Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100328538 | PARALLEL THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECURSIVE SEARCH (3DRS) MEANDERING ALGORITHM - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related motion estimation unit for performing motion estimation on video data comprising a plurality of frames. The method may begin by reading a current frame of the plurality of frames from a memory of a motion estimation unit. The method may then select a motion vector for each respective block of pixels in a current row of the current frame. The step of selecting the motion vector may include, for each respective block, selecting, by the motion estimation unit, a candidate vector for at least one block directly surrounding the respective block based on a determination of whether the directly surrounding block has been processed for the current frame, calculating, for each candidate vector, a difference value, and selecting, as the motion vector, the candidate vector with the lowest difference value. | 12-30-2010 |
20110004881 | LOOK-AHEAD TASK MANAGEMENT - A method comprising receiving tasks for execution on at least one processor, and processing at least one task within one processor. To decrease the turn-around time of task processing, a method comprises parallel to processing the at least one task, verifying readiness of at least one next task assuming the currently processed task is finished, preparing a readystructure for the at least one task verified as ready, and starting the at least one task verified as ready using the ready-structure after the currently processed task is finished. | 01-06-2011 |
20110044690 | SYSTEM OF DEVICES OF WHICH SOME INCLUDE AN INFARED REMOTE CONTROL INTERFACE - Infrared control signals are communicated between an infrared remote control unit ( | 02-24-2011 |
20110107345 | MULTIPROCESSOR CIRCUIT USING RUN-TIME TASK SCHEDULING - Tasks are executed in a multiprocessing system with a master processor core ( | 05-05-2011 |
20110291832 | PRESENCE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A presence detection system for detecting objects which move through an entrance of a space. The system is based on the idea to create a signature of a moving object which can be used to determine whether the object is a human being. | 12-01-2011 |
20120080529 | SMART CARD - The invention proposes a smart card which comprises a digital signal processing receiver that can automatically identify the type of a smart card reader based on the error vector magnitude of signals received from the reader. The digital signal processing receiver is able to reconfigure itself at runtime in order to optimally minimize its power consumption in dependence on the type of reader it is communicating with. Furthermore, the invention proposes a new preamble structure that comprises a basic part and an optional additional part. | 04-05-2012 |
20120269304 | Symbol Clock Recovery Circuit - A symbol clock recovery circuit is provided for a data communication system using coherent demodulation. The symbol clock recovery circuit comprises an analog-to-digital converter comprising a first input for receiving a coherent-detected baseband analog signal derived from a carrier signal, a second input for receiving an adapted symbol clock signal, and an output for outputting a digital signal comprising a frame having a preamble with at least two symbols. The symbol clock recovery circuit comprises further a phase shifting unit comprising a first input for receiving a symbol clock signal derived from the carrier signal, and a timing detector, comprising a first input for receiving the digital signal from the analog-to-digital converter and an output for providing a signal comprising information about an optimum sample phase to the phase shifting unit. | 10-25-2012 |
20140003484 | PRE-EQUALIZER FOR A DIGITALLY MODULATED RF SIGNAL AND METHOD | 01-02-2014 |
20140042957 | ENERGY STORAGE CELL FOR A MULTI-CELL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An energy storage cell for a multi-cell energy storage device is disclosed. The energy storage cell comprises a cell information storage device adapted to store cell information regarding the energy storage cell. | 02-13-2014 |
20140049290 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - There is disclosed an integrated circuit comprising a management unit for managing the occurrence of predetermined events in the integrated circuit. The management unit comprises: a processing unit adapted to determine the occurrence of a predetermined event in the integrated circuit; a data storage unit adapted to store information regarding the determined event occurrence; an output interface adapted to output a signal based on the stored information regarding the determined event occurrence; and an output generating unit adapted to analyse the stored information and to generate a signal to be output by the output interface based on results of the analysis. | 02-20-2014 |
20140082429 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF HEALTH OF AN ELECTRONIC DATA CARRIER - According to an aspect of the invention, a method for monitoring the state of health of an electronic data carrier is conceived, wherein a reader device operable to read data from said electronic data carrier determines the state of health of the electronic data carrier by reading a parameter value indicative of said state of health from the electronic data carrier. According to a further aspect of the invention, a system for monitoring the state of health of an electronic data carrier is provided, the system comprising a reader device operable to read data from said electronic data carrier, wherein said reader device is arranged to determine the state of health of the electronic data carrier by reading a parameter value indicative of said state of health from the electronic data carrier. | 03-20-2014 |
20140192931 | RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION - In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided that includes a first circuit configured and arranged to provide a modulated carrier signal in response to a signal provided from the antenna. The modulated carrier signal conveys data using peaks or amplitudes of the carrier signal. A second circuit is configured to rectify the modulated carrier signal and integrate the rectified signal in response to a first clock signal. A third circuit is coupled to an output of the second circuit and is configured to sample the integrated signal values and provide therefrom a sample-based approximation of the modulated carrier signal. | 07-10-2014 |
20140192934 | RECEIVER FILTER FOR DC-WANDER REMOVAL IN A CONTACTLESS SMARTCARD - Embodiments of a method for processing a baseband signal in a Direct Current (DC)-suppressed system, a system for processing a baseband signal in a DC-suppressed system, and a smart card are described. In one embodiment, a method for processing a baseband signal in a DC-suppressed system involves processing the baseband signal in the analog domain with a first high pass filter (HPF), converting the processed baseband signal to a digital signal, and processing the digital signal in the digital domain with a second HPF to provide a discrete-time differentiation of the baseband signal. Other embodiments are also described. | 07-10-2014 |
20140223220 | CLOCK SELECTION CIRCUIT AND METHOD - The invention provides a clock select circuit and method which uses feedback arrangements between latches in different branches, with each branch for coupling an associated clock signal to the circuit output. An override circuit is provided in one of the feedback arrangements for preventing a latching delay in that feedback arrangement. This enables rapid switching between clocks in both directions. | 08-07-2014 |
20140317433 | CLOCK CONTROL CIRCUIT AND METHOD - This invention provides a clock control circuit, which can be added to any pipeline-processor to solve timing problems arising from variations due to process outcome and environmental conditions. Critical instructions are detected (instructions that exercise critical paths) in conjunction with environmental sensing (such as process, temperature and voltage). This information is used to control cycle stealing. | 10-23-2014 |