Common Antenna Patents (Class 455/82)
  • Patent number: 7818029
    Abstract: Handheld electronic devices are provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may have first and second transceiver circuits that operate in the same radio-frequency band using different communications protocols. The wireless communications circuitry may have a configurable radio-frequency combiner and divider circuit that is coupled between an antenna and the first and second transceiver circuits. The combiner and divider circuit can be configured to support simultaneous use of the antenna by the first and second transceiver circuits. When simultaneous use is not required, the combiner and divider circuit can be used by either the first transceiver circuit or the second transceiver circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Louie J. Sanguinetti
  • Patent number: 7813706
    Abstract: An impedance matched lane reversal switching system including first and second transceiver pairs, each of the pairs including a transmitter connected to a receiver, the output of the transmitter connected to the input of the receiver and to a node, the node of each pair interconnected with a transmission line and a switching circuit for selectively enabling one of the transmitters of one of the transceiver pairs and disabling the other and selectively utilizing one of the receivers of the other of the transceiver pairs and not the other to selectively reverse an egress side and an ingress side of the lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. St. Germain, Kimo Y. F. Tam
  • Patent number: 7813777
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a wireless handset and an antenna tuner within the wireless handset that is adapted to preset its impedance to the transmit/receive circuitry in the handset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Paratek Microwave, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Boire
  • Patent number: 7809216
    Abstract: A signal interface includes a dual-drive device having a first and a second input port that receive an outgoing signal. One of the first and the second input ports also receive an incoming signal. The dual-drive device passes the incoming signal to an output port while isolating the outgoing signal from the incoming signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Photonic Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles H. Cox, III
  • Patent number: 7796955
    Abstract: An expandable wireless transceiver is provided. The expandable wireless transceiver includes an antenna, a receiver, a transmitter and a switch connector. The antenna detects an electromagnetic signal in surrounding space and receives a signal with a first central frequency according to the detection result. The receiver receives the signal based on the detection result of the antenna. The transmitter outputs a radio-frequency signal. A third connection terminal of the switch connector provides a connective path to an expansion antenna. According to the coupling condition of the third connection terminal, the switch connector delivers the radio-frequency signal to its second connection terminal or third connection terminal. Thus, the radio-frequency signal with a second central frequency is transmitted to surrounding space through the antenna or the expansion antenna, wherein the second central frequency and the first central frequency are both in a specific band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Wistron Neweb Corp.
    Inventors: Jiahn-Rong Gau, Ching-Cheng Huang, Cheng-Hsiung Hsu, Tzu-Ping Lin, Chen-Chia Huang
  • Patent number: 7787831
    Abstract: A high-frequency switch is constructed by connecting a first diode and a second diode that function as switching elements, inductors, capacitors, and resistors. One end of the resistor is connected between the first diode and the second diode, and the other end of the resistor is connected to the ground. Thus, charges accumulated in the diodes in the ON states are immediately released to ground via the resistor. Accordingly, quick switching from the transmission mode to the reception mode by switching of a control power supply terminal from ON to OFF is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Uejima, Naoki Nakayama
  • Patent number: 7787838
    Abstract: A monolithic substrate contains an integrated circuit comprising an amplifier having input and output, a mixer and a hybrid coupler for coupling the amplifier to the mixer. Metallic pads on the substrate are connected to each of two ports of the coupler and separate metallic pads are also connected to each of the input and output of the amplifier. The metallic pads allow the amplifier and mixer to be separately tested by a probe and the input or the output of the amplifier to be selectively connected to the mixer to enable the circuit to operate either as a receiver or transmitter. Alternatively, connections between the mixer and both input and output of the amplifier may be preformed and one of the connections subsequently severed depending on whether the circuit is to operate in receive or transmit mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: 4472314 Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Béland
  • Patent number: 7783265
    Abstract: A switching element is provided that realizes an stabilize a potential between the gates of the multi-gates without an increase in the insertion loss, and an antenna switch circuit and a radio frequency module each using the switch element. The switching element includes two ohmic electrodes 39, 40 formed on a semiconductor substrate, at least two gate electrodes 41, 42 disposed between the two ohmic electrodes, and a conductive region 45 disposed between the adjacent gate electrodes among the at least two gate electrodes, a field effective transistor being structured by the two ohmic electrodes, the at least two gate electrodes, and the conductive region. The conductive region has a wider portion that is wider in width than the conductive region interposed between the adjacent gate electrodes on one end thereof. The distance between the adjacent gate electrodes is narrower than the width of the wider portion. Resistors 44, 46 are connected in series between the two ohmic electrodes through the wider portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Renesas Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Takashi Ogawa, Shinichiro Takatani, Shigeki Koya, Hiroyuki Takazawa, Shinya Osakabe, Akishige Nakajima, Yasushi Shigeno
