Paul J Howard

US Patent:

7818468, Oct 19, 2010

Filed:

Jun 29, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/164070

Inventors:

Elizabeth Anne Richard - Plano TX, US
Sumit Rupri Das - Richardson TX, US
Paul Timothy Howard - Richardson TX, US
Scott Adam Morrison - Richardson TX, US
Pradipkuma A. Thaker - Hilliard OH, US
Roy David Wojciechowski - Round Rock TX, US

Assignee:

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

International Classification:

G06F 3/00

US Classification:

710 10, 710306, 710105

Abstract:

In one aspect, an integrated circuit device including a first-level module configurable to receive and transmit control information, said first level module including a first sub-level module, a second sub-level module operably coupleable to the first sub-level module, and a third sub-level module operably coupleable to the second module; and a second-level module operably coupleable to the first-level module is disclosed.

US Patent:

20050125590, Jun 9, 2005

Filed:

Dec 9, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/731743

Inventors:

Stephen Li - Plano TX, US
Brian Deng - Richardson TX, US
Paul Howard - Richardson TX, US
Dave Kimble - Carrollton TX, US

International Classification:

G06F013/00

US Classification:

710317000

Abstract:

A PCI Express switch utilizes a central crossbar memory for all ports of the switch. The crossbar memory retains the packet that is to be sent out and only the head pointer for the packet is transmitted to the transmission port. The crossbar memory can also be used as the replay memory for the switch. A circuit for choosing the head pointer at a port for the packet to be sent out, is also disclosed.

US Patent:

20140003731, Jan 2, 2014

Filed:

Jun 24, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/925272

Inventors:

PAUL GLOR HOWARD - Plympton MA, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

G06T 9/00

US Classification:

382233

Abstract:

An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method of using pattern vectors for image coding and decoding. The method comprises converting a block of image data into a set of transform coefficients, quantizing the transform coefficients such that a number of the coefficients become zero, constructing a single entity or bit vector indicating which coefficients are non-zero, coding the single entity or bit vector as an integer using an adaptive, semi-adaptive or non-adaptive arithmetic coder, coding the values of the coefficients in any fixed order, using an adaptive, semi-adaptive or non-adaptive arithmetic coder, or some other coder, and coding all coefficients except the zero coefficients. The system and method of decoding data relate to the corresponding hardware and process steps performed by the decoder when decoding a bitstream coded as described herein.