Patents Examined by Edward Urban
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Patent number: 9362825Abstract: RF PA circuitry and a DC-DC converter, which includes an RF PA envelope power supply and DC-DC control circuitry, are disclosed. The PA envelope power supply provides an envelope power supply signal to the RF PA circuitry. The DC-DC control circuitry has a DC-DC look-up table (LUT) structure, which has at least a first DC-DC LUT. The DC-DC control circuitry uses DC-DC LUT index information as an index to the DC-DC LUT structure to obtain DC-DC converter operational control parameters. The DC-DC control circuitry then configures the PA envelope power supply using the DC-DC converter operational control parameters. Using the DC-DC LUT structure provides flexibility in configuring the DC-DC converter for different applications, for multiple static operating conditions, for multiple dynamic operating conditions, or any combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.Inventors: William David Southcombe, Chris Levesque, Jean-Christophe Berchtold, David E. Jones, Scott Yoder, Terry J. Stockert
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Patent number: 9356709Abstract: An aggressor base station (22-1) herein performs downlink interference coordination with one or more victim base stations (22-2, 22-3) in a radio communication network (10). Such coordination is performed for each of one or more iterations. For any given iteration, the aggressor (22-1) sends a message (28-2) to a victim (22-2) that indicates, for each of one or more downlink resources (26), whether the aggressor (22-1) promises to protect that resource (26) from interference by not transmitting on the resource (26) with a transmit power above a threshold (TH2). The victim (22-2) schedules downlink transmissions to one or more user equipments (16) on resources (26) that, according to the message (28-2), are protected from interference. Based on monitoring for interference to those transmissions, though, the victim (22-2) generates and sends to the aggressor (22-1) feedback (30-2) that generally requests an increase or decrease of the threshold (TH2).Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Oumer Teyeb, Angelo Centonza
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Patent number: 9356717Abstract: A device for selecting a channel comprises a speed detector configured to detect a speed of a channel selecting mechanism; a controller connected to the speed detector; and a frequency deviation detector connected to the controller and is configured to receive an input signal. The controller selects a wideband channel searching mode for the frequency deviation detector if the speed is higher than a speed threshold, or a narrowband channel searching mode if the speed is lower than the speed threshold. The frequency deviation detector detects an existence of a channel when either an actual frequency deviation of the input signal is lower than a first wideband frequency deviation threshold when the wideband channel searching mode is selected, or the actual frequency deviation is lower than a narrowband frequency deviation threshold when the narrowband channel searching mode is selected.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: BEKEN CORPORATIONInventors: Yiming Huang, Weifeng Wang
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Patent number: 9351322Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, a computer program product and a method is provided for establishment of a wireless communication link through machine reading. The example embodiment comprises receiving at least information identifying a wireless communication device through machine reading a machine-readable object, and initiating a wireless communication link establishment with the wireless communication device using the received information, wherein the wireless communication link establishment is incorporated with an indication that a machine-readable object associated with the wireless communication device was read.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Jan Suumaki, Andrea Bacioccola, James Steele
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Patent number: 9350425Abstract: A memorial data system is disclosed for providing information regarding an individual. The memorial data system comprises a marker for identifying the individual. A transponder circuit is coupled to the marker. A data is stored within the transponder circuit. A mobile electrical device transmits an electromagnetic field in close proximity to the transponder circuit. The transponder circuit receives the electromagnetic field for powering the transponder circuit. The transponder circuit transmits the data to the mobile electronic device. The mobile electronic device utilizes the data to access an electronic file on a network. The electronic file includes information regarding the individual.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Inventor: James Tanner Lewis
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Patent number: 9351144Abstract: Aspects disclosed herein relate to improving NFC RF discovery through monitoring RF activity associated with one or more RATs. In one example, a first NFC device may be configured to use both a first RAT and NFC. The first NFC device may monitor RF activity on a first RAT to determine whether there is at least a greater probability that a second NFC device is within a threshold. The NFC device may be also configured to modify at least an interval between polling modes in a NFC RF discovery loop based on the determination.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2012Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: John Hillan, Joel Benjamin Linsky
