Using A Test Signal Patents (Class 455/67.14)
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Patent number: 8818294Abstract: Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for transmission using a plurality of transmit chains based on a cost function for electromagnetic radiation are disclosed. One method is utilizing a plurality of chains, adjusting at least one of a phase or an amplitude of at least one of the transmit chains based on a cost function, wherein the cost function comprises a criterion for quality of reception at an intended receiver and a threshold for electromagnetic radiation.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Inventor: Bertrand M. Hochwald
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Patent number: 8818289Abstract: A measuring device for measuring a device under test comprises a first subscriber, a second subscriber, a first virtual antenna array and a processing device. The device under test in this context is a mobile station. The first virtual antenna array comprises at least two mobile stations. The first virtual antenna array contains the device under test. The first subscriber is arranged in such a manner that it transmits signals to the first virtual antenna array. The first virtual antenna array in this context is arranged in such a manner that it transmits signals at least indirectly to the second subscriber. The processing device is designed in such a manner that it compares signals transmitted to the device under test and transmitted from the device under test.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Adrian Schumacher
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Publication number: 20140235179Abstract: Services and applications running on devices placed in live wireless environments are tested and reported to determine the relative performance of the device under test. Multiple logs collected from the device under test are combined and transmitted to a remote backend system. The backend system stores and analyzes the combined logs to generate reports containing factual and relative performance information regarding the device during the testing period. The nature of the test, the collected log information, and the report format may all be modified according to the criteria of the requestor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Airometric Wireless Inc.Inventors: Annie GEORGE, Mathew SAMUEL
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Patent number: 8811912Abstract: A remote testing and control system sends instructions to perform a test to a mobile device, receives test results from the mobile device in response to the instructions, presents the test results within a user interface so that that the test results are viewable by a user, and receives an input to control the test results. The test results may be received and presented within the user interface in real-time. The instructions to perform the test may be scheduled to be sent at a specified time.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Biren Parekh, Mark Austin
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Patent number: 8811913Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides an operation method for a portable device. The method comprises steps of mounting a first partition of a flash memory to an application processor, wherein a calibration data is stored in the first partition and the first partition is read only by the application processor; mounting a second partition of the flash memory to the application processor, wherein a radio data is stored in the second partition and the second partition can be read or written by the application processor; transmitting the calibration data and the radio data to a communication processor by the application processor; the communication processor operating according to the calibration data and the radio data.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Chien-Chih Hu, Chin-Ming Fan
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Patent number: 8805311Abstract: [Problem] To provide a band stop filter unit, a mobile communication terminal test system, and a mobile communication terminal test method that are flexibly adaptable to the addition/change of a specification in a frequency band for mobile communication. [Means for Resolution] There are provided a first variable filter (102) and a second variable filter (103) which are connected to each other in series, respectively have YIG elements to vary tuning frequencies (f1 and f2), and attenuate the desired signal within predetermined bandwidths (?BW1 and ?BW2) having centers of the tuning frequencies. The tuning frequency (f1) and the tuning frequency (f2) are controlled to be the same as each other or around each other when the desired signal is located at a low frequency band side.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Anritsu CorporationInventors: Tomohiko Maruo, Hiroshi Watanabe, Seiichi Ishizaki
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Patent number: 8805286Abstract: A wireless communication device according to the present invention includes high-frequency circuits 20 to 22 that convert an input signal into a high-frequency signal; a power detection circuit 40 that detects power of the high-frequency signal output from the high-frequency circuits 20 to 22; a common correction circuit 12 that performs a common correction on the signal output to the high-frequency circuits 20 to 22 to reduce local leaks occurring in the high-frequency circuits 20 to 22, according to the power of at least one high-frequency signal detected by the power detection unit 40; and an individual correction circuit 11 that performs a correction for each signal output to the high-frequency circuits 20 to 22 to reduce local leaks occurring in the high-frequency circuits 20 to 22, according to the power of each high-frequency signal detected by the power detection unit 40.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Yasuhiro Hamada
