Noise Or Interference Elimination Patents (Class 455/114.2)
  • Patent number: 8081998
    Abstract: A communication control technique that makes it possible to avoid interference with another wireless communication system. To realize this technique, a tributary station according to the present invention transmits a beacon in an asynchronous BP after being started up, thereby determining whether or not another wireless communication network has received that beacon, and in the case where it has been determined that the other wireless communication network has received the beacon, the tributary station decreases its transmission power until the beacon is no longer received by the other wireless communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuo Kanda
  • Patent number: 8081935
    Abstract: A multiple-mode modulator is configured similarly to a direct conversion quadrature modulator with an infusion of an amplitude modulation signal path from a large signal polar modulator to improve the power amplifier efficiency. The multiple-mode modulator also includes a radio frequency signal path. The multiple-mode modulator is configured to receive a baseband signal, convert the baseband signal to a radio frequency (RF) signal, and to process the RF signal according to either a polar mode or a quadrature mode, depending on a time-varying input voltage of the RF signal. When the power amplifier operates in the linear region, the RF signal is processed according to the quadrature mode. When the power amplifier operates in the compressed region, the RF signal is processed according to the polar mode. The multiple-mode modulator can be configured according to a small signal polar architecture or a large signal polar architecture, having either an open-loop or closed-loop configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Cheng-Po Liang, Koji Takinami, Richard Walsworth
  • Patent number: 8081722
    Abstract: A communications device includes a signal input for receiving both wideband and in-band, narrowband communication signals having wideband communications data that is transmitted over a wideband communications channel and narrowband communications data that is transmitted within an in-band, narrowband channels over the same wideband communications channel. A circuit splits the communications signals into a wideband signal channel and narrowband signal channels. A narrowband filter within the wideband signal channel filters the wideband communications signal and removes any narrowband communications signals. A demodulator within the wideband signal channel demodulates the filtered wideband communications signal to obtain any wideband communications data. An in-band, narrowband demodulators are positioned within the narrowband signal channels and demodulate the narrowband communications signals to obtain any narrowband communications data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: William N. Furman, John W. Nieto, Brian C. Padalino
  • Publication number: 20110306381
    Abstract: A system and method for transparent coordinated beam-forming are provided. A method for transmitting information includes determining correlations between communications devices served by a communications controller and communications devices served by neighboring communications controllers, selecting a communications device from the communications devices served by the communications controller, adjusting a manner of transmission of a transmission containing information to the selected communications device based on a correlation for the selected communications device, and transmitting the transmission to the selected communications device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: FutureWei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming Jia, Jianglei Ma
  • Patent number: 8078110
    Abstract: One feature provides for establishing an ad hoc peer-to-peer network over an existing channel allocation for another network. To mitigate interference between multiple peer-to-peer devices, a plurality of receiver chains in a receiver device may be configured with beamforming coefficients so as to focus reception in the direction of an intended signal from a transmitter device while minimizing reception from other directions. Similarly, the receiver device may also use a plurality of antennas and a transmitter chain to beamform in the direction of the transmitter device, thereby focusing its transmission toward the transmitter device. The receiver device may also notify nearby devices that it is employing a plurality of receive antennas. This information can be used by the nearby devices to more intelligently perform transmitter yielding. By utilizing beamforming information to make the transmitter and/or receiver yielding decision, better interference mitigation may be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Junyi Li, Xinzhou Wu, Rajiv Laroia, Aleksandar Jovicic
  • Patent number: 8078124
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for improving RF signal performance of a battery-operated handheld device includes RF isolating the battery from DC-powered circuitry and actively incorporating the battery in RF signal transfers with respect to an RF antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Crossbow Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph M. Kling, Matthew Miller, Mlchael J. Grimmer
  • Patent number: 8078123
