Patents by Inventor Ryan Santa

Ryan Santa 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).

  • Patent number: 10333758
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for converting wideband signals. In an example system, a wideband signal that includes one or more narrowband signals may be received and handled, with the handling may include selecting a subset of signal processing circuits, from a plurality of signal processing circuits in the system, with the number of selected signal processing circuits being less than the total number of signal processing circuits in the system. Only the selected signal processing circuits are then enabled, such that all remaining signal processing circuits are not enabled. Signal processing adjustment may then be applied, via the subset of signal processing circuits, only to the one or more narrowband signals, such that a remainder of the wideband signal is not adjusted. The handling of the received wideband signal may include separating the one or more narrowband signals from the wideband signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: MAXLINEAR ASIA SINGAPORE PTE LTD.
    Inventors: Ryan Santa, Bernard Guay
  • Publication number: 20180270097
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for converting wideband signals. In an example system, a wideband signal that includes one or more narrowband signals may be received and handled, with the handling may include selecting a subset of signal processing circuits, from a plurality of signal processing circuits in the system, with the number of selected signal processing circuits being less than the total number of signal processing circuits in the system. Only the selected signal processing circuits are then enabled, such that all remaining signal processing circuits are not enabled. Signal processing adjustment may then be applied, via the subset of signal processing circuits, only to the one or more narrowband signals, such that a remainder of the wideband signal is not adjusted. The handling of the received wideband signal may include separating the one or more narrowband signals from the wideband signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan Santa, Bernard Guay
  • Patent number: 9887866
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for converting wideband analog radio frequency (RF) signals. In an implementation, a first wideband analog RF signal may be received and handled. The first wideband analog RF signal comprises one or more first narrowband analog RF signals, with a total of bandwidths of the one or more first narrowband analog RF signals is less than a total bandwidth of the first wideband analog RF signal. Handling the first wideband analog RF signal may including selecting a first subset of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) from a plurality of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), with the number of ADCs in the first subset of ADCs being less than a total number of ADCs in the plurality of ADCs, and only the first subset of ADCs may be enabled. Only the one or more first narrowband analog RF signals may be analog-to-digital converted via the first subset of ADCs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: MAXLINEAR ASIA SINGAPORE PTE LTD.
    Inventors: Ryan Santa, Bernard Guay
  • Publication number: 20170118059
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for converting wideband analog radio frequency (RF) signals to a digital domain. In an implementation, the system comprises: an amplifier for receiving and amplifying a first wideband analog RF signal comprising one or more first narrowband analog RF signals, each first narrowband analog RF signal occupying a distinct non-overlapping spectral band within a spectrum of the first wideband analog RF signal; N down converter modules; N analog-to-digital converters (ADCs); and a cross-connect for connecting any one of the N down converter modules to one or more of the N ADCs to analog-to-digital convert only the first narrowband analog RF signals occupying the distinct non-overlapping spectral bands. The method and system of the present disclosure track the occupied bandwidth of the narrowband analog RF signals that make up a wideband analog RF signal rather than a total bandwidth of the wideband analog RF signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Ryan SANTA, Bernard GUAY
  • Patent number: 9438458
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for converting wideband analog radio frequency (RF) signals to a digital domain. In an implementation, the system comprises: an amplifier for receiving and amplifying a first wideband analog RF signal comprising one or more first narrowband analog RF signals, each first narrowband analog RF signal occupying a distinct non-overlapping spectral band within a spectrum of the first wideband analog RF signal; N down converter modules; N analog-to-digital converters (ADCs); and a cross-connect for connecting any one of the N down converter modules to one or more of the N ADCs to analog-to-digital convert only the first narrowband analog RF signals occupying the distinct non-overlapping spectral bands. The method and system of the present disclosure track the occupied bandwidth of the narrowband analog RF signals that make up a wideband analog RF signal rather than a total bandwidth of the wideband analog RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Microsemi Storage Solutions (U.S.), Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Santa, Bernard Guay
  • Patent number: 8787340
