Patents Assigned to Faulkner Interstices, LLC
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Publication number: 20090143073Abstract: A method of beam selection in a smart antenna system is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of uplink beams by a plurality of receivers, each corresponding with one of the plurality of uplink beams. Each uplink beam includes signals transmitted by a mobile station. The method further includes analyzing each of the plurality of uplink beams and selecting an uplink beam from the plurality of uplink beams based at least in part on the analysis of the uplink beams. The method further includes switching to the selected beam in real time to allow the signals communicated in the selected beam to be communicated to a base station transceiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Applicant: FAULKNER INTERSTICES LLCInventors: Omri Hovers, Shahar Kagan, Eran Shenhar
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Patent number: 7529525Abstract: A method of obtaining information for use in a smart antenna system is provided. The method includes monitoring an interface between a base station controller and a base station transceiver to receive signaling information being communicated via the interface. The method further includes extracting from the signaling information a subset of the signaling information operable to be used as input for selecting one or more of a plurality of beams for wireless communications.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2002Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Assignee: Faulkner Interstices LLCInventors: Omri Hovers, Shahar Kagan, Nanu Peri, Milena Chechik
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Patent number: 7463906Abstract: A method of obtaining information for use in a smart antenna system is provided. The method includes monitoring an interface between a base station controller and a base station transceiver to receive signaling information being communicated via the interface. The method further includes extracting from the signaling information a subset of the signaling information operable to be used as input for selecting one or more of a plurality of beams for wireless communications.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Faulkner Interstices LLCInventors: Omri Hovers, Eran Shenhar, Daniel Korkos, Nanu Peri, Shahar Kagan
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Publication number: 20080280622Abstract: A smart antenna apparatus including a receiving system, one or more beam analysis modules, a control channel monitoring module, a processing system, and a receiving beam switch is provided. The receiving system is operable to receive a plurality of uplink beams, each including traffic signals transmitted by a mobile station. The beam analysis modules are operable to analyze the uplink beams to determine one or more characteristics of each uplink beam. The control channel monitoring module is operable to monitor control channel signals being communicated from a base station transceiver. The control channel signals include synchronization signals. The processing system is operable to synchronize the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver using the synchronization signals received by the control channel monitoring module.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2008Publication date: November 13, 2008Applicant: FAULKNER INTERSTICES LLCInventors: Omri Hovers, Shahar Kagan
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Patent number: 7444157Abstract: A method of beam selection in a smart antenna system is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of uplink beams by a plurality of receivers, each corresponding with one of the plurality of uplink beams. Each uplink beam includes signals transmitted by a mobile station. The method further includes analyzing each of the plurality of uplink beams and selecting an uplink beam from the plurality of uplink beams based at least in part on the analysis of the uplink beams. The method further includes switching to the selected beam in real time to allow the signals communicated in the selected beam to be communicated to a base station transceiver.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Faulkner Interstices LLCInventors: Omri Hovers, Shahar Kagan, Eran Shenhar
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Patent number: 7418271Abstract: A smart antenna apparatus including a receiving system, one or more beam analysis modules, a control channel monitoring module, a processing system, and a receiving beam switch is provided. The receiving system is operable to receive a plurality of uplink beams, each including traffic signals transmitted by a mobile station. The beam analysis modules are operable to analyze the uplink beams to determine one or more characteristics of each uplink beam. The control channel monitoring module is operable to monitor control channel signals being communicated from a base station transceiver. The control channel signals include synchronization signals. The processing system is operable to synchronize the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver using the synchronization signals received by the control channel monitoring module.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Faulkner Interstices LLCInventors: Omri Hovers, Shahar Kagan
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Publication number: 20080161056Abstract: A method of obtaining information for use in a smart antenna system is provided. The method includes monitoring an interface between a base station controller and a base station transceiver to receive signaling information being communicated via the interface. The method further includes extracting from the signaling information a subset of the signaling information operable to be used as input for selecting one or more of a plurality of beams for wireless communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2008Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: FAULKNER INTERSTICES, LLCInventors: Omri Hovers, Shahar Kagan, Nanu Peri, Milena Chechik
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Patent number: 7395094Abstract: A method of synchronizing a smart antenna apparatus with a base station transceiver includes receiving at the smart antenna apparatus control signals being communicated from a base station transceiver to one or more mobile stations via an antenna unit. The control signals are operable to be used to synchronize the mobile stations with the base station transceiver. The method further includes executing one or more algorithms using the control signals received by the smart antenna apparatus as input to synchronize the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2005Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Faulkner Interstices, LLCInventors: Omri Hovers, Eran Shenhar, Daniel Korkos, Nanu Peri, Shahar Kagan
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Patent number: 7349721Abstract: A method of obtaining information for use in a smart antenna system is provided. The method includes monitoring an interface between a base station controller and a base station transceiver to receive signaling information being communicated via the interface. The method further includes extracting from the signaling information a subset of the signaling information operable to be used as input for selecting one or more of a plurality of beams for wireless communications.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Faulkner Interstices, LLCInventors: Omri Hovers, Shahar Kagan, Nanu Peri, Milena Chechik
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Patent number: 7346365Abstract: A smart antenna apparatus including a receiving system, one or more beam analysis modules, a control channel monitoring module, a processing system, and a receiving beam switch is provided. The receiving system is operable to receive a plurality of uplink beams, each including traffic signals transmitted by a mobile station. The beam analysis modules are operable to analyze the uplink beams to determine one or more characteristics of each uplink beam. The control channel monitoring module is operable to monitor control channel signals being communicated from a base station transceiver. The control channel signals include synchronization signals. The processing system is operable to synchronize the smart antenna apparatus with the base station transceiver using the synchronization signals received by the control channel monitoring module.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2002Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Faulkner Interstices LLCInventors: Omri Hovers, Shahar Kagan
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Patent number: 7289826Abstract: A method of beam selection in a smart antenna system is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of uplink beams by a plurality of receivers, each corresponding with one of the plurality of uplink beams. Each uplink beam includes signals transmitted by a mobile station. The method further includes analyzing each of the plurality of uplink beams and selecting an uplink beam from the plurality of uplink beams based at least in part on the analysis of the uplink beams. The method further includes switching to the selected beam in real time to allow the signals communicated in the selected beam to be communicated to a base station transceiver.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2002Date of Patent: October 30, 2007Assignee: Faulkner Interstices, LLCInventors: Omri Hovers, Shahar Kagan, Eran Shenhar