Signal-to-noise Ratio Patents (Class 455/226.3)
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Patent number: 8830332Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device receives a broadcast signal includes a high-speed transmission channel and a low-speed transmission channel. The electronic device estimates a CN when the electronic device is in an environment corresponding to a stationary state, based on a measured reception power, reception sensitivity required for receiving a broadcast service of the high-speed transmission channel and a necessary CN required for receiving the broadcast service of the high-speed transmission channel, and controls a processing of switching a demodulation target between the high-speed transmission channel and the low-speed transmission channel, based on a difference between the estimated CN and the measured CN.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kengo Kurose, Yuki Hayashi
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Patent number: 8831593Abstract: Certain aspects are directed to a configuration sub-system for telecommunication systems. The configuration sub-system can include a test signal generator, a power measurement device, at least one additional power measurement device, and a controller. The test signal generator can be integrated into components of a telecommunication system. The test signal generator can provide a test signal to a signal path of the telecommunication system. The power measurement device and the additional power measurement device can respectively be integrated into different components of the telecommunication system. The power measurement device and the additional power measurement device can respectively measure the power of the test signal at different measurement points in the signal path. The controller can normalize signals transmitted via the telecommunication system by adjusting a path gain for the signal path based on measurements from the power measurement device and the additional power measurement device.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Andrew Wireless Systems GmbHInventors: Matthew Thomas Melester, Stefan Eisenwinter, Ahmed H. Hmimy, Massimiliano Mini, Joerg Stefanik, Alfons Dussmann
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Patent number: 8780954Abstract: According to an embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus includes a communication control unit, a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The communication control unit selects one frequency channel from a plurality of frequency channels and switches the frequency channel to be selected. The receiving unit is configured to receive a reception signal of the selected frequency channel from another wireless communication apparatus. The receiving unit includes an interference wave detection circuit configured to detect an interference wave signal of a detection frequency. The interference wave signal is included in an input signal received during an interference wave detection period. In the interference wave detection period, the reception signal is not received. The communication control unit masks a frequency channel related to the detection frequency among the plurality of frequency channels to create a frequency channel map. The communication control unit does not select the masked frequency channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventor: Hiroyuki Fujiki
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Patent number: 8781043Abstract: Techniques for recovering a desired transmission in the presence of interfering transmissions are described. For successive equalization and cancellation (SEC), equalization is performed on a received signal to obtain an equalized signal for a first set of code channels. The first set may include all code channels for one sector, a subset of all code channels for one sector, multiple code channels for multiple sectors, etc. Data detection is then performed on the equalized signal to obtain a detected signal for the first set of code channels. A signal for the first set of code channels is reconstructed based on the detected signal. The reconstructed signal for the first set of code channels is then canceled from the received signal. Equalization, data detection, reconstruction, and cancellation are performed for at least one additional set of code channels in similar manner.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2006Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Byonghyo Shim, Inyup Kang, Farrokh Abrishamkar, Sharad Sambhwani
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Patent number: 8750815Abstract: A communication device including a receiving unit and a decision-making unit is provided. The receiving unit receives a first burst in a paging message provided from a base station. After comparing a signal-to-noise ratio to a threshold, the decision-making unit decides, based on the comparison result, the judging mechanism for judging whether the paging message is a dummy paging message. The signal-to-noise ratio is associated with the channel via which the first burst passed.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Yu-Tai Chang, Chih Yu Chen, Chia Sheng Peng
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Patent number: 8750357Abstract: Systems and methods for computing a signal to interference and noise power ratio estimate based on multiple domains are provided. A signal transmitted through a fading channel from a wireless transmission source is received. First estimates of (a) signal power of the received signal and (b) noise power of the received signal are computed in a first domain separately. Second estimates of (a) the signal power of the received signal and (b) the noise power of the received signal are computed in a second domain separately. The second domain is different from the first domain. The SINR estimate is determined based on one of the first and second estimates that indicate less variation in the fading channel.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: Jiwoong Choi, Jungwon Lee
