Patents by Inventor Josef Holzleitner

Josef Holzleitner 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: 11901932
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cancelling an interference in a received signal. The apparatus may include a plurality of receivers and one or more transmitters. The first receiver is configured to process a received signal. The first receiver includes a mixer to down-convert the received signal using a first local oscillator signal having a first frequency. The received signal includes a wanted signal and an unwanted signal. The second receiver is configured to process the received signal and generate an interference reference signal. The second receiver includes a mixer to down-convert the received signal using a second local oscillator signal having a second frequency. The apparatus includes an interference canceller configured to cancel, in a digital domain, at least in part interference caused by non-linear characteristics of the first receive chain in a presence of the unwanted signal from the down-converted received signal by the first receive chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Oren Ezra Avraham, Josef Holzleitner, Ram Sunil Kanumalli, Harald Pretl, Silvester Sadjina, Werner Schelmbauer
  • Publication number: 20220321163
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cancelling an interference in a received signal. The apparatus may include a plurality of receivers and one or more transmitters. The first receiver is configured to process a received signal. The first receiver includes a mixer to down-convert the received signal using a first local oscillator signal having a first frequency. The received signal includes a wanted signal and an unwanted signal. The second receiver is configured to process the received signal and generate an interference reference signal. The second receiver includes a mixer to down-convert the received signal using a second local oscillator signal having a second frequency. The apparatus includes an interference canceller configured to cancel, in a digital domain, at least in part interference caused by non-linear characteristics of the first receive chain in a presence of the unwanted signal from the down-converted received signal by the first receive chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Oren Ezra AVRAHAM, Josef HOLZLEITNER, Ram Sunil KANUMALLI, Harald PRETL, Silvester SADJINA, Werner SCHELMBAUER
  • Patent number: 11258506
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for receiving and processing multiple carriers with multiple antennas. The device includes a plurality of antennas for receiving signals over a plurality of carriers, and a plurality of receive chains connected to each antenna for processing a signal received on each antenna. The signal received on each antenna is split into multiple receive chains for receive processing. The antennas are grouped into a plurality of sub-groups and a signal on a first carrier is received on a first sub-group of antennas and a signal on a second carrier is received on a second sub-group of antennas. A signal on a third carrier may be received on all antennas. Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) on the first and second carriers may be implemented using the first and second sub-group of antennas, respectively, and MIMO on the third carrier may be implemented using all antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Harald Pretl, Werner Schelmbauer, Josef Holzleitner
  • Publication number: 20210175958
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for receiving and processing multiple carriers with multiple antennas. The device includes a plurality of antennas for receiving signals over a plurality of carriers, and a plurality of receive chains connected to each antenna for processing a signal received on each antenna. The signal received on each antenna is split into multiple receive chains for receive processing. The antennas are grouped into a plurality of sub-groups and a signal on a first carrier is received on a first sub-group of antennas and a signal on a second carrier is received on a second sub-group of antennas. A signal on a third carrier may be received on all antennas. Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) on the first and second carriers may be implemented using the first and second sub-group of antennas, respectively, and MIMO on the third carrier may be implemented using all antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Harald Pretl, Werner Schelmbauer, Josef Holzleitner
  • Patent number: 10784919
    Abstract: Examples provide an adaptation circuit and apparatus, method and computer programs for adapting, fabricating and operating, a radio transceiver, a mobile transceiver, a base station transceiver and storage for computer programs or instructions. The adaptation circuit (10) is configured to adapt a local oscillator signal in a radio transceiver (30). The radio transceiver (30) comprises a transmission branch (14) and a reception branch (16), which are subject to cross-talk. The reception branch (16) comprises a local oscillator (18) configured to generate the local oscillator signal. The adaptation circuit (10) comprises a control module (12) configured to determine crosstalk level information between the transmission branch (14) and the reception branch (16), and to adapt the local oscillator signal based on the crosstalk level information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Dirk Friedrich, Peter Laaser, Josef Holzleitner
  • Patent number: 10701637
    Abstract: A transceiver comprises a transmitter configured to generate a test signal and a receiver comprising a measurement circuit configured to receive the test signal from the transmitter and to determine a level of the test signal. A controller is configured to control a variable supply voltage generator to set a supply voltage for the transmitter to a predetermined value and to lower a supply voltage for the receiver until the level of the test signal within the receiver falls below a receiver threshold. A storage element is configured to store the supply voltage corresponding to the receiver threshold as the minimum supply voltage for the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Josef Holzleitner
