Including Noise Compensation Patents (Class 370/317)
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Patent number: 8913626Abstract: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, and systems for signal processing of multiple input signals to control peak amplitudes of a combined signal are disclosed. One method includes receiving a plurality of input signals, generating a combined signal, the combined signal comprising a plurality of sub-channels, wherein each sub-channel includes a representation of at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of input signals, and processing the representation of the least a portion of the at least one of the plurality of input signals of at least one of the sub-channels, to reduce a peak-to-average-power ratio (PAR) of the combined signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Entropic Communications, Inc.Inventors: Moshe Malkin, Dimitry Taich, Jose Tellado
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Patent number: 8903321Abstract: Various systems and methods for network management are disclosed. In one embodiment, a network management system comprises a receiver for receiving data from a plurality of entities, including base stations and/or subscriber handsets, a processor for generating a network map or a recommendation based on the received data, a display device for displaying the network map or recommendation, and a transmitter for transmitting instructions based on the recommendation.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Anastasios Stamoulis, Arnab Chakrabarti, Dexu Lin, Kambiz Azarian Yazdi, Tingfang Ji
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Publication number: 20140348059Abstract: A collection of methods, which when combined together provide suitable bandwidth resources for real-time content exchange over a satellite-based network, wherein the network employs a reservation-based access scheme, such as but not limited to DVB-RCS. Furthermore, the methods provide suitable bandwidth wherein transmission conditions deteriorate while real-time content is being exchanged and the already allocated resources can no longer be used.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Amir Yabo, Yoseph Hecht, Magal Pinchas
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Patent number: 8897317Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for providing distributed capacity based channel assignment in a radio frequency base station servicing a local area. A method can include determining that an additional channel is needed, receiving reports from user equipment connected to the base station over the air interface indicating the gain in capacity due to the added channel, adding the new channel, receiving loss reports from one or more neighboring base stations indicating the loss in capacity and the interference caused to user equipments serviced by the neighboring base stations due to the use of the new channel. The method can also include comparing the gain in capacity to the loss of capacity by the worst user connected to the neighboring base stations due to the added channel and determining whether to continue to add the channel to increase capacity.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Klaus Doppler, Martti Moisio, Athul Prasad
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Patent number: 8897207Abstract: In a satellite communication network, comprised of a central hub and a plurality of remote terminals, a multi-layered return channel (inbound) bandwidth design, for at least the purpose of mitigating rain fade effects. In addition, an allocation algorithm for allocating timeslots against capacity requests from remote terminals over a multi-layered return channel bandwidth design on a burst-by-burst basis.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.Inventors: Nitay Argov, Shay Mori, Tomer Chavusha
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Publication number: 20140321358Abstract: A method and telecommunications system for identifying uplink multiplexing resources of a multi-beam satellite that are usable in a land-based telecommunications system, e.g., a transmitting station for transmitting radio signals to a receiving station. The transmitting station or the receiving station being a base station having a range defining a coverage area. For a given uplink multiplexing resource, a maximum allowable interference level, with respect to the satellite, for radio-electric signals transmitted from the coverage area is estimated. A potential interference level of the transmitting station is estimated. The transmitting station determines the usability of the given uplink multiplexing resource by comparing the potential interference level with the maximum allowed interference level for the given uplink multiplexing resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Jérôme Tronc, Vincent Deslandes
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Patent number: 8874105Abstract: A method and apparatus for obtaining overhead information by a mobile is provided herein. During operation, the mobile will be communicating with a first system on an active data channel. The mobile node will be able to measure pilot PN phase and amplitude for a second system that is a potential candidate to handoff and will have that information available. The data channel of the active service is used to query a proxy server that provides overhead information for the second base station. More particularly, when PN phase and amplitude information is provided to the proxy server, the proxy server will identify the base station and provide the overhead information needed to associate with the second base station.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2010Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Dean E. Thorson, William P. Alberth, Jr., Daniel J. DeClerck, James M. O'Connor
