Patents by Inventor Jack Harriman Winters

Jack Harriman Winters 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: 10484055
    Abstract: A rate-adaptive method of communicating over a multipath wireless communication system uses multiple links such that each end of a link uses multiple transmit and receive antennas. A number of independent streams that are to be transmitted for each link is determined based on an overall system performance measure. In addition, the system may also jointly determine the best modulation, coding, power control, and frequency assignment for each link, based on an overall system performance measure. In OFDM systems, the number of independent streams, as well as the modulation, coding, and power control, may be determined on a tone-by-tone basis based on an overall system performance measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Luo, Nelson Ray Sollenberger, Jack Harriman Winters
  • Patent number: 10243625
    Abstract: A rate-adaptive method of communicating over a multipath wireless communication system uses multiple links such that each end of a link uses multiple transmit and receive antennas. A number of independent streams that are to be transmitted for each link is determined based on an overall system performance measure. In addition, the system may also jointly determine the best modulation, coding, power control, and frequency assignment for each link, based on an overall system performance measure. In OFDM systems, the number of independent streams, as well as the modulation, coding, and power control, may be determined on a tone-by-tone basis based on an overall system performance measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Luo, Nelson Ray Sollenberger, Jack Harriman Winters
  • Publication number: 20180367189
    Abstract: A rate-adaptive method of communicating over a multipath wireless communication system uses multiple links such that each end of a link uses multiple transmit and receive antennas. A number of independent streams that are to be transmitted for each link is determined based on an overall system performance measure. In addition, the system may also jointly determine the best modulation, coding, power control, and frequency assignment for each link, based on an overall system performance measure. In OFDM systems, the number of independent streams, as well as the modulation, coding, and power control, may be determined on a tone-by-tone basis based on an overall system performance measure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hui Luo, Nelson Ray Sollenberger, Jack Harriman Winters
  • Patent number: 10020864
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, process or software that determines an operation between a number of pairs of antennas of a set of antennas. A pair of antennas of the number of pairs of antennas is determined based on the operation. One antenna of the pair of antennas is eliminated from the set of antennas, which results in a reduced number of antennas remaining in the set of antennas. Each of the determining of the operation, the determining of the pair of antennas of the reduced number of antennas and the eliminating of the one antenna of the pair of antennas is repeated in response to the reduced number of antennas being greater than a predetermined number of antennas. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Jack Harriman Winters, Yang-Seok Choi, Byoung-Jo J. Kim, Andreas Molisch, Moe Z. Win, Hui Luo
  • Patent number: 9843364
    Abstract: A rate-adaptive method of communicating over a multipath wireless communication system uses multiple links such that each end of a link uses multiple transmit and receive antennas. A number of independent streams that are to be transmitted for each link is determined based on an overall system performance measure. In addition, the system may also jointly determine the best modulation, coding, power control, and frequency assignment for each link, based on an overall system performance measure. In OFDM systems, the number of independent streams, as well as the modulation, coding, and power control, may be determined on a tone-by-tone basis based on an overall system performance measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Luo, Nelson Ray Sollenberger, Jack Harriman Winters
  • Publication number: 20170207832
    Abstract: A rate-adaptive method of communicating over a multipath wireless communication system uses multiple links such that each end of a link uses multiple transmit and receive antennas. A number of independent streams that are to be transmitted for each link is determined based on an overall system performance measure. In addition, the system may also jointly determine the best modulation, coding, power control, and frequency assignment for each link, based on an overall system performance measure. In OFDM systems, the number of independent streams, as well as the modulation, coding, and power control, may be determined on a tone-by-tone basis based on an overall system performance measure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hui Luo, Nelson Ray Sollenberger, Jack Harriman Winters
  • Patent number: 9543992
