Patents by Inventor Reinhard Stolle
Reinhard Stolle 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: 20240063520Abstract: A coupler provides a high speed datalink between rotatable parts, which includes comprising a circular gap shaped as a hollow-cylindric volume and at least two antennae. The gap is formed between a first ring and a second ring rotatable against the first ring. A first antenna is mechanically coupled to the first ring and a second antenna is mechanically coupled to the second ring. The antennae are configured to effectuate a microwave signal connection between them the antennae based on multiple reflections of the signal at the rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Christian PANHANS, Reinhard STOLLE
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Publication number: 20230207997Abstract: A coupler provides a high speed datalink between rotating parts and comprises a circular channel, enclosing a hollow-cylindric volume, and at least two antennas. The circular channel is made of electrically conductive material and includes an inner ring, an outer ring rotatable against the inner ring, and two sidewalls on the sides of the rings. An inner antenna is mechanically coupled to the inner ring and an outer antenna is mechanically coupled to the outer ring. The antennas are configured to establish a microwave signal connection between them based on multiple reflections of an electromagnetic wave at the rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Christian PANHANS, Reinhard STOLLE
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Patent number: 11082076Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing or generating a high-frequency signal using parallel and undersampled baseband signal processing in the frequency domain.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Franz G. Aletsee, Reinhard Stolle
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Publication number: 20200259513Abstract: The method according to the invention and the device according to the invention for receiving at least one high-frequency signal (x(t)) using parallel and undersampled baseband signal processing generate a plurality of filtered signals (y1(t), y2(t), . . . , yN(t)) through parallel filtering of the high-frequency signal (x(t)), wherein each individual filtering is performed in each case by means of a different filter frequency response. An associated digitized filtered signal (y1(n·TA), y2(n·TA), . . . , yN(n·TA)) is then generated in each case for each filtered signal (y1(t), y2(t), . . . , yN(t)) through analog-to-digital conversion of the respective filtered signal (y1(t), y2(t), . . . , yN(t)), wherein each analog-to-digital conversion is performed in each case by means of undersampling. Finally, the signal components (x1(n·TA), . . . , xM(n·TA); X1(k·?f), . . .Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2017Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Franz G. ALETSEE, Reinhard STOLLE
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Patent number: 9575771Abstract: A method of integrating a component into an information system of a vehicle is provided, in which at least one application executable or provided by the component is made available to a user of the vehicle by a man-machine interface of the information system. The integration of the component into the information system with respect to the input and/or output of information by the user is carried out in a personalized manner with respect to a user of the component.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Reinhard Stolle, Andreas Hildisch, Juergen Steurer, Ralf Decke, Christoph Ainhauser
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Patent number: 9577701Abstract: A communication device includes a transmitter operable to couple to a plurality of transceivers via a plurality of transmission channels, transmit payload data via the plurality of transmission channels, and obtain monitored transmission conditions for one or more transmission channels in the plurality of transmission channels. During operation, the transmitter is further operable to generate reconfiguration request signals resultant from processing the monitored transmission conditions and transmit the reconfiguration request signals on transmission channels in the plurality of transmission channels.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Lantiq Deutschland GmbHInventors: Gert Schedelbeck, Stefan Krause, Reinhard Stolle, Umashankar Thyagarajan
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Publication number: 20160336992Abstract: A communication device includes a transmitter operable to couple to a plurality of transceivers via a plurality of transmission channels, transmit payload data via the plurality of transmission channels, and obtain monitored transmission conditions for one or more transmission channels in the plurality of transmission channels. During operation, the transmitter is further operable to generate reconfiguration request signals resultant from processing the monitored transmission conditions and transmit the reconfiguration request signals on transmission channels in the plurality of transmission channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Gert SCHEDELBECK, Stefan KRAUSE, Reinhard STOLLE, Umashankar THYAGARAJAN
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Patent number: 9379762Abstract: A communication device includes a transmitter operable to couple to a plurality of transceivers via a plurality of transmission channels, transmit payload data via the plurality of transmission channels, and obtain monitored transmission conditions for one or more transmission channels in the plurality of transmission channels. During operation, the transmitter is further operable to generate reconfiguration request signals resultant from processing the monitored transmission conditions and transmit the reconfiguration request signals on transmission channels in the plurality of transmission channels.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Lantiq Deutschland GmbHInventors: Gert Schedelbeck, Stefan Krause, Reinhard Stolle, Thyagarajan Umashankar
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Patent number: 8842556Abstract: Methods and systems for transmitting and receiving data over a communication channel between two transceiver stations are disclosed. A first decision is made during an initialization process, wherein the first decision comprises selecting a first subset of communication parameters. A second decision is made during the initialization process wherein the second decision comprises deciding whether one or more of the communication parameters of the first subset are to be changed depending on information collected about the communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2007Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Lantiq Deutschland GmbHInventors: Reinhard Stolle, Thyagarajan Umashankar
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Publication number: 20130316658Abstract: A communication device includes a transmitter operable to couple to a plurality of transceivers via a plurality of transmission channels, transmit payload data via the plurality of transmission channels, and obtain monitored transmission conditions for one or more transmission channels in the plurality of transmission channels. During operation, the transmitter is further operable to generate reconfiguration request signals resultant from processing the monitored transmission conditions and transmit the reconfiguration request signals on transmission channels in the plurality of transmission channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: Lantiq Deutschland GmbHInventors: Gert Schedelbeck, Stefan Krause, Reinhard Stolle, Thyagarajan Umashankar
