Patents by Inventor Colin D. Frank
Colin D. Frank 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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Publication number: 20230396470Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for calculating an EVM of a transmitter. An apparatus includes a transceiver that receives, using an unbiased linear minimum mean square error (“MMSE”) equalizer, a transmission signal transmitted via a propagation channel, the signal generated and transmitted using an antenna port at a transmitter, the antenna port comprising a plurality of antennas (N) and an antenna connector for each of the plurality of antennas. The apparatus includes a processor that determines an EVM for the antenna port of the transmitter based on an output of the unbiased linear MMSE equalizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventor: Colin D. Frank
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Publication number: 20230387974Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for meeting an error vector magnitude (EVM) requirement. One method includes setting an EVM requirement for a transmit antenna within a set of transmit antennas of an antenna port. The EVM requirement for the transmit antenna is a EVMreq(m); EVMreq is the EVM requirement for the antenna port for a modulation; and a is based on a function of a number of transmit antennas of the antenna port. The method includes performing a transmission based on the EVM requirement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2021Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventor: Colin D. Frank
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Publication number: 20230291618Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for calculating an EVM of a transmitter. One apparatus includes a processor and a receiver that receives a signal via a propagation channel from an antenna port at a transmitter, the antenna port comprising multiple antennas and with an antenna connector for each antenna. The processor measures the received signal using an unbiased linear MMSE equalizer and calculates an EVM of the antenna port, where the EVM is calculated as 100 times the square root of the mean square error of the symbol estimate at the output of the unbiased linear MMSE equalizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventor: Colin D. Frank
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Publication number: 20230275626Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for calculating an EVM of a transmitter. One apparatus includes a processor and a receiver that receives a multiple-layer MIMO signal from a transmitter via a propagation channel. The processor measures the received multiple-layer MIMO signal using an unbiased linear MMSE MIMO equalizer and calculates an EVM of the transmitter, where the EVM for each transmission layer is calculated as 100 times the square root of the mean square error of the layer estimate at the output of the unbiased linear MMSE MIMO equalizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventor: Colin D. Frank
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Publication number: 20230216570Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting signals with delays. One method includes determining, at a user equipment, a first transmit signal based on a set of modulation symbols. The method includes determining a second transmit signal based on the first transmit signal, wherein the second transmit signal is a delayed copy of the first transmit signal that is delayed by a delay, and the delay is less than a maximum value. The method includes transmitting the first transmit signal from a first antenna of the user equipment. The method includes transmitting the second transmit signal from a second antenna of the user equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Colin D. Frank, Vijay Nangia, Hyejung Jung
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Publication number: 20230198817Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a signal quality using an error vector magnitude. One method includes receiving an output of a user equipment antenna port. The user equipment antenna port includes a linear combination of two or more transmit antennas. The method includes performing normalized maximum ratio combining on the output of the user equipment antenna port to produce a normalized output. The method includes determining a signal quality of the output of the user equipment antenna port. Determining the signal quality includes determining an error vector magnitude using the normalized output.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventor: Colin D. Frank
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Publication number: 20220377676Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink power control. One method includes: receiving a message that configures a set of resources that each includes a downlink resource or an uplink sounding resource and is associated with an uplink transmission beam pattern; receiving scheduling information for an uplink transmission that is associated with a resource of the set of resources; determining an uplink transmission beam pattern associated with the resource; determining a configured maximum output power for the uplink transmission beam pattern that is based on an antenna array property associated with the uplink transmission beam pattern; determining a transmit power for the uplink transmission based on the configured maximum output power; and performing the uplink transmission using the uplink transmission beam pattern based on the transmit power.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Ebrahim MolavianJazi, Vijay Nangia, Hyejung Jung, Colin D. Frank, Robert T. Love, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Hossein Bagheri
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Patent number: 11419067Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink power control. One method includes: receiving a message that configures a set of resources that each includes a downlink resource or an uplink sounding resource and is associated with an uplink transmission beam pattern; receiving scheduling information for an uplink transmission that is associated with a resource of the set of resources; determining an uplink transmission beam pattern associated with the resource; determining a configured maximum output power for the uplink transmission beam pattern that is based on an antenna array property associated with the uplink transmission beam pattern; determining a transmit power for the uplink transmission based on the configured maximum output power; and performing the uplink transmission using the uplink transmission beam pattern based on the transmit power.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Ebrahim MolavianJazi, Vijay Nangia, Hyejung Jung, Colin D. Frank, Robert T. Love, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Hossein Bagheri
