Patents by Inventor Jean-Yves Couet
Jean-Yves Couet 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).
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Publication number: 20240427363Abstract: A method for polarizing at least one first electronic circuit based on a first direct polarization current, the at least one first circuit being powered by a supply voltage having actual values dispersed around a rated value, the at least one first circuit having at least one first physical parameter whose value could undergo a variation resulting from the dispersion of voltage values, the method comprising an open-loop compensation of the dispersion of the voltage value including elaborating a first corrected current based on a reference current and a first correction coefficient determined from the variation of the value of the at least one first physical parameter, resulting from the dispersion of the voltage values, and elaborating the first polarization current based on the first corrected current.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: STMicroelectronics International N.V.Inventor: Jean-Yves COUET
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Patent number: 9948981Abstract: An upstream signal capture device includes a signal capture circuit having a first port and a second port. The first port of the signal capture circuit is arranged for coupling to a diplexer. The upstream signal capture device also includes an amplifier having a first port and a second port, the first port of the amplifier coupled to the second port of the signal capture circuit, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) having a first port and a second port, the first port of the ADC coupled to the second port of the amplifier. The upstream signal capture device further includes a digital threshold detector having an input and output, the input of the digital threshold detector coupled to the second port of the analog-to-digital converter, and a memory configured to capture samples of the upstream signal. When using the upstream signal capture device to capture an upstream signal, a portion of an upstream signal is diverted into an analog-to-digital converter (ADC).Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SASInventors: Neil Robertson, Jean-Yves Couet
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Publication number: 20160286268Abstract: An upstream signal capture device includes a signal capture circuit having a first port and a second port. The first port of the signal capture circuit is arranged for coupling to a diplexer. The upstream signal capture device also includes an amplifier having a first port and a second port, the first port of the amplifier coupled to the second port of the signal capture circuit, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) having a first port and a second port, the first port of the ADC coupled to the second port of the amplifier. The upstream signal capture device further includes a digital threshold detector having an input and output, the input of the digital threshold detector coupled to the second port of the analog-to-digital converter, and a memory configured to capture samples of the upstream signal. When using the upstream signal capture device to capture an upstream signal, a portion of an upstream signal is diverted into an analog-to-digital converter (ADC).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Neil Robertson, Jean-Yves Couet
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Patent number: 7953366Abstract: A receiver that can receive several initial signals modulated in a same initial frequency band and/or distinct initial frequency bands and generate a signal modulated in a transmission band to be transmitted on a coaxial cable, comprising a selector that can select several signals from among the received signals; for each selected signal, a mixer capable of transforming the selected signal into a signal at least partly in the transmission band, and a filter capable of extracting from the transformed signal a signal associated with a portion of the transmission band from among several at least partly distinct portions of the transmission band; and means for forming the signal modulated in the transmission band from signals associated with the transmission band portions.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2003Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: STMicroelectronics, SAInventor: Jean-Yves Couet
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Patent number: 7805118Abstract: A satellite receiving system (200, 300) and a method for adjusting a satellite receiving system include an input (113); a first oscillator (106) with theoretical frequency (FOSC1) and real frequency (FOSC1?), a first frequency mixer (105) delivering a signal at a first intermediate frequency (F2), a second oscillator (302) with frequency (FOSC2), a second frequency mixer (301) delivering a signal at a second intermediate frequency (FOUT), a microcontroller (202), which controls a real frequency (FVCO) of the second oscillator, and an output (110). An external signal (112) at a determined frequency (F1) is supplied to the input (113). A nominal value (FOSC2) of the frequency of the second oscillator is determined as a function of the input frequency (F1), the theoretical frequency (FOSC1) of the first oscillator and the second intermediate frequency (FOUT). The frequency of the second oscillator is controlled, via the microcontroller, at the determined nominal value.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2005Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: STMicroelectronics SAInventors: Jean-Yves Couet, Anis Ben Abdallah
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Patent number: 7577401Abstract: A system and method for signal distribution within a satellite reception installation. The system includes a receiver for receiving a satellite signal, and for selecting an external signal from among several external signals included in the satellite signal. The signal selected is pre-processed. A plurality of processing units are each linked to the receiver via a respective associated wire link and operating in reception in the UHF frequency band called Satellite Intermediate Band (SIB) and a signal distribution subsystem with a switching matrix for switching the pre-processed selected external signal to at least one of the processing units via the associated wire link.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2005Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: STMicroelectronics SAInventor: Jean-Yves Couet
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Publication number: 20050250441Abstract: Satellite receiving system and method for adjusting a satellite receiving system (100) including an input (113); a first oscillator (106) with theoretical frequency (FOSC1) and real frequency (FOSC1?), a first frequency mixer (105) delivering a signal at a first intermediate frequency (F2), a second oscillator (302) with frequency (FOSC2), a second frequency mixer (301) delivering a signal at a second intermediate frequency (FOUT), a microcontroller (202), which controls a real frequency (FVCO) of the second oscillator, and an output (110). An external signal (112) at a determined frequency (F1) is supplied to the input (113). Then a nominal value (FOSC2) of the frequency of the second oscillator is determined as a function of the input frequency (F1), the theoretical frequency (FOSC1) of the first oscillator and the second intermediate frequency (FOUT). Then, the frequency of the second oscillator is controlled, via the microcontroller, at the determined nominal value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS SAInventors: Jean-Yves Couet, Anis Abdallah
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Publication number: 20050227613Abstract: A system and method for signal distribution within a satellite reception installation. The system includes a receiver for receiving a satellite signal, and for selecting an external signal from among several external signals included in the satellite signal. The signal selected is pre-processed. A plurality of processing units are each linked to the receiver via a respective associated wire link and operating in reception in the UHF frequency band called Satellite Intermediate Band (SIB) and a signal distribution subsystem with a switching matrix for switching the pre-processed selected external signal to at least one of the processing units via the associated wire link.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2005Publication date: October 13, 2005Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS SAInventor: Jean-Yves Couet
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Publication number: 20030141949Abstract: A receiver that can receive several initial signals modulated in a same initial frequency band and/or distinct initial frequency bands and generate a signal modulated in a transmission band to be transmitted on a coaxial cable, comprising a selector that can select several signals from among the received signals; for each selected signal, a mixer capable of transforming the selected signal into a signal at least partly in the transmission band, and a filter capable of extracting from the transformed signal a signal associated with a portion of the transmission band from among several at least partly distinct portions of the transmission band; and means for forming the signal modulated in the transmission band from signals associated with the transmission band portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2003Publication date: July 31, 2003Applicant: STMicroelectroncis S.A.Inventor: Jean-Yves Couet
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Patent number: 5828266Abstract: The present invention concerns apparatus and method for setting up the tuning frequency of a PLL, demodulator that includes a VCO. Frequency synthesizing circuitry controls the VCO via a first switched control path. Comparison circuitry provides a first signal that corresponds to the difference between the output frequency of the VCO and a reference frequency. Control circuitry is provided that is responsive to a plurality of signals including the first signal for operatively controlling the apparatus. The apparatus further includes: a ceramic resonator oscillator for providing the reference frequency; a non-volatile memory for storing the value of the first signal; and comparison circuitry for comparing a stored value of the first signal with a current value of the first signal so as to produce a second signal for adjusting the tuning frequency of the frequency synthesizing circuitry in response to the second signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1996Date of Patent: October 27, 1998Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.A.Inventor: Jean-Yves Couet