Patents by Inventor Gerd Kilian

Gerd Kilian 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).

  • Publication number: 20200177233
    Abstract: In embodiments, data transmitters and data receivers use, in a first mode, a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern for a repeated transfer of data, and, in a second mode, a third hopping pattern for the single transfer of data, wherein the hopping patterns of the first mode and the second mode are different so that a collision probability in the repeated transmission of data by a further data transmitter in a respectively different mode may be decreased and the transmission reliability may therefore be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Jakob KNEISSL, Josef BERNHARD, Gerd KILIAN, Johannes WECHSLER, Raimund MEYER, Frank OBERNOSTERER
  • Publication number: 20200169349
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a data transmitter having a transmitter configured to transmit a signal and a changer for changing a signal parameter configured to change at least one signal parameter of the signal or a parameter on which the signal parameter of the signal depends, wherein the signal parameter depends on an environmental parameter in an environment of the data transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Thomas KAUPPERT, Hristo PETKOV, Johannes WECHSLER, Jakob KNEISSL, Raphael MZYK, Klaus GOTTSCHALK, Dominik SOLLER, Michael SCHLICHT
  • Publication number: 20200168987
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a data transmitter having a transmitter configured to transmit a signal, wherein at least one signal parameter of the signal depends on an environmental parameter in an environment of the data transmitter, and a shielding unit configured to shield the transmitter or part of the transmitter from the environmental parameter to reduce a receiver-side reconstructable effect of the environmental parameter on the at least one signal parameter and/or a modifier for modifying the signal parameter configured to modify the at least one signal parameter to reduce a receiver-side reconstructable effect of the environmental parameter on the at least one signal parameter, wherein the modifier for modifying the signal parameter is configured to modify the at least one signal parameter directly or a signal derived from a clock signal of a clock generator of the data transmitter on which the signal or generation of the signal depends, in order to modify the at least one signal parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Johannes WECHSLER, Jakob KNEISSL, Dominik SOLLER, Michael SCHLICHT, Thomas KAUPPERT, Hristo PETKOV, Raphael MZYK, Klaus GOTTSCHALK
  • Publication number: 20200162301
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a receiver having a receiving unit and a synchronization unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a data packet having a pilot sequence. The synchronization unit is configured to separately correlate the pilot sequence with at least two partial reference sequences corresponding to a reference sequence for the pilot sequence of the data packet, in order to obtain a partial correlation result for each of the at least two partial reference sequences, wherein the synchronization unit is configured to non-coherently add the partial correlation results in order to obtain a coarse correlation result for the data packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Jörg ROBERT, Jakob KNEIßL
  • Publication number: 20200162300
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a receiver having a receiving unit and a synchronization unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a data packet having a pilot sequence. The synchronization unit is configured to separately correlate the pilot sequence with at least two partial reference sequences corresponding to a reference sequence for the pilot sequence of the data packet, in order to obtain a partial correlation result for each of the at least two partial reference sequences, wherein the synchronization unit is configured to non-coherently add the partial correlation results in order to obtain a coarse correlation result for the data packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Jörg ROBERT, Jakob KNEIßL
  • Patent number: 10574501
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a receiver having a receiving unit and a synchronization unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a data packet having a pilot sequence. The synchronization unit is configured to separately correlate the pilot sequence with at least two partial reference sequences corresponding to a reference sequence for the pilot sequence of the data packet, in order to obtain a partial correlation result for each of the at least two partial reference sequences, wherein the synchronization unit is configured to non-coherently add the partial correlation results in order to obtain a coarse correlation result for the data packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Gerd Kilian, Josef Bernhard, Jörg Robert, Jakob Kneißl
  • Patent number: 10567111
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for transmitting, according to which the payload data included in the data packet is provided with at least one indicator, such that a degree of interference of the received data (e.g. already decided bits) provided by the receiver for receiving data packets (e.g. a simple cost-effective radio chip) can be determined based on the at least one indicator, such that the determined degree of interference can be considered during channel decoding of the channel-coded payload data for increasing efficiency of channel decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Gerd Kilian, Jakob Kneissl, Johannes Wechsler, Josef Bernhard
  • Publication number: 20200052952
    Abstract: A transmitter is configured to transmit at least one signal with a pilot sequence having a plurality of pilot symbols, wherein the transmitter has a signal generator, wherein the signal generator provides the pilot sequence, wherein the signal generator provides the pilot sequence such that the pilot sequence has at least two symbol groups each having at least two pilot symbols, and the symbol groups, when evaluating a signal received by a receiver as a result of the transmission of the signal with respect to a phase, the symbol groups generate phase errors that depend on a temporal off-set between a reference point in time of the transmission of the signal by the transmitter and a value assumed and/or estimated for the evaluation for the reference point in time, said phase errors essentially mutually compensating each other across the symbol groups in the evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Jakob Kneissl, Gerd Kilian, Josef Bernhard, Joerg Robert, Johannes Wechsler, Stefan Ereth, Wolfgang Koch
  • Publication number: 20200052876
    Abstract: A data transmitter for transmitting data to a data receiver is provided, wherein individual communication information is known to the data transmitter and the data receiver, the data transmitter being configured to generate an individual synchronization sequence while using the individual communication information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Raimund MEYER, Dominik SOLLER, Jakob KNEISSL, Johannes WECHSLER, Frank OBERNOSTERER
  • Publication number: 20200052736
    Abstract: The invention refers to a transmitter that emits data in the form of a group of at least two partial telegrams that together include the data and that are shorter than an individual telegram comprising the data. The transmitter emits the group of partial telegrams according to a hopping pattern that refers to times and/or transmission frequencies of the emission of the individual partial telegrams. Furthermore, the transmitter emits the group of partial telegrams several times and at least twice. Furthermore, the invention relates to a receiver and corresponding methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Wolfram STRAUSS, Jakob KNEISSL, Johannes WECHSLER
