Edward A Hall

US Patent:

6404309, Jun 11, 2002

Filed:

Jun 9, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/590910

Inventors:

Edward Allen Hall - Carmel IN
Tey Tiam Fatt - Singapore, SG
Pang Kim Suan - Singapore, SG

Assignee:

Thomson Licensing, S.A. - Boulogne

International Classification:

H05K 504

US Classification:

334 85, 361816, 361818

Abstract:

A shielded modular tuner is horizontally mounted onto a chassis printed circuit board and is provided, through an aperture in the shield, with lead connections from the edge of the tuner printed circuit board to the chassis printed circuit board, for power supply, control signals, outputting a processed signal, etc. The RF signal is coupled to the tuner via a conductive pin/lead extending from an RF signal conducting path on the chassis printed circuit board, passing through a second aperture in the shield, directly to the point on the tuner printed circuit board where the signal is to be inputted for tuner processing. In this way, the RF signal is injected directly into the tuner precisely where it is needed without being led along a longer and possibly meandering path from the edge of the tuner printed circuit board, and without a shielded coaxial cable and accompanying connectors.

US Patent:

6911947, Jun 28, 2005

Filed:

Sep 8, 2000

Appl. No.:

10/069332

Inventors:

Thomas Howard Bruce Cranor - Indianapolis IN, US
Edward Allen Hall - Fort Wayne IN, US

Assignee:

Thomson Licensing S.A. - Boulogne-Billancourt

International Classification:

H01Q009/26

US Classification:

343741, 343866

Abstract:

The disadvantages associated with the prior art are overcome by a method and apparatus for reducing multipath distortion in a television signal. Specifically, a plurality of antenna elements receive spatially unique replicas of a desired television signal. The spatially unique replicas are coupled to an adaptive combiner, which generates a spatially combined signal to be coupled to a television receiver. The adaptive combiner forms a weighted summation of the spatially unique replicas, which effectively places spatial nulls in the direction of the multipath interference. The weighting information is provided by an adaptive controller that uses intelligence from a multipath processor located within the apparatus. The intelligence may take the form of a figure of merit derived from the combiner output, or from processing preformed on the input signals themselves.

US Patent:

7120034, Oct 10, 2006

Filed:

May 2, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/476480

Inventors:

Brian Jonathan Cromarty - Yardley PA, US
Lawrence Charles Coan - Indianapolis IN, US
Edward Allen Hall - Fort Wayne IN, US

Assignee:

Thomson Licensing - Boulogne-Billancourt

International Classification:

H05K 9/00

US Classification:

361818, 361780

Abstract:

A method for reducing electromagnetic radiation between devices in electrical communication, including processing signals within a first device in a manner tending to reduce EMR, and electromagnetically isolating the processed signals prior to communicating the signals to a subsequent device.

US Patent:

7428403, Sep 23, 2008

Filed:

Dec 21, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/029645

Inventors:

Kumar Ramaswamy - Plainsboro NJ, US
Edward Allen Hall - Carmel IN, US

Assignee:

Thomson Licensing - Boulogne Billancourt

International Classification:

H04H 1/00

US Classification:

455 301, 455 302, 455 305, 455 306, 455 121, 455 131, 455416

Abstract:

An apparatus includes a first signal receiving module, a second signal receiving module, and a signal transmitting module. The first signal receiving module is coupled between a first signal point and a third signal point for receiving a first RF signal from the first signal point. The first signal receiving module down-converts the first RF signal for providing a first down-converted signal at the third signal point. The second signal receiving module is coupled between a second signal point and the third signal point for receiving a second RF signal. The second signal receiving module down-converts said second RF signal for providing a second down-converted signal at the third signal point. The signal transmitting module is coupled between the first and second signal points and the third signal point for receiving a third RF signal from the third signal point. The signal transmitting module up-converts the third RF signal for selectively providing an up-converted signal at one of the first and second signal points in response to a selection signal.