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Publication number: 20140155010Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide ordering techniques for a Successive Interference Cancellation (SIC) receiver which may be used to robustly choose a correct stream for first decode under varying data rates, SNR and mobile propagation conditions in Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems. The SIC ordering techniques discussed in the disclosure include SNR and/or Rate based information theoretic approach. For example, the SIC receiver may evaluate an SNR based or RATE-based information theoretic metric for the MIMO streams and choose one stream with a higher value of the metric for decoding first. A speculative single code block based approach is may also be used for selecting a stream for first decode, by leveraging the presence of per code block Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) and the lack of time diversity in LTE systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Supratik Bhattacharjee, Brian Clarke Banister
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Patent number: 8737944Abstract: An antenna array for a mobile communications system comprises a plurality of receive paths and a calibration signal processor. The receive paths are connected between an antenna elements and an analogue-to-digital converters. The calibration signal processor comprises a cross-analyzer for cross-analyzing the digitized receive signals of the plurality of receive paths with each other, an averager for forming a temporal average of an output of the cross-analyzer, the temporal average indicating a receive signal relationship between the digitized receive signals of the plurality of receive paths, wherein the calibration signal processor is adapted to use the temporal average of the receive signal relationship to calibrate of at least one of the plurality of receive paths. A corresponding method and corresponding computer program products usable during manufacture and operation are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Kathrein-Werke KGInventor: Peter Kenington
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Patent number: 8725102Abstract: A method of performing receive antenna selection is presented. The method executes a determination operation for a set of receive antennas, determines a maximum result of the determination operation for two of the antennas, eliminates one of the two antennas from the set of antennas, and repeats the determination and elimination process until only a predetermined number of antennas remain in the set. The signals from these remaining antennas are then processed. The present invention reduces receiver complexity and cost.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2010Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, LPInventors: Jack Harriman Winters, Yang-Seok Choi, Byoung-Jo J. Kim, Andreas Molisch, Moe Z. Win, Hui Lo
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Patent number: 8725084Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for improving multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communications, and in particular to dynamically determining when to switch MIMO transmission modes on a communication link between two devices that are capable of supporting multiple MIMO transmission modes. A base station receives from a client device one or more signals containing information representing a first signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measurement and a second SNR measurement made by the client device. The first SNR measurement is associated with a first MIMO transmission mode and the second SNR measurement is associated with a second MIMO transmission mode. The base station computes a MIMO channel quality indicator from the first SNR measurement and the second SNR measurement, and evaluates the MIMO channel quality indicator to determine whether to switch MIMO transmission modes for transmissions to the client device.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2009Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Hanqing Lou, Li Guo, Genyuan Wang, Hang Jin, Yanxin Na
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Patent number: 8718566Abstract: Disclosed is a device and method to automate the process of measuring RF noise, correlating measured noise with known sources, and making adjustments to the noise-measuring and reporting process. A wireless communication device is coupled to equipment at a fixed location, and transmits data about the operation of the equipment back to an operator, via a provider's network. Examples include fixed wireless terminals. A management entity aboard the wireless communication device performs the measurements via a transceiver, and performs remedial actions when required, without requiring an onsite technician or remote assistance. The management entity may include a spectrum analyzer.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventor: Scott D. Prather
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Patent number: 8718660Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring a radio environment of a base station is provided. The method includes respectively selecting one or more frames for measuring a radio environment in a first mode in which an Over-The-Air Receiver (OTAR) of the base station is initialized and a second mode in which the OTAR is active, continuously measuring the radio environment based on the selected one or more frames in the first mode and intermittently measuring the radio environment based on the selected one or more frames in the second mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Sung Cheol Chang, Hyun-Jae Kim, Won-Ik Kim, Sung Kyung Kim, Chul Sik Yoon, Jee Hwan Ahn
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Patent number: 8718585Abstract: A method and a device for controlling uplink/downlink power for radio communication is disclosed. The method includes receiving a radio communications signal in a radio receiver, estimating one or more parameters indicative of the transmission quality of the received radio communications signal based on power control information bits and pilot symbol bits in the radio communications signal, and generating a control signal for the radio receiver and/or the radio transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2008Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Thorsten Clevorn, Juergen Niederholz, Frank Gersemsky, Herbert Dawid
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Patent number: 8711898Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for communication between ultra-wideband (UWB) devices. In general, the UWB device may characterize the attenuation, and other characteristics of the communication environment. Using these characteristics the UWB device can adapt various communication parameters to improve the communication quality. The UWB device may use these characteristics to establish zones and sectors for communication with other UWB devices. Based on this zone and sector assignment the UWB device may select communication parameters for communication with other UWB devices. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Holding 73 LLCInventors: John Santhoff, Steven Moore
