Patents by Inventor Robert Keith Douglas

Robert Keith Douglas 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: 11856570
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first device may indicate a dynamic beam correspondence operation for communications with a second device. For example, the dynamic beam correspondence operation may be declared in a time-dependent manner, for certain transmission configuration indication (TCI) states or time-dependent TCI states. Further, the first device may declare no beam correspondence and associated power savings and thermal reductions that result from the lack of beam correspondence. Subsequently, based on the dynamic beam correspondence operation, the second device may identify parameters (e.g., which TCI states, subarrays) for the first device to use for different modes or procedures (e.g., at a corresponding time) based on parameters that correspond to a full beam correspondence or no beam correspondence. For example, the parameters may be used for initial access, beam failure recovery, low power modes, or high temperature modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Vasanthan Raghavan, Tao Luo, Junyi Li, Robert Keith Douglas, Alexander Dorosenco
  • Publication number: 20210235434
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first device may indicate a dynamic beam correspondence operation for communications with a second device. For example, the dynamic beam correspondence operation may be declared in a time-dependent manner, for certain transmission configuration indication (TCI) states, time-dependent TCI states, etc. Additionally or alternatively, the first device may declare no beam correspondence and associated power savings and thermal reductions that result from the lack of beam correspondence. Subsequently, based on the dynamic beam correspondence operation, the second device may identify parameters (e.g., which TCI states, subarrays, etc.) for the first device to use for different modes or procedures (e.g., at a corresponding time) based on parameters that correspond to a full beam correspondence or no beam correspondence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Vasanthan Raghavan, Tao Luo, Junyi Li, Robert Keith Douglas, Alexander Dorosenco
  • Publication number: 20210234593
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first wireless device may receive, from a second wireless device, a carrier aggregation configuration including two millimeter wave frequency bands for communications. The first wireless device may determine a beam correlation parameter based on the carrier aggregation configuration. The first wireless device may determine beams, based on the beam correlation parameter, in the two frequency bands. The first wireless device and the second wireless device may communicate in carrier aggregation using a beam on a first frequency band and a second beam on a second frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Vasanthan Raghavan, Tao Luo, Junyi Li, Robert Keith Douglas, Alexander Dorosenco
  • Publication number: 20180139789
    Abstract: Various operations may be performed based on a distance-related function associated with two or more devices. For example, an association procedure for two or more devices may be based on one or more determined distances. Similarly, presence management may be based on one or more determined distances. A distance-related function may take various form including, for example, a distance between devices, two or more distances between devices, a rate of change in a relative distance between devices, relative acceleration between devices, or some combination of two or more of the these distance-related functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Avneesh Agrawal, Chong Uk Lee, Kamran Moallemi, David Jonathan Julian, Manuel Eduardo Jaime, Robert Keith Douglas, Lu Xiao, Gregory Gordon Rose
  • Patent number: 9591470
    Abstract: Various operations may be performed based on a distance-related function associated with two or more devices. For example, an association procedure for two or more devices may be based on one or more determined distances. Similarly, presence management may be based on one or more determined distances. A distance-related function may take various form including, for example, a distance between devices, two or more distances between devices, a rate of change in a relative distance between devices, relative acceleration between devices, or some combination of two or more of the these distance-related functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: David Jonathan Julian, Chong Uk Lee, Kamran Moallemi, Avneesh Agrawal, Manuel Eduardo Jaime, Robert Keith Douglas, Lu Xiao, Gregory Gordon Rose
  • Patent number: 9510383
    Abstract: Various operations may be performed based on a distance-related function associated with two or more devices. For example, an association procedure for two or more devices may be based on one or more determined distances. Similarly, presence management may be based on one or more determined distances. A distance-related function may take various form including, for example, a distance between devices, two or more distances between devices, a rate of change in a relative distance between devices, relative acceleration between devices, or some combination of two or more of the these distance-related functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Avneesh Agrawal, Chong Uk Lee, Kamran Moallemi, David Jonathan Julian, Manuel Eduardo Jaime, Robert Keith Douglas, Lu Xiao, Gregory Gordon Rose
