Patents by Inventor Luke Cirillo

Luke Cirillo 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: 20240103703
    Abstract: A device for emphasizing the relation of user interface sections comprises a first user interface section and a second user interface section. The first user interface section and the second user interface section are configured to display at least one of: an instrument parameter, a measurement result, a waveform. The device is configured to de-focus the second user interface section with respect to the first user interface section based on the selection of an instrument parameter in the first user interface section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jochen PLIQUETT, Luke CIRILLO, Bastian BUNSEN
  • Patent number: 11894882
    Abstract: A measurement system for characterizing a device under test is described. The measurement system includes a signal source, an analysis module, and a directional element that is connected to each of the device under test, the signal source, and the analysis module. The signal source is configured to generate a digital instruction signal or an analog stimulus signal for the device under test. In the case of generating the analog stimulus signal, the directional element is configured to forward the analog stimulus signal from the signal source to the device under test, wherein the device under test includes circuitry configured to generate a digital output signal based on the analog stimulus signal received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johannes Steffens, Torsten Schorr, Luke Cirillo, Florian Ramian
  • Patent number: 11503019
    Abstract: A multiuser measurement system is provided. The multiuser measurement system may authenticate a specific user. When the user has been authenticated, user related data may be obtained from a memory. The user related data are stored in the memory in an encrypted manner, and the encrypted data are only decrypted after authenticating the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Florian Ramian, Johannes Steffens, Luke Cirillo
  • Patent number: 11489599
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method (10) for characterizing a wideband RF device-under-test (DUT) by means of a narrowband RF source or a narrowband RF receiver, the method (10) comprising: selecting (11) a bandwidth of the wideband RF DUT to be analyzed; dividing (12) the selected bandwidth into at least two overlapping sub-bands, the respective sub-bands having a frequency range that corresponds to a bandwidth of the narrowband RF source or the narrowband RF receiver; acquiring (13) a response of the wideband RF DUT for each of the at least two overlapping sub-bands by means of at least two narrowband measurements using the narrowband RF source or the narrowband RF receiver; and calculating (14) a continuous amplitude response and a continuous phase response of the wideband RF DUT in a frequency range that corresponds to the combined bandwidth of the at least two overlapping sub-bands, said calculation making use of the overlap of the sub-bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Luke Cirillo, Alexander Breitenfeld
  • Patent number: 11343240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the automatic configuration of a measuring and test device in a multi-user test system. Individual users are initially authenticated. An individual user profile can be generated for authenticated users. The individual user profile can be stored in a user database. After authentication of a user, the user profile can be read-out from the profile database and then a measuring and test device can then be automatically adjusted corresponding to the user profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Luke Cirillo
  • Patent number: 11256781
    Abstract: A measurement system includes a measurement module, a processing module, and a display. The measurement module is configured to conduct measurements on a device under test in a repetitive manner in order to obtain measurement results assigned to the repeated measurements. The processing module is configured to combine the measurement results obtained. The processing module is also configured to perform a statistical analysis in a live manner in order to calculate at least one of a live statistical significance parameter of the combined measurement results and a time duration required to obtain a certain statistical significance of the measurement results. The display is configured to display at least one of the live statistical significance parameter and the time duration. Further, a method of providing statistical information is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Luke Cirillo, Prabaker Balasubramanium
  • Publication number: 20220045774
    Abstract: A measurement system for characterizing a device under test is described. The measurement system includes a signal source, an analysis module, and a directional element that is connected to each of the device under test, the signal source, and the analysis module. The signal source is configured to generate a digital instruction signal or an analog stimulus signal for the device under test. In the case of generating the analog stimulus signal, the directional element is configured to forward the analog stimulus signal from the signal source to the device under test, wherein the device under test includes circuitry configured to generate a digital output signal based on the analog stimulus signal received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johannes Steffens, Torsten Schorr, Luke Cirillo, Florian Ramian
  • Patent number: 10771098
    Abstract: A method for determining phase noise in a periodically modulated signal is described. The modulated signal is processed to generate a processed signal from the modulated signal. At least an approximate period of a modulation of the modulated signal is determined from the processed signal. The type of modulation of the modulated signal is determined from the processed signal. The modulated signal is demodulated based on the determined period and the determined type of modulation to generate a demodulated signal, and the phase noise is determined from the demodulated signal. Moreover, a measurement device is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Luke Cirillo, Andreas Lagler, Alexander Breitenfeld
  • Publication number: 20200265127
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the automatic configuration of a measuring and test device in a multi-user test system. Individual users are initially authenticated. An individual user profile can be generated for authenticated users. The individual user profile can be stored in a user database. After authentication of a user, the user profile can be read-out from the profile database and then a measuring and test device can then be automatically adjusted corresponding to the user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Luke CIRILLO
  • Publication number: 20200265110
