Amplitude Modulation Patents (Class 375/300)
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Patent number: 7813433Abstract: A device and system communicates data and includes a modulation and mapping circuit that modulates and maps data symbols into a plurality of multiple subcarrier frequencies that are orthogonal to each other to form an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) communications signal based on a fixed or variable OFDM symbol rate. A pseudo-random signal generator is operative with the modulation and mapping circuit and generates pseudo-random signals to the modulation and mapping circuit based on an encryption algorithm for frequency hopping each subcarrier at an OFDM symbol rate to lower any probability of interception and detection, reduce power per frequency (dB/Hz/sec), and lower any required transmission power while maintaining an instantaneous signal-to-noise ratio, wherein selected subcarriers are turned ON or OFF to increase the transmit power and signal-to-noise ratio and reduce the Inter-Carrier Interference (ICI) and adverse effects of frequency selective fading.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2006Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Harris CorporationInventor: Christopher D. Moffatt
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Publication number: 20100254490Abstract: Implementations of a high gain range transmitter with variable-size mixers are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2009Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventor: Jose Pedro Moreira
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Publication number: 20100232546Abstract: A method for wireless communication is provided. The method comprises transmitting a relay downlink control information (R-DCI) block in a plurality of resource blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Yi Yu, Zhijun Cai, James Earl Womack
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Patent number: 7792214Abstract: Provided is a transmitter circuit capable of operating with low distortion and high efficiency even in a modulation method using wide modulation bandwidth. In the transmitter circuit, a signal generation section (11) generates an amplitude signal and an angle-modulated signal. Based on a predetermined characteristic, a compensating filter (12) wave-shaping-processes the amplitude signal. A regulator (14) outputs a signal in accordance with a magnitude of the signal which has been wave-shaping-processed by the compensating filter (12). An amplitude modulator section (15) amplitude-modulates the angle-modulated signal by using the signal outputted from the regulator (14). A characteristic of the compensating filter (12) is an inverse of a transfer characteristic between an input at the regulator (14) and an output at the amplitude modulator section (15).Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Toru Matsuura, Shigeru Morimoto
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Patent number: 7792210Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transmitting data in the form of at least one sequence Tsg of Ns pulses, each pulse being enclosed within a predetermined time chip Tc. The method according to the invention includes at least one symbol encoding step, in the course of which each pulse pj (for j=1 to Ns) of an ith pulse sequence Tsg is multiplied by a value Vi representative of a symbol to be carried by said sequence. By virtue of the invention, the information carried by the pulse sequence Tsg will essentially be represented by the power carried by this sequence Tsg, which power is related to the amplitude of the pulses pj. This information may then be recovered by a receiver without said receiver having to map precisely, with respect to time, the received pulse sequences.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2004Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Stephane Paquelet, Louis-Marie Aubert
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Patent number: 7778354Abstract: A communicating apparatus includes: a local signal generator, an orthogonal modulator, an orthogonal demodulator, and two orthogonal error compensators. The local signal generator generates a first local signal and a second local signal. The orthogonal modulator modulates an input signal into a modulation signal by using the first local signal. The orthogonal demodulator demodulates the modulation signal into a demodulation signal by using the second local signal. Each of the two orthogonal error compensators corrects orthogonal modulation error generated in the orthogonal modulator and an orthogonal demodulation error generated in the orthogonal demodulator respectively. Set values to be set to the orthogonal error compensators are calculated based on (1) a phase difference between the first local signal and the second local signal, (2) the input signal and (3) the demodulation signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2007Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Keiichi Yamaguchi, Atsushi Yamaoka
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Patent number: 7773695Abstract: A circuit for amplitude modulating a carrier signal includes a carrier signal input, circuitry for splitting the carrier signal into first and second paths, circuitry for phase modulating the carrier signal on the first path, circuitry for phase modulating the carrier signal on the second path, and circuitry for combining the phase modulated carrier signal on the first path with the phase modulated carrier signal on the second path for generating an amplitude modulated output signal. Feedback loops virtually eliminate residual phase shift and make the amplitude modulated output signal linearly proportional to the baseband signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2005Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Dominic KotabInventors: Liming Zhou, Vadim Kikin
