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LARRY WAGNER - SUMMARY OF CAPABILITIES

 

·       Mobile Applications: New Business Models and Algorithms as well as DSP Technology Design

·       iOS and Android Apps Development: primarily audio signal processing and NEON optimization

·       DSP Algorithm Design: Audio, Video, Spread Spectrum, CDMA, Software Defined Radio

·       Subject Matter Expert: patent analysis on DSP, Audio, Video, Communications, Wireless

·       Systems Engineering: Hardware and Software Design, Wireless, RF Systems

·       Communications: Source Coding for Audio and Video, Modulation, Channel Coding, Turbo Codes

·       Internet Broadband Access Technologies: DSP Algorithms for Cable Modem, DSL and Wireless

·       Client/Server (Internet) Apps: Socket and Driver Software Development, TCP/IP Internals

·       ASIC and FPGA Engineering: Chip Design in Verilog and VHDL, Hardware/Software Codesign

 

Company Experience

 

·       Atari - Video Games

·       Votan - Speech Recognition and Speech Coding

·       VLSI Technology Inc. - DSP Chip Design

·       Talknology - Voice Personal Digital Assistant

·       Intel - DSP Consultant for audio, video, telephony, communications, and multimedia

·       Yamaha - Consultant for Audio and ISDN

·       PC/TVnet - Always Connected Internet Access using analog or digital TV

·       Wagner DSP Technologies - Multimedia and Communications

·       Fuze3 Technologies - Convergent Media, Radio/TV and Internet, Media Interactive Toys

·       FlexRF - Startup with algorithm/design for a universal transceiver RFIC

·       Wavvox - New Business in Audio, 2nd Screen, peer to peer communications, proximity detection

 

Patents

 

TITLE (with HYPERLINK)

ASSIGNEE

Hybrid multichannel data transmission system utilizing a broadcast medium

Wagner DSP Technologies, sold in 2007.

Filtering audio signals from a combined microphone/speaker earpiece

Intel

Simultaneous transfer of control information with voice and data over a public switched telephone network line

Intel

Processing audio signals using a state variable

Intel

Histogram-based processing of audio signals

Intel

Distributed processing of audio signals

Intel

Digital processor with a four port data register for storing data before and after data conversion and data

VLSI Technology

Index for a register file with update of addresses using simultaneously received current, change, test, and reload addresses

VLSI Technology

Comparator array logic

VLSI Technology

Logarithmic calculating apparatus

VLSI Technology

Logarithmic conversion apparatus

VLSI Technology

Method and apparatus for speech recognition and reproduction

Votan

 

RESUME FOR LARRY WAGNER

 

2012 - PRESENT       WAVVOX TECHNOLOGY, LLC.

                                     www.wavvox.com

 

Co-Founder

 

Latest invention is a technology for mobile systems based on CDMA/CDSK like audio codes which provides for proximity detection, peer (one to many) networking, and communications with things (as in the Internet of Things). Using existing microphones and speakers, this cross platform tech consists of inband and ultra codes, where each has a pilot mode which has an extremely low power, low cost decoder, for implementation in an always on mobile device.

 

2005 - PRESENT       WAGNER DSP TECHNOLOGIES

 

Consultant on DSP, Communications and SDR. Algorithm, software, and chip design.

 

Recently completed development of a new modulation/coding technology based on CDMA Spread Spectrum and nonbinary codes. This technology provides for a 1-3 dB improvement over existing (uncoded) modulation such as BPSK/QPSK. Combined with a low complexity, low delay channel code this system closes the gap on the Shannon capacity. It is an alternative to the high complexity, long delay Turbo Codes; and is compatible with low complexity, short delay Block Turbo Codes and LDPC Codes. Applications include all forms of digital communications such as 3G/4G cellular networks, wireless networks (PAN, LAN, MAN, WAN), cable modems, DSL, and satellite communications. Also of interest is use of this technology for 10-100 Gigabit Ethernet over copper and 10-100 Gigabit Backplanes. This technology is now available for license.

 

Projects current and past include:

 

 

2000 - 2004     FUZE3 TECHNOLOGIES

 

Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer for this emerging technology company, Fuze3 Technologies. Inventor of the business concept and technology for data embedded in audio. The concept involves convergence of radio, TV with the Internet; as well as non Internet applications for Media Interactive Toys and Learning Devices. This is accomplished by the data communications channel embedded within the audio of the media (live radio/TV broadcast or media playback from DVD) which is used either to link the PC to a coordinated web site based on the radio/TV program or provide commands to control media interactive toys and learning devices. The technology involves DSP algorithms from audio watermarking, acoustics, spread spectrum, and code division multiple access. It is called Code Division Shift Keying, see CDSK for more details. There are 9 patents pending.

