Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100027451 | REVERSE LINK POWER CONTROL FOR AN OFDMA SYSTEM - Techniques for performing power control of multiple channels sent using multiple radio technologies are described. The transmit power of a reference channel, sent using a first radio technology (e.g., CDMA), is adjusted to achieve a target level of performance (e.g., a target erasure rate) for the reference channel. The transmit power of a data channel, sent using a second radio technology (e.g., OFDMA), is adjusted based on the transmit power of the reference channel. In one power control scheme, a reference power spectral density (PSD) level is determined based on the transmit power of the reference channel. A transmit PSD delta for the data channel is adjusted based on interference estimates. A transmit PSD of the data channel is determined based on the reference PSD level and the transmit PSD delta. The transmit power of the data channel is then set to achieve the transmit PSD for the data channel. | 02-04-2010 |
20100034315 | REVERSE LINK POWER CONTROL FOR AN OFDMA SYSTEM - Techniques for performing power control of multiple channels sent using multiple radio technologies are described. The transmit power of a reference channel, sent using a first radio technology (e.g., CDMA), is adjusted to achieve a target level of performance (e.g., a target erasure rate) for the reference channel. The transmit power of a data channel, sent using a second radio technology (e.g., OFDMA), is adjusted based on the transmit power of the reference channel. In one power control scheme, a reference power spectral density (PSD) level is determined based on the transmit power of the reference channel. A transmit PSD delta for the data channel is adjusted based on interference estimates. A transmit PSD of the data channel is determined based on the reference PSD level and the transmit PSD delta. The transmit power of the data channel is then set to achieve the transmit PSD for the data channel. | 02-11-2010 |
20100069107 | MULTIPLE OTHER SECTOR INFORMATION COMBINING FOR POWER CONTROL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Techniques for adjusting transmit power to mitigate both intra-sector interference to a serving base station and inter-sector interference to neighbor base stations are described. This may be done by combining interference information from multiple base stations. | 03-18-2010 |
20100111145 | BASEBAND UNIT HAVING BIT REPETITIVE ENCODED/DECODING - A baseband unit includes an input/output interface and a processing module. The input/output interface module receives a data word of outbound data and outputs a plurality of outbound symbols. The processing module converts the data word into a bit repetitive data word; encodes the bit repetitive data word to produce an encoded data block; and converts the encoded data block into the plurality of outbound symbols. | 05-06-2010 |
20100272151 | TRANSCEIVER WITH PLURAL SPACE HOPPING PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes a plurality of phased array antennas, that transmit an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to remote transceivers and that receives an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the remote RF transceivers, wherein the plurality of phased array antennas are each configurable based on a control signal. An antenna configuration controller generates the control signal to configure the phased array antenna to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence. An RF transceiver section generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal. In one configuration, a switching section selectively couples a selected one of the plurality of phased array antennas to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal. In figuration, the RF transceiver section includes an RF section for each antenna array. | 10-28-2010 |
20100273436 | COLLABORATIVE PAIRING TRANSCEIVER WITH SPACE HOPPING PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes at least one phased array antenna, that transmits an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to a remote transceiver and that receives an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the at least one remote RF transceiver, wherein the at least one phased array antenna is configurable based on a control signal. An antenna configuration controller generates the control signal to configure the phased array antenna to hop among a plurality of selected radiation patterns that are collaboratively selected by the wireless transceiver and the remote transceiver via a pairing procedure. At least one RF transceiver section generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal. | 10-28-2010 |
20100273437 | TRANSCEIVER WITH SPACE HOPPING PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes at least one phased array antenna, that transmits an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to at least one remote transceiver and that receives an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the at least one remote RF transceiver, wherein the at least one phased array antenna is configurable based on a control signal. An antenna configuration controller generates the control signal to configure the phased array antenna to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence. At least one RF transceiver section generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal. | 10-28-2010 |
20100273523 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE THAT DETECTS AND ADAPTS TO THE PRESENCE OF OTHER DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An adaptive communication device includes a transceiver that communicates with a first remote communication device in a millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a first protocol. The transceiver generates conflict detection signals based on signals received from a second remote communication device that communicates in accordance with a second protocol. A conflict detection module detects communication by the second communication device based on the conflict detection signals and generates a model trigger signal in response thereto. A conflict modeling module responds to the model trigger signal by generating idle prediction data based on the conflict detection signals, wherein the idle prediction data predicts an idle period in the communications by the second remote communication device. A transmission control module generates transmit control signals based on the idle prediction data, wherein the transceiver times transmissions sent to the first remote communication device based on the transmit control signals. | 10-28-2010 |
