Diplex Patents (Class 370/297)
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Patent number: 11775965Abstract: A service providing method of the present invention includes receiving sound source information on a sound source to be registered to the music platform and issuing a blockchain-based NFT that represents an ownership for the sound source; receiving a request for using a service related to the sound source registered to the music platform from at least one at least one service use terminal connected to the blockchain-based network; and in response to the received request, providing a service related to the sound source based on the blockchain-based NFT issued in advance for the sound source to the at least one service use terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Inventor: Han Jo Kim
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Patent number: 11751264Abstract: For example, a wireless communication device may be configured to, while communicating via a first radio of the wireless communication device over a first network connection in a first WLAN over a first wireless communication frequency band, identify a second WLAN over a second wireless communication frequency band for Concurrent Multiple Band (CMB) network access, the second wireless communication frequency band different from the first wireless communication frequency band; based on identifying the second WLAN, to automatically transmit from a second radio of the wireless communication device user credentials to establish a second network connection with the second WLAN over the second wireless communication frequency band, the second network connection concurrent with the first network connection; and to concurrently communicate over the first and second network connections by routing to the first and second radios a plurality of application streams corresponding to one or more applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Ofer Hareuveni, Daniel Cohn, David Birnbaum, Ehud Reshef, Dor Chay, Sivan Koffler
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Patent number: 11722964Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for operating a control signal to communicate signals using a first antenna and a first frequency band in response to determining that intra-device operations are occurring or are expected to occur, that a first amount of energy received by the first antenna is less than a threshold amount of energy, and that the first antenna is unaffected by the intra-device operations. The control signal may also delay communication of the signals in response to determining that intra-device operations are occurring, and that first amount of energy is greater than or equal to the threshold amount of energy.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Chia Yiaw Chong, Pablo Luis Vila Rodriguez, Sajeev Alakkatt Paleri, Qiong Wu, Kai Bai, Hsin-Yuo Liu, Peter M. Agboh, Derek Keith Shaeffer, Daya Krishna
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Patent number: 11695436Abstract: A half-bride combiner can be implemented as a coupling circuit having a common node and configured to couple the common node to one of first and second groups of filters through a first path and to couple the common node to the other group through a second path. The coupling circuit can be further configured such that the impedance provided by each filter of the one of the first and second groups for a signal in each band of the other group results in the signal being sufficiently excluded from the first path.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Zhi Shen, Li Chen, William J. Domino, Stephane Richard Marie Wloczysiak, Xiao Zhang
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Patent number: 11696320Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method, apparatus and computer medium for switching a user terminal, and an access point. The method may be performed by an access point capable of operating in at least a first band and a second band, and comprises the following steps: in response to determining that a user terminal being in the first band of the access point satisfies a condition for inter-band switching, measuring a communication performance of the user terminal in the first band as a first metric; after the user terminal is switched from the first band to the second band of the access point, measuring a communication performance of the user terminal in the second band as a second metric; and causing the user terminal to be in the band associated with a better one of the first metric and the second metric.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Jun Tao, Huiling Jia, Haijuan Wen, Yongqiang Ye
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Patent number: 11569866Abstract: A full duplex communication system comprises a magnet-less ring circulator that comprises a set of ports extending from a circumference of the magnet-less multi-port ring combiner. The set of ports are positioned at increments around the circumference of the magnet-less multi-port ring combiner.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kyle David Holzer, Jeffrey S. Walling
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Patent number: 11553244Abstract: An amplification system for amplifying a service of a cable television network that includes a first amplifier receiving the service and providing a first output signal having a first frequency band with a first maximum downstream frequency to a first customer and a second amplifier. The amplification system includes the second amplifier receiving the first output signal and providing a second output signal having a second frequency band with a second maximum downstream frequency to a second customer, wherein the second maximum downstream frequency is less than the first maximum downstream frequency.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Zoran Maricevic, Marcel Franz Christian Schemmann, John O. Caezza, Eric Joseph Cormier, Zhijian Sun
