Of A Microwave Link Or System Patents (Class 455/67.15)
  • Patent number: 11908660
    Abstract: A method for optimizing delivery of power to a plasma chamber is described. The method includes dividing each cycle of a low frequency (LF) radio frequency generator (RFG) into multiple time intervals. During each of the time intervals, a frequency offset of a high frequency (HF) RFG is generated for which the delivery of power is maximized. The frequency offsets provide a substantially inverse relationship compared to a voltage signal of the LF RFG for each cycle of the voltage signal. The frequency offsets for the time intervals are multiples of the low frequency. The substantially inverse relationship facilitates an increase in the delivery of power to the electrode. A total range of the frequency offsets from a reference HF frequency over the LF RF cycle depends on a power ratio of power that is supplied by the LF RFG and power that is supplied by the HF RFG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Ranadeep Bhowmick, John Holland, Felix Leib Kozakevich, Bing Ji, Alexei Marakhtanov
  • Patent number: 10996263
    Abstract: The present invention provides a frontend module for a modular configuration of a frontend. Each of the frontend modules is configured to achieve a configuration for combining multiple frontends. In particular, multiple signals relating to a relative small frequency range may be combined together to achieve a broadband test signal. For this purpose, radio frequency interfaces are provided in the frontend module for exchanging/distributing radio-frequency signals between the individual frontend modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Gottfried Holzmann, Albert Moser, Peter Ludwig
  • Patent number: 10659173
    Abstract: A digital isolator module for high level common mode transient immunity is provided, comprising a transmitter circuit (TX), a receiver circuit (RX) and an isolation barrier which is connected there in between, wherein the transmitter circuit is electrically connected to a first ground voltage level and the receiver circuit is electrically connected to a second ground voltage level. The receiver circuit further comprises a resistance set, a high speed detector and a demodulator. By employing the proposed circuit diagram of the invention, interferences occurring at the common mode are suppressed and an RX output signal is synchronized with its input signal without having propagation delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: AMAZING MICROELECTRONIC CORP.
    Inventors: Guan-Shun Li, Szu-Hsien Wu
  • Patent number: 9978712
    Abstract: A multichip module (MCM) device include a first die including functional circuitry bonded by a plurality of inter-die bond wires (bond wires) to a second die having functional circuitry. A first channel (Channel A) and second channel (Channel B) each have separate top and bottom signal paths (signal paths) including one of the bond wires. A failure of any of the signal paths does not affect functionality of the device. The first die includes input pins including a first input pin (P1), a second input pin (P2), and coupling circuitry including cross-channel test circuitry positioned between the input pins and the functional circuitry. The coupling circuitry provides for Channel A and Channel B a first configuration for normal mode operation and a second configuration for test mode operation for single bond wire testing for checking continuity of any of the bond wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Danyang Zhu, Zhuang Ma, Xinyu Yin, Michael Dean Shilhanek, Steven Bolen, Albert Eardley, Abha Singh Kasper
  • Patent number: 9900043
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a radio frequency transmit-receive apparatus, a terminal, and a method. The radio frequency transmit-receive apparatus according to the present invention includes: a first antenna unit, a duplexer, a radio frequency unit, and a signal selecting unit. The embodiments of the present invention can solve a problem of inflexible uplink and downlink resource configuration in a radio frequency transmit-receive apparatus in the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhigang Liu, Shanqing Zeng, Shutian Yuan
  • Patent number: 8954014
    Abstract: A testing system comprises a noise source coupled to at least two antenna elements. The noise source forms a total noise power on the basis of a total signal power received by the emulator, a gain of at least one antenna-specific channel between the emulator and the antenna elements, and a desired signal-to-noise ratio. The noise source transmits noise at the total noise power from the at least two antenna elements to the device under test wirelessly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Anite Telecoms Oy
    Inventors: Pekka Kyösti, Jukka-Pekka Nuutinen, Tommi Jämsä
  • Patent number: 8935122
    Abstract: An alignment device provides position information for an antenna coupled to an extendable tower. The alignment device can provide position data including pitch data, roll data, and azimuth data. The position data can be collected at multiple times, and reported to a remote computing device. The position data can be reported as the raw measured data, a delta between two sets of position data, or other data. The alignment device may be solar powered and include a transceiver client for communicating with a remote computing device via a transceiver server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: US Tower Corp.
