Patents Issued in September 25, 2008
  • Publication number: 20080232469
    Abstract: A rate controller for allocating a bit budget for video frames to be encoded is disclosed. The rate controller of the present invention considers many different factors when determining the frame bit budget including: desired video quality, target bit rate, frame type (intra-frame or inter-frame), frame duration, intra-frame frequency, frame complexity, intra-block frequency within an intra-frame, buffer overflow, buffer underflow, and the encoded video frame quality for a possible second pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Xiaochun Nie, Thomas Pun, Roger Kumar, Hsi-Jung Wu
  • Publication number: 20080232470
    Abstract: Since joint scalable video coding (JSVC) adopts a scheme in which numbers are assigned to all of the pictures according to the order in which the pictures are displayed, it is difficult to detect a drop (or loss) of a key picture and thus it is difficult to effectively take action against an error caused by the loss of the key picture. The present invention provides a coding method of detecting a loss of a key picture by numbering key pictures in JSVC in which predictive (P) pictures have a closed-loop structure and of effectively taking action against an error in the case of a loss of a key picture, and a codec using the coding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Gwang Hoon Park, Min Woo Park, Se Yoon Jeong, Kyu Heon Kim, Jin Woo Hong
  • Publication number: 20080232471
    Abstract: This invention is useful in video compression standards support a rich set of intra prediction modes. This invention a unique table creation and lookup approach to software pipeline the prediction process for all pixels within a block. The table stores constant data and pointer data into a neighbor pixel table. Indexing into the table based upon the current intra prediction mode for each pixel of a block recalls constant data and other pixel data for calculation of an intra prediction value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Sunand Mittal, Ratna M.V. Reddy
  • Publication number: 20080232472
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting a packet-based image frame, the method including: dividing an input image into intra and inter prediction frames and encoding the intra and inter prediction frames; applying different error resilience algorithms to the intra and inter prediction frames; and performing forward error correction (FEC) on the intra and inter prediction frames according to the corresponding error resilience algorithms. According to aspects of the present invention, optimal error correction may be performed in accordance with characteristics of frames when image data is transmitted. Thus, a strong image streaming service for preventing errors of a mobile environment may be implemented simply and efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Se-an Kwon
  • Publication number: 20080232473
    Abstract: Interlaced video can be encoded in two layers, base layer and enhancement layer. A method for optimizing the encoding of motion vectors for enhancement layer is proposed. It comprises defining various different ways to encode the motion vectors, estimate the coding costs for each way, and select the way with the lowest coding cost. The various ways to encode enhancement layer motion vectors can be combined. Either motion vectors from base layer are reused, resulting in a scaling factor and an update vector, or new motion vectors are calculated. Either forward or backward or bi-directional prediction can be used. Either one frame or multiple frames can be taken as reference. The reference frame can be from the enhancement layer, base layer or both. Either the complete motion vectors are encoded, or only the difference between the motion vector and the corresponding BL motion vector is encoded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Joseph J. Laks, Patent Operations
    Inventors: Gwenaelle Marquant, Jerome Vieron, Guillaume Boisson
  • Publication number: 20080232474
    Abstract: Provided are a block matching algorithm (BMA) operator and an encoder, in which Sum of Absolute Differences (SAD) data is obtained by performing a BMA operation in a parallel manner, encoding in real time is performed using a search range of ±32 or more, and moving image data is compressed at a high rate by using such a wide search range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Sung Ho PARK
  • Publication number: 20080232475
    Abstract: A method for encoding video with a two-dimensional (2D) transform separable to two one-dimensional (1D) transforms. The method receives an array of values for a sub-section of an image, performs a first 1D-transform of the array, transposes the resulting array, and performs a second 1D-transform of the array resulting from the transpose. The method, without performing another transpose, generates a data stream using a transposed scan order based on the values of the array resulting from the second transform. A method for decoding video encoded by a 2D transform, which separable to two 1D transforms. The method receives a data stream containing encoded values for an image, parses out the values into an array using a transposed scan order, performs a first 1D-inverse transform on the array, transposes the resulting array, and performs a second 1D-inverse transform of the array resulting from the transpose to produce a decoded output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Maynard Handley, Roger Kumar, Thomas Pun, Xiaochun Nie, Hsi-Jung Wu
