Patents by Inventor Manuel Stein

Manuel Stein 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: 11824572
    Abstract: A digital filter circuit for processing at least one signal is described. The digital filter circuit includes an input circuit, a first filter sub-circuit, and a second filter sub-circuit. The input circuit is configured to receive at least two real-valued input signals and/or at least one complex-valued input signal. The digital filter circuit has a first configuration that is associated with complex-valued input signals, wherein in the first configuration the first filter sub-circuit is configured to filter a real part of the at least one complex-valued input signal and the second filter sub-circuit is configured to filter an imaginary part of the at least one complex-valued input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Manuel Stein
  • Patent number: 11791928
    Abstract: A digital data rate enhancement filter is described. The digital data rate enhancement filter-includes an enhancement filter input, a first interpolation filter, a second interpolation filter, and a multiplexer circuit. The first interpolation filter is connected to the enhancement filter input downstream of the enhancement filter input. The second interpolation filter is connected to the first interpolation filter downstream of the first interpolation filter. The enhancement filter input is configured to receive a digital input signal set. The first interpolation filter is configured to receive the digital input signal set and to interpolate the digital input signal set, thereby obtaining a first interpolated signal set. The second interpolation filter is configured to receive the first interpolated signal set and to interpolate the first interpolated signal set, thereby obtaining a second interpolated signal set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manuel Stein, Julian Leyh
  • Publication number: 20230105455
    Abstract: A digital data rate enhancement filter is described. The digital data rate enhancement filter-includes an enhancement filter input, a first interpolation filter, a second interpolation filter, and a multiplexer circuit. The first interpolation filter is connected to the enhancement filter input downstream of the enhancement filter input. The second interpolation filter is connected to the first interpolation filter downstream of the first interpolation filter. The enhancement filter input is configured to receive a digital input signal set. The first interpolation filter is configured to receive the digital input signal set and to interpolate the digital input signal set, thereby obtaining a first interpolated signal set. The second interpolation filter is configured to receive the first interpolated signal set and to interpolate the first interpolated signal set, thereby obtaining a second interpolated signal set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manuel Stein, Julian Leyh
  • Publication number: 20230009129
    Abstract: A digital filter circuit for processing at least one signal is described. The digital filter circuit includes an input circuit, a first filter sub-circuit, and a second filter sub-circuit. The input circuit is configured to receive at least two real-valued input signals and/or at least one complex-valued input signal. The digital filter circuit has a first configuration that is associated with complex-valued input signals, wherein in the first configuration the first filter sub-circuit is configured to filter a real part of the at least one complex-valued input signal and the second filter sub-circuit is configured to filter an imaginary part of the at least one complex-valued input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Manuel Stein
  • Publication number: 20230010278
    Abstract: A digital filter circuit for filtering at least two input signals having different signal data rates is described. The digital filter circuit includes an input multiplexer sub-circuit, a digital filter, and an output multiplexer sub-circuit. The digital filter is connected to the input multiplexer sub-circuit downstream of the input multiplexer sub-circuit. The digital filter is connected to the output multiplexer sub-circuit upstream of the output multiplexer sub-circuit. The input multiplexer sub-circuit is configured to receive the at least two input signals having different signal data rates. The input multiplexer sub-circuit is configured to selectively forward the at least two input signals to the digital filter. The digital filter is configured to filter the at least two input signals, thereby obtaining at least two filtered input signals. The output multiplexer sub-circuit is configured to selectively output the at least two filtered input signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Manuel Stein, Bernhard Nitsch
  • Publication number: 20220397589
    Abstract: An oscilloscope includes a signal input circuit, a switching matrix circuit, and a downconverter circuit. The signal input circuit is configured to receive M input signals, wherein at least one of the input signals is a signal comprising at least two carriers. The switching matrix circuit is configured to selectively forward at least one input signal from at least one of the switching matrix inputs to the switching matrix outputs. The downconverter circuit includes a local oscillator and at least two downconverter sub-circuits. The at least two downconverter sub-circuits are configured, for example, to: down-convert a first signal component of the signal that is associated with a first one of the least two carriers based on a local oscillator signal and down-convert a second signal component of the signal that is associated with a second one of the least two carriers based on the local oscillator signal, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Manuel Stein
  • Publication number: 20220308944
