Patents Examined by Lihong Yu
  • Patent number: 11870609
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for supporting JED model selection and training. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a configuration from a network device, said configuration indicating at least one of: a set of resources for model training, a type of intended model training, and combinations thereof. The processor selects a Joint Channel Equalization and Decoding (“JED”) model from a set of models based on the received configuration. The processor trains the selected JED model using the received configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Seyedomid Taghizadeh Motlagh, Sher Ali Cheema, Ali Ramadan Ali, Ankit Bhamri, Hyejung Jung, Hossein Bagheri, Vijay Nangia, Razvan-Andrei Stoica
  • Patent number: 11855718
    Abstract: Channel state information (CSI) feedback in a wireless communication system is disclosed. User equipment transmits a CSI feedback signal via a Physical Uplink Control CHannel (PUCCH). If the UE is configured in a first feedback mode, the CSI comprises a first report jointly coding a Rank Indicator (RI) and a first precoding matrix indicator (PMI1), and a second report coding Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) and a second precoding matrix indicator (PMI2). If the UE is configured in a second feedback mode, the CSI comprises a first report coding RI, and a second report coding CQI, PMI1 and PMI2. The jointly coded RI and PMI1 employs codebook sub-sampling, and the jointly coding PMI1, PMI2 and CQI employs codebook sub-sampling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Runhua Chen, Eko Onggosanusi, Ralf M. Bendlin
  • Patent number: 11838087
    Abstract: Provided is an antenna placement method in a system for detecting an object in a detection area between at least one set of a transmission station and a reception station by a wireless signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoki Murakami, Shinya Otsuki, Takafumi Hayashi, Yasushi Takatori
  • Patent number: 11824606
    Abstract: A first communication device that simultaneously transmits to a group of two or more second communication devices using multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) communication performs beamforming training with a selected second communication device of said group of second communication devices by transmitting one or more training units, wherein an analog beamforming training matrix and/or a digital beamforming training matrix adapted for beamforming training with the selected second communication device are applied on the one or more training units, receiving from the selected second communication device feedback in response to the transmitted transmit packets, and determining, for use in the simultaneous transmission of data to a group of two or more second communication devices including the selected second communication device, an updated analog beamforming matrix and/or an updated digital beamforming matrix based at least on the received feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dana Ciochina, Thomas Handte, Nabil Sven Loghin, Felix Fellhauer
  • Patent number: 11824597
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods of powerline communications using a preamble with band extension is provided. A method may include receiving a packet data unit PDU. Bit-level repetition is applied to at least a portion of the PDU to create a repeated portion. Interleaving is performed per a subchannel. Pilot tones are inserted in the interleaved portion. Each data tone is modulated with respect to a nearest one of the inserted pilot tones. The PDU is transmitted over a power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Il Han Kim, Tarkesh Pande, Anuj Batra
  • Patent number: 11817972
    Abstract: A receiver comprising: a processing module configured to: receive a first portion of a packet of received signalling from a first antenna; receive a carrier estimate signal; adjust the first portion based on the carrier estimate signal and correlate the signal with an expected code sequence to provide a first correlated signal; a tracking module configured to: receive the first correlated signal and update the carrier estimate signal, wherein the processing module is further configured to: receive a second portion of the packet from a second antenna; adjust the second portion based on the carrier estimate signal and correlate the signal to provide a second correlated signal, and wherein the receive path further comprises a phase calculation module configured to: receive the first and second correlated signals and determine a respective first and second carrier phase and an angle of arrival of the received signalling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Manuel Lafer, Wolfgang Küchler
  • Patent number: 11817932
    Abstract: Disclosed are a spatial multiplexing method and apparatus using polarization in a multi-beam system. As the spatial multiplexing method using polarization in a multi-beam system, an embodiment of the present invention provides a spatial multiplexing method including determining different phases and different polarizations to be applied to a first beam and a second beam, precoding a signal so that the first beam and the second beam have the determined different phases, and converting polarization of the precoded signal so that the first beam and the second beam have the determined different polarizations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Tae Youl Oh, Joon Hyong Shim, Min Seon Yun, Jae Young Choi, Kyung Hoon Kwon, Young Chan Moon, Oh Seog Choi
  • Patent number: 11811418