  • Publication number: 20080232476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coding of SNR enhancement layer data produced during video signal encoding. The present method determines order or blocks in a picture according to a probability table that is obtained from frequencies of locations where non-zero data exists, scans and codes data on each block to data stream as selecting blocks in the determined order, updates the probability table, re-determines order of blocks in the picture based on the updated probability table, and scans and codes data on each block to data stream just after location where the previous scanning is suspended as selecting blocks in the re-determined order. The present invention increases probability to provide a decoding side with more data that contributes to video quality improvement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Byeong Moon Jeon, Seung Wook Park, Ji Ho Park, Doe Hyun Yoon
  • Publication number: 20080232477
    Abstract: The invention provides a coding/decoding method and device for video error resilience, the coding method includes the step of: acquiring a macroblock-based object ID information (S120-S160) , wherein, the object ID information is used to identify an object in which the macroblock locates; coding the object ID information into a coded video stream (S170), wherein, the coded video stream includes the macroblock. The decoding method includes the step of: determining a substituting macroblock (S450) according to object ID information of a missing macroblock in video stream (S430-S440); replacing the missing macroblock by the determined macroblock (S460). The invention could make the substituting macroblock more similar to the missing macroblock, and could make the whole image more natural by use of replacing missing macroblock by the substituting macroblock in the same object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Jin Wang, Xin Chen
  • Publication number: 20080232478
    Abstract: Error concealment is used to hide the effects of errors detected within digital video information. A complex error concealment mode decision is disclosed to determine whether spatial error concealment (SEC) or temporal error concealment (TEC) should be used. The error concealment mode decision system uses different methods depending on whether the damaged frame is an intra-frame or an inter-frame. If the video frame is an intra-frame then a similarity metric is used to determine if the intra-frame represents a scene-change or not. If the video frame is an intra-frame, a complex multi-termed equation is used to determine whether SEC or TEC should be used. A novel spatial error concealment technique is disclosed for use when the error concealment mode decision determines that spatial error concealment should be used for reconstruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Chia-Yuan Teng, Sharath Manjunath
  • Publication number: 20080232479
    Abstract: An electronic device designed to transport digital information (“0”, “1”) over long distances, including a transmitter generating current pulses and at least one assembly of receivers converting the received current pulses into logic pulses which are compatible with the operation of standard electronic logic circuits. Each receiver includes a pair of magnetoresistive stacks containing at least one hard ferromagnetic layer and one soft ferromagnetic layer separated by a non-ferromagnetic interlayer, the hard layer of each of the magnetoresistive stacks being pinned in a magnetic orientation perpendicular to an easy-magnetization axis which is used as a reference for the soft layer of the same stack. The soft layer of each magnetoresistive stack has a magnetic orientation which can be modulated by the magnetic field generated by current pulses delivered by the transmitter so as to cause modification of the transverse resistance of the stack sufficient to trigger an electrical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique
    Inventor: Virgile Javerliac
  • Publication number: 20080232480
    Abstract: Receiver architectures and related methods are disclosed for high definition (HD) and digital radio FM broadcast receivers. The radio receiver architectures are configured to utilize multiple analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) to handle the digital radio spectrum and can be configured to modify a target IF frequencies depending upon the mode of operation of the receiver. For example, the receiver can include an analog FM reception mode and a digital FM reception mode for which different down-conversions are used for the same analog-plus-digital audio broadcast channel. If desired, the radio broadcast receivers disclosed can be configured so that they only receive digital FM radio content, for example, if the analog FM broadcast was of no interest and/or if the broadcast was all digital.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: G. Tyson Tuttle, Dan B. Kasha, Wade R. Gillham, Richard T. Behrens
  • Publication number: 20080232481
    Abstract: In an OFDM system, a method for interpolating comprising the steps of: subdividing at least one frame among a plurality of frames into segments; and using at least two known quantities to interpolate a corresponding estimate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: LEGEND SILICON CORP.
    Inventor: Qin Liu
  • Publication number: 20080232482
    Abstract: In an orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) communication system, a method at a receiver end is provided. The method comprises the steps of: providing a frame; providing a guard interval (GI) associated with the frame, the GI having a length in a time domain larger or longer than a channel span; and extracting OFDM information comprising a first OFDM information starting from a first point after the channel span to a first end point within the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: LEGEND SILICON CORP.
