Patents Examined by Shawkat M Ali
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Patent number: 11876491Abstract: A method for digital predistortion (DPD) calibration in a wireless communication device is provided that includes transmitting, by transmission circuitry of the wireless communication device, a plurality of pulses, where each pulse corresponds to an amplitude step in a pattern of amplitude steps, where the amplitude steps are separated by silence gaps, receiving each pulse in receiver circuitry of the wireless communication device, generating, by an accumulator component of the wireless communication device, an accumulated sample for each pulse based on a plurality of samples output by the receiver circuitry for the pulse, and computing, by a processor of the wireless communication device, amplitude dependent gain (AM/AM) and amplitude dependent phase shift (AM/PM) values for each accumulated sample.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Raghu Ganesan, Harish Kumar Ramesh, John Roshan Samuel Chandran, Lakshmi Bala Krishna Manoja Vinnakota
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Patent number: 11870473Abstract: The current disclosure is related to a column and line digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with a hybrid coupler for generating quadrature analog signals. The DAC may include an array of unit power amplifiers (cells). A first portion of the cells of the array may be coupled to a first column decoder to receive in-phase components of digital signals and a second portion of the cells may be coupled to a second column decoder to receive quadrature components of the digital signals. The first portion of the cells of the array may generate in-phase components of analog signals and the second portion of the cells of the array may generate quadrature components of the analog signals. A hybrid coupler of the DAC may receive the in-phase and quadrature components of the analog signals with a similar phase, delay the quadrature components by a phase delay (e.g., 90 degrees), and output the resulting analog signals.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Filipe Tabarani, Timo W Gossmann
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Patent number: 11870397Abstract: The invention provides a radio frequency (RF) module and associated method with envelope tracking (ET) power supply in a device. The RF module may comprise a plurality of transmitters, an ET output, and an ET multiplexer. Each said transmitter may comprise an ET port and one or more RF outputs, and may be configured for providing an RF signal to one of said one or more RF outputs, and providing an ET signal, which reflects an envelope of the RF signal, to the ET port. The ET multiplexer may be coupled between said ET ports of the plurality of transmitters and the ET output, for selectively relaying one of said ET ports to the ET output.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Shi-Wen Liu, Tang-Nian Luo, Chi-Tsan Chen, Chi-Kun Chiu, Jiann-Huang Liu, Peng-Ta Huang, Chi-Sheng Yu, Hua-Shan Chou
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Patent number: 11870516Abstract: A base station includes a plurality of antennas, a data unit (DU) comprising a first processor and a first memory containing instructions, which when executed by the first processor, cause the DU to receive a signal to be transmitted via the plurality of antennas, obtain per-antenna-power-constraint (PAPC) information, determine an estimated effective transmission power (Peff) based on the PAPC information, and pre-schedule the signal for transmission based on the Peff. The base station further includes a massive MIMO unit (MMU) comprising a second processor and a second memory containing instructions, which when executed by the second processor, cause the MMU to receive, from the DU, the pre-scheduled signal, perform pre-coding on the pre-scheduled signal based on a current value of a PAPC determined at the MMU to normalize per-antenna gain of antennas of the plurality of antennas, and provide the pre-coded signal for transmission via the plurality of antennas.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ahmed Atef Ibrahim Ibrahim, Jianzhong Zhang
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Patent number: 11855665Abstract: Disclosed is a transmission radio frequency (RF) circuit including a transmission mixer configured to receive an intermediate frequency (IF) signal and up-convert the IF signal into an RF signal, a driving amplifier configured to amplify the RF signal, and an LLC filter electrically connected to a differential output of the transmission mixer and a differential input of the driving amplifier, the LLC filter comprising a first inductor connecting a first node of the differential output of the transmission mixer to a first intermediate node, a second inductor connecting a second node of the differential output of the transmission mixer to a second intermediate node, a third inductor connecting the first intermediate node to the second intermediate node, and a capacitor in parallel with the third inductor.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Wonjun Jung
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Patent number: 11848693Abstract: An ultra-low or very low frequency communication device composed of: a circuit unit operative to produce an alternating current; and a dipole antenna connected to receive the alternating current and to convert the alternating current into electromagnetic radiation. The antenna is composed of an unshielded radiating conductor and a shielded return conductor connected in series with the radiating conductor, and the return conductor is shielded by a Faraday shield such as a collisionless plasma column that surrounds the return conductor to prevent any electromagnetic radiation from the return conductor.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2023Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: ENIG ASSOCIATES, INC.Inventors: Yil-Bong Kim, Eric N. Enig
