End-to-end Transmission System Patents (Class 375/141)
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Publication number: 20120201277Abstract: A asset group tracking system which includes a plurality of solar powered tracking devices on separate assets. Each of the tracking devices further includes: (i) a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver; (i) a transceiver; (iii) a processor controlling the GNSS receiver and transceiver; (iv) a rechargeable battery powering one or more of the GNSS receiver, the transceiver, or the processor; and (v) a solar power collector for charging the battery. In the system, a minority of the tracking devices further include a satellite transmitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventors: Ronnie Daryl Tanner, Walter Debus
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Patent number: 8238483Abstract: A method for communication includes receiving in a receiver signals, which include one or more dedicated reference signals and are transmitted from a transmitter over a communication channel in multiple blocks. The signals in each block, including the dedicated reference signals, are transmitted on a respective group of subcarriers over a respective time interval and are precoded using a respective precoding scheme that maps the signals onto multiple antenna ports of the transmitter. Two or more of the blocks whose respective precoding schemes differ from one another by no more than a predefined distance are identified. One or more parameters of the communication channel are estimated over the dedicated reference signals included in the identified blocks. The signals are decoded based on the estimated parameters.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.Inventors: Adoram Erell, Daniel Yellin
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Patent number: 8238406Abstract: A method consisting of determining, by a symbol mapper, whether a previous burst position is below a threshold, wherein the previous burst position defines a location within a previous symbol. A determination that the previous burst position is below the threshold causes generating, by the symbol mapper, a random number in a complete set, the random number defines a current burst position, the current burst position defines a location within a current symbol and sending or receiving a value in the current burst position. A determination that the previous burst position is above the threshold causes generating, by the symbol mapper, a random number in a reduced set, the random number defines a modified current burst position, the modified current burst position defines a location within the current symbol and sending or receiving a value in the modified current burst position.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2010Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: June Chul Roh, Anuj Batra
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Patent number: 8238407Abstract: Automatic establishment of a connection between a human interface device and a host transceiver unit. A marriage ID is exchanged in a synchronization step. The marriage ID being used by both the host transceiver and the human interface device to calculate a spread spectrum modulation pattern. In one embodiment the spread spectrum modulation is a frequency hopping spread spectrum modulation.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Mark Thomas Lavelle, Hugues Michel Favey, David Ernest Wegmuller, Eric Schmid, Patrick Paul Loughnane
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Publication number: 20120195347Abstract: A communication method for embedding a meta-carrier under an original carrier signal with reduced or minimal original carrier signal degradation, the method comprising transmitting an original carrier signal by a transmitter, forming a meta-carrier signal separate from the original carrier signal that contains meta-data about the original carrier signal including one or more characteristics of the original carrier signal configured for use by a receiving device to establish one or more parameters of a receiving device to receive the original carrier signal at the receiving device, and transmitting the meta-carrier signal by the transmitter separate from the original carrier signal such that the meta-carrier signal occupies at least a portion of a bandwidth of the original carrier signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: COMTECH EF DATA CORP.Inventors: Michael Beeler, Frederick Morris, Jeffery Harig, Cris Mamaril, Louis Dublin
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Patent number: 8233565Abstract: Herein described are at least a method and a system for transmitting high speed wireless data from a first communication device to a second communication device. The method comprises using a first physical layer for transmitting management data or control signals between the first and second devices. In one embodiment, the management data may be used to authenticate and assign an appropriate wireless communication channel between the first and second device. The wireless communication channel is established by implementing a second physical layer in each of the first and second devices. The wireless communication channel may be used to transmit the high speed wireless data. The system comprises a first communication device and a second communication device wherein each of the first communication device and the second communication device utilizes a first physical layer and a second physical layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Christopher James Hansen
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Publication number: 20120189035Abstract: The number of users and data capacity of wireless systems are increased by employing apparatus and method for increasing the number of spreading codes available in the system by providing a mechanism to reuse the already allocated spreading code or use the codes that may correlate to those already being used within the same sector/cell. This, in return, provides capacity improvement proportional to the number of added base station (BS) antennas for each cell. An antenna null steering technique for code allocation maintains the cross correlation properties of the codes only for the desired user and to obtain a gain in capacity improvement.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Nader Bolourchi, Leonid Kazakevich, Rui Yang
