Patents by Inventor Philipp Walk

Philipp Walk 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: 20230379203
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transmitting data using various Modulation on Zeros schemes are described. In many embodiments, a communication system is utilized that includes a transmitter having a modulator that modulates a plurality of information bits to encode the bits in the zeros of the z-transform of a discrete-time baseband signal. In addition, the communication system includes a receiver having a decoder configured to decode a plurality of bits of information from the samples of a received signal by: determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of a received discrete-time baseband signal based upon samples from a received continuous-time signal, identifying zeros that encode the plurality of information bits, and outputting a plurality of decoded information bits based upon the identified zeros.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung
  • Patent number: 11799704
    Abstract: Communication systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention utilize modulation on zeros. Carrier frequency offsets (CFO) can result in an unknown rotation of all zeros of a received signal's z-transform. Therefore, a binary MOCZ scheme (BMOCZ) can be utilized in which the modulated binary data is encoded using a cycling register code (e.g. CPC or ACPC), enabling receivers to determine cyclic shifts in the BMOCZ symbol resulting from a CFO. Receivers in accordance with several embodiments of the invention include decoders capable of decoding information bits from received discrete-time baseband signals by: estimating a timing offset for the received signal; determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of the received symbol; identifying zeros from the plurality of zeros that encode received bits by correcting fractional rotations resulting from the CFO; and decoding information bits based upon the received bits using a cycling register code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, The Regents of the University of California, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung, Hamid Jafarkhani
  • Patent number: 11765008
    Abstract: Communication systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention utilize modulation on zeros. Carrier frequency offsets (CFO) can result in an unknown rotation of all zeros of a received signal's z-transform. Therefore, a binary MOCZ scheme (BMOCZ) can be utilized in which the modulated binary data is encoded using a cycling register code (e.g. CPC or ACPC), enabling receivers to determine cyclic shifts in the BMOCZ symbol resulting from a CFO. Receivers in accordance with several embodiments of the invention include decoders capable of decoding information bits from received discrete-time baseband signals by: estimating a timing offset for the received signal; determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of the received symbol; identifying zeros from the plurality of zeros that encode received bits by correcting fractional rotations resulting from the CFO; and decoding information bits based upon the received bits using a cycling register code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, The Regents of the University of California, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung, Hamid Jafarkhani
  • Publication number: 20230288517
    Abstract: A method performed by a first device includes communicating, by the first device, with a second device, a line of sight (LOS) determination request including a LOS indicator indicating that a LOS procedure is used in LOS characterization of a transmission between the first device and the second device; transmitting, by the second device, a first set of reference signals, via a first plurality of transmitting resources; and measuring, by the first device, a second set of reference signals, transmitted by the second device, via a second plurality of receiving resources. This method comprises of both embodiments when there is LOS characterization transmission between the first device and the second device, and when there is no LOS characterization transmission between the first device and the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Philippe Sartori, George Calcev, Weimin Xiao
  • Patent number: 11711253
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transmitting data using various Modulation on Zeros schemes are described. In many embodiments, a communication system is utilized that includes a transmitter having a modulator that modulates a plurality of information bits to encode the bits in the zeros of the z-transform of a discrete-time baseband signal. In addition, the communication system includes a receiver having a decoder configured to decode a plurality of bits of information from the samples of a received signal by: determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of a received discrete-time baseband signal based upon samples from a received continuous-time signal, identifying zeros that encode the plurality of information bits, and outputting a plurality of decoded information bits based upon the identified zeros.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung
  • Publication number: 20230128742
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transmitting data using various Modulation on Zeros schemes are described. In many embodiments, a communication system is utilized that includes a transmitter having a modulator that modulates a plurality of information bits to encode the bits in the zeros of the z-transform of a discrete-time baseband signal. In addition, the communication system includes a receiver having a decoder configured to decode a plurality of bits of information from the samples of a received signal by: determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of a received discrete-time baseband signal based upon samples from a received continuous-time signal, identifying zeros that encode the plurality of information bits, and outputting a plurality of decoded information bits based upon the identified zeros.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung
  • Publication number: 20230125428
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for multi-user multiplexing for block transmissions by an electronic device includes generating a user signal that includes a number of first samples in the time domain. The number of first samples are generated based on a discrete-time baseband signal and a predetermined guard period. A discrete Fourier transform (DFT) operation is performed on the number of first samples to obtain a number of second samples in the frequency domain. An interleaving operation is performed on the number of second samples to obtain a number of third samples in the frequency domain. An inverse-DFT (IDFT) operation is performed on the number of third samples to obtain a number of fourth samples in the time domain. A time shifting is performed on the number of fourth samples to obtain a number of shifted fourth samples. A block transmission is sent using the number of shifted fourth samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Weimin Xiao
