Measuring, Testing, Or Monitoring Of Transmitter Patents (Class 455/115.1)
  • Patent number: 11956729
    Abstract: A User Equipment 210 (UE) determines 215 a maximum UL/DL duty cycle to utilize for a connection with a base station 202 based on a content of a UE capabilities request 212 sent by the base station, where the maximum UL/DL duty cycle is typically is less than a most restrictive, possible UL/DL duty cycle of the UE, yet allows the UE to remain SAR compliant. The UE may determine 215 the maximum UL/DL duty cycle further based on, e.g., requested frequency bands, operational UE transceivers, carrier components, UE power class, stored power data, etc. The UE communicates 218 the maximum UL/DL duty cycle for the connection to the base station, thereby resulting in more efficient downlink data delivery during the connection as well as increasing cell site coverage and overall system efficiency. The UE may store a global parameter whose value is indicative of the maximum UL/DL duty cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Fernando Selma, Thomas Klingenbrunn, Aamir Akram, Hung Tsang
  • Patent number: 11777545
    Abstract: An interference cancellation device includes a data symbol extraction unit that extracts a data symbol portion from a received signal, a null symbol extraction unit that extracts a null symbol portion from the received signal, a data symbol power calculation unit that calculates a data symbol power estimated value, a null symbol power calculation unit that calculates a null symbol power estimated value, a null symbol spectrum calculation unit that calculates a null symbol spectrum from a null symbol signal, and an interference center frequency estimation unit that eliminates the effect of an image for an interference in calculation of an interference bandwidth when is calculating an interference center frequency estimated value, using a data symbol signal, the data symbol power estimated value, the null symbol power estimated value, and the null symbol spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Sakai, Koji Tomitsuka, Hiroki Iura
  • Patent number: 11716692
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamically allocating total uplink power for a wireless communication device (WCD). A distance between a portion of a user's body (e.g., the user's ear) and the WCD is determined. It is then determined whether this distance is less than or greater than a predetermined threshold. If the distance is less than the predetermined threshold, the WCD may use a lower uplink power. If the distance is greater than the predetermined threshold, the WCD may use a higher uplink power. The WCD then transmits wireless uplink signals using either the lower or higher uplink power based on the distance between the WCD and a portion of the user's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
    Inventors: David Rosen, Akin Ozolu, Nagi A. Mansour, Daniel Stewart Broyles
  • Patent number: 11669070
    Abstract: Method for automatically setting at least one parameter of an actuator control system, which is set up for controlling a control variable of an actuator to a predefinable target value, wherein the actuator control system is set up, depending on the at least one parameter, the target value and the control variable, to generate a manipulated variable and depending on this manipulated variable to control the actuator, wherein a new value-of the at least one parameter is selected depending on a long-term cost function, wherein this long-term cost function is determined depending on a predicted temporal evolution of a probability distribution of the control variable of the actuator and the parameter is then set to this new value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Bastian Bischoff, Julia Vinogradska, Jan Peters
  • Patent number: 11671852
    Abstract: A method of operating a communication system includes communicating a sounding signal to a plurality of devices through a first antenna array coupled to a basestation. The method further includes, in response to the sounding signal, communicating a response signal to the basestation from each of the plurality of devices, from the response signal determining device data comprising a device location, a signal strength of the sounding signal and phase information of the sounding signal, grouping the plurality of devices into a first group based on the device data, generating first transmit beamforming weights for the first group to shape the power output of the first beamforming weight vector to communicate a data signal to the first group and broadcasting the data signal to the first group through a wireless signal from the first antenna array using the first transmit beamforming weights and nulls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Siden, Inc.
