Pulse Transmission Via Radiated Baseband Patents (Class 375/256)
  • Patent number: 7315585
    Abstract: A data communication method for receiving digital data on a data terminal includes receiving data pulses having a first pulse separation to represent a first logical data value and a second pulse separation to represent a second logical data value, generating a voltage ramp signal, resetting the voltage ramp signal at a first delay after the leading edge of each data pulse, regenerating the voltage ramp signal at a first time period after the resetting of the voltage ramp signal, detecting the voltage value of the voltage ramp signal at the leading edge of each data pulse, and generating a data output signal associated with each data pulse. The data output signal has a first logical state when the voltage value of the voltage ramp signal is less than a threshold value and a second logical state when the voltage value of the voltage ramp signal is greater than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Micrel, Inc.
    Inventor: Christian Gater
  • Patent number: 7312739
    Abstract: An Ethernet controller includes a decoder, and T sets of transmit circuits. Each set of transmit circuits receives one of T decoded signals from the decoder, and includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that provides a transmit output signal, and a replica circuit that provides a replica output signal. Each DAC includes N current sources arranged in parallel and differentially, and M delay elements. Each current source includes a control input. A sum of outputs of the N current sources forms each transmit output signal. An input of the first delay element and the control input of the first current source receive a decoded signal. An input of an mth delay element is in communication with an output of an m?1th delay element. The output of each delay element controls a corresponding control input of a current source. A sum of the transmit output signals forms an accumulated output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Sehat Sutardja, Pierte Roo
  • Publication number: 20070291859
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for using past presence information to help determine a current presence of a principal. In one embodiment, determining presence of a principal on one or more devices or communication channels can comprise periodically querying a plurality of devices to determine a presence of the principal on one or more of the plurality of devices. An indication of the presence of the principal on the one or more of the plurality of devices can be received and presence information related to the indication of the presence of the principal on the one or more devices can be stored. A request for a presence of the principal can be received and, in response, the stored presence information can be retrieved. The stored presence information and, in some cases, current presence information can be provided in response to the request for the presence of the principal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventor: Stephane H. Maes
  • Patent number: 7308039
    Abstract: A reduced emission transmitter may comprise an encoder partitioned into at least a group of odd encoder processing cells and a group of even encoder processing cells. A DAC may be partitioned into at least: a group of odd DAC processing cells for processing outputs of the group of odd encoder processing cells, and a group of even DAC processing cells for processing outputs of the group of even encoder processing cells. The reduced emission transmitter may further comprise an aggregator that aggregates the outputs of the odd DAC processing cells and the outputs of the even DAC processing cells to generate a reduced emissions analog DAC output. At least one clock generator is provided, which generates a first clock signal and a second clock signals that clocks the even encoder processing cells, and the odd encoder processing cells respectively. The second clock signal is a delayed version of the first clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin T. Chan
  • Patent number: 7295638
    Abstract: A direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) receiver (100) consistent with certain embodiments has a frequency generator (112) that generates a local oscillator signal without use of a piezoelectric crystal. A frequency converter (108) receives the local oscillator signal and mixes the local oscillator signal with a received DSSS signal to produce a down-converted signal. The received DSSS signal is encoded using a first set of DSSS code. A differential chip detector (116) receives the down-converted signal and converts the down-converted signal to a differentially detected signal. A correlator (120) receives the differentially detected signal and correlates the detected signal with a set of DSSS codes that are time-shifted from the first set of DSSS codes. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick L. Martin, Edgar H. Callaway, Paul E. Gorday, David B. Taubenheim