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Patent number: 11843356Abstract: An electronic device may include wireless circuitry with a processor, a transceiver, an antenna, and a front-end module coupled between the transceiver and the antenna. The front-end module may include one or more power amplifiers for amplifying a signal for transmission through the antenna. A power amplifier may include an amplitude modulation distortion compensation circuit coupled to the input of the power amplifier. The compensation circuit may include adaptive biasing transistors each having a first source-drain terminal coupled to the input of the power amplifier, a second source-drain terminal coupled to a supply voltage, and a gate terminal configured to receive a control voltage via a big resistor. The control voltage can be set to a voltage level so that the adaptive biasing transistors are only turned on when the voltage swing at the input of the power amplifier is relatively large.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Saihua Lin
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Patent number: 11843482Abstract: Provided are a multipath separation method and device, and a storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: ZTE CORPORATIONInventors: Shijun Chen, Yuanyuan Wang, Dawei Chen, Cheng Bi
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Patent number: 11843987Abstract: This application relates generally to the field of network communications and, more particularly, to transmitting data over power lines.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Crius Technology Group, Inc.Inventor: Glenn John Robertson
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Patent number: 11838063Abstract: Provided are an ultrasonic human body communication method and a device thereof, the method including dividing serial information into blocks, and each information block includes modulation bits and index bits; each transmission frame is divided into multiple groups; performing an index modulation on the groups of each transmission frame, determining activated group sequence numbers; performing a digital modulation on the modulation bits of each information block, and mapping the digitally modulated modulation bits to activated groups; for the multiple information blocks processed in parallel, performing a parallel/serial conversion, a pulse shaping, and an ultrasonic conversion in sequence to obtain a transmission signal, and transmitting the transmission signal in a human body through a transmission frame; on a receiving node, receiving a received transmission signal propagated by the human body, and demodulating the received transmission signal to obtain the index bits and the modulation bits.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Quansheng Guan, Qianqian Wang
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Patent number: 11831379Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for feeding back channel state information, user equipment, and base stations. One example method includes receiving a reference signal sent by a base station, selecting a precoding matrix W from a codebook according to the reference signal, where a column vector of the precoding matrix W may be expressed as ?[vej?v]T, v=[1 ej?], and sending a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) to the base station, where the PMI corresponds to the precoding matrix W.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jianguo Wang, Yongxing Zhou, Leiming Zhang
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Patent number: 11831365Abstract: A method and system for controlling data split of a dual-connected user equipment device (UE) when the UE has at least two co-existing air-interface connections including a first air-interface connection with a first access node and a second air-interface connection with a second access node. An example method includes (i) comparing a level of multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) support of the first air-interface connection with a level of MIMO support of the second air-interface connection, (ii) based at least on the comparing, establishing a split ratio that defines a distribution of data flow of the UE between at least the first air-interface connection and the second air-interface connection, and (iii) based on the establishing, causing the established split ratio to be applied. Further the method could include using the comparison as a basis to set one of the UE's air-interface connections as the UE's primary uplink path.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.Inventor: Sreekar Marupaduga
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Patent number: 11824692Abstract: An apparatus is configured to perform a method for self-interference cancelation (SIC). In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a transceiver, a first number of transmit antennas, a second number of receive antennas, an equalizer, and SIC circuitry. The equalizer is configured to, for at least one receive antenna of the second number of receive antennas: receive feedback signals, wherein a feedback signal is received from each of the first number of transmit antennas; and calculate, based on the feedback signals and an equalizer function, a self-interference (SI) estimate for the at least one receive antenna. The SIC circuitry is configured to, for the at least one receive antenna of the second number of receive antennas, subtract the SI estimate from a signal received at the at least one of the second number of receive antennas to obtain a residual signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chance Tarver, Matthew Tonnemacher, Khurram Muhammad
