Patents Examined by N. Le
  • Patent number: 11824529
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment includes a first touch key disposed in a first area of the electronic device, a second touch key disposed in a second area of the electronic device, an antenna, a communication circuit, electrically connected to the antenna, for transmitting or receiving a signal using the antenna, a sensing circuit for sensing an external object corresponding to the electronic device, a frequency adjustment circuit, electrically connected to the antenna, adjusting a resonance frequency of the antenna, and a processor wherein the processor detects the external object using the sensing circuit while communicating with an external device using the communication circuit, in response to detecting the external object, detects an amount of change of capacitance corresponding to the external object using the first touch key or the second touch key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Seokmin Jang, Daehyun Kim, Donghyeok Lee
  • Patent number: 11818590
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a system includes a first antenna element configured, in response to receiving fifth generation (5G) communication signals carrying encoded data, to generate a first surface electromagnetic wave. The first surface electromagnetic wave is capable of tunneling through a conductive enclosure and includes the encoded data. The system includes a second antenna element, within the conductive enclosure configured, in response to receiving the first surface electromagnetic wave, to generate a second surface electromagnetic wave within the conductive enclosure for distributing the encoded data to an electronic device operating in the conductive enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Saltenna LLC
    Inventors: Igor Smolyaninov, Quirino Balzano
  • Patent number: 11790273
    Abstract: A software-defined radio system may include a radio frequency front end connected to a high performance computing processor comprised of a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), and a shared memory between the CPU and GPU. The software-defined radio system may incorporate a signal processing unit between the radio frequency front end and the high performance computing processor. Additionally, the software-defined radio system may be configured to create a ring buffer in a shared memory between the CPU and GPU and directly store digital signal data in the ring buffer. The software-defined radio system may be used to implement and train machine learning algorithms and transmit digital signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: DEEPWAVE DIGITAL, INC.
    Inventors: John D. Ferguson, Jr., William M. Kirschner, Peter E. Witkowski
  • Patent number: 11785559
    Abstract: An antenna control method for an electronic device is provided. The method includes: obtaining, in response to the electronic device radiating first antenna signals and second antenna signals simultaneously, a combination electromagnetic wave specific absorption rate (SAR) of at least one first antenna and at least one of a plurality of second antennas in an operating state; calling, in response to the combination electromagnetic wave SAR not meeting a predetermined condition, a target antenna combination including a first target antenna and a second target antenna; and controlling the first target antenna and the second target antenna to be in the operating state for radiating the first antenna signals and the second antenna signals simultaneously. An antenna control system and an electronic device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Xin Yang
  • Patent number: 11784710
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a two-stage blending filter that blends the measurements from two angular sensors to form a single superior high bandwidth measurement for improved disturbance rejection in a satellite systems for increased accuracy in satellite pointing, orientation, and attitude control. Embodiments of the present invention can include a satellite system including a first sensor including or defining a first measurement bandwidth; a first filter connected to the first sensor; a second sensor including or defining a second measurement bandwidth; a second filter connected to the second sensor; and a third filter connected to the first filter and the second filter. The third filter blend the first signal and the second signal into a third signal; and transmit the third signal to a flight controller configured to adjust an orientation of the satellite, a satellite subsystem, or both, relative to a target in response to the third signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Howard H. Ge, Erin Y. Hong, Richard Y. Chiang, Devon Feaster, Tuong-Vi Thi Tran, Michael Andonian
  • Patent number: 11777534
    Abstract: A radio frequency module (1) includes a first switch (4), an attenuation filter (3), and a plurality of band pass filters (12A to 12C, 22A to 22C). The first switch (4) is a switch that is capable of simultaneously connecting a common terminal (40) to selection terminals (41, 42) out of a plurality of selection terminals (41 to 43). The plurality of band pass filters (12A to 12C, 22A to 22C) include a first band pass filter (22A) and a second band pass filter (22B). The attenuation filter (3) includes at least one reactive element out of an inductive element and a capacitive element. In the radio frequency module (1), the reactive element is adjacent to at least one band pass filter out of the plurality of band pass filters (12A to 12C, 22A to 22C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Katsuya Ikegami
  • Patent number: 11777672
    Abstract: A method for equalizing a wireless communication channel includes transmitting a data signal over a primary channel. During transmission of the data signal, a corresponding data signal is sent over a secondary channel. The information received from the secondary channel is compared to the information received from the primary channel and differences between the information received from each of the channels are observed. These differences are used as inputs to an equalizer algorithm that may be used to reduce distortion of the data signal sent over the primary channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Skywave Networks LLC
    Inventor: Kevin J. Babich
  • Patent number: 11775564
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing data are provided. The method and apparatus receive data relating to one or more computer implemented games. The data includes event identity information, which is parsed using an event definition of an event type. The event type is associated with the respective event identity information, wherein each event type belongs to an event class and to at least one semantic class. The parsed data is processed using information that defines one or more event classes or one or more semantic classes in order to provide a set of processed data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: KING.COM LTD.