Below is the front end design flow and tools for the FuzeLink MicroDecoder Processor FCP168BT Mixed Signal ASIC:

 

  1. Algorithm design in MathCad and MATLAB
  2. Proof of concept prototype using TI C5000 DSP, Code Composer IDE; this ran real time but with limited number of matched filters
  3. Prototype for ASIC using A/D, D/A converter chip plus C5000 DSP and a Xilinx Virtex II FPGA
  4. Mixed signal ASIC designed using variation of Verilog in FPGA plus Verilog of the DSP code
  5. Test Vectors for ASIC done with integer version of the MATLAB model
  6. Both Xilinx ISE and ModelSim used for simulation
  7. Both Xilinx ISE and Synplicity used for FPGA synthesis; Synopsys for ASIC synthesis

 

1995 - 1999     WAGNER DSP TECHNOLOGIES

 

Developed a novel Internet access system “TVnet” for PC/TVnet, Inc. which includes a new invention that provides constant email and an always connected web portal. This technology is based on Cable Television and TV Broadcast systems already in place; and allows the user to receive Internet data without a return channel data path. A patent “Hybrid multichannel data transmission system utilizing a broadcast medium” has been issued for this technology and prototype development is in progress.

 

Consulting project at Eclipse involved Verilog chip design for WinCE I/O devices.

 

Consulting activities at Yamaha for PC multimedia products: Audio, Graphics, ISDN Communications as Win 95, Plug and Play, add-in cards. Involved in chip design, board design and all layers of software for these products. Other software projects for NSP, Native Audio, Direct-X, SPOX, and VxD development.

 

Involved in latest Audio and Video Compression and Modulation/Broadcast standards, i.e. coder algorithms MPEG, Dolby AC3, G.7xx, and modems for DTV Grand Alliance VSB, DVB, QAM, FEC.

 

Consulting projects on DSL, ADSL, VDSL, xDSL, datapump digital signal processing including modulation/demodulation and FEC, AFE tradeoffs.

 

1991 - 1994                 CONSULTANT TO INTEL

 

Consulted on: audio, telephony, speech recognition, speech compression (coding), text to speech synthesis, and other speech technologies (verification, identification, word spotting). Member of ADL PC Audio Team which defined a family of  DSP based audio/telephony products. Participated in selection of DSP chip (TI TMS320C31) and operating system (SPOX) as well as DSP s/w development environment and algorithm suppliers. Helped in selection and management of technology partners who participated in the design of this product.

 

Managed the development of DSP software for FAX/MODEM and designed the CallerID control section and algorithm.

 

Ported a UNIX based implementation of the GSM Speech Coder to the X86, and then to the C31 DSP. Developed a new technology, “Code over Voice,” a technique to combine voice and data in the analog domain which allows audio/data conferencing to take place using a single telephone line. This resulted in Intel filing  for a Patent Application on January 4, 1993.

 

Started effort on acoustic echo removal algorithms for headsets and speakerphone applications. Developed the half duplex echo suppressor speakerphone used in the ProShare Video Conferencing product and initiated the design of a headset full duplex echo canceller. Technical liaison with Plantronics, the headset provider, where activities to improve the audio quality of the non direct speaking microphone when used with a speech coder; this resulted in the design of a spectral shaping filter that improved the audio quality along with the filing of a Patent Application. Also the speakerphone design resulted in Intel filing for 3 Patent Applications (Use of Continuous State Variable to Control the Voice Switching, Histogram for Audio Signals, and Distributed Processing of Audio Signals). Member of design team for a DSVD (Digital Simultaneous Voice Data) modem.

 

1990 - 1991                 WAGNER DSP TECHNOLOGIES

 

Founder of Wagner DSP Technologies. Inventor of MetaCoding(TM), a data compression technology based on the DCT and another transform which will significantly reduce the digital bit rate of audio and video signals, thereby providing for greater efficiency in transmission or storage. This technology is now available for license.

