Patents by Inventor Nicholas Wilson

Nicholas Wilson 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: 20150304143
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus is arranged to map input data symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed OFDM symbols. The predetermined number of sub-carrier signals is determined in accordance with one of a plurality of operating modes and the input data symbols are divided into first sets of input data symbols and second sets of input data symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Paul Athol TAYLOR, Samuel Asangbeng ATUNGSIRI, John Nicholas WILSON
  • Publication number: 20150304147
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus maps input symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbol. The data processor includes an interleaver memory which reads-in the predetermined number of data symbols for mapping onto the OFDM sub-carrier signals. The interleaver memory reads-out the data symbols on to the OFDM sub-carriers to effect the mapping, the read-out being in a different order than the read-in, the order being determined from a set of addresses, with the effect that the data symbols are interleaved on to the sub-carrier signals. The set of addresses are generated from an address generator which comprises a linear feedback shift register and a permutation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean-Luc PERON, Matthew Paul Athol Taylor, John Nicholas Wilson, Samuel Asangbeng Atungsiri
  • Publication number: 20150236879
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus maps input symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbol. The data processor includes an interleaver memory which reads-in the predetermined number of data symbols for mapping onto the OFDM sub-carrier signals. The interleaver memory reads-out the data symbols on to the OFDM sub-carriers to effect the mapping, the read-out being in a different order than the read-in, the order being determined from a set of addresses, with the effect that the data symbols are interleaved on to the sub-carrier signals. The set of addresses are generated from an address generator which comprises a linear feedback shift register and a permutation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Asanbeng ATUNGSIRI, Matthew Paul Athol Taylor, John Nicholas Wilson
  • Patent number: 9106494
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus maps input symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbol. The data processor includes an interleaver memory which reads-in the predetermined number of data symbols for mapping onto the OFDM sub-carrier signals. The interleaver memory reads-out the data symbols on to the OFDM sub-carriers to effect the mapping, the read-out being in a different order than the read-in, the order being determined from a set of addresses, with the effect that the data symbols are interleaved on to the sub-carrier signals. The set of addresses are generated from an address generator which comprises a linear feedback shift register and a permutation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Peron, Matthew Paul Athol Taylor, John Nicholas Wilson, Samuel Asanbeng Atungsiri
  • Patent number: 9100251
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus is arranged to map input data symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed OFDM symbols. The predetermined number of sub-carrier signals is determined in accordance with one of a plurality of operating modes and the input data symbols are divided into first sets of input data symbols and second sets of input data symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Paul Athol Taylor, Samuel Asangbeng Atungsiri, John Nicholas Wilson
  • Publication number: 20150199218
    Abstract: A method of job scheduling in a computing environment, comprising collecting historical job data related to job submissions received from a plurality of users, the historical job data comprising: resource request data indicative of resources requested by the user for executing a job, and resource usage data indicative of actual resources used to execute the job; calculating a believability score for each of the plurality of users based on a comparison between the job resource request data and the resource usage data related to job submissions received from the user, the believability score indicating a degree to which the user overestimates resources required to execute jobs; receiving a new job submission from a user, specifying a new job that is to be executed and resources requested by the user for executing the new job; and scheduling the new job for execution based on the believability score for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Nicholas WILSON, Jim ENRIGHT, Michael LI
  • Patent number: 9054927
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus maps input symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbol. The data processor includes an interleaver memory which reads-in the predetermined number of data symbols for mapping onto the OFDM sub-carrier signals. The interleaver memory reads-out the data symbols on to the OFDM sub-carriers to effect the mapping, the read-out being in a different order than the read-in, the order being determined from a set of addresses, with the effect that the data symbols are interleaved on to the sub-carrier signals. The set of addresses are generated from an address generator which comprises a linear feedback shift register and a permutation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel Asanbeng Atungsiri, Matthew Paul Athol Taylor, John Nicholas Wilson
  • Publication number: 20150063489
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus is arranged to map input data symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed OFDM symbols. The predetermined number of sub-carrier signals is determined in accordance with one of a plurality of operating modes and the input data symbols are divided into first sets of input data symbols and second sets of input data symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Paul Athol TAYLOR, Samuel Asangbeng ATUNGSIRI, John Nicholas WILSON
  • Publication number: 20150049838
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus maps input symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbol. The data processor includes an interleaver memory which reads-in the predetermined number of data symbols for mapping onto the OFDM sub-carrier signals. The interleaver memory reads-out the data symbols on to the OFDM sub-carriers to effect the mapping, the read-out being in a different order than the read-in, the order being determined from a set of addresses, with the effect that the data symbols are interleaved on to the sub-carrier signals. The set of addresses are generated from an address generator which comprises a linear feedback shift register and a permutation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Asanbeng ATUNGSIRI, Matthew Paul Athol Taylor, John Nicholas Wilson
  • Publication number: 20150033202
    Abstract: A method of porting source code for use in a runtime environment including a tool chain with a compiler for building the source code, in which the method comprises obtaining a source code fragment associated with a build error during the source code build in the runtime environment; creating a signature of the source code fragment; automatically comparing the signature with entries in an error database constructed from a history of previous build errors in the runtime environment and their fixes in the form of source code and/or tool chain modifications; using the comparison to find one or more similar previous build errors to the build error and thus to identify one or more of the source code and/or tool chain modifications as candidate solutions to the build error; compiling the source code with each of the candidate source code and/or tool chain modifications in turn until the source code compiles without reproducing the build error; and storing the build error in the error database and storing the modific
