Patents Examined by Fitwi Y Hailegiorgis
  • Patent number: 12362799
    Abstract: Multi-level beamforming signal processing of frequency-domain inphase and quadrature data packets by a group of serially-connected transceivers. Packets intended for transmission during some frames are formatted according to subarray-level beamforming, while packets for transmission in other frames are formatted according to a full-dimensional level of beamforming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Innophase, Inc.
    Inventors: Jongheon Kim, Yang Xu, Yaniv Kaver
  • Patent number: 12362854
    Abstract: In a probabilistic amplitude shaping (PAS) system, a distribution matching (DM) component may receive a uniform bit sequence with equal probabilities, which may be converted into symbols with a desired probability distribution (e.g., Gaussian). For example, the probability distribution may use inner constellation points associated with a lower energy and/or power more frequently and outer constellation points associated with a higher energy and/or power less frequently. In general, the DM component may map binary bits to positive amplitudes with a non-uniform distribution according to a DM rate that is based at least in part on a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), which may vary significantly in a spatial and frequency selective wireless channel. Accordingly, some aspects described herein relate to configuring DM parameters and codeword and resource mappings in a spatial and frequency selective wireless channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Liangming Wu, Wei Liu, Kexin Xiao, Changlong Xu, Ori Shental, Thomas Joseph Richardson, Hao Xu
  • Patent number: 12355596
    Abstract: Systems and methods related for duo-binary transceivers with adaptive channel equalization are described. An example method for adapting a channel between a first duo-binary transceiver and a second duo-binary transceiver, different from the first duo-binary transceiver, where the transmitter includes a feed-forward equalizer (FFE), is described. The method includes, at a receiver associated with the second duo-binary transceiver, selectively processing information at a given time from only an upper eye or a lower eye of a received duo-binary signal to determine updated coefficients for the feed-forward equalizer (FFE) of the transmitter associated with the first duo-binary transceiver. The method further includes using a backchannel between the transmitter and the receiver, sending the updated coefficients to the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Bupesh Pandita
  • Patent number: 12348251
    Abstract: A system and method for multi-band digital pre-distortion (DPD) for a non-linear system. The system includes a DPD circuitry configured to perform multi-band DPD on a multi-band input signal to compensate for a non-linearity of a non-linear system. The multi-band input signal includes input signals of multiple frequency bands and the DPD circuitry is configured to perform DPD on an input signal of each frequency band per frequency band. The DPD circuitry is configured to perform the DPD using a combination of a look-up table (LUT) that evaluates a non-linear function and computation of terms of a non-linear polynomial of one or more variables representing the input signals of multiple frequency bands. Both the non-linear function and the non-linear polynomial are in a reduced dimension lower than a dimension of the multi-band input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Kameran Azadet
  • Patent number: 12341995
    Abstract: A decoding unit decodes data corresponding to an N×M array of quantized coefficients from a bit stream. An inverse quantization unit derives orthogonal transform coefficients from the N×M array of quantized coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix. An inverse orthogonal transform unit performs inverse orthogonal transform on the orthogonal transform coefficients generated by the inverse quantization unit to generate prediction residuals corresponding to a block of a P×Q array of pixels. An inverse quantization unit derives the orthogonal transform coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix of an N×M array of elements, and the inverse orthogonal transform unit generates prediction residuals for the P×Q array of pixels having a size larger than the N×M array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masato Shima
  • Patent number: 12341585
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE). The UE may transmit signaling indicating antenna module capability information including geometric shape information associated with one or more antenna modules of the UE. The UE may receive an indication of a number of reference signals (RSs). The number of RSs is based on the antenna module capability information. The UE may perform beamforming, in accordance with the received indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Inventors: Vasanthan Raghavan, Mohammad Ali Tassoudji
  • Patent number: 12341996
    Abstract: A decoding unit decodes data corresponding to an N×M array of quantized coefficients from a bit stream. An inverse quantization unit derives orthogonal transform coefficients from the N×M array of quantized coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix. An inverse orthogonal transform unit performs inverse orthogonal transform on the orthogonal transform coefficients generated by the inverse quantization unit to generate prediction residuals corresponding to a block of a P×Q array of pixels. An inverse quantization unit derives the orthogonal transform coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix of an N×M array of elements, and the inverse orthogonal transform unit generates prediction residuals for the P×Q array of pixels having a size larger than the N×M array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masato Shima
