Patents by Inventor Hector C. Rodriguez

Hector C. Rodriguez 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 and system for controlling spatial light modulator interface buses
    Patent number: 7847795
    Abstract: In accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure, a method and system for controlling spatial light modulator buses are provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a bus controller includes a configurable bus interface having first and second modes of operation. The first mode of operation is configured to interface with a single spatial light modulator. The second mode of operation is configured to interface in parallel with a plurality of spatial light modulators. In accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of controlling a bus includes configuring a bus interface of a bus controller to interface in parallel with a plurality of digital micromirror devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Hector C. Rodriguez, James N. Hall
  • Method and System for Controlling Spatial Light Modulator Interface Buses
    Publication number: 20080291185
    Abstract: In accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure, a method and system for controlling spatial light modulator buses are provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a bus controller includes a configurable bus interface having first and second modes of operation. The first mode of operation is configured to interface with a single spatial light modulator. The second mode of operation is configured to interface in parallel with a plurality of spatial light modulators. In accordance with another embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of controlling a bus includes configuring a bus interface of a bus controller to interface in parallel with a plurality of digital micromirror devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Hector C. Rodriguez, James N. Hall