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Patent number: 11426592Abstract: A sensory supplement medical device, including a stimulation device configured to implement a first functionality of the sensory supplement medical device corresponding to the providing of sensory supplement to a recipient to evoke a sensory percept, wherein the sensory supplement medical device is configured to implement a secondary functionality different from the first functionality, and the sensory supplement medical device is configured to migrate the second functionality to a device remote from the sensory supplement medical device.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Harry Xiao, Jan Patrick Frieding, Kenneth Oplinger, Rishubh Verma, Martin Evert Gustaf Hillbratt, Michael Trieu
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Patent number: 11381261Abstract: A radio-frequency module includes a transmission path which has one end connected to a transmission terminal and on which a transmission signal in Band A is transmitted; a reception path (62) which has one end connected to a reception terminal (120B) and on which a reception signal in Band B is transmitted; a reception path (63) which has one end connected to a reception terminal (120C) and on which a reception signal in Band C is transmitted; a switch (11) having a common terminal (11a) and selection terminals (11b and 11c); and a switch (12) having a common terminal (12a) and selection terminals (12b and 12c).Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Motoji Tsuda, Yusuke Naniwa, Morio Takeuchi, Atsushi Horita, Jin Yokoyama, Sho Matsumoto, Syunsuke Kido, Yukiya Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Kani
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Patent number: 11368179Abstract: Apparatus and methods for modulation partition and transmission via multiple antennas for enhanced transmit power capability are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an RF communication system includes a transceiver that generates a first RF signal and a second RF signal corresponding to partitions of a modulated RF signal. For example, the first RF signal and the second RF signal can be associated with different RB allocations of one or more channels of a frequency band. The RF communication system further includes a first transmit chain that processes the first RF signal to generate a first RF output signal for transmission on a first antenna, and a second transmit chain that processes the second RF signal to generate a second RF output signal for transmission on a second antenna.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventor: David Richard Pehlke
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Patent number: 11133571Abstract: An electronic apparatus, according to various embodiments of the present invention, comprises: a first antenna of a first bandwidth; a second antenna of a second bandwidth which partially overlaps with the first bandwidth; a third antenna of the first bandwidth; a fourth antenna of the second bandwidth; a transmission/reception path corresponding to each of a plurality of bandwidths; a reception path corresponding to each of the plurality of bandwidths; and a path formation unit which forms a path such that any one of the first antenna and the third antenna is connected to the transmission/reception path, the other of the first antenna and the third antenna is connected to the reception path, and any one of the second antenna and the fourth antenna is connected to the transmission/reception path, and the other of the second antenna and the fourth antenna is connected to the reception path.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2016Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Inventors: Sung-Chul Park, Yeon-Woo Kim, Jong-Hyuk Kim, Seung-Gil Jeon, Young-Ju Kim, Chae-Man Lim
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Patent number: 11122638Abstract: For example, a wireless communication device may be configured to, while communicating via a first radio of the wireless communication device over a first network connection in a first WLAN over a first wireless communication frequency band, identify a second WLAN over a second wireless communication frequency band for Concurrent Multiple Band (CMB) network access, the second wireless communication frequency band different from the first wireless communication frequency band; based on identifying the second WLAN, to automatically transmit from a second radio of the wireless communication device user credentials to establish a second network connection with the second WLAN over the second wireless communication frequency band, the second network connection concurrent with the first network connection; and to concurrently communicate over the first and second network connections by routing to the first and second radios a plurality of application streams corresponding to one or more applications.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Ofer Hareuveni, Daniel Cohn, David Birnbaum, Ehud Reshef, Dor Chay, Sivan Koffler
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Patent number: 11075465Abstract: Technologies for wireless network devices with surface-link antenna systems mounted on exterior surfaces of buildings are described. One wireless network device includes a housing with a circuit board and a first antenna port. A processor, a first antenna, a first wireless local area network (WLAN) radio, and a second WLAN radio are disposed on the circuit board. The first WLAN radio communicates with a radio of a client device using the first antenna over a first line-of-sight (LOS) or non-LOS wireless link (e.g., 2.4 GHz) inside the building. The second WLAN radio communicates with a radio of a second wireless network device using the second antenna over a second LOS wireless link (e.g., 5 GHz) that is external to the building. The first antenna is located inside the building and the second antenna is located along an exterior surface of the building.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Tzung-I Lee, Omar Fawazhashim Zakaria, Kwok Shing Lee, Kalyan Teja Posani, Ali Mirkamali, Cheol Su Kim, In Chul Hyun
