Abstract: A system, including an alarm which is synchronized with a coffeemaker, is used to coordinate wake-up time with coffee brewing time. In one embodiment of the invention, the alarm includes an alarm timer, an alarm controller, alarm input (e.g., dial or button), a speaker, circuitry for sound generation and a display. A user sets the alarm timer, and the speaker is capable of providing a sound to wake the user at the set time. The circuitry for sound generation is capable of generating a tone and transmitting the tone with the same speaker. This tone is transmitted to an electric coffeemaker which includes, a tone receptor (e.g., microphone and amplifier), and coffee brewing circuitry. The tone receptor receives the tone generated by the alarm and forwards related data to the coffee brewing circuitry. The coffee brew cycle is activated in response. The alarm may be an alarm clock radio and the speaker may transmit an ultrasonic or audible tone.

Abstract: Missile deflector systems for protecting a vehicle from threats that use an infrared sensor for guidance are disclosed. An exemplary missile deflector system can include, for example, a radiation source and one or more deployable smart chaff elements. The light source and the one or more deployable smart chaff elements can direct the threat, such as, for example, a missile, away from the vehicle or, in other embodiments, disable the threat. Another exemplary missile deflector system can include, for example, a smart chaff element with a near-infrared emitter and a plurality of transmitting fibers to transmit the near-infrared radiation out of the smart chaff element.

Abstract: Techniques for detecting and suppressing jammers are described. A receiver may perform post-FFT jammer detection and pre-FFT jammer suppression. The receiver may transform an input signal to obtain a frequency-domain signal and may detect for jammers in the input signal based on the frequency-domain signal. The receiver may determine powers of a plurality of carriers based on the frequency-domain signal and may detect for jammers based on peaks in the powers of these carriers. The receiver may filter the input signal (e.g., with a notch filter) to suppress the detected jammers. Alternatively or additionally, the receiver may perform post-FFT jammer detection and post-FFT jammer suppression. The receiver may determine whether jammer is present on each carrier based on data power and channel power for that carrier. The receiver may modify (e.g., zero out or reduce) the frequency-domain signal on carriers with detected jammers.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide scanning, processing and projection capabilities for areas of interest. An emitter emits signals toward an area of interest. Reflected signals are received by a receiver and processed into a resulting image. The resulting image can be projected back upon a surface associated with the area of interest.

Abstract: Provided are a method, apparatus, and medium for measuring a distance using a radio frequency (RF) signal. The method of measuring a distance includes setting the transmitter power of an RF signal of a signal generating module to a minimum so as to measure the longest distance when no obstacle exists, measuring a distance between the signal generating module and a fixed module using the RF signal whose transmitter power is set to the minimum, if the measured distance between the signal generating module and the fixed module is available, determining that no obstacle exists therebetween, and if the measured distance is not available, determining that an obstacle exists therebetween, and determining the distance according to the result of the determination of existence of an obstacle.

Abstract: In fill-level measuring devices that operate according to the FMCW principle, nonlinearity of the sensor signal depending on the time can result in measuring inaccuracies. The fill-level measuring device that operates according to the FMCW principle comprises a correction unit for the mathematical correction of the amplitude values or for calculating points in time of scanning the amplitude values on the basis of a reference correlation determined at the factory. In this way intermediate-frequency values that are identical to those of an ideal sensor can be derived.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a method of determining a distance between an RFID reader and an RFID tag comprising transmitting two or more signals having two or more corresponding frequencies from said reader and measuring a phase difference between backscattered signals from said tag. A distance between the tag and reader may be determined using the measured phase difference. In one embodiment, multiple frequency pairs may be used and an average distance may be generated.

Abstract: A method to compensate for variances in signal path delays for a plurality of radar return processing channels is described. The method comprises providing a signal in the signal path between an antenna and a corresponding receiver of each radar return processing channel, receiving a reflection of the provided signal from each antenna at the corresponding receiver, measuring phase variances between the reflected signals processed by each receiver, and adjusting compensation algorithms for each radar return processing channel based on the measured phase variances.

Abstract: In a portable phone, a signal received by a GPS antenna passes through a SAW filter and is amplified by an LNA. An addition section adds a cancellation signal generated by a cancellation signal generation section to the amplified signal to cancel noise superimposed on the received signal.

Abstract: In the apparatus a RADAR transmitter and receiver array are provided which see different aspects of a target by virtue of their configuration. The transmitter transmits RADAR signals based on mutually orthogonal codes. There are two preferred forms of transmitter and receiver arrays.

