Having Specific Signaling For Code Synchronization Patents (Class 375/145)
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Patent number: 8457095Abstract: A bandwidth recovery method for a communication system includes: transmitting a first uplink scheduling message to at least a first communication node and a second communication node of a plurality of communication nodes in the communication system; detecting if a communication channel is in an idle state after a first transmission start time; then, transmitting a second uplink scheduling message to the plurality of the communication nodes when the communication channel is found to be in the idle state after the first transmission start time.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Institute For Information IndustryInventors: Zi-Tsan Chou, Yu-Hsiang Lin, Lee-Jen Lu
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Patent number: 8446931Abstract: Synchronization of a primary link which transitions between clear mode and spread mode is achieved and maintained using a secondary link. When transitioning from clear mode to spread mode, a primary transmission delta phase is adjusted by the difference between a secondary reception delta phase and the primary transmission delta phase; and a primary reception delta phase is adjusted to be equal to a secondary transmission delta phase.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2011Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: L-3 Communications CorpInventors: Merle L. Keller, Jr., Vaughn L. Mower, Steve J. McEntire, Kent R. Bruening
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Publication number: 20130121379Abstract: Large-dimension MIMO and multipoint broadcasting in new generation of wireless networks create high demand for various types of pilots in transmission signals for channel estimation, data demodulation, synchronization, etc. More pilots, as in existing networks, use more resources and thus diminish the network capacity. Methods and apparatus of heterogeneous pilots are disclosed. A heterogeneous pilot has its own signal characteristics that are different from the primary information-bearing signals in the network. Heterogeneous pilots can be spread-spectrum signals in an OFDM-based wireless network. Heterogeneous pilots use no network resources, and can be as many as desired, and can be designed to have versatile utilities. Also described are methods and apparatus of heterogeneous pilot cancellation that minimizes the interference of heterogeneous pilots on the primary information-bearing signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Inventor: Xiao-an Wang
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Publication number: 20130121380Abstract: The present invention provides a communications system, node and method of operation for forming a wireless network from independently operating nodes that have the ability to self-synchronize with each other, independently determine master and slave modes of operation to cooperate as a network, and independently vary those functions to adjust to changes in the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITYInventors: Rajeev K. Dokania, Xiao Y. Wang, Alyssa B. Apsel
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Publication number: 20130114644Abstract: A transmitting/receiving installation of microwave radio signals including a transmitting/receiving unit. The unit includes a receiving module to receive electrical signals, known as terrestrial electrical signals, issued from the transformation of radio signals received terrestrially, a module to transform the electrical signals modulated according to a spread spectrum protocol, known as satellite electrical signals, into radio signals able to be transmitted by satellite, a transmitter to transmit to a satellite of the microwave radio signals obtained after transformation of the satellite electrical signals and an amplifier to amplify the satellite electrical signals. The installation includes a box including a modulator of electrical signals according to a spread spectrum protocol and a coaxial cable connecting the transmitting/receiving unit and the box.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: EUTELSAT S AInventors: Antonio Arcidiacono, Daniele Vito Finocchiaro
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Patent number: 8437698Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for estimating Time of Arrival (“TOA”). The method includes: performing channel estimation according to a Normal Burst (“NB”) free of interference and a local training sequence and generating a channel estimate, performing TOA estimation according to the channel estimate, and adjusting a synchronization position of the current NB according to a TOA estimation result. Interference to signals is cancelled before the TOA estimation, thus overcoming energy estimate deviation arising from interference in a strongly interfering radio environment, as occurs in the prior art, and preventing the impact on the TOA estimation. The disclosed methods and apparatus provide for more accurate energy estimates in a strongly interfering radio environment. The technical solution under the present invention does not require adjustment of the method of adjusting the search window.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gengshi Wu, Feng Li, Nian Peng, Shufan Huang, Jing Yang