  • Patent number: 7295594
    Abstract: Digital signal transmitter devices mostly present a distinct wide-band interference spectrum which renders compliance with the presently applicable EMC standards substantially more difficult. Available provisions for improving the EMC characteristics take an influence on the quality in transmission and on the immunity to interference. By the inventive method the carrier signal or output signal, respectively, of the transmitter is so modulated that the narrow spectral lines are spread and the spectral power density is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Schleifring und Apparatebau GmbH
    Inventor: Georg Lohr
  • Patent number: 7280601
    Abstract: A method is provided for sending ultrawide bandwidth signals from first and second wireless networks across an available wireless bandwidth. This method can provide a gap in the available bandwidth to reduce interference with other devices that might use the frequencies in that gap. This is useful in ultrawide bandwidth implementations to avoid interference with devices in the UNII band. The available wireless bandwidth is divided into high and low bands, and each of these bands can be used by a different overlapping network. By adjusting the center frequencies and the 3 dB bandwidths of the high and low bands, the size and placement of the gap can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard D. Roberts
  • Patent number: 7254183
    Abstract: A dual link transmitter constructed according to the present invention employs a single Phase Locked Loop (PLL) to service both a primary link and a secondary link during dual link mode operations. The structure of the dual link transmitter includes both a primary link PLL and a secondary link PLL. The primary link PLL produces a primary link clock and the secondary link PLL produces a secondary link clock. During dual single link operations, the primary link clock is used to service the primary link while the secondary link clock is used to service the secondary link. However, during dual link operations, the primary link clock is used to service both the primary link and the secondary link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bauch, Richard Berard, Christopher R. Pasqualino, Stephen G. Petilli
  • Patent number: 7248634
    Abstract: A serial communication transceiver includes a trapezoidal wave signal generation circuit for producing a trapezoidal wave signal responsive to a control signal. The trapezoidal wave signal generation circuit decreases harmonic components in the trapezoidal wave signal and suppresses superimposed noise. The serial communication transceiver also includes a driver circuit for delivering the trapezoidal wave signal to a communication line and a receiver circuit for receiving the trapezoidal wave signal over the communication line. The receiver circuit includes a filter circuit that has a filtering time at the rise of a logically bi-leveled signal substantially equal to a filtering time at the fall of the logically bi-leveled signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Takahisa Koyasu
  • Patent number: 7180949
    Abstract: A high-speed parallel interface for communicating data between integrated circuits is disclosed. The interface is implemented by a transmitter and receiver pair and a single-ended parallel interconnect bus coupling to the transmitter and receiver pair. As opposed to transmitting small swing signals over differential signal lines, the transmitter transmits data to the receiver at full swing over the single-ended parallel interconnect bus. The invention can be implemented with simple CMOS circuitry that does not consume large die area. Accordingly, many link interfaces can be implemented on a single chip to provide a large data bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Bendik Kleveland, Eric Anderson, Gunes Aybay, Philip Ferolito
  • Patent number: 7177361
    Abstract: A data transmission device using electromagnetic wave radiation in a contactless transceiver system toward a contactless object, the data bits transmitted corresponding to the half cycle of an initial time interval during which electromagnetic waves are emitted at a predetermined carrier frequency and to a second splitting time interval during which there is a split in transmission of the electromagnetic waves at the predetermined carrier frequency. During said second splitting time interval, generation means (40, 42, 44, 46, 48) generate electromagnetic waves having a frequency which is double the predetermined carrier frequency resulting in an attenuation of the radiated field by the antenna greater than a predetermined value such as 30 dB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: ASK S.A.