Abstract: A system for synthesizing data received from a weather radar system includes a digital signal processor, a data synthesizer, a convolution filter, and data storage. The digital signal processor digitizes reflectivity data from a radar antenna. The data synthesizer generates an M×N matrix for a digitized reflectivity data point and populates each element in the M×N matrix with the value of the digitized reflectivity data point. The convolution filter calculates a filtered value for each element in the M×N matrix. The data storage stores the M×N matrix for display.

Abstract: Downstream satellite communication systems and methods are disclosed according to embodiments of the invention. According to embodiments of the invention, a composite signal may be received by a subscriber terminal that includes at least a first signal that is transmitted from a first user through a first satellite, a second signal that is transmitted from the first user through a second satellite, and a third signal that is transmitted from a second user through the second satellite. The first signal and the second signal are transmitted to the first and second satellites as the same signal from a gateway, transmitter or subscriber terminal. The third signal is isolated from the composite signal and the subtracted from the composite signal.

Abstract: A hybrid navigation satellite receiver and mobile telephone uses only two crystal oscillators. One that operates a master clock around 27-MHz and that consumes milliwatts of power. The other oscillator consumes only microwatts of power and operates continuously on battery power at about 32-KHz. Only the second, low frequency oscillator is kept running during power “off”. On power “restart”, a real-time-clock counter is consulted to cause an estimate of the GPS system time to be regenerated and supplied to the GPS-DSP to quicken its initialization. The master clock is GPS-calibrated, and the accurate clock is used to drive NCO's for the mobile telephone part and host CPU.

Abstract: A hybrid navigation satellite receiver and mobile telephone uses only two crystal oscillators. One that operates a master clock around 27-MHz and that consumes milliwatts of power. The other oscillator consumes only microwatts of power and operates continuously on battery power at about 32-KHz. Only the second, low frequency oscillator is kept running during power “off”. On power “restart”, a real-time-clock counter is consulted to cause an estimate of the GPS system time to be regenerated and supplied to the GPS-DSP to quicken its initialization. The master clock is GPS-calibrated, and the accurate clock is used to drive NCO's for the mobile telephone part and host CPU.

Abstract: A position measurement system for measuring displacement of an observation station viewed from a reference station by receiving radio waves from satellites by these stations, and performing relative position measurement between the stations, having: a short period displacement measurement section for measuring a short period displacement component in each of the stations through independent position measurement; a relative position computing section for performing relative position measurement between said stations; a long period position computing section for inputting a short period displacement component measured by the short period displacement measurement section, a relative position determined by the relative position computing section and an absolute position from the reference station, and determining the absolute position including a long period displacement component by removing the short period displacement component measured by each of the stations; and a radio communication device installed on ea

Abstract: A system for providing asset management and tracking capabilities of a tractor-trailer system includes a trailer device coupled to a trailer. A tractor device is coupled to a tractor and configured to communicate with the trailer device using a first communication protocol. A hand held device is configured to communicate with the trailer device using a second communication protocol and with the tractor device using a third communication protocol. A remote monitoring center is configured to communicate with the trailer device, the tractor device, the hand held device, using a fourth communication protocol; wherein the remote monitoring center is configured to monitor the tractor-trailer system based on association between the trailer device, the tractor device, and the hand held device.

Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for downloading navigation data to a satellite receiver under weak signal conditions. In an embodiment, the receiver uses a tracking algorithm to estimate the Doppler frequency and rate of change of the Doppler frequency to compensate the phases of the I/Q samples from the received signal to reduce the effect of the Doppler frequency. In an embodiment, differential detection based data bit decoding is provided. In another embodiment, phase compensation based data bit decoding is provided, in which the phase of samples are rotated to compensate for phase error. In an embodiment, a multiple frame strategy is provided to increase signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and improve sensitivity, in which similar placed samples in consecutive frames are coherently summed over the consecutive frames. In an embodiment, the samples are weighted to reduce the impact of noise in the multiple frame strategy.

Abstract: The invention described herein relates to aiding a Satellite Positioning System (SPS) receiver of a platform with a data interface to the platform data. The platform, for example, could be a vehicle, ship, aircraft, or a pedestrian. The SPS receiver would be used to track the location of the platform. The data interface would facilitate access by the SPS receiver to the data of the platform, and the SPS receiver in turn could provide SPS data (such as position, speed, and heading) to the platform. A further aspect of the invention includes hardware or software used by the data interface and the SPS receiver to provide, format, time-stamp, synchronize, and match platform data or SPS receiver data.

