Patents by Inventor Mauri Nissila
Mauri Nissila 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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Patent number: 11984963Abstract: A radio device receives data from a base station that transmits a first radio signal, carrying a first data block, in a first time window, and a second radio signal, also carrying the first data block, in a different, second time window. The radio device comprises first and second antennas, receive circuitry, and a switch for selectively connecting the receive circuitry to the first antenna or to the second antenna. It is configured to sample the first radio signal, received by the first antenna in the first time window, to generate first sampled data; disconnect the first antenna from the receive circuitry and connect the second antenna; sample the second radio signal, received by the second antenna in the second time window, to generate second sampled data; and use both the first sampled data and the second sampled data to decode the first data block.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Nordic Semiconductor ASAInventor: Mauri Nissilä
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Publication number: 20240057042Abstract: A radio transmitter is configured to operate in accordance with a first predetermined OFDM radio protocol. The transmitter reserves, within a timeslot with a predetermined timeslot duration, a reserved set of time-frequency resource units not available for an OFDM data channel defined by the first protocol. The transmitter allocates, within the timeslot, an allocated set of R time-frequency resource units for the OFDM data channel defined by the first protocol, wherein a number M of time-frequency resource units are included in both the allocated set and the reserved set, wherein the value R is such that R>N and R?M?N, where N is a predetermined maximum number of time-frequency resource units that can be used to carry the data channel. The transmitter then transmits data indicative of the allocated set of R time-frequency resource units and data indicative of the reserved set of time-frequency resource units.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: Nordic Semiconductor ASAInventors: Karol SCHOBER, Mauri NISSILÄ
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Patent number: 11576185Abstract: A method of operating a radio receiver to receive downlink control information from a wireless network over a physical downlink control channel, said method comprising receiving a plurality of downlink control information prospect signals; decoding at least one of said prospect signals to produce a prospect sequence; reading a declared repetition level from said prospect sequence; comparing said declared repetition level with a repetition level specified in a predetermined format hypothesis for said downlink control information to determine whether a match exists; if said match exists, storing at least part of said prospect sequence as a prospect stored portion; and subsequently deriving said downlink control information from a prospect stored portion and using said downlink control information in further communications.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Nordic Semiconductor ASAInventors: Pasi Yliuntinen, Mauri Nissilä, Hanna-Liisa Tiri
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Publication number: 20220303050Abstract: A digital radio receiver receives an encoded digital radio signal comprising a plurality of bits. The receiver determines a plurality of soft bits representing estimates of the bits and stores the soft bits in a rate de-matching buffer. The receiver calculates a first linear combination of soft bits from a first subset of the buffer and a second linear combination of soft bits from a second subset of the buffer. The receiver calculates a ratio between the first and second linear combinations and compares the ratio to an expected value. The receiver then determines its operational state based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: Nordic Semiconductor ASAInventors: Hanna-Liisa TIRI, Mauri NISSILÄ
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Publication number: 20220069885Abstract: A radio device receives data from a base station that transmits a first radio signal, carrying a first data block, in a first time window, and a second radio signal, also carrying the first data block, in a different, second time window. The radio device comprises first and second antennas, receive circuitry, and a switch for selectively connecting the receive circuitry to the first antenna or to the second antenna. It is configured to sample the first radio signal, received by the first antenna in the first time window, to generate first sampled data; disconnect the first antenna from the receive circuitry and connect the second antenna; sample the second radio signal, received by the second antenna in the second time window, to generate second sampled data; and use both the first sampled data and the second sampled data to decode the first data block.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2019Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: Nordic Semiconductor ASAInventor: Mauri NISSILÄ
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Publication number: 20220061060Abstract: A method of operating a radio receiver having a normal mode in which said radio receiver is arranged to seek information by continually monitoring search space candidates and a rejection mode in which said radio receiver stops monitoring one or more of the candidates.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: Nordic Semiconductor ASAInventors: Hanna-Liisa TIRI, Mauri NISSILÄ
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Publication number: 20220061108Abstract: A radio device sends a random-access request message to a base station and receives a random-access response message from the base station. A plurality of data transport blocks are thereafter transmitted in a first direction between the radio device and the base station, but the radio device does not send a connection-setup complete message to the base station until all of the plurality of data transport blocks having been transmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: Nordic Semiconductor ASAInventors: Mauri NISSILÄ, Hanna-Liisa TIRI
