公开(公告)号：WO2014001801A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-03

申请号：PCT/GB2013/051692

申请日：2013-06-26

Applicant: NORDIC SEMICONDUCTOR ASA ,  WILSON, Timothy James

Inventor： STAPLETON, Joel David

IPC: G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F9/547 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/44521 ,  G06F9/44557

Abstract: An integrated-circuit radio communication device (1) comprises a processor (7), memory (13), and radio communication logic (17). The memory (13) has a firmware module (23) stored at a firmware memory address, the firmware module (23) comprising instructions for controlling the radio communication logic (17) according to a predetermined radio protocol. The processor (7) is configured to receive supervisor call instructions, each having an associated supervisor call number, and to respond to a supervisor call instruction by (i) invoking a supervisor call handler in the firmware module (23), and (ii) making the supervisor call number available to the call handler. A software application (27) is loaded into the memory (13) of the device (1), and stored at a predetermined application memory address. It is arranged to invoke a radio communication function from the firmware module (23) by issuing a supervisor call instruction having an associated predetermined supervisor call number corresponding to the function to be invoked.

Abstract translation: 集成电路无线电通信设备（1）包括处理器（7），存储器（13）和无线电通信逻辑（17）。 存储器（13）具有存储在固件存储器地址的固件模块（23），固件模块（23）包括根据预定无线电协议控制无线电通信逻辑（17）的指令。 处理器（7）被配置为接收每个具有相关联的管理员呼叫号码的管理员呼叫指令，并且通过（i）调用固件模块（23）中的管理员呼叫处理器来响应管理员呼叫指令，以及（ii） 使呼叫处理程序可以使用主管电话号码。 将软件应用程序（27）加载到设备（1）的存储器（13）中，并以预定的应用程序存储器地址存储。 通过发布具有与要被调用的功能相对应的相关联的预定主管呼叫号码的管理员呼叫指令，来调用固件模块（23）的无线电通信功能。

公开(公告)号：WO2015092355A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-25

申请号：PCT/GB2014/053500

申请日：2014-11-26

Applicant: WILSON, Timothy James ,  NORDIC SEMICONDUCTOR ASA

Inventor： TVERDAL, Martin ,  STAPLETON, Joel David

IPC: G06F9/445

CPC classification number: G06F8/654 ,  G06F8/66 ,  H04W4/50

Abstract: An integrated-circuit radio communication device (1) comprises processing means (7), memory (13), and radio communication logic (17). The memory (13) stores (i) a boot- loader (22), (ii) a firmware module (23) in a firmware memory region, and (iii) a software application (27) in a software-application memory region. The firmware module (23)comprises instructions for controlling the radio communication logic (17) according to a predetermined radio protocol, and the software application (27) comprises instructions for invoking a radio-communication function of the firmware module (23). The boot-loader (22) or the firmware module (23) comprises instructions for using the radio communication logic (17) to receive a new firmware module (40), and the boot-loader (22) or the firmware module (23) comprises instructions for storing the new firmware module (40) in the software-application memory region such that at least a portion of the software application (27) is overwritten by the new firmware module (40). The boot-loader (22) comprises instructions for moving or copying the new firmware module (40) from the software-application memory region to the firmware memory region.

Abstract translation: 集成电路无线电通信装置（1）包括处理装置（7），存储器（13）和无线电通信逻辑（17）。 存储器（13）在（i）固件存储器区域中存储（i）引导加载器（22），（ii）固件模块（23），以及（iii）软件应用存储器区域中的软件应用程序（27）。 固件模块（23）包括用于根据预定无线电协议控制无线电通信逻辑（17）的指令，并且软件应用程序（27）包括用于调用固件模块（23）的无线电通信功能的指令。 引导加载器（22）或固件模块（23）包括用于使用无线电通信逻辑（17）接收新的固件模块（40）和引导加载器（22）或固件模块（23）的指令， 包括用于将所述新固件模块（40）存储在所述软件应用存储器区域中的指令，使得所述软件应用程序（27）的至少一部分被所述新固件模块（40）重写。 引导加载器（22）包括用于将新固件模块（40）从软件应用存储器区域移动或复制到固件存储器区域的指令。

公开(公告)号：WO2014001803A3

公开(公告)日：2014-01-03

申请号：PCT/GB2013/051694

申请日：2013-06-26

Applicant: NORDIC SEMICONDUCTOR ASA ,  WILSON, Timothy James

Inventor： BERNTSEN, Frank ,  MARVIK, Ola ,  OLSEN, Lasse ,  STAPLETON, Joel David

IPC: G06F12/02 ,  G06F21/74 ,  G06F12/14 ,  G06F21/79

Abstract: An integrated-circuit device (1) comprises a processor (7), memory (13) for storing executable code, and memory protection logic (9). The memory protection logic (9) is configured to: determine the state of a read protection flag for a protected region of the memory (13);detect a memory read request by the processor (7); determine whether the read request is for an address in the protected region of the memory (13); determine whether the processor (7) issued the read request while executing code stored in the protected region of the memory (13); and deny read requests for addresses in the protected region if the read protection flag for the protected region is set, unless at least one of one or more access conditions is met, wherein one of the access conditions is that the processor (7) issued the read requests while executing code stored in the protected region.