  • Patent number: 12294430
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a signal processing device and a base station antenna. The signal processing device comprises: a substrate; a beam-forming network, which is provided on one side of the substrate; and a calibration circuit, which is provided on the same side of the substrate on which the beam-forming network is provided; wherein the beam-forming network is connected to the calibration circuit via a connecting trace on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC
    Inventors: Zhiwei Yin, Fangwen Wan, Dingshu Jin
  • Patent number: 12289473
    Abstract: A decoding unit decodes data corresponding to an N×M array of quantized coefficients from a bit stream. An inverse quantization unit derives orthogonal transform coefficients from the N×M array of quantized coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix. An inverse orthogonal transform unit performs inverse orthogonal transform on the orthogonal transform coefficients generated by the inverse quantization unit to generate prediction residuals corresponding to a block of a P×Q array of pixels. An inverse quantization unit derives the orthogonal transform coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix of an N×M array of elements, and the inverse orthogonal transform unit generates prediction residuals for the P×Q array of pixels having a size larger than the N×M array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masato Shima
  • Patent number: 12284062
    Abstract: An Open Radio Access Network Radio Unit (O-RU) including a Radio Frequency (RF) unit and a baseband unit, wherein: the baseband unit includes two or more digital signal processing units; the two or more digital signal processing units are configured to execute digital signal processing with respectively defined higher-level units; and the baseband unit is configured so as to be able to make some of the two or more digital signal processing units execute the digital signal processing and so as to be able to switch between the digital signal processing units that are made to execute the digital signal processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC.
    Inventors: Jin Nakazato, Saki Tanaka, Haruka Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 12283984
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving, from a user equipment, information indicating at least: one or more channel characteristics of one or more received positioning reference signals of a set of frequency hops, and one or more identifiers of one or more missed positioning reference signals of the set of frequency hops; and compensating for the one or more missed positioning reference signals of the set of frequency hops based at least partly on the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Muhammad Tayyab, Satya Krishna Joshi
  • Patent number: 12278679
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes a terminal selection unit that selects one or more user terminals, a prediction unit that derives a prediction value of an interference amount of a stream group transmitted from a plurality of antennas for the selected one or more user terminals, a collection unit that, when the prediction value of the interference amount is less than a threshold value, collects reception power values of streams included in the stream group from the selected one or more user terminals, an antenna selection unit that selects the plurality of streams in descending order of reception power values and selecting the plurality of antennas associated with the plurality of selected streams, and a transmission unit that transmits the plurality of selected streams by beam forming using the plurality of selected antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuto Arai, Daisei Uchida, Tatsuhiko Iwakuni, Shuki Wai
  • Patent number: 12267408
    Abstract: A method includes, at a first node: transmitting a first calibration signal at a first time-of-departure measured by the first node; and transmitting a second calibration signal at a second time-of-departure measured by the first node. The method also includes, at a second node: receiving the first calibration signal at a first time-of-arrival measured by the second node; and receiving the second calibration signal at a second time-of-arrival measured by the second node. The method further includes: defining a first calibration point and a second calibration point in a set of calibration points, each calibration point comprising a time-of-departure and a time-of-arrival of each calibration signal; calculating a regression on the set of calibration points; and calculating a frequency offset between the first node and the second node based on the first regression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: ZaiNar, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip A. Kratz, Daniel M. Jacker, Mainak Chowdhury, Alexander Hooshmand
  • Patent number: 12262056
    Abstract: A decoding unit decodes data corresponding to an N×M array of quantized coefficients from a bit stream. An inverse quantization unit derives orthogonal transform coefficients from the N×M array of quantized coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix. An inverse orthogonal transform unit performs inverse orthogonal transform on the orthogonal transform coefficients generated by the inverse quantization unit to generate prediction residuals corresponding to a block of a P×Q array of pixels. An inverse quantization unit derives the orthogonal transform coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix of an N×M array of elements, and the inverse orthogonal transform unit generates prediction residuals for the P×Q array of pixels having a size larger than the N×M array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masato Shima
