Communication Over Free Space Patents (Class 370/277)
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Patent number: 9911115Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for conducting transactions with a customer using text messages. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first text message from a mobile communication device associated with a customer. The first text message includes a request from the customer to receive one or more text messages from a vendor. The method also includes adding the customer to a set of consenting customers in a customer database in response to receiving the first text message. The set of consenting customer including customers that consent to receiving text messages from the vendor. The method also includes sending a second text message to the mobile communication device. The second text message is associated with a service offered by the vendor.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: West CorporationInventors: Chad David Hendren, Kenneth A. Darby, James Frazier, Steven Gass, Sandra Stetich
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Patent number: 9912066Abstract: A tunable antenna module for a mobile device includes an antenna, a frequency-division circuit and one or more impedance-tuning circuits. The frequency-division circuit is coupled to a radiator of the antenna for forming one or more signal paths for one or more of component frequencies of a radio-frequency signal of the antenna. One or more the impedance-tuning circuits are coupled to the frequency-division circuit for tuning an impedance of the antenna at one or more of the component frequencies of the radio-frequency signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventor: Chen-Fang Tai
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Patent number: 9912370Abstract: In a high-frequency module, SAW duplexers are connected to a selection target terminal. A phase circuit is connected between a first SAW duplexer and the selection target terminal and a phase circuit is connected between a second SAW duplexer and the selection target terminal. The phase circuits make the second SAW duplexer side, when seen from the selection target terminal side, be in a substantially open state at a high frequency in the frequency bands of fundamental waves of first communication signals and make the first SAW duplexer side be in a substantially open state in the frequency bands of fundamental waves of second communication signals. The phase circuit is a band elimination filter having an attenuation pole near a third harmonic frequency band of the first transmission signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takanori Uejima
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Patent number: 9906261Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) device based on a frequency band “Band 28” and a communication method thereof are provided by the disclosure. The device includes a first duplexer for transceiving a first band signal, a second duplexer for transceiving a second band signal, a processor for selecting a corresponding one of the duplexers to transceive a signal by the channel switch according to a frequency band of the signal. An overlapping band belongs to a first band, frequency test points belong to a second band, a sum of frequency of the first band and the second band fall in Band 28. The second duplexer suppresses the overlapping band, so as to meet the requirement of full band of Band 28.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventor: Hua Zhang
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Patent number: 9893745Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system and method for generating single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) transmissions using a high efficiency architecture. According to some embodiments, frequency resources allocated for a transmission may be determined. The allocated frequency resources may have a bandwidth less than a channel bandwidth of a frequency channel of the transmission, and may be centered around a particular frequency. The frequency may be offset from the center frequency of the channel. A baseband signal located around DC corresponding to the channel center frequency may be generated. The baseband signal may be up-converted to an RF signal using a local oscillator tuned to the frequency around which the allocated frequency resources are centered. The RF signal may be transmitted.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lydi Smaini, Konstantinos Sarrigeorgidis, Tarik Tabet, Syed Aon Mujtaba
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Patent number: 9871630Abstract: Systems and methods for designing, using, and/or implementing hybrid communication networks are described. In various embodiments, these systems and methods may be applicable to power line communications (PLC). For example, one or more of the techniques disclosed herein may include methods to coordinate medium-to-low voltage (MV-LV) and low-to-low voltage (LV-LV) PLC networks when the MV-LV network operates in a frequency subband mode and the LV-LV network operates in wideband mode (i.e., hybrid communications). In some cases, MV routers and LV routers may have different profiles. For instance, MV-LV communications may be performed using MAC superframe structures, and first-level LV to lower-level LV communications may take place using a beacon mode. Lower layer LV nodes may communicate using non-beacon modes. Also, initial scanning procedures may encourage first-to-second-level LV device communications rather than MV-to-first-level LV connections.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Kumaran Vijayasankar, Ramanuja Vedantham, Anand G. Dabak, Badri N. Varadarajan, Il Han Kim, Xiaolin Lu