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Patent number: 8428108Abstract: In a signal processing apparatus a synchronizer acquires synchronization with the spreading code of an intermediate frequency signal converted from a signal received from a satellite in a global positioning system. A demodulator then demodulates a message contained in the intermediate frequency signal. A measuring unit outputs a primary signal to a predetermined signal line, the primary signal expressing positioning results for the apparatus as measured on the basis of the demodulated message. A secondary signal output unit attaches a predetermined header to a secondary signal and outputs the result to the predetermined signal line, the secondary signal containing at least the intermediate frequency signal, or a signal generated from the intermediate frequency signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Katsuyuki Tanaka, Manabu Nitta, Hideki Takahashi
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Publication number: 20130089120Abstract: Disclosed is a spectrum spread communication system which is hardly influenced by noises, and in which a frame structure can be identified at a receiving side without use of a frame synchronization signal. A spread code generator switches spread codes (“Scai” and “Scbi”) in each frame, and outputs it to a spread modulation unit. The spread modulation unit performs spread modulation of transmission data, and transmits it to a direct current power line. A reference code generator generates reference codes (“Scai” and “Scbi”) in the same code phase. Spread demodulation units performs spread demodulation of the received signal with use of the reference codes (“Scai” and “Scbi”), and output it to a selection unit. A frame synchronization detection unit identifies a frame structure on the basis of switching of a synchronization state of a code phase in a code phase synchronization detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Yuji Kasai, Masahiro Murakawa, Tetsuya Higuchi
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Patent number: 8406702Abstract: A clock signal generating arrangement for a communication device generates a system clock signal at an output for use as a timing reference. The clock signal generating arrangement comprises a reference clock generator for generating a reference clock signal, a main clock generator for generating a main clock signal having a greater accuracy than the reference clock signal, a clock adjust circuit coupled to the reference clock generator for generating a compensated reference clock signal to compensate for error in the reference clock signal and a clock signal selector coupled to the reference clock generator the main clock generator and the clock adjust circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2008Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Michael Crowley, Norman Beamish, Sean Sexton, Kenneth Stebbings
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Patent number: 8406277Abstract: Radiolocalization receiver for a satellite radiolocalization system like GPs, Galileo or the like, including a staged correlation and accumulation unit, in which the correlation data is biased in order to be to always non-negative. Thanks to this feature, the accumulated data grow monotonically during the accumulation. Overflow rate of a first correlation stage (100, 150-153) is scaled down respect to the rate of the input data. Thus the higher correlation stages (200, 154-158) can be used in multiplex. The bit-flip rate in memories is very low, with an effective reduction of dynamic power consumption. The logic structure of the accumulator is also simplified by the invention, thus further savings in silicon space and power are possible.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Phil Young
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Patent number: 8400949Abstract: A UE in the idle or semi-idle state determines that a wirelessly received signal is scrambled by a scrambling code which is not within a locally stored list of scrambling codes received from its serving network node, and applies a rule to determine from the scrambling code whether to decode broadcast system information that is transmitted by an access node using the scrambling code. In one embodiment such a rule is that if the scrambling code is not within the list, do not decode the broadcast system information again if the scrambling code is locally stored from a previous instance of decoding the system information. Another rule embodiment is if the scrambling code is not within the list, do not attempt to decode the system information unless a measured signal strength for the wirelessly received signal is higher than a threshold, which may be absolute or dependent on strength of a signal received from the serving network node.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Renesas Mobile CorporationInventors: Christopher P. Callender, Brian A. Martin
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Patent number: 8401055Abstract: Apparatus for recovering symbols from control and data channels corresponding to a plurality of users is described. Samples corresponding to control channel signals from multiple users are processed on a time shared basis with various control channel processing elements being reused multiple times to processes the samples and recover signals, e.g., symbols, corresponding to the plurality of users. While the control channel processing elements are used on a time shared basis, a separate data channel processing chain or module maybe provided for each of the plurality of users. In some embodiments the order of despreading and filtering is reversed for the control and data channel signal processing.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Spidercloud Wireless Inc.Inventors: Colin Campbell, Oliver Charlesworth, Peter Worters
