Patents by Inventor Reinhard Rueckriem

Reinhard Rueckriem 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).

  • Patent number: 8953722
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to controlled transmission of data in a data transmission system. Data from data interface elements may be transmitted in a controlled manner during the guard intervals or cyclic expansions of received RF signals. The received RF signals may be initially analyzed by a receiver to gather its characteristics. Based on the characteristics, the data interface elements are instructed to transfer the data during the guard intervals of the incoming RF signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Rueckriem, Michael Flath
  • Patent number: 8811924
    Abstract: A diversity receiver includes a plurality of receiver circuits that are configured to receive and process the received radio frequency signals. A channel estimator is coupled to at least one of the plurality of receiver circuits and is configured to determine at least one channel estimation value for the received radio frequency signals. A controller is coupled to the channel estimator and to at least one of the plurality of receiver circuits and is configured to selectively activate or deactivate the at least one of the plurality of receiver circuits based on the determined at least one channel estimation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventor: Reinhard Rueckriem
  • Patent number: 8498594
    Abstract: A diversity receiver includes a plurality of antennas to receive radio frequency signals. A plurality of receiver circuits are each coupled to a respective one of the plurality of antennas to process the received radio frequency signals, and a channel estimator is coupled to at least one of the receiver circuits to determine at least one of channel estimation values for the received radio frequency signals. A controller is coupled to the channel estimator and to at least one of the receiver circuits and selectively activates or deactivates the at least one receiver circuit based on the determined at least one channel estimation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventor: Reinhard Rueckriem
  • Patent number: 8428538
    Abstract: A radio receiver comprises a processing unit configured to subject a received radio signal to signal switching. A control unit is configured to output a control signal indicative of information related to the signal switching. A channel estimator is coupled to an output of the processing unit and configured to provide channel parameters based on the control signal received from the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Huebner, Reinhard Rueckriem
  • Patent number: 8411659
    Abstract: In a method for controlling the data flow on a radio link between a WLAN base station and a WLAN mobile station, the data rate on the radio link is reduced for in each case one time period (36, 37) at time intervals (35). One preferred field of application for the method is to restrict general or unauthorized transmission of a telephone call via the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventor: Reinhard Rueckriem
  • Patent number: 8385866
    Abstract: A diversity receiver includes a plurality of receiver circuits that are configured to receive and process the received radio frequency signals. A channel estimator is coupled to at least one of the plurality of receiver circuits and is configured to determine at least one channel estimation value for the received radio frequency signals. A controller is coupled to the channel estimator and to at least one of the plurality of receiver circuits and is configured to selectively activate or deactivate the at least one of the plurality of receiver circuits based on the determined at least one channel estimation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
    Inventor: Reinhard Rueckriem
  • Publication number: 20120106682
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to controlled transmission of data in a data transmission system. Data from data interface elements may be transmitted in a controlled manner during the guard intervals or cyclic expansions of received RF signals. The received RF signals may be initially analyzed by a receiver to gather its characteristics. Based on the characteristics, the data interface elements are instructed to transfer the data during the guard intervals of the incoming RF signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Reinhard RUECKRIEM, Michael FLATH
  • Publication number: 20120087361
    Abstract: In a method for controlling the data flow on a radio link between a WLAN base station and a WLAN mobile station, the data rate on the radio link is reduced for in each case one time period (36, 37) at time intervals (35). One preferred field of application for the method is to restrict general or unauthorized transmission of a telephone call via the Internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventor: Reinhard Rueckriem
  • Publication number: 20120076242
    Abstract: A diversity receiver includes a plurality of antennas to receive radio frequency signals. A plurality of receiver circuits are each coupled to a respective one of the plurality of antennas to process the received radio frequency signals, and a channel estimator is coupled to at least one of the receiver circuits to determine at least one of channel estimation values for the received radio frequency signals. A controller is coupled to the channel estimator and to at least one of the receiver circuits and selectively activates or deactivates the at least one receiver circuit based on the determined at least one channel estimation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventor: Reinhard Rückriem
  • Patent number: 8098778
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to controlled transmission of data in a data transmission system. Data from data interface elements may be transmitted in a controlled manner during the guard intervals or cyclic expansions of received RF signals. The received RF signals may be initially analyzed by a receiver to gather its characteristics. Based on the characteristics, the data interface elements are instructed to transfer the data during the guard intervals of the incoming RF signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Rueckriem, Michael Flath
  • Patent number: 8081608