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Patent number: 9859947Abstract: A terminal is disclosed by the present specification. The terminal may comprise: an antenna; a diplexer for compounding a carrier of a first band and a carrier of a second band and for connecting or disconnecting the same to the antenna; a filter connected to the diplexer, a first duplexer connected to the filter for separating transmissions and receptions in the carrier of the first band; and a second duplexer connected to the diplexer for separating transmissions and receptions in the carrier of the second band. To this end, the filter can eliminate harmonic components and intermodulation distortions (IMD) that occur when transmission in the carrier of the first band and transmission in the carrier of the second band are simultaneously performed.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sangwook Lee, Suhwan Lim, Dongik Lee
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Patent number: 9860315Abstract: A coupling facility is coupled to one or more other coupling facilities via one or more peer links. The coupling of the facilities enables various functions to be supported, including the duplexing of structures of the coupling facilities. Duplexing is performed on a structure basis, and thus, a coupling facility may include duplexed structures, as well as non-duplexed or simplexed structures.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2017Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: David A. Elko, Steven N. Goss, Michael J. Jordan, Georgette L. Kurdt, Jeffrey M. Nick, Kelly B. Pushong, David H. Surman
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Patent number: 9847857Abstract: Methods and apparatus for establishing a communication link between a first user equipment and at least one other user equipment in a radio communication cell using a radio frequency spectrum divided into a plurality of channels. The first user equipment comprises a tuner configured to tune a communication unit to channels of a channel sequence vector in order. The channel sequence vector comprises at least a partial vectorization of a symmetric Toeplitz matrix formed from a set of the plurality of channels. The communication unit is configured, at each channel, to receive link data for establishing a communication link with the at least one other user equipment. A link establisher is configured to establish a communication link with the at least one other user equipment over the tuned channel if the link data is received.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Igor M. Guerreiro, Francisco Rodrigo Porto Cavalcanti, Tarcisio F. Maciel, Francisco H. C. Neto
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Patent number: 9825752Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for in-band full-duplex operation. A first device transmits a frame to a second device wirelessly within a first frequency band, in one or more embodiments. In one or more embodiments, the first device detects, while the transmission of the frame is ongoing, feedback from the second device within the first frequency band. In one or more embodiments, the feedback is in response to the ongoing transmission of the frame. In one or more embodiments, the first device determines, responsive to the feedback, whether to stop the ongoing transmission of the frame or to update a transmission parameter for the ongoing transmission within the first frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Nihar Jindal, Murat Mese
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Patent number: 9813995Abstract: A method implemented in an access point (AP) used in a wireless communications system including a first uplink (UL) client device, a second UL client device, and a first downlink (DL) client device is disclosed. The method comprises: receiving, from the first DL client device, first composite channel matrix M1 comprising a first channel matrix and a second channel matrix, wherein the first DL client device estimates the first channel matrix and the second channel matrix. Other methods, systems, and apparatuses also are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Mohammad Khojastepour, Karthikeyan Sundaresan, Eugene Chai, Sampath Rangarajan
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Patent number: 9806773Abstract: An apparatus for a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) architecture is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first splitter-combiner (S-C) having a first transmission line port, a first transmit (TX) port, and a first receive (RX) port. Also included is a first N-plexer having a first power amplifier (PA) input, a first RX output, and a first antenna output for coupling to a first antenna. A first PA is coupled between the first TX port and the PA input, wherein the first RX output is coupled to the first RX port.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.Inventors: Nadim Khlat, Alexander Wayne Hietala
