Hybrid Communication System (e.g., Optical And Rf) Patents (Class 398/115)
  • Patent number: 9571197
    Abstract: An integrated mobile communication repeater monitoring device, and method and system for mobile communication relay and information provision, is provided. Signals received from communication networks are divided into signals of mobile communication channels and signals of data channels, mobile communication services are provided to on the basis of the signals of the mobile communication channels, and data is displayed on the basis of the signals of the data channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: KT Corporation
    Inventors: Jeong-Keun Choi, Jong-Ho Park
  • Patent number: 9557267
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for interrogating characteristics of a substrate material surface and sub-surface by evaluating: 1) sum frequency output beams produced by combining an optical source input and a Terahertz source input, and 2) Terahertz second harmonic frequency output from a Terahertz source input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Hunt, John H. Belk
  • Patent number: 9553678
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an interconnection apparatus and method using terahertz waves. The interconnection apparatus using terahertz waves according to the present invention includes a first terahertz wave generation unit for generating a first transmission terahertz wave, a center frequency of which is a first center frequency, using photomixing. A second terahertz wave generation unit generates a second transmission terahertz wave, a center frequency of which is a second center frequency different from the first center frequency. A first terahertz wave detection unit detects a first reception terahertz wave corresponding to the first transmission terahertz wave. A second terahertz wave detection unit detects a second reception terahertz wave corresponding to the second transmission terahertz wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kyung-Hyun Park, Han-Cheol Ryu, Jeong-Woo Park, Sang-Pil Han, Nam-Je Kim
  • Patent number: 9520903
    Abstract: A radio system comprises a plurality of software defined radio units, and a plurality of digital data switches each in operative communication with at least one of the radio units, with the digital data switches operatively connected to each other. A plurality of antenna units are each in operative communication with at least one of the radio units through at least one of the digital data switches. A plurality of radio resources managers are each operatively coupled to one or more of the digital data switches, with each of the radio resources managers configured to control one or more of the digital data switches to route digital data between the radio units and the antenna units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Karel Adamek, Petr Kanovsky, Radek Zaruba, Martin Mlaskac
  • Patent number: 9515743
    Abstract: In a receiver, a reception front end receives a polarization-scrambled polarization multiplexed optical signal, polarization-separates the received polarization multiplexed optical signal, and converts each signal into quantized signals. A digital signal processor samples the quantized signals, demodulates the signals by using a polarization separation digital signal processing algorithm, and outputs demodulated signals. When phase and amplitude variations of the demodulated signals are greater than a predetermined value, a control circuit causes the digital signal processor to interrupt processing using the polarization separation digital signal processing algorithm, changes an initial value of a filter coefficient, and then causes the digital signal processor to start the processing using the polarization separation digital signal processing algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kouichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9490890
    Abstract: A base station signal matching device is a base station signal matching device mounted in a distributed antenna system for amplifying a received base station signal and transmitting the amplified base station signal to a user terminal. The base station signal matching device includes a first unit for generating first and second branch base station signals by using a power division function based on the base station signal, and transmitting the second branch base station signal to a third unit, and a second unit for matching the first branch base station signal to be suitable for signal processing of the distributed antenna system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SOLID, INC.