    Inventors: Boris Bogatin, Matthew Bromberg, Narayan Parappil Menon, John L. Norin
  • Patent number: 11600894
    Abstract: Provided is a rapid over-the-air (OTA) production line test platform, including a device under test (DUT), an antenna array and two reflecting plates. The DUT has a beamforming function. The antenna array is arranged opposite to the DUT, and emits beams with beamforming. Two reflecting plates are disposed opposite to each other, and are arranged between the DUT and the antenna array. The beam OTA test of the DUT is carried out by propagation of the beams between the antenna array, the DUT and the two reflecting plates. Accordingly, the test time can be greatly shortened and the cost of test can be effectively reduced. In addition to the above-mentioned rapid OTA production line test platform, platforms for performing the OTA production line test by using horn antenna arrays together with bending waveguides and using a 3D elliptic curve are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: TMY Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Su-Wei Chang, Chueh-Jen Lin, Wen-Tsai Tsai, Shun-Chung Kuo, Yang Tai, Wei-Yang Chen, Chien-Tse Fang, Po-Chia Huang, Jiun-Wei Wu, Yu-Cheng Lin, Shao-Chun Hsu
  • Patent number: 11550272
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically setting at least one parameter of an actuator control system which is designed to control a control variable of an actuator to a predefinable setpoint. The actuator control system is designed to generate a control variable depending on the at least one parameter, the setpoint and the control variable and to actuate the actuator depending on this control variable. A new value of the at least one parameter is determined depending on a stationary probability distribution of the control variable, and the parameter is then set to this new value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Bastian Bischoff, Julia Vinogradska, Jan Peters
  • Patent number: 11546069
    Abstract: The present development details a method and apparatus for performing channel emulation of doubly selective scenarios, where the simulation and emulation duration is arbitrarily long for a stationary or non-stationary channel, with non-separable dispersion which is achieved by combining the techniques of channel orthogonalization, decomposition of the correlation tensor in the Doppler domain into frequency-dependent correlation matrices, followed by a matrix factorization of each of the mentioned matrices and, finally, the use of the windowing method to generate arbitrarily long achievements which thereby allows the concatenation of channel realizations coming from the same or different NSSF, thus achieving reproduction of stationary or non-stationary channels, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Centro De Investigation Y De Estudios Avanzados Del Instituto Politecnico Nacional
    Inventors: Luis René Vela García, Ramón Parra Michael, Javier Vázquez Castillo
  • Patent number: 11509349
    Abstract: A reception device includes an interference cancellation unit to extract a symbol from a received signal with a first signal inserted in a time direction of a data symbol, the symbol being a signal during an interval corresponding to the first signal, to reproduce an interference signal during an interval corresponding to the data symbol, and to output a first interference-cancelled signal obtained by extracting the data symbol from a signal obtained by cancelling the interference signal from the received signal, and an interference-power estimation unit to estimate desired signal power by subtracting second average power of a symbol of a first signal, extracted from the received signal, from first average power the data symbol to estimate first noise power by subtracting the desired signal power from third average power of the data symbol, to estimate second noise power from the first noise power, and to estimate interference power by subtracting the second noise power from the second average power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Tomitsuka
  • Patent number: 11404779
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to systems and methods for calibration of antenna arrays. The calibration may be based on determining a reference value for the beamformer derived from measurements of phase and/or amplitude for each channel within the beamformer. The measurements of phase and/or amplitude can be stored in non-volatile memory. Using a difference between the reference value and the measured values for each channel, a portion of a global configuration table may be copied to each channel's memory. Each channel can be separately calibrated based on the portion of the global configuration table copied to the local memory of each channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Mohamed Mobarak, Ahmed Khalil
  • Patent number: 11362419
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication technique for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system, and a system therefor. In addition, the present invention provides a device for testing a beam forming processor, comprising: at least one power determination unit, which is electrically connected to the beam forming processor for performing beam forming, and determines the output power of the beam forming processor; and a control unit, which is connected to the power determination unit by wire and determines whether the beam forming processor is normal on the basis of the output power received from the power determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daehyun Kang, Byungjoon Park, Juho Son
  • Patent number: 11296767
    Abstract: A method for reporting channel state information (CSI) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station, configuration information related to the channel state information, wherein the configuration information includes a number of a plurality of subbands allocated to the UE; measuring parameter values related to a channel state of one or more subbands of the plurality of subbands based on the configuration information; and reporting, to the base station, channel state information of the one or more subbands including the measured parameter values, wherein a number of the one or more subbands is determined based on a value of a rank indicator (RI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Haewook Park, Jiwon Kang, Hyungtae Kim, Sukhyon Yoon