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Patent number: 9800510Abstract: A method for downloading a file for use in a first mobile terminal, includes: determining at least one second mobile terminal, connected with the first mobile terminal, as a receiving mobile terminal; sending a request for splitting and downloading a file for a server to split the file into a plurality of subfiles and send at least one of the plurality of subfiles to the receiving mobile terminal; after the receiving mobile terminal completes receiving of the subfile, acquiring the subfile from the receiving mobile terminal; and after all of the plurality of subfiles are acquired, combining the plurality of subfiles into the file and saving the file.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.Inventors: Fang Liu, Weixian Yang
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Patent number: 9788144Abstract: Disclosed is a computerized system and method for wireless communication. The disclosed system comprises a plurality of pods, with each pod comprising a processor, non-transitory computer readable media, a non-transitory address book comprising a list of users and devices on the system, a Bluetooth radio, and a Wi-Fi radio. The system is further comprised of one or more Bluetooth enabled devices, and optionally, an internet gateway and a speaker. In certain embodiments, the disclosed method comprises the steps of determining whether the intended recipient of a voice message has a device coupled to the originating pod. If the recipient device is coupled to the originating pod, the message is transmitted in the form of Bluetooth packets. If the recipient device is coupled to a different pod, the message is first converted to Wi-Fi packets, transmitted to a second pod, converted back to Bluetooth packets, and then transmitted to the recipient device.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Ikabit, Inc.Inventors: Divya Anantharaman, Diane Adell Ornoski
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Patent number: 9774440Abstract: A full-duplex RF communication system and corresponding methods use digital adaptive filters for interference cancellation. As provided, the techniques allow full-duplex radio frequency communication without frequency-, time-, or code-division multiplexing and without the use of hardware RF cancellers, in real-time. Such techniques may be useful for wireless communication, such a cellular communication, radio communication, broadcasting, short-range point-to-point communication, wireless sensor networks, and wireless computer networks.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: General Electricity CompanyInventors: Richard Louis Zinser, Michael Joseph Dell'Anno
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Patent number: 9730067Abstract: A verification method or apparatus applied in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) includes learning an Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to a station; sending the IP address to a managing device that is managing the access device and receiving, from the managing device, a determination of whether the IP address is used by another station; and verifying a data packet sent by the station by using an IP address that is not used by another station as reported by the managing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Ju Wang, Hao Wang, Tao Lin
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Patent number: 9729191Abstract: RF circuitry, which includes a first hybrid RF coupler, a second hybrid RF coupler, and a third hybrid RF coupler, is disclosed. The first hybrid RF coupler is coupled to a first RF antenna. The second hybrid RF coupler is configured to receive a first lowband RF receive signal via the first RF antenna. The first hybrid RF coupler is configured to receive one of a first midband RF receive signal and a first highband RF receive signal via the first RF antenna. The third hybrid RF coupler configured to receive another of the first midband RF receive signal and the first highband RF receive signal via the first RF antenna.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.Inventors: Nadim Khlat, Marcus Granger-Jones
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Patent number: 9712775Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device including: a first substrate having a first circuit manufactured thereon; a second substrate having a second circuit manufactured thereon and being arranged to be spaced apart from the first substrate; connection part that is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate and electrically connect the first circuit and the second circuit; and a shielding layer that is sandwiched, together with the connection part, between the first substrate and the second substrate, is arranged so as to surround the connection part, and is connected to an electric potential with a constant value within at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Naoto Fukuoka
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Patent number: 9660687Abstract: A front-end circuit for a wireless communication unit includes at least two antenna feeds. At least one of the antennas is coupled to an antenna switch. The circuit comprises filters and duplexers and is prepared to operate a number of FDD frequency bands. Each FDD band comprises an Rx band for receive signals and a Tx band for transmit signals. The circuit provides a single band operation mode for each frequency band and aggregated band operation modes. In an aggregated band operation mode Rx signals can be received in two different frequency bands at the same time as well as Tx signals can be transmitted in at least one of the two different frequency bands. In addition, TDD bands as well as GSM bands are covered.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Juha Ellä, Pekka Ikonen, Edgar Schmidhammer, Pasi Tikka