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Patent number: 8369205Abstract: A device for determining an information indicating a length of a part of a first cable, the first cable connecting a first transceiver unit and a first subscriber device, wherein the part of the first cable extends from the first transceiver unit to a point of the first cable from where a second cable, which connects a second transceiver unit to a second subscriber device, joins the first cable to extend from the second transceiver unit to the second subscriber device, the device comprising an input to couple the device to the second cable, a first apparatus coupled to the input to measure a quiet line noise related to crosstalk from the first cable to the second cable, and a second apparatus to determine information indicating the length of the part of the first cable based on the quiet line noise.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2006Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Lantiq Deutschland GmbHInventors: Reinhard Stolle, Thyagarajan Umashankar
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Patent number: 8279951Abstract: A method and device are provided for producing a transmission signal to be transferred over a transmission path from an input signal, for example an xDSL signal, wherein a bandwidth of the input signal is distributed onto a plurality of frequency bands in such a way that part signals are obtained corresponding to the individual frequency bands, and wherein each part signal is conducted to separate line drivers, and wherein output signals of the individual line drivers are combined to form the transmission signal to be transferred over the transmission path by combination means, which can be designed as an adder. In order to obtain the frequency band which pertains in each case from the input signal, which can be transformed into an analogue signal with a D/A converter, filter means can be used.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2006Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Lantiq Deutschland GmbHInventor: Reinhard Stolle
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Publication number: 20120192109Abstract: A method of integrating a component into an information system of a vehicle is provided, in which at least one application executable or provided by the component is made available to a user of the vehicle by a man-machine interface of the information system. The integration of the component into the information system with respect to the input and/or output of information by the user is carried out in a personalized manner with respect to a user of the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Reinhard Stolle, Andreas Hildisch, Juergen Steurer, Ralf Decke, Christoph Ainhauser
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Publication number: 20110317749Abstract: A transceiver includes an interface operable to receive a reconfiguration request signal, a configurable receiver circuit coupled to the interface and an evaluation circuit. The evaluation circuit is operable to evaluate the reconfiguration request signal, reconfigure the configurable receiver circuit based on the reconfiguration request signal and output a reconfiguration response signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2011Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: LANTIQ DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Gert Schedelbeck, Reinhard Stolle, Thyagarajan Umashankar, Stefan Krause
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Patent number: 7839919Abstract: A UPBO is performed based on an attenuation of a first VDSL-cable connecting a first VDSL-CPE and a first VDSL-CO, and also based on an attenuation or electrical length of cable pieces between said first VDSL-CO and a further distant second VDSL-CO. Further, an extended DPBO for the first VDSL-CO is described not only regarding ADSL-cables originating from an ADSL-CO but also VDSL-cables from the further distant second VDSL-CO.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2007Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Reinhard Stolle, Stefan Uhlemann
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Patent number: 7760672Abstract: A method and a device are provided for the echo compensation of a reception signal, a transmission signal being composed of a plurality of transmission subsignals which are generated in a corresponding plurality of signal paths, and a transmission combination signal, which corresponds to a combination of the plurality of transmission subsignals, being delivered to an echo compensation filter in order to generate the echo compensation signal from it. The distribution of the transmission signal may be carried out by distributing of a frequency bandwidth of the transmission signal between a plurality of frequency bands. The method and the device are designed inter alia for the processing of xDSL signals, in particular VDSL2 signals.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventor: Reinhard Stolle
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Patent number: 7702007Abstract: A device for adjusting a transmit power spectrum of a first transmit/receive device of a communication network, comprising a means for receiving a measure for an attenuation which a signal experiences on a line from the first transmit/receive means to a first subscriber device of the communication network connected to the first transmit/receive means, from the first subscriber device, and a means for determining the transmit power spectrum of the first transmit/receive means for a communication of the first transmit/receive means with the first subscriber device based on the received attenuation measure.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2006Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventor: Reinhard Stolle
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Patent number: 7664522Abstract: A device for adjusting a transmit power spectrum of a subscriber device of a communication network, having a means for receiving an attenuation measure for an attenuation, which a signal experiences on its way from a transmit/receive means to the subscriber device of the communication network connected to the transmit/receive means, from the subscriber device, a means for determining a modified attenuation measure and shaping coefficients for a frequency-dependent shaping of the transmit power spectrum based on the attenuation measure determined by and received from the subscriber device, and a means for transferring the modified attenuation measure and the shaping coefficients to the subscriber device.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2006Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Reinhard Stolle, Bernd Heise
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Publication number: 20080305748Abstract: Methods and systems for transmitting and receiving data over a communication channel between two transceiver stations are disclosed. A first decision is made during an initialization process, wherein the first decision comprises selecting a first subset of communication parameters. A second decision is made during the initialization process wherein the second decision comprises deciding whether one or more of the communication parameters of the first subset are to be changed depending on information collected about the communication channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Reinhard Stolle, Thyagarajan Umashankar
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Publication number: 20080220725Abstract: A data transmission method, a communication system, a transceiver, a transmitter and a receiver are described. In a data transmission method, a signal is transmitted between a first transceiver and a second transceiver, said signal being generated based on configuration parameters. A reconfiguration request signal is transmitted to said second transceiver. Said reconfiguration request signal is evaluated at said second transceiver. Said first transceiver is reconfigured based on a result of said evaluating to generate a further signal based on new configuration parameters different from said configuration parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Gert Schedelbeck, Reinhard Stolle, Thyagarajan Umashankar