Plural Modulation Patents (Class 332/119)
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Patent number: 11588556Abstract: A High Bandwidth Individual Channel Control via Optical Reference Interferometry (HICCORI) system actively controls the phase and/or polarization of the optical emission of each element in a tiled optical array. It can also actively align any high-frequency broadening waveform applied to the array beams for spectral broadening or data transmission. By maintaining consistent polarization and manipulating the phase relationships of the beams emitted by the array elements, the HICCORI system can manipulate the spatial pattern of constructive and destructive interference formed as the individual emissions coherently combine. Active feedback control allows the desired phase, polarization, and/or spectral broadening alignment to be maintained in the presence of external disturbances.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Stephen Conrad, Adam Alexander Libson, Andrew Benedick, Dale H. Martz, Jonathan Twichell, Eli Doris
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Patent number: 10523411Abstract: Some embodiments include apparatus having sampling circuitry, a first circuit path, a second circuit path, and a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO). The sampling circuit samples an input signal and provide data information and phase error information based on the input signal. A first circuit path provides proportional control information based on the data information and phase error information. A second circuit path provides integral control information based on the data information and phase error information. The first circuit path operates at a frequency higher than the second circuit path. The DCO generates a clock signal and controls the timing of the clock signal based on the integral control information and the proportional control information.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Shenggao Li, Ji Chen, Michael De Vita, Fulvio Spagna, Guluke Tong
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Patent number: 9722619Abstract: A frequency synthesis device, including: a first generator configured to generate a periodical signal with a frequency f1; a second generator, coupled to the first generator and generating from the signal with a frequency f1 a signal SG corresponding to a train of oscillations with a frequency substantially equal to N·f1, with a duration lower than T1=1/f1 and periodically repeated at the frequency f1; a third generator generating, from the signal SG, m periodical signals SLO_CH1 to SLO_CHm with frequency spectra each include a main line with a frequency fLO_CHi corresponding to an integer multiple of f1, with 1?i?m, the third generator operating as a band-pass filter applied to the signal SG and discarding from the frequency spectra of each of the periodical signals SLO_CH1 to SLO_CHm lines other than the main line with a frequency fLO_CHi.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique at aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Alexandre Siligaris, Jose-Luis Gonzalez Jimenez
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Patent number: 9575922Abstract: A system and method consistent with the present disclosure includes determining a jitter tolerance of a particular lane of a communication link corresponding to each of a plurality of equalization coefficients. Further, determining a particular equalization coefficient of the plurality of equalization coefficients that provides a maximum jitter tolerance. Next, using the particular equalization coefficient for the particular lane of the communication link during operation based on determining the particular equalization coefficient which provides the maximum jitter tolerance.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Nathaniel L Desimone, Theodore Z Schoenborn, Earl Wight, Duane Heller, Maria F Pineda
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Patent number: 9557624Abstract: An optical modulator includes: a substrate that having an optical waveguide that includes a split section that splits light into two light waves, a pair of arms through which the light waves propagate, and a combining section that combines the light waves from the pair of arms with each other; and an electrode that overlaps part of the optical waveguide and generates an electric field by a voltage applied to the electrode. The optical waveguide has a narrow portion that is narrower than another portion of the optical waveguide and is arranged so that the electrode does not overlap with the narrow portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITEDInventor: Masaki Sugiyama
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Patent number: 9520920Abstract: Various embodiments of systems for transmitting and receiving a plurality of signals across an isolation material are disclosed. In one embodiment, a first signal may be modulated into a first modulated signal. The first modulated signal is then modulated into a second modulated signal in accordance to a second signal using amplitude modulation. In another embodiment, a first signal and a second signal are modulated into a modulated signal before being modulated further using amplitude modulation. The detection of the modulated signal may be performed using a frequency detector and an amplitude detection circuit that are arranged in parallel. At least some of the apparatuses, circuits, systems and methods disclosed herein may be implemented using conventional CMOS design and manufacturing techniques to provide, for example, at least one or more integrated circuits.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Gek Yong Ng, Peng Siang Seet, Qian Tao, Kwee Chong Chang