  • Publication number: 20190215029
    Abstract: Examples provide an adaptation circuit and apparatus, method and computer programs for adapting, fabricating and operating, a radio transceiver, a mobile transceiver, a base station transceiver and storage for computer programs or instructions. The adaptation circuit (10) is configured to adapt a local oscillator signal in a radio transceiver (30). The radio transceiver (30) comprises a transmission branch (14) and a reception branch (16), which are subject to cross-talk. The reception branch (16) comprises a local oscillator (18) configured to generate the local oscillator signal. The adaptation circuit (10) comprises a control module (12) configured to determine crosstalk level information between the transmission branch (14) and the reception branch (16), and to adapt the local oscillator signal based on the crosstalk level information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Dirk Friedrich, Peter LAASER, Josef HOLZLEITNER
  • Publication number: 20190090196
    Abstract: A transceiver comprises a transmitter configured to generate a test signal and a receiver comprising a measurement circuit configured to receive the test signal from the transmitter and to determine a level of the test signal. A controller is configured to control a variable supply voltage generator to set a supply voltage for the transmitter to a predetermined value and to lower a supply voltage for the receiver until the level of the test signal within the receiver falls below a receiver threshold. A storage element is configured to store the supply voltage corresponding to the receiver threshold as the minimum supply voltage for the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Josef Holzleitner
  • Patent number: 9072044
    Abstract: A push-pull amplifier has an input node and a series connection of two resistors. The series connection comprises a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal. A first resistor of the two resistors is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal. A second resistor is connected between the second and third terminals. The input node is connected to the second terminal. A first controllable current source is connected to the first terminal of the series connection for sourcing a first current to the series connection. A second controllable current source is connected to the third terminal of the series connection for sinking a second current from the series connection. A first transistor and a second transistor are connected in push-pull configuration, wherein a control input of the first transistor is connected to the first terminal of the series connection and a control input of the second transistor is connected to the third terminal of the series connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Schelmbauer, Josef Holzleitner
  • Patent number: 8902003
    Abstract: An amplifier includes an amplifying stage configured to provide an amplifier output signal based on a combination of a received amplifying stage input signal and a received amplified version of the amplifying stage input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Holzleitner, Werner Schelmbauer
  • Publication number: 20140167846
    Abstract: An amplifier includes an amplifying stage configured to provide an amplifier output signal based on a combination of a received amplifying stage input signal and a received amplified version of the amplifying stage input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Holzleitner, Werner Schelmbauer
  • Publication number: 20140155126
    Abstract: A push-pull amplifier has an input node and a series connection of two resistors. The series connection comprises a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal. A first resistor of the two resistors is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal. A second resistor is connected between the second and third terminals. The input node is connected to the second terminal. A first controllable current source is connected to the first terminal of the series connection for sourcing a first current to the series connection. A second controllable current source is connected to the third terminal of the series connection for sinking a second current from the series connection. A first transistor and a second transistor are connected in push-pull configuration, wherein a control input of the first transistor is connected to the first terminal of the series connection and a control input of the second transistor is connected to the third terminal of the series connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Werner Schelmbauer, Josef Holzleitner
  • Patent number: 8674730
    Abstract: A frequency divider arrangement for providing a quadrature output signal with a quadrature output signal frequency, includes a signal source for providing a base signal with a base signal frequency at the output side. Further, the frequency divider arrangement includes a first integer number quadrature divider with a first divider ratio for receiving the base signal on the input side and for providing a first quadrature signal with a first quadrature signal frequency according to the first divider ratio of the first integer number quadrature divider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Holzleitner, Werner Schelmbauer
  • Publication number: 20120169384
    Abstract: A frequency divider arrangement for providing a quadrature output signal with a quadrature output signal frequency, includes a signal source for providing a base signal with a base signal frequency at the output side. Further, the frequency divider arrangement includes a first integer number quadrature divider with a first divider ratio for receiving the base signal on the input side and for providing a first quadrature signal with a first quadrature signal frequency according to the first divider ratio of the first integer number quadrature divider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Holzleitner, Werner Schelmbauer