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) transmission correction module includes an RF transmission error detection module and a correction module. The error detection module includes an RF envelope detector, a signal conversion module, and an error detection module. The RF envelope detector is operably coupled to produce an envelope signal from a transmit RF signal, wherein the envelope signal represents at least one of local oscillation leakage and in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) imbalance. The signal conversion module is operably coupled to convert the envelope signal into an error signal in accordance with baseband processing of the transmit RF signal. The error detection module is operably coupled to determine at least one of a local oscillation leakage value and an I and Q imbalance value from the error signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Arya Reza Behzad, Adedayo Ojo, C. Paul Lee
  • Patent number: 8077640
    Abstract: A method to support dissymmetry service for multicarrier time division duplexing mobile communication system, which contains adopting different uplink and downlink time gap conversion point to support dissymmetry service among multicarrier frequency of different cells and same cell, when the original configured uplink and downlink time gap ratio can not support the service request, then changing the time gap ratio to receiving said request, adjusting service to avoid interference by quick dynamic channel distribution technology, in ending request service, changing time gap ratio in original ratio. Said invention supports different uplink and downlink time gap conversion point, the base station equipment needs establishing isolated uplink and downlink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: China Academy of Telecommunications Technology
    Inventors: Shihe Li, Guiliang Yang, Jinling Hu
  • Patent number: 8078115
    Abstract: During a communication, the radio connection quality is measured so as to detect and store a generation time, an end time, and a continuation time of quality degradation. Upon a communication end, the end cause is judged. If the communication end is caused by a user operation, a causal connection between the communication end and the quality degradation is judged according to temporal relationship between the generation time of the quality degradation and the communication end time. That is, it is judged whether the communication end caused by the user operation is a phenomenon that the user has terminated the communication because of the communication quality degradation or other reason. Thus the communication end reasons are divided into at least two types and accumulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kayato Sekiya
  • Patent number: 8078109
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, for operation of concurrently coordinated microwave paths in coordinated frequency bands are described. In one aspect, a system includes a plurality of primary sites, each primary site including a transceiver portion configured to transmit to or receive from the transceiver portion of another primary site on a coordinated microwave path on a first frequency; a secondary site, the secondary site located in an optimized area, the secondary site including a transceiver portion, the transceiver portion of the secondary site configured to transmit to the transceiver portion of a primary site on a concurrently coordinated microwave path on the first frequency, where the optimized area is an area where interference caused by the secondary site to other transceivers that operate on a different coordinated microwave path on the first frequency is less than interference caused by a primary site to the other transceivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Wireless Stategies, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Mulcay
  • Publication number: 20110300817
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing a transmission leakage signal from a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader are provided. The apparatus includes a removing unit having a device of a large impedance and a phase shifter capable of a wide range phase change with respect to a leakage signal, thereby optimally removing the transmission leakage signal irrespective of a change in the frequency characteristics and a change in the length of a cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicants: SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR CORPORATE COLLABORATION, SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-chan JUNG, Youngoo YANG, Min-su KIM
  • Patent number: 8073394
    Abstract: Methods are provided for predicting uplink interference potential to a mobile satellite system (MSS) generated by ancillary terrestrial components (ATCs) of an ancillary terrestrial network (ATN) and/or ATC radioterminals that are configured to terrestrially use/reuse satellite frequencies that are used and/or authorized for use by a MSS. The methods include measuring power transmitted by and/or received at one or more radioterminals communicating with one or more terrestrial networks and/or transmitted by and/or received at the one or more terrestrial networks communicating with the one or more radioterminals using terrestrial frequencies that are at least partially outside a range of the satellite frequencies. Uplink interference potential to the MSS generated by terrestrial use/reuse of satellite frequencies by the ATN and/or the ATC radioterminals is predicted responsive to the measured power. Related ancillary terrestrial networks are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: ATC Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Peter D. Karabinis
