Patents by Inventor Wan Jong Kim

Wan Jong Kim 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).

  • Publication number: 20240080055
    Abstract: A method, user equipment, and system are disclosed for adjusting a user equipment (UE) configuration based on physical factors at the UE. The method comprises receiving, by a neural network circuit, inputs related to a physical interaction with the UE, the inputs including at least one of a first input value associated with a reflection coefficient of the UE, a second input value associated with a frequency band for transmitting or receiving a signal with the UE, and a third input value associated with a carrier frequency for transmitting or receiving the signal with the UE, outputting output values associated with detecting a use case of the physical interaction or associated with adjusting at least one of an antenna impedance and an antenna aperture of the UE, and adjusting at least one of an impedance tuner circuit and an aperture tuner circuit of the UE based on the output values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Panagiotis Skrimponis, Pranav Dayal, Wan Jong Kim
  • Publication number: 20230370937
    Abstract: An efficient baseband predistortion linearization method for reducing the spectral regrowth and compensating memory effects in wideband communication systems using effective multiplexing modulation technique such as wideband code division multiple access and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing is disclosed. The present invention is based on the method of piecewise pre-equalized lookup table based predistortion, which is a cascade of a lookup table predistortion and piecewise pre-equalizers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Wan-Jong KIM, Kyoung Joon CHO, Jong Heon KIM, Shawn Patrick STAPLETON
  • Publication number: 20230370098
    Abstract: A method of operating a communications system includes receiving a signal at a digital predistorter (DPD), introducing predistortion to the signal using the DPD, and converting the predistorted signal to an analog signal using a digital-to-analog converter having a first bandwidth. The method also includes amplifying the analog signal, sampling the amplified signal using an analog-to-digital converter having a second bandwidth less than the first bandwidth, and extracting coefficients of the DPD from the sampled signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Wan-Jong KIM, Shawn Patrick STAPLETON
  • Patent number: 11418155
    Abstract: A RF-digital hybrid mode power amplifier system for achieving high efficiency and high linearity in wideband communication systems is disclosed. The present invention is based on the method of adaptive digital predistortion to linearize a power amplifier in the RF domain. The power amplifier characteristics such as variation of linearity and asymmetric distortion of the amplifier output signal are monitored by the narrowband feedback path and controlled by the adaptation algorithm in a digital module. Therefore, the present invention could compensate the nonlinearities as well as memory effects of the power amplifier systems and also improve performances, in terms of power added efficiency, adjacent channel leakage ratio and peak-to-average power ratio. The present disclosure enables a power amplifier system to be field reconfigurable and support multi-modulation schemes (modulation agnostic), multi-carriers and multi-channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: DALI WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Wan Jong Kim, Kyoung Joon Cho, Shawn Patrick Stapleton, Jong Heon Kim, Dali Yang
  • Publication number: 20220231714
    Abstract: A method of operating a communications system includes receiving a signal at a digital predistorter (DPD), introducing predistortion to the signal using the DPD, and converting the predistorted signal to an analog signal using a digital-to-analog converter having a first bandwidth. The method also includes amplifying the analog signal, sampling the amplified signal using an analog-to-digital converter having a second bandwidth less than the first bandwidth, and extracting coefficients of the DPD from the sampled signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Wan-Jong KIM, Shawn Patrick STAPLETON
  • Patent number: 11394350
    Abstract: A system for time aligning widely frequency spaced signals includes a digital predistortion (DPD) processor and a power amplifier coupled to the DPD processor and operable to provide a transmit signal at a power amplifier output. The system also includes a feedback loop coupled to the power amplifier output. The feedback loop comprises an adaptive fractional delay filter, a delay estimator coupled to the adaptive fractional delay filter, and a DPD coefficient estimator coupled to the delay estimator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Dali Systems Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Wan Jong Kim
  • Patent number: 11245429
    Abstract: A method of operating a communications system includes receiving a signal at a digital predistorter (DPD), introducing predistortion to the signal using the DPD, and converting the predistorted signal to an analog signal using a digital-to-analog converter having a first bandwidth. The method also includes amplifying the analog signal, sampling the amplified signal using an analog-to-digital converter having a second bandwidth less than the first bandwidth, and extracting coefficients of the DPD from the sampled signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventors: Wan-Jong Kim, Shawn Patrick Stapleton