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Patent number: 9000858Abstract: An ultra-wide band frequency modulator is disclosed. The frequency modulator includes a direct modulation phase lock loop that receives a small component. The frequency modulator also includes a delay module that produces a plurality of delay lines. The frequency modulator further includes an edge selector that receives a large component and the plurality of delay lines.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Bo Sun, Alexander Dorosenco
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Patent number: 8929194Abstract: A method for generating/transmitting a transmission-unit symbol sequence is disclosed. In the case of transmission information, the information is modulated in time and frequency domains on the basis of a predetermined transmission unit (e.g., a transmission time interval TTI or slot), simultaneous transmission of the information is made, and then a transmission unit symbol is generated/transmitted. A transmission sequence is masked in each symbol contained in one transmission unit. Symbol-unit circular shift (cyclic shift) is applied to the masked result, so that transmission efficiency increases. A control signal transmission method for supporting a variety of formats and a signal transmission method based on a prime-length sequence are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seung Hee Han, Min Seok Noh, Yeong Hyeon Kwon, Hyun Woo Lee, Dong Cheol Kim, Jin Sam Kwak
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Patent number: 8884709Abstract: A phase-locked loop double-point modulator may include a frequency divider having a ratio which can be changed by a first modulation signal, and an oscillator, a frequency of which can be changed by a second modulation signal correlated to the first modulation signal. A calibration circuit may be configured, in a calibration mode, to match the gains of the first and second modulation signals based on frequency measurements of the oscillator for two different calibration values of the second modulation signal. The phase-locked double-point modulator may also include an attenuator having a constant ratio greater than 1 and placed in the path of the second modulation signal, and a selector switch configured to be controlled by the calibration circuit to reduce the ratio of the attenuator in the calibration mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SASInventors: Franck Badets, Serge Ramet, Michel Ayraud
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Patent number: 8749318Abstract: Enhanced polar modulator for transmitter. Within a phase locked loop (PLL), two point modulation topology is employed in which phase information passes through a limiter (e.g., a ±90° or ±?/2), the phase information dynamic range is divided by a factor (e.g., by 2), and a maximum frequency deviation is also divided by a factor (e.g., by 2). Then, a double balanced up-converter mixer/modulator performs gain adjustment (e.g., magnitude and/or amplitude adjustment) and phase changes of 0° and +180° or 0 and +? (e.g., negative gains values may be employed). Phase adjustment in such an architecture is split and provided to both the PLL and to the mixer/modulator of such a polar modulator within a transmitter module such as may be implemented within a communication device (e.g., which may be a wireless communication device). This architecture that includes a PLL with a double balanced up-converter mixer/modulator suppresses even harmonics.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Sofoklis Plevridis, Theodoros Georgantas, Konstantinos D. Vavelidis
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Publication number: 20140009237Abstract: A frequency modulator includes a first pair of diodes with two capacity diodes, and a second pair of diodes with two additional capacity diodes. The second pair of diodes is employed in parallel. The frequency modulator also includes a first modulator input for reception of a first modulation signal and a second modulator input for reception of a symmetrical second modulation signal. Both pairs of diodes are coupled to an oscillator unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventor: Ralph Oppelt
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Patent number: 8553801Abstract: A device is provided for use with an input signal including a first packet of a first modulation type in series with a second packet of a second modulation type. The device includes a gain adjustment portion and a gain portion. The gain adjustment portion can output a first gain adjustment signal based on the first packet or can output a second gain adjustment signal based on the second packet. The gain portion can output a first signal corresponding to the first packet and can output a second signal corresponding to the second packet. The first signal is based on the input signal and a first gain factor. The second signal is based on the input signal and a second gain factor. The first gain factor is based on the first gain adjustment signal. The second gain factor is based on the second gain adjustment signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Yogesh Sethi, Roderick Ragland, Dave Roos, Levent Ozturk, Doug Ricker, Habib Estephan
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Patent number: 8509329Abstract: Disclosed are a data receiving apparatus that may discriminate a type of a received data frame, and a data transmission apparatus that may apply a constellation mapping scheme to a data frame so that a data receiving apparatus may discriminate the data frame in accordance with the constellation mapping scheme applied to the data frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ui Kun Kwon, Tae Rim Park, Young Soo Kim, Eung Sun Kim
