Patents by Inventor Thomas B. Wilborn
Thomas B. Wilborn 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: 9166875Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in which a communication event is detected, one or more aspects of the detected communication event are analyzed and at least one of the one or more aspects of the detected communication event is stored on an user equipment in a log.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2010Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Anjali Mishra, Francesco Grilli, Masato Kitazoe, Oronzo Flore, Thomas B. Wilborn
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Patent number: 8867673Abstract: A method for quantizing decision metrics (e.g., log likelihood ratios (LLRs)) for reduction of memory requirements in wireless communication is described. The method includes selecting a quantization algorithm. The quantization algorithm may be selected as a function of a characteristic of a decision metric representative of a transport block received over a communication channel, a characteristic of the transport block, or a condition of the communication channel. The method further includes quantizing the decision metric using the selected quantization algorithm to generate at least one quantized decision metric representative of the transport block. The method further includes storing the quantized decision metric and an indicia of the selected quantization algorithm to enable recovery of the decision metric representative of the transport block prior to decoding.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Thomas B. Wilborn, Brian C. Banister, Sungho Yun, Supratik Bhattacharjee, Inyup Kang
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Patent number: 8756477Abstract: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture are disclosed that provide for early termination based on transport block fail for acknowledgement bundling in time division duplex. In one embodiment, a method for operating a communication device is provided. In this embodiment, the communication device decodes a downlink subframe that is part of a bundle of subframes. If it detects a CRC failure in the subframe, it inhibits decoding of at least one other subframe in the bundle if present and reports the failure to the sending node. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the disclosed subject matter. Therefore, it is to be understood that it should not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Raghu N Challa, Thomas B Wilborn, Supratik Bhattacharjee
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Patent number: 8644264Abstract: Methods and systems for estimating and canceling pilot interference in a wireless (e.g., CDMA) communication system. In one method, a received signal comprised of a number of signal instances, each including a pilot, is initially processed to provide data samples. Each signal instance's pilot interference may be estimated by despreading the data samples with a spreading sequence for the signal instance, channelizing the despread data to provide pilot symbols, filtering the pilot symbols to estimate the channel response of the signal instance, and multiplying the estimated channel response with the spreading sequence. The pilot interference estimates due to a plurality of interfering multipaths are accumulated to derive the total pilot interference, which is subtracted from the data samples to provide pilot-canceled data samples. These samples are then processed to derive demodulated data for each of at least one (desired) signal instance in the received signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Alessandro Vanelli Coralli, Henry David Pfister, Jilei Hou, John Edward Smee, Roberto Padovani, Brian K. Butler, Jeffrey A. Levin, Thomas B. Wilborn, Paul E. Bender
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Patent number: 8611311Abstract: Methods and systems for estimating and canceling pilot interference in a wireless (e.g., CDMA) communication system. In one method, a received signal comprised of a number of signal instances, each including a pilot, is initially processed to provide data samples. Each signal instance's pilot interference may be estimated by despreading the data samples with a spreading sequence for the signal instance, channelizing the despread data to provide pilot symbols, filtering the pilot symbols to estimate the channel response of the signal instance, and multiplying the estimated channel response with the spreading sequence. The pilot interference estimates due to a plurality of interfering multipaths are accumulated to derive the total pilot interference, which is subtracted from the data samples to provide pilot-canceled data samples. These samples are then processed to derive demodulated data for each of at least one (desired) signal instance in the received signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2005Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Alessandro Vanelli Coralli, Henry David Pfister, Jilei Hou, John Edward Smee, Roberto Padovani, Brian K Butler, Jeffrey A Levin, Thomas B Wilborn, Paul E Bender
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Patent number: 8595605Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligently reducing the number of log-likelihood ratios (LLRs) stored in memory of a wireless communication device are described herein. In one aspect, the systems and methods described herein relate to selecting LLRs for storage based on a quality metric. In another aspect, the systems and methods described herein relate to improving communication quality in response to available memory capacity.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Thomas B. Wilborn, Brian C. Banister
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Publication number: 20130297996Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligently reducing the number of log-likelihood ratios (LLRs) stored in memory of a wireless communication device are described herein. In one aspect, the systems and methods described herein relate to selecting LLRs for storage based on a quality metric. In another aspect, the systems and methods described herein relate to improving communication quality in response to available memory capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Thomas B. Wilborn, Brian C. Banister
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Publication number: 20120249792Abstract: Apparatus and methods for stabilizing an image displayed on a mobile device are presented. In some circumstances, the display on a mobile device moves with respect to the ground, which may result from vibrations in a moving vehicle. Embodiments use a sequence of images to determine a displacement of a stationary feature relative to the mobile device. This determined displacement may be a predicted displacement that estimates a displacement that probably will occur in the immediate future. Next, the displacement may be projected to a flat plane of the display. Finally, information presented on the display is moved in an opposite direction of the determined or projected displacement, thus compensating for the displacement and having the effect of stabilizing the image on the mobile device, such that the displayed image appears to be still in space even though the mobile device is vibrating or shaking relative to the Earth.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventor: Thomas B. Wilborn
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Patent number: 8275324Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for predicting received signal strength in a wireless mobile receiver. The invention bounds the range of allowed values for a next predicted signal. The bounded prediction compensates for erroneous values from multipath fading. The predicted signal strength is used to set the mobile receiver amplifier gain to the desired level.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2001Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Thomas B. Wilborn, William R. Gardner, Steven M. Mollenkopf
