Patents by Inventor Pietro Spalla

Pietro Spalla 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).

  • Media converter and a system for mutually converting a packet-based data stream into a serial data stream
    Patent number: 8838822
    Abstract: A media converter, a system and a method for converting packet based data into serial data and vice versa are provided. The media converter comprises a first interface configured to receive and provide a first type of data stream based on data packets, a second interface configured to receive and provide a second type of data stream based on a continuous serial bit stream, and a signal processor connected to the first and second interfaces and configured to convert said first type of data stream into said second type of data stream and vice versa on the basis of a block encoding/decoding algorithm and a line encoding/decoding algorithm. Thus, enhanced bit error rate may be obtained, thereby allowing the use of optical transmission channels of increased length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Instituto Superiore Mario Boella
    Inventors: Pietro Spalla, Daniel Cardenas, Antonio Nespola, Roberto Gaudino
  • MEDIA CONVERTER AND A SYSTEM FOR MUTUALLY CONVERTING A PACKET-BASED DATA STREAM INTO A SERIAL DATA STREAM
    Publication number: 20090024756
    Abstract: A media converter, a system and a method for converting packet based data into serial data and vice versa are provided. The media converter comprises a first interface configured to receive and provide a first type of data stream based on data packets, a second interface configured to receive and provide a second type of data stream based on a continuous serial bit stream, and a signal processor connected to the first and second interfaces and configured to convert said first type of data stream into said second type of data stream and vice versa on the basis of a block encoding/decoding algorithm and a line encoding/decoding algorithm. Thus, enhanced bit error rate may be obtained, thereby allowing the use of optical transmission channels of increased length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: INSTITUTO SUPERIORE
    Inventors: Pietro Spalla, Daniel Cardenas, Antonio Nespola, Roberto Gaudino