Patents by Inventor Wookwon Lee

Wookwon Lee 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: 10574390
    Abstract: Systems and methods for decoding block and concatenated codes are provided. These include advanced iterative decoding techniques based on belief propagation algorithms, with particular advantages when applied to codes having higher density parity check matrices such as iterative soft-input soft-output and list decoding of convolutional codes, Reed-Solomon codes and BCH codes. Improvements are also provided for performing channel state information estimation including the use of optimum filter lengths based on channel selectivity and adaptive decision-directed channel estimation. These improvements enhance the performance of various communication systems and consumer electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: LN2 DB, LLC
    Inventors: Branimir R. Vojcic, Farnaz Shayegh, Hakan Dogan, Wookwon Lee
  • Publication number: 20190068320
    Abstract: Systems and methods for decoding block and concatenated codes are provided. These include advanced iterative decoding techniques based on belief propagation algorithms, with particular advantages when applied to codes having higher density parity check matrices such as iterative soft-input soft-output and list decoding of convolutional codes, Reed-Solomon codes and BCH codes. Improvements are also provided for performing channel state information estimation including the use of optimum filter lengths based on channel selectivity and adaptive decision-directed channel estimation. These improvements enhance the performance of various communication systems and consumer electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Branimir R. Vojcic, Farnaz Shayegh, Hakan Dogan, Wookwon Lee
  • Patent number: 10135567
    Abstract: Systems and methods for decoding block and concatenated codes are provided. These include advanced iterative decoding techniques based on belief propagation algorithms, with particular advantages when applied to codes having higher density parity check matrices such as iterative soft-input soft-output and list decoding of convolutional codes, Reed-Solomon codes and BCH codes. Improvements are also provided for performing channel state information estimation including the use of optimum filter lengths based on channel selectivity and adaptive decision-directed channel estimation. These improvements enhance the performance of various communication systems and consumer electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: LN2 DB, LLC
    Inventors: Branimir R Vojcic, Farnaz Shayegh, Hakan Dogan, Wookwon Lee
  • Patent number: 9698941
    Abstract: Systems and methods for decoding block and concatenated codes are provided. These include advanced iterative decoding techniques based on belief propagation algorithms, with particular advantages when applied to codes having higher density parity check matrices such as iterative soft-input soft-output and list decoding of convolutional codes, Reed-Solomon codes and BCH codes. Improvements are also provided for performing channel state information estimation including the use of optimum filter lengths based on channel selectivity and adaptive decision-directed channel estimation. These improvements enhance the performance of various communication systems and consumer electronics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: LN2 DB, LLC
    Inventors: Branimir R Vojcic, Farnaz Shayegh, Hakan Dogan, Wookwon Lee
  • Publication number: 20160352463
    Abstract: Systems and methods for decoding block and concatenated codes are provided. These include advanced iterative decoding techniques based on belief propagation algorithms, with particular advantages when applied to codes having higher density parity check matrices such as iterative soft-input soft-output and list decoding of convolutional codes, Reed-Solomon codes and BCH codes. Improvements are also provided for performing channel state information estimation including the use of optimum filter lengths based on channel selectivity and adaptive decision-directed channel estimation. These improvements enhance the performance of various communication systems and consumer electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Branimir R. Vojcic, Farnaz Shayegh, Hakan Dogan, Wookwon Lee
  • Publication number: 20160072657
    Abstract: Systems and methods for decoding block and concatenated codes are provided. These include advanced iterative decoding techniques based on belief propagation algorithms, with particular advantages when applied to codes having higher density parity check matrices such as iterative soft-input soft-output and list decoding of convolutional codes, Reed-Solomon codes and BCH codes. Improvements are also provided for performing channel state information estimation including the use of optimum filter lengths based on channel selectivity and adaptive decision-directed channel estimation. These improvements enhance the performance of various communication systems and consumer electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Branimir R. Vojcic, Farnaz Shayegh, Hakan Dogan, Wookwon Lee
  • Patent number: 9191256
