Patents by Inventor Norbert Neurohr

Norbert Neurohr 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).

  • Publication number: 20240039658
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing long term evolution cell specific reference signal rate matching for new radio physical downlink shared channel resource mapping in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may establish a wireless link with a fifth generation new radio cell. Information indicating to perform long term evolution cell specific reference signal rate matching for a physical downlink shared channel for the cell for a long term evolution carrier may be received by the wireless device. A set of rate matching patterns may be selected by the wireless device. Long term evolution cell specific reference signal rate matching for the physical downlink shared channel for the cell may be performed by the wireless device for the long term evolution carrier using the selected set of rate matching patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Balaji Raao, Jia Tang, Norbert Neurohr, Hossam K Shokr, Nico De Laurentiis
  • Patent number: 10862715
    Abstract: An equalizer includes: a channel estimator configured to generate a set of time-domain channel coefficients based on a receive signal; a frequency-domain transformer configured to generate a set of frequency-domain channel coefficients based on a frequency transform of the set of time-domain channel coefficients; an equalizer coefficient generator configured to generate a set of frequency-domain equalizer coefficients based on the set of frequency-domain channel coefficients; a time-domain transformer configured to generate a set of time-domain equalizer coefficients based on a time transform of the set of frequency-domain equalizer coefficients; and a filter configured to filter the receive signal based on a filter function that is based on the set of time-domain equalizer coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Esch, Mihail Petrov, Tobias Scholand, Michael Speth, Norbert Neurohr
  • Publication number: 20180337804
    Abstract: An equalizer includes: a channel estimator configured to generate a set of time-domain channel coefficients based on a receive signal; a frequency-domain transformer configured to generate a set of frequency-domain channel coefficients based on a frequency transform of the set of time-domain channel coefficients; an equalizer coefficient generator configured to generate a set of frequency-domain equalizer coefficients based on the set of frequency-domain channel coefficients; a time-domain transformer configured to generate a set of time-domain equalizer coefficients based on a time transform of the set of frequency-domain equalizer coefficients; and a filter configured to filter the receive signal based on a filter function that is based on the set of time-domain equalizer coefficients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Esch, Mihail Petrov, Tobias Scholand, Michael Speth, Norbert Neurohr
  • Patent number: 8630365
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a transceiver. The transceiver includes a transmitter having a first transmission path configured to transmit a digital baseband signal over a wireline medium. In addition, the transmitter has a second transmission path configured to transmit a radio frequency signal over a wireless medium. Other systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Lantiq Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Neurohr, Axel Clausen, Vladimir Oksman
  • Patent number: 7912165
    Abstract: A method is disclosed, including identifying a preamble in a frame, where the preamble has a preamble length 1. M data items received in succession are stored. The m data items once divided into n portions, where the data items in each portion have respectively been received at successive times and where m and n are natural numbers and the following applies to m and n: m>n, m>1, n>1. The n portions are respectively correlated to the expected values to form component correlation results. Delaying the component correlation results, with at least two component correlation results being delayed by different lengths. The method also includes combining the delayed component correlation results to form a total correlation value. The total correlation value is used to determine whether the m received data items contain the preamble of a frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stefan Herzinger, Andreas Menkhoff, Stefan Meier, Norbert Neurohr
  • Patent number: 7599455
    Abstract: A method and a device for determining an output sequence of output elements from an input sequence of input elements is provided, the method or the device being implemented according to a decision feedback equalizer. The adaptation of coefficients of the equalizer is performed on the basis of an estimated error determined as a function of a scaling (a, c0). According to the invention the scaling (a, c0) is determined such that it differs from a nominal input value by a deviation value during transmission without symbol interference. The deviation value is dependent on non-compensatable inter-symbol interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Norbert Neurohr, Matthias Schöbinger
  • Patent number: 7577217
    Abstract: A detector for a receiver generates a clock phase detection signal and a carrier phase detection signal from of a plurality of clock polyphase signals of an oversampled signal. The detector comprises a plurality of carrier phase detectors, a plurality of variance estimation units, a selection unit and an output unit. Each phase detector determines the carrier phase of a clock polyphase signal and emits a carrier phase signal corresponding to the carrier phase. Each variance estimation unit determines the variance of one of the carrier phase signals. The selection unit compares the variances of the carrier phase signals with one another and emits a selection signal as the clock phase detection signal for selection of that clock polyphase signal whose associated carrier phase has the smallest variance. The output unit emits at least one of the carrier phase signal as the carrier phase detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Andreas Menkhoff, Norbert Neurohr
  • Publication number: 20090190635