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an analog-to-digital converter circuit configured for digitizing an analog input signal. The analog-to-digital converter comprises an analog input configured for receiving the analog input signal. The analog-to-digital converter circuit further comprises at least one sub-ADC connected to the analog input signal, wherein the at least one sub-ADC is configured to output at least one encoded output vector in response to receiving the analog input signal. The analog-to-digital converter circuit further comprises a lookup circuit comprising a nested lookup table. The lookup circuit is configured to select an output value from the nested lookup table using the at least one encoded output vector, wherein the lookup circuit is configured to provide the output value as the digitization of the analog input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marcel A. Kossel, Pier Andrea Francese, Abdullah Serdar Yonar, Mridula Prathapan, Thomas Morf
  • Patent number: 11811563
    Abstract: Novel channel estimation techniques that can be performed solely in the analog domain are provided. The techniques use continuous analog channel estimation (CACE), periodic analog channel estimation (PACE), and multiantenna frequency shift reference (MAFSR). These techniques provide sufficient channel knowledge to enable analog beamforming at the receiver while significantly reducing the estimation overhead. These schemes involve transmission of a reference tone of a known frequency, either continuously along with the data (CACE, MAFSR) or in a separate phase from data (PACE). Analysis of the methods show that sufficient receiver beamforming gain can be achieved in sparse channels by building the beamformer using just the amplitude and phase estimates of the reference tone from each receiver antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Vishnu Vardhan Ratnam, Andreas F. Molisch
  • Patent number: 11804885
    Abstract: A method, in a radio network node, comprises identifying, among a predetermined codebook of precoding matrix codewords, a subset of precoding matrix codewords that are not to be reported by the wireless device in channel-state-information, CSI, feedback, and transmitting, to the wireless device, a bitmap identifying the subset of precoding matrix codewords that are not to be reported by the wireless device; where each bit in the bitmap corresponds to only one combination of a first dimension index l?1 and a second dimension index l?2 out of the possible combinations of the first dimension index l?1 and the second dimension index l?2, and where the first dimension index l?1 and the second dimension index l?2 identify a two-dimensional beam, the two-dimensional beam being defined by a vector of complex numbers comprised within at least one column of a precoding matrix codeword in the codebook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Siva Muruganathan, Mattias Frenne, Shiwei Gao, Robert Mark Harrison
  • Patent number: 11791880
    Abstract: A signal detection method for a MIMO-OFDM wireless communication system includes obtaining a channel matrix of each subcarrier through channel estimation for each MIMO-OFDM data packet in a plurality of MIMO-OFDM data packets; receiving a reception vector of each subcarrier; performing channel matrix preprocessing for the channel matrix of each subcarrier to generate a global dynamic K-value table, in which the global dynamic K-value table includes a global dynamic K-value corresponding to each search layer of each subcarrier; performing MIMO detection for each OFDM symbol in the MIMO-OFDM data packet, in which the MIMO detection includes performing the following steps for each subcarrier of a current OFDM symbol: reading channel matrix preprocessing results and reception vector of the current subcarrier; transforming the reception vector of the current subcarrier into an LR search domain; and performing K-best search for the current subcarrier to obtain an LR domain candidate transmission vector of the curre
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ESPRESSIF SYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rui Zhan, Lu Kong
  • Patent number: 11784696
    Abstract: A system includes remote unit(s) (RU(s)). The RU(s) is/are configured to transmit at least one signal on a plurality of different beam patterns, each beam pattern comprising an active subset an inactive subset of a plurality of fine beams covering an area of a cell. The RU(s) is/are also configured to receive, from each of a plurality of user equipment (UEs) in the area, a respective signal strength measurement for each of the plurality of different beam patterns. The system also includes a centralized unit communicatively coupled to the plurality of RUs via a fronthaul interface. The centralized unit is configured to determine a bit vector for each UE based on a combination of the signal strength measurements from the respective UE. The centralized unit is configured also to select a respective fine beam for each UE based on the respective bit vector for the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Naveen Shanmugaraju, Balaji B Raghothaman
  • Patent number: 11777509
    Abstract: A radar system includes: a plurality of first receiving devices for generating a plurality of first digital signals according to a plurality of first incoming signals, respectively; and a plurality of second receiving devices for generating a plurality of second digital signals according to a plurality of second incoming signals, respectively. A processing device is arranged to perform a first beamforming operation to generate a plurality of first beamforming signals according to the plurality of first digital signals and a first gain matrix, and to perform a second beamforming operation to generate a plurality of second beamforming signals according to the plurality of second digital signals and a second gain matrix; and to determine an altitude angle of a first object and a second object, and to determine a first azimuth angle of the first object and a second azimuth angle of the second object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TRON FUTURE TECH INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Jiu Wang, Bor-Ching Su
