Plural Receivers Patents (Class 455/132)
  • Patent number: 11937297
    Abstract: Improvements to asynchronous spatial listen before talk (LBT) procedures are disclosed. In a shared spectrum network spatial LBT procedures are used for directionally targeting the channel reservation process. Prior to transmitting channel reservation signaling, the transmitter and receiver determine an effective interference considering available multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) configuration information. When the effective interference exceeds a predefined threshold, the node may without transmission of its channel reservation signal. Otherwise, when the effective interference remains within the threshold, each node's transmitted channel reservation signal may also identify at least a beamforming matrix either as payload or used to precode the node's channel reservation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yisheng Xue, Xiaoxia Zhang, Siddhartha Mallik, Aleksandar Damnjanovic
  • Patent number: 11937091
    Abstract: A network node in a telecommunications network stores information defining at least one network slice. For at least one defined network slice, information is stored identifying a plurality of cells that define at least a part of a boundary of a coverage area of the network slice. The operation of a cell is then adapted depending on whether or not the cell defines at least a part of the boundary of the coverage area of the network slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Sago Strategic Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Patrick Maguire
  • Patent number: 11909443
    Abstract: An ROF communication remote machine and an ROF system are disclosed. The machine comprises a first packaging module and a second packaging module. The first packaging module comprises a first branch and a second branch. The first branch is used for converting a downlink optical signal, and sending the downlink electrical signal to the second packaging module. The second branch receives the downlink electrical signal, converts the downlink electrical signal into a downlink optical signal, sends the downlink optical signal to the local machine, receives an uplink electrical signal, and sends the uplink electrical signal to the local machine. The second packaging module is used for amplifying the power of the downlink electrical signal, filtering the downlink electrical signal, then feeding back the downlink electrical signal to another component, receiving the uplink electrical signal, and sending the uplink electrical signal to the second port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Comba Network Systems Company Limited
    Inventors: Weidong Zhong, Shangkun Wu, Yangyang Li, Li Fan
  • Patent number: 11894895
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wireless communication device configured for use in a wireless communication system, wherein, based on one or more structural properties of a multi-panel antenna array describing how the antenna array is structured into multiple panels, a precoder is selected to be applied for a transmission from the multi-panel antenna array; and wherein an information indicative of the determined precoder is signaled to a transmit radio node; the invention further refers to a transmit radio node configured for transmitting via a multi-panel antenna array in a wireless communication system, wherein signaling indicating one or more structural properties of a multi-panel antenna array describing how the antenna array is structured into multiple panels is transmitted to the wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Sebastian Faxér, Mattias Frenne
  • Patent number: 11621719
    Abstract: Disclosed are a pre-drive module of an analog-to-digital converter and an analog-to-digital conversion device. The pre-drive module includes a sampling capacitor; a controller configured to output a reset control signal, a pre-sampling control signal, and a sampling control signal according to a preset timing sequence; a reset module configured to reset the sampling capacitor upon receiving the reset control signal; a first auxiliary drive circuit configured to amplify an input analog signal and output to the sampling capacitor for sampling upon receiving the sample control signal; and a second auxiliary drive circuit. The controller is configured to output the pre-sampling control signal before outputting the sampling control signal, control the second auxiliary drive circuit to amplify the input analog signal, and output to the sampling capacitor for pre-sampling, and when a charging voltage of the sampling capacitor during pre-sampling reaches a preset voltage value, output the sampling control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Radiawave Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Guo, Erkan Alpman, Jon Sweat Duster, Yulin Tan, Haigang Feng, Ning Zhang
  • Patent number: 11622329
    Abstract: A network node in a wireless communication network generates configuration information that configures an extent to which a wireless communication device autonomously adapts a number of different receiver components that the wireless communication device uses under different conditions at the wireless communication device. In some examples, the different conditions may be associated with correlation of propagation channels received at the wireless communication device. The network node transmits the configuration information to the device. Correspondingly, the device autonomously adapts the number of different receiver components that the wireless communication device uses in accordance with the configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Torgny Palenius, Joakim Axmon, Christopher Callender, Maomao Chen Larsson, Muhammad Kazmi
  • Patent number: 11611896
