Patents by Inventor Roland van der Tuijn
Roland van der Tuijn 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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Patent number: 10985736Abstract: An embodiment device comprises a processing circuit and IP circuitry coupled to a power supply line, wherein the IP circuitry has an IP circuitry supply threshold for IP circuitry operation. A supply monitor circuit is coupled to the power supply line to sense the voltage on the power supply line and to switch the processing circuit to a low-power mode as a result of a drop in the voltage on the power supply line. The supply monitor circuit comprises a threshold setting node and is configured to be deactivated as a result of the voltage on the power supply line dropping below a deactivation threshold level set at the threshold setting node. A threshold setting circuit is configured to apply to the threshold setting node of the supply monitor circuit the IP circuitry supply threshold as a result of the processing circuit being in the low-power mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignees: STMicroelectronics S.r.l., STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SASInventors: Daniele Mangano, Roland Van Der Tuijn, Pasquale Butta′
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Publication number: 20200389153Abstract: An embodiment device comprises a processing circuit and IP circuitry coupled to a power supply line, wherein the IP circuitry has an IP circuitry supply threshold for IP circuitry operation. A supply monitor circuit is coupled to the power supply line to sense the voltage on the power supply line and to switch the processing circuit to a low-power mode as a result of a drop in the voltage on the power supply line. The supply monitor circuit comprises a threshold setting node and is configured to be deactivated as a result of the voltage on the power supply line dropping below a deactivation threshold level set at the threshold setting node. A threshold setting circuit is configured to apply to the threshold setting node of the supply monitor circuit the IP circuitry supply threshold as a result of the processing circuit being in the low-power mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Daniele Mangano, Roland Van Der Tuijn, Pasquale Butta'
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Patent number: 10616006Abstract: A method can be used for transmission of at least one packet of at least one bit over a serial link capable of taking two different states respectively associated with the two possible logical values of the at least one transmitted bit. Starting from a transmission start time of the at least one bit and up to the expiration of a first portion of a bit time associated with the at least one bit, the link is placed in one of its states depending on the logical value of the at least one bit. Upon the expiration of the first portion of this bit time, a first additional transition is generated over the link so as to place the link in its other state up to the expiration of the bit time.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SASInventors: Christophe Arnal, Roland Van Der Tuijn
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Publication number: 20190296943Abstract: A method can be used for transmission of at least one packet of at least one bit over a serial link capable of taking two different states respectively associated with the two possible logical values of the at least one transmitted bit. Starting from a transmission start time of the at least one bit and up to the expiration of a first portion of a bit time associated with the at least one bit, the link is placed in one of its states depending on the logical value of the at least one bit. Upon the expiration of the first portion of this bit time, a first additional transition is generated over the link so as to place the link in its other state up to the expiration of the bit time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Christophe Arnal, Roland Van Der Tuijn
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Patent number: 10361890Abstract: A method can be used for transmission of at least one packet of at least one bit over a serial link capable of taking two different states respectively associated with the two possible logical values of the at least one transmitted bit. Starting from a transmission start time of the at least one bit and up to the expiration of a first portion of a bit time associated with the at least one bit, the link is placed in one of its states depending on the logical value of the at least one bit. Upon the expiration of the first portion of this bit time, a first additional transition is generated over the link so as to place the link in its other state up to the expiration of the bit time.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SASInventors: Christophe Arnal, Roland Van Der Tuijn
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Publication number: 20190044758Abstract: A method can be used for transmission of at least one packet of at least one bit over a serial link capable of taking two different states respectively associated with the two possible logical values of the at least one transmitted bit. Starting from a transmission start time of the at least one bit and up to the expiration of a first portion of a bit time associated with the at least one bit, the link is placed in one of its states depending on the logical value of the at least one bit. Upon the expiration of the first portion of this bit time, a first additional transition is generated over the link so as to place the link in its other state up to the expiration of the bit time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Christophe Arnal, Roland Van Der Tuijn
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Patent number: 10122552Abstract: A method can be used for transmission of at least one packet of at least one bit over a serial link capable of taking two different states respectively associated with the two possible logical values of the at least one transmitted bit. Starting from a transmission start time of the at least one bit and up to the expiration of a first portion of a bit time associated with the at least one bit, the link is placed in one of its states depending on the logical value of the at least one bit. Upon the expiration of the first portion of this bit time, a first additional transition is generated over the link so as to place the link in its other state up to the expiration of the bit time.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SASInventors: Christophe Arnal, Roland van der Tuijn
