Patents by Inventor Lachlan Michael

Lachlan Michael 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: 11683402
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transmission apparatus, a transmission method, a reception apparatus, and a reception method which make it possible to control redundancy of a header in packet communication. A region representing a packet length in a header of a packet is set according to a size of a payload of an input packet. A header of a baseband packet includes a minimum fixed length header including type identification information for identification of a type of the input packet or the stream and information of a packet length of the input packet or the stream stored in a payload of the baseband flame packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventor: Lachlan Michael
  • Patent number: 11159274
    Abstract: A reception apparatus including a tuner and circuitry is provided. The tuner is configured to receive a transmission frame including a bootstrap portion, a preamble portion, and a payload portion. The circuitry is configured to extract first signaling information from the bootstrap portion to decode the preamble portion, and extract second signaling information from the preamble portion to decode the payload portion. The bootstrap portion includes at least one of a first symbol used for synchronization, a second symbol that signals emergency alert information, or a third symbol that signals the first signaling information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Luke Fay, Lachlan Michael, Daniel Schneider, Lothar Stadelmeier, Samuel Atungsiri
  • Publication number: 20210218833
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transmission apparatus, a transmission method, a reception apparatus, and a reception method which make it possible to control redundancy of a header in packet communication. A region representing a packet length in a header of a packet is set according to a size of a payload of an input packet. A header of a baseband packet includes a minimum fixed length header including type identification information for identification of a type of the input packet or the stream and information of a packet length of the input packet or the stream stored in a payload of the baseband flame packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventor: Lachlan MICHAEL
  • Patent number: 10992789
    Abstract: The present discloaure relates to a transmission apparatus, a transmission method, a reception apparatus, and a reception method which make it possible to control redundancy of a header in packet communication. A region representing a packet length in a header of a packet is set according to a size of a payload of an input packet. A header of a baseband packet includes a minimum fixed length header including type identification information for identification of a type of the input packet or the stream and information of a packet length of the input packet or the stream stored in a payload of the baseband flame packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventor: Lachlan Michael
  • Patent number: 10887144
    Abstract: A method for signaling preamble structure parameters is provided. A bootstrap symbol is generated that indicates a preamble structure value. The preamble structure value indicates one of a plurality of different combinations of the preamble structure parameters of a preamble that follows the bootstrap symbol. The preamble includes a first part and a second part. A transmission frame that includes the bootstrap symbol, the preamble, and a data payload is generated. The transmission frame is output for transmission. Further, one of the preamble structure parameters is a forward error correction mode for the first part of the preamble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Lachlan Michael, Yuken Goto, Tatsuki Amimoto
  • Patent number: 10728602
    Abstract: A distribution system and reception apparatus, and methods thereof, are provided for broadcasting and receiving a plurality of first services from a plurality of different broadcast providers, which broadcast a plurality of second services over a plurality of different broadcast channels, on a transition broadcast channel that is different from the plurality of different broadcast channels. The system includes at least one receiver and a transmitter. The at least one receiver is configured to receive the plurality of first services from the plurality of different broadcast providers. The transmitter is configured to broadcast the plurality of first services over the transition broadcast channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Luke Fay, Lachlan Michael
  • Publication number: 20200119847
    Abstract: A reception apparatus including a tuner and circuitry is provided. The tuner is configured to receive a transmission frame including a bootstrap portion, a preamble portion, and a payload portion. The circuitry is configured to extract first signaling information from the bootstrap portion to decode the preamble portion, and extract second signaling information from the preamble portion to decode the payload portion. The bootstrap portion includes at least one of a first symbol used for synchronization, a second symbol that signals emergency alert information, or a third symbol that signals the first signaling information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Luke FAY, Lachlan MICHAEL, Daniel SCHNEIDER, Lothar STADELMEIER, Samuel ATUNGSIRI
  • Publication number: 20200084492