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Patent number: 8805293Abstract: An apparatus, system and method are provided for testing a battery-powered electronic device-under-test in a transport frame engaged with a test fixture. A transport frame power supply is arranged to provide power to the DUT in a pre-testing stage. A switching circuit is arranged to switch from the transport frame power supply to a test fixture power supply in response to receiving a power switching signal indicating satisfaction of a pre-testing condition. Power from the test fixture power supply can then be switched back to the first transport frame, or to a second transport frame, to begin testing a second DUT. The ability to start a DUT test without having to wait for the DUT to boot-up in the test fixture reduces test time and increases efficiency of use of test equipment.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Karoly Goja, Jun Ni, William Mark Dodd, Arkady Ivannikov
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Patent number: 8792843Abstract: A method and system of optimizing transmit beam forming in a multiple radio wireless system is provided. A stimulus signal can be provided to an analog receive input of a device under test (DUT), wherein the DUT includes multiple radios. A receive phase and amplitude can be measured at baseband using the stimulus signal for each radio. At this point, a receive weight and its conjugate can be determined using the receive phases and amplitudes. A calibration vector and its conjugate can also be determined, wherein a product of the receive weight conjugate and the calibration vector conjugate generate a transmit weight. This transmit weight can be applied to transmit signals during the transmit beam forming using the multiple radios.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Donald Breslin, Jeffrey M. Gilbert
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Tools for design and analysis of over-the-air test systems with channel model emulation capabilities
Patent number: 8793093Abstract: A wireless electronic device may serve as a device under test in a test system. The test system may include an array of over-the-air antennas that can be used in performing over-the-air wireless tests on the device under test (DUT). A channel model may be used in modeling a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) channel between a multi-antenna wireless base station and a multi-antenna DUT. The test system may be configured to perform over-the-air tests that emulate the channel model. A design and analysis tool may be used to identify an optimum over-the-air test system setup. The tool may be used in converting a geometric model to a stochastic model for performing conducted tests. The tool may be used in converting a stochastic model to a geometric model and then further convert the geometric model to an over-the-air emulated stochastic model. The over-the-air emulated stochastic model may be used in performing conducted tests.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Matt A. Mow, Bo Niu, Robert W. Schlub, Ruben Caballero -
Patent number: 8792835Abstract: A system and method for wirelessly testing integrated circuits provides a multiple layer interface to wirelessly test integrated circuits. A wireless testing structure for an integrated circuit comprises a wireless transceiver and a wireless test interface. The wireless transceiver is configured to receive test information from a tester and transmit test result information to the tester. The wireless test interface is configured to interface between the wireless transceiver and the integrated circuit. The wireless test interface comprises a media access controller and a test control block. The media access controller is configured to implement a media access control protocol for wireless communication. The test control block is configured to decode test information received from the tester, to trigger a test of the integrated circuit in response to the decoded test information, and to encode test result information that is generated by the integrated circuit in response to the test.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2009Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueInventors: David Andreu, Philippe Cauvet, Marie-Lise Flottes, Ziad Noun, Serge Bernard
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Patent number: 8787839Abstract: To provide a mobile communication terminal test device and a mobile communication terminal test method capable of enabling a tester to intuitively know a set transmission power variation. A mobile communication terminal test device 1 includes: a pseudo base station device 10 that transmits and receives a signal to and from a mobile communication terminal 5; a transmission power setting display processing unit 22 that generates an input screen for inputting the set values of the transmission power of the pseudo base station device 10 and a variation in the transmission power over time; an operation unit 31 that inputs the set values; a transmission power graph display processing unit 23 that generates a graph indicating the variation in the transmission power over time using the set values; and a display unit 33 that displays the graph.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Anritsu CorporationInventors: Junya Tanaka, Yasuyuki Matsuyama, Takuma Goto