  • Patent number: 9386479
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods that provide for implementing a body area network are disclosed. An example of a method described herein includes determining a plurality of paths from a source node to a destination node in a set of nodes; determining, for each path in the plurality of paths, a Path Figure of Merit (PFM); associating two or more paths in the plurality of paths with a connection based on a total PFM threshold for the connection; and communicating from the source node to the destination node using at least two of the paths associated with the connection. Apparatuses for implementing the methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Keith Douglas, David Jonathan Julian
  • Patent number: 9215581
    Abstract: Various operations may be performed based on a distance-related function associated with two or more devices. For example, an association procedure for two or more devices may be based on one or more determined distances. Similarly, presence management may be based on one or more determined distances. A distance-related function may take various form including, for example, a distance between devices, two or more distances between devices, a rate of change in a relative distance between devices, relative acceleration between devices, or some combination of two or more of the these distance-related functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorported
    Inventors: David Jonathan Julian, Chong U. Lee, Kamran Moallemi, Avneesh Agrawal, Manuel E. Jaime, Robert Keith Douglas, Lu Xiao, Gregory Gordon Rose
  • Publication number: 20150163658
    Abstract: Various operations may be performed based on a distance-related function associated with two or more devices. For example, an association procedure for two or more devices may be based on one or more determined distances. Similarly, presence management may be based on one or more determined distances. A distance-related function may take various form including, for example, a distance between devices, two or more distances between devices, a rate of change in a relative distance between devices, relative acceleration between devices, or some combination of two or more of the these distance-related functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: David Jonathan Julian, Chong Uk Lee, Kamran Moallemi, Avneesh Agrawal, Manuel Eduardo Jaime, Robert Keith Douglas, Lu Xiao, Gregory Gordon Rose
  • Publication number: 20150024689
    Abstract: Various operations may be performed based on a distance-related function associated with two or more devices. For example, an association procedure for two or more devices may be based on one or more determined distances. Similarly, presence management may be based on one or more determined distances. A distance-related function may take various form including, for example, a distance between devices, two or more distances between devices, a rate of change in a relative distance between devices, relative acceleration between devices, or some combination of two or more of the these distance-related functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Avneesh Agrawal, Chong Uk Lee, Kamran Moallemi, David Jonathan Julian, Manuel Eduardo Jaime, Robert Keith Douglas, Lu Xiao, Gregory Gordon Rose
  • Publication number: 20150017951
    Abstract: Various operations may be performed based on a distance-related function associated with two or more devices. For example, an association procedure for two or more devices may be based on one or more determined distances. Similarly, presence management may be based on one or more determined distances. A distance-related function may take various form including, for example, a distance between devices, two or more distances between devices, a rate of change in a relative distance between devices, relative acceleration between devices, or some combination of two or more of the these distance-related functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Avneesh Agrawal, Chong Uk Lee, Kamran Moallemi, David Jonathan Julian, Manuel Eduardo Jaime, Robert Keith Douglas, Lu Xiao, Gregory Gordon Rose
  • Patent number: 8886125
    Abstract: Various operations may be performed based on a distance-related function associated with two or more devices. For example, an association procedure for two or more devices may be based on one or more determined distances. Similarly, presence management may be based on one or more determined distances. A distance-related function may take various form including, for example, a distance between devices, two or more distances between devices, a rate of change in a relative distance between devices, relative acceleration between devices, or some combination of two or more of the these distance-related functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Avneesh Agrawal, Chong U. Lee, Kamran Moallemi, David Jonathan Julian, Manuel E. Jaime, Robert Keith Douglas, Gregory Gordon Rose, Lu Xiao
  • Publication number: 20130315069
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods that provide for implementing a body area network are disclosed. An example of a method described herein includes determining a plurality of paths from a source node to a destination node in a set of nodes; determining, for each path in the plurality of paths, a Path Figure of Merit (PFM); associating two or more paths in the plurality of paths with a connection based on a total PFM threshold for the connection; and communicating from the source node to the destination node using at least two of the paths associated with the connection. Apparatuses for implementing the methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Keith Douglas, David Jonathan Julian