20100285823 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO COMMUNICATION DEVICES THAT USE DIFFERING PROTOCOLS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A control device includes at least one communication interface for communicating first control data with a first plurality of communication devices that utilize the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a first protocol and further for communicating second control data with a second plurality of communication devices that utilize the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a second protocol. A resource controller allocates resources of the millimeter wave frequency band to the first plurality of communication devices and the second plurality of communication devices based on the first control data and the second control data. | 11-11-2010 |
20100285824 | MULTIMODE CONTROL DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO COMMUNICATION DEVICES THAT USE DIFFERING PROTOCOLS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A control device includes a first communication interface for communicating first control data with a first plurality of communication devices that utilize the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a first protocol, wherein the first communication interface utilizes the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with the first protocol. A second communication interface communicates second control data with a second plurality of communication devices that utilize the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a second protocol, wherein the second communication interface utilizes the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with the second protocol. A resource controller allocates resources of the millimeter wave frequency band to the first plurality of communication devices and the second plurality of communication devices based on the first control data and the second control data. | 11-11-2010 |
20110306376 | MULTIMODE CONTROL DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO COMMUNICATION DEVICES THAT USE DIFFERING PROTOCOLS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A control device includes a first transceiver for communicating first control data with a first plurality of devices that utilize the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a first protocol, wherein the first transceiver utilizes the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with the first protocol. A second transceiver communicates second control data with a second plurality of devices that utilize the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a second protocol, wherein the second transceiver utilizes the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with the second protocol. A resource controller allocates resources of the millimeter wave frequency band to the first plurality of devices and the second plurality of devices based on the first control data and the second control data. | 12-15-2011 |
20120071187 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO COMMUNICATION DEVICES THAT USE DIFFERING PROTOCOLS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A control device includes at least one communication interface for communicating first control data with at least one first communication device that utilizes the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a first protocol and further for communicating second control data with at least one second communication device that utilizes the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a second protocol. A resource controller allocates resources of the millimeter wave frequency band to the at least one first communication device and the at least one second communication device based on the first control data and the second control data. | 03-22-2012 |
20120093028 | INTERFERENCE CONTROL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - For interference control, a sector m estimates interference observed from terminals in neighbor sectors and obtains an interference estimate. Sector m may generate an over-the-air (OTA) other-sector interference (OSI) report and/or an inter-sector (IS)OSI report based on the interference estimate. Sector m may send the IS OSI report to the neighbor sectors, receive IS OSI reports from the neighbor sectors, and regulate data transmissions for terminals in sector m based on the received IS OSI reports. Sector m may control admission of terminals to sector m, de-assign admitted terminals, schedule terminals in sector m in a manner to reduce interference to the neighbor sectors, and/or assign the terminals in sector m with traffic channels that cause less interference to the neighbor sectors. | 04-19-2012 |
20120190308 | TRANSCEIVER WITH PLURAL SPACE HOPPING PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes an antenna array that transmits an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to remote transceivers and that receives an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the remote RF transceivers, wherein the antenna array is configurable based on a control signal. An antenna configuration controller generates the control signal to configure the antenna array to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence. An RF transceiver section generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal. In one configuration, a switching section selectively couples a selected one of the antennas in the array to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal. In another configuration, the RF transceiver section includes an RF section for each antenna in the array. | 07-26-2012 |
20120270582 | INTERFERENCE CONTROL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - For interference control, a sector m estimates interference observed from terminals in neighbor sectors and obtains an interference estimate. Sector m may generate an over-the-air (OTA) other-sector interference (OSI) report and/or an inter-sector (IS) OSI report based on the interference estimate. Sector m may broadcast the OTA OSI report to the terminals in the neighbor sectors. These terminals may adjust their transmit powers based on the OTA OSI report. Sector m may send the IS OSI report to the neighbor sectors, receive IS OSI reports from the neighbor sectors, and regulate data transmissions for terminals in sector m based on the received IS OSI reports. Sector m may control admission of terminals to sector m, de-assign admitted terminals, schedule terminals in sector m in a manner to reduce interference to the neighbor sectors, and/or assign the terminals in sector m with traffic channels that cause less interference to the neighbor sectors. | 10-25-2012 |
