Patents by Inventor Tyler A. Brown

Tyler A. Brown 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: 10651904
    Abstract: A scaled precoded data signal can be received. The scaled precoded data signal can be based on a precoder-dependent scaling factor. The scaled precoded data signal can be scaled by using a precoder dependent scaling factor that is dependent on a precoder used to precode the data signal. The scaled precoded data signal can be demodulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Colin Frank, Tyler A. Brown
  • Patent number: 10419245
    Abstract: A method and apparatus determine parameters and conditions for line of sight MIMO communication. Reference signals can be received. A channel matrix can be measured based on the reference signals. A least-squared error estimate of the measured channel matrix can be determined. A sum-squared error can be calculated based on the least-squared error estimate. The sum-squared error based on the least-squared error estimate can be compared to a threshold. The measured channel matrix can be ascertained to be classified as a line of sight multiple input multiple output channel based on comparing the sum-squared error based on the least-squared error estimate to the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Colin Frank, Tyler A Brown, Vijay Nangia, Robert T Love, Udar Mittal
  • Patent number: 10367558
    Abstract: A method and apparatus optimize antenna precoder selection with coupled antennas. A data signal can be received. The data signal can be precoded. The precoded data signal can be scaled using a precoder-dependent scaling factor. The scaled precoded data signal can be transmitted through a plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Colin Frank, Tyler A. Brown
  • Publication number: 20190140716
    Abstract: A scaled precoded data signal can be received. The scaled precoded data signal can be based on a precoder-dependent scaling factor. The scaled precoded data signal can be scaled by using a precoder dependent scaling factor that is dependent on a precoder used to precode the data signal. The scaled precoded data signal can be demodulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Colin Frank, Tyler A. Brown
  • Patent number: 10250306
    Abstract: A method and apparatus determine parameters and conditions for line of sight MIMO communication. A transmitter can transmit reference symbols from a regularly spaced subset of a set of transmitting device antenna elements of the transmitter with elements spanning one or more spatial dimensions. The transmitter can signal transmit antenna element spacings in each dimension that can be used by the transmitter for data transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Colin Frank, Tyler A Brown, Vijay Nangia, Robert T Love, Udar Mittal
  • Patent number: 10103794
    Abstract: A method and apparatus determine parameters and conditions for line of sight MIMO communication. Reference signals can be received at a receiving device from a transmitting device. A channel matrix can be measured based on the reference signals. At least two of a first line of sight channel parameter, a second line of sight channel parameter, and a third line of sight channel parameter can be extracted based on the channel matrix. The first line of sight channel parameter can be based on transmitting device antenna element spacing. The second line of sight channel parameter can be based on a product of the transmitting device antenna element spacing and a receiving device antenna element spacing. The third line of sight channel parameter can be based on the receiving device antenna element spacing. The at least two line of sight channel parameters can be transmitted to the transmitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Colin Frank, Tyler A Brown, Vijay Nangia, Robert T Love, Udar Mittal
  • Publication number: 20180295606
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for codebook sub-sampling. In various implementations, a wireless terminal receives a reference signal, determines, based on the reference signal, a first precoding index i2 for a first subband and a second precoding index i?2 for a second subband. The wireless terminal transmits a representation of i2 and a representation of 4 to a base station. In various implementations, i?2 belongs to the set Si2 which, in one implementation, equals {mod(i2?K1k,K), k=0, 1, . . . , K2}, where K1>1, and where K2>1 and K>1 are integers. According to an implementation, the wireless terminal receives the reference signal from a first base station and transmits the representations of i2 and i?2 to a second base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Sandeep H. Krishnamurthy, Tyler A. Brown, Robert T. Love, Vijay Nangia
  • Patent number: 10090901