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Patent number: 8457228Abstract: A device may be capable of communicating using at least two type types of modulation methods. Methods and systems are provided for communication of data according to a communications method in which a master transceiver communicates with one or more slave transceivers according to a master/slave relationship. A first data message may include first information and second information that are modulated according to a first modulation method. The second information may include lower data rate data. A second data message may include third information that may be modulated according to the first modulation method and that may indicate an impending change to a second modulation method. The second modulation method may be used for transmitting fourth information, and the fourth information may be included in the second message. The fourth information may include higher data rate data, for example Internet access data.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2011Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Inventor: Gordon F. Bremer
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Patent number: 8228782Abstract: A method for generating/transmitting a transmission-unit symbol sequence is disclosed. In the case of transmission information, the information is modulated in time and frequency domains on the basis of a predetermined transmission unit (e.g., a transmission time interval TTI or slot), simultaneous transmission of the information is made, and then a transmission unit symbol is generated/transmitted. A transmission sequence is masked in each symbol contained in one transmission unit. Symbol-unit circular shift (cyclic shift) is applied to the masked result, so that transmission efficiency increases. A control signal transmission method for supporting a variety of formats and a signal transmission method based on a prime-length sequence are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seung Hee Han, Min Seok Noh, Yeong Hyeon Kwon, Hyun Woo Lee, Dong Cheol Kim, Jin Sam Kwak
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Publication number: 20120098612Abstract: An FDM-CPM multi-user detector (30) jointly detects the received symbols for all users by determining from the received multi-user signal an a-posteriori probability mass function (pmf) of a time-sequence of states and transmitted symbols of all users, by iterative message passing corresponding to a specific factorisation of the pmf. The factorisation involves a combined variable representing possible transmitted symbols and CPM states of each user for each symbol time interval, so as to make the iterative process convergent. Non exponential complexity is enabled by disregarding multiple access interference (MAI) from at least some of the other users. Applications can include hubs for satellite communication ground stations.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Inventors: Giulio Colavolpe, Amina Piemontese
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Patent number: 8143965Abstract: Enhanced polar modulator for transmitter. Within a phase locked loop (PLL), a two point modulation topology is employed in which phase information passes through a limiter (e.g., a ±90° or ±?/2) in which the phase information dynamic range is divide by a factor (e.g., by 2) and a maximum frequency deviation is also divided by a factor (e.g., by 2). Then, a double balanced up-converter mixer/modulator is implemented to perform gain adjustment (e.g., magnitude and/or amplitude adjustment) and phase changes of 0° and +180° or 0 and +? (e.g., negative gains values may be employed). Phase adjustment in such an architecture is split and provided to both the PLL and to the mixer/modulator of such a polar modulator within a transmitter module such as may be implemented within a communication device (e.g., which may be a wireless communication device). This architecture that includes a PLL with a double balanced up-converter mixer/modulator suppresses even harmonics.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2010Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Sofoklis Plevridis, Theodoros Georgantas, Konstantinos D. Vavelidis
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Patent number: 8125287Abstract: A multichannel digital pulse width modulator/digital pulse frequency modulator uses a single ring oscillator that is shared by multiple channels. The ring oscillator has taps that can be used for least significant bit (LSB) precision of the generated PWM signal. The ring oscillator also produces a ring clock that is used to synchronize logic in the channels. Since the logic in the channels are synchronized by the ring clock, the channels can each independently produce different frequency PWM (or PFM) signals and still share the same ring oscillator.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Inventors: Zdravko Lukic, Eric Iozsef, Zhenyu Zhao, Jingquan Chen
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Patent number: 8023580Abstract: A device may be capable of communicating using at least two type types of modulation methods. The device may include a transceiver capable of acting as a master according to a master/slave relationship in which communication from a slave to a master occurs in response to communication from the master to the slave. The master transceiver may send transmissions discrete transmissions structured with a first portion and a payload portion. Information in the first portion may be modulated according to a first modulation method and indicate an impending change to a second modulation method, which is used for transmitting the payload portion. The discrete transmissions may be addressed for an intended destination of the payload portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2009Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Inventor: Gordon F. Bremer