    Inventor: Yongki Cho
  • Patent number: 9479229
    Abstract: A backscattering type radio frequency identification (RFID) communication system, and more particularly, a backscattering type RFID communication system in which an RFID tag transmits a signal back to an RF reader by using energy of a carrier wave transmitted by the RFID reader. Provided is a backscattering type radio frequency identification (RFID) communication system RFID communications are performed efficiently without an error while interference between RFID readers does not occur even under an overcrowded reader environment. Interference of RF signals between the RFID readers does not occur, and RFID communications can be efficiently performed even under the overcrowded reader environment. Transmitting and receiving time steps of the RFID readers do not need to be synchronized with one another so that compatibility of the RFID readers can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: IDRO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanggi Kang, Jungsung Park, Kwangjin Oh
  • Patent number: 9472956
    Abstract: Methods of operating a cellular radio are provided in which a first power supply signal is transmitted from a power supply to a wireless power unit at least in part over a power cable. A second power supply signal is wirelessly transmitted from the wireless power unit to the cellular radio to power the cellular radio. Data is transmitted from a baseband unit that is associated with the cellular radio to a wireless transceiver at least in part over a data cable. This data is wirelessly transmitted from the wireless transceiver to the cellular radio. The data is then transmitted through an antenna that is coupled to the cellular radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Scott Lynn Michaelis, Morgan C. Kurk, Trevor M. Allen, Venkatesh Viswanathan, George P. Vella-Coleiro, Ronald A. Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 9444502
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cancelling interference from a received signal in order to properly detect a signal of interest are disclosed. A combined signal of interest plus interference signal may be received. A copy or sample of the interference signal may be determined. The interference signal and the combined signal of interest plus interference signal may be converted to the optical domain. The interference signal may be optically phase shifted by ?180 degrees, which may result in an optically inverted interference signal. The optically inverted interference signal may be variably optically attenuated and/or variably optically time delayed, for example based on a detected output power of an optical subsystem of the interference cancellation system. As a result, interference cancellation of the interference signal from the combined signal of interest plus interference signal may be achieved, resulting in 50 dB or more of cancellation of the interference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Elias Bonaventure Kpodzo, Robert Holland, Yanhua Deng, Paul Prucnal, Andrew McCandless, Paul Dourbal
  • Patent number: 9425897
    Abstract: A transmission apparatus includes: an assigning unit that assigns an information signal to a subcarrier with a frequency different from a frequency of a received radio signal; a creating unit that creates a multi-carrier signal, in which information signals are multiplexed, each of the information signals being assigned to one subcarrier by the assigning unit; and a multiplexing unit that frequency-multiplexes the received radio signal to the multi-carrier signal created by the creating unit and outputs a resulting frequency-multiplexed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Masato Nishihara, Toshiki Tanaka, Tomoo Takahara, Yutaka Kai
  • Patent number: 9413471
    Abstract: A compact photonic radio frequency receiver system includes a laser source that is configured to generate laser light Radio frequency (RF) and local oscillator (LO) input ports may receive RF and LO signals, respectively. One or more miniature lithium niobate waveguide phase modulators may be coupled to the laser source to receive the RF and LO signals and to modulate the laser light with the RF and LO signals in a first and a second path, and to generate phase-modulated laser lights including an RF-modulated light signal and an LO-modulated light signal. A first and a second miniature filter may be coupled to the miniature lithium niobate waveguide to separate a desired spectral band in the phase-modulated laser light of the first path and to facilitate wavelength locking of the laser light of the second path. An optical combiner may combine output laser lights of the first and second filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas W. Karras, Stephen V. Robertson, Jeffrey T. Sroga, Arthur Paolella
  • Patent number: 9395903
    Abstract: Technologies for sharing information between computing devices comprises determining a location of a recipient destination computing device relative to a source computing device and transmitting information data to the recipient destination computing device based on an input gesture received on the source computing device and the relative location of the recipient computing device. The information data is usable by the recipient destination computing device to access the shared information. The input gesture may be embodied as a tactile or non-tactile gesture that indicates the relative location of the recipient computing device to which the information is to be shared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Mark E. Sprenger
  • Patent number: 9385506
    Abstract: The present application provides an optical comb source in which the comb is produced by seeding a gain switched Fabry-Pérot laser with light from a single mode laser, while at the same time driving the Fabry-Pérot laser with a DC bias and RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Dublin City University
    Inventors: Prince Anandarajah, Sylwester Latkowski, Liam Barry
  • Patent number: 9374376
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing unauthorized access of an information stream. The information stream is received at a node along a path to a destination node. The information stream comprises information bits and quantum bits that are interspersed with each other. A portion of the quantum bits are examined at the node along the path. An occurrence of unauthorized access to the information stream is indicated when an original entangled state of the portion of the quantum bits is absent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Hunt, Wayne Richard Howe
  • Patent number: 9374187