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Patent number: 8862168Abstract: A base station device, method, and communication system are disclosed. The base station includes a covariance matrix obtaining unit forming a covariance matrix of an interference vector and a noise vector from received signals from multiple user equipment; a ratio calculation and comparison unit that calculates a relative ratio between the interference and the noise in the received signals based on the covariance matrix and compares the ratio with a predetermined threshold; an adjusting unit that reduces values of non-diagonal elements in the covariance matrix when the ratio is less than the predetermined threshold; an equalizer unit that performs equalization based on the covariance matrix using an Interference Rejection Combining algorithm when the ratio is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, and equalizes the received signals based on the adjusted covariance matrix using a Minimum Mean Square Error algorithm when the ratio is less than the predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2010Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Yalin Li, Wei Cao, Xun Fan, Lingfeng Lin, Chunting Li, Yong Wang
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Patent number: 8861428Abstract: A system and process that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an interference monitor configured to detect occurrences of unintended signals within a communications link. A communications link may carry a down-converted format of a satellite signal from an earth terminal to an integrated receiver and decoder for further network distribution. Depending upon the nature of any such detected unintended signals, the communications link can be “swapped out” for a redundant communications link carrying a down-converted format of the same satellite signal obtained by way of a redundant earth terminal. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Douglas Medina, Ronald Jones, Michael Peck
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Patent number: 8855702Abstract: System and methods for intercell coordination are provided. The system includes a macro terminal and a macro base station that allocate a radio resource for a sounding signal and determine a pattern of a sounding signal, in advance. The macro base station provides a femto base station included in the system with information about the pattern of the sounding signal, and the information about the radio resource of the sounding signal. The femto base station may receive the sounding signal from the macro terminal based on the information, and thus, the femto base station may determine whether the macro terminal exists and may determine a channel between the macro terminal and the femto base station.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae Soo Kwon, Won Jong Noh, Chang Yong Shin
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Patent number: 8849326Abstract: A Coordinated MultiPoint (CoMP) cell controller performs network-centric link adaptation for User Equipment (UE) in the CoMP cell. The CoMP cell controller receives at least infrequent channel estimates from a UE in the CoMP cell, from which it estimates downlink channel and thermal noise at the UE. The CoMP cell controller is aware of the desired signal to be received at the UE, and the intra-CoMP cell interference to the UE caused by transmissions to other UEs in the CoMP cell. The CoMP cell receives from the UE reports of inter-CoMP cell interference caused by transmissions by other CoMP cells. Based on the downlink channel quality, the desired signal, the intra-CoMP cell interference, the inter-CoMP cell interference, and the thermal noise, the CoMP cell controller performs link adaptation by selecting modulation and coding schemes, and other transmission parameters, for an upcoming transmission duration (such as a TTI).Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Kambiz Zangi, Dennis Hui, Abdulrauf Hafeez
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Patent number: 8848598Abstract: A method may include distributing a interfered terminal; calculating an initial signal-to-interference power ratio and a data throughput of the interfered terminal; distributing interfering terminals and an interfering link base station; calculating a final transmitting power of the interfering terminal through power control between the interfering terminal and the interfering link base station; calculating a path loss and a collision factor between the interfered terminal and the interfering terminal; and calculating a final signal-to-interference power ratio and a data throughput of the interfered terminal. Accordingly, it is possible to analyze interference in consideration of a terminal use pattern in view of presence of hot spots, and to provide basic data for setting an effective emission transmitting power level of the terminal and a protection band between the terminals since the signal-to-interference power ratio and the data throughput can be calculated through interference analysis.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventor: Ho Kyung Son
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Patent number: 8837347Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for transmitting reference signals in a wireless communication system including a relay station. A base station respectively generates a plurality of reference signals for a plurality of antenna ports, maps the plurality of reference signals into relay zones within at least one resource block according to predetermined reference signal patterns, and transmits the at least one resource block through the plurality of antenna ports. At this point, the plurality of reference signals includes at least one cell-specific reference signal (CRS) of a 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) long-term evolution (LTE) Rel-8 system.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Min Seok Noh, Sung Ho Moon, Kyu Jin Park, Jae Hoon Chung
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Patent number: 8837349Abstract: A collection of methods, which when combined together provide suitable bandwidth resources for real-time content exchange over a satellite-based network, wherein the network employs a reservation-based access scheme, such as but not limited to DVB-RCS. Furthermore, the methods provide suitable bandwidth wherein transmission conditions deteriorate while real-time content is being exchanged and the already allocated resources can no longer be used.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2009Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.Inventors: Amir Yabo, Yoseph Hecht, Magal Pinchas