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Patent number: 9886380Abstract: A virtual memory is partitioned into virtual partitions, each partition being subdivided into virtual sub-partitions and each sub-partition corresponding to a combination of multiple sectors of identical or different sizes of a physical memory. When an allocation request is made for a virtual memory space having a given memory size, a free partition is selected, a virtual sub-partition is selected corresponding to a combination of sectors having a minimum total size covering the given memory size of the virtual memory to be allocated, and free sectors of the physical memory are selected corresponding to the selected combination. A determination is made of a correspondence table between the selected virtual partition and the initial physical addresses of the selected free sectors, and a virtual address is generated.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SASInventors: Christophe Arnal, Roland Van Der Tuijn
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Patent number: 9813221Abstract: A method for controlling a low-power state of a pair of serial interfaces using a pair of flow-control signal lines may include enabling a first of the flow-control lines by a first one of the interfaces for signaling a transmission request to the second interface. The method may also include, in response to the transmission request, waking up to a live state from a low-power state and enabling a second flow-control line for signaling a transmission authorization to the first interface. In response to the transmission authorization, the method may include initiating a transmission of a message to the second interface, and upon reaching an offset before the end of the message transmission, disabling the first flow-control line by the first interface. The method may also include, at the end of the message transmission, disabling the second flow-control line and going back into the low-power state.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SASInventors: Christophe Arnal, Roland Van Der Tuijn
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Publication number: 20170168935Abstract: A virtual memory is partitioned into virtual partitions, each partition being subdivided into virtual sub-partitions and each sub-partition corresponding to a combination of multiple sectors of identical or different sizes of a physical memory. When an allocation request is made for a virtual memory space having a given memory size, a free partition is selected, a virtual sub-partition is selected corresponding to a combination of sectors having a minimum total size covering the given memory size of the virtual memory to be allocated, and free sectors of the physical memory are selected corresponding to the selected combination. A determination is made of a correspondence table between the selected virtual partition and the initial physical addresses of the selected free sectors, and a virtual address is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Christophe Arnal, Roland Van Der Tuijn
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Publication number: 20160164701Abstract: A method can be used for transmission of at least one packet of at least one bit over a serial link capable of taking two different states respectively associated with the two possible logical values of the at least one transmitted bit. Starting from a transmission start time of the at least one bit and up to the expiration of a first portion of a bit time associated with the at least one bit, the link is placed in one of its states depending on the logical value of the at least one bit. Upon the expiration of the first portion of this bit time, a first additional transition is generated over the link so as to place the link in its other state up to the expiration of the bit time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Christophe Arnal, Roland van der Tuijn
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Patent number: 9306605Abstract: An electronic device includes a radio configured to operate at an operating frequency, and a first universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) configured to operate as a master and at a baud rate. The electronic device also includes a second UART configured to communicate with the first UART, operating as a slave. The second UART has a controller configured to generate a frequency shift based upon the operating frequency of the radio being evenly divisible by the baud rate, and a baud clock generator. The baud clock generator is configured to generate an operating baud rate from a master clock signal, with the operating baud rate to be the baud rate shifted by the frequency shift. Transmitter circuitry is configured to operate based on the operating baud rate, and receiver circuitry is configured to operate based on the operating baud rate.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: STMicroelectronics International N.V.Inventors: Roland Van Der Tuijn, Yoann Bouvet
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Patent number: 9112546Abstract: A process for performing Near Field Communication (NFC) between a first NFC device and a second NFC device is provided. The first NFC device includes an NFC transceiver and an FM receiver which are both integrated into the same chip. The provided process involves initializing the first NFC device to perform a device detection polling loop for detecting a second NFC device. The device detection polling loop has activity detection periods, which occur periodically. The first NFC transceiver may then perform a slicing procedure, which slices the activity detection periods into small time slots. Each time slot has a duration smaller than a predetermined value so as to reduce the noise generated by harmonics of the NFC operation frequency which might be audible to the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: ST-Ericsson SAInventors: Daniel Orsatti, Onno Marcel Kuijken, Pablo Ignacio Gimeno Monge, Steven Terryn, Roland Van Der Tuijn