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Publication number: 20220015045Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink power control. One method includes: operating a network entity with multiple antenna arrays; determining a first closed-loop power control process for a first set of uplink beam patterns based on a first antenna array of the multiple antenna arrays, wherein at least one receive beam pattern of the first antenna array is used to receive a first uplink transmission using at least one uplink beam pattern; determining a second closed-loop power control process for a second set of uplink beam patterns based on a second antenna array of the multiple antenna arrays, wherein the second antenna array is different from the first antenna array; and indicating to the device in a configuration message the first closed-loop power control process and the second closed-loop power control process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Ebrahim MolavianJazi, Vijay Nangia, Hyejung Jung, Colin D. Frank, Robert T. Love, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Hossein Bagheri
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Patent number: 11134452Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink power control. One method includes: operating a network entity with multiple antenna arrays; determining a first closed-loop power control process for a first set of uplink beam patterns based on a first antenna array of the multiple antenna arrays, wherein at least one receive beam pattern of the first antenna array is used to receive a first uplink transmission using at least one uplink beam pattern; determining a second closed-loop power control process for a second set of uplink beam patterns based on a second antenna array of the multiple antenna arrays, wherein the second antenna array is different from the first antenna array; and indicating to the device in a configuration message the first closed-loop power control process and the second closed-loop power control process.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Ebrahim MolavianJazi, Vijay Nangia, Hyejung Jung, Colin D. Frank, Robert T. Love, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Hossein Bagheri
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Publication number: 20210211998Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink power control. One method includes: receiving a message that configures a set of resources that each includes a downlink resource or an uplink sounding resource and is associated with an uplink transmission beam pattern; receiving scheduling information for an uplink transmission that is associated with a resource of the set of resources; determining an uplink transmission beam pattern associated with the resource; determining a configured maximum output power for the uplink transmission beam pattern that is based on an antenna array property associated with the uplink transmission beam pattern; determining a transmit power for the uplink transmission based on the configured maximum output power; and performing the uplink transmission using the uplink transmission beam pattern based on the transmit power.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Ebrahim MolavianJazi, Vijay Nangia, Hyejung Jung, Colin D. Frank, Robert T. Love, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Hossein Bagheri
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Patent number: 10986593Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink power control. One method includes: receiving a message that configures a set of resources that each includes a downlink resource or an uplink sounding resource and is associated with an uplink transmission beam pattern; receiving scheduling information for an uplink transmission that is associated with a resource of the set of resources; determining an uplink transmission beam pattern associated with the resource; determining a configured maximum output power for the uplink transmission beam pattern that is based on an antenna array property associated with the uplink transmission beam pattern; determining a transmit power for the uplink transmission based on the configured maximum output power; and performing the uplink transmission using the uplink transmission beam pattern based on the transmit power.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Ebrahim MolavianJazi, Vijay Nangia, Hyejung Jung, Colin D. Frank, Robert T. Love, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Hossein Bagheri
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Patent number: 10886974Abstract: A communication device includes a processor subsystem that is in communication with a communication module, which is communicatively coupled to an antenna array to transmit and receive signals. The processor subsystem executes a near-field detection application to perform a method including transmitting, via the antenna array, a signal that is swept across a range of frequencies and receiving any back-scattered signals in the range of frequencies. The method includes determining whether a near-field obstruction exists based on characteristics of the received back-scattered signals. In response to determining that a near-field obstruction exists, the method includes triggering the processor subsystem to perform one or more responsive operations on the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Md Rashidul Islam, Hugh K. Smith, Colin D. Frank
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Publication number: 20200280934Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink power control. One method includes: receiving a message that configures a set of resources that each includes a downlink resource or an uplink sounding resource and is associated with an uplink transmission beam pattern; receiving scheduling information for an uplink transmission that is associated with a resource of the set of resources; determining an uplink transmission beam pattern associated with the resource; determining a configured maximum output power for the uplink transmission beam pattern that is based on an antenna array property associated with the uplink transmission beam pattern; determining a transmit power for the uplink transmission based on the configured maximum output power; and performing the uplink transmission using the uplink transmission beam pattern based on the transmit power.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Ebrahim MolavianJazi, Vijay Nangia, Hyejung Jung, Colin D. Frank, Robert T. Love, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Hossein Bagheri