    Abstract: Systems and methods for decoding block and concatenated codes are provided. These include advanced iterative decoding techniques based on belief propagation algorithms, with particular advantages when applied to codes having higher density parity check matrices. Improvements are also provided for performing channel state information estimation including the use of optimum filter lengths based on channel selectivity and adaptive decision-directed channel estimation. These improvements enhance the performance of various communication systems and consumer electronics. Particular improvements are also provided for decoding HD Radio signals, including enhanced decoding of reference subcarriers based on soft-diversity combining, joint enhanced channel state information estimation, as well as iterative soft-input soft-output and list decoding of convolutional codes and Reed-Solomon codes. These and other improvements enhance the decoding of different logical channels in HD Radio systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Digital PowerRadio, LLC
    Inventors: Branimir R Vojcic, Farnaz Shayegh, Hakan Dogan, Wookwon Lee
  • Publication number: 20140153625
    Abstract: Systems and methods for decoding block and concatenated codes are provided. These include advanced iterative decoding techniques based on belief propagation algorithms, with particular advantages when applied to codes having higher density parity check matrices. Improvements are also provided for performing channel state information estimation including the use of optimum filter lengths based on channel selectivity and adaptive decision-directed channel estimation. These improvements enhance the performance of various communication systems and consumer electronics. Particular improvements are also provided for decoding HD Radio signals, including enhanced decoding of reference subcarriers based on soft-diversity combining, joint enhanced channel state information estimation, as well as iterative soft-input soft-output and list decoding of convolutional codes and Reed-Solomon codes. These and other improvements enhance the decoding of different logical channels in HD Radio systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Digital PowerRadio, LLC
    Inventors: Branimir R. Vojcic, Farnaz Shayegh, Hakan Dogan, Wookwon Lee
  • Patent number: 6690944
    Abstract: A closed loop power control apparatus is implemented within a basestation that receives a series of physical channels from a mobile station simultaneously in a DS-CDMA communication system such as those based on the cdma2000 specifications. This power control apparatus includes a series of Rakes that separate the code-subchannels, a series of SINR estimation devices that estimate the SINR for each of the code-subchannels, and a series of comparators thaw generate a multiple of power control bits that correspond to comparison results between the SINR estimates and a set of power threshold levels. These power control bits are transmitted to the mobile station and subsequently allow the mobile station to control the transmit powers for the physical channels individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Wookwon Lee, Norman P. Secord
  • Patent number: 6373831
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for transmitting data over a multi-channel CDMA system are disclosed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention wherein the system includes an encoder for encoding a data stream with error correction, an interleaver for interleaving the data stream, a multiplexor for multiplexing a plurality of power control symbols onto the data stream, and an inverse-multiplexor for inverse-multiplexing the data stream onto multiple different communication channels. The system may also include additional error correction encoding and interleaving steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Ltd.
    Inventors: Norman P. Secord, Mo-Han Fong, Geng Wu, Leo Strawczynski, Ahmad Jalali, Robert Matyas, Ning Guo, Wookwon Lee, Amir Bigloo
  • Patent number: 6330456
    Abstract: Mobile stations in communication with several base stations in a cellular CDMA system (as when undergoing soft handoff) do not use the conventional “or of the downs” rule for assessing power control commands from base stations. Mobile stations assess the link quality of the links from the base station. If any base station displays link quality above a predetermined threshold and if that base station is requesting power reduction, power is reduced by a predetermined amount, delta. Otherwise, power is adjusted up or down by an amount less than or equal to delta according to the received power control signals from each base station in conjunction with a weight determined from the signal quality of the link from each base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Bassam Hashem, Norman Secord, Wookwon Lee
  • Patent number: 6269239
    Abstract: Mobile stations in communication with several base stations in a cellular CDMA system (as when undergoing soft handoff) do not use the conventional “or of the downs” rule for assessing power control commands from base stations. Mobile stations assess the link quality of the links from the base station. If any base station displays link quality above a predetermined threshold and if that base station is requesting power reduction, power is reduced by a predetermined amount, delta. Otherwise, power is adjusted up or down by an amount less than or equal to delta according to the received power control signals from each base station in conjunction with a weight determined from the signal quality of the link from each base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Bassam Hashem, Norman Secord, Wookwon Lee