Patents Examined by Don N. Vo
  • Patent number: 11206044
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present specification is a method for performing channel encoding. The method can comprise the steps of: interleaving information bits; and encoding the interleaved information bits by using a polar code. The information bits can be interleaved according to an interleaving pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seunggye Hwang, Bonghoe Kim, Joonkui Ahn, Kijun Kim
  • Patent number: 11206071
    Abstract: A UE may be configured to communicate using one of analog beamforming or hybrid beamforming. The UE may receive a set of beamformed signals from a base station. The UE may determine a set of angular spread values associated with a set of clusters in a channel between the base station and the UE based on the set of beamformed signals received from the base station. The UE may transmit the set of angular spread values to the base station. The UE may receive, from the base station based on the set of angular spread values, a set of transmission ranks associated with at least one cluster of the set of clusters. The UE may communicate at least one data stream with the base station across the at least one cluster using the set of transmission ranks associated with the at least one cluster of the set of clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Vasanthan Raghavan, Juergen Cezanne, Junyi Li, Dai Lu, Joseph Patrick Burke, Wenjun Li
  • Patent number: 11201721
    Abstract: A frame synchronization apparatus (10) according to this invention includes a multiplication unit (11) configured to multiply a received signal by an inverse complex number of a predetermined synchronization pattern with respect to a predetermined signal point on a complex space diagram for each of a plurality of symbols of the received signal, an addition average unit (12) configured to perform addition averaging of outputs from the multiplication unit for the plurality of symbols of the received signal, and a synchronization determination unit (13) configured to perform coincidence determination of whether an output from the addition average unit (12) falls within a predetermined coincidence determination range of the predetermined signal point, and determine a synchronization state of the frame synchronization based on a result of the coincidence determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignees: NTT ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsuteru Yoshida, Yasuyuki Endoh, Katsuichi Oyama, Masayuki Ikeda, Tsutomu Takeya, Etsushi Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Kisaka, Masahito Tomizawa
  • Patent number: 11201652
    Abstract: A method for reporting terminal information, a method for acquiring terminal information, a terminal and a base station are provided. The method for reporting terminal information includes: transmitting a setting parameter of an antenna structure of a terminal to a base station, where the setting parameter includes a radio frequency parameter; where the radio frequency parameter includes one or more of: a quantity of panels, frequency information supported by each panel, a quantity of beams supported by each panel, and a quantity of antenna array polarization directions of each panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Yang
  • Patent number: 11190285
    Abstract: Disclosed is a receiver (200) comprising a signal receiving module (201) configured to receive a first test signal and receive a second test signal after a predefined time period following the completion of the reception of the first test signal, and a calculating module (202) configured to calculate a calibration parameter for calibrating a received RF communication signal, based on the received first test signal and the received second test signal. Correspondingly, a transmitter, a signal transceiver, a signal receiving method, and a signal transmitting method are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventor: Hong Nie
  • Patent number: 11190282
    Abstract: Example systems and methods for antenna pattern characterization are described herein. The systems and methods are based on compressive sensing. An example method can include arranging a test antenna and a probe antenna in a spaced apart relationship; arranging a spatial light modulator within in a near field region of the test antenna; and projecting, using a light source, a plurality of light patterns onto the spatial light modulator. The method can also include transmitting, using the test antenna, a respective beam while each of the light patterns is projected onto the spatial light modulator; and receiving, using the probe antenna, a respective signal corresponding to each of the respective beams transmitted by the test antenna. The method can further include reconstructing the test antenna's near field using the respective signals received by the probe antenna. The test antenna's near field can be reconstructed using a compressive sensing algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Kubilay Sertel, Niru Nahar, Syed An Nazmus Saqueb
  • Patent number: 11190283
    Abstract: The application discloses a polar system and a delay difference calibration method. The polar system includes: a calibration signal generation unit, a CORDIC, a delay difference generation unit, a transmission unit, a receiving unit, a Fourier transformer and a calibration unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a transmission signal from the transmission unit. The Fourier transformer is configured to compute a power of a receiving signal at a specific frequency. The calibration unit is configured to control the delay difference generation unit and determine a delay difference calibration value in a calibration mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tzu Ming Kao
  • Patent number: 11189925
    Abstract: An antenna system is provided. In one example, the system includes a modal antenna having a driven element and a parasitic element. The system includes a radio frequency circuit. The system includes a transmission line coupling the radio frequency circuit to the modal antenna. The radio frequency circuit is configured to modulate a control signal onto an RF signal to generate a transmit signal for communication over the transmission line to the tuning circuit. The control signal can include a frame having a plurality of bits associated with the selected mode of the antenna. The radio frequency circuit is configured to encode the plurality of bits associated with the selected mode in accordance with a coding scheme. The coding scheme specifies a unique code for each mode of the plurality of modes. The unique code for each mode of the plurality of modes differs by at least two bits relative to the unique code for each other mode of the plurality of modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: AVX Antenna, Inc.
