Transmitter And Receiver At Same Station (e.g., Transceiver) Patents (Class 455/73)
  • Patent number: 11689213
    Abstract: An architecture for a multiplier-accumulator (MAC) uses a common Unit Element (UE) for each aspect of operation, the MAC formed as a plurality of MAC UEs, a plurality of Bias UEs, and a plurality of Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC) UEs which collectively perform a scalable MAC operation and generate a binary result. Each MAC UE, BIAS UE and ADC UE comprises groups of NAND gates with complementary outputs arranged in NAND-groups, each NAND gate coupled to a differential charge transfer bus through a binary weighted charge transfer capacitor to form an analog multiplication product as a charge applied to the differential charge transfer bus. The analog charge transfer bus is coupled to groups of ADC UEs with an ADC controller which enables and disables the ADC UEs using successive approximation to determine the accumulated multiplication result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Ceremorphic, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Kraemer, Ryan Boesch, Wei Xiong
  • Patent number: 11682487
    Abstract: A surgical computing system may scan for a sensing system located in an operating room. Upon detecting a sensing system in the operating room, the surgical computing system may establish a link with the sensing system. The surgical computing system may receive user role identification data from the sensing system using the established link. The surgical computing system may identify a user role for a user in the operating room based on the received user role identification data. The user role of a user may be or may include at least one of a surgeon, a nurse, a patient, a hospital staff, or a health care professional. Based on the identified user role, the surgical computing system may generate and send surgical aid information for the user in the operating room. The surgical aid information may include information associated with a surgical operation relevant to the identified user role.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Chad E. Eckert
  • Patent number: 11683801
    Abstract: Disclosed is a base station which transmits and retransmits to a terminal first and second downlink data in first and second component carriers, respectively, wherein a first configuration pattern of UL (uplink) and DL (downlink) subframes is set for the first component carrier and a second configuration pattern of UL and DL subframes is set for the second component carrier. The base station receives from the terminal in the first component carrier an ACK/NACK for the first and second downlink data received by the terminal, which stores retransmission data of the first and second downlink data in a soft buffer, wherein the soft buffer for the second downlink data is sized according to a maximum number of downlink HARQ retransmission processes executable in a reference configuration pattern of UL and DL subframes, and the reference configuration pattern is determined according to the first and second configuration patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Toru Oizumi, Akihiko Nishio
  • Patent number: 11677501
    Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for an LTE wireless communication system operating in a Radio Frequency (RF) band with a conflicting wireless system. The LTE system includes an eNodeB operable to detect a plurality of UEs in the RF band, to generate LTE frames for downlink communications to the UEs, and to time-divide each LTE frame into a plurality of subframes. The eNodeB is also operable to condense the downlink communications into a first number of the subframes that frees data from a remaining number of the subframes in each LTE frame, and to burst-transmit the first number of the subframes of each LTE frame in the RF band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Alberto Campos, Jennifer Andreoli-Fang, Belal Hamzeh, Alireza Babaei
  • Patent number: 11670849
    Abstract: A system that improves wireless communication between a wireless base station and a plurality of remote wireless computing user devices (UEs) based on aiming downlink wireless signals from a base station in a beam shaped waveform in a determined direction for each remote UE that is identified as allocated a time period for communication with the base station according to a schedule. The system includes different types of components may be employed to implement various functions, including an angle of arrival (AoA) detector component, a downlink protocol decoder component, and an antenna controller component. The AoA detector component may be employed to monitor one or more radio frequency (RF) wireless signals radiated by UEs that are communicating with the base station in accordance with an allocation schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Pivotal Commware, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Hudson Mason, Srinivas Sivaprakasam
  • Patent number: 11671862
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for interference mitigation. An exemplary method performed by a base station generally includes determining, based on a location of another base station and information regarding the other base station, that the other base station is likely to experience interference while receiving an uplink transmission due to a downlink transmission by the base station and forming a null in a beam of the downlink transmission in a direction matching the location of the other base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Marco Papaleo, Alessio Marcone, Vasanthan Raghavan, Peter Gaal, Guillaume Lebrun
  • Patent number: 11664830