    Inventor: Qin Liu
  • Publication number: 20080232483
    Abstract: In an OFDM system having pseudo-noise (PN) sequences as guard intervals, a method for channel estimation and equalization is provided. The method comprising the steps of: providing a frequency equalization scheme; providing a time domain filter; and combining the frequency equalization with time-domain filter, thereby a time lag effect is taken into consideration for the channel estimation and equalization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Lin Yang, Qin Liu
  • Publication number: 20080232484
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus of channel estimation for a wireless communication system. Dedicated pilot symbols transmitted over at least one time-frequency region for at least one user are received. Channel parameters are estimated for the at least one time-frequency region based on the received dedicated pilot symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Petru Cristian Budianu, Alexei Gorokhov, Dhananjay A. Gore
  • Publication number: 20080232485
    Abstract: A power-loading process for wireless communications is provided. The power-loading process includes parsing data into multiple spatial data streams, beam-steering the spatial data streams and a preamble with both a power loading level and channel eigenvalues, for transmission over a plurality of transmission antennas at a wireless transmitter. The process further includes receiving the transmission streams via receive antennas at a wireless receiver and estimating each equivalent channel based on the received preamble to obtain the CSI. The obtained CSI includes the transmitter power loading information for the receiver. The receiver utilizes the power loading information in the obtained CSI, eliminating the need for the detecting power loading from pilot tones at the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huaning Niu, Chiu Ngo
  • Publication number: 20080232486
    Abstract: A method for mapping a reference signal is described. A reference signal with a first length is provided. A sequence with a second length is selected, wherein the second length is a prime number. The sequence is extended to a third length using an extension that is uniformly distributed over zero to 2?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventor: John M. Kowalski
  • Publication number: 20080232487
    Abstract: A system and method for synchronous spectrum sharing for a dedicated network in a wireless communication system based on orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) or orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) signaling is disclosed. The system and method includes detecting a frame of a broadcast waveform and extracting idle spectrum information from a subframe associated with the dedicated subchannel to the secondary user node. The system allows transmitting data from the secondary user node in unused symbol slots identified in the idle spectrum information thereby making efficient use of unused or idle spectrum. Accordingly, secondary users of the wireless communication system can dynamically form ad-hoc mesh network communications in fixed or mobile scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Cleveland, Farooq Khan, Eran Pisek, William J. Semper, Changhoi Koo
  • Publication number: 20080232488
    Abstract: Detection of information on an OFDM signal involves channel estimation. Following an initial channel estimate, it is desirable to perform smoothing or filtering to achieve a more effective channel estimate. A filter is described which is operable to smooth an initial estimate for a subcarrier by reference to one or more adjacent subcarrier estimates. Extrapolation is used to impose, on a subcarrier, information dependent on one or more other subcarriers in the case that the subcarrier in question is not in use other than use by the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Magnus Stig Torsten SANDELL, Andrew George LILLIE
  • Publication number: 20080232489
    Abstract: A method for transmission is provided to include demultiplexing information to be transmitted into a plurality of stream blocks, encoding each of the stream blocks according to a corresponding coding scheme to generate a plurality of encoded streams, interleaving the plurality of encoded streams in a bit-level to generate a plurality of bit-level interleaved streams, modulating each of the bit-level interleaved streams according to a corresponding modulation scheme to generate a plurality of modulated symbol streams, interleaving the plurality of modulated symbol streams in a symbol-level to generate a plurality of symbol-level interleaved streams, precoding the plurality of symbol-level interleaved streams according to a precoding scheme to generate a plurality of precoded streams, and transmitting the plurality of precoded streams via a plurality of antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Jiannan Tsai, Farooq Khan, Cornelius Van Rensburg, Zhouyue Pi, Yinong Ding
  • Publication number: 20080232490
    Abstract: A method for incorporating dynamic orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (“OFDM”) in wireless networks is provided. Information about a wireless channel between a transmitter and one or more receivers communicating according to a wireless protocol is acquired. Dynamic OFDM allocations are generated based on the acquired information about the wireless channel. The dynamic OFDM allocations are transmitted to the one or more receivers according to the wireless protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: PROXIMETRY, INC.
