Abstract: Circuits comprising: digital-to-amplitude converter (DAC), comprising: binary weighted switching transistors (BWSTs), each having gate coupled to amplitude control bit ACB, and wherein the drain of each of the BWSTs are connected together and wherein the source of each of the BWSTs are connected together; transistor M1 having gate coupled to input signal and first bias voltage BV1 and source coupled to the drains of the BWSTs; transistor M2 having gate coupled to BV2 and source coupled to the drain of M1; transistor M3 having gate coupled to BV3 and source coupled to the drain of M2; transistor having gate coupled to BV4, source coupled to the drain of M3; and inverter having input coupled to another ACB and having output coupled to the output of the DAC and the drain of M4.

Abstract: Certain examples are described that provide methods and systems for generating templates for use by a conversational agent. These examples enable a natural language interface to be provided. Certain examples cluster user and agent messages from a corpus of text data representing text dialogues. This clustering enables response templates to be generated in a way that takes into account a context in which responses are given. In certain examples, messages that are exchanged between a user and a conversational agent are embedded as numeric arrays based a neural sequence-to-sequence model. Clustering routines are used to group dialogue encodings into one or more response clusters, and these clusters may then be used to generate response templates. The response templates may be used by a conversational agent to prepare a response to a user message.

Abstract: A personalized voice assistance system and method to provide a personalized emotion-based assistance to a first individual from a group of individuals are disclosed. The personalized voice assistance system detects an activity of the first individual in a first time period in a defined area. A requirement of an assistance for the first individual may be determined based on the detected activity in the defined area. The personalized voice assistance system may further compute, based on the detected activity, an emotional reaction of a second individual from the group of individuals. The emotional reaction of the second individual may be computed for the determined requirement of the assistance for the first individual. The personalized voice assistance system may further generate an output voice similar to the second individual based on at least the computed emotional reaction to assist the first individual.

Abstract: A transceiver block for multi-user, duplex, wireless access system architecture called Multi Carrier Frequency Modulated Spread Spectrum System (MC FM SS). Here symbols are transmitted at multiple subcarriers where each subcarrier is FM or phase encoded with the data. The data is spread in time/bandwidth using a pseudo-random (PN) sequence. In one realization the transmission is performed with the guard ring carriers and/or pilot subcarriers of an Orthogonal Frequency and Code Division Multiplexing, OFDM, system carried on the main RF carrier. The MC FM SS transmits the data symbol over N subcarriers, with each subcarrier encoded in frequency or phase. In Variable Spreading Factor Orthogonal Frequency and Code Division Multiplexing, VSF OFDM, by DoCoMo Japan with 1024 (which can increase to e.g. 6144) carriers are proposed in Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G system in the down link direction and 2 carriers MC DS CDMA are used in the uplink direction.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a precoding information collection method and a transmission device and relate to the communications field. A specific solution is: precoding, by a transmit side, a first pilot signal according to a first precoding matrix, and sending a precoded first pilot signal to a receive side, where the first precoding matrix is the same as a precoding matrix used for current data transmission; precoding, by the transmit side, N second pilot signals according to N second precoding matrices, and sending N precoded second pilot signals to the receive side, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1, the second precoding matrices used for precoding the second pilot signals are different from each other, and the N second precoding matrices are different from the first precoding matrix; and receiving, by the transmit side, precoding feedback information sent by the receive side.

Abstract: A method and a device for transmitting channel state information in a mobile communication system are disclosed. The method includes the steps of: receiving signal information comprising information indicating a reporting mode for channel status information and information related to a codebook subset configuration for use in reporting the channel status information; determining whether to apply codebook subsampling to a master codebook based on the codebook subset configuration and the reporting mode; upon determining to apply the codebook subsampling to the master codebook, generating a subsampled codebook by subsampling the master codebook and generating the channel status information comprising a PMI generated based on the subsampled codebook; and transmitting the channel status information to a base station.

Abstract: A network node and a method performed by a network node for protecting control channels of a neighboring RBS, the network node and the RBS being operable in an OFDM based radio communication network are provided. An RBS and a method performed by an RBS for transmitting control channels to UEs currently being associated with the RBS in an OFDM based radio communication network are also provided. The method in the network node comprises determining at least one subframe out of a predetermined number of subframes in which control channels are to be transmitted with reduced transmission power in relation to a nominal transmission power; and informing the RBS which subframe(s) out of the predetermined number of subframes in which control channels are to be transmitted with reduced transmission power.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, determining, by a controller of a mobile communication device, a phase shift criteria and an amplitude shift criteria associated with a modulation being implemented by the mobile communication device. The controller can determine a group of tuning steps that satisfies the phase and amplitude shift criteria and that provides a desired tuning step for a matching network of the mobile communication device. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: In order to provide an antenna that is small and resonates at a plurality of frequencies, an antenna according to the present invention is provided with: a first conductor of a ring shape, having an air gap; a second conductor arranged inside the ring, with both ends of the second conductor connected to the first conductor, having a first gap; and a third conductor arranged in a region surrounded by a part not including the air gap out of the first conductor, and the second conductor, with both ends connected to the first conductor, having a second gap, and a value obtained by multiplying a length of an outer periphery of a region surrounded by a part including the air gap out of the first conductor, and the third conductor, by capacitance of the air gap is different from a value obtained by multiplying a length of an outer periphery of a region surrounded by the second conductor, the third conductor, and the first conductor, by capacitance of the first gap.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and equipment for adaptively tracking a mobile terminal with millimeter wave radio link by establishing and/or maintaining a link between an access point or base station and a moving terminal where the method comprises changing the arrangement of the transmission directional beams of an access point or base station and the reception directional beams of a mobile terminal in a channel estimation process responsive to motion characteristics of the access point or base station transmitter or the mobile terminal receiver or both the access point or base station transmitter and the mobile terminal receiver. The invention further relates to a corresponding system and an access point or base station and a movable terminal provided with means for implementing the above method.