    Abstract: A method of connection setup in mobile wireless data communications systems is disclosed where the connection setup time is decreased for delay-sensitive communications sessions relative to the normal connection setup time for confidence-dependent communications sessions. This is achieved by performing some of the connection set-up steps for delay-sensitive communications sessions after successfully demodulating a smaller number of indications identifying an access terminal's desired serving resource than would be demodulated in the case of a confidence-dependent communication session prior to performing the same connection set-up steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Ericsson AB
    Inventors: Xixian Chen, Vasanta Chivukula, Weigang Li, Guoqiang Xue, Ryan Santa, Miroslav Budic, Brian Troup, Martin Kendall
  • Patent number: 8699415
    Abstract: A method and system for connection management in a wireless data network, such as a 1xEV-DO network adds connections to new network sectors upon receipt of a connection request from an active terminal, but removes data connections that the active terminal requests to be dropped only after confirmation from the active terminal that a channel allocation message has been received and applied. The active network maintains an active set of connections that is at least as large as the active set maintained by the active terminal and does not initiate a connection termination if no confirmation of the channel allocation message is received. This allows for a reduction in the number of dropped connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Xixian Chen, Weigang Li, Vasanta Chivukula, Shiva Mirzaei-Rezaei, Brian Troup, Miroslav Budic, Yong Zhou, Ryan Santa
  • Publication number: 20120127943
    Abstract: A method of connection setup in mobile wireless data communications systems is disclosed where the connection setup time is decreased for delay-sensitive communications sessions relative to the normal connection setup time for confidence-dependent communications sessions. This is achieved by performing some of the connection set-up steps for delay-sensitive communications sessions after successfully demodulating a smaller number of indications identifying an access terminal's desired serving resource than would be demodulated in the case of a confidence-dependent communication session prior to performing the same connection set-up steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: ERICSSON AB
    Inventors: Xixian Chen, Vasanta Chivukula, Weigang Li, Guoqiang Xue, Ryan Santa, Miroslav Budic, Brian Troup, Martin Kendall
  • Patent number: 8134963
    Abstract: A method of connection setup in mobile wireless data communications systems is disclosed where the connection setup time is decreased for delay-sensitive communications sessions relative to the normal connection setup time for confidence-dependent communications sessions. This is achieved by performing some of the connection set-up steps for delay-sensitive communications sessions after successfully demodulating a smaller number of indications identifying an access terminal's desired serving resource than would be demodulated in the case of a confidence-dependent communication session prior to performing the same connection set-up steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Ericsson AB
    Inventors: Xixian Chen, Vasanta Chivukula, Weigang Li, Guoqiang Xue, Ryan Santa, Miroslav Budic, Brian Troup, Martin Kendall
  • Publication number: 20110206007
    Abstract: A method and system for connection management in a wireless data network, such as a 1×EV-DO network adds connections to new network sectors upon receipt of a connection request from an active terminal, but removes data connections that the active terminal requests to be dropped only after confirmation from the active terminal that a channel allocation message has been received and applied. The active network maintains an active set of connections that is at least as large as the active set maintained by the active terminal and does not initiate a connection termination if no confirmation of the channel allocation message is received. This allows for a reduction in the number of dropped connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED
    Inventors: Xixian Chen, Weigang Li, Vasanta Chivukula, Shiva Mirzaei-Rezaei, Brian Troup, Miroslav Budic, Yong Zhou, Ryan Santa
  • Patent number: 7936720
    Abstract: A method and system for connection management in a wireless data network, such as a 1xEV-DO network adds connections to new network sectors upon receipt of a connection request from an active terminal, but removes data connections that the active terminal requests to be dropped only after confirmation from the active terminal that a channel allocation message has been received and applied. The active network maintains an active set of connections that is at least as large as the active set maintained by the active terminal and does not initiate a connection termination if no confirmation of the channel allocation message is received. This allows for a reduction in the number of dropped connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Xixian Chen, Weigang Li, Vasanta Chivukula, Shiva Mirzaei-Rezaei, Brian Troup, Miroslav Budic, Yong Zhou, Ryan Santa
  • Publication number: 20060245407
    Abstract: A method and system for connection management in a wireless data network, such as a 1xEV-DO network adds connections to new network sectors upon receipt of a connection request from an active terminal, but removes data connections that the active terminal requests to be dropped only after confirmation from the active terminal that a channel allocation message has been received and applied. The active network maintains an active set of connections that is at least as large as the active set maintained by the active terminal and does not initiate a connection termination if no confirmation of the channel allocation message is received. This allows for a reduction in the number of dropped connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED
    Inventors: Xixian Chen, Weigang Li, Vasanta Chivukula, Shiva Mirzaei-Rezaei, Brian Troup, Miroslav Budic, Yong Zhou, Ryan Santa