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Patent number: 8825449Abstract: In a structure and a method of data synchronization for multi measuring apparatuses, the multi measuring apparatuses link together to expand channels. One of those apparatuses is a master control measuring apparatus, and others are slave measuring apparatus. The master measuring apparatus can output synchronous signal to the slave measuring apparatuses. The slave measuring apparatus can retrieve the synchronous signal as a mark of data synchronization, and the synchronous signal and the marks are further stored in a memory. All the data and marks stored in the memory of the measuring apparatuses are transferred to a processing platform. By the software installed in the processing platform, the data wave form length of the master control measuring apparatus and slave measuring apparatus can be adjusted to the same, and the problem caused by the clock error of the measuring apparatus can be solved as well.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Zeroplus Technology Co., LtdInventor: Chiu-Hao Cheng
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Patent number: 8824361Abstract: A multi-frequency band receiver includes first and second receive paths, a combiner, a code multiplex baseband stage and an amplifier controller. The first and second receive paths receive and process first and second code multiplex signals, respectively. The first or the second receive path includes an amplifier having a variable gain factor. The combiner superposes the first and second processed code multiplex signals. The code multiplex baseband stage processes the superposed code multiplex signal to obtain and use first and second baseband receive signals. The first and second baseband receive signals represent data of the first and second code multiplex signals, respectively. In addition, the amplifier controller controls the gain factor of the amplifier having a variable gain factor so that the first or the second baseband receive signal includes a minimum reception quality which can be variably predetermined and is dependent on the operating state.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.Inventors: Alexander Rügamer, Santiago Urquijo
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Patent number: 8817685Abstract: A method for performing device-to-multidevice communication with interference suppression is provided. The method may include selecting at least one receiving user equipment for D2MD transmission, and receiving requested data rates from the selected at least one receiving user equipment. The method may further include acquiring CSI matrices and identifying interference constraints to the C-UEs sharing the same frequency band as the at least one receiving user equipment. The method then includes determining precoding matrices using the acquired CSI matrices and the identified interference constraints to the C-UEs, and performing D2MD transmission to the at least one receiving user equipment using the determined precoding matrices.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Amitav Mukherjee, Ari Hottinen
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Methods and apparatus for generating, communicating, and/or using information relating to self-noise
Patent number: 8811348Abstract: A wireless terminal measures the received power of a tone corresponding to an intention base station null output, measures the received power of pilot signals, and determines a signal to noise ratio of the received pilot signal. The wireless terminal calculates a downlink signal to noise ratio saturation level representative of the SNR of a received downlink signal that the wireless terminal would measure on a received signal transmitted by the base station at infinite power. The calculated downlink signal to noise ratio saturation level is a function of the determined interference power, the measured received pilot signal power, and the determined pilot signal SNR. A report is generated corresponding to one of a plurality of quantized levels, the selected quantized level being the closest representation to the calculated downlink signal to noise ratio saturation level. The generated report is communicated using a dedicated control channel segment in a predetermined uplink timing structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2006Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sundeep Rangan, Rajiv Laroia, Arnab Das, Junyi Li, John Fan -
Publication number: 20140226555Abstract: A digital payload for processing a sub-band spectrum received on an uplink beam at a communications satellite includes a digital channelizer, a digital switch matrix and a digital combiner. The digital channelizer divides the sub-band spectrum into a plurality of frequency slices that can be routed by the digital switch matrix to any of a number of receiving ports. A digital combiner receives the frequency slices and re-assembles them to form one or more output sub-bands for transmission on an output beam of the communications satellite. The digital payload may also include an embeddable digital regeneration module configured to demodulate some or all of the sub-band spectrum to extract a digital bitstream therefrom. The digital bitstream may be processed to implement code-based multiplexing, switching, access control, and other features.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Douglas T. Bell, Brian A. Clebowicz
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Patent number: 8780687Abstract: In an embodiment, vector training signals are received. Noise affecting the training signals is evaluated, and a noise indication is thus determined.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Lantiq Deutschland GmbHInventors: Axel Clausen, Vladimir Oksman, Heinrich Schenk
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Patent number: 8780787Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for minimizing co-channel interference on-board a satellite. An up-link signal received by the satellite is post-compensated, where the up-link signal includes a desired signal transmitted by a first transmitter and an interfering signal transmitted by a second transmitter. The post-compensating includes identifying the interfering signal based on post-compensation parameters. In addition, a down-link signal to be transmitted from the satellite to a receiver is pre-compensated.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Intelsat CorporationInventor: Daniel Moreno