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Patent number: 11038813Abstract: A bi-directional RF signal amplifier includes a housing with an RF input port. A power divider network within the housing terminates to a plurality of active RF output ports. An active communications path connects the RF input port to the power divider network. A passive communications path connects the RF input port to a passive RF output port. A MoCA input/output port is provided on the housing. A MoCA signal path connects the power divider network to the MoCA input/output port, and a MoCA pass filter is located along the MoCA signal path. In another embodiment, a passive splitter includes a housing with an RF input port, a power divider network, and a plurality of CATV/MoCA RF output ports. A CATV communications path connects the RF input port to the power divider network. A MoCA input/output port is provided on the housing. A MoCA signal path connects the power divider network to the MoCA input/output port, and a MoCA pass filter is located along the MoCA signal path.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Shi Man Li, Mark O. Vogel
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Patent number: 11018727Abstract: Diversity modules for processing radio frequency (RF) signals are provided herein. In certain implementations a diversity module includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a low band processing circuit that generates a low band signal based on one or more diversity signals, a mid band processing circuit that generates a mid band signal based on the one or more diversity signals and that provides the mid band signal to the second terminal, a high band processing circuit that generates a high band signal based on the one or more diversity signals, and a multi-throw switch that provides the low band signal to the first terminal in a first state and that provides the high band signal to the first terminal in a second state.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Stephane Richard Marie Wloczysiak
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Patent number: 10985784Abstract: In some embodiments, a front-end architecture can include a quadplexer configured to support uplink carrier aggregation with a first antenna. The quadplexer can include a low-band filter, a mid-band filter, a first high-band filter, and a second high-band filter, with each filter having a respective input node, and the quadplexer including a common output node associated with the first antenna. The front-end architecture can further include a triplexer configured to support uplink carrier aggregation with a second antenna. The triplexer can include a mid-band filter, a first high-band filter, and a second high-band filter, with each filter having a respective input node, and the triplexer including a common output node associated with the second antenna.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2018Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Joel Richard King
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Patent number: 10958408Abstract: A transmit-and-receive module includes a power amplifier, a low-noise amplifier, first and second phase shifter circuits, and a correction circuit. The power amplifier amplifies power of first and second transmit signals. The low-noise amplifier amplifies first and second received signals without increasing noise. The first and second phase shifter circuits adjust impedance for the first received signal and that for the second received signal. The correction circuit supplies a canceling signal to an output node of the second phase shifter circuit. The canceling signal is used for canceling the first transmit signal passing through a receive filter.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidetaka Takahashi, Syunji Yoshimi
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Patent number: 10863443Abstract: A wireless device is disclosed that can support carrier aggregation uplink (“CAUL”) communication using a single wideband coupler. A single wideband coupler that can operate or support some or all of the communication bands of the wireless device can be used in conjunction with one or more diplexers and/or filters to measure the power of individual communication bands involved in the transmission process. Further, the use of a wideband coupler and switching network to measure the transmit power from the one or more transmit paths or main paths of a wireless device can reduce the size of a transceiver and reduce the insertion loss attributed to the power measurement components compared to systems that use separate measurement systems for each transmit path. The power measurement system may occur in a separate path in electrical connection with the wideband coupler, which may therefore be termed a coupler path.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventor: David Steven Ripley
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Patent number: 10841807Abstract: A network infrastructure equipment establishes a configuration of radio resources within a second frequency band for use by a terminal device for communications with network infrastructure equipment based on a first radio access technology and communicates an indication of that to the terminal device. The terminal device establishes a configuration of radio resources for use by the terminal device for communications based on a second radio access technology and determines if there is any overlap in radio resources configured for use by two different radio access technologies, and if so communicates an indication of that to the network infrastructure equipment. In response the network infrastructure equipment establishes a replacement configuration of radio resources for communications with the terminal device based on the first radio access technology that avoids the radio resources indicated as subject to overlap, and transmits an indication of the replacement configuration to the terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Brian Alexander Martin