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Patent number: 8787837Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus is provided including: a radio receiver configured to acquire, from a base station, a first information indicating a fixed number identifying quantity of sub-carrier bands to be selected for channel quality reporting; a reception quality measurer configured to measure channel quality of each of a plurality of sub-carrier bands within a communication band; a subcarrier selector configured to select sub-carrier bands from the plurality of sub-carrier bands based on the measured channel quality, wherein quantity of the selected sub-carrier bands matches the quantity of sub-carrier bands identified by the fixed number; a modulator configured to modulate a second information indicating channel quality of the selected sub-carrier bands and a third information indicating positions of the selected sub-carrier bands according to a modulation scheme; and a radio transmitter configured to report to the base station the second and third modulated information.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2004Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Akihiko Nishio, Jun Cheng
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Publication number: 20140199946Abstract: The present disclosure is an emergency response system that has a wearable device that receives an input from a user and transmits data indicative of the input. In addition, the system has a base station communicatively coupled to the wearable device that receives the data indicative of the input and transmits a test signal requesting a test be performed. Further, the system comprises logic that receives the test signal and initiates a call to the base station based upon the test signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Inventors: Robert Flippo, Jean Robichaud, Chris A. Otto
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Patent number: 8781462Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for validating network coverage (i.e., desired functionality) of newly installed network devices. Per use of presently disclosed technology, equipment installers may confirm both one and two way communications abilities of newly installed network devices as well as receive network diagnostic related data to assist them in the equipment installation process. Validation of communications operation may be initiated by any of the newly installed equipment, a handheld device, or via mobile device communications.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Itron, Inc.Inventors: Christopher L. Osterloh, Matthew Johnson
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Patent number: 8780728Abstract: A radio frequency radio (RF) transceiver that defines scheduling logic for generating transmission schedules for orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) RF transmissions from the RF transceiver, wherein the scheduling logic specifies at least one of a modulation type, a code rate, a sub-channel, and a sub-carrier for a plurality of symbols to be transmitted in a communication signal sub-frame. A processor generates outgoing data bits and outgoing test data bits for transmission from the RF transceiver as OFDMA transmission signals and OFDMA test data transmission signals, respectively, according to the transmission schedules to create loading within at least a portion of a cellular service area that corresponds with a test-loading value. The amount of the additional required loading is the difference between the test-loading value and an actual loading value.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Michael Woodley, Jeffrey Scott, Jeffrey Goff
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Patent number: 8781403Abstract: A self-calibration circuit and associated method for testing an RF device includes the RF device to be tested having transmit and receive sections, and a built-in self test (BIST) circuit coupled to the transmit and receive sections of the RF device on the same chip. The self-calibration circuit is configured to calibrate the receive section of the RF device in a receive test mode, and calibrate the transmit section of the RF device in a subsequent transmit test mode using the calibrated receive section to measure a transmit output signal from the transmit section and to provide calibration data therefrom used in the transmit section calibration. The self-calibration circuit may include a duplex filter coupled between the transmit and receive sections and the BIST circuit, and a multiplexor coupled between the RF device, and the BIST circuit, configured to select one or more of a plurality of RF devices to be tested.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Poul Olesen, Jan Soerensen
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Patent number: 8781797Abstract: A channel emulator reads a record of captured radio signal data of a group of cellular base stations in a fielded cellular network from a memory. Based on the record of the captured radio signal data, the channel emulator generates a simulation of a radio environment of the fielded cellular network. In one aspect, the simulation generates a number of live cellular base station signals fewer than the group of cellular base stations in the fielded cellular network. In another aspect, a terrain environment model is applied based on the captured radio signal data.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Spirent Communications, Inc.Inventors: Randy L. Oltman, Steven R. Rumsby, Paul Anthony Collins, Ahmed A. Turk, Michael D. Bailey, Joshua Barry Morman, Peng Gao, Wai Kwok Law
