Patents by Inventor TOM ROMANO

TOM ROMANO 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: 11221643
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and circuitries are provided to generate clock signals of different qualities in a device. A method includes determining whether the device is operating in a mid power mode or a high power mode. In response to determining that the device is operating in the mid power mode, oscillator circuitry is controlled to cause the oscillator circuitry to consume a lower amount of power, such that the oscillator circuitry generates a lower quality clock signal. In response to determining that the device is operating in the high power mode, the oscillator circuitry is controlled to cause the oscillator circuitry to consume a higher amount of power, such that the oscillator circuitry generates a higher quality clock signal. The lower amount of power and the higher amount of power are different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon Malevsky, Tomer Gidoni, Shahar Porat, Ayal Eshkoli, Tom Romano, Johannes Brendel, Stefan Meyer
  • Publication number: 20210200258
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and circuitries are provided to generate clock signals of different qualities in a device. A method includes determining whether the device is operating in a mid power mode or a high power mode. In response to determining that the device is operating in the mid power mode, oscillator circuitry is controlled to cause the oscillator circuitry to consume a lower amount of power, such that the oscillator circuitry generates a lower quality clock signal. In response to determining that the device is operating in the high power mode, the oscillator circuitry is controlled to cause the oscillator circuitry to consume a higher amount of power, such that the oscillator circuitry generates a higher quality clock signal. The lower amount of power and the higher amount of power are different from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Sharon Malevsky, Tomer Gidoni, Shahar Porat, Ayal Eshkoli, Tom Romano, Johannes Brendel, Stefan Meyer
  • Patent number: 9467260
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for dynamic scheduling of Bluetooth signals based at least in part on LTE schedules are disclosed. In some examples, Bluetooth can deduce information on the LTE DL/UL activity based at least in part on the LTE frame structure, LTE decision point or the LTE subframe boundary time. In some examples, Bluetooth scheduler can dynamically change the timing of the scheduling algorithm such that it may utilize the knowledge of LTE traffic and may at least partially avoid interference or evaluate the interference level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Dongsheng Bi, Assi Jakoby, Hakan Magnus Eriksson, Itzik Shahar, Ofer Markovits, Bruno Jechoux, Keren Dor, Tom Romano
  • Publication number: 20160094322
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for dynamic scheduling of Bluetooth signals based at least in part on LTE schedules are disclosed. In some examples, Bluetooth can deduce information on the LTE DL/UL activity based at least in part on the LTE frame structure, LTE decision point or the LTE subframe boundary time. In some examples, Bluetooth scheduler can dynamically change the timing of the scheduling algorithm such that it may utilize the knowledge of LTE traffic and may at least partially avoid interference or evaluate the interference level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: DONGSHENG BI, ASSI JAKOBY, HAKANA MAGNUS ERIKSSON, ITZIK SHAHAR, OFER MARKOVITS, BRUNO JECHOUX, KEREN DOR, TOM ROMANO