    Inventors: James Richard Gross, Marc P. Emmelmann
  • Publication number: 20080232491
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) detection, comprising a leaf node predictor for receiving a processed communications stream, computing at least one channel metric corresponding to the communications stream for a given channel realization by optimizing a predetermined probability, and analytically generating at least one parameter to output, which at least one parameter corresponds to at least one predicted best leaf node candidate for the given channel realization. The leaf-node predictor may generate, in real-time and without using a look-up table, at least one parameter directly from a given channel metric. Some embodiments analytically generate at least one parameter value for use by a MIMO detector corresponding to a channel metric and store the generated at least one parameter value and corresponding channel metric in a look-up table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Deric WATERS, Anuj BATRA, Srinath HOSUR
  • Publication number: 20080232492
    Abstract: An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing communication system, wherein a frequency bandwidth is divided into one or more Resource Blocks Groups (RBGs) each having one or more Resource Blocks, provides for feedback of channel quality information and precoding metrics for a same at least one RBG of the one or more RBGs. More particularly, a user equipment measures one or more channel quality parameters associated with at least one RBG of the one or more RBGs, determines channel quality information and a precoding metric for an RBG of the at least one RBG, and reports the channel quality information and a precoding metric determined for the RBG to a radio access network. In one embodiment of the invention, the RBG whose channel quality information and precoding metric are reported may be selected from the at least one RBG based on the measured channel quality parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Weimin Xiao, Amitava Ghosh, Rapeepat Ratasuk
  • Publication number: 20080232493
    Abstract: A method of providing transmit diversity for a secondary synchronization channel (S-SCH) includes generating a S-SCH signal, performing a frequency switched transmit diversity (FSTD) process on the S-SCH signal to create a first processed signal, performing a precoding vector switching (PVS) process on the first processed signal to create a processed S-SCH signal, and transmitting the processed S-SCH signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Allan Yingming Tsai
  • Publication number: 20080232494
    Abstract: The transmission and decoding of resource blocks (RBs) transmitted via a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna having a plurality of transmit antennas is disclosed. Each RB includes a plurality of resource elements (REs). Each RE is reserved for one of a common reference signal (CRS) associated with one of the transmit antennas, a dedicated reference signal (DRS) including a single beamformed or precoded pilot, a DRS including a composite beamformed or precoded pilot, and a data symbol. Each RB may include a “control type” data symbol that indicates a DRS mode associated with the RB. In one DRS mode, each DRS includes a single beamformed or precoded pilot. In another DRS mode, each DRS includes a composite beamformed or precoded pilot. In yet another DRS mode, single beamformed or precoded pilots, and composite beamformed or precoded pilots, may coexist and be transmitted simultaneously within the same RBs or in different RBs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Donald M. Grieco
  • Publication number: 20080232495
    Abstract: A method for mapping a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) to resources and an apparatus for transmitting/receiving the mapped PDCCH in a wireless communication system are provided, in which if at least one PDCCH is scheduled to be transmitted in a subframe according to a predetermined scheduling scheme, the PDCCHs are concatenated, interleaved, and mapped to at least one Resource Element (RE).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Chon YU, Hwan-Joo Kwon, Dong-Hee Kim, Yeon-Ju Lim
  • Publication number: 20080232496
    Abstract: A method and OFDM receiver for estimating timing offset. The method comprises the method of receiving OFDM data to calculate frequency offset between a transmitter carrier frequency and a receiver carrier frequency, the method of determining first timing offset based on the frequency offset, the method of compensating the OFDM data with the first timing offset, the method of estimating a residual common phase based on the compensated OFDM data, the method of determining second timing offset based on the residual common phase, and the method of compensating the OFDM data with the second timing offset, if the frame symbol index exceeds the predetermined data length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Chia-Tsung Lin, Yung-Yih Jian, Jen-Yuan Hsu, Pang-An Ting
  • Publication number: 20080232497
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method to track the channel response for subcarriers in an OFDM receiver for a packet of information that includes a known transmitted part. The receiver has a signal-to-tone transformer to determine subcarriers corresponding to a received packet. The method stores a function of an initial estimate of the channel response for a subcarrier, and accepts a pre-decision constellation point value that is a post channel correction using a first estimate of the channel response. The method includes: makes a decision using the pre-decision constellation point value, re-modulates the decision to form a post-decision constellation point value, and forms a complex valued product of the function of the first estimate for the subcarrier and the complex-valued ratio of the pre-decision and post-decision values. This complex valued product forms a measure of the current channel estimate to use for updating the stored quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Brian Hart, David J. Pignatelli, Eldad Perahia, Paul C.P. Dankoski