    Abstract: A method and apparatus optimize antenna precoder selection with coupled antennas. A power metric corresponding to each precoder of a plurality of precoders can be received at a receiving device. Reference signals can be received. A transmission channel corresponding to each precoder can be estimated based on the reference signals. The estimate of the transmission channel can be scaled based on the power metric for each precoder. A channel quality metric for each precoder can be generated based on the scaled estimate of the transmission channel. An index of a precoder with the largest channel quality metric can be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Colin Frank, Tyler A. Brown
  • Publication number: 20180152228
    Abstract: A method and apparatus determine parameters and conditions for line of sight MIMO communication. A transmitter can transmit reference symbols from a regularly spaced subset of a set of transmitting device antenna elements of the transmitter with elements spanning one or more spatial dimensions. The transmitter can signal transmit antenna element spacings in each dimension that can be used by the transmitter for data transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Colin Frank, Tyler A. Brown, Vijay Nangia, Robert T. Love, Udar Mittal
  • Publication number: 20180152325
    Abstract: A method and apparatus determine parameters and conditions for line of sight MIMO communication. Reference signals can be received. A channel matrix can be measured based on the reference signals. A least-squared error estimate of the measured channel matrix can be determined. A sum-squared error can be calculated based on the least-squared error estimate. The sum-squared error based on the least-squared error estimate can be compared to a threshold. The measured channel matrix can be ascertained to be classified as a line of sight multiple input multiple output channel based on comparing the sum-squared error based on the least-squared error estimate to the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Colin Frank, Tyler A Brown, Vijay Nangia, Robert T. Love, Udar Mittal
  • Publication number: 20180152227
    Abstract: A method and apparatus determine parameters and conditions for line of sight MIMO communication. Reference signals can be received at a receiving device from a transmitting device. A channel matrix can be measured based on the reference signals. At least two of a first line of sight channel parameter, a second line of sight channel parameter, and a third line of sight channel parameter can be extracted based on the channel matrix. The first line of sight channel parameter can be based on transmitting device antenna element spacing. The second line of sight channel parameter can be based on a product of the transmitting device antenna element spacing and a receiving device antenna element spacing. The third line of sight channel parameter can be based on the receiving device antenna element spacing. The at least two line of sight channel parameters can be transmitted to the transmitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: COLIN FRANK, TYLER A. BROWN, VIJAY NANGIA, ROBERT T. LOVE, UDAR MITTAL
  • Patent number: 9877305
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for codebook sub-sampling. In various implementations, a wireless terminal receives a reference signal, determines, based on the reference signal, a first precoding index i2 for a first subband and a second precoding index i?2 for a second subband. The wireless terminal transmits a representation of i2 and a representation of i?2 to a base station. In various implementations, i?2 belongs to the set Si2 which, in one implementation, equals {mod(i2?K1+k,K), k=0, 1, . . . , K2}, where K1>1, and where K2>1 and K>1 are integers. According to an implementation, the wireless terminal receives the reference signal from a first base station and transmits the representations of i2 and i?2 to a second base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep H. Krishnamurthy, Tyler A. Brown, Robert T. Love, Vijay Nangia
  • Publication number: 20170324457
    Abstract: A method and apparatus optimize antenna precoder selection with coupled antennas. A power metric corresponding to each precoder of a plurality of precoders can be received at a receiving device. Reference signals can be received. A transmission channel corresponding to each precoder can be estimated based on the reference signals. The estimate of the transmission channel can be scaled based on the power metric for each precoder. A channel quality metric for each precoder can be generated based on the scaled estimate of the transmission channel. An index of a precoder with the largest channel quality metric can be transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Colin Frank, Tyler A. Brown
  • Patent number: 9538478
    Abstract: The present disclosure sets forth multiple embodiments of the invention. Among those embodiments is a method for determining a maximum power reduction of an uplink signal. The uplink signal is transmitted on a carrier that has a range of frequencies. Frequencies outside of the carrier frequency range include adjacent channel regions. Resource blocks of the carrier that have been allocated for use by to transmit the uplink signal are identified. A power spectral density is determined based on the identified resource blocks. A metric that is based on a third order convolution of the power spectral density function is determined. A maximum power reduction for the adjacent channel regions is also determined based on the metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Colin D. Frank, Tyler A. Brown, Sandeep H. Krishnamurthy
