Patents by Inventor Sebastian Gracias

Sebastian Gracias 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).

  • Multi-modem implementation with host based and digital signal processor based modems
    Patent number: 6708235
    Abstract: A plurality of modems or modem types can run on a host processor, a digital signal processor or both, either concurrently or selectively. Modules of more than one modem program can be swapped in and out of DSP memory space. Common modem code can be run on either a host processor or on a DSP using respective command libraries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David Pearce, Wesley Smith, Karl Nordling, Amir Hindie, Karl Leinfelder, Sebastian Gracias, Jim Beaney
  • Integrated audio and modem device
    Patent number: 6661848
    Abstract: An audio modem provides both the functionality needed for audio processing and that needed for implementing one or more modems. A digital signal processor utilizes a plurality of serial ports to interface with one or more codecs used for interfacing an analog audio channel and with one or more modem codecs used for interfacing an analog communications channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Wesley Smith, Karl Nordling, Amir Hindie, Karl Leinfelder, Sebastian Gracias, Jim Beaney
  • Dynamically activating and deactivating selected circuit blocks of a data processing integrated circuit during execution of instructions according to power code bits appended to selected instructions
    Patent number: 6625740
    Abstract: An integrated circuit 300 included a plurality of circuit blocks 202-206 for selectively performing data processing operations in response to a set of instructions. Circuitry 301 dynamically activates and deactivates selected ones of circuit blocks 202-206 during the execution of the set of instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra Datar, Sachin Ghanekar, Ravindra Gogte, Sebastian Gracias
  • Integrated audio and modem device
    Patent number: 6611555
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, a modem provides functionality for audio processing and for implementing a modem. A digital signal processor is connected to one or more audio codecs to interface with an analog audio channel, and is connected to one or more modem codecs and a data access arrangement to interface with a communications channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Wesley Smith, Karl Nordling, Amir Hindie, Karl Leinfelder, Sebastian Gracias, Jim Beaney
  • Multi-modem implementation with host based and digital signal processor based modems
    Publication number: 20020108001
    Abstract: A plurality of modems or modem types can run on a host processor, a digital signal processor or both, either concurrently or selectively. Modules of more than one modem program can be swapped in and out of DSP memory space. Common modem code can be run on either a host processor or on a DSP using respective command libraries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: David Pearce, Wesley Smith, Karl Nordling, Amir Hindie, Karl Leinfelder, Sebastian Gracias, Jim Beaney
  • Integrated audio and modem device
    Publication number: 20020097794
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, a modem provides functionality for audio processing and for implementing a modem. A digital signal processor is connected to one or more audio codecs to interface with an analog audio channel, and is connected to one or more modem codecs and a data access arrangement to interface with a communications channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Wesley Smith, Karl Nordling, Amir Hindie, Karl Leinfelder, Sebastian Gracias, Jim Beaney
  • System for dedicating a host processor to running one of a plurality of modem programs and dedicating a DSP to running another one of the modem programs
    Patent number: 6374312
    Abstract: A plurality of modems or modem types can run on a host processor, a digital signal processor or both, either concurrently or selectively. Modules of more than one modem program can be swapped in and out of DSP memory space. Common modem code can be run on either a host processor or on a DSP using respective command libraries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David Pearce, Wesley Smith, Karl Nordling, Amir Hindie, Karl Leinfelder, Sebastian Gracias, Jim Beaney
  • Code swapping techniques for a modem implemented on a digital signal processor
    Patent number: 6351781
    Abstract: Modem functionality is implemented on a digital signal processor running on a host. A plurality of program modules for executing modem functionality are stored in memory on the host and are selectively swapped in and out of the memory space of the DSP permitting complex modem functionality to be executed on a DSP that would otherwise not be possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sebastian Gracias, Jim Beaney