    Inventor: Igor Milijasevic
  • Patent number: 11770177
    Abstract: A first wireless device transmits one or more transmissions for a second wireless device to a repeater for repetition to the second wireless device; adjusts a repeater operation based on a phase noise in transmission between the first wireless device and the repeater; and communicates with at least one of the repeater or the second wireless device based on the adjusted repeater operation. A repeater receives from a first wireless device, a request for the repeater to report a phase noise in transmissions between the first wireless device and the repeater for repetition with a second wireless device; and transmits a report of the phase noise to the first wireless device based on the request. A repeater receives, from a first wireless device, a transmission for repetition with a second wireless device; and transmits the repetition of the transmission to the second wireless device with a phase noise compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Navid Abedini, Tianyang Bai, Jianghong Luo, Yavuz Yapici, Tao Luo, Junyi Li
  • Patent number: 11770115
    Abstract: An exemplary tunable circuit includes an inductor coupled to a node and a first capacitor coupled to the node. The tunable circuit also includes a variable capacitor coupled to the node, such that a total capacitance of the tunable circuit depends on a fixed capacitance of the first capacitor and a variable capacitance of the variable capacitor. In an example, the inductor and the first capacitor are both included in a passive device and the variable capacitor is in a semiconductor device. The variable capacitor allows the total capacitance to be modified for the purpose of, for example, calibrating the capacitance to account for manufacturing variations, and/or adjusting to a frequency range of operation used by wireless devices in a region of the world. The first capacitor may be a higher quality capacitor providing a larger portion of the total capacitance than the variable capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Changhan Hobie Yun, Hannu Laurila, Ville Lehtisalo, Ville Herman Brunou, Daniel Daeik Kim, Paragkumar Ajaybhai Thadesar, Nosun Park, Wei Cheng
  • Patent number: 11750158
    Abstract: A radio frequency module includes a mount board, an acoustic wave filter, a temperature sensor, and a correction circuit. The mount board has a first principal surface and a second principal surface on opposite sides of the mount board. The acoustic wave filter is disposed on the first principal surface side of the mount board. The temperature sensor is disposed on the second principal surface side of the mount board. The correction circuit corrects a pass band of the acoustic wave filter in accordance with a temperature measured by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kunitoshi Hanaoka, Kiyoshi Aikawa
  • Patent number: 11750272
    Abstract: A technology is described for a time division duplex (TDD) repeater with network protection. The TDD repeater can comprise a first port, a second port, and one or more amplification paths coupled between the first port and the second port. The TDD repeater can comprise a signal detector configured to measure a received signal power for a downlink (DL) signal in a first set of one or more TDD DL subframes. The TDD repeater can be further configured to adjust an uplink (UL) noise power or gain of the one or more amplification paths based on the received signal power for the DL signal in the first set of the one or more TDD DL subframes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Ilesh V. Patel
  • Patent number: 11742933
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling an antenna during communication with a satellite using satellite measurement data from multiple data sources. The satellite measurement data may include real-time positioning information derived from output of an onboard component of the satellite and/or received from a plurality of disparate data sources during a communication window between the satellite and the antenna. The satellite measurement data may be provided to an orbit determination (OD) service and used to generate updated ODs for the satellite during the communication window. The antenna may be controlled to adjust pointing angles during the communication window based on the updated ODs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Ryan M. Sherman
  • Patent number: 11742931
    Abstract: A technology is described for a time division duplex (TDD) repeater with network protection. The TDD repeater can comprise a first port, a second port, and one or more amplification paths coupled between the first port and the second port. The TDD repeater can comprise a signal detector configured to measure a received signal power for a downlink (DL) signal in a first set of one or more TDD DL subframes. The TDD repeater can be further configured to adjust an uplink (UL) noise power or gain of the one or more amplification paths based on the received signal power for the DL signal in the first set of the one or more TDD DL subframes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Ilesh V. Patel
  • Patent number: 11736151