    Abstract: A distribution system and reception apparatus, and methods thereof, are provided for broadcasting and receiving a plurality of first services from a plurality of different broadcast providers, which broadcast a plurality of second services over a plurality of different broadcast channels, on a transition broadcast channel that is different from the plurality of different broadcast channels. The system includes at least one receiver and a transmitter The at least one receiver is configured to receive the plurality of first services from the plurality of different broadcast providers. The transmitter is configured to broadcast the plurality of first services over the transition broadcast channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Luke FAY, Lachlan Michael
  • Publication number: 20200059541
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transmission apparatus, a transmission method, a reception apparatus, and a reception method which make it possible to control redundancy of a header in packet communication. A region representing a packet length in a header of a packet is set according to a size of a payload of an input packet. A header of a baseband packet includes a minimum fixed length header including type identification information for identification of a type of the input packet or the stream and information of a packet length of the input packet or the stream stored in a payload of the baseband flame packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventor: Lachlan MICHAEL
  • Publication number: 20200059251
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a group-wise interleaving unit that performs group-wise interleaving; and a block interleaving unit that performs block interleaving in such a manner that an LDPC code obtained by performing the group-wise interleaving is written in m number of columns as storage regions arranged in the row direction. A type of the block interleaving includes a type A and a type B. A MODCOD which is a combination of the LDPC code and the modulation scheme includes a MODCOD-A which is a MODCOD based on the assumption that the block interleaving of the type A is performed, and a MDOCOD-B which is a MDOCOD based on the assumption that the block interleaving of the type B is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoji IKEGAYA, Makiko YAMAMOTO, Lachlan MICHAEL, Muhammad Nabil Sven LOGHIN, Yuji SHINOHARA
  • Patent number: 10536241
    Abstract: A reception apparatus including a tuner and circuitry is provided. The tuner is configured to receive a transmission frame. The circuitry is configured to detect a last symbol of a first part of the transmission frame. The circuitry is configured to extract first signaling information, from the last symbol of the first part of the transmission frame, to decode a second part of the transmission frame. The circuitry is configured to remove a guard interval of a symbol of the second part of the transmission frame based on the guard interval indicated by the first signaling information. The circuitry is further configured to recover payload data from a third part of the transmission frame based on second signaling information included in the second part of the transmission frame. The first part is a bootstrap portion, the second part is a preamble portion, and the third part is a payload portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Luke Fay, Lachlan Michael, Daniel Schneider, Lothar Stadelmeier, Samuel Atungsiri
  • Patent number: 10523242
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a group-wise interleaving unit that performs group-wise interleaving; and a block interleaving unit that performs block interleaving in such a manner that an LDPC code obtained by performing the group-wise interleaving is written in m number of columns as storage regions arranged in the row direction. A type of the block interleaving includes a type A and a type B. A MODCOD which is a combination of the LDPC code and the modulation scheme includes a MODCOD-A which is a MODCOD based on the assumption that the block interleaving of the type A is performed, and a MDOCOD-B which is a MDOCOD based on the assumption that the block interleaving of the type B is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoji Ikegaya, Makiko Yamamoto, Lachlan Michael, Muhammad Nabil Sven Loghin, Yuji Shinohara
  • Patent number: 10516769
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a transmission apparatus, a transmission method, a reception apparatus, and a reception method which make it possible to control redundancy of a header in packet communication. A region representing a packet length in a header of a packet is set according to a size of a payload of an input packet. A header of a baseband packet includes a minimum fixed length header including type identification information for identification of a type of the input packet or the stream and information of a packet length of the input packet or the stream stored in a payload of the baseband flame packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventor: Lachlan Michael
  • Publication number: 20190268200
    Abstract: A method for signaling preamble structure parameters is provided. A bootstrap symbol is generated that indicates a preamble structure value. The preamble structure value indicates one of a plurality of different combinations of the preamble structure parameters of a preamble that follows the bootstrap symbol. The preamble includes a first part and a second part. A transmission frame that includes the bootstrap symbol, the preamble, and a data payload is generated. The transmission frame is output for transmission. Further, one of the preamble structure parameters is a forward error correction mode for the first part of the preamble.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Lachlan MICHAEL, Yuken Goto, Tatsuki Amimoto
