Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080205359 | Transmitter with digital up conversion and multimode power amplifier - A voice, data and RF integrated circuit (IC) includes a transmitter processing module, coupled to receive outbound data and to produce processed data in accordance with a selected one of a plurality of protocols and that generates a control signal based on the selected on of the plurality of protocols. A digital up conversion module produces a digital up-converted signal from the processed data. A radio receiver front end includes a programmable power amplifier that produces a transmit signal from the digital up-converted signal in accordance with the selected one of the plurality of protocols, based on the control signal. | 08-28-2008 |
20080207140 | Integrated circuit with contemporaneous transmission and reception of realtime and non-realtime data and methods for use therewith - A voice data and RF integrated circuit (IC) includes an RF transmitter that generates a transmit signal contemporaneously containing both outbound realtime data and outbound non-realtime data. The integrated circuit optionally includes an RF receiver that contemporaneously generates both outbound realtime data and outbound non-realtime data from a received signal. | 08-28-2008 |
20080207147 | Radio transmitter front-end with amplitude and phase correction and methods for use therewith - A radio transmitter front-end for use in a voice data and RF integrated circuit (IC) includes a phase correction module that produces a phase adjusted signal in response to a phase modulated signal and at least one phase correction signal. An amplitude correction module produces an amplitude adjusted signal in response to an amplitude modulating signal and an amplitude correction signal. An amplifier amplifies the phase adjusted signal and amplitude modulates the phase adjusted signal, based on the amplitude adjusted signal, to produce a polar coordinate transmit signal. A correction generation module generates the at least one phase correction signal and the amplitude correction signal, based on the polar coordinate transmit signal and the phase adjusted signal. | 08-28-2008 |
20080207240 | Auto-calibrating receiver and methods for use therewith - A voice, data and RF integrated circuit includes a processing module that generates at least one control signal that indicates a receive calibration mode. An RF transmitter generates a transmit signal that includes a first calibration signal when the at least one control signal indicates the receive calibration mode. An RF receiver receives a received signal that includes the first calibration signal and generates at least one receiver equalization parameter for equalizing the RF receiver in response to receiver feedback signals, when the at least one control signal indicates the receive calibration mode. | 08-28-2008 |
20080207258 | Multimode transmitter with digital up conversion and methods for use therewith - A voice, data and RF integrated circuit (IC) includes a transmitter processing module, coupled to receive outbound data and to produce processed data in accordance with a selected one of a plurality of protocols and that generates a control signal based on the selected on of the plurality of protocols. A digital up conversion module produces a digital up-converted signal from the processed data. A radio receiver front end produces a transmit signal from the digital up-converted signal in accordance with the selected one of the plurality of protocols, based on the control signal. | 08-28-2008 |
20080207259 | Dual RF transceiver system with interference cancellation and methods for use therewith - A voice, data and RF integrated circuit (IC) includes a first radio frequency (RF) receiver section coupled to receive a first inbound RF signal over a first range of frequencies and generate a first amplified RF signal, wherein the first inbound RF signal includes a desired RF signal and an undesired signal. A second RF receiver section is coupled to receive a second inbound RF signal over a second range of frequencies that is different from the first range of frequencies and generate a second amplified RF signal, wherein the second inbound RF signal includes the undesired signal. A first RF cancellation module provides the desired RF signal while attenuating the undesired signal. | 08-28-2008 |
20080233873 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUS FM TRANSMIT AND FM RECEIVE FUNCTIONS USING AN INTEGRATED BLUETOOTH LOCAL OSCILLATOR GENERATOR (LOGEN) - Aspects of a method and system for enabling simultaneous FM transmitter and FM receiver functions using an integrated Bluetooth Local Oscillator Generator (LOGEN). A Bluetooth® LOGEN may be utilized to generate Bluetooth® signal that comprise (I) and (Q) components for use in Bluetooth® communication. The Bluetooth® LOGEN may then be utilized by a DDFS to generate FM radio (I) and (Q) signals for FM radio reception. The Bluetooth® LOGEN may also be utilized by a second DDFS to generate FM radio (I) and (Q) signals for FM radio reception. The Bluetooth® signals may be kept at the same frequency, or reduced in frequency, for use in clocking the DDFS. A frequency word may also be utilized to clock the two DDFS. The outputs of each DDFS may be a constant frequency while the inputs to each DDFS may vary in frequency. | 09-25-2008 |
20080233874 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING A BLUETOOTH PLL TO DRIVE FM TRANSMIT, FM RECEIVE, BLUETOOTH, AND NFC FUNCTIONS - Aspects of a method and system for using a Bluetooth® PLL/LO to drive FM Transmit, FM Receive, Bluetooth, and NFC functions. A Bluetooth® PLL/LO may be utilized to generate Bluetooth® signal that comprise I and Q components for use in Bluetooth® communication. The Bluetooth® signals may then be utilized by a DDFS to generate FM radio I and Q signals for FM radio reception and/or transmission. The Bluetooth® signals may also be utilized by a second DDFS to generate signals for near field communication (NFC) transmission and/or reception. The Bluetooth® signals may be kept at the same frequency, or reduced in frequency, for use in clocking the DDFS. A frequency word may also be utilized to clock the DDFS. The outputs of each DDFS may be a constant frequency while the inputs to each DDFS may vary in frequency. | 09-25-2008 |
20080233998 | WIDE BANDWIDTH TRANSCEIVER - The wide bandwidth transceiver includes a receiver section, a transmitter section, and a local oscillation module. The local oscillation module generates a first and a second local oscillation. The transmitter section converts an outbound baseband signal and/or a low intermediate frequency (IF) signal into a first outbound radio frequency (RF) signal based on the second local oscillation when the wide bandwidth transceiver is in a second wireless standard mode and converts the outbound baseband and/or the low IF signal into a second outbound RF signal based on the first and second local oscillations when the wide bandwidth transceiver is in a first wireless standard mode. The receiver section converts a first inbound RF signal into an inbound low IF signal and/or a baseband signal based on the first and second local oscillations when the wide bandwidth transceiver is in the first wireless standard mode and converts a second inbound RF signal into the inbound low IF signal and/or the baseband signal based on the second local oscillation when the wide bandwidth transceiver is in the second wireless standard mode. | 09-25-2008 |
20080238619 | ACTIVE/PASSIVE RFID TAG - A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes an antenna section, a power recovery circuit, a signal detection circuit, a processing module, a transmitter section, and a battery. The power recovery circuit generates a power supply voltage from an inbound RFID signal and the signal detection circuit recovers an inbound signal from the inbound RFID signal. The processing module interprets the inbound signal, processes the inbound signal in a first manner when the inbound signal is of a first type, generates a battery enable signal when the inbound signal is of a second type, and processes the inbound signal in a second manner when the inbound signal is of the second type. The battery is coupled to provide a battery voltage to power at least a portion of the RFID tag when the battery enable signal is active. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238621 | MULTI-MODE RFID READER ARCHITECTURE - A multi-mode RFID reader operates in both far field mode and near field mode. The multi-mode RFID reader includes a transmitter section, a receiver section, a transmit multiplexer and a receive multiplexer. Both the transmit multiplexer and the receive multiplexer are configurably coupled to a far field antenna structure and a near field coil structure. For far field operation, the transmit multiplexer provides an up-converted outbound signal to a far field antenna structure and the receive multiplexer provides an inbound signal to a receiver section. For near field operation, the transmit multiplexer provides an up-converted outbound signal to the near field coil structure and the receive multiplexer provides an inbound signal to the receiver section. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238622 | RFID READER WITH RECEIVER CLOCK DERIVED FROM TRANSMITTER OUTPUT - An RFID reader is operable to receive an inbound RF signal during transmission of an outbound RF signal. The inbound RF signal may be a modulated, backscattered signal from a tag that has substantially the same frequency as the outbound RF signal or at a different frequency from the outbound RF signal. The receiver section of the RFID reader is operable to down convert the inbound RF signal by using a transmitter signal generated by the transmitter section to generate at least one local oscillation signal. The receiver section then processes and digitizes the down converted inbound RF signal to produce an encoded inbound signal. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238623 | TRANSCEIVER FRONT-END HAVING TX AND RX ISOLATION - A transceiver front-end comprises a transmitter section a receiver section, and an isolation circuit. The transmitter section includes an oscillation module that generates a radio frequency (RF) oscillation and a power amplifier module that amplifies and modulates the RF oscillation in accordance with outbound modulation information to produce an outbound RF signal. The receiver section includes a low noise amplifier that amplifies an inbound RF signal to produce an amplified inbound RF signal and a down conversion module that converts the amplified inbound RF signal into an encoded inbound signal. The isolation circuit reduces a blocking effect of the outbound RF signal on the receiver section. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238624 | RFID READER WITH ACTIVE BLOCKING REJECTION IN RECEIVER - An RFID reader is operable to receive an inbound RF signal from an RFID tag during transmission of an outbound RF signal. The inbound RF signal from the RFID tag is a modulated, backscattered signal that includes a desired RF signal component and a blocking RF signal component. The receiver section of the RFID reader includes a preprocessing module operable to process the inbound RF signal. The preprocessing module includes an adjustable attenuation module operable to attenuate the inbound RF signal to produce an attenuated inbound RF signal and an active blocking rejection module operable to increase a ratio of the desired RF signal component to blocking RF signal component in the attenuated inbound RF signal. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238625 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION FRONT-END - A near field communication front-end includes an up conversion module, a plurality of coils, and a down conversion module. The up conversion module is coupled to convert an outbound symbol stream into a plurality of outbound signals based on a frequency-space encoding scheme. The plurality of coils is coupled to electromagnetically transmit the plurality of outbound signals and to electromagnetically receive a plurality of inbound signals in accordance with the frequency-space encoding scheme. The down conversion module is coupled to convert the plurality of inbound signals into an inbound symbol stream in accordance with the frequency-space encoding scheme. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238626 | FAR FIELD RFID READER WITH BLOCKING - A far field radio frequency identification (RFID) reader includes a baseband processing module, a transmitter section, and a receiver section. The receiver section includes a low noise amplifier module, a down conversion module, and a current mode blocking circuit. The low noise amplifier module amplifies an inbound RF signal to produce an amplified inbound RF signal. The down conversion module converts the amplified inbound RF signal into the inbound baseband signal. The current mode blocking circuit substantial compensates for a blocking current component of the baseband inbound signal and passes, substantially unattenuated, a signal current component of the baseband inbound signal. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238679 | MULTI-MODE RFID TAG ARCHITECTURE - A multi-mode RFID tag includes a power generating and signal detection module, a baseband processing module, a transmit section, a configurable coupling circuit, and an antenna section. In near field mode, the configurable coupling circuit is operable to couple the transmit section to a coil or inductor in the configurable coupling circuit to transmit an outbound transmit signal using electromagnetic or inductive coupling to an RFID reader. In far field mode, the configurable coupling circuit is operable to couple the transmit section to the antenna section, and the multi-mode RFID tag then utilizes a back-scattering RF technology to transmit the outbound transmit signal to RFID readers. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238688 | DYNAMIC RF FRONT END - A dynamic radio frequency (RF) front end includes an antenna array, a power amplifier structure, and a low noise amplifier structure. The power amplifier structure generates a plurality of outbound RF signals from an outbound RF signal and provides the plurality of outbound RF signals to the antenna array. Each of the plurality of outbound RF signals has a different transmit phase rotation. The low noise amplifier structure receives a plurality of inbound RF signals from the antenna array and outputs one of the plurality of inbound RF signals based on a favorable phase relationship with respect to the outbound RF signal. Each of the plurality of inbound RF signals has a different receive phase rotation. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238770 | GPS Device and integrated circuit with an on-chip gyrator - An integrated circuit, for use in a GPS device, includes an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the IC. A global positioning system (GPS) receiver receives a GPS signal and generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal. A processing module processes the motion parameter to produce motion data and that generates position information based on the GPS position data and the motion data. | 10-02-2008 |
20080238796 | VERY HIGH FREQUENCY DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATE WAVE GUIDE - A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242237 | Antenna system for use within a wireless communication device - An antenna system includes an antenna, a transmission line, an inductor module, a tunable capacitor module, and control logic. The transmission line is coupled to the antenna and to the inductor module. The tunable capacitor module is coupled to the transmission line in accordance with a capacitance control signal to provide a desired capacitance such that inductance of the inductor module and the desired capacitance tunes the antenna system. The control logic is coupled to generate the capacitance control signal based on the operational parameters. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242240 | Calibration of wireless communication device - A wireless communication device includes an integrated circuit (IC) and an antenna system. The IC includes a baseband processing module, a network processing module, a calibration processing module, a receiver section and a transmitter section. The network processing module establishes a wireless communication protocol and operational parameters based on the wireless communication protocol. The calibration processing module generates RF receiver calibration information based on the operational parameters and RF receive feedback and generates RF transmitter calibration information based on the operational parameters and RF transmit feedback. The receiver section provides the RF receive feedback and converts an inbound RF signal into an inbound symbol stream. The transmitter section provides the RF transmit feedback and converts an outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal. The antenna system provides the inbound RF signal to the receiver section and receives the outbound RF signal from the transmitter section. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242331 | HIGH FREQUENCY TESTING INFRASTRUCTURE - A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242342 | RF FILTERING AT VERY HIGH FREQUENCIES FOR SUBSTRATE COMMUNICATIONS - A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242346 | Wireless communication device with programmable antenna system - A wireless communication device includes an integrated circuit (IC) and an antenna system. The IC includes a processing module and a transceiver section. The processing module establishes a wireless communication protocol, converts outbound data into an outbound symbol stream, converts an inbound symbol stream into inbound data, and establishes operational parameters. The transceiver section converts an inbound RF signal into the inbound symbol stream and converts the outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal. The antenna system provides a plurality of antenna structures corresponding to the plurality of operational modes of the wireless communication device, wherein the antenna system provides one of the plurality of antenna structures in accordance with the operational parameters to transceive the inbound and outbound RF signals. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242349 | Wireless communication device having GPS receiver and an on-chip gyrator - A circuit for use in a wireless communication device includes a on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the circuit. A GPS receiver receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal. A processing module processes the motion parameter to produce motion data and generates position information based on the GPS position data and the motion data. A wireless telephone transceiver generates an outbound RF signal that includes outbound voice data and position information and that generates voice inbound data from an inbound RF signal. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242354 | Communication devices with integrated gyrators and methods for use therewith - A device includes an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the device. An RF transceiver generates an outbound RF signal from an outbound symbol stream, transmits the outbound RF signal to a remote station of a wireless network, and generates an inbound symbol stream from an inbound RF signal received from the at least one remote station. A processing module is coupled to process the motion parameter to produce motion data, to convert outbound data into the outbound symbol stream, and to convert the inbound symbol stream into inbound data, wherein the outbound data includes the motion data. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242414 | Game devices with integrated gyrators and methods for use therewith - A game device such as a sporting good or video game device uses an integrated circuit (IC) that includes a gyrating circuit to measure at least one motion parameter of the device. An RF transmitter wirelessly transmits the at least one motion parameter to a remote device. | 10-02-2008 |
20080267150 | Motion adaptive wireless local area nework, wireless communications device and integrated circuits for use therewith - A circuit includes an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the circuit. A global positioning system (GPS) receiver receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal. A processing module processes the motion parameter to produce motion data, generates position information based on at least one of the GPS position data and the motion data, converts outbound data into an outbound symbol stream, and converts an inbound symbol stream into inbound data. A wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver section generates an outbound RF signal from the outbound symbol stream, and converts an inbound RF signal into the inbound symbol stream. | 10-30-2008 |
20080267319 | DIRECT CONVERSION RF TRANSCEIVER FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A single chip radio transceiver includes circuitry that enables received wideband RF signals to be down converted to base band frequencies and base band signals to be up converted to wideband RF signals prior to transmission without requiring conversion to an intermediate frequency. The circuitry includes a low noise amplifier, automatic frequency control circuitry for aligning the LO frequency with the frequency of the received RF signals, signal power measuring circuitry for measuring the signal to signal and power ratio and for adjusting frontal and rear amplification stages accordingly, and finally, filtering circuitry to filter high and low frequency interfering signals including DC offset. | 10-30-2008 |
20080268872 | Wireless communications device and integrated circuits with global positioning and method for use therewith - A circuit includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver that receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal. A wireless telephone transceiver section coupled to generate an outbound RF signal from an outbound symbol stream, and to convert an inbound RF signal into an inbound symbol stream. A processing module is coupled to convert outbound data into the outbound symbol stream, convert the inbound symbol stream into inbound data, to weight the GPS position data with a first weighting factor when the wireless telephone transceiver section is generating the outbound RF signal to produce first weighted GPS position data and weight the GPS position data with a second weighting factor with a second weighting factor when the wireless telephone transceiver section is not generating the outbound RE signal to produce second weighted GPS position data, and to generate position information based on at least one of the first and second weighted GPS position data. | 10-30-2008 |
20080273579 | Programmable antenna assembly and applications thereof - A programmable antenna assembly includes a configurable antenna structure, a configurable antenna interface, and a control module. The configurable antenna structure includes a plurality of antenna elements that, in response to an antenna configuration signal, are configured elements into at least one antenna. The configurable antenna interface module is coupled to the at least one antenna and, based on an antenna interface control signal, provides at least one of an impedance matching circuit and a bandpass filter. The control module is coupled to generate the antenna configuration signal and the antenna interface control signal in accordance with a first frequency band and a second frequency band such that the at least one antenna facilitates at least one of transmitting and receiving a first RF signal within the first frequency band and facilitates at least one of transmitting and receiving a second RF signal within the second frequency band. | 11-06-2008 |
20080274712 | HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNAL COMBINING - A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers. | 11-06-2008 |
20080274713 | Wireless communications device with global positioning based on received motion data and method data and method for use therewith - A circuit includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver that receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal. A wireless receiver converts an inbound RF signal into an inbound symbol stream. A processing module converts the inbound symbol stream into inbound data that includes a motion parameter and generates position information based on at least one of the GPS position data and the motion parameter. | 11-06-2008 |
