Abstract: A device for the control of at least one so-called slave appliance provided to be controlled by touch, by at least one so-called master appliance including apparatus for commanding, in particular a control pad, the device including a device for transmitting at least one command sent by action on the apparatus for commanding from the at least one master appliance to the at least one slave appliance; a processor provided for interpreting the at least one command thus transmitted and emulating a touch on the slave appliance corresponding to the at least one command.

Abstract: A wireless transmitter includes a stream parser for generating a plurality of spatial streams from a digital signal and a space time block coder (STBC) for mapping each of the spatial streams to a plurality of space-time streams that each include data and a preamble for estimating a channel transfer function. The transmitter also includes a spatial mapper for spatially expanding each of the space-time streams by applying a spatial expansion matrix to data and to first training symbols used in the preamble to probe a channel experienced by the data and by applying an extension matrix to second training symbols used in the preamble to probe at least one additional dimension of the channel to enable use of beamforming to achieve range extension The spatial expansion matrix and the extension matrix form an overall matrix that has at least two orthogonal columns with different norms.

Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting a digital signal. The method includes generating a plurality of spatial streams from a digital signal and transforming the spatial streams into a plurality of space-time streams. Each of the space-time streams are cycled in the frequency domain among each of a plurality of transmit antennas. The space-time streams are wirelessly transmitted from the plurality of transmit antennas.

Abstract: A device for controlling at least one so-called slave apparatus, by at least one so-called master apparatus, including a tactile user interface, the device including: first apparatus for transmitting at least one so-called controlled image, generated by the at least one slave apparatus to the at least one master apparatus for displaying the at least one controlled image on the at least one master apparatus; second apparatus for transmitting, from at least one master apparatus to the at least one slave apparatus, at least one coordinate of at least one tactile selection performed on the at least one master apparatus with respect to the at least one controlled image; and a processing apparatus for interpreting the at least one tactile selection at the at least one slave apparatus as a function of the at least one coordinate.

Abstract: A transmitter comprises a block generator (109) which divides a data symbol stream into data symbol blocks. A divide processor (111) divides each block into a first set of data symbols stored in a first set buffer (113) and a second set of data symbols stored in a second set buffer (115). A space time block encoder (117) codes the first set in accordance with a space time block code to generate a coded set of data symbols. A parallel processor (119) then creates a plurality of parallel data streams from the coded set and the second set. Each of the parallel data streams is allocated to one of a plurality of antennas (129-135). A plurality of parallel stream transmitters (121-127) transmits the parallel data streams in parallel in a communication channel from the plurality of transmit antennas (129-135).

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for encoding a modulated signal in a communication system. The method comprises generating an initial constellation, applying a vertical axis symmetry to the initial constellation to generate a first resulting constellation, translating the first resulting constellation to a left direction of the initial constellation to produce a left flipped constellation, applying a horizontal axis symmetry to the initial constellation to generate a second resulting constellation, translating the second resulting constellation to an up direction of the initial constellation to produce an up flipped constellation, applying a central axis symmetry to the initial constellation to generate a third resulting constellation; and translating the third resulting constellation to a left-up direction of the initial constellation to produce a left-up flipped constellation.

Abstract: A transmitter comprises a block generator (109) which divides a data symbol stream into data symbol blocks. A divide processor (111) divides each block into a first set of data symbols stored in a first set buffer (113) and a second set of data symbols stored in a second set buffer (115). A space time block encoder (117) codes the first set in accordance with a space time block code to generate a coded set of data symbols. A parallel processor (119) then creates a plurality of parallel data streams from the coded set and the second set. Each of the parallel data streams is allocated to one of a plurality of antennas (129-135). A plurality of parallel stream transmitters (121-127) transmits the parallel data streams in parallel in a communication channel from the plurality of transmit antennas (129-135).

Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting a digital signal. The method includes generating a plurality of spatial streams from a digital signal and transforming the spatial streams into a plurality of space-time streams. Each of the space-time streams are cycled in the frequency domain among each of a plurality of transmit antennas. The space-time streams are wirelessly transmitted from the plurality of transmit antennas.

Abstract: An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) transmitter (100) comprises a symbol generator (103) for generating a first OFDM symbol comprising user data and pilot data where the pilot data comprises a set of predetermined non-orthogonal pilot symbols. A weight generator (109) uses an amplitude estimator (107) for selecting a set of weights for the pilot data of the first OFDM symbol in response to a time domain amplitude variation characteristic of the first OFDM symbol. In particular, the peak to average power ratio may be determined. The set of weights are selected from a discrete alphabet of weights. A weight processor (113) determines a second OFDM symbol by weighting the pilot symbols by the set of weights. The second OFDM symbol is transmitted to a receiver without transmitting identification of the selected set of weights. The receiver may perform a blind detection of the applied weights and may compensate the received pilot symbols for the estimated weight.

Abstract: An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, transmitter comprises a signalling data generator (113) which generates a set of data symbols indicative of physical layer characteristics of data transmissions from the OFDM transmitter (100). A first symbol generator (115) and second symbol generator (117) generates a first and second OFDM signalling symbol by allocating the set of data symbols to subcarriers. The allocation of the physical layer data symbols to subcarriers is different for the first OFDM signalling symbol and the second OFDM signalling symbol. A data packet generator (105) and transmitter (101) generate a data packet and transmit this to an OFDM receiver (300). The OFDM receiver (300) determines the physical layer data symbols by combining the data symbols of corresponding subcarriers of the first and second OFDM signalling symbols and uses the resulting information to decode the user data of the data packet.

Abstract: A wireless transmitter includes a stream parser for generating a plurality of spatial streams from a digital signal and a space time block coder (STBC) for mapping each of the spatial streams to a plurality of space-time streams that each include data and a preamble for estimating a channel transfer function. The transmitter also includes a spatial mapper for spatially expanding each of the space-time streams by applying a spatial expansion matrix to data and to first training symbols used in the preamble to probe a channel experienced by the data and by applying an extension matrix to second training symbols used in the preamble to probe at least one additional dimension of the channel to enable use of beamforming to achieve range extension The spatial expansion matrix and the extension matrix form an overall matrix that has at least two orthogonal columns with different norms.

Abstract: Multiple Transmit Multiple Receive Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (‘OFDM’) comprising generating bit streams and corresponding sets of N frequency domain carrier amplitudes ({tilde over (s)}(kN+j), 0?j?N?1) modulated as OFDM symbols subsequently to be transmitted from a transmitter, where k is the OFDM symbol number and j indicates the corresponding OFDM carrier number. Affix information is inserted at the transmitter into guard intervals between consecutive time domain OFDM symbols and are used at the receiver to estimate the Channel Impulse Response (Hlm) of the transmission channels, the estimated Channel Impulse Response (?lm) being used to demodulate the bit streams in the signals received at the receiver.

Abstract: An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, transmitter comprises a signalling data generator (113) which generates a set of data symbols indicative of physical layer characteristics of data transmissions from the OFDM transmitter (100). A first symbol generator (115) and second symbol generator (117) generates a first and second OFDM signalling symbol by allocating the set of data symbols to subcarriers. The allocation of the physical layer data symbols to subcarriers is different for the first OFDM signalling symbol and the second OFDM signalling symbol. A data packet generator (105) and transmitter (101) generate a data packet and transmit this to an OFDM receiver (300). The OFDM receiver (300) determines the physical layer data symbols by combining the data symbols of corresponding subcarriers of the first and second OFDM signalling symbols and uses the resulting information to decode the user data of the data packet.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for encoding a modulated signal in a communication system. The method comprises generating an initial constellation, applying a vertical axis symmetry to the initial constellation to generate a first resulting constellation, translating the first resulting constellation to a left direction of the initial constellation to produce a left flipped constellation, applying a horizontal axis symmetry to the initial constellation to generate a second resulting constellation, translating the second resulting constellation to an up direction of the initial constellation to produce an up flipped constellation, applying a central axis symmetry to the initial constellation to generate a third resulting constellation; and translating the third resulting constellation to a left-up direction of the initial constellation to produce a left-up flipped constellation.