  • Patent number: 7783264
    Abstract: A diversity apparatus includes a transceiver, a phase shifter which switches phases of a carrier wave transmitted from the transceiver, and a leakage transmission path which transmits the carrier wave output from the phase shifter. The transceiver switches a phase of the phase shifter depending on a receiving level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sadatoshi Oishi, Tomonori Sugiyama, Jun Yaginuma
  • Publication number: 20100202325
    Abstract: A circuit is disclosed with an external coupling port for coupling to an external antenna, for example. The circuit has an FDD receive path including a narrowband passband filter. The circuit has a TDD receive path bypassing the narrowband passband filter but relying on a same amplifier. The circuit also has an FDD transmit path including a narrowband passband filter. The circuit has a TDD transmit path bypassing the narrowband passband filter of the FDD transmit path but relying on a same transmit amplifier. A switching configuration allows the circuit to operate in TDD mode, alternating between the TDD receive path and the TDD transmit path and in the FDD mode wherein the FDD transmit and receive paths are simultaneously coupled to the external coupling port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: SiGe Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Darcy POULIN, Peter Gammel
  • Patent number: 7773953
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless transceiving apparatus for variability of signal processing band, in which at least one resonator of an analog processor and a VCO are simultaneously controlled using a frequency synthesizer, and a frequency of the VCO and a resonance frequency of the analog processor are controlled to have a rational number ratio, thereby capable of varying the signal processing band. The wireless transceiving apparatus includes: an analog processor having a plurality of resonators on a path of transmission/reception signals, for performing analog signal processing; a digital processor for performing digital signal processing on an output signal of the analog processor or data to be transmitted to the analog processor; and a frequency synthesizer for providing a local oscillation (LO) frequency and a controlling signal to the resonators of the analog processor so as to vary a signal processing band of the analog processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seon-Ho Han, Mun-Yang Park, Hyun-Kyu Yu, Cheon-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 7761061
    Abstract: A programmable antenna assembly includes a configurable antenna structure, a configurable antenna interface, and a control module. The configurable antenna structure includes a plurality of antenna elements that, in response to an antenna configuration signal, are configured elements into at least one antenna. The configurable antenna interface module is coupled to the at least one antenna and, based on an antenna interface control signal, provides at least one of an impedance matching circuit and a bandpass filter. The control module is coupled to generate the antenna configuration signal and the antenna interface control signal in accordance with a first frequency band and a second frequency band such that the at least one antenna facilitates at least one of transmitting and receiving a first RF signal within the first frequency band and facilitates at least one of transmitting and receiving a second RF signal within the second frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Ahmadreza Reza Rofougaran, Maryam Rofougaran
  • Patent number: 7747284
    Abstract: The bandwidth for transmission and reception in a bi-directional radio relay link with two simultaneous broadcasts and receptions is reduced by half. Each terminal device comprises a first broadcaster for broadcasting a first data signal, via a first antenna, in a first used frequency band identical to that in which a first receiver receives a second data signal via a second antenna. A second receiver receives, via the first antenna, a third data signal with a second frequency band and a second broadcaster broadcasts, via a second antenna, a fourth data signal with the second frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Francois Brunet, Yvon Dutertre, Alain Leveque
  • Patent number: 7738842
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for protecting a receiver circuit in a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) wireless communication system. In the protecting apparatus, an antenna switch transmits an output signal of a power amplifier to an antenna feed line and transmits an output signal of the antenna feed line to a low noise amplifier. A status monitor monitors a status of the antenna switch. A mode determiner disables an amplification operation of the power amplifier when a status monitoring signal output from the status monitor indicates an RX mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun-Su Yoon
  • Patent number: 7720509
    Abstract: A system and method for harmonizing adaptive arrays for wireless communication systems. The system includes a basis beam that receives packet transmissions from stations. The system determines the angle of arrival of the packet transmissions and forms a select beam to cover at least one of the stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignees: Toshiba America Research, Inc., Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David Famolari
  • Patent number: 7715803
    Abstract: A method and system for constant-power loading for asymmetric antenna configurations. The sounding packet, the sounding bit in HT-SIG field, and the HT-LTF field in the PLCP protocol data unit (PPDU) are used to determine the number of transmit antennas and the number of data streams, wherein if the number of transmission streams is the same as the number of data streams, then a first set of power loading level (fixed uneven power loading) is applied, otherwise a second set of power loading level is applied. Alternatively, one additional bit in the HT-SIG filed of PLCP protocol data unit (PPDU) signaling field is used to signal the set of power loading level used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huaning Niu, Jyh Chau Horng, Chiu Ngo