  • Publication number: 20220007263
    Abstract: An efficient baseband predistortion linearization method for reducing the spectral regrowth and compensating memory effects in wideband communication systems using effective multiplexing modulation technique such as wideband code division multiple access and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing is disclosed. The present invention is based on the method of piecewise pre-equalized lookup table based predistortion, which is a cascade of a lookup table predistortion and piecewise pre-equalizers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Wan-Jong KIM, Kyoung Joon CHO, Jong Heon KIM, Shawn Patrick STAPLETON
  • Publication number: 20210376871
    Abstract: A digital predistortion linearization method is provided for increasing the instantaneous or operational bandwidth for RF power amplifiers employed in wideband communication systems. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of increasing DPD linearization bandwidth using a feedback filter integrated into existing digital platforms for multi-channel wideband wireless transmitters. An embodiment of the present invention utilizes a DPD feedback signal in conjunction with a low power band-pass filter in the DPD feedback path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Wan-Jong KIM, Shawn Patrick STAPLETON
  • Patent number: 11129076
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment is directed to an efficient baseband predistortion linearization method. The exemplary method at least reduces the spectral regrowth and compensates for memory effects in wideband communication systems. The exemplary method uses an effective multiplexing modulation technique, such as wideband code division multiple access and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing. Another exemplary aspect utilizes a piecewise pre-equalized lookup table based predistortion, which is a cascade of a lookup table predistortion and piecewise pre-equalizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: DALI WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Wan-Jong Kim, Kyoung Joon Cho, Jong Heon Kim, Shawn Patrick Stapleton
  • Patent number: 11095326
    Abstract: A digital predistortion linearization method is provided for increasing the instantaneous or operational bandwidth for RF power amplifiers employed in wideband communication systems. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of increasing DPD linearization bandwidth using a feedback filter integrated into existing digital platforms for multi-channel wideband wireless transmitters. An embodiment of the present invention utilizes a DPD feedback signal in conjunction with a low power band-pass filter in the DPD feedback path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: DALI SYSTEMS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Wan-Jong Kim, Shawn Patrick Stapleton
  • Publication number: 20210051620
    Abstract: A method of detecting a synchronization switching pulse using a power detector in a time division duplexing (TDD) system includes receiving an input signal, detecting a power level associated with the input signal using a digital power meter, and determining a configuration associated with the input signal. The method also includes determining that a pulse width associated with the input signal is greater than a threshold, determining an offset associated with a special subframe configuration, and generating an estimated sync pulse. The method further includes forming a regenerated sync pulse, determining an error between the estimated sync pulse and the regenerated sync pulse, determining that the error is less than a threshold, and providing a lock detect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Wan-Jong Kim, Shawn Patrick Stapleton
  • Publication number: 20200403689
    Abstract: A repeater device for New Radio (NR) communication, includes a baseband processor that establishes a communication link with a base station and decodes control information that is received from the base station through a control channel. The baseband processor further aligns a timing reference of the repeater device with that of an NR cell frame for an uplink or a downlink time division duplex (TDD) switching, based on the decoded control information. The baseband processor further selects and forms one or more donor beams of RF signals at a donor side of the repeater device and one or more service beams of RF signals at a service side of the repeater device, based on the decoded control information and the aligned timing reference with that of the NR cell frame for the uplink or the downlink TDD switching for communication in an NR frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Ahmadreza ROFOUGARAN, Brima Ibrahim, Raghu Mulagada, Walid Nabhane, Mohsen Pourkhaatoun, Wan-Jong Kim, Maryam ROFOUGARAN, Sam GHARAVI
  • Patent number: 10863470