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Publication number: 20130064269Abstract: Existing message fields and/or message parameters are configured to facilitate the packet and message synchronization and decoding tasks that conventionally rely upon a known bit sequence in each packet, thereby eliminating the need for a predefined message preamble in each packet. In example embodiments, the unique identifier of each transmitter is structured to facilitate determination of bit polarity and the start of each packet; packet sequence numbers use an unconventional counting sequence to assure synchronizing bit transitions; and so on. Other techniques, such as the use of run-length limited (RLL) message encoding, or 8b/10b encoding, to assure within-packet bit transitions, are also used to enhance clock synchronization and proper header location determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventor: Luis G. Jordan
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Patent number: 8396097Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a device includes: a first frequency search engine configured to receive input values and determine a frequency of a signal to be within a first frequency band; a second delay component configured to store at least a portion of the plurality of input values; and a second frequency search engine configured to determine the frequency of the signal to be within a second band that is a subset of the first band. The first frequency search engine includes: a shift register configured to store bits of the input values; a combining circuit configured to combine bits of the plurality of input values; a first delay component configured to serially store a plurality of accumulator values; and a feedback circuit configured to add a function of the first delay component output to a next accumulator value to obtain a modified next accumulator value.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2007Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: L-3 Communications CorpInventors: Thomas R. Giallorenzi, Johnny M. Harris, Matthew A. Lake, Samuel C. Kingston, Myren Iverson
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Patent number: 8391341Abstract: Sub-microsecond time transfer in a GPS/GNSS receiver using a weak GPS/GNSS signal is provided. The digitized complex baseband signal and the generated PN code are cross-correlated for each code period so as to output a complex correlation value at each code epoch of the generated PN code, where a sequence of the output correlation values form a data stream representing the navigation message. Bit synchronization generates bit sync pulses at bit boundaries. The location of a target segment having a known sequence at a known bit location in the navigation message is detected by searching through a plurality of sub-frames and accumulating search results for the plurality of subframes. Transmission time of the target segment is determined from the detected location of the target segment, with a certain time ambiguity. Accurate local time is determined by solving the time ambiguity using approximate time obtained from an external source.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Magellan Systems Japan, Inc.Inventor: Lawrence R. Weill
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Patent number: 8385470Abstract: A method can include receiving, at an electronic transmitter device, for communication to an electronic receiver device, a first data value corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined data values; identifying, from a matrix of data bits having the form of a 2N×2N Hadamard matrix whose rows have been randomly or pseudo-randomly shuffled, a column of data bits that is associated with the first data value; and transmitting to the electronic receiver device, in place of the first data value, the identified column of data bits. The method can further include receiving data at the electronic receiver; correlating the received data to the identified column of data bits; and providing the first data value for further processing by the electronic receiver.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2009Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Carroll Philip Gossett, Michial Allen Gunter
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Patent number: 8385296Abstract: A multi-carrier CDMA transfer device using block-based partial-carrier spreading uses block-based partial-carrier spreading in the multi-cell environment to be applied to MC-CDMA models (FH-MC/CDMA TDD) that are strong against multi-path fading. A transmitter of the transfer device spreads carriers per block in the frequency domain by using the block-based partial-carrier spreading, and a receiver despreads received signals by using the block-based partial-carrier and restore original data. Optionally, an array antenna having a plurality of antenna elements is applied to the transmitter and the receiver, and weights are adaptively applied depending on the channel quality when transmitting and receiving signals through the antenna elements. Therefore, frequency diversity is obtainable and inter-cell interference and inter-code interference is optimized in the MC-CDMA method. Also, changes of frequency hopping reduce temporal variations of channels and prevent a high SN ratio.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2005Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation of Kyunghee UniversityInventor: Kye-San Lee