  • Patent number: 11777768
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pre-equalization compensation method and device for a link, a storage medium and an electronic device. The method includes: in response to that an Active Antenna Unit (AAU) is powered on, parsing a prestored off-line compensation table to obtain first non-flatness equalization coefficients of an RF link with a plurality of sub-carriers and second non-flatness equalization coefficients of a wave control link with the plurality of sub-carriers, with each one of the plurality of sub-carriers corresponding to one of the first non-flatness equalization coefficients and one of the second non-flatness equalization coefficients; combining the first non-flatness equalization coefficients of the plurality of sub-carriers and the second non-flatness equalization coefficients of the plurality of sub-carriers to obtain a combined carrier non-flatness coefficient; and performing equalization compensation on the link according to the combined carrier non-flatness coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tan Liu, Feng Zhao
  • Patent number: 11777766
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a signal receiving apparatus capable of improving signal compensation performance and a signal processing method thereof. The signal receiving apparatus includes a terminal configured to receive a signal from an external device; and an equalizer configured to reduce inter-symbol interference of the signal received through the terminal. A swing level of an output signal output from the equalizer is maintained in a preset range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Eunkwang Jang
  • Patent number: 11765004
    Abstract: A transmission device of the disclosure includes: a generator unit that generates, on the basis of a control signal, a transmission symbol signal that indicates a sequence of transmission symbols; an output control unit that generates an output control signal on the basis of the transmission symbol signal; and a driver unit that generates, on the basis of the output control signal, a first output signal, a second output signal, and a third output signal. The generator unit generates the transmission symbol signal on the basis of the control signal, to allow the first output signal, the second output signal, and the third output signal to exchange signal patterns with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Yokokawa, Hironobu Konishi
  • Patent number: 11757481
    Abstract: Technologies directed to co-channel interference detection using a signal correlation test are described. One method includes receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal and generating digital sample corresponding to the RF signal. The method further includes determining a first correlation coefficient using the digital samples, a first value, and a second value. The first value corresponds to a signal lag parameter and the second value corresponds to a cyclic frequency parameter. The method further includes determining a second correlation coefficient using the digital samples, the first value, and a third value corresponding to the cyclic frequency parameter. The second value and the third value are multiples of a fourth value. The method further includes determining, using the first correlation coefficient and the second correlation coefficient, that first RF signal comprises a first portion from a second communication device and a second portion from a third communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Pengfei Xia, Timothy Leo Gallagher, Danijela Cabric
  • Patent number: 11736157
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a channel estimation method and apparatus, and relate to the field of communications technologies. One example method include: generating and sending indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate L space-frequency basis vectors for constructing an M×N-dimensional space-frequency vector; the space-frequency vector includes M N-dimensional precoding vectors, each precoding vector is used in one of M frequency bands, and the space-frequency vector is generated by performing a weighted combination on L space-frequency component vectors; each of the L space-frequency component vectors is a vector including M×N elements that are in one of the L space-frequency basis vectors, and each of the L space-frequency basis vectors is an Nf×N-dimensional vector; the space-frequency basis vector is a three-dimensional oversampled (DFT) vector; and L?2, Nf?M?1, N?2, and L, M, N, and Nf are all integers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huangping Jin, Xiaohan Wang, Xiaoyan Bi
  • Patent number: 11728850
    Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to communicating a beam report that includes beam measurements performed by one or more antenna panels and an identifier of the one or more antenna panels. The beam report may be used to determine a number of antenna panels supported by a user equipment (UE) transmitting the beam report, which may be used in configuring the UE for communicating with one or more other devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Tianyang Bai, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11728859
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit capability information including information regarding a beamforming capability of the UE; receive configuration information indicating a beamforming configuration, wherein the beamforming configuration is based at least in part on digital beamforming, analog beamforming, or a combination thereof; and communicate in accordance with the beamforming configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Hamed Pezeshki, Tao Luo, Arumugam Chendamarai Kannan