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Patent number: 7986195Abstract: Provided are apparatuses and methods for digital FM modulation. In one example, a message signal is integrated by an integrator to transform the message signal into a complex signal. The complex signal may include at least two complex components that may interfere to produce an FM modulated carrier signal. Hence, in this example, the method and apparatus for digital FM modulation may produce an FM modulated carrier signal without phase shifting. In another example, a lookup table is not necessary for modulation of the carrier signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2008Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Mentor Graphics CorporationInventor: Sergio R. Ramirez
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Patent number: 7936228Abstract: An input signal is input via a first resistor to an inverting input terminal of an operational amplifier. A second resistor is provided on a feedback path between an output terminal and the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier. A control voltage Vcnt output from the operational amplifier is input to a VCO. A frequency divider frequency-divides an output signal Sout of the VCO. A phase comparator compares an output signal from the frequency divider with a reference clock signal and outputs a voltage according to a phase difference. A loop filter removes a high-frequency component of an output voltage Vcp of the phase comparator and outputs the voltage to a non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2006Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Komori, Takeshi Sagara
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Patent number: 7912144Abstract: A modulating means for modulating and/or demodulating data for transmission from a first device to a second device, wherein the modulating means is capable of modulating and/or demodulating data according to at least a first and a second modulation technique.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2003Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Terence Edwin Dodgson, Charles Tibenderana
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Patent number: 7804375Abstract: A modulation circuit is provided that generates an output signal obtained by modulating an input signal with a local signal and includes a local input section that receives the local signal and generates the local signal and an inverted local signal obtained by inverting the local signal, a signal input section that receives the input signal and generates the input signal and an inverted input signal obtained by inverting the input signal, a first multiplying section that outputs from a terminal that receives the input signal a first multiplied signal obtained by multiplying the local signal with the input signal, a second multiplying section that outputs from a terminal that receives the inverted input signal a second multiplied signal obtained by multiplying the inverted local signal with the inverted input signal, an output section that adds the first multiplied signal to the second multiplied signal and generates the output signal, and a transmission line that sends to the output section the first multiplType: GrantFiled: October 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Advantest CorporationInventors: Norio Kobayashi, Hideyuki Okabe
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Patent number: 7804376Abstract: Various example embodiments are disclosed herein. According to an example embodiment, a method may include receiving a plurality of data symbols, generating a continuous phase modulated waveform based on the data symbols, generating a plurality of coefficients which represent the continuous phase modulated waveform, and wirelessly transmitting the plurality of coefficients via a plurality of subcarriers.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks OyInventors: Marilynn P. Green, Anthony Reid
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Publication number: 20100219900Abstract: Circuitry and methods are provided. Voltage and current of an electrical load are detected, scaled and biased to derive respective voltage and current signals. Frequency-modulated signals corresponding to the voltage and current signals are respectively derived. The frequency-modulated signals are communicated between different electrical domains by way of optical isolation barriers. The frequency-modulated signals are processed to improve linearity and to time-correlate the signals to discrete samplings of the load voltage and current. Control of a printer or other device is performed using the processed signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2009Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventor: David E. Smith
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Patent number: 7750750Abstract: Enhanced polar modulator for transmitter. Within a phase locked loop (PLL), a two point modulation topology is employed in which phase information passes through a limiter (e.g., a +90° or +re/2) in which the phase information dynamic range is divide by a factor (e.g., by 2) and a maximum frequency deviation is also divided by a factor (e.g., by 2). Then, a double balanced up-converter mixer/modulator is implemented to perform gain adjustment (e.g., magnitude and/or amplitude adjustment) and phase changes of 0° and +180° or 0 and +re (e.g., negative gains values may be employed). Phase adjustment in such an architecture is split and provided to both the PLL and to the mixer/modulator of such a polar modulator within a transmitter module such as may be implemented within a communication device (e.g., which may be a wireless communication device). This architecture that includes a PLL with a double balanced up-converter mixer/modulator suppresses even harmonics.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2008Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Sofoklis Plevridis, Theodoros Georgantas, Konstantinos D. Vavelidis
