Patents by Inventor David K. Mesecher

David K. Mesecher has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7813413
    Abstract: A first reference signal and a first data signal are transmitted from a first antenna of a base station and a second reference signal and a second data signal are transmitted from a second antenna of the base station. The first and second antennas are difference antennas. The first and second reference signals having different codes and the first and second data signals having different codes. The received first and second reference signals are combined using an adaptive algorithm producing adaptive algorithm weights. Data from the first and second data signals is recovered by combining the first and second data signal in response to adaptive algorithm weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: David K. Mesecher
  • Patent number: 7684469
    Abstract: A code division multiple access communication system has a base station with a plurality of transmitting antennas. From each transmitting antenna of the base station, a pilot signal is transmitted having a different chip sequence than the other transmitting antenna. At a user equipment, the transmitted pilot signals are received from each transmitting antenna. A weight adjustment is derived in response to the received transmitted pilot signals. The user equipment transmits the weight adjustment to the base station. The transmitted weight adjustment is received from the user equipment. A data signal is processed to produce a plurality of versions of the data signal. At least a portion of each processed data signal has a different chip sequence than the other processed data signal version. At least one processed data signal version is weighted by a weight value adjusted in response to the received transmitted weight adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: David K Mesecher
  • Publication number: 20090257472
    Abstract: A code division multiple access communication system transmits a pilot and traffic signal over a shared spectrum. The pilot and traffic signal have an associated code and are received over the shared spectrum. The received signals are sampled and the samples are delayed to produce a window. A weighted value for each despread pilot code window sample is determined using an adaptive algorithm. Each window sample is despread with a traffic code. Each despread traffic code window sample is weighted according to a weight corresponding to its respective pilot code sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: David K. Mesecher, Alexander Reznik, Donald Grieco, Gary Cheung
  • Patent number: 7545846
    Abstract: A code division multiple access communication system transmits a pilot and traffic signal over a shared spectrum. The pilot and traffic signal have an associated code and are received over the shared spectrum. The received signals are sampled and the samples are delayed to produce a window. A weighted value for each despread pilot code window sample is determined using an adaptive algorithm. Each window sample is despread with a traffic code. Each despread traffic code window sample is weighted according to a weight corresponding to its respective pilot code sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Mesecher, Alexander Reznik, Donald M. Grieco, Gary Cheung
  • Patent number: 7519395
    Abstract: An improved base station which cancels the effects of known fixed interference sources produces a signal substantially free from the interference sources thereby increasing total channel capacity. The adaptive interference canceller base station includes a main antenna for receiving signals from other communication stations and at least one directional antenna directed toward an interference source. The main and directional antennas are coupled together such that an output signal substantially free from the interference is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Mesecher, Fatih Ozluturk
  • Patent number: 7145894
    Abstract: A user equipment which receives a CDMA communication signal that is wirelessly transmitted includes a system for correcting phase errors in an information signal which has been transmitted. The correction system comprises circuitry for generating a correction signal and for combining the correction signal with the information signal to produce a corrected information signal. An analyzer analyzes the phase of the corrected information signal and generates an error signal based on the deviation of the analyzed phase from a reference phase. A bandwidth controller recursively adjusts the phase of the corrected information signal such that the phase of said corrected information signal is substantially equal to said reference phase. The bandwidth controller selects a bandwidth within an adjustable range based on the error signal, estimates an offset based on the error signal, and modifies the correction signal using the offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Mesecher, Rui Yang, Ramón Cerda
  • Patent number: 7145893
    Abstract: A communication station includes an antenna system having multiple antennas and delay units for receiving a transmitted signal and outputting a combined signal having a known distortion imparted by the antenna system. The combined signal is in turn processed by a modem, which compensates for the known distortion in a manner which provides improved signal gain. The improved signal gain permits a reduction in transmit power and, accordingly, increased capacity of the communication station. Where the antenna system is to be remotely located from related signal processing equipment, separate units for the RF receiver/transmitter and the other signal processing equipment are provided so that the RF receiver/transmitter may also be remotely located along with the antenna system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Gary R. Lomp, Leonid Kazakevich, Jeffrey S. Polan, David K. Mesecher