    Inventor: Hamid Eslami
  • Patent number: 11184992
    Abstract: A server device is provided. The server device includes a substrate, a first server module, a first cable, a second server module and a second cable. The first server module includes a first server board and a first recognition unit, wherein the first recognition unit is connected to the first server board. The first cable is connected to the substrate, wherein the first cable is connected to the first recognition unit, and the first recognition unit generates a first recognition signal. The second server module includes a second server board and a second recognition unit. The second recognition unit is connected to the second server board. The second cable is connected to the substrate. The second cable is connected to the second recognition unit, and the second recognition unit generates a second recognition signal. The server device determines whether the server module is coupled to the correct joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: WIWYNN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuo-Hua Tsai, Wei-Hao Chen, Chih Wei Chang
  • Patent number: 11177852
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for tracking of signals. A methodology implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes filtering a first segment of an input signal, associated with a first time interval, into a first plurality of frequency bins. The method also includes detecting a signal of interest (SOI) in one of the first plurality of frequency bins. The method further includes filtering a second segment of the input signal, associated with a second time interval, into a second plurality of frequency bins. The method further includes determining movement of the SOI from a first frequency bin, of the first plurality of frequency bins, to a second frequency bin, of the second plurality of frequency bins. The method further includes tracking the SOI based on the movement determination. In some cases, the method further includes creating a composite signal based on the tracking over multiple frequency bins and multiple time intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Zalucki
  • Patent number: 11165516
    Abstract: An output power linearization method, suitable for a calibration system, includes the following operations: providing an instruction signal, which corresponding to a currently ideal output power among multiple ideal output powers, to an emission module of the calibration system so that the emission module outputs a radio frequency (RF) signal with a practical output power according to the instruction signal; obtaining a feedback signal, by a feedback circuit of the calibration system, from an output terminal of the emission module, and calculating a feedback output power from the feedback signal; calculating an output difference between the currently ideal output power and the feedback output power; if an absolute value of the output difference is larger than an absolute value of a feedback error of the feedback circuit, adjusting a present gain of the emission module so that the practical output power approaches the currently ideal output power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuan-Hao Tseng, Ka-Un Chan, Po-Chih Wang
  • Patent number: 11166333
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a communication circuit; a display; a memory; and at least one processor operably connected to the communication circuit, the display, and the memory. The at least one processor may be configured to control the electronic device to: identify a first network connection between the electronic device and a first external electronic device using the communication circuit. In response to the identification of the first network connection, the electronic device may identify a second external electronic device. In response to the identification of the second external electronic device, the at least one processor may display a UI for connecting the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wonchang Lee, Hyoungtak Cho, Jongsung Joo, Dongil Son, Sunkee Lee, Sunmin Hwang
  • Patent number: 11159253
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication technology, and provides a method for adjusting an antenna parameter, a radio device, and an apparatus with a storage function. The method may include: acquiring a target environmental data set, wherein the target environmental data set includes environmental data of an antenna assembly in a current location; comparing the target environmental data set with an environmental data set corresponding to a preset scene; determining a first preset scene to which an antenna assembly corresponding to the target environment data set belongs, to obtain a preset antenna parameter corresponding to the first preset scene, and setting a parameter of the antenna assembly for a radio signal to the preset antenna parameter, wherein the first preset scene is a preset scene to which the current location of the antenna assembly belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: SHENZHEN JAGUAR WAVE TECHNOLOGY LTD., SHENZHEN TINNO WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHENZHEN TINNO MOBILE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haibo Li, Wei Shin Tung
  • Patent number: 11159258
    Abstract: The invention addresses the problem of recovering an unknown signal from multiple records of brief duration which are presumed to contain the signal at mutually random delays in a background of independent noise. The scenario is relevant to many applications, among which are the recovery of weak transients from large arrays of sensors and the identification of recurring patterns through a comparison of sequential intervals within a single record of longer duration. A simple and practical approach is provided by solving this problem through higher-order spectra. Applying the method to the third-order spectrum, the bispectrum, leads to filters derived from cross bicoherence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventor: Christopher K. Kovach
