Abstract: Methods and systems for wireless communication are disclosed and may include controlling one or more scans of a received signal detection frequency across a frequency range and storing a magnitude of the received signal at each frequency where the magnitude exceeds a threshold level. A type of one or more signals in the received signal may be determined based on a bandwidth of the signals. A Bluetooth page/inquiry scan may be initiated if the determined type is a page/inquiry signal, and scans may be continued if the determined type may not be a page/inquiry signal. The scans may be repeated on a periodic basis and may be controlled utilizing a voltage controlled oscillator. Each of the scans may include a plurality of discrete frequency steps or a continuous frequency ramp. The controlling may include a start frequency, an end frequency and a frequency step size for the scans.

Abstract: Techniques for localized dynamic channel allocation help meet the challenges of latency, memory size, and channel time optimization for wireless communication systems. As examples, advanced communication standards, such as the WiGig standard, may support wireless docking station capability and wireless streaming of high definition video content between transmitting and receiving stations, or engage in other very high throughput tasks. The techniques help to deliver the desired user experience in such an environment and address the need to meet latency and throughput requirements while limiting memory footprint.

Abstract: A technique to open a single receiving window to perform scanning and initiating operations in a Bluetooth Low Energy compliant device, instead of using two separate receiving windows to perform the equivalent operations. The combining of the scanning and initiating operations in one receiving window, instead of two separate windows, reduces power consumption and provides for bandwidth efficiency.

Abstract: A piezoelectric transformer includes a single crystal relaxor ferroelectric element poled along a [0 11] direction and selected from the group consisting of PZN-PT, PMN-PZT, PZN-PT and PMN-PT. The element has two opposed surfaces substantially perpendicular to the [0 11] direction with an input electrode and an output electrode positioned on one surface. The output electrode is isolated from electrical communication with the input electrode. A ground electrode is positioned on the second, opposed surface. Input electrical energy results in piezoelectric change in the element that is mechanically coupled through the element to generate piezoelectric output energy.

Abstract: A responder endpoint establishes a reverse direction communication channel from the responder to an initiator. To that end, the responder endpoint receives a reverse direction grant indicator and determines when primary data is not ready to be sent to the initiator. In response, the responder transmits to the initiator, within a predetermined response time for establishing the reverse direction communication channel, a continuation frame comprising a continuation indicator that indicates that reverse direction communication channel should persist. In one implementation, the continuation frame includes at least one control field including the continuation indicator, but no data payload field.

Abstract: A technique to provide frequency offset estimation for packets transmitted during a service period allocated strictly for designated source and destination devices. The destination device obtains coarse and fine frequency offset estimation from the short and long preambles. A residual frequency offset is tracked for the data blocks and combined with the coarse and fine frequency offset to obtain a total frequency offset to apply to the data blocks. The total frequency offset value at the end of the first packet is saved and, instead of again estimating the coarse and fine frequency offset values with the short and long preambles of the second packet, the saved total frequency offset value is used as the initialization value to add to the residual frequency offset in the second packet. The saved offset value at the end of each packet becomes the initialization value for the subsequent packet.

Abstract: Provided is a dynamically configurable wireless data bus switch for coupling a data bus to a wireless link. For example, there is a dynamically configurable wireless data bus switch including a configurable protocol adaption layer data plane providing a first interface to a data bus and a processor configured to execute a protocol adaption layer control plane. The configurable protocol adaption layer data plane of the dynamically configurable wireless data bus switch is coupled to the processor and is dynamically configurable by the protocol adaption layer control plane.

Abstract: A Bluetooth low energy (BLE) device receives advertising packets from an advertising BLE device. The BLE device filters the received advertising packets utilizing hardware to search for the advertiser. If the advertiser is not found by the hardware, the packet filtering continues utilizing firmware. Device identity information, comprising non-private and/or private device identities, of preferred BLE devices is partitioned to form a different white list for the hardware, firmware, and host, respectively, to concurrently support privacy and white listing. If the advertiser is found by the hardware, the hardware sends a response to the advertiser following a successful CRC check performed in the hardware. If the advertiser is found by the firmware, the device identity information of the advertiser is inserted in the white list for the hardware. The host may be awakened based on the device configuration and/or attribute type information of the received advertising packets.

Abstract: A dual-mode BLE device identifies idle intervals within Bluetooth BR/EDR traffic communications. The identified idle intervals are used by the dual-mode BLE device to concurrently perform various BLE activities. For example, advertising packet transmissions, advertising packet scanning, connection setup, and/or data packet communication may be concurrently performed within identified idle intervals within the Bluetooth BR/EDR traffic communications. Packet transmission timing, advertising interval, scan window, and/or packet size are determined based on the identified idle intervals within the Bluetooth BR/EDR traffic communications. A scan window is adjusted based on timing of expected advertising transmissions and/or advertising interval(s) for saving power. BLE packets and Bluetooth BR/EDR packets may be detected in a single advertising channel. Maximal payload size is set based on the identified idle intervals within Bluetooth BR/EDR traffic communications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic vertebrate, including mammalian, cells, whose genomes comprise one or more elements of the piggyBac family transposon system. Transgenic non-human vertebrates, including transgenic non-human mammals, whose genomes comprise one or more elements of the piggyBac family transposon system, are also provided. Methods of making and using the cells and animals of the invention, including applications in the medical, veterinary, and agricultural fields, are additionally provided. The present invention also relates to kits useful for practicing such methods.

