Patents Examined by James M Perez
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Patent number: 11115260Abstract: A signal compensation device is disclosed. The signal compensation device includes an operation circuit and a modulation circuit. The operation circuit is configured to generate a control signal according to a first data signal and a second data signal, in which the second data signal is generated according to the first data signal by a signal conversion circuit. The modulation circuit is configured to provide a loop gain according to the control signal to compensate an attenuation of the signal conversion circuit.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Wen-Shan Wang
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Patent number: 11101842Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide a repeater for beamforming a received signal at a first radio frequency via one or more scan angles or beamforming directions and then retransmitting and beamforming the transmitted signal at the first radio frequency via one or more scan angles or beamforming directions. Repeaters may perform heterodyning or downconverting on the received signal to reduce a frequency of the signal from the first frequency to an intermediate frequency (IF), and then band-pass filter the IF signal around a desired center frequency. The repeater may then heterodyne or upconvert the filtered IF signal back to the first frequency for the retransmission of the signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Raju Hormis, Navid Abedini, Junyi Li, Juergen Cezanne, Ozge Koymen
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Patent number: 11101862Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide efficient beam updates in beamformed communications between a transmitting device and receiving device. The transmitting device and the receiving device may establish a connection using one or more beamformed transmission beams. The devices may periodically perform beam refinement procedures or beam training procedures and may update the transmission beams used for communications based on such procedures. Signaling to indicate the updated transmission beams may be transmitted that indicates one or more of a difference or delta from a prior beamforming parameter, a beam that was used at the receiving device for one or more measurements of a reference signal from the transmitting device, or any combinations thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kiran Venugopal, Tianyang Bai, Jung Ho Ryu, Tao Luo, Yan Zhou
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Patent number: 11102042Abstract: Disclosed herein is a broadcast signal receiver. The broadcast signal receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a synchronization and demodulation module configured to perform detection and OFDM demodulation on a received broadcast signal, a frame parsing and deinterleaving module configured to parse and deinterleave the signal frame of the broadcast signal, a demapping and decoding module configured to convert the data of at least one Physical Layer Pipe (PLP) of the broadcast signal into a bit domain and to FEC-decode the PLP data, and an output processing module configured to receive the data of the at least one PLP and to output the received data in a data stream form.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaehyung Kim, Woosuk Ko, Sungryong Hong
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Patent number: 11096182Abstract: Disclosed herein are a gateway-signaling method for frequency/timing offsets and an apparatus for the same. An apparatus for transmitting a broadcast signal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a frequency/timing decision unit for determining a center frequency to which a frequency offset is applied using a carrier offset, which is identified using a timing and a management packet transmitted through a Studio-to-Transmitter Link (STL); and an RF signal generation unit for generating an RF signal to be transmitted, which corresponds to the center frequency.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Jae-Young Lee, Sung-Ik Park, Sun-Hyoung Kwon, Heung-Mook Kim, Nam-Ho Hur
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Patent number: 11095323Abstract: Disclosed herein are a gateway-signaling method for Multiple-Input Single-Output (MISO) operation and an apparatus for the same. An apparatus for transmitting a broadcast signal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a predistortion unit for performing predistortion for decorrelating signals corresponding to transmitters using the number of transmitters used for MISO and a transmitter coefficient index that are identified using a timing and management packet transmitted through a Studio-to-Transmitter Link (STL), thereby generating a pre-distorted signal; and an RF signal generation unit for generating an RF transmission signal using the pre-distorted signal corresponding to the transmitter coefficient index.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Jae-Young Lee, Sung-Ik Park, Sun-Hyoung Kwon, Heung-Mook Kim, Nam-Ho Hur
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Patent number: 11088740Abstract: A base station selects a subset of at least one geographically separated antennas for each of the plurality of user equipments. The base station forms at least layer of data stream including modulated symbols, precodes the data stream via multiplication with the NT-by-N precoding matrix where N is the number of said layers and NT is the number of transmit antenna elements and transmits the precoded layers of data stream to the user equipment via the selected geographically separated antennas. The base station signals the subset of the plurality of geographically separated antennas via higher layer Radio Resource Control or via a down link grant mechanism. The base station optionally does not signal the subset of the plurality of geographically separated antennas to the corresponding mobile user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Eko Onggosanusi, Vikram Chandrasekhar, Runhua Chen
