Patents by Inventor Roland Reinhard Rick
Roland Reinhard Rick 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).
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Patent number: 8725161Abstract: To determine the position of a mobile device located within a coverage area of a base station, the time of arrival (TOA) of the CDMA signal received by the mobile device from the base station is reduced in proportion to the received power of the CDMA signal. The mobile device uses the reduced TOA of the CDMA signals together with the received GPS signals to detect its position. Alternatively, the mobile device transmits the TOA and power measurements of the received CDMA signals to a position determination entity (PDE). The PDE biases the TOA to estimate the position of the mobile device and transmits assistance data to the mobile device, thereby enabling the mobile device to receive GPS signals. The received GPS signals alone, or in combination with the biased TOA are then used to recompute the position of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2004Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Roland Reinhard Rick
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Patent number: 8693525Abstract: A multi-carrier transmitter capable of transmitting on one or multiple frequency channels simultaneously is described. In one design, the multi-carrier transmitter includes at least one processor and a single radio frequency (RF) transmit chain. The processor(s) may generate output chips for each of multiple frequency channels, digitally filter and upsample the output chips for each frequency channel to obtain filtered samples, and digitally upconvert the filtered samples for each frequency channel to a different frequency to obtain upconverted samples. The processor(s) may then combine the upconverted samples for the multiple frequency channels to obtain composite samples, perform pre-distortion on the composite samples for I/Q mismatch compensation, and upsample the pre-distorted samples to obtain output samples. The output samples may be converted to an analog signal with a wideband DAC. The RF transmit chain may process the analog signal to generate an RF output signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2007Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Roland Reinhard Rick, Kai Tang
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Patent number: 8295371Abstract: A multi-carrier receiver capable of receiving one or multiple frequency channels simultaneously is described. In one design, the multi-carrier receiver includes a single radio frequency (RF) receive chain, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and at least one processor. The RF receive chain processes a received RF signal and provides an analog baseband signal comprising multiple signals on multiple frequency channels. The ADC digitizes the analog baseband signal. The processor(s) digitally processes the samples from the ADC to obtain an input sample stream. This digital processing may include digital filtering, DC offset cancellation, I/Q mismatch compensation, coarse scaling, etc. The processor(s) digitally downconverts the input sample stream for each frequency channel to obtain a downconverted sample stream for that frequency channel. The processor(s) then digitally processes each downconverted sample stream to obtain a corresponding output sample stream.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2007Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Roland Reinhard Rick, Vladislav Sorokine
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Patent number: 8073076Abstract: An access terminal for processing a communication signal includes a receiver. The receiver is configured to determine a bias point for the communication signal based on a quality measurement of the communication signal, the quality measurement having a carrier-to-interference (C/I) estimate associated therewith. The receiver is further configured to determine a C/I cap for the communication signal using the C/I estimate, the C/I cap being configured to cap a signal to interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) of the communication signal. In addition, the receiver is configured to process the communication signal using the determined bias point and the determined C/I cap. A method is also provided for processing a communication signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: James Young Hurt, Preethi Chandrasekhar, Roland Reinhard Rick
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Patent number: 8059584Abstract: Techniques for inter-frequency neighbor list searching are disclosed. Embodiments disclosed herein address the need for inter-frequency neighbor list searching. In one embodiment, a searcher is deployed to search a PN space with a first set of search parameters and to return search results. A subset of those results is selected, along with a previously saved search result, to form a set of PN locations for a second search. The second search is performed on a window around each of the PN locations, using a second set of search parameters. The maximum peak from the second search is saved for use in future iterations. In one embodiment, the subset is selected as the highest energy level peaks from the first search. In one embodiment, if a maximum peak is deemed to correspond to a valid base station when the position of that maximum peak is within a pre-determined time offset from a previous maximum peak.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2008Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Da-shan Shiu, Thomas B Wilborn, Roland Reinhard Rick, Srinivasa Rao Nagaram, Chalapathi Rao Emani, Ramachandran Gurumoorthy, Jesus Chao, Steve Doerfler, Peter Ang, Srividya Kunisetti, Gwang-Hyun Gho, Thomas Nelson Bailey
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Patent number: 7801248Abstract: A receiver suppresses co-channel interference (CCI) from other transmitters and intersymbol interference (ISI) due to channel distortion using “virtual” antennas. The virtual antennas may be formed by (1) oversampling a received signal for each actual antenna at the receiver and/or (1) decomposing a sequence of complex-valued samples into a sequence of inphase samples and a sequence of quadrature samples. In one design, the receiver includes a pre-processor, an interference suppressor, and an equalizer. The pre-processor processes received samples for at least one actual antenna and generates at least two sequences of input samples for each actual antenna. The interference suppressor suppresses co-channel interference in the input sample sequences and provides at least one sequence of CCI-suppressed samples. The equalizer performs detection on the CCI-suppressed sample sequence(s) and provides detected bits. The interference suppressor and equalizer may be operated for one or multiple iterations.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Raghu Challa, Roland Reinhard Rick