  • Patent number: 8072896
    Abstract: A first transceiver is operated in a first frequency band in the presence of a second transceiver operating in a second frequency band. Operation includes ascertaining an interference level at the first transceiver due to the second transceiver. A coexistence strategy for the second transceiver is dynamically selected by selecting a frequency division strategy if the ascertained interference level is less than a threshold level and selecting a time division strategy if the ascertained interference level is above the threshold level. The second transceiver is then caused to operate in accordance with the dynamically selected coexistence strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Leif Wilhelmsson
  • Patent number: 8068557
    Abstract: An IQ-modulator pre-distorter includes an iteratively updated digital filter (gQ0, gQ1) for filtering one of the branches of an IQ-signal to compensate for IQ-modulator generated amplitude errors. An iteratively updated digital filter (cQI0, cQI1), cross-connected from one of the branches to the other branch, filters one of the components of an IQ-signal to compensate for IQ-modulator generated inter-modulation between the branches. Iteratively updated compensators (dcI, dcQ) counteract IQ-modulator generated offset errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventor: Spendim Dalipi
  • Patent number: 8064611
    Abstract: A system comprising audio logic adapted to convert captured sound into an audio signal. The system also comprises transmission logic which causes noise to be added to the audio signal. The system further comprises processing logic adapted to at least partially remove the noise from the audio signal by subtracting a noise waveform from the audio signal to produce a result signal. The processing logic generates the noise waveform using power level information associated with the transmission logic. The transmission logic transmits the result signal to another electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Laurent Le Faucheur, Thierry Le Gall, Fabien Ober
  • Patent number: 8064866
    Abstract: A passive processing device (D) is adapted to be interfaced in a full integrated way on at least a first audio signal path defined between a first audio signal source and an audio signal processing means of an electronic device, such as a mobile communication device. This device (D) comprises a first protection means (DE11; DE12) for rejecting electrostatic discharges on the first path, a first rejection means (CR11, R11; CR12) for rejecting radio signals at least in a chosen frequency band on the first path, and a first AC-coupling means (CC1) for interfacing voltage levels between the first audio signal source and the audio signal processing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Bertrand Jean-Louis Le Mellat
  • Patent number: 8064851
    Abstract: An RF transmitter (60) generates non-DC bias signals (104, 106) configured to improved power-added efficiency (PAE) in the operation of an RF amplifier (94). The RF amplifier (94) generates an amplified RF signal (126) which, due to the addition of the bias signals (104, 106), includes bias-signal-induced RF distortion (48, 50). The bias signals (104, 106) drive a bias-induced distortion cancellation circuit (152) that adjusts the bias signals to compensate for the influence of impedances experienced by the bias signals (104, 106) before being applied to the RF amplifier (94). After mixing with a baseband communication signal (64), adjusted bias signals (186, 188) are combined into a composite baseband signal (76), upconverted to RF in an upconversion section 84, and applied to the RF amplifier (94) where they cancel at least a portion of the bias-signal-induced RF distortion (48, 50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Crestcom, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Duane McCallister
  • Patent number: 8064838
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a digital circuit having a first terminal connected to a first voltage reference, and a second terminal connected to a second voltage reference. The digital circuit is configured to be coupled to a radio device. The system also includes a band pass filter having a first terminal connected to the first voltage reference, and a second terminal connected to the second voltage reference. The bandpass filter is configured to produce a low impedance response, to reduce a radio frequency noise generated at a specific frequency band of the band pass filter, and to reduce a radio frequency interference produced by the digital circuit and received at the radio device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hailey, Ernest W. Lentschke, III
  • Patent number: 8060037
    Abstract: A circuit for calibrating the DC offset in a wireless communication device utilizes a voltage-generating circuit to generate a first voltage value and its negative value, and utilizes a detecting circuit to detect an output of the wireless communication device and generate a first target-branch reference value corresponding to the power of the output when the first voltage value is inputted into a target branch (e.g., the in-phase branch or the quadrature branch) of the wireless communication device, and detect an output of the wireless communication device and generate a second target-branch reference value corresponding to the power of the output when the negative value of the first voltage value is input into the target branch. Then, an estimating circuit estimates the DC offset on the target branch according to the first and second target-branch reference values and the first voltage value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Yu Hsieh, Hsu-Hung Chang