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Patent number: 8712337Abstract: A system and method for monitoring an attribute of a received signal in a wireless network having plural radios wherein one of the radios includes a monitoring module operatively connected to a second network. An attribute of one radio is monitored substantially continuously at the monitoring module. A display device is operatively connected to the second network. A value representative of the current state of the attribute is transmitted via the second network to the display device upon a change in the state of the attribute from a previous state of the attribute, and the value is displayed on the display device.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Aviat U.S., Inc.Inventors: Brian Stuart Shiver, Gregory Allan Liles
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Patent number: 8705675Abstract: An RF signal reception device including: a transposition device of signals of frequency fRF to a first intermediate frequency IF1<fRF; a first bandpass filter centered on IF1; a sampler at a frequency fs<IF1; a second discrete-time filter centered on a second intermediate frequency IF2=?·fs/M+fs/(M·n); a decimation device of a factor M; an analog-digital convertor to operate at a frequency fs/M; where ?, n and M are strictly positive real numbers chosen such that: ?<fs/(2·BWch·M), and BWch/2<fs/M·n), with BWch: bandwidth of a channel of the received RF signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternativesInventors: Luis Lolis, Michael Pelissier
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Publication number: 20140106679Abstract: In a wireless communication system including a transmitter and a receiver, the receiver includes a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) calculation unit which calculates an SNR of a baseband signal of a signal received from the transmitter, and an indication information generation unit which generates transmission strength indication information indicating transmit power of the transmitter based on a history of the SNR calculated by the SNR calculation unit, and the transmitter includes a transmission unit which controls the transmit power based on the SNR.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Inventor: Tomohiro Kanauchi
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Publication number: 20140106695Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product for antenna clustering for multi-antenna aperture selection (MAAS), e.g., in LTE wireless systems, using multi-core DSP processing with sub-optimum selection of N out of M of antenna signals and minimizing the performance degradation due to the sub-optimal antenna/antenna signal selection. Assigning each DSP core (machine) to N/K antennas (i.e., to antenna signals) having a similar property (e.g., polarization) and a same tier, the selection of N out of M using a predefined criterion (e.g., best SINR) is reduced to selecting N/K out of M/K which reduces the computation complexity by a factor of K, where K is a number of the DSP cores.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Nokia Siemens Networks OyInventors: Yehuda Luz, Philip Fleming, Shirish Nagaraj
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Patent number: 8694248Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the accuracy of a global positioning system (GPS) receiver in a marine vessel utilize a GPS receiver receiving a plurality of satellite signals, calculating a global position of the GPS receiver based on the plurality of signals, and determining a signal to noise ratio (SNR) of each signal in the plurality of signals; and a control circuit having a computer readable medium having executable code, and being connected to the GPS receiver by a communication link. The control circuit calculates an average SNR of the plurality of signals and compares the average SNR to a threshold SNR. In one example the threshold SNR varies depending upon a number of satellites sending the plurality of signals and a speed at which the marine vessel is traveling.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Brunswick CorporationInventors: Jason S. Arbuckle, William R. Robertson
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Patent number: 8693957Abstract: A signal transceiving module includes: a first antenna; a first signal port; and a first processing circuit coupled to the first signal port and arranged to detect a first signal quality of a first received signal received from the first signal port and determine if the first antenna is coupled to the first signal port correctly according to at least the first signal quality.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Mediatek Inc.Inventors: Chih-Chuan Liang, Shun-An Yang, Chung-Yen Wu
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Patent number: 8688065Abstract: An electromagnetic signal receiver and methods for determining the noise level and signal power in a signal of interest while the receiver is operating. In some embodiments, the signal of interest is a GPS signal. The receiver includes a noise source that provides a noise signal of known power during intervals while the signal of interest is observed. By measuring a signal-to-noise ratio for the signal of interest and the noise power in the signal of interest, the noise level and signal power of the signal of interest can be computed. Various methods of making the measurements and computing the power of the signal of interest are described. Applications of the system and method are described.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Lawrence E. Young, Dmitry Turbiner, Stephan X. Esterhuizen