US Patent:

7865165, Jan 4, 2011

Filed:

Dec 20, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/961204

Inventors:

Parker Allen Robinson - Dunedln FL, US
Michael Anthony Wyatt - Clearwater FL, US
Perry Kevin Falk - Fort Wayne IN, US
Edward Allen Hall - Fort Wayne IN, US

Assignee:

ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H04B 1/28

US Classification:

455333, 455140, 257679

Abstract:

Methods of forming scalable systems and scalable systems on an integrated circuit (SoC) are provided. First and second radio frequency (RF) systems are disposed on first and second substrates, respectively. A first processor that is configured to process the first RF system is disposed on a substrate separate from the first substrate and a second processor that is configured to process the second RF system is disposed on a substrate separate from the second substrate. The first processor and the first RF system are stacked one on top of the other to configure a first RFSoC and the second processor and the second RF system are stacked one on top of the other to configure a second RFSoC. The first and second RFSoCs are disposed either in a horizontal plane, laterally spaced from each other, or in vertically stacked planes, one above the other.

US Patent:

20040051815, Mar 18, 2004

Filed:

Dec 4, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/297312

Inventors:

Edward Hall - Fort Wayne IN, US
Eugene O'Donnell - Fishers IN, US
Edward Maexner - Indianapolis IN, US

International Classification:

H04N005/50

US Classification:

348/731000, 348/714000

Abstract:

A television receiver comprising a tuner, a microprocessor, a communications bus and a rewritable memory, e.g., an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM). The memory is programmed to contain the tuner parameters for a tuner. The memory can be programmed to be matched with a tuner such that, on the manufacturing floor, the tuner from each manufacture is supplied with a matched memory for the television chassis that the tuner and memory are going to be placed within. The tuner parameters are recalled by the microprocessor and used to facilitate tuning of the tuner in a conventional manner.

US Patent:

20050162570, Jul 28, 2005

Filed:

Apr 25, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/512675

Inventors:

Edward Hall - Noblesville IN, US
Gary Grubbs - Indianapolis IN, US
Michael Pugel - Noblesville IN, US
Max Muterspaugh - Indianapolis IN, US

International Classification:

H04N005/50

US Classification:

348735000, 348731000

Abstract:

A system, apparatus and/or method provides frequency response adjustment of an RF input filter of an RF tuner based on impedance of an antenna system that is providing reception of RF signals to the RF tuner. The frequency response adjustment is preferably accomplished dynamically and/or with respect to each frequency tuned. Particularly, the system, method and/or apparatus provides compensation at the RF tuner level for mistuning effects produced on the RF tuner by antenna system impedance presented at the antenna input that is other than a designed for impedance. Frequency response of an RF input filter for the RF tuner is electronically adjustable with an independent or semi-independent control voltage signal based on one or more measured parameters of a tuning frequency. Frequency response adjustment may include adjustment of a center frequency of the RF input filter bandpass frequency range and/or altering the bandpass frequency range of the RF input filter. The subject invention expands the capability of an RF signal receiver, particularly one using at least one electronically adjustable RF filter at the input of an electronic alignment type tuner.

US Patent:

20110103495, May 5, 2011

Filed:

Nov 4, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/612058

Inventors:

EDWARD ALLEN HALL - Fort Wayne IN, US

Assignee:

ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H04K 1/10
H04B 7/00

US Classification:

375260, 455500

Abstract:

A communications network includes two base stations and a mobile station. The mobile station has at least one transceiver, and at least one splitter/combiner module, where each module is coupled to the at least one transceiver. At least two antennas are included, with each antenna coupled to the at least one splitter/combiner module. A controller selects at least one of the transceivers for communication with the two antennas, where one antenna is configured to communicate with one base station and the other antenna is configured to communicate with the other base station. Each transceiver includes a transmitter, a receiver and a switch. The switch selectively connects the transmitter or the receiver to a respective splitter/combiner module.