Abstract: A decision-feedback equalizer (DFE) samples an analog input signal against M references during the same symbol time to produce M speculative samples. Select logic in the DFE then decodes N bits resolved previously for previous symbol times to select one of the M speculative samples as the present resolved bit. The present resolved bit is then stored as the most recent previously resolved bit in preparation for the next symbol time. The select logic can be can be programmable to accommodate process, environmental, and systematic variations.

Abstract: An apparatus includes signal control circuitry, a phase-locked loop (PLL), and a correlation circuit. The signal control circuitry provides a reference clock signal carrying pseudo-random phase noise and as derived from an application clock signal and pseudo-random noise. The PLL, responsive to the reference clock signal carrying the pseudo-random phase noise, provides an output signal that is related to the phase of the reference clock signal. The correlation circuit self-tests the PLL by cross-correlating a signal corresponding to the output signal from the phase detector with the pseudo-random noise and, in response, by assessing results of the cross-correlation relative to a known threshold indicative of a performance level of the PLL.

Abstract: Systems and apparatus for electromagnetic communications are provided. One of the apparatuses include a communication module, the communication module including: a printed circuit board; a plurality of integrated circuit packages, each integrated circuit package including at least one transmitter, receiver, or transceiver; a plurality of signal guiding structures, each signal guiding structure being associated with a corresponding integrated circuit package of the plurality of integrated circuit packages; and one or more signal blocking structures positioned between one or more pairs of integrated circuit packages.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for beam pattern stabilization are provided. A method may include processing an output of a gyroscopic sensor to generate a plurality of first phase corrections for a first time interval and a plurality of second phase corrections for a second time interval. The method may further include measuring respective signal propagation characteristics between each antenna element of the array and each of a first and second subscriber module for the first time interval. The method may further include forming, based on the measured respective signal propagation characteristics, the plurality of first phase corrections, and the plurality of second phase corrections, a MU-MIMO beam pattern for the second time interval having a main lobe towards the first subscriber module and a null towards the second subscriber module, whereby to correct for a change in orientation of the array between the first time interval and the second time interval.

Abstract: A method for processing a signal includes reading in a signal and filtering the signal using a first number of band-pass filters in order to obtain one band-pass filtered signal per band-pass filter. The first number of band-pass filters is configured to each allow distinct frequency ranges of the signal to pass. The method further includes calculating at least one signal parameter each from the plurality of band-pass filtered signals. The method further includes performing analog-to-digital conversion of the plurality of band-pass filtered signals or signals derived therefrom using a plurality of signal parameters such that a second number of analog-to-digital converters used to perform the analog-to-digital conversion is less than the first number of band-pass filters used to filter the signal.

Abstract: A 5G-oriented multidimensional adaptive MIMO system including a transmitting antenna array, a first rotary table, a broadband vector signal generator, a receiving antenna array, a second rotary table, a broadband vector signal analyzer and a data acquisition terminal is provided. The broadband vector signal generator and the broadband vector signal analyzer are respectively connected with the transmitting antenna array and the receiving antenna array. The data acquisition terminal is connected with the broadband vector signal generator and the broadband vector signal analyzer. In addition, a method for adjusting radiating modes of antenna ports by using the 5G-oriented multidimensional adaptive MIMO system is also provided.

Abstract: A stacked semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor dies stacked in a vertical direction, first and second signal paths, a transmission unit and a reception unit. The first and second signal paths electrically connect the plurality of semiconductor dies, where each of the first signal path and the second signal path includes at least one through-substrate via. The transmission unit generates a first driving signal and a second driving signal in synchronization with transitioning timing of a transmission signal to output the first driving signal to the first signal path and output the second driving signal to the second signal path. The reception unit receives a first attenuated signal corresponding to the first driving signal from the first signal path and receives a second attenuated signal corresponding to the second driving signal from the second signal path to generate a reception signal corresponding to the transmission signal.

Abstract: A transformer-type phase shifter or a phase-shift circuit includes a first coil and a second coil that is magnetically coupled to the first coil with a coupling coefficient of less than 1, a transformer including a parallel inductance component and a series inductance component, and an impedance adjustment circuit including a reactance element that performs impedance adjustment for the transformer, thus being advantageous in reducing the size, loss, and frequency dependency of the phase-shift amount.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a beam tracking method, apparatus, and system, which relate to the communications field, so that a relatively high channel capacity can be obtained, and system spectrum efficiency can be improved. The method includes: obtaining, by a communications device, a channel relevance coefficient, and determining a first radio-frequency weighted matrix of the communications device in an (n+1)th timeslot according to the relevance coefficient, where n is an integer, and n?1; receiving, by the communications device, a first known signal sent by a peer device, and determining an equivalent channel matrix in the (n+1)th timeslot according to the received first known signal; and determining, by the communications device, a digital weighted matrix of the communications device in the (n+1)th timeslot according to the equivalent channel matrix, so as to match a real-time channel and transmit data by using the real-time channel.

Abstract: To provide a DC-DC converter capable of reducing noise and a wireless communication device including the same, the DC-DC converter according to an embodiment includes a pulse signal generation unit generating a pulse signal, a voltage conversion unit that has a switch portion provided between an input terminal and an output terminal and on/off controlled by the pulse signal, and outputs an output voltage obtained by stepping down an input voltage supplied to the input terminal, from the output terminal, and a control circuit that controls a value of a current flowing through the switch portion in an on-state based on a value of the input voltage.