Patents Examined by Sonny Trinh
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Patent number: 10819020Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communication technology, and disclose an antenna system and a mobile terminal. In the present disclosure, the antenna system includes: a first antenna, a second antenna, a third antenna, a fourth antenna, and a fifth antenna, wherein the first antenna, the second antenna, the fourth antenna, and the fifth antenna constitute a 4*4 MIMO operating at 3300 MHz to 3600 MHz, the second antenna and the third antenna constitute a 2*2 MIMO operating at 4800 MHz˜5000 MHz, so that the antenna system of the present disclosure can support the operating band of the terminal in 5G communication, promoting the development of mobile terminal in the aspect of 5G communication.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Jianpeng Zhu, Li Han, Hua Jiang, Xufeng Zhang
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Patent number: 10812170Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a plurality of receiver paths that are ranked based on a preset manner to obtain a ranking order of each of the plurality of receiver paths; a plurality of antennas; and a switch disposed between the plurality of antennas and the plurality of receiver paths, wherein the switch is configured to change a connection relationship between the plurality of antennas and the plurality of receiver paths based on a signal strength of the plurality of antennas and the ranking order of the plurality of the receiver paths.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jianan Liu, Zonglin Xue
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Patent number: 10797648Abstract: A mixer module includes a mixer, at least one DC offset circuit, a filter and a controller. The mixer mixes an input signal to generate a first signal. The at least one DC offset circuit generates a second signal based on the first signal. The filter filters out an AC portion of the second signal and generates a third signal according to a DC portion of the second signal. The controller controls the at least one DC offset circuit based on the third signal to reduce a DC portion of the first signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: RichWave Technology Corp.Inventor: Ting-Yuan Cheng
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Patent number: 10791205Abstract: Portable communication devices and related methods for use in supporting voice and/or data communication are provided. One example portable communication device includes a housing, an interface connector disposed at the housing. The interface connector is configured to couple to an accessory module configured to provide at least one accessory function. The example portable communication device also includes a processor disposed at least partially within the housing. The processor is coupled to the interface connector and is configured to determine whether a coupled accessory module is an approved module for use with the portable communication device, based on an identity of the accessory module, and if the accessory module is an approved module, enable power at the interface connector such that communication between the portable communication device and the accessory module is permitted.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventor: Brian Scott Chapman
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Patent number: 10790866Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a front plate disposed on a display, a back plate disposed on a back surface of the electronic device, a side member placed between the front plate and the back plate and forming an outer appearance of the electronic device together with the front plate and the back plate, and first, second, and third antenna modules including a plurality of conductive plates configured to transmit/receive a signal in a specified first frequency band and disposed between the front plate and the back plate so as to be adjacent to the side member. At least a portion of the side member is able to be used as an antenna of a signal in a specified second frequency band different from the specified first frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jungsik Park, Yoonjung Kim, Gyubok Park, Dongyeon Kim, Yonghwa Kim, Jinwoo Park, Jinho Lim
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Patent number: 10778482Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a bit slicing circuit with a processing circuit. The processing circuit receives discrete frequency power estimates based on an S-FSK waveform received by an S-FSK receiver associated with the bit slicing circuit. The discrete frequency power estimates are representative of digital logic levels in a series of data frames modulated using S-FSK to form the S-FSK waveform. Each data frame including at least one word. Each word includes bit periods. The processing circuit receives SNR parameters that represent a dynamic SNR for the respective discrete frequency power estimates in relation to the series of data frames. The processing circuit selects a bit slicing technique from a set of available bit slicing techniques to generate data bit values for bit periods of the discrete frequency power estimates based on the SNR parameters. A method for performing bit slicing in an S-FSK receiver is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Nikolaus Klemmer, Amneh Mohammed Akour, Abhijit Anant Patki, Timothy Patrick Pauletti, Tarkesh Pande
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Patent number: 10771215Abstract: First aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal configuration information of a serving cell can be received. Second aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal configuration information of the serving cell can be received. Downlink control information can be received on a physical control channel in a subframe of the serving cell. The downlink control information can include an aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal indicator bit field that indicates a selection of one of at least the first aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal configuration, the second aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal configuration, and no aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal in the subframe.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Ajit Nimbalker, Vijay Nangia, Murali Narasimha, Ravikiran Nory
