Patents by Inventor James Lyle

James Lyle 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).

  • Publication number: 20200225800
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a substrate and a mesh of conductive material formed on the substrate and configured to extend across a display. The mesh of conductive material comprises first lines of conductive material that are substantially parallel to each other. The first lines are configured to extend across at least a portion of the display at a first angle relative to a first axis. The first lines are separated from each other along the first axis by a sequence of separation distances. Magnitudes of more than one of the separation distances are based on a phasor comprising at least one side band, wherein the at least one side band comprises at least one positive side band component and at least one negative side band component. The magnitudes comprise a pattern of translational shifts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Neodrón Limited
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm, James Lyle
  • Patent number: 10488976
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a substrate and a mesh of conductive material formed on the substrate and configured to extend across a display. The mesh of conductive material comprises first lines of conductive material that are substantially parallel to each other. The first lines are configured to extend across at least a portion of the display at a first angle relative to a first axis. The first lines are separated from each other along the first axis by a sequence of separation distances. Magnitudes of more than one of the separation distances are based on a phasor comprising at least one side band, wherein the at least one side band comprises at least one positive side band component and at least one negative side band component. The magnitudes comprise a pattern of translational shifts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Neodrón Limited
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm, James Lyle
  • Publication number: 20190073083
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a substrate and a mesh of conductive material formed on the substrate and configured to extend across a display. The mesh of conductive material comprises first lines of conductive material that are substantially parallel to each other. The first lines are configured to extend across at least a portion of the display at a first angle relative to a first axis. The first lines are separated from each other along the first axis by a sequence of separation distances. Magnitudes of more than one of the separation distances are based on a phasor comprising at least one side band, wherein the at least one side band comprises at least one positive side band component and at least one negative side band component. The magnitudes comprise a pattern of translational shifts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm, James Lyle
  • Patent number: 10120489
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a substrate and a mesh of conductive material formed on the substrate and configured to extend across a display. The mesh includes first lines of conductive material that are substantially parallel to each other. The first lines extend across at least a portion of the display at a first angle relative to a first axis. The first lines are separated from each other along the first axis by a sequence of separation distances having corresponding magnitudes, where magnitudes of more than one separation distance from among the sequence of separation distances are based on a phasor step ? and a phasor magnitude of at least one phasor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm, James Lyle
  • Publication number: 20170315656
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch sensor includes a substrate and a mesh of conductive material formed on the substrate and configured to extend across a display. The mesh includes first lines of conductive material that are substantially parallel to each other. The first lines extend across at least a portion of the display at a first angle relative to a first axis. The first lines are separated from each other along the first axis by a sequence of separation distances having corresponding magnitudes, where magnitudes of more than one separation distance from among the sequence of separation distances are based on a phasor step ? and a phasor magnitude of at least one phasor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: David Brent Guard, Steven P. Emm, James Lyle
  • Publication number: 20080046728
    Abstract: A system for implementing a content protection protocol to encrypt data, including transmitters and receivers to which key selection vectors of a vector set have been distributed, wherein a subset of the key selection vectors in the vector set has not been distributed to any of the transmitters or any of the receivers, and a method for enabling transmitters and receivers to implement a content protection protocol including by distributing key selection vectors of a vector set, and private key sets, to the transmitters and receivers while reserving a subset of the key selection vectors of the vector set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventor: James Lyle
  • Publication number: 20070237332