20080280571 | RF transceiver with adjustable antenna assembly - A radio frequency (RF) transceiver includes a baseband processing module, a configurable receiver section, a configurable transmitter section and a configurable antenna assembly. The baseband processing module converts outbound data into an outbound symbol stream, converts an inbound symbol stream into inbound data and generates a transmit adjust signal and a receive adjust signal. The receiver section converts an inbound RF signal into the inbound symbol stream. The transmitter section converts the outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal. The antenna assembly receives the inbound RF signal via a first antenna structure and transmits the outbound RF signal via a second antenna structure. The first antenna structure and/or the configurable receiver section adjusts phase and/or amplitude of the inbound RF signal in accordance with the receive adjust signal. The second antenna structure and/or the configurable transmitter section adjusts phase and/or amplitude of the outbound RF signal in accordance with the transmit adjust signal. | 11-13-2008 |
20080280574 | RF transmitter with adjustable antenna assembly - A radio frequency (RF) transmitter includes a baseband processing module, an up conversion module, a power amplifier module, and an antenna assembly. The baseband processing module is coupled to convert outbound data into a first outbound symbol stream and a second outbound symbol stream and to generate an adjust signal. The up conversion module is coupled to convert the first outbound symbol stream into a first up converted signal and to convert the second outbound symbol stream into a second up converted signal. The power amplifier module is coupled to amplify the first and second up converted signals to produce first and second outbound RF signals. The antenna assembly is coupled to transmit the first and second outbound RF signals, wherein the antenna assembly adjusts at least one of amplitude and phase of at least one of the first and second outbound RF signals based on the adjust signal. | 11-13-2008 |
20080280581 | RF receiver with adjustable antenna assembly - A radio frequency (RF) receiver includes an antenna assembly, a low noise amplifier module, a down conversion module, and a baseband processing module. The antenna assembly is coupled to receive an inbound RF signal that includes a first signal component and a second signal component. The antenna assembly adjusts amplitude and/or phase of the first and/or second signal components to produce an adjusted inbound RF signal based on an adjust signal. The low noise amplifier module amplifies the adjusted inbound RF signal to produce an amplified inbound RF signal. The down conversion module converts the amplified inbound RF signal into a first inbound symbol stream corresponding to the first signal component and into a second inbound symbol stream corresponding to the second signal component. The baseband processing module converts the first and second inbound symbol streams into inbound data and to generate the adjust signal. | 11-13-2008 |
20080284609 | RF Integrated circuit having an on-chip thermal sensing circuit - An integrated circuit includes a on-chip thermal sensing circuit that generates a temperature signal based on a temperature of the integrated circuit. An RF transceiver generates an outbound RF signal from outbound data and to generate inbound data from an inbound RF signal, based on the temperature signal. | 11-20-2008 |
20080285633 | Communication devices with integrated thermal sensing circuit and methods for use therewith - A communication device includes an integrated circuit having an on-chip thermal sensing circuit that generates a temperature signal based on a temperature of the integrated circuit. A processing module processes the temperature signal to generate temperature information that can be transmitted to a remote device or processes the temperature signal to generate control for adjusting transmit and/or receive characteristics of an RF transceiver. | 11-20-2008 |
20080293446 | Fully integrated RF transceiver integrated circuit - A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers. Additionally, a multi-mode transceiver is operable to configure transmit and receive circuitry based upon transmission path. | 11-27-2008 |
20080293447 | RF integrated circuit having an on-chip pressure sensing circuit - An integrated circuit includes a on-chip pressure sensing circuit that generates a pressure signal based on a pressure of the integrated circuit. An RF transceiver generates an outbound RF signal from outbound data and to generate inbound data from an inbound RF signal, based on the pressure signal. | 11-27-2008 |
20080298481 | IC with mixed mode RF-to-baseband interface - An integrated circuit (IC) includes at least one baseband section, at least one radio frequency (RF) section, and an interface module. The interface module is operable to couple the at least one baseband section to the at least one RF section, wherein the interface module includes an analog interface module and a digital interface module. | 12-04-2008 |
20080299930 | IC with multi-mode antenna coupling matrix - An integrated circuit includes a first RF section, a second RF section, a baseband section, and an antenna coupling matrix. The antenna coupling matrix is coupled to: in a first mode, couple the first RF section to a first antenna structure and couple the second RF section to a second antenna structure; in a second mode, couple the first RF section to the first antenna structure and to the second antenna structure; and in a third mode, couple the second RF section to the first antenna structure and to the second antenna structure. | 12-04-2008 |
20080299935 | IC with saw-less RF front-end - An IC includes an RF front end, a down conversion module, an up conversion module, and a local oscillation generating module. The RF front end includes a receive section, a transmit section, and an interference reduction module. The receive section receives an inbound RF signal within a receive frequency band and the transmit section transmits an outbound RF signal within a transmit frequency band. The interference reduction module is coupled to at least one of the receive section and the transmit section and facilitates at least one of: attenuating energy of the outbound RF signal within the receive frequency band based on a transmit local oscillation or a receive local oscillation; and attenuating energy of the inbound RF signal within the transmit frequency band based on the transmit local oscillation or the receive local oscillation. | 12-04-2008 |
20080300006 | Multi-mode IC with multiple processing cores - An integrated circuit (IC) includes an RF section, a DSP, and a plurality of processors. The RF section and the DSP process an inbound RF signal to produce inbound data and process outbound data to produce an outbound RF signal. In addition, the DSP converts an outbound analog audio signal into an outbound digital audio signal and converts an inbound digital audio signal into an inbound analog audio signal. A first processor converts the inbound data into the inbound digital audio signal and converts the outbound digital audio signal into the outbound data. A second processor performs a user application that includes at least one of generation of the inbound analog audio signal and generation of the outbound analog audio signal and performs an operating system algorithm to coordinate operation of the user application. | 12-04-2008 |
20080316085 | APPARATUS FOR POSITION DETECTION USING MULTIPLE HCF TRANSMISSIONS - An apparatus a transmitter section, a receiver section, and a processing module. The transmitter section transmits a plurality of high carrier frequency beamformed signals in a loop manner until a desired number of signals has been transmitted. The receiver section receives the plurality of high carrier frequency beamformed signals and determines reception properties of the plurality of high carrier frequency beamformed signals. The processing module determines at least one of: reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through based on the reception properties. The processing module then distinguishes an animate entity from an inanimate entity based on the at least one of the reflection, absorption, refraction, and pass through. The processing module then determines position of the animate entity within a given physical area. | 12-25-2008 |
20080316103 | APPARATUS FOR POSITION DETECTION USING MULTIPLE ANTENNAS - An apparatus includes a transmitter and a receiver device, which includes a receiver section and a processing module. The transmitter transmits a high carrier frequency signal. The receiver section includes first and second antennas that have an antenna radiation relationship for receiving the high carrier frequency signal. A receiver module of the receiver section determines first and second signal properties of the received high carrier frequency signal. The processing module determines a position of the receiver device with respect to the transmitter based on the first and second signal properties and maps the position to a coordinate system. | 12-25-2008 |
20080316130 | Adjustable antenna assembly for receive blocking - An RF receiver section includes an adjustable antenna assembly, a low noise amplifier module, and a down conversion module. The adjustable antenna assembly is configured to provide a first receive antenna structure and a second receive antenna structure. The first and second receive antenna structures receive an inbound wide bandwidth RF signal that includes an interferer RF signal component and a desired inbound RF signal component. The effective polarization of at least one of the first and second receive antenna structures is adjusted to reduce signal strength of the interferer RF signal component. | 12-25-2008 |
20080316324 | POSITION DETECTION AND/OR MOVEMENT TRACKING VIA IMAGE CAPTURE AND PROCESSING - Position detection and/or movement tracking via image capture and processing. Digital cameras perform image capture of one or more objects within a particular region (e.g., a physical gaming environment). A game module or processing module processes the images captured by the digital cameras to identify a position of and/or track movement of objects (e.g., a player, a gaming object, a game controller, etc.). Various digital image processing techniques may be employed including pattern recognition of objects, color recognition/distinction, intensity recognition/distinction, relative size comparison, etc. to identify objects and/or track their movement. The coupling between the digital cameras and the game module or processing module may be wired, wireless, or a combination thereof. If wireless, any number of different signaling means may be employed including Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) signaling, Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) signaling, or Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) signaling. | 12-25-2008 |
