Patents Examined by Freshteh N. Aghdam
  • Patent number: 12095894
    Abstract: An illustrative integrated receiver circuit includes: a sampling element that produces a digital receive signal by sampling an analog receive signal in accordance with a sampling signal; a timing error estimator that produces a timing error signal indicating an estimated timing error of the sampling signal relative to the analog receive signal; a first feedback path that controls a sampling signal phase to optimize the timing error signal, the first feedback path having an associated loop delay that causes a residual phase error; and a loop-delay cancellation circuit that buffers the sampling signal phase to reduce the residual phase error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Credo Technology Group Limited
    Inventors: Yasuo Hidaka, Junqing Phil Sun
  • Patent number: 12088404
    Abstract: A burst mode time division multiple access (TDMA) data processing system can determine burst time plans (BTPs). The burst mode TDMA data processing system can receive burst mode time division multiple access (TDMA) data. The burst mode TDMA data can be distributed among processors based on the BTPs. The distributed burst mode TDMA data can be demodulated and decoded the using the processors and the demodulated and decoded burst mode TDMA data can be output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Nimesh Ambeskar, Hanhui Zhang, Ashritha Mohan Ram, Jingyuan Liang, Akash Gaikwad
  • Patent number: 12074635
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module configured to support ultra wideband (UWB) communication, and at least one processor operatively connected to the communication module, wherein the at least one processor is configured to control to transmit, to an external electronic device, a first packet including first information related to transmission of a second packet through the communication module in a slot corresponding to a transmission time of the first packet, to transmit, to the external electronic device, at least one or more second packets corresponding to the first information through the communication module in a slot corresponding to a transmission time of the second packet, wherein the first packet may be an STS packet configuration (SP) frame including a payload, and the at least one or more second packets for determining whether pointing may be an SP frame that does not include a frame payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunchul Kim, Moonseok Kang, Yi Yang, Kunyoung Choi
  • Patent number: 12074632
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for self-interference cancellation, a terminal and a base station are disclosed. The method includes truncating a signal based on a detection window, where the signal comprises a receive signal and a self-interference signal which is associated with a transmit signal, and a length of the detection window is less than a symbol length, performing self-interference channel estimation to obtain an estimation of a self-interference channel, based on the truncated signal and a first reference signal which is carried by the transmit signal and used for self-interference channel estimation, where the first reference signal has a comb structure in frequency domain, and performing self-interference cancellation based on the transmit signal and the estimation of the self-interference channel. The method can reduce the influence on the accuracy of self-interference channel estimation due to inter-symbol interference caused by timing misalignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chen Qian, Di Su, Peng Lin, Chuang Zhang
  • Patent number: 12074621
    Abstract: An anti-interference control apparatus and method, a terminal device, and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventor: Shaowu Shen
  • Patent number: 12074697
    Abstract: An example method may include obtaining multiple symbols each associated with a different state in a quadrature amplitude modulation scheme used for transmission of a data signal. The method may further include determining a sequence of symbols of the multiple symbols for a first portion of the data signal. The determining may include selecting an index value from multiple index values for the first portion of the data signal. The determining may also include obtaining energy states of multiple sequences of the symbols using the energy levels of the symbols. The determining may further include obtaining a relationship between the energy levels of the symbols, the energy states of the multiple sequences of the symbols, and the multiple index values. The determining may further include selecting the sequence of symbols based on the relationship and the index value for the first portion of the data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Inwoong Kim, Olga I Vassilieva, Paparao Palacharla
  • Patent number: 12068891
    Abstract: A signal transmission apparatus (1) includes: a distortion compensation unit (11) for performing a distortion compensation processing on an input signal (x) by using a Neural Network (112) including L+1 arithmetic layers that include L (L is a variable number representing an integer equal to or larger than 1) hidden layer (112M) and an output layer (112O); a storage unit (13) for storing parameter sets (131) each of which includes a parameter for Q (Q is a variable number representing an integer equal to or smaller than L) arithmetic layer of the L+1 arithmetic layers; and an application unit (142) for selecting one parameter set from the parameter sets based on a signal pattern of the input signal and applying the parameter included in the selected one parameter set to the M number of arithmetic layer, a parameter of another arithmetic layer of the L+1 arithmetic layers, which is other than the Q arithmetic layer, is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaaki Tanio
  • Patent number: 12068806
    Abstract: An interface circuit, a string, and a system that are applied to power line communication, to lower device specifications, includes: an inverter, an optimizer group, a capacitor, a magnetic ring, power lines, and a signal line. An optimizer in the optimizer group is configured to adjust a size of a direct current output by a photovoltaic module connected to the optimizer. Two ends of the signal line passing through the magnetic ring are connected to the inverter. Two ends of a power line passing through the magnetic ring are respectively connected to the capacitor and the optimizer group. By using the foregoing interface circuit, a high voltage of a direct current output by the optimizer group is prevented from being introduced into the inverter, thereby reducing a specification requirement of a device such as a capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Shui, Yang Liu
  • Patent number: 12068819
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: receiving antenna panel switching rate configuration parameters; determining an antenna panel switching rate at a user device of a communication system, wherein the antenna panel switching rate is based on a number of antenna panel switching events within a moving averaging window, wherein the window has a size defined by said configuration parameters; and providing a panel switching rate report to a network node of the communication system, wherein the panel switching rate report includes the determined antenna panel switching rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Klaus Ingemann Pedersen, István Zsolt Kovács
  • Patent number: 12057935
    Abstract: PBCH design may affect timing indication in a wireless network and polar code interleaver design, among other things. Mechanisms may indicate half frame timing though de-modulation reference signal sequence initialization, de-modulation reference signal mapping order, or de-modulation reference signal resource element location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: IPLA HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Lakshmi R. Iyer, Allan Y. Tsai, Qing Li, Joseph M. Murray
  • Patent number: 12057970
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for estimating timing and/or frequency of a wireless signal; the method including the steps: receiving a digitally modulated signal; extracting a plurality of signal samples associated with a short training field (STF) of a PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) of an 802.11 frame; performing correlation operations on the plurality of signal samples to generate a predetermined number of correlation peaks; comparing the generated correlation peaks with a variable dynamic threshold; and calculating timing and/or frequency of the digitally modulated signal using the outcome of the comparing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Morse Micro Pty. LTD.