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may identify a configuration for reporting a set of directional beams and measurement information for the set of directional beams to a base station. The configuration may include a first metric for selecting the set of directional beams and a second metric for determining the measurement information. During a beam management procedure, the UE may select the set of directional beams according to the first metric and transmit a report indicating the selected set of directional beams along with the measurement information according to the second metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mahmoud Taherzadeh Boroujeni, Tao Luo, Junyi Li
  • Patent number: 11533206
    Abstract: A method and transmitter for transmitting an On-Off Keying, OOK, signal which comprises an ON waveform and an OFF waveform forming a pattern representing transmitted binary information as a Manchester code. For one binary value of information to be transmitted, a first set of complex-valued frequency domain symbols is provided to an inverse fast Fourier transformer, or for the other binary value of information to be transmitted, a second set of complex-valued frequency domain symbols is provided to the inverse fast Fourier transformer. The inverse fast Fourier transform is performed to form an orthogonal frequency division multiplex, OFDM representation, including a cyclic prefix, of the OOK signal of information to be transmitted. The OFDM representation is then transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Miguel Lopez, Leif Wilhelmsson
  • Patent number: 11381958
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and devices for configuring a wireless device using audio data that is transmitted from a mobile device to the wireless device via a wired connection. For example, wireless configuration data may be sent from an audio port of the mobile device to an audio port of the wireless device while the mobile device and the wireless device are temporarily connected via an audio cable. According to an example method, a mobile device may determine wireless configuration data associated with a wireless local area network. The mobile device may then send the wireless configuration data to a wireless device via an audio port of the mobile device, such that the wireless device may be configured to access the wireless local area network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: D&M Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Commons, Peter Thoeming
  • Patent number: 11140003
    Abstract: A power system is provided and includes an electrical element, feeder lines by which the electrical element is receptive of first signals at first frequency ranges, first and second line replaceable units (LRUs) and first and second communications busses to couple the first and second LRUs to the feeder lines, respectively. The first and second LRUs are intercommunicative using second signals at second frequency ranges via the first and second communications busses and the feeder lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventor: David Beneditz
  • Patent number: 11025284
    Abstract: A radio device includes a hardware antenna, an analog-to-digital converter, and a processing circuit. The hardware antenna is configured to receive an analog signal corresponding to a radio frequency waveform. The analog-to-digital converter is configured to convert the analog signal to a digital signal corresponding to the radio frequency waveform. The processing circuit is configured to provide the digital signal corresponding to the radio frequency waveform to a first application; execute the first application using the digital signal to generate a first output instruction; execute an application programming interface to convert the first output instruction to a second output instruction; and execute the second output instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Poduska, Ryan J. Coppa, Sarah Miller
  • Patent number: 10989430
    Abstract: An air conditioner and a method for controlling an air conditioner are provided. The air conditioner may include a plurality of units including an outdoor unit and an indoor unit, the plurality of units being distributed at a plurality of layers or levels or floors in a building; and a controller configured to monitor and control the plurality of units. The controller and the plurality of units may include a communication unit configured to transmit/receive data in a wireless communication scheme, respectively. One of the plurality of units may be configured as a master node, and remaining units except for the unit configured as the master node may be configured as slave nodes, respectively, so that the slave node stores information on an upper parent node and a lower child node in a routing table to transmit data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Jinho Kim
  • Patent number: 10673133
    Abstract: Systems and methods for capture, recording, and regeneration of subtle energy resonance signals are described herein. A system for capturing and recording the signals may include an antenna array disposed within an electromagnetic shield, a signal processor, and a memory coupled to at least one processor. The antenna array may include at least one antenna comprising a conductive disk and an amplifier circuit board, the antenna array detecting and receiving subtle energy resonance signals from a source. The signal processor converts the analog signals into digital signals, which are then stored into the memory. The electromagnetic shield houses the antenna array and minimizes electromagnetic interference with the received signal. Such a controlled environment ensures the purity of the recorded subtle energy resonance signals for regeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Chi-Box, Inc.