20080316863 | DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE OR MICROPHONES FOR POSITION DETERMINATION - Directional microphone or microphones for position determination. One or multiple directional microphones are implemented in various locations to perform acoustic wave capture of acoustic waves associated with object (e.g., a player, a gaming object, a game controller, etc.). The generator of such acoustic waves may be co-located with the object (e.g., integrated into the object if the object is a device such as a gaming object, a game controller, etc., or integrated into clothing worn by a player such as on a hat, a jacket, etc.). The acoustic waves described herein may be generated by any number of means/devices including audio output devices, speakers, pulse wave generators, audio oscillators, etc. Moreover, such acoustic waves may be ultrasonic. A game module and/or processing module processes directional vectors associated with positions of the directional microphones when detecting relative maximum amplitude of an acoustic wave emits by an acoustic wave generator. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318524 | MILLIMETER WAVE NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A device includes a processing module, a millimeter wave (MMW) oscillation module, a MMW beamforming module, and a plurality of amplifiers. The processing module determines activation of the device and thereafter modulates data to produce modulated data, determines a beamforming setting, and establishes a transmit power setting. The MMW oscillation module generates a modulated MMW signal based on the modulated data. The MMW beamforming module converts the modulated MMW signal into a plurality of MMW beamformed signals based on the beamforming setting. The plurality of amplifiers amplifies the plurality of MMW beamformed signals in accordance with the transmit power setting to produce a MMW near field transmission. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318533 | Transceiver with adjustable antenna assembly - An RF transceiver section includes an adjustable antenna assembly, a low noise amplifier module, a down conversion module, an up conversion module, and a power amplifier. The adjustable antenna assembly is configured to provide a receive antenna structure and a transmit antenna structure. The receive antenna structure receives an inbound RF signal having a carrier frequency within a receive frequency band and the transmit antenna structure transmits an outbound RF signal having a carrier frequency within a transmit frequency band. An effective polarization of the receive and/or transmit antenna structure is adjusted based on the inbound RF signal such that, once adjusted, the receive antenna structure has a substantially orthogonal polarization with respect to the transmit antenna structure. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318595 | POSITION LOCATION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE POSITION LOCATION TECHNIQUES - A position location system includes a first position location sub-system, a second position location sub-system, and processing circuitry. The first position location sub-system determines first position location information regarding an object using a first position location technique. The second position location sub-system determines second position location information regarding the object, the second position location sub-system using a second position location technique that differs from the first position location technique. The processing circuitry processes the first position location information and the second position location information to determine position of the object within a coordinate system. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318619 | IC WITH MMW TRANSCEIVER COMMUNICATIONS - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a processing module and main memory. The processing module includes a processing core and a first processing module millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver coupled to the processing core. The main memory includes memory and a first memory MMW transceiver coupled to the memory. At least one of an instruction and data is conveyed between the processing core and the memory via the first processing module MMW transceiver and the first memory MMW transceiver. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318625 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH GAMING MODE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile communication device includes a sensor for generating gaming data in response to the actions of a user. A wireless telephony transceiver sends the gaming data to a game device in a gaming mode of operation and transceives wireless telephony data with a wireless telephony network in a telephony mode of operation. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318626 | MULTI-MODE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH MOTION SENSOR AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile communication device includes a motion sensor for generating motion signals in response to motion of the mobile communication device. A motion data generation module generates motion data based on the motion signals. At least one transceiver sends the motion data to a game device in a gaming mode of operation and transceives wireless telephony data with a wireless telephony network in a telephony mode of operation. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318632 | Transceiver with selective beamforming antenna array - A multiple mode RF transmitter a baseband section, a transmitter section, and a configurable antenna circuit. The transmitter section is couple to convert a first outbound symbol stream into first outbound RF beamforming signals in accordance with a first beamforming setting and convert a second outbound symbol stream into second outbound RF beamforming signals in accordance with a second beamforming setting. The configurable antenna circuit is coupled to provide a first antenna assembly for transmitting the first outbound RF beamforming signals and provide a second antenna assembly for transmitting the second outbound RF beamforming signals. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318673 | GAMING OBJECT WITH BIOFEEDBACK SENSOR FOR INTERACTING WITH A GAMING APPLICATION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A gaming object includes a sensor that generates biofeedback data in response to an action of a user. A transceiver is coupled to send an RF signal to a game device, that indicates the biofeedback data. A game device executes a gaming application that is based the biofeedback data. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318675 | GAME CONSOLE AND GAMING OBJECT WITH MOTION PREDICTION MODELING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A game console includes a receiver that receives motion data in response to motion of a gaming object. A trajectory generation module generates trajectory data based on the motion data and based on a motion prediction model. A processor executes a gaming application based on the trajectory data to generate display data. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318680 | GAMING OBJECT AND GAMING CONSOLE THAT COMMUNICATE USER DATA VIA BACKSCATTERING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A gaming object includes a memory for storing user data. A radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver is coupled to receive an RF signal from a game console; convert the RF signal into a power signal for powering the gaming object; and backscatter the RF signal based on user data. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318681 | GAMING OBJECT WITH ORIENTATION SENSOR FOR INTERACTING WITH A DISPLAY AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A gaming object includes an orientation sensor that generates orientation data in response to the orientation of the gaming object. An actuator that generates interaction data in response to an action of a user. A transceiver sends an RF signal to a game device that indicates the orientation data and the interaction data. The game device generates display data for display on a display device that contains at least one interactive item, and wherein the at least one interactive item is interactive in response to the orientation data and the interaction data. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318682 | DUAL TRANSCEIVER GAMING CONSOLE INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A game device includes a first transceiver section that receives a first RF signal that includes motion data from at least one remote motion sensing device. A second transceiver section receives a second RF signal that includes user data from at least one gaming object. A processor executes a game application that generates display signals for display on a display device, wherein the display signals are generated based on the motion signals and the user data. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318683 | RFID based positioning system - The position of a mobile gaming object within a video gaming environment is determined using radio frequency identification (RFID) signals transmitted between RFID devices, at least one of which is positioned on a gaming element. Based on signal information regarding the RFID signals, the distances between the gaming element and various RFID devices can be determined. The position of the gaming element within the video gaming environment is then determined based on the distances. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318684 | POSITION LOCATION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE POSITION LOCATION TECHNIQUES - A position location system includes a first position location sub-system, a second position location sub-system, and processing circuitry. The first position location sub-system determines first position location information regarding a first object using a first position location technique. The second position location sub-system determines second position location information regarding a second object, the second position location sub-system using a second position location technique that differs from the first position location technique. The processing circuitry processes the first position location information to determine a position of the first object within a coordinate system and processes the second position location information to determine a position of the second object within the coordinate system. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318689 | LOCAL POSITIONING SYSTEM AND VIDEO GAME APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A system includes a plurality of Local Positioning System (LPS) base units, an LPS mobile unit, and a game console device. The LPS base units are physically distributed and proximal to a gaming environment and transmit an LPS signal. The LPS mobile unit receives the LPS signal, determines distance to the LPS base units based on the received LPS signals, and determines position of the LPS mobile unit within the gaming environment based on the distances. The game console device receives the position of the LPS mobile unit, associates the position of the LPS mobile unit with a position of a video game player, and processes a video game function in accordance with the position of the video game player. | 12-25-2008 |
20080318691 | Positioning within a video gaming environment using RF signals - The position of a mobile gaming object within a video gaming environment is determined using at least one combined Radio Frequency (RF) signal. Each combined RF signal includes at least a pair of RF signals that have a known relationship therebetween. Based on signal information representative of properties of the combined RF signal as received and the known relationship, respective distances between the mobile gaming object and a plurality of transmitter/receivers can be determined. The position of the mobile gaming object within the video gaming environment is then determined from the distances. | 12-25-2008 |
20080320250 | WIRELESSLY CONFIGURABLE MEMORY DEVICE - A configurable memory includes an interface section, a plurality of memory modules, and an internal configuration section. The interface section includes a millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver and interfaces with one or more external components. Each the plurality of memory modules includes a memory MMW transceiver and a plurality of memory cells. The internal configuration section includes a memory management unit and a memory management MMW transceiver. The memory management unit is operable to determine configuration of at least some of the plurality of memory modules to form a memory block, identify an interface MMW transceiver to provide a wireless link to the memory block, and generate a configuration signal based on the determined configuration and the identified interface MMW transceiver. The memory management MMW transmits the MMW configuration signal to the identified interface MMW transceiver and the MMW transceivers of the memory modules. | 12-25-2008 |
