Patents by Inventor Steven Mark Thoen
Steven Mark Thoen 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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Publication number: 20170352363Abstract: One example discloses an apparatus for sound signal detection, comprising: a first wireless device including a first pressure sensor having a first acoustical profile and configured to capture a first set of acoustic energy within a time window; wherein the first wireless device includes a wireless signal input; wherein the first wireless device includes a processing element configured to: receive, through the wireless signal input, a second set of acoustic energy captured by a second pressure sensor, having a second acoustical profile, within a second wireless device and within the time window; apply a signal enhancement technique to the first and second sets of acoustic energy based on the first and second acoustical profiles; search for a predefined sound signal within the enhanced sets of acoustic energy; and initiate a subsequent set of sound signal detection actions if the search finds the sound signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Steven Mark Thoen
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Publication number: 20170352360Abstract: One example discloses an apparatus for voice communication, including: a first wireless device including a first pressure sensor having a first acoustical profile and configured to capture a first set of acoustic energy within a time window; wherein the first wireless device includes a near-field magnetic induction (NFMI) signal input; wherein the first wireless device includes a processing element configured to: receive, through the NFMI signal input, a second set of acoustic energy captured by a second pressure sensor, having a second acoustical profile, within a second wireless device and within the time window; apply a signal enhancement technique to the first and second sets of acoustic energy based on the first and second acoustical profiles; and output an enhanced voice signal based on applying the signal enhancement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Steven Mark Thoen
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Patent number: 9742471Abstract: One example discloses an apparatus for synchronization, including: a first wireless device, having a first device profile, a near-field magnetic induction (NFMI) signal input and a wireless signal input; wherein the first wireless device is configured to, receive, through the wireless signal input, a first set of data; optimize the first set of data based on the first device profile; receive, through the NFMI signal input, a second set of data optimized for a second device profile of a second wireless device; and synchronize the first and second sets of optimized data based on a set of common data attributes.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Steven Mark Thoen
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Patent number: 9685996Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated circuit for a near-field radio, including an oscillator configured to output a carrier frequency, an inductor capacitor (LC) tank antenna circuit configured to resonate at a resonance frequency, a frequency measuring circuit configured to measure the resonance frequency of the LC tank antenna circuit and compare the resonance frequency to the carrier frequency, and a controller to adjust the frequency of the LC tank antenna circuit to the carrier frequency.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Steven Mark Thoen
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Patent number: 9590445Abstract: It is provided an apparatus for transferring energy to an accumulator, the apparatus having a core and a wire wound around the core thereby forming a coil, wherein the coil is adapted to receive energy from a magnetic field, wherein the wire is connectable to the accumulator to transfer the received energy to the accumulator. A charging station for generating a magnetic field for transferring energy to an accumulator is provided, and a system for charging an electric accumulator is provided, wherein the system includes an apparatus as described above; and a charging station having a further wire wound such as to form a further coil.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Steven Aerts, Steven Mark Thoen, Steven Daenen
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Publication number: 20170055834Abstract: One example discloses a health monitoring device, including: a communications circuit configured to receive a set of health sensor data based on a body surface; and a near-field antenna, coupled to the circuit, and conformally coupled to the body surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventor: Steven Mark Thoen
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Patent number: 9287998Abstract: A method is provided for initiating broadcasting payload data, the method comprising: wirelessly transmitting a message from a broadcast device to a network device, the message containing configuration information of the broadcasting; receiving the message at the network device and extracting the configuration information at the network device; and configuring the network device for receiving at least a part of the broadcasted payload data based on the configuration information. Further, a broadcast device for broadcasting payload data and a network device for receiving broadcasted payload data are provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2011Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Norbert Philips, Steven Mark Thoen, Valentin Claessens
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Patent number: 9203745Abstract: A method of transmitting routing information within a network is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method involves providing a message including a digital word in which at least each node in the mesh network other than the one node and the another node is represented by a single binary bit. The binary bit associated with each node is set to one value if the node is in the preferred route and the other value if the node is not in the preferred route.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Valentin Claessens, Norbert Philips, Steven Mark Thoen