    Abstract: In a method for controlling the data flow on a radio link between a WLAN base station and a WLAN mobile station, the data rate on the radio link is reduced for in each case one time period (36, 37) at time intervals (35). One preferred field of application for the method is to restrict general or unauthorized transmission of a telephone call via the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Reinhard Rueckriem
  • Publication number: 20110195682
    Abstract: A diversity receiver includes a plurality of receiver circuits that are configured to receive and process the received radio frequency signals. A channel estimator is coupled to at least one of the plurality of receiver circuits and is configured to determine at least one channel estimation value for the received radio frequency signals. A controller is coupled to the channel estimator and to at least one of the plurality of receiver circuits and is configured to selectively activate or deactivate the at least one of the plurality of receiver circuits based on the determined at least one channel estimation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Reinhard Rückriem
  • Patent number: 7925230
    Abstract: A diversity receiver includes a plurality of antennas to receive radio frequency signals. A plurality of receiver circuits are each coupled to a respective one of the plurality of antennas to process the received radio frequency signals, and a channel estimator is coupled to at least one of the receiver circuits to determine at least one of channel estimation values for the received radio frequency signals. A controller is coupled to the channel estimator and to at least one of the receiver circuits and selectively activates or deactivates the at least one receiver circuit based on the determined at least one channel estimation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Reinhard Rückriem
  • Publication number: 20100186050
    Abstract: In a radio system for transmitting information channels A1, A2, A3 to radio receivers, the information channels A1, A2, A3 are transmitted in parallel over a number of data channels, each using different transmission standards. A radio receiver selects a transmission standard based on the type of its energy supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventor: Reinhard Rueckriem
  • Patent number: 7733423
    Abstract: A method for avoiding switch-over delays when changing channels in digital television transmission systems is based on a television transmission system in which a plurality of channels (K1, . . . , Kn) are transmitted in time-division-multiplexed fashion in a data stream (5). An overview channel comprising television picture information items from a plurality of the transmitted channels is provided at the transmitting end. The overview channel is decoded in the television receiver, and the picture information items of the selected channel that are provided in the overview channel are represented while changing channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Reinhard Rückriem
  • Patent number: 7715784
    Abstract: In a radio system for transmitting information channels A1, A2, A3 to radio receivers, the information channels A1, A2, A3 are transmitted in parallel over a number of data channels, each using different transmission standards. A radio receiver selects a transmission standard based on the type of its energy supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Reinhard Rueckriem
  • Publication number: 20100009649
    Abstract: A radio receiver comprises a processing unit configured to subject a received radio signal to signal switching. A control unit is configured to output a control signal indicative of information related to the signal switching. A channel estimator is coupled to an output of the processing unit and configured to provide channel parameters based on the control signal received from the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Axel Huebner, Reinhard Rueckriem
  • Publication number: 20090135958
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to controlled transmission of data in a data transmission system. Data from data interface elements may be transmitted in a controlled manner during the guard intervals or cyclic expansions of received RF signals. The received RF signals may be initially analyzed by a receiver to gather its characteristics. Based on the characteristics, the data interface elements are instructed to transfer the data during the guard intervals of the incoming RF signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Rueckriem, Michael Flath
  • Patent number: 7492294
    Abstract: In an analog receiving section of a receiving device, the level of a received signal is adjusted by a first correction factor corresponding to a first digital level correction signal. Following this, the level-adjusted received signal is converted into a digital received signal. In a digital receiving section of the receiving device, the digital received signal is changed in accordance with a second digital level correction signal, in such a manner that a number of partial level adjustments are generated in successive time intervals in dependence on the level adjustment generated in the analog section. Thus, coarse level jumps produced in the analog receiving section can be split into individual small level jumps in the digital receiving section and stretched in time so that they can be processed in the subsequent demodulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Reinhard Rueckriem
  • Publication number: 20070194959
    Abstract: In an analog receiving section of a receiving device, the level of a received signal is adjusted by a first correction factor corresponding to a first digital level correction signal. Following this, the level-adjusted received signal is converted into a digital received signal. In a digital receiving section of the receiving device, the digital received signal is changed in accordance with a second digital level correction signal, in such a manner that a number of partial level adjustments are generated in successive time intervals in dependence on the level adjustment generated in the analog section. Thus, coarse level jumps produced in the analog receiving section can be split into individual small level jumps in the digital receiving section and stretched in time so that they can be processed in the subsequent demodulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventor: Reinhard Rueckriem