    Inventor: Olivier Parrault
  • Patent number: 7170930
    Abstract: A method of equalizer adaptation involves comparing equalizer output values with a center threshold, and with at least one of a pair of outer thresholds, and adapting the equalizer in order to increase the degree of eye opening. The values of the outer thresholds are adapted such that a fixed proportion of equalizer output values lie between the outer thresholds, and the equalizer coefficients are adapted such the separation of the outer thresholds is increased. The equalizer coefficients are adapted on the basis of equalizer output values which lie between the pair of outer thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Phyworks Limited
    Inventors: Paul A. Denny, Nicholas H. Weiner
  • Patent number: 7164720
    Abstract: A method and system acquire a received impulse radio signal by correlating a region, including a plurality of cells, of the received impulse radio signal using multiple time-shifted template signals, each template signal having a different delay to obtain a correlation value for each template signal. The correlation values are averages, and a particular delay associated with a particular template signal having a substantial increase in successive averages to locate a signal cell in the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Molisch, Sinan Gezici, Hisashi Kobayashi, H. Vincent Poor
  • Patent number: 7120203
    Abstract: A dual link transmitter constructed according to the present invention employs a single Phase Locked Loop (PLL) to service both a primary link and a secondary link during dual link mode operations. The structure of the dual link transmitter includes both a primary link PLL and a secondary link PLL. The primary link PLL produces a primary link clock and the secondary link PLL produces a secondary link clock. During dual single link operations, the primary link clock is used to service the primary link while the secondary link clock is used to service the secondary link. However, during dual link operations, the primary link clock is used to service both the primary link and the secondary link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bauch, Richard Berard, Christopher R. Pasqualino, Stephen G. Petilli
  • Patent number: 7113121
    Abstract: An Ethernet controller includes a decoder, and T sets of transmit circuits. Each set of transmit circuits receives one of T decoded signals from the decoder, and includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that provides a transmit output signal, and a replica circuit that provides a replica output signal. Each DAC includes N current sources arranged in parallel and differentially, and M delay elements. Each current source includes a control input. A sum of outputs of the N current sources forms each transmit output signal. An input of the first delay element and the control input of the first current source receive a decoded signal. An input of an mth delay element is in communication with an output of an m?1th delay element. The output of each delay element controls a corresponding control input of a current source. A sum of the transmit output signals forms an accumulated output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Sehat Sutardja, Pierte Roo
  • Patent number: 7113547
    Abstract: In a controller device, when a first transmitting signal is at a “L” level, a first operation voltage is high and the amplitude of signals CK and ICK is large, and on the contrary, the amplitude is small when the first transmitting signal is at a “H” level. In a data carrier device, the signals CK and ICK are subjected to full-wave rectification by a rectifier circuit so as to generate a second operation voltage, and a first receiving signal is extracted from the second operation voltage by a first signal detection circuit. On the other hand, in the data carrier device, when a second transmitting signal is at a “L” level, impedance between two contacts is small and the amplitude of the signals CK and ICK is small, and on the contrary, the amplitude is large when the second transmitting signal is at a “H” level. In the controller device, change of the amplitude of the signal ICK is extracted as a second receiving signal by a second signal detection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuo Inoue, Shota Nakashima
  • Patent number: 7110461
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enlarging data eyes in a wireline communication system involves pre-coding a data signal before transmission to generate a constant frequency characteristic independent of a state of the pre-coded data signal. The receiving circuit includes a circuit that temporally expands at least a portion of the pre-coded data signal. The portion of the temporally expanded data signal is latched by the receiving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Aninda K. Roy, Claude R. Gauthier, Brian W. Amick
  • Patent number: 7099422
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of initial synchronization, or acquisition, of time modulated ultra-wideband (UWB) communications uses a transmitted-reference preamble. The method and apparatus require that the transmitter first send a time-reference, delay-hopped (TR/DH) burst; such a burst is easily detected and can be processed to provide a time mark accurate to within a few nanoseconds. Following the transmission of the TR/DH burst, the transmitter waits a fixed period of time, the duration of which is known to the receiver, and then the transmitter sends a burst of pulse position modulation, time hopped (PPM/TH) or other time modulated UWB. After the reception of the first burst, the receiver can estimate the time of reception of the second burst to the accuracy of the time mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ralph Thomas Hoctor, Stephen Michael Hladik
  • Patent number: 7061993
    Abstract: A bypass circuit around a filter and RF amplifier of a front end device is activated when a received signal strength (RSS) passes a threshold in which the filter and RF amplifier are not necessary to filter/boost the received signal for processing in subsequent electronics (mixers, SAW filters, AGC amps, etc). A control device compares the RSS to the threshold and activates the bypass circuit. The bypass circuit is a switch coupled between an input of the filter and an output of the RF amplifier. The RF amplifier is shutdown when the bypass circuit is activated. The present invention may be used in combination with an LNA bypass to further decrease power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Peter Wieck
  • Patent number: 7050508
    Abstract: A method and system is described wherein a signal with a lower frequency is up-converted to a higher frequency. In one embodiment, the higher frequency signal is used as a stable frequency and phase reference. In another embodiment, the invention is used as a transmitter. The up-conversion is accomplished by controlling a switch with an oscillating signal, the frequency of the oscillating signal being selected as a sub-harmonic of the desired output frequency. When the invention is being used as a frequency or phase reference, the oscillating signal is not modulated, and controls a switch that is connected to a bias signal. When the invention is being used in the frequency modulation (FM) or phase modulation (PM) implementations, the oscillating signal is modulated by an information signal before it causes the switch to gate the bias signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: ParkerVision, Inc.