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Patent number: 7679464Abstract: A method and apparatus for frequency modulating a PWM involves 1) generating a high frequency carrier signal much greater in frequency than the PWM signal; 2) modulating the high frequency signal to generate a spread spectrum carrier signal; and, 3) retiming a PWM signal with this high frequency SS carrier signal so that the binary transitions of the PWM signal are aligned with the frequency varying carrier signal. In another embodiment, a PWM oscillator is driven by a second, FM oscillator having spread spectrum characteristics. In another embodiment a PWM oscillator is driven and modulated by a counter/frequency divider comprised of modules.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2008Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Inventors: Dan Ion Hariton, Narendar Venugopal
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Patent number: 7675965Abstract: A single subscriber line multi-point communication system is disclosed. In general, the multi-point communication system can include a first transceiver coupled to a subscriber line capable of transmitting and receiving at least two modulation methods, either of said modulation methods being operable to transmit a test signal, and a second transceiver coupled to said subscriber line capable of transmitting and receiving said at least two modulation methods, the second transceiver being operable to receive the test signal and determine at least one channel parameter from the test signal. A master transceiver that can be used in various embodiments of a single subscriber line multi-point communication system, and a tributary transceiver are further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2007Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Summit Technology Systems LPInventor: Gordon Bremer
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Patent number: 7590181Abstract: In an adaptive modulation and coding method one or more adjustable values are created (S1), each corresponding to at least one of a plurality of available modulation and coding levels applicable to a signal transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver, and each representing a change to the level(s) to which it corresponds. One or more of said adjustable values is/are adjusted in dependence upon whether or not the signal is received successfully by the receiver (S2-S5). One of said available modulation and coding levels is selected (S6-S8) to apply to the signal based on such an adjustable value. Such a method can enable the appropriate modulation and coding level to be selected even when the path and channel conditions vary. The method is applicable to selecting modulation and coding levels in a high-speed downlink packet access system of a wireless communication network.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2004Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Yassin Aden Awad, Sunil Keshavji Vadgama
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Publication number: 20090206941Abstract: A charge pump-based frequency modulator is provided. The charge pump-based frequency modulator comprises an analog phase correction path comprising a varactor and a charge pump. The varactor is coupled to an output of the charge pump-based frequency modulator. The charge pump is coupled to a node between the varactor and the output and receives a signal containing the modulated data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Ping-Ying Wang, Hsiu-Ming Chang
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Patent number: 7561002Abstract: A method and apparatus for frequency modulating a PWM involves 1) generating a high frequency carrier signal much greater in frequency than the PWM signal; 2) modulating the high frequency signal to generate a spread spectrum carrier signal; and, 3) retiming a PWM signal with this high frequency SS carrier signal so that the binary transitions of the PWM signal are aligned with the frequency varying carrier signal. In another embodiment, a PWM oscillator is driven by a second, FM oscillator having spread spectrum characteristics. In another embodiment a PWM oscillator is driven and modulated by a counter/frequency divider comprised of modules.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: Pulsecore Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Dan Ion Hariton, Narendar Venugopal
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Publication number: 20090066436Abstract: A multi-band electronic apparatus and method thereof is provided. The method comprises outputting a first output signal in the first band by a first voltage controlled oscillator according to a switch control signal and a control voltage, outputting a second output signal in the second band by a second voltage controlled oscillator according to the switch control signal and the control voltage, the second band being not completely overlapped by the first band, performing frequency division selectively on the first output signal or the second frequency divided signal according to the switch control signal, and outputting a first frequency divided signal, determining a phase difference between the first frequency divided signal and a reference signal to output a phase difference signal, outputting the control voltage according to the phase difference signal, and selectively driving the first or the second voltage controlled oscillators by the control voltage according to the switch control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventors: Yi-Fong WANG, Wei-Kung DENG