  • Publication number: 20080232498
    Abstract: A radio receiver includes an in-phase channel and a quadrature channel, the channels being provided in parallel at a respective input with quadrature modulated radio frequency signals; and an error correction loop for detecting and correcting an imbalance in gain between at least part of the in-phase channel and a corresponding part of the quadrature channel, wherein the error correction loop comprises: a detector adapted to calculate Error_detnew=|I?|?|Q?|, where I? and Q? are the in-phase and quadrature channels respectively; a loop filter arranged to receive Error_detnew from the detector and calculate loop_filter_outnew+=Ki*Error_detnew, where Ki is the loop filter constant and loop_filter_outnew has an initial value of 1; and a multiplier arranged to receive loop_filter_outnew from the loop filter and adjust the signal of the quadrature channel by multiplying the signal by loop_filter_outnew.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Chandra GUPTA
  • Publication number: 20080232499
    Abstract: Log-likelihood ratios are approximated for encoded bits modulated with a 2m-ary QAM constellation. Each symbol of the constellation is identified by a respective string of m bits. The log-likelihood ratio of each bit of the m bits is approximated with a product ? of a respective factor by a respective variable D that depends on a received signal and on communication channel characteristics. The approximating includes determining a value of at least one of the variables D using a parametric nonlinear function of an equalized replica ? of a respective received signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: DORA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lorenzo Guerrieri, Paola Bisaglia
  • Publication number: 20080232500
    Abstract: Provided is a soft output sphere decoding method for a MIMO system. The soft output sphere decoding method includes the steps of: detecting a maximum likelihood symbol nearest to a receiving signal; calculating a lattice point nearest to the receiving signal and having a symbol bit opposite to the detected maximum likelihood symbol for all bits of the receiving signal; and calculating a ratio between a distance from the receiving signal to the detected maximum likelihood symbol and a distance from the receiving signal to the calculated lattice points for each bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Eletronics and Telecommunications Research Intitute
    Inventors: Jong-Ee Oh, Dong-seung Kwon
  • Publication number: 20080232501
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to generate a codebook for channel state information by generating a random codebook; partitioning channel state information into a set of nearest neighbors for each codebook entry based on a distance metric; and updating the codebook by finding a centroid for each partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Mohammad Ali Khojastepour, Xiaodong Wang, Mohammad Madihian
  • Publication number: 20080232502
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the appropriate combination of at least two MIMO transmission techniques for a radio link in between a transmitter (10) and a receiver (20). The MIMO transmission techniques use at least two antennas (12, 14, 16, 18) with at least two polarizations. According to the invention the appropriate combination is the combination of beamforming and at least one of polarization time coding, closed loop coherent combination of polarization beams and polarization multiplexing. The appropriate combination is chosen dependent on at least one of radio conditions of the radio link (20) and relative velocity in between the transmitter (10) and the receiver (30). The invention further relates to a method for receiving a transmission of a radio link (20) in between a transmitter (10) and a receiver (30). The invention also relates to a base station comprising a transmitter, a mobile terminal comprising a receiver and a communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Thorsten WILD, Cornelis Hoek
  • Publication number: 20080232503
    Abstract: A MIMO wireless communication system employing a variable size preceding codebook is provided. The size of the codebook may be determined by the quality of the wireless transmission channel between a transmitter and a receiver associated with the MIMO wireless communication systems or some other codebook selection criteria. A larger codebook can be employed when the channel quality is high, allowing for significant gains in overall system throughput. In contrast, a smaller codebook can be employed when the cannel quality is poor, so that the added channel overhead associated with a larger code book does not reduce the channel efficiency under circumstances in which a larger codebook would not significantly improve system throughput.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Kyungho Kim
  • Publication number: 20080232504
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include methods and devices for inserting data and pilot symbols into Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) frames having a time domain and a frequency domain. A method involves inserting in at least one zone of a first type a two dimensional array of data and pilot symbols in time and frequency and inserting in at least one zone of a second type a two dimensional array of data and pilot symbols in time and frequency. In some implementations the zone of the first type comprises common pilot symbols that can be detected by all receivers receiving the OFDM frame. In some implementations the zone of the second type comprises dedicated pilot symbols that are only detectable by a receiver that is aware of pre-processing used to encode the dedicated pilot symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Jianglei Ma, Ming Jia, Wen Tong, Peiying Zhu, Hang Zhang, Mo-Han Fong
