Patents by Inventor Gerd Spalink
Gerd Spalink 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: 20230296728Abstract: The present disclosure generally pertains to radar determination circuitry configured to: measure a first position of a radar source and a second position of the radar source with respect to a reference coordinate system of a vehicle, wherein the first position and the second position differ from each other for synchronizing the movement of the radar source with a measurement frame including multiple chirp sequences for distinguishing multiple targets; and determine, for each of the multiple targets, a target parameter based on the synchronized movement of the radar source with the measurement frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Daniel Felipe ARDILA PALOMINO, Gerd SPALINK
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Publication number: 20230288531Abstract: The present disclosure generally pertains to radar determination circuitry configured to: obtain a first received radar signal representing a first transmitted radar signal reflected at a scene; obtain a second received radar signal representing a second transmitted radar signal reflected at the scene, wherein the first transmitted radar signal and the second transmitted radar signal have a common chirp repetition frequency, and wherein the first transmitted radar signal is based on a first carrier frequency and the second as transmitted radar signal is based on a second carrier frequency different from the first carrier frequency; and determine an unambiguous parameter based on the first and the second received radar signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Gerd SPALINK, Dmytro RACHKOV
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Patent number: 11532869Abstract: Radar device comprising a transmit antenna array comprising a plurality of transmit antennas each having a phase center; and a receive antenna array comprising a plurality of receive antennas each having a phase center, the transmit antennas being arranged such that their phase centers lie on a first straight line, and the receive antennas being arranged such that their phase centers lie on a second straight line; wherein the transmit antenna array and the receive antenna array are positioned relative to each other such that the first straight line and the second straight line extend in an oblique angle relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Gerd Spalink, Ramona Hotopan
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Publication number: 20210111479Abstract: Radar device comprising a transmit antenna array comprising a plurality of transmit antennas each having a phase center; and a receive antenna array comprising a plurality of receive antennas each having a phase center, the transmit antennas being arranged such that their phase centers lie on a first straight line, and the receive antennas being arranged such that their phase centers lie on a second straight line; wherein the transmit antenna array and the receive antenna array are positioned relative to each other such that the first straight line and the second straight line extend in an oblique angle relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Gerd SPALINK, Ramona HOTOPAN
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Patent number: 10680863Abstract: Modulation apparatus, comprising: a first delta-sigma modulator for providing a digital in-phase signal based on a modulation of an in-phase component of a baseband signal; a second delta-sigma modulator for providing a digital quadrature signal based on a modulation of a quadrature component of the baseband signal; a first multiplicative combiner for combining a carrier signal with the digital in-phase signal and for providing an in-phase output signal; a second multiplicative combiner for combining the carrier signal with the digital quadrature signal and for providing a quadrature output signal; a delay component for generating a 90° phase shift between the in-phase output signal and the quadrature output signal; and an additive output combiner for combining the in-phase output signal and the quadrature output signal and generating a transmit signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Gerd Spalink
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Publication number: 20160294590Abstract: Modulation apparatus, comprising: a first delta-sigma modulator for providing a digital in-phase signal based on a modulation of an in-phase component of a baseband signal; a second delta-sigma modulator for providing a digital quadrature signal based on a modulation of a quadrature component of the baseband signal; a first multiplicative combiner for combining a carrier signal with the digital in-phase signal and for providing an in-phase output signal; a second multiplicative combiner for combining the carrier signal with the digital quadrature signal and for providing a quadrature output signal; a delay component for generating a 90° phase shift between the in-phase output signal and the quadrature output signal; and an additive output combiner for combining the in-phase output signal and the quadrature output signal and generating a transmit signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Gerd SPALINK
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Patent number: 9356708Abstract: A communications system includes a receiver unit connected with a transmission channel. The receiver unit determines a signal power of a first communications signal received over the transmission channel. A transmitter unit is connected with the transmission channel and transmits a second communications signal, wherein a gain of the communications signal being output by the transmitter unit is controllable. A control unit controls the gain of the transmitter unit in response to the determined signal power. At the receiver unit, detection of broadcast signal ingress during data communication is improved and methods for avoiding disturbances between coexisting communications systems may become more reliable. Different distances between successive training symbols suitable for channel estimation may be provided to enhance the noise measurement.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Andreas Schwager, Gerd Spalink