  • Publication number: 20230092437
    Abstract: Communication systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention utilize modulation on zeros. Carrier frequency offsets (CFO) can result in an unknown rotation of all zeros of a received signal's z-transform. Therefore, a binary MOCZ scheme (BMOCZ) can be utilized in which the modulated binary data is encoded using a cycling register code (e.g. CPC or ACPC), enabling receivers to determine cyclic shifts in the BMOCZ symbol resulting from a CFO. Receivers in accordance with several embodiments of the invention include decoders capable of decoding information bits from received discrete-time baseband signals by: estimating a timing offset for the received signal; determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of the received symbol; identifying zeros from. the plurality of zeros that encode received bits by correcting fractional rotations resulting from the CFO; and decoding information bits based upon the received bits using a cycling register code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, The Regents of the University of California, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung, Hamid Jafarkhani
  • Patent number: 11368196
    Abstract: Communication systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention utilize modulation on zeros. Carrier frequency offsets (CFO) can result in an unknown rotation of all zeros of a received signal's z-transform. Therefore, a binary MOCZ scheme (BMOCZ) can be utilized in which the modulated binary data is encoded using a cycling register code (e.g. CPC or ACPC), enabling receivers to determine cyclic shifts in the BMOCZ symbol resulting from a CFO. Receivers in accordance with several embodiments of the invention include decoders capable of decoding information bits from received discrete-time baseband signals by: estimating a timing offset for the received signal; determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of the received symbol; identifying zeros from the plurality of zeros that encode received bits by correcting fractional rotations resulting from the CFO; and decoding information bits based upon the received bits using a cycling register code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, The Regents of the University of California, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung, Hamid Jafarkhani
  • Patent number: 11362874
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transmitting data using various Modulation on Zeros schemes are described. In many embodiments, a communication system is utilized that includes a transmitter having a modulator that modulates a plurality of information bits to encode the bits in the zeros of the z-transform of a discrete-time baseband signal. In addition, the communication system includes a receiver having a decoder configured to decode a plurality of bits of information from the samples of a received signal by: determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of a received discrete-time baseband signal based upon samples from a received continuous-time signal, identifying zeros that encode the plurality of information bits, and outputting a plurality of decoded information bits based upon the identified zeros.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung
  • Publication number: 20220052898
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transmitting data using various Modulation on Zeros schemes are described. In many embodiments, a communication system is utilized that includes a transmitter having a modulator that modulates a plurality of information bits to encode the bits in the zeros of the z-transform of a discrete-time baseband signal. In addition, the communication system includes a receiver having a decoder configured to decode a plurality of bits of information from the samples of a received signal by: determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of a received discrete-time baseband signal based upon samples from a received continuous-time signal, identifying zeros that encode the plurality of information bits, and outputting a plurality of decoded information bits based upon the identified zeros.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung
  • Publication number: 20220052728
    Abstract: Communication systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention utilize modulation on zeros. Carrier frequency offsets (CFO) can result in an unknown rotation of all zeros of a received signal's z-transform. Therefore, a binary MOCZ scheme (BMOCZ) can be utilized in which the modulated binary data is encoded using a cycling register code (e.g. CPC or ACPC), enabling receivers to determine cyclic shifts in the BMOCZ symbol resulting from a CFO. Receivers in accordance with several embodiments of the invention include decoders capable of decoding information bits from received discrete-time baseband signals by: estimating a timing offset for the received signal; determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of the received symbol; identifying zeros from the plurality of zeros that encode received bits by correcting fractional rotations resulting from the CFO; and decoding information bits based upon the received bits using a cycling register code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, The Regents of the University of California, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung, Hamid Jafarkhani
  • Patent number: 10992353
    Abstract: Communication systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention utilize modulation on zeros. Carrier frequency offsets (CFO) can result in an unknown rotation of all zeros of a received signal's z-transform. Therefore, a binary MOCZ scheme (BMOCZ) can be utilized in which the modulated binary data is encoded using a cycling register code (e.g. CPC or ACPC), enabling receivers to determine cyclic shifts in the BMOCZ symbol resulting from a CFO. Receivers in accordance with several embodiments of the invention include decoders capable of decoding information bits from received discrete-time baseband signals by: estimating a timing offset for the received signal; determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of the received symbol; identifying zeros from the plurality of zeros that encode received bits by correcting fractional rotations resulting from the CFO; and decoding information bits based upon the received bits using a cycling register code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, The Regents of the University of California, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung, Hamid Jafarkhani
  • Patent number: 10992507