    Inventor: Daryl A. Stisser
  • Patent number: 8892035
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power transfer. A wireless power transfer system include a transmit circuit with a transmit antenna driven from a power amplifier to generate a near field radiation at a resonant frequency within a first coupling mode region surrounding the transmit antenna. One or more repeater antennas are disposed at different locations within the first coupling mode region. Each repeater antenna generates an enhanced near field radiation at the resonant frequency within a coupling mode region corresponding to that repeater antenna. One or more receive circuits including a receive antenna receive power when they are disposed in one of the coupling mode regions corresponding to that repeater antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Alireza Hormoz Mohammadian, Ernest T. Ozaki, Matthew S. Grob
  • Patent number: 8886179
    Abstract: A fault remediation system for fielded wireless mobile devices addresses field failure data collection, consolidation of field failure data, and an information services platform so that the players in a wireless/mobile broadcast/broadband application/service value chain to respond to field failure problems in a consistent and automated manner from wireless/mobile devices over wireless multicast and or wireless broadband networks. An elegant and extremely flexible mechanism enables the failure data collection from a targeted set of wireless/mobile devices. In addition, sophisticated mechanisms identify targeted set of devices that should participate in field failure data collection based on user specified operational requirements (e.g., selected OEM, device configuration type, subscribers to a specific wireless broadband serve, failure occurrence certain time limits, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Hanumantha R. Pathuri, Ramesh Sathyanarayana
  • Patent number: 8879998
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device and method to automate the process of measuring RF noise, correlating measured noise with known sources, and making adjustments to the noise-measuring and reporting process. A wireless communication device is coupled to equipment at a fixed location, and transmits data about the operation of the equipment back to an operator, via a provider's network. Examples include fixed wireless terminals. A management entity aboard the wireless communication device performs the measurements via a transceiver and performs remedial actions when required, without requiring an onsite technician or remote assistance. The management entity may include a spectrum analyzer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Scott D. Prather
  • Patent number: 8774730
    Abstract: A field programmable microwave array is provided. The field programmable microwave array includes one or more RF elements interconnected by an array of switching elements. The switching elements enable the field programmable microwave array to perform one or more RF or microwave subassembly functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Chethik, Timothy A. Becker
  • Patent number: 8718566
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device and method to automate the process of measuring RF noise, correlating measured noise with known sources, and making adjustments to the noise-measuring and reporting process. A wireless communication device is coupled to equipment at a fixed location, and transmits data about the operation of the equipment back to an operator, via a provider's network. Examples include fixed wireless terminals. A management entity aboard the wireless communication device performs the measurements via a transceiver, and performs remedial actions when required, without requiring an onsite technician or remote assistance. The management entity may include a spectrum analyzer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Scott D. Prather
  • Patent number: 8706068
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a mobile receiver for selecting among methods of estimating a received power of at least one signal. A method includes selecting a first method or a second method of measuring the received power based on a cell timing and a measurement interval. Information is received from a first base station about the measurement interval during which to perform the first method and the second method on a signal transmitted by at least one second base station. The timing of the at least one second base station is determined, and based on the timing of the at least one second base station and the measurement interval, one of the first method and the second method is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Jose Flordelis, Joakim Axmon, Bengt Lindoff
  • Patent number: 8611815
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power transfer. A wireless power transfer system include a transmit circuit with a transmit antenna driven from a power amplifier to generate a near field radiation at a resonant frequency within a first coupling mode region surrounding the transmit antenna. One or more repeater antennas are disposed at different locations within the first coupling mode region. Each repeater antenna generates an enhanced near field radiation at the resonant frequency within a coupling mode region corresponding to that repeater antenna. One or more receive circuits including a receive antenna receive power when they are disposed in one of the coupling mode regions corresponding to that repeater antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Alireza Hormoz Mohammadian, Ernest T. Ozaki, Matthew S. Grob