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Patent number: 8380420Abstract: Precise operation of an accelerator operating member (7) is more difficult to perform in a reversing operation of a vehicle (1) as compared with an advancing operation. Therefore, behavior of the vehicle (1) is not smooth and thus tends to be unnatural. In the reversing operation of the vehicle (1), driving force output from an internal combustion engine (2) is limited in accordance with vehicle acceleration (D). At this time, it is possible to regulate the driving force of the vehicle (1) in conformity to the actual operation of the accelerator operating member (7) by the driver. In addition, limitation of the driving force is not executed in the advancing operation of the vehicle (1). At this time, the vehicle (1) can be driven in a state in which the driving force is comparatively small. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the behavior of the vehicle (1) from being unnatural.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2011Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masashi Takagi, Motonari Ohbayashi, Yuki Minase, Shinya Kodama, Toshihiro Takagi
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Patent number: 8379690Abstract: A wireless receiver receives a signal obtained by multiplexing a plurality of signals that include a synchronization signal that is spread using a non-orthogonal code not orthogonal to a code for spreading other signals other than the synchronization signal. Then, in a case when the signals other than the synchronization signal are the target signals for decoding, the wireless receiver performs despreading with respect to the received signal using the synchronization signal and estimates the signal amplitude of the non-orthogonal code. Subsequently, the wireless receiver eliminates the spread synchronization signal from the received signal using the estimated signal amplitude of the non-orthogonal code and using the synchronization signal. Eventually, the wireless receiver performs despreading and demodulation with respect to the signal having the spread synchronization signal eliminated therefrom and decodes the target signals for decoding.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu LimtedInventor: Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
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Patent number: 8374218Abstract: A method can include receiving, at a transmitter, during a symbol time that comprises a plurality of chip times, a data value for each of a plurality of distinct data channel inputs. During each chip time, the method can include (a) indexing a different row of a matrix of data bits; (b) decoding one channel input using a first subset of one or more columns of the indexed row; (c) determining a code value for the decoded one channel from a second subset of one or more columns of the indexed row; and (d) providing the coded data value to a transmission circuit for transmission to a receiver. Actions (a) to (d) can be performed for each of the plurality of chip times in the symbol time. In some implementations, the matrix of data bits is a Hadamard matrix with randomly shuffled rows.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2009Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Michial Allen Gunter
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Patent number: 8374229Abstract: A method for the generation of a signal including a minimum of disturbances and noise is provided. A method for the detection of a signal including a minimum of disturbances and noise is also provided. An element of the signal is functionally dependent on at least one further element of the signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2008Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Jaroslaw Kussyk
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Patent number: 8374350Abstract: A system for transmitting quantum information includes a sending unit including an encoder configured to encode a carrier with quantum information by setting a quantum state of the carrier, the quantum state determined according to the combination of a first component and a second component, and a receiving unit including a decoder configured to perform a measurement on the carrier using a measurement basis selected to cancel the second component and decode the quantum information from the carrier.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2006Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Zhiliang Yuan, Andrew James Shields
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Patent number: 8369386Abstract: A receiver includes a receiving unit that receives a signal from a satellite, a frequency conversion-discretization unit that converts the signal received in the receiving unit into an intermediate frequency signal of a frequency bandwidth including 0 Hz, and discretizes the frequency-converted intermediate frequency signal with a predetermined sampling frequency, a filter unit that filters the discretized signal, which is output from the frequency conversion-discretization unit, through a predetermined filter, a synchronization acquisition unit that acquires synchronization of a spreading code in the discretized signal filtered by the filter unit, and a synchronization holding unit that holds the synchronization of the spreading code, which is acquired by the synchronization acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideki Takahashi, Katsuyuki Tanaka
