Patents by Inventor Naranjan Ratnakar

Naranjan Ratnakar 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).

  • STORING LOG LIKELIHOOD RATIOS IN INTERLEAVED FORM TO REDUCE HARDWARD MEMORY
    Publication number: 20090245426
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for storing log likelihood ratios in an interleaved form comprising receiving a plurality of interleaved codewords; obtaining at least one log likelihood ratio (LLR) for the plurality of interleaved codewords; storing the at least one LLR in a memory; deinterleaving the plurality of interleaved codewords after the at least one LLR has been stored in the memory; and performing a bit decision of the deinterleaved codewords using the stored at least one LLR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Naranjan Ratnakar, Jingyuan Liu, Charles Stanski