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Patent number: 7769096Abstract: A quadrature-multiplexed continuous phase modulation (QM-CPM) signal is made up of the real parts of two underlying CPM signals whose information content can be recovered from just their real parts. The real parts of two such signals are I/Q multiplexed and transmitted onto a single channel to approximately double the bits/Hz of the underlying CPM signals, while maintaining the same or similar minimum distance. A class of QM-CPFSK (QM-continuous phase frequency shift keyed) signals are presented that use binary signaling but more phase states, and M2-ary QM-CPFSK signals are derived from constant envelope M-ary CPFSK signals. M2-ary multi-amplitude CPFSK signaling schemes are constructed that maintain the same distance as known multi-amplitude CPFSK schemes, but more than double the bandwidth efficiency in bits/Hz. In addition to these CPFSK based embodiments, embodiments are provided that more generally use CPM, non-continuous phase modulated signals, and even trellis-based PAM based signals.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2006Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Trellis Phase Communications, LPInventors: John P. Fonseka, Eric Morgan Dowling
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Publication number: 20100189192Abstract: Provided is a radio transmission device which can improve an error ratio characteristic in a radio communication system which performs precoding. There are two types of modulation methods: a first modulation method having a small error ratio improvement width by precoding and a second modulation method having a large error ratio improvement width by precoding. In the radio transmission device (100), a modulation unit (101) modulates transmission data by the second modulation method so as to generate a symbol, a copying unit (102) copies the symbol so as to generate a plurality of symbols, and a precoding unit (105) performs precoding of the symbols.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kenichi Miyoshi, Shinsuke Takaoka, Fumiyuki Adachi, Hiromichi Tomeea, Kazuki Takeda
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Publication number: 20100183092Abstract: An adaptive differential pulse-code modulation-demodulation system and method thereof is provided. The method includes steps of modulating an analog audio input signal into a data packet, including a plurality of digital data through adaptive differential pulse-code modulation, an initial value and a scale factor associated with the digital data, to be sent to the communication network, and demodulating the data packet according to the digital data, the initial value and the scale factor, thereby reconstructing the data packet to an analog audio output signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2010Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventor: Chu-Feng Lien
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Patent number: 7751488Abstract: A system and device communicates data. A modulation and mapping circuit modulates and maps data symbols into a plurality of multiple subcarrier frequencies that are orthogonal to each other to form an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) communications signal based on a fixed or variable OFDM symbol rate. A pseudo-random signal generator is operative with the modulation and mapping circuit for generating pseudo-random signals to the modulation and mapping circuit based on an encryption algorithm for frequency hopping each subcarrier at an OFDM symbol rate to lower any probability of interception and detection, reduced power per frequency (dB/Hz/sec), and lower any required transmission power while maintaining an instantaneous signal-to-noise ratio.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2006Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Harris CorporationInventor: Christopher D. Moffatt
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Patent number: 7742541Abstract: A compact transmission circuit for outputting a highly linear transmission signal regardless of the output power level and operating at a high efficiency is provided. A signal generation section 11 generates an amplitude signal and quadrature data based on input data. A calculation section 21 calculates using the amplitude signal and the quadrature data to output a discrete value having a level discrete at every predetermine time period, and first and second phase signals. An amplitude amplification section 17 outputs a voltage controlled in accordance with the discrete value. Angular modulation sections 13 and 14 angular-modulate the phase signals and output first and second angle-modulated signals. Amplitude modulation sections 15 and 16 amplitude-modulate the angle-modulated signals with the voltage from the amplitude amplification section 17 and output first and second modulated signals. A combining section 18 combines the first and second modulated signals and outputs a transmission signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2007Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Toru Matsuura, Kaoru Ishida