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Patent number: 8688054Abstract: A method and apparatus for adaptively biasing a channel quality indicator (CQI) used for setting a configuration of communication between a transmitter and a receiver in a wireless communication system. The receiver sends a CQI and positive acknowledgement (ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK) messages to the transmitter. The ACK/NACK messages indicate the absence or presence of error, respectively, in a transmitted data packet. The CQI is derived from the signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) and the ACK/NACK messages. The transmitter calculates the block error rate (BLER) of the transmitted data packets based upon the ACK/NACK messages sent from the receiver. The transmitter compares the BLER of the transmitted data packets to a target BLER and biases the CQI based on the comparison in order to achieve the target BLER.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Philip J. Pietraski, Gregory S. Sternberg, Douglas R. Castor
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Patent number: 8682272Abstract: Methods are described of processing a signal transmitted over a channel in a wireless communication system. A method includes estimating at intervals at least one parameter of a time varying communication environment of said system. At least one processor-related signal processing criterion can be monitored for implementing a signal processing activity. Based on said at least one parameter and said at least one processor-related criterion, a signal processing function can be selected from a plurality of signal processing functions implementable by a processor. Each signal processing function includes a plurality of code blocks having a sequence of instructions for execution on a processor platform, the processor platform including a set of configurable operators having a plurality of predetermined configurations, each sequence of instructions including at least one configuration instruction, which selects one of the plurality of predefined configurations for executing that code block.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2008Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: ICERA, Inc.Inventors: Carlo Luschi, Steve Allpress
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Patent number: 8676141Abstract: A power control method in a mobile station having at least two antennas. The mobile station operates in a receive-diversity state in which the mobile station wirelessly receives communications with multiple antennas. The mobile station determines a relative gain of operating in the receive-diversity state versus operating in a non-receive-diversity state in which the mobile station wirelessly receives communications with one antenna rather than with multiple antennas. The mobile station uses the determined gain as a basis to set one or more power characteristic(s). The one or more power characteristic(s) may include (i) an initial power control setpoint for use by the mobile station to evaluate strength of received transmissions and (ii) an initial power level at which a remote entity transmits to the mobile station.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2010Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.Inventor: Sachin R. Vargantwar
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Patent number: 8670735Abstract: Provided are a receiver and a method of estimating signal to noise power ratio. The receiver estimates a signal-to-noise power ratio, according to an average value of a signal power and an average value of a noise power of a reference signal mapped to the received signal, estimates signal-to-noise power ratio by means of EESM operation according to each signal-to-noise power ratio of the reference signal, makes a judgment on a magnitude of either the signal-to-noise power ratio appointed according to the average values or the signal-to-noise power ratio estimated by means of the EESM operation, and outputs one of the signal-to-noise power ratio appointed according to the average values and the signal-to-noise power ratio estimated by means of the EESM operation, as a reception quality SNR, in response to the judgment result.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2011Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignees: NEC Corporation, NTT DoCoMo, IncInventor: Masahito Sakai
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Publication number: 20140065994Abstract: An electromagnetic signal receiver and methods for determining the noise level and signal power in a signal of interest while the receiver is operating. In some embodiments, the signal of interest is a GPS signal. The receiver includes a noise source that provides a noise signal of known power during intervals while the signal of interest is observed. By measuring a signal-to-noise ratio for the signal of interest and the noise power in the signal of interest, the noise level and signal power of the signal of interest can be computed. Various methods of making the measurements and computing the power of the signal of interest are described. Applications of the system and method are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Lawrence E. YOUNG, Dimitry Turbiner, Stephan X. Esterhuizen
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Patent number: 8665740Abstract: A method is provided for controlling point-to-multipoint communications. Channel condition information for multiple receivers of a point-to-multipoint group is received. Signal-to-noise ratio distortion is estimated for a point-to-multipoint group on the basis of the received channel condition information and available encoding bit rates. A bit rate allocation providing an optimal overall signal-to-noise ratio for transmission to the point-to-multipoint group is selected. Encoding of content to the point-to-multipoint group is controlled in accordance with the selected bit rate allocation.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks OyInventor: Feng Jiang
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Patent number: 8666323Abstract: Provided are an RFID reader and a method for suppressing transmission leakage signals thereof. The RFID reader includes a first loop, a second loop, and a digital signal processor. The first loop suppresses a first transmission leakage signal of an RX signal in response to a first leakage control signal. The second loop suppresses a second transmission leakage signal of the RX signal, received through the first loop, in response to a second leakage control signal. The digital signal processor generates the first leakage control signal and the second leakage control signal. The digital signal processor generates the first leakage control signal until the level of the first transmission leakage signal becomes equal to or lower than the level of a first reference transmission leakage signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Donghan Lee, Sang Gee Kang, Kwang-Soo Cho, Man Sik Park, Chan-Won Park, Cheng-Hao Quan, Ji-Hoon Bae, Gil Young Choi, Jong-Suk Chae