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Patent number: 10804940Abstract: The multi-channel radio frequency module with frequency division of data reception and transmission contains at least two radiating elements; at least two received signal filters and at least two transmitted signal filters, each of which is tuned to pass the received and transmitted signal accordingly in a certain frequency band; at least two radio frequency receivers, each of which is connected to the received signal filter; and at least two radio frequency transmitters, each of which is connected to the transmitted signal filter. Radiating elements having two input ports; one of which is connected to the received signal filter, and the other to the transmitted signal filter, the passbands of these filters being non-overlapping. Application of the invention allows the miniaturization of the microwave PtP communication station while simultaneously providing efficient electronic beam scanning with small signal loss for beam switching and high isolation between receivers and transmitters.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY “RADIO GIGABIT”Inventors: Alexey Andreevich Artemenko, Andrey Viktorovich Mozharovskiy, Sergey Alexandrovich Tikhonov, Roman Olegovich Maslennikov
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Patent number: 10771109Abstract: A hybrid active tap may be provided. The hybrid active tap may comprise a first branch and a second branch. The first branch may be disposed between a first diplexer and a second diplexer. The first branch may correspond to a first frequency spectrum. The second branch may be disposed between the first diplexer and the second diplexer. The second branch may correspond to a second frequency spectrum. The hybrid active tap may further comprise a third branch, a fourth branch, a splitter, and an amplification device. The third branch may be disposed between a first coupler and a third diplexer. The first coupler may be coupled to the first branch. The fourth branch may be disposed between a second coupler and the third diplexer. The second coupler may be coupled to the second branch. The splitter may be connected to the third diplexer and the amplification device may be disposed in the first branch.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Hang Jin, John T. Chapman
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Patent number: 10506656Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including: a housing; a wireless communication circuit disposed within the housing and configured to transmit and/or receive at least one Radio Frequency (RF) signal; a plurality of antennas disposed within the housing and/or as part of the housing and electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit; at least one processor operationally connected to the wireless communication circuit; and a memory operationally connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory is configured to store a lookup table including a first set of antenna-tuning modes for the plurality of antennas and a second set of antenna-tuning modes for the plurality of antennas and instructions which, when executed by the processor, control the electronic device to: control the wireless communication circuit to use a first antenna-tuning mode of the first set or antenna-tuning modes based on carrier aggregation for wireless communication being deactivated, control the wireless communicatioType: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyungjoon Yu, Youngkwon Lee, Namkyeom Kim, Sungte Kang
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Patent number: 10490245Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices that supports dual-mode modulation in the context of memory access are described. A system may include a memory array coupled with a buffer, and a multiplexer may be coupled with the buffer, where the multiplexer may be configured to output a bit pair representative of data stored within the memory array. The multiplexer may also be coupled with a driver, where the driver may be configured to generate a symbol representative of the bit pair that is output by the multiplexer.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Robert Nasry Hasbun, Timothy M. Hollis, Jeffrey P. Wright, Dean D. Gans
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Patent number: 10431891Abstract: An antenna arrangement is provided. The antenna arrangement includes a first antenna element and a second antenna element. An inductance coil is coupled to the first antenna element and the second antenna element.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Intel IP CorporationInventors: Simon Svendsen, Ole Jagielski
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Patent number: 10298186Abstract: A carrier aggregation front-end module with a receive sub-module for receiving signals from a plurality of transmit modules. The module comprises a first receive path configured to receive a first set of signals from one or more of a plurality of antennas, wherein the first set of signals comprises at least one desired receive signal and at least one undesired transmit blocker signal from the plurality of transmit modules. The second receive path is configured to receive a second set of signals from one or more of a plurality of antennas comprising at least one desired receive signal and at least one undesired transmit blocker signal from the plurality of transmit modules. The module also comprises at least one shared tunable notch filter configured to reject at least one of the undesired transmit blocker signals for each of the first receive path and the second receive path.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Maxim, Baker Scott