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Publication number: 20130010835Abstract: A disclosed code-division-multiple-access (CDMA) system has a base station (BS) and remote stations (RSs). A BS-spread-spectrum transmitter broadcasts a common-synchronization channel having a chip-sequence signal common to the remote stations served by the BS, and a frame-timing signal. A RS-spread-spectrum receiver receives the broadcast common-synchronization channel, and determines frame timing from the frame-timing signal. A first RS-spread-spectrum transmitter transmits an access-burst signal, which has a plurality of segments. Each access burst signal segment has a plurality of power levels. A BS-spread-spectrum receiver receives the access-burst signal at a detected-power level. In response to receiving the access-burst signal, a BS-spread-spectrum transmitter transmits an acknowledgment signal to the RS-spread-spectrum receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Inventors: Emmanuel KANTERAKIS, Kourosh Parsa
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Patent number: 8351550Abstract: A correlation apparatus and method for frequency synchronization are provided. A frequency synchronization method of a receiver in a broadband wireless access communication system includes acquiring a highest correlation value by conducting a differential correlation of a variable interval between a received signal and a reference signal and performing a frequency synchronization according to the highest correlation value.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Sungkyunkwan University Foundation for Corporate CollaborationInventors: Hee-Jin Roh, Jeoung-Gil Lee, Su-Jin Yoon, Hoon Kang, Chang-Hyun Baik, Jun-Kyu Kang, Hyung-Jin Choi, Se-Bin Im, Dae-Hong Lee
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Patent number: 8351540Abstract: A codebook, a codebook creating method, and an uplink transmission method and equipment based on the codebook relating to per-coding in telecommunication are provided. In the method, a codebook size and a symbol set are determined. A minimum distance is calculated. A maximum codebook is selected according to the minimum distance. The method is used in per-coding of uplink transmission to reduce power loss of an uplink power amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yongxing Zhou
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Patent number: 8345804Abstract: A low complexity RACH preamble detector is described herein. The RACH preamble detection algorithm uses the peak detection of the time domain correlation function through frequency domain processing. The frequency domain processing considers the reference signals generated directly from frequency domain CAZAC sequence or time domain CAZAC sequence with DFT conversion. A low-complexity poly-phase LPF along with down sampling is implemented before the FFT to reduce the required length of the long FFT operation N-folded.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2007Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Lei Song, Fang-Chen Cheng, Henry H. Ye
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Patent number: 8345714Abstract: A cell search method and apparatus for an asynchronous mobile communication system are provided. A Secondary Synchronization Code (SSC) correlator despreads a signal at every slot boundary in accordance with a z-sequence to output a SSC correlation value. The signal is received over a first symbol duration. A Primary Synchronization Code (PSC) correlator despreads the received signal in accordance with a PSC to output a PSC correlation value. A dot product calculator performs dot product calculation between the SSC correlation value and the PSC correlation value to output a correlation result of the SSC. A frame synchronization detector extracts frame synchronization information from the correlation result.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Dong Ryeol Ryu, Kwang Man Ok
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Patent number: 8345725Abstract: Systems (100) and methods (700) for processing a data signal in a communications system. The methods involve generating a first chaotic sequence at a transmitter (102). The methods also involve performing first basis function algorithms using the first chaotic sequence to generate first statistically orthogonal chaotic sequences. At least one sequence is selected from the first statistically orthogonal chaotic sequences for combining with a first data signal. The selected sequence is combined with a second data signal to obtain a modulated chaotic communication signal. The modulated chaotic communication signal is transmitted to a receiver (104). At the receiver, the received modulated chaotic communication signal is processed to obtain data therefrom. Notably, the signal processing generally involves performing a deterministic process (e.g., a Hidden Markov Model deterministic process).Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Harris CorporationInventor: Alan J. Michaels
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Patent number: 8335288Abstract: In a method for communication, first and second signals for timing synchronization are generated. Frequencies of the first and second signals are converted to other frequencies to obtain a first and second RF signals, which have a specific frequency gap therebetween. The first and second RF signals are combined to obtain a transmission signal, and the transmission signal is transmitted. When the transmission signal is received as a received signal, the frequency of the received signal is shifted by the specific frequency gap to obtain a converted signal. A complex conjugation of the converted signal calculated to obtain a complex conjugation signal. The received signal and the complex conjugation signal are multiplied to obtain a multiplication signal to calculate cross-correlation between a product of the first and second signals and the multiplication signal. A peak of the cross-correlation is detected to set a base time for timing synchronization.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Ren Sakata, Tazuko Tomioka