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Publication number: 20140051441Abstract: The disclosure relates to a Complex Intermediate Frequency (CIF)-based receiver adapted to process a received signal comprising a signal component at a desired frequency and a signal component as an image frequency. The CIF-based receiver determines the power of the received signal by calibrating the receiver to minimize the power of the signal component at the image frequency that interferes with the signal component at the desired frequency, introduces signal leakage from the image frequency to intentionally degrade the quality of the signal component at the desired frequency, and determines the power of the signal component at the image frequency based on the amount of degradation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Leif Wilhelmsson, Lars Sundstrom, Fenghao Mu
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Patent number: 8655294Abstract: Methods and circuits for positioning a signal sampling window within a wireless receiver device for use in a multi-transmitter wireless broadcast network include generating a long channel model based upon a signal identifying transmitters that can be processed without aliases, and positioning the signal sampling window based upon the long channel model. For example, in a MediaFLO® broadcast, the long channel model may be generated by receiving positioning pilot channel (PPC) signals. Positions for the signal sampling window may be determined by identifying hypothetical signal sampling window positions, calculating signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) values for each identified hypothetical, and selecting the hypothetical with the best SINR. Using a long channel model to position the signal sampling window may provide improved window placement, reduce destructive aliasing, and reduce a time guard in the window placement. The long channel model may be used in conjunction with terrain databases.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Gordon K. Walker, Murali R. Chari, Fuyun Ling
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Patent number: 8638396Abstract: Apparatus and methods to receive and display digital television signals are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus to receive digital television signals comprises an antenna assembly coupled to the signal processing circuitry and comprising a first antenna positioned to maximize reception in a first direction and a second antenna positioned to maximize reception in a second direction, different from the first direction, and a processor coupled to the antenna assembly and comprising a selection logic module to select an antenna to receive a digital television signal for a specific channel, and a tuning logic module to configure the antenna assembly to receive a signal via a selected antenna.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Christopher R. Keate, Armando V. Lopez, Eric S. Tang
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Patent number: 8630600Abstract: Various embodiments provide for systems and methods for signal conversion of one modulated signal to another modulated signal using demodulation and then re-modulation. According to some embodiments, a signal receiving system may comprise an I/Q demodulator that demodulates a first modulated signal to an in-phase (“I”) signal and a quadrature (“Q”) signal, an I/Q signal adjustor that adaptively adjusts the Q signal to increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a transitory signal that is based on a second modulated signal, and an I/Q modulator that modulates the I signal and the adjusted Q signal to the second modulated signal. To increase the SNR, the Q signal may be adjusted based on a calculated error determined for the transitory signal during demodulation by a demodulator downstream from the I/Q modulator.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Aviat U.S., Inc.Inventors: Emerick Vann, Yen-Fang Chao, Youming Qin, Roland Matian
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Patent number: 8620373Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for allocating transmit power in a wireless network. The method includes determining powers at which a base station transmits downlink signals to each active user equipment associated with the base station such that each of the downlink signals is associated with a different active user and the base station is permitted to transmit downlink signals with different powers to the associated active user equipments. The method further includes transmitting the associated downlink signals, by the base station, to the active user equipments at the determined powers.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Alexei Ashikhmin, Thomas Marzetta
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Patent number: 8615210Abstract: Methods and apparatus for power measurement in a communication system. In an aspect, a method is provided for power measurement. The method includes selecting between a signal decoding mode and a power measurement mode, decoding an input signal if the signal decoding mode is selected, and calculating a power measurement associated with the input signal if the power measurement mode is selected. In another aspect, an apparatus is provided for power measurement. The apparatus includes means for selecting between an active mode and a power measurement mode, means for decoding an input signal if the active mode is selected, and means for calculating a power measurement associated with the input signal if the power measurement mode is selected.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2007Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Ashok Mantravadi, Phani Bhushan Avadhanam, Vinay Murthy
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Patent number: 8606259Abstract: A method for testing a software-defined radio (SDR) device is provided. The method includes configuring the SDR device for a first standard. A first test is performed on the SDR device under the first standard. Test data for the first test is received from the SDR device. A switching time for configuring the SDR device for the first standard is determined based on the test data for the first test.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2007Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Thirumalarao Voonna, Jasmin Oz, Eran Pisek, Thomas M. Henige