  • Patent number: 7702296
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) transmit/receive switch. The transmit/receive switch comprises an impedance matching circuit and a voltage scaling circuit. The impedance matching circuit matches an incoming RF signal to a low noise amplifier and an outgoing RF signal from a power amplifier. The voltage scaling circuit, coupled to the impedance matching circuit, the power amplifier, and the low noise amplifier, attenuates the outgoing RF signal to a scaled signal within a breakdown voltage of a transistor device in the low noise amplifier during transmission of the outgoing RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Mediatek USA Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Siu
  • Patent number: 7697900
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings is a transceiver with a receiver, a transmitter, a local oscillator (LO) generator, a controller, and a self-testing unit. All of these components can be packaged for integration into a single IC including components such as filters and inductors. The controller for adaptive programming and calibration of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. The self-testing unit generates is used to determine the gain, frequency characteristics, selectivity, noise floor, and distortion behavior of the receiver, transmitter and LO generator. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Shervin Moloudi, Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Maryam Rofougaran
  • Patent number: 7676243
    Abstract: A mobile station is disclosed that includes a first antenna, at least one second antenna, and a receiver coupled to the first antenna. The receiver includes first control logic configured to generate a notification of the receiver being able to receive a reception frequency band and includes a transmitter coupled to the at least one second antenna and the receiver. The transmitter communicates radio frequency (RF) signals in a transmission frequency band over an RF transmit path to the at least one second antenna. The transmitter includes a tunable filter coupleable to the RF transmit path, and second control logic configured to adjust at least one characteristic of the tunable filter based at least in part on the notification. The adjustment is performed to reduce, when the tunable filter is coupled to the RF transmit path, interference caused by transmission in the transmission frequency band with reception in the reception frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Marko E. Leinonen, Juha Valtanen
  • Patent number: 7653026
    Abstract: Data transport which allows for handover is implemented by a mobile wireless communication system wherein a first datum is transmitted by a wireless base station, in response to the reception of which a mobile station transmits a second datum, in response to the reception of which the wireless base station transmits a third datum, which is received by the mobile station, the mobile station comprising a control unit which performs changeover of the reception channel for the first datum before changeover of the reception channel for the third datum during handover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Obuchi, Tetsuya Yano, Shunji Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 7650121
    Abstract: A time division duplexing (TDD) transmission/reception apparatus and method are provided. The TDD transmission/reception apparatus includes: a transmitter which generates a transmitted signal; an antenna which transmits the transmitted signal to an external device and receives a received signal from an external device; a receiver which restores source data by demodulating the received signal; and a polarized duplexer which has a first end connected to the transmitter and the receiver and a second end connected to the antenna and comprises an inclined surface, the inclined surface polarizing the transmitted signal and the received signal such that the directivity of the transmitted signal and the directivity of the received signal are perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Industry - University Cooperation Foundation Sogang University
    Inventors: Kie Jin Lee, Jong Cheol Kim, Doo Hee Song
  • Patent number: 7643848
    Abstract: A transceiver system includes a first section coupled to a first antenna, a second section coupled to a second antenna, and a radio frequency (RF) unit. The first section includes a transmit path and a first receive path for a first (e.g., GSM) wireless system, a transmit path and a first receive path for a second (e.g., CDMA) wireless system, and a transmit/receive (T/R) switch that couples the signal paths to the first antenna. The second section includes a second receive path for the first wireless system and a second receive path for the second wireless system. The first and second receive paths for the first wireless system are for two frequency bands. The first and second receive paths for the second wireless system are for a single frequency band and provide receive diversity. The transceiver system may include a GPS receive path coupled to a third antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: QUALCOMM, Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert Lloyd Robinett
  • Publication number: 20090258607
    Abstract: Techniques for enhanced co-existence for co-located radios are described. A mobile computing device may comprise a first radio module operative to communicate wirelessly across a first link using a first set of communications channels, a second radio module operative to communicate wirelessly across a second link using a second set of communications channels, and a coordination module operative to receive information regarding operation of the first and second radio modules, and modify a communications parameter for the first or second radio module based on the received information. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: PALM, INC.