  • Publication number: 20160353413
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for codebook sub-sampling. In various implementations, a wireless terminal receives a reference signal, determines, based on the reference signal, a first precoding index i2 for a first subband and a second precoding index i?2 for a second subband. The wireless terminal transmits a representation of i2 and a representation of i?2 to a base station. In various implementations, i?2 belongs to the set Si2 which, in one implementation, equals {mod(i2?K1+k,K), k=0,1 , . . . , K2}, where K1>1, and where K2>1 and K>1 are integers. According to an implementation, the wireless terminal receives the reference signal from a first base station and transmits the representations of i2 and i?2 to a second base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Sandeep H. Krishnamurthy, Tyler A. Brown, Robert T. Love, Vijay Nangia
  • Patent number: 9509377
    Abstract: A communication system provides for adaptive rank determination, for example, a rank 2 transmission in instances where a rank 1 transmission may be indicated under supported feedback modes in current standards where no explicit power adaptation can be assumed, for example, where a user equipment (UE) is limited to reporting a rank 1 channel due to a large dynamic range of a signal or due to a signal received by the UE from one base station (BS) antenna port drowning out a signal received by the UE from another BS antenna port. The communication system provides for the UE to implement rank 2 transmission in such instances by using per-antenna port power control at a BS serving the UE. In one embodiment, the BS controls the rank determination at the UE by signaling transmit power or power offset related parameters to use for rank and transmission parameters determination and feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Krishna Kamal Sayana, Tyler A. Brown, Robert T. Love, Vijay Nangia
  • Publication number: 20160344461
    Abstract: A method and apparatus optimize antenna precoder selection with coupled antennas. A data signal can be received. The data signal can be precoded. The precoded data signal can be scaled using a precoder-dependent scaling factor. The scaled precoded data signal can be transmitted through a plurality of antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Colin Frank, Tyler A. Brown
  • Publication number: 20160344460
    Abstract: A method and apparatus optimize antenna precoder selection with coupled antennas. A power metric corresponding to each precoder of a plurality of precoders can be received at a receiving device. Reference signals can be received. A transmission channel corresponding to each precoder can be estimated based on the reference signals. The estimate of the transmission channel can be scaled based on the power metric for each precoder. A channel quality metric for each precoder can be generated based on the scaled estimate of the transmission channel. An index of a precoder with the largest channel quality metric can be transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Colin Frank, Tyler A. Brown
  • Patent number: 9432101
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for codebook sub-sampling. In various implementations, a wireless terminal receives a reference signal, determines, based on the reference signal, a first precoding index i2 for a first subband and a second precoding index i2? for a second subband. The wireless terminal transmits a representation of i2 and a representation of i2? to a base station. In various implementations, i2? belongs to the set Si2 which, in one implementation, equals {mod(i2?K1+k,K), k=0, 1, . . . , K2}, where K1>1, and where K2>1 and K>1 are integers. According to an implementation, the wireless terminal receives the reference signal from a first base station and transmits the representations of i2 and i2? to a second base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep H. Krishnamurthy, Tyler A. Brown, Robert T. Love, Vijay Nangia
  • Patent number: 9401749
    Abstract: A wireless terminal is capable of receiving a pilot signal from a base station; and determining a precoding matrix as a linear combination of two matrices V1 and V2 based on the received pilot signal. In one implementation, the two matrices V1 and V2 are sub-matrices of a matrix U of a codebook, the linear combination is u:=(V1+?V2)/?{square root over (1+|?|2)} and ? is one of a real-valued number and a complex-valued number. The wireless terminal is also capable of transmitting a representation of at least a portion of the precoding matrix to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep H. Krishnamurthy, Tyler A. Brown, Colin D. Frank, Robert T. Love, Vijay Nangia