Patents Examined by Sam K. Ahn
  • Patent number: 11128304
    Abstract: A clock and data recovery device and a jitter tolerance enhancement method thereof are provided. The clock and data recovery device includes a clock and data recovery circuit and a jitter tolerance enhancement circuit. A data input terminal of the clock and data recovery circuit is suitable for receiving a data signal. The clock and data recovery circuit recovers the data signal to a clock. The jitter tolerance enhancement circuit is coupled to the data input terminal of the clock and data recovery circuit to receive the data signal. The jitter tolerance enhancement circuit detects a correlation between the data signal and the clock and correspondingly adjusts a loop gain of the clock and data recovery circuit according to the correlation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yun-Sheng Yao, Shen-Iuan Liu, Yen-Long Lee, Peng-Yu Chen, Chih-Hao Huang, Yao-Hung Kuo
  • Patent number: 11088721
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for operating a navigation satellite on the basis of a code division transmission array antenna and a method for operating a navigation satellite. The device for operating a navigation satellite on the basis of a code division transmission array antenna, according to the present invention, comprises: a code generation unit for allocating a spread spectrum code to each of a plurality of antennas; a determination unit for determining, as transmission-end antennas, at least some of the plurality of antennas, to which different spread spectrum codes are allocated; and a processing unit, which arranges each of the transmission-end antennas at predetermined coordinates such that a plurality of signals transmitted from the transmission-end antennas are transmitted to reception-end antennas through multiple paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung Hyuck Im, Se Bum Chun, Moon Beom Heo
  • Patent number: 11082091
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system for receiving communication signals that convey data, obtaining energy from a telecommunication line of a telecommunications network where an AC or DC power signal is injected into the telecommunication line and where the energy is utilized by at least a subset of components of a waveguide system, and transmitting electromagnetic waves that convey the data where the electromagnetic waves propagate along a power line of a power grid without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Farhad Barzegar, Giovanni Vannucci, Paul Shala Henry, Thomas M. Willis, III, Irwin Gerszberg, Robert Bennett, Donald J. Barnickel
  • Patent number: 11075657
    Abstract: A quadplexer providing improved insertion loss and pass band steepness is provided. The quadplexer comprises a first filter structure with a first filter element, a second filter structure with a second filter element and an inductive element that is electrically connected in series between common ports of the filter structures and input ports of the filter elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: RF360 Europe Gmbh
    Inventors: Chandra Sekhar Reddy Kaipa, Ravi Kiran Challa, Chee Wee Sim
  • Patent number: 11070414
    Abstract: A wireless communication node (300) and method therein for generating multicarrier signals by means of backscattering in a wireless communication system (100) are disclosed. The wireless communication node (300) comprises a plurality A of antennas (310) configured to receive a radio frequency. The wireless communication node (300) further comprises a plurality A of switches (320), each switch has a number M of states. The wireless communication node (300) further comprises a number of impedance matrices (330), each impedance matrix comprising a number M of impedances (Z1, Z2 . . . ), each antenna is coupled to one of the impedance matrices (330) by one of the plurality A switches (320). The wireless communication node (300) further comprises a symbol mapper, a serial to parallel converter and one or more modulators (340) configured to generate a number A of baseband subcarrier signals based on data symbols (342) to be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Miguel Lopez, Thomas Olsson, Leif Wilhelmsson
  • Patent number: 11070308
    Abstract: A transmitter, including a signal processor programmed to generate, based on input serial data, for each of an integer number of subcarriers mutually orthogonal to each other, a respective first parallel data stream. The signal processor is further programmed to modulate each of the integer number of subcarriers respectively with the respective parallel stream to generate the integer number of data-modulated subcarriers. The signal processor is further programmed to modulate a single carrier occupying a same bandwidth as the integer number of subcarriers with a unique word and one or more pilot symbols to generate a second signal. The signal processor combines the first signal and second signal to generate a third signal. The signal processor generates an output signal by applying a transmit filter to the third signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Liping Chen, Lin-Nan Lee, Bassel F. Beidas, Donglei Fan
  • Patent number: 11032591
    Abstract: The invention relates to the technical field of software systems, and more particularly, to a time division multiplexing method for decoding hardware. The method comprises: Step S1, providing a decoding hardware; Step S2, instantiating the decoding hardware into a first decoder and a second decoder; and Step S3, decoding a first data stream through the first decoder, and decoding a second data stream through the second decoder. Compared to the prior art, the present invention has the advantages that the efficiency of the decoder is improved, and the detect that the efficiency is insufficient due to the fact that the decoder runs under high-load decoding through software when the decoder is insufficient in video call application is overcome, and meanwhile, under the condition that multiple hardware decoders exist, the hardware resources are saved, and a new idea is provided for the running cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shihong Zheng