    Inventors: Lorie Peters Lauthier, Norman Boyce
  • Patent number: 10616837
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device-to-device (D2D) operation method performed by a tenninal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: determining whether a transmission time point of a first message having a high priority overlaps a transmission time point of a second message having a priority lower than that of the first message; and transmitting the second message using transmission power lower than transmission power of the first message on the basis of the determination, wherein the transmission of the second message is configured to repeat a predetermined number of times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin Lee, Hanbyul Seo
  • Patent number: 10567027
    Abstract: A multiway switch, a radio frequency system, and a wireless communication device are provided. The multiway switch includes four T ports and 2n P ports. The four T ports include two first T ports and each of the two first T ports is coupled with all of the 2n P ports. n is an integer and n?2. The multiway switch is configured to be coupled with a radio frequency circuit and an antenna system of a wireless communication device operable in a dual-frequency dual-transmit mode, to implement a preset function of the wireless communication device, the antenna system includes 2n antennas corresponding to the 2n P ports, and the preset function is a function of transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) through the 2n antennas in turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Jian Bai
  • Patent number: 10542340
    Abstract: A system, method and wireless earpieces for managing power utilized by a pair of wireless earpieces. A signal strength is determined between the pair of wireless earpieces. Signal activity is determined for the pair of wireless earpieces. A low power mode is activated in response to determining the signal activity is below an activity threshold. The low power mode is activated for the one or more of the pair of wireless earpieces in response to the signal strength exceeding one or more signals thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventors: Vlad Perianu, Peter Vincent Boesen
  • Patent number: 10536836
    Abstract: A device, including a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRM, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, STMicroelectronics GmbH
    Inventors: Thierry Meziache, Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler
  • Patent number: 10484949
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an uplink power control method, a user equipment and a base station. The method comprises: receiving configuration information of a channel state information reference signal CSI-RS from the base station, wherein the configuration information of the CSI-RS comprises reference signal port information and reference signal power information; and measuring a path loss for uplink power control based on the configuration information of the CSI-RS. The embodiments of the present disclosure use the CSI-RS to measure the path loss, which differs from a common CRS in that the CSI-RS may aim at a specific base station. Therefore, path loss measurement may be performed in respect of a target base station of uplink transmission, enabling the path loss compensation to match the actual path loss, thus improving the performance of uplink power control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunpeng Liu
  • Patent number: 10382070
    Abstract: A communication apparatus including a first mixer configured to generate an analog output signal (XOUT) from an analog input signal (XIN) using a first mixing signal, a second mixer configured to generate an analog output signal (YOUT) from an analog input signal (YIN) using a second mixing signal, and a local oscillator configured to provide a reference frequency (fREF), where the first mixer is configured to derive a first sampling frequency (fS,1) from the fREF, and where the second mixer is configured to derive a second sampling frequency (fS,2) from the fREF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pieter Nuyts, Patrick Vandenameele, Koen Cornelissens
  • Patent number: 10348345
    Abstract: Methods and systems for equalization of a first receiver. A method may include receiving an input signal at the first receiver. The method may also include receiving the input signal at a second receiver. The method may further include determining, from an output response of the second receiver, an estimate of an out-of-channel interferer present in the input signal. The method may also include determining an estimate, of an undesired in-channel response of the first receiver to the out-of-channel interferer present in the input signal. The method may include applying the estimate, of the undesired in-channel response of the first receiver to the out-of-channel interferer present in the input signal, to an output signal of the first receiver to substantially cancel an instance of an undesired in-channel response of the first receiver to the out-of-channel interferer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Matthew C. Guyton, Xiao Wang
  • Patent number: 10306524
    Abstract: Antenna nodes are controlled to maintain a respective radio cell, each cell having one and the same physical cell identity. The antenna nodes are further controlled to maintain the respective radio cell in a single direction substantially along a path such that each wireless communication device, during movement in a movement direction along the path, can connect either to consecutive antenna nodes towards which the wireless communication device is moving or connect to consecutive antenna nodes away from which the wireless communication device is moving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
    Inventors: Joakim Axmon, Peter Alriksson, Niklas Andgart, Christopher Callender, Maomao Chen, Magnus Larsson, Fredrik Nordstrom, Torgny Palenius
  • Patent number: 10250195
