Patents by Inventor Jean-Louis Labyre

Jean-Louis Labyre 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: 20230214336
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a system includes a contactless reader and an apparatus. The apparatus includes a contactless transponder including a contactless interface and a transponder wired interface and being configured to communicate with a contactless reader according to a contactless protocol through the contactless interface. The apparatus includes a bus coupled to the transponder wired interface, and at least one module coupled to the bus, the at least one module including a processing circuit, the contactless reader being configured to communicate instructions of a software program executable by the processing circuit to the at least one module through the contactless transponder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Labyre
  • Patent number: 11677444
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a contactless transponder comprises a memory, an antenna configured to receive signals, a contactless interface coupled to the antenna and configured to emit memory access requests according to the signals received, a wired interface configured to receive memory access requests, an arbitration module configured to authorize access to the memory either for access requests emitted by the contactless interface or for access requests received by the wired interface, and wherein the wired interface is also configured to receive shutdown controls and transmit these shutdown controls to the arbitration module, the arbitration module being configured to be able to shut down the contactless interface when it receives a shutdown control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenble 2) SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Labyre
  • Patent number: 11625347
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a system includes a contactless reader and an apparatus. The apparatus includes a contactless transponder including a contactless interface and a transponder wired interface and being configured to communicate with a contactless reader according to a contactless protocol through the contactless interface. The apparatus includes a bus coupled to the transponder wired interface, and at least one module coupled to the bus, the at least one module including a processing circuit, the contactless reader being configured to communicate instructions of a software program executable by the processing circuit to the at least one module through the contactless transponder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Labyre
  • Publication number: 20220190758
    Abstract: Control over the operation of a dimmable light is supported by an interface circuit between the dimmable light and a near-field radio frequency communication controller. The interface circuit includes a first circuit that receives at least one control set point through a near-field radio frequency communication issued by the near-field radio frequency communication controller. A second circuit of the interface generates one or more electric signals in pulse width modulation based on the control set point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventors: Gwenael MAILLET, Jean-Louis LABYRE, Gilles BAS
  • Publication number: 20220173772
    Abstract: In an embodiment an apparatus includes a contactless transponder including a contactless interface and a wired interface, wherein the contactless transponder is configured to communicate with a contactless reader according to a contactless protocol through the contactless interface, a wired communication bus connected to the wired interface and at least one module connected to the bus, wherein the transponder is configured so that the reader is a master on the bus when the reader and the transponder communicate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Labyre
  • Patent number: 11296626
    Abstract: Control over the operation of an electrically-controlled motor is supported by an interface circuit between the electrically-controlled motor and a near-field radio frequency communication controller. The interface circuit includes a first circuit that receives at least one control set point through a near-field radio frequency communication issued by the near-field radio frequency communication controller. A second circuit of the interface generates one or more electric signals in pulse width modulation based on the control set point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventors: Gwenael Maillet, Jean-Louis Labyre, Gilles Bas
  • Publication number: 20220066964
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a system includes a contactless reader and an apparatus. The apparatus includes a contactless transponder including a contactless interface and a transponder wired interface and being configured to communicate with a contactless reader according to a contactless protocol through the contactless interface. The apparatus includes a bus coupled to the transponder wired interface, and at least one module coupled to the bus, the at least one module including a processing circuit, the contactless reader being configured to communicate instructions of a software program executable by the processing circuit to the at least one module through the contactless transponder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Labyre
  • Publication number: 20220029662
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a contactless transponder comprises a memory, an antenna configured to receive signals, a contactless interface coupled to the antenna and configured to emit memory access requests according to the signals received, a wired interface configured to receive memory access requests, an arbitration module configured to authorize access to the memory either for access requests emitted by the contactless interface or for access requests received by the wired interface, and wherein the wired interface is also configured to receive shutdown controls and transmit these shutdown controls to the arbitration module, the arbitration module being configured to be able to shut down the contactless interface when it receives a shutdown control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Labyre
  • Patent number: 11023392
    Abstract: Access to a memory shared between a first interface and a second interface is arbitrated. Following a request to access the memory emanating from the second interface, while current access to the memory is granted to the first interface, a count is triggered having a maximum count time. A access to the memory is authorized for the second interface at the end of occupation of the access granted to the first interface if the end of occupation finishes before the end of the maximum count time, or otherwise at the end of the maximum count time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Labyre
  • Patent number: 10826566
    Abstract: A system includes a near-field communication device configured to transmit a radio frequency control signal in a near-field regime and an interface. The interface includes a near-field communication circuit configured to receive the RF control signal. The interface further includes a pulse width modulation signal generation circuit configured to generate a pulse width modulation signal according to the radio frequency control signal. The system further includes an electrically-controllable equipment configured to be controlled by the pulse width modulation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS, STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SASA