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Patent number: 8781424Abstract: A radio receiver apparatus of a cellular network includes a channel estimator configured to calculate channel estimates on the basis of a common pilot channel. The apparatus further includes a weight calculation unit configured to calculate a weighting factor on the basis of a signal power of the common pilot channel and control data depending on a transmit signal power of a dedicated data channel. The control data is signaled by the cellular network to the radio receiver apparatus. The radio receiver apparatus further comprises a combiner that combines the signals from multiple cells by using the channel estimates and the weighting factor.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Thorsten Clevorn, Herbert Dawid, Edgar Bolinth, Markus Jordan, Rajarajan Balraj
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Publication number: 20140194069Abstract: A test system may include test equipment for testing the radio-frequency performance of wireless electronic devices. The test equipment may provide radio-frequency downlink signals to a wireless electronic device under test (DUT). The test equipment may perform a power sweep by stepping down the downlink signals in signal power level to test receiver sensitivity for the DUT. The DUT may gather measurement data from the downlink signals. The test equipment may retrieve measurement data from the DUT after downlink signal transmission has ended. The test equipment may identify a trigger in the retrieved measurement data to ensure that the data is synchronized with the power sweep in the transmitted downlink signals. The test equipment may identify path loss information associated with the test system. The test equipment may compute receiver sensitivity values for the DUT based on the path loss information and retrieved measurement data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Song Liu, Tomoki Takeya, Adil Syed, Vishwanath Venkataraman
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Patent number: 8774731Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for a satellite communication system comprising: a processor to determine at least one out of a phase offset for a frequency channel of a plurality of frequency channels demultiplexed from a carrier to compensate for group delay variation within the carrier and a gain offset for the frequency channel to compensate for gain variation within the carrier, wherein the processor is further configured to apply the at least one out of the determined phase offset and gain offset to the frequency channel before the carrier is reformed from said plurality of frequency channels. The invention therefore provides a way of digitally compensating for any undesired gain and group delay introduced by, for example, analogue components such as filters in the satellite communication system.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2009Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Astrium LimitedInventors: Stephen Phillip Brown, Anthony Duncan Craig, Robert Julian Francis Hughes
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Patent number: 8774729Abstract: A system and method for testing multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) devices under test (DUTs) with multiple radio frequency (RF) signal testers. Each tester receives one or more RF signals from one or more of the DUTs, and the testers are mutually coupled in a ring such that successive ones receive a trigger input signal from an upstream tester and provide a trigger output signal to a downstream tester. Each tester is responsive to its input trigger signal and its one or more RF signals by providing its output trigger signal such that its output trigger signal has an asserted state initiated in response to an assertion of its input trigger signal and a transcending of a predetermined magnitude by at least one of the one or more RF signals.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2012Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Litepoint CorporationInventors: Christian Volf Olgaard, Ruizu Wang, John Christopher Lukez, Guang Shi
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Publication number: 20140179239Abstract: A wireless electronic device may contain at least one adjustable antenna tuning element for use in tuning the operating frequency range of the device. The antenna tuning element may include radio-frequency switches, continuously/semi-continuously adjustable components such as tunable resistors, inductors, and capacitors, and other load circuits that provide desired impedance characteristics. A test system that is used for performing passive radio-frequency (RF) testing on antenna tuning elements in partially assembled devices is provided. The test system may include an RF tester and a test host. The tester may be used to gather scattering parameter measurements from the antenna tuning element. The test host may be used to ensure that power and appropriate control signals are being supplied to the antenna tuning element so that the antenna tuning element is placed in desired tuning states during testing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Joshua G. Nickel, Jr-Yi Shen, Anand Lakshmanan, Jayesh Nath, Matthew A. Mow, Mattia Pascolini, Vishwanath Venkataraman, Peter Bevelacqua, Xin Cui
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Patent number: 8761684Abstract: The present invention relates to testing a mobile device in a lab by providing test signals to the mobile device via a cabled connection which bypasses the actual physical antennas in the mobile device. The test signals emulate a wireless channel and incorporate representative and/or actual measured characteristics of the performance of the antennas in the mobile device. As such, the performance mobile device can be accurately measured without requiring placement in an anechoic chamber, which enables efficient testing over a large set of configurations and underlying conditions.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2010Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Spirent Communications, Inc.Inventor: John Douglas Reed
