Patents by Inventor Yongbing Wan

Yongbing Wan 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: 8265220
    Abstract: The present invention includes a time-division-multiple-access (TDMA) communication system having a base station and at least one mobile station, each transmitting and receiving an analog radio-frequency signal carrying digitally coded speech. The speech is encoded using a vocoder which samples a voice signal at variable encoding rates. During periods when the radio-frequency channel is experiencing high levels of channel interference, the encoded voice channel having a lower encoding rate is chosen. This low-rate encoded voice is combined with the high degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission. When the radio-frequency channel is experiencing low levels of channel interference, less channel coding is necessary and the vocoder having a higher encoding rate is used. The high-rate encoded voice is combined with the lower degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaleh Komaili, Yongbing Wan
  • Patent number: 8149904
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for a modem including one or more processing paths. Also included is a number of interconnected modules sequentially arrayed along the one or more paths. Each module is configured to (i) process signals passed along the paths in accordance with the sequence and (ii) implement predetermined functions to perform the processing. Further, each of the modules has a particular degree of functional programmability and the degrees of functional programmability monotonically vary in accordance with the sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory H. Efland, Haixiang Liang, Kevin H. Peterson, Yuanjie Chen, Alan G. Corry, Nino P. Ferrario, Jeff Z. Guan, Meera Prahlad, Ilya Stomakhin, Yongbing Wan, Larry C. Yamano, Lin Yin, Gong-San Yu, George A. Papanicolaou
  • Patent number: 7613270
    Abstract: The present invention includes a time-division-multiple-access (TDMA) communication system having a base station and at least one mobile station, each transmitting and receiving an analog radio-frequency signal carrying digitally coded speech. The speech is encoded using a vocoder which samples a voice signal at variable encoding rates. During periods when the radio-frequency channel is experiencing high levels of channel interference, the encoded voice channel having a lower encoding rate is chosen. This low-rate encoded voice is combined with the high degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission. When the radio-frequency channel is experiencing low levels of channel interference, less channel coding is necessary and the vocoder having a higher encoding rate is used. The high-rate encoded voice is combined with the lower degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaleh Komaili, Yongbing Wan
  • Patent number: 7558359
    Abstract: The present invention includes a time-division-multiple-access (TDMA) communication system having a base station and at least one mobile station, each transmitting and receiving an analog radio-frequency signal carrying digitally coded speech. The speech is encoded using a vocoder which samples a voice signal at variable encoding rates. During periods when the radio-frequency channel is experiencing high levels of channel interference, the encoded voice channel having a lower encoding rate is chosen. This low-rate encoded voice is combined with the high degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission. When the radio-frequency channel is experiencing low levels of channel interference, less channel coding is necessary and the vocoder having a higher encoding rate is used. The high-rate encoded voice is combined with the lower degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaleh Komaili, Yongbing Wan
  • Publication number: 20080059159
    Abstract: The present invention includes a time-division-multiple-access (TDMA) communication system having a base station and at least one mobile station, each transmitting and receiving an analog radio-frequency signal carrying digitally coded speech. The speech is encoded using a vocoder which samples a voice signal at variable encoding rates. During periods when the radio-frequency channel is experiencing high levels of channel interference, the encoded voice channel having a lower encoding rate is chosen. This low-rate encoded voice is combined with the high degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission. When the radio-frequency channel is experiencing low levels of channel interference, less channel coding is necessary and the vocoder having a higher encoding rate is used. The high-rate encoded voice is combined with the lower degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Jaleh Komaili, Yongbing Wan
  • Publication number: 20080049661
    Abstract: The present invention includes a time-division-multiple-access (TDMA) communication system having a base station and at least one mobile station, each transmitting and receiving an analog radio-frequency signal carrying digitally coded speech. The speech is encoded using a vocoder which samples a voice signal at variable encoding rates. During periods when the radio-frequency channel is experiencing high levels of channel interference, the encoded voice channel having a lower encoding rate is chosen. This low-rate encoded voice is combined with the high degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission. When the radio-frequency channel is experiencing low levels of channel interference, less channel coding is necessary and the vocoder having a higher encoding rate is used. The high-rate encoded voice is combined with the lower degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Jaleh Komaili, Yongbing Wan
  • Publication number: 20070116107
    Abstract: The present invention includes a time-division-multiple-access (TDMA) communication system having a base station and at least one mobile station, each transmitting and receiving an analog radio-frequency signal carrying digitally coded speech. The speech is encoded using a vocoder which samples a voice signal at variable encoding rates. During periods when the radio-frequency channel is experiencing high levels of channel interference, the encoded voice channel having a lower encoding rate is chosen. This low-rate encoded voice is combined with the high degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission. When the radio-frequency channel is experiencing low levels of channel interference, less channel coding is necessary and the vocoder having a higher encoding rate is used. The high-rate encoded voice is combined with the lower degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Jaleh Komaili, Yongbing Wan
