Patents by Inventor Frank Huertgen

Frank Huertgen 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: 11483191
    Abstract: A wireless device includes a radio transceiver, and a digital transmitter configured to transmit, via the radio transceiver, a first data symbol, and to transmit, via the radio transceiver, a repetition of the first data symbol immediately after the first data symbol, where the first data symbol forms a cyclic prefix for the repetition of the first data symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Roland Hellfajer, Michael Speth, Peter Ascheuer, Frank Huertgen, Tobias Scholand, Jan Ellenbeck, Admir Burnic, Giuseppe Lipuma, Sven Dortmund, Thomas Esch, Romeo Lopez Soto, Markus Schlamann
  • Publication number: 20210392600
    Abstract: Examples provide a method for clock calibration. A wireless communication device includes a first clock and a second clock. The first clock is turned off but the second clock runs during the inactive state of the wireless communication device. A frequency offset of the first clock is measured with respect to a reference frequency based on a signal received from a network. A virtual timer, which is a software-based timer is updated based on the frequency offset. A drift of the second clock is measured over a predetermined time interval based on the virtual timer. The virtual timer is restored based on the drift after wake-up from the inactive state. Alternatively, a clock frequency relation between the first clock and the second clock may be measured and a phase locked loop (PLL) may be controlled based on the measured clock frequency relation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Bernd SCHMANDT, Frank HUERTGEN, Michael Mike MEIXNER, Admir BURNIC, Stefan MEYER, Stefan MUELLER-WEINFURTNER, Bernd SCHALLER
  • Publication number: 20210099329
    Abstract: A wireless device includes a radio transceiver, and a digital transmitter configured to transmit, via the radio transceiver, a first data symbol, and to transmit, via the radio transceiver, a repetition of the first data symbol immediately after the first data symbol, where the first data symbol forms a cyclic prefix for the repetition of the first data symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Roland Hellfajer, Michael Speth, Peter Ascheuer, Frank Huertgen, Tobias Scholand, Jan Ellenbeck, Admir Burnic, Giuseppe Lipuma, Sven Dortmund, Thomas Esch, Romeo Lopez Soto, Markus Schlamann
  • Patent number: 10285118
    Abstract: According to an example, a communication terminal is described comprising a determiner configured to determine cell search control information including at least a radio access technology to be searched for, a search duration, a number of search iterations, a number of antennas to be used for the search and based on at least one of information about the current radio conditions that the communication terminal is experiencing, position of the terminal, historical information about the presence of the radio cells at the position of the communication terminal, communication terminal attach history in terms of moving from some specific RATs/cells to other specific RATs/cells, proximity sensors' information and a transceiver configured to perform a cell search based on the determined cell search control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Umer Salim, Tudor Murgan, Thorsten Clevorn, Herbert Dawid, Jean-Xavier Canonici, Frank Huertgen, Peter Ascheuer, Almansor Kerroum, Sonja Stefan-Vetten
  • Patent number: 10122522
    Abstract: A synchronization device includes a receiver circuit configured to receive data from a first radio network during a first time interval and to receive data from a second radio network during a second time interval; a frequency synchronization circuit configured to control a common system clock based on first data received from the first radio network and based on second data received from the second radio network; and a timing synchronization circuit configured to time-synchronize data reception based on the common system clock and based on a free running clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Admir Burnic, Frank Huertgen
  • Patent number: 9974024
    Abstract: A circuit according to an example includes a receiver circuit configured to receive a signal including a data stream, the data stream including at least one block of data, a block of the at least one block of data including at least two sub-blocks, a payload of the block being redundantly encoded in the at least two sub-blocks, and the at least two sub-blocks of the block being consistently arranged over time inside the block. The circuit further includes a control circuit configured to switch the receiver circuit into a non-ready-to-receive state during at least a part of at least one of the at least two sub-blocks of the block, when an enable condition is fulfilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Speth, Armin Haeutle, Frank Huertgen, Biswajit Dey, Markus Jordan
  • Publication number: 20170181068
    Abstract: According to an example, a communication terminal is described comprising a determiner configured to determine cell search control information including at least a radio access technology to be searched for, a search duration, a number of search iterations, a number of antennas to be used for the search and based on at least one of information about the current radio conditions that the communication terminal is experiencing, position of the terminal, historical information about the presence of the radio cells at the position of the communication terminal, communication terminal attach history in terms of moving from some specific RATs/cells to other specific RATs/cells, proximity sensors' information and a transceiver configured to perform a cell search based on the determined cell search control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Umer SALIM, Tudor MURGAN, Thorsten CLEVORN, Herbert DAWID, Jean-Xavier CANONICI, Frank HUERTGEN, Peter ASCHEUER, Almansor KERROUM, Sonja STEFAN-VETTEN
