Patents Examined by Simon D Nguyen
  • Patent number: 7949313
    Abstract: A conversion device (CD) is dedicated to conversion of baseband analog I/Q input signals into RF signals in a transmitting path of a wireless communication equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: ST-Ericsson SA
    Inventors: Timothy John Ridgers, Renaud Comte
  • Patent number: 7945220
    Abstract: A linear amplification with nonlinear components (LINC) power transmitter is provided. The LINC power transmitter includes a digital signal processing unit which controls the LINC power transmitter; a frequency modulation unit which modulates or converts a digital signal output from the digital signal processing unit into a radio-frequency (RF) signal; a signal amplification unit which amplifies the RF signal output from the frequency modulation unit using a gain amplifier and a power amplification module; and a direct current/direct current (DC/DC) conversion unit which controls bias of the power amplification module. Here, the DC/DC conversion unit controls a base bias and/or a collect bias of the power amplification module, and the power amplification module operates in saturation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bumman Kim, Youngoo Yang, Young Yun Woo, Jae Hyok Yi, Seung Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 7937105
    Abstract: This invention provides a high frequency power module which is incorporated into a mobile phone and which incorporates high frequency portion analogue signal processing ICs including low noise amplifiers which amplify an extremely weak signal therein. A semiconductor device includes a sealing body which is made of insulation resin, a plurality of leads which are provided inside and outside the sealing body, a tab which is provided inside the sealing body and has a semiconductor element fixing region and a wire connection region on a main surface thereof, a semiconductor element which is fixed to the semiconductor element fixing region and includes electrode terminals on an exposed main surface, conductive wires which connect electrode terminals of the semiconductor element and the leads, and conductive wires which connect electrode terminals of the semiconductor element and the wire connecting region of the tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tadatoshi Danno, Tsutomu Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 7925217
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods receiving circuits and apparatuses compensate for an IQ mismatch using a test signal positioned in a guard band. One embodiment of a method can include converting a sum of a received signal and a test signal positioned in a guard band to a first signal and a second signal of an intermediate frequency or a base band using an IQ mixer, detecting the IQ mismatch using the test signal respectively included in subsequent signals corresponding to the first signal and the second signal and compensating for the detected IQ mismatch using the IQ mismatch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: GCT Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Joonbae Park, Kyeongho Lee
  • Patent number: 7920903
    Abstract: Among other features, a boom microphone has a microphone connector; an earcup module includes an earcup connector jack to connect to a headphone and a boom lead-in to receive the microphone connector; and a control module communicates voice signals wirelessly between (a) the boom microphone and headphone and (b) a telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Joji Ueda, David Kleinschmidt
  • Patent number: 7917098
    Abstract: A communication device for use in adapting an appliance to a computer network consistent with certain embodiments has a data transmitter that receives data to be transmitted and generates output signals carrying the data at a plurality of carrier frequencies. A user configurable notch filter, receives the output signals from the data transmitter, for reducing the amplitude of a user selected range of frequencies, and producing a filtered output. A network communication medium interface receives the filtered output and transmitting the filtered output over a network communication medium. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Ryuichi Iwamura
  • Patent number: 7917114
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a DC offset canceling circuit. In one aspect of the invention, a DC offset canceling circuit with independently configurable gain and roll-off frequency is provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, the DC offset canceling circuit is used in the receive path of a down-conversion wireless receiver. In another aspect of the invention, a method for independently varying the gain and the roll-off frequency of the DC offset canceling circuit is provided. In one embodiment, the method is used to independently operate a gain control scheme and a DC offset cancellation strategy in a DC canceling circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventors: Amit Bagchi, Rohit Gaikwad
  • Patent number: 7912425
    Abstract: A method of receiving the uplink region allocation information is disclosed. In a broadband wireless access system, in which a mobile terminal receives uplink region allocation information, the present invention includes the steps of receiving an uplink map message from which an uplink map information element (UL-MAP IE) for a ranging region or an uplink bandwidth request region is omitted from a base station and receiving information for a region for a ranging region or uplink bandwidth request using a message periodically transmitted for a control information transmission for an uplink channel. By transmitting uplink region allocation information via a periodically transmitted message, the uplink region allocation information can be efficiently transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Bin Chul Ihm, Ki Seon Ryu
  • Patent number: 7912424
    Abstract: Arrangement for providing operational settings to an electronic device including a data storage, including at least one data storage element including instructions needed to perform one or more functions in the electronic device. The electronic device includes reading means for reading one or more of the plurality of data storage elements, the electronic device further including controlling means for performing one or more functions defined by the instructions included in the read data storage element included in the data storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Timo Tokkonen, Ilkka Tiainen
  • Patent number: 7907922
    Abstract: A receiver implemented without using a phase locked loop frequency synthesizer and a receiving method of a receiver implemented without using a phase locked loop frequency synthesizer are provided. The receiver includes a radio frequency (RF) receiving unit; a band-selecting unit; an RF amplifier; a local oscillation (LO) signal generator; a mixer; an IF amplifier; an analog to digital (A/D) converter; and a channel-selecting unit. The method includes passing a frequency band of a radio frequency (RF) signal received by an RF receiving unit; amplifying the passed RF signal; generating a local oscillation (LO) signal having a fixed frequency; mixing the LO signal with the amplified RF signal to lower the frequency of the amplified RF signal; outputting an intermediate frequency (IF) signal; amplifying the IF signal; converting the amplified IF signal into a digital signal; and selectively passing frequencies of the digital signal corresponding to a specific channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-Ho Lee, Joong-suk Park