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Patent number: 8755790Abstract: Service quality relating to multimedia content is measured in a mobile wireless telecommunication network by comparing, in a mobile wireless device, a received test media clip with a pre-stored sample media clip. The network transmits a test media clip, which is received by one or more mobile wireless devices. A device that receives the test media clip compares it with a sample media clip stored in mobile wireless device memory to detect differences between characteristics of the received test media clip and sample media clip. The device produces a result in response to detected differences. The result is provided to the network's service quality management function.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2007Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventor: Jun Shen
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Publication number: 20140162568Abstract: A method for calibrating a wireless data transceiver package can include transmitting, by a testing device, a first control sequence to a wireless data transceiver. The transceiver can include a receiver and a transmitter. The first control sequence can include instructions for setting input parameters of the transmitter. The method can further include transmitting, by the testing device, a second control sequence to the transceiver that can include instructions for setting input parameters of the receiver. The method can further include receiving, from the transceiver, a third control sequence that can include output parameters of the transceiver. The method can further include determining a coupling between the receiver and the transmitter based on the output parameters. The method can further include determining a bit error rate of the transceiver based on the coupling. The method can further include calibrating a second transceiver based on the bit error rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: ANAYAS360.COM, LLCInventor: Joy Laskar
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Patent number: 8750806Abstract: Methods of correlating wireless network performance of a wireless network are disclosed. One method includes collecting wireless network performance parameters at a location of the network, observing at least one of activities and conditions of the wireless network over the period of time, and correlating the wireless network performance parameters with at least one of the activities and conditions of the wireless network. The wireless network performance parameters can be collected by one or more test devices operating at nodes or clients within the wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2007Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Tropos Networks, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Weil, Mukesh Gupta, Amit Saha, Cyrus Behroozi, Devabhaktuni Srikrishna
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Patent number: 8750926Abstract: A wireless device having a central control entity that coordinates multiple radio transceivers co-located within the same device platform to mitigate coexistence interference. The wireless device comprises an LTE transceiver, a WiFi transceiver, a BT transceiver, or a GNSS receiver. In one embodiment, the central control entity receives radio signal information from the transceivers and determines control information. The control information is used to trigger FDM solution such that the transceivers operate in designated frequency channels to mitigate co-existence interference. In another embodiment, the central control entity receives traffic and scheduling information from the transceivers and determines control information. The control information is used to trigger TDM solution such that the transceivers are scheduled for transmitting or receiving radio signals over specific time duration to mitigate co-existence interference.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: MediaTek Inc.Inventors: I-Kang Fu, Li-Chun Ko, Chi-Chen Lee, Huanchun Ye, Hong-Kai Hsu, Willaim Plumb
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Publication number: 20140154997Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) is provided. The IC includes an RF transmitter configured to generate an RF signal in response to a command signal from test equipment; an RF receiver configured to generate an evaluation signal according to the RF signal, and report the evaluation signal to the test equipment, so that the test equipment performs a test analysis on the evaluation signal to determine a test result, wherein the test equipment is external to the IC.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: MediaTek Inc.Inventors: Yen-Liang CHEN, Chun-Hsien PENG, Ying-Chou SHIH, Yu-An CHEN, Chun-Wei YANG
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Patent number: 8744368Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for providing test mode contact pad reconfigurations that expose individual internal functional modules or block groups in an integrated circuit for testing and for monitoring. A plurality of switches between each functional module switches between passing internal signals among the blocks and passing in/out signals external to the block when one or more contact pads are strapped to input a pre-determined value. Another set of switches between the functional modules and input/output contact pads switch between functional inputs to and from the functional modules and monitored signals or input/output test signals according to the selected mode of operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Love Kothari, James Bennett, Zhongmin Zhang