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Patent number: 8780786Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for denoising of physiological signals. A signal (e.g., physiological signal) comprising at least two signal channels can be decomposed (e.g., using independent component analysis (ICA)) into at least two independent components. Then, independent component (IC) denoising can be applied to estimate which of the at least two independent components belong to a signal space and which of the at least two independent components belong to a noise space using a statistical metric associated with the at least two signal channels. A de-noised version of the signal can be generated by preserving in the signal only one or more independent components of the at least two independent components belonging to the signal space.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mohammed Shoaib, Gene Wesley Marsh, Harinath Garudadri, Somdeb Majumdar
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Patent number: 8774852Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for adjusting a transmission power at a femto node are described herein. According to the systems, devices, and methods herein, a measurement of a signal transmitted from a transmitting node may be communicated to the femto node, for example from a user equipment or a neighboring femto node, for use in adjusting the power. The transmitting node may comprise the femto node, a macro node, or a neighboring femto node. In addition, statistics regarding such measurements may be communicated to the femto node for use in adjusting the power. The femto node may also adjust the power based on unsuccessful registration attempts or interference communications received at the femto node.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Farhad Meshkati, Vinay Chande, Mehmet Yavuz
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Patent number: 8768398Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for adjusting a transmission power at a femto node are described herein. According to the systems, devices, and methods herein, a measurement of a signal transmitted from a transmitting node may be communicated to the femto node, for example from a user equipment or a neighboring femto node, for use in adjusting the power. The transmitting node may comprise the femto node, a macro node, or a neighboring femto node. In addition, statistics regarding such measurements may be communicated to the femto node for use in adjusting the power. The femto node may also adjust the power based on unsuccessful registration attempts or interference communications received at the femto node.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Farhad Meshkati, Vinay Chande, Mehmet Yavuz
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Patent number: 8767616Abstract: In a method of synchronizing time domain multiplexing interference mitigation schemes of at least a first, second, and third wireless communication link within a first, second, and third network, respectively, a first set of parameters defining a first set of time intervals is determined. The first set of time intervals is utilized to schedule transmissions of the first wireless communication link to reduce interference with transmissions of the second wireless communication link. A second set of parameters defining a second set of time intervals is determined. The second set of time intervals is utilized to schedule transmissions of the first wireless communication link to reduce interference with transmissions of the third wireless communication link. The second set of parameters is determined based at least in part on at least one of the first set of parameters.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: Jihwan P. Choi, Yakun Sun, Hui-Ling Lou
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Patent number: 8761680Abstract: A method for measuring channel quality of a Base Station (BS) by using a ranging signal in a broadband wireless communication system is provided. The method includes estimating a time offset of the ranging signal received through a ranging channel, measuring channel quality by using the ranging signal including the time offset, determining whether distortion occurs in the measured channel quality by using the time offset, and compensating for distortion of the measured channel quality.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2009Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ik-Beom Lee, Ha-Young Yang, Jae-Ho Jeon, Sung-Kwon Jo
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Patent number: 8744461Abstract: A transmitting apparatus selects any one of areas included in a transmission area of a first signal used for a first process, and transmits the first signal by using the selected area. The area is selected according to a type of information to be transmitted among a plurality of types of information capable of being transmitted to a receiving apparatus. The receiving apparatus receives the first signal transmitted by the transmitting apparatus, and performs a second process by using information according to the area in which the first signal is received.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Keiichi Nakatsugawa
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Patent number: 8738062Abstract: A system, components and methods provide controlled transmitter power in a wireless communication system in which both dedicated and shared channels are utilized. A network unit preferably has a receiver for receiving UL user data from WTRUs on UL DCHs and at least one UL SCH and a processor for computing target metrics for UL DCHs based on the reception of signals transmitted by a WTRU on an UL DCH associated with an UL SCH usable by the WTRU. A shared channel target metric generator is provided that is configured to output a respective UL SCH target metric derived from each computed UL DCH target metric.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2003Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Stephen G. Dick, Marian Rudolf
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Patent number: 8737911Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for providing echo cancellation in a wireless repeater includes: adding the pilot signal to a transmit signal; receiving a receive signal being the sum of a remote signal, a feedback pilot signal and a feedback transmit signal; cancelling the feedback transmit signal from the receive signal using a currently available feedback channel estimate and generating a first echo cancelled signal; generating an updated feedback channel estimate using the first echo cancelled signal and the pilot signal as a reference signal; cancelling the feedback transmit signal and the feedback pilot signal from the receive signal using the updated feedback channel estimate and generating a second echo cancelled signal; and amplifying the second echo cancelled signal as the transmit signal. In another embodiment, the feedback pilot signal is cancelled from the first echo cancelled signal using the updated feedback channel estimate to generate the second echo cancelled signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Peter John Black, Dhananjay Ashok Gore, Gwendolyn Denise Barriac
