Patents by Inventor Vittoria Mignone

Vittoria Mignone 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: 10651924
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system, a receiver and a method for satellite signal transmission, wherein the method includes the steps of grouping the signals into a data stream, splitting the data stream into at least a first and one or more second packets, transmitting the first packet via a first transmission channel (Ch #1), transmitting the one or more second packets via one or more second transmission channels (Ch #2), wherein the one or more second transmission channels (Ch #2) are distinct from the first transmission channel (Ch #1) and from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: RAI RADIOTELEVISIONE ITALIANA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Vittoria Mignone, Bruno Sacco, Alberto Morello
  • Patent number: 10237630
    Abstract: A transmission system, a receiver and a method for satellite signal transmission, wherein the satellite signals includes respective data streams consisting of a sequence of data packets. The method incudes: subdividing the data packets of the data stream, through a splitter, into a first and at least one second data pseudo-streams; modulating the first and at least one second data pseudo-streams through a first and at least one second modulators, respectively; transmitting the modulated data pseudo-streams through respective transmission channels (Ch#1 . . . Ch#N), wherein, in order to generate the data pseudo-streams, the splitter will: select each data packet of the data stream; interrogate the modulators in a sequential manner in order to identify that modulator which, among the modulators, is available to accept the data packet, and send the latter to it; send a null data packet to the remaining modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Morello, Vittoria Mignone, Bruno Sacco
  • Publication number: 20180132013
    Abstract: A transmission system, a receiver and a method for satellite signal transmission, wherein the satellite signals includes respective data streams consisting of a sequence of data packets. The method incudes: subdividing the data packets of the data stream, through a splitter, into a first and at least one second data pseudo-streams; modulating the first and at least one second data pseudo-streams through a first and at least one second modulators, respectively; transmitting the modulated data pseudo-streams through respective transmission channels (Ch#1 . . . Ch#N), wherein, in order to generate the data pseudo-streams, the splitter will: select each data packet of the data stream; interrogate the modulators in a sequential manner in order to identify that modulator which, among the modulators, is available to accept the data packet, and send the latter to it; send a null data packet to the remaining modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Alberto Morello, Vittoria Mignone, Bruno Sacco
  • Patent number: 9883256
    Abstract: A transmission system, a receiver and a method for satellite signal transmission, wherein the satellite signals includes respective data streams consisting of a sequence of data packets. The method includes: subdividing the data packets of the data stream, through a splitter, into a first and at least one second data pseudo-streams; modulating the first and at least one second data pseudo-streams through a first and at least one second modulators, respectively; transmitting the modulated data pseudo-streams through respective transmission channels (Ch#1 . . . Ch#N), wherein, in order to generate the data pseudo-streams, the splitter will: select each data packet of the data stream; interrogate the modulators in a sequential manner in order to identify that modulator which, among the modulators, is available to accept the data packet, and send the latter to it; send a null data packet to the remaining modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana S.P.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Morello, Vittoria Mignone, Bruno Sacco
  • Publication number: 20160212505
    Abstract: A transmission system, a receiver and a method for satellite signal transmission, wherein the satellite signals includes respective data streams consisting of a sequence of data packets. The method includes: subdividing the data packets of the data stream, through a splitter, into a first and at least one second data pseudo-streams; modulating the first and at least one second data pseudo-streams through a first and at least one second modulators, respectively; transmitting the modulated data pseudo-streams through respective transmission channels (Ch#1 . . . Ch#N), wherein, in order to generate the data pseudo-streams, the splitter will: select each data packet of the data stream; interrogate the modulators in a sequential manner in order to identify that modulator which, among the modulators, is available to accept the data packet, and send the latter to it; send a null data packet to the remaining modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana S.p.A
    Inventors: Alberto Morello, Vittoria Mignone, Bruno Sacco
  • Publication number: 20160182141
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system, a receiver and a method for satellite signal transmission, wherein the method includes the steps of grouping the signals into a data stream, splitting the data stream into at least a first and one or more second packets, transmitting the first packet via a first transmission channel (Ch #1), transmitting the one or more second packets via one or more second transmission channels (Ch #2), wherein the one or more second transmission channels (Ch #2) are distinct from the first transmission channel (Ch #1) and from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Vittoria Mignone, Bruno Sacco, Alberto Morello