  • Patent number: 8059768
    Abstract: Narrow-band interference in spread spectrum systems is eliminated by performing a frequency spectrum transform on N sampling points of the data to obtain N points of data; after M transforms, getting an energy accumulation of individual data to obtain N energy values; removing partial excessive large values from the N energy values, averaging the rest, then calculating the threshold value for interference determination based on the average value; identifying all points that have energy values exceeding the threshold value, and performing interference suppression for the data of corresponding points after frequency spectrum transform and finally outputting the data after frequency spectrum inverse transform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Meng Zhao, Jiying Xiang, Chunbo Yao
  • Patent number: 8060006
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a radio has a memory for the storage of a number of records. Each record has a number of operating parameters that are used by a controller subsystem to control the radio's operation. The controller subsystem is operable to communicate with a first communication device using a first electro-magnetic signal while communicating with a second communication device using a second electro-magnetic signal configured according to one of the records. The first electro-magnetic signal uses a portion of the information transfer capacity of the radio and is devoid of a counter-intelligence signal. The second electro-magnetic signal comprises a counter-intelligence signal that is operable to eavesdrop or disrupt communication of the second communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Marion P. Hensley
  • Patent number: 8054161
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for suppressing a transmit leakage signal of a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader is provided. The apparatus includes: a first power distributor distributing a transmission signal to output a first transmission signal and a second transmission signal; a second power distributor distributing the second transmission signal to output a third transmission signal and a fourth transmission signal; a first amplitude/phase converter converting an amplitude and a phase of the first transmission signal to generate a first converted signal; a second amplitude/phase converter converting an amplitude and a phase of the third transmission signal to generate a second converted signal; a first power combiner combining the first converted signal with a first leakage signal generated in association with the fourth transmission signal; and a second power combiner combining the second converted signal with a second leakage signal generated in association with the fourth transmission signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Donghan Lee, Ji-Hoon Bae, Cheng-Hao Quan, Kwang-Soo Cho, Gil Young Choi, Jong-Suk Chae, Sang-Gi Kang
  • Patent number: 8055215
    Abstract: Provided is a transmission circuit capable of operating with high linearity and with low noise. An AM variable fc filter uses an AM cutoff frequency to remove a high frequency component from an amplitude signal. An amplifier supplies a power amplifier with a voltage which is a result of amplifying the amplitude signal outputted from the AM variable fc filter. A PM variable fc filter uses a PM cutoff frequency to remove a high frequency component from a phase signal. A phase modulator phase-modulates the phase signal outputted from the PM variable fc filter to output a high-frequency phase-modulated signal. The power amplifier amplifies the high-frequency phase-modulated signal by using the voltage supplied from the amplifier, and outputs a resultant signal as a transmission signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Hara, Shunsuke Hirano, Toru Matsuura, Shigeru Morimoto
  • Patent number: 8055216
    Abstract: A multiple antenna system is described herein that mitigates the negative effects of mutually coupled antennas on the connected transmitters and/or receivers. The antenna system comprises a directional coupler and two or more antennas. The directional coupler comprises multiple communication ports that each connect to corresponding antenna ports. The connection ports each connect to a different transmitter, receiver, or transceiver. A transmission line connects each antenna port to an antenna. The lengths of the transmission lines and the coupling factor of the directional coupler are selected to decouple the communication ports of the directional coupler. More particularly, the coupling factor and the transmission line lengths are selected so that antenna crosstalk signals caused by mutual coupling between the antennas and the coupled signals produced by the directional coupler have the same magnitude but opposite phase at the communication ports of the directional coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
    Inventor: Paul Wilkinson Dent
  • Patent number: 8055210
    Abstract: A transceiver for radio-frequency communication comprises a waveguide, a transmitting port, a receiving port and a receiver load termination. The waveguide receives and transmits radio-frequency signals. The transmitting port is connected to the waveguide and transmits the radio-frequency signals to the waveguide. The receiving port is connected to the waveguide and receives the radio-frequency signals from the waveguide. The receiver load termination is connected to the waveguide and removes the vertical polarization components of the receiving radio-frequency signals. The receiver load termination includes a filtering unit to reduce the energy of the transmitting radio-frequency signals entering the receiver load termination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Microelectronics Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hongru Suchen, Ping Chin Tseng
  • Patent number: 8050636
    Abstract: A transmitter capable of operating according to a first standard that does not interfere with a nearby frequency generator operating according to a second standard. The transmitter comprises an oscillator, a frequency divider, a mixer, and a filter. The oscillator is configured to output a first frequency that is outside of a frequency harmonic of the frequency generator. The frequency divider is coupled to the oscillator and divides the first frequency by a selective divide ratio to produce a second frequency. The mixer is configured to receive the first and second frequencies, which combines them to produce a mixed frequency. The filter is then used to filters the mixed frequency to obtain the higher portion of the mixed frequency. The divide ratio of the frequency divider is selected base on the desired output frequency of the transmitter such that a 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz ISM band frequency is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Hung-Ming Chien
  • Patent number: 8046021
    Abstract: There is provided a communication control technique in which it is possible to avoid interference with another wireless communication system. This invention is characterized by a control station which controls wireless communication of dependent stations. When a dependent station newly starts, the control station determines whether a beacon transmitted by the dependent station is received by another wireless communication network. When determining that the beacon is received by the other wireless communication network, the control station instructs the dependent station to lower the transmission power until the beacon is not received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuo Kanda
  • Patent number: 8045501
    Abstract: A method (300) and apparatus (200) for signaling uplink scheduling information is disclosed. The method may include determining (320) whether an enhanced general packet radio service 2-B mobile device and an enhanced general packet radio service non-2-B mobile device are assigned to a same uplink time slot. The method may also include limiting (330) downlink communications to Ap and B radio link control block families when sending packet data to the enhanced general packet radio service 2-B mobile device, if the enhanced general packet radio service 2-B mobile device and the enhanced general packet radio service non-2-B mobile device are assigned to the same uplink time slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.
    Inventor: Colin Frank
  • Patent number: 8045642
    Abstract: An IQ-modulator pre-distorter includes means for pre-distorting each IQ-vector by a 2-dimensional linear transformation that depends on the value of the IQ-vector to be pre-distorted. The transformation is based on polynomials in the I- and Q-components. In a preferred embodiment the transformation is based on a 2×2 dimensional lookup table matrix, the elements (T11, T12, T21, T22) of which are sampled polynomials in the I- and Q-components of the IQ-vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Leonard Rexberg
  • Publication number: 20110255636
    Abstract: A distortion compensation circuit for compensating for the distortion characteristics of an amplifier, includes a distortion compensating coefficient calculating element and a distortion compensating operation element. The distortion compensating coefficient calculating element calculates a distortion compensating coefficient to be used for compensation of the distortion characteristics by comparing an input signal with the output signal amplified by the amplifier. The distortion compensating operation element performs a distortion compensating operation on the input signal, using a variably set bit format and the distortion compensating coefficient calculated by the distortion compensating coefficient calculating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicants: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC., NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junya Ashita, Teppei Shoji
  • Patent number: 8041363
    Abstract: The present invention increases the available spectrum in a wireless network by sharing existing allocated (and in-use) portions of the RF spectrum in a manner that will minimize the probability of interfering with existing legacy users. The invention provides interference temperature-adaptive waveforms, and a variety of physical and media access control protocols for generating waveforms based on measurement and characterization of the local spectrum. The invention measures the local spectrum at a receiving node, generates an optimal waveform profile specifying transmission parameters that will water-fill unused spectrum up to an interference limit without causing harmful interference to primary and legacy transmitters using the same frequency bands, and enables simultaneous transmit and receive modes at a multiplicity of transceivers in a wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp.
