Patents Examined by Fatuma Sherif
  • Patent number: 9288826
    Abstract: A wireless communication device may establish a first type of connection by using a first wireless channel and establish a second type of connection by using a second wireless channel. In a specific situation where one connection of the first type of connection with the first device and the second type of connection with the second device is to be established, while the other connection has been established, the wireless communication device may form a multiple connection state where both the first and second types of connections are established in a first case where values of the first and second wireless channels are identical, and form a single connection state where one of the first and second types of connections is established in a second case where the values of the first and second wireless channels are not identical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroshi Shibata
  • Patent number: 9271300
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus includes a determination unit, a first setting unit, a second setting unit and a wireless unit. The determination unit determines whether a signal degradation degree is higher than a threshold value. The first setting unit sets first parameters relating to a first data rate and a first communication robustness. The second setting unit sets second parameters relating to a second data rate and a second communication robustness if an instruction signal is received and if the signal degradation degree is higher than the threshold value. The wireless unit communicates with a communication partner using one of the first parameters and the second parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideo Kasami, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Koichiro Ban, Tomoya Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 9264993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless access system, and more particularly, to a method for saving power of a femto base station. The present invention includes obtaining reference synchronization information used in a prescribed area to enable a first femto base station to perform a sleep mode operation, shifting to a sleep mode if a mobile station does not exist within the first femto base station, and enabling the first femto base station to be synchronized with at least one second femto base station belonging to the prescribed area using the reference synchronization information, wherein each of the femto base stations included in the prescribed area achieves synchronization of the sleep mode operation using the reference synchronization information. Accordingly, it is able to minimize power consumption of a femto base station and interference with a macro cell in a wireless access system supporting a femtocell. And, a mobile station within a femtocell is able to perform reliable communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Gi Won Park, Yong Ho Kim, Ki Seon Ryu
  • Patent number: 9261543
    Abstract: A power detection device includes first and second power detection circuits configured to output a first and second detection signals, respectively, each including a half-wave rectifier circuit having a transistor, and connected to an RF input terminal, a ripple filter having a transistor and a capacitor, and configured to filter ripples of a rectified signal from the half-wave rectifier circuit, a transmission circuit having a pair of transistors, and connected to the half-wave rectifier circuit and the ripple filter to transfer the rectified signal to the ripple filter, and a constant current source having a transistor to supply a current to the half-wave rectifier circuit, the ripple filter, and the transmission circuit, and a subtraction circuit configured to receive the first and second detection signals and to calculate a difference between the two signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Mimino
  • Patent number: 9256004
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for transmitting updated weather data to an in-flight aircraft. The aircraft transmits a request for updates to a ground system that determines if the data has changed since the last transmission and transmits only the changed data. Data may be tailored to pilot preferences or to pilot requests for data representing a predetermined history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Anand Agarwal, SatyaBhaskar Payasam, David Allen Brabham, Trip Redner
  • Patent number: 9253726
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, the control unit produces a first control signal and a second control signal. The first control signal is to set an intermittent reception period. The second control signal is to control a start-up of reception of a wireless signal. When the reception processing is implemented during the intermittent reception period, the RF unit stops in accordance with an instruction of the control unit after the reception processing signal is outputted, the intermittent reception period is awoken. When the reception processing exceeds the intermittent reception period, the RF unit continues the reception, and stops in accordance with the instruction of the control unit after the reception processing signal is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Shinichi Fukase
  • Patent number: 9225438
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that mitigates self-interference among various receivers and transmitters in a multifunction radio includes a transmitter operating in a first frequency band and a receiver operating in a second frequency band, different from the first frequency band. Jamming factors for multiple frequency channels in the first frequency band are calculated based on possible interference with the second frequency band by artifacts of the respective frequency channels. The frequency channel having the smallest jamming factor is selected as the frequency to be used by the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: CSR Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Babitch
  • Patent number: 9185671
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for synchronizing a wakeup schedule for a first module and a wakeup schedule for a CDMA module in a wireless mobile unit operable in a synchronous communication system. In one embodiment, a next CDMA wakeup time is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ganesh Pattabiraman, John M. Burke
  • Patent number: 9154596
    Abstract: A communication device may determine total gain for a downlink processing path via the communication device. The total gain may be determined based on determination of audio requirements for each of a plurality of audio processing devices supported via the communication device, during the downlink processing path. The communication device is operable to determine a default mix signal gain, a downlink gain adjustment and a calibration gain based on the determined audio requirements, and to calculate the total gain for the downlink processing path based on the determined default mix signal gain, the downlink gain adjustment and the calibration gain. The determination of the total gain may be based on determination of a telephony state in the communication device. The calibration gain may be determined during calibration of the communication device, whereas the downlink gain adjustment may be calculated based on an adjustment step-size and/or a mode based gain index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Prakash Khanduri
  • Patent number: 9130642
    Abstract: A frequency-selective circuit includes a signal input port, a signal output port, and a frequency response control block. The frequency response control block includes a mixer module and a filter module. The mixer module has a first port electrically connected to a signal path between the signal input port and the signal output port, a second port electrically connected to the filter module, and a local oscillator (LO) port. The mixer module operates according to an LO input received by the LO port. The filter module is electrically connected to the second port of the mixer module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Da Tsai, Siu-Chuang Ivan Lu
  • Patent number: 9048884
    Abstract: A wireless local area network magnetic communications system comprising a plurality of portable interdependent satellite magnetic transceivers each connected to a respective computer module enclosed in a chassis, wherein a base system containing a magnetic transceiver communicates with the satellite transceivers having associated antennas for transmitting and receiving magnetic signals via a wireless network protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: David O. LeVan