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Patent number: 9641309Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transceiving a signal in a wireless communication system. A method for transceiving a signal in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: transmitting a downlink signal from a base station to a terminal; receiving an uplink signal transmitted from the terminal; and cancelling a self-interference signal on the basis of the transceived downlink signal or the uplink signal, wherein the transmission periods for the downlink signal and the uplink signal comprise dedicated transmission periods, and in the dedicated transmission period, signal transmission periods of the base station and the terminal are differentiated.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyunsoo Ko, Jinmin Kim, Jaehoon Chung
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Patent number: 9622084Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and system of resource reconfiguration for a cognitive-radio system. The method includes that: a reconfiguration module of a wireless communication system acquires a reconfiguration command according to a received spectrum refarming indication or by monitoring a network condition of the wireless communication system (101); and sends the reconfiguration command to a base station to implement resource reconfiguration by executing the reconfiguration command via the base station (102).Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Longtao Ren, Xing Liu, Yan Li, Li Zhang, Ting Miao, Dong Zhou
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Patent number: 9602149Abstract: An apparatus for interference cancellation in a wireless communication system, includes a cancellation unit configured to receive a transmit (Tx) signal from an output port of a power amplifier and a receive (Rx) signal from an antenna, and generate a cancellation of a primary portion of the Tx signal from the Rx signal at an output thereof, leaving a residual portion as a residual Tx signal, wherein the output of the cancellation unit is coupled to an Rx input port of a transceiver. The apparatus further includes a compensation control unit configured to modify one or more signals within the cancellation unit, based on the residual Tx signal at the output of the cancellation unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Intel IP CorporationInventors: Nebil Tanzi, Gregory Chance
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Patent number: 9602157Abstract: Embodiments of full-duplex self-interference cancellation systems are described. In one embodiment, a full-duplex transceiver includes a digital signal processor that processes digital signals, a transmit chain that receives a first digital baseband signal from the digital signal processor and converts it to a first RF signal, a receive chain that receives a second RF signal and converts the second RF signal to a second digital baseband signal, and an auxiliary receive chain that receives a portion of the first RF signal and converts it to an auxiliary digital baseband signal. The transceiver may further include a self-interference canceller that applies a channel transfer function to the auxiliary digital baseband signal to generate a cancellation signal and subtracts the cancellation signal from the second digital baseband signal to cancel self-interference at the transceiver.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Ahmed Mohamed Eltawil, Elsayed A. Ahmed
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Patent number: 9596685Abstract: A method and apparatus for establishing a high data rate high frequency data link (HDR-HFDL) between aircraft and ground stations enhances the aircraft HFDL data radio to transmit at an HDR frequency assigned by a ground station and transmitted to the aircraft via the HFDL frequency assigned to the ground station. The ground station may select and transmit an alternate HDR frequency if necessary. In Phase I, existing aircraft subsystems and ground stations will be configured for HDR downlink only, but an aircraft subsystem may additionally receive HDR data packets if propagation conditions allow. In Phase II, dedicated HDR ground stations and enhancements to existing aircraft subsystems will provide for full HDR uplink and downlink capability. Dedicated HDR ground stations may select an HDR frequency from the band including the assigned HFDL frequency or transmit at an assigned HDR frequency.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Fred J. Studenberg, Jr., Kenneth K. Hamby, David V. Kazanovicz, Walter H. Hewett, Bikram S. Aulakh, Scott F. Bauler
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Patent number: 9596152Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to determine impulse noise over a wide spectrum based upon measurements of impulse noise associated with each of a plurality of channels. Impulse noise can be observed on each of the plurality of channels and the observed impulse noise signals can be summed together. In summing observed impulse noise signals, a Fourier transform can be used to convert the observed impulse noises from a time domain representation to a frequency domain representation. The sum of the impulse noises can represent the impulse noise existing on the wide spectrum and can be converted from a frequency domain representation to a time domain representation using an inverse Fourier transform.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises, Inc.Inventor: Ayham Al-banna