    Abstract: A distributed antenna system includes a plurality of remote units configured to service different regions of a service area, and a head-end unit configured to process and transmit downlink signals from base stations to the remote units over optical cables, and to process and transmit uplink signals from the remote units to the base stations, wherein the remote units are configured to adjust or filter a level of downlink signals from the head-end unit and to transmit the adjusted or filtered downlink signals to mobile stations, and to process and transmit uplink signals from mobile stations to the head-end unit over the optical cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED RF TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Bung Chul Kim, Younghoon Ko
  • Patent number: 9369202
    Abstract: There are provided an optical transponder having a first end and a second end, as well as an electric switch having the transponder. The transponder includes an optical interface, at the first end, having a variable rate optical transmitter and a variable rate optical receiver to respectively transmit and receive signals using at least one of different bandwidths and different bit rates. The transponder further includes an electrical interface, at the second end, having an electrical interface throughput matching an optical capacity of the optical interface. The transponder also includes a processor for controlling the optical capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Junqiang Hu, Ting Wang
  • Patent number: 9356681
    Abstract: A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically receiving one or more at least partially mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication device relayed transmissions from one or more at least partially mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication devices activated from standby mode to be one or more communication network relays for use by one or more origination electronic communication devices to communicate at least in part with one or more destination electronic communication devices. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Clarence T. Tegreene
  • Patent number: 9350460
    Abstract: An electro-optical system for exchanging quantum information between optical qubits and including a superconductive microwave cavity; an electro-optical material; a superconductive qubit circuit formed on the electro-optical material including a superconductive qubit; a dipole antenna, formed on the electro-optical material for directly coupling the superconductive qubit to the superconductive microwave cavity; an optical input for receiving input optical photons; a microwave input for receiving input microwave photons; and an optical output for outputting modulated optical photons, wherein a frequency and a phase of the optical photon is modulated with a state of the superconducting qubit by the dipole antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventor: Hanhee Paik
  • Patent number: 9344264
    Abstract: Disclosed is a reversible Time Division Duplex (TDD) and/or Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) radio architecture between Transmission (Tx) and Reception (Rx) functions in a mobile communication system. Accordingly, all of the blocks/components in a Tx/Rx Radio Frequency unit are reversible between Tx and Rx functions. As such, the blocks/components are adapted to bi-directionally process a signal, either in a Tx or Rx direction, based on switching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Daniel Babitch
  • Patent number: 9337894
    Abstract: The disclosed electromagnetic wave transmission medium prevents electromagnetic leakage during high-power electromagnetic wave transmission. The sheet-form electromagnetic wave transmission medium is configured from a first mesh conductor used in transmission of electromagnetic waves having a first power; and a second mesh conductor used in transmission of electromagnetic waves having a second power. By using two mesh conductors, when said sheet-form electromagnetic wave transmission medium is used, the conduction density of the surface region where electromagnetic waves are extracted to be used for power supply assumes a coarser state than that of the other surface region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Yamamoto, Hiroshi Shinoda, Takahide Terada
  • Patent number: 9306667
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for communication are provided. The apparatus obtains a message for communication using visible light communication (VLC) through a light emitting diode (LED) luminary device and formats the message using a synchronization signal followed by one or more data signals. The synchronization signal and/or the one or more data signals are modulated using a Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) modulation scheme. The apparatus further receives a dimming level value associated with a brightness of light to be emitted from the LED luminary device, generates a waveform with frequencies based on the formatted message and a duty cycle for the LED luminary device based on the dimming level value, and sends the generated waveform to the LED luminary device for communication using VLC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Aleksandar Jovicic, Thomas Joseph Richardson, Junyi Li
  • Patent number: 9306506
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for dual loop power amplifier digital pre-distortion systems are disclosed. In certain implementations, a dual DPD system includes a first digital pre-distorter (DPD) and a second DPD. A digital IF upconverter electrically coupled between the first and second DPDs separates the DPD system into independently controlled fine and coarse sections. The adaptive adjustment processor can be used to modify or pre-distort input signals in order to compensate for the power amplifier nonlinearity. It also controls the fine DPD section to correct an RF output signal single-band adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR), while it controls the coarse DPD section to correct an RF output signal dual band intermodulation distortion (IMD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES GLOBAL
    Inventors: Yong Zhang, Joseph Brad Brannon, John P. Oates, Guanghua Man, Gina G. Colangelo
  • Patent number: 9300508
    Abstract: A millimeter wave radio transceiver having all or substantially all of its components fabricated on a single chip or chipset of a small number of semiconductor chips. The chip or chipsets when mass produced is expected to make the price of millimeter wave radios comparable to many of the lower-priced microwave radios available today from low-cost foreign suppliers. Transceivers of the present invention operate in the range of about 1 Gbps to more than 10 Gbps. The transceiver of a preferred embodiment is designed to receive binary input data at an input data rate in 10.3125 Gbps and to transmit at a transmit data rate in of 10.3125 Gbps utilizing encoded three-bit data symbols on a millimeter carrier wave at a millimeter wave nominal carrier frequency in excess of 70 GHz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Trex Enterprises Corp.