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Patent number: 10212627Abstract: A method for call processing comprising processing telecommunications data with an Over-The-Top (OTT) client on a handset, determining whether to use a voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) client or a WiFi client in response to an operational change and reconfiguring the handset to use the VoLTE client or the WiFi client if the determination is made to use the VoLTE client or the WiFi client, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: RELIANCE JIO INFOCOMM USA, INC.Inventors: Gautam G. Reddy, Matthew Oommen, Pallavur A. Sankaranaraynan, Chao Kan
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Patent number: 10187194Abstract: A transmit-and-receive module includes a power amplifier, a low-noise amplifier, first and second phase shifter circuits, and a correction circuit. The power amplifier amplifies power of first and second transmit signals. The low-noise amplifier amplifies first and second received signals without increasing noise. The first and second phase shifter circuits adjust impedance for the first received signal and that for the second received signal. The correction circuit supplies a canceling signal to an output node of the second phase shifter circuit. The canceling signal is used for canceling the first transmit signal passing through a receive filter.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetaka Takahashi, Syunji Yoshimi
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Patent number: 10075198Abstract: Radio frequency (RF) front-end circuitry and methods of operating the same are described. One apparatus includes multiple antennas and a RF front-end circuitry. The RF front-end circuitry includes a first diplexer, a second diplexer, a third diplexer, a fourth diplexer, and a switch. A first transceiver is coupled to a first antenna via the first diplexer and the second diplexer. The third receiver is coupled to the first antenna via the first diplexer. The second transceiver is selectively coupled to a second antenna via the third diplexer, the switch, and the fourth diplexer when the switch is set to the first mode in response to the control signal from a processing component. The first transceiver is selectively coupled to the second antenna via the switch and the third diplexer when the switch is set to the first mode in response to the control signal from the processing component.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Tzung-I Lee, Varadarajan Gopalakrishnan, Cheol Su Kim, In Chul Hyun
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Patent number: 10056997Abstract: A wireless communication system transmits information requested by a wireless communication terminal to the wireless communication terminal moving through a spot wireless area. In a wireless base station, an external information communication control section controls communication with a server. A contents memory stores at least a part of contents received from the server. A wireless communication section communicates with the communication terminal using a predetermined communication method. A control section establishes connection with the communication terminal using a first connection which does not require an authentication procedure, or using a second connection which requires the authentication procedure.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsutomu Mukai, Hitoshi Takai
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Patent number: 9923593Abstract: A transceiver suitable for frequency duplex division communication is disclosed. The transceiver comprises a transmitter, wherein the transmitter comprises a power amplifier; a receiver; an auxiliary power amplifier which is arranged to provide a controllable phase shift and gain output; a first filter arranged at an output of the power amplifier arranged to attenuate frequencies at a receiving frequency of the receiver; a second filter arrangement at an output of the auxiliary power amplifier arranged to attenuate frequencies at a receiving frequency of the receiver; and a signal transmission arrangement. The signal transmission arrangement is arranged to transmit signals provided from the transmitter through its power amplifier to a radio frequency, RF, connecting point, receive signals from the RF connecting point and provide the signals to the receiver, and provide signals from the auxiliary amplifier towards an input of the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Stefan Andersson, Imad ud Din, Daniel Eckerbert, Henrik Sjöland, Johan Wernehag
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Patent number: 9912457Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transmitting data in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: allocating, by a base station, a resource for transmitting data modulated by a hybrid frequency shift keying (FSK) and quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) (FQAM) scheme in which a QAM scheme and a FSK scheme are combined; transmitting, by the base station, a sequence modulated by the FQAM scheme, to a mobile station, via an interference measurement channel; transmitting, by the base station, a reference signal for measuring channel quality information (CQI) to the mobile station; receiving, by the base station, CQI estimated based on an interference characteristic of the interference measurement channel, from the mobile station, and performing scheduling of the mobile station based on the received CQI; and transmitting, by the base station, the data modulated by the FQAM scheme to the mobile station.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Su-Ryong Jeong, Jeong-Ho Park, Jae-Won Kim, Min Sagong, Hyun-Kyu Yu, Sung-Nam Hong