    Inventors: David F Sorrells, Michael J Bultman, Robert W. Cook, Richard C Looke, Charley D Moses, Jr., Gregory S. Rawlins, Michael W Rawlins
  • Patent number: 7042967
    Abstract: The present invention has many aspects. One aspect of the invention is to perform equalization using a sliding window approach. A second aspect reuses information derived for each window for use by a subsequent window. A third aspect utilizes a discrete Fourier transform based approach for the equalization. A fourth aspect relates to handling oversampling of the received signals and channel responses. A fifth aspect relates to handling multiple reception antennas. A sixth embodiment relates to handling both oversampling and multiple reception antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Reznik, Rui Yang, Bin Li, Ariela Zeira
  • Patent number: 7035311
    Abstract: A signal intercept and analysis processor for a wideband intercept receiver system including at least one wideband receiver has a signal detector operatively connectable to the wideband receiver and a signal extractor operatively connected to the signal detector and connectable to the wideband receiver for performing signal extraction directly on a wideband signal output of the receiver and for performing the signal extraction only upon detection of a signal by the signal detector. The signal detector includes a generator of a coarsely sampled or decimated time-frequency representation of the wideband signal output. The time-frequency representation is decimated or coarsely sampled in time compared to an inverse frequency filter bandwidth used in the time-frequency representation. The generator preferably includes a digital filter bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Sicom Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tim J. Nohara, Peter Weber, Al Premji, Graeme Jones
  • Patent number: 7003054
    Abstract: BB input units input baseband received signals. An initial weight data setting unit sets weighting coefficients to be utilized in the interval of a training signal as initial weighting coefficients. A gap compensating unit compensates control weighting coefficients with a gap error signal and outputs the updated weighting coefficients acquired as a result of the compensation. A weight switching unit selects the initial weighting coefficients in the interval of the training signal and selects the updated weighting coefficients in the interval of the data signal. Then the weight switching unit outputs the selected initial weighting coefficients and updated weighting coefficients as the weighting coefficients. A synthesizing unit weights the baseband received signals with the weighting coefficients and then sums them up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiharu Doi
  • Patent number: 6985751
    Abstract: A power control system and method for a wireless telephone employs an open loop technique for relatively low power levels and a closed loop technique at higher power levels. In the open loop technique, a wireless telephone (104, 106, 108) stores a phasing table of automatic power control (APC) values for the power levels (which are used to control upconverter gain levels measured at different channels. In operation, a power controller (322) reads the power level and reads the APC value in the table. Another table stores the APC value for one power level as the channel and temperature are varied. This value is interpolated, as needed, during operation. The APC value for the open loop approach is determined by reading the input channel; finding the closest higher and closest lower channels in the temperature-channel table; interpolating between APC values for the temperature column of the closest lower temperature, to get the actual value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Bartl, John Malaugh
  • Patent number: 6980605
    Abstract: A turbo decoder in which a sliding-block MAP decoder pipelines the forward-propagating and backward-propagating computations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Inventors: Alan Gatherer, Tod D. Wolf, Armelle Laine
  • Patent number: 6954480
    Abstract: An impulse radio system includes an impulse transmitter that transmits a pulse train comprising a number of pulses that are positioned in time for conveying an information signal. An impulse receiver receives the pulse train in accordance with specified arrival times of each pulse and measures interference samples at interference sample times that do not coincide with the pulse arrival times. The interference sample times are varied and the received pulse train signal is modified until a received signal quality criterion is satisfied. The interference sample times may be specified by a code that may also specify pulse arrival times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Time Domain Corporation
    Inventors: James L. Richards, Mark D. Roberts
  • Patent number: 6937663