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Patent number: 8331420Abstract: Embodiments of methods and apparatus for wirelessly communicating signals include one or more transmitters configured to generate a plurality of wireless signal for transmission. Each of the wireless signals includes a plurality of pilot signals represented in a plurality of unevenly spaced, in-band subcarriers. Pilot signals of each wireless signal are positioned at subcarriers that are orthogonal in frequency with subcarriers at which pilot signals of all other wireless signals are positioned. According to an embodiment, subcarrier indices each the plurality of pilot signals are determined using a third order or higher order polynomial parameterization of pilot subcarriers in conjunction with a convex optimization algorithm to produce pilot signals having near-optimal channel estimate mean square error (MSE) performance. The wireless signals are simultaneously radiated over a wireless communication channel using a plurality of co-located or distributed antennas.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.Inventors: John E. Kleider, Benjamin Russell Hamilton
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Patent number: 8331863Abstract: An embodiment for wirelessly communicating a signal includes a transmitter combining a plurality of phase shifted input data signals with a plurality of synchronization/pilot sequences to produce a plurality of combined signals, performing frequency domain-to-time domain transformations of the combined signals to produce a plurality of candidate signals, determining peak-to-average ratios for at least some of the plurality of candidate signals, identifying a selected signal from the plurality of candidate signals based on the peak-to-average ratios, and transmitting the selected signal over a wireless communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2012Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc.Inventors: John Eric Kleider, Robert John Baxley
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Patent number: 8325782Abstract: Communication circuitry uses a combination of Pseudo-Noise (PN) coded and non-PN coded transmission periods to represent different data values. In one embodiment, a number of data values are encoded into a smaller second number of encoded ternary values. The Pseudo-Noise (PN) codes are transmitted representing some of the encoded ternary values and no transmitted PN codes represent other encoded ternary values. The throughput of spread spectrum radio systems is increased by representing data values in fewer spread spectrum time slots.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventor: David Wright
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Patent number: 8325784Abstract: A communication apparatus is connected to a transmission channel for transmitting data to another communication apparatus. The communication apparatus includes: a communication frame generator which generates a communication frame for storing the data; and a controller which controls to insert a pilot symbol into the communication frame based on a state of the transmission channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Taisuke Konishi, Nobuhiko Noma, Nobutaka Kodama, Hisao Koga, Shigeo Yoshida
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Patent number: 8311164Abstract: A correlation apparatus for tracking a satellite signal includes a shifter, a multiplexer and an accumulator. The shifter generates generating a Prompt signal, a plurality of Early signals and a plurality of Late signals. The multiplexer outputs at least one of the plurality of Early signals and at least one of the plurality of Late signals. The accumulator acquires a correlation signal to tracking the satellite signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Core Logic, Inc.Inventor: Sung Chun Bu
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Patent number: 8305872Abstract: In a method of enabling synchronization for a channel in an OFDM based telecommunication system initially providing a symbol for transmission and selecting at least two carrier frequencies, subsequently determining a respective weighting parameter for the selected frequencies and finally transmitting the symbol on all selected frequencies based on the weighting parameters.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2007Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Johan Nyström, Magnus Almgren, Lei Wan
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Patent number: 8306811Abstract: A method of embedding data into an audio signal provides a data sequence for embedding in the audio signal and computes masking thresholds for the audio signal from a frequency domain transform of the audio signal. The masking thresholds correspond to subbands of the audio signal, which are obtained from a masking model used to compress the audio signal. The method applies the masking threshold to the data sequence to produce masked data sequence and inserts the masked data sequence in the audio signal to produce an embedded audio signal. A method of detecting data embedded in an audio signal analyzes the audio signal to estimate the masking threshold used in embedding the data and applies the estimated masking threshold to the audio signal to extract the embedded data.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Digimarc CorporationInventors: Ahmed Tewfik, Bin Zhu, Mitch Swanson