20080320281 | PROCESSING MODULE WITH MMW TRANSCEIVER INTERCONNECTION - A processing module includes a fetch and decode module, an instruction register, a data register, an execution module, and a MMW transceiver section. The fetch and decode module is operable to fetch and decode an instruction of a program and to identify data associated with the instruction. The execution module is operable to execute the instruction upon the data associated with the instruction. The MMW transceiver section is operable to wirelessly receive at least one of the instruction and the data associated with the instruction from memory. | 12-25-2008 |
20080320285 | DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR - A distributed digital signal processor (DSP) includes instruction memory, data memory, a multiply-accumulate module, an instruction MMW transceiver, a data MMW transceiver, and a multiply-accumulate transceiver. The multiply-accumulate module performs a function upon first and second data elements in accordance with a command of an instruction. The instruction MMW transceiver transmits a MMW instruction signal that includes at least a portion of the instruction. The data MMW transceiver transmits a MMW data signal in response to receiving the MMW instruction signal, wherein the MMW data signal includes the first and second data elements. The multiply-accumulate MMW transceiver recovers the first and second data elements from the MMW data signal and recovers a command corresponding to the function from the MMW instruction signal. | 12-25-2008 |
20080320293 | CONFIGURABLE PROCESSING CORE - A configurable processing core includes a configuration module and a plurality of functional blocks, each including a millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver. The configuration module is operable to determine configuration of at least some of the plurality of functional blocks based on at least one instruction of an algorithm, generate a configuration signal in accordance with the determined configuration, and transmit the configuration signal to the at least some of the plurality of functional blocks via the MMW transceivers. The at least some of the plurality of functional blocks are operable to configure in accordance with the configuration signal to support execution of the at least one instruction. | 12-25-2008 |
20090002316 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH GAME APPLICATION FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A REMOTE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile communication device includes a processing module that executes a gaming application based on gaming data and that generates display data in response thereto, wherein the gaming data includes first data and second data. A sensor generates the first data in response to the actions of a user. At least one transceiver receives the second data from a remote communication device and that sends the display data to a display device in a gaming mode of operation. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006675 | Universal Serial Bus Dongle Device with Millimeter Wave Transceiver and System for use Therewith - A universal serial bus (USB) dongle device includes a first wireless millimeter wave transceiver that receives an inbound RF signal, that generates inbound data based on the inbound RF signal, that receives outbound data and that generates an outbound RF signal in response thereto. An antenna is coupled to transmit the outbound RF signal and to receive the inbound RF signal. A USB interface communicates the inbound data to the host device and receives the outbound data from the host device. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006677 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS DONGLE DEVICE WITH WIRELESS TELEPHONY TRANSCEIVER AND SYSTEM FOR USE THEREWITH - A universal serial bus (USB) dongle device includes a wireless telephony transceiver that receives an inbound RF signal and that generates inbound data based on the inbound RF signal and receives outbound data and that generates an outbound RF signal in response thereto. A USB plug is connectable to a host device. A USB controller circuit formats the inbound data in the USB format for communication to the host device and to recover the outbound data from outbound data received in the USB format from the host device. A millimeter wave interface includes a first millimeter wave transceiver coupled to the wireless transceiver and a second millimeter wave transceiver coupled to the USB controller circuit that wirelessly communicates the inbound data and the outbound data between the wireless telephony receiver and the USB controller circuit. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006699 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS DONGLE DEVICE WITH GLOBAL POSITIONING AND SYSTEM FOR USE THEREWITH - A universal serial bus (USB) dongle device includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver that receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal. A USB interface communicates the GPS position data to a host device, when coupled to the host device. | 01-01-2009 |
20090008753 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH INTRA-CHIP AND EXTRA-CHIP RF COMMUNICATION - An integrated circuit includes a first integrated circuit die having a first circuit and a first intra-chip interface and a second integrated circuit die having a second circuit and a second intra-chip interface and a remote interface, wherein the first intra-chip interface and the second intra-chip interface electro-magnetically communicate first signals between the first circuit and the second circuit, and wherein the remote interface is coupled to engage in electromagnetic communications with a remote device. In an embodiment of the present invention, a shielding element shields the electromagnetic communications with the remote device from the electromagnetic communication of the first signals. In other embodiments, antenna beam patterns or differing polarizations are used to isolate the electromagnetic communications with the remote device from the electromagnetic communication of the first signals. | 01-08-2009 |
20090009295 | Transceiver with far field and near field operation and methods for use therewith - A transceiver includes a far field transceiver section, when engaged, transceives first data with a remote device via far field signaling. A near field transceiver section, when engaged, transceives second data with the remote device via near field signaling. A communication control module selectively engages the far field transceiver section and the near-field transceiver section. | 01-08-2009 |
20090009337 | RFID INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An integrated circuit for use in an RFID tag includes an integrated circuit die having a circuit, a radio frequency identification (RFID) interface for providing communication between the circuit and a remote RFID reader via RF signaling between the RFID interface and the remote RFID reader, and an antenna section for facilitating the RF signaling between the RFID and the remote RFID reader. A substrate is coupled to support the first integrated circuit die. | 01-08-2009 |
20090009405 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH POWER SUPPLY LINE ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes a plurality of circuits including a plurality of millimeter wave interfaces for communicating data between the plurality of circuits via millimeter wave RF signaling. A power supply line supplies at least one power supply signal to the plurality of circuits. The power supply line includes a plurality of antenna elements to facilitate the communicating of first data between the plurality of circuits via the millimeter wave RF signaling. | 01-08-2009 |
20090009408 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH BONDING WIRE ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes an integrated circuit die having a millimeter wave transceiver for communicating with a remote device via millimeter wave RF signaling. An antenna section facilitates the RF signaling, wherein the antenna section includes at least one bonding wire. A substrate is coupled to support the first integrated circuit die. | 01-08-2009 |
20090010316 | RECONFIGURABLE MIMO TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes a plurality of antennas. A plurality of signal recovery circuits generate a selected number of received signals from a first subset of the plurality of antennas, based on a control signal. A receiver section recovers an inbound data stream from the selected number of received signals. A plurality of transmitter sections generate a selected number of transmitted signals to a second subset of the plurality of antennas, based on the control signal, wherein the intersection between the first subset of the plurality of antennas and the second subset of the plurality of antennas is the null set for each value of the control signal. | 01-08-2009 |
20090011832 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH GAME APPLICATION FOR DISPLAY ON A REMOTE MONITOR AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile communication device includes a processing module that executes a gaming application based on gaming data and that generates display data in response thereto. At least one transceiver sends the display data to a display device in a gaming mode of operation and transceives wireless telephony data with a wireless telephony network in a telephony mode of operation. | 01-08-2009 |
20090015353 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC INTRACHIP COMMUNICATION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes a substrate and a first integrated circuit die having a first circuit coupled to the substrate via a first bonding wire, the first circuit having a first intra-chip interface. A second integrated circuit die has a second circuit coupled to the substrate via a second bonding wire, the second circuit having a second intra-chip interface, the second bonding wire electrically isolated from the first bonding wire. The first circuit communicates with the second circuit via the first intra-chip interface and the second intra-chip interface, and wherein the first intra-chip interface and the second intra-chip interface communicate via a first electromagnetic coupling between the first bonding wire and the second bonding wire. | 01-15-2009 |
20090016417 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING A LOW EFFICIENCY ANTENNA - An integrated circuit (IC) includes an RF transceiver, a die, a package substrate, an antenna element, and a transmission line circuit. The die supports the RF transceiver and the package substrate supports the die. The antenna element has a length less than approximately one-tenth of a wavelength or greater than one-and-one-half times the wavelength for a frequency band of approximately 55 GHz to 64 GHz. The transmission line circuit coupling the RF transceiver to the antenna element. | 01-15-2009 |
20090017910 | POSITION AND MOTION TRACKING OF AN OBJECT - A video gaming system a gaming console device and a gaming object. The game console device is coupled to: determine a gaming environment; map the gaming environment to a coordinate system; determine position of at least one of a player and a gaming object within the gaming environment in accordance with the coordinate system; track motion of the at least one of the player and the gaming object; receive a gaming object response regarding a video game function; and integrate the gaming object response and the motion of the at least one of the player and the gaming object with the video game function. The gaming object is coupled to provide the gaming object response. | 01-15-2009 |
20090019250 | WIRELESSLY CONFIGURABLE MEMORY DEVICE ADDRESSING - A memory device includes a plurality of memory modules and a memory management module. A memory module of the plurality of memory modules includes a plurality of memory cells and a memory millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver. The memory management module determines a main memory configuration for at least some of the plurality of memory modules. The memory management module also determines physical addresses for the main memory configuration and determines a MMW communication resource table that includes an allocation mapping of one or more MMW communication resources to one or more of the at least some of the plurality of memory modules. | 01-15-2009 |
