Patents by Inventor Paul L. Chou

Paul L. Chou 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: 8938250
    Abstract: A wireless communication system hosts a plurality of processes in accordance with a communication protocol. The system includes application specific instruction set processors (ASISPs) that provided computation support for the process. Each ASISP is capable of executing a subset of the functions of a communication protocol. A scheduler is used to schedule the ASISPs in a time-sliced algorithm so that each ASISP supports several processes. In this architecture, the ASISP actively performs computations for one of the supported processes (active process) at any given time. The state information of each process supported by a particular ASISP is stored in a memory bank that is uniquely associated with the ASISP. When a scheduler instructs an ASISP to change which process is the active process, the state information for the inactivated process is stored in the memory bank and the state information for the newly activated process is retrieved from the memory bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Mobible Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Song Chen, Paul L. Chou, Christopher C. Woodthorpe, Venugopal Balasubramonian, Keith Rieken
  • Publication number: 20130346726
    Abstract: A wireless communication system hosts a plurality of processes in accordance with a communication protocol. The system includes application specific instruction set processors (ASISPs) that provided computation support for the process. Each ASISP is capable of executing a subset of the functions of a communication protocol. A scheduler is used to schedule the ASISPs in a time-sliced algorithm so that each ASISP supports several processes. In this architecture, the ASISP actively performs computations for one of the supported processes (active process) at any given time. The state information of each process supported by a particular ASISP is stored in a memory bank that is uniquely associated with the ASISP. When a scheduler instructs an ASISP to change which process is the active process, the state information for the inactivated process is stored in the memory bank and the state information for the newly activated process is retrieved from the memory bank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Song CHEN, Paul L. Chou, Christopher C. Woodthorpe, Venugopal Balasubramonian, Keith Rieken
  • Patent number: 8526965
    Abstract: A wireless communication base station comprising a plurality of application specific instruction set processors (ASISPs) configured to support one or more processes hosted by the base station, and to track process state information associated with each of the processes; and a memory configured to store the tracked process state information, and when an ASISP of the plurality of ASISPs is reallocated from a first process to a second process, the respective ASISP is configured to retrieve from the memory process state information for the second process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Song Chen, Paul L. Chou, Christopher C. Woodthorpe, Venugopal Balasubramonian, Keith Rieken
  • Publication number: 20120272042
    Abstract: A wireless communication base station comprising a plurality of application specific instruction set processors (ASISPs) configured to support one or more processes hosted by the base station, and to track process state information associated with each of the processes; and a memory configured to store the tracked process state information, and when an ASISP of the plurality of ASISPs is reallocated from a first process to a second process, the respective ASISP is configured to retrieve from the memory process state information for the second process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Song CHEN, Paul L. Chou, Christopher C. Woodthorpe, Venugopal Balasubramonian, Keith Rieken
  • Patent number: 8244270
    Abstract: A wireless communication system hosts a plurality of processes in accordance with a communication protocol. The system includes application specific instruction set processors (ASISPs) that provided computation support for the process. Each ASISP is capable of executing a subset of the functions of a communication protocol. A scheduler is used to schedule the ASISPs in a time-sliced algorithm so that each ASISP supports several processes. In this architecture, the ASISP actively performs computations for one of the supported processes (active process) at any given time. The state information of each process supported by a particular ASISP is stored in a memory bank that is uniquely associated with the ASISP. When a scheduler instructs an ASISP to change which process is the active process, the state information for the inactivated process is stored in the memory bank and the state information for the newly activated process is retrieved from the memory bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Song Chen, Paul L. Chou, Christopher C. Woodthorpe, Venugopal Balasubramonian, Keith Rieken
  • Publication number: 20110314257
    Abstract: A wireless communication system hosts a plurality of processes in accordance with a communication protocol. The system includes application specific instruction set processors (ASISPs) that provided computation support for the process. Each ASISP is capable of executing a subset of the functions of a communication protocol. A scheduler is used to schedule the ASISPs in a time-sliced algorithm so that each ASISP supports several processes. In this architecture, the ASISP actively performs computations for one of the supported processes (active process) at any given time. The state information of each process supported by a particular ASISP is stored in a memory bank that is uniquely associated with the ASISP. When a scheduler instructs an ASISP to change which process is the active process, the state information for the inactivated process is stored in the memory bank and the state information for the newly activated process is retrieved from the memory bank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Song CHEN, Paul L. CHOU, Christopher C. WOODTHORPE, Venugopal BALASUBRAMONIAN, Keith RIEKEN