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Patent number: 8228164Abstract: A remote control system for a car-mounted device capable of realizing communication performance required for a keyless function and communication performance required for a smart function while suppressing increase in circuit scale. The remote control system includes a portable unit and an in-car unit. The portable unit includes: a function judgment mechanism judging whether the keyless function or the smart function is used; an amplification mechanism controlling transmission power in response to a result of judgment obtained at the function judgment mechanism; and a system clock generator controlling a transmission band in response to a result of judgment obtained at the function judgment part. The in-car unit includes: an in-car function judgment mechanism judging whether the keyless function or the smart function is used; and in-car system clock generator controlling a receiving band in response to a result of judgment obtained at the in-car function judgment mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2008Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshitsugu Sawa, Hiroshi Araki, Yukio Goto, Masashi Nojima, Masanobu Hiramine
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Patent number: 8229012Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for applying successive multi-rank beamforming strategies (e.g., successive precoding strategies) for the design of precoders over a set of parallel channels. Successive beamforming is applied to a narrow band channel model and is also applied for finer quantization of a single beamforming vector (e.g., recursive beamforming). A first embodiment provides the optimal approach with high complexity. An alternative embodiment provides successive beamforming for near optimal precoding selection with medium complexity. A low complexity method for precoder selection is also provided wherein a channel representative matrix for the set of parallel channels is determined and successive beamforming on the calculated channel representative is applied.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: NEC Laboratories America, Inc.Inventor: Mohammad A. Khojastepour
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Patent number: 8223821Abstract: A method for detecting an IS-95 signal without knowledge of a spreading code for the IS-95 signal is provided. A received baseband signal is rotated through a plurality of phase-shifts. For each phase-shifted baseband signal, an in-phase component or a quadrature component of the phase-shifted baseband signal is realigned. The in-phase and quadrature components are multiplied by a PN short code to partially despread the components. The partially despread in-phase and quadrature components are multiplied and integrated. The integrated despread in-phase and quadrature components are compared to a threshold value. In response to exceeding the threshold value, the received baseband signal is identified as an IS-95 signal. The method may be implemented on a repeater for repeating signals between multiple sources.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Andrew LLCInventors: Ariful Hannan, John Carlson
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Patent number: 8223818Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus capable of minimizing the degradation of the separation characteristic of response signals to be code-multiplexed. In the apparatus, a control part (209) controls both a ZC sequence to be used for the primary spread in a spreading part (214) and a Walsh sequence to be used for the secondary spread in a spreading part (217) according to the associations between sequences and CCEs established in accordance with the probability of using response signal physical-resources corresponding to CCE numbers. The spreading part (214) performs the primary spread of the response signal by use of the ZC sequence established by the control part (209). The spreading part (217) performs the secondary spread of the response signal, to which CP has been added, by use of the Walsh sequence established by the control part (209).Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Seigo Nakao, Daichi Imamura, Akihiko Nishio, Masayuki Hoshino
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Patent number: 8223817Abstract: The present invention relates to frequency hopping in wireless communication systems utilizing single-carriers with varying bandwidth. Frequency hopping is made possible by dividing the available bandwidth, associated to the available frequency spectrum, in a leveled structure, a bandwidth tree. By the use of a frequency hopping tree, which has the same structure as the bandwidth tree and wherein each leaf represent a hopping sequence, a frequency hopping scheme is determined. Orthogonality in-between the frequency hopping schemes for different users is ensured by letting a users hopping sequence value at a level n, be dependent on the hopping sequence value associated to the same branch structure on the adjacent level closer to the root of the tree, n?1, and an input sequence associated with the level n.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2005Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Henrik Nyberg, Per Skillermark
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Publication number: 20120177085Abstract: A communication system is provided that allows the use of low-cost, low-power remote terminal units that communicate substantially asynchronously and independently to a base station. To minimize cost and complexity, the remote terminal units are configured similarly, including the use of substantially identical transmission schemes, such as a common Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) code. To minimize collisions among transmissions, the communication system is designed to use a high-gain antenna with a limited field of view, to limit the number of cotemporaneous, or overlapping transmissions that are received at the base station. To cover a wide area, the limited field of view is swept across the area of coverage. To overcome potential losses caused by collisions, the remote terminal units are configured to repeat transmissions; to minimize repeated collisions, the repeat interval and/or duration is randomized.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Inventors: Richard D. Fleeter, John E. Hanson, Scott A. McDermott, Raymond G. Zenick, JR.
