Patents by Inventor Samuel MacMullan

Samuel MacMullan 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: 7697594
    Abstract: Interference cancellation is performed in a communication system. A signal associated with the users is received to produce a received signal. A set of regeneration factors associated with the users is determined based on the received signal. A frequency range associated with a first user from the users has at least a portion overlapping with at least a portion of a frequency range associated with a second user from the users. A time range associated with the first user from the users has at least a portion overlapping with at least a portion of a time range associated with the second user from the users. A regenerated signal associated with each user from the users is modified based on the determined regenerated factor associated with that user to produce a modified regenerated signal for each user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Alexander Flaig, Samuel MacMullan, Harold V Poor, Tandhoni S Rao, Stuart Schwartz, Triveni N Upadhyay
  • Publication number: 20060209745
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for implementing a wireless point-to-point interface that securely and robustly delivers digital content from a generalized content source to a generalized content sink. The system, method and apparatus performs in a manner that is sufficiently secure and robust to serve as a replacement for the delivery of HDMI content over cable. The system, method and apparatus is also applicable to the delivery of other types of content traditionally delivered over cable, including but not limited to Digital Video Interface (DVI) content, composite video (CVSB) content, S-video content, RGB video content, YUV video content, and/or various types of audio content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Radiospire Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel MacMullan, Steven Fastert, Tandhoni Rao
  • Publication number: 20060212911
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for the wireless delivery of analog media from a media sink to a media source. The system, method and apparatus receives analog video and/or analog audio from the media source in respective native formats. The system, method and apparatus converts the received analog video and/or analog audio from respective native formats to a transmission format. The received analog video and/or analog audio is further processed for transmission over a wireless channel. The system, method and apparatus receives and processes the transmitted signal to produce recovered analog video and/or analog audio information. The recovered analog video and/or analog audio information is converted from the transmission format back to the respective native formats for delivery to the media sink. The system, method and apparatus provides a high data rate, low power wireless signal to the media sink at a low bit error rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Radiospire Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel MacMullan, Steven Fastert, Tandhoni Rao
  • Publication number: 20060209892
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for implementing a wireless point-to-point interface that securely and robustly delivers media content from a generalized content source to a generalized content sink. The system, method and apparatus performs in a manner that is sufficiently secure and robust to serve as a replacement for the delivery of High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) content or Digital Video Interface (DVI) content over cable. An aspect of the present invention performs Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) decoding and encoding operations to implement a wireless HDMI or DVI interface between the generalized content source and the generalized content sink. The I2C decoding and encoding operations are performed as necessary to support the reception, decoding and transmission of a Display Data Channel (DDC) channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Radiospire Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel MacMullan, Steven Fastert, Tandhoni Rao, Bhavin Patel
  • Publication number: 20060209884
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for implementing a wireless point-to-point interface that securely and robustly delivers media content from a generalized content source to a generalized content sink. The system, method and apparatus performs in a manner that is sufficiently secure and robust to serve as a replacement for the delivery of HDMI content over cable. The system, method and apparatus is also applicable to the delivery of other types of content traditionally delivered over cable, including but not limited to Digital Video Interface (DVI) content, composite video (CVSB) content, S-video content, RGB video content, YUV video content, and/or various types of audio content. The system, method and apparatus performs an automatic detection and automatic connection process to foster connectivity between a generalized content source and a generalized content sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Samuel MacMullan, Steven Fastert, Tandhoni Rao, Bhavin Patel
  • Publication number: 20060209890
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for implementing a wireless point-to-point interface that securely and robustly delivers digital content from a generalized content source to a generalized content sink. The system, method and apparatus performs in a manner that is sufficiently secure and robust to serve as a replacement for the delivery of HDMI content over cable. The system, method and apparatus is also applicable to the delivery of other types of content traditionally delivered over cable, including but not limited to Digital Video Interface (DVI) content, composite video (CVSB) content, S-video content, RGB video content, YUV video content, and/or various types of audio content. The system, method and apparatus performs dynamic and opportunistic placement of training information within a digital media frame to allow effective impairment estimation and power level setting for wireless content transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Radiospire Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel MacMullan, Steven Fastert, Tandhoni Rao, Bhavin Patel
  • Publication number: 20050254604
    Abstract: A method for preamble detection in mobile unit to base unit wireless telephony sets a preamble detection threshold based upon a Beaulieu series computation dependent upon preamble correlation data. This preamble detection threshold adjusts for noise by assuming the noise is additive White Gaussian noise (AWGN) with a known variance. The method determines the threshold for achieving a probability of false detection of the preamble from noise input of less than 0.001.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Samuel MacMullan, Oguz Tanrikulu, Frank Livingston, Arnon Friedmann