  • Patent number: 8611830
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to an apparatus that converts between CFP signals and electrical CXP signals. Circuitry compensates for attenuation of a CXP interconnect connected to a CXP transceiver port, and converts between (i) electrical CXP signals of the CXP transceiver port (the electrical CXP signals compliant with the CXP specification), and (ii) CFP signals of the CFP transceiver port (the CFP signals compliant with the CFP specification).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Spirent Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel K. Au, Robert D. Yamashita, Kin Ho Tung
  • Patent number: 8600371
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a health of radio-frequency transmitters each transmitting a transmitted signal during normal operation. The apparatus comprises a receiver for receiving received signals, each received signal responsive to a transmitted signal, a first element for determining signal parameters of each received signal, the signal parameters responsive to an operating condition of a transmitter, each transmitted signal and each associated received signal including an identifier of the transmitter that transmitted the transmitted signal, the apparatus using the identifier to link determined signal parameters with the transmitter that transmitted the transmitted signal and a second element for determining a health of the transmitter that transmitted the transmitted signal, the health responsive to a relationship between one or more signal parameters and a selected value or a range of selected values for each signal parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Locus Location Systems LLC
    Inventors: Danny Caudill, Michael Keefe, Charna Parkey, Robert Mitchell, Murad Qahwash, John McCarthy
  • Patent number: 8588694
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and arrangement in a transmitter unit of a multi-antenna system for an improved calculating of the antenna weights for a beamforming transmission of data from a transmitter unit to a target receiver unit, whereby interfering signal components for receiving units other than the target receiving unit and the desired communication signal at a target receiving unit are weighted by receiver-specific parameters describing the receiver capabilities of said units in terms of their capability for interference suppression and/or signal enhancement. The invention also relates to a method and arrangement for scheduling of user equipments by using said information on the signal processing capabilities for received signals of each receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
    Inventors: Bo Goransson, Sven Petersson, Stefan Felter
  • Patent number: 8564091
    Abstract: Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a semiconductor package comprising a first die; a second die; and an inductor arrangement configured to inductively couple the first die and the second die while maintaining electrical isolation between active circuit components of the first die and active circuit components of the second die. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
    Inventor: Sehat Sutardja
  • Patent number: 8559886
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication transmission field, and particularly provides a device, a method, and a system for aligning an antenna. The method includes steps as follows. An input signal is received, and a receiver signal strength indication (RSSI) value is output according to a strength of the input signal. The RSSI value is received, and a practically received power value corresponding to the input signal is acquired by looking up a corresponding table between the RSSI and power. An antenna rotation signal and an alignment indication signal are output. The antenna is adjusted according to the antenna rotation signal so as to change a receiving angle of the antenna. Then, it is displayed that the antenna is aligned according to the alignment indication signal. In the present invention, the man-made operation errors are reduced, thus the network quality is effectively ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Guixue Zhao
  • Patent number: 8538342
    Abstract: To provide good communication quality inside a building while suppressing interference exerted on communication of other radio stations by radio waves leaked outside the building. A femto base station 1 performs radio communication with mobile stations 6-1 and 6-2. The femto base station 1 includes a radio resource control unit 15. The radio resource control unit 15 obtains a measured value of a reception quality level that is obtained by the femto base station 1 and the mobile stations 6-1 and 6-2 by measuring the reception quality level of an external radio signal S1. Further, the radio resource control unit 15 determines a radio parameter relating to radio communication between the femto base station 1 and the mobile stations 6-1 and 6-2 based on a relative comparison between a plurality of reception quality levels. The external radio signal S1 is a radio signal transmitted from an external radio station 9 that is different from any of the femto base station 1 and the mobile stations 6-1 and 6-2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki Morita, Kojiro Hamabe