    Inventors: Gwenael Maillet, Jean-Louis Labyre, Gilles Bas
  • Publication number: 20200336091
    Abstract: Control over the operation of an electrically-controlled motor is supported by an interface circuit between the electrically-controlled motor and a near-field radio frequency communication controller. The interface circuit includes a first circuit that receives at least one control set point through a near-field radio frequency communication issued by the near-field radio frequency communication controller. A second circuit of the interface generates one or more electric signals in pulse width modulation based on the control set point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventors: Gwenael MAILLET, Jean-Louis LABYRE, Gilles BAS
  • Publication number: 20200272584
    Abstract: Access to a memory shared between a first interface and a second interface is arbitrated. Following a request to access the memory emanating from the second interface, while current access to the memory is granted to the first interface, a count is triggered having a maximum count time. A access to the memory is authorized for the second interface at the end of occupation of the access granted to the first interface if the end of occupation finishes before the end of the maximum count time, or otherwise at the end of the maximum count time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Louis LABYRE
  • Patent number: 10749572
    Abstract: A circuit includes a near-field communication circuit configured to receive a radio frequency control signal transmitted in a near-field regime, a pulse width modulation signal generation circuit coupled to the near-field communication circuit circuit and configured to generate a pulse width modulation signal according to the radio frequency control signal, and a non-volatile memory coupled to both the near-field communication circuit circuit and the pulse width modulation signal generation circuit, the non-volatile memory comprising digital words for configuring the pulse width modulation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS, STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE2) SAS
    Inventors: Gwenael Maillet, Jean-Louis Labyre, Gilles Bas
  • Patent number: 10742145
    Abstract: Control over the operation of an electrically-controlled motor is supported by an interface circuit between the electrically-controlled motor and a near-field radio frequency communication controller. The interface circuit includes a first circuit that receives at least one control set point through a near-field radio frequency communication issued by the near-field radio frequency communication controller. A second circuit of the interface generates one or more electric signals in pulse width modulation based on the control set point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventors: Gwenael Maillet, Jean-Louis Labyre, Gilles Bas
  • Patent number: 10664735
    Abstract: A method of reducing noise generated by pulse width modulation (PWM) signals includes generating a PWM pulse train using a first set of parameter values and modifying the PWM pulse train during a near-field communication so that the PWM pulse train is generated using a second set of parameter values. Modifying the PWM pulse train includes reducing at least one parameter value of the first set of parameter values. The method further includes resuming generation of the PWM pulse train using the first set of parameter values after the near-field communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS, STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
    Inventors: Gwenael Maillet, Jean-Louis Labyre, Gilles Bas
  • Publication number: 20190267922
    Abstract: Control over the operation of an electrically-controlled motor is supported by an interface circuit between the electrically-controlled motor and a near-field radio frequency communication controller. The interface circuit includes a first circuit that receives at least one control set point through a near-field radio frequency communication issued by the near-field radio frequency communication controller. A second circuit of the interface generates one or more electric signals in pulse width modulation based on the control set point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS, STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventors: Gwenael MAILLET, Jean-Louis LABYRE, Gilles BAS
  • Publication number: 20190268043
    Abstract: A system includes a near-field communication device configured to transmit a radio frequency control signal in a near-field regime and an interface. The interface includes a near-field communication circuit configured to receive the RF control signal. The interface further includes a pulse width modulation signal generation circuit configured to generate a pulse width modulation signal according to the radio frequency control signal. The system further includes an electrically-controllable equipment configured to be controlled by the pulse width modulation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Gwenael Maillet, Jean-Louis Labyre, Gilles Bas
  • Publication number: 20190268040
    Abstract: A circuit includes a near-field communication circuit configured to receive a radio frequency control signal transmitted in a near-field regime, a pulse width modulation signal generation circuit coupled to the near-field communication circuit circuit and configured to generate a pulse width modulation signal according to the radio frequency control signal, and a non-volatile memory coupled to both the near-field communication circuit circuit and the pulse width modulation signal generation circuit, the non-volatile memory comprising digital words for configuring the pulse width modulation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Gwenael Maillet, Jean-Louis Labyre, Gilles Bas
  • Publication number: 20190266462
    Abstract: A method of reducing noise generated by pulse width modulation (PWM) signals includes generating a PWM pulse train using a first set of parameter values and modifying the PWM pulse train during a near-field communication so that the PWM pulse train is generated using a second set of parameter values. Modifying the PWM pulse train includes reducing at least one parameter value of the first set of parameter values. The method further includes resuming generation of the PWM pulse train using the first set of parameter values after the near-field communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Gwenael Maillet, Jean-Louis Labyre, Gilles Bas
  • Patent number: 9781404
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for transmitting two consecutive pairs of images. The method may include decimating each image with a ratio of 2, assembling the two decimated images of each pair in a composite image, transmitting the composite images, and reconstructing complete images from the composite images. In decimation, the information removed from the images of the first pair may be kept in the images of the second pair, from the spatial point of view, and the complete images may be reconstructed by de-interlacing processing from the composite images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
    Inventors: Frankie Eymard, Jean-Louis Labyre