  • Patent number: 7173944
    Abstract: A digital subscriber line (DSL) communication system that utilizes the high frequency band of a standard telephone line does not require the use of a plain old telephone service (POTS) splitter in the resident's home, which provided isolation between the POTS frequency band (0 to 4 kHz) and the DSL frequency band. A digital subscriber line modem utilizes either constant envelope modulation or quadrature amplitude modulation for outputting DSL signals upstream to a central office. When a telephone in the resident's home is detected as being off-hook, then the constant envelope modulation is used by the DSL modem in order to lessen the intermodulation product distortion that results in audible noise heard by a user of the telephone. When the telephone is on-hook, then another type of modulation, such as QAM, is used to maximize the upstream data rate capability in the DSL frequency band, since any noise generated by the QAM is not a problem due to the non-use of the POTS frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Conexant Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Ko, David O. Anderton, Ismail I. Eldumiati, Steven A. Gronemeyer, Don L. Harmer, P. Michael Henderson, Joel D. Peshkin, Raphael Rahamim, Frederic M. Stubbe, John S. Walley, Kenneth S. Walley, Yongbing Wan, Edward S. Zuranski, Jamal Haque, Anthony A. Tzouris, Shrenik P. Patravali, Ganning Yang
  • Patent number: 7164710
    Abstract: The present invention includes a time-division-multiple-access (TDMA) communication system having a base station and at least one mobile station, each transmitting and receiving an analog radio-frequency signal carrying digitally coded speech. The speech is encoded using a vocoder which samples a voice signal at variable encoding rates. During periods when the radio-frequency channel is experiencing high levels of channel interference, the encoded voice channel having a lower encoding rate is chosen. This low-rate encoded voice is combined with the high degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission. When the radio-frequency channel is experiencing low levels of channel interference, less channel coding is necessary and the vocoder having a higher encoding rate is used. The high-rate encoded voice is combined with the lower degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaleh Komaili, Yongbing Wan
  • Patent number: 6693953
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for controlling power utilization in a wireless communication receiver. A representative system comprises a signal properties evaluation module, an analog to digital converter (ADC), and an analog to digital converter control module. The signal properties evaluation module evaluates the stability of a received signal, and provides an indication of the stability. The ADC control module responds to the signal properties evaluation module to select the precision of the ADC based upon the indication of the stability. The ADC has at least two modes of operation, comprising a first precision and a second precision, and is responsive to the signal properties evaluation module to operate in at least one of two modes based upon the stability. The ADC responds to the signal properties evaluation module so as to limit the amount of power consumed by the wireless communications device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl C. Cox, David O. Anderton, Jaleh Komaili, Yongbing Wan, Scott Walley
  • Patent number: 6680920
    Abstract: A power management system for a mobile station reduces standby mode processing by receiving and processing single time slots of a short paging channel. Each single time slot of a short paging channel includes a mobile station identifier which alerts a receiving mobile station that a pending telephone call or paging message may be directed to the mobile station. Once so alerted, the mobile station receives and processes full paging channels comprising four time slots to determine whether the mobile station is the intended recipient of the telephone call or paging message. If the mobile station determines that it is not the intended recipient, then the mobile station resumes receiving and processing single time slots of the short page channel. Processing fewer time slots of data for purposes of call detection conserves mobile station battery power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Yongbing Wan
  • Publication number: 20030210740
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for a modem including one or more processing paths. Also included is a number of interconnected modules sequentially arrayed along the one or more paths. Each module is configured to (i) process signals passed along the paths in accordance with the sequence and (ii) implement predetermined functions to perform the processing. Further, each of the modules has a particular degree of functional programmability and the degrees of functional programmability monotonically vary in accordance with the sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Gregory H. Efland, Haixiang Liang, Kevin H. Peterson, Yuanjie Chen, Alan G. Corry, Nino P. Ferrario, Jeff Z. Guan, Meera Prahland, Ilya Stomakhin, Yongbing Wan, Larry C. Yamano, Lin Yin, Gong-San Yu, George A. Papanicolaou
  • Patent number: 6567938
    Abstract: An improved encoding technique improves the error detection provided in conventional communication systems. Traditional encoding systems for communication systems often utilize channel-coding in the form of block-coding and convolutional encoding. Block-coding typically utilizes parity bits for error detection. These parity bits are typically placed as a block at the end of the data frame. The present invention provides an improved encoder and decoder which utilize parity bits placed within the data and spread within the data bits for higher reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Yongbing Wan
  • Publication number: 20030058929
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for adaptive processing in a communication system receiver. The adaptive processing facilitates power savings and permits enhanced performance when necessary. This extends a receiver's operation time in receivers that operate on batteries, such as in cordless telephones or cellular telephones. A receiver adopting the principles of the present invention evaluates the characteristics and dynamics of an incoming signal, and based on the quality of the incoming signal, adjusts various aspects of the receiver such as the on-time correlators and analog to digital converters, the timing circuits, the despread equalizers, and the combiner. If the receiver comprises a receiver operation in accordance with GSM, the receiver may cycle the MLSE detection algorithms or cross correlation may be done over fewer data symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: EARL C. COX, DAVID O. ANDERTON, JALEH KOMAILI, YONGBING WAN, KENNETH S. WALLEY
