Patents Assigned to SIGFOX
  • Publication number: 20140378161
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for forming an asynchronous communication network for receiving client transmitters, comprising base stations that are remote from one another, said network enabling the geolocation of the client transmitters. For this purpose, the system comprises a plurality of stationary reference transmitters, the positions of which are known and each of which transmits a specific beacon signal in a frequency band included within the frequency band of the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: SIGFOX
    Inventors: Laurence Sellier, Christophe Fourtet
  • Publication number: 20140219325
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for estimating frequency bias negatively affecting a digital signal representative of a symbol frame, wherein said method comprises the steps of: generating the digital signal at a sampling period Te that is shorter than a predefined period of each of the symbols of the frame; calculating values for a plurality of pairs of samples of the digital signal, each value being representative of a phase difference between the samples of a pair; estimating the frequency bias negatively affecting the digital signal on the basis of the values calculated for Np pairs of samples selected such that a plurality of said Np pairs belong strictly to a single symbol in the frame. The present invention also relates to a module for implementing the estimation method, as well as to a telecommunication method and system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: SIGFOX
    Inventors: Cédric Artigue, Christophe Fourtet, Marc Vertes
  • Publication number: 20130142191
    Abstract: A terminal (10) includes elements for transmitting data towards a station (20) in the form of radio signals, the radio signals being transmitted using a frequency resource (MC) shared between a plurality of terminals (10), characterized in that the terminal is configured to emit radio signals, the instantaneous frequency spectrum of which has a bandwidth (TOB) that is significantly lower than a frequency drift of a frequency synthesis unit of the terminal. Also disclosed are a method for using a frequency resource, a method for manufacturing terminals (10) and a telecommunication system (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: SIGFOX
    Inventors: Christophe Fourtet, Thierry Bailleul