    Abstract: A baseband signal converter device for an impulse radio receiver combines multiple converter circuits and an RF amplifier in a single integrated circuit package. Each converter circuit includes an integrator circuit that integrates a portion of each RF pulse during a sampling period triggered by a timing pulse generator. The integrator capacitor is isolated by a pair of Schottky diodes connected to a pair of load resistors. A current equalizer circuit equalizes the current flowing through the load resistors when the integrator is not sampling. Current steering logic transfers load current between the diodes and a constant bias circuit depending on whether a sampling pulse is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Alereon, Inc.
    Inventors: Preston Jett, Lawrence E. Larson, Bret A. Pollack, David A. Rowe
  • Patent number: 6937639
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for positioning pulses, including positioning pulses within a specified time layout according to one or more codes to produce a pulse train having one or more predefined spectral characteristics where a difference in time position between adjacent pulses positioned to produce a spectral characteristic differs from another difference in time position between other adjacent pulses positioned to produce the spectral characteristic. The present invention may include shaping a code spectrum according to a spectral template in order to preserve a pre-defined code characteristic. A pre-defined code characteristic can include desirable correlation, or spectral properties. A transmitter incorporating the present invention can avoid transmitting at a particular frequency. Similarly, a receiver can avoid interference with a signal transmitting at a particular frequency. A radar system, can avoid a radar jammer attempting to jam a particular frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Time Domain Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus H. Pendergrass, Mark D. Roberts
  • Patent number: 6937667
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for transmitting and receiving modulated impulse radio signals. An impulse radio receiver includes a time base, a precision timing generator, a template generator, a delay, first and second correlators, a data detector and a time base adjustor. The time base produces a periodic timing signal that is used by the precision timing generator to produce a timing trigger signal. The template generator uses the timing trigger signal to produce a template signal. A delay receives the template signal and outputs a delayed template signal. When an impulse radio signal is received, the first correlator correlates the received impulse radio signal with the template signal to produce a first correlator output signal, and the second correlator correlates the received impulse radio signal with the delayed template signal to produce a second correlator output signal. The data detector produces a data signal based on at least the first correlator output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Time Domain Corporation
    Inventors: Larry W. Fullerton, James L. Richards, Ivan A. Cowie, David M. Dickson, Vernon R. Brethour, Preston Jett
  • Patent number: 6925109
    Abstract: A system and method are provided that can detect any part of a multipath impulse radio signal. More specifically, the method compares a template pulse train and the multipath impulse radio signal to obtain a comparison result. The system performs a threshold check on the comparison result. If the comparison result passes the threshold check, the system locks onto any part of the multipath impulse radio signal including a direct path part and at least one multipath reflection part. The system may also perform a quick check, a sychronization check, and/or a command check of the multipath impulse radio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Alereon Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Richards, Mark D. Roberts
  • Patent number: 6882301
    Abstract: A time domain communications system wherein a broadband of time-spaced signals, essentially monocycle-like signals, are derived from applying stepped-in-amplitude signals to a broadband antenna, in this case, a reverse bicone antenna. When received, the thus transmitted signals are multiplied by a D.C. replica of each transmitted signal, and thereafter, they are, successively, short time and long time integrated to achieve detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Time Domain Corporation
    Inventor: Larry W. Fullerton
  • Patent number: 6853674