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Patent number: 9281988Abstract: A receiving device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure receives a signal in which a data symbol and invalidation data are arranged. The receiving device includes an amplifying unit that amplifies the input signal and a gain adjusting unit that adjusts gain of the amplifying unit in a section of the invalidation data. The present disclosure can be applied to a receiving device that receives a radio signal of an OFDM system.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hideki Yokoshima, Yoshihisa Takaike, Gerd Spalink
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Patent number: 9203421Abstract: To enable processing of a signal at an appropriate level. An analog section in which an acquired signal is processed in an analog fashion and a digital section in which the signal processed in the analog section is digitally processed are included, wherein the analog section includes an adjustment unit that adjusts a gain discretely and the digital section includes a digital step compensation unit that compensates for discrete gain adjustments in the analog section. The digital step compensation unit responds to a transient step in which a gain steeply converts in the analog section and compensates with inverse characteristics of a transient response. The present technology can be applied to an AGC (Automatic Gain Control) system.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshihisa Takaike, Hideki Yokoshima, Gerd Spalink
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Publication number: 20150180589Abstract: A communications system includes a receiver unit connected with a transmission channel. The receiver unit determines a signal power of a first communications signal received over the transmission channel. A transmitter unit is connected with the transmission channel and transmits a second communications signal, wherein a gain of the communications signal being output by the transmitter unit is controllable. A control unit controls the gain of the transmitter unit in response to the determined signal power. At the receiver unit, detection of broadcast signal ingress during data communication is improved and methods for avoiding disturbances between coexisting communications systems may become more reliable. Different distances between successive training symbols suitable for channel estimation may be provided to enhance the noise measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Andreas SCHWAGER, Gerd SPALINK
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Publication number: 20150162924Abstract: To enable processing of a signal at an appropriate level. An analog section in which an acquired signal is processed in an analog fashion and a digital section in which the signal processed in the analog section is digitally processed are included, wherein the analog section includes an adjustment unit that adjusts a gain discretely and the digital section includes a digital step compensation unit that compensates for discrete gain adjustments in the analog section. The digital step compensation unit responds to a transient step in which a gain steeply converts in the analog section and compensates with inverse characteristics of a transient response. The present technology can be applied to an AGC (Automatic Gain Control) system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Yoshihisa Takaike, Hideki Yokoshima, Gerd Spalink
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Publication number: 20150163084Abstract: A receiving device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure receives a signal in which a data symbol and invalidation data are arranged. The receiving device includes an amplifying unit that amplifies the input signal and a gain adjusting unit that adjusts gain of the amplifying unit in a section of the invalidation data. The present disclosure can be applied to a receiving device that receives a radio signal of an OFDM system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Hideki Yokoshima, Yoshihisa Takaike, Gerd Spalink
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Patent number: 9001919Abstract: A communications system includes a receiver unit connected with a transmission channel. The receiver unit determines a signal power of a first communications signal received over the transmission channel. A transmitter unit is connected with the transmission channel and transmits a second communications signal, wherein a gain of the communications signal being output by the transmitter unit is controllable. A control unit controls the gain of the transmitter unit in response to the determined signal power. At the receiver unit, detection of broadcast signal ingress during data communication is improved and methods for avoiding disturbances between coexisting communications systems may become more reliable. Different distances between successive training symbols suitable for channel estimation may be provided to enhance the noise measurement.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2010Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: SONY CorporationInventors: Andreas Schwager, Gerd Spalink