    Abstract: A radio frequency module includes a transmit filter of Band A and Band B, a transmit amplifier, and a switch circuit and can perform CA using a transmit signal of Band A and a receive signal of Band B, a transmit band of Band B including a receive band of Band C. The switch circuit includes a switch switching connection between a common terminal and a first selection terminal, a switch switching connection between the common terminal and a second selection terminal, and a switch switching connection between the second selection terminal and a third selection terminal. The common terminal is connected to the transmit amplifier. The first selection terminal is connected to the transmit filter of Band A. The second selection terminal is connected to the transmit filter of Band B. The third selection terminal is connected to a receive path of Band C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Tahara, Toshiki Matsui
  • Patent number: 11652560
    Abstract: An antenna system comprising (1) a plurality of transceivers capable of being calibrated over the air to improve beamforming and (2) at least one controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of transceivers, wherein the controller (A) identifies a set of partially overlapping subgroups that include the plurality of transceivers, (B) obtains leakage measurements taken in connection with signals emitted by at least one transceiver included in each of the partially overlapping subgroups, (C) identifies, within the leakage measurements, a subset of leakage measurements taken in connection with an overlapping transceiver and multiple non-overlapping transceivers included in the set of partially overlapping subgroups, and (D) calibrates, based at least in part on the subset of leakage measurements, the plurality of transceivers with respect to at least one feature to improve beamforming. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad Janani, Farbod Tabatabai, Kodanda Ram Reddy Engala, Djordje Tujkovic
  • Patent number: 11651535
    Abstract: A computing system establishes a hierarchy for monitoring model(s). The hierarchy comprises an association between each of multiple measures of a measure level of the hierarchy and intermediate level(s) of the hierarchy. An intermediate level comprises one or more of a measurement category or analysis type. The hierarchy comprises an association between the intermediate level(s) and at least one model. The system monitors the model(s) by generating health measurements. Each of the health measurements corresponds to one of the multiple measures. Each of the health measurements indicates a performance of a monitored model according to a measurement category or analysis type associated in the hierarchy with the respective measure of the multiple measures. The system generates a visualization in a graphical user interface. The visualization comprises a graphical representation of an indication of a health measurement for each of measure(s), and associations in the hierarchy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Terisa Roberts, Vipul Manoj Katiyar, Amol Kishor Malani
  • Patent number: 11616293
    Abstract: Sheet comprising a flexible support and a coating at least partially covering at least one face of the support, the support being made of a support material exhibiting dielectric properties, the coating being made of a coating material different from the support material and exhibiting magneto-dielectric properties or dielectric properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Jean-François Pintos, Mohammed Benwadih
  • Patent number: 11604879
    Abstract: An attestation system 80 includes a trustworthiness calculation unit 81 and an attestation unit 82. The trustworthiness calculation unit 81 calculates trustworthiness determined based on a state of a component, a method of attestation, or a result of attestation, for the component. The attestation unit 82 performs attestation of the component based on the trustworthiness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Hamamoto, Takayuki Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11601153
    Abstract: A high-frequency signal transmission-reception circuit includes a plurality of band pass filter groups each including a plurality of band pass filter pairs; a first switch including a plurality of band pass filter-side terminal groups each including a plurality of band pass filter-side terminals, and an antenna-side terminal group; a plurality of couplers configured to output respective signal strengths of high-frequency signals transmitted on a plurality of transmission paths; and a second switch including an input terminal group electrically connected to the plurality of couplers, and an output terminal configured to output a detection signal output from one of the plurality of couplers. The first switch electrically connects one band pass filter-side terminal in one band pass filter-side terminal group and one antenna-side terminal, and also electrically connects one band pass filter-side terminal in another band pass filter-side terminal group and another antenna-side terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Syunji Yoshimi, Mizuho Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11601171
    Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) includes a sensor for sensing a physical configuration of the IHS, the physical configuration dependent upon a position of a hinge of a housing of the IIS. A first proximity sensor probe may sense whether a first biological entity element is proximate to a first antenna of the IHS, and a second proximity sensor probe may sense whether a second biological entity element is proximate to a second antenna of the IHS. The IHS may reconfigure use of at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna in response to the sensing of at least one of the first proximity sensor probe and the second proximity sensor probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Suresh K. Ramasamy, Changsoo Kim, Ching Wei Chang
  • Patent number: 11585917
    Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) maps may be generated for different areas based on scans of the areas using sensor(s) of a mobile computing device. During each scan, locations of the mobile computing device can be measured relative to a fixed-positioned smart device using ultra-wideband communication (UWB). The 3D maps for the areas may be registered to the fixed position (i.e., anchor position) of the smart device based on the location measurements acquired during the scan so that the 3D maps can be merged into a combined 3D map. The combined (i.e., merged) 3D map may then be used to facilitate location-specific operation of the mobile computing device or other smart device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Shengzhi Wu, Alexander James Faaborg
  • Patent number: 11567561
    Abstract: An energy-aware system is provided. The system includes an energy harvester adapted to supply harvested energy as an output for storage at an energy storage; and a scheduler, the scheduler being made up of, at least in part, hardware of the energy-aware system, the scheduler operable to schedule execution of operations performed by the energy-aware system, wherein the scheduler is configured to: determine if a current voltage level at the energy storage is higher than a start voltage level; and cause initiation of execution of at least a portion one of the operations when the start voltage of the one of the operations levels is lower than or equal to the current voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Wiliot, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yaron Elboim, Dotan Ziv, Yuval Amran, Nir Shapira
  • Patent number: 11558758
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and devices for mitigating overheating in a user equipment device (UE). The UE is configured to communicate over each of LTE and 5G NR and may be configured to communicate through 5G NR over each of a Sub-6 GHz and a millimeter Wave (mmW) frequency band. The UE is configured to establish an ENDC connection with an enB and one or more gNBs. The UE implements intelligent transmission modification and cell measurement adjustments to mitigate overheating and reduce battery drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Wen Zhao, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Li Su, Sagar B. Shah, Sriram Subramanian, Vijay Venkataraman, Vishwanth Kamala Govindaraju, Shiva Krishna Narra, Sanjeevi Balasubramanian, Wei Zhang, Madhukar K. Shanbhag, Sandeep K. Sunkesala, Srinivasan Nimmala, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Tarakkumar G. Dhanani, Sree Ram Kodali, Ioannis Pefkianakis, Dhruv Khati, Franco Travostino, Thanigaivelu Elangovan, Madhusudan Chaudhary, Geoffrey R. Hall
  • Patent number: 11555699
    Abstract: Determining when an estimated altitude of a mobile device can be used for calibration or location determination. Particular systems and methods determine an area in which the mobile device is expected to reside, determine an altitude value of each section of a plurality of sections in the area, determine if the altitude values meet a threshold condition, and determine that the estimated altitude of the mobile device can be used for determining the position of the mobile device or for calibrating a pressure sensor of the mobile device when the altitude values meet the threshold condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NextNav, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Dormody, Guiyuan Han, Badrinath Nagarajan
  • Patent number: 11540292
    Abstract: A channel resource allocation method and apparatus, where the method includes: establishing, by a first network device, at least two links between the first network device and a second network device, where each link supports beamforming data transmission; obtaining, by the first network device, a millimeter-wave radio channel resource between the first network device and the second network device; dividing the millimeter-wave radio channel resource into a plurality of slots, where each slot is used for data transmission on one link, and where two adjacent slots correspond to two different links; and transmitting, by the first network device, data on a corresponding link in the plurality of slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han Xu, Yan Zeng
  • Patent number: 11528075
    Abstract: In some aspects, a base station may transmit a configuration that indicates a resource set to be used by a millimeter wave repeater for beam management, wherein the resource set includes a first set of resources to be used by the millimeter wave repeater to receive one or more reference signals from a first node and a second set of resources to be used by the millimeter wave repeater to relay the one or more reference signals to a second node. The base station may identify a first beam pair and a second beam pair based at least in part on the one or more reference signals received and/or relayed in accordance with the configuration, wherein the first beam pair is between the millimeter wave repeater and the first node and the second beam pair is between the millimeter wave repeater and the second node. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Junyi Li, Navid Abedini, Raju Hormis, Juergen Cezanne, Ozge Koymen
  • Patent number: 11528059
    Abstract: A high frequency (HF) radio communications system is disclosed. HF radio communications system comprises a plurality of geographically-distributed HF radio sites comprising a corresponding plurality of receivers, each receiver of the plurality of receivers being configured to: (a) receive, via at least one antenna, respective HF signals throughout a HF band, and (b) directly and concurrently sample a subset of the respective HF signals to provide a respective stream of digital samples, the subset being the respective HF signals that are received over a plurality of HF channels within part of the HF band or all of the HF band; and a central processing server configured to receive a plurality of respective streams of digital samples from the plurality of receivers, being the respective stream of digital samples provided by each receiver of the receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: ELBIT SYSTEMS LAND AND C4I LTD.
