Patents by Inventor Olivier Boireau
Olivier Boireau 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).
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Publication number: 20190026483Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for wireless proximity security comprising a controller and a memory coupled to the controller, wherein in response to executing the program instructions, the controller is configured to receive a first acceleration data from a key fob, wherein the key fob is configured to generate an unlocking code for accessing a computer console, wherein the key fob includes a key fob accelerometer. The controller is further configured to receive a second acceleration data from the key fob, wherein the second acceleration data is received after a predetermined time from the receipt of the first acceleration data; and determine a distance traveled by the key fob between the time from receiving the first acceleration data and the time from receiving the second acceleration data, and if the first distance is greater than a predetermined distance, the controller disables access to the computer console.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Olivier Boireau, Daniel Nelson, Stefan Carpentier
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Patent number: 9247473Abstract: Motion-based handoff control techniques are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include a signal strength determination module, a motion determination module, and a handoff controller. The signal strength determination module generates signal strength information corresponding to the strength of a wireless signal received from a first wireless link. From this information, the motion determination module determines a motion characteristic of the apparatus. Based on the motion characteristic, the handoff controller performs handoff operations for a second wireless link. In this manner, handoff operations may be tailored to the operational characteristics of the apparatus. For instance, certain handoff operations may be halted when the motion characteristic indicates the apparatus having a substantially stationary position. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Wen Zhao, Jerome Tu, Isabel Mahe, Jianxiong Shi, Olivier Boireau, Alexander Fertelmeister, Yury Fomin
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Patent number: 9189988Abstract: Techniques involving the management of display parameters are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include a display, a radio module, and a control module. The display employs various operational parameters, which can take on different values. Exemplary parameters include refresh rate and/or pixel clock rate. The radio module may receive a wireless signal at one or more reception frequencies. The control module may select values for these operational parameters of the display. This selection may be made according to characteristics of interference that would be emitted from the display at the one or more reception frequencies. Upon making this selection, the control module may direct the display to employ the selected parameter values.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2006Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jerome C. Tu, Olivier Boireau, Isabel Mahe, Wen Zhao, Yury Fomin, Jianxiong Shi, Alexander Fertelmeister
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Patent number: 8577426Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and techniques for reducing power consumption in a mobile computing device. In one or more embodiments, a mobile computing device may be arranged to determine a user environment based on detected antenna impedance or detected current. After the user environment is determined, the mobile computing device may confirm that total radiation power (TRP) for the mobile computing device at an initial conducted power level exceeds the minimum TRP threshold required by the network carrier to receive acceptable quality of service (QoS). Based on the excess TRP for the particular user environment, the mobile computing device may determine a reduced conducted power level to be input to an antenna system. Accordingly, significant power savings may be achieved. To save additional power, the mobile computing device may automatically adjust and/or improve antenna impedance matching based on user environment allowing a further reduction in conducted power.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Palm, Inc.Inventors: Weiping Dou, James Samuel Bowen, Olivier Boireau, Avi Kopelman
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Patent number: 8359022Abstract: Techniques for coordinating transmissions in wireless communications are disclosed. For instance, an apparatus includes a first transceiver, a second transceiver, and a control module. The first transceiver communicates across a wireless link of a first type, and the second transceiver communicates across a wireless link of a second type. Examples of such first and second types include cellular links and data networking links. The control module authorizes the second transceiver to send wireless transmission upon the occurrence of a compressed mode transmission gap allocated to the first transceiver. Moreover, during this transmission gap, the first transceiver refrains from sending wireless transmissions.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jerome C. Tu, Olivier Boireau
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Publication number: 20120238331Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and techniques for reducing power consumption in a mobile computing device. In one or more embodiments, a mobile computing device may be arranged to determine a user environment based on detected antenna impedance or detected current. After the user environment is determined, the mobile computing device may confirm that total radiation power (TRP) for the mobile computing device at an initial conducted power level exceeds the minimum TRP threshold required by the network carrier to receive acceptable quality of service (QoS). Based on the excess TRP for the particular user environment, the mobile computing device may determine a reduced conducted power level to be input to an antenna system. Accordingly, significant power savings may be achieved. To save additional power, the mobile computing device may automatically adjust and/or improve antenna impedance matching based on user environment allowing a further reduction in conducted power.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Inventors: Weiping Dou, James Samuel Bowen, Olivier Boireau, Avi Kopelman
