Patents by Inventor Philip J.C. Children

Philip J.C. Children 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).

  • Semi-coherent timing propagation for GERAN multislot configurations
    Patent number: 8509293
    Abstract: A method for estimating timing in a wireless communication comprises the steps of receiving a plurality of symbol bursts corresponding to a plurality of time slots and selecting a subset of symbols from a first symbol burst of the plurality of symbol bursts. The subset comprises a first midamble symbol. The method further comprises the steps of calculating, for each symbol in the subset, a corresponding midamble estimation error, and determining the lowest calculated midamble estimation error to determine a timing for the first symbol burst. The method further comprises the steps of processing the first symbol burst utilizing the timing determined for the first symbol burst, and processing a second symbol burst of the plurality of symbol bursts utilizing the timing determined for the first symbol burst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Divaydeep Sikri, Erdogan Dede, Farrokh Abrishamkar, Philip J. C. Children, Nico De Laurentiis
  • SEMI-COHERENT TIMING PROPAGATION FOR GERAN MULTISLOT CONFIGURATIONS
    Publication number: 20100046595
    Abstract: A method for estimating timing in a wireless communication comprises the steps of receiving a plurality of symbol bursts corresponding to a plurality of time slots and selecting a subset of symbols from a first symbol burst of the plurality of symbol bursts. The subset comprises a first midamble symbol. The method further comprises the steps of calculating, for each symbol in the subset, a corresponding midamble estimation error, and determining the lowest calculated midamble estimation error to determine a timing for the first symbol burst. The method further comprises the steps of processing the first symbol burst utilizing the timing determined for the first symbol burst, and processing a second symbol burst of the plurality of symbol bursts utilizing the timing determined for the first symbol burst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Divaydeep Sikri, Erdogan Dede, Farrokh Abrishamkar, Philip J.C. Children, Nico De Laurentiis