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Patent number: 9585149Abstract: When a base station is serving a UE on a first RF carrier, the base station encounters a trigger to add to the UE's air interface connection a second RF carrier. The base station then decides based at least in part on a measure of RF performance of communication between the base station and the UE on the first RF carrier, whether the second RF carrier that the base station will add to the UE's air interface connection should be a TDD carrier or rather an FDD carrier. And the base station then reconfigures the UE's air interface connection to add a second RF carrier in accordance with the decision. The base station then serves the UE concurrently on the first RF carrier and the second RF carrier.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.Inventors: Sungki Park, Saied Kazeminejad
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Patent number: 9532381Abstract: Provided is a hidden node detection method and apparatus in a wireless communication system, the apparatus including a sensing unit to sense a first communication device transmitting a data signal from among a plurality of communication devices sharing a wireless channel, a transmitter to generate a reception notification signal in response to the sensing, and transmit the reception notification signal to the a plurality of communication devices through a band identical to a transmission band of the data signal, and a controller to prevent a collision with the data signal transmitted from the first communication device through the wireless channel by delaying processing of a data transmission request when the data transmission request is input from a second communication device among the plurality of communication devices while maintaining the transmitting of the reception notification signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Sung Jin Yoo, Jin Suk Pak, Byung Jang Jeong, Sung Hyun Hwang
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Patent number: 9525562Abstract: A modular deterministic communication terminal and a method for transmitting user data between the modular deterministic communication terminal and a remote modular deterministic communication terminal are provided. The modular deterministic communication terminal includes at least one logic module including at least one deterministic hardware circuit configured to generate at least one data stream by combining user data of at least two data channels and to separately and independently transmit the at least one data stream via at least one communication link to at least one deterministic hardware circuit provided in the a remote modular deterministic communication terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Cahon Systems, Inc.Inventor: Roger F. Atkinson
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Patent number: 9503249Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which allow for wireless devices with limited echo cancellation capabilities to participate in full-duplex communications. In some examples, by carefully controlling transmission powers and the modulation and coding schemes (MCS) used in the transmissions, both devices can engage in full-duplex communication.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Intel IP CorporationInventors: Thomas A. Tetzlaff, Eldad Perahia, Robert J. Stacey
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Patent number: 9503970Abstract: Providing for select Internet Protocol traffic offload (SIPTO) in a mobile communication environment is described herein. By way of example, SIPTO traffic can be facilitated via local packet gateways (P-GWs) that provide an interface to the Internet or a like data network, in addition to a centralized gateway GPRS support node (GGSN). Eligibility for SIPTO can be on a user equipment (UE) by UE basis; for instance, relying on stored subscription or account information to determine SIPTO eligibility. In particular aspects, eligibility for SIPTO can also be based on a packet network by packet network basis, or a combination of the foregoing. This enables flexibility in determining whether SIPTO can be established for a given UE in a given location, and can be based for instance on UE capability, subscription status information, data network capability, tariff rates, and so on, as well as different legal requirements of government jurisdictions.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Gavin Bernard Horn, Gerardo Giaretta, Miguel Griot, Osok Song
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Patent number: 9473881Abstract: The invention relates to locating mobile terminals comprising a plurality of recording servers, adapted to communicate with recorded mobile terminals, for communication relays, with the recording servers communicating between them and with location servers via an extended network and organized in a hierarchical tree of parent servers and child servers. Each location server comprises a database of mobile terminals constituted of a plurality of mobile terminal records, each of said mobile terminal records comprising address data of a mobile terminal recorded with a descending recording server of said location server in the hierarchical tree.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: STREAMWIDEInventors: Florent Previtali, Mathieu Grandjean
