Patents by Inventor Carsten Hoirup
Carsten Hoirup 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: 11791852Abstract: Embodiments of a circuit, system, and method are disclosed. A beam switch to a beam with a beam configuration from another beam with another beam configuration is detected. In response to the detected beam switch: a tuner setting is determined for an antenna tuner of an antenna element in an antenna array which transmits the first beam with the first beam configuration based on the first beam configuration, the tuner setting associated with the first beam configuration; and an indication of the tuner setting is provided to an impedance matching system of the antenna tuner to compensate for a mismatch between an impedance of the antenna element and impedance of one or more other radio frequency (RF) components of an RF front-end having the antenna element and antenna tuner.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.Inventors: Carsten Hoirup, Matthew Russell Greene
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Publication number: 20220328964Abstract: Embodiments of a circuit, system, and method are disclosed. A beam switch to a beam with a beam configuration from another beam with another beam configuration is detected. In response to the detected beam switch: a tuner setting is determined for an antenna tuner of an antenna element in an antenna array which transmits the first beam with the first beam configuration based on the first beam configuration, the tuner setting associated with the first beam configuration; and an indication of the tuner setting is provided to an impedance matching system of the antenna tuner to compensate for a mismatch between an impedance of the antenna element and impedance of one or more other radio frequency (RF) components of an RF front-end having the antenna element and antenna tuner.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2021Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Carsten Hoirup, Matthew Russell Greene
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Publication number: 20220123768Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, changing a tuning value of a tunable component coupled to an antenna from a first tuning value to a second tuning value during a first stage, and changing the tuning value of the tunable component from the second tuning value to a third tuning value during a second stage that occurs subsequent to the first stage, wherein during each of the first stage and the second stage the antenna is not utilized by a transmitter for communication purposes, wherein the first stage and the second stage are separated from one another by a first active region, and wherein during the first active region the transmitter causes a first signal to be transmitted from the antenna for communication purposes. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: NXP USA, Inc.Inventor: Carsten Hoirup
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Patent number: 11309924Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, changing a tuning value of a tunable component coupled to an antenna from a first tuning value to a second tuning value during a first stage, and changing the tuning value of the tunable component from the second tuning value to a third tuning value during a second stage that occurs subsequent to the first stage, wherein during each of the first stage and the second stage the antenna is not utilized by a transmitter for communication purposes, wherein the first stage and the second stage are separated from one another by a first active region, and wherein during the first active region the transmitter causes a first signal to be transmitted from the antenna for communication purposes. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.Inventor: Carsten Hoirup
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Patent number: 10979095Abstract: A matching system of a communication device that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller that executes instructions facilitating selection of a subset of usage scenarios according to a usage condition of a communication device. An impedance circuit is adjusted based on a subset of different tuning scenarios corresponding to the subset of usage scenarios to facilitate an impedance match to an antenna of the communication device. A group of operational parameters is obtained for each tuning scenario change between the subset of different tuning scenarios. Multiple operational parameters obtained at each of the subset of different tuning scenarios at different times are processed for each tuning scenario and a tuning scenario is selected based on a determination as to which of the processed operational parameters correlates with a predetermined performance goal. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.Inventors: Carsten Hoirup, Keith Manssen, Matthew Russell Greene
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Patent number: 10700719Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, determining an operational criteria associated with a modulation type of a signal modulation. A single write command is generated for applying a group of tuning steps to a matching network of a mobile communication device. The group of tuning steps are determined according to the operational criteria associated with the modulation type of the signal modulation. The single write command is transmitted to a switch controller coupled to the matching network for adjusting settings of the group of switches according to the group of tuning steps to generate a desired tuning value without multiple write commands. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Greene, Carsten Hoirup, Keith Manssen
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Patent number: 10659088Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to provision a matching network that controls one or more operational characteristics of one of a receiver portion and a transmitter portion of the communication device according to a profile describing one or more characteristics of a communication system from which the communication device operates. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: NXP USA, INC.Inventors: Keith R. Manssen, Matthew Russell Greene, Carsten Hoirup
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Patent number: 10624091Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, adjusting a tuning state of a matching network of the communication device, selecting a power offset from among a group of power offsets where the selected power offset is associated with a sub-band of operation of the communication device, and adjusting a value associated with a measured receive power or a transmit power of the communication device based on the selected power offset to generate an offset power value. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventor: Carsten Hoirup
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Publication number: 20190386699Abstract: A matching system of a communication device that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller that executes instructions facilitating selection of a subset of usage scenarios according to a usage condition of a communication device. An impedance circuit is adjusted based on a subset of different tuning scenarios corresponding to the subset of usage scenarios to facilitate an impedance match to an antenna of the communication device. A group of operational parameters is obtained for each tuning scenario change between the subset of different tuning scenarios. Multiple operational parameters obtained at each of the subset of different tuning scenarios at different times are processed for each tuning scenario and a tuning scenario is selected based on a determination as to which of the processed operational parameters correlates with a predetermined performance goal. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Carsten Hoirup, Keith Manssen, Matthew Russell Greene