    Abstract: A measurement system includes a measurement module, a processing module, and a display. The measurement module is configured to conduct measurements on a device under test in a repetitive manner in order to obtain measurement results assigned to the repeated measurements. The processing module is configured to combine the measurement results obtained. The processing module is also configured to perform a statistical analysis in a live manner in order to calculate at least one of a live statistical significance parameter of the combined measurement results and a time duration required to obtain a certain statistical significance of the measurement results. The display is configured to display at least one of the live statistical significance parameter and the time duration. Further, a method of providing statistical information is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Luke Cirillo, Prabaker Balasubramanium
  • Patent number: 10670631
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for investigating signal parameters in an electrical measuring device with a display element with the method steps: display of a detected signal on the display element, manual masking of at least one signal component of the signal by a user by means of a masking element of the measuring device and investigation of signal parameters from the masked signal component or from the unmasked signal component of the signal by the measuring device. At least one further signal parameter is also investigated alongside the time duration and the bandwidth of the masked signal component. According to the invention, a corresponding measuring device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Luke Cirillo, Andreas Lagler, Clemens Lohmer
  • Publication number: 20200119757
    Abstract: A method for determining phase noise in a periodically modulated signal is described. The modulated signal is processed to generate a processed signal from the modulated signal. At least an approximate period of a modulation of the modulated signal is determined from the processed signal. The type of modulation of the modulated signal is determined from the processed signal. The modulated signal is demodulated based on the determined period and the determined type of modulation to generate a demodulated signal, and the phase noise is determined from the demodulated signal. Moreover, a measurement device is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Luke Cirillo, Andreas Lagler, Alexander Breitenfeld
  • Publication number: 20200106769
    Abstract: A multiuser measurement system is provided. The multiuser measurement system may authenticate a specific user. When the user has been authenticated, user related data may be obtained from a memory. The user related data are stored in the memory in an encrypted manner, and the encrypted data are only decrypted after authenticating the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Florian Ramian, Johannes Steffens, Luke Cirillo
  • Patent number: 10585120
    Abstract: An arrangement for signal analysis provides at least one central data-processing unit and a screen unit connected to the at least one central data-processing unit, wherein the central data-processing unit calculates a spectrum and a spectrogram from a digitised signal. The at least one central data-processing unit is embodied in such a manner that it controls the screen unit in such a manner that the spectrogram of the digitised signal, the characteristic of the spectrum of the digitised signal and the characteristic of the digitised signal present in the time domain can be displayed together on the screen unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Luke Cirillo
  • Patent number: 10579845
    Abstract: The invention is related to a method and a measurement device for performing multidimensional signal analysis. The measurement device comprises at least one input terminal configured to apply a signal for a signal analysis. A displaying unit is configured to display the applied signal. A masking unit is configured to define a signal mask, wherein at least one signal mask parameter of the signal mask dynamically varies over the signal analysis time of the applied signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gerd Bresser, Luke Cirillo
  • Publication number: 20190265079
    Abstract: A measurement device is provided. The measurement device comprises a display configured to display a measurement trace, an analyzing unit configured to analyze a subset of measurement data represented by the measurement trace on the basis of at least one target measurement parameter, and a post-processing unit configured to search for the at least one target measurement parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Luke CIRILLO, Andreas LAGLER
  • Patent number: 10382245
    Abstract: A method for compressing IQ measurement data obtained from a signal is described. Within the IQ measurement data, at least one block of IQ data is determined where redundancy of the respective data can be exploited. The IQ data of the at least one block is transformed into a transform domain where redundancy of the respective data can be exploited. Transform coefficients obtained in the transform domain are determined and assessed with regard to a pre-defined criteria so as to determine whether the transform coefficients comprise significant information. Only the IQ data assigned to transform coefficients having significant information is stored along with indices in the transform domain indicating where the respective transform coefficients occur in the transform domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Luke Cirillo
  • Patent number: 10348361
    Abstract: A measuring device for phase-coherent analysis of frequency-hopping signals is provided. The measuring device comprises a signal acquisition unit and an analyzing unit. Whereas the signal acquisition unit is configured to obtain an In-phase/Quadrature-phase-signal (I/Q-signal) and to provide said I/Q-signal for the analyzing unit, the analyzing unit is configured to detect hop occurrences at nominal hop frequencies based on the provided I/Q-signal. In addition to this, the analyzing unit is further configured to specify at least one common reference frequency with respect to the hop occurrences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Lagler, Luke Cirillo
  • Publication number: 20190103893
    Abstract: A measuring device for phase-coherent analysis of frequency-hopping signals is provided. The measuring device comprises a signal acquisition unit and an analyzing unit. Whereas the signal acquisition unit is configured to obtain an In-phase/Quadrature-phase-signal (I/Q-signal) and to provide said I/Q-signal for the analyzing unit, the analyzing unit is configured to detect hop occurrences at nominal hop frequencies based on the provided I/Q-signal. In addition to this, the analyzing unit is further configured to specify at least one common reference frequency with respect to the hop occurrences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas LAGLER, Luke CIRILLO
  • Patent number: RE49560
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a deviation of a broadband measurement signal from a reference signal. The method provides the steps: subdivision of the signal into at least two measurement-signal frequency bands; displacement of the measurement-signal frequency bands; and reconstruction of the at least two measurement-signal frequency bands. A corresponding measurement device is also contained within the idea of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Luke Cirillo, Andreas Lagler