    Inventor: Alexey Kozlov
  • Patent number: 11522531
    Abstract: Identifying frequencies to be protected at a victim integrated circuit (IC) and sending protection information including the identified frequencies to an aggressor IC. The aggressor IC configures its subsystems or circuits to operate using operating frequencies that prevents spurs that may interfere with the frequencies identified in the protection information. If not all of the frequencies in the protection information can be protected, the aggressor IC selects a subset of the frequencies to be protected. Then, the aggressor IC configures the operating frequencies of its subsystems or circuits so that spurs that they generate do not interfere with the selected frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Helena Deirdre O'Shea, Ali Moaz, Tim Schoenauer, Rahmi Hezar
  • Patent number: 11519795
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a calibration circuit for a temperature sensor circuit includes a current source configured to generate a temperature independent reference current and further includes a voltage window generator circuit. The voltage window generator circuit is configured to generate a voltage window for the temperature sensor circuit using at least the temperature independent reference current. The voltage window is defined by a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage. The voltage window generator circuit is further configured to control a width of the voltage window to include a range of proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) voltage outputs of a temperature sensor in the temperature sensor circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Xu Jason Ma, Elie A. Maalouf
  • Patent number: 11516688
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive a plurality of reference signals from a base station apparatus in a cell; a measurement unit configured to measure at least one reference signal received power (RSRP) of at least one of the plurality of reference signals; and a calculating unit configured to average N highest ones of the at least one RSRP measured to obtain a reference RSRP of the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Takahashi, Shohei Yamada, Hidekazu Tsuboi, Kazunari Yokomakura
  • Patent number: 11506737
    Abstract: A method for performing magnetic resonance imaging is provided. The method includes providing a magnetic resonance imaging system comprising: a radio frequency receive system comprising a radio frequency receive coil, and a housing, wherein the housing comprises a permanent magnet for providing an inhomogeneous permanent gradient field, a radio frequency transmit system, and a single-sided gradient coil set. The method also includes placing the receive coil proximate a target subject; applying a sequence of chirped pulses via the transmit system; applying a multi-slice excitation along the inhomogeneous permanent gradient field; applying a plurality of gradient pulses via the gradient coil set orthogonal to the inhomogeneous permanent gradient field; acquiring a signal of the target subject via the receive system, wherein the signal comprises at least two chirped pulses; and forming a magnetic resonance image of the target subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Promaxo, Inc.
