Abstract: In a communication environment configured to transfer data from a transmitting end to a receiving end according to a wireless device communication protocol, said wireless device communication protocol is configured with a field comprising a first content, a method for signaling, comprising: replacing the first content of the field with a second content, the second content is a result of a bit manipulation on said first content of the field; transmitting said second content of the field, by the transmitting end, of the second content of the field is requested and transmitting the first content of the field when signaling of the second content of the field is not required; receiving said second content of the field or first content of the field by the receiver end; and determining if a signaling was performed according to said first content of the field or said second content of the field.

Abstract: A novel and useful RF switch that comprises four transistors configured to have four operating states, wherein at any time at most one transistor is in ‘on’ state. The switch is an on-chip switch and is constructed in using CMOS processes and technology. The switch is optionally a double pole, double throw (DPDT) switch. The switch can be used in numerous mobile devices such as a cellular phone or in the handset or base station of a cordless phone. The switch optionally selects between two antennas and between transmitter and receiver circuits. Within the switch, at least one of the at least four transistors is optionally an N-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor (NMOS) transistor. The switch can further comprise one or more logic control circuits providing biasing voltages to one or more of the transistors. Within the switch, the control circuit comprises logic components for providing appropriate biasing voltages to the drain, source and gate terminals of the transistors in the switch.

Abstract: An electronic circuit, including, a power amplifier adapted to amplify an RF signal and provide it as output from the integrated circuit; a power source that is adapted to provide an unregulated voltage to the power amplifier; a regulator adapted to provide a regulated bias voltage; a subtracter that is adapted to accept a voltage proportional to the unregulated voltage and subtract it from the bias voltage to provide a reference voltage to the power amplifier; wherein the power amplifier is adapted to use the reference voltage to adjust the output from the power amplifier so that it will provide a stable power output.

Abstract: A dual pole dual through switch for switching between at least four states. The switch comprises four transistors such as N-channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor transistors, such that at each state at most one transistor is in “on” state, and the others are in “off” state. Each transistor has its own control circuit, which provides zero or negative voltage to the drain of the transistor, positive voltage to the source of the transistor, and control alternating voltage to the gate of the transistor. The switch can be used on-chip for devices. Such devices may include a base station or a handset of a cordless phone.

Abstract: A method for coordinating an encoder and a decoder in a wireless communication system employing discontinuous transmission, the method comprising performing a syncless reset command on the encoder and the decoder, in order to bring the encoder and decoder into stable and compatible states. The syncless reset command can be implemented by setting the variables of the encoder and decoder into predetermined values, or by performing a normal reset command followed by encoding or decoding a predetermined number of predetermined sample values.

Abstract: The subject matter discloses an apparatus configured for detecting type of a connection of an electrical module to an electrical node of an electrical circuit, the apparatus comprising a pulse generator configured for generating a first pulse; and a sampling circuit configured for applying a reaction of the electrical circuit on the first pulse to provide a sampled pulse and for detecting the type of connection from the sampled pulse. The electrical module comprising a capacitor or an inductor.

Abstract: A device and method of fast automatic gain control in quadrature receivers are disclosed. The AGC activity between the I and Q branches is split where in one branch the receive chain is in a certain gain state and in the other branch the receive chain is in another possible gain state, resulting in a significant shortening of the AGC duration of any IQ receiver.

Abstract: An integrated circuit, including, a die with an electronic circuit embedded thereon; wherein the electronic circuit includes a differential power amplifier and pads to electronically interface with the electronic circuit; a packaging encasing the die with contact pins to connect between the integrated circuit and external elements; wires connecting between the pads and the contact pins; a converter that includes capacitors and inductors to combine the outputs from the differential power amplifier to form a single ended output at one of the contact pins; wherein inherent inductance of some of the wires serve as the inductors of the converter.

Abstract: A method for managing flash memory operations in a flash memory, comprising; assigning a state code to said flash memory operations; updating a state code flag with the assigned state code upon completion of each of said flash memory operations; wherein the assignment of said state codes is selected in a way that each of said updating a state code flag is performed by changing of one bit of the state code flag from one to zero.

Abstract: A method for AES comprising performing AES on a provided state of data elements at the original locations of the data elements in the provided state without moving the data elements in the state, and an apparatus for performing the same.

Abstract: An integrated circuit, including: a low dropout regulator configured to output regulated power to a device that can be in standard mode drawing power from the regulator or in idle mode during which it substantially does not draw power from the regulator; a capacitor in parallel to the regulator's output configured to be charged when the regulator is enabled and to provide power instead of the regulator when the regulator is disabled; a control configured to disable and enable the regulator; wherein the control is configured to disable the regulator when the device is in idle mode and enable the regulator when the device is in standard mode; and wherein during idle mode the control enables the regulator at various times to prevent the charge of the capacitor from decreasing more than a pre-selected amount.