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Publication number: 20210266910Abstract: A method of operating a radio receiver to receive downlink control information from a wireless network over a physical downlink control channel, said method comprising receiving a plurality of downlink control information prospect signals; decoding at least one of said prospect signals to produce a prospect sequence; reading a declared repetition level from said prospect sequence; comparing said declared repetition level with a repetition level specified in a predetermined format hypothesis for said downlink control information to determine whether a match exists; if said match exists, storing at least part of said prospect sequence as a prospect stored portion; and subsequently deriving said downlink control information from a prospect stored portion and using said downlink control information in further communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Nordic Semiconductor ASAInventors: Pasi YLIUNTINEN, Mauri NISSILÄ, Hanna-Liisa TIRI
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Patent number: 10972315Abstract: A signal estimator for an OFDM radio receiver is configured to generate a signal power estimate for a reference signal received on a subcarrier from a plurality of OFDM subcarriers. The signal estimator generates a first channel estimate as a first function of a first set of one or more unfiltered reference-signal channel estimates, where the first set includes an unfiltered reference-signal channel estimate. It generates a second channel estimate as a second function of a second set of one or more unfiltered reference-signal channel estimates, where the second set has no unfiltered reference-signal channel estimate in common with the first set. The signal estimator then generates the signal power estimate by multiplying the first channel estimate with the second channel estimate, such that the generated signal power estimate does not increase with the absolute square of any of the unfiltered reference-signal channel estimates in the first and second sets.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Nordic Semiconductor ASAInventor: Mauri Nissilä
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Publication number: 20200336339Abstract: A signal estimator for an OFDM radio receiver is configured to generate a signal power estimate for a reference signal received on a subcarrier from a plurality of OFDM subcarriers. The signal estimator generates a first channel estimate as a first function of a first set of one or more unfiltered reference-signal channel estimates, where the first set includes an unfiltered reference-signal channel estimate. It generates a second channel estimate as a second function of a second set of one or more unfiltered reference-signal channel estimates, where the second set has no unfiltered reference-signal channel estimate in common with the first set. The signal estimator then generates the signal power estimate by multiplying the first channel estimate with the second channel estimate, such that the generated signal power estimate does not increase with the absolute square of any of the unfiltered reference-signal channel estimates in the first and second sets.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Nordic Semiconductor ASAInventor: Mauri NISSILÄ
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Patent number: 9806862Abstract: A method for grouping of CS (and comb values) for DM-RS and SRS on shared time-frequency resources is described. The method includes dividing a RS space into at least a first region and a second region. The method also includes allocating, from the first region, a DM-RS sequence CS and/or a DM-RS comb for a DM-RS; and allocating, from the second region, a SRS sequence CS and/or a SRS comb for a SRS. The DM-RS and the SRS are on the same resources on an uplink shared channel (such as a PUSCH for example). The RS space comprises at least one of a CS set and a IFDM comb set. The CS set and/or the IFDM comb set of the first region is based at least in part on a number of physical resource blocks allocated to the uplink shared channel. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Mauri Nissila, Kari Hooli, Kari Pajukoski, Esa Tiirola
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Patent number: 9532241Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processing core configured to determine a handover failure at the apparatus, the at least one processing core being further configured to compile information relating to the handover failure, the information comprising information on discontinuous reception, DRX, at the apparatus, the at least one processing core being further configured to cause a transmitter comprised in the apparatus to transmit the information relating to the handover failure toward a radio-access network. The information may be comprised in a handover failure report.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2011Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Jussi-Pekka Koskinen, Jarkko Koskela, Lars Dalsgaard, Ilkka Keskitalo, Mikko Uusitalo, Martti Moisio, Juha S. Korhonen, Mauri Nissilä
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Publication number: 20160277155Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for delivering multicell HARQ-ACK/NACK bits are provided. One embodiment is directed to a method that includes selecting, for example by a network node or user equipment, a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission format. In one embodiment, the PUSCH transmission format may be selected based upon a total hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) payload size or network load situation. The selected physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission format may be one of a normal mode or an extended mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventor: Mauri NISSILÄ