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Publication number: 20090009259Abstract: An angle modulator having an excellent noise characteristic and an excellent distortion characteristic independent of an unwanted wave component of an optical modulation signal is provided. The angle modulator (10) includes an optical SSB modulation section (103a), an optical SSB-SC modulation section (104a), and an optical angle modulation section (105). By performing intensity modulation on an output signal of the optical SSB modulation section (103a) at the optical SSB-SC modulation section (104a), an unwanted angle modulated signal is prevented from overlapping with an angle modulated signal outputted from an optical detection section (107). Further, by a filter (108) filtering only an angle modulated signal component which does not include the unwanted wave component among the angle modulated signal components outputted from the optical detection section (107), a distortion characteristic after angle demodulation can be prevented from deteriorating.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventors: Tomoaki Ohira, Kouichi Masuda, Masaru Fuse, Tsutomu Niiho
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Publication number: 20080284536Abstract: A dual mode power amplifier can include a linear gain section and a non-linear gain section configured together as a polar amplifier. The dual mode power amplifier may be used to transmit GFSK, 4-DPSK, and 8-DPSK modulated data. In one mode, both non-linear and linear gain sections may be used to transmit 4-DPSK and 8-DPSK modulated data. Alternatively, in another mode, the linear gain section may be bypassed while the non-linear gain section may be used to transmit GFSK modulated data. By selecting the operating mode, the dual mode power amplifier may be advantageously configured to use relatively less power while supporting GFSK, 4-DPSK, and 8-DPSK modulation schemes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: MeeLan Lee, William W. Si, David J. Weber
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Patent number: 7298220Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus used to create an idealized voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) which allows very high modulation rates without the expected phase noise (jitter) which nominally comes from wide bandwidth VCOs. In this fashion, high quality VCOs that typically offer pure signals at the cost of small tuning bandwidths can be enhanced to create idealized VCOs that offer both high quality (low jitter) and high tuning bandwidths. A high-frequency phase modulator and control voltage processing is used in conjunction with a natural VCO to create a method and apparatus in accordance with the invention. The control voltage processing includes separation of frequency components of the controlling voltage and electrical integration of high-frequency control voltage components directed to the phase modulator to create the overall voltage-to-frequency transfer function for the ideal VCO.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: SyntheSys Research, IncInventor: Andre Willis
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Patent number: 7248626Abstract: A single subscriber line multi-point communication system is disclosed. In general, the multi-point communication system can include a first transceiver coupled to a subscriber line capable of transmitting and receiving at least two modulation methods, either of said modulation methods being operable to transmit a test signal, and a second transceiver coupled to said subscriber line capable of transmitting and receiving said at least two modulation methods, the second transceiver being operable to receive the test signal and determine at least one channel parameter from the test signal. A master transceiver that can be used in various embodiments of a single subscriber line multi-point communication system, and a tributary transceiver are further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2003Date of Patent: July 24, 2007Assignee: Paradyne CorporationInventor: Gordon Bremer
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Patent number: 7157985Abstract: First and second calibration signals (308, 309) are sent to a frequency divider (102) and an adder (116) of a PLL section (100A), demodulated in a demodulator (111), filtered through a low pass filter (113) and a high pass filter (114) and thereafter sent to a modulation signal control circuit (115). The modulation signal control circuit (115) generates control information (318) in comparison with the phase and amplitude of the first and second calibration signals (308 and 309) and sends the control information (318) to a modulation control signal generator (106). Modulation control signal generator (106) holds the control information (318) and controls the values of the first modulation signal and second modulation signal sent to the frequency divider (102) and adder (116) on the based on the control information (318) held in modulation operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2005Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yosuke Mitani, Shunsuke Hirano
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Patent number: 7057467Abstract: A light-controlled oscillator includes a circuit device, a detection circuit and a control circuit. The circuit device changes its characteristics when light is applied, so that a frequency of the oscillation shifts. The detection circuit detects a change of the characteristics caused according to the applied light. The control circuit controls an operation of the oscillator to increase a shift of the frequency of the oscillation according to the change of the characteristics. The oscillation frequency can be shifted by a desired amount only by detecting a change of characteristics based on a condition of the light, even when the intensity of the light is small.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2004Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Denso CorporationInventor: Yasuyuki Miyake