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Patent number: 10771995Abstract: For determining operational status of components of a wireless signal transmission environment, a signal is received from a client power receiver (CPR), and at least one waveform characteristic value of the signal is calculated. Based on the determined waveform characteristic value(s), a current transceiver system operational status is computed for the CPR at a current location. The determined current transceiver system operational status is compared with a prior-stored last known good transceiver system operational status for the CPR at the current location, and it is determined if, as a result of the comparing, the current transceiver system operational status matches the prior-stored last known good transceiver system operational status for the CPR at the current location. Determining a presence or an absence of the match facilitates identifying one of a presence and an absence of: functional problem(s) in: at least one of the transceiver system and the CPR.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Ossia Inc.Inventors: Hatem Ibrahim Zeine, Ahmad Moghaddam
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Patent number: 10771116Abstract: A vibrating magnetic antenna for generating reversable magnetic dipoles is provided. Soft magnetic materials are used to project the magnetic field as the magnet moves linearly between soft magnetic stators arranged in a “Y” configuration. The soft magnetic stators include a nickel-iron alloy, having high magnetic permeability. Also provided is a magnetic coupling circuit for upshifting the frequency of the magnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural CollegeInventors: Dryver R Huston, Tian Xia, Dylan Burns, Dan Orfeo
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Patent number: 10764738Abstract: A wireless communication coupling method and a terminal, where the method includes selecting, by a first terminal, a wireless coupling mode in a target application, determining a target identifier in an identifier list of the target application, sending, using a wireless network, a wireless coupling request for the wireless coupling mode to a second terminal corresponding to the target identifier, and establishing a wireless communication coupling in the wireless coupling mode to the second terminal when receiving an acknowledgement response to the wireless coupling request.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Peng Zhao, Feng Chen
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Patent number: 10756771Abstract: A wireless switch comprising: a movable section provided to be freely displaceable; an operation unit elastically held by the movable section and, when in a non-neutral state, vibrating as a result of an action of elastic force that causes return to a neutral state and displacing the movable section in a direction corresponding to a direction of the vibration; a power generation unit generating a voltage of a polarity corresponding to a direction of displacement when the movable section has been displaced; a wireless transmission unit wirelessly transmitting a signal on the basis of power generated by the power generation unit; and a voltage supply control circuit, when the operation unit in the neutral state has been operated such that the operation unit is brought into a non-neutral state, supplying a voltage to the wireless transmission unit using power generated by the power generation unit at a time of an initial state change of the operation unit and then disabling voltage supply to the wireless transmiType: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Katsuya Marumo, Yasushi Kawashima, Hajime Umeki, Junji Obata, Keisuke Yano
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Patent number: 10756770Abstract: A system comprises an antenna, a port converting device, an information transmission device, a shield case, and a reference voltage end; wherein the antenna, the port converting device, and the information transmission device are connected sequentially, and the information transmission device is disposed within the shield case, and both the shield case and the port converting device is connected with the reference voltage end; the antenna is configured for a conversion between a radio frequency signal and a single-ended signal; the port converting device is configured for a conversion between the single-ended signal and target differential mode signals; the information transmission device is configured to transmit and process the target differential mode signals; and parameters of components in the port converting device is determined according to a preset communication frequency and a voltage amplitude and phase of a differential mode signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Yizhen Hou, Zhimin Dan, Wei Zhang, Jiechao Luo, Wenbin Lu, Jia Xu, Teng Yu
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Patent number: 10749254Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for calibration of an array antenna system. A device may transmit a calibration signal from a first antenna element of an antenna array. The calibration signal may be generated by modulating a first signal having a first frequency with a modulation signal having a second frequency. The device may receive the calibration signal using a second antenna element of the antenna array. The device may analyze a sideband of the received calibration signal, where the sideband may be offset in frequency from the first frequency by the second frequency. The device may calibrate the array antenna system based on or more measured properties of the sideband.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Andrew Arnett, Dai Lu