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes an amplifier block amplifying a radio frequency (RF) input signal. The amplifier block includes: a first amplification unit and a second amplification unit. The first amplification unit amplifies the RF input signal to generate a first RF amplified signal including a first non-linearity factor and a second RF amplified signal including a second non-linearity factor, and combines the first and second RF signals to generate a third RF amplified signal. The second amplification unit receives and amplifies the third RF amplified signal to output an RF output signal corresponding to the at least one carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Min Kim, Jae-Seung Lee, Pil-Sung Jang, Tae-Hwan Jin
  • Patent number: 10164712
    Abstract: A method of RF signal processing comprises receiving an incoming RF signal at each of a plurality of antenna elements that are arranged in a first pattern. The received RF signals from each of the plurality of antenna elements are modulated onto an optical carrier to generate a plurality of modulated signals that each have at least one sideband. The modulated signals are directed along a corresponding plurality of optical channels with outputs arranged in a second pattern corresponding to the first pattern. A composite optical signal is formed using light emanating from the outputs of the plurality of optical channels. Non-spatial information contained in at least one of the received RF signals is extracted from the composite signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Phase Sensitive Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Schuetz, Janusz Murakowski, Garrett Schneider, Shouyuan Shi, Dennis Prather
  • Patent number: 10117191
    Abstract: A system may comprise a sensor device. The sensor device may be configured to determine a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of a signal received from another device. The sensor device may be configured to determine, based on the RSSI and a sensitivity threshold, a transmission power level. The sensor device may be configured to send a second signal using the determined transmission power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: iControl Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Egan, Clay Dearman
  • Patent number: 9929752
    Abstract: A first RF receive diplexer, which includes a first hybrid RF coupler, a second hybrid RF coupler, and RF filter circuitry, is disclosed. The first hybrid RF coupler has a first main port, a first pair of quadrature ports, and a first isolation port, which is coupled to an RF antenna. The second hybrid RF coupler has a second main port and a second pair of quadrature ports. The RF filter circuitry is coupled between the first pair of quadrature ports and the second pair of quadrature ports. The first RF receive diplexer receives a first adjunct RF antenna receive signal via the first isolation port to provide a first adjunct RF receive signal via the second main port. The first RF receive diplexer receives a first RF transmit signal via the first main port to provide a first RF antenna transmit signal via the first isolation port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventors: Nadim Khlat, Marcus Granger-Jones
  • Patent number: 9877130
    Abstract: A data source sends a synchronization signal and information to several data sinks that use the synchronization signal and a specified parameter to determine when to process the information. The data source and data sinks may comprise wireless nodes such as, for example, a wireless audio source that sends multi-channel data to a pair of wireless earpieces. The wireless earpieces use the synchronization signal and a latency interval to determine the appropriate time to output audio based on the audio channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Zhanfeng Jia, David Jonathan Julian
  • Patent number: 9800346
    Abstract: A method of RF signal processing comprises receiving an incoming RF signal at each of a plurality of antenna elements that are arranged in a first pattern. The received RF signals from each of the plurality of antenna elements are modulated onto an optical carrier to generate a plurality of modulated signals that each have at least one sideband. The modulated signals are directed along a corresponding plurality of optical channels with outputs arranged in a second pattern corresponding to the first pattern. A composite optical signal is formed using light emanating from the outputs of the plurality of optical channels. Non-spatial information contained in at least one of the received RF signals is extracted from the composite signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Phase Sensitive Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Schuetz, Janusz Murakowski, Garrett Schneider, Shouyuan Shi, Dennis Prather
  • Patent number: 9774303
    Abstract: A low noise amplifier (LNA) system for amplifying a plurality of carriers includes a first amplifier circuit that generates a first radio-frequency (RF) output signal by amplifying a first input RF signal corresponding to a first frequency band, the first amplifier circuit having a first input impedance, and a second amplifier circuit that generates a second RF output signal by amplifying the first input RF signal when the system is in a first multi-output mode, a second input impedance of the second amplifier having a first impedance value when the system is in the first multi-output mode. The LNA system further includes a first impedance controller that maintains the second input impedance of the second amplifier circuit at a second impedance value when the apparatus is in a mode other than the first multi-output mode. The second impedance value is substantially the same as the first impedance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Emre Ayranci, Marco Garampazzi, Shahrzad Tadjpour
  • Patent number: 9685702
