Plural Modulation Patents (Class 332/119)
  • Patent number: 11588556
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Stephen Conrad, Adam Alexander Libson, Andrew Benedick, Dale H. Martz, Jonathan Twichell, Eli Doris
  • Patent number: 10523411
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shenggao Li, Ji Chen, Michael De Vita, Fulvio Spagna, Guluke Tong
  • Patent number: 9722619
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique at aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Alexandre Siligaris, Jose-Luis Gonzalez Jimenez
  • Patent number: 9575922
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathaniel L Desimone, Theodore Z Schoenborn, Earl Wight, Duane Heller, Maria F Pineda
  • Patent number: 9557624
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LIMITED
    Inventor: Masaki Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 9520920
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gek Yong Ng, Peng Siang Seet, Qian Tao, Kwee Chong Chang
  • Patent number: 9000858
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bo Sun, Alexander Dorosenco
  • Patent number: 8929194
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Hee Han, Min Seok Noh, Yeong Hyeon Kwon, Hyun Woo Lee, Dong Cheol Kim, Jin Sam Kwak
  • Patent number: 8884709
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS
    Inventors: Franck Badets, Serge Ramet, Michel Ayraud
  • Patent number: 8749318
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Sofoklis Plevridis, Theodoros Georgantas, Konstantinos D. Vavelidis
  • Publication number: 20140009237
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventor: Ralph Oppelt
  • Patent number: 8553801
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Yogesh Sethi, Roderick Ragland, Dave Roos, Levent Ozturk, Doug Ricker, Habib Estephan
  • Patent number: 8509329
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ui Kun Kwon, Tae Rim Park, Young Soo Kim, Eung Sun Kim
  • Patent number: 8457228
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Inventor: Gordon F. Bremer
  • Patent number: 8228782
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Hee Han, Min Seok Noh, Yeong Hyeon Kwon, Hyun Woo Lee, Dong Cheol Kim, Jin Sam Kwak
  • Publication number: 20120098612
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Giulio Colavolpe, Amina Piemontese
  • Patent number: 8143965
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Sofoklis Plevridis, Theodoros Georgantas, Konstantinos D. Vavelidis
  • Patent number: 8125287
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Inventors: Zdravko Lukic, Eric Iozsef, Zhenyu Zhao, Jingquan Chen
  • Patent number: 8023580
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Inventor: Gordon F. Bremer
  • Patent number: 7986195
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Mentor Graphics Corporation
    Inventor: Sergio R. Ramirez
  • Patent number: 7936228
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Komori, Takeshi Sagara
  • Patent number: 7912144
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Terence Edwin Dodgson, Charles Tibenderana
  • Patent number: 7804375
    Abstract: 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 multipl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Norio Kobayashi, Hideyuki Okabe
  • Patent number: 7804376
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks Oy
    Inventors: Marilynn P. Green, Anthony Reid
  • Publication number: 20100219900
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventor: David E. Smith
  • Patent number: 7750750
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Sofoklis Plevridis, Theodoros Georgantas, Konstantinos D. Vavelidis
  • Patent number: 7679464
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Inventors: Dan Ion Hariton, Narendar Venugopal
  • Patent number: 7675965
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Summit Technology Systems LP
    Inventor: Gordon Bremer
  • Patent number: 7590181
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Yassin Aden Awad, Sunil Keshavji Vadgama
  • Publication number: 20090206941
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Ping-Ying Wang, Hsiu-Ming Chang
  • Patent number: 7561002
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Pulsecore Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Ion Hariton, Narendar Venugopal
  • Publication number: 20090066436
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Yi-Fong WANG, Wei-Kung DENG
  • Publication number: 20090009259
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Tomoaki Ohira, Kouichi Masuda, Masaru Fuse, Tsutomu Niiho
  • Publication number: 20080284536
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: MeeLan Lee, William W. Si, David J. Weber
  • Patent number: 7298220
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: SyntheSys Research, Inc
    Inventor: Andre Willis
  • Patent number: 7248626
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Paradyne Corporation
    Inventor: Gordon Bremer
  • Patent number: 7157985
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Mitani, Shunsuke Hirano
  • Patent number: 7057467
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Miyake
  • Patent number: 6961547
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmitriy Rozenblit, William J. Domino, Rahul Magoon
  • Patent number: 6912249
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Jacobus Haartsen
  • Patent number: 6903619
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: M/A-Com, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Dennis, Yongwen Yang, Walid Ahmed, Radwan Husseini, David Bengtson
  • Patent number: 6671328
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Tommy C. Poon, Jay Bao, Yoshiki Mizutani, Hiroyuki Nakayama
  • Patent number: 6628706
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Bengt Lindoff
  • Patent number: 6535561
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Ericsson Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Boesch, Domenico Arpaia
  • Publication number: 20020168026
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventor: Ramin Khoini-Poorfard
  • Patent number: 6373883
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Henrik Soerensen, Michael Brammer
  • Patent number: 6369699
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Biwave Technologies
    Inventor: Yen-Szu Liu
  • Patent number: 6259731
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Ericsson Inc.
    Inventors: Paul W. Dent, John J. Hayes, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6204735
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Quantum Optics Corporation
    Inventor: John P. Cairns
  • Patent number: 6130919
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Inventor: Ming-I Lin