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Patent number: 8218681Abstract: An OFDM transmitter and receiver realizing high-speed cell search and having a reducible circuit scale. An OFDM transmitter includes an SCH inserting section for constructing a frame where a synchronization sequence in a predetermined position from the head of a first sub-frame is arranged and a synchronization sequence composed of the symbols of the former synchronization sequence and the symbols whose I, Q components are interchanged is arranged in a predetermined position from the head of a second sub-frame adjacent in the time-axis direction to the former sub-frame, an IFFT section, a P-SCH conversion section, and an RF transmitting section for transmitting this frame. Thus, the receiving end of the frame can locate the position of either synchronization sequence and determine the frame timing from that position, thereby increasing the speed of the cell search.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Yuta Seki
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Publication number: 20120170617Abstract: A system includes an input node, a frequency translatable impedance (FTI) filter, and a radio frequency (RF) downconverter module. The input receives an input signal having first and second components. The FTI filter filters the second components. The RF downconverter module receives the first components and downconverts the first components. Both the FTI filter and the RF downconverter module communicate with the input node.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Inventors: Brian Brunn, Gregory Uehara, Sehat Sutardja
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Publication number: 20120163418Abstract: A radio transmitter for use with a coherent radio receiver comprising; transmission circuitry configured to transmit radio pulses in accordance with an underlying pulse transmission rate; receive circuitry configured to receive a message comprising an indication of a target transmit power of the radio transmitter; and power control circuitry configured to, in response to receiving said message, inhibit the transmission of selected radio pulses of the underlying pulse transmission rate so as to cause the transmission circuitry to transmit radio pulses at an effective pulse transmission rate having an average power in accordance with the target transmit power indication in the received message.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: UBISENSE LIMITEDInventor: Andrew Martin Robert Ward
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Patent number: 8208447Abstract: In a method and apparatus suitable to convey timely information for facilitating accurate reception of transmitted data, a pilot signal is modulated to convey information. The information may facilitate efficient interpretation of an associated traffic signal. Modulation of a pilot signal frame may be limited to ensure early detection, and/or to minimize impairment of pilot functionality. In one embodiment, a Secondary Pilot Channel (SPICH) is transmitted at one of several selectable power levels to boost effectiveness of a phase reference, and is modulated to indicate the selected level. Such timely information enables prompt optimal combining of the SPICH with a primary Pilot Channel (PICH), and/or permits processing efficiencies for an associated traffic channel. Pilot signal frames may be transmitted at a predetermined level during a detection preamble portion of a frame to ensure accurate and early detection, and at a more optimal level thereafter.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: VIA Telecom Co., Ltd.Inventors: Feng Qian, Stanislaw Czaja
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Publication number: 20120155512Abstract: Techniques are described for carrier frequency offset (CFO) and channel estimation of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmissions over multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) frequency-selective fading channels. A wireless transmitter forms blocks of symbols by inserting training symbols within two or more blocks of information-bearing symbols. The transmitter applies a hopping code to each of the blocks of symbols to insert a null subcarrier at a different position within each of the blocks of symbols, and a modulator outputs a wireless signal in accordance with the blocks of symbols. A receiver receives the wireless signal and estimates the CFO, and outputs a stream of estimated symbols based on the estimated CFO.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: Regents of the University of MinnesotaInventors: Georgios B. Giannakis, Xiaoli Ma
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Publication number: 20120155412Abstract: To provide a mobile terminal apparatus, radio base station apparatus and radio communication method capable of supporting user multiplexing methods for enabling more users to be efficiently multiplexed on an uplink shared channel, the mobile terminal apparatus performs spreading processing for multiplying a data signal by a code varying for each user, and transmits the spreading-processed data signal to the radio base station apparatus on the uplink shared channel, and the radio base station apparatus receives the data signal, and user-separates a reception signal in which is mixed a plurality of users multiplied by spreading codes varying for each user into desired user signals to be data signals for each user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Teruo Kawamura, Mamoru Sawahashi