    Abstract: The invention discloses a beamforming method for polarized antenna array consisting of a plurality of antenna elements, applied to single layer beamforming or dual layer beamforming, which includes the steps: determining (201) first beamforming weights for phase compensation among the antenna elements within each polarization direction; determining (202) second beamforming weights for phase compensation between equivalent channels of two polarization directions; and calculating (203) hybrid beamforming weights as product of the first beamforming weights and the second beamforming weights. A beamforming apparatus for polarized antenna array is also provided in the invention as well as a radio communication device and a system thereof. With the invention, the single-layer and dual-layer beamforming weights are determined for the cross-polarized antenna array without requiring full channel knowledge or the aid of PMI. Computation complexity is lowered and full power amplifier utilization can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Yang Hu, David Astely, Zhiheng Guo, Muhammad Imadur Rahman, Hai Wang, Ruiqi Zhang
  • Patent number: 9668219
    Abstract: A power reduction method for a multi-path receiver including multi-receivers, includes detecting a state of the multi-receivers, and controlling clock gating or power gating of the multi-receivers based on the state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Postech Academy—Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Jong Han Kim, Young Geun Choi, Sung Joo Yoo, Joon Seong Kang, Young Jun Hong
  • Patent number: 9661495
    Abstract: A method of activating a first device is disclosed. The method includes: the first device pairing with a second device; receiving a connection request from a second device; connecting to the second device; opening a communication channel to the second device; transmitting an activation package to the second device; receiving an activation payload from the second device; and performing an activation using information from the activation payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Hawkins, Christopher Wilson, Conrad Sauerwald, Gregory Novick, Neil G. Crane, Rudolph Van Der Merwe, Samuel Noble, Paul William Chinn
  • Patent number: 9606633
    Abstract: The method and apparatus for input to electronic devices include a control circuit and a gyro module. The control circuit includes a microcontroller, where the microcontroller includes a digital bus, a receiver/transmitter module, a plurality of digital input pins, and an analog input pin. The gyro module is connected to the digital bus. The apparatus further includes a plurality of tactile switches connected to the digital pins. Further, a force sensitive resistor and a vibration motor interact with the control circuit. The force sensitive resistor is connected to the analog input pin of the microcontroller through a voltage divider, and the vibration motor is connected to the digital bus of the microcontroller through a motor controller. The apparatus also includes a communications antenna that is connected to the receiver/transmitter module of the microcontroller through a wireless module. A method includes various steps for inputting into an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Inventor: John W. Downey
  • Patent number: 9602242
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improved coherent demodulation that account for variation of an effective channel estimation error with transmitted symbols are provided. In one embodiment, a wireless node includes a receiver front-end, a channel estimator, and a soft-value processor. The receiver front-end is adapted to output samples of a received signal. The channel estimator is adapted to estimate a channel between a transmitter of the received signal and the wireless node based on the samples of the received signal. The soft-value processor is adapted to process the samples of the received signal according to a soft-value generation scheme that accounts for variation of an effective channel estimation error with transmitted symbols to thereby provide corresponding soft values. By accounting for the variation of the effective channel estimation error with transmitted symbols, the soft-value processor provides improved performance, particularly in a low Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) scenario.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Ali S. Khayrallah, Jung-Fu Cheng
  • Patent number: 9600573
    Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for a broadcast or streamed content receiver to receive a plurality of program channels with defined banks of subset channels, to display the banks on the radio receiver, and to receive dynamic updates of both channels within the banks and the content of each such channel. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the channels in a given bank can be determined by commonality as to defined categories, user interest, user preferences, and/or content provider, or seasonal or other relevance. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, channels in one or more defined banks can be buffered to facilitate smart user scanning within such defined banks, or one or more banks can be used to generate a bank specific “TuneMix™” channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Marko, Stuart A. Cox, Craig Wadin
  • Patent number: 9515701
    Abstract: Device, comprising a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRM, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS, STMICROELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler, Thierry Meziache
  • Patent number: 9509345
    Abstract: An RF transmitter comprises a capacitive energy storage, an output stage and a switching circuit with an open state and a closed state. The capacitive energy storage forms with the antenna when connected thereto a resonance circuit with a resonance frequency and a quality factor. The output stage provides an electric transmission signal to the resonance circuit. The switching circuit comprises a first transistor for switching between the open state and the closed state and is connected to an antenna output terminal through a capacitance formed by the capacitive energy storage such that the maximum signal voltage occurring across the switching circuit in its open state is lower than the maximum signal voltage occurring across the antenna output terminals. The transmitter is adapted to alter the quality factor by changing the series resistance of the switching circuit in its closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventor: Kåre Tais Christensen