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Publication number: 20190341947Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, determining an operational criteria associated with a modulation type of a signal modulation. A single write command is generated for applying a group of tuning steps to a matching network of a mobile communication device. The group of tuning steps are determined according to the operational criteria associated with the modulation type of the signal modulation. The single write command is transmitted to a switch controller coupled to the matching network for adjusting settings of the group of switches according to the group of tuning steps to generate a desired tuning value without multiple write commands. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Matthew Greene, Carsten Hoirup, Keith Manssen
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Patent number: 10447333Abstract: A matching network of a communication device that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller that executes instructions facilitating an identifying a subset of usage scenarios based on a usage condition of the communication device and adjusting the matching network device based on a subset of different tuning scenarios corresponding to the subset of usage scenarios. A group of operational parameters is obtained via parametric measurements for each tuning scenario change between the tuning scenarios corresponding to each of the subset of usage scenarios. Multiple operational parameters are averaged corresponding to each of the tuning scenarios to identify an average operational parameter for each tuning scenario, and a tuning scenario is selected from among the subset of different tuning scenarios based on a determination as to which of the average operational parameters correlates with a desired performance goal. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Carsten Hoirup, Keith Manssen, Matthew Russell Greene
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Patent number: 10404295Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, determining, by a controller of a mobile communication device, a phase shift criteria and an amplitude shift criteria associated with a modulation being implemented by the mobile communication device. The controller can determine a group of tuning steps that satisfies the phase and amplitude shift criteria and that provides a desired tuning step for a matching network of the mobile communication device. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Matthew Greene, Carsten Hoirup, Keith Manssen
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Publication number: 20180198482Abstract: A matching network of a communication device that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller that executes instructions facilitating an identifying a subset of usage scenarios based on a usage condition of the communication device and adjusting the matching network device based on a subset of different tuning scenarios corresponding to the subset of usage scenarios. A group of operational parameters is obtained via parametric measurements for each tuning scenario change between the tuning scenarios corresponding to each of the subset of usage scenarios. Multiple operational parameters are averaged corresponding to each of the tuning scenarios to identify an average operational parameter for each tuning scenario, and a tuning scenario is selected from among the subset of different tuning scenarios based on a determination as to which of the average operational parameters correlates with a desired performance goal. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Carsten Hoirup, Keith Manssen, Matthew Russell Greene
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Patent number: 9935674Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, which can include computer instructions to determine a subset of use cases from a group of use cases stored in a memory of a communication device, and to determine a target use case from among the subset of use cases based on an operational parameter associated with a transceiver of the communication device. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Carsten Hoirup, Keith Manssen, Matthew Russell Greene
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Publication number: 20180083657Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to provision a matching network that controls one or more operational characteristics of one of a receiver portion and a transmitter portion of the communication device according to a profile describing one or more characteristics of a communication system from which the communication device operates. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Keith R. Manssen, Matthew Russell Greene, Carsten Hoirup
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Patent number: 9853663Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to provision a matching network that controls one or more operational characteristics of one of a receiver portion and a transmitter portion of the communication device according to a profile describing one or more characteristics of a communication system from which the communication device operates. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Keith R. Manssen, Matthew Russell Greene, Carsten Hoirup
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Publication number: 20170353956Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, adjusting a tuning state of a matching network of the communication device, selecting a power offset from among a group of power offsets where the selected power offset is associated with a sub-band of operation of the communication device, and adjusting a value associated with a measured receive power or a transmit power of the communication device based on the selected power offset to generate an offset power value. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Carsten Hoirup
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Patent number: 9769826Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, adjusting a tuning state of a matching network of the communication device, selecting a power offset from among a group of power offsets where the selected power offset is associated with a sub-band of operation of the communication device, and adjusting a value associated with a measured receive power or a transmit power of the communication device based on the selected power offset to generate an offset power value. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Carsten Hoirup
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Patent number: 9768810Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, determining, by a controller of a mobile communication device, a phase shift criteria and an amplitude shift criteria associated with a modulation being implemented by the mobile communication device. The controller can determine a group of tuning steps that satisfies the phase and amplitude shift criteria and that provides a desired tuning step for a matching network of the mobile communication device. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Matthew Greene, Carsten Hoirup, Keith Manssen
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Publication number: 20170264335Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, which can include computer instructions to determine a subset of use cases from a group of use cases stored in a memory of a communication device, and to determine a target use case from among the subset of use cases based on an operational parameter associated with a transceiver of the communication device. Additional embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Carsten Hoirup, Keith Manssen, Matthew Russell Greene