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Publication number: 20120134391Abstract: This disclosure relates to method, device and system for selecting a device for communication in a communication system. A node receives a spread signal from a first transmitter and a second transmitter. The node despreads the spread signal with a first spreading code into a first frame and determines a first receive signal strength indicator (RSSI) from the first frame. The node despreads the spread signal with a second spreading code into a second frame and determines a second RSSI from the second frame. The node selects an access point based in part on the first RSSI and the second RSSI. The node transmits an uplink signal to the access point based on a slot start time and a random timing offset. The node transmits while a portion of a second signal is transmitted from a second node such that both the uplink signal and the second signal are received.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: May 31, 2012Inventors: Theodore J. Myers, Daniel Thomas Werner, Kenneth C. Sinsuan
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Patent number: 8189647Abstract: A method for generating a codebook to encode embedded information is described. A distribution pattern of symbols is determined. A first number of codewords associated with the distribution pattern of symbols is determined. A subset of codewords from the first number of codewords is selected. The subset of codewords is included in the codebook if the subset of codewords satisfies predetermined performance criteria.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2008Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.Inventor: Huaming Wu
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Patent number: 8189695Abstract: A OFDM-CDMA communication system that generates a plurality of subcarrier components by multiplying each of a plurality of transmission symbols by a channelization code whose length is N according to a spreading factor, and transmits those subcarrier components by a plurality of different subcarriers, measures the propagation environment of each subcarrier, divides the subcarriers into groups having N number of subcarriers in each group whose propagation environments are close one another, and transmits the N number of subcarrier components, which have been multiplied by the channelization code, by subcarriers of the same group.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2007Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Akira Ito, Masahiko Shimizu
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System and method for adjusting DIDO interference cancellation based on signal strength measurements
Patent number: 8170081Abstract: A machine-implemented system and method are described for removing interference between adjacent distributed-input-distributed-output (DIDO) clusters comprising. For example, a method according to one embodiment comprises: detecting signal strength at a first client from a main DIDO cluster; detecting interference signal strength at the first client from an interfering DIDO cluster; if the signal strength from the main DIDO cluster reaches a specified value relative to the value of the interference signal strength from the interfering DIDO cluster, then generating channel state information (CSI) defining channel state between one or more antennas of the first client and one or more antennas of the interfering DIDO cluster; transmitting the CSI from the first client to a base transceiver station (BTS) in the interfering DIDO cluster; and implementing DIDO precoding with inter-DIDO-cluster interference (IDCI) cancellation at the BTS in the interfering DIDO cluster to avoid RF interference at the first client.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2010Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Rearden, LLC.Inventors: Antonio Forenza, Stephen G. Perlman -
Patent number: 8170079Abstract: A method and apparatus for utilizing code division multiple access in modulated reflectance transmissions comprises the steps of generating a phase-modulated reflectance data bit stream; modifying the modulated reflectance data bit stream; providing the modified modulated reflectance data bit stream to a switch that connects an antenna to an infinite impedance in the event a “+1” is to be sent, or connects the antenna to ground in the event a “0” or a “?1” is to be sent.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2003Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLCInventor: Scott D. Briles
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Patent number: 8170143Abstract: A method and a corresponding transmitting device to encode data with a differential space-time block code. A code matrix is calculated recursively from a momentary data matrix with a previous code matrix as a DSTBC block with symbols that are to be transmitted, the data matrix is formed from at least two data symbols that are to be transmitted, and the amplitude is modulated. Amplitude modulation data is encoded into an amplitude difference of at least two data symbols within each individual DSTBC block.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2006Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschsftInventors: Hermann Rohling, Alexander Vanaev