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Patent number: 10660048Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink power control. One method includes: receiving a message that configures a set of resources that each includes a downlink resource or an uplink sounding resource and is associated with an uplink transmission beam pattern; receiving scheduling information for an uplink transmission that is associated with a resource of the set of resources; determining an uplink transmission beam pattern associated with the resource; determining a configured maximum output power for the uplink transmission beam pattern that is based on an antenna array property associated with the uplink transmission beam pattern; determining a transmit power for the uplink transmission based on the configured maximum output power; and performing the uplink transmission using the uplink transmission beam pattern based on the transmit power.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE LTDInventors: Ebrahim MolavianJazi, Vijay Nangia, Hyejung Jung, Colin D. Frank, Robert T. Love, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Hossein Bagheri
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Patent number: 10645540Abstract: For applying a random phase to blocks within a multicast transmission, methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that communicates with at least one remote unit. The processor divides a downlink transmission into a plurality of phase blocks, each phase block including a plurality of resource blocks. The processor applies a random phase to signals corresponding to each of the plurality of phase blocks, forming a randomly-phased transmission. Moreover, the transceiver transmits the randomly-phased transmission to the at least one remote unit as multicast data.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE LTDInventor: Colin D. Frank
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Publication number: 20200008015Abstract: For applying a random phase to blocks within a multicast transmission, methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that communicates with at least one remote unit. The processor divides a downlink transmission into a plurality of phase blocks, each phase block including a plurality of resource blocks. The processor applies a random phase to signals corresponding to each of the plurality of phase blocks, forming a randomly-phased transmission. Moreover, the transceiver transmits the randomly-phased transmission to the at least one remote unit as multicast data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventor: Colin D. Frank
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Publication number: 20190363759Abstract: A communication device includes a processor subsystem that is in communication with a communication module, which is communicatively coupled to an antenna array to transmit and receive signals. The processor subsystem executes a near-field detection application to perform a method including transmitting, via the antenna array, a signal that is swept across a range of frequencies and receiving any back-scattered signals in the range of frequencies. The method includes determining whether a near-field obstruction exists based on characteristics of the received back-scattered signals. In response to determining that a near-field obstruction exists, the method includes triggering the processor subsystem to perform one or more responsive operations on the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: MD RASHIDUL ISLAM, HUGH K. SMITH, COLIN D. FRANK
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Patent number: 10411765Abstract: A communication device includes a processor subsystem that is in communication with a communication module, which is communicatively coupled to a millimeter wave (mmWave) antenna array to transmit and receive signals. The processor subsystem executes a computer program product of a near-field detection application in memory to perform a method. The mmWave antenna array transmits an mmWave signal that is swept across a range of frequencies and receives any back-scattered signals in the range of frequencies. The processor subsystem determines whether a near-field obstruction exists based on magnitude and phase characteristics of the received back-scattered signals. In response to determining that a near-field obstruction exists, the processor subsystem perform a selected one of: (i) altering a transmission beam transmitted by the communication device; and (ii) triggering an application to execute on the communication device, the application intended to interact with a user of the communication device.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Md Rashidul Islam, Hugh K. Smith, Colin D. Frank
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Publication number: 20190199405Abstract: A communication device includes a processor subsystem that is in communication with a communication module, which is communicatively coupled to a millimeter wave (mmWave) antenna array to transmit and receive signals. The processor subsystem executes a computer program product of a near-field detection application in memory to perform a method. The mmWave antenna array transmits an mmWave signal that is swept across a range of frequencies and receives any back-scattered signals in the range of frequencies. The processor subsystem determines whether a near-field obstruction exists based on magnitude and phase characteristics of the received back-scattered signals. In response to determining that a near-field obstruction exists, the processor subsystem perform a selected one of: (i) altering a transmission beam transmitted by the communication device; and (ii) triggering an application to execute on the communication device, the application intended to interact with a user of the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: MD RASHIDUL ISLAM, HUGH K. SMITH, COLIN D. FRANK