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Publication number: 20120047408Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligently reducing the number of log-likelihood ratios (LLRs) stored in memory of a wireless communication device are described herein. In one aspect, the systems and methods described herein relate to selecting LLRs for storage based on a quality metric. In another aspect, the systems and methods described herein relate to improving communication quality in response to available memory capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Thomas B. Wilborn, Brian C. Banister
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Publication number: 20120033767Abstract: A method for quantizing decision metrics (e.g., log likelihood ratios (LLRs)) for reduction of memory requirements in wireless communication is described. The method includes selecting a quantization algorithm. The quantization algorithm may be selected as a function of a characteristic of a decision metric representative of a transport block received over a communication channel, a characteristic of the transport block, or a condition of the communication channel. The method further includes quantizing the decision metric using the selected quantization algorithm to generate at least one quantized decision metric representative of the transport block. The method further includes storing the quantized decision metric and an indicia of the selected quantization algorithm to enable recovery of the decision metric representative of the transport block prior to decoding.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Thomas B. Wilborn, Brian C. Banister, Sungho Yun, Supratik Bhattacharjee, Inyup Kang
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Patent number: 8064496Abstract: Interference in a wireless communication is minimized, or at least reduced, by scaling the symbols received from an interfering transmitter. Input samples from the interfering transmitter are isolated and decovered to generate received symbols. The gains of the received symbols are scaled to reduce the interference and the scaled symbols are covered to produce output samples that are spread to generate interference cancelled samples with reduced interference from the interfering transmitter. The function applied to scale the symbols may be linear or nonlinear.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Thomas B. Wilborn, Brian Clarke Banister
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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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Publication number: 20110206170Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure propose an interference cancellation method based on the sub-blocks inside a block. For example, in the long term evolution (LTE) standard, the sub-blocks may be code blocks and the blocks may be transport block.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Thomas B. Wilborn, Supratik Bhattacharjee
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Publication number: 20110154170Abstract: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture are disclosed that provide for early termination based on transport block fail for acknowledgement bundling in time division duplex. In one embodiment, a method for operating a communication device is provided. In this embodiment, the communication device decodes a downlink subframe that is part of a bundle of subframes. If it detects a CRC failure in the subframe, it inhibits decoding of at least one other subframe in the bundle if present and reports the failure to the sending node. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the disclosed subject matter. Therefore, it is to be understood that it should not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Raghu N. Challa, Thomas B. Wilborn, Supratik Bhattacharjee
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Publication number: 20110069736Abstract: Methods and systems for estimating and canceling pilot interference in a wireless (e.g., CDMA) communication system. In one method, a received signal comprised of a number of signal instances, each including a pilot, is initially processed to provide data samples. Each signal instance's pilot interference may be estimated by despreading the data samples with a spreading sequence for the signal instance, channelizing the despread data to provide pilot symbols, filtering the pilot symbols to estimate the channel response of the signal instance, and multiplying the estimated channel response with the spreading sequence. The pilot interference estimates due to a plurality of interfering multipaths are accumulated to derive the total pilot interference, which is subtracted from the data samples to provide pilot-canceled data samples. These samples are then processed to derive demodulated data for each of at least one (desired) signal instance in the received signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Alessandro Vanelli Coralli, Henry David Pfister, Jilei Hou, John Edward Smee, Roberto Padovani, Brian K. Butler, Jeffrey A. Levin, Thomas B. Wilborn, Paul E. Bender
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Patent number: 7903770Abstract: Techniques for canceling pilot interference in a wireless (e.g., CDMA) communication system. In one method, a received signal comprised of a number of signal instances, each including a pilot, is initially processed to provide data samples. Each signal instance's pilot interference may be estimated by despreading the data samples with a spreading sequence for the signal instance, channelizing the despread data to provide pilot symbols, filtering the pilot symbols to estimate the channel response of the signal instance, and multiplying the estimated channel response with the spreading sequence to provide the estimated pilot interference. The pilot interference estimates due to all interfering multipaths are combined to derive the total pilot interference, which is subtracted from the data samples to provide pilot-canceled data samples. These samples are then processed to derive demodulated data for each of at least one (desired) signal instance in the received signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Jeffrey A. Levin, Thomas B. Wilborn, Brian K. Butler, Paul E. Bender
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Publication number: 20100325267Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in which a communication event is detected, one or more aspects of the detected communication event are analyzed and at least one of the one or more aspects of the detected communication event is stored on an user equipment in a log.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Anjali MISHRA, Francesco GRILLI, Masato KITAZOE, Oronzo FLORE, Thomas B. WILBORN
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Patent number: 7792537Abstract: Techniques for scheduling measurements for cells in multiple (e.g., GSM and W-CDMA) wireless communication systems are described. GSM neighbor cells are categorized based on a number of states. The states are prioritized in a manner to achieve good performance. The GSM neighbor cells are thus assigned different priorities depending on their states. W-CDMA neighbor cells are prioritized relative to the states for GSM cells. All W-CDMA neighbor cells can be assigned the same state, given the same priority, and considered as “one” W-CDMA cell in the scheduling. A cell in the GSM or W-CDMA system is selected based on the priorities of the neighbor cells, and the selected cell is scheduled for measurement in the next available frame. The highest-ranking GSM or W-CDMA cell for each idle frame is thus granted use of that idle frame for measurement.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Thomas B. Wilborn, Arunava Chaudhuri, David Arun Pandian, Thomas Nelson Bailey
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Patent number: 7499428Abstract: A method of signal reception according to one embodiment of the invention includes receiving a set of data values over a first frequency band during a first time slot, and receiving another set of data values over the first frequency band during a second time slot which is after the first time slot. Between the first and second time slots, the method includes sampling a signal received over a second frequency band and storing the samples. Based on the samples, a received signal quality value is calculated.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2003Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: QUALCOMM, IncorporatedInventors: Thomas B. Wilborn, Johnny K. John