Patents by Inventor Howard (Hau) Thien Tran

Howard (Hau) Thien Tran 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: 6658042
    Abstract: A method of providing time tracking between a first signal and a second signal in a communication device. In one embodiment, a first signal is generated by the communication device and a second signal is received from an outside source. Then correlation data between a first signal, at a plurality of timing conditions, and a second signal is generated by hardware. Next, the correlation data is filtered by software or firmware at a plurality of timing conditions. Afterward, the correlation data is compared to a threshold value to evaluate accuracy of a system timing for the first signal to obtain a result. Finally, the system timing for the first signal is corrected based upon said result of the comparing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Howard (Hau) Thien Tran, John G. McDonough
  • Patent number: 6490329
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device including a FIFO and a clock generator having a pulse swallower. The pulse swallower eliminates pulses from a reference frequency signal, producing a primary digital transceiver clock signal having a frequency of chiprate(S)(n), which is used to clock a digital transceiver when the device is in a primary mode. A first clock divider divides the frequency of the primary digital transceiver clock signal to produce a FIFO output clock signal having a frequency of chiprate(S). The FIFO has a data bus input for coupling to a data output, for example from an analog transceiver. The FIFO also has an external clock input for coupling to a clock output, for example from the analog transceiver. The external clock signal clocks the data into the FIFO asynchronous with the primary digital transceiver clock signal at a frequency of chiprate(S). The internal clock signal clocks the data out of the FIFO, synchronous with the primary digital transceiver clock signal at a frequency of chiprate(S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignees: Dot Wireless, Inc., VSLI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tien Q. Nguyen, John G. McDonough, David (Daching) Chen, Howard (Hau) Thien Tran
  • Publication number: 20010048635
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device including a FIFO and a clock generator having a pulse swallower. The pulse swallower eliminates pulses from a reference frequency signal, producing a primary digital transceiver clock signal having a frequency of chiprate(S)(n), which is used to clock a digital transceiver when the device is in a primary mode. A first clock divider divides the frequency of the primary digital transceiver clock signal to produce a FIFO output clock signal having a frequency of chiprate(S). The FIFO has a data bus input for coupling to a data output, for example from an analog transceiver. The FIFO also has an external clock input for coupling to a clock output, for example from the analog transceiver. The external clock signal clocks the data into the FIFO asynchronous with the primary digital transceiver clock signal at a frequency of chiprate(S). The internal clock signal clocks the data out of the FIFO, synchronous with the primary digital transceiver clock signal at a frequency of chiprate (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Tien Q. Nguyen, John G. McDonough, David (DACHING) Chen, Howard (HAU) Thien Tran