Patents by Inventor William Knox Ladd

William Knox Ladd 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).

  • Publication number: 20240116537
    Abstract: A system and corresponding method for autonomous driving of a vehicle are provided. The system comprises at least one neural network (NN) that generates at least one output for controlling the autonomous driving. The system further comprises a main data path that routes bulk sensor data to the at least one NN and a low-latency data path with reduced latency relative to the main data path. The low-latency data path routes limited sensor data to the at least one NN which, in turn, employs the limited sensor data to improve performance of the at least one NN's processing of the bulk sensor data for generating the at least one output. Improving performance of the at least one NN's processing of the bulk sensor data enables the system to, for example, identify a safety hazard sooner, enabling the autonomous driving to divert the vehicle and avoid contact with the safety hazard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventor: William Knox Ladd
  • Publication number: 20230078599
    Abstract: A system and corresponding method for autonomous driving of a vehicle are provided. The system comprises at least one neural network (NN) that generates at least one output for controlling the autonomous driving. The system further comprises a main data path that routes bulk sensor data to the at least one NN and a low-latency data path with reduced latency relative to the main data path. The low-latency data path routes limited sensor data to the at least one NN which, in turn, employs the limited sensor data to improve performance of the at least one NN's processing of the bulk sensor data for generating the at least one output. Improving performance of the at least one NN's processing of the bulk sensor data enables the system to, for example, identify a safety hazard sooner, enabling the autonomous driving to divert the vehicle and avoid contact with the safety hazard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: William Knox Ladd
  • Patent number: 11511770
    Abstract: A system and corresponding method for autonomous driving of a vehicle are provided. The system comprises at least one neural network (NN) that generates at least one output for controlling the autonomous driving. The system further comprises a main data path that routes bulk sensor data to the at least one NN and a low-latency data path with reduced latency relative to the main data path. The low-latency data path routes limited sensor data to the at least one NN which, in turn, employs the limited sensor data to improve performance of the at least one NN's processing of the bulk sensor data for generating the at least one output. Improving performance of the at least one NN's processing of the bulk sensor data enables the system to, for example, identify a safety hazard sooner, enabling the autonomous driving to divert the vehicle and avoid contact with the safety hazard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.
    Inventor: William Knox Ladd
  • Publication number: 20220214977
    Abstract: A system and corresponding method alter memory accesses using machine learning. The system comprises a system controller coupled to a processing system that is coupled to a memory system. The system further comprises a learning system coupled to the system controller. The learning system identifies, via a machine learning process, variations on a manner for altering memory access of the memory system to meet at least one goal. The system controller applies the variations identified to the processing system. The machine learning process employs at least one monitored parameter to converge on a given variation of the variations identified and applied. The at least one monitored parameter is affected by the memory access. The given variation enables the at least one goal to be met, improving the processing system, such as by increasing throughput, reducing latency, reducing power consumption, reducing temperature, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventor: William Knox Ladd
  • Publication number: 20220156548
    Abstract: A system and corresponding method improve a processing system. The system comprises a first learning system coupled to a system controller. The first learning system identifies variations for altering processing of a processing system to meet at least one goal. The system controller applies the variations identified to the processing system. The system further comprises a second learning system coupled to the system controller. The second learning system determines respective effects of the variations identified and applied. The first learning system converges on a given variation of the variations based on the respective effects determined. The given variation enables the at least one goal to be met, improving the processing system, such as by increasing throughput, reducing latency, reducing power consumption, reducing temperature, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: William Knox Ladd
  • Publication number: 20220119002
    Abstract: A system and corresponding method for autonomous driving of a vehicle are provided. The system comprises at least one neural network (NN) that generates at least one output for controlling the autonomous driving. The system further comprises a main data path that routes bulk sensor data to the at least one NN and a low-latency data path with reduced latency relative to the main data path. The low-latency data path routes limited sensor data to the at least one NN which, in turn, employs the limited sensor data to improve performance of the at least one NN's processing of the bulk sensor data for generating the at least one output. Improving performance of the at least one NN's processing of the bulk sensor data enables the system to, for example, identify a safety hazard sooner, enabling the autonomous driving to divert the vehicle and avoid contact with the safety hazard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventor: William Knox Ladd
  • Patent number: 9965435
    Abstract: Aspects disclosed in the detailed description include communicating low-speed and high-speed parallel bit streams over a high-speed serial bus. In one aspect, a data transmitting circuit converts a low-speed parallel bit stream into a high-speed parallel bit stream and then serializes the converted high-speed parallel bit stream based on a high-speed reference frequency. In another aspect, a data receiving circuit recovers the low-speed parallel bit stream from the high-speed parallel bit stream if the low-speed parallel bit stream is determined to exist in the high-speed parallel bit stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: William Knox Ladd, Kevin Wayne Spears, Mark Wesley Vilas, Zhi Zhu
  • Publication number: 20170139872
    Abstract: Aspects disclosed in the detailed description include communicating low-speed and high-speed parallel bit streams over a high-speed serial bus. In one aspect, a data transmitting circuit converts a low-speed parallel bit stream into a high-speed parallel bit stream and then serializes the converted high-speed parallel bit stream based on a high-speed reference frequency. In another aspect, a data receiving circuit recovers the low-speed parallel bit stream from the high-speed parallel bit stream if the low-speed parallel bit stream is determined to exist in the high-speed parallel bit stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: William Knox Ladd, Kevin Wayne Spears, Mark Wesley Vilas, Zhi Zhu
  • Patent number: 8970254
    Abstract: Methods and systems according to one or more embodiments are provided for frequency detection. In an embodiment, a frequency detector is provided that includes a capacitor that discharges or charges responsive to binary states of an input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Glenn Murphy, Jingcheng Zhuang, Xiaohua Kong, William Knox Ladd