Abstract: A receiver (R) for use in a user mobile terminal (U) in a satellite positioning system having a constellation of satellites (S) in which the receiver (R) acquires data from a satellite related to the position of the mobile terminal (U). A MEMS device (M) is incorporated in the receiver (R) and is adapted for detecting the absolute value ({circumflex over (V)}u) of the speed of the mobile terminal (U) and subsequently providing said value to the receiver (U). Means are provided for computing, by or for the receiver (R), the value corresponding to the vector components (Vux, Vuy, Vuz) of the speed of the mobile terminal which in turn make possible the Doppler effect related to the users speed is obtained.

Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a clock for use in a frequency source. In the method a time bias is determined by determining the Accumulated Doppler Range of a signal source at different time intervals. The drift of a local clock is determined by determining the difference between the different time intervals and the clock may then be corrected. Apparatus is also provided and the invention has particular application to a multilateration system.

Abstract: A method reduces consumption of computational resources in a satellite signal receiver.

Abstract: A capturing apparatus with a GPS module captures an image to obtain a digital photo and at the same time the GPS module provides longitude and latitude information. According to the longitude and latitude information, the capturing apparatus checks a location database to obtain information regarding the location where the photo was taken. When the capturing apparatus obtains the corresponding location information, it can write it to the digital photo in the storage file format's header field, or display the location information on the capturing apparatus's display module and directly embed the location information into digital photo's image data based on the users' requests.

Abstract: There is described a method for the alignment of an earth station antenna with a satellite antenna, wherein a reference signal, emitted by the earth station antenna is analyzed in a monitoring station, wherein the reference signal is used as a carrier for authentication information about the earth station.

Abstract: A novel implementation of a planar 4×4 RF Butler matrix layout is disclosed that permits, by moving the beam ports to the interior of the layout, for combining beam ports that are not disposed on the same side of the layout without the imposition of long delay times or crossover points. The implementation admits of using microstrip and/or stripline technologies.

Abstract: A system for providing multiple antenna patterns comprises a first antenna element, a second antenna element, wherein the first and second antenna elements are coplanar and arranged orthogonally with respect to each other in the plane, and a feed circuit in communication with a signal feed line alternately connecting the signal feed line to each of the first and second antenna elements.

Abstract: A method for trilateration may include receiving a signal via each of a plurality of LOS paths and predicting performance of each LOS path. The method may also include filtering out signals received via LOS paths with performance below a predetermined threshold value. The method may further include performing trilateration using unfiltered signals to substantially determine a location of a device.

Abstract: A method for tracking objects in a way that, conserves power resources. The method can establish a designed range defining a safe area based upon the broadcast signal of an anchor beacon. When the tracking device is within the designed range, the tracking device can be placed in a mode of low power consumption. Should the tracking device move outside of the designated range, then the tracking device can be placed in mode for active tracking. The level of power consumption can he achieved by only enabling a WAN transceiver in the active tracking mode.

Abstract: A method for radio navigation may include predicting a frequency response for each of a multiplicity of possible device locations. The method may also include measuring a frequency response at an actual device location. The method may further include matching the measured frequency response to one of the predicted frequency responses to determine an estimated device location, wherein the estimated device location corresponds to the possible device location associated with the one predicted frequency response that most closely matches the measured frequency response.

Abstract: An antenna radiator assembly (201) and radio communications assembly (200) comprising a circuit board (210) supporting electrical conductors (225). A ground plane (140) is supported by the circuit board (210) and a symmetrical antenna radiator element (107) is coupled to a feed point (130). When viewed in plan view, a first surface area of the symmetrical antenna radiator element (107) overlaps part of the ground plane (140). There is a ground connector (131) inductively coupling the symmetrical antenna radiator element to the ground plane (141). There are two identical parasitic ground coupling plates (142,143) that when viewed in the plan view overlap respective secondary surface areas of the symmetrical antenna radiator element (107). Switching circuitry (160) provides selectively coupling the two identical parasitic ground coupling plates (142,143) to the ground plane (140).

Abstract: A concurrent mode antenna system includes an antenna which generates a plurality of operating frequencies that are available at a same time, the antenna comprising a plurality of feed points; and a signal processing circuit which is connected to the feed points and processes radio signals transmitted and received by the antenna. Accordingly, the antenna system can not only provide various wireless services corresponding to the respective operating frequency bands on the single antenna but also miniaturize the antenna system. Furthermore, the antenna system can achieve the insertion loss prevention, the simplified structure, and the lower cost.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antenna-integrated module capable of decreasing the size thereof, facilitating prevention of arbitrary alternation to the circuit, effectively performing a reflow process, and being manufactured at low cost. Circuit elements 3 are mounted on a circuit board 1 with a wiring pattern and a ground conductive layer 2 and a sheet-metal covering antenna element 4 mounted on the circuit board 1 covers the circuit elements 3. The covering antenna element 4 includes a rectangular top plate 5 with openings 5a, a power feeding leg piece 6 connected to a feeding line of the wiring pattern, short-circuited leg pieces 7 and 8 connected to the ground conductive layer 2, support leg pieces 9 to 11 electrically opened, side plates 12 to 15 with openings 12a to 15a and the pieces 6 to 11 are soldered on the circuit board 1.

