Patents by Inventor Jean-Paul Aldebert

Jean-Paul Aldebert 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: 8037439
    Abstract: A data aligner in a reconfigurable computing environment is disclosed. Embodiments employ hardware macros in field configurable gate arrays (FPGAs) to minimize the number of configurable logic blocks (CLBs) needed to shift bytes of data. The alignment mechanism allows flexibility, scalability, configurability, and reduced costs as compared to application specific integrated circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Fabrice Jean Verplanken, Jean-Paul Aldebert, Claude Basso, Jean Louis Calvignac
  • Patent number: 7921396
    Abstract: A data aligner in a reconfigurable computing environment is disclosed. Embodiments employ hardware macros in field configurable gate arrays (FPGAs) to minimize the number of configurable logic blocks (CLBs) needed to shift bytes of data. The alignment mechanism allows flexibility, scalability, configurability, and reduced costs as compared to application specific integrated circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Fabrice Jean Verplanken, Jean-Paul Aldebert, Claude Basso, Jean Louis Calvignac
  • Publication number: 20080229271
    Abstract: A data aligner in a reconfigurable computing environment is disclosed. Embodiments employ hardware macros in field configurable gate arrays (FPGAs) to minimize the number of configurable logic blocks (CLBs) needed to shift bytes of data. The alignment mechanism allows flexibility, scalability, configurability, and reduced costs as compared to application specific integrated circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Fabrice Jean Verplanken, Jean-Paul Aldebert, Claude Basso, Jean Louis Calvignac
  • Publication number: 20080229272
    Abstract: A data aligner in a reconfigurable computing environment is disclosed. Embodiments employ hardware macros in field configurable gate arrays (FPGAs) to minimize the number of configurable logic blocks (CLBs) needed to shift bytes of data. The alignment mechanism allows flexibility, scalability, configurability, and reduced costs as compared to application specific integrated circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Fabrice Jean Verplanken, Jean-Paul Aldebert, Claude Basso, Jean Louis Calvignac
  • Patent number: 7395517
    Abstract: A data aligner in a reconfigurable computing environment is disclosed. Embodiments employ hardware macros in field configurable gate arrays (FPGAs) to minimize the number of configurable logic blocks (CLBs) needed to shift bytes of data. The alignment mechanism allows flexibility, scalability, configurability, and reduced costs as compared to application specific integrated circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Fabrice Jean Verplanken, Jean-Paul Aldebert, Claude Basso, Jean Louis Calvignac
  • Publication number: 20070067478
    Abstract: A data aligner in a reconfigurable computing environment is disclosed. Embodiments employ hardware macros in field configurable gate arrays (FPGAs) to minimize the number of configurable logic blocks (CLBs) needed to shift bytes of data. The alignment mechanism allows flexibility, scalability, configurability, and reduced costs as compared to application specific integrated circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: IBM Corporation
    Inventors: Fabrice Verplanken, Jean-Paul Aldebert, Claude Basso, Jean Calvignac
  • Patent number: 6789234
    Abstract: A method and system for creating on a computer a timing based representation of an integrated circuit using a graphical editor operating on the computer. The method includes first in creating timing diagrams identifying the elements of the circuit and their time based interconnections. The method further comprises a translation of the timing based diagram editor files into HDL statement. The preferred embodiment is described, it comprises the use of an ASCII editor and a translation program to VHDL statements. A system is also described implementing the steps of the method in a computer. In order to avoid having different tools to translate timing based diagram editor files into HDL statements, a first step translating graphical editor output file into a PostScript file is performed by executing the “print to file” command of the printing driver of the computer. The PostScript file is then translated into a bitmap file using a RIP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Aldebert, Jean Calvignac, Fabrice Verplanken
  • Publication number: 20030126565
    Abstract: A method and system for creating on a computer a timing based representation of an integrated circuit using a graphical editor operating on the computer. The method includes first in creating timing diagrams identifying the elements of the circuit and their time based interconnections. The method further comprises a translation of the timing based diagram editor files into HDL statement. The preferred embodiment is described, it comprises the use of an ASCII editor and a translation program to VHDL statements. A system is also described implementing the steps of the method in a computer. In order to avoid having different tools to translate timing based diagram editor files into HDL statements, a first step translating graphical editor output file into a PostScript file is performed by executing the “print to file” command of the printing driver of the computer. The PostScript file is then translated into a bitmap file using a RIP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Aldebert, Jean Calvignac, Fabrice Verplanken
  • Patent number: 5923664
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method and an apparatus for implementing the physical interface in a network element connected to a packet network such as Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network. With the solution of the invention, the physical interface functions can be integrated on one chip for more than one network port. The physical interface is provided between port bit streams at media speed and word data flow transferred onto/from a bus which is under the control of the network equipment. The solution of the invention includes grouping logics and storage elements by islands of more than one port. Furthermore, the logics and storage elements for statistical counting operations can be grouped for a processing generalized to all ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Aldebert, Jean Calvignac, Daniel Orsatti, Fabrice Verplanken, Jean-Claude Zunino