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Patent number: 8744366Abstract: An apparatus (10) is disclosed for controlling a digitally controlled attenuator (30). The apparatus includes a programmable logic device (38), to control both the final value of attenuation and the rate of change of attenuation from the initial attenuation value in the attenuator (30) to the final value of attenuation. The apparatus forms a digital stair case ramp and steps the attenuator in such fine granular steps as to form essentially a continuously variable attenuator. Both the final value of attenuation and the rate of change of attenuation can be selected by the operator on the control panel (20) with attenuation select switches (22) and rate select switch (26). Alternatively, the attenuation can be input with an attenuation control knob (28). A digital display (24) displays the attenuation. The apparatus (10) can be remotely controlled with a GPIB or other remote control.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Inventor: Richard K. Steen
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Patent number: 8738023Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for automatic generation of a location-indicative instruction displayable to one or more users in a communication system which includes a wireless network comprising a plurality of user devices adapted for communication with at least one access point device. A test of a communication link between at least one of the user devices and the access point device is initiated. Based at least in part on a result of the test, an instruction displayable to a user associated with a given one of the user devices is generated, the instruction being indicative of a location at which the given user device is expected to obtain a particular level of data throughput performance.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2003Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Agere Systems LLCInventors: Thaddeus John Gabara, Lawrence Allen Rigge
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Publication number: 20140141728Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for detecting antenna port misconfigurations are disclosed. According to one method, the method includes storing one or more reference signal maps for identifying reference signals in downlink data in memory. The method further includes receiving downlink data that appears to be associated with a first antenna port of a device under test (DUT). The method also includes identifying, using the one or more reference signal maps, a first reference signal in the downlink data, wherein the first reference signal appears to be associated with the first antenna port. The method further includes determining, using a first computed error vector magnitude associated with the first reference signal, whether the first antenna port is misconfigured.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: IXIAInventors: Prasada Rao Devarasetty, Kalyan Sundhar, Roger Alan Slyk
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Patent number: 8731537Abstract: A mobile device has operating resources available to it. A measurement generator provides measurements of the operating resources and a context awareness engine identifies which of the operating resources may be efficiently utilized by a service application in view of context conditions in which the mobile device is operating. A selection controller selects, based on the measurements, at least one of the identified operating resources for use by the service application to improve or optimize a cost of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mark Leo Moeglein, Lionel Jacques Garin
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Patent number: 8731616Abstract: The present disclosure teaches an active antenna array for a mobile communications network. The active antenna array comprises a plurality of antenna elements, at least one first splitter, at least one amplifier and at least one first coupler. The first splitter forwards at least one of at least one individual first protocol receive signal and at least one individual second protocol receive signal in a receive direction from an individual one of the plurality of antenna elements. The at least one amplifier amplifies at least one of the individual first protocol receive signal and the individual second protocol receive signal. The at least one first coupler is located in the receive direction downstream of the at least one amplifier and is adapted to forward the at least one individual second protocol receive signal to a second protocol receiver.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2009Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Kathrein -Werke KGInventors: Peter Kenington, Martin Weckerle, Dirk Neumann
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Methods for calibrating radio-frequency receivers using code division multiple access test equipment
Patent number: 8718567Abstract: Wireless test equipment may be used to perform over-the-air testing of user equipment. The user equipment may contain an antenna and a receiver. The wireless test equipment may contain a call box that performs network-level testing by sending and receiving protocol-compliant network messages. The call box may transmit a radio-frequency test signal at a predetermined power. The antenna in the user equipment may receive the radio-frequency test signal and may provide the received radio-frequency test signal to the input of the receiver. The call box may send a network message such as a code-division-multiple-access intercode handover command to the user equipment to direct the user equipment to measure the received radio-frequency test signal power at the input of the receiver. The measured power may be transmitted to the call box as part of a pilot measurement message indicator, using an intercode handover command, or using other network messages.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Vishwanath Venkataraman, Justin Gregg, Wassim El-Hassan -