    Inventors: Peter Bradley, Eyal Mendel
  • Patent number: 12057871
    Abstract: A wireless communication system including a phased array comprising a plurality of antennas configured to emit a respective radio wave based on a respective antenna signal. Further, the system includes a plurality of power amplifiers each coupled to one of the plurality of antennas via a feed line and configured to output the antenna signal to the feed line. Also, the system includes a plurality of directional couplers each coupled into one of the feed lines and comprising a third port configured to output a fraction of a power received at a first port coupled to the power amplifier via the feed line, likewise a fourth port configured to output a fraction of a power received at a second port. Additionally, the system includes switching circuitry configured to alternately couple the third port to a first feedback receiver, and to alternately couple the fourth port to a second feedback receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Jan Georges Tiebout, Hazar Yuksel, Kameran Azadet
  • Patent number: 12056074
    Abstract: A UART communication interface manages transmission/reception at a baud rate using a baud-rate detection circuit. An edge detector detects edges in a reception signal and resets a count value in a digital counter circuit indicating a time between two consecutive edges. In the absence of a detected edge, the digital counter circuit increases the count value. At a newly detected edge, a validation circuit verifies the count value by asserting a second control signal when the count value is smaller than a maximum, and otherwise de-asserting the second control signal. A register provides a threshold signal by storing the count value when the second control signal is asserted. The threshold signal stored by the register is updated when the time is in a permitted range corresponding to the duration of a single bit. The baud rate may be determined as a function of the threshold signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: STMicroelectron S.r.l.
    Inventors: Filippo Minnella, Gea Donzelli
  • Patent number: 12047113
    Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: at least two antennas; an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication unit configured to receive UWB frames through said antennas; a controller configured to switch between said antennas such that consecutive UWB frames are received through different ones of said antennas; wherein the controller is further configured to compute channel impulse responses (CIRs) wherein each of said CIRs is based on a different one of said UWB frames. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a communication device is conceived. In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, a computer program is provided for carrying out said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Stefan Tertinek, Manuel Lafer, Wolfgang Küchler
  • Patent number: 12047210
    Abstract: A method of, and apparatus for, demodulating a frequency-modulated signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Nordic Semiconductor ASA
    Inventor: Daniel Ryan
  • Patent number: 12040922
    Abstract: Simple, low-cost systems and methods allow to shape the output spectrum of pre-equalized Tomlinson Harashima Precoding (THP)-equalized transmitters in a manner such as to create a relatively narrow DC null to facilitate transmission over DC-null channels in AC-coupled communication channels. Advantageously, this may be accomplished without significantly adding to the peak value of the to-be-transmitted signal and without the need to resort to high-order filters in the signal path or the use of recursive taps to compensate such filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Razzell
  • Patent number: 12034584
    Abstract: This application provides a signal sending method, a signal receiving method, and a related apparatus. The method includes: modulating a bit stream to generate a modulated symbol. The modulation order of the bit stream is n, a value of the modulated symbol is one of a plurality of complex number sets, and the complex number set includes Y=2n complex numbers. The complex number set meets the following requirements: a ratio of a real part of a first complex number with a largest absolute value of the real part to a real part of a second complex number with a smallest absolute value of the real part is equal to M:N, where M and N are positive integers, and a greatest common divisor of M and N is 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiang Gao, Xinqian Xie, Zhiheng Guo
  • Patent number: 12034572
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a decision feedback equalizer are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method and apparatus for reduction of inter-symbol interference (ISI) caused by communication channel impairments is disclosed. In some embodiments, a decision feedback equalizer includes a plurality of delay latches connected in series, a slicer circuit configured to receive an input signal from a communication channel and delayed feedback signals from the plurality of delay latches and determine a logical state of the received input signal, wherein the slicer circuit further comprises a dynamic threshold voltage calibration circuit configured to regulate a current flow between output nodes of the slicer circuit and ground based on the received delayed feedback signal and impulse response coefficients of the communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shu-Chun Yang, Wen-Hung Huang
  • Patent number: 12035151
    Abstract: Communication systems are described that use unequally spaced constellations that have increased capacity compared to conventional constellations operating within a similar SNR band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Constellation Designs, LLC
    Inventors: Maged F. Barsoum, Christopher R. Jones
  • Patent number: 12028147
    Abstract: A method for beam management, which method is performed by a network node. The method provides for using a first receive, RX, beam to receive a first signal transmitted by a user equipment, UE. The method then provides for obtaining, based on the first signal received using the first RX beam, a first received signal power value, P1. The method then provides for using a second RX beam to receive the first signal or another signal transmitted by the UE. The method then provides for obtaining, based on the signal received using the second RX beam, a second received signal power value, P2. The method then provides for determining whether P2 exceeds P1 by at least a threshold. The method then provides for determining whether to initiate a beam sweep based on whether or not P2 exceeds P1 by at least the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Andreas Nilsson, Fredrik Athley