Patents by Inventor Wouter Aerts

Wouter Aerts 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: 8553612
    Abstract: Wireless transceiver apparatus for operating in a part of the RF spectrum which is shared with a co-located second wireless transceiver apparatus. The first wireless transceiver apparatus includes, a wireless transceiver unit; an arbitration interface for interfacing with an arbitration entity which arbitrates access to the shared part of the RF spectrum between the first wireless transceiver apparatus and the second wireless transceiver apparatus; wherein the arbitration interface is adapted to signal time periods when the wireless transceiver unit is operational, or requests to be operational; and wherein the arbitration interface is adapted to signal data about and commands to the arbitration entity during other time periods. An enhanced arbitration entity is adapted to automatically detect and switch between two modes of interference reduction, e.g. a first interference reduction means such as AFR, a second interference reduction means such as PTA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: ST-Ericsson SA
    Inventors: Rudolph Alexandre, Wouter Aerts, Martin Ryder, Viktor Belokonskiy
  • Publication number: 20090116437
    Abstract: Wireless transceiver apparatus for operating in a part of the RF spectrum which is shared with a co-located second wireless transceiver apparatus. The first wireless transceiver apparatus includes, a wireless transceiver unit; an arbitration interface for interfacing with an arbitration entity which arbitrates access to the shared part of the RF spectrum between the first wireless transceiver apparatus and the second wireless transceiver apparatus; wherein the arbitration interface is adapted to signal time periods when the wireless transceiver unit is operational, or requests to be operational; and wherein the arbitration interface is adapted to signal data about and commands to the first wireless transceiver apparatus during other time periods. An enhanced arbitration entity is adapted to automatically detect and switch between two modes or interference reduction, e.g. a first interference reduction means such as AFH, a second interference reduction means such as PTA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics Belgium NV
    Inventors: Rudolph Alexandre, Wouter Aerts, Martin Ryder, Viktor Belokonskiy
  • Patent number: 7482953
    Abstract: A signal resampler carries out a time domain interpolation of an input signal for compensating for frequency offset, such as found in an ADSL system. A sample selector interpolator carries out part of the interpolation and a second, e.g. polynomial interpolator carries out the rest of the interpolation. The time interval between samples being interpolated, can be effectively divided between a sample selector interpolator and a small second, e.g. polynomial interpolator. The complexity of the second, e.g. polynomial interpolator can be reduced or its accuracy increased if it is effectively interpolating over a much smaller time interval. The sample selector interpolator can be an oversampling arrangement, and enable the order of the second, e.g. polynomial interpolator to be reduced. Selected ones of the oversampled samples are fed to the second, e.g. polynomial interpolator to keep the operating frequency lower. A chain of upsamplers can be used to generate the oversampled samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Belgium NV
    Inventors: Wouter Aerts, Roland Hug
  • Publication number: 20070182604
    Abstract: A signal resampler carries out a time domain interpolation of an input signal for compensating for frequency offset, such as found in an ADSL system. A sample selector interpolator carries out part of the interpolation and a second, e.g. polynomial interpolator carries out the rest of the interpolation. The time interval between samples being interpolated, can be effectively divided between a sample selector interpolator and a small second, e.g. polynomial interpolator. The complexity of the second, e.g. polynomial interpolator can be reduced or its accuracy increased if it is effectively interpolating over a much smaller time interval. The sample selector interpolator can be an oversampling arrangement, and enable the order of the second, e.g. polynomial interpolator to be reduced. Selected ones of the oversampled samples are fed to the second, e.g. polynomial interpolator to keep the operating frequency lower. A chain of upsamplers can be used to generate the oversampled samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics N.V.
    Inventors: Wouter Aerts, Roland Hug