  • Patent number: 12261930
    Abstract: Technologies directed to the distribution of local oscillator (LO) signals and reference clock signals to beamforming circuits of a panel with an array of antenna elements are described. A communication system includes antenna elements, beamforming circuits, driver circuitry, and diplexing circuitry with signal paths between the diplexing circuitry and the beamforming circuits. The driver circuitry outputs a first signal having a first frequency and a second signal having a second frequency lower than the first frequency. The diplexing circuitry generates a combined signal comprising the first and second signals and sends the combined signal to each beamforming circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Timothy Nicolson, Joung Won Park, Satwik Patnaik
  • Patent number: 12261730
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for multi-user multiplexing for block transmissions by an electronic device includes generating a user signal that includes a number of first samples in the time domain. The number of first samples are generated based on a discrete-time baseband signal and a predetermined guard period. A discrete Fourier transform (DFT) operation is performed on the number of first samples to obtain a number of second samples in the frequency domain. An interleaving operation is performed on the number of second samples to obtain a number of third samples in the frequency domain. An inverse-DFT (IDFT) operation is performed on the number of third samples to obtain a number of fourth samples in the time domain. A time shifting is performed on the number of fourth samples to obtain a number of shifted fourth samples. A block transmission is sent using the number of shifted fourth samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Weimin Xiao
  • Patent number: 12244377
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is disclosed for port reduction, comprising: calculating, at a distributed unit (DU), beamforming weights based on received DMRS channel estimates; sending the calculated beamforming weights to a radio unit (RU); applying, at the RU, port reduction to DMRS symbols based on the calculated beamforming weights; compressing IQ data and received DMRS symbol data to compensate for an underlying bandwidth increase, thereby enabling beamforming at the RU. PUSCH data may be compressed. Beamforming weight calculations may be performed in the O-DU. Beamforming weight calculations may be provided to the L2 scheduler. BFP format compression may be performed. Channel information may be compressed for non-signal data. DMRS compression may be performed at the CU. The DMRS pattern may be received from the control plane. An equalizer weight calculation may be performed to merge a plurality of CSI estimates from different RUs for a given user to calculate joint equalization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Praneet Chivate, Juwendo Denis
  • Patent number: 12237894
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for an optimized radiation pattern for an indoor ceiling and/or wall mounted radio unit for distributed antenna systems/radio dot systems (DAS/RDS) are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes obtaining beam forming weights for generating a shaped radiation pattern that provides a same effective isotropic power radiated (EIPR) at multiple locations inside a target cell, and applying the obtained beam forming weights to signals directed to an array of antenna elements of the radio interface to generate the shaped radiation pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Hadi Bahramiabarghouei, Dongxun Jia, Xiaochuan Li, Izabela Kurek
  • Patent number: 12231201
    Abstract: A reconfiguration intelligent surface device and a beamforming method thereof, the beamforming method adapted to the reconfiguration intelligent surface device is described below. A timing synchronization signal is received. A frame boundary synchronized with a radio signal transmission/reflection device is established according to the timing synchronization signal. Beam control information is received. A reflected beam is formed by reflecting a radio signal beam transmitted or reflected by the radio signal transmission/reflection device according to the beam control information based on the frame boundary synchronized with the radio signal transmission/reflection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chiu-Ping Wu, Shih-Hao Fang, Hsin-An Hou, Jen-Yuan Hsu
  • Patent number: 12200576
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a feedback resource associated with groupcast data. One method includes receiving a configuration associated with a resource pool for PSFCH. The method includes receiving groupcast data via sidelink and determining HARQ feedback based at least in part on the received groupcast data. The method includes determining a PSFCH resource for the HARQ feedback based at least in part on the resource pool for the PSFCH and transmitting the HARQ feedback using the determined PSFCH resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Karthikeyan Ganesan, Prateek Basu Mallick, Joachim Loehr, Alexander Johann Maria Golitschek Edler von Elbwart, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Vijay Nangia, Robert T. Love