    Inventors: James Beninghaus, Jerome Tu, Neil Hendin, William Ngo, Welly Kasten
  • Patent number: 7590390
    Abstract: Multiple power amplifiers in an RF front end are coupled to multiple antennas without diversity switching between the PAs and antennas. Diversity switches direct signals to broadcast by a selected antenna to a PA coupled to the selected antenna. Multiple LNAs are similarly coupled to the diverse antennas. Having one PA and LNA set for each antenna removes the need for diversity switching between the PA/LNAs and each antenna improving signal reception. In one embodiment, a single external PA performs broadcast functions and plural on-chip LNAs are used for reception. In another embodiment, phase shifters are coupled to each PA and LNA, which provide beam forming capability for broadcasts, and in phase signal combinations for received signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Atheros Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Weber, Manolis Terrovitis, David K. Su
  • Patent number: 7589602
    Abstract: An antenna switch module between several radio-frequency transmit and/or receive paths including, between a common terminal on the antenna side and an access capacitor specific to each path, at least one diode, the number of diodes directly connected to the common terminal being odd and the number of diodes having their cathode on the common terminal side being equal, with a difference of one, to the number of diodes having their anode on the common terminal side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Poveda, Francois Dupont
  • Patent number: 7587177
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for allowing an FDD radio to be configured to operate in Rx-high/Tx-low or Rx-low/Tx-high modes of operation. In accordance with one aspect, this is achieved in an FDD radio configuration that includes multiple switches, multiple Rx electronics, and multiple Tx electronics, allowing a diplexing filter to have selectively coupled to its high and low terminals desired Tx or Rx paths, such as to allow the radio to operate in one or another mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Exalt, Inc.
    Inventor: Kelvin H. Kwong
  • Publication number: 20090203328
    Abstract: The signal to noise ratio performance of a RF communication system can be improved by providing resistance to transmitter self-jamming and eliminating or reducing the need for a transmit rejection filter or other measures such as limiters or blanking switches. An anti-jam low noise amplifier provides enough rejection and jamming immunity to reduce or eliminate the need for the transmit reject filter. Thus, the system noise performance is improved by eliminating the filter and the associated losses which cause signal to noise ratio performance degradation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: VIASAT, INC.
    Inventor: Kenneth V. Buer
  • Publication number: 20090196365
    Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes a loopback transfer function acquisition section that, when a first path including all paths from each branch of the first set to each branch of the second set via the antenna is formed, acquires a loopback transfer function of each path included in the first path based on a reception status of a reference signal transmitted from each branch of the first set and received by each branch of the second set, and when a second path opposite to the first path is formed, acquires a loopback transfer function of each path included in the second path based on a reception status of a reference signal transmitted from each branch of the second set and received by each branch of the first set, and a calibration factor calculation section to calculate a calibration factor of each branch based on the acquired loopback transfer functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventor: Hiroaki TAKANO
  • Patent number: 7570622
    Abstract: A high-frequency circuit has a duplexer and a filter. The duplexer performs wave separation of send and received signals as input thereto. The filter filters the input send signal. When the send and received signals of the first modulation method are input, the send signal and the received signal of the first modulation method are wave-separated and output by the duplexer. When the received signal of the first modulation method is input, the send signal and the received signal of the first modulation method are wave-separated and output by the duplexer, and the send signal of the second modulation method is filtered by the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Totsuka, Takashi Shiba, Osamu Hikino
  • Patent number: 7567822
    Abstract: In a wireless LAN (WLAN), methods, apparatuses and systems directed to facilitating configuration of a wireless network is provided. According to one implementation of the present invention, sensors are used to collect data associated with locations and other properties of access points of the wireless network. The collected data can then be used to assist in automatically configuring one or more aspects of the wireless network. In some implementations, the collected data can be used to dynamically re-configure the wireless network in real time. According to another implementation of the present invention, location computation mechanisms are used to collect data associated with the location of one or more wireless clients, and the data is used to dynamically adjust one or more radio frequency (RF) coverage maps in real time. The revised RF coverage maps can then be used to re-configure one or more operational parameters of the wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Donald Hart, Timothy S. Olson, James Amos, David McClead Theobold, Bretton Lee Douglas
