Patents by Inventor Christoph Joetten

Christoph Joetten 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: 10965360
    Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE configured to receive a plurality of beams through a plurality of different receive beam directions, each of the beams including broadcast information on a PBCH. The apparatus may be further configured to determine, for each of a subset of the received beams, a log likelihood ratio (LLR) for coded bits of the broadcast information. The apparatus may be further configured to decode the broadcast information associated with each of the subset of the received beams, and determine a refined receive beam direction based on the determined LLRs and based on whether the broadcast information associated with each of the subset of the received beams fails to decode or is successfully decoded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Andreas Maximilian Schenk, Michael Paul Cyran, Christoph Joetten, Hendrik Schoeneich, Assaf Touboul, Ran Berliner, Shay Landis
  • Publication number: 20190097709
    Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to ensuring that beamforming feedback is substantially coherent across frequency, time, or some other condition. The disclosure relates in some aspects to generating steering matrix feedback (e.g., at an IEEE 802.11 STA). In some aspects, the generation of the steering matrix feedback uses a singular value decomposition (SVD) algorithm that helps ensure coherence of beamforming feedback. In some aspects, coherence may be achieved by ensuring that the Givens rotations of a matrix are always in the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Christoph Joetten, Andreas Schenk, Christian Sgraja
  • Publication number: 20190068270
    Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE configured to receive a plurality of beams through a plurality of different receive beam directions, each of the beams including broadcast information on a PBCH. The apparatus may be further configured to determine, for each of a subset of the received beams, a log likelihood ratio (LLR) for coded bits of the broadcast information. The apparatus may be further configured to decode the broadcast information associated with each of the subset of the received beams, and determine a refined receive beam direction based on the determined LLRs and based on whether the broadcast information associated with each of the subset of the received beams fails to decode or is successfully decoded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Maximilian SCHENK, Michael Paul CYRAN, Christoph JOETTEN, Hendrik SCHOENEICH, Assaf TOUBOUL, Ran BERLINER, Shay LANDIS
  • Patent number: 9083521
    Abstract: A system is provided for transmitting information through a speech codec (in-band) such as found in a wireless communication network. A modulator transforms the data into a spectrally noise-like signal based on the mapping of a shaped pulse to predetermined positions within a modulation frame, and the signal is efficiently encoded by a speech codec. A synchronization sequence provides modulation frame timing at the receiver and is detected based on analysis of a correlation peak pattern. A request/response protocol provides reliable transfer of data using message redundancy, retransmission, and/or robust modulation modes dependent on the communication channel conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christian Sgraja, Marc W. Werner, Christian Pietsch, Wolfgang Granzow, Nikolai K N Leung, Christoph A. Joetten, Pengjun Huang
  • Patent number: 8964788
    Abstract: A system is provided for transmitting information through a speech codec (in-band) such as found in a wireless communication network. A modulator transforms the data into a spectrally noise-like signal based on the mapping of a shaped pulse to predetermined positions within a modulation frame, and the signal is efficiently encoded by a speech codec. A synchronization sequence provides modulation frame timing at the receiver and is detected based on analysis of a correlation peak pattern. A request/response protocol provides reliable transfer of data using message redundancy, retransmission, and/or robust modulation modes dependent on the communication channel conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Nikolai K. N. Leung, Marc W. Werner, Christian Pietsch, Wolfgang Granzow, Christian Sgraja, Christoph A. Joetten, Pengjun Huang
  • Patent number: 8958441
    Abstract: A system is provided for transmitting information through a speech codec (in-band) such as found in a wireless communication network. A modulator transforms the data into a spectrally noise-like signal based on the mapping of a shaped pulse to predetermined positions within a modulation frame, and the signal is efficiently encoded by a speech codec. A synchronization sequence provides modulation frame timing at the receiver and is detected based on analysis of a correlation peak pattern. A request/response protocol provides reliable transfer of data using message redundancy, retransmission, and/or robust modulation modes dependent on the communication channel conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc W. Werner, Christian Pietsch, Christian Sgraja, Wolfgang Granzow, Nikolai K N Leung, Christoph A. Joetten, Pengjun Huang
  • Patent number: 8908819
    Abstract: Processing the synchronization of an inband modem to detect sample slip conditions is disclosed. Decision logic reliably detects the sample slip condition while minimizing the number of false alarms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christian Sgraja, Christian Bernhard Pietsch, Marc W Werner, Christoph A Joetten
  • Patent number: 8855100
    Abstract: Detecting an acknowledgment signal sent from a destination terminal at a source terminal in an in-band communication system is disclosed. A first synchronization sequence followed by a low layer acknowledgement message and a second synchronization sequence followed by a high layer acknowledgement message is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Christian Pietsch, Christian Sgraja, Christoph A Joetten, Nikolai K. Leung, Marc W Werner, Wolfgang Granzow
  • Patent number: 8825480
    Abstract: A system is provided for transmitting information through a speech codec (in-band) such as found in a wireless communication network. A modulator transforms the data into a spectrally noise-like signal based on the mapping of a shaped pulse to predetermined positions within a modulation frame, and the signal is efficiently encoded by a speech codec. A synchronization sequence provides modulation frame timing at the receiver and is detected based on analysis of a correlation peak pattern. A request/response protocol provides reliable transfer of data using message redundancy, retransmission, and/or robust modulation modes dependent on the communication channel conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Christoph A. Joetten, Christian Sgraja, Georg Frank, Pengjun Huang, Christian Pietsch, Marc W. Werner, Ethan R. Duni, Eugene J. Baik