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Publication number: 20130324064Abstract: A device for receiving a broadband multi-channel radiofrequency signal includes a radiofrequency analog input stage connected to an intermediate-frequency conversion stage. The conversion stage includes at least one conversion chain having a frequency mixer that transposes the signal to an intermediate frequency connected to the input of an analog-digital converter with a high frequency sampling rate. The intermediate and sampling frequencies in each conversion chain are selected such that, considering the noise generated by the sampling overtones of the corresponding analog-digital converter, each of the radiofrequency signal channels has a signal/noise ratio that is greater at output than a predetermined value of at least one conversion chain.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: EADS SECURE NETWORKSInventors: Benoit Clement, Gilles Latouche, Olivier Muller
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Patent number: 8582702Abstract: An electronic device includes an analog-to-digital converter adapted to receive a radio-frequency signal and adapted to provide therefrom a digital signal, wherein the radio-frequency signal may include an interference signal. The electronic device has a controller adapted to perform a digital measure on the digital signal and adapted to generate therefrom a selection signal having a first value indicating a non-interference condition in the radio-frequency signal and having a second value indicating an interference-condition in the radio-frequency signal. A selector is adapted to transmit the digital signal in case the selection signal has the first value and to transmit a signal replacing the digital signal in case the selection signal has the second value.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2010Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignees: STMicroelectronics S.r.l., STMicroelectronics Ltd.Inventors: Giuseppe Avellone, Oleksandr Gorbachov, Antonino Calcagno, Salvatore Scaccianoce
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Publication number: 20130295980Abstract: Determining noise levels in frequency band(s) for communications paths in distributed antenna systems. Noise may be induced in communications paths in distributed antenna system as a result of electromagnetic interference from communications media located in close proximity and/or from other electronic devices. Noise induced on communications media may not be evenly distributed across the frequency spectrum, but instead concentrated in certain portions of the frequency spectrum. The frequency band(s) of communication signals distributed in the distributed antenna systems may be adjusted to be provided outside of frequency band(s) having unacceptable noise levels. In this manner, the communications performance (e.g., the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio) of communications signals communicated in the distributed antenna systems may be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: Corning MobileAccess Ltd.Inventors: Rami Reuven, Ofer Saban, Isaac Shapira
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Patent number: 8576902Abstract: The present disclosure provides a receiving device including, a receiver configured to receive a signal that is transmitted via a propagation path and is modulated by a predetermined system prescribed by a predetermined standard, a demodulator configured to demodulate a received signal, an estimator configured to estimate a signal-to-noise ratio relating to the propagation path, obtained from a data signal included in the demodulated received signal, and a corrector configured to correct an estimated signal-to-noise ratio in accordance with a transmission parameter obtained from the received signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hirofumi Maruyama, Ryo Hasegawa, Katsumi Takaoka
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Patent number: 8576896Abstract: Implementations of improved OSTC decoding are disclosed where received channel output corresponding to a partial OSTC codeword may be used to generate estimated channel output, and where the received channel output and the estimated channel output may be used to reconstruct the OSTC codeword.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: New Jersey Institute Of TechnologyInventors: Yeheskel Bar-Ness, Amir Laufer
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Patent number: 8576118Abstract: Techniques for monitoring transmission performance of a satellite communications systems are provided, including techniques for measuring the primary contributors to the end-to-end SNR, including the uplink SNR, the downlink SNR, and the C/I for each link in the network. These individual measurements are used to estimate satellite effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP), satellite antenna gain-to-noise-temperature (G/T), and loss due to an Earth Terminal pointing error. The EIRP, satellite antenna G/T and loss due to Earth terminal pointing error may then be used to determine operating parameters for the satellite communications network that enable the network to operate more efficiently.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2009Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: ViaSat, Inc.Inventor: Mark J. Miller
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Patent number: 8577310Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a multi-output wireless transmitter includes determining a precoded data stream based on input data, where the determining includes determining a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) of a plurality of receivers, determining a channel gain to each of the plurality of receivers, and maximizing a sum of utility functions, wherein each utility function is proportional to the SINR of each of the plurality of receivers at low SINR values and asymptotically approaches a constant value at high SINR values. The precoded data stream is transmitted on the multi-output wireless transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: FutureWei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Zhi-Quan Luo, Meisam Razaviyayn, Mohammadhadi Baligh