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Publication number: 20120093199Abstract: A digital video communication device is provided. The digital video communication device includes a transmitter providing a spread-spectrum video signal including a predetermined frequency spread value and a frequency ratio and a receiver receiving the spread-spectrum video signal. The receiver includes a frequency synthesizer, a free-running clock generator configured to generate a free-running clock signal, wherein the free-running clock signal is used as a reference clock signal input to the frequency synthesizer. The receiver further includes a digital control logic circuit configured to separate the frequency ratio from the spread-spectrum video signal, and a line buffer coupled to the digital control logic circuit and the frequency synthesizer, the line buffer adjusting the frequency ratio and sending the adjusted frequency ratio to the frequency synthesizer, wherein the frequency synthesizer combines the free-running clock signal and the adjusted frequency ratio, and outputs a de-spread clock signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventors: ZHIBING LIU, Jay Liang
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Patent number: 8160121Abstract: A system and method are described for dynamically adapting the communication characteristics of a multiple antenna system (MAS) with multi-user (MU) transmissions (“MU-MAS”).Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2008Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Rearden, LLCInventors: Antonio Forenza, Robert W. Heath, Jr., Stephen G. Perlman
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Patent number: 8155224Abstract: A transmission method for transmitting modulation signals of a plurality of channels to the same frequency band from a plurality of antennas. At the time when a symbol used for demodulation is inserted in a channel, in another channel symbol, the same phase and quadrature signals in the in-phase-quadrature plane are made to be zero signals. Thus, a plurality of modulation signals are multiplexed and transmitted and the transmitted multiplexed modulation signals are demultiplexed and demodulated at a reception apparatus, thereby improving the data transmission rate.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yutaka Murakami, Masayuki Orihashi, Akihiko Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20120069870Abstract: A receiving system dynamically searches the communications band for transmissions of messages having the same nominal communications parameters, including the use of the same spreading code, but having potentially different specific frequencies and code-phases. The receiver, which is independent of the transmitters, samples the communications band at each code-phase of the spreading code over a span of downconverted transmission frequencies. When a message element is detected at a particular code-phase and frequency, it is forwarded to a demodulator that demodulates the message and sends it to its intended destination. In a preferred embodiment, a progressive Fourier Transform is used to incrementally determine the power level at each successive code-phase at a given frequency, thereby substantially reducing the time required to search for transmissions at each discrete code-phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2007Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: AeroAstro, Inc.Inventor: Scott A. McDERMOTT
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Publication number: 20120063489Abstract: A system for implementing an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing scheme and providing an improved range extension. The system includes a transmitter for transmitting data to a receiver. The transmitter includes a symbol mapper for generating a symbol for each of a plurality of subcarriers and a spreading module for spreading out the symbol on each of the plurality of subcarriers by using a direct sequence spread spectrum. The symbol on each of the plurality of subcarriers is spread by multiplying the symbol by predefined length sequences. The receiver includes a de-spreader module for de-spreading the symbols on each of the plurality of subcarriers. The de-spreader module includes a simply correlator receiver for obtaining maximum detection. The correlator produces an output sequence of a same length as an input sequence and the de-spreader module uses a point of maximum correlation on the output sequence to obtain a recovered symbol.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventor: Jason Alexander Trachewsky
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Patent number: 8130696Abstract: An information signal is spread with a first spreading sequence producing a first spread signal for transmission over a first antenna. The information signal is spread with the first spreading sequence producing a second spread signal for transmission over a second antenna. The second antenna is not the first antenna. The relative position of the information signal and the first spreading sequence is different in the second spread signal than the first spread signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2005Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: D. Ridgely Bolgiano, Gilbert E. LaVean
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Patent number: 8130958Abstract: The present invention provides a method for establishing a secure channel between wireless devices. The method involves reducing the transmit power of the devices in conjunction with placing the devices in close proximity to one another. By reducing the transmit power, wireless communications between the devices cannot be detected by other devices beyond the short transmission range. The devices then generate and exchange encryption keys using the reduced-power transmissions in order to establish a secure, encrypted communications channel. Once the secure channel is established, the devices increase their transmit power back to normal operating levels, allowing them to be moved further apart while maintaining secure wireless communications.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2005Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Sidney Brower Schrum, Jr.
