Patents by Inventor William Lo

William Lo 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: 20240086823
    Abstract: A system includes a transport container, a delivery management server, and a delivery vehicle. The transport container includes a secure space for holding an item. The delivery management server includes a delivery platform communication interface, a condition detection interface, a rules engine, and a transmission system. The delivery platform communication interface is configured to receive a delivery order for the transport container that includes instructions to defer a delivery operation until a specified condition is satisfied. The rules engine is configured to, responsive to determining that the specified condition is satisfied, generate a command to execute the delivery operation. The transmission system is for transmitting the command to a delivery vehicle. The delivery vehicle includes a vehicle communication interface and an electromechanical interface. The vehicle communication interface is configured to receive the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Lo, Roy William Stedman, David Brian Ruth
  • Patent number: 11920768
    Abstract: A mount system comprising a mount receiver, a light, and a mount attachment. The light includes a body, a head pivotably coupled relative to the body by a hinge, and a light emitting element mounted on the head. The mount attachment is configured to engage both the mount receiver and the light to secure the light to the mount receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GP
    Inventors: Brianna E. Williams, Lawrence Fung Pok Lo, Chun Kit Cheung
  • Patent number: 11855817
    Abstract: A first physical layer device includes a first transmitter and a first receiver. The first transmitter transmits first data to a second physical layer device over a medium at a first line rate during a first transmit period. The first receiver is configured to not receive data during the first transmit period and an echo reflection period occurring after the first transmit period. The echo reflection period is based on a length of the medium between the first physical layer device and the second physical layer device. The first receiver is configured to, after the echo reflection period, receive second data from the second physical layer device over the medium at a second line rate that is less than the first line rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Axonne, Inc.
    Inventor: William Lo
  • Patent number: 11671142
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure utilizes the natural properties of RFI noise on a wireline link. Since differential RFI noise in the system has some correlation with the common mode noise on the cable, a replica of RFI noise can be regenerated by an adaptive filter based on information about the common mode noise. The replica RFI is subtracted from the equalizer output prior to the data decision circuitry or slicer. In this method, the system does not require expensive cable, nor does the equalizer suffer additional loss due to an RFI notch filter. Since RFI can be detected and mitigated, this information can also be coupled to safety systems to increase functional safety under high EMI conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Axonne Inc.
    Inventors: William Lo, Hiroshi Takatori, Kenneth Thet Zin Oo
  • Patent number: 11632340
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a method for providing a compatible backplane operation mechanism for 2.5-gigabit Ethernet. A first input of data including a first sequence-ordered set in compliance with a first interface protocol is received from a medium access control (MAC) layer. The first input of data is encoded into four outputs of encoded data including a second sequence-ordered set in compliance with a second interface protocol. The first sequence-ordered set in a first form of a sequence code followed by three bytes of data is mapped to the second sequence-ordered set in a second form of consecutive units of the sequence code followed by an encoded data byte. The four parallel outputs of encoded data are serialized into a serial output. The serial output to a linking partner is transmitted on a physical layer of an Ethernet link at a speed specified in the second interface protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.
    Inventor: William Lo
  • Publication number: 20230047951
    Abstract: A first physical layer device includes a first transmitter and a first receiver. The first transmitter transmits first data to a second physical layer device over a medium at a first line rate during a first transmit period. The first receiver is configured to not receive data during the first transmit period and an echo reflection period occurring after the first transmit period. The echo reflection period is based on a length of the medium between the first physical layer device and the second physical layer device. The first receiver is configured to, after the echo reflection period, receive second data from the second physical layer device over the medium at a second line rate that is less than the first line rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventor: William LO
  • Patent number: 11582084
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide a method for operation, administration and maintenance (OAM) of data message transmission. The method comprises reading a transmit register of a transmitter associate with a first management entity to determine a transmit status of the transmit register. The method further comprises loading a data message into the transmit register when the transmit status of the transmit register indicates availability. The method further comprises embedding the data message as an out-of-band message with physical code sublayer modulation, and transmitting the out-of-band message on the physical code sublayer to a receiver associated with a second management entity. A transmit state machine of the transmitter and a receive state machine of the receiver establish a handshake to allow the out-of-band message to be passed asynchronously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.