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Patent number: 9614492Abstract: An extensible filter structure is disclosed allowing realizable effective filtering over many decades in frequency. Multiple devices operating with mismatched frequency ranges can be multiplexed together with or without switching.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Inventor: Roger W. Dickerson
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Patent number: 9602156Abstract: Apparatus and methods for diversity modules are provided herein. In certain configurations, a diversity module includes a first antenna-side multi-throw switch, a second antenna-side multi-throw switch, a first transmitter-side multi-throw switch, a second transmitter-side multi-throw switch, a low band (LB) processing circuit, a mid band (MB) processing circuit, and a high band (HB) processing circuit. The LB processing circuit is electrically coupled in a first signal path between the first antenna-side multi-throw switch and the first transceiver-side multi-throw switch, the MB processing circuit is electrically coupled in a second signal path between the second transceiver-side multi-throw switch and the second transceiver-side multi-throw switch, and the HB processing circuit is electrically coupled in a third signal path between the second antenna-side multi-throw switch and the first transmitter-side multi-throw switch.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventor: Stephane Richard Marie Wloczysiak
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Patent number: 9531418Abstract: A method and system performs antenna tuning to minimize interference affecting signal reception within a wireless communication device. An antenna tuner controller determines whether the wireless communication device concurrently provides (a) simultaneous signal transmission and reception and (b) dual signal propagation. In response to determining that the wireless communication device concurrently provides the simultaneous signal transmission and reception and the dual signal propagation, the antenna tuner controller determines a current mode of operation corresponding to simultaneous signal transmission and reception and the dual signal propagation. Based on the mode of operation determined, the antenna tuner controller identifies a priority for performing antenna isolation to minimize interference affecting signal reception when the wireless communication device actively communicates within the specific mode of operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: William P. Alberth, Jr., Gregory R. Black, Armin W. Klomsdorf
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Patent number: 9490864Abstract: A wireless electronic device having first and second baseband processors is provided. In one suitable arrangement, radio-frequency power splitters and adjustable low noise amplifiers may be form in the receive paths. The use of power splitters allow signals associated with the first and second baseband processors to be received in parallel. In another suitable arrangement, radio-frequency switches are used in place of the power splitters. The states of the switches may be controlled using at least one of the first and second baseband processors. The use of switches instead of power splitters requires that wake periods associated with the first baseband processor and wake periods associated with the second baseband processor are non-overlapping. To ensure minimal wake period collision, a wake period associated with the second baseband processor may be positioned at a midpoint between two successive wake periods associated with the first baseband processor.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Syed A. Mujtaba, Madhusudan Chaudhary, Thanigaivelu Elangovan, Karthik Anantharaman, Weiping Dou, Isabel G. Mahe
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Patent number: 9479818Abstract: An apparatus and method for applying signals into a filter circuit is disclosed. The apparatus includes a filter circuit that filters an input signal and outputs a signal in a first frequency range, and a filter circuit that filters the input signal and outputs a signal in a second frequency range that is different from the first frequency range, wherein the second filter circuit includes an interface circuit for inserting a signal used to receive the first frequency range signal. The method includes receiving a signal containing content from a first source in a first frequency range and content from a second source in a second frequency range, providing filtering to produce a signal containing the first content, providing filtering to produce a signal containing the second content, and applying a signal to second content signal processing circuitry, the signal provided used for receiving the content from the first source.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: THOMSON LICENSINGInventors: Max Ward Muterspaugh, Daniel Mark Hutchinson, Rejimon Gnanammal Varghese
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Patent number: 9473084Abstract: A power amplifying apparatus is provided. The power amplifying apparatus includes a first substrate and N power amplifiers. The N power amplifiers are disposed on the first substrate, the power amplifiers respectively receives N input signals, wherein frequency bands of at least two of the inputs signals are different. And the power amplifiers respectively generate M output signals, wherein the N is a positive integer greater than 2, and M is a positive integer not equal to N.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Chien-Hua Lee, Yen-Chuan Lin, Jin-Fu Yeh, Tian-Wei Huang