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data without carrier wave, using one-cycle electromagnetic or electric impulses. Data is encoded in the transmission by modulating the impulse wavelength and optionally also the impulse position in a transmission interval. Also two different methods for receiving such impulses. The other amplifies the received impulse in multiple reception channels with AC impulses having different modulation states, the most intense amplified impulse is then filtered to find out the correct modulation state of the received impulse. The other measures the time difference between the positive and negative amplitude maximums of the AC equivalent of the received impulse to find out its correct wavelength modulation state. Also a method for organizing wireless communication traffic that uses presented transmission method, where different impulse wavelengths are allocated for different use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Inventor: Pasi Into Loukas
  • Patent number: 6853690
    Abstract: A balanced transmitter up-converts a baseband signal directly from baseband-to-RF. The up-conversion process is sufficiently linear that no IF processing is required, even in communications applications that have stringent requirements on spectral growth. In operation, the balanced modulator sub-harmonically samples the baseband signal in a balanced and differential manner, resulting in harmonically rich signal. The harmonically rich signal contains multiple harmonic images that repeat at multiples of the sampling frequency, where each harmonic contains the necessary information to reconstruct the baseband signal. The differential sampling is performed according to a first and second control signals that are phase shifted with respect to each other. In embodiments of the invention, the control signals have pulse widths (or apertures) that operate to improve energy transfer to a desired harmonic in the harmonically rich signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: ParkerVision, Inc.
    Inventors: David F. Sorrells, Michael J. Bultman, Robert W. Cook, Richard C. Looke, Charley D. Moses, Jr., Gregory S. Rawlins, Michael W. Rawlins
  • Publication number: 20040105502
    Abstract: An apparatus for electromagnetic processing comprises a modulator for generating one or more elements representative of an input signal; a divider controlled by the one or more elements and receiving an electromagnetic wave to generate a modified signal; a comparator for comparing the modified signal to a reference signal and for generating a processed signal based upon the comparison; and a channel number calculator for selecting a channel for the processed signal, wherein the input signal incorporated the channel selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: M/A-COM, Inc.
    Inventor: David Bengtson
  • Patent number: 6741657
    Abstract: In a circuit arrangement for transmitting impulses via a transmission path which allows short pulses to be transmitted via a longer transmission path, for example within integrated circuits, a frequency divider is provided having an input at which the pulses to be transmitted are present and an output connected to the transmission path. Further, a frequency multiplier is provided, whose input is connected to the transmission path and having an output at which the transmitted impulses are present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Josef Hoelzle
  • Patent number: 6678763
    Abstract: To provide a pulse transmission line control system that can prevent a malfunction of microcomputers included in an apparatus configured by the microcomputers that have a function of decoding an electrical signal pulse generated from an infrared code sent from an infrared remote control unit. A main microcomputer A (1) controls on/off states of a switch (6) provided in a pulse transmission line (5) and turns on the switch (6) only when a sub-microcomputer B(2) performs a process on the infrared code sent form an infrared remote control unit (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Tasaka, Hirokatsu Yui, Masahumi Ohno, Masashi Shibata
  • Patent number: 6556621
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting an impulse radio signal obtains a template pulse train and a received impulse radio signal. The system compares the template pulse train and the received impulse radio signal to obtain a comparison result. The system performs a threshold check on the comparison result. If the comparison result passes the threshold check, the system locks on the received impulse radio signal. The system may also perform a quick check, a sychronization check, and/or a command check of the impulse radio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Time Domain Corporation
    Inventors: James L. Richards, Larry W. Fullerton, Ivan A. Cowie, William D. Welch, Jr., Randall S. Stanley
  • Patent number: 6532260
    Abstract: A device for transmitting a pulse signal via a metallic line to a receiver end at which equalization is applied to the received pulse signal. The device includes a waveform adjustment unit which adjusts a pulse width in accordance with differences between characteristics of the metallic line and characteristics that are assumed for the equalization at the receiver end. The device further includes a transmission driver unit which transmits a pulse having the adjusted pulse width to the metallic line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Masakazu Oi