    Inventors: John A. Lovberg, Richard Chedester
  • Patent number: 9300372
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method and system for supporting MIMO technologies which can require the transport of multiple spatial streams on a traditional Distributed Antenna System (DAS). According to the invention, at one end of the DAS, each spatial stream is shifted in frequency to a pre-assigned band (such as a band at a frequency lower than the native frequency) that does not overlap the band assigned to other spatial streams (or the band of any other services being carried by the DAS). Each of the spatial streams can be combined and transmitted as a combined signal over a common coaxial cable. At the other “end” of the DAS, the different streams are shifted back to their original (overlapping) frequencies but retain their individual “identities” by being radiated through physically separate antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications Wireless Ltd
    Inventors: Igor Berlin, Yair Oren, Rami Reuven, Ofer Saban, Isaac Shapira
  • Patent number: 9287990
    Abstract: An optical modulation apparatus for modulating an electromagnetic (e.g., radio frequency (RF)) signal onto an optical carrier signal may be arranged to feed back at least a portion of the optical carrier signal, while excluding first-order sidebands, which may help increase modulation efficiency and improve output power, while retaining high modulation bandwidth. Such arrangements may be implemented, for example, using a Fabry-Perot resonator or a ring resonator in combination with a Mach-Zehnder interferometer or a Michelson interferometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Phase Sensitive Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Janusz Murakowski, Garrett Schneider, Christopher A. Schuetz, Dennis W. Prather
  • Patent number: 9274208
    Abstract: Methods and systems that use the time-wise stability of RF location systems and the short time accuracy and spatial stability of inertial tracking system to increase the accuracy of tracking method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Inventors: David Cyganski, R. James Duckworth
  • Patent number: 9276859
    Abstract: A wireless data access system is provided to ameliorate bursty traffic occurring in a radio communications link such as a WiFi, WiMAX, 3G or cellular telephone link to a wireless network access device. A data traffic event is detected relating to traffic in the link. The traffic event may be a traffic burst exceeding a predetermined threshold. Based on detecting the data traffic event, a free-space optical communications link is established to the network access device to handle the traffic burst. The established radio link may be used to set-up and coordinate the free-space optical link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.
    Inventors: Behzad Nadji, Mostafa Tofighbakhsh
  • Patent number: 9264110
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wireless outdoor-indoor multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications system for communicating with user equipment located inside a physical structure such as a building. The MIMO communication system is comprised of a node having at least two node antennas, wherein the node is configured for line of sight (LOS) wireless MIMO communication with at least two outdoor-indoor repeaters, and of at least two outdoor-indoor repeaters adapted for LOS wireless MIMO communication with the node. The repeaters have at least one repeater antenna each, provided outside the physical structure, for LOS MIMO communication with the node and at least two DASs each, provided inside the physical structure, for indoor MIMO communication with the user equipment located inside the physical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Andreas Nilsson, Henrik Asplund, Mikael Coldrey
  • Patent number: 9264171
    Abstract: An optical transmission apparatus includes: a transmission light source configured to generate single-mode light of a specific wavelength; a power coupler configured to split the light generated by the transmission light source into a plurality of light sections; at least one modulator configured to modulate an electrical signal carrying different data into at least one optical signal using the light section from the power coupler; and a mode multiplexer configured to convert the modulated optical signal into a different mode, and to transmit the mode-converted optical signal to a fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sun-Hyok Chang, Hwan-Seok Chung
  • Patent number: 9264225