 

Capabilities include design expertise in both hardware and software. Able to take a product concept and perform algorithm and mathematical research, systems architecture, logic design, circuit design for a VLSI chip and/or a printed circuit board, and write the programs for the processor(s). Extremely well versed in the most modern of ASIC high level VLSI design methodologies such as compilers and megacells. Has been programming computers for over 35 years, using almost every high level language and many assembly languages.

 

1988 - 1989                 TALKNOLOGY

 

Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of this start-up which was developing a working prototype for a new product category along with the voice technology of recognition and compression to support it. The product, code named the TALKMAN, is a hand-held solid state voice recorder with novel voice activated features that allow it to perform the functions of an organizer, databank, digital dictation, voice and telephone integration with the desktop personal computer, and a personal/portable voice mail system.

 

1982 - 1987                 VLSI TECHNOLOGY INC.

 

Performed algorithm research for a novel Digital Signal Processor chip based on a logarithmic number system. Designed the arithmetic section and supervised 3 other engineers who designed other sections of the chip. The innovation in this design was an associative memory that performed a very efficient table look up for several mathematical functions. 4 patents have been issued from this effort. Proposed and won a contract for a DSP single chip 9600 bps FAX modem. Engineering manager for this project which involved: chip design, software design, development system design, and a cooperative R&D effort with U.C. Berkeley for oversampled A/D and D/A converters. At one period of this project there were 25 people working in the above 4 areas. The DSP chip had enough functionality in the first silicon to run the modem code. It has 120,000 transistors and operates at 10 Mhz with a complete 16 bit multiply accumulate every cycle.

 

1979 - 1982                 VOTAN

 

Co-founder and inventor of cost efficient algorithm, mathematics, hardware, and software for digital signal processing and other computations required for a family of products in areas of speech coding and speech recognition. As the original employee performed research, development, and engineering first using an Apple II computer to simulate the algorithms, then developing a multiprocessor 6502 system, and finally a 2901 board which was the electronics of the product in 1982. Subsequent engineering at Votan has transported this technology to a TI TMS320C10 DSP chip, a full custom pattern match chip, and a semi-custom (standard cell) chip for the current PC plug in card.

 

1976 - 1979                 ATARI

 

Software & systems architecture member of a 3 man team on initial design of the microprocessor (6500) based video game. The other two areas represented were MOS/LSI design and logic design. Interviewed, hired, and supervised 10 engineer/programmers responsible for the ROM plug in cartridges used in the video game up to 1979. This effort was for the consumer product called the VCS 2600 which sold 15,000,000 units, 70,000,000 cartridges, and generated $3,000,000,000 in revenues during the short and explosive product life.

 

Started an advanced R & D laboratory to investigate algorithms, artificial intelligence applications, robotics, and digital signal processing. Developed another cartridge for the video game which plays chess. It had the top rating when compared (in 1980) with all other microcomputer systems, some with costs up to $5000. The memory requirements for this chess program were 6K of ROM and 128 bytes of RAM running on a 1.3Mhz 6502.

 

1971 - 1976                 SINGER BUSINESS MACHINES

 

Project manager of a group of programmers responsible for the code of a microcomputer based intelligent Point of Sale terminal. Systems architecture for the POS terminal; including priority interrupt structure, I/O interfaces, address mapping and decoding, memory and CPU cycle timing, synchronous and asynchronous communications and queuing theoretic analysis of bus traffic. Participated in the architecture and design of an NMOS CPU chip, an 8 bit microprocessor similar to the 8080. Responsible for the microprogrammed control section of the CPU chip. Wrote assembler and optimizer for an earlier generation microcomputer.

 

1964 - 1970                 PHYSICS INTERNATIONAL

 

Worked in mathematics, especially numerical analysis on computational physics projects. Systems programmer for several generations of IBM computers (704/709/7090/7094 and 360/370). Setup and managed the scientific computer center.

 

1959 - 1964                 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY

 

Graduate and undergraduate study in Mathematics and Computer Science. Summer jobs in programming at Stanford Research Institute, Lockheed, Philco-WDL. Part time work as programmer for the Engineering department, the Psychology department, and the Business School all at U.C. Berkeley. Spent one year (1962) at U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey teaching calculus and computer techniques; and was a research assistant for projects in the mathematics department working on problems in lattice theory and probability theory.

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES

 

Single Parent: Involved in school, music, sports and other activities for my 17 year old son

Sports: Tennis, Racquetball, Skiing, Soccer

 

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