Patents by Inventor Amit G. Bagchi
Amit G. Bagchi 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).
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Patent number: 7792227Abstract: The present invention provides a method for carrier detection associated with the receipt of MIMO RF packet communications. This involves receiving multiple MIMO RF packet communications with multiple receiver pathways, wherein the RF packet communications each comprise a preamble and data. The RF packet communications are sampled by a carrier detector before, during or after conversion to baseband. The carrier detectors are used to produce a set of carrier detection metrics for each reception pathway. These carrier detection metrics may be combined arithmetically with those of other reception pathways to produce a multi-reception pathway carrier detect. Alternatively, these carrier detection metrics can be processed to produce a logical decision or binary detection signal value associated with each reception pathway, which is then logically combined with the logical decisions of other reception pathways to produce a multi-reception pathway carrier detect.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2005Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: R. Tushar Moorti, Rohit V. Gaikwad, Amit G. Bagchi
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Publication number: 20100208715Abstract: Classifier for communication device. A communication device includes a classifier and a number of PHY (physical layer) receivers communicatively coupled thereto that enable the communication device to process various received signal types. Each of the PHY receivers is operable to perform pre-processing of a received frame (or packet) of data and to calculate a confidence level indicating whether the received frame is intended for that particular PHY receiver; this pre-processing does not involve processing (e.g., demodulation and/or decoding) of the received frame. Those PHY receivers having sufficiently high confidence levels assert claims to the classifier for the received frame. The classifier is operable to arbitrate between competing claims by 2 or more PHY receivers and to ensure that the received frame is provided to the PHY receiver for which it is intended.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Amit G. Bagchi, Joseph Paul Lauer, Srinivasa H. Garlapati, Rohit V. Gaikwad, Joonsuk Kim, Paul Anthony Lettieri
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Patent number: 7751429Abstract: A method for wireless communication begins by determining whether legacy devices are within a proximal region of the wireless communication. The method continues, when at least one legacy device is within the proximal region, formatting a frame to include: a legacy preamble; a signal field; an extended preamble; at least one additional signal field; at least one service field; an inter frame gap; and a data field.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2004Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Jason A. Trachewsky, George Kondylis, Amit G. Bagchi
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Patent number: 7715350Abstract: Classifier for communication device. A communication device includes a classifier and a number of PHY (physical layer) receivers communicatively coupled thereto that enable the communication device to process various received signal types. Each of the PHY receivers is operable to perform pre-processing of a received frame (or packet) of data and to calculate a confidence level indicating whether the received frame is intended for that particular PHY receiver; this pre-processing does not involve processing (e.g., demodulation and/or decoding) of the received frame. Those PHY receivers having sufficiently high confidence levels assert claims to the classifier for the received frame. The classifier is operable to arbitrate between competing claims by 2 or more PHY receivers and to ensure that the received frame is provided to the PHY receiver for which it is intended.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2003Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Amit G. Bagchi, Joseph Paul Lauer, Srinivasa H. Garlapati, Rohit V. Gaikwad, Joonsuk Kim, Paul Anthony Lettieri
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Publication number: 20100093388Abstract: A receiver front end includes a plurality of in-phase and quadrature phase receive processing blocks operable at first and second frequency bands and further includes a plurality of filtering and amplification blocks disposed within a corresponding ingoing signal path, a plurality of received signal strength indicator (RSSI) blocks coupled to receive an ingoing analog signal from a corresponding plurality of nodes disposed throughout the ingoing signal path, each of the plurality of RSSI blocks producing a signal strength indication, and wherein a baseband processor is operable to receive a selected signal strength indication and to produce at least one gain setting to at least one amplification block within the in-phase or quadrature phase receive processing blocks. In operation, the baseband processor receives a signal strength indication from each RSSI block to determine a total amount of gain and appropriate gain distribution within the receive signal path.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventor: AMIT G. BAGCHI
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Publication number: 20100002672Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for wireless communication generate signals by determining whether legacy devices are within a proximal region of the wireless communication. When at least one legacy device is within the proximal region, a frame is formatted to include a preamble field, a signal field, and a data field. Further, the uncoded bits are encoded according to a coding format. The coding format is determined according to bits in the preamble and applicable sub-field lengths.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher J. Hansen, Jason Alexander Trachewsky, Amit G. Bagchi, George Kondylis
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Patent number: 7634241Abstract: A receiver front end includes a plurality of in-phase and quadrature phase receive processing blocks operable at first and second frequency bands and further includes a plurality of filtering and amplification blocks disposed within a corresponding ingoing signal path, a plurality of received signal strength indicator (RSSI) blocks coupled to receive an ingoing analog signal from a corresponding plurality of nodes disposed throughout the ingoing signal path, each of the plurality of RSSI blocks producing a signal strength indication, and wherein a baseband processor is operable to receive a selected signal strength indication and to produce at least one gain setting to at least one amplification block within the in-phase or quadrature phase receive processing blocks. In operation, the baseband processor receives a signal strength indication from each RSSI block to determine a total amount of gain and appropriate gain distribution within the receive signal path.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2006Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Amit G. Bagchi