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for sending encrypted data across a node in a communications network. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus comprises a first communicator, a second communicator, and a number of nodes. The first communicator is configured to encrypt unencrypted data to form the encrypted data using a first quantum key distributor. The second communicator is configured to decrypt the encrypted data using a second quantum key distributor. The number of nodes is configured to receive the encrypted data sent from the first communicator and send the encrypted data to the second communicator using quantum teleportation. The encrypted data remains encrypted as the encrypted data passes through each of the number of nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Hunt, Wayne R. Howe
  • Patent number: 9264139
    Abstract: An Optical Transport Network (OTN) method, an OTN switching node method, and an OTN node utilize a “double wrapper” configuration to eliminate clock transients in OTN networks. That is, the systems and methods bury an ODU beneath another overclocked ODU thereby eliminating any interruptions due to clock transients, framing events or other disruptions. For example, an ODU2 can be mapped into an ODU2e, an ODU3 can be mapped into an ODU3e2, an ODU4 can be mapped into an ODUG or some other overclocked variant of ODU4, and the like. Specifically, ODU2e, ODU3e2, ODUG, etc. are overclocked variants of ODU2, ODU3, ODU4, etc. The systems and methods propose to use these overclocked signals to carry standard ODU signals to eliminate clock transient problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Gurd Young, Sebastien Gareau, Tim Norman, Richard Wyatt
  • Patent number: 9225500
    Abstract: A microwave backhaul architecture having a dual channel over a single interconnect is provided. The backhaul architecture includes an indoor communication unit and an outdoor communication unit (ODU), which may include an N-Plexer configured to perform decouple one or more transmitted signals from one or more received signals. The ODU also includes an RF module, an analog-to-digital/digital-to-analog converter (ADC/DAC) and a digital signal processor (DSP) configured to process received data in the digital domain such that errors may be detected and/or corrected. Further, the backhaul architecture is configured to allow two transmission channels and two receipt channels to coexist on the single interconnect. The single interconnect may be implemented such that the two transmission and receipt Channels may support communication at a highest possible baud rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Kobi Sturkovich, Igal Kushnir
  • Patent number: 9219879
    Abstract: A switched wireless system is used to increase the range of peer-to-peer communications. The optically-switched fiber optic communication system includes a head-end unit (HEU) having a switch bank. Cables couple the HEU to one or more remote access points in different coverage areas. The switch bank in the HEU provides a link between the remote access points in the different coverage areas such that devices in the different cellular coverage areas communicate with each other, such as through videoconferencing. By using the switched communication system, the range and coverage of communication between devices may be extended such that devices in different coverage areas and devices using different communication protocols can communicate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Jacob George, Michael Sauer, Dean Michael Thelen
  • Patent number: 9178618
    Abstract: An interconnect component is provided fabricated as a preassembled optoelectronic interconnect structure. The interconnect structure has an optical waveguide link with first and second optoelectronic circuits attached to first and second ends of the waveguide link. The optoelectronic circuits include active optical componentry which facilitates optical signal communication across the optical waveguide link. Further, first and second pluralities of electrical contacts are associated with the first and second optoelectronic circuits, respectively, to facilitate electrically, operatively connecting the interconnect structure between first and second components of an electronic assembly as, for instance, a single, field-replaceable unit. The first and second components of the electronic assembly may be, for instance, stacked electronic components of the electronic assembly, or laterally offset components of a substantially planar electronic assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
    Inventors: Casimer M. DeCusatis, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Michael Onghena, Anuradha Rao
  • Patent number: 9179301
    Abstract: A method for protecting data contained in a security module of a telecommunication device equipped with a near-field communication router and with a microcontroller, wherein data relative to the routing between the security module and gates of the router assigned to near-field communications are transmitted over a channel accessible by the router only, or by a control signal which is not generated by the microcontroller for the router.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: PROTON WORLD INTERNATIONAL N.V.