  • Patent number: 9026067
    Abstract: A system and method for remotely monitoring, communicating with, and reconfiguring power amplifier systems. A communications link is provided in field-deployed PA systems, for enabling remote communication with appropriate digital components such as microprocessors or other communications-capable portions of the power amplifier systems. The communications link permits operating parameters of the PA to be monitored and sent back to a remote terminal such as a web server or other computer mainframes via any suitable wired or wireless connection including internet, Ethernet, wireless, WiFi, WiMAX, cellular, local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), Bluetooth, and so forth. The communication is bi-directional, so that the remote host can download to the PA updates, cMobile operators and/or other service providers can reduce significant operating and capital expenses related to their radio networks maintenance and PA replacement by practicing this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Dali Systems Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shawn P. Stapleton, Albert S. Lee
  • Patent number: 8995942
    Abstract: There is provided a radio communication device including a radio receiving unit to receive a radio signals, a synchronization unit to detect synchronization based on a result of a correlation for received signals output from the radio receiving unit, and a signal strength output unit to output, as signal strength of the received signals that is RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) value, a level of a correlation signal that is output as a result of the correlation by the synchronization unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Katsumi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8989682
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for envelope tracking calibration are provided. In one embodiment, a method of calibrating an envelope tracker having an envelope shaping table generated at a desired gain compression of a power amplifier is provided. The method includes generating a supply voltage for the power amplifier using the envelope tracker, operating the supply voltage of the power amplifier at a first voltage level associated with substantially no gain compression of the power amplifier, and measuring an output power of the power amplifier at the first voltage level. The method further includes decreasing a voltage level of the supply voltage one or more times and measuring the output power at each voltage level, determining a second voltage level of the power amplifier associated with a gain compression equal to about that of the desired gain compression, and calibrating the envelope tracker based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignees: Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Nujira Ltd.
    Inventors: David Steven Ripley, Sabah Khesbak, Benjamin Bartram, Kevin Lee Cobley, Robert Astle Henshaw, Julian Hildersley, Robert John Thompson
  • Patent number: 8977202
    Abstract: To enable an appropriate steaming transfer of audio data in an environment where a plurality of profiles can be operated. In a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, a short distance wireless communication unit receives a remote controller command transmitted from a head set which is connected with a short distance wireless communication, via the wireless communication. An operation profile determination unit refers to a use status of each profile previously managed by a Bluetooth profile use status management unit when the remote controller command is received and determines whether a predetermined profile used upon the wireless communication is operated. When it is determined that the predetermined profile is operated, a remote controller control unit performs a control such that a response corresponding to the remote controller command is transmitted to the opposite device and the remote controller command is discarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Fujitsu Moble Communications Limited
    Inventor: Tosaku Tanada
  • Patent number: 8977226
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a transceiver having a plurality of output terminals; a plurality of power amplifier units respectively connected to the plurality of output terminals, and configured to amplify a first or second signal output by the output terminals and to output the amplified first or second signal to a plurality of antennas respectively connected the plurality of power amplifiers; and a receiving module configured to receive a third signal through a receiving antenna disposed to be spaced apart from the plurality of antennas and to output the received third signal to the transceiver. Further, the receiving module includes first and second filters configured to control an intermodulation distortion (IMD) signal included in the third signal due to the output of the first or second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hoonyong Kim
  • Patent number: 8971835
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention relate a circuit having a first and a second electrically connected voltage domains, respectively biased at different supply voltages (e.g., the first voltage domain biased at a low bias voltage and the second voltage domain biased at a second, different supply voltage). The apparatus further comprises a first DC current source coupled to one of the voltage domains (e.g., the first voltage domain having a low DC voltage potential) and a second DC current source coupled to the other voltage domain (e.g., the second voltage domain having a high DC voltage potential). The first and second DC current sources are configured to provide a DC cancellation current having a value that cancels a DC current generated by the potential difference between the first and second voltage domains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Krzysztog Dufrene, Elmar Wagner
  • Patent number: 8918060
    Abstract: In a mobile communication device a loopback technique is used to enable the receive chain circuitry and digital baseband block to perform self tests on the transmit chain circuitry of the same mobile communication device for 2G and 2.5G operating Bands and channels. A transmit chain circuit is set to transmit a selected receive Band channel, which is attenuated via a loopback path within the mobile communication device's front end module and, in some embodiments, via a leakage signal path between adjacent or proximate LNA inputs of separate receive chain circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: ST-Ericsson SA
    Inventor: David Duperray
  • Patent number: 8913949
    Abstract: A base station is connected to a relay station that relays wireless signals from a mobile station. The base station includes a resource block assigning unit configured to generate first resource block assignment information of a first wireless section based on a first propagation quality of the first wireless section between the base station and the relay station; a ratio determining unit configured to calculate a ratio of a number of first resource blocks assigned to the first wireless section and a number of second resource blocks to be assigned to a second wireless section for transmitting the number of first resource blocks in the second wireless section between the relay station and the mobile station; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the first resource block assignment information and the ratio to the relay station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kazuaki Ando, Tsuyoshi Shimomura, Hiroyuki Seki
  • Patent number: 8849230
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided, including an input attenuator configured to receive an antenna signal and to output a first attenuated signal, the first attenuated signal corresponding to the antenna signal attenuated by a first attenuation factor, the input attenuator being further configured to receive a control signal and to select one of a plurality of predetermined attenuation factors as said first attenuation factor depending on the control signal; an analog to digital converter configured to generate an intermediate signal by digitizing the first attenuated signal; and a digital attenuator configured to receive the intermediate signal and to output a second attenuated signal, the second attenuated signal corresponding to the intermediate signal attenuated by a second attenuation factor, the second attenuation factor being set so as to compensate a gain quantization error of the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: SONY Corporation
    Inventor: Gerd Spalink