  • Patent number: 7116701
    Abstract: A base station comprises a plurality of antennas. Each of the antennas is separated by a known distance. A first spread spectrum signal is transmitted having a first code. Using the plurality of antennas, a second spread spectrum signal is received having a second code. The second spread spectrum signal is time synchronized with the first spread spectrum signal. A distance determination is made based on in part a timing difference between the second code of the received second spread spectrum signal and the first code of the base station's transmitted first spread spectrum signal. A phase difference of a carrier signal of the second spread spectrum signal as received by each of the plurality of antennas is compared. An angle of the received second spread spectrum signal is determined using the known distance between the antennas and the phase difference. A location of a source of the second spread spectrum signal is determined using the determined angle and the distance determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: David K. Mesecher
  • Patent number: 7110443
    Abstract: A receiver and base station for producing phase-corrected channel signals. An adaptive matched filter produces a filtered signal by using a weighting signal. A rake receiver produces a filter weighting signal using a pseudo-noise signal generator. A channel despreader despreads the filtered signal using the pseudo-noise signal generated to produce a despread channel signal of the selected channel. A pilot channel despreader despreads the filtered signal using a pseudo-noise signal generator to produce a despread pilot signal of the pilot channel. A hard decision processor receives the despread channel signal of the selected channel and produces a correction signal. A phase-locked loop utilizes at least the despread pilot signal and produces a phase correction signal which is applied to produce phase-corrected channel signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Fatih M. Ozluturk, David K. Mesecher, Alexander M. Jacques
  • Patent number: 7050418
    Abstract: A modem is configured for demodulating a communication signal associated with a unique code-division multiple access (CDMA) code. The modem includes an adaptive matched filter and a vector correlator. The vector correlator generates filter coefficients for the adaptive matched filter based on signal distortion determined by the vector correlator. The vector correlator has a processing capacity of at least eleven chips whereby the vector correlator compensates for a known phase distortion and for multipath distortion ascertainable within its processing capacity. The adaptive matched filter processes communication signals with the unique CDMA code using coefficients generated by the vector correlator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Gary R. Lomp, Leonid Kazakevich, Jeffrey S. Polan, David K. Mesecher
  • Patent number: 6985515
    Abstract: A code division multiple access communication system transmits a pilot and traffic signal over a shared spectrum. The pilot and traffic signal have an associated code and are received over the shared spectrum. The received signals are sampled and the samples are delayed to produce a window. A weighted value for each despread pilot code window sample is determined using an adaptive algorithm. Each window sample is despread with a traffic code. Each despread traffic code window sample is weighted according to a weight corresponding to its respective pilot code sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Mesecher, Alexander Reznik, Donald Grieco, Gary Cheung
  • Patent number: 6983008
    Abstract: A base station has a plurality of transmitting antennas. From each transmitting antenna, a reference signal having a code uniquely associated with that antenna is transmitted. A data signal is transmitted such that different spread spectrum versions of the data signal are transmitted from each antenna. Each version has a different code for the respective transmitting antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: David K. Mesecher
  • Patent number: 6944209
    Abstract: The present invention is a user equipment (UE), including a receiver and method for receiving one of a plurality of channels in a communication signal. An adaptive matched filter produces a filtered signal by using a weighting signal. A rake receiver produces a filter weighting signal using a pseudo-noise signal generator. A channel despreader despreads the filtered signal using the pseudo-noise signal generated to produce a despread channel signal of the selected channel. A pilot channel despreader despreads the filtered signal using a pseudo-noise signal generator to produce a despread pilot signal of the pilot channel. A hard decision processor receives the despread channel signal of the selected channel and produces a correction signal. A phase-locked loop utilizes at least the despread pilot signal and produces a phase correction signal which is applied to produce phase-corrected channel signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Faith M. Özlütürk, David K. Mesecher, Alexander M. Jacques
  • Patent number: 6940875
    Abstract: A reciever for receiving a CDMA communication signal that is wirelessly transmitted includes a system for correcting phase errors in an information signal which has been transmitted. The correction system comprises circuitry for generating a mixing signal and for combining the mixing signal with said information signal to produce a correction signal. An analyzer analyzes the phase of said correction signal and generates an error signal based on the deviation of the analyzed phase from a reference phase. A bandwidth controller which recursively adjusts the phase of the correction signal such that the phase of said correction signal is substantially equal to said reference phase. The bandwidth controller then selects a bandwidth within an adjustable range based on the correction signal, estimates an offset by interrogating the error signal, and modifies said correction signal by the offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Mesecher, Rui Yang, Ramon Cerda
