Ian Sherlock

2013028, Oct 31, 2013

Jun 25, 2013

13/925920

Leonardo W. Estevez - Rowlett TX, US
Ian Sherlock - Dallas TX, US

H04W 28/04

370329, 370338

A master electronic circuit () includes a storage () representing a wireless collision avoidance networking process () involving collision avoidance overhead and combined with a schedulable process () including a serial data transfer process and a scheduler, a wireless modem () operable to transmit and receive wireless signals for the networking process (), and a processor () coupled with the storage () and with the wireless modem () and operable to execute the scheduler to establish and transmit a schedule () for plural serial data transfers involving the processor () and distinct station identifications, and to execute the serial data transfers inside the wireless networking process and according to the schedule so as to avoid at least some of the collision avoidance overhead. Other electronic circuits, processes of making and using, and systems are disclosed.

2013020, Aug 8, 2013

Feb 2, 2012

13/364647

Leonardo William Estevez - Rowlett TX, US
Brijesh Mani Tripathi - Bangalore, IN
Sankar Prasad Debnath - Bangalore, IN
Ian James Sherlock - Dallas TX, US

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED - Dallas TX

G06F 15/16

709217

A networking device () includes user interface circuitry () operable for user input and display, a host processor () coupled with the user interface circuits (); a network modem () and a peripheral interface processor () coupled with the host processor () and operable to automatically execute content receptions and transmission through the network modem () at least sometimes independently of the user interface circuits () and the host processor (); and a local content storage () coupled with the peripheral interface processor () and wherein the peripheral interface processor () is operable with the modem () to transmit trigger signals representing controls to pull remote content from elsewhere and to subsequently receive such content via the modem () for the local content storage (). Other network circuits, devices, systems and processes and peripheral interface circuits, devices, systems and processes are also disclosed.

7016402, Mar 21, 2006

Jul 31, 2001

09/919429

Ian J. Sherlock - Dallas TX, US

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

H04B 1/38

375222

A DSL modem (). The DSL modem includes a connector () comprising a first pair of conductors (IP, IP) and a second pair of conductors (OP, OP). The DSL modem further includes both circuitry for transmitting according to a DSL protocol () and circuitry for receiving according to a DSL protocol (). Still further, the DSL modem includes switching circuitry () operable to selectively switch to a first position to couple the circuitry for transmitting and the circuitry for receiving to the first pair of conductors and to a second position to couple the circuitry for transmitting and the circuitry for receiving to the second pair of conductors. Lastly, the DSL modem includes circuitry ( CONTROL) for controlling the switching circuitry to switch to one of the first position and the second position and for then detecting whether DSL service exists along the pair of conductors to which the circuitry for transmitting and the circuitry for receiving is then coupled.

2010000, Jan 14, 2010

Jul 14, 2008

12/172377

Yossi Tsfati - Rishon Letzion, IL
Ian Sherlock - Dallas TX, US
Oren E. Eliezer - Plano TX, US

H04Q 7/24
H04B 7/00

370338, 455 412

A novel and useful system for providing high transmission power using a shared Bluetooth and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) front end module (FEM). A single power amplifier in the front end module is shared between the WLAN and Bluetooth radio cores, thus providing a high power transmission option (Bluetooth class 1) for the Bluetooth core. Interface circuitry in the FEM couple either the WLAN TX output or the Bluetooth TX output to the input of the power amplifier and couple the output of the power amplifier to the external antenna. In the receive direction, the interface circuitry steers the antenna input to the respective WLAN or Bluetooth receivers in accordance with one or more control signals. Alternatively, a switch in the WLAN/Bluetooth radio chip functions to switch the Bluetooth TX output to a conventional FEM, thereby allowing the FEM power amplifier to be shared between the WLAN and Bluetooth radio cores.

2005012, Jun 9, 2005

Dec 5, 2003

10/729093

Leonardo Estevez - Rowlett TX, US
William Bommersbach - Richardson TX, US
Ian Sherlock - Dallas TX, US

H04N007/173

725105000

An access point () equipped with a storage medium () and configured to buffer video streams () can efficiently manage the amount of bandwidth consumed by wireless video clients () accessing the same video at the same access point, thereby reducing the impact on service to coexistent wireless users () of that access point.

7039017, May 2, 2006

Dec 28, 2001

10/033006

Ian J. Sherlock - Dallas TX, US

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

H04J 1/16
H04Q 7/24

370252, 370338

A system and method is provided for monitoring interference in a wireless communication system. The system and method monitor error statistic data at one or more devices in a wireless communication system. The error statistic data can be utilized to determine the location of the interference. If any unusual error statistic data is present at the one or more of the devices, raw unprocessed data is provided from the devices experiencing unusual error activity. The raw unprocessed data can be utilized to characterize the interference. For example, the raw unprocessed data can be compared to one or more interference templates to determine an interference type. The raw unprocessed data can be compared between devices in the wireless communication system to determine the location of the interference with increased precision.

2002017, Nov 21, 2002

Jul 6, 2001

09/900394

Ian Sherlock - Dallas TX, US

G05B015/00

700/001000

A system and method for measuring die temperature of chips within an ATU-C modem and reporting the results to a central management entity such that, in the event of a thermal overload condition, an adaptive algorithm can change modem operation so a data connection can be maintained. The system and method may include integrating temperature detection sensors on each semiconductor device in an ATU-C modem chipset and the power supply module. The temperature sensors then report the die temperatures of each component in the chipset to the central management entity that can interact with the individual modem datapumps to manage power dissipation within the modem system.

8493992, Jul 23, 2013

Jan 27, 2011

13/014882

Assaf Sella - Rishpon, IL
Leonardo W. Estevez - Rowlett TX, US
Ian Sherlock - Dallas TX, US

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

H04W 24/10
H04W 88/08
H04W 72/00

370445, 370252, 370328, 370338, 4555521

A master electronic circuit () includes a storage () representing a wireless collision avoidance networking process () involving collision avoidance overhead and combined with a schedulable process () including a serial data transfer process and a scheduler, a wireless modem () operable to transmit and receive wireless signals for the networking process (), and a processor () coupled with the storage () and with the wireless modem () and operable to execute the scheduler to establish and transmit a schedule () for plural serial data transfers involving the processor () and distinct station identifications, and to execute the serial data transfers inside the wireless networking process and according to the schedule so as to avoid at least some of the collision avoidance overhead. Other electronic circuits, processes of making and using, and systems are disclosed.