Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Hoffman

Jeffrey D. Hoffman 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: 20220239727
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a communication interface and protocol for allowing communication between devices, circuits, integrated circuits and similar electronic components having different communication capacities or clock domains. The interface supports communication between any components having any difference in capacity and over any distance. The interface utilizes request and acknowledge phases and signals and an initiator-target relationship between components that allow each side to throttle the communication rate to an accepted level for each component or achieve a desired bit error rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
  • Patent number: 11252223
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a communication interface and protocol for allowing communication between devices, circuits, integrated circuits and similar electronic components having different communication capacities or clock domains. The interface supports communication between any components having any difference in capacity and over any distance. The interface utilizes request and acknowledge phases and signals and an initiator-target relationship between components that allow each side to throttle the communication rate to an accepted level for each component or achieve a desired bit error rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R Bjerke
  • Publication number: 20200329095
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a communication interface and protocol for allowing communication between devices, circuits, integrated circuits and similar electronic components having different communication capacities or clock domains. The interface supports communication between any components having any difference in capacity and over any distance. The interface utilizes request and acknowledge phases and signals and an initiator-target relationship between components that allow each side to throttle the communication rate to an accepted level for each component or achieve a desired bit error rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
  • Patent number: 10637911
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed subject matter include a communication interface and protocol for allowing communication between devices, circuits, integrated circuits, and other electronic components having, for example, different communication capacities or clock domains. The interface supports communication between any components having any difference in capacity and over any distance. The interface utilizes request and acknowledge phases and signals and an initiator-target relationship between components that allow each side to throttle the communication rate to an accepted level for each component or achieve a desired bit error rate. Other devices, methods, and interfaces are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R Bjerke
  • Publication number: 20180309820
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a communication interface and protocol for allowing communication between devices, circuits, integrated circuits and similar electronic components having different communication capacities or clock domains. The interface supports communication between any components having any difference in capacity and over any distance. The interface utilizes request and acknowledge phases and signals and an initiator-target relationship between components that allow each side to throttle the communication rate to an accepted level for each component or achieve a desired bit error rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
  • Patent number: 10027741
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a communication interface and protocol for allowing communication between devices, circuits, integrated circuits, and other electronic components having, for example, different communication capacities or clock domains. The interface supports communication between any components having any difference in capacity and over any distance. The interface utilizes request and acknowledge phases and signals and an initiator-target relationship between components that allow each side to throttle the communication rate to an accepted level for each component or achieve a desired hit error rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R Bjerke
  • Publication number: 20160080480
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a communication interface and protocol for allowing communication between devices, circuits, integrated circuits and similar electronic components having different communication capacities or clock domains. The interface supports communication between any components having any difference in capacity and over any distance. The interface utilizes request and acknowledge phases and signals and an initiator-target relationship between components that allow each side to throttle the communication rate to an accepted level for each component or achieve a desired bit error rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
  • Patent number: 9203898
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a communication interface and protocol for allowing communication between devices, circuits, integrated circuits and similar electronic components having different communication capacities or clock domains. The interface supports communication between any components having any difference in capacity and over any distance. The interface utilizes request and acknowledge phases and signals and an initiator-target relationship between components that allow each side to throttle the communication rate to an accepted level for each component or achieve a desired bit error rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R Bjerke
  • Patent number: 8850059
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a communication interface and protocol for allowing communication between devices, circuits, integrated circuits and similar electronic components having different communication capacities or clock domains. The interface supports communication between any components having any difference in capacity and over any distance. The interface utilizes request and acknowledge phases and signals and an initiator-target relationship between components that allow each side to throttle the communication rate to an accepted level for each component or achieve a desired bit error rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
  • Publication number: 20140201325