    Inventor: Muller Gomes
  • Patent number: 11469799
    Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) includes a sensor for sensing a physical configuration of the IHS, the physical configuration dependent upon a position of a hinge of a housing of the IIS. A first proximity sensor probe may sense whether a first biological entity element is proximate to a first antenna of the IHS, and a second proximity sensor probe may sense whether a second biological entity element is proximate to a second antenna of the IHS. The IHS may reconfigure use of at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna in response to the sensing of at least one of the first proximity sensor probe and the second proximity sensor probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Suresh K. Ramasamy, Changsoo Kim, Ching Wei Chang
  • Patent number: 11469770
    Abstract: An architecture for a multiplier-accumulator (MAC) uses a common Unit Element (UE) for each aspects of operation, the MAC formed as a plurality of MAC UEs, a plurality of Bias UEs, and a plurality of Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC) UEs which collectively perform a scalable MAC operation and generate a binary result. Each MAC UE, BIAS UE and ADC UE comprises groups of NAND gates with complementary outputs arranged in AND-groups, each AND gate coupled to a charge transfer bus through a charge transfer capacitor Cu to form an analog multiplication product. Each UE transfers differential charge to the charge transfer bus. The analog charge transfer bus is coupled to groups of ADC UEs with an ADC controller which enables and disables the ADC UEs using successive approximation to determine the accumulated multiplication result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Ceremorphic, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Kraemer, Ryan Boesch, Wei Xiong
  • Patent number: 11470573
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and a device for positioning in wireless communication. A first node transmits Q1 first-type radio signal(s) and transmits first information; wherein the Q1 first-type radio signal(s) is(are) transmitted by Q1 spatial parameter group(s) respectively; the first information includes a first Identifier (ID) and Q1 piece(s) of channel information, and the first information is used for indicating Q1 geographic position(s); the Q1 piece(s) of channel information is(are) based on a channel measurement(s) performed by a target node for the Q1 spatial parameter group(s) respectively, and the target node is identified by the first ID; and the Q1 spatial parameter group(s) cover(s) the Q1 geographic position(s) respectively. The disclosure can improve the precision of positioning and meanwhile keep a good compatibility with existing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaobo Zhang, Lin Yang
  • Patent number: 11463120
    Abstract: A high-frequency signal transmission-reception circuit includes a plurality of band pass filter groups each including a plurality of band pass filter pairs; a first switch including a plurality of band pass filter-side terminal groups each including a plurality of band pass filter-side terminals, and an antenna-side terminal group; a plurality of couplers configured to output respective signal strengths of high-frequency signals transmitted on a plurality of transmission paths; and a second switch including an input terminal group electrically connected to the plurality of couplers, and an output terminal configured to output a detection signal output from one of the plurality of couplers. The first switch electrically connects one band pass filter-side terminal in one band pass filter-side terminal group and one antenna-side terminal, and also electrically connects one band pass filter-side terminal in another band pass filter-side terminal group and another antenna-side terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Syunji Yoshimi, Mizuho Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11456717
    Abstract: An analog front end device comprises three transformers. A first transformer has a first input configured to receive an input signal and first and second outputs. The second and third transformers comprise a secondary stage coupled to the first and second outputs. The second transformer has a second input coupled to the first output, a third output coupled to a first device output, and a fourth output coupled to a second device output. The third transformer has a third input coupled to the second output, a fifth output coupled to the second device output, and a sixth output coupled to the first device output. The phase imbalances of the second and third transformers are substantially the same, and the amplitude imbalances of the second and third transformers are substantially the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Ashwin Ravi
  • Patent number: 11445086