Abstract: A method for input control of multiple computing devices from a single set of input devices begins by providing, by a master input device of the single set of input devices, a connection request to the multiple computing devices via a wireless channel, wherein the connection request identifies one of the multiple computing devices. The method continues by interpreting, by each of other ones of the multiple computing devices, the connection request to determine that the connection request is not addressing the each of the other ones of the multiple computing devices. In response to the connection request, the method continues by providing, by the one of the multiple computing devices, a connection response to the master input device via the wireless channel. The method continues by providing, by the one of the multiple computing devices, a slave connection request to at least one slave input device of the single set of input devices via the wireless channel.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention may comprise managing operations of BLE interfaces and/or other radio interfaces in a wireless device to mitigate interference to communication via the BLE interfaces by the other radio interfaces. Operating parameters may be communicated between the BLE interfaces and the other radio interfaces to enable mitigating the interference to the BLE interfaces, and at least some of the BLE interfaces and/or the other radio interfaces may be configured based on the communicated operating parameters. The operating parameters may comprise adaptive frequency hopping (AFH) maps that may be adjusted to prevent use of common and/or used channels. The communication device may detect energy associated with BLE communication via scan of all or some of channels used for BLE communication. BLE communication may be predicted based on monitoring of frequency bands used during BLE communication, and/or monitoring of events that may trigger and/or occur during BLE communication.

Abstract: Timing vectors are used to pass execution of time-dependent operations from firmware/software to a hardware component (e.g., a state machine). These vectors may be stored as a vector table in a data memory that is accessible by both the firmware/software and the hardware component. Based on the processing being performed in the system, the firmware/software will determine that one or more operations are to be performed at a certain time. The firmware/software stores a reference to that time and the operation(s) in a vector. The hardware component monitors time in the system and the vectors to determine whether the current time matches the time associated with a given vector. When there is a match, the hardware component causes the operation(s) associated with the vector to be performed. The system also may perform different operations at a given time depending on the operating condition (e.g., state) of the system.

Abstract: Methods and systems for wireless communication are disclosed and may include controlling one or more scans of a received signal detection frequency across a frequency range and storing a magnitude of the received signal at each frequency where the magnitude exceeds a threshold level. A type of one or more signals in the received signal may be determined based on a bandwidth of the signals. A Bluetooth page/inquiry scan may be initiated if the determined type is a page/inquiry signal, and scans may be continued if the determined type may not be a page/inquiry signal. The scans may be repeated on a periodic basis and may be controlled utilizing a voltage controlled oscillator. Each of the scans may include a plurality of discrete frequency steps or a continuous frequency ramp. The controlling may include a start frequency, an end frequency and a frequency step size for the scans.

Abstract: Methods and systems for wireless communication are disclosed and may include sweeping a signal detection frequency one or more times across a plurality of steps in a frequency range. The measured signal strength at each step may be compared to a threshold, and a status may be stored, which may depend on the presence of a measured signal strength above threshold. The detection frequency may be swept utilizing a voltage controlled oscillator, which may be tuned via a control voltage and/or calibration capacitors. Steps may be skipped when a measured signal strength may be greater than the threshold, and may occur after multiple above threshold measurements. The steps may have variable frequency width, and the range may include the Bluetooth band from 2.40 GHz to 2.48 GHz. The frequency may be swept over a subset of the Bluetooth band, and may be swept on a periodic basis.

Abstract: A wireless device includes host device components, a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) interface, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) interface, and shared TX/RX resources communicatively coupled to the WPAN interface and to the WLAN interface. For WPAN connection setup operations of the WPAN interface, the WPAN interface is operable to provide a first cooperative transceiving signal to the WLAN interface via a cooperative transceiving interface. For non WPAN connection setup operations of the WPAN interface, the WPAN interface is operable to provide a second cooperative transceiving signal to the WLAN interface via the cooperative transceiving interface. The WPAN interface provides the first cooperative transceiving signal and the second cooperative transceiving signal to the WLAN interface via a cooperative transceiving interface. The cooperative transceiving interface may include an RF active signal and at least one priority signal.

Abstract: Timing vectors are used to pass execution of time-dependent operations from firmware/software to a hardware component (e.g., a state machine). These vectors may be stored as a vector table in a data memory that is accessible by both the firmware/software and the hardware component. Based on the processing being performed in the system, the firmware/software will determine that one or more operations will need to be performed at a certain time. The firmware/software stores a reference to that time and a reference to the operation(s) in a vector. The hardware component continually monitors time in the system. In addition, the hardware component will monitor each vector to determine whether the current time matches the time associated with a given vector. When there is match, the hardware component causes the operation(s) associated with the vector to be performed. The system also may perform different operations at a given time depending on the operating condition (e.g., state) of the system.

Abstract: A method for input control of multiple computing devices from a single set of input devices begins by providing, by a master input device of the single set of input devices, a connection request to the multiple computing devices via a wireless channel, wherein the connection request identifies one of the multiple computing devices. The method continues by interpreting, by each of other ones of the multiple computing devices, the connection request to determine that the connection request is not addressing the each of the other ones of the multiple computing devices. In response to the connection request, the method continues by providing, by the one of the multiple computing devices, a connection response to the master input device via the wireless channel. The method continues by providing, by the one of the multiple computing devices, a slave connection request to at least one slave input device of the single set of input devices via the wireless channel.