Patents by Inventor Richard Shaner

Richard Shaner 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).

  • Mode Controller for signal acquisition and tracking in an ultra wideband communication system
    Patent number: 6965630
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling the mode of operation in a UWB receiver. In one variation, the system and method determines the mode of operation by reading a set number of samples of the signal, estimating mode parameters, calculating a mode probability, and then transitioning in a finite state machine from either a tracking to an acquisition state or vice versa depending on the value of the mode probability. Exemplary versions of the mode controller include a signal to noise ratio calculator, a signal and noise power estimator, and an AGC initialization circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Miller, Richard Shaner