    Abstract: A communication system including a transmitter, a receiver, a communication link (for example, a TMDS-like link), and preferably also an external agent with which the transmitter and receiver can communicate, in which video data (or other data) are encrypted, the encrypted data are transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver, and the transmitted data are decrypted in the receiver, a transmitter and a receiver for use in such a system, a cipher engine for use in such a transmitter or receiver, a method for operating such a transmitter or receiver to encrypt or decrypt data, and a method for distributing keys to the transmitter and receiver. The receiver can be a player coupled to a downstream receiver by a TMDS-like link, and configured to re-encrypt the decrypted data (for example, using an AES or HDCP protocol) and send re-encrypted data over the link to the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventor: James Lyle
  • Publication number: 20070220279
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the invention is a personal digital network (“PDN”) including hardware (sometimes referred to as Ingress circuitry) configured to transcrypt encrypted content that enters the PDN. Typically, the transcryption (decryption followed by re-encryption) is performed in hardware within the Ingress circuitry and the re-encryption occurs before the decrypted content is accessible by hardware or software external to the Ingress circuitry. Typically, transcrypted content that leaves the Ingress circuitry remains in re-encrypted form within the PDN whenever it is transferred between integrated circuits or is otherwise easily accessible by software, until it is decrypted within hardware (sometimes referred to as Egress circuitry) for display or playback or output from the PDN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: J. Northcutt, Seung Hwang, James Lyle, James Hanko
  • Publication number: 20070192873
    Abstract: A method for adaptively filtering a control signal in a serial link includes monitoring for a blanking interval in a video stream having an associated clock signal and monitoring for an occurrence of a VSNYC signal once the blanking interval has started. A control signal is initially detected wherein the control signal occurs subsequent to the occurrence of the VSNYC signal. A set of properties of the control signal are recorded and a set of filter parameters are adjusted for detecting the control signal in a next blanking period based on the set of properties of the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventor: James Lyle
  • Publication number: 20070016779
    Abstract: A communication system including a transmitter, a receiver, and a serial link (for example, a TMDS-like link) in which video data (or other data) are encrypted, the encrypted data are transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver, and the transmitted data are decrypted in the receiver, a transmitter and a receiver for use in such systems, a cipher engine for use in such a transmitter or receiver, a method for operating such a transmitter or receiver to encrypt or decrypt data, and a method for authenticating a receiver prior to transmission of encrypted data to the receiver over a serial link. Each transmitter, receiver, and cipher engine is configured to implement a content protection protocol in a manner that implements at least one and preferably more than one of a class of attack prevention features disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: James Lyle
  • Publication number: 20070016778
    Abstract: A communication system including a transmitter, a receiver, and a serial link (for example, a TMDS-like link) in which video data (or other data) are encrypted, the encrypted data are transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver, and the transmitted data are decrypted in the receiver, a transmitter and a receiver for use in such systems, a cipher engine for use in such a transmitter or receiver, a method for operating such a transmitter or receiver to encrypt or decrypt data, and a method for authenticating a receiver prior to transmission of encrypted data to the receiver over a serial link. Each transmitter, receiver, and cipher engine is configured to implement a content protection protocol in a manner that implements at least one and preferably more than one of a class of attack prevention features disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: James Lyle
  • Publication number: 20060117367
    Abstract: A system including at least one transmitter, at least one repeater (including a router) and optionally at least one receiver, and typically having a tree structure. Commands (each accompanied by an address) and data can be transmitted downstream from each transmitter to each repeater coupled thereto and from each repeater to each device coupled thereto. Preferably, each router is assigned a router access address (that is shared with other routers) and a unique router address. In response to the router access address and a management command, the router performs a management function. Preferably, each repeater has at least one other common address (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventor: James Lyle
  • Publication number: 20050144468
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the invention is a personal digital network (“PDN”) including hardware (sometimes referred to as Ingress circuitry) configured to transcrypt encrypted content that enters the PDN. Typically, the transcryption (decryption followed by re-encryption) is performed in hardware within the Ingress circuitry and the re-encryption occurs before the decrypted content is accessible by hardware or software external to the Ingress circuitry. Typically, transcrypted content that leaves the Ingress circuitry remains in re-encrypted form within the PDN whenever it is transferred between integrated circuits or is otherwise easily accessible by software, until it is decrypted within hardware (sometimes referred to as Egress circuitry) for display or playback or output from the PDN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: J. Northcutt, Seung Hwang, James Lyle, James Hanko