    Inventor: William Lo
  • Patent number: 11522739
    Abstract: A first physical layer device includes a first transmitter and a first receiver. The first transmitter transmits first data to a second physical layer device over a medium at a first line rate during a first transmit period. The first receiver is configured to not receive data during the first transmit period and an echo reflection period occurring after the first transmit period. The echo reflection period is based on a length of the medium between the first physical layer device and the second physical layer device. The first receiver is configured to, after the echo reflection period, receive second data from the second physical layer device over the medium at a second line rate that is less than the first line rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Axonne, Inc.
    Inventor: William Lo
  • Patent number: 11424776
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure utilizes the natural properties of RFI noise on a wireline link. Since differential RFI noise in the system has some correlation with the common mode noise on the cable, a replica of RFI noise can be regenerated by an adaptive filter based on information about the common mode noise. The replica RFI is subtracted from the equalizer output prior to the data decision circuitry or slicer. In this method, the system does not require expensive cable, nor does the equalizer suffer additional loss due to an RFI notch filter. Since RFI can be detected and mitigated, this information can also be coupled to safety systems to increase functional safety under high EMI conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Axonne Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Thet Zin Oo, Hiroshi Takatori, William Lo
  • Publication number: 20220231726
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure utilizes the natural properties of RFI noise on a wireline link. Since differential RFI noise in the system has some correlation with the common mode noise on the cable, a replica of RFI noise can be regenerated by an adaptive filter based on information about the common mode noise. The replica RFI is subtracted from the equalizer output prior to the data decision circuitry or slicer. In this method, the system does not require expensive cable, nor does the equalizer suffer additional loss due to an RFI notch filter. Since RFI can be detected and mitigated, this information can also be coupled to safety systems to increase functional safety under high EMI conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: William Lo, Hiroshi Takatori, Kenneth Thet Zin Oo
  • Publication number: 20220231715
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure utilizes the natural properties of RFI noise on a wireline link. Since differential RFI noise in the system has some correlation with the common mode noise on the cable, a replica of RFI noise can be regenerated by an adaptive filter based on information about the common mode noise. The replica RFI is subtracted from the equalizer output prior to the data decision circuitry or slicer. In this method, the system does not require expensive cable, nor does the equalizer suffer additional loss due to an RFI notch filter. Since RFI can be detected and mitigated, this information can also be coupled to safety systems to increase functional safety under high EMI conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Kenneth Thet Zin Oo, Hiroshi Takatori, William Lo
  • Patent number: 11388111
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a method for providing a compatible backplane operation mechanism for 2.5-gigabit Ethernet. A first input of data including a first sequence-ordered set in compliance with a first interface protocol is received from a medium access control (MAC) layer. The first input of data is encoded into four outputs of encoded data including a second sequence-ordered set in compliance with a second interface protocol. The first sequence-ordered set in a first form of a sequence code followed by three bytes of data is mapped to the second sequence-ordered set in a second form of consecutive units of the sequence code followed by an encoded data byte. The four parallel outputs of encoded data are serialized into a serial output. The serial output to a linking partner is transmitted on a physical layer of an Ethernet link at a speed specified in the second interface protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.
    Inventor: William Lo
  • Patent number: 11283467
    Abstract: A network interface groups and encodes a plurality of bits into a plurality of bit blocks such that a number of bits within the fixed-length frame are available for use as parity bits in a fixed-length frame. The network interface device aggregates a first set of bit blocks and a second set of bit blocks into an aggregated bit block, and encodes a portion of the aggregated bit block using a first encoder to generate a first set of encoded bits according to a first error correction encoding scheme. The network interface device encodes a remaining portion of the aggregated bit block using a second encoder to generate a second set of encoded bits according to a second error correction encoding scheme. A number of parity bits generated by the first and second encoders does not exceed the number of bits in the fixed-length frame made available for use as parity bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
    Inventor: William Lo
  • Patent number: 11165718
    Abstract: A physical layer device for transmitting and receiving Ethernet data includes a transmit path including a first transmitter configured to operate at a first speed, communicate with a first medium access controller (MAC), and transmit first Ethernet data from the MAC on a cable. A receive path includes a first receiver configured to operate at a second speed that is different than the first speed, communicate with the first MAC, and receive second Ethernet data from the cable and output the second Ethernet data to the first MAC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Axonne, Inc.