20090033359 | Programmable logic device with millimeter wave interface and method for use therewith - A programmable logic device includes at least one input port, at least one output port, a plurality of configurable blocks and a program interface module coupled to configure the plurality of configurable blocks, the input ports and the output port in accordance with a configuration file. One or more millimeter wave transceivers operate in accordance with a millimeter wave protocol to wirelessly receive the configuration file, to wirelessly receive input data at the input ports, and/or to wirelessly receive output data from the output port. A millimeter wave RF bus is optionally included to couple the configurable blocks in accordance with the configuration file, either to one another or to other components such as a memory and a processor. | 02-05-2009 |
20090036067 | Communication device with millimeter wave interface and method for use therewith - A communication device has a plurality of circuit modules including a processing module, a memory module and a wireless telephony transceiver for communicating with a network in accordance with a wireless telephony protocol. An RF data bus communicates first data between at least two of the plurality of circuit modules over a first millimeter wave communication path. | 02-05-2009 |
20090036070 | Multiple die integrated circuit assembly - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a first die, a second die, a packaging substrate, and coupling circuit. The first die includes first circuitry and the second die includes second circuitry. The packaging substrate supports the first and second dies, wherein the first and second dies are stacked with respect to the packaging substrate. The coupling circuit couples the first die to the second die, wherein the first and second circuitry communicate via the coupling circuit. | 02-05-2009 |
20090036088 | MULTI-MODE CELLULAR IC MEMORY MANAGEMENT - An RFIC includes first and second RF sections, first and second PHY processing modules, first and second upper layer processing modules, and memory. When the RFIC is in a first receive mode, the first RF section, the first PHY processing module, and the first upper layers processing module convert a first inbound RF signal into a first inbound audio signal in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol. When the RFIC is in a second receive mode, the second RF section, the second PHY processing module, and the second upper layers processing module convert a second inbound RF signal into a second inbound audio signal in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol. The memory stores the first and second inbound audio signals. The first PHY processing module retrieves, based on the receive mode, the first or second inbound audio signal from the memory and converts the first or second inbound audio signal into a first or second inbound analog audio signal. | 02-05-2009 |
20090036173 | WIRELESS CONNECTION INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) HAVING POWER ISLAND(S) - A radio frequency (RF) integrated circuit (IC) operable to support wireless communications is provided. In one embodiment, the RF IC includes an advanced high-performance (AHB) bus matrix, a microprocessor core coupled to the AHB bus matrix, a plurality of processing modules wherein each processing module is operable to support one or more functions of the RF IC, and a plurality of power islands. Each power island is associated with one or more functions of the RF IC. This arrangement allows power islands coupled to the processing modules associated with the one or more functions associated with the power island to supply power for the processing modules associated with the one or more functions associated with the power island. Power from the power island(s) to the processing module(s) may be reduced or secured when the one or more functions associated with the power island is not required. | 02-05-2009 |
20090037628 | Processing system with millimeter wave host interface and method for use therewith - A processing system includes a plurality of first circuit modules and a wired data bus, connected to the plurality of first circuit modules. A plurality of second circuit modules are coupled to an RF data bus via a millimeter wave communication path. A millimeter wave modem receives first data from at least one of the plurality of first circuit modules via the wired data bus, and transmits the first data over the RF data bus to at least one of the plurality of second circuit modules. | 02-05-2009 |
20090037629 | MASTER SLAVE CORE ARCHITECTURE WITH DIRECT BUSES - A radio frequency (RF) integrated circuit (IC) operable to support wireless communications is provided. This RF IC includes a number of master components, a number of slave components, and a direct master slave bus. The master components may include a number of processing modules where each processing module is operable to support one or more functions of the RF IC. The direct master slave bus may couple at least one master component to at least one slave component based on mode of operation of the RF IC. | 02-05-2009 |
20090037670 | DISK CONTROLLER WITH MILLIMETER WAVE HOST INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A host interface module couples a disk controller of a disk drive to a host device. The host interface module includes a millimeter wave transceiver that is coupled to wirelessly communicate read commands, write commands, the read data and the write data between the disk controller and the host device over a millimeter wave communication path in accordance with a host interface protocol. A protocol conversion module is coupled to convert the read commands, the write commands and the write data from the host interface protocol and to convert the read data to the host interface protocol. A host module is coupled to decode the read commands and the write commands from the host device, to process the read commands to retrieve the read data from the disk drive via a read/write channel and to process the write commands to write the write data to the disk drive via the read/write channel. | 02-05-2009 |
20090059825 | Transmit Power Management Based on Receiver Parameter and Method for use Therewith - An RF transceiver includes an RF receiver that receives a received signal from an external device, the RF receiver having an AGC module that generates an automatic gain control (AGC) signal based on a strength of the received signal, and a low noise amplifier that amplifies the received signal based on the AGC signal. A processing module generates a transmit power control signal based on the AGC signal. An RF transmitter generates a transmit signal having a selected power level, wherein the selected power level is based on the transmit power control signal. | 03-05-2009 |
20090061790 | RADIO HAVING ADJUSTABLE RESONANT CIRCUITS - A radio circuit includes a mixing module, a first adjustable resonant circuit and a second adjustable resonant circuit. The mixing module is coupled to mix a first signal having a first carrier frequency with a second signal having a second carrier frequency to produce a mixed signal having a frequency sum component and a frequency difference component. The first adjustable resonant circuit is tuned to resonant at a frequency corresponding to one of the frequency sum component and the frequency difference component. The second adjustable resonant circuit is tuned to resonant at a frequency corresponding to another one of the frequency sum component and the frequency difference component, wherein the first and second adjustable resonant circuits alter the mixed signal to produce a converted signal. | 03-05-2009 |
20090061798 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT BASED ON RECEIVER PARAMETER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit (IC) includes an RF receiver having an AGC module that generates an automatic gain control (AGC) signal based on a strength of a received signal, and a low noise amplifier that amplifies the received signal based on the AGC signal. A processing module generates a power mode signal based on the AGC signal, the power mode signal for adjusting a power consumption parameter of the IC based on the power mode signal. | 03-05-2009 |
20090061800 | MULTI-INPUT MULTI-OUTPUT TRANSCEIVER WITH POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT BASED ON RECEIVER PARAMETER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a plurality of RF receivers for receiving a corresponding one of a plurality of received signals. Each of the plurality of the RF receivers includes an AGC module that generates an automatic gain control (AGC) signal based on the strength of the corresponding one of the plurality of received signals, and a low noise amplifier that amplifies the corresponding one of the plurality of received signals based on the AGC signal. A processing module generates a power mode signal for adjusting a power consumption parameter of the IC, based on the AGC signals from each of the plurality of RF receivers. | 03-05-2009 |
20090061919 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT BASED ON TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL DATA AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit (IC) includes an RF transmitter that transmits a transmit signal at a selectable transmit power, based on a transmit power control signal. An RF receiver receives a received signal from an external device, the received signal including transmit power control data. A processing module generates the transmit power control signal based on the transmit power control data, and that generates a power mode signal for adjusting the power consumption of the RF receiver, based on the transmit power control data. | 03-05-2009 |
20090066581 | IC HAVING IN-TRACE ANTENNA ELEMENTS - An integrated circuit includes a circuit block, a millimeter wave (MMW) front-end, and a connection module. The connection module includes first and second frequency dependent impedance modules and first and second trace sections. The first trace section provides an antenna segment for the MMW front-end and the series combination of the first and second frequency dependent impedance modules and the first and second trace sections provides a connection for the circuit block. | 03-12-2009 |
20090068968 | MULTI-INPUT MULTI-OUTPUT TRANSCEIVER WITH TRANSMIT POWER MANAGEMENT BASED ON RECEIVER PARAMETER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - An RF transceiver includes a plurality of RF receivers for receiving a corresponding one of a plurality of received signals. Each of the plurality of the RF receivers includes an AGC module that generates an automatic gain control (AGC) signal based on the strength of the corresponding one of the plurality of received signals, and a low noise amplifier that amplifies the corresponding one of the plurality of received signals based on the AGC signal. A processing module generates a transmit power control signal based on the AGC signals from each of the plurality of RF receivers. A plurality of RF transmitters each generate a corresponding one of a plurality of transmit signals having a selected power level, wherein the selected power level is based on the transmit power control signal. | 03-12-2009 |
20090073054 | PLANER ANTENNA STRUCTURE - A planer antenna structure includes a first planer antenna and a second planer antenna. The first planer antenna has a first axial orientation and a conductive antenna pattern on a first surface of a supporting substrate. The second planer antenna has a second axial orientation and the conductive antenna pattern on the first surface of the supporting substrate. | 03-19-2009 |
20090073070 | DUAL BAND ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A dual band antenna includes a far field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of first data with a remote device via far field signaling in a millimeter wave band. A near field antenna structure facilitates the communication of second data with a remote device via near field signaling in a near field band. The far field antenna structure and the near field antenna structure share at least one common antenna element. | 03-19-2009 |