  • Patent number: 8817934
    Abstract: Processing the synchronization of an inband modem to detect sample slip conditions is disclosed. Decision logic reliably detects the sample slip condition while minimizing the number of false alarms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christian Sgraja, Christian Bernhard Pietsch, Marc W Werner, Christoph A Joetten
  • Publication number: 20140169488
    Abstract: A method of signal generation includes selecting a subset of contiguous OFDM symbols from a set of contiguous OFDM symbols, selecting a subset of contiguous subcarriers from a set of subcarriers, and generating a preamble that occupies the subset of contiguous subcarriers in the subset of contiguous OFDM symbols. The preamble includes portions in respective OFDM symbols of the subset of contiguous OFDM symbols. In the time domain each preamble portion corresponds to a repeating sequence of samples when subcarriers outside of the subset of contiguous subcarriers are filtered out. Generating the preamble may include flipping the sign of one or more occurrences of the repeating sequence for a final preamble portion and may include placing modulation symbols on regularly spaced subcarriers in the subset of contiguous subcarriers and phase-shifting the modulation symbols for a respective preamble portion with respect to a previous preamble portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Nicola Varanese, Muhammad Awais Amin, Christoph A. Joetten, Juan Montojo
  • Patent number: 8743864
    Abstract: Acknowledging a source terminal data message from a destination terminal in an in-band communication system is disclosed. A first synchronization sequence followed by a low layer acknowledgement message and a second synchronization sequence followed by a high layer acknowledgement message is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christian Pietsch, Christian Sgraja, Christoph A Joetten, Nikolai K. Leung, Marc W Werner, Wolfgang Granzow
  • Patent number: 8725502
    Abstract: A system is provided for transmitting information through a speech codec (in-band) such as found in a wireless communication network. A modulator transforms the data into a spectrally noise-like signal based on the mapping of a shaped pulse to predetermined positions within a modulation frame, and the signal is efficiently encoded by a speech codec. A synchronization sequence provides modulation frame timing at the receiver and is detected based on analysis of a correlation peak pattern. A request/response protocol provides reliable transfer of data using message redundancy, retransmission, and/or robust modulation modes dependent on the communication channel conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christian Pietsch, Georg Frank, Christian Sgraja, Pengjun Huang, Christoph A. Joetten, Marc W. Werner, Wolfgang Granzow
  • Patent number: 8503517
    Abstract: A system is provided for transmitting information through a speech codec (in-band) such as found in a wireless communication network. A modulator transforms the data into a spectrally noise-like signal based on the mapping of a shaped pulse to predetermined positions within a modulation frame, and the signal is efficiently encoded by a speech codec. A synchronization sequence provides modulation frame timing at the receiver and is detected based on analysis of a correlation peak pattern. A request/response protocol provides reliable transfer of data using message redundancy, retransmission, and/or robust modulation modes dependent on the communication channel conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Pengjun Huang, Christian Pietsch, Christian Sgraja, Georg Frank, Christoph A. Joetten, Marc W. Werner, Wolfgang Granzow
  • Patent number: 8364482
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for obtaining a message type identifier embedded in a vocoder packet via a speech codec (in-band) such as found in a wireless communication network. The vocoder packet is received and decoded. The decoded vocoder packet is filtered until a synchronization signal is detected, with the filtering comprising correlating the decoded vocoder packet with a predetermined sequence to generate the synchronization signal. The polarity of the synchronization signal is determined, and the message type identifier is derived based on the polarity of the detected synchronization signal. A first polarity identifies a first message type, and a second polarity identifies a second message type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christian Sgraja, Christoph A Joetten, Marc W Werner, Christian Pietsch
  • Patent number: 8150686
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for sending a message type identifier through a speech codec (in-band) such as found in a wireless communication network. A first predetermined sequence with noise-like characteristics identifies a first message type. A second predetermined sequence with noise-like characteristics identifies a second message type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christian Pietsch, Marc W Werner, Christoph A Joetten, Christian Sgraja
  • Publication number: 20120027148
    Abstract: Processing the synchronization of an inband modem to detect sample slip conditions is disclosed. Decision logic reliably detects the sample slip condition while minimizing the number of false alarms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christian Sgraja, Christian Bernhard Pietsch, Marc W. Werner, Christoph A. Joetten
  • Publication number: 20120027135
    Abstract: Processing the synchronization of an inband modem to detect sample slip conditions is disclosed. Decision logic reliably detects the sample slip condition while minimizing the number of false alarms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christian Sgraja, Christian Bernhard Pietsch, Marc W. Werner, Christoph A. Joetten
  • Publication number: 20110149847
    Abstract: Detecting an acknowledgment signal sent from a destination terminal at a source terminal in an in-band communication system is disclosed. A first synchronization sequence followed by a low layer acknowledgement message and a second synchronization sequence followed by a high layer acknowledgement message is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christian Pietsch, Christian Sgraja, Christoph A. Joetten, Nikolai K. Leung, Marc W. Werner, Wolfgang Granzow
  • Publication number: 20110142030
    Abstract: Acknowledging a source terminal data message from a destination terminal in an in-band communication system is disclosed. A first synchronization sequence followed by a low layer acknowledgement message and a second synchronization sequence followed by a high layer acknowledgement message is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: CHRISTIAN PIETSCH, CHRISTIAN SGRAJA, CHRISTOPH A. JOETTEN, NIKOLAI K. LEUNG, MARC W. WERNER, WOLFGANG GRANZOW