Patents by Inventor Ulrich Grosskinsky

Ulrich Grosskinsky 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: 9396370
    Abstract: A carrier compensation reader compensates a carrier signal. The carrier compensation reader transmits, via an antenna, a first carrier signal and obtains a second carrier signal based on the first carrier signal. The carrier compensation reader configures a compensation circuit to receive a receiver output signal based on the second carrier signal and generate a compensation signal based on the receiver output signal to compensate the second carrier signal. The carrier compensation reader obtains a carrier compensation signal summing the second carrier signal and the compensation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Marco Schwarzmueller, Ulrich Grosskinsky, Wolfgang Schneider
  • Patent number: 9042501
    Abstract: A receiving circuit, use, and method for receiving an encoded and modulated radio signal is provided. The circuit comprise a demodulator and a digital filter connected downstream of the demodulator for moving averaging. The filter has at least two FIFO registers and subtractors. Whereby for subtracting an output value of the FIFO register from an input value of the FIFO register a subtractor is connected to each FIFO register. Wherein the filter has a weighting unit, which is connected downstream of each FIFO register, and wherein the filter has an integrator, which is connected downstream of the subtractors for integration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventor: Ulrich Grosskinsky
  • Patent number: 8942324
    Abstract: A circuit, use, and method for controlling a receiver circuit is provided, wherein a complex baseband signal is generated from a received signal, a phase difference between a phase of the complex baseband signal and a phase precalculated from previous sampled values is determined, the phase difference is compared with a first threshold, a number is determined by counting the exceedances of the first threshold by the phase difference, a number of the counted exceedances is compared with a second threshold, and the receiver circuit is turned off if the number of counted exceedances exceeds the second threshold within a time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Ulrich Grosskinsky, Werner Blatz
  • Publication number: 20140320264
    Abstract: A carrier compensation reader compensates a carrier signal. The carrier compensation reader transmits, via an antenna, a first carrier signal and obtains a second carrier signal based on the first carrier signal. The carrier compensation reader configures a compensation circuit to receive a receiver output signal based on the second carrier signal and generate a compensation signal based on the receiver output signal to compensate the second carrier signal. The carrier compensation reader obtains a carrier compensation signal summing the second carrier signal and the compensation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Marco Schwarzmueller, Ulrich Grosskinsky, Wolfgang Schneider
  • Patent number: 8767877
    Abstract: A method for controlling a receiver circuit and circuit with a receiver circuit and with a control circuit is provided, whereby a received signal is demodulated and filtered. An amplitude value of the demodulated and filtered signal is compared with thresholds of a window comparator. A zero crossing of the demodulated and filtered signal is compared with time thresholds of a time window by a comparison unit. A first output value of the window comparator and a second output value of the comparison unit are logically combined, and wherein, via the logical combination, the receiver circuit is turned off if, within a period of time, the amplitude value is determined to be outside a window formed by the thresholds of the window comparator, or a zero crossing is determined to be outside the time window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Ulrich Grosskinsky, Werner Blatz
  • Publication number: 20140112419
    Abstract: A circuit, use, and method for controlling a receiver circuit is provided, wherein a complex baseband signal is generated from a received signal, a phase difference between a phase of the complex baseband signal and a phase precalculated from previous sampled values is determined, the phase difference is compared with a first threshold, a number is determined by counting the exceedances of the first threshold by the phase difference, a number of the counted exceedances is compared with a second threshold, and the receiver circuit is turned off if the number of counted exceedances exceeds the second threshold within a time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Ulrich Grosskinsky, Werner Blatz
  • Publication number: 20140072082
    Abstract: A receiving circuit, use, and method for receiving an encoded and modulated radio signal is provided. The circuit comprise a demodulator and a digital filter connected downstream of the demodulator for moving averaging. The filter has at least two FIFO registers and subtractors. Whereby for subtracting an output value of the FIFO register from an input value of the FIFO register a subtractor is connected to each FIFO register. Wherein the filter has a weighting unit, which is connected downstream of each FIFO register, and wherein the filter has an integrator, which is connected downstream of the subtractors for integration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventor: Ulrich Grosskinsky
  • Patent number: 8619924