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Patent number: 8300749Abstract: An endpoint or other communication device of a communication system includes a clock recovery module. The communication device is operative as a slave device relative to another communication device that is operative as a master device. The clock recovery module comprises a clock recovery loop configured to control a slave clock frequency of the slave device so as to synchronize the slave clock frequency with a master clock frequency of the master device. The clock recovery loop utilizes a frequency error estimator implemented as a maximum-likelihood estimator with slope fitting based on a sequence of arrival timestamps, and a loop filter implemented as a series combination of an adaptive-bandwidth filter and a proportional-integral controller.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Ilija Hadzic, Dennis Raymond Morgan, Alf Neustadt, Zulfiquar Sayeed
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Patent number: 8295325Abstract: A signature sequence employed in a wireless transmission over a channel is detected and utilized. The signature sequence is selected from a set of sequences formed by delay-Doppler shifts of a base sequence. Preferably but not exclusively, the set of sequences is formed by circular delay-Doppler shifts of the base sequence. The base sequence can be, for example, an m-sequence. A received signal is obtained from a received wireless transmission. A candidate sequence selector (90) selects a candidate sequence from among a set of sequences for evaluation as the signature sequence, the set of sequences having been formed by sequence set generator (88) as delay-Doppler shifts of a base sequence. An image former (82) uses the base sequence and the received signal to form a delay-Doppler image with respect to an image area pertinent to the candidate sequence.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2007Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventor: Jiann-Ching Guey
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Patent number: 8284818Abstract: A code phase signalling module arranged to provide code phase signalling to assist in signal acquisition of direct sequence spread spectrum signalling received by a receiver module from a transmitter module. The code phase signalling is arranged to be used by the receiver module to synchronise the phase of a synchronisation code provided from within the receiver module with the phase of a modulation code of the direct spread spectrum sequence signalling received by the receiver module. The synchronisation code sequence corresponds to the modulation code sequence. The code phase signaling module is arranged to provide code phase time signaling representing the offset time of the synchronisation code from a reference time. The reference time is associated with the time of transmission of a particular reference portion of the modulation code of the direct spread spectrum signaling.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Kimmo Alanen
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Patent number: 8279908Abstract: A broadcasting method includes: using a first transmitter to send a signal including a plurality of frames of data synchronized with respect to a first GPS pulse signal, receiving the signal at a first remote transmitter, synchronizing the frames to a second GPS pulse signal at the first remote transmitter, and transmitting the synchronized frames from the remote transmitter to a plurality of receivers. A system that implements the method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2008Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: iBiquity Digital CorporationInventors: Russell Iannuzzelli, Stephen Douglas Mattson, Muthu Gopal Balasubramanian
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Patent number: 8279910Abstract: Apparatus and methods of implementing code space search of received signals are described herein. A code space search is implemented as a searcher that perform a subtask that is dynamically reconfigurable at each boundary of an initial integration time. Each particular subtask sets forth a programmable configuration of coherent integration hypothesis that are performed during the initial integration time. The searcher stores the results of the coherent integration hypothesis in a first portion of memory. A search accelerator operates on the initial integration results. The search accelerator can perform coherent integration of various frequency bins of different timing hypothesis, can generate energy values of the coherent integration results, and can generate a non-coherent energy summation. The energy values of the coherent integrations and non-coherent energy summations are stored in a second portion of memory.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2007Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Douglas Grover, Christopher Patrick, Kai Tang