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Patent number: 7742543Abstract: A transmission circuit alleviates the frequency characteristics of a group delay and an attenuation amount in a transmission signal band and expands a dynamic range to a high frequency band. A ladder-type resistance-type attenuator includes switching elements, 2R resistor elements and R resistor elements. The 2R and R resistor elements are respectively connected to variable capacitor elements in parallel. The variable attenuator having such a connection structure is connected to an amplitude modulation loop of the transmission circuit. By controlling the capacitance value of the variable capacitor elements using the capacitance value control section when the switching elements are ON/OFF switched based on the transmission power control signal, the influence of parasitic capacitances of the variable capacitor elements is suppressed and the group delay between the amplitude modulation and the phase modulation is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2007Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Masakatsu Maeda
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Patent number: 7742542Abstract: A method for transmitting a base band digital data signal having a bit period and a first bandwidth, comprising providing a carrier wave having a carrier amplitude and a carrier frequency, and synchronously modulating both the carrier amplitude and carrier frequency with the base band digital signal, so as to reduce the bandwidth of the modulated carrier wave below the bandwidth of the base band signal. A method for transmitting a base band digital data signal having a bit period and a first bandwidth, comprising providing a carrier wave having a carrier phase and a carrier frequency, and synchronously modulating both the carrier phase and carrier frequency with the base band digital signal, so as to reduce the bandwidth of the modulated carrier wave below the bandwidth of the base band signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Finisar CorporationInventors: Daniel Mahgerefteh, Xueyan Zhang, Parviz Tayebati
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Publication number: 20100142600Abstract: A method and a device for transmitting packet-oriented data are provided. The packet-oriented data includes information data and idle data. The idle data includes at least one symbol of lower amplitude.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Thomas Ahrndt, Roberto Bianchi, Werner Kozek, Matthias Schnitter, Wolfgang Zirwas
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Patent number: 7733980Abstract: A quadrature modulation circuit includes a mixer circuit including an integrated sign modulation control circuit and a plurality of mixer ports. The mixer ports include a first input port, a second input port, an output port and a sign modulation control port. The modulation circuit generates a modulated signal by operation of the mixer circuit multiplying a modulating signal applied to the first input port with a carrier signal applied to the second input port to generate a mixed signal output from the output port, and by operation of the integrated sign modulation control circuit controlling polarity switching of a signal at one of the mixer ports in response to a sign modulation control signal input to the sign modulation control port.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2006Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Troy James Beukema, Alberto Valdes Garcia, Scott Kevin Reynolds
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Patent number: 7734263Abstract: A transmission circuit operates with high efficiency and low distortion. An amplitude and phase extraction section extracts amplitude data and phase data from input data. A phase modulation section phase-modulates the phase data to output a resultant signal as a phase-modulated signal. An amplifier section amplifies the phase-modulated signal to output a resultant signal as a transmission signal. An amplitude control section supplies, to the amplifier section, a voltage controlled in accordance with an AC component represented by a fluctuation component of the amplitude data and a DC component represented by an average value level of the fluctuation component of the amplitude data.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2007Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Masakatsu Maeda, Taichi Ikedo
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Publication number: 20100135436Abstract: According to one embodiment, a first encoder encodes main information, a second encoder encodes sub-information, a first modulator modulates a carrier based on an output of the first encoder, a duplicating module duplicates an output of the second encoder to generate encoded sub-information units, and a second modulator amplitude-modulates an output of the first modulator based on the encoded sub-information units. The second modulator amplitude-modulates with ?/(?×(2N)1/2) being 0.4 or less, wherein a noise power of a transmission path or a storage medium is ?2, a number of the encoded sub-information units is N, signal levels after amplitude modulation, which correspond to bit 1 and bit 0 of the encoded sub-information units, are A and B, and a level difference A?B is ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: Yuji NAGAI, Chosaku Noda, Kazuo Watabe, Akihito Ogawa, Kazuto Kuroda, Nobuhisa Yoshida, Nobumasa Naito, Naoki Morishita, Naomasa Nakamura, Hideaki Ohsawa, Hiroharu Sato, Hisashi Yamada, Toshihiko Kaneshige
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Publication number: 20100135435Abstract: The method is for estimating the fading coefficients of a plurality of transmission channels on which signals to be sent, generated as a function of a sequence of symbols, are transmitted according to a particular modulation, e.g. AM-PSK modulation. The fading coefficients are estimated by using estimations of the transmitted symbols obtained in advance, thus obtaining DC components of the received signal by coherent demodulation locked to the phases of the transmitted AM-PSK signals, and processing these DC components. The method may not require the choice of a stochastic distribution model of the channel fading, thus it remains efficient even when the channel characteristics vary significantly. Moreover, the method works correctly even if the received stream is disturbed by inter-symbolic interference (ISI) and/or by multi-path fading.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2009Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.Inventors: Giuseppe Visalli, Giuseppe Avellone
