Patents by Inventor Amir Shwartz

Amir Shwartz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9813081
    Abstract: Certain aspects relate to methods and apparatus for identifying which antenna module is attached to a baseband module port at runtime. For example, an apparatus includes a first radio frequency (RF) module that generates first RF signals based on first intermediate frequency (IF) signals corresponding to a known sequence, and outputs the first RF signals for transmission via a first antenna element, a second RF module that obtains the first RF signals via a second antenna element and processes the first RF signals to generate second IF signals, and a baseband module having first and second ports and generates the first IF signals, to determine which port of the first or second RF modules is coupled to, based on at least one of the first or second IF signals, and to configure at least one of the first or second RF module, according to known configurations, based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Natan Tamari, Amir Shwartz
  • Publication number: 20170230920
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for wireless communication, and more particularly, to methods and apparatus for controlling spurious emissions on devices that support millimeter wave communications. An example method includes providing a local oscillator (LO) signal generated by an LO chain to at least one of a baseband portion or a radio frequency (RF) portion coupled to the baseband portion, detecting interference in the LO signal, and controlling a gain component of the LO chain to adjust an amplitude of the LO signal, based on the detected interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventor: Amir SHWARTZ
  • Publication number: 20170222668
    Abstract: Certain aspects relate to methods and apparatus for identifying which antenna module is attached to a baseband module port at runtime. For example, an apparatus includes a first radio frequency (RF) module that generates first RF signals based on first intermediate frequency (IF) signals corresponding to a known sequence, and outputs the first RF signals for transmission via a first antenna element, a second RF module that obtains the first RF signals via a second antenna element and processes the first RF signals to generate second IF signals, and a baseband module having first and second ports and generates the first IF signals, to determine which port of the first or second RF modules is coupled to, based on at least one of the first or second IF signals, and to configure at least one of the first or second RF module, according to known configurations, based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Natan TAMARI, Amir SHWARTZ
  • Patent number: 9673918
    Abstract: One aspect of this disclosure provides an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus comprises a low noise amplifier (LNA), an attenuator, and a processing system. The attenuator is configured to receive a signal from the LNA, generate a first attenuated signal based on the received signal, and generate a second attenuated signal based on the received signal. The processing system is configured to measure a first signal strength of the first attenuated signal at a position and measure a second signal strength of the second attenuated signal at the position. The processing system is further configured to determine a first value based on the first signal strength and the second signal strength and determine a second value based on the first attenuated signal and the second attenuated signal. The processing system is also configured to adjust a current of the LNA if the first value exceeds the second value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Amir Shwartz, Elad Hadari