    Abstract: A communication device includes one or more processors, configured to receive data representing each of at least a first waveform and a second waveform from a common control channel and data representing a third waveform from a data channel associated with the control channel; determine from the received data, channel state information for each of the first waveform and the second waveform; determine a Doppler shift between the channel state information for the first waveform and the channel state information for the second waveform; compare the determined Doppler shift to a predetermined Doppler shift threshold; and if the determined Doppler shift is less than the predetermined Doppler shift threshold, adjust the third received waveform by the determined Doppler shift and decode the adjusted third received waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zhibin Yu, Huiqiang Zhou
  • Patent number: 11716695
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for exception-robust time-averaged radio frequency (RF) exposure compliance continuity. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) generally includes transmitting a first signal at a first transmission power based on time-averaged RF exposure measurements over a time window and storing RF exposure information associated with the time window. The method may also include detecting that an exception event associated with the UE occurred and transmitting a second signal at a second transmission power based at least in part on the stored RF exposure information in response to the detection of the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Troy Curtiss, Akhil Deodhar, Jagadish Nadakuduti, Lin Lu, Paul Guckian
  • Patent number: 11711703
    Abstract: A communication system includes a signal source for transmitting downlink signals and receiving uplink signals to and from an indoor signal coverage area; and a distributed antenna system interposed between the signal source and the indoor signal coverage area. The distributed antenna system includes an antenna monitoring unit connected to at least one service antenna through a distribution network. The at least one antenna transmits and receives the downlink signals and the uplink signals to and from at least one terminal unit within the indoor coverage area. The antenna monitoring unit includes an RFID transceiver that communicates with at least one RFID tag attached to the at least one antenna and detects the location of a point of anomaly with respect to that one antenna when a signal from the at least one RFID tag is not received by the RFID transceiver, or when a power level measured by the RFID tag and reported back to the RFID transceiver falls below a predetermined threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Fiplex Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Ricardo Matias de Goycoechea, Emanuel Melman
  • Patent number: 11700098
    Abstract: Disclosed are a wireless transmitter and a reference signal transmission method that improve channel estimation accuracy. In a terminal, which transmits a reference signal using n (n is a non-negative integer 2 or greater) band blocks (which correspond to clusters here), which are disposed with spaces therebetween in a frequency direction, a reference signal controller switches the reference signal formation method of a reference signal generator between a first formation method and a second formation method based on the number (n) of band blocks. In addition, a threshold value setting unit adjusts a switching threshold value based on the frequency spacing between band blocks. Thus, the reference signal formation method can be selected with good accuracy and, as a result, channel estimation accuracy is further improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Takashi Iwai, Sadaki Futagi, Tomohumi Takata, Daichi Imamura, Yoshihiko Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11698927
    Abstract: Systems and methods for contextual digital media processing are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving content from a source as digital media that are being displayed to a user, processing the digital media to determine contextual information within the content, searching at least one network for supplementary content based on the determined contextual information, and transmitting the supplementary content for use with at least one of the source or a receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: Michael W. Betzel, Zachary Tyler Wernberg, Shawn Michael McCray, Alex J. Schwartz
  • Patent number: 11695440
    Abstract: A wireless receiver (10) includes a down converter module (210) operable to deliver a signal having a signal bandwidth that changes over time, a dynamically controllable filter module (200) having a filter bandwidth and fed by said down converter module (210), and a measurement module (295) operable to at least approximately measure the signal bandwidth, said dynamically controllable filter module (200) responsive to said measurement module (295) to dynamically adjust the filter bandwidth to more nearly match the signal bandwidth as it changes over time, whereby output from said filter module (200) is noise-reduced. Other wireless receivers, electronic circuits, and processes for their operation are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Jaiganesh Balakrishnan