  • Patent number: 6937879
    Abstract: An improved base station which cancels the effects of known fixed interference sources produces a signal substantially free from the interference sources thereby increasing total channel capacity. The adaptive interference canceler system includes a main antenna for receiving signals from other communication stations and at least one directional antenna directed toward an interference source. The main and directional antennas are coupled together such that an output signal substantially free from the interference is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Mesecher, Fatih M. Ozluturk
  • Publication number: 20040208237
    Abstract: A base station comprises a plurality of antennas. Each of the antennas is separated by a known distance. A first spread spectrum signal is transmitted having a first code. Using the plurality of antennas, a second spread spectrum signal is received having a second code. The second spread spectrum signal is time synchronized with the first spread spectrum signal. A distance determination is made based on in part a timing difference between the second code of the received second spread spectrum signal and the first code of the base station's transmitted first spread spectrum signal. A phase difference of a carrier signal of the second spread spectrum signal as received by each of the plurality of antennas is compared. An angle of the received second spread spectrum signal is determined using the known distance between the antennas and the phase difference. A location of a source of the second spread spectrum signal is determined using the determined angle and the distance determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: David K. Mesecher
  • Patent number: 6798824
    Abstract: A subscriber unit receives a plurality of first spread spectrum signals. Each first spread spectrum signal has a first code. An impulse response of multipath components of each received first spread spectrum signal are analyzed to determine a first received component of that received first spread spectrum signal. In one embodiment, for each received first spread spectrum signal, a second spread spectrum signal having a second chip code time synchronized to the first received component of that received first spread spectrum signal is transmitted. In another embodiment, a code timing difference is determined between the first received components of the received first spread spectrum signals. The code timing difference is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: David K. Mesecher
  • Patent number: 6782040
    Abstract: A code division multiple access communication system transmits a pilot and traffic signal over a shared spectrum. The pilot and traffic signal have an associated code. Signals are received over the shared spectrum. The received signals are sampled. The samples are delayed to produce a window. The window has evenly time spaced samples. Each window sample is despread with a pilot code. A weight for each despread pilot code window sample is determined using an adaptive algorithm. Each window sample is despread with a traffic code. Each despread traffic code window sample is weighted with a corresponding weight of the determined weights. The despread traffic code window sample are combined as data of the traffic signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Mesecher, Alexander Reznik, Donald Grieco, Gary Cheung
  • Publication number: 20040161060
    Abstract: A communication station includes an antenna system having multiple antennas and delay units for receiving a transmitted signal and outputting a combined signal having a known distortion imparted by the antenna system. The combined signal is in turn processed by a modem, which compensates for the known distortion in a manner which provides improved signal gain. The improved signal gain permits a reduction in transmit power and, accordingly, increased capacity of the communication station. Where the antenna system is to be remotely located from related signal processing equipment, separate units for the RF receiver/transmitter and the other signal processing equipment are provided so that the RF receiver/transmitter may also be remotely located along with the antenna system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Gary R. Lomp, Leonid Kazakevich, Jeffrey S. Polan, David K. Mesecher
  • Publication number: 20040156424
    Abstract: The present invention is a user equipment (UE), including a receiver and method for receiving one of a plurality of channels in a communication signal. An adaptive matched filter produces a filtered signal by using a weighting signal. A rake receiver produces a filter weighting signal using a pseudo-noise signal generator. A channel despreader despreads the filtered signal using the pseudo-noise signal generated to produce a despread channel signal of the selected channel. A pilot channel despreader despreads the filtered signal using a pseudo-noise signal generator to produce a despread pilot signal of the pilot channel. A hard decision processor receives the despread channel signal of the selected channel and produces a correction signal. A phase-locked loop utilizes at least the despread pilot signal and produces a phase correction signal which is applied to produce phase-corrected channel signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Fatih M. Ozluturk, David K. Mesecher, Alexander M. Jacques