Patents by Inventor Norbert N. Eigeldinger

Norbert N. Eigeldinger 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).

  • Determining and configuring a communication path in a network
    Patent number: 8605623
    Abstract: A method is disclosed to determine the topology of a network comprising a master node and one or more slave nodes interconnected using unidirectional data connections. The master node makes available data to succeeding nodes, and a slave node reads data from a preceding node, the read data comprising information of a path from master node to the slave node. A further method is disclosed to configure the path by sending data from the slave node to all nodes on the path via bi-directional data connections between nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Ian M. Simmons, David J. Woolgar, Norbert N. Eigeldinger, Rainer G. Zwing, Paul D. Wolf
  • Determining and configuring a communication path in a network
    Publication number: 20030223377
    Abstract: A method is disclosed to determine the topology of a network (600) comprising a master node (602) and one or more slave nodes (614, 618, 622) interconnected using unidirectional data connections (610, 628, 634). The master node (602) makes available data to succeeding nodes and a slave node (622) reads data from a preceding node (618), the read data comprising information of a path from master node to the slave node. A further method is disclosed to configure the path by sending data from the slave node (622) to all nodes on the path via bidirectional data connections (628, 612, 632) between nodes. In a preferred embodiment, a home entertainment system (600) employing HDMI is a suitable network and comprises a presentation component, for example a TV (602), operable to function as the master node; the nodes of the network being interconnected using HDMI cordsets (608, 624, 616).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Ian M. Simmons, David J. Woolgar, Norbert N. Eigeldinger, Rainer G. Zwing, Paul D. Wolf