    Inventors: Thierry Huque, Olivier Van Nieuwenhuyze
  • Patent number: 9160139
    Abstract: Laser emission device with integrated light modulator comprising: a multilayer waveguide comprising, on a support layer, a first guiding layer, a first doped layer, a second guiding layer of light amplifying material, and a biasing second doped layer opposite the first doped layer, the waveguide comprising a laser amplification section (50), a light modulation section (52) comprising an extraction zone for radiating the light, a transition section (51) inserted between the laser amplification section and the light modulation section, a positive first electrode for injecting a pumping current into the laser amplification section, a positive second electrode for injecting a modulation signal into the modulation section, a negative third electrode, and a reference fourth electrode, the second doped layer comprising an electrical insulation situated in the transition section to form a resistive channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Alain Accard, Franck Mallecot, Fabrice Blache
  • Patent number: 9161299
    Abstract: Techniques for optimizing data transmission efficiency and accuracy in cellular network environments using remote radio headers are presented. In an aspect, a mobile device includes a collection component configured to collect fiber loss data from a plurality of remote radio devices in a cellular network. The fiber loss data can include data representative of data transmission loss over fibers respectively connecting the plurality of remote radio devices to a base station device. The mobile device further includes a selection component configured to select a remote radio device from the plurality of remote radio devices with which to access based in part on the fiber loss data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Transpacific IP Management Group LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Yao Huang, Chie-Ming Chou
  • Patent number: 9098691
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding data transmitted acoustically and/or optically to strong authentication tokens to generate dynamic security values are disclosed. The tokens may also include a selection mechanism to select either an acoustical or an optical input interface to receive data. A communication interface may be provided to communicate with a removable security device such as a smart card and the token may be adapted to generate dynamic security values in cooperation with the removable security device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: VASCO DATA SECURITY, INC.
    Inventors: Frank Hoornaert, Dirk Marien
  • Patent number: 9077451
    Abstract: An inline optoelectronic converter configured to convert electrical signals to optical signals and to convert optical signals to electrical signals. The converter is external to the avionic computer and connected to the avionic computer at a location spaced apart from the avionic computer. The converter is configured to be integrated into an existing wiring bundle of the avionic computer. Also disclosed is a method of retrofitting an avionic computer by connecting an optoelectronic converter to the computer. The method comprises connecting the converter to an existing wiring bundle of the avionic computer at a location spaced apart from the avionic computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Tuong K. Truong, Michael K. La
  • Patent number: 9066252
    Abstract: A method for transmitting baseband signals is disclosed. The method includes: when downlink traffic volume in an area among areas covered by multiple remote radio frequency units RRUs is lower than a preset threshold, generating or receiving a group of downlink baseband signals, where the group of downlink baseband signals corresponds to all RRUs in the area; and transmitting the group of downlink baseband signals to each RRU in the area, so that each RRU generates downlink radio frequency signals based on the downlink baseband signals and sends the downlink radio frequency signals. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention further disclose a method for transmitting baseband signals and a BBU. With the technical solutions, the bandwidth for transmitting baseband signals is greatly lowered, implementation is easy, and complexity of a system is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sheng Liu
  • Patent number: 9055610
    Abstract: There is disclosed an integrated base station (BS) communicatively combined with two or more simplified radio access points (APs). The integrated BS is configured to receive a signal from a backbone/backhaul network and transmits the received signal to the simplified radio APs, route a signal to at least one of the two or more simplified radio APs, and communicate with the two or more simplified radio APs through wireline communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Dan Keun Sung, Byoung Hoon Jung, Hansung Leem, Hyun Jik Kim, Eunmi Chu
  • Patent number: 9048939
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cell organization and method for controlling ultra-wideband (UWB) transmitting/receiving devices, the aim of which is to improve spatial occupancy (number of transmitters/receivers operating per unit area) and spectral efficiency (number of transmitters/receivers operating in a certain frequency range) in a predetermined area. The control method is based on configuring the optimum parameters—transmission power, bandwidth among others—for each UWB transmitter/receiver present in each cell. The configuration is calculated by monitoring the spectral parameters of the UWB transmitters/receivers operating in the area under control using a series of UWB sensors. In a preferred embodiment of the disclosure the sensors can be interconnected using photonic technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA
    Inventors: Javier Martí Sendra, Roberto Llórente Saez