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally discloses an event handling capability configured to support handling of events. The event handling capability may be configured to support handling of events in a distributed event handling system, which may use distributed queuing of events, distributed processing of events, and so forth. The distributed event handling system may be serverless cloud system or other type of distributed event handling system. The event handling capability may be configured to support handling of events in a distributed event handling system based on use of a message bus for queuing of events and based on use of hosts for queuing and processing of events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Ivica Rimac, Istemi Ekin Akkus, Ruichuan Chen, Manuel Stein, Volker Hilt
  • Patent number: 11385944
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally discloses an event handling capability configured to support handling of events. The event handling capability may be configured to support handling of events in a distributed event handling system, which may use distributed queuing of events, distributed processing of events, and so forth. The distributed event handling system may be serverless cloud system or other type of distributed event handling system. The event handling capability may be configured to support handling of events in a distributed event handling system based on use of a message bus for queuing of events and based on use of hosts for queuing and processing of events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Ivica Rimac, Istemi Ekin Akkus, Ruichuan Chen, Manuel Stein, Volker Hilt
  • Patent number: 11075982
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally discloses a host scaling capability for supporting scaling of hosts in a distributed event handling system. The host scaling capability may be configured to support scaling of hosts in a distributed event handling system which may use distributed queuing of events, distributed processing of events, and so forth. The distributed event handling system may be serverless cloud system or other type of distributed event handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Manuel Stein, Ivica Rimac, Istemi Ekin Akkus, Ruichuan Chen, Volker Hilt
  • Patent number: 10527716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining a distance or location of a remote device or reflector, the method comprising: receiving a signal from a remote signal transmitter associated with or contained in or attached to the remote device; estimating a first propagation delay associated with the received signal, wherein the first propagation delay represents a first candidate for a correct propagation delay; deriving a relationship between the first candidate and one or more other candidates for a correct propagation delay from the received signal; determining a plurality of other candidates for a correct propagation delay based on said relationship; generating a likelihood histogram based on said candidates for a correct propagation delay; selecting a propagation delay from said candidates based on the likelihood histogram; and determining a distance or location of the remote device or reflector using the selected propagation delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Technische Universität München
    Inventors: Manuel Stein, Sebastian Theiler, Josef A. Nossek
  • Publication number: 20190012218
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally discloses an event handling capability configured to support handling of events. The event handling capability may be configured to support handling of events in a distributed event handling system, which may use distributed queuing of events, distributed processing of events, and so forth. The distributed event handling system may be serverless cloud system or other type of distributed event handling system. The event handling capability may be configured to support handling of events in a distributed event handling system based on use of a message bus for queuing of events and based on use of hosts for queuing and processing of events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Ivica Rimac, Istemi Ekin Akkus, Ruichuan Chen, Manuel Stein, Volker Hilt
  • Publication number: 20190014171
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally discloses a host scaling capability for supporting scaling of hosts in a distributed event handling system. The host scaling capability may be configured to support scaling of hosts in a distributed event handling system which may use distributed queuing of events, distributed processing of events, and so forth. The distributed event handling system may be serverless cloud system or other type of distributed event handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Manuel Stein, Ivica Rimac, Istemi Ekin Akkus, Ruichuan Chen, Volker Hilt
  • Publication number: 20180246195
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining a distance or location of a remote device or reflector, the method comprising: receiving a signal from a remote signal transmitter associated with or contained in or attached to the remote device; estimating a first propagation delay associated with the received signal, wherein the first propagation delay represents a first candidate for a correct propagation delay; deriving a relationship between the first candidate and one or more other candidates for a correct propagation delay from the received signal; determining a plurality of other candidates for a correct propagation delay based on said relationship; generating a likelihood histogram based on said candidates for a correct propagation delay; selecting a propagation delay from said candidates based on the likelihood histogram; and determining a distance or location of the remote device or reflector using the selected propagation delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Manuel Stein, Sebastian Theiler, Josef A. Nossek
  • Patent number: 9923752