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Publication number: 20120243577Abstract: A synchronization method for impulse system ultra-wideband takes frame as basic unit for data transmission, each frame is divided into a preamble symbol part and a data part, wherein the preamble symbol part sends a known impulse sequence for channel estimation and synchronization; the data part takes the information to be transmitted; the preamble symbol part is divided into two parts of a positive and negative impulse sequence and a same direction impulse sequence, the front is the positive and negative impulse sequence, which includes odd impulses with alternant positive and negative polarities; the rear is the same direction impulse sequence, which is composed of impulses with same polarity, and the polarity of impulse in the same direction impulse sequence is same as the polarity of the last impulse in the positive and negative impulse sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2009Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventors: Zaichen Zhang, Liang Wu, Xutao Yu, Guangguo Bi, Xiaohu You
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Patent number: 8275019Abstract: Examples are disclosed for transmitting and receiving schemes for multiuser single-carrier space time spreading (STS) with frequency domain equalization.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: New Jersey Institute of TechnologyInventors: Yeheskel Bar-Ness, Kodzovi Acolaste
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Patent number: 8265217Abstract: The present invention includes a method of determining a phase estimate for an input signal having pilot symbols. The method includes receiving a plurality of pilot symbols, and then multiplying two or more pilot symbol slots by corresponding correlator coefficients to correct a phase estimate of the input signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2006Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Tommy Yu, Amy Gayle Hundhausen
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Patent number: 8265127Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes generating a set of sequences of chip values and calculating a correlation between a demodulated signal and each one of two or more of the sequences. Each of the correlations has an absolute value, and one of the correlations has a highest absolute value. The method includes selecting the one of the sequences with the correlation having the highest absolute value; identifying a sequence index corresponding to the selected one of the sequences; and, for each of one or more data symbols in the demodulated signal, determining a value of the data symbol based on the sequence index corresponding to the selected one of the sequences.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Atmel CorporationInventor: Frank Poegel
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Patent number: 8259887Abstract: A method for detecting a specific timing from a synchronization channel is described. A signal with a known sequence is received. Two or more correlation values between the received signal and the known sequence are calculated at two or more positions. The two or more correlation values are compared. A determination is made whether the position of the known sequence has been shifted based on the comparison. A specific timing of a synchronization channel is detected based on the determination.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2011Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.Inventors: Kimihiko Imamura, Prem L. Sood
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Patent number: 8259687Abstract: A code division multiple access (CDMA) user device configured to dynamically allocating at least at least one wireless communication channel to permit a more efficient allocation of wireless communication channels when providing high speed data service. The CDMA user device is configured to receive data traffic from at least one data buffer in a base station. The CDMA user device is dynamically allocated at least one wireless communication channel based on an urgency factor. The urgency factor indicates the urgency of traffic data to be transmitted from the at least one data buffer in the base station to the CDMA user device.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2004Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence R. Foore, James A. Proctor, Jr., Thomas E. Gorsuch, Carlo Amalfitano
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Patent number: 8260361Abstract: A system and method are provided for improving the performance of a beamforming antenna array in a wireless communications system. By observing a predetermined times of channel spatial signatures, one or more test spatial signatures are generated based on statistical analysis of the observed spatial signatures for predicting channel characteristics. A beamforming weight is derived based on the generated test spatial signatures for beamforming by an antenna subsystem of the wireless communication system.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Hang Jin, John Grabner
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Patent number: RE43897Abstract: In a recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing video data, includes: a shuffling memory (6); a writing means for writing video data into the shuffling memory in accordance with the synchronizing signal and a write reference clock signal in synchronization with the video data; and a reading means for reading out the video data from the shuffling memory in accordance with a synchronizing signal and a stabilized read reference clock which is asynchronous with the write clock signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2001Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shuji Saito, Eiichi Takakura