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Patent number: 8224400Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and techniques for reducing power consumption in a mobile computing device. In one or more embodiments, a mobile computing device may be arranged to determine a user environment based on detected antenna impedance or detected current. After the user environment is determined, the mobile computing device may confirm that total radiation power (TRP) for the mobile computing device at an initial conducted power level exceeds the minimum TRP threshold required by the network carrier to receive acceptable quality of service (QoS). Based on the excess TRP for the particular user environment, the mobile computing device may determine a reduced conducted power level to be input to an antenna system. Accordingly, significant power savings may be achieved. To save additional power, the mobile computing device may automatically adjust and/or improve antenna impedance matching based on user environment allowing a further reduction in conducted power.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Weiping Dou, James Samuel Bowen, Olivier Boireau, Avi Kopelman
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Patent number: 8036683Abstract: Techniques involving the coordination of wireless activities are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include two or more transceivers. These transceivers may include a first transceiver to communicate wirelessly across cellular links, and a second transceiver to communicate wirelessly across wireless data networking links. The apparatus may also include controllers, each controlling wireless communications of a corresponding transceiver. Information may be exchanged with each other regarding operation of the transceivers. Through the exchange of such information, activity (e.g., transmission and reception of wireless signals) may be coordinated among the transceivers.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jerome Tu, Jianxiong Shi, Olivier Boireau, Isabel Mahe, Alexander Fertelmeister, Yury Fomin, Wen Zhao
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Patent number: 7983646Abstract: Various embodiments to reduce radio frequency noise are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile computing device having a radio frequency noise reduction module to disable a radio frequency noise source in response to a receive active signal from a radio receiver. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2006Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Olivier Boireau, Gary Embler, Avi Kopelman, William Noellert, Karl Townsend, Chun W. Yeung
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Patent number: 7873385Abstract: Antenna sharing techniques are described. A mobile computing device may comprise an antenna, a switch to couple to the antenna, and multiple transceivers to couple to the switch. The mobile computing device may also comprise an antenna management module to couple to the switch and the transceivers. The antenna management module may control the switch to electrically connect one of the transceivers to the antenna. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2006Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Palm, Inc.Inventors: Olivier Boireau, Karl Townsend, Avi Kopleman, Suresh Krishnan, Parag Gupta, Jerome C. Tu, Alexander Fertelmeister, Robert Brown
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Publication number: 20080300027Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and techniques for reducing power consumption in a mobile computing device. In one or more embodiments, a mobile computing device may be arranged to determine a user environment based on detected antenna impedance or detected current. After the user environment is determined, the mobile computing device may confirm that total radiation power (TRP) for the mobile computing device at an initial conducted power level exceeds the minimum TRP threshold required by the network carrier to receive acceptable quality of service (QoS). Based on the excess TRP for the particular user environment, the mobile computing device may determine a reduced conducted power level to be input to an antenna system. Accordingly, significant power savings may be achieved. To save additional power, the mobile computing device may automatically adjust and/or improve antenna impedance matching based on user environment allowing a further reduction in conducted power.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Weiping Dou, James Samuel Bowen, Olivier Boireau, Avi Kopelman
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Publication number: 20080159182Abstract: Techniques for coordinating transmissions in wireless communications are disclosed. For instance, an apparatus includes a first transceiver, a second transceiver, and a control module. The first transceiver communicates across a wireless link of a first type, and the second transceiver communicates across a wireless link of a second type. Examples of such first and second types include cellular links and data networking links. The control module authorizes the second transceiver to send wireless transmission upon the occurrence of a compressed mode transmission gap allocated to the first transceiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: PALM, INC.Inventors: Jerome C. Tu, Olivier Boireau
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Publication number: 20080143694Abstract: Techniques involving the management of display parameters are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include a display, a radio module, and a control module. The display employs various operational parameters, which can take on different values. Exemplary parameters include refresh rate and/or pixel clock rate. The radio module may receive a wireless signal at one or more reception frequencies. The control module may select values for these operational parameters of the display. This selection may be made according to characteristics of interference that would be emitted from the display at the one or more reception frequencies. Upon making this selection, the control module may direct the display to employ the selected parameter values.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventors: Jerome C. Tu, Olivier Boireau, Isabel Mahe, Wen Zhao, Yury Fomin, Jianxiong Shi, Alexander Fertelmeister
