Patents Examined by Shawkat M Ali
  • Patent number: 11394376
    Abstract: An XTC circuit includes delay circuits, differentiated signal generating circuits, and an amplitude adjusting and adding circuit. A signal Da, which is one aggressor signal, is input to the differentiated signal generating circuit after being delayed by the delay circuit, and the differentiated signal generating circuit generates a differentiated signal having a differentiated waveform of the signal Da. In the amplitude adjusting and adding circuit, the differentiated signal generated by the differentiated signal generating circuit is amplitude-adjusted to become a current signal, and the differentiated signal after the amplitude adjustment is current-added to the signal Db.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: THINE ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yusuke Fujita, Satoshi Miura, Tetsuya Iizuka, Daigo Takahashi, Norihiko Nakasato
  • Patent number: 11394426
    Abstract: A network communication module (NCM), comprising: (a) a housing configured to connect to an outlet containing power wiring; (b) a PLC interface in said housing and electrically connected to said power wiring; (c) a legacy control interface configured for electrical connection with one or more downstream devices; (d) a microprocessor and memory configured for causing said microprocessor to perform at least the following steps: communicate over the powerline via PLC to at least receive control signals or transmit data related to said one or more downstream devices, and communicate with said one or more downstream devices via said legacy control interface to transmit control signals or receive said data from one or more said downstream devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: KORRUS, INC.
    Inventors: Phil Kearney, Laszlo Takacs, Michael Larson, Artem Mishin
  • Patent number: 11374800
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for asynchronously measuring an equalized information signal to obtain amplitude information, modifying frequency dependent parameters of a continuous-time linear equalization (CTLE) component of the signal path, determining a correlation between CTLE parameters and signal amplitude, and adjusting, responsive to the correlation, a continuous-time linear equalization (CTLE) code of a CTLE to adjust equalization of the equalized information signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: KANDOU LABS SA
    Inventor: Ali Hormati
  • Patent number: 11368322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a simple data transmission protocol and a data receiving device (10, 10?, 10?, 10??) for a power over Ethernet system (100?) using the simple data transmission protocol. The device (10, 10?, 10?, 10??) comprises a port and a simple logic unit. The port is configured for receiving power and data transmitted to the device (10, 10?, 10?, 10??) via an Ethernet connection (16?). The simple logic unit is configured to decode data encoded in a characteristic of one or more data packets received at the port. The data can be encoded in data packet length, data packet duration, number of data packets in a predetermined interval, and/or sequence of data packets. The simple data transmission protocol can reduce power consumption as in contrast to the Ethernet protocol MAC does not need to be decoded for information transfer. Hence only simple logic functions are required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Harald Josef Günther Radermacher, Matthias Wendt
  • Patent number: 11356125
    Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises an input, a digital step attenuator, an analog-to-digital converter, a first output, a second output, a first bandwidth filter, a first band attack detector, a first band decay detector, a second bandwidth filter, a second band attack detector, a second band decay detector, and an automatic gain control. The ADC is configured to output a digital signal including a first and a second frequency range. The first and second bandwidth filters are configured to extract respective digital signals comprising the first and second frequency ranges. The band attack and decay detectors are configured to detect band peaks or decays thereof such that the DSA and External AMP may be controlled by means of the AGC based on the detected band peaks or decays, and ADC attack and ADC decay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jawaharlal Tangudu, Yeswanth Guntupalli, Kalyan Gudipati, Robert Clair Keller, Wenjing Lu, Jaiganesh Balakrishnan, Harsh Garg, Bragadeesh S, Raju Kharataram Chaudhari, Francesco Dantoni
  • Patent number: 11349694
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide for data transmission using modulated carrier signals to carry data, where the carrier signal comprises a predetermined sequence of symbols. An embodiment can be used in such applications as data network communications between sensors (e.g., cameras, motion, radar, etc.) and computing equipment within vehicles (e.g., smart and autonomous cars).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Ethernovia Inc.