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Publication number: 20150312009Abstract: A method for grouping of CS (and comb values) for DM-RS and SRS on shared time-frequency resources is described. The method includes dividing a RS space into at least a first region and a second region. The method also includes allocating, from the first region, a DM-RS sequence CS and/or a DM-RS comb for a DM-RS; and allocating, from the second region, a SRS sequence CS and/or a SRS comb for a SRS. The DM-RS and the SRS are on the same resources on an uplink shared channel (such as a PUSCH for example). The RS space comprises at least one of a CS set and a IFDM comb set. The CS set and/or the IFDM comb set of the first region is based at least in part on a number of physical resource blocks allocated to the uplink shared channel. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Mauri Nissila, Kari Hooli, Kari Pajukoski, Esa Tiirola
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Publication number: 20150065153Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a method for enhanced multiple transmit antenna sounding. The method includes constructing, for example by a UE, an extended precoding matrix with mutually orthogonal column vectors, generating a reference signal (e.g., DMRS or SRS) sequence, precoding the reference signal sequence with each column vector of the extended precoding matrix to form a set of precoded sequences, mapping the set of precoded sequences to mutually orthogonal code, frequency, and/or time resources reserved for reference signals of the UE, and transmitting the references signals to, for example, an eNodeB.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Mauri Nissila, Pekka Janis
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Patent number: 8929427Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus comprising, a sampler configured to receive and sample a signal for producing signal samples; a first configured to receive or determinate a scaling factor for a reliability factor and to determine power or energy of an input signal of an interference canceller; a generator configured to generate an estimated replica of a transmitted desired signal by using the signal samples; a residual processor configured to subtract the estimated replica from the input signal of an interference canceller for generating a residual signal and to determine power or energy of the residual signal; and a divider configured to divide the power or energy of the residual signal by the power or energy of the input signal of an interference canceller and a multiplier configured to multiply a result of the division by the scaling factor of a reliability factor.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2009Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Mauri Nissila
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Publication number: 20140362717Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processing core configured to determine a handover failure at the apparatus, the at least one processing core being further configured to compile information relating to the handover failure, the information comprising information on discontinuous reception, DRX, at the apparatus, the at least one processing core being further configured to cause a transmitter comprised in the apparatus to transmit the information relating to the handover failure toward a radio-access network. The information may be comprised in a handover failure report.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2011Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Jussi-Pekka Koskinen, Jarkko Koskela, Lars Dalsgaard, Ilkka Keskitalo, Mikko Uusitalo, Martti Moisio, Juha S. Korhonen, Mauri Nissilä
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Publication number: 20120044981Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus comprising, a sampler configured to receive and sample a signal for producing signal samples; a first configured to receive or determinate a scaling factor for a reliability factor and to determine power or energy of an input signal of an interference canceller; a generator configured to generate an estimated replica of a transmitted desired signal by using the signal samples; a residual processor configured to subtract the estimated replica from the input signal of an interference canceller for generating a residual signal and to determine power or energy of the residual signal; and a divider configured to divide the power or energy of the residual signal by the power or energy of the input signal of an interference canceller and a multiplier configured to multiply a result of the division by the scaling factor of a reliability factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2009Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventor: Mauri Nissila
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Patent number: 7634704Abstract: The invention relates arranging information bits in an information matrix; encoding rows of the information matrix for generating a base code matrix; generating a parity check row for the base code matrix to obtain an extended code matrix; shifting predetermined rows of the extended code matrix with respect to a preceding row in a predetermined way and generating a following parity check row for obtaining a following extended code matrix in such a way that there are more than two parity check rows in the following extended code matrix; and derotating the rows of the following extended code matrix for generating a multiple parity code matrix.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2006Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Risto Nordman, Mauri Nissilä
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Publication number: 20070245212Abstract: The invention relates to a transmitter comprising: means (304) for arranging information bits in an information matrix; means (304) for encoding rows of the information matrix for generating a base code matrix; means (304) for generating a parity check row for the base code matrix to obtain an extended code matrix; means (304) for shifting predetermined rows of the extended code matrix with respect to a preceding row in a predetermined way and generating a following parity check row for obtaining a following extended code matrix in such a way that there are more than two parity check rows in the following extended code matrix; and means (304) for derotating the rows of the following extended code matrix for generating a multiple parity code matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2006Publication date: October 18, 2007Inventors: Risto Nordman, Mauri Nissila