  • Publication number: 20080232505
    Abstract: Space-time block coding is combined with single-carrier, minimum-mean-square-error, frequency-domain equalization for wireless communication through a medium characterized by multi-paths. The transmitter encodes incoming symbols into two or more streams that are transmitted over a corresponding number of transmitting antennas. The encoding employs modulo arithmetic. Decoding in the receiver proceeds by converting received signals to frequency domain, linearly combining the signals to separate contribution of the signals from the two or more transmitting antennas equalizing the separated signals, converting the equalized signals to time domain, and applying the converted signals to a decision circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Naofal Al-Dhahir
  • Publication number: 20080232506
    Abstract: A transmitter using a plurality of pulse signals having different pulse sequence times, a receiver for steadily demodulating pulse signals of only desirable wave, and a wireless system are disclosed. In the transmitter, a control signal generating circuit outputs a control signal for generating a plurality of pulse signals having different pulse sequence generating times, a pulse generating circuit generates a plurality of pulse signals by using the control signal. In the receiver, reception front end receives the plurality of pulse signals having different pulse sequence generating times, delay circuit delays at least one of reception front-end output signals supplied from the reception front-end by a given time, delay pulse composition circuit combines delay signal with reception front-end output signal so that the receiver steadily demodulates the pulse signals of only the desirable wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Suguru Fujita, Kazuaki Takahashi, Masahiro Mimura
  • Publication number: 20080232507
    Abstract: Certain aspects of a method and system for simultaneous FM transmission and FM reception using a shared antenna and an integrated local oscillator generator may be disclosed. In a chip that handles communication of Bluetooth signals and FM signals, a clock signal may be generated at a particular frequency to enable transmission and/or reception of Bluetooth signals. A plurality of signals may be generated via a plurality of direct digital frequency synthesizers (DDFSs), which enable simultaneous transmission of FM signals and reception of FM signals. The plurality of DDFSs may be clocked by the generated clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Maryam Rofougaran
  • Publication number: 20080232508
    Abstract: A method of encoding a signal to be transmitted from a terminal via a channel in a communication network includes receiving the signal at the terminal; determining characteristics of the channel; encoding a first portion of the signal in accordance with a first encoding method to produce a first encoded signal portion; and encoding a second portion of the signal in accordance with a second encoding method to produce a second encoded signal portion. The first portion of the signal encoded in accordance with the first encoding method is dependent on the determined characteristics of the channel. The first encoded signal portion and the second encoded signal portion are transmitted via the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Jonas Lindblom, Renat Vafin
  • Publication number: 20080232509
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus for suppressing spurious spectral lines in a frame based bit-serial data stream, in which frames include payload data and frame markers. The apparatus includes means (16) for randomizing first frame marker elements (START) in a first position within each frame and means (18) for correlating second frame marker elements (STOP) in a second position within each frame with the randomized first frame marker element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Bengt Erik Jonsson, Per Ingelhag
  • Publication number: 20080232510
    Abstract: Transmit diversity system in which constellation rearrangement is used. Both diversity signals contain the same data and both are 16-QAM, but the location of the data bits within the constellation is different. This averages the effect of the different levels of reliability of the different constellation points. A method for modifying a quadruple of data bits in a data transmission system using Quadrature. Amplitude Modulation with 16 different modulation states, 16-QAM, using an Antipodal Inverted Constellation AICO) mapping, swapping bits selecting contiguous symbol regions with bits selecting non-contiguous symbol regions. Depending on the particular pre-defined mapping and on the particular permutation of bits, inversion of selected bits may be performed in addition. The quadruples thus obtained are mapped to modulation symbols according to a pre-defined AICO mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Alexander Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Christian Wengerter, Isamu Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20080232511
    Abstract: Some embodiments discussed relate to an apparatus and method for processing signals, comprising receiving an input signal and forming a stream of digital samples of the input signal by sampling at a sampling frequency and mixing the stream of digital samples using a mixer sequence having a sine sequence and a cosine sequence based on the sampling frequency to generate an input sequence, each of the sine sequence and the cosine sequence including a plurality of components in an arrangement such that at least one of the components has a zero value and the remaining components has a non-zero value, and filtering the input sequence using a plurality of polyphase filter parts, each corresponding to the non-zero components of the sine sequence and the cosine sequence, and selectively combining the outputs of the polyphase filter parts to generate an in-phase sequence and a quadrature sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventor: Andreas Menkhoff