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Patent number: 11082100Abstract: A signal generation method is used in a transmission device that transmits a plurality of transmission signals from a plurality of antennas at the same frequency and at the same time, in the case where larger power change is performed on a first transmission signal than on a second transmission signal during generation process of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal, the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal are mapped before the power change such that a minimum Euclidian distance between possible signal points for the first signal is longer than a minimum Euclidian distance between possible signal points for the second signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: SUN PATENT TRUSTInventors: Yutaka Murakami, Tomohiro Kimura, Mikihiro Ouchi
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Patent number: 11075779Abstract: A buffer circuit includes a first feedback buffer to receive a first component of a current-mode signal and a second feedback buffer to receive a second component of the current-mode signal. The buffer circuit also including a first inverter having a first input coupled to an output of the second feedback buffer and to an input of a first current circuit through a first filter, a first output coupled to an input of the first feedback buffer. The buffer circuit also includes a second inverter having a second input coupled to an output of the first feedback buffer and to an input of a second current circuit through a second filter, and a second output coupled to an input of the second feedback buffer.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Chuanzhao Yu, Hyun Yoon, Kurt Hausmann
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Patent number: 11075743Abstract: An adjustable high resolution timer (100) for synchronizing a local clock to an external reference clock includes frequency offset acquisition and compensation unit (110) configured to acquire a frequency offset difference between the local and external reference clock and to generate frequency adjustment signals based on the frequency offset difference; a time drift tracking and adjustment unit (120) configured to continuously monitor the local and external reference clocks for phase offset differences therebetween and to generate timing adjustment signals based on the phase offset difference; a nanosecond timer core unit (140) configured to generate a frequency and phase adjusted nanosecond timer output signal in response to the frequency adjustment signals and timing adjustment signals; and a pulse generation unit (130) for generating a plurality of output pulse signals that are synchronized with the external reference clock in response to the frequency and phase adjusted nanosecond timer output signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.Inventor: Mao Yu
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Patent number: 11075675Abstract: A base station selects a subset of at least one geographically separated antennas for each of the plurality of user equipments. The base station forms at least layer of data stream including modulated symbols, precodes the data stream via multiplication with the NT-by-N precoding matrix where N is the number of said layers and NT is the number of transmit antenna elements and transmits the precoded layers of data stream to the user equipment via the selected geographically separated antennas. The base station signals the subset of the plurality of geographically separated antennas via higher layer Radio Resource Control or via a down link grant mechanism. The base station optionally does not signal the subset of the plurality of geographically separated antennas to the corresponding mobile user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Eko Onggosanusi, Vikram Chandrasekhar, Runhua Chen
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Patent number: 11070393Abstract: A power delivery apparatus (20) comprises a power source device (22), a power sink device (24) and a data transmission link (26), the power source device (22) connected to one end of the data transmission link (26), the power sink device (24) selectively connectable to another end of the data transmission link (26), the data transmission link (26) configured to permit transmission of data between the power source device (22) and the power sink device (24) when the power sink device (24) is connected to the data transmission link (26), wherein the power source device (22) is configured to apply a periodic sensing voltage to the data transmission link (26), the power delivery apparatus (20) further including a sensing device configured to detect, via the application of the periodic sensing voltage to the data transmission link (26), whether the power sink device (24) is connected to the data transmission link (26), and the power source device (22) is configured so that, in response to the power sink device (24)Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBHInventor: Jun Yan
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Patent number: 11063738Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for performing time synchronization at a plurality of computing devices in a network. In one example, a method comprising obtaining time stamp data in accordance with a synchronization operation for a timing protocol; computing a skewness estimate and an offset estimate from the time stamp data by executing, over a number of iterations, a weighted regression analysis targeting at least one bound of the time stamp data, the skewness estimate comprising a frequency difference between a first clock at a first computing device and a second clock at a second computing device, the offset estimate comprising a clock time difference between the first clock and the second clock; and applying a clock time correction to the at least one of the first clock or the second clock based the offset estimate.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: EQUINIX, INC.Inventor: Lanfa Wang