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Patent number: 8719673Abstract: Methods are disclosed for improving communications on feedback transmission channels, in which there is a possibility of bit errors. The basic solutions to counter those errors are: proper design of the CSI vector quantizer indexing (i.e., the bit representation of centroid indices) in order to minimize impact of index errors, use of error detection techniques to expurgate the erroneous indices and use of other methods to recover correct indices.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Wi-LAN, Inc.Inventors: Bartosz Mielczarek, Witold A. Krzymien
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Patent number: 8711761Abstract: In a spread spectrum communication system, one (W.sub.n) of a series of orthogonal codes for spectrum spreading is assigned to signal-to-noise ratio measurement in a terminal. On the basis of a noise signal detected by de-spreading a signal received from an antenna with the above described orthogonal code (W.sub.n) and a pilot signal, each terminal derives a signal-to-noise ratio. Each terminal transmits the signal-to-noise ratio to the base station as a power control signal. On the basis of signal-to-noise information received from each terminal as the power control signal, the base station controls signal transmission power for each terminal.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2008Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: FIPA Frohwitter Intellectual Property AGInventors: Takashi Yano, Nobukazu Doi
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Patent number: 8711760Abstract: A wireless communication device, a wireless communication system and a method to adjust transmitted signals constellation in a maximum likelihood multiple-input-multiple-output receiver by transmitting an EVM deviation value. The EVM deviation value may be added to a pre-stored error value at the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Assaf Kasher
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Patent number: 8706152Abstract: A method and apparatus of controlling uplink transmit power is provided. An estimated path-loss value for each of downlink signals from a control base station and one or more neighboring base stations is calculated. A signal path-loss value by using the calculated plurality of estimated path-loss values is obtained. An open-loop power control parameter by using the signal path-loss value is obtained. Uplink power can be controlled by considering cooperative communication of a plurality of base stations in a multi-cell cooperative radio communication system.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2009Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Han Byul Seo, Byoung Hoon Kim
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Patent number: 8700045Abstract: To avoid or reduce intra-cell interference, each sector of a cell is associated with a sector-specific set of system resources (e.g., subbands) and at least one non-overlapping common set of system resources. Each common set for each sector includes system resources observing little or no interference from at least one other sector in the cell. The channel condition for a terminal in a given sector x is ascertained based on forward and/or reverse link measurements for the terminal. The terminal is assigned system resources from a common set or a sector-specific set for sector x based on the terminal's channel condition. For example, if the terminal observes high interference from another sector y, then the terminal is assigned system resources from a common set that observes little or no interference from sector y. The techniques may be used for an OFDMA system that uses frequency hopping.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Tingfang Li, Avneesh Agrawal
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Patent number: 8681687Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for channel estimation for interference suppression are provided. In this regard, one or more circuits and/or processors of a mobile communication device may generate and/or receive a first set of channel estimates and a second set of channel estimates. The one or more circuits and/or processors may modify the second set of channel estimates based on a comparison of a measure of correlation between the first set of channel estimates and the second set of channel estimates with a threshold. The first set of channel estimates and/or the modified second set of channel estimates may be utilized for cancelling interference in received signals. The first set of channel estimates may be associated with a first transmit antenna of a base transceiver station and the second set of channel estimates may be associated with a second transmit antenna of the base transceiver station.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Wei Luo, Pan Liu, Thirunathan Sutharsan
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Patent number: 8681685Abstract: According to a detailed embodiment of the invention, the RS implements the following operations by using each of M shift parameter groups: Based on M shift parameters in the group, shifting respectively M decoded bit streams and merge the M shifted bit steams to get a check bit stream. Consequently M check bit streams are obtained by using M shift parameter groups. Then the RS transmits M check bit streams to the BS. The BS has received the M uplink signals from mobile terminals before and makes the M check bit streams as the check information of those uplink signals in order to check them better and reduce error rate. By adopting the method and device proposed by the invention, it is ensured in the low SNR regime error user rate or error block rate is more ideal in multi-user detection in the BS.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Jun Li, Mingli You