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Patent number: 7792225Abstract: A method and device for combating cross-correlation false alarms by introducing code diversity in the correlation process in which the search code may be diversified by the use of code staggering and/or code scrambling. The energy levels of the signals before and after the search code have been diversified may be evaluated to detect a false alarm. In addition, a set of parameterized analytical models may be used to estimate the rate of false alarms from cross-correlation in wireless networks in order to guide development and design of wireless transceivers.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Cristina A. Seibert, Michael James Wengler, Roland Reinhard Rick
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Patent number: 7702001Abstract: In an antenna diversity environment, the timing offset of the receiver's fingers are based on the timing offset of the received peaks of the base station transmit signals. In a system with non-negligible multipath spacing, the timing offset of the received peaks of the base station transmit signals are not necessarily at the same location. In one embodiment, the demodulating elements for the signal from each base station antenna use the same offset for demodulating and determining an error signal based on pilot signal sampling prior to the timing offset and subsequent to the timing offset. The error signals are averaged and used by a time tracking loop to track the incoming signal. In another embodiment, the demodulating elements for the signal from each base station antenna independently time track the signals with different timing offsets for each finger. The preferred embodiment depends on the method used by the base station to multiplex the data onto multiple transmit antennas.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2004Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Roland Reinhard Rick, Parvathanathan Subrahmanya, Brian K. Butler, Shimman Patel, Thunyachate Ekvetchavit
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Publication number: 20100093377Abstract: In a wireless mobile communication system having a position determination service, base station information is stored in a base station almanac. In addition to the position of the base station antenna, forward link delay calibration, and base station identification information, a base station almanac record includes the center location of the base station sector coverage area, the maximum range of the base station antenna, the terrain average height over the sector coverage area, the terrain height standard deviation over the sector coverage area, round-trip delay (RTD) calibration information, repeater information, pseudo-random noise (PN) increments, uncertainty in the base station antenna position, uncertainty in the forward-link delay calibration, and uncertainty in the round-trip delay calibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Wyatt Thomas Riley, Mark L. Moeglein, James D. Deloach, Alkinoos Hector Vayanos, Bruce E. Wilson, Grant Alexander Marshall, Roland Reinhard Rick, Sunil Patel, Zoltan F. Biacs
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Publication number: 20090161737Abstract: An access terminal for processing a communication signal includes a receiver. The receiver is configured to determine a bias point for the communication signal based on a quality measurement of the communication signal, the quality measurement having a carrier-to-interference (C/I) estimate associated therewith. The receiver is further configured to determine a C/I cap for the communication signal using the C/I estimate, the C/I cap being configured to cap a signal to interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) of the communication signal. In addition, the receiver is configured to process the communication signal using the determined bias point and the determined C/I cap. A method is also provided for processing a communication signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: James Young Hurt, Preethi Chandrasekhar, Roland Reinhard Rick
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Publication number: 20080094277Abstract: To determine the position of a mobile device located within a coverage area of a base station, the time of arrival (TOA) of the CDMA signal received by the mobile device from the base station is reduced in proportion to the received power of the CDMA signal. The mobile device uses the reduced TOA of the CDMA signals together with the received GPS signals to detect its position. Alternatively, the mobile device transmits the TOA and power measurements of the received CDMA signals to a position determination entity (PDE). The PDE biases the TOA to estimate the position of the mobile device and transmits assistance data to the mobile device, thereby enabling the mobile device to receive GPS signals. The received GPS signals alone, or in combination with the biased TOA are then used to recompute the position of the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2004Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventor: Roland Reinhard Rick
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Publication number: 20080013654Abstract: A multi-carrier receiver capable of receiving one or multiple frequency channels simultaneously is described. In one design, the multi-carrier receiver includes a single radio frequency (RF) receive chain, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and at least one processor. The RF receive chain processes a received RF signal and provides an analog baseband signal comprising multiple signals on multiple frequency channels. The ADC digitizes the analog baseband signal. The processor(s) digitally processes the samples from the ADC to obtain an input sample stream. This digital processing may include digital filtering, DC offset cancellation, I/Q mismatch compensation, coarse scaling, etc. The processor(s) digitally downconverts the input sample stream for each frequency channel to obtain a downconverted sample stream for that frequency channel. The processor(s) then digitally processes each downconverted sample stream to obtain a corresponding output sample stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Roland Reinhard Rick, Vladislav Sorokine