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Patent number: 7715490Abstract: A novel sigma delta amplitude modulator having a noise transfer function adapted to shift quantization noise outside at least one frequency band of interest. In one embodiment, the sigma delta amplitude modulator includes a programmable order low pass stage. In a second embodiment, the sigma delta amplitude modulator incorporates comb filtering wherein each comb filter comprises a plurality of fingers to permit greater programmability in the frequency location of notches. A polar transmitter incorporating the sigma delta amplitude modulator is presented that shapes the spectral emissions of the digitally-controlled power amplifier such that they are significantly and sufficiently attenuated in one or more desired frequency bands.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventor: Sameh S. Rezeq
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Patent number: 7715808Abstract: This invention intends to provide a polar modulating circuit, a polar modulating method, an integrated circuit and a radio transmission device capable of compensating for a delay difference between paths of a phase signal and an amplitude signal while suppressing an increase in the circuit scale in a polar modulating system. In a delay quantity determining unit 102, delay quantity information relative to the amplitude value of the amplitude signal or transmission level information S1, based on the step response characteristic of a power amplifying unit 105 are previously stored as table data. Thus, by executing delay adjustment using, as a reference signal, the amplitude signal or transmission level information S1, the delay difference between paths of a phase signal and an amplitude signal can be compensated for while suppressing an increase in the circuit scale.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Yoshito Shimizu, Noriaki Saito
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Publication number: 20100111225Abstract: A method of broadcasting an AM compatible digital audio broadcasting signal includes: producing an analog modulated carrier signal centrally positioned in a radio channel, wherein the analog modulated carrier signal is modulated by an analog signal, producing a plurality of digitally modulated subcarrier signals in the radio channel, wherein the digitally modulated subcarrier signals are modulated using complementary pattern-mapped trellis code modulation (CPTCM) including a code mapped to overlapping partitions including an upper main partition, a lower main partition, an upper backup partition and a lower backup partition, and a non-overlapping tertiary partition, and transmitting the analog modulated carrier signal and the plurality of digitally modulated subcarrier signals. Transmitters that broadcast the signal and receivers that receive the signal, and the reception method are also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2010Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: iBiquity Digital CorporationInventor: Brian William Kroeger
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Publication number: 20100111227Abstract: A radiofrequency transmitting device delivers output signals having a chosen radiofrequency from input data split up into complementary phase data and amplitude data. This device includes a radiofrequency reference oscillator for outputting a reference signal having a fixed radiofrequency reference, and a digital phase modulator for synthesizing the chosen radiofrequency from the fixed radiofrequency reference and for phase modulating the reference signal with the phase data, in order to produce an output signal having the chosen radiofrequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2007Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: NXP B.V.Inventor: Pascal Philippe
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Publication number: 20100110939Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus includes a first module and a second module. The first module includes a first signal generator that produces a first signal by coding a first transmitted data into a waveform not including a direct-current component, having a polarity being inverted in each half period of a clock; a first signal sending unit that sends the first signal; and a signal subtracting unit that subtracts the first signal from a received signal. The second module includes a clock detecting unit that detects the clock based on the polarity inverting period of the first signal received from the first module; a second signal generator that produces a second signal by coding a second transmitted data into a waveform not including the direct-current component; and a second signal sending unit that sends the second signal while the second signal is synchronously added to the first signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Inventor: Kunio FUKUDA
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Patent number: 7706468Abstract: A transmitter for broadcasting an AM compatible digital audio broadcasting signal includes an analog modulator for producing an analog modulated carrier signal centrally positioned in a radio channel, wherein the analog modulated carrier signal is modulated by an analog signal, and a digital modulator for producing a plurality of digitally modulated subcarrier signals in the radio channel, wherein the digitally modulated subcarrier signals are modulated using complementary pattern-mapped trellis code modulation including a code mapped to overlapping partitions. In a first operating mode the analog modulated carrier signal and the plurality of digitally modulated subcarrier signals are in a 20 kHz channel and in a second operating mode the analog modulated carrier signal and the plurality of digitally modulated subcarrier signals are in a 30 kHz channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2008Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: iBiquity Digital CorporationInventor: Brian William Kroeger
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Publication number: 20100086081Abstract: Provided is a modulation device which generates a phase modulation signal and an amplitude modulation signal and can correct an I/Q orthogonal shift and reduce degradation of the ON/OFF ratio. In the device, a phase shifter (174) controls voltage applied to a capacitor in accordance with a control signal outputted from a phase control unit (180) and adjusts the capacitance so as to shift the phase of a carrier generated by an oscillator (173). The phase control unit (180) estimates a phase shift of a phase shifter (174) in accordance with an output RF signal (S140) by using the phase shift estimation method. Furthermore, the phase control unit (180) performs tuning of the phase shifter (174) according to the estimated value of the phase shift of the phase shifter (174) so that a phase difference between carries of an I signal (S125) and a Q signal (S135) is 90 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2008Publication date: April 8, 2010Inventors: Suguru Fujita, Lei Huang, Ping Luo
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Patent number: 7688156Abstract: A transmission circuit for outputting transmission signals with a low distortion and a high efficiency over a wide range of output power is provided. A signal generation section (11) generates an amplitude signal and a phase signal. An angle modulation section (12) performs angle modulation on the phase signal and outputs an angle-modulated signal. A regulator (14) receives the amplitude signal via a variable gain amplification section (18) and supplies a voltage controlled based on the magnitude of the amplitude signal to the amplitude modulation section (15). The amplitude modulation section (15) performs amplitude modulation on the angle-modulated signal and outputs a modulated signal to the variable attenuation section (16). When the value of power information is smaller than a predetermined threshold value, the control section (19) increases the gain of the variable gain amplification section (18) and the attenuation of the variable attenuation section (16).Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2006Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Toru Matsuura, Hisashi Adachi
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Publication number: 20100075615Abstract: This disclosure relates to noise suppression in data transfers in transceivers of wireless devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2008Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventor: Fan Yung Ma
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Patent number: 7684497Abstract: To reflect advantages of a constant phase modulation waveform, the invention provides a pulse amplitude modulated PAM waveform that is a superposition of Q0?2L?1 PAM component pulses in each symbol interval such that a significant portion of signal energy over each symbol interval is within the Q0 PAM component pulses. The present invention distributes most signal energy in one pulse and progressively lower energies in the remaining Q0?1 pulses of a symbol interval. The Laurent Decomposition is a special case of the present invention, but the present invention exhibits the energy distribution of the Laurent Decomposition in non-binary CPM waveforms and in multi-h (binary and non-binary) CPM waveforms, where h is a modulating index. All energy is distributed among only Q=2L?1 pulses in each symbol interval, though only Q0<Q pulses may in fact be transmitted in certain embodiments. A method, transmitter, receiver, and computer program are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2005Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Marilynn P. Green
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Patent number: 7684756Abstract: A wireless multicarrier transmission method wherein subcarriers of the transmission are adaptively modulated. The fading condition of each subcarrier is detected to generate fading channel profile information. Adaptive loading tables are calculated for lower, standard, and higher modulation schemes. One of the adaptive loading tables is selected and those subcarriers having low fading channel profile information are modulated with the lower modulation scheme, subcarriers having medium fading channel profile information are modulated with the standard modulation scheme, and subcarriers having high fading channel profile information are modulated with the higher modulation scheme.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2001Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Ralf Böhnke, Seiichi Izumi
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Publication number: 20100061483Abstract: A radio transmission apparatus has a first duty adjustment circuit which changes a duty of a clock signal, a second duty adjustment circuit which changes the duty of the clock signal to a duty different from the duty of the clock signal changed by the first duty adjustment circuit, a first AND circuit which takes a logical product between a data signal and the clock signal having passed through the first duty adjustment circuit, and a second AND circuit which takes a logical product between an output signal of the first AND circuit and the clock signal having passed through inversion of the output of the second duty adjustment circuit to generate a pulse signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Yasuhiro NAKASHA
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Patent number: 7668256Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for generating and receiving amplitude and differential-phase encoded signals in which the number of phase states at a given amplitude level is always less than or equal to that at a higher amplitude level and at least two amplitude levels have different numbers of phase states.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2006Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.Inventors: Randy C Giles, Xiang Liu
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Patent number: 7653146Abstract: The present application describes a method and filter for shaping a series of pulses spaced in time for subsequent transmission in a communications system, each of the pulses having a magnitude comprising the steps of providing a generic shaped pulse, for each pulse in the series, generating a shaped pulse by scaling the generic shaped pulse by an amount proportional to the magnitude, wherein at least a portion of each generated pulse overlaps in time with at least a portion of at least one subsequent generated pulse, and combining the overlapping portions of the generated pulses.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Liquid Xstream Systems Inc.Inventors: Jean-Francis Kisovec, Benoît Dufresne
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Publication number: 20100002803Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of communication and transmission of signals. In particular, the present invention relates to a new communication and/or modulation method. The present invention also relates to improving channel occupancy. The present specification discloses the adoption of phase transitions/changes in a manner that indicates a code by virtue of their position (timing) in the communication. This is referred to as Phase Position Modulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2008Publication date: January 7, 2010Inventors: Graham Alexander Munro Murdoch, Stuart Colin Littlechild
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Publication number: 20100002804Abstract: It is possible to provide a radio transmission device and a radio transmission method which can avoid degradation of a channel estimation accuracy using a reference signal formed by a ZC sequence even when the RS transmission band of a local cell is different from that of an adjacent cell. A mobile station decides a cyclic shift sequence corresponding to RB allocation information from an RS table which correlates different frequency bandwidths from a reference point of respective transmission bands to a spectrum start number of the cyclic shift sequence so as to satisfy a particular relationship based on the sequence length and transmits the decided cyclic shift sequence as RS to a base station. The base station uses the same RS table as the RS table of the mobile station and performs correlation calculation of the RS transmitted from the mobile station, thereby performing channel estimation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2008Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiko Ogawa, Daichi Imamura, Sadaki Futagi, Atsushi Matsumoto, Takashi Iwai
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Publication number: 20090316827Abstract: An amplitude suppressing apparatus includes a differential circuit that calculates a differential value of amplitude of an input signal at a point when the amplitude reaches a predetermined threshold. The amplitude suppressing apparatus also includes an amplitude suppressing circuit that suppresses the amplitude of the input signal on the basis of the differential value calculated by the differential circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Hiroyoshi Ishikawa, Hajime Hamada, Nobukazu Fudaba, Yuichi Utsunomiya, Kazuo Nagatani
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Publication number: 20090316830Abstract: A method and a corresponding transmitting device to encode data with a differential space-time block code. A code matrix is calculated recursively from a momentary data matrix with a previous code matrix as a DSTBC block with symbols that are to be transmitted, the data matrix is formed from at least two data symbols that are to be transmitted, and the amplitude is modulated. Amplitude modulation data is encoded into an amplitude difference of at least two data symbols within each individual DSTBC block.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2006Publication date: December 24, 2009Inventors: Hermann Rohling, Alexander Vanaev
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Patent number: 7636051Abstract: A statistical value update unit calculates the fluctuation of measurement data. A filtering processing unit extracts a normal white noise component from the fluctuation of the measurement data using an adaptive lattice filter. A statistical test unit determines whether or not the variance of the normal white noise component is out of a predetermined scope in reference distribution. A change decision unit detects a stationary change of the status of a target system based on a detection ratio of an outlier.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Satoshi Imai, Akiko Yamada, Hitoshi Yamada, Hitoshi Ueno, Koji Nakamichi, Akira Chugo
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Publication number: 20090310709Abstract: An amplitude modulated pulse transmitter designed to operate across a multi MHz range of modulation frequencies. A wire wound rare earth magnet is to be utilized instead of the typical modulation transformer. Additionally, a plurality of electrolytic capacitors are also employed in the transmitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2009Publication date: December 17, 2009Inventor: James E. Bare
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Patent number: 7620376Abstract: A method and arrangement is shown for performing analog signal processing tasks like impedance matching, phase shifting, and/or signal filtering on a signal path from a signal source to a load so that a number of electrical components is smaller than that of solutions according to prior art for performing corresponding analog signal processing tasks. The signal source can be e.g. a power amplifier of a transmitter and the load can be e.g. an antenna of the transmitter. A solution is shown in which a same ninety degree phase shifter element (910) is used for performing more than one of the analog signal processing tasks of the kind mentioned above.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2005Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Risto Väisänen
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Publication number: 20090262863Abstract: The amplitude control circuit of the present invention can reduce output noise and suppress a decrease in reception sensitivity. An amplitude control section (120), which is an amplitude control circuit, is provided with: a DA converter (121) that converts amplitude data into differential amplitude signals and outputs the differential amplitude signals; a level control section (122) that controls the levels of the differential amplitude signals according to transmission power information P; and an offset calculating section (123) that assigns the DC voltage based upon transmission power information P to the differential amplitude signals subjected to level control in the level control section (122).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2009Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventor: Taichi Ikedo
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Publication number: 20090257527Abstract: A method for the transmission and use of a power amplifier and transmission circuit of a radio network is provided that includes a power amplifier, which is connectable to an antenna, a counter whose output is connected to a control input of the power amplifier to output a count value to control the amplification of the power amplifier, a register for storing a register value, a comparator whose inputs are connected to the output of the counter and the register for comparing the register value with the count value, and a control circuit whose input is connected to the comparator and whose output is connected to the counter to control a counting process depending on the comparison result of the comparator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventors: Wolfram KLUGE, Tilo FERCHLAND, Sascha BEYER
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Patent number: 7603089Abstract: Methods and apparatus for conditioning low-magnitude events in electrical signals. According to an exemplary method, a low-magnitude event occurring in a signal trajectory of a received electrical signal is analyzed. The low-magnitude event is defined by a data point on a signal trajectory having a magnitude that is less than a predetermined signal magnitude minimum. A correction impulse having a correction magnitude and a correction phase is generated based on the magnitude and phase of data points on the signal trajectory that occur prior to and after the occurrence of the low magnitude event. The correction impulse is combined with the original electrical signal in the temporal vicinity of the low-magnitude event, thereby generating a corrected electrical signal having a more controlled bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2006Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Richard H. Strandberg, Paul Cheng-Po Liang
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Patent number: 7599448Abstract: A control input signal to select a modulation architecture. When a first modulation architecture is selected based on the control input signal, a time varying and substantially known baseband bias control signal is applied to a bias input of a power amplification module and a time varying and substantially known baseband modulation envelope signal is applied to an input of the power amplification module. When a second modulation architecture is selected based on the control input signal, the time varying and substantially known baseband modulation envelope signal is applied to the bias input of the power amplification module and the time varying and substantially known baseband bias control signal is applied to the input of the power amplification module.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Pine Valley Investments, Inc.Inventors: Walid Khairy Mohammed Ahmed, Dale Scott Douglas