  • Patent number: 11288431
    Abstract: A method and a system for establishing a metal interconnection layer capacitance prediction model are disclosed. The method for establishing the metal interconnection layer capacitance prediction model includes: extracting capacitance data of metal interconnect layer capacitors of different sizes by using a post simulation tool and establishing a relationship formula between capacitance value and size of the metal interconnect layer capacitors; separately extracting relationship data between voltage and capacitance value of the metal interconnect layer capacitors and between temperature and capacitance value of the metal interconnect layer capacitors by using a process device simulation tool, and add the relationship data to the relationship formula; and establishing a simulation model in accordance with the relationship formula of capacitance value, size, voltage and temperature. The method has improved modeling speed and reduced circuit design cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Joulwatt Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shengfeng Jiang, Yang Lu
  • Patent number: 11251652
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a wireless energy transmission method and device. A method includes: generating a visible light communication signal according to wireless energy transmission intensity between a wireless energy sending device and a wireless energy receiving device; and sending the visible light communication signal. A signal can be transmitted (or received) related to wireless energy transmission intensity through visible light communication, to enable a user to easily obtain information about wireless energy transmission intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ran Xu, Weicai Huang
  • Patent number: 11228923
    Abstract: A method of operating a communication system includes communicating a sounding signal to a plurality of devices through a first antenna array coupled to a basestation. The method further includes, in response to the sounding signal, communicating a response signal to the basestation from each of the plurality of devices, from the response signal determining device data comprising a device location, a signal strength of the sounding signal and phase information of the sounding signal, grouping the plurality of devices into a first group based on the device data, generating first transmit beamforming weights for the first group to shape the power output of the first beamforming weight vector to communicate a data signal to the first group and broadcasting the data signal to the first group through a wireless signal from the first antenna array using the first transmit beamforming weights and nulls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Siden, Inc.
    Inventors: Boris Bogatin, Matthew Bromberg, Narayan Parappil Menon, John L. Norin
  • Patent number: 11199569
    Abstract: A method for the dynamic configuration of a test chamber for wireless communications is provided. The method includes identifying a current test project to be performed on a test device. The test device is disposed within a test chamber for evaluating one or more interactions of the test device with a wireless communication network. The method also includes determining a test configuration of a wireless connection interface of the test chamber based on the identified current test project and then sending a control signal to the wireless connection interface to set the wireless connection interface to the test configuration. In operation, the test configuration of the wireless connection interface controls which of a plurality of wireless signals of the wireless communication network are emitted within an interior the test chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Chirag Desai
  • Patent number: 11177895
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission apparatus capable of more flexibly realizing a plurality of multiplexing systems in the same broadcasting system, a transmission method, a reception apparatus, and a reception method. A transmission apparatus generates a physical layer frame multiplexed in a predetermined multiplexing system and including determination information capable of determining a multiplexing system, and transmits the physical layer frame as a broadcasting signal. On the other hand, a reception apparatus receives a broadcasting signal, and determines a multiplexing system of a physical layer frame multiplexed in a predetermined multiplexing system on the basis of determination information included in the physical layer frame acquired from the broadcasting signal, and processes the physical layer frame. The present technology can be applied to transmission systems for terrestrial digital TV broadcasting systems, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lachlan Bruce Michael, Kazuyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11150654
    Abstract: In some implementations, a UAV flight system can dynamically adjust UAV flight operations based on radio frequency (RF) signal data. For example, the flight system can determine an initial flight plan for inspecting a RF transmitter and configure a UAV to perform an aerial inspection of the RF transmitter. Once airborne, the UAV can collect RF signal data and the flight system can automatically adjust the flight plan to avoid RF signal interference and/or damage to the UAV based on the collected RF signal data. In some implementations, the UAV can collect RF signal data and generate a three-dimensional received signal strength map that describes the received signal strength at various locations within a volumetric area around the RF transmitter. In some implementations, the UAV can collect RF signal data and determine whether a RF signal transmitter is properly aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Skydio, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard J. Michini, Fabien Blanc-Pâques, Logan Cummings
