| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 375145000 | Having specific signaling for code synchronization | 39 |
| 20080298438 | PILOT SIGNALS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION AND/OR CHANNEL ESTIMATION - The frame words of the embodiments are suitable for frame synchronization and/or channel estimation. By adding the autocorrelation and/or cross-correlation functions of frame words, double maximum values equal in magnitude and opposite polarity at zero and middle shifts are obtained. This property can be used to slot-by-slot, double-check frame synchronization timing, single frame synchronization and/or channel estimation and allows reduction of the synchronization search time. Further, the present invention allows a simpler construction of a correlator circuit for a receiver. A frame synchronization apparatus and method using an optimal pilot pattern is used in a wide band code division multiple Access (W-CDMA) next generation mobile communication system. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090010312 | METHOD OF PERFORMING CELL SEARCH IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of performing cell search includes receiving a primary synchronization signal (PSS) comprising a primary synchronization code (PSC), acquiring an unique identity from the PSS, receiving a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) which is associated with a cell identity group, the SSS comprising two secondary synchronization codes (SSCs) and acquiring a cell identity which is defined by the unique identity within the cell identity group, wherein the two SSCs are respectively scrambled by using two different scrambling codes. Detection performance on synchronization signals can be improved, and cell search can be performed more reliably. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090041091 | Receiver with the function of adjusting clock signal and an adjusting method therefor - A receiver having a first clock signal is provided. The first frequency of the first clock signal is adjusted to be close to a second frequency of a second clock signal of a transmitter. The receiver includes a clock generator, a processor and a controller. The clock generator is for generating the first clock signal. The processor is for outputting a first control signal to control the clock generator to adjust the first frequency to be close to the second frequency when an absolute value of a current difference between the first and the second frequencies at a current time point is larger than a threshold. The controller is for outputting a second control signal to control the clock generator when the absolute value of the current difference is smaller than the threshold, so as to reduce the load of the processor. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090052500 | MULTI-BAND SIGNAL DETECTION - Apparatus may be provided including a spectrum analyzer and decision circuitry. The spectrum analyzer may be configured to ascertain wireless signal signature data from a wide range of frequency bands. The decision circuitry may be configured to modify operation of one or both of a receiver and a transmitter based on the signal signature data. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090052501 | VOICE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A voice communication apparatus includes a primary modulator configured to perform primary modulation of a carrier with a center frequency outside a voice band by an analog voice signal; a PN-code generator configured to convert data into a PN code; an adder configured to add data included in the voice band and the primary-modulated voice signal; and a secondary modulator configured to perform secondary modulation of the PN code included in the voice band and the primary-modulated voice signal. According to the voice communication apparatus, an analog voice signal can be directly spread. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090122839 | SCRAMBLING CODES FOR SECONDARY SYNCHRONIZATION CODES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate employing a scrambling code from a set of scrambling codes, which is indexed by primary synchronization codes (PSCs), to scramble or descramble a secondary synchronization code (SSC). The scrambling codes in the set can be designed to optimize peak-to-average power ratios and/or mitigate cross correlation. For example, the scrambling codes can be based on different M-sequences generated from disparate polynomials. In accordance with another example, the scrambling codes can be based on different cyclic shifts of the same M-sequence. According to another example, the scrambling codes can be based upon binary approximations of possible primary synchronization codes utilized in a wireless communication environment. Pursuant to a further example, the scrambling codes can be based on different Golay complementary sequences. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090268785 | Mobile Communication Terminal, Synchronization Judging Circuit Used in the Mobile Communication Terminal, Control Method, Synchronization Judging Control Program - Disclosed is a mobile communication terminal employing a code division multiple access scheme, in which when it is decided that the common channel level is equal to or higher than a third threshold (common channel level threshold), an RLF decision control unit compares the SIR data with a first threshold and a second threshold to decide in sync state/out-of sync state between the local spread code and the reception spread code and outputs the decision signal. When it is decided that the common channel level is lower than the third threshold, the first threshold and the second threshold are set to the same value. In this state, when it is decided that the level of the SIR data is lower than the first threshold (=second threshold), the decision signal corresponding to an out-of sync state is output immediately after a predetermined delay time elapses, thereby reducing the power dissipation. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090274195 | System and Method for Wireless Communications - System and method for enabling the cohabitation of licensed and unlicensed communications devices. A method comprises at a receiver, receiving transmitted data, demodulating the transmitted data to produce spread symbols, despreading the spread symbols to produce received data, wherein the despreading comprises using an orthogonal sequence selected from a list of orthogonal sequences for use by all transmissions in the wireless network, and processing the received data. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090304048 | COMBINING SIGNALS WITH A SHUFFLED-HADAMARD FUNCTION - A method can include receiving, at a transmitter, during a symbol time that comprises a plurality of chip times, a data value for each of a plurality of distinct data channel inputs. During each chip time, the method can include (a) indexing a different row of a matrix of data bits; (b) decoding one channel input using a first subset of one or more columns of the indexed row; (c) determining a code value for the decoded one channel from a second subset of one or more columns of the indexed row; and (d) providing the coded data value to a transmission circuit for transmission to a receiver. Actions (a) to (d) can be performed for each of the plurality of chip times in the symbol time. In some implementations, the matrix of data bits is a Hadamard matrix with randomly shuffled rows. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100002753 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA OF A DATA STREAM VIA A COMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AS WELL AS SUBSCRIBERS OF A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - In a subscriber of a communication system for transmitting data of a data stream in time slots of recurring communication cycles, the communication system includes a communication medium, the subscriber, and at least one additional subscriber. The subscribers are connected to the communication medium for data transmission purposes. To allow better utilization of the available frequency range for data transmission, the subscribers have device(s) for spectral spreading of the data of the data stream before transmission via a certain code sequence and have device(s) for transmitting the spread data in the time slots of the recurring communication cycles. The communication system is preferably designed as a FlexRay communication system, the spread data being transmittable in chronological synchronization in a time slot of the communication cycle by various subscribers of the system. The communication medium is preferably designed as a powerline structure via which the subscribers are supplied with electrical power. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100040115 | APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING REFINE CARRIER FREQUENCY BY OPTIMIZING SEARCH AREAS AND METHOD USING THE SAME - A method and apparatus for acquiring a refined carrier frequency by optimizing search areas are provided. The apparatus for acquiring a refined carrier frequency by optimizing search areas includes: a refined signal generation unit using a coarse carrier frequency and a coarse code phase extracted from a digitized signal and obtaining a refined carrier frequency approximated to the carrier frequency of an original signal from which the digitized signal is obtained by conversion; and a refined carrier frequency searching unit setting and providing a search area in which the refined signal acquisition unit can obtain the refined carrier frequency based on the coarse carrier frequency. According to the method and apparatus, as a result of the searching method reducing a search time, acquisition of a refined carrier frequency as well as fast acquisition of a signal is enabled, thereby allowing a precise initial value to be provided to a signal tracking unit. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100091821 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH SECONDARY SYNCHRONIZATION CODE BASED ON VALUES IN PRIMARY SYNCHRONIZATION CODE - A wireless communication system. The system comprises transmitter circuitry (BST | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100135362 | FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND RECEIVER FOR COMMUNICATION MODEM USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a frame synchronization method and a receiver for a communication modem using the same. The frame synchronization method includes performing a correlation operation between a reception data stream and a preamble to output a synchronous signal; and computing correlation values between spreading codes and a reception data stream synchronized with the synchronous signal, wherein a maximum value of the computed correlation values is compared with a preset threshold value, and the outputting of the synchronous signal is performed again when the maximum value is smaller than the preset threshold value. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100166042 | Synchronization of Separated Platforms in an HD Radio Broadcast Single Frequency Network - A broadcasting method includes: using a first transmitter to send a signal including a plurality of frames of data synchronized with respect to a first GPS pulse signal, receiving the signal at a first remote transmitter, synchronizing the frames to a second GPS pulse signal at the first remote transmitter, and transmitting the synchronized frames from the remote transmitter to a plurality of receivers. A system that implements the method is also provided. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100254435 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPLINK COMMUNICATION - A method for conserving bandwidth in a communication system includes spreading a data frame using a first pseudo-noise (PN) spreader. A broadcast frame is spread using a second PN spreader. A complex data stream having a first component and a second component is generated. The data frame is assigned to the first component and the broadcast frame is assigned to the second component. The complex data stream is transmitted to a tag. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100296551 | TIMING SIGNAL FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT METHODS AND APPARATUSES - Methods and apparatus are provided for use in devices operatively enabled to establish timing signal offset data and/or utilize such established offset data. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110116530 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HARQ FEEDBACK IN A MULTI-CARRIER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus provide hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback corresponding to the status of multiple downlink carriers, with or without MIMO being configured. Here, for at least some configurations, with respect to the selection of HARQ feedback symbols, the downlink carriers are grouped into groups of one or two carriers such that HARQ feedback symbol code books that were previously implemented in conventional HSDPA or DC-HSDPA systems may be utilized. That is, after encoding a data stream, HARQ feedback symbols selected from a plurality of code books configured for groups of one or two of the downlink carriers are utilized to modulate an uplink channel. The modulation or channelization may be accomplished with dual channelization codes or a single channelization code with a reduced spreading factor to insert two symbols into a single time slot. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110128995 | Wireless communication system - In a wireless communication system, a portable device transmits a first signal spread based on a reference period indicated by a synchronization signal transmitted from an in-vehicle device and transmits a second signal spread based on an operation by a user. The in-vehicle device sets a search period based on a variation range in a delay time from when the synchronization signal is transmitted to when the spread first signal is transmitted and sets a residual period that starts at an ending point of the search period and ends at an ending point of the reference period when a starting point of the reference period is set at a starting point of the search period. When the in-vehicle device fails in a synchronous acquisition for the search period, the in-vehicle device performs a synchronous acquisition process for the residual period. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110243196 | MULTIPLE REDUNDANT GNSS SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM - A diamine absorbent that contains heat stable salts is regenerated using an ion exchange process wherein the cation exchange resin is regenerated using sulfurous acid reflux. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120114015 | SYNCHRONIZED SYSTEM CONFIGURATION - Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for receiving a timing signal at a first access point, wherein the timing signal is also received at a second access point. A first time is synchronized at the first access point with a second time at the second access point based upon the received timing signal. The first access point is configured with a spreading code and a transmit frequency. The second access point is also configured with the spreading code and the transmit frequency. The spreading code of the first access point is synchronized with the spreading code of the second access point using the timing signal. A message is transmitted from the first access point to the node and from the second access point to the node. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120163421 | LOCATION SYSTEM - A receiver for receiving a signal, the signal conforming to a protocol such that the signal comprises a synchronising portion and a data portion, each portion comprising pulses located in respective time slots, the time offsets between successive time slots being defined by the protocol, the receiver comprising: a detector configured to detect a first pulse and a second pulse of the synchronising portion; a comparison module configured to compare the time offset between the first and second pulses to a corresponding time offset defined by the protocol so as to determine the relationship between the detected time offset and the corresponding time offset; a determination module configured to determine expected times of arrival of the time slots of the data portion using the determined relationship and the time offsets defined by the protocol; and a data reader configured to read data conveyed in the data portion at the expected times of arrival. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120243577 | SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD FOR IMPULSE SYSTEM ULTRA-WIDEBAND - A synchronization method for impulse system ultra-wideband takes frame as basic unit for data transmission, each frame is divided into a preamble symbol part and a data part, wherein the preamble symbol part sends a known impulse sequence for channel estimation and synchronization; the data part takes the information to be transmitted; the preamble symbol part is divided into two parts of a positive and negative impulse sequence and a same direction impulse sequence, the front is the positive and negative impulse sequence, which includes odd impulses with alternant positive and negative polarities; the rear is the same direction impulse sequence, which is composed of impulses with same polarity, and the polarity of impulse in the same direction impulse sequence is same as the polarity of the last impulse in the positive and negative impulse sequence. Compared with the synchronization method in a high-speed sampling and low-precision quantification pulse system ultra-wideband wireless communication system, the method provides such advantages as high synchronization precision, small storage space, and capability of immediately finding out the synchronization position etc., and provides an important value for the development of the impulse system ultra-wideband wireless communication technique. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130010835 | RACH RAMP-UP ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - A disclosed code-division-multiple-access (CDMA) system has a base station (BS) and remote stations (RSs). A BS-spread-spectrum transmitter broadcasts a common-synchronization channel having a chip-sequence signal common to the remote stations served by the BS, and a frame-timing signal. A RS-spread-spectrum receiver receives the broadcast common-synchronization channel, and determines frame timing from the frame-timing signal. A first RS-spread-spectrum transmitter transmits an access-burst signal, which has a plurality of segments. Each access burst signal segment has a plurality of power levels. A BS-spread-spectrum receiver receives the access-burst signal at a detected-power level. In response to receiving the access-burst signal, a BS-spread-spectrum transmitter transmits an acknowledgment signal to the RS-spread-spectrum receiver. The RS-spread-spectrum receiver receives the acknowledgment signal, and in, the RS-spread-spectrum transmitter transmits a spread-spectrum signal having data to the BS-spread-spectrum receiver. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130064269 | Self-Supporting Simplex Packets - Existing message fields and/or message parameters are configured to facilitate the packet and message synchronization and decoding tasks that conventionally rely upon a known bit sequence in each packet, thereby eliminating the need for a predefined message preamble in each packet. In example embodiments, the unique identifier of each transmitter is structured to facilitate determination of bit polarity and the start of each packet; packet sequence numbers use an unconventional counting sequence to assure synchronizing bit transitions; and so on. Other techniques, such as the use of run-length limited (RLL) message encoding, or 8b/10b encoding, to assure within-packet bit transitions, are also used to enhance clock synchronization and proper header location determination. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130089120 | SPECTRUM SPREAD COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a spectrum spread communication system which is hardly influenced by noises, and in which a frame structure can be identified at a receiving side without use of a frame synchronization signal. A spread code generator switches spread codes (“Scai” and “Scbi”) in each frame, and outputs it to a spread modulation unit. The spread modulation unit performs spread modulation of transmission data, and transmits it to a direct current power line. A reference code generator generates reference codes (“Scai” and “Scbi”) in the same code phase. Spread demodulation units performs spread demodulation of the received signal with use of the reference codes (“Scai” and “Scbi”), and output it to a selection unit. A frame synchronization detection unit identifies a frame structure on the basis of switching of a synchronization state of a code phase in a code phase synchronization detection unit. The selection unit outputs reception data by selecting spread demodulated data from the spread demodulation unit which is in a phase-synchronized state. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130114644 | INSTALLATION FOR THE TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION OF RADIO SIGNALS - A transmitting/receiving installation of microwave radio signals including a transmitting/receiving unit. The unit includes a receiving module to receive electrical signals, known as terrestrial electrical signals, issued from the transformation of radio signals received terrestrially, a module to transform the electrical signals modulated according to a spread spectrum protocol, known as satellite electrical signals, into radio signals able to be transmitted by satellite, a transmitter to transmit to a satellite of the microwave radio signals obtained after transformation of the satellite electrical signals and an amplifier to amplify the satellite electrical signals. The installation includes a box including a modulator of electrical signals according to a spread spectrum protocol and a coaxial cable connecting the transmitting/receiving unit and the box. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130121379 | Heterogeneous Pilots - Large-dimension MIMO and multipoint broadcasting in new generation of wireless networks create high demand for various types of pilots in transmission signals for channel estimation, data demodulation, synchronization, etc. More pilots, as in existing networks, use more resources and thus diminish the network capacity. Methods and apparatus of heterogeneous pilots are disclosed. A heterogeneous pilot has its own signal characteristics that are different from the primary information-bearing signals in the network. Heterogeneous pilots can be spread-spectrum signals in an OFDM-based wireless network. Heterogeneous pilots use no network resources, and can be as many as desired, and can be designed to have versatile utilities. Also described are methods and apparatus of heterogeneous pilot cancellation that minimizes the interference of heterogeneous pilots on the primary information-bearing signals. Applications of the described methods and apparatus include OFDM-based wireless cellular networks, such as LTE-advanced and Wireless LAN. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130121380 | METHODS FOR PCO BASED UWB IMPULSE RADIO WITH LOCALIZED SYNCHRONIZATION DETECTION AND RETENTION - The present invention provides a communications system, node and method of operation for forming a wireless network from independently operating nodes that have the ability to self-synchronize with each other, independently determine master and slave modes of operation to cooperate as a network, and independently vary those functions to adjust to changes in the network. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130182747 | CLOCK CONTROL CIRCUIT, DEMODULATION DEVICE AND SPREAD SPECTRUM METHOD - To provide a clock control circuit, a demodulation device, and a spread spectrum method, which can reduce interference caused by a clock signal on which spread spectrum is performed when demodulating a signal. A clock controller | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130215933 | MONITORING OF POWER-CONSUMPTION - A power-consumption monitoring device, for taking measurements of the power consumed by an appliance. The device is connectable to a mains electrical circuit and operable to transmit the measurements to a master device through the circuit. Also presented is a master device, for receiving over a mains electrical circuit power-measurements transmitted by one or more power-consumption monitoring devices. Also presented is a power-line communications network comprising: a master device; and one or more power-consumption monitoring devices. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130235907 | Optimization of Data Processors with Irregular Patterns - In described embodiments, data streams with irregular patterns are processed by transformations defined by recursively changing processor state, or iteration level. The data transformations are applied to an arbitrary long portion of data, instead of small portions, that are defined directly by a current processor state. Embodiments combine small parts of, for example, puncturing/repetition patterns into a pattern of bigger parts and apply these patterns of bigger parts to relatively large portions of input data. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130259093 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TIMING TRACKING LOOPS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Various embodiments are disclosed for providing timing tracking loops in a communication system. A communication system includes a delay locked loop (DLL) comprising a maximum region detector configured to identify a target channel profile comprising at least a portion of the multipath signals based on the timing information, the maximum region detector further configured to apply a weight vector to each channel tap in the target channel profile and determine a tap with a maximum power level relative to remaining channel taps in the channel profile. The system further comprises a window timing loop (WTL) adjuster configured to track a position of a channel estimation window (CEW) within an observation window corresponding to the maximum channel energy level, where the maximum channel energy level corresponds to the sum of the energy of all the taps for a given window. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130294483 | SMART TRANSFORMER USING A RANDOM PHASE MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, are configured for receiving monitor data from a smart transformer. A data stream is created based upon the monitor data. The data stream is spread with a common pseudo-noise (PN) code that is used by a plurality of nodes in communication with an access point. The spread data stream is transmitted at a first time based on a slot start time and a first randomly selected timing offset. The spread data stream is transmitted while at least a portion of a second spread data stream is transmitted at a second time based on the slot start time and a second randomly selected timing offset. The second spread data stream is spread with the common PN code. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130301683 | FAULT CIRCUIT INDICATOR SYSTEM USING A RANDOM PHASE MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, are configured for receiving monitor data from a fault circuit indicator. A data stream is created based upon the monitor data. The data stream is spread with a common pseudo-noise (PN) code that is used by a plurality of nodes in communication with an access point. The spread data stream is transmitted at a first time based on a slot start time and a first randomly selected timing offset. The spread data stream is transmitted while at least a portion of a second spread data stream is transmitted at a second time based on the slot start time and a second randomly selected timing offset. The second spread data stream is spread with the common PN code. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20140036966 | VARYING RATE OF DELETABLE BITS FOR SPREAD SPECTRUM CLOCKING - Varying insertion rates of deletable characters that are discarded by a receiver, as a function of transmission rate in spread spectrum clocking systems. Such systems can generate a spread spectrum modulation, based on their knowledge about the rate of transmission. The systems can dynamically adjust the rate/numbers of deletable characters that are inserted in the transmission. Accordingly, the insertion rate can increase (or decrease) when the transmission rate exceeds above (or falls below) a predetermined threshold. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140126612 | ADAPTIVE CLOCK MISMATCH COMPENSATION SYMBOL INSERTION IN SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONS - A transmitting interconnect interface inserts clock mismatch compensation symbols into a transmitted data stream so as to allow the receiving interconnect interface to compensate for clock frequency mismatch between transmit-side and receive-side clocks. The transmitting interconnect interface adjusts the rate of insertion of these symbols based on a determination of the clock frequency mismatch. The transmitting interconnect interface can incrementally adjust the insertion rate to change substantially proportionally with changes in the clock frequency mismatch. Alternatively, the transmitting interconnect interface can set the insertion rate to one of two levels. By adapting the insertion rate to the current measured clock frequency mismatch, the bandwidth penalty incurred by transmitting clock mismatch compensation symbols in excess of that necessary to permit receiver clock tolerance compensation can be reduced, thereby permitting more transmit bandwidth to be used for transmitting data. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20150098492 | Method and Master Clock for Generating Fail-Silent Synchronization Messages - The invention relates to a method for generating fail-silent synchronisation messages in a distributed real-time system, wherein the method uses the following functional units: a satellite receiver ( | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150124856 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION IN A POSITIONING SYSTEM - A method for soft frame synchronization in a navigational receiver is provided. A distance between bits of a sync pattern received by the navigational receiver and a known sync pattern is computed. A probability of detection value for the received sync pattern based on the distance is assigned. A confidence level for the received sync pattern using the probability of detection value is computed. The confidence level is compared with a confidence threshold. If the confidence level is greater than or equal to the confidence threshold, the confidence level of the received sync pattern is updated to generate a credibility of the sync pattern. The credibility of the received sync pattern is compared with a predetermined credibility value and, if the credibility of the received sync pattern is greater than or equal to the predetermined credibility value, synchronization of the navigational receiver is performed using the received sync pattern. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20160043769 | DIFFERENTIATOR BASED SPREAD SPECTRUM MODULATOR - A spread spectrum clock generator which includes a pulse train generator circuit and a modulating circuit configured to produce a modulating signal relating to a time derivative of an output of the pulse train generator circuit. In one embodiment the modulating circuit includes a active differentiator circuit and in another embodiment the modulating circuit includes a passive differentiator circuit. A modulator is included which is configured to produce a spread spectrum clock output which is frequency modulated by the modulating signal. | 02-11-2016 |