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Patent number: 9350367Abstract: A highly agile low phase noise frequency synthesizer is provided for rapid generation of frequency specific signals. The frequency synthesizer is capable of rapidly generating signals at different output frequencies while maintaining low cross-coupling. Two or more signal generators utilize a reference frequency to generate two or more signals. These signals are limit processed to reduce cross-coupling prior to being presented to a switch. Responsive to a control signal, the switch outputs one of the signals to a frequency modification device, such as a frequency divider or multiplier. Responsive to a control signal, the frequency modification device scales the frequency of the switch output to convert the frequency of the switch output signal to a desired output frequency. By maintaining sufficient frequency separation between the switch input signals cross-coupling and phase noise is minimized and implementation on an integrated circuit may be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2010Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Akbar Ali, James P. Young
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Patent number: 9345064Abstract: A communication device, in which the OSI reference model physical layer and data-link layer perform wireless communication via at least one of a first wireless network conforming to a first wireless communication standard and a second wireless network conforming to a second wireless communication standard, may include an identification control unit, provided in the data-link layer, that identifies that data, which is received in the physical layer, based on the identification information included in the data, is to be transmitted via either the first wireless network or the second wireless network, the identification control unit controlling so as to transmit, based on the identification result, the data via the first wireless network or the second wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Yokogawa Electric CorporationInventor: Hua Jun Chen
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Patent number: 9338031Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for receiving a signal including components from a plurality of cells, estimating a channel from the received signal using one or more channel estimation schemes, removing a component signal using the estimated channel from the received signal to generate a processed signal and detecting a residual signal in the processed signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2010Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Xiaoxia Zhang, Durga Prasad Malladi, Yongbin Wei, Tao Luo, Hao Xu, Aleksandar Damnjanovic
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Patent number: 9338752Abstract: A radio communication system provided with a communication device and a radio communication network system is characterized by comprising a transmission delay estimate information transmitting means for transmitting transmission delay estimate information to the radio communication network system when the transmission condition of the transmission delay estimate information is met.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2009Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hisashi Futaki, Jinsock Lee, Kojiro Hamabe
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Patent number: 9332439Abstract: Architecture that enables wireless narrowband devices (e.g., wireless microphones) and white space devices to efficiently coexist on the same telecommunications channels, while not interfering with the usability of the wireless narrowband device. The architecture provides interference detection, strobe generation and detection and, power ramping and suppression (interference-free coexistence with spectrum efficiency). The architecture provides the ability of the white space device to learn about the presence of the microphone. This can be accomplished i using a geolocation database, reactively via a strober device, and/or proactively via the strober device. The strober device can be positioned close to the microphone receiver and signals the presence of a microphone to white space devices on demand.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Ranveer Chandra, Thomas Moscibroda, George Nychis, Ivan Tashev, Paramvir Bahl
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Patent number: 9325927Abstract: A method of operating a multi-stream reception scheme, such as DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications), comprising at least two receivers (10, 12, 14) having respective voltage controlled oscillators (16), the method including monitoring a change in local oscillator frequency in a selected one of the at least two streams and, if the frequency distance between the local oscillator frequencies is below a value likely to cause pulling or coupling between the voltage controlled oscillators of the at least two receivers, resetting the frequency planning of the selected one of the at least two streams to maximize the frequency distance of the voltage controlled oscillator of the selected stream with the voltage controlled oscillators of the or the other streams.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2009Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Yann Le Guillou
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Patent number: 9325387Abstract: A communication device includes: an electromagnetic-wave generating unit for outputting an electromagnetic wave; and a transmitting/receiving unit for transmitting data by modulating the electromagnetic wave in accordance with data and receiving data transmitted from the other device by demodulating the electromagnetic wave outputted by the electromagnetic-wave generating unit or the electromagnetic wave outputted by the other device as the other party of communication, wherein the transmitting/receiving unit transmits attribute information indicating communication ability of the device and receives attribute information indicating communication ability of the other device, and the electromagnetic-wave generating unit reduces power of the electromagnetic wave to be outputted after receiving the attribute information.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yoshihisa Takayama