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Nicholas WILSON, Jim ENRIGHT
  • Patent number: 8930299
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a wind power ramp event nowcasting system includes a wind condition analyzer for detecting a wind power ramp signal; a sensor array, situated in an area relative to a wind farm, the sensor array providing data to the wind condition analyzer; a mesoscale numerical model; a neural network pattern recognizer; and a statistical forecast model, wherein the statistical model receives input from the wind condition analyzer, the mesoscale numerical model, and the neural network pattern recognizer; and the statistical forecast model outputs a time and duration for the wind power ramp event (WPRE) for the wind farm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Vaisala, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Pyle, Nicholas Wilson, Jianmin Shao
  • Publication number: 20150003559
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus maps input symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbol. The data processor includes an interleaver memory which reads-in the predetermined number of data symbols for mapping onto the OFDM sub-carrier signals. The interleaver memory reads-out the data symbols on to the OFDM sub-carriers to effect the mapping, the read-out being in a different order than the read-in, the order being determined from a set of addresses, with the effect that the data symbols are interleaved on to the sub-carrier signals. The set of addresses are generated from an address generator which comprises a linear feedback shift register and a permutation circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Peron, Matthew Paul Athol Taylor, John Nicholas Wilson, Samuel Asanbeng Atungsiri
  • Publication number: 20140359130
    Abstract: A process migration method comprising executing a computer program on current computing resources, in a current partition of computations to parallel processes, each parallel process carrying out at least one computation; communicating current partition data to intermediate computing resources; using the intermediate computing resources to calculate new partition data including a new allocation of computations to processes for use on changed computing resources; and migrating the process execution to the changed computing resources by communicating the new partition data to the changed computing resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: James Alastair SOUTHERN, Nicholas WILSON, Serban GEORGESCU, Peter CHOW
  • Patent number: 8891691
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus maps input symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbol. The data processor includes an interleaver memory which reads-in the predetermined number of data symbols for mapping onto the OFDM sub-carrier signals. The interleaver memory reads-out the data symbols on to the OFDM sub-carriers to effect the mapping, the read-out being in a different order than the read-in, the order being determined from a set of addresses, with the effect that the data symbols are interleaved on to the sub-carrier signals. The set of addresses are generated from an address generator which comprises a linear feedback shift register and a permutation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Asanbeng Atungsiri, Matthew Paul Athol Taylor, John Nicholas Wilson
  • Patent number: 8891692
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus is arranged to map input data symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed OFDM symbols. The predetermined number of sub-carrier signals is determined in accordance with one of a plurality of operating modes and the input data symbols are divided into first sets of input data symbols and second sets of input data symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Paul Athol Taylor, Samuel Asangbeng Atungsiri, John Nicholas Wilson
  • Patent number: 8885761
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus maps input symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbol. The data processor includes an interleaver memory which reads-in the predetermined number of data symbols for mapping onto the OFDM sub-carrier signals. The interleaver memory reads-out the data symbols on to the OFDM sub-carriers to effect the mapping, the read-out being in a different order than the read-in, the order being determined from a set of addresses, with the effect that the data symbols are interleaved on to the sub-carrier signals. The set of addresses are generated from an address generator which comprises a linear feedback shift register and a permutation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Peron, Matthew Paul Athol Taylor, Samuel Asanbeng Atungsiri, John Nicholas Wilson
  • Publication number: 20140279801
    Abstract: There is provided a method, a system and a computer program product for supporting a decision making process. The system receives a decision model from a decision maker, the decision model used for determining a solution to a decision problem based on attributes and uncertainties of the decision problem. The decision problem includes information about a plurality of outcome vectors that represent all possible outcomes and the uncertainties associated with the decision problem. The system determines whether the received decision model can be solved without receiving any preference information from the decision maker. The system receives partially specified preference information from the decision maker if the received decision model cannot be solved without any preference information. The system solves the decision model with the partially specified preference information. The system recommends, based on the solution, one or more decisions to the decision maker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Razak Abdul, Lea A. Deleris, Radu Marinescu, Peter Nicholas Wilson
  • Publication number: 20140233681
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus is arranged to map input data symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed OFDM symbols. The predetermined number of sub-carrier signals is determined in accordance with one of a plurality of operating modes and the input data symbols are divided into first sets of input data symbols and second sets of input data symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Paul Athol TAYLOR, Samuel Asangbeng ATUNGSIRI, John Nicholas WILSON
  • Patent number: 8780277
    Abstract: A television receiver for receiving TV signals when unknown interference is present in a predetermined bandwidth in which the TV signals are transmitted. The TV receiver comprises an input, a tuner, a configurable filter and a controller circuitry. The input receives a radio frequency (RF) signal comprising the terrestrial TV signals. The tuner is configured to detect the terrestrial TV signals, where the terrestrial TV signals include a plurality of frequency channels within a predetermined bandwidth and the plurality of frequency channels provide TV signals which communicate TV channels. The configurable filter is configurable to suppress signals received from one or more of the plurality of frequency channels within the predetermined bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Europe Limited
    Inventors: David Williams, Stephen Beck, John Nicholas Wilson, James Kenneth Alexander Ritchie
  • Patent number: 8737522
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus is arranged to map input data symbols to be communicated onto a predetermined number of sub-carrier signals of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed OFDM symbols. The predetermined number of sub-carrier signals is determined in accordance with one of a plurality of operating modes and the input data symbols are divided into first sets of input data symbols and second sets of input data symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Paul Athol Taylor, Samuel Asangbeng Atungsiri, John Nicholas Wilson