  • Patent number: 8538329
    Abstract: A sensing and recovery system includes a sensing unit and a recovery unit coupled together. The sensing unit includes a sensor to generate a bandlimited continuous time analog signal, and a modulator coupled to the sensor to generate a modulated analog signal based upon modulation of the bandlimited continuous time analog signal at a modulating rate at least equal to a Nyquist rate for the bandlimited continuous time analog signal. A compressive sensing circuit is coupled to the modulator to generate a compressed sensed signal based upon conversion of the modulated analog signal at a sampling rate less than the Nyquist rate. The recovery unit recovers the bandlimited continuous time analog signal from the compressed sensed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Edward R. Beadle, Charles Zahm
  • Patent number: 8515356
    Abstract: In a radio communication system (1), a lower-level station (10a) has: a lower-level station ID detection unit (13) which detects a lower-level station ID for identifying another lower-level station (10b), from a signal from the other lower-level station (10b); a group ID detection unit (12) which identifies a group ID for identifying a group to which the other lower-level station (10b) belongs; a measurement unit (15) which measures a channel utilization state of the other lower-level station (10b); a utilization probability update unit (19) which calculates a channel utilization amount for each lower-level station and a channel utilization amount for each group based on the lower-level station ID, group ID and channel utilization state, and updates a channel utilization probability which indicates the utilization probability of communication channels based on the channel utilization amount for each lower-level station and the channel utilization amount for each group; and a channel determination unit (20) wh
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Takefumi Yamada, Takahiro Asai
  • Patent number: 8515416
    Abstract: In a radio device such as a receiver or transceiver, a test operation can be performed to determine performance. A received signal can be processed to obtain demodulated samples, which can be provided to a logic to perform a logic operation on the samples to generate a logic output. A storage such as a counter or other mechanism is coupled to the logic to store a count of a number of the logic outputs having an error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc
    Inventor: Hendricus De Ruijter
  • Patent number: 8493271
    Abstract: An electromagnetic radiation measuring device includes a test antenna module and a main processor electrically connected to the test antenna module. The test antenna module includes a plurality of pre-test antennas and at least one final test antenna, which have predetermined polarities and are positioned at predetermined heights, respectively. The pre-test antennas and the final test antenna respectively receive wireless signals sent from an electronic device. The main processor measures and records a frequency of the strongest wireless signal received by selected ones of the pre-test antennas that have the same polarity, and further determines whether power of wireless signals at the recorded frequency received by the final test antenna polarized to have the same polarity as that of the selected ones of the pre-test antennas exceeds a predetermined acceptable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiao-Lian He
  • Patent number: 8494030
    Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for 60 GHz wireless clock distribution may include configuring a microwave communication link established between a first chip and a second chip via a wireline communication bus. The configuration may comprise adjusting beamforming parameters of a first antenna array communicatively coupled to the first chip, and of a second antenna array communicatively coupled to the second chip. The first chip and the second chip may communicate a clock signal via the microwave communication link. The microwave communication link may be routed via one or more relay chips, when the first chip and the second chip cannot directly communicate. Control data may be transferred between the first chip, the second chip, and/or the one or more relay chips, which may comprise one or more antennas. The relay chips may be dedicated relay ICs or multi-purpose transmitter/receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Ahmadreza Rofougaran
  • Publication number: 20130137381