  • Patent number: 8326246
    Abstract: An apparatus, which may be configured as a receiver or transceiver, includes a plurality of super regenerative (SR) amplifiers coupled in parallel, wherein the SR amplifiers are tuned to distinct frequency bands, respectively. The apparatus may further include isolation amplifiers at the respective inputs and outputs of the SR amplifiers to prevent injection locking and reduce power leakage. The apparatus may include a circuit to reduce or substantially eliminate in-band jamming signals. The apparatus may form at least part of a wireless communications device adapted to receive signals from other wireless communications devices, adapted to transmit signal to other wireless communications devices, and adapted to both transmit and receive signals to and from other wireless communications devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Pavel Monat, David Jonathan Julian, Robert Keith Douglas, Prasad S. Gudem
  • Patent number: 8103228
    Abstract: An apparatus for wireless communications is disclosed including a super regenerative receiver adapted to receive an incoming signal from a remote apparatus, and a circuit adapted to at least partially determine the distance to the remote apparatus based on the incoming signal. The super regenerative receiver may be configured for relatively high sensitivity to allow the distance measurement circuit to discern the line-of-sight (LOS) portion of the incoming signal from the non-LOS portion thereof. Using the time of the LOS portion of the incoming signal, the circuit is able to more accurately determine the distance to the remote apparatus. By sending a signal to the remote apparatus, and receiving a response signal from the remote apparatus, the circuit may determine the distance to the remote apparatus from the respective times of the transmission and reception of the signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Pavel Monat, David Jonathan Julian, Robert Keith Douglas
  • Publication number: 20090016548
    Abstract: An apparatus, which may be configured as a receiver or transceiver, includes a plurality of super regenerative (SR) amplifiers coupled in parallel, wherein the SR amplifiers are tuned to distinct frequency bands, respectively. The apparatus may further include isolation amplifiers at the respective inputs and outputs of the SR amplifiers to prevent injection locking and reduce power leakage. The apparatus may include a circuit to reduce or substantially eliminate in-band jamming signals. The apparatus may form at least part of a wireless communications device adapted to receive signals from other wireless communications devices, adapted to transmit signal to other wireless communications devices, and adapted to both transmit and receive signals to and from other wireless communications devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Pavel Monat, David Jonathan Julian, Robert Keith Douglas, Prasad S. Gudem
  • Publication number: 20090017782
    Abstract: An apparatus for wireless communications is disclosed including a super regenerative receiver adapted to receive an incoming signal from a remote apparatus, and a circuit adapted to at least partially determine the distance to the remote apparatus based on the incoming signal. The super regenerative receiver may be configured for relatively high sensitivity to allow the distance measurement circuit to discern the line-of-sight (LOS) portion of the incoming signal from the non-LOS portion thereof. Using the time of the LOS portion of the incoming signal, the circuit is able to more accurately determine the distance to the remote apparatus. By sending a signal to the remote apparatus, and receiving a response signal from the remote apparatus, the circuit may determine the distance to the remote apparatus from the respective times of the transmission and reception of the signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Pavel Monat, David Jonathan Julian, Robert Keith Douglas
  • Patent number: 6064270
    Abstract: A system for compensating for reference frequency drift in a communications system. The inventive system includes a frequency source for providing a reference frequency. An error determination circuit determines if the reference frequency is within a predetermined range of a desired reference frequency and provides an error signal in response thereto. A frequency correction circuit steps the reference frequency up and/or down by a predetermined amount in response to the error signal until the reference frequency is within the predetermined range of the desired reference frequency. In a specific embodiment, the predetermined amount is twice the short-term capture range of the reference frequency which corresponds to approximately four parts per million. The predetermined range is the short-term capture range or two parts per million. The predetermined range is dependent upon the reference frequency band in which the receiver can successfully receive and decode the receive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Uniden San Diego Research & Development Center
    Inventor: Robert Keith Douglas