  • Patent number: 10999117
    Abstract: Disclosed are apparatuses for communication devices. An apparatus for a communication device includes control circuitry configured to determine a discrete Fourier transform (DFT) of a constant amplitude zero autocorrelation waveform (CAZAC) sequence appended with zeros in the time domain to generate a frequency domain interpolated CAZAC sequence. The control circuitry is also configured to determine an inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT) of the frequency domain interpolated CAZAC sequence to generate a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), and cause the DMRS to be transmitted through a cellular data network. An apparatus for a communication device includes control circuitry configured to perform a Fourier transform on a received DMRS to obtain a resulting signal, and use the resulting signal as a reference to demodulate orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Sameer Pawar, Huaning Niu, Utsaw Kumar
  • Patent number: 10951455
    Abstract: Methods (C) for converting a data signal (U). The methods may comprise (i) providing an input symbol stream (IB) of input symbols (Bj), the input symbol stream (IB) being representative for the data signal (U) to be converted and (ii) applying to consecutive disjunct partial input symbol sequences (IBp) of a number of p consecutive input symbols (IBj) covering said input symbol stream (IB), a distribution matching process (DM) to generate and output a final output symbol stream (OB) or a preform thereof, wherein the distribution matching process (DM) may be formed by a preceding shell mapping process (SM) and a succeeding amplitude mapping process (AM), wherein said shell mapping process (SM) may be configured to form and output to said amplitude mapping process (AM) for each of said consecutive partial input symbol sequences (IBp) a sequence (sq) of a number of q shell indices (s), and wherein said amplitude mapping process (AM) may be configured to assign to each shell index (s) a tuple of amplitude values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Technische Universität München
    Inventors: Georg Böcherer, Patrick Schulte, Fabian Steiner
  • Patent number: 10944445
    Abstract: A set of data signals is transmitted over at least three pairs of wires. The data signals comprise a first and second subsets of data signals. A first set of transmission signals, each transmission signal in the first set of transmission signals being derived from a combination of all of the data signals in the first subset of data signals, is generated. A second set of transmission signals, each transmission signal in the second set of transmission signals being derived from a single respective one of the data signals in the second subset of data signals, is generated. Each of the transmission signals in the first set is transmitted in a common mode over a respective one of the plurality of pairs of wires. Each of the transmission signals in the second set is transmitted over a respective one of the plurality of pairs of wires in a differential mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
    Inventors: Leslie Humphrey, Anas Al Rawi
  • Patent number: 10938614
    Abstract: A transmitter includes a mapping circuit and a framing circuit. The mapping circuit is configured to combine and map a first data sequence and a second data sequence onto orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) subcarriers which include first subcarriers and second subcarriers. The framing circuit is configured to generate an OFDM signal from the OFDM subcarriers. The mapping circuit is configured to: map first data included in the first data sequence and second data included in the second data sequence onto the first subcarriers; and map the second data onto the second subcarriers. The first data are not mapped on the second subcarriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventor: Peter Klenner
  • Patent number: 10911269
    Abstract: An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a decision feedback equalizer circuit having a summation circuit. The summation circuit has a differential pair that includes first and second transistors coupled to a current source. The current source is to draw a current through the first and second transistors. The decision feedback circuit also includes a circuit to adjust the current to compensate for a change in electron mobility of at least one transistor of the current source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anup J. Deka, Kambiz R. Munshi
  • Patent number: 10911107
    Abstract: A beam refinement method and a communications device, where the method includes determining, by a first device, a format of an enhanced Beam Refinement Protocol (eBRP) packet, where the eBRP packet includes a training field, the training field includes an eBRP channel estimation (eBRP-CE) sub-field and an eBRP training (eBRP-TRN) sub-field, and a ratio of a quantity of Gray codes composing the eBRP-CE sub-field in the training field to a quantity of Gray codes composing the eBRP-TRN sub-field in the training field is less than 9:20, and sending, by the first device, the eBRP packet to a second device based on the determined format of the eBRP packet. Hence, an effective proportion of the eBRP-TRN sub-field in the training field can be increased such that more Antenna Weight Vector (AWV) configurations can be attempted within a same period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES, CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinnan Liu, Dejian Li, Yongping Zhang, Jiamin Chen