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Patent number: 11063629Abstract: Various embodiments include techniques for detecting a poor-quality cable associated with a wired communications channel that is causing noise that interferes with a wireless communications channel. The techniques are directed towards a test that a processor performs when the cable is installed in a user system. A wireless test application, executing on one or more processors of the system, determines a noise floor for the wireless communications channel when the wired communications channel is disabled. The wireless test application determines the noise power for the wireless communications channel when the wired communications channel is enabled, thereby causing interference in the wireless communications channel. The wireless test application compares the noise power to the noise floor in order to determine whether the cable is a high-quality cable or a low-quality cable.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: NVIDIA CorporationInventors: Srirama Bhupatiraju, Tom Winton
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Patent number: 11063652Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate maintenance and/or recovery of BPL(s) (Beam Pair Link(s)). Various embodiments can employ aspects discussed herein can one or more of enable interference randomization for beam/link recovery signal(s) or reduce the overhead of UL (Uplink) beam management RS (Reference Signal(s)). Various embodiments can comprise UE(s) (User Equipment(s)) that can receive configuration signaling configuring the UE(s) to one or more of apply interference randomization to a beam/link recovery signal and/or generate a SR (Scheduling Request) channel for beam maintenance having reduced overhead and can transmit the beam/link recovery signal and/or SR channel. Additional embodiments can comprise gNB(s) (next Generation NodeB(s)) that can configure UE(s) for beam maintenance and/or recovery techniques discussed herein.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gang Xiong, Yushu Zhang, Alexei Davydov, Wook Bong Lee, Dae Won Lee, Guotong Wang
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Patent number: 11057123Abstract: The application discloses a transceiver and a transceiver calibration method. The transceiver includes: a calibration signal generation unit for generating a first test signal and a second test signal to a transmission unit in a gain calibration mode; the transmission unit for generating a combined signal according to the first test signal, the second test signal and a transmission gain; a mixer for performing self-mixing upon the combined signal to generate a self-mixed signal; a receiving unit for generating a receiving signal according to the self-mixed signal; a Fourier transformer for computing a power of the receiving signal at a specific frequency; and a gain calibration unit for adjusting the transmission gain according to the power at the specific frequency in the gain calibration mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yuan-Shuo Chang, Tzu Ming Kao
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Patent number: 11057226Abstract: Disclosed is electronic device configured to switch a power mode from a first mode to a second mode as a first time interval and a second time interval sequentially pass. The electronic device includes a first mode receiver, a second mode detector, and a second mode verifier. The first mode receiver outputs a first detection signal, based on three or more receive signals, when the first time interval begins. The second mode detector outputs a second detection signal, based on the first detection signal and a change in voltage levels of the three or more receive signals, when the second time interval begins. When the second detection signal is received, the second mode verifier detects an option pattern generated by the three or more receive signals and verifies that the second time interval begins.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Philjae Jeon
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Patent number: 11031939Abstract: A Multi-Chip-Module (MCM) includes an MCM substrate, and at least a data producing IC (DPIC) and a data-consuming IC (DCIC), both mounted on the MCM substrate and connected to one another through a high-speed bus including at least first and second embedded-clock data lanes. The DCIC includes a clock-data recovery circuit (CDR) and a data sampler. The CDR is configured to restore a data and a clock from the first data lane, and to output phase correction signaling. The data sampler is configured to restore the data from the second data lane by sampling the second data lane at a phase responsive to the phase correction signaling derived from the first data lane.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.Inventors: Omer Wolkovitz, Eilon Yanai
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Patent number: 11025329Abstract: [Object] Provided is a communication apparatus capable of selecting a procedure to be performed when plural procedures collide with each other. [Solving Means] Provided is a communication apparatus including a control unit configured to select, based on a predetermined requirement, a signal to be transmitted in a case where transmission of user data, transmission of a first reference signal for channel status acquisition, and transmission of a second reference signal for suitable beam selection from beams emitted by a base station conflict with each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroaki Takano
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Patent number: 10992507Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignees: California Institute of Technology, Technische Universität BerlinInventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung