Amplitude Modulation Patents (Class 375/300)
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Patent number: 8737531Abstract: In various embodiments, an active vector generator may comprise a vector component switch and a first amplitude adjustment component in parallel with a second amplitude adjustment component. The first and second amplitude adjustment components may operate with different ranges of amplitude. For example, the first amplitude adjustment component may have a full range of amplitude and the second amplitude adjustment component may have a partial range of amplitude. The vector component switch may operate to receive two signals and route the signals to the various amplitude adjustment components based on the relative magnitudes of the two signals. A benefit of having two amplitude adjustment components with selectable signal pathways is that the all the phase states may be obtained but using less robust and expensive amplitude adjustment components.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: ViaSat, Inc.Inventor: David R. Saunders
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Patent number: 8737516Abstract: A method and system is provided for communicating distinct data over a single frequency using on-off keying, a form of amplitude modulation, or phase changes timed to the zero crossing point of the carrier. A data signal is synchronized with the carrier by adding padding bits so that the number of bits is equal to the frequency of the carrier. The carrier is then modified by attenuating the carrier as needed once per cycle. Said carrier is then transmitted. The resulting transmitted carrier carries a number of bits equal to the transmit frequency. At the receive end, the received signal is compared to a sine wave to determine if the incoming signal is at full strength or at reduced strength, allowing for the detection of encoded digital information. In a another embodiment, the phase of the carrier is changed instead of attenuating the carrier, timed to the carrier cycles, once or twice per cycle.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Inventor: Nigel Iain Stuart Macrae
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Publication number: 20140140431Abstract: A transmitting/receiving system may include a transmission line, a transmitter circuit configured to transmit a clock to the transmission line and to adjust an amplitude of the clock in accordance with a logic level of data, and a receiver circuit configured to receive the clock transferred to the transmission line and to recover the data through detection of the amplitude of the clock.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: SK HYNIX INC.Inventor: Hyun-Woo LEE
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Patent number: 8724658Abstract: An output control unit outputs data of bit rate A to a first header-attaching unit and data of bit rate B to a second header-attaching unit. An instructing unit instructs the first or the second header-attaching unit to attach a header of bit rate being the least bit rate to the data of bit rate A or B. The first header-attaching unit creates a header of bit rate A, including an ID of a destination ONU of the data of bit rate A and information concerning the data length, and attaches the header of bit rate A to the data of bit rate A. The second header-attaching unit creates a header of bit rate A, including an ID of the destination ONU of the data of bit rate B and information concerning the data length, and attaches the header of bit rate A to the data of bit rate B.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Kazuyuki Mori
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Patent number: 8724733Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with a digital transmitter using Delta-Sigma modulators (DMSs) that uses an up-sampler and modulator block that follows the DSMs to generate the RF equivalent of the baseband signal to be transmitted. The up-sampler and modulator block is simple to implement and contains only one or a few multiplexers implemented in high speed logic technology.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2008Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Inventors: Fadhel M. Ghannouchi, Mohamed Helaoui, Safar Hatami, Renato Negra
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Publication number: 20140119476Abstract: The disclosed polar modulation transmitter circuit is configured to generate an output signal having a transmission frequency that minimizes crosstalk effects between different transmission bands (e.g., Bluetooth, GSM, UMTS, etc.). In particular, a polar modulation transceiver circuit, having an amplitude modulated (AM) signal and a phase modulated (PM) signal, comprises a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) configured to generate a DCO signal having a DCO frequency. The DCO signal is provided to one or more frequency dividers that are configured to selectively divide the DCO signal to generate various lower frequency signals, used to select a sampling rate for a DAC operating on the AM signal and an RF carrier signal frequency, which result in an output signal having a frequency that does not interfere with other RF systems on the same IC (e.g., that falls outside of the downlink frequency of other RF systems). Other systems and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2014Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Stefano Marsili, Giuseppe Li Puma, Stefan Van Waasen, Yanzhong Dai, Edwin Thaller
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Patent number: 8711956Abstract: A communications system may include a first communications device that may include a transmitter and a modulator cooperating therewith to modulate a coded waveform using a constant phase modulation (CPM) to generate a non-linear CPM waveform, and generate a linear representation of the non-linear CPM waveform, the linear representation including a plurality of pulses. The transmitter and a modulator may further cooperate to remove at least some of the plurality of pulses to define a modified linear representation of the non-linear CPM waveform, and transmit the modified linear representation of the non-linear CPM waveform. The communications system may further include a second communications device that may include a receiver and a single pulse-matched filter linear demodulator cooperating therewith to demodulate the modified linear representation of the non-linear CPM waveform transmitted from the first communications device.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Harris CorporationInventor: Michael A. Wadsworth
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Publication number: 20140112382Abstract: In conventional Backplane Ethernet systems, data is transmitted over two pairs of copper traces in one direction using a PAM-2 scheme and a baud rate of 10.3125 GHz, giving an effective bit rate of 10.3125 Gbps. The rate at which data can be transmitted in Backplane Ethernet systems, while still being reliably received, is typically limited by ISI caused by the dispersive nature of the copper traces, frequency dependent transmission losses caused primarily by skin effect and dielectric loss of the copper traces, and cross-talk from adjacent communication lines. The present invention is directed to systems for overcoming these and other signal impairments to achieve speeds up to, and beyond, twice the conventional 10 Gbps limit associated with Backplane Ethernet systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventors: William BLISS, Vasudevan PARTHASARATHY
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Patent number: 8693560Abstract: In a transmission apparatus which multicarrier-modulates and transmits symbols, which are basic units of digital signals, a subcarrier in which a symbol is arranged in a first multicarrier symbol having a first guard interval and a subcarrier in which a symbol is arranged in a second multicarrier symbol having a second guard interval longer than the first guard interval are scattered among a plurality of subcarriers constituting a multicarrier at the same time. Therefore, it is possible to improve the resistance to inter-symbol interference without substantially degrading transmission efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Toshizo Nogami, Takashi Yoshimoto, Ryota Yamada, Katsuya Kato
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Patent number: 8693578Abstract: A transmission device includes a pulse modulated signal generator that generates a pulse-modulated signal by changing the width of a pulse or the density of a pulse according to the magnitude of the amplitude component of an input signal while discretely changing the pulse height according to the magnitude of the amplitude, a modulated-signal generator that generates a modulated signal by integrating the pulse-modulated signal and the phase component of the input signal, a power amplifier that includes at least as many amplifiers as the number of the discrete amplitude levels of the modulated signal, changes the number of amplifies that amplify the modulated signal on the basis of the value of the amplitude level of the modulated signal, combines outputs of the amplifiers, and outputs a combined output, and an output filter that eliminates a square-wave component from the output of the power amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Kazuaki Kunihiro, Shinichi Hori, Kazumi Shiikuma
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Patent number: 8675769Abstract: A method and system for optimizing symbol mapping in partial response based communications that are based on use of pulse-shaping that incorporates a predetermined amount of inter-symbol interference (ISI). Optimizing symbol mapping symbol mapping may comprise configuring optimized constellation mapping for use in mapping and/or de-mapping data communicated using the partial response pulse-shaping. In this regard, the optimized constellation mapping may be based on a reference constellation mapping that is utilized for reference modulation scheme, and the configuring comprises applying adjustments to one or more constellation points in the reference constellation mapping. The optimized constellation mapping may be configured to optimize an applicable minimum distance for one or more selected error patterns for a given spectral compression applied during partial response based communications.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: MagnaCom Ltd.Inventor: Amir Eliaz
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Publication number: 20140064410Abstract: Example chaotic communication systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method receives a portion of a chaotic waveform that has a temporal length. The method also receives a data signal for communication to a destination. A chaotic data signal is generated based on the received data signal. The chaotic data signal includes the chaotic waveform inserted at periodic intervals based on the temporal length of the chaotic waveform.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventor: Ashitosh Swarup
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Publication number: 20140056341Abstract: A bandwidth that is allocated to a transmitted waveform need not be contiguous in frequency space and a frequency content of the transmitted waveform may vary, as needed, even on a signaling interval by signaling interval basis, in order to accommodate a desired transfer rate, reduce or avoid interference and/or enhance an end user experience. According to embodiments of the invention, a set of frequencies that is used to provide frequency content to elements of a waveform alphabet, used to form the transmitted waveform, is varied thus varying a frequency content of the transmitted waveform. A time span associated with the elements of the waveform alphabet may also be varied. Various transmitter/receiver embodiments are disclosed including direct synthesis transmitter/receiver embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: EICES Research, Inc.Inventor: Peter D. Karabinis
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Patent number: 8660209Abstract: A transmitter is provided. The transmitter includes a phase/frequency deviation input, a controller and a frequency modulating path. The phase/frequency deviation input receives multiple phase/frequency deviation samples. The controller outputs a modified phase/frequency deviation signal and generates a phase/frequency deviation carry-out signal in response to the phase/frequency deviation samples and a previous time sample of the phase/frequency deviation carry-out signal. The frequency modulating path performs frequency modulation in response to the modified phase/frequency deviation signal and outputs a frequency modulated carrier signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Mediatek Inc.Inventors: Kai-Peng Kao, Chi-Hsueh Wang, Robert Bogdan Staszewski, Ping-Ying Wang
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Patent number: 8649460Abstract: Techniques for multi-wire encoding with an embedded clock are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a transmitter component. The transmitter component may comprise at least one encoder module to generate a set of symbols, each symbol being represented by a combination of signal levels on a set of wires. The transmitter component may also comprise at least one signaling module to transmit one or more of the symbols over the set of wires according to a transmit clock. The transmitter component may additionally comprise control logic to restrict transmission of first and second subsets of the set of symbols to respective first and second portions of a clock cycle of the transmit clock, such that a signal differential among at least two of the set of wires exhibits a switching behavior that has a same frequency as the transmit clock.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2008Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Rambus Inc.Inventors: Frederick Ware, Jade Kizer
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Patent number: 8630364Abstract: Various example embodiments are disclosed herein. According to an example embodiment, an apparatus may include a multiple modulation index continuous phase encoder (CPE) configured to perform continuous phase encoding on one or more received symbols and to output CPE encoded symbols, the CPE being configured to a known initial state prior to receiving a data block of one or more symbols, and a termination symbol (TS) generator coupled to the CPE, the TS generator configured to generate one or more termination symbols to be appended to the received data block, wherein an ending state of the CPE after receiving the one or more termination symbols is the same as the known initial state of the CPE.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2008Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks OyInventor: Marilynn P. Green
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Publication number: 20140003548Abstract: A wireless communication device for communicating in the near-field via active load modulation. The device including an antenna configured to receive a magnetic field, a recovery device configured to recover a clock from the magnetic field, and a multiplexer configured to receive the recovered clock and a reference clock, and to output one of the recovered clock and the reference clock based on a current operational state of the wireless communication device, The wireless communication device further including a shunt regulator configured to produce the active load modulation by modulating an impedance of the wireless communication device, a phase-locked loop (PLL) configured to receive one of the recovered clock and the reference clock and to utilize the received clock to control the active load modulation, and a driver configured to contribute to the active load modulation by adjusting an amplitude of a voltage across the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Alastair LEFLEY
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Publication number: 20130336423Abstract: Methods and systems for a sub-harmonic transmitter utilizing a leaky wave antenna are disclosed and may include transmitting wireless signals at a harmonic frequency of a source signal utilizing one or more leaky wave antennas (LWAs) in a wireless device including one or more transceivers on a chip. The LWAs may be configured with a resonant frequency at the harmonic frequency. The source signal may be communicated to the LWAs utilizing a power amplifier, which may be operated in switching mode thereby generating a square wave from the source signal. The LWAs may be integrated on the chip, on a package to which the chip is affixed and/or on a printed circuit board to which the chip is affixed. The harmonic frequency may be three times a frequency of the source signal. The transmitted wireless signal may be amplitude modulated utilizing a bias voltage applied to the LWAs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Maryam Rofougaran
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Patent number: 8605746Abstract: An apparatus and a system, as well as a method and article, may operate to send a selected data type without self-definition information to a receiver if a state capable of interpreting the selected data type has been maintained by the receiver, and to send the selected data type with the self-definition information to the receiver if the state capable of interpreting the selected data type has not been maintained by the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Adrian P. Stephens
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Patent number: 8599965Abstract: A transmitter circuit includes a first synthesizer section, and a second synthesizer section which consumes less current than the first synthesizer section. The transmitter circuit performs switching such that the first synthesizer section is operated and the second synthesizer section is powered off in polar modulation, and the second synthesizer section is operated and the first synthesizer section is powered off in quadrature modulation, thereby reducing consumed power. While the first synthesizer section is operating, calibration for an oscillation frequency is performed, and when the operation is stopped, a calibration value is stored. When an operation of the first synthesizer section is restarted, the stored calibration value is corrected by using temperature change, thereby enhancing calibration accuracy and preventing degradation in quality of a transmission signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Akira Kato, Kaoru Ishida
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Patent number: 8594233Abstract: A communications device may include In-phase (I) power amplifiers configured to generate I amplified signals, Quadrature (Q) power amplifiers configured to generate Q amplified signals, an I controller coupled to the I power amplifiers and configured to selectively enable some of the I power amplifiers, and a Q controller coupled to the Q power amplifiers and configured to selectively enable some of the Q power amplifiers. The communications device may also include a power combiner configured to combine the I amplified signals and the Q amplified signals in a combined amplified signal, and an antenna coupled to the power combiner.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Khurram Muhammad
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Patent number: 8588330Abstract: A communications device may include In-phase (I) power amplifiers configured to respectively generate I amplified signals, Quadrature (Q) power amplifiers configured to respectively generate Q amplified signals, I antennas respectively coupled to the I power amplifiers, and Q antennas respectively coupled to the Q power amplifiers. The communications device may also include an I controller coupled to the I power amplifiers and configured to selectively enable some of the I power amplifiers, and a Q controller coupled to the Q power amplifiers and configured to selectively enable some of the Q power amplifiers.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Khurram Muhammad
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Patent number: 8588326Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for MIMO OFDM transmitter and receivers having odd and/even numbers of transmit antennas. Various methods for pre-coding information bits before space time coding (STC) are described for enabling transmission of information bits over all antennas. Methods of decoding received signals that have been pre-coded and STC coded are also provided by embodiments of the invention. Pilot patterns for downlink and uplink transmission between a base station and one or more wireless terminals for three transmit antenna transmitters are also provided. Variable rate codes are provided that combine various fixed rate codes in a manner that results in codes whose rates are dependent on all the various fixed rate codes that are combined.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2005Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mahmoud Taherzadehboroujeni, Hosein Nikopourdeilami, Amir Keyvan Khandani, Wen Tong, Ming Jia, Peiying Zhu, Dong-Sheng Yu, Jianglei Ma
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Patent number: 8576942Abstract: A transmitter includes: a decoder for transforming an IQ signal into a linear sum of two vectors which have non-negative coefficients, respectively, which form an angle of (?/4), and which are included in eight vectors representing directions indicated by eight angles of (??/2), 0, (?/2), ?, (?3?/4), (??/4), (?/4), and (3?/4), respectively, and for outputting information upon magnitudes and angles of the two vectors; a phase generator for generating eight phase signals corresponding to phases of (??/2), 0, (?/2), ?, (?3?/4), (??/4), (?/4), and (3?/4), respectively, and outputting the eight phase signals; and a selector for selecting two phase signals having phases equivalent to angles of the two vectors, from among the eight phase signals, and amplifying the two phase signals having been selected, based on the information upon the magnitudes and the angles, and outputting, as a plurality of amplification signals, the two phase signals having been amplified.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Toru Matsuura, Wayne S. Lee, Tomoya Urushihara, Toshifumi Nakatani
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Patent number: 8571134Abstract: The present application relates to at least one digitally controlled oscillator and a data modulation device. More particularly, the digital polar transmitter comprises at least one digitally controlled oscillator configured to generate at least one frequency. The digital polar transmitter comprises a data modulation device, wherein the data modulation device comprises at least one data input terminal, at least one output terminal, and at least one frequency input terminal, wherein the output terminal is connected to the digitally controlled oscillator. The digital polar transmitter comprises a phase measuring device configured to measure phase information from the output signal of the data modulation device for every frequency sample.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2009Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: NXP, B.V.Inventors: Nenad Pavlovic, Manel Collados, Xin He, Jan Van Sinderen
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Publication number: 20130279631Abstract: A method for sending a data from an electromagnetic radiator by polarization modulation of an electromagnetic wave includes radiating from the radiator first and second electromagnetic waves including first and second polarizations respectively, the first polarization being different than the second polarization. The first and second electromagnetic waves form a third electromagnetic wave having a third polarization different from the first or second polarization. The method includes modulating the third polarization responsive to the data by modulating one or more parts of the third electromagnetic wave. The data is sent in the third polarization. A system for sending a data includes an oscillator adapted to generate an oscillating signal, and a phase shifter coupled to the oscillator and adapted to generate a first phase-shifted oscillating signal having a first phase. The phase shifter is adapted to vary the phase difference across a predefined range in response to the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventor: California Institute of Technology
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Patent number: 8565347Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna measurement system and a corresponding method for measuring parameters of the transfer function of an antenna transmission system comprising a transmit antenna, a receive antenna and a transmission channel between said transmit antenna and said receive antenna, and/or for measuring parameters of an antenna of said antenna transmission system. In order to enable such a measurement for a single discrete frequency at high frequencies as used in mm-wave applications, an antenna measurement system is proposed comprising mixers, for frequency conversion on the transmitter side and detection on the receiver side, which are both driven by an electromagnetic radiation signal. Applying a switched DC signal for biasing the mixer on the transmitter side with an ultra-fast rise-time, the envelope of the time domain signal can directly be measured in the time domain on the receiver side.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Marcel Daniel Blech
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Patent number: 8565344Abstract: Provided is a transmission circuit which allows smooth switching of the operation mode when switching the operation mode of the transmission circuit. A power amplifier 14 includes: a first input terminal to which a direct-current voltage or a voltage in accordance with an amplitude signal M is supplied; a second input terminal to which an output signal from a first variable gain amplifier 171 or an output signal from a second variable gain amplifier 172 is inputted; and a third input terminal to which an output signal from a first bias circuit 15 or an output signal from a second bias circuit 16 is inputted. A control section 11 switches the operation mode of the transmission circuit so that at least one of the first input terminal, the second input terminal, and the third input terminal of the power amplifier is prevented from being in a no input state.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Ryo Kitamura, Takahito Miyazaki
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Publication number: 20130266089Abstract: A wideband phase modulator comprises a multiphase generator, a phase selector, and a phase adjuster. The wideband phase modulator is configured to receive an N-bit digital phase-modulating signal comprising a timed sequence of N-bit phase-modulating words, where N is a positive integer representing the bit resolution of the N-bit digital phase-modulating signal. The multiphase generator generates a plurality of coarse carrier phases, all having the same carrier frequency but each offset in phase relative to the other. The M most significant bits of the N-bit phase-modulating words are used to form M-bit phase select words that control the output phase of the phase selector. The phase adjuster performs a precision rotation operation, whereby a selected coarse carrier phase is adjusted so that the phase of the resulting final precision phase-modulated signal more closely aligns with a desired precision phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventor: Earl W. McCune, JR.
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Patent number: 8553802Abstract: A communications device may include an In-phase (I) power amplifier configured to generate an I amplified signal, a Quadrature (Q) power amplifier configured to generate a Q amplified signal, an I digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to generate an I signal, and a Q DAC configured to generate a Q signal. The communications device may also include an I power supply circuit coupled to the I power amplifier and to the I DAC and configured to cause the I power amplifier to modulate an I carrier signal into the I amplified signal based upon the I signal, a Q power supply circuit coupled to the Q power amplifier and to the Q DAC and configured to cause the Q power amplifier to modulate a Q carrier signal into the Q amplified signal based upon the Q signal, and at least one antenna coupled to the I and Q power amplifiers.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2011Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Blackberry LimitedInventor: Khurram Muhammad
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Patent number: 8548090Abstract: A transmitting apparatus in a mobile communications system is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a data modulating unit which maps a predetermined number of data sets to one or more reference signal points of a symbol constellation; an inverse Fourier transforming unit which inverse Fourier transforms a data-modulated signal, generating a time-domain signal; a peak suppressing unit which suppresses the time-domain signal such that a peak power decreases when the time-domain signal meets a predetermined condition; a Fourier transforming unit which Fourier transforms the peak-suppressed signal and generates a frequency-domain signal; and a modifying unit which modifies the frequency-domain signal, and provides the modified signal to the inverse Fourier transforming unit, wherein the modifying unit is arranged to move, when a peak-suppressed signal point in the symbol constellation does not belong to a predetermined surrounding area, the peak-suppressed signal point to a point within the surrounding area.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventor: Kenichi Higuchi
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Publication number: 20130251067Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ASK signal generator includes a differential oscillator, a first modulator, a second modulator, a first transmission line, a second transmission line and an impedance adjustment circuit. The differential oscillator generates first and second signals having an opposite phase, and outputs the first and second signals from first and second output terminals. The first modulator connected to the first output terminal is set in the normally off state. The second modulator connected to the second output terminal is turned on or off according to a digital signal. The first and second transmission lines connected to the first and second output terminals have a length equal to a ¼ wavelength of the oscillation frequency of the differential oscillator. The impedance adjustment circuit is operated together with the second modulator according to the digital signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Ryuichi FUJIMOTO
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Publication number: 20130236184Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus including a signal generator that generates a transmit signal obtained by encoding a processing command for executing a given process, a carrier transmitter that transmits a carrier signal obtained by modulating the transmit signal at a carrier frequency higher than the frequency of power transmitted on a power line, and a communication filter, connected between the power line and the carrier transmitter, that at least blocks signals at the frequency of the power, while not blocking signals at the carrier frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Takanori Washiro
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Patent number: 8532590Abstract: A feedback loop is used to determine phase distortion created in a signal by directly extracting the phase distortion information from a feedback signal using original frequency modulation information.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Thomas Mayer, Nick Shute
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Publication number: 20130230124Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmit signal pulse shaping. Automotive vehicle manufacturers that incorporate electronic components into an automotive vehicle must consider emission requirements masks that can be dependent on particular geographic markets as well as the other electronic components contained within a particular automotive vehicle design. A physical layer device is provided that can be configured to operate in multiple emissions configurations using configurable parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Ahmad Chini, Seyed Hamidi, Mehmet Vakif Tazebay
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Patent number: 8526895Abstract: Various embodiments provide for systems and methods for wireless communications that implement transmitter protection schemes using spatial combining. The protection scheme implemented by some embodiments provides for a number of benefits, including without limitation: hitless protection; constant power monitoring for each wireless channel being utilized; extra gain to wireless signals transmitted; beam steering, beam hopping, and beam alignment capabilities; and varying levels of transmission path protection (e.g., 1+1 protection, or 1+N protection). Additionally, the features of some embodiments may be applied to a variety of wireless communications systems including, for example, microwave wireless systems, cellular phone systems and WiFi systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Aviat U.S., Inc.Inventors: Ying Shen, David Schafer
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Patent number: 8520766Abstract: Provided is a transmitter which is small in size and operates with high efficiency and compensates a delay error with high accuracy. A signal generation section 11 outputs a PM test signal and an AM test signal. The AM test signal is inputted to a multiplier 16 via a delay adjustment section 12 and a regulator 14. The PM test signal is inputted to the multiplier 16 via the delay adjustment section 12. A power measurement section 17 measures an average power of a multiplication signal which is outputted from the multiplier 16 and outputs a measured value to a control section 18. The control section 18 determines an amplitude delay time and a phase delay time on the basis of the inputted measured value and sets the determined delay times in the delay adjustment section 12.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Ryo Kitamura, Yukihiro Omoto