    Inventor: Jerry D. Burchfiel
  • Publication number: 20110250857
    Abstract: Mobile communication system equipment avoids interfering with another transmitter's operation. Sensing information indicating whether the other transmitter's signal has been detected is received from remote sensors, wherein each of the remote sensors is situated at a respective one of two or more sensor locations. The sensing information and information about the sensor locations is used to ascertain one or more exclusion boundaries needed to avoid interfering with the other transmitter's use of the spectral resource. Beamforming parameters are ascertained that will enable the main node to transmit within one or more predefined geographical areas except for any portion of a predefined area located on a far side of the one or more exclusion boundaries. Two or more adjusted signals are produced as a function of the beamforming parameters and one or more signals to be transmitted. The adjusted signals are transmitted from respective ones of two or more antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Andres Reial, Christian Bergljung, Anders Rosenqvist
  • Publication number: 20110250856
    Abstract: Representative implementations of direct FM/PM modulation and systems are disclosed describing frequency modulation or phase modulation of information onto a carrier signal using a divider that is remote from the carrier signal generation path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Stefan van Waasen, Anna Miskiewicz, Markus Hammes
  • Patent number: 8036179
    Abstract: A method for transmitting multicast data in a WiMax/WiBro relay system, including transmitting carrier-interference-noise ratios from UEs to corresponding Relays; selecting the minimum value among the carrier-interference-noise ratios; determining the modulation and coding mode according to the selected minimum value; transmitting the modulation and coding mode to BS; selecting a modulation and coding mode with a highest rate for multicast data on an access link; transmitting the final modulation and coding mode to the Relays; and transmitting data via the access link with the modulation and coding mode determined by the BS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Beijing Samsung Telecom R&D Center
    Inventor: Qi Wu
  • Patent number: 8031101
    Abstract: A technique to mitigate in-band spurs introduced into a signal due to various board/SiP layout issues at a receiver is disclosed. The spurs can be approximated as sinusoids at different known frequencies with unknown amplitudes and phases. The technique is applicable to both single and multiple spur cancellation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Quantenna Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Ravi Narasimhan, Andrea Goldsmith
  • Publication number: 20110235553
    Abstract: A technique of suppressing noise in a transmitter device (300) is provided, wherein the transmitter device (300) comprises a baseband signal processing stage (301) operating at baseband frequency and comprising a modulator (316, 320) for converting a baseband signal into an RF signal, and an RF signal processing stage (301) operating at RF and comprising an amplifier (330).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Stefan Andersson, Kirill Kozmin, Fredrik Tillman
  • Patent number: 8023588
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods control predistortion of an RF transmitter. A base station or a mobile station can utilize predistortion to improve linearity characteristics of the RF power amplifier. When used effectively, predistortion limits spectral growth such that the amplified signal complies with regulatory requirements. With respect to bursty signals, specific improvement techniques are disclosed. A first technique is related to adaptation using only a smaller subset of samples of a burst. A second technique is related to selective application of digital predistortion, such as, only under high power conditions for a power amplifier. A third technique is directed to adaptation of less than all of the coefficients. These improvements permit the use of a smaller and less expensive amplifier for a given power class and can lengthen battery life for a mobile unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: PMC-Sierra, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Benson, William D. Warner, Paul V. Yee
  • Patent number: 8019369
    Abstract: Transient distortion is compensated for by multiplying an exponentially-decaying phase shift onto the distorted waveform. The exponentially decaying phase shift waveform is patterned after the transient which typically takes the form of an exponential and occurs upon introduction of power to a circuit or circuit component. A digital circuit produces an appropriate exponentially-decaying waveform which is used as the input for a look up table whose output is a complex sinusoidal waveform capable of compensating for the distortion. The complex sinusoid is multiplied onto the transmitted waveform. The decaying exponential is biased so that it crosses a threshold at which point the compensating circuitry is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Husted, Bevan M. Baas
  • Patent number: 8019050