    Abstract: A method of detecting a synchronization switching pulse using a power detector in a time division duplexing (TDD) system includes receiving an input signal, detecting a power level associated with the input signal using a digital power meter, and determining a configuration associated with the input signal. The method also includes determining that a pulse width associated with the input signal is greater than a threshold, determining an offset associated with a special subframe configuration, and generating an estimated sync pulse. The method further includes forming a regenerated sync pulse, determining an error between the estimated sync pulse and the regenerated sync pulse, determining that the error is less than a threshold, and providing a lock detect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: DALI SYSTEMS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Wan-Jong Kim, Shawn Patrick Stapleton
  • Publication number: 20200358640
    Abstract: A RF-digital hybrid mode power amplifier system for achieving high efficiency and high linearity in wideband communication systems is disclosed. The present invention is based on the method of adaptive digital predistortion to linearize a power amplifier in the RF domain. The present disclosure enables a power amplifier system to be field reconfigurable and support multi-modulation schemes (modulation agnostic), multi-carriers and multi-channels. As a result, the digital hybrid mode power amplifier system is particularly suitable for wireless transmission systems, such as base-stations, repeaters, and indoor signal coverage systems, where baseband I-Q signal information is not readily available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Wan Jong KIM, Kyoung Joon CHO, Shawn Patrick STAPLETON, Ying XIAO
  • Publication number: 20200358466
    Abstract: A method of operating a communications system includes receiving a signal at a digital predistorter (DPD), introducing predistortion to the signal using the DPD, and converting the predistorted signal to an analog signal using a digital-to-analog converter having a first bandwidth. The method also includes amplifying the analog signal, sampling the amplified signal using an analog-to-digital converter having a second bandwidth less than the first bandwidth, and extracting coefficients of the DPD from the sampled signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Wan-Jong KIM, Shawn Patrick STAPLETON
  • Publication number: 20200336161
    Abstract: A digital predistortion linearization method is provided for increasing the instantaneous or operational bandwidth for RF power amplifiers employed in wideband communication systems. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of increasing DPD linearization bandwidth using a feedback filter integrated into existing digital platforms for multi-channel wideband wireless transmitters. An embodiment of the present invention utilizes a DPD feedback signal in conjunction with a low power band-pass filter in the DPD feedback path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Wan-Jong KIM, Shawn Patrick STAPLETON
  • Patent number: 10749553
    Abstract: A method of operating a communications system includes receiving a signal at a digital predistorter (DPD), introducing predistortion to the signal using the DPD, and converting the predistorted signal to an analog signal using a digital-to-analog converter having a first bandwidth. The method also includes amplifying the analog signal, sampling the amplified signal using an analog-to-digital converter having a second bandwidth less than the first bandwidth, and extracting coefficients of the DPD from the sampled signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: DALI SYSTEMS CO. LTD
    Inventors: Wan-Jong Kim, Shawn Patrick Stapleton
  • Patent number: 10727879
    Abstract: A digital predistortion linearization method is provided for increasing the instantaneous or operational bandwidth for RF power amplifiers employed in wideband communication systems. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of increasing DPD linearization bandwidth using a feedback filter integrated into existing digital platforms for multi-channel wideband wireless transmitters. An embodiment of the present invention utilizes a DPD feedback signal in conjunction with a low power band-pass filter in the DPD feedback path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: DALI SYSTEMS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Wan-Jong Kim, Shawn Patrick Stapleton
  • Patent number: 10728066
    Abstract: A RF-digital hybrid mode power amplifier system for achieving high efficiency and high linearity in wideband communication systems is disclosed. The present invention is based on the method of adaptive digital predistortion to linearize a power amplifier in the RF domain. The present disclosure enables a power amplifier system to be field reconfigurable and support multi-modulation schemes (modulation agnostic), multi-carriers and multi-channels. As a result, the digital hybrid mode power amplifier system is particularly suitable for wireless transmission systems, such as base-stations, repeaters, and indoor signal coverage systems, where baseband I-Q signal information is not readily available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: DALI SYSTEMS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Wan Jong Kim, Kyoung Joon Cho, Shawn Patrick Stapleton, Ying Xiao