Patents by Inventor Peter Hubball

Peter Hubball 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).

  • Increased Bluetooth Clock Accuracy
    Publication number: 20150156740
    Abstract: The present invention provides a communications unit for operation in a communication system in accordance with a protocol that operates to a first clock resolution, the communications unit comprising a first clock, operating to the first resolution, a second clock operating to a second resolution higher than the first resolution, means configured to respond to a request to report a clock value by reporting: (a) the current value of the first clock and (b) information indicating the time on the second clock at which the first clock ticked to its current value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Peter Hubball, David Richard Hargreaves
  • Increased Bluetooth clock accuracy
    Patent number: 8989173
    Abstract: The present invention provides a communications unit for operation in a communication system in accordance with a protocol that operates to a first clock resolution, the communications unit comprising a first clock, operating to the first resolution, a second clock operating to a second resolution higher than the first resolution, means configured to respond to a request to report a clock value by reporting: (a) the current value of the first clock and (b) information indicating the time on the second clock at which the first clock ticked to its current value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Cambridge Silicon Radio Limited
    Inventors: David Richard Hargreaves, Peter Hubball
  • Increased Bluetooth Clock Accuracy
    Publication number: 20120250674
    Abstract: The present invention provides a communications unit for operation in a communication system in accordance with a protocol that operates to a first clock resolution, the communications unit comprising a first clock, operating to the first resolution, a second clock operating to a second resolution higher than the first resolution, means configured to respond to a request to report a clock value by reporting: (a) the current value of the first clock and (b) information indicating the time on the second clock at which the first clock ticked to its current value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE SILICON RADIO LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Peter Hubball, Peter Hubball, David Richard Hargreaves