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a communication interface and protocol for allowing communication between devices, circuits, integrated circuits and similar electronic components having different communication capacities or clock domains. The interface supports communication between any components having any difference in capacity and over any distance. The interface utilizes request and acknowledge phases and signals and an initiator-target relationship between components that allow each side to throttle the communication rate to an accepted level for each component or achieve a desired bit error rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
  • Publication number: 20090132722
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a communication interface and protocol for allowing communication between devices, circuits, integrated circuits and similar electronic components having different communication capacities or clock domains. The interface supports communication between any components having any difference in capacity and over any distance. The interface utilizes request and acknowledge phases and signals and an initiator-target relationship between components that allow each side to throttle the communication rate to an accepted level for each component or achieve a desired bit error rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
  • Patent number: 7500129
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a communication interface and protocol for allowing communication between devices, circuits, integrated circuits and similar electronic components having different communication capacities or clock domains. The interface supports communication between any components having any difference in capacity and over any distance. The interface utilizes request and acknowledge phases and signals and an initiator-target relationship between components that allow each side to throttle the communication rate to an accepted level for each component or achieve a desired bit error rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
  • Publication number: 20080307291
    Abstract: Methods and structures are described for processing signals formatted according to a plurality of different wireless and broadband standards. In some embodiments, network resources are shared to enable energy efficient, pseudo-simultaneous processing. In some embodiments, a timestamp is prepended to input data to remove jitter associated with time division multiplexed processing using shared resources. Systems according to embodiments of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Veronica Mikheeva
  • Publication number: 20080240168
    Abstract: Methods and structures are described for processing signals formatted according to a plurality of different wireless and broadband standards. In some embodiments, network resources are shared to enable energy efficient, pseudo-simultaneous processing. In some embodiments, a timestamp is prepended to input data to remove jitter associated with time division multiplexed processing using shared resources. Systems according to embodiments of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Inching Chen, Anthony L. Chun
  • Publication number: 20080244115
    Abstract: Methods and structures are described for processing signals formatted according to a plurality of different wireless and broadband standards. In some embodiments, network resources are shared to enable energy efficient, pseudo-simultaneous processing. In some embodiments, a timestamp is prepended to input data to remove jitter associated with time division multiplexed processing using shared resources. Systems according to embodiments of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20080240005
    Abstract: Methods and structures are described for processing signals formatted according to a plurality of different wireless and broadband standards. In some embodiments, network resources are shared to enable energy efficient, pseudo-simultaneous processing. In some embodiments, a timestamp is prepended to input data to remove jitter associated with time division multiplexed processing using shared resources. Systems according to embodiments of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Inching Chen
  • Publication number: 20080244110
    Abstract: Methods and structures are described for processing signals formatted according to a plurality of different wireless and broadband standards. In some embodiments, network resources are shared to enable energy efficient, pseudo-simultaneous processing. In some embodiments, a timestamp is prepended to input data to remove jitter associated with time division multiplexed processing using shared resources. Systems according to embodiments of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20080244357
    Abstract: Methods and structures are described for processing signals formatted according to a plurality of different wireless and broadband standards. In some embodiments, network resources are shared to enable energy efficient, pseudo-simultaneous processing. In some embodiments, a timestamp is prepended to input data to remove jitter associated with time division multiplexed processing using shared resources. Systems according to embodiments of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Mario A. Rubio
  • Patent number: 7203500
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated methods to provide precision ranging measurements in an ultrawideband (UWB) wireless communication system are generally described. In this regard, according to one example embodiment, an innovative ranging agent is introduced that effectively computes one or more of the time of signal propagation, the difference in local clocks and frequency offsets to calculate an increasingly accurate estimate of the proximal distance between two or more devices in UWB communication.x.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David G. Leeper, David G. England, Jeffrey D. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 6973096
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method of processing upstream bandwidth allocation messages in a downstream management message received at a client termination device. Bandwidth allocation elements based upon selected ones of the bandwidth allocation messages are stored in a data buffer. The stored bandwidth allocation elements may be accessed from the buffer in response to a validation of a cyclic redundancy code in the downstream management message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher L. Chappell, Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Dmitrii A. Loukianov