  • Publication number: 20080232512
    Abstract: Methods and systems for blocker and/or leakage signal rejection by DC bias cancellation are disclosed and may include undersampling a received signal including a desired signal and an undesired signal. A biasing current in the wireless system may be utilized to reduce a measured DC signal generated by the undersampling of the received signal. The received signal may be undersampled at a frequency of or an integer sub-harmonic of the undesired signal, which may include a leakage signal and/or a blocker signal. The DC biasing current may be controlled utilizing successive approximation, control logic and a digital to analog converter. The output DC voltage may correspond to said undesired signal, and the received signal may be undersampled utilizing a mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Maryam Rofougaran
  • Publication number: 20080232513
    Abstract: This invention provides an apparatus and method for preamble detection and integer carrier frequency offset estimation, which method comprises the steps of: determining the window of useful subcarriers in preamble transformed to frequency domain based on pre-determined possible integer carrier frequency offset and the length of the preamble, so as to select the useful subcarriers; extracting a plurality of subcarrier sequences having a length equal to that of the preamble from the useful subcarriers; calculating conjugative multiplications of each subcarrier and its neighboring subcarriers in the subcarrier sequences extracted; acquiring the real part of the conjugative multiplications; calculating the cross correlations between the real part of the conjugative multiplications and known preambles modulated by DBPSK, and outputting the calculated correlation values; and detecting preamble index of a target base station with the calculated correlation values to select a target cell, and estimating integer carri
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Xin Wang, Yuuta Nakaya, Syuusaku Suzuki, Michiharu Nakamura, Hiroyuki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20080232514
    Abstract: A GPS signal acquisition circuit includes a correlation engine, a decimator, a coherent integrator and an incoherent integrator. An over sampled GPS signal is fed into and processed by the correlation engine. The processed signal is sent to the decimator. The decimator generates an output for every M input from the correlation engine. When the decimated correlation engine output is processed in subsequent coherent and incoherent accumulations, the size of the memory required for high-sensitivity signal processing is greatly reduced. Therefore, the production cost can be lowered significantly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Oliver Huang
  • Publication number: 20080232515
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating training sequence codes in a communication system. In the method, a pair of sequences A and B having cross-correlation properties as well as autocorrelation properties are generated, and protection sequences A? and B? are generated by copying last L symbols of the sequences A and B, respectively. The training sequence codes are generated by locating the protection sequences A? and B? in the most significant positions (MSPs) of the sequences A and B. The training sequence codes can be extended and applied to 16-QAM and 32-QAM used in a GERAN system, and the use of such training sequence codes enables data to be efficiently transmitted/received without performance deterioration in a GERAN system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yan Xin, Jongsoo Choi
  • Publication number: 20080232516
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of processing a baseband signal including user signals transmitted by a plurality of users. The method includes applying frequency offset compensations to the baseband signal, thereby to form respective frequency-shifted baseband signals. Each frequency compensation shifts the baseband signal by a multiple of a selected frequency offset and each resulting frequency-shifted baseband signal includes frequency-shifted user signals. The method also includes assigning at least some of the frequency-shifted user signals to groups. Each group corresponds to one of the frequency compensations and the assignment is carried out so that each group includes frequency-shifted user signals that have an estimated frequency offset that lies within a range determined by the corresponding frequency compensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Fang-Chen Cheng, Lei Song, Robert Soni
  • Publication number: 20080232517
    Abstract: A mobile station obtains information indicating a system band to be employed from a base station before starting a process of identifying a base station ID. In the identification process, the mobile station obtains a cross-correlation value by coherent integration of pilot signals and scrambling codes which may be candidates by using a synchronization signal as a phase reference, in a channel band for synchronization, and obtains a cross-correlation value by non-coherent integration of the pilot signals and the scrambling codes by using a phase difference between sub-carriers in a frequency direction, in the system band other than the channel band for synchronization. Then, the mobile station merges these cross-correlation values, detects a scrambling code from which a maximum cross-correlation value can be obtained, and identifies the base station ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shigeo Terabe, Yutaka Asanuma
  • Publication number: 20080232518
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic gain control apparatus and method of a mobile station in an OFDM system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KT CORPORATION, SK TELECOM CO., LTD., HANARO TELECOM, INC.
    Inventors: Ki-Seok Kim, Young-Il KIM