Patents by Inventor Henk Wymeersch

Henk Wymeersch 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: 11656322
    Abstract: A distributed FMCW radar communication system for interference mitigation in an ego unit comprising at least one RadCom unit arranged for radar sensing in a radar mode and for data communication in a communication mode with at least one target unit by switching between the radar mode and the communication mode in time and using separate frequency bands for the radar mode and the communication mode, using a random medium access technique for communication, where the ego unit comprises a plurality of RadCom units and a control unit adapted to control the plurality of RadCom units to use different starting times and frequency bands based on at least one received control message by means of communication during a radar frame duration (Tf) received by means of the data communication, where the starting times of different FMCW radars are separated sufficiently so as they are orthogonal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: RADCHAT AB
    Inventors: Canan Aydogdu, Henk Wymeersch
  • Patent number: 11601185
    Abstract: A method for optimizing user equipment wireless localization using K reconfigurable intelligent surfaces reflecting signal(s) transmitted between a base station and the user equipment, the method including, whatever an a priori position of the user equipment selecting at least one reconfigurable intelligent surface to activate among the K reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, determining phases of elements of the at least one reconfigurable intelligent surface, by minimizing a predetermined cost function, depending on the a priori position, and accounting for a predetermined position error bound of the user equipment, while ensuring that at most K reconfigurable intelligent surfaces are selected, ensuring that the minimum Euclidian distance between two consecutive selected reconfigurable intelligent surfaces of a predetermined configuration, is strictly higher than a predetermined value limiting interference between additional multipath components generated by the at least one reconfigurable intelligent surfac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
    Inventors: Benoît Denis, Henk Wymeersch
  • Publication number: 20210384958
    Abstract: A method for optimizing user equipment wireless localization using K reconfigurable intelligent surfaces reflecting signal(s) transmitted between a base station and the user equipment, the method including, whatever an a priori position of the user equipment selecting at least one reconfigurable intelligent surface to activate among the K reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, determining phases of elements of the at least one reconfigurable intelligent surface, by minimizing a predetermined cost function, depending on the a priori position, and accounting for a predetermined position error bound of the user equipment, while ensuring that at most K reconfigurable intelligent surfaces are selected, ensuring that the minimum Euclidian distance between two consecutive selected reconfigurable intelligent surfaces of a predetermined configuration, is strictly higher than a predetermined value limiting interference between additional multipath components generated by the at least one reconfigurable intelligent surfac
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
    Inventors: Benoît DENIS, Henk WYMEERSCH
  • Publication number: 20210003662
    Abstract: A distributed FMCW radar communication system for interference mitigation in an ego unit comprising at least one RadCom unit arranged for radar sensing in a radar mode and for data communication in a communication mode with at least one target unit by switching between the radar mode and the communication mode in time and using separate frequency bands for the radar mode and the communication mode, using a random medium access technique for communication, where the ego unit comprises a plurality of RadCom units and a control unit adapted to control the plurality of RadCom units to use different starting times and frequency bands based on at least one received control message by means of communication during a radar frame duration (Tf) received by means of the data communication, where the starting times of different FMCW radars are separated sufficiently so as they are orthogonal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Chalmers Ventures AB
    Inventors: Canan AYDOGDU, Henk WYMEERSCH
  • Patent number: 10454641
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method in a first wireless device (10A) comprises determining (100) an intended pilot sequence that the first wireless device (10A) intends to send to an access node (20), determining (112-116) whether another wireless device (10B; 10N) is using a similar pilot sequence, and transmitting (122) the intended pilot sequence to the access node (20) in a next available time instance in response to a determination that another wireless device (10B, 10N) is not using the similar pilot sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Johnny Karout, Themistoklis Charalambous, Gabor Fodor, L. Srikar Muppirisetty, Henk Wymeersch
  • Patent number: 10320511