    Inventors: Hossein Sedarat, Ramin Shirani, Roy T. Myers, Jr., Darren S. Engelkemier
  • Patent number: 11349511
    Abstract: A radio frequency module includes: a module board that includes a first principal surface and a second principal surface on opposite sides of the module board; a power amplifier configured to amplify a transmission signal; a first circuit component; and a power amplifier (PA) control circuit configured to control the power amplifier. The power amplifier and the PA control circuit are stacked on the first principal surface, and the first circuit component is disposed on the second principal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Sawada, Takayuki Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 11336313
    Abstract: A data transmission circuit which is improved to be capable of supporting a data transmission mode appropriate for an interface or an application depending on the selection of an option. The data transmission circuit includes a pre-driver configured to output a first differential driving signal, a second differential driving signal and pre-emphasis control signals by using a first differential data signal, a second differential data signal and option signals; a main driver configured to output a first differential transmission signal and a second differential transmission signal by using the first differential driving signal and the second differential driving signal; and a pre-emphasis driver configured to perform pre-emphasis on the first differential transmission signal and the second differential transmission signal to different amplification degrees in a first mode and a second mode by the pre-emphasis control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Silicon Works Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Paik, Jeong Hoon Nam, Yong Hwan Moon
  • Patent number: 11336337
    Abstract: A multi-user access node for receiving concurrent signals which are carrying redundant chip sequences at a baseband rate, the access node including: a plurality of antennas organized in an antenna configuration; a main transceiver comprising an analog receiver and an ADC for converting an incoming signal into a digital signal which comprises the incoming chip sequences; a switch for switching the transceiver between the plurality of antennas; a controller configured for: initializing the multi-user access node by switching the transceiver between the plurality of antennas to capture a spatial character of the different users based on unique initialization chip sequences from the different users, separating collided chip sequences transmitted by different users by switching the transceiver between the plurality of antennas according to a scrambling sequence and by using the spatial character in combination with the applied scrambling sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: UNIVERSITEIT GENT, IMEC VZW
    Inventor: Xianjun Jiao
  • Patent number: 11323188
    Abstract: Disclosed are implementations, including a method for monitoring a performance of a transmitter in a radio with an adjustable digital predistortion system. The method includes determining a plurality of system characteristics, including determining one or more of, for example, data characterizing an input/output characteristic of a digital predistorter of the system, data characterizing a performance of a crest factor reduction process of the system, data characterizing a quality of a plurality of parameters associated with the digital predistorter, data characterizing an average time delay associated with the system, data characterizing an average gain associated with the system, and/or data characterizing a phase associated with the system. The method further includes comparing one or more of the plurality of system characteristics to respective one or more reference values, and controlling the adjustable digital predistortion system based on a result of the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: NanoSemi, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Li, Helen H. Kim, George Stone, IV, Shijun Li
  • Patent number: 11316522
    Abstract: A phase and frequency detector receives a reference clock signal with a period error and receives a feedback clock signal from a feedback divider. The feedback divider circuit divides a clock signal from a voltage controlled oscillator. The feedback divider divides by different divide values during odd and even cycles of the reference clock signal to cause the feedback clock signal to have a period error that substantially matches the period error of the reference clock signal. The divider values supplied to the feedback divider are determined, at least in part, by the period error of the reference clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Aslamali A. Rafi, Timothy A. Monk, William Anker, Srisai Rao Seethamraju
  • Patent number: 11316724
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for a common preamble for wireless local-area networks (WLANs). An apparatus of an access point (AP) or station (STA) comprising processing circuitry configured to decode a portion of a physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU), the first portion of the PPDU including a physical universal signal field (U-SIG), the U-SIG comprising a version independent portion and a version dependent portion, the version independent portion including a version identifier field, the version identifier field indicating a standard version of the PPDU. The processing circuitry is further configured to refrain from decoding the version dependent portion when the standard version indicates a standard version of a later generation than a standard version of the AP or STA, and otherwise decode the version dependent portion in accordance with the standard version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Minyoung Park, Xiaogang Chen, Laurent Cariou, Po-Kai Huang, Thomas J. Kenney, Qinghua Li, Robert J. Stacey, Feng Jiang
  • Patent number: 11316565
    Abstract: A wireless communication method is described for a channel state information reporting method. The reporting method may include a communication node performing the following example operations: (1) Performing differential operation on a sequence of coefficients used to compose the precoding matrix vector with a certain vector, where the differential operation may be performed on adjacent frequency domain units in order to produce a resulting sequence. The sequence of coefficients of the certain vector is a sequence formed by the value of the certain vector's coefficients on the different unit of the frequency domain. (2) The resulting sequence can be transformed to obtain another sequence on another domain. (3) Send back at least some of the data in the another sequence to a network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Li, Hao Wu, Zhaohua Lu, Yijian Chen, Yu Ngok Li
