@patent{Smaini2016,

title = {Devices and methods for power consumption control in powerline communications systems and apparatus},

author = {Lydi Smaini and Alexandre Rouxel},

year  = {2016},

date = {2016-08-02},

abstract = {The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to power line communications (PLC) systems and apparatus. In some implementations, a method includes determining information regarding a potential data rate to be used with a powerline communications (PLC) channel, reducing a bias current or voltage of an analog front end of a PLC transceiver based on the determined information to reduce power consumption of the analog front end of the PLC transceiver, and transmitting or receiving data over the PLC channel with the reduced bias current or voltage of the analog front end of the PLC transceiver.},

note = {Pre SFI},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {patent}

}

@patent{Rouxel2013,

title = {Method for processing a signal using an approximate map algorithm and corresponding uses},

author = {Alexandre Rouxel},

url = {https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/4f/c7/89/278cb7c94da4fd/US7512868.pdf},

year  = {2013},

date = {2013-03-31},

abstract = {The invention concerns a method for processing a signal using an approximate MAP (maximum a posteriori) algorithm for determining a likelihood ratio Λk X of a set of states X of a lattice at a time k, with each of said states being associated at least one intermediate variable belonging to a group comprising a so-called forward variable and a so-called backward variable, propagated by said MAP algorithm and recursively calculated respectively in a direct orientation and in an indirect orientation at said time k relative to said lattice. The invention is characterized in that said process comprises a step which consists in reducing the number of selected states by said MAP algorithm so as to calculate said likelihood ratio, and, for at least some unselected states, in assigning to said forward variable and/or said backward variable at least one specific value, to calculate an approximate likelihood ratio.},

note = {Pre SFI},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {patent}

}

@patent{Rouxel2012,

title = {Method for processing a signal using an approximate map algorithm},

author = {Alexandre Rouxel},

url = {https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/7f/24/bf/b18b52fd129a5a/US8223820.pdf},

year  = {2012},

date = {2012-07-17},

abstract = {A technique for receiving a data stream including a spreading sequence packet of information containing a data payload and, in addition to the data payload, packet overhead including at least periodic information and at least one unique section of known coded information that defines a unique position within the packet, includes performing a plurality of processing steps to detect the position of the unique section within the packet of information. The steps include detecting the periodicity of the periodic information in a first processing step; in a second processing step after periodicity in the received data stream has been determined, estimating the position of the unique section within the packet of information; and in a third processing step, correlating the information in the packet of information about the estimated position with the known coded information.},

note = {Pre SFI},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {patent}

}