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Patent number: 8670705Abstract: First radio signals are received by a first satellite, the received first radio signals including a desired satellite uplink signal transmitted from a first source using a frequency assigned to the first source and an interfering signal transmitted from a second source using the frequency assigned to the first source. The first radio signals are combined based on a first performance criterion to generate a first output signal. Second radio signals are received by a second satellite, the received second radio signals including a measure of the desired signal. The second radio signals are combined based on a second performance criterion to produce a second output signal. The first and second output signals are combined to generate an estimate of the desired satellite uplink signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2005Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: ATC Technologies, LLCInventors: Peter D. Karabinis, Santanu Dutta, Gary G. Churan, Dunmin Zheng
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Patent number: 8654701Abstract: A method of supporting frequency-selective repeaters (eNodeRs) in a wireless telecommunication system. A base station (eNodeB) classifies User Equipments (UEs) into two categories or lists of users: a white list containing UEs that may need the assistance of repeaters, and a black list containing UEs that do not need repeater assistance. The eNodeB transmits one of these two lists to the eNodeRs. The eNodeRs do not amplify resource blocks (RBs) scheduled for black list UEs. Each repeater may decide on its own whether to amplify signals for a non-black list UE by measuring signals from the UE and comparing them with predefined criteria.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Muhammad Kazmi, Jiansong Gan, Robert Baldemair, Zhang Zhang
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Patent number: 8649793Abstract: A method and an arrangement in a radio network node for adapting transmission power of resource elements for demodulation reference signals, referred to as “reference elements” are provided. The radio network node is configured for multiple-input multiple-output transmission, referred to as “MIMO transmission”, to a user equipment. The MIMO transmission comprises at least three layers. Two consecutive subcarriers of a resource block carry at least three reference elements. A first subcarrier of the resource block carries data elements. The radio network node adapts transmission power of said at least three reference elements such that an average transmission power, over said two consecutive subcarriers, of said at least three reference elements is equal to a transmission power, for the first subcarrier, of the data elements for said at least three layers. The radio network node uses the adapted transmission power to transmit, to the user equipment, said at least three reference elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ.)Inventors: Yang Hu, David Astely, George Jongren, Jianfeng Wang
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Publication number: 20140036765Abstract: A relay satellite includes reception antennas, reception processing units, transmission processing units, transmission antennas, a reception analog switch matrix unit that outputs a signal received by the reception antenna to one or more of the reception processing units, a digital switch matrix unit that outputs digital reception signals obtained by reception processing performed by the reception processing units to one or more of the transmission processing units, and a transmission analog switch matrix unit that outputs analog signals obtained by transmission processing performed by the transmission processing units to one of the transmission antennas. The reception analog switch matrix unit outputs a broadband reception signal to the reception processing units when a reception signal having a band broader than a band processable by the reception processing unit is inputted, and the reception processing unit performs reception processing on a part of a band when the broadband signal is inputted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akinori Fujimura, Kyoichiro Izumi, Toshiyuki Kuze
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Patent number: 8634332Abstract: A method for using a joint decoding engine in a wireless device is disclosed. A first symbol stream and a second symbol stream in a received multiple input multiple output (MIMO) signal is determined. A scaled channel estimate for a wireless transmission channel and a scaled noise covariance of the MIMO signal are also determined. The scaled channel estimate and the first symbol stream are whitened. Max log maximum a posteriori (MLM) processing is performed on the whitened first symbol stream to produce a first data stream. The first data stream may be de-rate matched and decoded to produce a decoded first data stream.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Jia Tang, Atul A. Salvekar, Jonathan Sidi, Jong Hyeon Park, Subramanya P. Rao, Abhinav Gupta, Shantanu Khare, Gokhan Mergen
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Patent number: 8630211Abstract: A wireless repeater includes a receiver circuit implemented as an intermediate frequency (IF) subsampling receiver and a transmitter circuit implemented as a direct conversion (zero-IF) transmitter. The repeater further includes a reference receiver implemented as an IF subsampling receiver to sample a portion of the transmit signal prior to over-the-air transmission for use as the reference signal for channel estimation. Highly accurate channel estimation is obtained by using the reference signal from the reference receiver as the reference signal accounts for distortions in the transmitter circuit of the repeater. The repeater may include an echo canceller to cancel an estimated feedback amount from an input signal based on the channel estimation.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kenneth M. Gainey, James Arthur Proctor, Jr., Dhananjay Ashok Gore
