Abstract: Systems and methods for configuring a single sector antenna capable of operating in multiple modes and comprising a plurality of radiating arrays to radiate over a sector area at a polarization by activating a single radiating array. An enabler activates a single radiating array in a single-unit sector antenna that comprises multiple radiating arrays to allow the sector antenna to operate in the desired mode without interference from additional active radiating arrays, the sector antenna being capable of reconfiguration without unit replacement or system losses to operate in a different mode.

Abstract: A method and device (100) for estimating a signal to interference ratio (SIR) of a signal transmitted from a first unit and to a remotely located second unit in a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) wireless communication system. The transmitted TPC (Transmit Power Control) is checked and upon this result the SIR is determined. The checking of the TPC includes the estimation of the previous and the present power using a weighted contribution of the pilots and the data.

Abstract: The present invention comprises an apparatus and method for generating and storing an electronic portrait of a buyer within a personal device such as a mobile telephone. An electronic portrait enables the generation of a physical identifier for comparison to the buyer by a seller during a transaction. Using the physical identifier transmitted to the seller via a wireless communications link, the seller can establish whether or not the buyer is authorized to make the transaction.

Abstract: The invention discloses an electronics device for personal use, comprising at least a first main surface, and at least a first antenna for communication via electromagnetic waves between the device and a second party. The antenna is an array antenna comprising at least a first and a second antenna element, and is arranged on said first main surface. Suitably, the electronics device is a portable computer comprising a lid which may be opened or closed, said first main surface being the lid, so that the antenna is arranged in the lid of the portable computer.

Abstract: A pixel is textured by storing a first texel reference value, a second texel reference value, and texel mapping values where each texel mapping value represents a k-tuple of (ternary) references to the first texel reference value, the second texel reference value and a third texel reference value to thereby represent a block of texels. A pixel value for the pixel is generated from the stored texel values and the pixel is displayed responsive to the generated pixel value. In some embodiments, respective pluralities of texel reference values and texel mapping values that map thereto are stored for respective ones of a plurality of overlapping blocks of texels. In further embodiments, a first mipmap value for a pixel is bilinearly interpolated from the retrieved texel values for the set of nearest neighbor texels. A second mipmap value for the pixel is generated by averaging the retrieved texel values for the set of nearest neighbor texels.

Abstract: A system for providing location based, event and inventory information having a first terminal coupled to a database correlating address information to location based coordinate information, said first terminal adapted to transmit said location based coordinate information and a second terminal adapted to receive the location based coordinate information, automatically input such location based coordinate information into a map display and display a map including the address that correlates to said location based coordinate information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a voltage-to-current transconductance stage arrangement comprising a single-ended input, an emitter-coupled pair of transistors, comprising a first transistor and a second transistor, the emitter of a third transistor, being connected to the collector of said first transistor, and differential output. It further comprises at least one common-collector transistor comprising a fourth transistor connected to the base of said second transistor preferably or optionally also and a fifth transistor connected to the base of said third transistor. The size of said fourth, or fourth and fifth transistors considerably exceed the sizes of said second and third transistors. They are biased at ‘off-state’. An extra inductor at the collector of the transistor may be applied to further increase linearity.

Abstract: A method for scheduling a decoding process of coded data blocks transmitted over a link in a communication network. According to the method the coded data block is stored in a queue (71) if all decoders of a cluster (72) of iterative parallel decoders are unavailable. When any of the decoders of the cluster (72) is available the first coded block of the queue (71) is moved to that decoder. Also, according to the method it is possible to combine a stored coded block with a retransmitted coded block, which is decoded with an increased probability for successful decoding. Also, the invention relates to a communication apparatus adapted for carrying out the method according to the invention.

Abstract: A method for estimating a plurality of delay values in a multi-path communication signal. Correlation values are generated that correspond to a plurality of delay values associated with the multi-path communication signal. A first power-delay profile (PDP) sequence is produced from the correlation values and is used to estimate a first delay value. A first reference PDP sequence is generated based on a predefined PDP sequence and the first PDP sequence. The first reference PDP sequence is removed from the first PDP sequence so as to remove at least a portion of the contributions to the first PDP sequence from the first delay value, and to provide a second PDP sequence. A second value is estimated based on the second PDP sequence.