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to coordinating the pilot sequences that are used by several wireless devices being served by one or more network nodes. In particular it relates to coordinating pilot signals used by adjacent cells or by cells within a limited area. The disclosure also relates to a pilot coordination unit, to a network node, to a wireless device and to corresponding methods and computer programs. The disclosure proposes a method performed in a pilot coordination unit (120) in a communication system, for coordinating pilot sequences used by several wireless devices (10a, 10b) served by one or more network nodes (110a, 110b). The method comprises obtaining (S12), estimated angles of arrival, of the wireless devices (10a, 10b), in the corresponding serving network nodes (110a, 110b). The method further comprises allocating (S14) pilot sequences, to be used by the wireless devices (10a, 10b) based on the obtained estimated angles of arrival.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Gabor Fodor, Johnny Karout, L. Srikar Muppirisetty, Henk Wymeersch
  • Publication number: 20180241522
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method in a first wireless device (10A) comprises determining (100) an intended pilot sequence that the first wireless device (10A) intends to send to an access node (20), determining (112-116) whether another wireless device (10B; 10N) is using a similar pilot sequence, and transmitting (122) the intended pilot sequence to the access node (20) in a next available time instance in response to a determination that another wireless device (10B, 10N) is not using the similar pilot sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Johnny Karout, Themistoklis Charalambous, Gabor Fodor, L. Srikar Muppirisetty, Henk Wymeersch
  • Publication number: 20180175960
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to coordinating the pilot sequences that are used by several wireless devices being served by one or more network nodes. In particular it relates to coordinating pilot signals used by adjacent cells or by cells within a limited area. The disclosure also relates to a pilot coordination unit, to a network node, to a wireless device and to corresponding methods and computer programs. The disclosure proposes a method performed in a pilot coordination unit (120) in a communication system, for coordinating pilot sequences used by several wireless devices (10a, 10b) served by one or more network nodes (110a, 110b). The method comprises obtaining (S12), estimated angles of arrival, of the wireless devices (10a, 10b), in the corresponding serving network nodes (110a, 110b). The method further comprises allocating (S14) pilot sequences, to be used by the wireless devices (10a, 10b) based on the obtained estimated angles of arrival.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Gabor Fodor, Johnny Karout, L. Srikar Muppirisetty, Henk Wymeersch
  • Patent number: 9329257
    Abstract: A system and corresponding method using a cooperative localization technique for self identifying a location of a wireless device in a wireless network is presented. The system may estimate an arbitrary signal metric as a function of a signal received by the wireless device from the at least one other wireless device in the wireless network. The system may also convert at least one belief representing a distribution of at least one possible location of the at least one other wireless device to generate at least one converted belief. The system may further determine a self-belief as a function of the at least one converted belief and identify a self location, as a function of the self-belief, within the wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Henk Wymeersch, Moe Z. Win, Jaime Lien
  • Patent number: 8315955
    Abstract: A method of equalization used to estimate a transmitted signal given a received output is presented herein. The equalization method involves modeling a transmission channel as a Hidden Markov Model (HMM). The HMM channel is evaluated as a finite state machine. A Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique of sampling and computation is then utilized to estimate the transmitted signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Henk Wymeersch, Moe Z. Win, Faisal M. Kashif
  • Publication number: 20080268873
    Abstract: A system and corresponding method using a cooperative localization technique for self identifying a location of a wireless device in a wireless network is presented. The system may estimate an arbitrary signal metric as a function of a signal received by the wireless device from the at least one other wireless device in the wireless network. The system may also convert at least one belief representing a distribution of at least one possible location of the at least one other wireless device to generate at least one converted belief. The system may further determine a self-belief as a function of the at least one converted belief and identify a self location, as a function of the self-belief, within the wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Henk Wymeersch, Moe Z. Win, Jaime Lien
  • Publication number: 20080140404
    Abstract: A method of equalization used to estimate a transmitted signal given a received output is presented herein. The equalization method involves modeling a transmission channel as a Hidden Markov Model (HMM). The HMM channel is evaluated as a finite state machine. A Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique of sampling and computation is then utilized to estimate the transmitted signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Henk Wymeersch, Moe Z. Win, Faisal M. Kashif