Patents by Inventor Gregory Steele

Gregory Steele 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: 20250301442
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for obtaining global navigation satellite system (GNSS) measurements utilizing shared resources in a wireless node, such as an access point in a wireless wide area network (WLAN). An example method for obtaining a position estimate with an access point includes receiving, with one or more receive chains in the access point, radio frequency signals associated with a wireless network transmitted from a plurality of user equipment, determining a positioning opportunity, receiving, with at least one of the one or more receive chains, radio frequency signals transmitted from a satellite vehicle based at least in part on determining the positioning opportunity, and estimating a position of the access point based at least in part on the radio frequency signals transmitted from the satellite vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Inventors: Gregory STEELE, Patrick Poon-Cheuk CHAN, Zhiqun LIU, Sarin MATHEN, Sandip HOMCHAUDHURI, Senthilkannan CHANDRASEKARAN, Vincent Knowles JONES, Chun Woo LEE
  • Publication number: 20250298151
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for calibrating a crystal oscillator (XOs) in a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver. An example method for generating XO calibration information includes receiving radio frequency signals from a wireless node, wherein the radio frequency signals include an indication of oscillator temperature information, determining a frequency offset value based at least in part on the radio frequency signals, determining a local oscillator temperature value, determining a frequency correction value based at least in part on the local oscillator temperature value, the frequency offset value, and the indication of oscillator temperature information, and transmitting a calibration report to the wireless node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Inventors: Gregory STEELE, Kapil RAI, Sandip HOMCHAUDHURI, Patrick Poon-Cheuk CHAN
  • Patent number: 10965507
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, apparatuses, wireless nodes, and computer-readable mediums for wireless communications. In one aspect, a method is provide for a Barker-modulated waveform with constant envelope for a wireless local area network (WLAN) signal. A method that may be performed by a transmitter device includes generating a Barker-modulated signal having a constant envelope and transmitting the Barker-modulated signal in a WLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregory Steele, Didier Johannes Richard Van Nee
  • Publication number: 20180091257
    Abstract: A method for multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) communications between a communications device and a client station (STA). The communications device may initiate MU-MIMO transmissions to the STA according to a first modulation and coding scheme (MCS) and a first transmission power. The device may monitor packet error rates (PERs) associated with the MU-MIMO transmissions to the STA and select a second MCS to be used for subsequent MU-MIMO transmissions to the STA based, at least in part, on the PERs and the first transmission power. The device may determine a target transmission power associated with the first MCS and compare the target transmission power with the first transmission power. The selection of the second MCS may be based, at least in part, on the comparison. The device may record PERs associated with the MU-MIMO transmissions, in a PER table, in relation to the first transmission power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Gregory Steele, Ahmed Ragab Elsherif
  • Patent number: 9590707
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication. In one aspect, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a first wireless device, compressed beamforming information from each of a plurality of stations, the compressed beamforming information including a feedback signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) value and compressed feedback matrix. The method also includes determining a multi-user signal-to-interference-plus noise ratio (SINR) metric for each of the plurality of stations based at least in part on the received feedback SNR values and the received compressed feedback matrices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Eugene Baik, Ahmed Ragab Elsherif, Qinghai Gao, Gregory Steele, Srinivas Katar, Didier Johannes Richard van Nee, Ehab Tahir
  • Publication number: 20170063438
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication. In one aspect, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a first wireless device, compressed beamforming information from each of a plurality of stations, the compressed beamforming information including a feedback signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) value and compressed feedback matrix. The method also includes determining a multi-user signal-to-interference-plus noise ratio (SINR) metric for each of the plurality of stations based at least in part on the received feedback SNR values and the received compressed feedback matrices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Eugene Baik, Ahmed Ragab Elsherif, Qinghai Gao, Gregory Steele, Srinivas Katar, Didier Johannes Richard van Nee, Ehab Tahir
  • Patent number: 9312897
    Abstract: A DC offset filter for wide band beamforming receivers is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a first mixer configured to down-convert an RF wideband beamformed signal to generate a first baseband wideband beamformed signal, the RF wideband beamformed signal having a beam pattern selected from a plurality of beam patterns, and a notch filter configured to remove DC offset from the first baseband wideband beamformed signal independent of the beam pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregory Steele, Yossi Tsfati, Haim M Weissman, Mazhareddin Taghivand
  • Patent number: 8743793
    Abstract: A method for providing uplink spatial division multiple access (SDMA) transmission opportunities (TXOP) is described. A demarcation indication may be sent to one or more subscriber stations. An SDMA contention window may be started. An allocation indication may be received. Requested uplink SDMA TXOP resources may be allocated according to the allocation indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Maarten Menzo Wentink, Albert van Zelst, Geert Arnout Awater, Gregory Steele, James Gardner, Didier Johannes Richard van Nee, Vincent K. Jones, IV
  • Publication number: 20140120851
    Abstract: A DC offset filter for wide band beamforming receivers is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a first mixer configured to down-convert an RF wideband beamformed signal to generate a first baseband wideband beamformed signal, the RF wideband beamformed signal having a beam pattern selected from a plurality of beam patterns, and a notch filter configured to remove DC offset from the first baseband wideband beamformed signal independent of the beam pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregory Steele, Yossi Tsfati, Haim M Weissman, Mazhareddin Taghivand