  • Patent number: 8014786
    Abstract: A wireless communication system hosts a plurality of processes in accordance with a communication protocol. The system includes application specific instruction set processors (ASISPs) that provided computation support for the process. Each ASISP is capable of executing a subset of the functions of a communication protocol. A scheduler is used to schedule the ASISPs in a time-sliced algorithm so that each ASISP supports several processes. In this architecture, the ASISP actively performs computations for one of the supported processes (active process) at any given time. The state information of each process supported by a particular ASISP is stored in a memory bank that is uniquely associated with the ASISP. When a scheduler instructs an ASISP to change which process is the active process, the state information for the inactivated process is stored in the memory bank and the state information for the newly activated process is retrieved from the memory bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Song Chen, Paul L. Chou, Christopher C. Woodthorpe, Venugopal Balasubramonian, Keith Rieken
  • Patent number: 7606576
    Abstract: A wireless communication system hosts a plurality of processes in accordance with a communication protocol. The system includes application specific instruction set processors (ASISPs) that provided computation support for the process. Each ASISP is capable of executing a subset of the functions of a communication protocol. A scheduler is used to schedule the ASISPs in a time-sliced algorithm so that each ASISP supports several processes. In this architecture, the ASISP actively performs computations for one of the supported processes (active process) at any given time. The state information of each process supported by a particular ASISP is stored in a memory bank that is uniquely associated with the ASISP. When a scheduler instructs an ASISP to change which process is the active process, the state information for the inactivated process is stored in the memory bank and the state information for the newly activated process is retrieved from the memory bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Song Chen, Paul L. Chou, Christopher C. Woodthorpe, Venugopal Balasubramonian, Keith Rieken
  • Patent number: 6567017
    Abstract: A configurable code generator system (CGS) for spread spectrum applications is disclosed herein. The CGS includes a composite code generator unit (CGU), a global code generator, and an interface that is coupled to the composite code generator and the global code generator. The CGU has multiple independent code generators, each capable of generating an independent code sequence. The global code generator provides a global code sequence for synchronization. The interface has memory that stores at least one bit of the global sequence and at least one bit from at least one of the independent code sequences of the CGU from which an output conditioning circuit can selectively choose based on a desired communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Morphics Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel D. Medlock, Paul L. Chou
  • Publication number: 20020065116
    Abstract: A wireless communication system hosts a plurality of processes in accordance with a communication protocol. The system includes application specific instruction set processors (ASISPs) that provided computation support for the process. Each ASISP is capable of executing a subset of the functions of a communication protocol. A scheduler is used to schedule the ASISPs in a time-sliced algorithm so that each ASISP supports several processes. In this architecture, the ASISP actively performs computations for one of the supported processes (active process) at any given time. The state information of each process supported by a particular ASISP is stored in a memory bank that is uniquely associated with the ASISP. When a scheduler instructs an ASISP to change which process is the active process, the state information for the inactivated process is stored in the memory bank and the state information for the newly activated process is retrieved from the memory bank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Song Chen, Paul L. Chou, Christopher C. Woodthorpe, Venugopal Balasubramonian, Keith Rieken
  • Publication number: 20010048380
    Abstract: A configurable code generator system (CGS) for spread spectrum applications is disclosed herein. The CGS includes a composite code generator unit (CGU), a global code generator, and an interface that is coupled to the composite code generator and the global code generator. The CGU has multiple independent code generators, each capable of generating an independent code sequence. The global code generator provides a global code sequence for synchronization. The interface has memory that stores at least one bit of the global sequence and at least one bit from at least one of the independent code sequences of the CGU from which an output conditioning circuit can selectively choose based on a desired communication protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Joel D. Medlock, Paul L. Chou