  • Publication number: 20160316434
    Abstract: A circuit according to an example includes a receiver circuit configured to receive a signal including a data stream, the data stream including at least one block of data, a block of the at least one block of data including at least two sub-blocks, a payload of the block being redundantly encoded in the at least two sub-blocks, and the at least two sub-blocks of the block being consistently arranged over time inside the block. The circuit further includes a control circuit configured to switch the receiver circuit into a non-ready-to-receive state during at least a part of at least one of the at least two sub-blocks of the block, when an enable condition is fulfilled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Speth, Armin Haeutle, Frank Huertgen, Biswajit Dey, Markus Jordan
  • Patent number: 9473951
    Abstract: A mobile communication apparatus is provided, which may have a receiver, and may ascertain whether a movement of the apparatus is below a prescribed limit and on that basis may prompt the receiver of the mobile communication apparatus to perform a signal reception quality measurement. A mobile communication apparatus is also provided, which may have a transmission/reception device, and may ascertain whether a movement of the apparatus is below a prescribed limit based on a set of radio cells in a mobile radio communication that is active, a radio cell that serves the mobile communication apparatus, or a set of adjacent radio cells that is configured for the mobile communication apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Huertgen, Roland Hellfajer
  • Publication number: 20160277174
    Abstract: A synchronization device includes a receiver circuit configured to receive data from a first radio network during a first time interval and to receive data from a second radio network during a second time interval; a frequency synchronization circuit configured to control a common system clock based on first data received from the first radio network and based on second data received from the second radio network; and a timing synchronization circuit configured to time-synchronize data reception based on the common system clock and based on a free running clock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Admir Burnic, Frank Huertgen
  • Publication number: 20140274068
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is described comprising a transceiver configured to establish, for each of a plurality of radio cells, a radio link to a base station operating the radio cell; a determiner configured to determine, for each radio cell, a timing of a downlink signal transmitted from the base station operating the radio cell to the mobile terminal and configured to determine, based on the timings, a timing for a receive window in which the transceiver is to buffer signal samples received via the radio cells and a controller configured to control the transceiver to buffer signal samples received via the radio cells during the receive window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Herbert Dawid, Roland Hellfajer, Frank Budke, Alper Ceylan, Frank Huertgen, Peter Ascheuer, Georg Diernhofer
  • Publication number: 20130337848
    Abstract: A mobile communication apparatus is provided which has a receiver, an ascertainment device which is set up to ascertain whether the movement of the mobile communication apparatus is below a prescribed limit and a control device which is set up to prompt the receiver to perform a signal reception quality measurement on the basis of whether the movement of the mobile communication apparatus is below the prescribed limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Frank Huertgen, Roland Hellfajer
  • Patent number: 7876720
    Abstract: A differential clock pulse compensation is performed between the clock-pulse system (23) of a digital line-connected data interface and the asynchronous clock-pulse system (22) of a digital wireless data interface. A characteristic variable (20, 21) for the asynchronous differential clock pulse between the clock-pulse systems (22, 23) is monitored hereby. The data rate of the data (15, 16) transmitted over the line-connected data interface is adapted depending on the characteristic variable (20, 21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Frank Huertgen, Bernd Schmandt
  • Publication number: 20070165678
    Abstract: A differential clock pulse compensation is performed between the clock-pulse system (23) of a digital line-connected data interface and the asynchronous clock-pulse system (22) of a digital wireless data interface. A characteristic variable (20, 21) for the asynchronous differential clock pulse between the clock-pulse systems (22, 23) is monitored hereby. The data rate of the data (15, 16) transmitted over the line-connected data interface is adapted depending on the characteristic variable (20, 21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Frank Huertgen, Bernd Schmandt
  • Patent number: 7085373
    Abstract: A detection circuit and method for detecting AC voltage pulses at a defined frequency relate to first transforming an input signal to a low-frequency signal by multiplying the input signal by a mixing frequency. This down-mixed signal can then be filtered and evaluated. The circuit is particularly suitable for identifying charge unit signals in the telephone network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Thomas Hauser, Frank Hürtgen, Christian Kranz