Patents by Inventor Michele Sardo

Michele Sardo 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).

  • Process for interfacing a microprocessor with a packet based device and respective system
    Patent number: 6763405
    Abstract: In order to enable interfacing of a microprocessor (1) with a peripheral (3) consisting of a device operating according to high-speed communication specifications (for example, IEEE 1394), it is envisaged that the interface (4) should contain a dedicated memory (40) designed to smooth the delays in communication between the main memory (2) and the peripheral (3). The memory (40) has a trigger (10) that is programmable via software to start a communication when a fraction of the memory (40) or the entire memory (40) is full. When a multiple packet starts to be transferred, a signal is generated to alert the microprocessor (1) of the fact that a transfer is almost completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Michele Sardo, Rosario Miritello
  • Process for interfacing a microprocessor with a packet based device and respective system
    Publication number: 20020060936
    Abstract: In order to enable interfacing of a microprocessor (1) with a peripheral (3) consisting of a device operating according to high-speed communication specifications (for example, IEEE 1394), it is envisaged that the interface (4) should contain a dedicated memory (40) designed to smooth the delays in communication between the main memory (2) and the peripheral (3). The memory (40) has a trigger (10) that is programmable via software to start a communication when a fraction of the memory (40) or the entire memory (40) is full.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Michele Sardo, Rosario Miritello