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Publication number: 20150131497Abstract: A method for controlling a low-power state of a pair of serial interfaces using a pair of flow-control signal lines may include enabling a first of the flow-control lines by a first one of the interfaces for signaling a transmission request to the second interface. The method may also include, in response to the transmission request, waking up to a live state from a low-power state and enabling a second flow-control line for signaling a transmission authorization to the first interface. In response to the transmission authorization, the method may include initiating a transmission of a message to the second interface, and upon reaching an offset before the end of the message transmission, disabling the first flow-control line by the first interface. The method may also include, at the end of the message transmission, disabling the second flow-control line and going back into the low-power state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Christophe ARNAL, Roland VAN DER TUIJN
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Publication number: 20130045679Abstract: A process for performing Near Field Communication (NFC) between a first NFC device and a second NFC device is provided. The first NFC device includes an NFC transceiver and an FM receiver which are both integrated into the same chip. The provided process involves initializing the first NFC device to perform a device detection polling loop for detecting a second NFC device. The device detection polling loop has activity detection periods, which occur periodically. The first NFC transceiver may then perform a slicing procedure, which slices the activity detection periods into small time slots. Each time slot has a duration smaller than a predetermined value so as to reduce the noise generated by harmonics of the NFC operation frequency which might be audible to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicants: ST-ERICSSON SA, ST-ERICSSON (BELGIUM), ST-ERICSSON B.V., ST-ERICSSON (FRANCE) SASInventors: Daniel Orsatti, Onno Kuijken, Pablo Ignacío Gimeno Monge, Steven Terryn, Roland Van Der Tuijn
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Patent number: 8018960Abstract: Communication devices, communication systems, a Bluetooth communication protocol communication device, and communication methods are provided. According to a first aspect, a communication device includes a single buffer configured to store communication data; control circuitry coupled with the buffer and configured to generate a plurality of packets including different amounts of communication data from the buffer; and communication circuitry coupled with the control circuitry and configured to communicate the packets.a.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2006Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Roland van der Tuijn
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Publication number: 20080293361Abstract: Communication devices, communication systems, a Bluetooth communication protocol communication device, and communication methods are provided. According to a first aspect, a communication device includes a single buffer configured to store communication data; control circuitry coupled with the buffer and configured to generate a plurality of packets including different amounts of communication data from the buffer; and communication circuitry coupled with the control circuitry and configured to communicate the packets.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2006Publication date: November 27, 2008Inventor: Roland van der Tuijn
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Patent number: 7095749Abstract: Communication devices, communication systems, a Bluetooth communication protocol communication device, and communication methods are provided. According to a first aspect, a communication device includes a single buffer configured to store communication data; control circuitry coupled with the buffer and configured to generate a plurality of packets including different amounts of communication data from the buffer; and communication circuitry coupled with the control circuitry and configured to communicate the packets.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2000Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: Koninkijke Phillips Electronics N.V.Inventor: Roland van der Tuijn
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Patent number: 6683886Abstract: Bluetooth communication units, wireless communication systems, wireless communication devices, Bluetooth communication methods, and wireless communication methods are provided. One aspect of the invention provides a Bluetooth communication unit including communication circuitry configured to communicate wireless signals using a plurality of communication links of a piconet according to a Bluetooth communication protocol; and processing circuitry coupled with the communication circuitry and configured to at least one of provide data into packets to be communicated in slots using the communication links and retrieve data from packets communicated in slots using the communication links, the processing circuitry being further configured to analyze the communication links of the piconet and to prioritize an order of communication of the packets responsive to the analysis.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 1999Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Roland van der Tuijn, Michel Eftimakis, Denis Audoly
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Patent number: 6411611Abstract: The present invention includes communication systems, communication methods and a method of communicating data within a DECT communication system. One embodiment of the present invention provides a communication system including a radio having a synthesizer operable to generate a carrier signal responsive to frequency data, the radio being configured to communicate a plurality of slots using the carrier signal; a control processor configured to generate control information regarding the slots; and a data processor coupled with the radio and the control processor, the data processor being configured to use the control information to identify a first slot and a subsequent slot responsive to the identification of the first slot, the data processor being further configured to control the output of frequency data to the radio responsive to the identification of the first slot and the second slot.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 1998Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignee: Koninklijke Phillips Electronics N.V.Inventor: Roland van der Tuijn