  • Publication number: 20200044687
    Abstract: In embodiments, instead of a uniform (global) hopping pattern that is used equally by all data transmitters and data receivers of a communication system, data transmitters and the data receiver use an individual hopping pattern for the communication. This individual hopping pattern may depend on an operation and is therefore only used by the data transmitter and the data receiver themselves or by a small group of data transmitters and/or data receivers, which may significantly increase the interference immunity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Johannes WECHSLER, Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Dominik SOLLER, Jakob KNEISSL, Alexej JARRESCH, Raimund MEYER, Frank OBERNOSTERER
  • Publication number: 20200036557
    Abstract: A transmitter is configured to transmit signals each having a pilot sequence including a plurality of pilot sequence symbols, wherein the transmitter includes a signal generator, wherein the signal generator is configured to provide the pilot sequence starting from a base sequence which includes a plurality of base sequence symbols, wherein the signal generator provides the pilot sequence symbols starting from the base sequence symbol successively repeated times, and wherein R is a natural number greater than or equal to two, wherein the base sequence is configured such that a correlation of the pilot sequence with a transmission signal formed from the pilot sequence has a main maximum which is as narrow as possible and/or secondary maximums which are as small as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jakob Kneissl, Gerd Kilian, Josef Bernhard, Joerg Robert, Johannes Wechsler, Dominik Soller, Wolfgang Koch
  • Publication number: 20190394636
    Abstract: A transmitter is configured to communicate with a multiplicity of receivers, and is configured to transmit first data, the first data including a non-unique addressing information addressing a subset of the multiplicity of receivers, the subset including at least two receivers, the transmitter further being configured to transmit second data, the second data including a further addressing information or transmitted according to a further addressing information, the addressing information addressing one receiver (or one group of receivers) of the subset of the multiplicity of receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Michael SCHLICHT, Jakob KNEIßL, Frank NACHTRAB, Johannes WECHSLER, Dominik SOLLER
  • Publication number: 20190373460
    Abstract: The invention refers to a transmitter for emitting at least one signal towards a receiver. A signal generator generates the signal such that the signal includes data content. The data content is modified using an identifier assigned to the transmitter or assigned to the receiver. The invention also refers to a receiver and corresponding methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Jakob KNEIßL, Johannes WECHSLER, Dominik SOLLER
  • Publication number: 20190349032
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a cellular communication network having a base station serving a radio cell and at least one user equipment located within the radio cell, wherein the base station is configured to receive a radio signal from the user equipment and to determine at least one signal property of the received radio signal, wherein the base station is further configured to assign a user equipment identifier to the user equipment based on the a least one determined signal property. The present invention further concerns a base station to be used in the above mentioned cellular network as well as corresponding methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Martin KASPARICK, Renato Luis GARRIDO CAVALCANTE, Dennis WIERUCH, Josef BERNHARD, Gerd KILIAN, Benjamin SACKENREUTER, Bernd HOLFELD, Thomas FEHRENBACH
  • Publication number: 20190306895
    Abstract: A base station is configured to control a wireless communications network cell of a wireless communications network. The base station is configured to establish a connection to a first user equipment and to a second user equipment using a random access process. For establishing the connection to the first user equipment, the base station is configured to use a sequence of a first random access preamble, the sequence having a first length. For establishing the connection of the second user equipment, the base station is configured to use a sequence of a second random access preamble, the sequence having a second length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Martin KASPARICK, Renato Luis GARRIDO CAVALCANTE, Dennis WIERUCH, Josef BERNHARD, Gerd KILIAN, Benjamin SACKENREUTER, Bernd HOLFELD, Thomas FEHRENBACH
  • Publication number: 20190288741
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a transfer method for wirelessly transferring data in a communication system (e.g. a sensor network or telemetry system). The data includes core data and extension data, wherein the core data is encoded and distributed in an interleaved manner to a plurality of core sub-data packets, wherein the extension data is encoded and distributed in an interleaved manner to a plurality of extension sub-data packets, wherein at least a part of the core data contained in the core sub-data packets is needed for receiving the extension data or extension data packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Jörg ROBERT, Jakob KNEIßL, Johannes WECHSLER
  • Patent number: 10411877
    Abstract: A data transmitter for transmitting a data packet to a data receiver via a communication channel includes a generator for generating the data packet and a transmitter for transmitting the data packet. The generator for generating the data packet is configured to generate a data packet having a first data block and a second data block and a predefined first reference sequence and second reference sequence for synchronizing the data receiver, wherein the first reference sequence is longer than the second reference sequence, and wherein in the data packet, the second data block is located between the first reference sequence and the second reference sequence, and the first reference sequence is located between the first data block and the second data block. The transmitter for transmitting the data packet is configured to transmit the data packet to the data receiver via the communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Josef Bernhard, Gerd Kilian, Andreas Tasch
  • Publication number: 20190253102
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a transmission method of wireless transmission of data within a communication system (e.g. a sensor network or telemetry system). The system includes a step of transmitting the data while using at least two time hopping patterns and/or frequency hopping patterns, a second pattern of the at least two patterns being a time- and/or frequency-shifted version of a first pattern of the at least two patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Gerd Kilian, Josef Bernhard, Joerg Robert, Jakob Kneissl, Johannes Wechsler
  • Publication number: 20190253101
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a transmission method for wireless transmission of data within a communication system. The method includes a step of transmitting the data in a manner that is time-synchronized with a reference signal while using a frequency hopping pattern and/or time hopping pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Stefan ERETH, Jakob KNEISSL, Johannes WECHSLER