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Patent number: 7593698Abstract: Polar modulation input signals to a polar modulated power amplifier include a phase modulated (PM) input signal, which feeds a power amplifier input, and an amplitude modulated (AM) input signal, which provides an envelope supply voltage for the power amplifier. The present invention is a large signal polar modulated power amplifier that extends the effective amplitude range of AM input signals that can be handled by the power amplifier by amplitude modulating the PM input signal using the AM input signal. Amplitude modulating the PM input signal effectively lowers the amplitude of the PM input signal when the amplitude of the AM input signal is lowered, which maintains adequate headroom between the power amplifier's signal input and envelope supply voltage input in the presence of large amplitude AM input signals. As a result, the power amplifier can amplify larger amplitude AM input signals than traditional power amplifier designs.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2006Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.Inventors: Jackie Johnson, Ryan Bosley, Michael F. Zybura
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Patent number: 7583894Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for modulating an optical signal using electroabsorption in conjunction with an optical interferometer. Phase-shift keying modulation can be achieved with lower amplitude modulator drive signals than conventional methods by splitting the signal to be modulated into multiple optical modes and interferometrically combining the modes after modulating at least one of the modes with an EAM. Using the present invention, the extinction ratio performance of ASK can be significantly improved for a given drive voltage or a desired extinction ratio can be achieved with a substantially lower drive voltage. Hence, the elecro-optic bandwidth of EAMs can be enhanced by overcoming the trade-off relationship between extinction ratio and bandwidth. Furthermore, the present invention can be used to generate other modulation formats, such as QPSK or QAM, with much lower drive voltages, thereby reducing the cost and power consumption of the high-speed drive electronics for the modulation.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2006Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.Inventor: Inuk Kang
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Patent number: 7583694Abstract: 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: December 15, 2003Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Adrian P. Stephens
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Patent number: 7573949Abstract: Provided is a transmitter circuit capable of outputting a transmission signal having high accuracy irrespective of bandwidth and operating with high efficiency. In the transmitter circuit 1, a delay detection section 18 selects two observation points at which angle change amounts of the complex envelope are larger than a predetermined angle threshold value and selects, as a singular point, an observation point at which a magnitude of the complex envelope is larger than that at one of the two observation points. Based on a positional relationship among the singular point, a preceding symbol, and a succeeding symbol, a relationship between delay times of the amplitude signal and the phase signal is detected. Based on the relationship between delay times of the amplitude signal and the phase signal, a delay setting section 19 sets a delay time in a delay adjuster 12. Based on the set delay time, the delay adjuster 12 adjusts the delay times of the amplitude signal and the phase signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2006Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Toru Matsuura, Hisashi Adachi
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Patent number: 7570711Abstract: A quadrature LINC transmission system processes a baseband input signal for transmission as a linearly amplified RF signal. An in-phase LINC element processes an in-phase baseband signal into an in-phase RF signal. A quadrature LINC element processes a quadrature baseband signal into a quadrature RF signal. An output combiner combines the in-phase RF signal with the quadrature RF signal to provide the linearly amplified RF signal. The in-phase LINC element has a constant envelope decomposition block for decomposing the in-phase baseband signal into in-phase baseband constant envelope components. Two up-converters convert the in-phase baseband constant envelope components to in-phase RF constant envelope components. Two non-linear amplifiers amplify the in-phase RF constant envelope components. A combiner combines the amplified in-phase RF constant envelope components to yield the in-phase RF signal. The quadrature LINC element is similar to the in-phase LINC element and provides the quadrature RF signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2003Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Carlos J. Chavez, Gunther B. Frank, Dennis L. Hoffman
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Patent number: 7570928Abstract: A system for controlling the power output of a power amplifier includes a power amplifier through which a transmit signal having an amplitude-modulated (AM) component and a phase-modulated (PM) component is passed and amplified, the power amplifier comprising a forward path, a feedback signal comprising a portion of the output of the power amplifier, a first control loop configured to receive the feedback signal and configured to apply an amplitude modulated (AM) signal to the power amplifier and configured to control the gain of the power amplifier, a second control loop configured to receive the feedback signal and configured to correct for offsets in the forward path and to linearize the first control loop; and a third control loop configured to receive the feedback signal and configured to control the phase of the PM component of the transmit signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Axiom Microdevices, Inc.Inventors: Rahul Magoon, Morten Damgaard, Roberto Aparicio Joo, Scott D. Kee, Ichiro Aoki