公开(公告)号：WO2013034924A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-14

申请号：PCT/GB2012/052207

申请日：2012-09-07

Applicant: NORDIC SEMICONDUCTOR ASA ,  BERNTSEN, Frank ,  ENGELIEN-LOPES, David Alexandre ,  STAPLETON, Joel David

Inventor： BERNTSEN, Frank ,  ENGELIEN-LOPES, David Alexandre ,  STAPLETON, Joel David

IPC: H04W52/02

CPC classification number: H04W52/0216 ,  H04W52/0225 ,  H04W52/0229 ,  H04W52/0241 ,  H04W52/0261 ,  H04W52/0274 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/20

Abstract: A radio communication system comprises a radio transmitter (2), and a radio receiver (12) configured to receive radio transmissions from the transmitter. The transmitter (2) uses a transmitter clock signal to transmit a succession of connection-event data packets (22a', 22b', 22c') according to a predetermined schedule. The receiver (12) enters a sleep state between receiving successive connection-event data packets from the transmitter (2), in which it does not receive and process radio transmissions from the transmitter. It uses a receiver clock signal to determine when a predetermined number of receiver clock cycles has elapsed after receiving one of the connection-event data packets (22b'), and then enters a ready state. The predetermined number of receiver clock cycles is the number of receiver clock cycles (34a) that elapsed between the respective receipts of two of the connection-event data packets (22a', 22b') received by the receiver (12) minus a correction factor (38).

Abstract translation: 无线电通信系统包括无线电发射机（2）和被配置为从发射机接收无线电传输的无线电接收机（12）。 发射机（2）使用发射机时钟信号根据预定时间表发送连续事件数据分组（22a'，22b'，22c'）。 接收机（12）在接收来自发射机（2）的连续的连接事件数据分组之间进入睡眠状态，其中它不接收和处理来自发射机的无线电传输。 接收时钟信号使用接收机时钟信号来确定接收到连接事件数据包（22b'）之后经过了预定数量的接收机时钟周期，然后进入就绪状态。 预定数量的接收机时钟周期是由接收机（12）接收的两个连接事件数据分组（22a'，22b'）的相应接收之间经过的接收机时钟周期（34a）减去校正因子 （38）。

公开(公告)号：WO2015079204A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-04

申请号：PCT/GB2014/053350

申请日：2014-11-12

Applicant: NORDIC SEMICONDUCTOR ASA ,  SAMUELS, Adrian James

Inventor： STAPLETON, Joel David ,  HOVDSVEEN, Øyvind ,  ELFBERG, Hans

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W88/06

CPC classification number: H04L47/2475 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/1263 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device (2) comprising a radio transmitter hardware section (10) and a processor (4), the device (2) being arranged to transmit information via said transmitter hardware section (10) from a first application running on the processor (4) in accordance with a first communication protocol or from a second application running on the processor (4) or a further processor using a second communication protocol, wherein the first application is configured to generate a first transmit request (24) when it requires to send a data packet and wherein the second application is configured to generate a second transmit request (34) when the second application requires to send a data packet, the device further comprising control logic (22) for allocating a transmission timeslot for said transmitter section (10) to said first or second application upon receipt of said first (24) or second (34) transmit requests respectively.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种包括无线电发射机硬件部分（10）和处理器（4）的半导体器件（2），所述设备（2）被布置为经由所述发射机硬件部分（10）从在处理器上运行的第一应用发送信息 （4）根据第一通信协议或来自在处理器（4）上运行的第二应用或使用第二通信协议的另外的处理器，其中所述第一应用被配置为当其需要时生成第一发送请求（24） 发送数据分组，并且其中所述第二应用被配置为当所述第二应用需要发送数据分组时生成第二发送请求（34），所述设备还包括用于为所述发射机部分分配传输时隙的控制逻辑（22） （10）分别在接收到所述第一（24）或第二（34）发送请求时到所述第一或第二应用。