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Patent number: 9383181Abstract: A method for coupling a first system component and a second system component of a coordinate measuring device for determining by means of at least one sensor the three-dimensional coordinates of an object to be measured. An interface arrangement is provided between the first system component and the second system component. The interface arrangement comprises an electrical interface, formed from at least two electrical transmission paths, for transmitting a first electrical voltage between the first system component and the second system component, and at least one optical interface formed from light waveguides. The at least one sensor is supplied with the first electrical voltage via the two electrical transmission paths of the electrical interface. An analog measurement signal from the sensor is converted into a digital measurement signal. The digital measurement signal is transmitted by means of the light waveguides of the optical interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIELLE MESSTECHNIK GMBHInventor: Thomas Engel
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Patent number: 9100061Abstract: A switchable filter and diplexer circuit includes a plurality of bandpass filters having passbands for the frequency bands in which communication across a communication channel is desired and a plurality of diplexers, the diplexers having a plurality of passbands. A plurality of switches are provided to select one of the bandpass filters or diplexers from among the plurality of bandpass filters and diplexers for communication on a communication channel. An additional switching capability is provided to select a first passband of a given diplexer when a second passband of that diplexer is selected by the plurality of switches.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2012Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Entropic Communications, LLCInventors: Younghuang Zeng, Branislav Petrovic
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Publication number: 20150138960Abstract: RF signal amplifiers are provided that include an RF input port, a switching device having an input that is coupled to the RF input port, a first output and a second output, a first diplexer having an input that is coupled to both the first output of the switching device and the second output of the switching device, and a first RF output port that is coupled to an output of the first diplexer. These amplifiers further include an attenuator that is coupled between the second output of the switching device and the input of the first diplexer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2015Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Robert R. Riggsby, Shi Man Li, Ming Yao Lee
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Patent number: 9036514Abstract: Systems and methods for combining signals from multiple active wireless receivers are discussed herein. An exemplary system comprises a first downconverter, a phase comparator, a phase adjuster, and a second downconverter. The first downconverter may be configured to downconvert a received signal from a first antenna to an intermediate frequency to create an intermediate frequency signal. The phase comparator may be configured to mix the received signal and a downconverted signal to create a mixed signal, compare a phase of the mixed signal to a predetermined phase, and generate a phase control signal based on the comparison, the downconverted signal being associated with the received signal from the first antenna. The phase adjuster may be configured to alter the phase of the intermediate frequency signal based on the phase control signal. The second downconverter may be configured to downconvert the phase-shifted intermediate frequency signal to create an output signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Aviat U.S., Inc.Inventor: Ying Shen
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Publication number: 20150131498Abstract: A hybrid diplexer-circulator system including a circulator and a modified-diplexer is provided. The circulator includes a first circulator-port, a second circulator-port coupled to a first chain comprising a receiver module, and a third circulator-port coupled to a second chain comprising a satellite modem. The first chain receives first-frequency signals and reflects second-frequency signals. The second chain receives the second-frequency signals reflected from the first chain and transmits third-frequency signals. The modified-diplexer includes: a first diplexer-port of the modified-diplexer, which is shared as the first circulator-port; a second diplexer-port; and third diplexer-port in the second chain. The second diplexer port inputs the first-frequency signals from a filter in the first chain.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Narayan Singh Rana, Kancharla HariNarayana
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Patent number: 9025583Abstract: A system for the coexistence between a plurality of wireless communication modules sharing a single antenna is provided, including an antenna, first and second transceiving paths, and first and second wireless communications modules. The first transceiving path is coupled to the antenna. The second transceiving path is coupled to the first transceiving path. The first wireless communications module is coupled to the first transceiving path and transmits or receives a plurality of first wireless signals. The second wireless communications module is coupled to the second transceiving path and transmits or receives a plurality of second wireless signals, wherein signal strengths of the second wireless signals passing through the second transceiving path are attenuated by a certain level, and the attenuated second wireless signals are added to the first wireless signals when passing through the first transceiving path.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Mediatek Inc.Inventors: Hsien-Chyi Chiou, Shu-Ping Shiu, Hong-Kai Hsu, Yuan-Hung Chung, Wei Wang, Ren-Yuh Liang