    Abstract: A method and a device for controlling image-forming devices, and an electronic terminal using the method are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes acquiring currently-available wireless networks; when a wireless network is provided by an image-forming device, acquiring a first network identifier of the wireless network; when a wireless network is not provided by the image-forming device, connecting to the wireless network and acquiring a first device identifier of the image-forming device connected to the wireless network; adding the first network identifier and the first device identifier acquired to the list of the image-forming devices; according to the list of the image-forming devices, selecting a target image-forming device; and connecting to a wireless network corresponding to the target image-forming device and establishing a communication with the target image-forming device, thereby controlling the target image-forming device to execute an image-forming task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventor: Jiade Li
  • Patent number: 11444716
    Abstract: An optical transmission system includes: first and second optical transmitting units for respectively transmitting first and second optical signals that are obtained, respectively, as a result of first and second frequency-multiplexed multi-channel signals being converted by means of FM batch conversion; a carrier monitoring function unit for monitoring each carrier signal included in the optical signals; an output adjustment unit for adjusting signal intensities of the optical signals and outputting the optical signals; a multiplexer for outputting a multiplexed signal of the optical signals; an amplifier for amplifying the multiplexed signal; and first and second optical receiving units for receiving the respective optical signals included in the amplified multiplexed signal. The output adjustment unit adjusts the respective signal intensities of the optical signals such that the signal intensity at each optical receiving unit is larger than or equal to a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Mitsui, Toshiaki Shitaba
  • Patent number: 11411552
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a multiplexer that includes an acoustic wave filter including acoustic wave resonators on at least two die with a transmission line electrically connecting the acoustic wave resonators on the two die. The acoustic wave filter can include a plurality of acoustic wave resonators on a first die electrically connected to at least one acoustic wave resonator on a second die via the transmission line. The acoustic wave resonator on the second die can provide a relatively high impedance at a respective passband of one or more other filters of the multiplexer. This can reduce effects of the transmission line of the acoustic wave filter on a respective passband of one or more other filters of the multiplexer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Tomoya Komatsu
  • Patent number: 11394410
    Abstract: A capless impedance tuner can include first node and second nodes, a first series path, a second series path, and an inductance path, each between the first node and the second node and including a switch to allow the path to couple or uncouple the first and second nodes. Each series path can be configured to allow a substantially continuous flow of a direct current between the first node and the second node when coupled. The tuner can further include a shunt path with a switch to allow coupling or uncoupling of the second node and ground. The tuner can further include a switchable grounding path implemented along the inductance path and configured to allow the inductance path to function as a series inductance path between the first and second nodes, or as a shunt inductance path between the ground and a node along the inductance path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Domino
  • Patent number: 11387861
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for providing regulatory information by a first device in an ultra-wide band (UWB) system is provided. The method includes indicating availability of the regulatory information to a second device; and providing the regulatory information to the second device based on the availability of the regulatory information, wherein the regulatory information includes at least one of a confidence level indicating a source of the regulatory information, a country code, a time stamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aniruddh Rao Kabbinale, Ankur Bansal, Karthik Srinivasa Gopalan
  • Patent number: 11381264
    Abstract: System-aware radio frequency (RF) front ends for wireless communication systems are provided. High complexity communication systems, such as Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) fifth generation (5G)-new radio (NR) systems, impose severe board area, volume, thermal and interference penalties on wireless devices. In the case of 5G-NR, this is due to the number of bands to be supported, the instantaneous bandwidth and spectral efficiency among other parameters. Other communications systems can involve high modulation of other parameters that similarly impose such penalties. Embodiments described herein provide a co-designed RF front end architecture that utilizes system knowledge (e.g., from baseband or other digital control circuitry, from antenna feedback, etc.) to dynamically adjust the parameters of various RF front-end components. System-aware RF front ends are thus able to improve and optimize performance criteria (e.g., to reduce the above penalties in complex communications systems).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: QORVO US, INC.