20130003568 | Frequency offset estimation scheme in scheduled based wireless system - A technique to provide frequency offset estimation for packets transmitted during a service period allocated strictly for designated source and destination devices. The destination device obtains coarse and fine frequency offset estimation from the short and long preambles. A residual frequency offset is tracked for the data blocks and combined with the coarse and fine frequency offset to obtain a total frequency offset to apply to the data blocks. The total frequency offset value at the end of the first packet is saved and, instead of again estimating the coarse and fine frequency offset values with the short and long preambles of the second packet, the saved total frequency offset value is used as the initialization value to add to the residual frequency offset in the second packet. The saved offset value at the end of each packet becomes the initialization value for the subsequent packet. | 01-03-2013 |
20130107740 | INTERFERENCE CONTROL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
20130136001 | AUDIO-VISUAL DATA TRANSMISSION OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL AT HIGHER RATES - A technique to switch high data rate content from higher frequency band transmission to lower frequency band transmission that uses Internet Protocol, without adding appreciable latency or jitter that may be manifested on a display. | 05-30-2013 |
20130137385 | TRANSCEIVER WITH PLURAL SPACE HOPPING ARRAY ANTENNAS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes an antenna array that transmits an outbound RF signal containing outbound data to remote transceivers and that receives an inbound RF signal containing inbound data from the remote RF transceivers, wherein the antenna array is configurable based on a control signal. An antenna configuration controller generates the control signal to configure the antenna array to hop among a plurality of radiation patterns based on a hopping sequence. An RF transceiver section generates the outbound RF signal based on the outbound data and that generates the inbound data based on the inbound RF signal. In one configuration, a switching section selectively couples a selected one of the antennas in the array to the RF transceiver section, based on the control signal. In another configuration, the RF transceiver section includes an RF section for each antenna in the array. | 05-30-2013 |
20130266073 | POWER SAVING TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS DELIVERY OF VIDEO - Methods for removing redundancies in a video stream based on efficient pre-transmission detection of static portions of the video stream. In one embodiment supporting wireless transmission of a video stream having a series of video frames, a mathematical operation (such as a hash function, summing operation or CRC) is performed on (1) a (reconstructed) data block(s) of a video frame in order to generate a first check value and (2) a co-located data block(s) of a second, sequential video frame in order to generate a second check value. The first and second check values are compared to detect static video content in the video stream. When static video content in a video stream is detected, the static nature of the content is indicated in the compressed bit stream and the amount of wirelessly transmitted data corresponding to the static portions of the video stream may be reduced. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268621 | Transmission of video utilizing static content information from video source - Methods for removing redundancies in a video stream based on detection of static portions of the video stream prior to encoding of the video stream for wireless transmission. In various embodiments, the generation and buffering of a video stream having a series of video frames is monitored to detect static portions of the video stream. Static content indication data representing static portions of the video stream are communicated to a wireless access device for use in transmission of the video stream. Communication of the static content indication data may occur via a standardized communication interface and protocol. In one embodiment, static video content may be identified by ascertaining portions (e.g., windows in a rendered desktop) of a video frame buffer that are actively addressed by content generators such as software applications, a graphics processing unit, etc. | 10-10-2013 |
20140213273 | Localized Dynamic Channel Time Allocation - Techniques for localized dynamic channel allocation help meet the challenges of latency, memory size, and channel time optimization for wireless communication systems. As examples, advanced communication standards, such as the WiGig standard, may support wireless docking station capability and wireless streaming of high definition video content between transmitting and receiving stations, or engage in other very high throughput tasks. The techniques help to deliver the desired user experience in such an environment and support desired performance levels for latency and throughput while controlling memory footprint. | 07-31-2014 |
20140237268 | MOISTURE SHUTDOWN CONTROL - Aspects of shutdown control of a device in the presence of moisture are described. In one embodiment, a moisture detection signal is received from a moisture detector. In turn, certain parameters associated with the moisture detector are identified. For example, the location of the moisture detector may be identified. Additionally or alternatively, a probability for damage to the device, based on the location of the moisture detector, may be identified. An evaluation of the moisture detection signal and the identified parameters is performed. Based on the evaluation, one of various power down procedures for the device may be initiated. In certain cases, a quick power down reaction for one or more subsystems of the device, in response to the detection of moisture, may prevent damage to the device. | 08-21-2014 |