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Publication number: 20150117281Abstract: Embodiments of a tunable radio frequency (RF) diplexer and methods of operating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the RF diplexer includes a first hybrid coupler, a second hybrid coupler, an RF filter circuit, and a phase inversion component. Both the RF filter circuit and the phase inversion component are connected between the first hybrid coupler and the second hybrid coupler. The phase inversion component is configured to provide approximately a differential phase. The RF filter circuit is configured to provide a passband and a notch. The RF filter circuit is tunable to provide the notch on both a high-frequency side of the passband and a low frequency side of the passband. Accordingly, the tunable RF diplexer provides lower insertion losses and higher isolation regardless of whether the one of the diplexed frequency bands is set at higher frequencies or lower frequencies than the other diplexed frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Nadim Khlat, Marcus Granger-Jones
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Publication number: 20150117279Abstract: A dual band wireless communications apparatus may include a first front-end unit configured to receive a power voltage and performing wireless communications processing using a first frequency band, a second front-end unit configured to receive the power voltage and performing wireless communications processing using a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band, and a harmonic filter unit connected between a power voltage terminal and a power terminal of the first front-end unit receiving the power voltage to block harmonics within a central frequency of the first frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Youn Suk KIM
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Publication number: 20150117280Abstract: Embodiments of a tunable radio frequency (RF) diplexer and methods of duplexing transmission and receive signals are disclosed. In one embodiment, the RF diplexer includes a first hybrid coupler, a second hybrid coupler, and an RF filter circuit, and a phase inversion component. Both the RF filter circuit and the phase inversion component are connected between the first hybrid coupler and the second hybrid coupler. In some embodiments, the phase inversion component is provided by the RF filter circuit, while in other embodiments, the phase inversion component is provided separately. The phase inversion component is configured to provide a differential phase shift. The benefit of introducing the differential phase shift is that it provides increased isolation and broadband isolation between the different frequency bands being diplexed by the RF diplexer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Nadim Khlat, Marcus Granger-Jones
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Publication number: 20150109977Abstract: A method and apparatus support carrier aggregation. The apparatus includes a first antenna configured to transmit or receive signals in both a first high frequency band and a first low frequency band and a second antenna configured to transmit or receive signals in both a second high frequency band and a second low frequency band. At least one of the first high frequency band and the second high frequency band or the first low frequency band and the second low frequency band are different frequency bands for carrier aggregation. The apparatus may also include a third antenna and a multiband filter. The third antenna may be configured to receive signals in both the first and second high frequency bands or both the first and second low frequency bands. The multiband filter may be configured to filter the signals received by the third antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Lup Meng Loh
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Patent number: 9014068Abstract: An antenna having a passive feed network in one band, and an active radio network in an adjacent band, is provided. The antenna includes radiating elements arranged in an array dimensioned to transmit and receive RF signals. The antenna includes diplexers having a first port, a second port and a third port. The first port of each diplexer coupled to at least one radiating element. The diplexer has a first filter coupling the first port to the second port and a second filter coupling the first port to the third port. A passive feed network includes a phase shifter, which is coupled to an input transmission line and a plurality of output transmission lines. Each of the output transmission lines may be coupled to one of the second ports of one of the diplexers. An active radio is coupled to each of the third ports of the plurality of diplexers.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Kevin Eldon Linehan, Jonas Aleksa, Martin Weckerle
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Patent number: 9007965Abstract: A pre-coding/decoding method and apparatus for data transmission between a transmitting end and a receiving end is provided. The pre-coding method for data transmission through Time Division Duplexing (TDD) in a mobile communication system includes estimating downlink channel state information based on an uplink sounding signal, and pre-coding a data symbol and a reference signal based on the estimated downlink channel state information.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Beijing Samsung Telecom R&D CenterInventors: Lei Zhou, Xufeng Zheng, Zheng Zhao
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Publication number: 20150085724Abstract: A first RF diplexer, which includes a first hybrid RF coupler, a second hybrid RF coupler, a first RF filter, and a second RF filter, is disclosed. The first hybrid RF coupler has a first main port, a first in-phase port, a first quadrature-phase port, and a first isolation port, which is coupled to a primary RF antenna. The second hybrid RF coupler has a second main port, a second in-phase port, and a second quadrature-phase port. The first RF filter is coupled between the first in-phase port and the second in-phase port. The second RF filter is coupled between the first quadrature-phase port and the second quadrature-phase port.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventor: Nadim Khlat