    Abstract: A circuit, use, and method for controlling a receiver circuit is provided, wherein a complex baseband signal is generated from a received signal, a phase difference between a phase of the complex baseband signal and a phase precalculated from previous sampled values is determined, the phase difference is compared with a first threshold, a number is determined by counting the exceedances of the first threshold by the phase difference, a number of the counted exceedances is compared with a second threshold, and the receiver circuit is turned off if the number of counted exceedances exceeds the second threshold within a time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Ulrich Grosskinsky, Werner Blatz
  • Patent number: 8594259
    Abstract: A receiving circuit, use, and method for receiving an encoded and modulated radio signal is provided. The circuit comprise a demodulator and a digital filter connected downstream of the demodulator for moving averaging. The filter has at least two FIFO registers and subtractors. Whereby for subtracting an output value of the FIFO register from an input value of the FIFO register a subtractor is connected to each FIFO register. Wherein the filter has a weighting unit, which is connected downstream of each FIFO register, and wherein the filter has an integrator, which is connected downstream of the subtractors for integration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventor: Ulrich Grosskinsky
  • Patent number: 8155240
    Abstract: A receiver circuit, application of a first proportional element and a second proportional element of a digital PLL structure, and method for receiving a frequency-shift keyed signal are provided. A phase signal is calculated from an in-phase signal and a quadrature signal. A feedback signal is subtracted from the phase signal to form a difference signal. An output signal is determined from the difference signal by a nonlinear transfer function. The output signal is evaluated with an evaluation circuit. A first signal and a second signal are added to form a summation signal. The first signal is produced by multiplication of the output signal or the difference signal by a first proportionality factor. The second signal is produced by multiplication of the output signal or the first signal or the difference signal by a second proportionality factor, followed by integration, and the feedback signal is produced by integration of the summation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventor: Ulrich Grosskinsky
  • Patent number: 8107911
    Abstract: A signal processing device and signal processing method is provided that includes a detection unit for detecting a signal strength of a signal, whereby the detection unit is configured to output a detection value that represents the signal strength of the signal; a settable digital filter connected upstream of the detection unit, whereby filter coefficients for setting a transfer characteristic of the filter are assigned to an amplification or attenuation of the signal by the filter; a digital multiplication unit, which is connected upstream of the detection unit for amplification or attenuation of the signal, whereby the multiplication unit is configured to compensate partially for the amplification or attenuation of the filter, whereby the compensation is encumbered with a residual error; and a correction unit to apply to the detection value a correction value at least partially compensating for the residual error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Dvorszky, Ulrich Grosskinsky, Lourans Samid, Marco Schwarzmueller
  • Patent number: 8044713
    Abstract: A receiving circuit and method for receiving an amplitude shift keying signal is provided. At least one exponent signal, an exponent-removed in-phase signal, and an exponent-removed quadrature-phase signal are generated from an in-phase input signal and a quadrature-phase input signal. An amplitude is determined as a sum of several summands, whereby the summands are determined from the exponent signal and/or from the exponent-removed in-phase signal and/or from the exponent-removed quadrature-phase signal (Q?), and wherein the amplitude (A) is demodulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Ulrich Grosskinsky, Werner Blatz
  • Publication number: 20100232547
    Abstract: A method for controlling a receiver circuit and circuit with a receiver circuit and with a control circuit is provided, whereby a received signal is demodulated and filtered. An amplitude value of the demodulated and filtered signal is compared with thresholds of a window comparator. A zero crossing of the demodulated and filtered signal is compared with time thresholds of a time window by a comparison unit. A first output value of the window comparator and a second output value of the comparison unit are logically combined, and wherein, via the logical combination, the receiver circuit is turned off if, within a period of time, the amplitude value is determined to be outside a window formed by the thresholds of the window comparator, or a zero crossing is determined to be outside the time window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Ulrich GROSSKINSKY, Werner Blatz
  • Publication number: 20100215131
    Abstract: A circuit, use, and method for controlling a receiver circuit is provided, wherein a complex baseband signal is generated from a received signal, a phase difference between a phase of the complex baseband signal and a phase precalculated from previous sampled values is determined, the phase difference is compared with a first threshold, a number is determined by counting the exceedances of the first threshold by the phase difference, a number of the counted exceedances is compared with a second threshold, and the receiver circuit is turned off if the number of counted exceedances exceeds the second threshold within a time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Ulrich GROSSKINSKY, Werner BLATZ
  • Publication number: 20100208849
