Patents by Inventor James W. Hofmann

James W. Hofmann 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 apparatus for synchronizing data transfer
    Patent number: 7158592
    Abstract: The invention is a method and apparatus for ensuring synchronization for digital communication between a transmitting and a receiving device, particularly when the clock and/or frame synchronization is sourced from a different location than the transmit data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Agere Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Hofmann, Donald Raymond Laturell, Vladimir Sindalovsky, Steven E. Strauss, Eric Wilcox
  • Method and apparatus for synchronizing data transfer
    Publication number: 20020122514
    Abstract: The invention is a method and apparatus for ensuring synchronization for digital communication between a transmitting and a receiving device, particularly when the clock and/or frame synchronization is sourced from a different location than the transmit data. In accordance with the first aspect of the invention, the transmitting device employs a look ahead algorithm to begin transmitting data before actual receipt of the frame synchronization signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: Agere Systems Guardian Corp.
    Inventors: James W. Hofmann, Donald Raymond Laturell, Vladimir Sindalovsky, Steven E. Strauss, Eric Wilcox