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Patent number: 10749477Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for series voltage regulation in an envelope tracking modulated supply. One example of an envelope tracking modulated supply includes a switched-mode power supply (SMPS), a voltage regulator, and a power amplifier having a supply input coupled to an output of the first voltage regulator. In certain aspects, the first voltage regulator is coupled in series between the power amplifier and two or more outputs the SMPS and is configured to generate a voltage at the output of the first voltage regulator based on an envelope of a signal to be amplified by the first power amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Joseph Duncan, Ngai Yeung Ho, Kevin Lee Cobley
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Patent number: 10742250Abstract: An electronic device may include a display formed at a front face and a backside circuitry module formed at a rear face that opposes the front face. The backside circuitry module may be surrounded by coil structures and may be aligned with a protrusion in a rear wall housing at the rear face. The backside circuitry module may include a substrate to which sensor components or other components may be mounted. In particular, sensor circuitry, sensors, transceiver circuitry, connector circuitry, etc. may be mounted to the substrate. Antenna structures may be embedded within the substrate along with conductive paths for the sensor components and other components mounted to the substrate. Support structures in the backside circuitry module may support the substrate, sensor components, and other components. If desired, antenna structures may be formed on the support structures.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. Hiemstra, Jayesh Nath, Timothy B. Ogilvie
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Patent number: 10743156Abstract: An in-vehicle device performing communication with a mobile terminal device includes a vehicle exterior communication unit, an in-vehicle detection unit that detects a vehicle present location, a vehicle interior communication unit that acquires detection information on an object from a detection unit, and an in-vehicle control unit that generates recognition information including position information on the object based on vehicle position information indicating the vehicle present location and the detection information on the object and makes the vehicle exterior communication unit deliver the recognition information. The vehicle exterior communication unit receives existence notification information transmitted from the mobile terminal device when the mobile terminal device receiving the recognition information judges that the in-vehicle device has not recognized existence of a first object equipped with the mobile terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Junya Ujiie, Shinji Maeda, Yuka Takahashi, Hironobu Abe
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Patent number: 10735037Abstract: Tunable filters, cancellers, and duplexers based on passive mixers. A tunable delay cell includes passive mixers electrically coupled together for receiving an input signal and outputting a delayed signal, each passive mixer comprising a plurality of mixer switches. The tunable delay includes a control circuit for providing, to each passive mixer, a respective plurality of local oscillator (LO) signals, one to each mixer switch of each passive mixer. The control circuit is configured to vary the LO signals to cause a target frequency band of the input signal to be delayed by a target delay time in propagating through the passive mixers.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: North Carolina State UniversityInventors: Brian Allan Floyd, Charley Theodore Wilson, III, Jeffrey Franklin Bonner-Stewart
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Patent number: 10735040Abstract: There is provided an electronic gain shaper for open loop adaptive optimising of broadband microwave circuits, the gain shaper comprising operating parameter selection means adapted for providing one or more operating parameters; and a lossy tuning element operably coupled to the operating parameter selection means, wherein, in use, the gain shaper is adapted for receiving an operating mode; retrieving an operating parameter from the operating parameter selection means in accordance with the operating mode; and configuring the lossy tuning element in accordance with the operating parameter.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIESInventors: Ashley Robinson, Nimish Pandey
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Patent number: 10720899Abstract: A radio-frequency module utilizing carrier aggregation includes a switch circuit that includes one input terminal and three or more output terminals and that simultaneously connects the input terminal and each of two or more output terminals selected from the output terminals, signal paths that propagate signals of corresponding frequency bands, band pass filters in the signal paths, and variable matching circuits in the signal paths. The circuit states of the variable matching circuits are changed in accordance with a combination of two or more signal paths simultaneously connected to the input terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Morio Takeuchi
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Patent number: 10717409Abstract: The method for a two-stage authorization of a charging operation includes a first stage and a second stage. In the first stage, a control device allocated to the charging station receives a terminal-side proof of authorization transmitted from a mobile terminal device. The first personal authorization of the charging station user is verified on the basis of the terminal-side proof of authorization, without any action of the charging station user being required. With the given first authorization, the charging cable is released. In the second stage, the vehicle-side proof of authorization is received and verified after the vehicle has been connected to the charging cable, whereupon in response to verification of the vehicle-side proof of authorization, a second authorization is carried out, due to which the charging operation is approved.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Inventor: Sebastian Bode