    Abstract: A communication system includes a conversion module configured to convert a signal between a radio frequency baseband (RF-BB) and an intermediate frequency (IF). At least one RF front-end module converts the signal between the IF and a radio frequency (RF). The RF front-end module is configured as an RF phased array and includes a coaxial interconnect configured to connect the conversion module with the RF front-end module. The signal is transmitted between the conversion module and the RF-front end module via the coaxial interconnect. At least one RF front-end module includes an active front-end (AFE) configured to allow the signal to be transmitted via the coaxial interconnect while minimizing any deterioration of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Iason VASSILIOU, Michael BOERS, Sean NICOLSON, Brima Ibrahim, Spyridon Kavvadias
  • Patent number: 8447293
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to monitor communication system transceivers are disclosed. For example, the disclosed system may determine the number and locations of available cellular stations. An example method includes receiving a first message from a base station, receiving a second message from the base station, extracting a first parameter from the first message, extracting a second parameter different from first parameter from the second message, determining if the first message and the second message were received from the same base station based on the first parameter and the second parameter, and reporting that the first message and the second message were from the same base station if the first message and the second message were received from the same base station. Some implementations of the disclosed methods and apparatus enable pseudorandom number codes received over-the-air from base stations to be grouped by base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Padraig Stapleton, Hing On Ngai, Benjamin Ip
  • Patent number: 8442443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method which analysis the characteristics of the received signal and selects the best beam arrangement for a transmitter/receiver pair for a given situation in a communication system. In particular, the channel delay profile provides characteristics which help to determine and evaluate the quality of a signal link. The result of this evaluation is used for selecting the best beam arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Stirling-Gallacher, Juán Nogueira-Nine
  • Patent number: 8442546
    Abstract: A radio base station (eNB) according to the present invention includes: a calculation unit (12) configured to calculate an adjusted value of a reception quality, based on the reception quality in a specific mobile station in at least one first resource block assigned to the specific mobile station in a PUSCH, and the number of resource elements assigned to transmission of dedicated control information in the first resource blocks; and a selection unit (13) configured to select, based on the adjusted value of the reception quality, the number of bits which can be transmitted and a modulation scheme that should be used in the first resource blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Ofuji, Hiroyuki Ishii, Naoto Okubo
  • Patent number: 8428539
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a functional circuitry on a first die. Said function circuitry configured to drive an RF voltage isolation link with an RF signal responsive to receipt of a logic signal at a first logic state. Control circuitry modifies the frequency of the RF signal to spread harmonics to other than a fundamental frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Dupuis
  • Patent number: 8412109
    Abstract: The method relates to a method of characterizing a radio link. In the method, a radio frequency interrogator and a first radio frequency transponder, the response of which in an essentially anechoic chamber is known, are utilized. According to the invention, the response of the first radio frequency transponder is measured in a target environment in the chosen interrogator-transponder geometry and the responses of the radio frequency transponder in the target environment and in an essentially anechoic chamber are compared for characterizing the actual radio link. The invention provides information on multi-path propagation of radio waves characteristic to the target environment, which can be further taken into account in, for example, RFID system design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Voyantic Oy
    Inventors: Jukka Voutilainen, Juho Partanen, Jesse Tuominen
  • Patent number: 8385839
    Abstract: A method for communication includes transmitting data from a transmitter to a receiver using Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM). The data rate is set by selecting, based on feedback, an ACM profile defining a Forward Error Correction code and a modulation scheme. Upon detecting that the feedback is unusable, an operation of the transmitter is changed independently of the feedback. In another method, data is exchanged over two opposite directions of a bidirectional link that uses ACM by communicating using two ACM profiles. A joint constraint is defined on the two directions. The two ACM profiles are set based on first and second measured reception quality metrics of the two link directions, to meet the joint constraint. In yet another method, a subset of the ACM profiles is temporarily disabled, and the data is transmitted using only the ACM profiles that are not disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Provigent Ltd.