  • Patent number: 10397629
    Abstract: A distribution system and reception apparatus, and methods thereof, are provided for broadcasting and receiving a plurality of first services from a plurality of different broadcast providers, which broadcast a plurality of second services over a plurality of different broadcast channels, on a transition broadcast channel that is different from the plurality of different broadcast channels. The system includes at least one receiver and a transmitter. The at least one receiver is configured to receive the plurality of first services from the plurality of different broadcast providers. The transmitter is configured to broadcast the plurality of first services over the transition broadcast channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Luke Fay, Lachlan Michael
  • Patent number: 10355900
    Abstract: A method for signaling preamble structure parameters. The method includes generating a bootstrap symbol that signals a single 8-bit preamble structure value. The single 8-bit preamble structure value identifies four different preamble structure parameters of a preamble that follows the bootstrap symbol. The method further includes generating a transmission frame including the bootstrap symbol, the preamble, and a data payload, and outputting the transmission frame for transmission via a terrestrial broadcast. The single 8-bit preamble structure value is limited to signaling a subset of different combinations of the four different preamble structure parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lachlan Michael, Yuken Goto, Tatsuki Amimoto
  • Publication number: 20190181885
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a group-wise interleaving unit that performs group-wise interleaving; and a block interleaving unit that performs block interleaving in such a manner that an LDPC code obtained by performing the group-wise interleaving is written in m number of columns as storage regions arranged in the row direction. A type of the block interleaving includes a type A and a type B. A MODCOD which is a combination of the LDPC code and the modulation scheme includes a MODCOD-A which is a MODCOD based on the assumption that the block interleaving of the type A is performed, and a MDOCOD-B which is a MDOCOD based on the assumption that the block interleaving of the type B is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoji Ikegaya, Makiko Yamamoto, Lachlan Michael, Muhammad Nabil Sven Loghin, Yuji Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20190181985
    Abstract: A reception apparatus including a tuner and circuitry is provided. The tuner is configured to receive a transmission frame. The circuitry is configured to detect a last symbol of a first part of the transmission frame. The circuitry is configured to extract first signaling information, from the last symbol of the first part of the transmission frame, to decode a second part of the transmission frame. The circuitry is configured to remove a guard interval of a symbol of the second part of the transmission frame based on the guard interval indicated by the first signaling information. The circuitry is further configured to recover payload data from a third part of the transmission frame based on second signaling information included in the second part of the transmission frame. The first part is a bootstrap portion, the second part is a preamble portion, and the third part is a payload portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Luke Fay, Lachlan Michael, Daniel Schneider, Lothar Stadelmeier, Samuel Atungsiri
  • Patent number: 10312940
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a data processing apparatus and a data processing method that are able to secure good communication quality in data transmission using an LDPC code. One symbol is mapped to one of 16 signal points prescribed in 16APSK, with code bits of four bits of an LDPC code having a code length of 16200 bits and a code rate of 7/15 as one symbol. 16 signal points prescribed in 16APSK are four signal points on an inner circle and 12 signal points on an outer circle, and a radius ratio of the inner circle and the outer circle is 5.25. The present technology may be applied to, for example, a case of performing data transmission using an LDPC code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nabil Sven Loghin Muhammad, Yuji Shinohara, Lachlan Michael, Yuichi Hirayama, Makiko Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190089378
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a data processing apparatus and a data processing method that are able to secure good communication quality in data transmission using an LDPC code. One symbol is mapped to one of 16 signal points prescribed in 16APSK, with code bits of four bits of an LDPC code having a code length of 16200 bits and a code rate of 7/15 as one symbol. 16 signal points prescribed in 16APSK are four signal points on an inner circle and 12 signal points on an outer circle, and a radius ratio of the inner circle and the outer circle is 5.25. The present technology may be applied to, for example, a case of performing data transmission using an LDPC code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Nabil Sven Loghin MUHAMMAD, Yuji Shinohara, Lachlan Michael, Yuichi Hirayama, Makiko Yamamoto