20140294103 | DATA COMMUNICATION OVER POWER SUPPLY LINES OF AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - Disclosed are various embodiments for communicating information between various electronic components. A local device may comprise a transmitter to convert communication signals into modulated signals. Modulated signals are injected into a shared power supply line. The remote device may comprise a receiver for identifying the injected signal, demodulating the injected signal, and processing the demodulated signal. | 10-02-2014 |
20140301652 | COMPRESSION WITHIN A SET OF IMAGES - The present disclosure relates generally to a system and method for file compression. More specifically, the disclosure introduces to a method for file compression wherein a group of files is identified by comparing a plurality of similarity characteristics. The group of files may then be compressed relative to at least one base file to improve compression efficiency. | 10-09-2014 |
20140314389 | SEGMENTED CONTENT REFERENCE CIRCULATION - Aspects of segmented content reference circulation are described. In one embodiment, a marker is received in association with content under display. A type and attribute of the marker are evaluated. The marker may be evaluated as a start, end, or range type of marker, for example. The attribute of the marker may be evaluated as a playback start time or end time, for example. With reference to the start or end time, a segmented resource identifier is generated. The segmented resource identifier may include a uniform resource locator, as a reference to the content under display, and a playback attribute for rendering playback of the content starting at the start time or ending at the end time, for example. After being circulated, a playback device can rely upon the segmented resource identifier to request content for playback based on the start or end time playback attributes. | 10-23-2014 |
20140355522 | Systems and Methods for Splitting and Recombining Communications in Multi-Network Environments - Systems and methods for providing dynamic substream definition and handover are provided. In embodiments, a user device includes a multiple radio access technology (RAT) communications modules and a communication controller. Each RAT communication module is further configured to communicate using a different RAT. The user device identifies available networks for communication. Then, the controller determines whether a need to split a communications stream exists (e.g., the user device is engaged in a bandwidth intensive application). If the communications stream is to be split, the controller defines the substreams (either equally or unequally) and assigns a first substream to a communication pathway in a first available network and assigns a second substream to a communication pathway in a second available network. The destination then recombines the substreams. In embodiments, the controller inserts synchronization in the substreams. | 12-04-2014 |
20140355565 | System and Method for Adaptive Access and Handover Configuration Based on Prior History in a Multi-RAT Environment - Systems and methods for adaptive access and handover configuration based on historical data are provided. Access and handover decisions are optimized in a multiple radio access technology environment using historical data associated with network performance. Future needs for access and handovers are predicted using historical data associated with the user and historical data associated with network performance. Performance metrics are received periodically or continuously from nodes in one or more networks at a centralized controller. The centralized multi RAT controller correlates these performance metrics and determines predicted handovers for a user device. Preparations for the predicted handovers can then be made prior to the handover event. | 12-04-2014 |
20140355566 | Cross Radio Access Technology Access with Handoff and Interference Management Using Communication Performance Data - Systems and methods for adaptive access and handover configuration based on historical data are provided. Access and handover decisions are optimized in a multiple radio access technology environment using historical data associated with network performance. Future needs for access and handovers are predicted using historical data associated with the user and historical data associated with network performance. Performance metrics are received periodically or continuously from nodes in one or more networks at a centralized controller. The centralized multi RAT controller correlates these performance metrics and determines predicted handovers for a user device. Preparations for the predicted handovers can then be made prior to the handover event. | 12-04-2014 |
20140357224 | Application Layer Integration Into a Multi-Rat Access and Handover Environment - A wireless communication device communicating with a serving base station in a wireless communication environment may have one or more applications running. When seeking to handover from the serving base station to a target base station, the wireless communication device adjusts the configurations of the applications based on the new communication link properties. Likewise, when an application is loaded that prefers communication link properties that exceeds a current communication link's capabilities, the wireless communication device may seek out and hand over to other communication links. By cooperatively coordinating the functionality of installed applications with communication link properties, the wireless communication device can maintain high levels of device and application functionality. | 12-04-2014 |
20140378141 | Cross Radio Access Technology: Handoff Using Caching - Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments for handing off wireless communication. The apparatus comprises an antenna configured to receive data from a first access point; a cache configured to store the data; and a controller configured to predict when the transceiver will hand off a connection from the first access point to a second access point and request a burst of data from the first access point to supplement the data in the cache in preparation for the hand off. | 12-25-2014 |
20150084837 | COORDINATION OF MULTIPLE MOBILE DEVICE DISPLAYS - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for coordination of multiple mobile device displays to display any image(s) so that each device displays an image based on its relative position in an arrangement of a plurality of mobile devices. Random configurations of uniform and non-uniform mobile device displays may be adapted as display elements in a larger display or in a related display, such as game pieces. | 03-26-2015 |