Patents by Inventor Laurent Appercel

Laurent Appercel 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).

  • Multi-standard digital demodulator for TV signals broadcast over cable, satellite and terrestrial networks
    Patent number: 8237869
    Abstract: A multi-standard single-chip receiver for digital demodulation of TV signals broadcasted over any of multiple digital television means, e.g., satellite, cable and terrestrial, is provided. The receiver can receive and demodulate a variety of different signal types received from one or more up-front tuners. A demodulator architecture in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can be optimized to re-use common demodulation processing blocks for the different incoming signal types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Pascal Blouin, Frederic Nicolas, David Rault, Olivier Souloumiac, Emmanuel Gautier, Stephane Faudeil, Eric Vapillon, Gaetan Guillaume, Laurent Appercel
  • Multi-Standard Digital Demodulator For TV Signals Broadcast Over Cable, Satellite And Terrestrial Networks
    Publication number: 20110242428
    Abstract: A multi-standard single-chip receiver for digital demodulation of TV signals broadcasted over any of multiple digital television means, e.g., satellite, cable and terrestrial, is provided. The receiver can receive and demodulate a variety of different signal types received from one or more up-front tuners. A demodulator architecture in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can be optimized to re-use common demodulation processing blocks for the different incoming signal types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Pascal Blouin, Frederic Nicolas, David Rault, Olivier Souloumiac, Emmanuel Gautier, Stephane Faudeil, Eric Vapillon, Gaetan Guillaume, Laurent Appercel