Patent number: 8706106Abstract: A method for testing an assignment through a base station of transmission frequency(ies) from a total number of frequencies is provided. The method includes transmission of data-signal portion(s) on assigned frequency(ies) with a signal power and a phase position, and transmission of test-signal portion(s) on non-assigned frequency(ies), where respective test-signal portion for respectively one frequency or one frequency block with several frequencies is transmitted with an individually-adjusted transmission power and phase position for each frequency or each frequency block, which differ from one another.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2008Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG.Inventor: Uwe Baeder
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Patent number: 8706047Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal tester which can reduce the production cost from that of the conventional mobile terminal tester.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2009Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Anritsu CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Sato, Isao Saikyo, Tayuna Nambu, Kenji Fujita, Junya Tanaka
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Method and system for explicit feedback with sounding packet for wireless local area networks (WLAN)
Patent number: 8706048Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for explicit feedback with a sounding packet for wireless local area networks (WLAN). Aspects of the system may include a beamforming block that may enable generation of a plurality of RF chain signals based on a current steering matrix, where the current steering matrix may be a non-identity matrix. A processor may enable transmission of a request for feedback information via the plurality of RF chain signals. The request may contain medium access control (MAC) layer protocol data unit (PDU) data and channel sounding information, which may be encapsulated in a physical (PHY) layer PDU.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Joonsuk Kim -
Patent number: 8706046Abstract: A device for calibrating a digital communication station uses an initial ranging procedure for measuring channel parameters in a communication channel. The device comprises a communication emulator, a measuring device, and a calibrator. The communication emulator transmits a signal to the communication station which transfers the communication station into an initial ranging mode. The measuring device measures parameters of the signal transmitted by the communication station during an initial ranging cycle. From these measurements the calibrator calculates the necessary calibration adjustments to the communication station and adjusts it accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Heinz Mellein
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Patent number: 8699959Abstract: A method for monitoring voice quality in a communication network. In a first embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: establishing a voice communication pathway (VCPW) between first and second telephone terminals; establishing speech cadence between first and second terminals, wherein the terminals alternate between opposing send and listen/receive modes such that when one of the terminals is sending a voice test message the other terminal is either listening for or receiving the voice test message and vice versa; and calculating a voice quality score for one or more received voice test messages. In a second embodiment, synchronous cadence is established between a plurality of telephone terminals and a voice recognition server (VRS).Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Spirent Communications, Inc.Inventors: Dimitrios M. Topaltzas, Jeffrey Horner
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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: 8688048Abstract: A method of calibrating the slope of a received signal strength indicator circuit is disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention may adjust for manufacturing process, power supply voltage, and ambient temperature variations by periodically calibrating the measurement of receive signal strength in a RF communication device, using the transmitter of the device. Various embodiments of the present invention may use a look-up table to convert unadjusted receive signal strength values to adjusted receive signal strength values, may adjust the operation of the circuitry generating an indication of receive signal strength, and may adjust thresholds in executable code used to manage the operation of the radio frequency communication system.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2004Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Rohit V. Gaikwad, Jason A. Trachewsky
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Publication number: 20140087668Abstract: Radio frequency test systems for characterizing antenna performance in various radio coexistence scenarios are provided. In one suitable arrangement, a test system may be used to perform passive radio coexistence characterization. During passive radio coexistence characterization, at least one signal generator may be used to feed aggressor signals directly to antennas within an electronic device under test (DUT). The aggressor signals may generate undesired interference signals in a victim frequency band, which can then be received and analyzed using a spectrum analyzer. During active radio coexistence characterization, at least one radio communications emulator may be used to communicate with a DUT via a first test antenna. While the DUT is communicating with the at least one radio communications emulator, test signals may also be conveyed between DUT 10 and a second test antenna. Test signals conveyed through the second test antenna may be used in obtaining signal interference level measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Apple IncInventors: Matthew A. Mow, Thomas E. Biedka, Ming-Ju Tsai, Liang Han, Xu Han, Anand Lakshmanan, Nanbo Jin, Hongfei Hu, Dean F. Darnell, Joshua G. Nickel, Jayesh Nath, Yijun Zhou, Hao Xu, Yuehui Ouyang, Nirali Shah, Mattia Pascolini, Robert W. Schlub, Ruben Caballero