  • Publication number: 20090185512
    Abstract: A high-frequency module has a configuration in which a diplexer is capable of separating the frequency bands of first and second communication systems from the frequency band of a third communication system, a first high-frequency switch is capable of separating a transmission signal of the first or second communication system from a reception signal thereof, a second high-frequency switch is capable of separating a transmission signal of the third communication system from a reception signal thereof, and a third high-frequency switch is capable of separating the reception signal of the first communication system from the reception signal of the second communication system. A reception-signal output port for the second communication system of the high-frequency module is terminated with a chip capacitor to configure the double-band high-frequency module supporting the first and third communication systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masashi HAYAKAWA
  • Patent number: 7561853
    Abstract: A switch that selectively changes radio frequency signals includes at least three FETs, which are connected in series. The source electrodes or drain electrodes arranged at an intermediate stage have a width narrower than that of the source electrodes or the drain electrodes arranged at the initial and final stages. It is thus possible to lower the parasitic capacitance to ground at the intermediate stage and to thereby realize the switch having a high handling power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Eudyna Devices Inc.
    Inventor: Naoyuki Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20090170447
    Abstract: A shared antenna architecture for multiple co-located radio modules is disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include an antenna, a first transceiver to communicate wirelessly across a first link, a second transceiver to communicate wirelessly across a second link, and a shared antenna structure communicatively coupled to the first transceiver, the second transceiver and the antenna. The shared antenna structure may comprise a combiner and at least one switch arranged to allow the first transceiver and the second transceiver to share the antenna for simultaneous operations or mutually-exclusive operations. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: PALM, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Marlett, Neil Hendin, Jerome Tu, James Beninghaus
  • Patent number: 7545759
    Abstract: A method for controlling a high-frequency switching module comprising a diplexer comprising first and second filter circuits F1, F2 for dividing signals received by an antenna to a receiving signal of a first transmitting/receiving system and a receiving signal of second and third transmitting/receiving systems, a first switching circuit SW1 disposed downstream of the first filter circuit F1 for switching a transmitting circuit TX1 and a receiving circuit RX1 of the first transmitting/receiving system by voltage applied from a control circuit VC1, and a second switching circuit SW2 disposed downstream of the second filter circuit F2 for switching a transmitting circuit TX2 of the second and third transmitting/receiving systems, a receiving circuit RX2 of the second transmitting/receiving system and a receiving circuit RX3 of the third transmitting/receiving system by voltage applied from control circuits VC2, VC3, the method comprising applying a positive voltage from the control circuit VC1 to the first swit
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Hayashi
  • Patent number: 7546092
    Abstract: A transceiver according to the invention has application to a baggage handling system, amongst others, and includes an electrical circuit having a modulated series resistor, in the form of resistor R(modulator). Also included is a parallel switch SW1, which is placed between the antenna and a storage capacitor in the AC part of the circuit. In other embodiments the modulated series resistor, again in the form of resistor R(modulator) and parallel switch SW1, is placed between the antenna and the storage capacitor in the DC part of the circuit. Both circuits produce the same transmitted signal, although in practice the latter is simpler to implement due to its DC operating bias. In still further embodiments a modulated series resistor is placed between the antenna and the antenna's tuning capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Magellan Technology Pty Limited
    Inventor: Graham Murdoch
  • Publication number: 20090143040
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a circuit board carried by the portable housing and comprising a ground plane, and wireless communications circuitry carried by the circuit board. The device may also include an antenna assembly carried by the housing. The antenna assembly may include a flexible substrate, an electrically conductive antenna element on the flexible substrate and connected to the wireless communications circuitry and the ground plane, and at least one pair of floating, electrically conductive director elements on opposite sides of the flexible substrate for directing a beam pattern of the antenna element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Research in Motion Limited
    Inventors: Ying Tong Man, Yihong Qi, Adrian Cooke, Krystyna Bandurska
  • Publication number: 20090137214
    Abstract: A method is provided of operation of a user terminal in a network for radio communications comprising a first radio access network and a second radio access network. The user terminal comprising a first radio, a second radio, a first antenna and a second antenna. The first radio comprises two ports for connection to antennas. At least one of the two antennas is switchably connectable to each of the radios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Dirk Hofmann, Manfred Litzenburger