    Abstract: A method is provided for demodulation of an analog receive signal carrying information, wherein a number of more than two analog signals is formed from the receive signal in separate channels such that the receive signal is multiplied in each case by a period function, the phase thereof respectively differing in the channels, and wherein the multiple signals are each low-pass filtered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
    Inventors: Josef Nossek, Manuel Stein, Sebastian Theiler
  • Publication number: 20170078134
    Abstract: A method is provided for demodulation of an analog receive signal carrying information, wherein a number of more than two analog signals is formed from the receive signal in separate channels such that the receive signal is multiplied in each case by a period function, the phase thereof respectively differing in the channels, and wherein the multiple signals are each low-pass filtered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
    Inventors: Josef A. NOSSEK, Manuel STEIN, Sebastian THEILER
  • Patent number: 9507932
    Abstract: A capability for providing policy enforcement in a topology abstraction system is presented. The capability for providing policy enforcement in a topology abstraction system may support use of topology abstraction policies to control abstraction of topology information of a topology (e.g., a network topology of a communication network or any other suitable type of topology). The capability for providing policy enforcement in a topology abstraction system providing an abstract representation of a topology may support use of topology abstraction policies to control selection (or acceptance) of topology elements for inclusion within the abstract representation of a topology and filtering (or rejection) of topology elements from being included within the abstract representation of a topology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Michael Scharf, Thomas Voith, Manuel Stein, Yihao Zhang, Gordon Wilfong
  • Patent number: 9479460
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method of providing an MMoIP communication service, and a MMoIP system to execute the said method. One or more MMoIP packet streams (T1(x)) are transmitted via a connection (C(T1,T2)) established between a first and second endpoint (T1, T2) of an IP communication network (100). The one or more MMoIP packet streams (T1(x)) comprise MMoIP payload data and/or control data. Control data directed to a processor (P) is inserted in at least one MMoIP packet stream (T1(x)) of the one or more MMoIP packet streams (T1(x)) at the first endpoint (T1) and the second endpoint (T2). The one or more MMoIP packet streams (T1(x)) are transmitted via an MMoIP switch (S) of the IP communication network (100). The MMoIP switch (S) monitors the one or more MMoIP packet streams (T1(x)). The MMoIP switch (S) detects the control data directed to the processor (P). The MMoIP switch (S) forwards the detected control data to the processor (P).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventor: Manuel Stein
  • Publication number: 20160078220
    Abstract: A capability for providing policy enforcement in a topology abstraction system is presented. The capability for providing policy enforcement in a topology abstraction system may support use of topology abstraction policies to control abstraction of topology information of a topology (e.g., a network topology of a communication network or any other suitable type of topology). The capability for providing policy enforcement in a topology abstraction system providing an abstract representation of a topology may support use of topology abstraction policies to control selection (or acceptance) of topology elements for inclusion within the abstract representation of a topology and filtering (or rejection) of topology elements from being included within the abstract representation of a topology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicants: ALCATEL LUCENT, ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
    Inventors: Michael Scharf, Thomas Voith, Manuel Stein, Yihao Zhang, Gordon Wilfong
  • Publication number: 20160021029
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method of providing an MMoIP communication service, and a MMoIP system to execute the said method. One or more MMoIP packet streams (T1(x)) are transmitted via a connection (C(T1,T2)) established between a first and second endpoint (T1, T2) of an IP communication network (100). The one or more MMoIP packet streams (T1(x)) comprise MMoIP payload data and/or control data. Control data directed to a processor (P) is inserted in at least one MMoIP packet stream (T1(x)) of the one or more MMoIP packet streams (T1(x)) at the first endpoint (T1) and/or the second endpoint (T2). The one or more MMoIP packet streams (T1(x)) are is transmitted via an MMoIP switch (S) of the IP communication network (100). The MMoIP switch (S) monitors the one or more MMoIP packet streams (T1(x)). The MMoIP switch (S) detects the control data directed to the processor (P). The MMoIP switch (S) forwards the detected control data to the processor (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventor: Manuel STEIN
  • Patent number: 9215164
    Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method of determining a cost for a routing path in a network. The method includes: receiving a first metric for a plurality of links in a network, the first metric being a routing metric used to determine routing in the network; determining a routing path including a subset of the links based on the first metric, the routing path having an initial cost based on the first metric; receiving second metric information including a second metric that is different from the first metric; and calculating a corrected cost for the routing path based on the second metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Michael Scharf, Thomas Voith, Manuel Stein