20090079628 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING GPS RECEIVER AND AN ON-CHIP GYRATOR - A circuit for use in a wireless communication device includes a on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the circuit. A GPS receiver receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal. A processing module processes the motion parameter to produce motion data and generates position information based on the GPS position data. A wireless telephone transceiver generates an outbound RF signal that includes outbound voice data and that generates voice inbound data from an inbound RF signal. | 03-26-2009 |
20090079629 | GPS DEVICE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH AN ON-CHIP GYRATOR - An integrated circuit, for use in a GPS device, includes an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the IC. A global positioning system (GPS) receiver receives a GPS signal and generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal. A processing module processes the motion parameter to produce motion data and that generates position information based on the GPS position data. | 03-26-2009 |
20090080349 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT IN A MIMO TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile communication device includes a first wireless transceiver that receives a first inbound RF signal and that transmits a first outbound RF signal based on a first power supply signal. A second wireless transceiver receives a second inbound RF signal and that transmits a second outbound RF signal based on a second power supply signal. A processing module generates at least one power mode signal based on first transmit power control data received via the first inbound RF signal. A power management circuit adjusts a first power consumption parameter of the first power supply signal and a second power consumption parameter of the second power supply signal based on the at least one power mode signal. | 03-26-2009 |
20090081965 | CONFIGURABLE ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A configurable antenna structure includes a plurality of switches, a plurality of antenna components, and a configuration module. The configuration module is operable to configure the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a first antenna for receiving a MFBMS signal. The configuration module continues processing by identify a signal component of interest of a plurality of signal components of interest within the MFBMS signal. The configuration module continues processing by configuring the plurality of switches and the plurality of antenna components into a second antenna. | 03-26-2009 |
20090081971 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT AND DATA RATE CONTROL BASED ON TRANSMIT POWER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit (IC) includes an RF transmitter that transmits a transmit signal at a selectable transmit power based on a transmit power control signal and at a selectable data rate based on a transmit data rate signal. A processing module operates to generate the transmit power control signal and generate the transmit data rate signal based on a value of the transmit power control signal. | 03-26-2009 |
20090081972 | INDEPENDENT POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT IN A MIMO TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a multi-input multi-output transceiver system that includes a plurality of RF transceivers. Each RF transceiver includes an RF transmitter that transmits a transmit signal at a selected transmit power, based on a transmit power control signal and a corresponding RF receiver for receiving a corresponding one of a plurality of received signals from an external device and for generating a signal strength indication corresponding to each of the plurality of received signals. A processing module generates the transmit power control signal for each RF transmitter based on the signal strength indication of the corresponding RF receiver, and that generates a power mode signal for adjusting a power consumption parameter of each RF transmitter in accordance with the selected transmit power for each RF transmitter. | 03-26-2009 |
20090088069 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPEATER WITH GAIN CONTROL AND ISOLATION VIA POLARIZATION - A repeater device may be utilized to enable forwarding extreme high frequency (EHF) communication between EHF-enabled wireless devices. The repeater device may utilize polarization isolation to prevent and/or reduce interference between received and transmitted EHF RF signals in the repeater device. The repeater device may utilize signal gain control to maximize the transmit signal strength while forwarding EHF RF signals to enhance and/or enable polarization isolation between received and transmitted EHF RF signals. Received Signal Strength Indicators (RSSI) may be utilize to measure signal strength of transmit and/or received EHF RF signals to enable performing signal gain control. The repeater device may utilize control connections to enable communicating with the EHF-enabled wireless devices to facilitate performing signal gain control at the repeater device. Non-EHF interfaces, for example Bluetooth, may be utilized to establish the control connections. | 04-02-2009 |
20090088071 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIGNAL REPEATER WITH GAIN CONTROL AND SPATIAL ISOLATION - A repeater device may be utilized to enable forwarding extreme high frequency (EHF) communication between EHF-enabled wireless devices. The repeater device may utilize spatial isolation to prevent and/or reduce interference between received and transmitted EHF RF signals, wherein reception and/or transmission of EHF RF signals in the repeater device may be performed via narrow beams that may enable minimal interference by transmit EHF RF signals to reception of EHF RF. The repeater device may utilize phased arrays to enable performing beamforming, and signal processing operations, including shift and/or amplitude adjustment, may be performed on signals received and/or transmitted via antenna elements in the phased arrays to enable beamforming during reception and transmission of EHF RF signals. Signal processing operations performed in the repeater device may be modifiable to enable continued spatial isolation between receive and transmit EHF RF signal in the repeater device. | 04-02-2009 |
20090088213 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING MULTIPLE ANTENNAS BETWEEN TX AND RX IN A REPEAT FIELD OF POLARIZATION ISOLATION - A repeater device may be utilized to enable forwarding extreme high frequency (EHF) communication between EHF-enabled wireless devices. The repeater device may utilize polarization isolation to prevent and/or reduce interference between received and transmitted EHF RF signals in the repeater device. The repeater device may utilize plurality of polarization antenna arrays for reception and transmission of EHF RF signals to facilitate polarization isolation between received and transmitted EHF RF signals. Alternatively, the repeater device may utilize a single polarization antenna array, with switching elements, to facilitate polarization isolation between received and transmitted EHF RF signals. The repeater device may utilize control connections to enable communicating with the EHF-enabled wireless devices to facilitate performing polarization isolation at the repeater device. Non-EHF interfaces, for example Bluetooth, may be utilized to establish the control connections. | 04-02-2009 |
20090102579 | FREQUENCY DIVISION COUPLING CIRCUIT AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A frequency division coupling circuit includes first and second trace segments and first and second segregation modules. The first and second trace segments function to convey a first signal in a first frequency range and the first trace segment conveys a second signal in a second frequency range. A first port of the first segregation module transmits or receives the first signal to or from the first and second trace segments and a second port of the first segregation module transmits or receives the second signal to or from the first trace segment. A first port of the second segregation module transmits or receives the first signal to or from the first and second trace segments and a second port of the second segregation module transmits or receives the second signal to or from the first trace segment. | 04-23-2009 |
20090102740 | POWER RECOVERY CIRCUIT BASED ON PARTIAL STANDING WAVES - A power recovery system includes a transmission line that is coupled to transfer an RF signal received via an antenna. The RF signal generates a partial standing wave in the transmission line and the transmission line has at least one standing wave anti-node. A power recovery circuit converts an anti-node signal from the at least one standing wave anti-node to a power signal. | 04-23-2009 |
20090111516 | RFID READER INTEGRATED WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An integrated RFID reader and wireless communication device is realized by a radio frequency (RF) front end operable, in a first mode, to generate a radio frequency identification system (RFID) outbound radio frequency (RF) signal, to receive an RFID inbound RF signal responsive to the RFID outbound RF signal and to convert the RFID inbound RF signal to an RFID near baseband signal, and operable in a second mode, to generate a transceiver outbound radio frequency (RF) signal, to receive a transceiver inbound RF signal and to convert the transceiver inbound RF signal to a transceiver near baseband signal. The integrated device further includes a digitization module operable, in the first mode, to convert the RFID near baseband signal to an RFID digital baseband signal, and operable, in a second mode, to convert the transceiver near baseband signal to a transceiver digital baseband signal, and a baseband processing module operably coupled, in the first mode, to convert the RFID digital baseband signal into inbound RFID digital data, and operably coupled, in the second mode, to convert the transceiver digital baseband signal into inbound transceiver digital data. | 04-30-2009 |
20090117855 | TRANSCEIVER FOR USE WITH MULTIPLE ANTENNAS AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes a plurality of antennas. A transmitter section generates a plurality of transmit signals to the plurality of antennas, wherein each of the plurality of transmit signals corresponds to one of the plurality of antennas. A receiver section includes a plurality of low noise amplifier modules generate a plurality of received signals from the plurality of antennas, wherein each of the plurality of received signals corresponds to one of the plurality of antennas and wherein each of the plurality of low noise amplifier modules includes a notch filter for blocking a corresponding one of the plurality of transmit signals. A down conversion module down converts the plurality of received signals to generate a plurality of down converted signals. A recombination module generates an inbound symbol stream from the plurality of down converted signals. | 05-07-2009 |
20090125746 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH INTRA-CHIP CLOCK INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes a substrate. A first integrated circuit die includes a first circuit and a first intra-chip clock interface that transmits a first clock signal via the substrate. A second integrated circuit die includes a second circuit that operates based on the first clock signal and a second intra-chip clock interface that recovers the first clock signal from the substrate. | 05-14-2009 |
20090128213 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CLOCK STRUCTURE - An integrated circuit includes first and second circuits, and a clock structure. The clock structure consists of a crystal oscillation circuit, a plurality of buffers, and a plurality of clock generating modules. An input of each of the plurality of buffers is coupled to receive a reference clock signal from the crystal oscillation circuit. Each of the plurality of clock generating modules is coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of buffers and, when enabled, generates a clock signal. | 05-21-2009 |