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Publication number: 20080013639Abstract: A multi-carrier transmitter capable of transmitting on one or multiple frequency channels simultaneously is described. In one design, the multi-carrier transmitter includes at least one processor and a single radio frequency (RF) transmit chain. The processor(s) may generate output chips for each of multiple frequency channels, digitally filter and upsample the output chips for each frequency channel to obtain filtered samples, and digitally upconvert the filtered samples for each frequency channel to a different frequency to obtain upconverted samples. The processor(s) may then combine the upconverted samples for the multiple frequency channels to obtain composite samples, perform pre-distortion on the composite samples for I/Q mismatch compensation, and upsample the pre-distorted samples to obtain output samples. The output samples may be converted to an analog signal with a wideband DAC. The RF transmit chain may process the analog signal to generate an RF output signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Roland Reinhard Rick, Kai Tang
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Patent number: 7257760Abstract: Techniques are provided for performing early decoding of a message on a control channel in a wireless (e.g., GSM) communication system. In a GSM system, a message for a paging channel is transmitted in four bursts. For early decoding in GSM, a terminal initially receives the first two bursts for the message. The two bursts are processed and decoded to recover the message, which is then checked to determine whether it has been decoded correctly or in error. The decoding process can terminate and the terminal may go to sleep early if the recovered message is good. Otherwise, the third burst is received, and all three bursts are processed and decoded to recover the message. Again, the decoding process can terminate if the recovered message is good. Otherwise, the fourth burst is received, and all four bursts are processed and decoded to recover the message.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2003Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Inventors: Roland Reinhard Rick, James Christopher Weaver
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Publication number: 20040165655Abstract: In an antenna diversity environment, the timing offset of the receiver's fingers are based on the timing offset of the received peaks of the base station transmit signals. In a system with non-negligible multipath spacing, the timing offset of the received peaks of the base station transmit signals are not necessarily at the same location. In one embodiment, the demodulating elements for the signal from each base station antenna use the same offset for demodulating and determining an error signal based on pilot signal sampling prior to the timing offset and subsequent to the timing offset. The error signals are averaged and used by a time tracking loop to track the incoming signal. In another embodiment, the demodulating elements for the signal from each base station antenna independently time track the signals with different timing offsets for each finger. The preferred embodiment depends on the method used by the base station to multiplex the data onto multiple transmit antennas.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2004Publication date: August 26, 2004Inventors: Roland Reinhard Rick, Parvathanathan Subrahmanya, Brian K. Butler, Shimman Patel, Thunyachate Ekvetchavit
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Patent number: 6771692Abstract: In an antenna diversity environment, the timing offset of the receiver's fingers are based on the timing offset of the received peaks of the base station transmit signals. In a system with non-negligible multipath spacing, the timing offset of the received peaks of the base station transmit signals are not necessarily at the same location. In one embodiment, the demodulating elements for the signal from each base station antenna use the same offset for demodulating and determining an error signal based on pilot signal sampling prior to the timing offset and subsequent to the timing offset. The error signals are averaged and used by a time tracking loop to track the incoming signal. In another embodiment, the demodulating elements for the signal from each base station antenna independently time track the signals with different timing offsets for each finger. The preferred embodiment depends on the method used by the base station to multiplex the data onto multiple transmit antennas.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2001Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Roland Reinhard Rick, Parvathanathan Subrahmanya, Brian K. Butler, Shimman Patel, Thunyachate Ekvetchavit
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Publication number: 20020126746Abstract: In an antenna diversity environment, the timing offset of the receiver's fingers are based on the timing offset of the received peaks of the base station transmit signals. In a system with non-negligible multipath spacing, the timing offset of the received peaks of the base station transmit signals are not necessarily at the same location. In one embodiment, the demodulating elements for the signal from each base station antenna use the same offset for demodulating and determining an error signal based on pilot signal sampling prior to the timing offset and subsequent to the timing offset. The error signals are averaged and used by a time tracking loop to track the incoming signal. In another embodiment, the demodulating elements for the signal from each base station antenna independently time track the signals with different timing offsets for each finger. The preferred embodiment depends on the method used by the base station to multiplex the data onto multiple transmit antennas.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2001Publication date: September 12, 2002Inventors: Roland Reinhard Rick, Parvathanathan Subrahmanya, Brian K. Butler, Shimman Patel, Thunyachate Ekvetchavit