  • Patent number: 9419734
    Abstract: A system and method of controlling a portable radio may involve tuning a first receiver of the portable radio to a first broadcast from a first station, where the first broadcast includes specific program content. A switching event can be detected at the portable radio, where a second receiver of the portable radio may be tuned to a second broadcast from a second station in response to the switching event. The second broadcast can include the specific program content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lama R. Abouchakra, Al Chakra, Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Ravi K. Kosaraju, Julie A. Meserve, Stephen M. Meserve, Steven M. Miller, Mark E. Peters
  • Patent number: 9407228
    Abstract: A receiver stage for receiving a receive signal comprises M receiving paths, each receiving path comprises a signal processor and K comparators. The signal processors of the M receiving paths are configured to generate, for each of the M receiving paths, an amplified version of the receive signal, such that an amplification gain of the respective receiving path increases from a first of the M receiving paths to a last of the M receiving paths. For each of the M receiving paths the K comparators of the respective receiving paths are configured to compare the amplified receive signal of the respective receiving path with a respective threshold value. For each of the M receiving paths the threshold value increases from a first of the K comparators to the last of the K comparators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Frank Oehler, Markus Eppel, Heinrich Milosiu
  • Patent number: 9385854
    Abstract: An interference coordination method includes: receiving, by a base station, an interference indicator that is in at least one subframe and sent by a user equipment, where the interference indicator includes RSSIs that are received by the user equipment in the at least one subframe and of all blocks PRBs, or sorted index values of the RSSIs of all the PRBs; determining, by the base station, a first list of candidate user equipment identities with a highest priority according to the interference indicator and uplink resource allocation information in the at least one subframe of a serving cell; and determining, by the base station, that a communication link of a macro cell corresponding to an identity, in the first list of candidate user equipment identities, of a user equipment with smallest interference is a reusable resource for D2D communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Rui Wang
  • Patent number: 9379749
    Abstract: Aspects of a wireless apparatus for configuring a plurality of VCOs are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives a configuration for a plurality of carriers. Each carrier corresponds to a different LO frequency. In addition, the UE determines a VCO frequency for generating each LO frequency. Further, the UE assigns each determined VCO frequency to each of a plurality of VCO modules based on a distance between the VCO modules and each of the determined VCO frequencies. The plurality of VCO modules are of a set of VCO modules including at least three VCO modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lai Kan Leung, Chiewcharn Narathong, Rajagopalan Rangarajan, Dongling Pan, Yiwu Tang, Aleksandar Miodrag Tasic
  • Patent number: 9356679
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for implementing “intelligent” receive diversity management in e.g., a mobile device. In one implementation, the mobile device includes an LTE-enabled UE, and the intelligent diversity management includes selectively disabling receive diversity (RxD) in that device upon meeting a plurality of criteria including (i) a capacity criterion, and (ii) a connectivity criterion. In one variant, the capacity criterion includes ensuring that an achievable data rate associated with a single Rx (receive) chain is comparable to that with RxD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Syed Aon Mujtaba, Xiaowen Wang, Tarik Tabet, Kee-Bong Song, Youngjae Kim, Yuchul Kim
  • Patent number: 9331769
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, antenna allocation or selection in a multi-antenna wireless communications device can be performed at a receiver or an emitter of a wireless communications signal. Selection takes place on the basis of antenna and frequency. Antenna selection in a disclosed embodiment involves a combination of bulk and per tone antenna selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Justin Coon, Magnus Stig Torsten Sandell
  • Patent number: 9323813
    Abstract: At least one service is provided with at least one item of formatted assessment information associated with a data record, the formatted assessment information having a format which is predefined by the service and is predefined with regard to a multilevel assessment scheme having a number of assessment levels. A first item of assessment information associated with the data record is generated on the basis of a detected user specification. A plurality of items of formatted assessment information which are associated with the data record and correspond to format specifications of different services are derived from the first assessment information. The assessment information generated in this manner is made available to the services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Thomas Geiger, Alexander Hanke
  • Patent number: 9313010
    Abstract: Measures for controlling uplink antenna selection in a user equipment comprising at least two antennas. At the user equipment, at least two radio wave signals are received, fading conditions in relation to the received at least two radio wave signals are detected and uplink antenna selection in the user equipment is controlled at least on the basis of the detected fading conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marko Tapio Autti, Seppo Rousu