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a feedback mechanism that informs a user of a communication device to adjust the volume, pitch, tone or other characteristic of his voice so as to compensate for noise in the surrounding environment. The feedback mechanism includes feedback circuitry that analyzes audio signals from the microphone and preferably from one or more additional environmental noise sensors. From the analysis, the feedback circuitry determines characteristics of the user's voice and characteristics of the environmental noise, and provides an analysis of how the user might modify his voice to best compensate for environmental noise. This analysis results in an indication to the user, such as through a vibration, a sound, or graphical indication on the device, which tells the user whether and to what extent the user should adjust a characteristic of his voice to best overcome such environmental noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Mactavish, Robert M. Gardner
  • Patent number: 8014728
    Abstract: Transmitter calibration of a wireless device is initiated based upon an operational value of the wireless device. The calibration operations are performed over a plurality of calibration time periods, each calibration time period divided into a plurality of first interval portions interspersed with a plurality of second interval portions, for each calibration time period of the plurality of calibration time periods, respective calibration settings are applied. During the first interval portions substantially fixed first current input is applied to at least one gain adjustable element of the RF circuitry. During the second interval portions, varying current input is applied to the at least one gain adjustable element of the RF circuitry. Output levels of the RF circuitry are measured over the calibration time period. Operational calibration settings for the baseband processing circuitry and analog signal path components of the transmitter are selected based upon the calibration operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Colin Fraser, Arya Reza Behzad
  • Patent number: 8014736
    Abstract: A distortion compensating apparatus includes following units. An information measuring unit measures a distortion component and an electric power component based on a radiation signal. A compensation coefficient calculating unit calculates a compensation coefficient based on the distortion component and the electric power component. A signal transmitting unit outputs a signal corrected by the compensation coefficient as a transmission signal. A signal converting unit converts the transmission signal into a high frequency signal. An amplitude separating unit amplifies the high frequency signal and separates a portion thereof as a signal to be fed back. A feeding-back unit processes the portion and outputs the result as a feedback signal to the information measuring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Takashi Yokoyama, Kouji Hirai, Shigeru Ohkawa
  • Patent number: 8010148
    Abstract: A mobile terminal detecting an instantaneous deterioration in BLER and quickly converging an SIR into an appropriate target SIR, thereby preventing requesting an excessive transmission power from a base station and a method of controlling the mobile terminal are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Taisuke Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 8010064
    Abstract: Systems and methods may be provided for transmitter calibration. The systems and methods may include providing one or more radio frequency (RF) test signals at an output of a transmitter, wherein the one or more RF test signals are based upon IQ baseband test signals, and applying an envelope detector to the one or more test signals to obtain one or more characteristic signals from the one or more RF test signals, where the one or more characteristic signals includes one or more first harmonic components and one or more second harmonic components associated with the one or more RF test signals. The systems and methods may further include analyzing the one or more second harmonic components to determine one or more IQ mismatch compensation parameters, and analyzing the one or more first harmonic components to determine one or more carrier leakage or DC offset compensation parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electro—Mechanics Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dukhyun Kim, Young Sik Hur, Jeong Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8010137
    Abstract: Various aspects of a method and system for adaptive multi rate and measurements adaptation may include a processor that enables computation of at least one signal level measurement for at least one received signal. The processor may enable cancelling of interfering signals received in addition to the received signal based on processing of a received bit sequence using a first burst process operation (BP) in a first decoding algorithm that utilizes SAIC operations. The processor may also enable cancelling of noise signals received in addition to the received signal based on processing the received bit sequence using a second BP operation that utilizes redundancy and imposes a physical constraint during decoding. The processor may also enable adjustment of the computed at least one signal level measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Huaiyu Zeng, Nelson Sollenberger
  • Patent number: 8009634