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Patent number: 9439126Abstract: A system and method for providing wireless network communications between a plurality of remote devices and a site controller are provided. Each network and the site controller communicates using a communications protocol adapted to allow remote devices and the site controller to independently control the communication path for transmissions sent by each device. In some embodiments, remote devices can collect and store information about other remote devices and available communication paths for optimum data transmission. Also, in some embodiments, remote devices can quickly join a preexisting network by communicating with a site controller and/or other remote devices. Other embodiments are also claimed and described.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2006Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: SIPCO, LLCInventor: David Petite
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Patent number: 9419774Abstract: A hybrid diplexer-circulator system including a circulator and a modified-diplexer is provided. The circulator includes a first circulator-port, a second circulator-port coupled to a first chain comprising a receiver module, and a third circulator-port coupled to a second chain comprising a satellite modem. The first chain receives first-frequency signals and reflects second-frequency signals. The second chain receives the second-frequency signals reflected from the first chain and transmits third-frequency signals. The modified-diplexer includes: a first diplexer-port of the modified-diplexer, which is shared as the first circulator-port; a second diplexer-port; and third diplexer-port in the second chain. The second diplexer port inputs the first-frequency signals from a filter in the first chain.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Narayan Singh Rana, Kancharla HariNarayana
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Patent number: 9380537Abstract: A partial envelope tracking (PET) circuitry for improving the dynamic range of a plurality of power amplifiers amplifying radio frequency signals in a MIMO based handheld wireless computing device. The circuitry includes a plurality of sub-PET circuits respectively connected to the plurality of power amplifiers; and a common charging circuit connected to each of the sub-PET circuits and a power source, wherein the common charging circuit comprises a storage capacitor and a logic configured to control the charging of the storage capacitor respective of an operation mode of each of the sub-PET circuits, wherein the operation mode is any one of: a tracking mode and normal mode, wherein during the normal mode of all of the sub-PET circuits the storage capacitor is charged at the voltage level provided by the power source and during the tracking mode of at least one of the sub-PET circuits the storage capacitor is discharged.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Paragon Communications Ltd.Inventor: Israel Bar-David
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Patent number: 9379754Abstract: The present invention provides a radio frequency channel, including: a first antenna, a low noise amplifier, a power divider, at least two first single-pole, n-throw switches, at least four first filters, and at least two first radio frequency chips. The power divider divides a received radio frequency signal into two first radio frequency sub-signals, and transmits the two first radio frequency sub-signals to the at least four first filters, where the at least four first filters correspond to at least four filtering bands and the at least four first filters may cover frequency bands involved in at least six carrier aggregation CA technologies, the at least four first filters filter the first radio frequency sub-signals, and the at least two first radio frequency chips process the filtered first radio frequency sub-signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhigang Liu, Shutian Yuan, Zhenyu Liu, Liqian Wang, Shanqing Zeng, Jian Sun
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Patent number: 9357402Abstract: Techniques for guard band usage for wireless data transmission are described. In at least some embodiments, white spaces in the radio spectrum (e.g., television (TV) white spaces) and guard bands between licensed bands of the radio spectrum are leveraged for data transmission. Based on available white spaces and service deployment in the licensed bands, various decisions can be made regarding how to leverage white spaces and guard bands for wireless data transmission.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Amer A. Hassan, Todd Haugen, Paul W. Garnett, Paul William Alexander Mitchell
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Patent number: 9326158Abstract: Techniques for supporting communication over an extended range in a wireless network are disclosed. In one aspect, a station sends multiple messages of a given type for different operating modes. These messages can be detected by stations with different capabilities, which may avoid collisions between stations. In one design, a first station receives a Request-to-Send (RTS) message from a second station having data to send. The first station sends a first Clear-to-Send (CTS) message and also a second CTS message in response to the RTS message. The second CTS message has an extended range as compared to the first CTS message. The first station thereafter (i) receives data sent by the second station in response to the second CTS message and (ii) sends an acknowledgement having an extended range.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Santosh Paul Abraham, Simone Merlin, Maarten Menzo Wentink, Didier Johannes Richard Van Nee