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Patent number: 8630675Abstract: A method for controlling the transmission power of a terminal in a cellular telecommunications network, in which the number of transmission resources is greater than the number of users is disclosed. In one aspect, the number of additional transmission resources necessary for the communication of the user if a modulation and coding scheme with minimal spectral efficiency is used, and whether these resources are available, are determined, they are allocated to the user, and the transmission power of the terminal is set to the transmission power enabling the required quality of service to be obtained by using the predetermined modulation and coding scheme.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternativesInventor: Emilio Calvanese Strinati
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Patent number: 8620388Abstract: A noise suppressing device receives sound signals through a plurality of sound-receiving units and suppresses noise components included in the input sound signals. The noise suppressing device includes a detecting unit which detects a usage pattern of the noise suppressing device from a plurality of usage patterns in which positional relationships of the plurality of sound-receiving units and/or positional relationships between the plurality of sound-receiving units and a target sound source are different from each other, a converting unit which converts using environment information used in a noise suppressing process to each of the sound signals inputted by the plurality of sound-receiving units into using environment information in accordance with a usage pattern detected by the detecting unit and a suppressing unit which performs the noise suppressing process using the using environment information converted by the converting unit to the sound signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Shoji Hayakawa, Naoshi Matsuo, Hiroshi Katayama
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Patent number: 8615266Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for adjusting the transmission power of signals transferred by or to a first base station, the first base station being located in the cell of a second base station, the first base station: transfers a first message to the second base station, receives a message comprising information representative of the path between the first base station and the second base station, receives messages transferred by the second base station to mobile terminals, information comprised in at least one message enabling the determination of the coverage of the second base station, computing a metric from both information, adjusting, according to the computed metric, the transmission power of the signals transferred by the first base station to at least a mobile terminal and/or the transmission power of the signals transferred to the first base station by at least one mobile terminal.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2010Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hervé Bonneville, Loïc Brunel, Damien Castelain, Nicolas Gresset, Mourad Khanfouci, David Mottier
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Publication number: 20130322326Abstract: A system and process that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an interference monitor configured to detect occurrences of unintended signals within a communications link. A communications link may carry a down-converted format of a satellite signal from an earth terminal to an integrated receiver and decoder for further network distribution. Depending upon the nature of any such detected unintended signals, the communications link can be “swapped out” for a redundant communications link carrying a down-converted format of the same satellite signal obtained by way of a redundant earth terminal. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Douglas Medina, Ronald Jones, Michael Peck
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Patent number: 8600434Abstract: A method and apparatus of cell searching in a wireless communication is disclosed. A method of cell searching in a user equipment of a wireless communication system, which supports a multi-mode, comprises the steps of generating a list of neighbor cells by measuring a power of each of the neighbor cells of first radio access technology (RAT) when the user equipment is operating in second RAT; and a first search step of searching for a cell, which can serve the user equipment, from the cells included in the list of neighbor cells if radio link failure is occurred in the second RAT.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Mun Yong Han
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Publication number: 20130315112Abstract: A method for satellite and cellular network coexistence includes dividing a predetermined time period into a plurality of time slots, designating a first time as an active communication time for at least one antenna of a first base station, designating a second time slot as a silent time for the least one antenna, initiating RF transmissions from the at least one antenna and cellular devices attached to the at least one antenna during the first time slot, and terminating the RF transmissions from the at least one antenna and cellular devices attached to the at least one antenna prior to the start of the second time slot, wherein the at least one antenna does not transmit RF signals for the duration of the second time slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Inventors: Eamonn GORMLEY, Chaz IMMENDORF
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Patent number: 8583160Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide closed loop and open loop power control techniques for each antenna of the user equipment (UE). The access point may measure the received signals from each antenna of the user equipment, calculate a power adjustment parameter for each antenna of the UE, and transmit the parameters to the UE. The UE may use the adjustment parameters to determine the transmit power value for each antenna. In addition, the UE may measure the path loss for each antenna and update the transmit power per antenna based on the path loss and other parameters.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Peter Gaal, Jelena M. Damnjanovic, Wanshi Chen, Naga Bhushan, Juan Montojo
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Patent number: 8583051Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for removing interference between neighbor cells in a radio communication system, and to a method for same.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: SNU R&DB FoundationInventors: Yong Hwan Lee, Seung Hwan Lee