Abstract: A method for conversion of signals between analog and digital characterised by; applying a non-linear transfer function to an input signal, such that the relation between the quantisation levels of the converter and the input signal vary as a non-linear function of the magnitude of the input signal. The non-linear transfer function is related to the probability density function of the input signal so that larger quantisation bins of the converter correspond to less probable values of the input signal.

Abstract: An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) transmitter (100) comprises a symbol generator (103) for generating a first OFDM symbol comprising user data and pilot data where the pilot data comprises a set of predetermined non-orthogonal pilot symbols. A weight generator (109) uses an amplitude estimator (107) for selecting a set of weights for the pilot data of the first OFDM symbol in response to a time domain amplitude variation characteristic of the first OFDM symbol. In particular, the peak to average power ratio may be determined. The set of weights are selected from a discrete alphabet of weights. A weight processor (113) determines a second OFDM symbol by weighting the pilot symbols by the set of weights. The second OFDM symbol is transmitted to a receiver without transmitting identification of the selected set of weights. The receiver may perform a blind detection of the applied weights and may compensate the received pilot symbols for the estimated weight.

Abstract: A method is provided to compensate for environmental factors experienced by a wireless signal during transmission between a transmitter and a receiver. The method begins by receiving a wireless signal that includes a data frame having a preamble used to estimate a quantity (e.g., a channel transfer function) relating to signal quality. A portion of the preamble includes information specifying at least one parameter defining a format employed by the data frame. The selected portion of the preamble is decoded and a value for the quantity is estimated using the received preamble, including the decoded selected portion thereof. A signal is demodulated based at least in part on the estimated value of the quantity.

Abstract: Multiple Transmit Multiple Receive Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (‘OFDM’) comprising generating bit streams and corresponding sets of N frequency domain carrier amplitudes ({tilde over (s)}(kN+j), 0?j?N?1) modulated as OFDM symbols subsequently to be transmitted from a transmitter, where k is the OFDM symbol number and j indicates the corresponding OFDM carrier number. Affix information is inserted at the transmitter into guard intervals between consecutive time domain OFDM symbols and are used at the receiver to estimate the Channel Impulse Response (Hlm) of the transmission channels, the estimated Channel Impulse Response (?lm) being used to demodulate the bit streams in the signals received at the receiver.

Abstract: A method for analog to digital conversion (ADC) characterised by; applying a non-linear transfer function to an input signal, such that the relation between the quantisation levels of the converter and the input signal vary as a non-linear function of the magnitude of the input signal. The non-linear transfer function is related to an at least approximate measurement of probability density function ‘p(x)’ of said input signal so that larger quantisation bins of the converter correspond to less probable values of the input signal. The relation is iteratively updated by updating quantisation levels.

Abstract: A receiver (103) for receiving an Ultra Wide Band (UWB) signal comprises a receiver front end (105) coupled to symbol point correlators (107). The symbol point correlators (107) comprise a first plurality of correlators which generates correlated signal values around a first symbol decision point of a first symbol by correlating the received UWB signal with a local replica. The first plurality of correlators are time offset with respect to each other to generate first time offset correlated signal values. The time offsets are typically significantly less than the timing jitter of transmit and receive oscillators. The symbol point correlators (107) are coupled to a joint estimator (109) which determines a symbol value of the first symbol in response to the first time offset correlated signal values by joint detection of the symbol value and a time offset of the UWB signal. The invention may effectively reduce time jitter noise to a value determined by the relative time offset between the correlators.