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Patent number: 9319826Abstract: Provided is a method for machine to machine (M2M) communication. An M2M device acquires an M2M group identification (MGID) and an M2M zone identification. The M2M device checks whether or not the M2M device has escaped from the M2M group zone. If the M2M device has escaped from the M2M group zone, the M2M device transmits, to a base station, an update request message which requests that the M2M group identifier be updated. The M2M device receives, from the base station, a response message as a response to the update request message.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Eun Jong Lee, Young Soo Yuk
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Patent number: 9301426Abstract: The present application relates to a microwave module comprising a printed circuit board, a first housing part, a second housing part, and a diplexer. It is specifically proposed that the first and second housing parts are adapted to act as a shielding cover, and that the diplexer and its filter are an integrated part in the module and are made out of the shielding cover and the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Goran Wennberg, Peter Hammar, Bengt Madeberg, Leif Bergstedt
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Patent number: 9277543Abstract: A mobile communication system, a base station device, a mobile station device, a communication method, and an integrated circuit that each can efficiently transmit HARQ-ACK and/or channel state information are provided. A mobile station device includes means for receiving a first parameter that is used for instructing whether simultaneous transmission of information relating to HARQ-ACK and channel state information is allowed or not; and means for receiving a second parameter that is used for instructing whether simultaneous transmission of the information relating to HARQ-ACK and the channel state information is allowed or not, and controls a transmission method of the information relating to HARQ-ACK and the channel state information based on the first parameter, the second parameter, and whether or not the information relating to HARQ-ACK corresponds to transmission on a single physical downlink shared channel only on a primary cell.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tatsushi Aiba, Shoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 9271305Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for controlling a serving grant of a user terminal (UE) of a neighboring cell. The method is used for controlling a UE in a CELL-FACH state or in an idle state of a neighboring cell through a common E-RGCH. The method includes: obtaining a control command by monitoring the common E-RGCH of the neighboring cell; determining whether the UE satisfies at least one further configured controlled condition; and when the UE satisfies the at least one controlled condition, adjusting the serving grant of the UE based on the obtained control command. Through the method and the apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention, throughput of the UE may be prevented from being reduced excessively, thereby improving communication performance.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chuanfeng He
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Patent number: 9252819Abstract: The present invention provides a high frequency circuit, a high frequency circuit component, and a communication apparatus that uses the same, the circuit capable of being used for different communication systems, having a high receiving sensitivity and restraining the loss of transmission power. A high frequency circuit of the present invention includes: a first antenna terminal (ANT1) and a second antenna terminal (ANT2); and at least a transmitting terminal (Tx) and a first and a second receiving terminal (Rx1, Rx2) for a first communication system. With each switch, the first and the second receiving terminals (Rx1, Rx2) can be each simultaneously connected to the first and the second antenna terminals (ANT1, ANT2). Also, the transmitting terminal (Tx) is selectively connectable to either of the first and second antenna terminals (ANT1, ANT2).Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Hirotaka Satake, Keisuke Fukamachi, Shigeru Kemmochi, Yuta Sugiyama
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Patent number: 9219297Abstract: The invention relates to an amplifier module, comprising at least one amplifier (PA), an antenna port (ANT), a transmission port (TX), a reception port (RX), and a circuit arrangement having at least three 90 DEG hybrids (HYB1, HYB2, HBY3), which each divide a respective input signal into two output signals, wherein the two output signals have a relative phase shift of 90 DEG from each other, wherein the antenna port (ANT), the transmission port (TX), and the reception port (RX) are each connected to at least one 90 DEG hybrid (HYB1, HYB2, HBY3).Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2012Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: EPCOS AGInventor: Edgar Schmidhammer
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Patent number: 9185711Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that include selecting resources for assigning to a device to mitigate relay self-interference when also communicating with a base station. The resources can be selected based on one or more factors, such as based on resources that are negotiated with the base station, or based on resources indicated as not desired for allocation from the base station, etc. In other examples, reference signals and control data can be communicated such as to mitigate relay self-interference as well.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Dexu Lin, Ravi Palanki, Dhananjay Ashok Gore