  • Patent number: 9252829
    Abstract: A communication device is implemented to perform signal processing based on different dynamic ranges at different times. The device can operate with a first, relatively larger dynamic range during normal operations, and with a second, relatively smaller dynamic range during reduced power or sleep mode operations. The relatively smaller dynamic range may have a relatively higher noise floor than the larger dynamic range. Generally, any desired number of different dynamic ranges may be used at different times and based on different operating conditions. The communication device can include functionality associated with two or more transceivers to support communications based on two or more power modes (e.g., a full power mode, a reduced power mode or a sleep mode, etc.). The communication device may alternatively include two or more separate transceivers to support such communications. An unused transceiver or transceiver functionality may be turned off to provide power savings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Inventors: Ramon A. Gomez, Thomas J. Kolze
  • Publication number: 20150147990
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided by which a radio communication device with multi-watch receivers improves the comprehension of a high-priority message when the high-priority message is overlapped in time with a normal-priority message. A first receiver of the radio communication device receives a first incoming message over a first channel, and a second receiver of the radio communication device receives a second incoming message over a second channel. The radio communication device, upon receiving the first and second incoming messages, detects that a portion of the first incoming message overlaps in time with a portion of the second incoming message. The radio communication device further determines whether at least one of the first or the second incoming message is a high-priority message and repeats the determined high-priority message when at least one of the first or second incoming messages is a high-priority message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: STUART S. KREITZER, JESUS F. CORRETJER
  • Patent number: 9025709
    Abstract: A receiver front end circuit includes a low-noise amplifier including: a first receiver path having: a first low-noise transconductor to amplify a received signal and output the amplified received signal; and a first mixer to down-convert the amplified received signal. A second receiver path includes: an auxiliary receiver having: a second transconductor to output an amplified received signal; a baseband amplifier having an input port and an output port; a first resistance coupling the input port to the output port of the baseband amplifier and to convert the amplified received signal from current to voltage and set a voltage gain of the second receiver path; and a second resistance coupled from the output port of the baseband amplifier to the first mixer output. In some examples, frequency-upconversion feedback path includes a third mixer to frequency up-convert the amplified received signal at an output of the second receiver path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Mediatek Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Fan Liao, Ming-Da Tsai
  • Patent number: 9020074
    Abstract: An apparatus provides a baseband signal for exploiting receive antenna diversity by means of a digital baseband processor. The apparatus includes a combiner configured to temporally delay a first received signal corresponding to a first receive antenna with respect to a second received signal corresponding to a second receive antenna, and to add the delayed first received signal and the second received signal to obtain a baseband representation of a combined signal at an output of the combiner as the baseband signal for exploiting receive antenna diversity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Adler, Elmar Wagner, Christian Drewes, Clemens Buchacher
  • Patent number: 9020444
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods implemented in a base station having a plurality of antennas and one or more user terminals. One embodiment of the method includes receiving feedback from at least one user in response to transmitting a first frame to said at least one user. The first frame is formed by pre-coding at least one symbol using at least one first code word selected from at least one first code book associated with the at least one user. The method also includes transmitting at least one second frame to the user(s). The second frame(s) are pre-coded using at least one second codeword selected from at least one second codebook. The second codebook(s) determined based on the feedback and the first codeword(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Angeliki Alexiou, Federico Boccardi, Howard C. Huang
  • Patent number: 9008209
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method including signalling by a receive node at least one first transmission rank r to a transmit node, where 1?r ?R, wherein R is a maximum available rank for a transmission, and at least one predefined precoding matrix corresponds to the first transmission rank r, determining by the transmit node a second transmission rank r? for transmitting data from the transmit node to the receive node, where 1?r? ?R, defining at least two subsets of precoding matrices for at least one of the at least one first transmission rank r, selecting one of the at least two subsets of precoding matrices in accordance with a channel quality estimate for a radio channel, and signalling the selected one subset of precoding matrices, wherein the selected one subset of precoding matrices is associated with said the at least one predefined precoding matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Huawei Techonlogies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianghua Liu, Anahid Robert Safavi