  • Publication number: 20030001769
    Abstract: A time domain communications system wherein a broadband of time-spaced signals, essentially monocycle-like signals, are derived from applying stepped-in-amplitude signals to a broadband antenna, in this case, a reverse bicone antenna. When received, the thus transmitted signals are multiplied by a D.C. replica of each transmitted signal, and thereafter, they are, successively, short time and long time integrated to achieve detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventor: Larry W. Fullerton
  • Publication number: 20020196176
    Abstract: A time domain communications system wherein a broadband of time-spaced signals, essentially monocycle-like signals, are derived from applying stepped-in-amplitude signals to a broadband antenna, in this case, a reverse bicone antenna. When received, the thus transmitted signals are multiplied by a D.C. replica of each transmitted signal, and thereafter, they are, successively, short time and long time integrated to achieve detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventor: Larry W. Fullerton
  • Patent number: 6442208
    Abstract: DVD reproducing apparatus which transmits variable-bit rate data on a digital serial bus having a predetermined transmission rate. The DVD reproducing apparatus reproduces data from a record medium in accordance with a control signal to produce variable rate data. The data rate of the variable rate data is detected at predetermined intervals of time, a rate of transmission of the variable rate data is established in accordance with the detected data rate, and the variable rate data is transmitted in accordance with the established transmission rate. The DVD reproducing apparatus includes an MPEG decoder which MPEG decodes the reproduced data and which generates the control signal in accordance with amounts of data stored within various buffers, such control signal being utilized to control the reproduction of the data from the record medium. A receiver, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Mari Horiguchi, Naofumi Yanagihara
  • Patent number: 6429801
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for signal processing to identify an object in an environment. A precursor associated with an electromagnetic wave interacting with the object is received and a property of the object identified using precursor characteristics. The electromagnetic wave is transmitted with a characteristic including a pulse having a sharp rise time so as to generate the precursor. The pulse is generated using a circuit including capacitive discharge and a semiconductor device such as a Drift Step Recovery Diode. Alternatively the pulse may be generated using a microwave diode switch and a broadband semiconductor amplifier or a traveling wave tube amplifier. The characteristic may also includes a signal with a phase reversal generated by dividing the electromagnetic signal and phase modulating the first electromagnetic signal with the divided signal to generate the phase reversal so as to generate the precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Al Pergande
  • Patent number: 6421389
    Abstract: A baseband signal converter device for an impulse radio receiver combines multiple converter circuits and an RF amplifier in a single integrated circuit package. Each converter circuit includes an integrator circuit that integrates a portion of each RF pulse during a sampling period triggered by a timing pulse generator. The integrator capacitor is isolated by a pair of Schottky diodes connected to a pair of load resistors. A current equalizer circuit equalizes the current flowing through the load resistors when the integrator is not sampling. Current steering logic transfers load current between the diodes and a constant bias circuit depending on whether a sampling pulse is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Time Domain Corporation
    Inventors: Preston Jett, Lawrence E. Larson, Bret A. Pollack, David A. Rowe
  • Patent number: 6341145
    Abstract: A broadband radio communication system and method therefore that conducts communication on a plurality of narrowband channels obtained by dividing a broadband channel into a plurality of narrowband channels. The invention provides a first radio communication terminal which sets transmission conditions of at least part of the narrowband channels and transmits a wireless packet on the narrowband channels of which the transmission conditions have been set, and a second radio communication terminal which receives the wireless packet from the first radio communication terminal, measures the line qualities of the narrowband channels and transmits measured line quality information to said first radio communication terminal. The first radio communication terminal receives the line quality information, sets new transmission conditions based on the line quality information, and transmits a wireless packet to the second radio communication terminal through the narrowband channels under the new transmission conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Willy Hioe, Toshikazu Nishino