  • Patent number: 11159215
    Abstract: A method for simultaneous design of a hybrid transceiver in an OFDM-based wideband multi-antenna system is provided. The method comprises: designing transmission/reception analog beamforming commonly used for each subcarrier by using product information of subcarrier channel information; and designing baseband beamforming for an effective channel of each subcarrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hyuncheol Park, Hyunwoo Nam, Girim Kwon
  • Patent number: 11152995
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A UE may configure a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) using shortened transmission time intervals (sTTIs), which may be referred to as a shortened PUSCH (sPUSCH), to transmit uplink control information (UCI) to a base station or other wireless device. The UE may use mapping rules, which may be based at least in part on a number of data symbols included in the sPUSCH, to map different types of UCI to different resource elements (REs) within the sPUSCH. A base station or other wireless device may use mapping rules, which may be based at least in part on a number of data symbols included in an sPUSCH, to determine one or more REs within the sPUSCH to monitor for different types of UCI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Seyedkianoush Hosseini, Amir Farajidana, Young Geun Cho
  • Patent number: 11153067
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a first integrated circuit (IC) chip configured to receive a timing signal and a reference clock signal; a second IC chip configured to receive the timing signal from the first IC chip and the reference clock signal; and a third IC chip configured to receive the timing signal from the second IC chip and the reference clock signal. The second IC chip is electrically coupled between the first and third IC chips. The first, second, and third IC chips are configured to generate respective first, second, and third reference time signals based on the timing signal and the reference clock signal. Each of the first, second, and third reference time signals is associated with a count of a number of cycles of the reference clock signal starting from a same particular cycle of the reference clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Andras Tantos, David Francois Jacquet, Mario Toma
  • Patent number: 11152994
    Abstract: The systems, methods, and apparatuses can receive one or more communication signals traversing through a communication channel. The systems, methods, and apparatuses can estimate one or more known parameters, characteristics, and/or attributes of the communication channel, for example, scattering, fading, and/or power decay over distance, through a process referred to as channel estimation. The systems, methods, and apparatuses can develop various channel coefficients, for example, amplitudes and/or phases, describing the channel response of the communication channel at discrete intervals of time, also referred to as taps. The systems, methods, and apparatuses can assign taps to various priorities and, thereafter, utilize these priorities to selectively include their corresponding channel coefficients in a CSI report or exclude their corresponding channel coefficients from the CSI report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Weidong Yang, Chunhai Yao, Chunxuan Ye, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Hong He, Ismael Gutierrez Gonzalez, Wei Zeng, Wei Zhang, Yuchul Kim, Yushu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11146428
    Abstract: An adaptive equalizer, includes a sample buffer; and a processor coupled to the sample buffer and configured to: perform an adaptive equalization on data which has been fractionally sampled at a sampling rate higher than once a symbol rate and lower than twice the symbol rate, determine an initial value of a tap coefficient of the adaptive equalizer by using a training sequence inserted in the data, shift, by a predetermined shift amount, a sample point of one pattern from among two consecutive patterns included in the training sequence, specify a position of the training sequence in the data by replacing an original sample value with a sample value at the shifted sample point, and update the initial value of the tap coefficient based on the specified training sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Daisuke Sasaki, Hisao Nakashima, Nobukazu Koizumi
  • Patent number: 11146276
    Abstract: A wireless communication device can include an antenna configured to sense a radio frequency (RF) signal. The wireless communication device can include signal estimation circuitry configured to generate estimates of amplitude and frequency for unmodulated spurs within the RF signal. The wireless communication device can further include multi-tone generator circuitry coupled to the signal estimation circuitry and configured to generate a composite spur cancellation signal based on the estimates of amplitude and frequency for unmodulated spurs within the RF signal. The wireless communication device can further include adder circuitry configured to subtract the spur cancellation signal from the RF signal to generate a spur cancelled signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Niranjan Karandikar, Mohammed Alam, Gregory Chance, Armando Cova, Michael Milyard, John J. Parkes, Jr., Ashoke Ravi, Daniel Schwartz, Dong-Jun Yang