    Inventor: Gangadhar Burra
  • Patent number: 11368125
    Abstract: A crystal oscillator reducing phase noise and a semiconductor chip including the same are provided. The crystal oscillator includes a transconductance circuit electrically connected to a crystal, a load capacitor connected to the transconductance circuit, a feedback resistance circuit connected between an input terminal of the transconductance circuit and an output terminal of the transconductance circuit, the feedback resistance circuit configured to provide a feedback resistance, and a variable resistance controller configured to generate a resistance control signal for controlling the feedback resistance, the resistance control signal causing the feedback resistance to have a first value in a first period and a second value in a second period, the first value being less than the second value, the first period corresponding to a first portion of a cycle of the clock signal, and the second period corresponding to a second portion of the cycle different from the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaehong Jung, Wonkang Kim, Seungjin Kim, Seunghyun Oh
  • Patent number: 11357063
    Abstract: A base station for performing physical cell identifier (PCI) collision detection. The base station includes at least one processor configured to determine whether a PCI in a radio resource control (RRC) re-establishment message is the same as a PCI used by a cell implemented by the base station. The at least one processor is also configured to determine whether a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) in the RRC Re-establishment message is outside a reserved range of C-RNTIs for the cell. The at least one processor is also configured to identify a possible PCI collision for the cell when (1) the PCI in the RRC Re-establishment message is the same as a PCI used by the cell; and (2) the C-RNTI in the RRC Re-establishment message is outside the reserved range of C-RNTIs for the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Shiva Prakash, Nandish Chalishazar, Devulapalli Venkata Surya Narayana Murthy
  • Patent number: 11336310
    Abstract: A radio frequency circuit includes: a first transfer circuit that transfers a signal of a first frequency band under 5 GHz; a second transfer circuit that transfers a signal of a second frequency band higher than or equal to 5 GHz; and a third transfer circuit that transfers a signal of a third frequency band higher than or equal to 5 GHz. One of the second transfer circuit and the third transfer circuit transfers a WLAN signal. The first transfer circuit includes a first filter. The second transfer circuit includes a second filter. The third transfer circuit includes a third filter. One of the first transfer circuit or the second transfer circuit further includes a band-stop filter having, as an attenuation band, at least a part of a frequency band in which the remaining one of the first transfer circuit or the second transfer circuit transfers a signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hirotsugu Mori
  • Patent number: 11337247
    Abstract: Provided are a terminal, a base station and a signal transmission control method whereby a response signal can be efficiently transmitted when the terminal receives downstream allocation control information via an R-PDCCH. An extraction unit receives downstream control information via one of a first downstream control channel, which is transmitted by use of one or more control channel elements (CCE) associated with an upstream control channel resource, and a second downstream control channel different from the first downstream control channel, and also receives data via a data channel. A control unit selects, from resources associated with CCE and from particular resources reported by a base station, an upstream control channel resource to be used in transmission of the response signal, and controls the transmission of the response signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventor: Seigo Nakao
  • Patent number: 11329687
    Abstract: A system includes: a host processor; a transceiver coupled to the host processor; and a power amplifier coupled to an output of the transceiver. The transceiver includes a transmit chain with digital pre-distortion (DPD) logic configured to: perform DPD correction operations on transmit data received by the transmit chain; and output corrected transmit data based on the performed DPD correction operations, wherein the output corrected transmit data is provided to the power amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Francesco Dantoni, Jawaharlal Tangudu, Sarma Sundareswara Gunturi, Robert Clair Keller
  • Patent number: 11329627
    Abstract: A filter includes a transmission filter circuit and an additional circuit that is electrically connected in parallel with at least a portion of the transmission filter circuit. The additional circuit includes a resonator group including a plurality of interdigital transducer electrodes provided adjacent to or in a vicinity of each other in an acoustic wave propagation direction, a first capacitive element electrically connected between the resonator group and one end of the additional circuit, and a second capacitive element connected between a ground and a signal path electrically connecting the resonator group and the first capacitive element. A capacitance of the second capacitive element is greater than about 0 pF and less than or substantially equal to about 2.0 pF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinichi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11327151
    Abstract: A base station includes a millimeter wave communication unit coupled to an impulse radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) communication unit. The millimeter wave communication unit is capable of being wirelessly coupled to user-equipment using a millimeter wave communication link. Based on a determination as to whether the user-equipment is configured for IR-UWB ranging and localization, an IR-UWB communication link is established between the base station and user-equipment for IR-UWB ranging and localization. When the IR-UWB communication link is established for IR-UWB ranging and localization, the ranging and localization associated with the millimeter wave communication unit is disabled and the millimeter wave communication link is used for data communication maximizing throughput by utilizing localization and ranging information provided by the IR-UWB communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Lentsch, Ghiath Al-Kadi