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Patent number: 11810745Abstract: An apparatus for compensating for resistance tolerances of a fuse for a circuit, wherein the apparatus is particularly intended for use in a line driver for a communication device and includes a tolerance-affected fuse, a first resistor connected in series with the fuse, and a second resistor connected in parallel with the fuse and the first resistor, where the apparatus has, at a predefined ambient temperature, a resistance that corresponds to a desired total resistance, where the resistance of the second resistor is, depending on a power input into the apparatus in a fault state and/or depending on a predefined tolerance of the resistance of the apparatus, a multiple of that of the first resistor.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Michael Geppert, Reinhard Bachmann, Jens Gottron, Arnold Klamm
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Patent number: 11808798Abstract: A noise detection circuit includes a first transistor configured to receive a delayed version of a clock signal; a second transistor configured to receive a delayed version of a reference clock signal; and a latch circuit, coupled to the first transistor at a first node and coupled to the second transistor at a second node, and configured to latch logic states of voltage levels at the first and second nodes, respectively, based on whether a timing difference between transition edges of the clock signal and the reference clock signal exceeds a pre-defined timing offset threshold.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tien-Chien Huang
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Patent number: 11799526Abstract: A codebook subset restriction configuration can be received (410) from a network entity. A set of reference signals can be received (420) from the network entity. A set of frequency domain coefficients can be defined (430). The set of frequency domain coefficients can be an element of a discrete Fourier transform-compression codebook. The set of frequency domain coefficients can be generated (440) based on at least the restriction of the function of the amplitude restriction ratio of each beam in the set of restricted beams. At least one channel state information report containing the set of frequency domain coefficients can be transmitted (450).Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Tyler Brown, Udar Mittal, Ahmed Hindy
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Patent number: 11791878Abstract: Techniques are discussed herein identify transmission strategies and to communicate those identified transmission strategies in a transparent communication environment. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may identify a new transmission strategy for a downlink channel different from a current transmission strategy for the down link channel. The UE may transmit a channel state information (CSI) message that includes an indication of the new transmission strategy identified by the UE. In some examples, a base station may identify the new transmission strategy for the downlink channel. The base station may transmit a codebook subset restriction (CSR) indicator that includes an indication of the new transmission strategy identified by the base station. In some examples, the UE may modify its feedback strategy based on the new transmission strategy.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Juan Montojo, Alexei Yurievitch Gorokhov, Peter Gaal, Yu Zhang, Joseph Binamira Soriaga, Tingfang Ji, Hari Sankar, Alexandros Manolakos
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Patent number: 11791851Abstract: An ultra-low or very low frequency communication device composed of: a circuit unit operative to produce an alternating current; and a dipole antenna connected to receive the alternating current and to convert the alternating current into electromagnetic radiation. The antenna is composed of an unshielded radiating conductor and a shielded return conductor connected in series with the radiating conductor, and the return conductor is shielded by a Faraday shield such as a collisionless plasma column that surrounds the return conductor to prevent any electromagnetic radiation from the return conductor.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: ENIG ASSOCIATES, INC.Inventors: Yil-Bong Kim, Eric N. Enig
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Patent number: 11777776Abstract: A wireless communication device and a communication method for header repetition are described. The device and method receive and decode a wireless packet through a communication channel. Formats of the wireless packet includes a first packet format and a second packet format. In this regard, the first packet format comprises a first header field carried by a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol while the second packet format comprises both the first header field carried by the first OFDM symbol and a second header field carried by a second OFDM symbol which follows the first OFDM symbol. The second header field is a repetition of the first header field. According to an exemplary embodiment, the second packet format is distinguished from the first packet format by detecting, from the received wireless packet, the second header field which repeats the first header field.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: AX WIRELESS LLCInventors: Joon Bae Kim, Marcos C. Tzannes
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Patent number: 11777538Abstract: An electronic circuit includes a differential output circuit that produces a differential output signal at a differential output. A primary winding of a balun has a first balun terminal coupled to a first differential output terminal, and a second balun terminal coupled to a second differential output terminal. A configurable harmonic reduction circuit includes first and second configurable shunt capacitance circuits coupled between the first differential output terminal or the second differential output terminal, respectively, and a ground reference node. A control circuit receives tuning data associated with a calibrated tuning state. The tuning data indicates a first and second calibrated capacitance values, which are unequal, for the first and second configurable shunt capacitance circuits, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.Inventors: Sai-Wang Tam, Xiao Xiao, Alden C Wong, Ovidiu Carnu