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Patent number: 7590189Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for wireless communication generate signals by determining whether legacy devices are within a proximal region of the wireless communication. When at least one legacy device is within the proximal region, a frame is formatted to include a preamble field, a signal field, and a data field. Further, the uncoded bits are encoded according to a coding format. The coding format is determined according to bits in the preamble and applicable sub-field lengths.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2005Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Hansen, Jason Alexander Trachewsky, Amit G. Bagchi, George Kondylis
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Patent number: 6988236Abstract: A method for selecting frame encoding parameters to improve transmission performance for a transmitting frame being transmitted from a transmitting station to a receiving station over a transmission medium of a frame-based communications network is provided, the transmitting frame having a header segment and a payload segment, the header segment being transmitted using a fixed set of encoding parameters such that the header segment can be received and decoded by all stations on the network, the payload segment being transmitted using a variable set of payload encoding parameters, the transmitting station sending the transmitting frame using one set of the variable set of payload encoding parameters at a time. The receiving station receives and decodes the header and payload segments of each transmitting frame. The decoding includes computing frame statistics. A plurality of sets from the variable set of payload encoding parameters are selected to form a possible set of payload encoding parameters.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2001Date of Patent: January 17, 2006Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Henry S. Ptasinski, Amit G. Bagchi, Eric Ojard, Jason Alexander Trachewsky
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Patent number: 6882634Abstract: A method for selecting frame encoding parameters to improve transmission performance for a transmitting frame being transmitted from a transmitting station to a receiving station over a transmission medium of a frame-based communications network, the transmitting frame having a header segment and a payload segment, the header segment being transmitted using a fixed set of encoding parameters such that the header segment can be received and decoded by all stations on the network, the payload segment being transmitted using a variable set of payload encoding parameters, the transmitting station sending the transmitting frame using one set of the variable set of payload encoding parameters at a time. The receiving station receives and decodes the header and payload segments of each transmitting frame. The decoding includes computing frame statistics. A plurality of sets are selected from the variable set of payload encoding parameters to form a possible set of payload encoding parameters.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2001Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Amit G. Bagchi, Eric Ojard, Henry S. Ptasinski, Jason Alexander Trachewsky
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Publication number: 20040252641Abstract: Classifier for IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers) 802.11g receiver. A communication device includes a classifier and a number of PHY (physical layer) receivers communicatively coupled thereto that enable the communication device to process various received signal types. Each of the PHY receivers is operable to perform pre-processing of a received frame (or packet) of data and to calculate a confidence level indicating whether the received frame is intended for that particular PHY receiver; this pre-processing does not involve processing (e.g., demodulation and/or decoding) of the received frame. Those PHY receivers having sufficiently high confidence levels assert claims to the classifier for the received frame. The classifier is operable to arbitrate between competing claims by 2 or more PHY receivers and to ensure that the received frame is provided to the PHY receiver for which it is intended.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2003Publication date: December 16, 2004Inventors: Amit G. Bagchi, Joseph Paul Lauer, Srinivasa H. Garlapati, Rohit V. Gaikwad, Joonsuk Kim, Paul Anthony Lettieri
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Publication number: 20020080886Abstract: A method for selecting frame encoding parameters to improve transmission performance for a transmitting frame being transmitted from a transmitting station to a receiving station over a transmission medium of a frame-based communications network is provided, the transmitting frame having a header segment and a payload segment, the header segment being transmitted using a fixed set of encoding parameters such that the header segment can be received and decoded by all stations on the network, the payload segment being transmitted using a variable set of payload encoding parameters, the transmitting station sending the transmitting frame using one set of the variable set of payload encoding parameters at a time. The receiving station receives and decodes the header and payload segments of each transmitting frame. The decoding includes computing frame statistics. A plurality of sets from the variable set of payload encoding parameters are selected to form a possible set of payload encoding parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2001Publication date: June 27, 2002Inventors: Henry S. Ptasinski, Amit G. Bagchi, Eric Ojard, Jason Alexander Trachewsky
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Publication number: 20020057713Abstract: A method for selecting frame encoding parameters to improve transmission performance for a transmitting frame being transmitted from a transmitting station to a receiving station over a transmission medium of a frame-based communications network, the transmitting frame having a header segment and a payload segment, the header segment being transmitted using a fixed set of encoding parameters such that the header segment can be received and decoded by all stations on the network, the payload segment being transmitted using a variable set of payload encoding parameters, the transmitting station sending the transmitting frame using one set of the variable set of payload encoding parameters at a time. The receiving station receives and decodes the header and payload segments of each transmitting frame. The decoding includes computing frame statistics. A plurality of sets are selected from the variable set of payload encoding parameters to form a possible set of payload encoding parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2001Publication date: May 16, 2002Inventors: Amit G. Bagchi, Eric Ojard, Henry S. Ptasinski, Jason Alexander Trachewsky