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Patent number: 8520767Abstract: A transmission circuit adjust a difference between signal delay amounts in an amplitude path and a phase path with a low power consumption. An amplitude modulation section amplitude-modulates a phase modulation signal outputted from a phase modulation section with a voltage control signal provided by a regulator to generate a transmission signal for an output of an antenna. Similarly, a feedback signal generation section amplitude-modulates the phase modulation signal with a voltage control signal to generate a feedback signal. The signal is fed back to a delay adjustments sections used for calculating and adjusting the difference between the signal delay amounts in the amplitude path and the phase path. The feedback signal generation section is attained by a power amplifier having the same configuration as the amplitude modulation section and a smaller circuit scale.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yukihiro Omoto, Shigeru Morimoto
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Publication number: 20130215979Abstract: Described herein are methods of making and using and apparatus for wirelessly communicating data and providing power, particularly from a location exterior to a body and to an implantable device disposed within a body with tissue. The described embodiments provide apparatus and methods for efficiently transfer data and power between an external transceiver and an (implanted) biomedical device. The method is to modulate power carrier, which wirelessly powers the device, using an asynchronous modulation scheme, such as amplitude shift keying (ASK) modulation, with minimal modulation depth in order to not disrupt the power flow. The digital data is encoded in the pulse width, eliminating the need for synchronization to the power carrier signal and further minimizing the power consumption necessary for data transfer. Additionally, a reverse backscatter method for obtaining data from the implant is described that has flexible, low power operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2013Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior UniversityInventor: The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
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Publication number: 20130215984Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for transmitting additional data over preexisting differential COFDM signals by changing the amplitude of the legacy data symbols. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, additional data capacity can be achieved for a COFDM signal which is completely backwards compatible with existing legacy satellite broadcast communications systems. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, additional information can be overlaid on a legacy COFDM signal by applying an amplitude offset to the legacy symbols. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, special receiver processing can be implemented to extract this additional information, which can include performing channel equalization across frequency bins to isolate the amplitude modulated overlay signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2012Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: Sirius XM Radio Inc.Inventors: Carl Scarpa, Edward Schell, Christopher Strolle
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Patent number: 8514969Abstract: A reference voltage adjustment unit (212) calculates gain from a DA converter (121) to an offset calculating unit (123) by detecting the output of the offset calculating unit (123), adjusts the reference voltage (V3) from a reference voltage generation unit (211) so that the value becomes a predetermined value, and feeds the post-adjustment reference voltage (V4) to the DA converter (121) and offset calculating unit (123). Due to this, the gain from the DA converter (121) to the offset calculating unit (123) can be corrected. Fluctuation in the lower limit level of the output of a differential-to-single conversion unit (124) can be minimized as a result, so, the addition of unnecessary offset to the amplitude data at the amplifier unit (140) can be minimized. Thus, deterioration in modulation characteristics when the amplitude control unit (210) takes a differential circuit configuration can be minimized.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Taichi Ikedo
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Patent number: 8513975Abstract: Hardware and processes are provided for efficient interpretation of multi-value signals. The multi-value signals have a first voltage range with is used to indicate multiple numerical or logical values, and a second voltage range that is used to provide control functions. In one example, the multi-value circuitry is arranged as a set of rows and columns, which may be cascaded together. The control function can be implemented to cause portions of rows, columns, or cascaded connections to be powered off, thereby saving power and enabling more efficient operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Inventor: Benjamin J. Cooper
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Publication number: 20130208829Abstract: System for simultaneous transmission (1) of Morse signaling over a radio communication using digital technology, comprising: a signal generator (2) with at least one digital modulation which includes at least one amplitude modulation component; a Morse code generator (3) that generates Morse tones in analog form; a first attenuator module (4), controlled by the Morse code generator (4). In this way, a signal with digital modulation generated by the signal generator (2) is attenuated in amplitude by the first attenuator module (4), the amplitude attenuation being the function of the amplitude of the waveform generated by the Morse code generator (3). In this way the transmission of information by means of digital modulation is simultaneous with the transmission of the Morse code by means of analog amplitude modulation (AM), using one single radiofrequency (RF) carrier signal and without service interruption or information loss.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2013Publication date: August 15, 2013Applicant: TELTRONIC, S.A.Inventor: TELTRONIC, S.A.