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Patent number: 8130819Abstract: A portable device, such as a mobile terminal or user equipment, for encoding uplink acknowledgments to downlink transmissions. The portable device includes a receiver configured to receive a plurality of data blocks, such that each of the data blocks include an associated cyclic redundancy check (CRC), and a processor configured to determine received status for each of the data blocks by checking the CRC of each of the data blocks. The portable device further includes a transmitter for transmitting a response sequence which indicates the received status of all of the data blocks.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Bong Hoe Kim, Young Woo Yun, Ki Jun Kim, Eun Sun Kim, Joon Kui Ahn, Suk Hyon Yoon, Dong Youn Seo, Hak Seong Kim, Jung Hoon Lee, In Jae Jung
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Patent number: 8130856Abstract: Systems and methods for adjustable transmit diversity (adjustable PSTD) are provided. A base station transmits information to a mobile station over two antennas. Using information received from the mobile station related to channel conditions, the base station can adjust a frequency offset between the information transmitted over the two antennas.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2006Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Nextel Communications Inc.Inventor: Nagi A. Mansour
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Patent number: 8130814Abstract: Orthogonal Code Division Multiplexing (OCDM) transceiver system with Complementary Code Keying (CCK) and method for baseband OCDM-CCK encoding and decoding are provided. The OCDM-CCK method comprises a serial-to-parallel data converter converting a stream of M*n-bit serial data to n-bit parallel data in ‘M’ parallel baseband paths, and encoding each n-bit data segment with a distinct complementary code using CCK modulation for spreading. The CCK encoded baseband signals are all summed and transmitted simultaneously on the same carrier frequency and spread spectral bandwidth. The OCDM-CCK method of encoding and transmission of information, results in enhanced datarates of 33 Mbps, 88 Mbps, 176 Mbps and higher multiples of 5.5 Mbps with backward compatibility for IEEE 802.11b WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network), and wireless communication networks supporting real time Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS).Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2010Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Inventors: Ram Sivaswamy, Pradeep Siva Swamy
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Patent number: 8126030Abstract: A multimode wireless communication device capable of communicating pursuant to first and second communication protocols, including a method wherein a determination is made (530) as to whether a harmonic generated during transmission in one protocol interferes with reception in another protocol, and wherein transmission is suspended while receiving only if a harmonic generated during transmission interferes with reception. In some embodiments, the transmitter is temporarily operated in compressed mode to enable the suspension.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2005Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.Inventors: Armin W. Klomsdorf, Gregory W. Chance, Christopher N. Kurby, Dale G. Schwent
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Publication number: 20120044974Abstract: Disclosed are a radio terminal device and the like, which achieve an improvement in the accuracy of ranging between a UWB reader and a UWB tag regardless of whether an active method or a semi-passive method. In a terminal (300), a timing control unit (340) outputs, to a transmission amplifier (350), a control signal for performing on-off control such that on the basis of the reception timing of a pulse signal transmitted from a base station (200) and a representative value of a circuit delay time required from when a reception pulse signal is received until a transmission pulse signal generated in response to a detection signal of the reception pulse signal is transmitted, the transmission amplifier (350) amplifies a reradiation pulse generated in response to a detection signal of the pulse signal transmitted from the base station (200); and a re-reradiation pulse generated in response to a detection signal of the reradiation pulse.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hirohito Mukai, Takashi Fukagawa, Yoichi Nakagawa
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Patent number: 8121172Abstract: A surface acoustic wave (SAW) expander based transmitter and correlator based receiver comprises SAW devices that perform expander or correlator functions based on the types of signals inputted to the SAW devices. The SAW devices incorporate chirp with adaptive interference and programmable coding capabilities. The SAW devices and method of operating the devices allow the implementation of very low power radios that overcome problems with temperature drift, lithography constraints and interference and jamming suffered by prior art implementations.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Steve Whelan, Paul Beard