  • Patent number: 11106524
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media including instructions for resolving technology issues is described. One of the methods includes receiving, by at least one processor, a session record of user producing a technical error on a computer system. The method includes providing, by the at least one processor, the session record for resolution to a processing system. The method also includes providing, by the at least one processor, a potential solution to the technical error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Rachel Elizabeth Csabi, Augustine Anthony Honore, Melissa Meadows Waldmeier, Joshua William Trivette
  • Patent number: 10979154
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) testing chamber enabled to perform different RF tests using the same ports of the RF testing chamber without reconfiguring port connections to perform the multiple tests. For example, a testing system can determine a total number of RF bands required to perform the different RF tests and combine the total number of RF bands into multiple groups of RF bands. In some instances, each RF band of any group is distinct from any other RF band of any other group, each group only includes a combination of RF bands that are non-interfering among the group, and a total number of the multiple groups is less than or equal to a total number of ports. The testing system can perform the different RF tests without needing to disconnect a source of any of the RF bands that feeds the port of the RF testing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Swapnil Jijaba Pawar
  • Patent number: 10966163
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for reducing radiation and a mobile terminal. The method comprises: detecting whether a current operating mode of the mobile terminal is a voice call mode or a data communication mode; and if the current operating mode of the mobile terminal is the voice call mode, transmitting by an AP side a preset first AT command to a modem to control the modem to restore a maximum transmit power for normal operation; if the current operating mode of the mobile terminal is the data communication mode, transmitting by the AP side a preset second AT command to the modem to control the modem to reduce the maximum transmit power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: HuiZhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai Du, Lina Yang, Shifeng Cao, Ruihua Zhang, Tao Li
  • Patent number: 10966161
    Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for in-packet transmission power control. Measurement circuitry in communication with a transmission stage of a device is configured to generate a transmitted signal strength measurement signal based on an output of the transmission power amplifier during transmission of a packet. Measurement conversion circuitry connected to the measurement circuitry is configured to convert the transmitted signal strength measurement signal from the measurement circuitry to an output power measurement. Power control circuitry connected to the measurement conversion circuitry is configured to generate a power correction signal based on the output power measurement and an output power target value. Power ramping circuitry connected to the power control circuitry is configured to provide a gain signal to the transmission stage of the device based on the power correction signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Mohamed Abou Bakr Othman, Thomas Baker, Vincent Roussel, Federico Cattivelli
  • Patent number: 10924309
    Abstract: A receiver circuit includes a quadrature signal generator to generate an in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature (Q) signal from a local oscillator signal and an IQ phase sense and control circuit to generate a phase adjustment code responsive to a phase error between quadrature signals generated by a plurality of mixers. The receiver circuit also includes a phase corrector to adjust a phase difference between the I and Q signals from the quadrature signal generator to generate corrected I and Q signals to be provided to the plurality of mixers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yogesh Darwhekar, Pranav Kumar, Arpan Thakkar, Naveen Mahadev, Srikanth Manian
  • Patent number: 10879893
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide for a method. In at least some examples, the method includes controlling a switch to decouple a first node at which a pull-up signal is present from a second node. The method further includes measuring and storing a value of the pull-up signal as a reference value. The method further includes controlling the switch to couple the first node at which the pull-up signal is present to the second node. The method further includes determining whether a pull-down signal is present at the second node by comparing the reference value to a value of a signal present at the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Suzanne Mary Vining, Win Naing Maung
  • Patent number: 10873322
    Abstract: A detector circuit being part of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device is provided, including: a bias current generator circuit configured to generate an output bias current that is proportional to the square of a temperature-dependent input current; first and second Field-Effect Transistor (FET) devices; at least one of the first and the second FET devices is biased by means of the output bias current of the bias current generator circuit so that FET device(s) operates in a sub-threshold region; an incoming Radio Frequency (RF) signal being coupled into at least one of the first and the second FET devices; a current source configured to generate a variable threshold current; and a comparator configured to determine, based on the variable threshold current and the incoming RF signal, whether a value of the incoming RF signal exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: EM Microelectronic-Marin S.A.