  • Patent number: 11323149
    Abstract: A method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided for wireless communication comprising repetitions that provide a solution to the problem of identifying and refining a repetition configuration at a transmitter. A transmitter receives repetition configuration information from a receiver and transmits repetitions of a signal to the receiver based on the received repetition configuration information. The repetition configuration information comprises an indication of at least one of a repetition frequency hopping indicator, at least one beam index, a repetition type or whether repetition is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11323873
    Abstract: A method for Wi-Fi connection and related products are provided. The method includes performing a Wi-Fi scan to obtain information of M APs, where M is a positive integer. Information of N APs that satisfies a predetermined requirement is selected from the information of the M APs to generate a first Wi-Fi list, where N is a positive integer smaller than or equal to M. According to the first Wi-Fi list, X Wi-Fi lists are determined from historical data of Wi-Fi connection, where each of the X Wi-Fi lists corresponds to an AP previously connected, the historical data of Wi-Fi connection contains Y Wi-Fi lists, Y is a positive integer, and X is a positive integer smaller than or equal to M. The first Wi-Fi list is updated according to the X Wi-Fi lists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Yadong Hu, Yi Yu, Shimin Jiang, Botao Cu
  • Patent number: 11301552
    Abstract: A medical device comprises a surface, an ultrasonic sensor, and a processor. The surface is configured to interact with skin of a patient during operation of the medical device. The ultrasonic sensor is disposed beneath the surface and configured to ultrasonically measure data with respect to a region above the surface. The processor is coupled with the ultrasonic sensor. Responsive to detection of a finger in contact with the surface, the processor is configured to operate the ultrasonic sensor to capture a fingerprint of the finger. Responsive to authentication that a person associated with the captured fingerprint is authorized to use the medical device, the processor is configured to activate operation of the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: InvenSense, Inc.
    Inventors: Ilya Gurin, Karthik Katingari
  • Patent number: 11291073
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wake-up signal beam management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Wooseok Nam, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11283485
    Abstract: A circuit for the connection, by means of signals, of a microcontroller for generating a near-field communication signal to an antenna structure for near-field communication signal transmission, the circuit including a filter circuit and the antenna structure, the filter circuit being an even-numbered order filter circuit, the ordinal number being at least 4, wherein an amplitude response (FG) of the circuit decreases monotonically in a defined frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: MOLEX CVS DABENDORF GMBH
    Inventors: Rainer Holz, Jasminka Serafimoska Nedanovska
  • Patent number: 11265074
    Abstract: The methods and systems for amplify-and-forward (in-band) relaying relate to beamforming techniques including receive and transmit beamforming for reducing self-interference, and improving Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), or Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR), of an incoming signal (to be relayed). The incoming signal is amplified and retransmitted simultaneously with the incoming signal, and over the same frequency band as that of an incoming signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Amir Keyvan Khandani
  • Patent number: 11258451
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating an oscillation signal is provided. The apparatus includes an input configured to receive a first reference oscillation signal, and a phase detector circuit configured to determine a phase drift of the first reference oscillation signal with respect to a second reference oscillation signal. Further, the apparatus includes a phase shifter circuit configured to generate the oscillation signal based on the first reference oscillation signal and a control signal. The control signal is based on the phase drift and a frequency control signal comprising control data for the phase shifter circuit for adjusting a frequency of the oscillation signal to a desired frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tobias Buckel, Peter Preyler, Thomas Mayer
  • Patent number: 11240683
    Abstract: Personal adaptive radio access network advanced capabilities are provided. A device can include a transceiver; a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising facilitating movement of the device from a first position associated with a user equipment (UE) to a second position in response to an observed signal strength at the UE from a communication network being determined to have fallen below a threshold; in response to facilitating the movement of the device, determining a first communication frequency for communications between the device and the UE based on features determined to be present in an environment associated with the UE; and conveying signals transmitted by the communication network to the UE via the transceiver at the first communication frequency instead of a second communication frequency used by the communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: James Fan, Dan Celenti, Alireza Hooshiari, Max Faulkner, Jr., Arthur Brisebois