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Patent number: 6961547Abstract: A translation loop signal upconverter is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention minimize nth order harmonics and spurious tones in the radio frequency output spectrum of a portable transceiver. In one embodiment, the invention is a signal upconverter, comprising a modulator configured to develop a modulated intermediate frequency (IF) signal at a fundamental frequency, the modulated IF signal also including a plurality of nth order components, a synchronous oscillator configured to receive the modulated IF signal, the synchronous oscillator also configured to operate at the fundamental frequency of the modulated IF signal, thereby providing an IF signal substantially free of the nth order components, and a translation loop having a phase locked loop, the translation loop configured to receive the IF signal output of the synchronous oscillator, and supply a radio frequency (RF) output signal to a power amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2002Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Dmitriy Rozenblit, William J. Domino, Rahul Magoon
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Patent number: 6912249Abstract: A system and method for training a radio receiver to mitigate the effects of ISI caused by multi-path includes receiving a header of a transmitted packet at the receiver, the header containing at least one flag to identify a corresponding reference training sequence to be selected by the receiver and to indicate whether a training sequence is inserted in a packet. The receiver decodes the header to determine whether a training sequence is indicated by the flag and to select the corresponding reference training sequence. The training sequence is transmitted positioned within a data packet at a midamble between the header and a first segment of the data packet. The received training sequence is compared with the selected reference training sequence and the equalization parameters of the receiver are adjusted based on the results of the comparison. The selected reference training sequence corresponds to the modulation scheme applied to the payload.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2001Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventor: Jacobus Haartsen
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Patent number: 6903619Abstract: A transceiver and transmitter are shown. A baseband processor receives a signal for transmission. It converts the signal into amplitude and phase polar components. Each component is then processed—the phase component through a wideband phase modulator and the amplitude component through a wideband amplitude modulator, and the components are then recombined for further processing or transmission.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2003Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: M/A-Com, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Dennis, Yongwen Yang, Walid Ahmed, Radwan Husseini, David Bengtson
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Patent number: 6671328Abstract: A signal having one of a plurality of modulation formats is formed by encoding first data in accordance with a particular one of the modulation formats. The encoded first data is then combined with second data identifying the particular modulation format of the encoded first data to form the signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 1999Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Tommy C. Poon, Jay Bao, Yoshiki Mizutani, Hiroyuki Nakayama
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Patent number: 6628706Abstract: Channel estimation is performed for a received signal, wherein different parts of the received signals are modulated using different modulation types. The channel is first estimated based on part of a received signal modulated with a first modulation type. This channel estimate is then transformed into a channel estimate corresponding to at least a second modulation type.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 1999Date of Patent: September 30, 2003Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventor: Bengt Lindoff
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Patent number: 6535561Abstract: A narrow bandwidth signal, such as a narrowband FM signal, is modulated in a modulator that modulates a wide bandwidth signal, such as a CDMA signal, by oversampling the narrow bandwidth signal and applying the oversampled narrow bandwidth signal to the modulator. By oversampling the narrow bandwidth signal, the same fixed low pass filter can be used for both the wide bandwidth signal and the oversampled narrow bandwidth signal. Accordingly, different low pass filters or switched low pass filters are not needed. The DC offset that is introduced by the digital-to-analog converter and/or the low pass filter of the modulator is compensated, preferably in the digital domain, to thereby reduce DC offset within acceptable limits for the modulation that is being used. More preferably, compensation is provided by subtracting from the sampled signal, a digital value representing the DC offset in the filtered analog signal that is introduced by the digital-to-analog converter and/or the low pass filter.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1998Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Ericsson Inc.Inventors: Ronald D. Boesch, Domenico Arpaia