  • Patent number: 11303329
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a communication technique for convergence of an IoT technology and a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system, and a system therefor. The disclosure can be applied to an intelligent service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart cart or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related service, etc.) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. The disclosure defines a mobility method for a terminal residing in a system in which transmission/reception points (TPRs), supporting solely some protocols among entire access stratum protocols comprising PHY, MAC, RLC, PDCP, and RRC, coexist in a wireless communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byounghoon Jung, Sunheui Ryoo, Jungmin Moon, Seunghoon Park, Jungsoo Jung
  • Patent number: 11303328
    Abstract: A communication method and apparatus, a network device, a terminal device, and a system. The method includes: a network device sends a first reference signal to a terminal device through a first port in a first preset subframe corresponding to a first antenna and sends a second reference signal to the terminal device through the first port in a second preset subframe corresponding to a second antenna. Then, the network device receives first measurement information and second measurement information that are sent by the terminal device, where the first measurement information is measurement information of the first reference signal, and the second measurement information is measurement information of the second reference signal. The network device may determine an antenna weight based on the first measurement information and the second measurement information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongpei Gao, Kai Chen, Kangsheng He
  • Patent number: 11303340
    Abstract: User equipment (UE) includes processing circuitry coupled to memory. To configure the UE for channel state information (CSI) reporting in a 5G network, the processing circuitry is to decode a radio resource control (RRC) configuration message, the RRC configuration message including first configuration information to configure determination of channel quality information (CQI), a rank indicator (RI), and a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) for the CSI reporting. Second configuration information is decoded to configure codebook parameters for a high spatial resolution codebook associated with the PMI. A precoding matrix is determined based on the first configuration information, where a number of coefficients in at least one coefficient vector of the precoding matrix is configured using the second configuration information. CSI is encoded for transmission to a base station, the CSI including the RI and the PMI associated with the determined precoding matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Sergeev, Alexei Vladimirovich Davydov, Gregory Ermolaev, Dmitry Dikarev
  • Patent number: 11277176
    Abstract: This application provides an example communication method and apparatus. The communication method is performed in a communications system, where N antenna ports are configured for the terminal device, N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, the N antenna ports correspond to T antenna port combination modes, each antenna port combination mode corresponds to M antenna ports in the N antenna ports, and each antenna port combination mode set includes at least one antenna port combination mode. The communication method includes receiving, by the network device, first indication information from the terminal device, where the first indication information is used to indicate a first antenna port combination mode set. The method also includes determining, by the network device, K antenna ports in the N antenna ports based on the first antenna port combination mode set and sending, by the network device, second indication information to the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ruiqi Zhang, Xiang Gao
  • Patent number: 11277185
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for multiple beam downlink data transmission while indicating only a single transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a single TCI state from a base station (BS). The UE determines one or more UE receive beams based, at least in part, on the TCI state. The UE receives a multi-beam data transmission from the BS using the determined one or more UE receive beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sungwoo Park, Arumugam Chendamarai Kannan, Tao Luo, Xiaoxia Zhang, Jing Sun, Mostafa Khoshnevisan, Wooseok Nam
  • Patent number: 11277157
    Abstract: A radio frequency module includes: a duplexer for a first communication band; a first power amplifier and a first low-noise amplifier connected to the duplexer; a second power amplifier and a second low-noise amplifier for a second communication band; and a switch that switches a connection of an antenna connection terminal between the second power amplifier and the second low-noise amplifier, wherein the first power amplifier and the second power amplifier are disposed on a first principal surface of a module substrate, the first low-noise amplifier and the second low-noise amplifier are incorporated in a semiconductor IC disposed on a second principal surface of the module substrate, and in a plan view of the module substrate, the distance between the first power amplifier and the semiconductor IC is greater than the distance between the second power amplifier and the semiconductor IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidetaka Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11271599
    Abstract: An envelope tracking system includes an envelope signal generator, a supply modulator coupled to the envelope signal generator, the supply modulator comprising a switching regulator path configured to provide an output voltage at an output node to a power amplifier when in an average power tracking (APT) mode, the switching regulator path configured to operate together with a linear path to provide the output voltage at the output node to the power amplifier when in an envelope tracking (ET) mode, a capacitor having a first and second terminal, the first terminal coupled to ground, a switch coupled between the output node and the second terminal of the capacitor, the switch being configured to selectively disconnect the capacitor from the output node, and a circuit coupled between the output node and the second terminal of the capacitor, the circuit comprising a bi-directional current-limiting switch, the circuit configured to charge or discharge the capacitor such that a voltage across the capacitor changes
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Iulian Mirea, Gerard James Wimpenny, Jingxue Lu, Jongshick Ahn