  • Patent number: 7536155
    Abstract: A wireless communication device that is attached or included in an electronic object, such as a portable computer, having its own separate communication system. The separate communication system has an antenna for receiving and transmitting wireless communications, and is powered by a power supply included in the object. Since the separate communication system can only communicate when powered, a separate passive wireless communication device is provided for wireless communication that does not require power from the power supply to communicate. The wireless communication device is interfaced with the existing antenna of the separate communication system so that the wireless communication device and separate communication system share a common antenna to reduce cost. The antenna may also be interconnected to a controller associated with the object so that the controller can directly communicate to the wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Inventors: Ian J Forster, Peter Robert George Horrell
  • Patent number: 7529209
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for mitigating fading and/or poor reception at a receiver. The receiver includes configurations each of which can provide different reception characteristics. The receiver evaluates the reception quality of the radio signal with the antenna in a first configuration and with the antenna in at least a second configuration and selects the antenna configuration that has the best evaluated reception for use until a subsequent iteration, when the process is repeated. The antenna configurations can correspond to configurations wherein reception is favored in different directions or to configurations wherein different antennas are selected, each antenna being spaced from each other antenna. The method can also improve the reception of a signal transmitted by selecting an antenna configuration for transmissions which provides improved reception quality at the destination receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: SOMA Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh Mantha, Jeffrey P. Castura
  • Patent number: 7522887
    Abstract: A wireless signal switching circuit for switching a plurality of wireless transmitter signals or a plurality of wireless receiver signals with low loss in a dual mode compatible mobile phone (cellular phone) or other mobile wireless communication apparatus having for example a triple band GSM system as a first communication system and for example a UMTS system as a second communication system is provided. A wireless signal switching circuit 1 has a signal route switch 20 of a F2 or F3 transmission and reception system, a signal route switching circuit 30 of an F1 or UMTS transmission and reception system having a diplexer 31, and a 90 degree phase rotation circuit 40. The relationship of frequencies is F1?F2<F3. The 90 degree phase rotation circuit 40 has the characteristic that the phase of a signal of F2 or F3is rotated by 90 degrees when a switch element 44 is set to a closed state, and a high frequency of UMTS is attenuated when the switch element 44 is set to an opening state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nagano, Akira Suhara, Kazuhiro Yamada, Shigeya Aoyama
  • Patent number: 7515882
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a multi-band switch having a transmitter switching section with a plurality of transmission ports, and a receiver switching section with a plurality of receiver ports, each having associated switching topologies to switch one of the ports to an antenna port. The switching topologies may use a plurality of series-connected FETs, such as insulated gate n-channel FETs, where the transmitter port switching elements may have larger switching transistors than the receiver port switching elements. The main signal path transistors of the transmitter and receiver switching elements be interdigitated FETs, in which source region fingers and drain region fingers alternate within the transistor area. These interdigitated source and drain regions may be spaced apart from each other by a sinuous channel region, over which is a gate metallization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Inventors: Mark F. Kelcourse, Christopher N. Brindle
  • Patent number: 7512383
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are provided to switch between transmit and receive modes in wireless hearing aids. One aspect relates to an apparatus for use within a communication system that has an inductive coil connected to a tuning capacitor at a node. An amplifier is connected to the node through a DC blocking capacitor to receive an induced signal in the inductive coil in a receive mode. A driver energizes the inductive coil with a driven signal in a transmit mode. According to various embodiments, the apparatus transforms the inductive coil, the tuning capacitor and the DC blocking capacitor into an equivalent series resonant circuit to reduce an inductive load in the transmit mode, and transforms the inductive coil, the tuning capacitor and the DC blocking capacitor into an equivalent parallel resonant circuit to increase an inductive load in the receive mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignees: Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Mohamad Essabar, John David Terry
  • Patent number: 7509146