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transmitting data using various Modulation on Zeros schemes are described. In many embodiments, a communication system is utilized that includes a transmitter having a modulator that modulates a plurality of information bits to encode the bits in the zeros of the z-transform of a discrete-time baseband signal. In addition, the communication system includes a receiver having a decoder configured to decode a plurality of bits of information from the samples of a received signal by: determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of a received discrete-time baseband signal based upon samples from a received continuous-time signal, identifying zeros that encode the plurality of information bits, and outputting a plurality of decoded information bits based upon the identified zeros.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung
  • Publication number: 20200403664
    Abstract: Communication systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention utilize modulation on zeros. Carrier frequency offsets (CFO) can result in an unknown rotation of all zeros of a received signal's z-transform. Therefore, a binary MOCZ scheme (BMOCZ) can be utilized in which the modulated binary data is encoded using a cycling register code (e.g. CPC or ACPC), enabling receivers to determine cyclic shifts in the BMOCZ symbol resulting from a CFO. Receivers in accordance with several embodiments of the invention include decoders capable of decoding information bits from received discrete-time baseband signals by: estimating a timing offset for the received signal; determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of the received symbol; identifying zeros from the plurality of zeros that encode received bits by correcting fractional rotations resulting from the CFO; and decoding information bits based upon the received bits using a cycling register code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, The Regents of the University of California, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung, Hamid Jafarkhani
  • Publication number: 20200403837
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transmitting data using various Modulation on Zeros schemes are described. In many embodiments, a communication system is utilized that includes a transmitter having a modulator that modulates a plurality of information bits to encode the bits in the zeros of the z-transform of a discrete-time baseband signal. In addition, the communication system includes a receiver having a decoder configured to decode a plurality of bits of information from the samples of a received signal by: determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of a received discrete-time baseband signal based upon samples from a received continuous-time signal, identifying zeros that encode the plurality of information bits, and outputting a plurality of decoded information bits based upon the identified zeros.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung
  • Patent number: 10804982
    Abstract: Communication systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention utilize modulation on zeros. Carrier frequency offsets (CFO) can result in an unknown rotation of all zeros of a received signal's z-transform. Therefore, a binary MOCZ scheme (BMOCZ) can be utilized in which the modulated binary data is encoded using a cycling register code (e.g. CPC or ACPC), enabling receivers to determine cyclic shifts in the BMOCZ symbol resulting from a CFO. Receivers in accordance with several embodiments of the invention include decoders capable of decoding information bits from received discrete-time baseband signals by: estimating a timing offset for the received signal; determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of the received symbol; identifying zeros from the plurality of zeros that encode received bits by correcting fractional rotations resulting from the CFO; and decoding information bits based upon the received bits using a cycling register code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, The Regents of the University of California, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung, Hamid Jafarkhani
  • Patent number: 10797926
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transmitting data using various Modulation on Zeros schemes are described. In many embodiments, a communication system is utilized that includes a transmitter having a modulator that modulates a plurality of information bits to encode the bits in the zeros of the z-transform of a discrete-time baseband signal. In addition, the communication system includes a receiver having a decoder configured to decode a plurality of bits of information from the samples of a received signal by: determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of a received discrete-time baseband signal based upon samples from a received continuous-time signal, identifying zeros that encode the plurality of information bits, and outputting a plurality of decoded information bits based upon the identified zeros.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung
  • Publication number: 20200259534
    Abstract: Communication systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention utilize modulation on zeros. Carrier frequency offsets (CFO) can result in an unknown rotation of all zeros of a received signal's z-transform. Therefore, a binary MOCZ scheme (BMOCZ) can be utilized in which the modulated binary data is encoded using a cycling register code (e.g. CPC or ACPC), enabling receivers to determine cyclic shifts in the BMOCZ symbol resulting from a CFO. Receivers in accordance with several embodiments of the invention include decoders capable of decoding information bits from received discrete-time baseband signals by: estimating a timing offset for the received signal; determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of the received symbol; identifying zeros from the plurality of zeros that encode received bits by correcting fractional rotations resulting from the CFO; and decoding information bits based upon the received bits using a cycling register code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, The Regents of the University of California, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung, Hamid Jafarkhani
  • Publication number: 20190238379
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transmitting data using various Modulation on Zeros schemes are described. In many embodiments, a communication system is utilized that includes a transmitter having a modulator that modulates a plurality of information bits to encode the bits in the zeros of the z-transform of a discrete-time baseband signal. In addition, the communication system includes a receiver having a decoder configured to decode a plurality of bits of information from the samples of a received signal by: determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of a received discrete-time baseband signal based upon samples from a received continuous-time signal, identifying zeros that encode the plurality of information bits, and outputting a plurality of decoded information bits based upon the identified zeros.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicants: California Institute of Technology, Technische Universität Berlin
    Inventors: Philipp Walk, Babak Hassibi, Peter Jung