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Patent number: 9167560Abstract: Multiple channels are aggregated. In an example embodiment, first data is transmitted on a first channel to a wireless device, and second data is simultaneously transmitted on a second channel to the wireless device. The first data and the second data are transmitted in a coordinated manner by aggregating the first channel and the second channel. Various example channel characteristics and combinations thereof are described. Different data allocation options for aggregated channels are described. Other alternative implementations are also presented herein.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Wi-LAN Inc.Inventors: Kenneth L. Stanwood, Ramon Khalona, Lei Wang, Yair Bourlas, Gene W. Marsh, Robert P. Gilmore, Ron Porat, Paul W. Piggin
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Patent number: 9166767Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving control information in a broadband wireless communication system using Half Frequency Division Duplex (H-FDD) are provided. An operation of a Mobile Station (MS) includes, in the case of a frame at which control information is not transmitted, performing uplink communication at a front end of the frame and, in the case of a frame at which the control information is transmitted, performing downlink communication at a front end of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun-Sung Lim, Jae-Weon Cho, Ho-Kyu Choi
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Patent number: 9118376Abstract: Radio frequency (RF) front end circuitry includes a notch diplexer. The notch diplexer includes a high pass filter coupled between a high band port and an antenna port, and a low pass notch filter coupled between a low band port and the antenna port. The high pass filter is adapted to receive a high band receive signal having a high band carrier frequency at the antenna port, and pass the high band receive signal to the high band port. The low pass notch filter is adapted to receive a low band transmit signal having a low band carrier frequency at the low band port, and attenuate distortion in the low band transmit signal about a notch stop band before passing the low band transmit signal to the antenna port. According to one embodiment, the notch stop band includes the high band carrier frequency.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.Inventors: Nadim Khlat, Marcus Granger-Jones, Ruediger Bauder
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Patent number: 9088539Abstract: A data transfer system comprising a first node, a second node, and a first one-way link for unidirectional transfer of data from the first node to the second node. The first node is configured to receive data and to allow transfer of the data to the second node via the first one-way link only if there is a match between a characteristic of the received data and an entry in a first predefined configuration file. The system may also include a second one-way link for unidirectional transfer of second data from the second node to the first node. The second node is configured to receive the second data and to allow transfer of the second data to the first node via the second one-way link only if there is a match between a characteristic of the second data and an entry in a predefined configuration file.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Owl Computing Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Ronald Mraz
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Patent number: 9084226Abstract: A femto access point (FAP) for use in a network system and a communication method for the femto access point are provided. A mobile station is wirelessly connected to the FAP. The FAP comprises a storage unit, a sniffer unit, and a process unit. The sniffer unit sniffs a packet of the mobile station. The process unit retrieves an identity (ID) code of the mobile station from the packet and stores the ID code into the storage unit. The process unit further establishes an uplink local area network (LAN) service flow and a downlink LAN service flow of the mobile station. The uplink LAN service flow and the downlink LAN service flow established by the FAP and the mobile station are used to transfer packets within the LAN.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2009Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Institute For Information IndustryInventors: Po-Wen Chi, Ching-Lun Lin, Yu-Hsiang Lin, Wei-Chih Lin, Chih-Hsiang Ho, Heng-Iang Hsu
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Patent number: 9077393Abstract: A multi-band radio operates in a wireless network. The multi-band radio includes a receiver configured to receive a signal. A switch in the receiver is configured to route a signal having a frequency within a first band of frequencies to a first path and a second band of frequencies to a second path. A mixer in the receiver is positioned along the second path. The mixer in the receiver configured to convert a signal having a frequency within the second band of frequencies into a signal having an intermediate frequency within the first band of frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Robert W. Monroe