  • Patent number: 6539205
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for effectively monitoring quality of a traffic channel in a communication, and in response, modifying transmission coding or data transmission rates, or both, improves communication quality and increases data transfers rates in digital wireless communication systems. A channel quality estimator determines and evaluates the bit error rate (BER) of a signal on a control channel and estimates the quality of the traffic channel based on the quality of the control channel signal. Accordingly, the processing and control circuitry of either a mobile station or base station adjusts the error correction applied to traffic channel transmissions. The traffic channel data transmission rate may also be modified based on the control channel signal quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongbing Wan, Jaleh Komaili
  • Patent number: 6529730
    Abstract: The present invention includes a time-division-multiple-access (TDMA) communication system having a base station and at least one mobile station, each transmitting and receiving an analog radio-frequency signal carrying digitally coded speech. The speech is encoded using a vocoder which samples a voice signal at variable encoding rates. During periods when the radio-frequency channel is experiencing high levels of channel interference, the encoded voice channel having a lower encoding rate is chosen. This low-rate encoded voice is combined with the high degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission. When the radio-frequency channel is experiencing low levels of channel interference, less channel coding is necessary and the vocoder having a higher encoding rate is used. The high-rate encoded voice is combined with the lower degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Conexant Systems, INC
    Inventors: Jaleh Komaili, Yongbing Wan
  • Patent number: 6526286
    Abstract: A power management system for a mobile unit wherein the frequency of scanning a neighboring cell may be controlled. A mobile unit consumes power in standby mode by periodically scanning the base station in each neighboring cell to determine which base stations are providing a usable signal. When the signal provided by the mobile unit's servicing base station diminishes, the mobile unit informs the cellular network of the base stations providing usable signals to assist in the handover. By detecting the rate of change of the signal strength received from a base station, the mobile unit may change the scanning rate of each neighboring cell. Alternatively, the mobile unit can estimate the relative speed it is traveling through a cell. If traveling slowly through the cell or if the signal strength is not changing over time, the need for a rapid handover diminishes. The mobile unit may also increase the scanning rate if traveling rapidly through the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Yongbing Wan
  • Publication number: 20030002446
    Abstract: The present invention includes a time-division-multiple-access (TDMA) communication system having a base station and at least one mobile station, each transmitting and receiving an analog radio-frequency signal carrying digitally coded speech. The speech is encoded using a vocoder which samples a voice signal at variable encoding rates. During periods when the radio-frequency channel is experiencing high levels of channel interference, the encoded voice channel having a lower encoding rate is chosen. This low-rate encoded voice is combined with the high degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission. When the radio-frequency channel is experiencing low levels of channel interference, less channel coding is necessary and the vocoder having a higher encoding rate is used. The high-rate encoded voice is combined with the lower degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Jaleh Komaili, Yongbing Wan
  • Publication number: 20020147024
    Abstract: A power management system for a mobile unit wherein the frequency of scanning a neighboring cell may be controlled. A mobile unit consumes power in standby mode by periodically scanning the base station in each neighboring cell to determine which base stations are providing a usable signal. When the signal provided by the mobile unit's servicing base station diminishes, the mobile unit informs the cellular network of the base stations providing usable signals to assist in the handover. By detecting the rate of change of the signal strength received from a base station, the mobile unit may change the scanning rate of each neighboring cell. Alternatively, the mobile unit can estimate the relative speed it is traveling through a cell. If traveling slowly through the cell or if the signal strength is not changing over time, the need for a rapid handover diminishes. The mobile unit may also increase the scanning rate if traveling rapidly through the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventor: Yongbing Wan
  • Patent number: 6385460
    Abstract: A power management system for a mobile unit wherein the frequency of scanning a neighboring cell may be controlled. A mobile unit consumes power in standby mode by periodically scanning the base station in each neighboring cell to determine which base stations are providing a usable signal. When the signal provided by the mobile unit's servicing base station diminishes, the mobile unit informs the cellular network of the base stations providing usable signals to assist in the handover. By detecting the rate of change of the signal strength received from a base station, the mobile unit may change the scanning rate of each neighboring cell. Alternatively, the mobile unit can estimate the relative speed it is traveling through a cell. If traveling slowly through the cell or if the signal strength is not changing over time, the need for a rapid handover diminishes. The mobile unit may also increase the scanning rate if traveling rapidly through the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Conexant Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Yongbing Wan