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Patent number: 8121174Abstract: This disclosure relates to method, device and system for measuring signal quality in a communication system. An access point receives an uplink signal from a transmitter. The uplink signal contains a data portion and a result of a hash function. The uplink signal is received at a time based on a slot start time and a random timing offset and is received while a portion of a second signal is received from a second transmitter. The access point measures a noncoherent energy metric for the uplink signal. The access point computes a local result of the hash function using the data portion. The uplink signal is then discarded if the result of the hash function matches the local result of the hash function but the noncoherent energy metric is below a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: On-Ramp Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Theodore J. Myers, Daniel Thomas Werner
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Patent number: 8116695Abstract: Some embodiments include devices, methods and/or systems of reduced peak-to-average-ratio communication. An apparatus may include a transmitter to transmit a transmission corresponding to an input signal, wherein the transmitter may include a peak-to-average-ratio-reduction transformer to generate a plurality of transformed data components by applying a predefined peak-to-average-ratio-reduction transform scheme to a plurality of fine constellation data components corresponding to the input signal, wherein a peak-to-average-ratio corresponding to the plurality of transformed data components is lower than a peak-to-average-ratio corresponding to the plurality of fine-constellation data components; and a transmission module to generate the transmission based at least on the plurality of transformed data components. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Amimon LtdInventors: Meir Feder, Amir Ingber
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Patent number: 8116351Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for dynamic range power control of a wireless downlink communication signal, such that target signal quality adjustments are held temporarily when it is apparent that transmit power control commands will not produce the desired response at the transmitting station. Comparisons of measured received signals to thresholds are performed to determine whether the transmitting station has either reached the maximum or minimum transmit power, in which case the target signal quality adjustment is controlled accordingly. When normal transmit power is detected, the target signal quality adjustments are allowed to resume as usual.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Chang-Soo Koo, Angelo Cuffaro, Sung-Hyuk Shin
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Publication number: 20120027049Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for controlling a RC device via a secure radio link. In one embodiment of the invention, spread spectrum modulation may be employed which may provide a digital radio frequency (RF) link between a controller and a RC device. A controller may be coupled with a transmitter module and a radio controlled device may be coupled with a receiver module in accordance with the present invention to provide an add-on upgrade capability. The method and system for controlling a RC device may also include error detection and correction, interpolation of lost packets, failsafe technology and force-feedback telemetric technology to further enhance the user experience with radio controlled devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: HORIZON HOBBY, INC.Inventors: Paul Beard, John Adams, Mathew Lee, Eric Meyers
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Patent number: 8108749Abstract: An iterative decoder circuit includes an N number of sub-decoders, N?1 of the sub-decoders each being responsive to a baseband signal from one of M number of signal processing circuits. Each of the N?1 number of sub-decoders includes, an inner delay responsive to a baseband signal provided by a corresponding signal processing circuit for generating an inner delayed signal, a modified decoder that receives the inner delayed signal and generates a set partition signal, some of which have less errors than previous set partition signals. An Nth inner delay is responsive to the baseband signal and provides an Nth inner delayed signal. An Nth modified decoder is responsive to the Nth inner delayed signal and to the set partition signal and provides an output signal, wherein the probability of error of the output signal is reduced by correcting errors in some of the set partition signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Zoran CorporationInventors: Jordan Christopher Cookman, Ping Dong, Tao Yu
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Patent number: 8107510Abstract: A method and apparatus of reducing interference between wireless communication protocols is disclosed. The method comprises reducing interference between a first wireless communication protocol operating in a first frequency band and a second wireless communication protocol operating in a second frequency band by generating noise to cause interference with one or more frequencies in the second frequency band and performing Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH) in the second wireless communication protocol to avoid the one or more frequencies in the second frequency band in which interference is caused by the noise.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2007Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Miri Ratner, Giora Rayzman