    Inventors: Ehud Ashkenazi, Jonathan Friedmann
  • Patent number: 8374652
    Abstract: A system for terminating a receive correlation window of a receiving wireless device includes a radio frequency receiver configured to open a receive correlation window having a predetermined duration and an energy measurement circuit configured to measure a radio frequency energy level ambient to the wireless receiver. A comparator is included that is configured to determine, based on the measured radio frequency energy level, whether or not a signal is being transmitted from a nearby wireless device. The receiver is further configured to close the receive correlation window before the predetermined duration is reached in response to a determination by the comparator that no signal is being transmitted by a nearby device. If a signal is being transmitted, then the receive correlation window is allowed to proceed uninterrupted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Yaniv Tzoreff, Ronen Isaac, Ran Katz, Matan Ben-Shachar
  • Patent number: 8364179
    Abstract: A method for communication includes transmitting data from a transmitter to a receiver using Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM). The data rate is set by selecting, based on feedback, an ACM profile defining a Forward Error Correction code and a modulation scheme. Upon detecting that the feedback is unusable, an operation of the transmitter is changed independently of the feedback. In another method, data is exchanged over two opposite directions of a bidirectional link that uses ACM by communicating using two ACM profiles. A joint constraint is defined on the two directions. The two ACM profiles are set based on first and second measured reception quality metrics of the two link directions, to meet the joint constraint. In yet another method, a subset of the ACM profiles is temporarily disabled, and the data is transmitted using only the ACM profiles that are not disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Provigent Ltd.
    Inventors: Ehud Ashkenazi, Jonathan Friedmann
  • Patent number: 8364090
    Abstract: Generating a radio frequency test signal for a mobile wireless communication device from a set of scanned radio frequency data that represents a plurality of radio frequency channels over a sequence of time intervals. A segment of the set of scanned radio frequency data over a time interval is classified into one of several radio frequency environments. A subset of the segment of scanned radio frequency data is selected based on the classified radio frequency environment. A segment of the radio frequency test signal is generated using the selected subset of scanned radio frequency data. The steps of classifying, selecting and generating are repeated for each time interval in the sequence of time intervals. Classifying the segment of scanned radio frequency data into a radio frequency environment includes comparing a set of statistics extracted from the segment of scanned radio frequency data to pre-defined classification ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Venkatasubramanian Ramasamy, Srinivasan Vasudevan
  • Patent number: 8326329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new method for localization, i.e. finding positions and orientations of nodes communicating in wireless networks. The method is based on using directional information (angle-of-arrival, AOA), and optionally distance information, combined with estimation by recursive filters such as e.g., Kaiman filters, recursive least squares filters, Bayesian filters, or particle filters. The method expresses the localization problem as set of linear equations and ensures stability and convergence by imposing a partial order on the nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: SICS, Swedish Institute of Computer Science AB
    Inventor: Martin Nilsson
  • Patent number: 8315574
    Abstract: A method for communication includes transmitting data from a transmitter to a receiver using Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM). The data rate is set by selecting, based on feedback, an ACM profile defining a Forward Error Correction code and a modulation scheme. Upon detecting that the feedback is unusable, an operation of the transmitter is changed independently of the feedback. In another method, data is exchanged over two opposite directions of a bidirectional link that uses ACM by communicating using two ACM profiles. A joint constraint is defined on the two directions. The two ACM profiles are set based on first and second measured reception quality metrics of the two link directions, to meet the joint constraint. In yet another method, a subset of the ACM profiles is temporarily disabled, and the data is transmitted using only the ACM profiles that are not disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Ehud Ashkenazi, Jonathan Friedman
  • Patent number: 8275321
    Abstract: An electrical circuit comprises a source of an interferer signal; at least one component configured for using the signal; at least two electrically parallel conductive paths by which the signal can pass between the source and each of the at least one components; and a signal path selector configured to selectively enable the signal to pass from the source to the component by any of the at least two conductive paths and to, when one of the paths is enabled to carry the signal, disable each of the other at least two paths from carrying the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Cambridge Silicon Radio Limited