    Inventors: Robert R Rotzoll, Kevin Scott Buescher
  • Patent number: 10840995
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for improved antenna selection diversity and audio quality. In one aspect, wireless audio devices, such as wireless earbuds, may provide link quality information and timestamps to a source device, which may use such information to select which antenna to use for a subsequent transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Le Nguyen Luong, Thomas Cargill
  • Patent number: 10830843
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for a magnetic resonance system to protect a patient from being damaged by irradiated radio frequency power. In the method, amount information about maximum energy is determined as a function of a damage model for a patient to be examined with the magnetic resonance system. The maximum energy indicates the maximum radio frequency energy that may be radiated into the patient during the examination of the patient. Furthermore, an amount of energy emitted by a radio frequency amplifier of the magnetic resonance system during the examination of the patient in the magnetic resonance system is determined, and the radio frequency amplifier is adjusted as a function of a comparison of the amount information with the amount of energy emitted by the radio frequency amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventor: Volker Schnetter
  • Patent number: 10768247
    Abstract: In a system, apparatus and method for achieving scanning safety for a magnetic resonance conditionally safe implant, an FPO processor converts an RF power signal received from an RF power sensor of an MR scanner into an RF power parameter, and converts a gradient power signal received from an MR gradient power sensor of the MR scanner into a gradient power parameter. Upon detecting that the RF power parameter exceeds an RF power limit value or/and the gradient power parameter exceeds a gradient power limit value, the FPO processor sends a shutdown signal, to shut down an RF power amplifier or/and a gradient power amplifier in the MR scanner. The MR scanner is thereby enabled to realize the FPO mode, without altering MR scanner software, and the workload is small and easy to carry out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Jianzhang Jia, Jun Wang
  • Patent number: 10771310
    Abstract: In an aspect, a wireless device with a plurality of transmitter chains that can be selectively used to transmit a beam-formed signal determines a targeted receive power for the beam-formed signal, with respect to a target receiving device. The wireless device selects a number of the plurality of transmitter chains for forming the beam-formed signal, based on the targeted receive power and based on an estimated power consumption for each of the plurality of transmitter chains. The selection is performed so as to minimize a total power consumption, given the estimated power consumptions. The wireless device transmits a beam-formed signal, using the selected number of the plurality of transmitter chains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericcson (publ)
    Inventors: Torgny Palenius, Robert Baldemair, Martin Hessler, Eleftherios Karipidis, Bo Lincoln, Eliane Semaan
  • Patent number: 10746762
    Abstract: An anechoic chamber includes a closed chamber and a metal container. The closed chamber includes wave-absorbing inner walls located therein, and the wave-absorbing inner walls collectively define a first accommodation space. Each of the wave-absorbing inner walls includes wave absorbers arranged thereon. The metal container is removably received in the first accommodation space, and has wave-reflecting inner walls located therein. The wave-reflecting inner walls collectively define a second accommodation space which is used to receive a device under test (DUT).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
    Inventor: Chao-Hung Kuo
  • Patent number: 10708115
    Abstract: In an aspect, a wireless device with a plurality of transmitter chains that can be selectively used to transmit a beam-formed signal determines a targeted receive power for the beam-formed signal, with respect to a target receiving device. The wireless device selects a number of the plurality of transmitter chains for forming the beam-formed signal, based on the targeted receive power and based on an estimated power consumption for each of the plurality of transmitter chains. The selection is performed so as to minimize a total power consumption, given the estimated power consumptions. The wireless device transmits a beam-formed signal, using the selected number of the plurality of transmitter chains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericcson (publ)
    Inventors: Torgny Palenius, Robert Baldemair, Martin Hessler, Eleftherios Karipidis, Bo Lincoln, Eliane Semaan
  • Patent number: 10700512
    Abstract: A transmitting and receiving circuit that transmits and receives signals using coaxial cables includes an input/output terminal that delivers and receives signals, a first port, a second port, a switch, and a ceramic-based electro-static discharge protector. The first port transfers a transmitted signal in a first transmission frequency band width and a received signal in a first reception frequency band width. The second port transfers a transmitted signal in a second transmission frequency band width and a received signal in a second reception frequency band width. The switch connects a common port to one of the first port and the second port. The common port is connected to the input/output terminal on one end of the common port and to the switch on the other end. The electro-static discharge protector is connected between the common port and the ground potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Mori, Tadashi Washimori