    Abstract: A receiving circuit, use, and method for receiving an encoded and modulated radio signal is provided. The circuit comprise a demodulator and a digital filter connected downstream of the demodulator for moving averaging. The filter has at least two FIFO registers and subtractors. Whereby for subtracting an output value of the FIFO register from an input value of the FIFO register a subtractor is connected to each FIFO register. Wherein the filter has a weighting unit, which is connected downstream of each FIFO register, and wherein the filter has an integrator, which is connected downstream of the subtractors for integration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventor: Ulrich GROSSKINSKY
  • Patent number: 7633422
    Abstract: A transducer device for converting an analog DC voltage signal into a digital signal is provided, with an oscillator device for outputting a first oscillator signal and a second oscillator signal, whereby the oscillator device is formed to generate the first oscillator signal and the second oscillator signal phase-locked to one another and with the substantially same frequency from a reference signal, with an analog frequency converter connected to the oscillator device for transforming the analog DC voltage signal by the first oscillator signal in a first spectral range with a first center frequency to obtain a transformed signal, with an analog-to-digital converter for converting the transformed signal into a transformed digital signal; and with a digital frequency converter connected to the oscillator device for transforming the transformed digital signal by means of the second oscillator signal in a second spectral range with a second center frequency to obtain the digital signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Atmel Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Blatz, Robert Dvorszky, Ulrich Grosskinsky, Lourans Samid, Marco Schwarzmueller
  • Publication number: 20090206925
    Abstract: A receiving circuit and method for receiving an amplitude shift keying signal is provided. At least one exponent signal, an exponent-removed in-phase signal, and an exponent-removed quadrature-phase signal are generated from an in-phase input signal and a quadrature-phase input signal. An amplitude is determined as a sum of several summands, whereby the summands are determined from the exponent signal and/or from the exponent-removed in-phase signal and/or from the exponent-removed quadrature-phase signal (Q?), and wherein the amplitude (A) is demodulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Ulrich Grosskinsky, Werner Blatz
  • Publication number: 20090122919
    Abstract: A receiver circuit, application of a first proportional element and a second proportional element of a digital PLL structure, and method for receiving a frequency-shift keyed signal are provided. A phase signal is calculated from an in-phase signal and a quadrature signal. A feedback signal is subtracted from the phase signal to form a difference signal. An output signal is determined from the difference signal by a nonlinear transfer function. The output signal is evaluated with an evaluation circuit. A first signal and a second signal are added to form a summation signal. The first signal is produced by multiplication of the output signal or the difference signal by a first proportionality factor. The second signal is produced by multiplication of the output signal or the first signal or the difference signal by a second proportionality factor, followed by integration, and the feedback signal is produced by integration of the summation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Ulrich Grosskinsky
  • Publication number: 20080293369
    Abstract: A signal processing device and signal processing method is provided that includes a detection unit for detecting a signal strength of a signal, whereby the detection unit is configured to output a detection value that represents the signal strength of the signal; a settable digital filter connected upstream of the detection unit, whereby filter coefficients for setting a transfer characteristic of the filter are assigned to an amplification or attenuation of the signal by the filter; a digital multiplication unit, which is connected upstream of the detection unit for amplification or attenuation of the signal, whereby the multiplication unit is configured to compensate partially for the amplification or attenuation of the filter, whereby the compensation is encumbered with a residual error; and a correction unit to apply to the detection value a correction value at least partially compensating for the residual error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: ATMEL GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Robert DVORSZKY, Ulrich GROSSKINSKY, Lourans SAMID, Marco Schwarzmueller
  • Publication number: 20080284635
    Abstract: A transducer device for converting an analog DC voltage signal into a digital signal is provided, with an oscillator device for outputting a first oscillator signal and a second oscillator signal, whereby the oscillator device is formed to generate the first oscillator signal and the second oscillator signal phase-locked to one another and with the substantially same frequency from a reference signal, with an analog frequency converter connected to the oscillator device for transforming the analog DC voltage signal by the first oscillator signal in a first spectral range with a first center frequency to obtain a transformed signal, with an analog-to-digital converter for converting the transformed signal into a transformed digital signal; and with a digital frequency converter connected to the oscillator device for transforming the transformed digital signal by means of the second oscillator signal in a second spectral range with a second center frequency to obtain the digital signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Werner Blatz, Robert Dvorszky, Ulrich Grosskinsky, Lourans Samid, Marco Schwarzmueller