    Inventors: Ian Sabberton, Paul Christopher Egan
  • Patent number: 8249512
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device and method to automate the process of measuring RF noise, correlating measured noise with known sources, and making adjustments to the noise-measuring and reporting process. A wireless communication device is coupled to equipment at a fixed location, and transmits data about the operation of the equipment back to an operator, via a provider's network. Examples include fixed wireless terminals. A management entity aboard the wireless communication device performs the measurements via a transceiver, and performs remedial actions when required, without requiring an onsite technician or remote assistance. The management entity may include a spectrum analyzer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Scott D. Prather
  • Patent number: 8244287
    Abstract: A radio and antenna system has a first microwave radio, second microwave radio, a first antenna and a dual mode coupler that has a first dual mode transmission line extending between a first port and a third port and a second dual mode transmission line extending between a second port and a microwave absorbing termination. The first microwave radio is coupled to the first port. The second microwave radio is coupled to the second port. The antenna is coupled to the third port. The first dual mode transmission line is coupled to the second dual mode transmission line so that microwave signals in either of the first dual mode transmission line and the second dual mode transmission line propagates microwave signals in the other of the first dual mode transmission line and the second dual mode transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Z-Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Behzad Tavassoli Hozouri, Vasanth Munikoti, Mahadevan Sridharan
  • Patent number: 8165531
    Abstract: A wave-potential detector and a wave-potential radiator are provided that detect and radiate wave-potential signals having longitudinally polarized A vectors, respectively. Wave-potential receivers and transmitters incorporating the wave-potential detector and wave-potential radiator, respectively, are also provided. The wave-potential detector includes a biased plasma device, having at least a portion of its bias current that is parallel to the direction of propagation of a wave-potential signal having a longitudinally polarized A vector. Both omnidirectional and directive wave-potential radiators are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: McMaster University
    Inventors: Natalia K. Nikolova, Robert K. Zimmerman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8160502
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system for wide-range microwave communications over wireline networks. In an exemplary embodiment, a wide-range transceiver is made having pre-calibrated modular units including an IF radio processing card, an RF transmitter module, and an RF receiver module. Calibration factors are loaded into a memory (e.g., EEPROM) in each module during production. Certain additional calibration factors may also be loaded upon installation, such as a one time calibration for the type and length of cable connecting the RF unit to a remote SPU (signal processing unit). A processor in the RF unit is responsive to control signaling indicating a desired transmitter or receiver configuration (e.g., a particular frequency, bandwidth and modulation), to attenuate the signal in the transmitter/receiver path based on the predetermined calibration factors from the applicable modules. A method for calibrating the modules is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Harris Stratex Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Ying Shen, Guy Theberge, San Jao, Fabio Concilio, Shauen Thomas Trump, Don E. Peck
  • Patent number: 8150331
    Abstract: A method for adapting the signal transmission between two electronic devices (1, 2) that are connected to each other via a physical interface and that each have a transmitter (8a, 8b) and a receiver (7a, 7b), wherein analog signals are transmitted from the transmitter (8a, 8b) of one device (1, 2) along a transmission path (9a, 9b) to the receiver (7a, 7b) of the other device (1, 2). Known scattering parameters (10a, 10b, 10c, 11d) for describing the electromagnetic wave propagation in the transmission path (9a, 9b) between the receiver (7a, 7b) of the first device (1, 2) and the transmitter (8a, 8b) of the second device (1, 2) are retrieved by the first device (1, 2), transmitted to the second device (1, 2), and parameters of the transmitter (8a, 8b) in the second device (1, 2) are adapted with reference to a high-frequency description of the transmission path (9a, 9b) as a function of all of the scattering parameters (10a to 10d, 11a to 11d) known to the two devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu Technology Solutions Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventor: Robert Depta
  • Patent number: 8126404