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Publication number: 20080139155Abstract: Various embodiments to reduce radio frequency noise are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile computing device having a radio frequency noise reduction module to disable a radio frequency noise source in response to a receive active signal from a radio receiver. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2006Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventors: OLIVIER BOIREAU, GARY EMBLER, AVI KOPELMAN, WILLIAM NOELLERT, KARL TOWNSEND, CHUN W. YEUNG
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Publication number: 20080102835Abstract: Motion-based handoff control techniques are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include a signal strength determination module, a motion determination module, and a handoff controller. The signal strength determination module generates signal strength information corresponding to the strength of a wireless signal received from a first wireless link. From this information, the motion determination module determines a motion characteristic of the apparatus. Based on the motion characteristic, the handoff controller performs handoff operations for a second wireless link. In this manner, handoff operations may be tailored to the operational characteristics of the apparatus. For instance, certain handoff operations may be halted when the motion characteristic indicates the apparatus having a substantially stationary position. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2006Publication date: May 1, 2008Inventors: Wen Zhao, Jerome Tu, Isabel Mahe, Jianxiong Shi, Olivier Boireau, Alexander Fertelmeister, Yury Fomin
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Publication number: 20080102885Abstract: Techniques involving the coordination of wireless activities are disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include two or more transceivers. These transceivers may include a first transceiver to communicate wirelessly across cellular links, and a second transceiver to communicate wirelessly across wireless data networking links. The apparatus may also include controllers, each controlling wireless communications of a corresponding transceiver. Information may be exchanged with each other regarding operation of the transceivers. Through the exchange of such information, activity (e.g., transmission and reception of wireless signals) may be coordinated among the transceivers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2006Publication date: May 1, 2008Inventors: Jerome Tu, Jianxiong Shi, Olivier Boireau, Isabel Mahe, Alexander Fertelmeister, Yury Fomin, Wen Zhao
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Publication number: 20070238483Abstract: Antenna sharing techniques are described. A mobile computing device may comprise an antenna, a switch to couple to the antenna, and multiple transceivers to couple to the switch. The mobile computing device may also comprise an antenna management module to couple to the switch and the transceivers. The antenna management module may control the switch to electrically connect one of the transceivers to the antenna. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Inventors: Olivier Boireau, Karl Townsend, Avi Kopleman, Suresh Krishnan, Parag Gupta, Jeroma C. Tu, Alexander Fertelmeister, Robert Brown
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Patent number: 6900544Abstract: An integrated circuit package device (100, 200, 300) has a plurality of contact points including an inner portion of contact points (120) and an outer portion of contact points (110). The integrated circuit package device includes at least one of the following: (i) one or more power supply contacts (130) configured substantially in said outer portion; (ii) one or more ground contacts (220, 230) configured substantially in said inner portion; (iii) one or more timing or frequency contacts (140) substantially in said outer portion; (iv) one or more data or high speed signal contacts (310) configured substantially in said outer portion of said integrated circuit package device. This provides the advantage that the required capacitors can be located as close to the power supply contact as possible, and the tracking to these contacts can be kept to a minimum.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2003Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: Sendo International, LimitedInventor: Olivier Boireau
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Publication number: 20040252115Abstract: A method of refreshing an image on a display device includes receiving an image to be displayed (810) at a display (110); processing said received image to obtain at least one image parameter relating to said image to be displayed (810); and varying a rate (930) at which said displayed image is refreshed based on said image parameter. A video or image display device, and a display driver, have also been described. This provides the following advantages that the refresh rate is constantly being varied in response to the images being displayed so as to constantly minimise the power consumption of the display device without noticeable flickering of the display device. Furthermore, the quality of the image is maintained at a continuous level, irrespective of the changes in, for example the complexity or number of colours used in a particular image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2004Publication date: December 16, 2004Inventor: Olivier Boireau
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Patent number: 6734555Abstract: An integrated circuit package device (100, 200, 300) has a plurality of contact points including an inner portion of contact points (120) and an outer portion of contact points (110). The integrated circuit package device includes at least one of the following: (i) one or more power supply contacts (130) configured substantially in said outer portion; (ii) one or more ground contacts (220, 230) configured substantially in said inner portion; (iii) one or more timing or frequency contacts (140) substantially in said outer portion; (iv) one or more data or high speed signal contacts (310) configured substantially in said outer portion of said integrated circuit package device. This provides the advantage that the required capacitors can be located as close to the power supply contacts as possible, and the tracking to these contacts can be kept to a minimum.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2002Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Sendo International LimitedInventor: Olivier Boireau