  • Patent number: 10680556
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) front-end circuit is provided. A power management circuit is configured to output a first modulated voltage, a second modulated voltage, a first bias voltage, and a second bias voltage via a first voltage port(s), a second voltage port(s), a first bias voltage port(s), and a second bias voltage port(s), respectively. An amplifier circuit(s) is configured to amplify an RF signal based on a selected modulated voltage and a selected bias voltage outputted by a selected voltage port and a selected bias voltage port, respectively. The power management circuit can be controlled to dynamically increase the selected bias voltage at the selected bias voltage port in case the selected bias voltage drops below a defined bias voltage threshold. As such, it may be possible to maintain the selected bias voltage at a desirable level, thus enabling the amplifier circuit(s) to operate with improved linearity and efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventor: Nadim Khlat
  • Patent number: 10673501
    Abstract: A communications terminal may include: a plurality of antennas; and a selection circuit configured to select at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas as a transmit antenna for a transmission to a radio communications network, wherein a selection of the transmit antenna may be based on a selection criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thorsten Clevorn, Christian Drewes, Jan Ellenbeck, Juergen Kreuchauf
  • Patent number: 10652839
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: an antenna; a communication circuit connected with the antenna; and one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to: identify a second amount of power corresponding to a second output signal outputted through the antenna for a second time using the communication circuit, the operation of identifying the second amount of power comprising an operation of identifying a second electromagnetic wave absorption rate corresponding to the second amount of power; determine a maximum output power for a third output signal to be outputted through the antenna according to a difference between a target electromagnetic wave absorption rate and the second electromagnetic absorption rate; and output the third output signal through the antenna based at least one the maximum output power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Jun Park, Joo-Han Kim, Kyoung-Ho Kim, Joohyun Do, Mingoo Kim, Taelee Lee, Dong-Il Son
  • Patent number: 10652897
    Abstract: Assigning carriers to radio ports communicably coupled to a corresponding plurality of antennae of a radio head, wherein the radio head is split into at least first and second split portions, determining a difference between a first power level available to the first carrier via the first set of radio ports and a second power level available to the second carrier via the second set of radio ports, and changing a split of the radio head such that the difference between the first and second power levels is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Zheng Cai, Justin Sungki Park, Saied Kazeminejad
  • Patent number: 10644811
    Abstract: Architecture and techniques for testing mobile devices within a secondary radio frequency (RF) signal isolation unit with respect to various wireless communication protocols. One or more of the secondary RF signal isolation units is located within a larger, primary RF signal isolation unit. Testing arrangements within the primary RF signal isolation unit may include input panels, switching arrangements, attenuator arrangements and/or output arrangements, in addition to the one or more secondary RF signal isolation units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Oscar Ramses Cummings
  • Patent number: 10568045
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a power control method and a power control apparatus. The method comprises: receiving, during transmission of an uplink signal of a first time domain transmission length on a channel, at least one piece of first information transmitted on the channel, wherein the first time domain transmission length does not exceed a time domain transmission length of a protocol data unit PDU; and adjusting uplink transmit power during the first time domain transmission length at least according to the at least one piece of first information. By means of the method and the apparatus of the embodiments of this application, in a process of sending an uplink signal, a transmit end device can dynamically adjust transmit power of the uplink signal according to at least one piece of received first information transmitted on a same channel, thereby increasing adjustment granularity of the transmit power, and therefore power control is more precise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weicai Huang
  • Patent number: 10554190