  • Patent number: 9246517
    Abstract: Methods for digital signal processing and transmission/reception systems utilizing the methods based on the use of LDPC codes, for example the LDPC code with a 3/5 code rate, in combination with a QAM modulation, for example the 16 QAM or 64 QAM or 256 QAM modulation. In transmission, a bit permutation (Demux) is carried out prior to the QAM constellation mapping function, and in reception, the bit permutation is carried out after the QAM constellation demapping function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: RAI RADIOTELEVISIONE ITALIANA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Vitale, Vittoria Mignone
  • Patent number: 9240809
    Abstract: Methods for digital signal processing and transmission/reception systems utilizing the methods based on the use of LDPC codes, for example the LDPC code with a 3/5 code rate, in combination with a QAM modulation, for example the 16 QAM or 64 QAM or 256 QAM modulation. In transmission, a bit permutation (Demux) is carried out prior to the QAM constellation mapping function, and in reception, the bit permutation is carried out after the QAM constellation demapping function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: RAI RADIOTELEVISIONE ITALIANA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Vitale, Vittoria Mignone
  • Publication number: 20140250350
    Abstract: Methods for digital signal processing and transmission/reception systems utilizing the methods based on the use of LDPC codes, for example the LDPC code with a 3/5 code rate, in combination with a QAM modulation, for example the 16 QAM or 64 QAM or 256 QAM modulation. In transmission, a bit permutation (Demux) is carried out prior to the QAM constellation mapping function, and in reception, the bit permutation is carried out after the QAM constellation demapping function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: RAI RADIOTELEVISIONE ITALIANA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Vitale, Vittoria Mignone
  • Publication number: 20140250351
    Abstract: Methods for digital signal processing and transmission/reception systems utilizing the methods based on the use of LDPC codes, for example the LDPC code with a 3/5 code rate, in combination with a QAM modulation, for example the 16 QAM or 64 QAM or 256 QAM modulation. In transmission, a bit permutation (Demux) is carried out prior to the QAM constellation mapping function, and in reception, the bit permutation is carried out after the QAM constellation demapping function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: RAI RADIOTELEVISIONE ITALIANA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Vitale, Vittoria Mignone
  • Patent number: 8718186
    Abstract: Methods for digital signal processing and transmission/reception systems utilizing the methods based on the use of LDPC codes, for example a LDPC code with a 3/5 code rate, in combination with a QAM modulation, for example the 16QAM or 64QAM or 256QAM modulation. In transmission, a bit permutation (Demux) is carried out prior to the QAM constellation mapping function, and in reception, the bit permutation is carried out after the QAM constellation demapping function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Vitale, Vittoria Mignone
  • Patent number: 8385445
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for processing digital signals and to a transmission/reception system implementing said method; the present invention is based on the use of LDPC codes, in particular the LDPC code of the DVB-S2 standard, in combination with a QAM modulation, in particular the 1024QAM and 4096QAM modulations; in transmission, a bit permutation (Demux) is carried out prior to the QAM constellation mapping function; in reception, the bit permutation is carried out after the QAM constellation demapping function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: RAI Radiotelevisione Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Vitale, Vittoria Mignone
  • Publication number: 20110122960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for processing digital signals and to a transmission/reception system implementing said method; the present invention is based on the use of LDPC codes, in particular the LDPC code of the DVB-S2 standard, in combination with a QAM modulation, in particular the 1024QAM and 4096QAM modulations; in transmission, a bit permutation (Demux) is carried out prior to the QAM constellation mapping function; in reception, the bit permutation is carried out after the QAM constellation demapping function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: RAI RADIOTELEVISIONE ITALIANA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Vitale, Vittoria Mignone
  • Publication number: 20110103502
    Abstract: Methods for digital signal processing and transmission/reception systems utilizing the methods based on the use of LDPC codes, for example a LDPC code with a 3/5 code rate, in combination with a QAM modulation, for example the 16QAM or 64QAM or 256QAM modulation. In transmission, a bit permutation (Demux) is carried out prior to the QAM constellation mapping function, and in reception, the bit permutation is carried out after the QAM constellation demapping function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Vitale, Vittoria Mignone