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Patent number: 8509342Abstract: A method for processing a sinusoidal carrier frequency signal includes generating a series of samples by sampling the carrier frequency signal at a system sampling rate until a wrap up sample is yielded. The wrap up sample position is within a predetermined distance of an end of a cycle of the carrier frequency signal and, the series of samples constitute a digital representation of the cycle of the carrier frequency signal. A position of each of the series of samples is adjusted by an amount proportional to the wrap up sample position from the cycle end and the adjusted samples are stored in memory.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2009Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Commscope Canada Inc.Inventors: Benoit Dufresne, Jean-Francis Kisovec
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Patent number: 8509348Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for producing an up-converted and amplified transmission signal comprises performing a logarithmic transformation of an input transmission signal to form a logarithmically transformed transmission signal, adding the logarithmically transformed transmission signal to a logarithmic local oscillator signal to form a sum signal, and performing an antilogarithmic transformation of the sum signal to produce the up-converted and amplified transmission signal. In one embodiment, a log-antilog circuit for producing an up-converted and an amplified transmission signal comprises a transmission log block configured to receive an input transmission signal and to provide a logarithmically transformed transmission signal as a transmission log block output, and an antilog block coupled to the transmission log block. The antilog block is configured to receive a sum signal of the transmission log block output and a logarithmic local oscillator signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: James Arthur Ford
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Publication number: 20130202060Abstract: A modulator generates a modulation signal from an input signal, and a serial-parallel converter generates a subcarrier modulation signal from the modulation signal. An IFFT unit performs an inverse fast Fourier transformation on the subcarrier modulation signal to generate first data. An operator multiplies respective elements of the first data by amplitude coefficients, and further adds dispersion coefficients to the multiplication result, the amplitude coefficients being real numbers other than 0 defined for the respective elements, at least one of the amplitude coefficients having a value other than 1, the dispersion coefficients being complex numbers defined for the respective components, and at least one of the dispersion coefficients having a value other than 0. Then, data symbols are generated based on a calculation result. A transmitter transmits a transmission frame including the data symbols to another apparatus via an antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2012Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: ICOM INCORPORATEDInventor: Icom Incorporated
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Patent number: 8503573Abstract: Disclosed is a bits-to-symbol mapping method of 4+12+16 amplitude phase shift keying (APSK) having excellent performance against the non-linearity of a high power amplifier. According to the present invention A bits-to-symbol mapping method of 4+12+16 APSK modulation, comprising: representing 32 symbols of the 4+12+16 APSK modulation by a polar coordinate and arranging the 32 symbols by a size of ? while giving priority to a symbol having a small signal size when the size of ? of two or more symbols are same; grouping the arranged 32 symbols into 4 groups according to quadrant regions where the symbols are located; and allocating bits so that the same bits are allocated to the symbols belonging to the same region for each region with respect to each of the first to fifth bits of the symbols grouped into four regions.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang UniversityInventors: Dae Ig Chang, Dongweon Yoon, Jaeyoon Lee
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Publication number: 20130195222Abstract: Array amplitude modulation which includes mapping a data symbol to a phase modulation signal and an amplitude modulation signal for transmission from antenna elements; applying the phase modulation signal to the antenna element amplifiers; and generating a pattern of enabling/disabling the antenna element amplifiers as a function of the amplitude modulation to produce a phase and amplitude modulated transmission from the antenna elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2012Publication date: August 1, 2013Inventors: Michael Zatman, Trevor Owen
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Publication number: 20130188754Abstract: A transmitter is provided. The transmitter includes a phase/frequency deviation input, a controller and a frequency modulating path. The phase/frequency deviation input receives multiple phase/frequency deviation samples. The controller outputs a modified phase/frequency deviation signal and generates a phase/frequency deviation carry-out signal in response to the phase/frequency deviation samples and a previous time sample of the phase/frequency deviation carry-out signal. The frequency modulating path performs frequency modulation in response to the modified phase/frequency deviation signal and outputs a frequency modulated carrier signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Kai-Peng Kao, Chi-Hsueh Wang, Robert Bogdan Staszewski, Ping-Ying Wang
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Publication number: 20130188967Abstract: Disclosed is a method for transmitting a low-frequency signal over a data transmission link using a digital high bit-rate signal including the steps of creating a modulated digital high bit-rate signal the average power of which varies according to the low-frequency signal, supplying the modulated digital high bit-rate signal to a first end of the data transmission link, receiving the modulated digital high bit-rate signal at a second end of the data transmission link or at an intermediate node of the data transmission link, and detecting the low-frequency signal by low-pass filtering the received modulated digital high bit-rate signal. According to the invention, the variation of the average power of the modulated digital high bit-rate signal is effected by a variation of the density of “high” bits according to the low-frequency signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: ADVA AG OPTICAL NETWORKINGInventors: Michael Eiselt, Mirko Lawin