Patents Examined by James M Perez
  • Patent number: 11736320
    Abstract: Phase noise is a limiting factor in high-frequency 5G and 6G communications. Disclosed is a multiplexed amplitude-phase modulation scheme that can provide extremely wide phase noise margins at high frequencies. The transmitter can transmit a wave modulated in amplitude and phase, configured to provide a wide separation of phase states. The receiver, on the other hand, demodulates the message using quadrature amplitude modulation QAM, since that is generally more economical and technically preferred for signal processing. The demodulated message, however, still retains the large phase margins. As a further benefit, the examples illustrate non-square and asymmetric modulation schemes, which can extend the noise margins even further. By modulating with amplitude and phase, but demodulating with orthogonal branch signals, wireless networks can expand into high-frequency bandwidths while retaining high reliability and high throughput, as required for wireless applications of tomorrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ULTRALOGIC 6G, LLC
    Inventors: David E. Newman, R. Kemp Massengill
  • Patent number: 11736143
    Abstract: A pattern generating device includes a random number generating unit configured to generate a plurality of random numbers using a unique number assigned to a base wireless device as a seed, an associating unit configured to associate each of the different random numbers with a frequency of each channel, and a pattern generating unit configured to generate a change pattern by determining order of the plurality of random numbers based on numerical values represented by the respective random numbers, and by arranging the frequencies corresponding to the random numbers in same order as the order of the random numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norimasa Ozaki, Toshiaki Kuwahara
  • Patent number: 11736142
    Abstract: Data acquisition in a chirp spread spectrum (CSS) signal may use a data alignment indicator of a single down chirp signal or single upchirp signal. A receiver may receive part or all of a preamble comprising a sequence of training chirps for symbol alignment followed by a single opposite chirp for data alignment. Training chirps may be processed through a fast-Fourier transform (FFT), and the values from the FFT may be accumulated. The accumulated values may exceed a threshold for detection. The receiver may align, based on the received chirps of the preamble and exceeding the threshold, its symbol reception. Using this symbol alignment, the receiver may await a single opposite chirp after the sequence of training chirps. The single opposite chirp may indicate data alignment. Upon receipt of the opposite chirp, the receiver may start data acquisition based on chirps following the single opposite chirp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Sure-Fi, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Mark Hall, John Robinson, Warren Willes
  • Patent number: 11728840
    Abstract: A chirp spread spectrum (CSS) receiver may reject, based on a data alignment chirp that includes an identifier that is a mismatch to a preconfigured identifier, a message early and before fully receiving/decoding the message. A receiver may receive a sequence of training chirps for symbol alignment followed by a single opposite chirp for data alignment. Training chirps may be processed through a fast-Fourier transform (FFT) and the resulting values accumulated. The receiver may align, based on the received chirps of the preamble and the accumulated values exceeding the threshold, its symbol reception. Using this symbol alignment, the receiver may await a single opposite chirp after the sequence of training chirps. The single opposite chirp may indicate data alignment and comprise an encoded identifier. The receiver may reject the message and terminate further message processing based on the encoded identifier being a mismatch to a preconfigured identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Sure-Fi, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Mark Hall, John Robinson, Warren Willes
  • Patent number: 11728843
    Abstract: A method for mitigating interference in a frequency hopping channel system based on codeword metrics obtained during decoding of codewords. The method includes decoding a plurality of codewords using a particular error control coding method. Each of the plurality of codewords includes portions received from plurality of channels in the frequency hopping channel system. For each decoded codeword, one or more codeword metrics are obtained based on the cost of correcting errors during decoding of the plurality of codewords. Based on the codeword metrics, one or more channel metrics are inferred. Based on the inferred one or more channel metrics, a reliability metric of a particular channel is reduced, or incoming symbols received from the particular channel are ignored during decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua D. Gunn, Ryan W. Hinton, Edwin J. Hemphill
  • Patent number: 11729030
    Abstract: A de-skew circuit, a de-skew method and a receiver are provided. The de-skew circuit includes N data synchronization circuits and a controller. An nth data synchronization circuit among the N data synchronization circuits includes an nth command detector and an nth buffer. The nth command detector changes an nth command detection signal when an nth input data stream satisfies a single channel condition. The nth buffer stores the nth input data stream in response to a voltage change of the nth command detection signal. The controller receives the nth command detection signal and changes a pop signal when a global channel condition is satisfied. The nth buffer outputs an nth timing-aligned data stream in response to a voltage change of the pop signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: FARADAY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yi-Che Tsai