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a transceiver. The transceiver includes a transmitter having a first transmission path configured to transmit a digital baseband signal over a wireline medium. In addition, the transmitter has a second transmission path configured to transmit a radio frequency signal over a wireless medium. Other systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Norbert Neurohr, Axel Clausen, Vladimir Oksman
  • Patent number: 7565601
    Abstract: A circuit is disclosed that is designed to carry out add compare select operations for determination of state metrics. The circuit is also designed to carry out a computation operation which goes beyond an add compare select operation for state metric determination, wherein the circuit is either configurable for this purpose and/or has an output for emitting at least one circuit-internal variable which goes beyond the output variable from the add compare select operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Norbert Neurohr, Ingo Feldner, Mario Steinert
  • Publication number: 20070286314
    Abstract: A method is disclosed, including identifying a preamble in a frame, where the preamble has a preamble length 1. M data items received in succession are stored. The m data items once divided into n portions, where the data items in each portion have respectively been received at successive times and where m and n are natural numbers and the following applies to m and n: m>n, m>1, n>1. The n portions are respectively correlated to the expected values to form component correlation results. Delaying the component correlation results, with at least two component correlation results being delayed by different lengths. The method also includes combining the delayed component correlation results to form a total correlation value. The total correlation value is used to determine whether the m received data items contain the preamble of a frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Stefan Herzinger, Andreas Menkhoff, Stefan Meier, Norbert Neurohr
  • Publication number: 20070177702
    Abstract: A method of receiving data includes sampling the data at data sampling points to obtain data samples corresponding to information contained in the data, and sampling the data at intermediate sampling points between the data sampling points to obtain intermediate samples. The data is corrected at at least one intermediate sampling point of the intermediate sampling points depending on at least one of a previous data sample sampled at a data sampling point preceding the at least one intermediate sampling point and a previous intermediate sample sampled at a data sampling point preceding the at least one intermediate sampling point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Anthony Sanders, Matthias Schobinger, Edoardo Prete, Norbert Neurohr, Johannes Sturm, Eva Tatschl-Unterberger, Nicola Dadalt, Daniele Gardellini
  • Publication number: 20060198478
    Abstract: A method and a device for determining an output sequence of output elements from an input sequence of input elements is provided, the method or the device being implemented according to a decision feedback equalizer. The adaptation of coefficients of the equalizer is performed on the basis of an estimated error determined as a function of a scaling (a, c0). According to the invention the scaling (a, c0) is determined such that it differs from a nominal input value by a deviation value during transmission without symbol interference. The deviation value is dependent on non-compensatable inter-symbol interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Norbert Neurohr, Matthias Schobinger
  • Publication number: 20060067438
    Abstract: A detector for a receiver generates a clock phase detection signal and a carrier phase detection signal from of a plurality of clock polyphase signals of an oversampled signal. The detector comprises a plurality of carrier phase detectors, a plurality of variance estimation units, a selection unit and an output unit. Each phase detector determines the carrier phase of a clock polyphase signal and emits a carrier phase signal corresponding to the carrier phase. Each variance estimation unit determines the variance of one of the carrier phase signals. The selection unit compares the variances of the carrier phase signals with one another and emits a selection signal as the clock phase detection signal for selection of that clock polyphase signal whose associated carrier phase has the smallest variance. The output unit emits at least one of the carrier phase signal as the carrier phase detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Andreas Menkhoff, Norbert Neurohr
  • Publication number: 20050193044
    Abstract: A circuit is disclosed that is designed to carry out add compare select operations for determination of state metrics. The circuit is also designed to carry out a computation operation which goes beyond an add compare select operation for state metric determination, wherein the circuit is either configurable for this purpose and/or has an output for emitting at least one circuit-internal variable which goes beyond the output variable from the add compare select operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Norbert Neurohr, Ingo Feldner, Mario Steinert
  • Publication number: 20050008094
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for production of a transmission signal with reduced crest factor having the following method steps: (a) Provision of a transmission signal which is to be transmitted and has at least one peak value in one area; (b) sampling, in particular oversampling of the transmission signal in order to produce sample values; (c) buffer-storage and/or delay of the transmission signal s1(+) corresponding to the delay in the production of a correction function; (d) production of a weighted correction function by detection of whether the magnitude of the transmission signal or of its sample values has exceeded a first threshold in this area of the transmission signal; calculation of a correction factor; production of a weighted correction function from the correction factor and from a predetermined correction function; (e) additives superimposition of the weighted correction function and the delayed and/or buffer-stored transmission signal in order to produce the transmission signal with a
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Ronalf Kramer, Norbert Neurohr, Heinrich Schenk