    Inventor: William Lo
  • Publication number: 20210336822
    Abstract: A first physical layer device includes a first transmitter and a first receiver. The first transmitter transmits first data to a second physical layer device over a medium at a first line rate during a first transmit period. The first receiver is configured to not receive data during the first transmit period and an echo reflection period occurring after the first transmit period. The echo reflection period is based on a length of the medium between the first physical layer device and the second physical layer device. The first receiver is configured to, after the echo reflection period, receive second data from the second physical layer device over the medium at a second line rate that is less than the first line rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: William LO
  • Patent number: 11070409
    Abstract: A first physical layer device includes a first transmitter and a first receiver. The first transmitter transmits first data to a second physical layer device over a medium at a first line rate during a first transmit period. The first receiver is configured to not receive data during the first transmit period and an echo reflection period occurring after the first transmit period. The echo reflection period is based on a length of the medium between the first physical layer device and the second physical layer device. The first receiver is configured to, after the echo reflection period, receive second data from the second physical layer device over the medium at a second line rate that is less than the first line rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Axonne, Inc.
    Inventor: William Lo
  • Patent number: 11005498
    Abstract: A network interface devices receives a plurality of bits, and encodes the plurality of bits into a plurality of bit blocks that includes a first set of bit blocks and a second set of bit blocks. The network interface device transcodes the first set of bit blocks to generate a third set of bit blocks, and aggregates the second set of bit blocks and the third set of bit blocks into an aggregated set of bit blocks. A first error correction encoder encodes a first portion of the bits in the aggregated set of bit blocks to generate a first set of encoded bits. A second error correction encoder encodes a second portion of the bits in the aggregated set of bit blocks to generate a second set of encoded bits. The network interface modulates the first set of encoded bits and the second set of encoded bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.
    Inventor: William Lo
  • Publication number: 20210105160
    Abstract: A first physical layer device includes a first transmitter and a first receiver. The first transmitter transmits first data to a second physical layer device over a medium at a first line rate during a first transmit period. The first receiver is configured to not receive data during the first transmit period and an echo reflection period occurring after the first transmit period. The echo reflection period is based on a length of the medium between the first physical layer device and the second physical layer device. The first receiver is configured to, after the echo reflection period, receive second data from the second physical layer device over the medium at a second line rate that is less than the first line rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventor: William LO
  • Patent number: 10958504
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide a method for operation, administration and maintenance (OAM) of data message transmission. The method comprises reading a transmit register of a transmitter associate with a first management entity to determine a transmit status of the transmit register. The method further comprises loading a data message into the transmit register when the transmit status of the transmit register indicates availability. The method further comprises embedding the data message as an out-of-band message with physical code sublayer modulation, and transmitting the out-of-band message on the physical code sublayer to a receiver associated with a second management entity. A transmit state machine of the transmitter and a receive state machine of the receiver establish a handshake to allow the out-of-band message to be passed asynchronously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.
    Inventor: William Lo
  • Patent number: 10735350
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a method for providing a compatible backplane operation mechanism for 2.5-gigabit Ethernet. A first input of data including a first sequence-ordered set in compliance with a first interface protocol is received from a medium access control (MAC) layer. The first input of data is encoded into four outputs of encoded data including a second sequence-ordered set in compliance with a second interface protocol. The first sequence-ordered set in a first form of a sequence code followed by three bytes of data is mapped to the second sequence-ordered set in a second form of consecutive units of the sequence code followed by an encoded data byte. The four parallel outputs of encoded data are serialized into a serial output. The serial output to a linking partner is transmitted on a physical layer of an Ethernet link at a speed specified in the second interface protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.
    Inventor: William Lo