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Publication number: 20140080424Abstract: A mobile terminal testing device includes a reproduction unit that reproduces a BB signal to output at least one reproduced BB signal, an adder that adds a BB signal that are frequency-shifted and a reproduced BB signal to output an added BB signal, an up-converter that generates a multicarrier test signal by making a frequency conversion of the added BB signal of an I phase and Q phase and outputs the multicarrier test signal to UE, and an analyzer that analyzes a response signal output by the UE in response to the multicarrier test signal and the analyzer includes a throughput calculation unit that calculates throughput for the multicarrier test signal and an RSRP acquisition unit that acquires RSRP.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: ANRITSU CORPORATIONInventors: Kazunori Aoki, Naofumi Naruse, Toyohiro Kayanuma, Ikuya Otani
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Patent number: 8676188Abstract: An apparatus for testing a wireless communication device includes a receiver, a capture module, and a control module. The receiver receives at least one test packet transmitted from the wireless communication device. The capture module captures at least a portion of the at least one test packet. The control module selectively controls the capture module to capture at least the portion based on a predetermined test flow. In one example, the at least one test packet is transmitted by the wireless communication device according to the predetermined test flow. In one example, control module selectively controls the capture module to capture at least the portion based on an expected calibration value associated with the at least one test packet. In one example, the control module selectively controls the capture module to capture at least the portion based on a predetermined value of interest.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2007Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: LitePoint CorporationInventor: Christian Volf Olgaard
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Patent number: 8665141Abstract: Embodiments herein include a method for obtaining a calibration parameter for an antenna array. The antenna array comprises a first and a second radio module with respective associated antennas, wherein both radio modules comprise a main transmitter and a connected calibration receiver or both radio modules comprise a main receiver and a connected calibration transmitter. The method comprises: injecting a first calibration signal in the first radio module and measuring a first response to the first calibration in the first radio module. This injecting and measuring is repeated for all combinations of the first and second radio modules. Finally, a numerical value is calculated using the responses; a calibration parameter is calculated based on the calculated numerical value. Embodiments herein also include a corresponding antenna array, computer program and computer program product.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: HÃ¥kan Malmqvist, Leonard Rexberg
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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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Patent number: 8666392Abstract: A method, a signal generator, an appliance for a mobile radio system, and a measurement system are provided. First of all, a signal generator generates signal data. The signal data are used to generate a signal which is sent to the appliance which is to be tested. The appliance which is to be tested receives the signal and evaluates it. The evaluation of the received signal is taken as a basis for generating a response signal, wherein the response signal has an envelope which is characteristic of the information which is to be returned. This characteristic envelope is measured and a measurement signal which is representative thereof is generated. The measurement signal is supplied to a correlator in the signal generator and is compared with a comparison signal stored in the signal generator.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2008Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Andreas Pauly
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Patent number: 8666324Abstract: To provide a signal generating device and a signal generating method capable of correcting the frequency characteristics of the level of a broadband radio-frequency signal. A signal generating device 10 includes a waveform data storage unit 11 that stores waveform data of a baseband signal, a quadrature modulator 20 that generates a modulation signal from the baseband signal, a local oscillator 31 that generates a local oscillation signal, a multiplier 32 that multiplies the modulation signal and the local oscillation signal to generate a radio-frequency signal in a predetermined frequency band, a frequency characteristic correction value determining unit 50 that acquires the frequency characteristics of the signal level of the frequency band on the basis of the center frequency of the radio-frequency signal, and a DF 12 that corrects the frequency characteristics of the level of the baseband signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Anritsu CorporationInventors: Toru Otani, Shinichi Ito