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Patent number: 8102897Abstract: Direct sequence spread spectrum communications can use composite codes and can operate at a plurality of different chipping rates. The composite codes can be formed using a plurality of component codes, wherein the component codes can be relatively prime and at least one of the nominal lengths of the component codes can include a plurality of prime number multiplicands. The chipping rate and code length can be reduced by dividing a master rate by one or more of the prime number multiplicands. Symbol timing and time division multiple access timing can be tied to epochs of the component codes.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2009Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: L-3 Communications, Corp.Inventors: Vaughn L. Mower, Merle L. Keller, Kent R. Bruening
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Patent number: 8098776Abstract: Certain aspects of the method may comprise receiving a plurality of spatially multiplexed communication signals from a plurality of transmit antennas at a base station. A plurality of vectors of baseband combined channel estimates may be generated based on phase rotation of the received plurality of spatially multiplexed communication signals. A plurality of pre-equalization weights may be generated based on the generated plurality of vectors of baseband combined channel estimates. The received plurality of spatially multiplexed communication signals may be modified based on the generated plurality of pre-equalization weights. At least a portion of the generated plurality of pre-equalization weights may be fed back to the base station for modifying subsequently transmitted spatially multiplexed communication signals which are transmitted from at least a portion of the plurality of transmit antennas at the base station.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2005Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Mark Kent, Vinko Erceg, Uri M. Landau, Pieter Van Rooyen, Pieter Roux
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Patent number: 8099058Abstract: A method for operating an integrated transceiver, comprising coupling an operating transmitter and an operating receiver within the integrated wideband receiver, inputting a signal into the operating transmitter, performing a first conversion of the signal, wherein the signal is converted into a second signal, transmitting the second signal into the operating receiver, performing a second conversion of the signal, wherein the signal is converted into a third signal, transmitting the third signal into the operating transmitter, and adjusting the operating transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Rockstar Bidco, LPInventors: Bradley John Morris, Edward M. Sich
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Patent number: 8098743Abstract: In a pilot signal transmission method for raising the SIR measurement accuracy for transmission power control during high-speed transmission and thus reducing the block error rate and improving the throughput, a first SIR value measured by first pilot signals and second SIR value measured by second pilot signals are first compared, and the presence or absence of second pilot signals then determined in slot units based on the comparison results. When the second pilot signals exist, the second pilot signals are used in addition to the first pilot signals in the SIR measurement for high-speed closed-loop transmission power control. When the second pilot signals do not exist, only the first pilot signals are used in the SIR measurement for high-speed closed-loop transmission power control.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2005Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Nahoko Kuroda, Jinsock Lee, Kojiro Hamabe, Akihisa Ushirokawa
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Patent number: 8090004Abstract: Provided is a high frequency radio apparatus for correcting a frequency of a carrier of the own apparatus in accordance with a frequency of a reception carrier when performing spread spectrum communication using very weak power. A carrier demodulating part demodulates a spread code received from a communication counterpart radio apparatus by using default carrier data, and sends the demodulated spread code to a synchronization timing detecting part. When the synchronization timing detecting part detects the spread code from the carrier demodulated data, a carrier frequency deviation detecting part performs a frequency analysis of the spread code to detect a deviation amount of the carrier frequency. A carrier data generating part generates corrected carrier data based on the detected deviation amount. A DBPSK modulating part uses the corrected carrier data to perform data transmission to the communication counterpart radio apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2006Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kaoru Kobayashi, Nobuo Tsukamoto
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Patent number: RE43494Abstract: A method and apparatus of combating the problem of interference in master-slave time division duplex indoor wireless networks based on standards, such as the Bluetooth™ standard, is proposed. The method involves a frequency look-ahead scheme in frequency hopping systems, a scheme of monitoring states of master-slave wireless communication links through values recorded in link history counters, and a scheme of scheduling an appropriate slave unit and choosing a suitable packet size to overcome the effect of interfering sources, if any, in the pico-cell.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: WISTRON CorporationInventors: Dinesh Kashinath Anvekar, Manika Kapoor