  • Patent number: 11722326
    Abstract: A powered device (PD) detection device is configured to identify a type of power sourcing equipment. The PD detection device includes a detection circuit and a processing circuit, and the detection circuit is connected to the processing circuit. The detection circuit is configured to: receive hierarchical waveform information sent by the power sourcing equipment, and generate a corresponding first-type signal or a corresponding second-type signal based on the hierarchical waveform information, and is further configured to send the first-type signal or the second-type signal to the processing circuit, where the first-type signal corresponds to first-type power sourcing equipment, and the first-type power sourcing equipment includes at least one of non-standard power sourcing equipment and a direct current adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Weiping Song, Zhongshu Zhang, Wanxiang Ma, Jinlong Wang
  • Patent number: 11716178
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting a failure in a redundant signal path during operation of the redundant path is disclosed. A test signal is sequentially injected into each signal path while an input signal is conducted by the other signal path not receiving the test signal. The test signal is selected at a frequency to verify operation of a filter connected in series along each path. A processor generates the test signal, injects the test signal at the input of the filter, and receives the output of the filter. The processor then generates a frequency response of the filter in each signal path as a function of the output from the filter and of the original test signal. The frequency response obtained along each of the redundant signal paths is compared to each other to detect a failure of one of the filters present along the respective signal paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel M. Alley, John R. O'Connell, Jared Bell
  • Patent number: 11711253
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transmitting data using various Modulation on Zeros schemes are described. In many embodiments, a communication system is utilized that includes a transmitter having a modulator that modulates a plurality of information bits to encode the bits in the zeros of the z-transform of a discrete-time baseband signal. In addition, the communication system includes a receiver having a decoder configured to decode a plurality of bits of information from the samples of a received signal by: determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of a received discrete-time baseband signal based upon samples from a received continuous-time signal, identifying zeros that encode the plurality of information bits, and outputting a plurality of decoded information bits based upon the identified zeros.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung
  • Patent number: 11711120
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. A wireless communication device may have an apparatus that aligns the non-linearity between transmit chains of the wireless communication device that are driven by the same digital port. The apparatus may adjust an amplification power out or an amplification saturated power to adjust a ratio between the amplification saturated power and the amplification power out for one or more transmit chains of the wireless communication device. The apparatus may adjust the ratios of transmit chains to align the ratios of the transmit chains for more consistent management of non-linear characteristics of the chain components. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Alexander Sverdlov, Igor Gutman, Carl Hardin, Michael Lee McCloud, Robert Zokaim
  • Patent number: 11711198
    Abstract: A synchronization detection device includes: a correction unit configured to correct sampled data of a waveform on which a dither signal is superimposed, for each period of a reference signal in accordance with a period of the dither signal; a multiplication unit configured to multiply the corrected sampled data by a weight coefficient that is different for each level of the reference signal and associated with a timing of the reference signal; and an averaging unit configured to derive, as a detection result, an average of a result of the multiplication of the corrected sampled data by the weight coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroto Kawakami, Shoichiro Kuwahara, Yoshiaki Kisaka
  • Patent number: 11706854
    Abstract: LED drive control circuitry according to one embodiment outputs an LED drive control signal serving as driving a light emitting diode included in a photocoupler that performs insulation communication in synchronization with a reference clock signal. The LED drive control circuit includes a duty cycle changer that changes a duty cycle of the LED drive control signal in accordance with the reference clock signal and a signal synchronized with the reference clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuyuki Ikeuchi
  • Patent number: 11706064
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to a receiver and a method for receiving signal. The method comprises estimating, by a receiver, channel for each of a plurality of antennas using the received signal stream, to produce a plurality of estimated channels. Also, method comprises grouping a predetermined number of received signals from the received signal stream and estimated channels associated with the received signals to obtain a plurality of groups. Further, a group specific filtering is performed on the received signals and corresponding estimated channels of each of the plurality of groups to obtain filtered received signals and a plurality of filtered estimated channels. Thereafter, the method comprises performing second filtering on all the filtered received signals to produce second filtered signals, which are processed to produce an output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventors: Kiran Kumar Kuchi, Sibgath Ali Khan Makandar, Koteswara Rao Gudimitla, Saidhiraj Amuru
