Patrick J. Smith
28Patents
9h-index
56Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 23, 1996 → Sep 1, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6332008A | Synchronizer and method therefor and communications system incorporating same | Electricity | 43 | Expired |
| US6691216B2 | Shared program memory for use in multicore DSP devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US6789183B1 | Apparatus and method for activation of a digital signal processor in an idle mode for interprocessor transfer of signal groups in a digital signal processing unit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US8194573B1 | Directional access network control system and method | Electricity | 24 | Active |
| US5805584A | Multi-user acquisition procedure for point-to-multipoint synchronous CDMA systems | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US5867525A | Synchronizer and method therefor and communications system incorporating same | Electricity | 19 | Expired |
| US7814328B1 | Digital signatures for embedded code | Electricity | 10 | Active |
| US8060747B1 | Digital signatures for embedded code | Electricity | 10 | Active |
| US6701388B1 | Apparatus and method for the exchange of signal groups between a plurality of components in a digital signal processor having a direct memory access controller | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7054958B2 | Apparatus and method for responding to a interruption of a packet flow to a high level data link controller in a signal processing system | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US6892266B2 | Multicore DSP device having coupled subsystem memory buses for global DMA access | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US5903551A | Multi-user acquisition procedure for point-to-multipoint synchronous CDMA systems | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US8098924B2 | Method and apparatus for determining if an optical disk originated from a valid source | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US7028118B2 | Multi-channel buffered serial port debugging | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US7672475B2 | Method and apparatus for verifying a hologram and a credit card | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US7570646B2 | Apparatus and method for an interface unit for data transfer between a host processing unit and a multi-target digital signal processing unit in an asynchronous transfer mode | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US8667254B1 | Method and apparatus for processing data in an embedded system | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US6823402B2 | Apparatus and method for distribution of signals from a high level data link controller to multiple digital signal processor cores | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US6584514B1 | Apparatus and method for address modification in a direct memory access controller | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US7693336B2 | Method and apparatus for determining if an optical disk originated from a valid source | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US6862640B2 | Arbitration in local system for access to memory in a distant subsystem | Physics | 1 | Expired |
| US8204203B1 | Method of managing circuit switched and internet protocol telephone lines associated with a digital subscriber line service | Electricity | 1 | Expired |
| US7372986B2 | Method and apparatus for determining if an optical disk originated from a valid source | Physics | 1 | Expired |
| US6715058B1 | Apparatus and method for a sorting mode in a direct memory access controller of a digital signal processor | Physics | 1 | Expired |
| US9604405B2 | Pipe fusion data management system and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.