    Abstract: A wireless multiple-input multiple output (MIMO) communication system includes signaling simulcasting. Base stations include a plurality of transmit antennas and terminals include a plurality of receive antennas to form MIMO channels. In one embodiment, a simulcasting MIMO wireless communication system includes orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). This arrangement achieves the spectral efficiency advantages of OFDM and simulcasting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Ye Li, Nelson Ray Sollenberger, Jack Harriman Winters
  • Publication number: 20160254852
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, process or software that determines an operation between a number of pairs of antennas of a set of antennas. A pair of antennas of the number of pairs of antennas is determined based on the operation. One antenna of the pair of antennas is eliminated from the set of antennas, which results in a reduced number of antennas remaining in the set of antennas. Each of the determining of the operation, the determining of the pair of antennas of the reduced number of antennas and the eliminating of the one antenna of the pair of antennas is repeated in response to the reduced number of antennas being greater than a predetermined number of antennas. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: JACK HARRIMAN WINTERS, YANG-SEOK CHOI, BYOUNG-JO J. KIM, ANDREAS MOLISCH, MOE Z. WIN, HUI LUO
  • Patent number: 9426009
    Abstract: A MIMO OFDM system includes a plurality of space-time encoders for encoding respective data blocks with independent space-time codes. The transformed data block signals are transmitted by a plurality of transmit antennas and received by a plurality of receive antennas. The received data is pre-whitened prior to maximum likelihood detection. In one embodiment, successive interference cancellation can be sued to improve system performance. Channel parameter estimation can be enhanced by weighting the channel impulse response estimates based upon a deviation from average.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Ye Li, Nelson Ray Sollenberger, Jack Harriman Winters
  • Patent number: 9362999
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, process or software that determines an operation between a number of pairs of antennas of a set of antennas. A pair of antennas of the number of pairs of antennas is determined based on the operation. One antenna of the pair of antennas is eliminated from the set of antennas, which results in a reduced number of antennas remaining in the set of antennas. Each of the determining of the operation, the determining of the pair of antennas of the reduced number of antennas and the eliminating of the one antenna of the pair of antennas is repeated in response to the reduced number of antennas being greater than a predetermined number of antennas. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, LP
    Inventors: Jack Harriman Winters, Yang-Seok Choi, Byoung-Jo J. Kim, Andreas Molisch, Moe Z. Win, Hui Luo
  • Publication number: 20150263795
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, process or software that determines an operation between a number of pairs of antennas of a set of antennas. A pair of antennas of the number of pairs of antennas is determined based on the operation. One antenna of the pair of antennas is eliminated from the set of antennas, which results in a reduced number of antennas remaining in the set of antennas. Each of the determining of the operation, the determining of the pair of antennas of the reduced number of antennas and the eliminating of the one antenna of the pair of antennas is repeated in response to the reduced number of antennas being greater than a predetermined number of antennas. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Jack Harriman Winters, Yang-Seok Choi, Byoung-Jo J. Kim, Andreas Molisch, Moe Z. Win, Hui Luo
  • Patent number: 9059764
    Abstract: A method of performing receive antenna selection is presented. The method executes a determination operation for a set of receive antennas, determines a maximum result of the determination operation for two of the antennas, eliminates one of the two antennas from the set of antennas, and repeats the determination and elimination process until only a predetermined number of antennas remain in the set. The signals from these remaining antennas are then processed. The present invention reduces receiver complexity and cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, LP
    Inventors: Jack Harriman Winters, Yang-Seok Choi, Byoung-Jo J. Kim, Andreas Molisch, Moe Z. Win, Hui Lo
  • Publication number: 20140307837
    Abstract: A method of performing receive antenna selection is presented. The method executes a determination operation for a set of receive antennas, determines a maximum result of the determination operation for two of the antennas, eliminates one of the two antennas from the set of antennas, and repeats the determination and elimination process until only a predetermined number of antennas remain in the set. The signals from these remaining antennas are then processed. The present invention reduces receiver complexity and cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, LP
    Inventors: Jack Harriman Winters, Yang-Seok Choi, Byoung-Jo J. Kim, Andreas Molisch, Moe Z. Win, Hui Lo
