control, for instance in a telecommunication system, device and computer program product therefor
    Patent number: 7447283
    Abstract: A method for automatic gain control of an output signal generated from an input signal includes measuring power of the output signal. Measuring power of the output signal includes setting at least one power threshold, measuring a rate of crossing of the at least one power threshold by the output signal over an observation window, and deriving from the rate of crossing a measured power of the output signal. The method further includes providing a reference power, subtracting the measured power from the reference power to obtain an error signal, and mixing the input signal with the error signal. An analog-to-digital conversion is performed on a result of the mixing to obtain a gain-controlled output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics S.R.L., STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Ettore Messina, Nicolò Ivan Piazzese, Giuseppe Lippolis, Elena Salurso, Alberto Serratore, Agostino Galluzzo
  • Method for automatic gain control, for instance in a telecommunication system, device and computer program product therefor
    Publication number: 20050031057
    Abstract: A method for automatic gain control of an output signal generated from an input signal includes measuring power of the output signal. Measuring power of the output signal includes setting at least one power threshold, measuring a rate of crossing of the at least one power threshold by the output signal over an observation window, and deriving from the rate of crossing a measured power of the output signal. The method further includes providing a reference power, subtracting the measured power from the reference power to obtain an error signal, and mixing the input signal with the error signal. An analog-to-digital conversion is performed on a result of the mixing to obtain a gain-controlled output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics S.r.I., STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Ettore Messina, Nicolo Piazzese, Giuseppe Lippolis, Elena Salurso, Alberto Serratore, Agostino Galluzzo