    Abstract: A transmitter circuit includes an amplifier configured to output a radio frequency (RF) signal on an output node, a power detection circuit coupled with the output node and configured to generate an output voltage having a first component based on a power level of the RF signal, and a reference voltage generator configured to generate a reference voltage. A comparator is configured to receive the output voltage and the reference voltage, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is coupled between the comparator and the amplifier, and the amplifier is configured to adjust the power level of the RF signal responsive to an output of the ADC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Lin Chu, Hsieh-Hung Hsieh, Tzu-Jin Yeh
  • Patent number: 10524273
    Abstract: A method is performed by a radio equipment (RE) of an access node. The RE has an interface to a radio equipment controller (REC) of the access node. The method comprises configuring the resources for at least one of uplink reception and downlink transmission selectively using beamforming weights determined either based on internal information obtained locally in the RE, or based on external information received from the REC over the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Jacob Österling, Jonas Karlsson, Oskar Mauritz, Christer Östberg, Jan Roxbergh
  • Patent number: 10469145
    Abstract: A method for reporting channel state information (CSI) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method includes jointly encoding a rank indicator (RI) and a first precoding matrix indicator (PMI) into an encoded value for a specific CSI report mode; and reporting the encoded value, wherein the RI and the first PMI are jointly encoded into the encoded value in a way that following conditions are satisfied: when the RI is 1 and a codebook index for the first PMI is same as the encoded value, the encoded value is an integer ranging from 0 to 7, when the RI is 2 and the codebook index for the first PMI is the encoded value minus 8, the encoded value is integer ranging from 8 to 15, when the RI is 3 and a first precoding matrix corresponding to the first PMI is an identity matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyungtae Kim, Hanjun Park
  • Patent number: 10448328
    Abstract: An electronic device may include wireless communications circuitry, control circuitry, and sensor circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include amplifier circuitry that amplifies radio-frequency signals using on a bias voltage to generate amplified radio-frequency signals transmitted over an antenna. Power supply circuitry may generate the bias voltage based on an envelope mapping setting and an envelope signal associated with the radio-frequency signals. The sensor circuitry may generate sensor data that characterizes the performance of the wireless communications circuitry and provide the sensor data to the control circuitry. The control circuitry may use the provided sensor data to generate control signals for the power supply circuitry. The control signals may adjust the envelope mapping setting of the power supply circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ioannis Sarkas, Berke Cetinoneri, Evan M. Manrique, Ryan J. Goedken
  • Patent number: 10439703
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for beam selection. A method is performed by a first radio transceiver device. The method comprises obtaining link quality estimates of a radio signal conveyed to the first radio transceiver device from a second radio transceiver device by means of at least a first beam taken from a first beam set and a second beam. The second beam is wider than the first beam. The method comprises selecting which one of the first beam and the second beam to use for continued communications of radio signals with the second radio transceiver device in accordance with a comparison between the link quality estimates of the first beam and compensated link quality estimates of the second beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Andreas Nilsson, Andres Reial
  • Patent number: 10424050
    Abstract: [Object]To avoid an image quality deterioration due to image processing while maintaining a resolution of an image in a variable-rate-controlled stream. [Solving Means]An image processing apparatus includes a resolution acquisition section, an image enlargement and reduction section, and an image conversion section. The resolution acquisition section acquires a resolution of each of a plurality of temporally-consecutive images. An enlargement and reduction percentage generation section generates an enlargement and reduction percentage for each of the plurality of images based on the acquired resolution. The image enlargement and reduction section performs image enlargement and reduction processing on each of the plurality of images according to the generated enlargement and reduction percentage. The image conversion section performs image conversion processing on each of the plurality of images subjected to the image enlargement and reduction processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10379187