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Patent number: 9326222Abstract: Aspects disclosed herein relate to providing a mechanism by which an NFCC can provide a DH with sufficient information to begin RF Discovery on behalf of a NFCEE. In one example, with a NFC device a DH may be configured to receive a discovery request notification from a NFCC indicating a NFCEE is requesting that the DH perform a discovery process. The discovery request notification may include information formatted to simplify the creation of a RF discovery command. The DH may further be configured to determine whether to generate the RF discovery command using the information included in the discovery request notification, generate the DH based discover command using the information included in the discovery request notification upon a determination to include the received information, and transmit the RF discovery command to the NFCC.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: John Hillan
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Patent number: 9320004Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect received powers of a plurality of radio signals received during a first predetermined time period from another apparatus, and a transmission unit configured to transmit by proxy identification information of the another apparatus using a detection result by the detection unit as at least one condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Makoto Umehara
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Patent number: 9319997Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for power control of uplink transmissions by a user equipment in a way that can reduce interference to neighbor cells. Various aspects of the disclosure decouple the power control for uplink data transmissions from the power control for uplink for a control channel transmissions. For example, one type of power control command may be utilized to control the power the UE utilizes to transmit data channels such as the DPDCH and/or the E-DCH (e.g., the E-DPDCH and the E-DPCCH). Further, another type of power control command may be utilized to control the power the UE utilizes to transmit control channels such as the HS-DPCCH. In this way, the uplink data channels, which can cause substantial interference to neighbor cells, can be power controlled by those neighbor cells to reduce that interference.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Siddharth Mohan, Rohit Kapoor, Haitong Sun, Sharad Deepak Sambhwani
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Patent number: 9319009Abstract: An apparatus comprising an amplifier comprising an input, a capacitor having a capacitor first side and a capacitor second side, wherein the capacitor first side is coupled to the input, a switch having a switch first side and a switch second side, wherein the switch first side is coupled to the capacitor second side, and a transistor having a transistor gate, and a transistor source, wherein the transistor gate is coupled to the input and the capacitor first side, wherein the transistor source is coupled to the switch second side and wherein the switch is positioned directly between the capacitor second side and the transistor source.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence Connell, Terrie McCain, William Roeckner
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Patent number: 9319993Abstract: A processing device determines a usage schedule for a mobile device based on one or more first criteria, the usage schedule comprising a scheduled active period of the mobile device and a scheduled inactive period of the mobile device. The processing device identifies an additional active period for the mobile device that is based on one or more second criteria. The processing device causes the mobile device to transition into a low power state during the scheduled inactive period and to transition out of the low power state during the additional active period prior to the scheduled active period, wherein the mobile device will perform a scheduled operation during the additional active period and prior to the scheduled active period.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Mark Sander Urbanus, Robert Joseph Suk, Justin Michael Harrison, Karl Jonsson, Venkata Suri Maddhula, Aaron Michael Bromberg
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Patent number: 9319971Abstract: A frequency adjustment method is provided for adjusting a frequency of a reference oscillating signal from an initial oscillation frequency to an adjusted oscillation frequency. The frequency adjustment method includes steps of: dividing a frequency scan section into M scan frequencies; down-converting a signal according to the M scan frequencies to obtain M down-converted signals; performing a correlation calculation operation on the M down-converted signals, respectively, to obtain M correlation results; grouping the M scan frequencies into N frequency groups each containing P selected frequencies, with the P selected frequencies corresponding to P consecutive scan frequencies; performing a group calculation on the N frequency groups, respectively, to obtain N group calculation results; and selecting a target frequency group from the N frequency groups according to the N group calculations results, and obtaining the adjusted oscillation frequency from the target frequency group.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Wei-Jen Chen, Chi-Yuan Peng, Ping-Hung Chiang, Yu-Tai Chang
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Patent number: 9319126Abstract: A wireless relay device and a method of processing data using the same are provided. The wireless relay device includes a voice input/output (I/O) unit, a voice processing unit, an information protection processing unit, a Wi-Fi unit, and a radio transmission and reception unit. The voice I/O unit receives or outputs a user voice signal. The voice processing unit performs voice processing on the user voice signal. The information protection processing unit encrypts or decrypts voice data using an information protection algorithm. The Wi-Fi unit sends the encrypted voice data to a portable device of a user located within a set range, or receives encrypted voice data from a portable device of a user located within the set range. The radio transmission and reception unit relays wireless communication to a portable device of a user located outside the set range.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Young Ho Son, Jeong-Seok Lim, Jung-Gil Park