Abstract: Regardless of a user's hand holding condition, it is possible to obtain excellent antenna performance in both of folded and unfolded calling conditions. A folder type mobile radio apparatus includes an upper case 1301 having a first antenna element made of a metal plate 1305, a lower case 1302 having a second antenna element made of a circuit board 102, a hinge portion 1303 pivotably connecting the upper and lower cases 1301 and 1302, a first circuit board 101 having a ground pattern provided in an end side near the hinge portion 1303 in the lower case, an antenna switching unit 103 for selecting one of a first feed means for feeding the first antenna element for the radio circuit 1314 on the first circuit board 101 or a second feed means for feeding the second antenna element.

Abstract: Compact portable wireless devices and antennas for compact portable wireless devices are provided. The compact portable wireless device may be part of a piece of sports equipment. A compact portable wireless device may include a transceiver module that is used in communicating with equipment such as a handheld electronic device. An antenna for a compact portable wireless device can have a relatively small size while exhibiting high efficiency. A planar ground structure for the antenna may be formed from a circuit board on which integrated circuits have been mounted. A curved inverted-F resonating element may be attached to the ground structure. A battery may be provided to power the compact portable wireless device. The battery may be used as a parasitic antenna element.

Abstract: Antennas are provided for portable electronic devices. A portable electronic device may have a port that receives a wireless communications adapter. The adapter may be used to provide wireless functionality for the portable electronic device. The adapter may contain a chip antenna that serves as an antenna resonating element. A printed circuit board within the adapter may contain conductor that has been patterned to form a ground plane for the antenna. The portable electronic device may have a conductive structure such as a housing portion. The conductive structure of the portable electronic device serves as a parasitic antenna element that improves antenna efficiency. The portable electronic device may be a handheld electronic device with music player functionality that communicates with a compact portable wireless device in a piece of sports equipment.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes an antenna element having at least one slit, a first feeding point provided at a position on the antenna element, and a second feeding point provided along the slit. The antenna element is excited as an electric current antenna through the first feeding point, and at the same time, the slit is excited as a magnetic current antenna through the second feeding point.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus includes a first feeding point and a second feeding point provided at respective positions on an antenna element. The antenna element is excited through the first and second feeding points simultaneously so as to operate as a first antenna portion and a second antenna portion simultaneously, the first antenna portion and the second antenna portion correspond to the first and second feeding points, respectively. The antenna element further includes, between the first and second feeding points, an electromagnetic coupling adjuster for making an amount of isolation between the first and second antenna portions.

Abstract: Provided is a portable terminal with a variable ground unit. The portable terminal includes a main board including a ground layer having a predetermined area; at least one antenna radiator placed at the main board; at least one conductor installed or formed in the terminal and spaced apart from the ground layer; at least one switching unit interposed between the at least one conductor and the ground layer, the switching unit selectively connecting the conductor to the ground layer through an electrical connection unit; and a controller controlling the switching unit so that the conductor and the ground layer of the main board are selectively electrically connected depending on a state of the terminal.

Abstract: An antenna feed line for a portable terminal is provided that includes first films in which shielding lines are formed lengthwise and a second film disposed between the first films and having at least one pair of signal lines formed lengthwise. The antenna feed line is a flexible printed circuit having a layered structure of the first films and the second film, while the signal lines are shielded by the shielding lines. Use of the antenna feed line allows a stable connection to be maintained in spite of external shock, and signal loss during transmission/reception can be reduced. Moreover, the antenna feed line can be easily fixed inside the portable terminal.

Abstract: Various embodiments of an internal antenna and motherboard architecture are described. In one embodiment, a wireless device may include a housing enclosing a first motherboard and a second motherboard. The ground plane of the first motherboard may be coupled to the ground plane of the second motherboard within the housing. The first motherboard and the second motherboard may act as an internal antenna system for the wireless device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods which may allow the determination of a correction factor between full scale antennas and scale antennas in order to determine the coupling loss of the full scale antennas on full scale structures based on models of the full scale structures.