    Abstract: In order to enable improved analysis of a magnetic resonance sequence, which provides a number of radio-frequency pulses for the acquisition of magnetic resonance measurement data of an object undergoing investigation by a magnetic resonance apparatus, the magnetic resonance sequence is provided to a computer and a first average radio-frequency output that is present during a first time window of the magnetic resonance sequence is determined. A second average radio-frequency output that is present during a second time window of the magnetic resonance sequence is determined. A value derived from the first average radio-frequency output and the second average radio-frequency output is provided from the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Greiser, Dominik Paul, Daniel Nico Splitthoff
  • Patent number: 10359744
    Abstract: A method for operating a fluid dispenser is provided. The method includes receiving, by the fluid dispenser, an interrogation signal from a remote electronic device, and in response to receiving the interrogation signal, transmitting, by the fluid dispenser and to the remote electronic device, an identification of a fluid type of the fluid stored within the fluid dispenser. The method further includes dispensing fluid from the fluid dispenser in response to an actuation request and based upon a fluid-specific setting received from the remote electronic device. A method for programming a fluid dispenser is also provided. The method includes detecting, by a remote electronic device, a fluid type of a fluid stored within the fluid dispenser, and transmitting one of a first fluid-specific setting and a second fluid-specific setting to the fluid dispenser based upon a detected fluid type of fluid stored within the fluid dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: GOJO Indutries, Inc.
    Inventor: Jackson W. Wegelin
  • Patent number: 10313030
    Abstract: Certain aspects are directed to a configuration sub-system for telecommunication systems. The configuration sub-system can include a test signal generator, a power measurement device, at least one additional power measurement device, and a controller. The test signal generator can be integrated into components of a telecommunication system. The test signal generator can provide a test signal to a signal path of the telecommunication system. The power measurement device and the additional power measurement device can respectively be integrated into different components of the telecommunication system. The power measurement device and the additional power measurement device can respectively measure the power of the test signal at different measurement points in the signal path. The controller can normalize signals transmitted via the telecommunication system by adjusting a path gain for the signal path based on measurements from the power measurement device and the additional power measurement device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Andrew Wireless Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Melester, Stefan Eisenwinter, Ahmed H. Hmimy, Massimiliano Mini, Joerg Stefanik, Alfons Dussmann
  • Patent number: 10305567
    Abstract: An embodiment method for beam-related information and channel state information feedback includes receiving first analog beamformed reference signals; transmitting a first report indicating a set of selected analog beamformed reference signals and a transmission rank that jointly maximize a first performance criterion for subsequent transmissions by a transmitter that transmitted the first analog beamformed reference signals; receiving second analog beamformed reference signals maximized in accordance with the set of selected analog beamformed reference signals and the transmission rank; and transmitting a second report, in accordance with the second analog beamformed reference signals, indicating a channel quality indicator and a precoding matrix indicator that maximize a second performance criterion for subsequent transmissions by the transmitter that transmitted the first analog beamformed reference signals and the second analog beamformed reference signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Diana Maamari, Hao Zhou, Qian Cheng, Weimin Xiao
  • Patent number: 10282334
    Abstract: A security system having a control unit in communication with detection devices and notification systems to provide messages. Methods for employing a control unit are also provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Response Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven P. Verdino, Andrew S. Morrison, Roy J. Cooley, Lawrence E. Wood
  • Patent number: 10271292
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for informing an eNodeB on the transmit power status of a user equipment in a mobile communication system using component carrier (CC) aggregation. Furthermore, the invention is also related to the implementation of these methods by hardware and their implementation in software. The invention proposes procedures that allow the eNodeB to recognize the power usage status of a UE in a communication system using carrier aggregation. The UE indicates to the eNodeB, when the UE is close to using its total maximum UE transmit power or when it has exceeded same. This is achieved by the UE including indicator(s) and/or new MAC CEs to one or more protocol data units transmitted on respective component carriers within a single sub-frame that is providing the eNodeB with power status information. The MAC CEs may report a per-UE power headroom. Alternatively, the MAC CEs may report per-CC power headrooms and/or power reductions applied to the respective uplink CCs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Martin Feuersaenger, Joachim Loehr, Christian Wengerter