Patents by Inventor Roberto Padovani

Roberto Padovani 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: 5309474
    Abstract: A system and method for communicating information signals using spread spectrum communication techniques. PN sequences are constructed that provide orthogonality between the users so that mutual interference will be reduced, allowing higher capacity and better link performance. With orthogonal PN codes, the cross-correlation is zero over a predetermined time interval, resulting in no interference between the orthogonal codes, provided only that the code time frames are time aligned with each other. In an exemplary embodiment, signals are communicated between a cell-site and mobile units using direct sequence spread spectrum communication signals. In the cell-to-mobile link, pilot, sync, paging and voice channels are defined. Information communicated on the cell-to-mobile link channels are, in general, encoded, interleaved, bi-phase shift key (BPSK) modulated with orthogonal covering of each BPSK symbol along with quadrature phase shift key (QPSK) spreading of the covered symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Klein S. Gilhousen, Irwin M. Jacobs, Roberto Padovani, Lindsay A. Weaver, Jr., Charles E. Wheatley, III, Andrew J. Viterbi
  • Patent number: 5265119
    Abstract: A power control system for a cellular mobile telephone system in which system users communicate information signals between one another via at least one cell site using code division multiple access spread spectrum communication signals. The power control system controls transmission signal power for each cellular mobile telephone in the cellular mobile telephone system wherein each cellular mobile telephone has an antenna, transmitter and receiver and each cell-site also has an antenna, transmitter and receiver. Cell-site transmitted signal power is measured as received at the mobile unit. Transmitter power is adjusted at the mobile unit in an opposite manner with respect to increases and decreases in received signal power. A power control feedback scheme may also be utilized. At the cell-site communicating with the mobile unit, the mobile unit transmitted power is measured as received at the cell-site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Klein S. Gilhousen, Roberto Padovani, Charles E. Wheatley, III, Lindsay A. Weaver, Jr., Robert D. Blakeney, II
  • Patent number: 5257283
    Abstract: A power control system for a cellular mobile telephone system in which system users communicate information signals between one another via at least one cell site using code division multiple access spread spectrum communication signals. The power control system controls transmission signal power for each cellular mobile telephone in the cellular mobile telephone system wherein each cellular mobile telephone has an antenna, transmitter and receiver and each cell-site also has an antenna, transmitter and receiver. Cell-site transmitted signal power is measured as received at the mobile unit. Transmitter power is adjusted at the mobile unit in an opposite manner with respect to increases and decreases in received signal power. A power control feedback scheme may also be utilized. At the cell-site communicating with the mobile unit, the mobile unit transmitted power is measured as received at the cell-site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Klein S. Gilhousen, Roberto Padovani, Charles E. Wheatley, III
  • Patent number: 5109390
    Abstract: A spread spectrum receiver subsystem for utilization in a CDMA cellular telephone having a searcher receiver for scanning the time domain so as to use the PN processing gain and time discrimination properties of spread spectrum coding to determine the location in the time domain and the received signal strength of multiple receptions of a pilot signal traveling upon one or more physical propagation paths to reception. The searcher receiver provides a control signal indicative of the received pilot signals of greatest strength and corresponding time relationship. A data receiver receives spread spectrum communication signals accompanying each received pilot signal and is responsive to the searcher control signal for acquiring and demodulating a spread spectrum communication signal, concomitant with the pilot signal of greatest signal strength, and thus providing a corresponding information bearing encoded output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Klein S. Gilhousen, Roberto Padovani, Charles E. Wheatly, III
  • Patent number: 5103459
    Abstract: A system and method for communicating information signals using spread spectrum communication techniques. PN sequences are constructed that provide orthogonality between the users so that mutual interference will be reduced, allowing higher capacity and better link performance. With orthogonal PN codes, the cross-correlation is zero over a predetermined time interval, resulting in no interference between the orthogonal codes, provided only that the code time frames are time aligned with each other. In an exemplary embodiment, signals are communicated between a cell-site and mobile units using direct sequence spread spectrum communication signals. In the cell-to-mobile link, pilot, sync, paging and voice channels are defined. Information communicated on the cell-to-mobile link channels are, in general, encoded, interleaved, bi-phase shift key (BPSK) modulated with orthogonal covering of each BPSK symbol along with quadrature phase shift key (QPSK) spreading of the covered symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Klein S. Gilhousen, Irwin M. Jacobs, Roberto Padovani, Lindsay A. Weaver, Jr., Charles E. Wheatley, III, Andrew J. Viterbi
  • Patent number: 5101501
    Abstract: In a cellular telephone system a system for directing communications between a mobile user and cell-sites as a mobile user changes cell-site service areas. The mobile user includes an apparatus for, while in communication with another system user via one cell-site, determining a transition of the mobile user from the cell-site service area to the service area of another cell-site. The system includes circuitry responsive to the indication for coupling communications between the mobile user and the other system user via the new cell-site while the mobile user also remains in communication with the system user via the first cell-site. The system further includes apparatus responsive to the coupling of the communications between the mobile user and the other system user via the new cell-site for terminating the communications between the mobile user and another system user via cell-site with communications continuing between the mobile user and the system user via the new cell-site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Klein S. Gilhousen, Roberto Padovani, Charles E. Wheatley, III
  • Patent number: 5056109
    Abstract: A power control system for a cellular mobile telephone system in which system users communicate information signals between one another via at least one cell site using code division multiple access spread spectrum communication signals. The power control system controls transmission signal power for each cellular mobile telephone in the cellular mobile telephone system wherein each cellular mobile telephone has an antenna, transmitter and receiver and each cell-site also has an antenna, transmitter and receiver. Cell-site transmitted signal power is measured as received at the mobile unit. Transmitter power is adjusted at the mobile unit in an opposite manner with respect to increases and decreases in received signal power. A power control feedback scheme may also be utilized. At the cell-site communicating with the mobile unit, the mobile unit transmitted power is measured as received at the cell-site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
    Inventors: Klein S. Gilhousen, Roberto Padovani, Charles E. Wheatley, III
  • Patent number: 4579483
    Abstract: The machine includes a feed-in station and a drilling station. The feed-in station comprises a carriage for advancing the glass sheets to be drilled. The carriage has a plurality of rollers, at least some of which are driving rollers, the rollers being effective to impart a forward movement to the glass sheet and are provided with a shroud with helical pattern ridges for combining this forward movement with an approaching movement of the glass sheet towards a reference element and an abutment member connected to the frame of the feed-in station and a gripper assembly for carrying said glass sheet towards an adjustable drilling position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: Teax s.r.l.
    Inventor: Roberto Padovani