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for avoiding interference in a broadband wireless communication system using FCS are provided. The apparatus and method include a receiver for monitoring channel statuses of neighbor cells using signals received from the neighbor cells, an active set generator for generating an active set according to at least one of the channel statuses of the neighbor cells, loads of the neighbor cells, and a performance gain from the neighbor cells, and a BS selector for selecting a serving cell from the active set according to the channel statuses of cells included in the active set. Accordingly, interference is reduced and reception performance is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul National University Industry Foundation
    Inventors: Yong-Hwan Lee, Keon-Wook Lee
  • Patent number: 8010055
    Abstract: The signal to noise ratio performance of a RF communication system can be improved by providing resistance to transmitter self-jamming and eliminating or reducing the need for a transmit rejection filter or other measures such as limiters or blanking switches. An anti-jam low noise amplifier provides enough rejection and jamming immunity to reduce or eliminate the need for the transmit reject filter. Thus, the system noise performance is improved by eliminating the filter and the associated losses which cause signal to noise ratio performance degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: ViaSat, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth V. Buer
  • Patent number: 8005441
    Abstract: The present invention relates to estimating a direct current (DC) offset of a power detection circuit when an estimated instantaneous amplitude of a continuous-transmission amplitude-modulated (AM) radio frequency (RF) signal is below a first threshold. The power detection circuit may be used to estimate an average output power associated with the continuous-transmission AM RF signal. The estimated average output power may be used as part of a feedback system to regulate the average output power. The estimated DC offset of the power detection circuit may be used to improve the estimate of the average output power, particularly over temperature and supply voltage variations. Estimating the DC offset of the power detection circuit when the estimated instantaneous amplitude of the continuous-transmission AM RF signal is below the first threshold may minimize errors in the estimated DC offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Nadim Khlat, David Myara
  • Patent number: 8005430
    Abstract: Signals propagating on an aggressor communication channel can cause interference in a victim communication channel. A sensor coupled to the aggressor channel can obtain a sample of the aggressor signal. The sensor can be integrated with or embedded in a system, such as a flex circuit or a circuit board, that comprises the aggressor channel. The sensor can comprise a dedicated conductor or circuit trace that is near an aggressor conductor, a victim conductor, or an EM field associated with the interference. An interference compensation circuit can receive the sample from the sensor. The interference compensation circuit can have at least two operational modes of operation. In the first mode, the circuit can actively generate or output a compensation signal that cancels, corrects, or suppresses the interference. The second mode can be a standby, idle, power-saving, passive, or sleep mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Quellan Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Gebara, Andrew Joo Kim, Joy Laskar, Anthony Stelliga, Emmanouil M. Tentzeris
  • Patent number: 8000660
    Abstract: Elimination of intermodulation interference in a wireless communication system by removing a portion of the spectrum of transmitted signals. According to a received indication of an occurrence of intermodulation interference experienced by a narrowband receiver, mappings are performed between the predetermined narrowband channel frequency on which the narrowband receiver operates and the occupied channel frequencies of at least one broadband transmit signal. Narrowband candidate frequency ranges that linearly combine into frequencies that overlap the predetermined narrowband channel frequency are determined based on the mappings. The narrowband candidate frequency ranges that potentially contribute to the intermodulation interference are then selectively filtered by at least one notch filter until the intermodulation interference is substantially eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Samuel M. Woleben, Mark L. Yarkosky, Robert C. Pippert
  • Patent number: 8000282
    Abstract: A method for transmitting a signal in a wireless network includes sending a first signal from a first source to a first intermediate station. A second signal is sent from a second source to a second intermediate station. The first signal is additionally received by the second intermediate station. The second signal is encoded according to dirty paper coding (DPC) such that the first signal does not interfere with the transmission of the second signal. The first signal is sent from the first intermediate station to a first destination and simultaneously, the DPC encoded second signal is sent from the second intermediate station to a second destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Aik Chindapol, Jimmy Chui