  • Publication number: 20150139657
    Abstract: A systems and methods for high data bit rate transmissions. In wireless or wired data transmissions. This method applied mostly to: cellular communication, optical communication and data transfer by cupper wires. This method applied as well to: satellite communication, Wi Fi, storage systems data transmission. The method is realized by software or hardware or combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Erez Moshe Yahalomi
  • Publication number: 20150139658
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a transmitter arrangement 200; 400 and a method therein for transmitting a signal OB comprising a number of data streams D1, D2, D3, D4 and a number of sub-channels BP1, BP2, BP3, BP4; QP1, QP2; QA1 to a receiver 150 via a transmission link 140. The method comprises the actions of: obtaining link quality information indicative of the transmission conditions for the transmission link 140, and determining the number of sub-channels for the output signal based on obtained the transmission conditions such that the transmitted data throughput via the transmission link 140 remains the same and such that the transmitted data throughput is equally distributed between the determined number of sub-channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Bengt-Erik Olsson, Christina Larsson
  • Publication number: 20150139656
    Abstract: An optical modulation apparatus for modulating an electromagnetic (e.g., radio frequency (RF)) signal onto an optical carrier signal may be arranged to feed back at least a portion of the optical carrier signal, while excluding first-order sidebands, which may help increase modulation efficiency and improve output power, while retaining high modulation bandwidth. Such arrangements may be implemented, for example, using a Fabry-Perot resonator or a ring resonator in combination with a Mach-Zehnder interferometer or a Michelson interferometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Phase Sensitive Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Janusz Murakowski, Garrett Schneider, Christopher A. Schuetz, Dennis W. Prather
  • Publication number: 20150132005
    Abstract: A compact photonic radio frequency receiver system includes a laser source that is configured to generate laser light Radio frequency (RF) and local oscillator (LO) input ports may receive RF and LO signals, respectively. One or more miniature lithium niobate waveguide phase modulators may be coupled to the laser source to receive the RF and LO signals and to modulate the laser light with the RF and LO signals in a first and a second path, and to generate phase-modulated laser lights including an RF-modulated light signal and an LO-modulated light signal. A first and a second miniature filter may be coupled to the miniature lithium niobate waveguide to separate a desired spectral band in the phase-modulated laser light of the first path and to facilitate wavelength locking of the laser light of the second path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas W. Karras, Stephen V. Robertson, Jeffrey T. Sroga, Arthur Paolella
  • Publication number: 20150125155
    Abstract: A transceiver architecture for wireless base stations wherein a broadband radio frequency signal is carried between at least one tower-mounted unit and a ground-based unit via optical fibers, or other non-distortive media, in either digital or analog format. Each tower-mounted unit (for both reception and transmission) has an antenna, analog amplifier and an electro-optical converter. The ground unit has ultrafast data converters and digital frequency translators, as well as signal linearizers, to compensate for nonlinear distortion in the amplifiers and optical links in both directions. In one embodiment of the invention, at least one of the digital data converters, frequency translators, and linearizers includes superconducting elements mounted on a cryocooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Deepnarayan Gupta, Oleg Mukhanov
  • Patent number: 9025956
    Abstract: A system for routing signals in a Distributed Antenna System includes a plurality of local Digital Access Units (DAUs) located at a Local location. Each of the plurality of local DAUs is coupled to each other and operable to route signals between the plurality of local DAUs. Each of the plurality of local DAUs includes one or more Base Transceiver Station (BTS) RF connections. Each of the plurality of BTS RF connections is operable to be coupled to one of one or more sectors of a BTS. The system also includes a plurality of remote DAUs located at a Remote location. The plurality of remote DAUs are coupled to each other and operable to transport signals between the plurality of remote DAUs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Dali Systems Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shawn Patrick Stapleton, Sasa Trajkovic
  • Patent number: 9025960
    Abstract: A method implemented by a middlebox comprising registering a customer premises equipment (CPE) in the middlebox, wherein the CPE is coupled to the middlebox via an electrical line, and facilitating registration of the CPE in a central office (CO) equipment coupled to the middlebox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Liming Fang, Jim Chen, Li Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150117862
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a circuit board includes a signal line including at least portion of a first conductive layer that has a first portion extending over a cavity in the circuit board from a first side of the cavity. The circuit board also includes a first plurality of conductive vias surrounding the cavity and the first plurality of vias include at least one blind via disposed adjacent to the first side of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Saverio Trotta, Jagjit Singh Bal, Maciej Wojnowski, Ernst Seler, Mehran Pour Mousavi