  • Patent number: 10892862
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, the apparatus comprises a receiver to receive the broadcast signals, a demodulator to demodulate the received broadcast signals by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme, a frame parser to parse a signal frame from the demodulated broadcast signals, wherein the signal frame includes at least one service data, a time deinterleaver to time deinterleave each the service data, wherein the time deinterleaving is performed depending on a number of physical paths for each the service data, a damapper to demap the time deinterleaved data and a decoder to decode the demapped service data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongseob Baek, Woosuk Ko, Sungryong Hong
  • Patent number: 10887140
    Abstract: A transmitter transmits payload data using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbols. The first OFDM symbol is a first type having a number of sub-carriers which is less than or equal to the number of sub-carriers of the one or more second OFDM symbols of a second type and a guard interval for the first OFDM symbol is selected in dependence upon the longest possible guard interval of the second OFDM symbol. Accordingly an OFDM communications system can be formed in which data is transmitted using a frame structure in which a guard interval is adapted to allow a mix of different types of OFDM symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Asangbeng Atungsiri, Gholam Hosein Asjadi
  • Patent number: 10886970
    Abstract: A load drive system for driving a load supplied with power from a power line includes a control unit which controls switching between the power line and the load and a communication unit which communicates using voltage and current of the power line. When performing the switching, the control unit controls, based on a width of a transition period of the power-line current, the transition period being attributable to the switching, timing of the switching so as to move the transition period away from a center of a period corresponding to a symbol communicated by the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiko Yano, Hiroki Yamashita, Taizo Yamawaki, Atsushi Arata, Mitsuhiko Watanabe, Ryusuke Sahara, Kenichi Hoshino
  • Patent number: 10873361
    Abstract: A method includes generating, via a processor, multiple initial vectors, each including N elements. A code map is applied to each of the initial vectors, to produce an associated spreading code vector. Each of the spreading code vectors includes M elements, where M?N. Using the spreading code vectors, spread signals are produced based on a complex baseband signals. The spread signals are stored in a memory operably coupled to the processor. The first and second spread signals are split into respective sets of spread signals, each uniquely associated with one of multiple transmit antennas. The first and second sets of spread signals are transmitted to respective signal receivers for detection of associated complex baseband signals based on the associated spreading code vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Rampart Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Brandon Robinson
  • Patent number: 10848350
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a split-path equalizer and a clock recovery circuit. More particularly, clock recovery operation is enhanced, particularly at high-signaling rates, by separately equalizing each of a data path and an edge path. In specific embodiments, the data path is equalized in a manner that maximizes signal-to-noise ratio and the edge path is equalized in a manner that emphasizes symmetric edge response for a single unit interval and zero edge response for other unit intervals (e.g., irrespective of peak voltage margin). Such equalization tightens edge grouping and thus enhances clock recovery, while at the same time optimizing data-path sampling. Techniques are also disclosed for addressing split-path equalization-induced skew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Rambus Inc.
    Inventors: Masum Hossain, Jared L. Zerbe
  • Patent number: 10841135
    Abstract: A target constellation diagram determining method, a data sending method, and an apparatus are provided in accordance with the disclosure. The target constellation diagram determining method in accordance with the disclosure may include receiving, by a receiving device, training data that is generated and sent by a sending device based on each constellation point in an alternative constellation diagram. A detection region of each constellation point can then be determined based on a position of the training data in the alternative constellation diagram. A cumulative distance corresponding to the alternative constellation diagram can be obtained based on a distance between the detection regions of the constellation points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mo Li, Nebojsa Stojanovic, Velimir Ilic, Ivan B. Djordjevic, Franko Kueppers
  • Patent number: 10826580
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for constraining a codebook subset. The method includes steps of: determining codebook subset constraint parameters for all or parts of matrix sets for constructing a codebook respectively, each codebook subset constraint parameter indicating an available matrix in a corresponding matrix set; and transmitting the determined codebook subset constraint parameters to a UE. The number of the matrices in each matrix set for constructing the codebook is far less than the number of precoding matrices in the codebook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Qiubin Gao, Shanzhi Chen, Wenhong Chen, Hui Li, Runhua Chen, Rakesh Tamrakar