  • Publication number: 20010053175
    Abstract: An ultra-wideband (UWB) communications system combines the techniques of a transmitted reference (TR) and a multiple access scheme called delay hopping (DH). Combining these two techniques using UWB signaling results in a penalty in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) over conventional pulse position modulation (PPM) techniques but avoids the synchronization difficulties associated with conventional approaches. The signaling pulse waveforms are designed to insure that their power spectral densities, after any frequency translation to the center of an operating band, are essentially spectrally disjoint with frequencies that must be protected. This TR technique is combined with the DH multiple access technique to create a UWB communications scheme that has a greater multiple access capacity than does the UWB TR technique by itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Inventors: Ralph Thomas Hoctor, Harold Woodruff Tomlinson, Kenneth Brakeley Welles, John Erik Hershey
  • Publication number: 20010049262
    Abstract: The invention relates to a apparatus for implementing a hands-free function, the apparatus comprising a mobile station (22) and a headset (21). The apparatus comprises means for transferring an audio signal of a call between the mobile station (22) and the headset (21) for hands-free implementation of the call. The mobile station (22) and the headset (21) both comprise a short-range radio transceiver (BT, BT2) for wireless transfer of files between the mobile station (22) and the headset (21). The headset comprises a memory means for storing the files in the headset. The invention also relates to a headset (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventor: Arto Lehtonen
  • Patent number: 6160852
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for integrated processing of narrow-band communications and wide-band communications is generally accomplished when a communications controller (25) receives a request for a narrow-band communication. The request includes identity of at least one targeted communication device (32). Having received the request, the communications controller determines whether the at least one targeted communication device is participating in a wide-band communication on a wide-band channel. If so, the communications controller causes a narrow-band communication to be mixed with the wide-band communication. The mixed signal is then provided to the at least one targeted communication device on the wide-band channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary W. Grube, Bradley M. Hiben
  • Patent number: 6031870
    Abstract: A method and device for detecting on an electric fence system a communication signal from a total signal including noise and also electrical interference from electrical energizer pulses supplied to the fence. A signal detector detects, directly or indirectly, the level of noise or electrical interference in the total signal on the system, at least one of a filter associated with the signal detector and the amplitude of the total signal received is adjusted until the threshold of the filter blocks sufficient electric noise so that a sufficient part of the total signal received after filtering is the communication signal, and the adjustment of the filter threshold is not dependent on the communication signal alone. The validity of the communication signal is checked and the electrical energizer pulses are transmitted on the fence system in coordination with reception of the communication signals to reduce the interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Gallagher Group Limited
    Inventor: John Leonard Walley
  • Patent number: 5969663
    Abstract: A time domain communications system wherein a broadband of time-spaced signals, essentially monocycle-like signals, are derived from applying stepped-in-amplitude signals to a broadband antenna, in this case, a reverse bicone antenna. When received, the thus transmitted signals are multiplied by a D.C. replica of each transmitted signal, and thereafter, they are, successively, short time and long time integrated to achieve detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Time Domain Corporation
    Inventors: Larry W. Fullerton, Mark A. Barnes
  • Patent number: RE39759
    Abstract: A time domain communications system wherein a broadband of time-spaced signals, essentially monocycle-like signals, are derived from applying stepped-in-amplitude signals to a broadband antenna, in this case, a reverse bicone antenna. When received, the thus transmitted signals are multiplied by a D.C. replica of each transmitted signal, and thereafter, they are, successively, short time and long time integrated to achieve detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Time Domain Corporation
    Inventor: Larry W. Fullerton