    Abstract: To evaluate an energy level of a signal received through a radio interface between radiocommunication stations, successive measurement samples depending on the energy of the signal are obtained, and an average of said samples is calculated, to evaluate the energy level. The calculation of the average of the samples is performed with an averaging duration depending on a service to which the received signal pertains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Nidham Ben Rached, Thierry Lucidarme, Arnaud De Lannoy
  • Patent number: 8090411
    Abstract: A lens-based millimeter wave transceiver for use in wireless communication systems operating in the E-band spectrum consistent with the FCC rules regulating the 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz bands. The transceiver includes a single lens adapted for transmission of millimeter radiation to form communication beams in one band of either a band of about 71-76 GHz or a band of 81-86 GHz and for collection and focusing of millimeter wave radiation from communication beams in the other of the two bands. It includes a feed horn adapted to broadcast millimeter radiation through said single lens and to collect incoming millimeter wave radiation collected and focused by said single lens. A millimeter wave diplexer separates incoming and outgoing millimeter wave radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Trex Enterprises Corp
    Inventors: Eric Korevaar, Eduardo Tinoco, Richard Chedester, Vladimar Kolinko
  • Patent number: 8090379
    Abstract: A communication system providing wireless communication among wireless users through a number of cellular base stations, each including at least transport management equipment and broadband equipment, at least one of which supports at least remote cellular station including RF equipment for communication with users of cellular devices. The system includes at lease one wireless narrow beam communication link operating at millimeter wave frequencies in excess of 60 GHz connecting a remote cellular station with a cellular base station equipped with broad band conversion electronic equipment and transport management equipment. In preferred embodiment the communication system includes a large number of remote cellular stations with each remote cellular station serving a separate communication cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Trex Enterprises Corp
    Inventors: Thomas Lambert, Paul Johnson, Eric Korevaar, Eduardo Tinoco
  • Patent number: 8078109
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, for operation of concurrently coordinated microwave paths in coordinated frequency bands are described. In one aspect, a system includes a plurality of primary sites, each primary site including a transceiver portion configured to transmit to or receive from the transceiver portion of another primary site on a coordinated microwave path on a first frequency; a secondary site, the secondary site located in an optimized area, the secondary site including a transceiver portion, the transceiver portion of the secondary site configured to transmit to the transceiver portion of a primary site on a concurrently coordinated microwave path on the first frequency, where the optimized area is an area where interference caused by the secondary site to other transceivers that operate on a different coordinated microwave path on the first frequency is less than interference caused by a primary site to the other transceivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Wireless Stategies, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Mulcay
  • Patent number: 7957732
    Abstract: In order to mount a mobile phone in a test device, the current between the battery unit and the phone unit is fed through a switch unit. The switch unit contains at least one switch for interrupting the current, e.g. for resetting the mobile phone after malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Swissqual License AG
    Inventor: Hanspeter Bobst
  • Patent number: 7957699
    Abstract: A method of measuring a state of a plurality of channels is provided. The method includes transmitting to a second device test signal information needed to transmit/receive a test signal for measuring the state of the plurality of channels; receiving an information received response from the second device, indicating that the second device has received the test signal; if the information received response is received, transmitting the test signal to the second device, using the test signal information, via the plurality of channels; and receiving from the second device the state information regarding the plurality of channels which has been measured by using the test signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-yong Sim, Ho-seok Lee
  • Patent number: 7912506
    Abstract: A communication system providing wireless communication among wireless users through a number of cellular base stations. At least one of the base stations is a mobile base station in which low and high speed wireless transceivers are mounted on a temporarily stationary mobile vehicle such as a truck trailer or a truck. The system includes at least one connecting station with a millimeter wave wireless transceiver in communication with a fiber optic or high-speed cable communication network. The transceiver is adapted to communicate at millimeter wave frequencies higher than 60 GHz with another millimeter wave transceiver at one of the cellular base stations. Each of the base stations serves a separate communication cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Trex Enterprises Corp
    Inventors: John A Lovberg, Paul A Johnson, Eric Korevaar