  • Patent number: 8712339
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus a provided for calibrating actual output power of a transmit power sensor for closed loop power control using a quality metric such as error vector magnitude (EVM) to improve power detection accuracy. In aspects, a method for correlating an output of a transmit power sensor with actual output power of a wireless transmitter includes deriving a characteristic correlation between an actual output power of a set of transmit amplifiers and an output power and of a set of corresponding power detection circuits over a range of transmit power levels in a corresponding set of wireless devices; storing the characteristic correlation in a wireless device that is not part of the set from which the characteristic correlation was derived; and sensing an output of a transmit power sensor of the device while the transmitter of the device transmits according to one or more gain settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregory Steele, Michael Kohlmann, James M. Gardner
  • Patent number: 8498363
    Abstract: A base station for compensating for frequency offsets is described. The base station includes a processor and instructions stored in memory. The base station computes a time domain impulse response estimate and applies frequency offset compensation to the time domain impulse response estimate to obtain a time domain offset-compensated impulse response estimate. A frequency domain offset-compensated impulse response estimate is computed. The frequency domain offset-compensated impulse response estimate is used to compute beamforming weights. The base station transmits data using the beamforming weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard Van Nee, Gregory Steele
  • Patent number: 8381151
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for electrical verification of integrated circuits. Methodologies are described for verification of the power and ground distribution systems (PDS) for system-on-a-chip (SoC) and the verification of the interaction of the PDS with the behavior of integrated circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steffen Rochel, David Overhauser, Gregory Steele, Kung Hsu
  • Patent number: 8370779
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for electrical verification of integrated circuits. Methodologies are described for verification of the power and ground distribution systems (PDS) for system-on-a-chip (SoC) and the verification of the interaction of the PDS with the behavior of integrated circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steffen Rochel, David Overhauser, Gregory Steele, Kung Hsu
  • Patent number: 8370778
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for electrical verification of integrated circuits. Methodologies are described for verification of the power and ground distribution systems (PDS) for system-on-a-chip (SoC) and the verification of the interaction of the PDS with the behavior of integrated circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steffen Rochel, David Overhauser, Gregory Steele, Kung Hsu
  • Patent number: 8365125
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for electrical verification of integrated circuits. Methodologies are described for verification of the power and ground distribution systems (PDS) for system-on-a-chip (SoC) and the verification of the interaction of the PDS with the behavior of integrated circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steffen Rochel, David Overhauser, Gregory Steele, Kung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20120264378
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus a provided for calibrating actual output power of a transmit power sensor for closed loop power control using a quality metric such as error vector magnitude (EVM) to improve power detection accuracy. In aspects, a method for correlating an output of a transmit power sensor with actual output power of a wireless transmitter includes deriving a characteristic correlation between an actual output power of a set of transmit amplifiers and an output power and of a set of corresponding power detection circuits over a range of transmit power levels in a corresponding set of wireless devices; storing the characteristic correlation in a wireless device that is not part of the set from which the characteristic correlation was derived; and sensing an output of a transmit power sensor of the device while the transmitter of the device transmits according to one or more gain settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregory Steele, Michael Kohlmann, James M. Gardner
  • Publication number: 20110201282
    Abstract: A base station for compensating for frequency offsets is described. The base station includes a processor and instructions stored in memory. The base station computes a time domain impulse response estimate and applies frequency offset compensation to the time domain impulse response estimate to obtain a time domain offset-compensated impulse response estimate. A frequency domain offset-compensated impulse response estimate is computed. The frequency domain offset-compensated impulse response estimate is used to compute beamforming weights. The base station transmits data using the beamforming weights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Richard Van Nee, Gregory Steele
  • Patent number: 7882464
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for electrical verification of integrated circuits. Methodologies are described for verification of the power and ground distribution systems (PDS) for system-on-a-chip (SoC) and the verification of the interaction of the PDS with the behavior of integrated circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steffen Rochel, David Overhauser, Gregory Steele, Kung Hsu
  • Publication number: 20100008318
    Abstract: A method for providing uplink spatial division multiple access (SDMA) transmission opportunities (TXOP) is described. A demarcation indication may be sent to one or more subscriber stations. An SDMA contention window may be started. An allocation indication may be received. Requested uplink SDMA TXOP resources may be allocated according to the allocation indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Maarten Menzo Wentink, Albert van Zelst, Geert Arnout Awater, Gregory Steele, James Gardner, Didier Johannes Richard van Nee, Vincent K. Jones, IV
  • Patent number: 7421047
    Abstract: A wireless receiver receives signals at a plurality of antennas and the combined signal is compensated for channel distortion. In other aspects, a wireless receiver includes a minimum distance receiver applied to the output of a whitened-matched filter, which combines channel matched filtering and whitening, using one or more antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregory Steele, Richard D.J. van Nee