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).
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Publication number: 20220239727Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
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Patent number: 11252223Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R Bjerke
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Publication number: 20200329095Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
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Patent number: 10637911Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R Bjerke
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Publication number: 20180309820Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
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Patent number: 10027741Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R Bjerke
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Publication number: 20160080480Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
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Patent number: 9203898Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R Bjerke
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Patent number: 8850059Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 12, 2009Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
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Publication number: 20140201325Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
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Publication number: 20090132722Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2009Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
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Patent number: 7500129Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Allan R. Bjerke
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Publication number: 20080307291Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Veronica Mikheeva
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Publication number: 20080240168Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Inching Chen, Anthony L. Chun
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Publication number: 20080244115Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventor: Jeffrey D. Hoffman
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Publication number: 20080240005Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Inching Chen
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Publication number: 20080244110Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventor: Jeffrey D. Hoffman
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Publication number: 20080244357Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Mario A. Rubio
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Patent number: 7203500Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 1, 2003Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: David G. Leeper, David G. England, Jeffrey D. Hoffman
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Patent number: 6973096Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 10, 2001Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Christopher L. Chappell, Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Dmitrii A. Loukianov