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Patent number: 9173180Abstract: A method of synchronising the reference clock of a first wireless device with a master reference clock of a second wireless device via a wireless network. The method involves transmitting, from the second wireless device to the first wireless device, a dedicated synchronisation frame via a dedicated synchronisation channel; receiving the dedicated synchronisation frame at the first wireless device; and synchronising the reference clock of the first wireless device with the master reference clock of the second wireless device based on the received dedicated synchronisation frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: NXP, B.V.Inventors: Norbert Philips, Valentin Claessens, Steven Mark Thoen, Thierry G C Walrant
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Publication number: 20140112126Abstract: A method of transmitting routing information within a network is disclosed. Accordingly, in response to a change in preferred route from one node to another node within the network, the method includes providing a message comprising a digital word in which at least each node in the mesh network other than the one node and the another node is represented by a single binary bit. The binary bit associated with each node is set to one value if the node is in the preferred route and the other value if the node is not in the preferred route.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Valentin CLAESSENS, Norbert PHILIPS, Steven Mark THOEN
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Publication number: 20130178153Abstract: A near-field communications system comprises first and second antenna coils disposed such that, in combination, they generate a magnetic field with orthogonal components, wherein the system is configured to generate first and second signals for the first and second antenna coils respectively, the first and second signals being out of phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: July 11, 2013Inventor: Steven Mark Thoen
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Publication number: 20120188998Abstract: A method of synchronising the reference clock of a first wireless device with a master reference clock of a second wireless device via a wireless network. The method involves transmitting, from the second wireless device to the first wireless device, a dedicated synchronisation frame via a dedicated synchronisation channel; receiving the dedicated synchronisation frame at the first wireless device; and synchronising the reference clock of the first wireless device with the master reference clock of the second wireless device based on the received dedicated synchronisation frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Norbert Philips, Valentin Claessens, Steven Mark Thoen, Thierry G C Walrant
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Patent number: 8174333Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a transmission circuit and related method of shaping the transmission spectrum of a carrier signal. The transmission circuit may comprise a plurality of switching amplifier stages that are controlled by a modulation sequence produced by a transmission (TX) modulator. The TX modulator may receive the transmission data as a sequence of bit groups and may produce a modulation sequence including a plurality of control bits that may drive each of the switching amplifier stages. In some embodiments, one or more pulse-shaping filters may modify in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) phase components of the transmission data. The modified components may directly shape spectral content of the output signal produced by a transmission driving circuit. Higher quantities of amplifier stages included in the transmission driving circuit may add higher granularity to the shape of the spectrum of the output signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2011Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Norbert Philips, Steven Mark Thoen
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Publication number: 20120051278Abstract: A method is provided for initiating broadcasting payload data, the method comprising: wirelessly transmitting a message from a broadcast device to a network device, the message containing configuration information of the broadcasting; receiving the message at the network device and extracting the configuration information at the network device; and configuring the network device for receiving at least a part of the broadcasted payload data based on the configuration information. Further, a broadcast device for broadcasting payload data and a network device for receiving broadcasted payload data are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Norbert Philips, Steven Mark Thoen, Valentin Claessens
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Publication number: 20110248673Abstract: It is provided an apparatus for transferring energy to an accumulator, the apparatus having a core and a wire wound around the core thereby forming a coil, wherein the coil is adapted to receive energy from a magnetic field, wherein the wire is connectable to the accumulator to transfer the received energy to the accumulator. A charging station for generating a magnetic field for transferring energy to an accumulator is provided, and a system for charging an electric accumulator is provided, wherein the system includes an apparatus as described above; and a charging station having a further wire wound such as to form a further coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2011Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventors: Steven AERTS, Steven Mark THOEN, Steven DAENEN
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Publication number: 20110018768Abstract: It is described an open-loop transmit coil diversity scheme, intended for communication based on magnetic induction, wherein the diversity scheme automatically aligns the transmit coil (110) of a transmitter (100) with the receive coil of a receiver without relying on feedback information from the receiver to the transmitter (100). This may be achieved by having a plurality of coils (110, 120, 130) in the transmitter (100) and/or in the receiver. Each of these coils (110, 120, 130) may be oriented orthogonally with respect to the other coil(s). The optimal coil (130) may be selected by measuring the position angle of the transmitter (100) and/or the receiver by making use of at least one inclinometer (132). For radio communication on the transmitter and/or on the receiver this coil (130) is selected, whose orientation is maximally parallel with the orientation of the corresponding coil on the other side of the radio communication link.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventor: Steven Mark Thoen