Abstract: A wearable surround sound system, that includes: (a) a processor, adapted to receive input signals representative of requested audio signals to be heard by the user and in response to generate multiple output signals; and (b) multiple bone conduction speakers, coupled to the processor, adapted to convey the multiple output signals to at least one bone of a user; wherein the bone conduction speakers are arrayed so as to stimulate an encompassing sound perception of the use. A wearable ambient sound reduction system, that includes: (a) a microphone, adapted to detect an ambient sound signal; (b) a processor adapted to generate an output signal in response to the ambient sound signal; wherein the output signal, when conveyed to a bone of the user, reduces an affect that an ambient sound signal has upon the user; wherein the microphone is coupled to the processor; and (c) a bone conduction speaker, coupled to the processor, adapted to convey the output signal to a bone of a user.

Abstract: A method for modifying an application framework devised for network-based telephony to operate in a local telephony, comprising adapting the application framework to interact with a communication device operable cooperatively with a local base, and emulating a functionally of the network related to the application framework according to an operation of the local base, at least partially, and an apparatus for using the modified application framework.

Abstract: A method of for aliasing suppression in a sub-band speaker-phone system, comprising receiving an analog audio signal from a near end analog audio input interface, converting said analog audio signal into a near end digital audio signal using an A2D; receiving N?2 sub-bands decoded digital audio data from a far-end, merging said N?2 sub-bands decoded digital audio data into a wideband (WB) decoded digital audio data to be converted by D2A unit and provided to analog audio output interface; splitting said near-end digital audio signal into N?2 near-end sub-bands digital audio signals; subtracting a simulated digital signal from said sub-band digital audio signal, wherein said simulated digital signal is created by an echo cancelling unit; and applying dynamic anti aliasing suppression (DAAS) with varying aggressiveness on each of said N?2 near-end sub-band digital audio signals.

Abstract: An apparatus for enabling operation of a LDC network within a DECT system having a modified protocol, comprising an A-field with an identity of a FP shared by both the DECT system and the LDC network, B-fields with unique sync patterns for the DECT system and the LDC network, respectively; and separate dummy bearers for transmission by the FP for the DECT system and the LDC network, respectively, and a method for using the same.

Abstract: In general, this disclosure is directed to techniques for remotely controlling a transmitter-side rate adaptation algorithm. According to one aspect, a method includes detecting, with a receiver device, that a packet received from a transmitter is corrupted. The method further includes sending, with the receiver device, a positive acknowledgement for the packet to the transmitter in response to at least detecting that the packet is corrupted. According to another aspect, a method includes determining, with a receiver device, a targeted outcome for a rate adaptation algorithm performed by a transmitter. The method further includes using, with the receiver device, positive acknowledgements to remotely control the rate adaptation algorithm performed by the transmitter based on at least the targeted outcome.

Abstract: A method for reducing the transition rate of a pulse width modulated signal representing an original signal having a predetermined frequency range of interest and producing an output signal, the method including the steps of: combining pulses from a predetermined number of consecutive frames into a combined pulse; and positioning the combined pulse within the predetermined number of consecutive frames, such that the output signal has substantially the same Fourier Transform phase as the pulse width modulated signal, for at least the predetermined frequency range of interest of the original signal.

Abstract: A method and integrated circuit for manipulating two dimensional images. The method and integrated circuit use an on-chip memory buffer comprising four memory elements, and accessed as a rectangle of 4 times an integer number of bytes by a number of lines depending on the image resolution. Each block of the source image is copied from the DRAM into the on-chip memory buffer, and a destination block is determined within the destination image. The destination block is populated by determining the addresses within the on-chip memory buffer comprising the pixels to be copied to the relevant location in the destination block, reading the data from the on-chip memory buffer, and writing it to the destination block. In some embodiments the data may be multiplexed, or bytes may be re-ordered within the read data prior to writing.

Abstract: A method for Comfort Noise Generation (CNG) comprising the steps of recording information of Background Noise (BGN); generating white noise samples; and generating Comfort Noise (CN) by applying coefficients that are extracted from said information of BGN on White Noise (WN) samples.

Abstract: A mobile device and method for automatically activating an application, based on the location of the mobile device. A user of the mobile device associates a location with an application or a profile to be activated at the particular location. The location can be either absolute, or relative to a second device such as a charger or a docking station. When the mobile device is connected to or in proximity to the absolute location or the second device, the current status or profile of the mobile device is stored, and the indicated application is activated. When the mobile device leaves the destination location, the application or profile stops, and the mobile device resumes its previous profile, or a default profile.