  • Publication number: 20140301497
    Abstract: A rate-adaptive method of communicating over a multipath wireless communication system uses multiple links such that each end of a link uses multiple transmit and receive antennas. A number of independent streams that are to be transmitted for each link is determined based on an overall system performance measure. In addition, the system may also jointly determine the best modulation, coding, power control, and frequency assignment for each link, based on an overall system performance measure. In OFDM systems, the number of independent streams, as well as the modulation, coding, and power control, may be determined on a tone-by-tone basis based on an overall system performance measure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Hui Luo, Nelson Ray Sollenberger, Jack Harriman Winters
  • Publication number: 20140226618
    Abstract: A wireless multiple-input multiple output (MIMO) communication system includes signaling simulcasting. Base stations include a plurality of transmit antennas and terminals include a plurality of receive antennas to form MIMO channels. In one embodiment, a simulcasting MIMO wireless communication system includes orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). This arrangement achieves the spectral efficiency advantages of OFDM and simulcasting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Ye Li, Nelson Ray Sollenberger, Jack Harriman Winters
  • Patent number: 8761686
    Abstract: A rate-adaptive method of communicating over a multipath wireless communication system uses multiple links such that each end of a link uses multiple transmit and receive antennas. A number of independent streams that are to be transmitted for each link is determined based on an overall system performance measure. In addition, the system may also jointly determine the best modulation, coding, power control, and frequency assignment for each link, based on an overall system performance measure. In OFDM systems, the number of independent streams, as well as the modulation, coding, and power control, may be determined on a tone-by-tone basis based on an overall system performance measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Hui Luo, Nelson Ray Sollenberger, Jack Harriman Winters
  • Patent number: 8725102
    Abstract: A method of performing receive antenna selection is presented. The method executes a determination operation for a set of receive antennas, determines a maximum result of the determination operation for two of the antennas, eliminates one of the two antennas from the set of antennas, and repeats the determination and elimination process until only a predetermined number of antennas remain in the set. The signals from these remaining antennas are then processed. The present invention reduces receiver complexity and cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, LP
    Inventors: Jack Harriman Winters, Yang-Seok Choi, Byoung-Jo J. Kim, Andreas Molisch, Moe Z. Win, Hui Lo
  • Patent number: 8705452
    Abstract: A wireless multiple-input multiple output (MIMO) communication system includes signaling simulcasting. Base stations include a plurality of transmit antennas and terminals include a plurality of receive antennas to form MIMO channels. In one embodiment, a simulcasting MIMO wireless communication system includes orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). This arrangement achieves the spectral efficiency advantages of OFDM and simulcasting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Ye Li, Nelson Ray Sollenberger, Jack Harriman Winters
  • Publication number: 20130237159
    Abstract: A rate-adaptive method of communicating over a multipath wireless communication system uses multiple links such that each end of a link uses multiple transmit and receive antennas. A number of independent streams that are to be transmitted for each link is determined based on an overall system performance measure. In addition, the system may also jointly determine the best modulation, coding, power control, and frequency assignment for each link, based on an overall system performance measure. In OFDM systems, the number of independent streams, as well as the modulation, coding, and power control, may be determined on a tone-by-tone basis based on an overall system performance measure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Hui Luo, Nelson Ray Sollenberger, Jack Harriman Winters
  • Patent number: 8433258
    Abstract: A rate-adaptive method of communicating over a multipath wireless communication system uses multiple links such that each end of a link uses multiple transmit and receive antennas. A number of independent streams that are to be transmitted for each link is determined based on an overall system performance measure. In addition, the system may also jointly determine the best modulation, coding, power control, and frequency assignment for each link, based on an overall system performance measure. In OFDM systems, the number of independent streams, as well as the modulation, coding, and power control, may be determined on a tone-by-tone basis based on an overall system performance measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Hui Luo, Nelson Ray Sollenberger, Jack Harriman Winters