    Abstract: A radio communication system including multiple antenna elements divided into subgroups of at least two antenna elements, and multiple line cards operable to employ spatial processing techniques. Each line card is coupled to a subgroup such that the line card may transmit and receive signals using the subgroup. A base station for use in a radio communication system includes one or more line cards. Each line card includes an antenna interface used to couple the line card to a subgroup of multiple antenna elements, a radio frequency component coupled to the antenna interface, and a signal processing component coupled to the radio frequency component such that the line card is operable to transmit and receive radio frequency communications. A method for providing increased capacity in a radio communication system includes dividing an antenna array, creating N subgroups of antenna elements, and for each of the N subgroups of antenna elements, coupling a line card to the subgroup of antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: PureWave Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Leabman
  • Patent number: 7499678
    Abstract: A compact, inexpensive antenna sharing device meeting requirements in terms of transmitter distortion characteristic and ESD characteristic is provided which separates and combines signals transmitted and received in first to third signal bands and which thereby enables an antenna terminal to be shared as a common terminal. It includes a diplexer realizing an attenuation characteristic for protection against ESD, a compound semiconductor switch with an IIP3 of 66 dBm or more, and an inexpensive PIN diode switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiko Shibagaki, Mitsutaka Hikita, Kazuyuki Sakiyama, Osamu Hikino
  • Patent number: 7489954
    Abstract: One of objects of a wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention is to realize stable communication regardless of received signal strength indication and information amount. The wireless communication apparatus for communicating in an autonomous distributed wireless network includes a detection unit which generates a detection signal by detecting a first wireless signal from a first wireless apparatus; a wireless circuit which receives a second wireless signal relating to said first wireless signal, transmitted from a second wireless apparatus which received said first wireless signal; a signal estimation unit which estimates said detection signal and the received second wireless signal; a signal selector which selects either said detection signal or the received second wireless signal, based on an estimation result of said signal estimation unit; and a demodulator which demodulates the signal selected by said signal selector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Syuichi Sekine, Mutsumu Serizawa, Hiroki Shoki, Hiroshi Tsurumi, Shuichi Obayashi, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu, Tomoko Adachi, Tsuguhide Aoki, Ren Sakata, Ryoko Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20090023397
    Abstract: An isolation circuit includes a low dropout operational current control loop and a shunt regulator. The current control loop is configured to drive the shunt regulator to result in a high dynamic impedance ratio between a voltage source and a load. The current control loop may include a series-pass transistor, a current sensing resistor, and a high side current sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventor: Jorgen Andersen
  • Patent number: 7477915
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for improving the interoperability of transmitters and receivers in a mobile station. Certain exemplary techniques involve performing filtering in a transmitter in response to a notification that a receiver is able to receive a reception frequency band. Other exemplary techniques involve changing one or more inputs of one or more devices in a receiver in response to a transmission by a transmitter. Still other exemplary techniques are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Marko Leinonen, Juha Valtanen, Jarkko Mykkänen
  • Publication number: 20090004976
    Abstract: An integrated circuit radio transceiver and method therefor include circuitry for generating and power amplifying an outgoing RF signal to produce a power amplified outgoing signal, conducting the power amplified outgoing signal down a transmission path that is disposed substantially parallel to a directional coupler formed on a metallization layer of the integrated circuit, producing a sensed signal level sensed in the directional coupler to a power detector and determining the forward output power based upon the sensed signal level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Payman Hosseinzadeh Shanjani
  • Patent number: 7466962
    Abstract: In the present technique of duplex local oscillator technique provided, a radio frequency local oscillator frequency and a duplex local oscillator frequency at a selected timeslot are assessed (516, 520) to provide a radio frequency local oscillator signal (518) and a duplex local oscillator signal (522), respectively. The duplex local oscillator signal and the radio frequency local oscillator signal are mixed (524) to provide a converted radio frequency local oscillator signal, which is then provided (526) for output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc
    Inventors: Neil R. Peplinski, Aaron W. Netsell, Jason B. Onstot
  • Patent number: 7457591
    Abstract: A transceiver assembly including an antenna input/output transition, a transmit module, a receive module, and a diplexer. The diplexer has opposing planar surfaces and the transmit module, receive module and antenna input/output transition are placed on the same planar surface of the diplexer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: REMEC Broadband Wireless LLC
    Inventors: Patric W McDonald, Daniel J. Bryson, Patrick Green