Patents by Inventor Steven C. Szep

Steven C. Szep 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: 7949723
    Abstract: A unique real time tuning (RTT) process is employed for obtaining the desired optimum device parameter adjustments. The RTT parameter adjustment process is utilized with IP phone or other device chipsets as desired. In one embodiment, RTT provides a graphical user interface to a digital signal processor (DSP), or the like, on the device chipset allowing for observation, evaluation and control of the device parameters in real time. The real time exchange of the device parameter information between the device and an external workstation, e.g., a personal computer or the like, is provided by a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) that runs on a controller on the device, e.g., an ARM processor or the like. In this example, the unique combination of the RTT, UDP and DSP cooperate advantageously to implement, in accordance with the principles of the invention, the desired observability, and control to designers to tune the device, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Bahman Barazesh, Kannan Rajamani, Steven C. Szep, Nitin Kumar Varma, Tomasz Janusz Wolak
  • Patent number: 7054428
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for notifying an Internet user of an attempted incoming telephone call to the same telephone line used to interconnect the called-but-busy party with the Internet. The disclosed embodiment comprises an Internet communication module and a message recorder/IP formatter at an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The ISP is contacted, either directly by a calling party via a telephone call, or by the central office via a telephone call, and a desired called-but-busy party is identified (e.g., with a telephone number). The ISP provides a notification message to the called-but-busy user via the data communication link established for Internet use between the called-but-busy party and their servicing ISP. The notification message may be textual (e.g., an e-mail message) and/or audible (e.g., a “.wav” file attached to an e-mail message). Moreover, the notification message may be passive, requiring the called-but-busy party to actively receive the notification request, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Charles William Berthoud, Lakshmi Narayana Jampanaboyana, Steven C. Szep
  • Publication number: 20030236901
    Abstract: A unique real time tuning (RTT) process is employed for obtaining the desired optimum device parameter adjustments. The RTT parameter adjustment process is utilized with IP phone or other device chipsets as desired. In one embodiment, RTT provides a graphical user interface to a digital signal processor (DSP), or the like, on the device chipset allowing for observation, evaluation and control of the device parameters in real time. The real time exchange of the device parameter information between the device and an external workstation, e.g., a personal computer or the like, is provided by a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) that runs on a controller on the device, e.g., an ARM processor or the like. In this example, the unique combination of the RTT, UDP and DSP cooperate advantageously to implement, in accordance with the principles of the invention, the desired observability, and control to designers to tune the device, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Bahman Barazesh, Kannan Rajamani, Steven C. Szep, Nitin Kumar Varma, Tomasz Janusz Wolak
  • Patent number: 6353927
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for programming installed memory integrated circuits. A temporary connection is made between an external processor and a printed circuit board containing one or more installed memory integrated circuits and an on-board processor. At a suitable time, e.g., when the on-board processor is idle, the external processor takes control of the on-board processor and accesses the memory integrated circuits via temporary connections. In the disclosed embodiment, the control is caused by a held reset signal from the external processor to the on-board processor, which causes control signals from the on-board processor to the memory integrated circuit to enter a tri-state condition. Data is downloaded from the external processor to the memory integrated circuit while the external processor maintains control of the on-board processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Syred S. Ali, Steven C. Szep, Richard M. Ubowski
  • Patent number: 6289421
    Abstract: Intelligent memory devices allow for the transfer of data between two or more electronic devices, such as digital signal processors and microcontrollers. The memory devices may be designed as dual port memory devices capable of sending/receiving synchronous, serial data. The use of serial data reduces the pin count of the memory devices and those connected to it. The memory devices also utilize a dedicated pair of data bits and memory pointers to carry out management of the memory and data transfers allowing connected devices to reduce the amount of processing time spent on such matters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Syed S. Ali, Mohd Majed Hobbi, Steven C. Szep