  • Patent number: 11706891
    Abstract: Tools and techniques are described to automate line testing when wiring devices (such as equipment and sensors) to controllers. Controllers have access to databases of the devices that are controlled by them, including wiring diagrams and protocols, such that the controller can automatically check that each wire responds correctly to stimulus from the controller. After testing, a reporting device rapidly shows the results of the line testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventors: Troy Aaron Harvey, Jeremy David Fillingim
  • Patent number: 11700048
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a beamforming method and device based on phase shifter switching control, and a system. The method includes: acquiring a channel vector of a channel of each of low-load terminals; acquiring, based on the channel vector, contribution degrees of phase shifters corresponding to the channel; sequentially changing a connected state of each of the phase shifters from closing to opening based on the contribution degrees of the phase shifters corresponding to the channel, calculating a to-be-processed signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) of the low-load terminal after changing the connected state of the phase shifter once, stopping to change the connected state of the phase shifter if the to-be-processed SINR meets a preset condition, and changing the connected state of the phase shifter meeting the preset condition to the closing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SHENZHEN
    Inventors: Fu-Chun Zheng, Ke Xu
  • Patent number: 11695505
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. An encoder of a wireless device may receive a transport block (TB) for transmission and segment the transport block into a set of multiple, smaller data segments that respectively correspond to a plurality of code blocks of the TB. The encoder may generate a code block level (CB-level) error detection code (EDC) for a subset of the data segments. The encoder may generate a transport block-level (TB-level) EDC for the TB using the data segments. Each of the code blocks (CBs) may be of the same size and may include one of the data segments. A subset of the CBs may include a data segment from the subset of the data segments and one of the CB-level EDCs. The remaining CBs that are not part of the subset may include a remaining data segments and the TB-level EDC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Changlong Xu, Liangming Wu, Jian Li, Kai Chen, Jing Jiang, Gabi Sarkis, Hao Xu
  • Patent number: 11695609
    Abstract: A side information transmission method and apparatus, where data to be transmitted by a transmit end includes at least one first data sub-block and at least one second data sub-block. A first modulated signal is obtained based on a first phase rotation factor. A second modulated signal is obtained based on a second phase rotation factor. Side information is generated based on the first phase rotation factor and the second phase rotation factor. The first data sub-block is carried on a first subcarrier, and the side information is also mapped to the first carrier. The first modulated signal corresponding to the at least one first data sub-block, the second modulated signal corresponding to the at least one second data sub-block, and a modulated signal corresponding to the side information are superposed to obtain a to-be-transmitted signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaolu Wang, Hejia Luo, Rong Li, Bin Wang, Jun Wang
  • Patent number: 11671237
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a data driving device and a method of driving the data driving device and, more particularly, to a data driving device and a method of driving the same in which a tuning of a set value of an internal circuit is automatically performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SILICON WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do Seok Kim, Yong Hwan Mun, Myung Yu Kim, Hyun Pyo Cho
  • Patent number: 11671142
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure utilizes the natural properties of RFI noise on a wireline link. Since differential RFI noise in the system has some correlation with the common mode noise on the cable, a replica of RFI noise can be regenerated by an adaptive filter based on information about the common mode noise. The replica RFI is subtracted from the equalizer output prior to the data decision circuitry or slicer. In this method, the system does not require expensive cable, nor does the equalizer suffer additional loss due to an RFI notch filter. Since RFI can be detected and mitigated, this information can also be coupled to safety systems to increase functional safety under high EMI conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Axonne Inc.
    Inventors: William Lo, Hiroshi Takatori, Kenneth Thet Zin Oo
  • Patent number: 11658858
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for broadcast signal frame using a bootstrap and a preamble are disclosed. An apparatus for generating broadcast signal frame according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a time interleaver configured to generate a time-interleaved signal by performing interleaving on a BICM output signal; and a frame builder configured to generate a broadcast signal frame including a bootstrap and a preamble using the time-interleaved signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung-Ik Park, Jae-Young Lee, Sun-Hyoung Kwon, Heung-Mook Kim