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Publication number: 20020168026Abstract: A multi-protocol modulator capable of supporting two or more different modes of operation, each mode of operation corresponding to a different type of modulation, comprises an m-level phase shift keying (m-PSK) modulator which receives a serial input data stream and maps data contained therein into a constellation including m equidistant phases in accordance with a predetermined mapping scheme. The m-PSK modulator is shared by at least two different modulation protocols by allowing the mapping scheme to be selectively changed depending upon the modulation protocol used. The multi-protocol modulator further includes a phase rotator operatively coupled to the output of the m-PSK modulator. The phase rotator selectively rotates the phase of the m-PSK signal by a predetermined phase rotation value. The phase rotator is shared by the two or more modulation protocols by allowing the phase rotation value to be selectively modified depending upon the modulation protocol used.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2001Publication date: November 14, 2002Inventor: Ramin Khoini-Poorfard
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Patent number: 6373883Abstract: A radio receiver is adapted to receive radio signals in at least two frequency bands, in which the radio signals are modulated by information signals. The radio receiver includes a device for down-converting a received radio signal to an intermediate frequency signal by using a local oscillator, and a demodulating device for recovering the information signals from the intermediate frequency signal. The frequency of the local oscillator is selected so that the frequencies of at least one of the frequency bands are above the frequency of the local oscillator, and the frequencies of at least one of the frequency bands are below the frequency of the local oscillator.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 1999Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Henrik Soerensen, Michael Brammer
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Patent number: 6369699Abstract: The present invention provides a single-cable transmission device for signals and a power supply of a surveillance system, which only requires a single cable to transmit various signals and a power supply; which transmits signals in a carrier manner, allowing longer-distance transmission; which transmits signals in a frequency division manner, allowing bi-directional transmission. A power-supply-voltage/output-load status display is further provided, thereby facilitating a user to directly find the cause of a failure so as to eliminate the failure promptly.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 1999Date of Patent: April 9, 2002Assignee: Biwave TechnologiesInventor: Yen-Szu Liu
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Patent number: 6259731Abstract: A method has the steps of generating a first control message having a plurality of message symbols and a first audio message to be transmitted from a first radio-communications device to a second radio-communications device. The first audio message is sampled to obtain a first plurality of audio samples, each with an instantaneous signal valve, and a first radio frequency signal which varies in frequency from a first predetermined radio frequency dependent on the instantaneous signal valves of the first plurality of samples is generated. The first radio frequency signal is formatted into a first pulsed radio frequency signal, each pulse having a time duration representative of one of the plurality of message symbols of the first control message, which is transmitted from the first radio-communication device to the second radio-communication device.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1998Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: Ericsson Inc.Inventors: Paul W. Dent, John J. Hayes, Jr.
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Patent number: 6204735Abstract: A novel communications method for generating specific unique information containing waveforms, for geometrically modulating a signal with those waveforms, and an apparatus for generating the waveforms, geometrically modulating carrier waves with those waveforms, or broadcasting the novel waves by RF, microwave, electric cable, or fiberoptic conduits.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 1999Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: Quantum Optics CorporationInventor: John P. Cairns
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Patent number: 6130919Abstract: A method and device are adapted to perform digital frequency modulation. First, an input frequency modulation signal is converted into a digital signal via an A/D (Analog/Digit) adapter, then a varied carrier frequency parameter "a" for each different system is added to the digital signal by an adder; next, the digital signal is multiplied by a various frequency variation parameter "b" assigned to each different system accordingly, and is further multiplied by another number 2.sup.-U, U=10 for SVHS system and U=11 for VHS system, by a multiplier; afterwards, the digital signal is processed by a digital integrator; then corresponding amplitudes in mapping with all angles .theta. and .theta.' within 360 degrees are obtained by sin.theta. ROM and Cos.theta.' ROM, wherein Z.sup.-1 is a flip-flop, the parameters "a", "b" are variable corresponding to specifications of PAL, NTSC, VHS, SVHS systems and the interlace scanning so as to make the design applicable to various systems.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1998Date of Patent: October 10, 2000Inventor: Ming-I Lin