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Publication number: 20130288629Abstract: A radio receiver apparatus includes a demodulator configured to output a decision variable indicative of a binary indicator signaled from a transmitter over a channel to the radio receiver apparatus. The radio receiver apparatus further includes a noise power estimator configured to generate noise power estimates indicative of noise experienced at the radio receiver apparatus. A binary indicator estimator is provided to generate an estimated binary indicator based on the decision variable and the noise power estimates.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Rajarajan Balraj, Thorsten Clevorn, Herbert Dawid
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Patent number: 8554151Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for data aided channel quality estimation using both pilot and data information are disclosed herein. In one exemplary aspect, a method for estimating channel quality in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises estimating a pilot noise variance based on a pilot signal received from a base station on a downlink and estimating a data noise variance based on a data signal received from the base station on the downlink. The method also comprises combining the pilot noise variance and the data noise variance to obtain a combined noise variance, and estimating the channel quality based on the combined noise variance.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Young Geun Cho, Aditya Dua, Feng Lu, Gokhan Mergen, Subramanya P. N. Rao, Abhinav Gupta, Parvathanathan Subrahmanya
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Patent number: 8554163Abstract: Systems and methods for signal detection are dynamic cell searching are disclosed. In one embodiment, the period according to which a channel is monitored is dynamically adjusted according to a condition of an electronic device. In another embodiment, between a first and second monitoring of a channel of a first cell, the amount of time searching for an second cell is dynamically adjusted according to a charging condition of an electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2009Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Yogen N. Deshpande, Bhupesh M. Umatt
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Patent number: 8543075Abstract: A method and device may be used to produce a received interference value in wireless communications. The device may include one or more components to measure a received power of a channel and measure an average noise plus interference power of the channel. The device may include a processor configured to calculate a received signal to noise indicator (RSNI) value. The RSNI may be based on the measured received power and the measured average noise plus interference power.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Joseph A. Kwak
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Patent number: 8532025Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present disclosure may allow WiMAX signaling overhead to be reduced by sending burst allocation information to MSs using messages that may be transmitted using more efficient modulation coding schemes (MCSs) than that allowed for DL-MAP and UL-MAP messages. For example, burst allocation information may be sent in SUB-DL-UL-MAP or HARQ-MAP messages that may be encoded with selectable MCSs that result in higher data rate than an MCS used for conventional DL-MAP and UL-MAP messages. For certain embodiments, MSs may be partitioned into groups based on CINR and the burst allocation information for each group may be transmitted using an MCS that is appropriate for that group based on the CINR for MSs in that group.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2008Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Tom Chin, Kuo-Chun Lee
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Patent number: 8514737Abstract: A method and an apparatus for estimating a Carrier-to-Noise Ratio (CNR) at a Base Station (BS) in a wireless access system are provided. In the method, a preamble signal received from at least one neighbor BS is converted to a frequency response of a preamble sequence and Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT)-processing the preamble signal, an estimation period of the IFFT-processed preamble signal, corresponding to a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) size, is divided into a predetermined number of blocks, carrier power values of the blocks are accumulated for a predetermined number of frames, an average of timing offsets of the frames corresponding to a position of a block having a maximum average of accumulated carrier values is determined to be a timing offset of the preamble signal, a carrier power value of the preamble signal is calculated using the timing offset, and a CNR of the preamble signal is estimated using the carrier power value.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyon-Seung Lee, Byoung-Ha Yi, Ki-Young Han, Chung-Ryul Chang
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Patent number: 8498596Abstract: A signal quality estimator for estimating the quality of signal reception in a signal receiver, the signal quality estimator comprising: a first filter for filtering a signal received by the receiver to isolate a frequency band therein; and a signal analyzer for forming an indication of the degree to which the amplitude of the signal in that frequency band varies over time, to serve as an estimate of the quality of signal reception in the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2007Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Cambridge Silicon Radio LimitedInventor: Andrei Barbu Popescu
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Patent number: 8498663Abstract: A base station includes: means that derives a transmission power of a mobile station based on receive quality of an uplink pilot channel; means that reports the derived transmission power to the mobile station; and means that receives a control channel transmitted by the mobile station according to the reported information. Accordingly, irrespective of transmission power history over a past continuous time, the mobile station receives an instruction on the transmission power from the base station each time when transmitting a packet so as to be able to adjust the transmission power.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Kenichi Higuchi, Hiroyuki Atarashi, Mamoru Sawahashi