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Patent number: 8922719Abstract: Circuit for processing an input signal based on at least one reference signal, comprising a phase locked loop demodulator configured to receive a speed control signal and said input signal and further configured to follow a frequency and/or a phase of said input signal at a speed, wherein said speed depends on said speed control signal; and a reference signal detector configured to determine said at least one reference signal and to set said speed by outputting said speed control signal to said phase locked loop demodulator, wherein, if said reference signal detector detects said at least one reference signal, said reference signal detector decreases said speed.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2008Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Gerd Spalink, Ben Eitel
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Patent number: 8849230Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided, including an input attenuator configured to receive an antenna signal and to output a first attenuated signal, the first attenuated signal corresponding to the antenna signal attenuated by a first attenuation factor, the input attenuator being further configured to receive a control signal and to select one of a plurality of predetermined attenuation factors as said first attenuation factor depending on the control signal; an analog to digital converter configured to generate an intermediate signal by digitizing the first attenuated signal; and a digital attenuator configured to receive the intermediate signal and to output a second attenuated signal, the second attenuated signal corresponding to the intermediate signal attenuated by a second attenuation factor, the second attenuation factor being set so as to compensate a gain quantization error of the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: SONY CorporationInventor: Gerd Spalink
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Patent number: 8477875Abstract: A method of demodulation includes determining samples of a modulated analogue audio signal; determining at least one distorted sample of the samples depending on the signal quality of the modulated analogue audio signal; and replacing the distorted sample.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Rolf Noethlings, Gerd Spalink
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Analog TV broadcast signal receiving apparatus and analog TV broadcast signal demodulating apparatus
Patent number: 8264617Abstract: Disclosed herein is an analog television broadcast signal receiving apparatus including: a tuner section configured to convert an analog television broadcast signal into a predetermined intermediate frequency band signal; a demodulation circuit section configured to obtain a picture output signal and a sound intermediate frequency signal from the predetermined intermediate frequency band signal coming from the tuner section; a picture processing circuit section configured to convert the picture output signal into a display-ready picture signal; a sound demodulation processing circuit section configured to demodulate the sound intermediate frequency signal; and a control section.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Takamori, Toshihisa Hyakudai, Nobuaki Tsuchiya, Gerd Spalink -
Publication number: 20120225631Abstract: A semiconductor device (1), comprising: an input attenuator (10) adapted to receive an antenna signal (20) and to output a first attenuated signal (22), the first attenuated signal corresponding to the antenna signal attenuated by a first attenuation factor, the input attenuator being further adapted to receive a control signal (24) and to select one of a plurality of predetermined attenuation factors as said first attenuation factor depending on the control signal; an analogue to digital converter unit (12) adapted to generate an intermediate signal (28) by digitizing said first attenuated signal (22); and a digital attenuator (14) adapted to receive the intermediate signal (28) and to output a second attenuated signal (32), the second attenuated signal corresponding to the intermediate signal attenuated by a second attenuation factor (44), the second attenuation factor being set such as to compensate a gain quantization error of the control signal (24).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Gerd SPALINK
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Publication number: 20120147938Abstract: A communications system includes a receiver unit connected with a transmission channel. The receiver unit determines a signal power of a first communications signal received over the transmission channel. A transmitter unit is connected with the transmission channel and transmits a second communications signal, wherein a gain of the communications signal being output by the transmitter unit is controllable. A control unit controls the gain of the transmitter unit in response to the determined signal power. At the receiver unit, detection of broadcast signal ingress during data communication is improved and methods for avoiding disturbances between coexisting communications systems may become more reliable. Different distances between successive training symbols suitable for channel estimation may be provided to enhance the noise measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Andreas Schwager, Gerd Spalink
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Patent number: 8160277Abstract: Method for outputting an audio signal to an audio output, comprising outputting a first audio signal to said audio output; providing a second audio signal; determining a point in time, wherein at said point in time said first audio signal or a derivative of said first audio signal or a derivative of said second audio signal is essentially equal to zero; switching, at said point in time, said audio output from outputting said first audio signal to outputting said second audio signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2008Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Rolf Noethlings, Gerd Spalink