Patents by Inventor Kenneth David Easton

Kenneth David Easton 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: 20220095160
    Abstract: Aspects relate to provision of a control message, such as an extension data section, that includes an indication of the repeat of highest priority data sections. The control message may be generated in a distributed unit (DU) and conveyed to a radio unit (RU) via a fronthaul link The control message may include either a flag or bits in a field of an extension data section allowing a RU to determine repeat of the highest priority data section based on reception of the flag or processing of the bit value in the field. Additionally, the indication of repetition of the highest priority section may be based on a section identifier transmitted by a DU, wherein an RU receiving the section identifier may determine repeat of the highest priority data section by tracking the received section identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Oliver THELEN, Senthilkumar SUNDARAM, Rohan SALVI, James KRYSL, Kenneth David EASTON
  • Patent number: 10303235
    Abstract: A power management system for stack memory thread tasks according to some examples of the disclosure may include a non-collapsible memory region, a collapsible memory region configured below the non-collapsible memory region, a memory management unit in communication with the non-collapsible memory region and the collapsible memory region, the memory management unit operable to allocate a portion of the non-collapsible memory region and a portion of the collapsible memory region to a thread task upon initialization of the thread task and power down the portion of the collapsible memory region allocated to the thread task upon receiving a power down command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Adam Edward Newham, Kenneth David Easton, Rashid Ahmed Akbar Attar
  • Patent number: 9819189
    Abstract: A switchable supply network for powering multiple digital islands. In one embodiment, a first digital island includes a first power collapsible circuit and a first retention circuit, and a second digital island includes a second power collapsible circuit and a second retention circuit. In a normal mode of operation, the first digital island is provided a first supply voltage and a second digital island is provided a second supply voltage higher than the first supply voltage. In a transition mode the second power collapsible circuit is powered down and the second supply voltage is lowered and provided to the second retention circuit. When the second supply voltage falls below the first supply voltage, the first power collapsible circuit is powered down. The second supply voltage is now provided only to the retention circuits, and is furthered lowered in a retention mode to a final retention voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Chunlei Shi, Yu Pu, Kenneth David Easton, Kendrick Hoy Leong Yuen, Giby Samson
  • Publication number: 20170214127
    Abstract: A biomedical system includes: a medical implant capsule including an outer body, an electric device retained by the outer body, and a power input coupled to the electric device, the medical implant capsule having a length, along an axis, and a width transverse to the axis; and an antenna coupled to the power input and configured to: receive power wirelessly and to deliver the power to the power input; wrap around the medical implant capsule, in a transit state, transverse to the length of the medical implant capsule for a distance greater than the width of the medical implant capsule; and expand to a deployed state, at least part of the antenna being further from the axis in the deployed state than in the transit state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Adam Edward NEWHAM, William Henry VON NOVAK, III, Ravindra SHENOY, Rashid Ahmed Akbar ATTAR, Kenneth David EASTON
  • Publication number: 20170063092
    Abstract: A switchable supply network for powering multiple digital islands. In one embodiment, a first digital island includes a first power collapsible circuit and a first retention circuit, and a second digital island includes a second power collapsible circuit and a second retention circuit. In a normal mode of operation, the first digital island is provided a first supply voltage and a second digital island is provided a second supply voltage higher than the first supply voltage. In a transition mode the second power collapsible circuit is powered down and the second supply voltage is lowered and provided to the second retention circuit. When the second supply voltage falls below the first supply voltage, the first power collapsible circuit is powered down. The second supply voltage is now provided only to the retention circuits, and is furthered lowered in a retention mode to a final retention voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Chunlei SHI, Yu PU, Kenneth David EASTON, Kendrick Hoy Leong YUEN, Giby SAMSON
  • Publication number: 20160259398
    Abstract: A power management system for stack memory thread tasks according to some examples of the disclosure may include a non-collapsible memory region, a collapsible memory region configured below the non-collapsible memory region, a memory management unit in communication with the non-collapsible memory region and the collapsible memory region, the memory management unit operable to allocate a portion of the non-collapsible memory region and a portion of the collapsible memory region to a thread task upon initialization of the thread task and power down the portion of the collapsible memory region allocated to the thread task upon receiving a power down command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Adam Edward NEWHAM, Kenneth David EASTON, Rashid Ahmed Akbar ATTAR
  • Patent number: 6735454
    Abstract: A technique for activating an active-mode high frequency clock following a sleep period for use within a mobile station wherein selected components of the mobile station operate using a low power, low frequency sleep-mode clock during the sleep period and the faster high frequency active-mode clock during non-sleep periods. In one embodiment, the technique is implemented by a device having a wake-up estimation unit for estimating a wake up time using the sleep-mode clock and a frequency drift compensation unit for compensating for any error in the estimated wake up time caused by frequency drift in the sleep-mode clock. An off-set time compensation unit is also provided for compensating for a lack of precision in the low frequency sleep-mode clock resulting in a possible error in the estimated wake up time. The lack of precision can result in an initial timing off-set error at the beginning of the sleep period and an final timing off-set error at the end of the sleep period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Qualcomm, Incorporated
    Inventors: Nicholas K. Yu, Kenneth David Easton, Raghu Sankuratri