  • Patent number: 7904121
    Abstract: A trigger signal generating device includes a first power source terminal and a second power source terminal; a first current generator to generate a first current with a first amplitude in accordance with the amplitude of the input signal; a second current generator to generate a second current with a second amplitude, the second current being flowed from the first power source terminal to the second power source terminal; a current mirror circuit to amplify the second current generated from the second current generator to obtain an amplified current; and a trigger signal generator to convert the amplified current into a trigger signal used for triggering a trigger device, the voltage amplitude of the trigger signal being corresponding to the current amplitude of the amplified current; wherein both of the first and second current generators are connected to either one of the first and second power source terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Umeda, Shoji Otaka
  • Patent number: 7904021
    Abstract: Communicating over a network of communication stations includes monitoring for reception of an electromagnetic wave that has a power above a threshold and a frequency in a predetermined frequency interval, and selecting carrier frequencies for modulating information onto signals transmitted over the network. The carrier frequencies are selected based at least in part on whether an electromagnetic wave having a power above the threshold and a frequency in the frequency interval has been received in a predetermined time interval, and based at least in part on a demand by one or more stations in the network for capacity for communicating over the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Atheros Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence W. Yonge, III
  • Patent number: 7899413
    Abstract: A control unit, in cooperation with an interface (IF) unit, a modulation unit and a baseband processing unit, produces a packet signal composed of a plurality of streams. While using as a reference a first known signal assigned to one of the plurality of streams and performing a cyclic timing shift within the first known signal on a first known signal assigned to another stream, the control unit performs a timing shift also on an extensional known signal assigned to a stream where no data is assigned. The amounts of timing shift are given degrees of priority beforehand and for the stream where data signals are assigned the control unit uses the amounts of timing shift in descending degree of priority. For the stream where no data signal is assigned, the control unit uses the amounts of timing shift also in descending degree of priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seigo Nakao
  • Patent number: 7899407
    Abstract: A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Ahmadreza (Reza) Rofougaran
  • Patent number: 7885617
    Abstract: A base station (10) according to the present invention includes: a plurality of amplifiers (15a, 15b) configured to amplify radio frequency signals; a plurality of antennas (16a, 16b) configured to transmit the RF signals amplified by the plurality of amplifiers (15a, 15b); a judging unit (123) configured to judge whether or not to transmit the RF signals by applying a transmission diversity using the plurality of antennas (16a, 16b); and a baseband signal processor unit (12) configured to generate baseband signals having an identical symbol pattern and an identical amplitude, as baseband signals that are bases of the RF signals to be transmitted from the plurality of antennas (16a, 16b), when the judging unit (123) determines not to apply the transmission diversity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Masafumi Usuda, Hiroyuki Ishii, Takehiro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7885620
    Abstract: A receiver circuit comprising a quadrature passive mixer having an input and an output, and an input impedance of the quadrature passive mixer provides a band-pass response. One or more output impedances coupled to the output of the quadrature passive mixer. A low noise amplifier (LNA) having an input and an output coupled to the quadrature passive mixer, the LNA configured to provide substantially linear transconductance over a predetermined input range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Mediatek, Inc.
    Inventors: Alyosha Molnar, Rahul Magoon
  • Patent number: 7885683
    Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for enabling simultaneous FM transmitter and FM receiver functions using an integrated Bluetooth Local Oscillator Generator (LOGEN). A Bluetooth® LOGEN may be utilized to generate Bluetooth® signal that comprise (I) and (Q) components for use in Bluetooth® communication. The Bluetooth® LOGEN may then be utilized by a DDFS to generate FM radio (I) and (Q) signals for FM radio reception. The Bluetooth® LOGEN may also be utilized by a second DDFS to generate FM radio (I) and (Q) signals for FM radio reception. The Bluetooth® signals may be kept at the same frequency, or reduced in frequency, for use in clocking the DDFS. A frequency word may also be utilized to clock the two DDFS. The outputs of each DDFS may be a constant frequency while the inputs to each DDFS may vary in frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Maryam Rofougaran
  • Patent number: 7885616
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for sending an event from user equipment operating in a mobile network, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring whether an unrelated opportunistic event has occurred; and sending said event with said unrelated opportunistic event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Leonard Trevor Plestid, Muhammad Khaledul Islam, Jeffrey Wirtanen
  • Patent number: RE42326
    Abstract: A mobile communication system includes a plurality of radio base stations forming respective radio zones and a mobile station selecting a wait zone and a base station to which a request for a message channel is to be issued. Each of the plurality of radio base stations is assigned an order of priority. Information relating to the order of priority is used by the mobile station to select a wait zone and a base station to which a request for a message channel is to be issued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Hajime Hasegawa
  • Patent number: RE42374
    Abstract: A mobile communication system includes a plurality of radio base stations forming respective radio zones and a mobile station selecting a wait zone and a base station to which a request for a message channel is to be issued. Each of the plurality of radio base stations is assigned an order of priority. Information relating to the order of priority is used by the mobile station to select a wait zone and a base station to which a request for a message channel is to be issued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Hajime Hasegawa