Abstract: An antenna system comprises a parasitic element, which is an electrically tuned structural element, installed between antennas to reduce or eliminate antenna-to-antenna coupled electromagnetic interference by emitting destructive interference in the direction from one antenna to another antenna. The antenna system comprises a first antenna operating at a first wavelength, a second antenna operating at a second wavelength, and a parasitic element located between the first antenna and the second antenna for reducing the amplitude of signals from the first antenna that would otherwise create electromagnetic interference in a receiver connected to the second antenna. The parasitic element is typically spaced from the first antenna by a distance substantially equal to one quarter of the first wavelength. The parasitic element generally has a height that is greater than the height of the first antenna.

Abstract: A body implant antenna comprises an electrically conductive electrode formed on the surface of an enclosure filled with a fluid having a relatively permittivity greater than 10. The fluid is substantially electrically insulating and forms a substrate of the conductive electrode. Antenna size may therefore be reduced while permitting a relatively efficient antenna to be provided.

Abstract: An antenna arrangement that includes two or more electrically coupled antenna elements is described. Each of the antenna elements has different operational characteristics than the other antenna elements. The antenna elements are arranged to resonate generally about a first operational frequency to widen the operational bandwidth of the antenna arrangement.

Abstract: An electromagnetic reactive edge treatment including an array of capacitively-loaded loops is disposed at or near an edge of a conductive wedge. The axes of the loops are oriented parallel to the edge of the wedge. This edge treatment may enhance or suppress the hard diffraction coefficient, depending on the resonant frequency f0) of the array of loaded loops. Diffraction of incident waves that are lower (higher) in frequency than f0 may be enhanced (suppressed) due to the increase (decrease) in effective permeability of the volume occupied by the array of loops. Applications include controlling antenna patterns, side lobe levels, and backlobe levels for antennas mounted on conductive surfaces near edges or corners.

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are disclosed for positioning an antenna having a sub-reflector assembly. A conical scan processor receives a period for a reference time pulse and a time tag. The processor calculates a rotation angle of the sub-reflector assembly using the received period for the reference time pulse and the received time tag. The processor may also receive a power measurement associated with the time tag. The processor may calculate and then output antenna boresight errors based on the calculated rotation angle of the sub-reflector assembly and the power measurements associated with the time tag.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compact planar antenna containing, on a substrate featuring at least one ground plane, a radiating slot forming at least one folded strand with parallel strand parts. The antenna contains at least one means of phase inversion between two successive strand parts, the means of phase inversion being positioned on the strand in such a manner that the field components of the parallel strand parts are added together. The use of phase inversion means makes it possible to reduce the dimensions of the antenna, facilitating its integration on a card.

Abstract: An antenna for a magnetic resonance unit has a number of antenna rods arranged substantially regularly around an antenna axis, and being axially oriented relative to said antenna axis. Each antenna rod has two opposite ends with a central portion therebetween. The ends of each rod are electrically connected with the ends of at least one adjacent antenna rod by connecting elements oriented tangentially relative to the antenna axis. The rods are symmetrical relative to a plane of symmetry that proceeds perpendicularly relative to the antenna axis. Each point of each antenna rod defines a radial direction with the antenna axis, and the central portion defines a reference direction with respect to the antenna axis. Each radial direction forms a tangential angle with the reference direction, which is a non-constant function of the axial spacing of each point from the central portion of that rod.

Abstract: An antenna sheet includes a magnetic sheet composed of a resin matrix and an Fe-based amorphous alloy contained in the resin matrix, and an antenna pattern disposed directly on the magnetic sheet, the antenna pattern being composed of nanoparticles. The antenna sheet can be manufactured by forming the antenna pattern directly on the magnetic sheet using a material containing nanoparticles, and then by sintering the nanoparticles by subjecting the magnetic sheet having the antenna pattern to heat treatment.

Abstract: There is provided a chip antenna body and a method of manufacturing the same. The chip antenna body including: a plurality of minute segments formed of one of a dielectric material, a magnetic material and a mixture thereof, the minute segments arranged to be spaced apart from one another at certain intervals; and a resin filled in the intervals among the minute segments to integrally fix the minute segments.

Abstract: An antenna device includes a printed circuit board and an antenna element. The printed circuit board has a face a portion of which is formed by a conductive layer overlaid with a magnetic material layer made of anisotropic magnetic material. The magnetic material layer is arranged in such a way that a hard magnetization axis of the anisotropic magnetic material is directed almost parallel to the face. The antenna element is arranged almost parallel to the printed circuit board on a side of the face. The antenna element is arranged in such a way that an antenna current distributed on the antenna element if the antenna element is excited is directed almost perpendicular to the hard magnetization axis.