20090128291 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF RFID COMMUNICATION DURING DEVICE ASSEMBLY - A method of RFID communication during device assembly includes, at a first production step of a device, determining first assembly information regarding production of the device via a first radio frequency identification (RFID) communication. The method further includes, at a second production step, determining second assembly information regarding the production of the device via a second RFID communication. | 05-21-2009 |
20090130990 | MULTIMODE TRANSCEIVER FOR USE WITH MULTIPLE ANTENNAS AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes a plurality of antennas. A plurality of signal recovery circuits generate a selected number of received signals from a first subset of the plurality of antennas, based on a control signal. A receiver section recovers an inbound data stream from the selected number of received signals. A transmitter module generates a transmit signal to a selected one of the plurality of antennas, based on the control signal. The intersection between the first subset of the plurality of antennas and the selected one of the plurality of antennas is the null set for each value of the control signal. The control signals can be generated in multiple different operational modes including, for instance, a cyclic modes and a fixed mode of operation. | 05-21-2009 |
20090130993 | RF FRONT-END AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An RF front-end includes a receiver frequency band filter module, a low noise amplifier, a first power amplifier module, a second power amplifier module, and a transmit frequency band filter module. The receiver frequency band filter module filters a received RF signal and the low noise amplifier amplifies the signal in accordance with the first or the second RF front-end configuration signal. The first power amplifier module is enabled in accordance with the first RF front-end configuration signal to amplify the first outbound RF signal and the second power amplifier module is enabled in accordance with the second RF front-end configuration signal to amplify the second outbound RF signal. The transmitter frequency band filter module is enabled in accordance with the second RF front-end configuration signal to filter the second transmit RF signal. | 05-21-2009 |
20090130998 | ARCHITECTURAL TECHNIQUES FOR ENVELOPE AND PHASE SIGNAL ALIGNMENT IN RF POLAR TRANSMITTERS USING POWER AMPLIFIER FEEDBACK - In an envelope comparison embodiment, a delay calibrator produces a delay signal based on a comparison of a feedback signal and an envelope component of the transmitted signal. A down-converter produces the feedback signal from an outgoing modulated RF signal based on at least one local oscillation. Envelope detectors in the delay calibrator and the envelope signal path are operably coupled to a summing node that produces a delay error signal based on a temporal difference between the two envelopes. One embodiment includes phase detectors to detect and adjust the zero crossings of the feedback signal and the envelope signal path. As the delay mismatch between the envelope signal path and the phase signal path increases, the power spectrum increases in adjacent communication channels. A mask margin measurement technique measures the power level in an adjacent channel and adjusts the envelope path delay accordingly. | 05-21-2009 |
20090131095 | Power Supply Control Based on Transmit Power Control and Methods for use Therewith - An integrated circuit includes an RF transmitter that transmits a transmit signal at a selectable transmit power to a base station in accordance with a wireless telephony protocol, based on a transmit power control signal. An RF receiver receives a received signal from the base station in accordance with the wireless telephony protocol, and generates a feedback signal based on either a protocol parameter of the wireless telephony protocol or a position signal. A processing module generates the transmit power control signal based on the feedback signal, and generates a power mode signal for adjusting transmitter power supply parameters, based on the transmit power control signal. | 05-21-2009 |
20090133091 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WITH DIGITAL TELEVISION RECEIVER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes a digital television receiver section that receives a digital television signal. A wireless telephone transceiver section generates an outbound RF signal from an outbound symbol stream and converts an inbound RF signal into an inbound symbol stream. A processing module converts outbound data into the outbound symbol stream and converts the inbound symbol stream into inbound data. The digital television receiver and the wireless telephone receive section can share at least one common receiver component. An optional GPS receiver can also share at least one common receiver component and can generate GPS data that can be used when executing a digital television application. | 05-21-2009 |
20090137215 | PROGRAMMABLE ANTENNA INTERFACE WITH ADJUSTABLE TRANSFORMER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A programmable antenna interface for coupling an antenna to a transceiver having a receiver section and a transmitter section, includes a transformer that is adjustable in accordance with a control signal. A transmit/receive module couples the transformer to the receiver section in a receive mode and to the transmitter section in a transmit mode. The control signal controls the transformer to a first impedance in the transmit mode and controls the transformer to a second impedance in the receive mode. | 05-28-2009 |
20090137317 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, GAMING CONTROLLER AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WITH MILLIMETER WAVE TRANSCEIVER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes a millimeter wave transceiver section that is coupled to generate a first modulated RF signal from a first outbound symbol stream and to convert a first inbound RF signal into a first inbound symbol stream. A wireless transceiver section is coupled to generate a second modulated RF signal from a second outbound symbol stream and to convert a second inbound RF signal into a second inbound symbol stream. A processing module is coupled to convert first outbound data into the first outbound symbol stream, convert second outbound data into the second outbound symbol stream, convert the first inbound symbol stream into first inbound data, and to convert the second inbound symbol stream into second inbound data. | 05-28-2009 |
20090143041 | Diversity Receiver System with Interference Cancellation and Methods for Use Therewith - A diversity receiver includes a first radio frequency (RF) receiver section receives a first inbound RF signal over a range of frequencies and generates a first amplified RF signal, wherein the first inbound RF signal includes a desired RF signal component and an undesired signal component. A second RF receiver section receives a second inbound RF signal over the range of frequencies and generates a second amplified RF signal, wherein the second inbound RF signal includes the desired signal component and the undesired signal component. A first RF cancellation module generates a desired RF signal from the desired RF signal component while attenuating the undesired signal component, based on the first amplified RF signal and the second amplified RF signal. | 06-04-2009 |
20090143101 | Communications Device and User Interface Device with Millimeter Wave Transceiver and Methods for use Therewith - A user interface device includes an actuator for generating user data in response to the actions of a user. A millimeter wave transceiver receives an RF signal from a host device, converts the RF signal into a power signal for powering the user interface device, and backscatters the RF signal based on the user data. | 06-04-2009 |
20090143143 | GAMING OBJECT AND GAME CONSOLE WITH MILLIMETER WAVE INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A gaming object includes an actuator for generating user data in response to the actions of a user. A millimeter wave transceiver receives an RF signal from a game console, converts the RF signal into a power signal for powering the gaming object, and backscatters the RF signal based on user data. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144458 | DONGLE DEVICE AND HOST DEVICE WITH MILLIMETER WAVE HOST INERFACE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A dongle device includes a flash memory and a millimeter wave transceiver that receives an RF signal from a host device, converts the RF signal into a power signal for powering the millimeter wave transceiver, demodulates the RF signal to receive read commands, write commands, and write data from the host device, and backscatters the RF signal based on read data. A host module decodes the read commands and the write commands from the host device, processes the read commands to retrieve the read data from the flash memory and processes the write commands to write the write data to the flash memory. | 06-04-2009 |
20090149136 | Terminal with Programmable Antenna and Methods for use Therewith - A terminal device includes a transceiver. A programmable antenna is adjustable in response to a control signal and a frequency selection signal to a selected antenna parameter and a selected frequency parameter. | 06-11-2009 |
20090163156 | DAC BASED SWITCHING POWER AMPLIFIER - A power amplifier for use in a transmitter includes a first transistor having an input, a first node and a second node, a second transistor having an input, a first node and a second node and a digital to analog conversion module. The input of the first transistor is coupled to receive a first input, while the input of the second transistor is coupled to receive a second input. The second nodes of the first and second transistors provide an output of the power amplifier. The digital to analog conversion module is coupled to control current through the first and second transistors. | 06-25-2009 |
20090195065 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH SUPPLY LINE INTRA-CHIP CLOCK INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes a first circuit and a plurality of first power supply lines for providing a first power to the first circuit. A first intra-chip clock interface generates a first clock signal on the first power supply lines. A plurality of second power supply lines are coupled to the plurality of first power supply lines and further couple a second power to the second circuit. A second intra-chip clock interface recovers the first clock signal from the second power supply lines. The second circuit operates based on the first clock signal. | 08-06-2009 |
20090196199 | WIRELESS PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE - A programmable logic device includes a control module, a plurality of input/output modules, and a plurality of configurable logic and millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver modules (CXM). The control module is operable to: receive a programming instruction; identify a set of the plurality of CXMs based on the programming instruction; identify at least one of the plurality of input/output modules based on the programming instruction; determine configuration of the set of the plurality of CXMs and the at least one of input/output modules in accordance with the programming instruction; and allocate wireless communication resources of the programmable logic device to support the configuration of the set of the plurality of CXMs and the at least one of the plurality of input/output modules. | 08-06-2009 |
20090196280 | EXTENSION UNIT AND HANDHELD COMPUTING UNIT - An extension unit includes a connection module, a processing module, a video graphics interface module, and a user interface module. The processing module is operable to: detect coupling of the handheld computing unit to the connection module; determine identity of the handheld computing unit; determine access privileges of the handheld computing unit based on the identity; negotiate access terms with the handheld computing unit based on access privileges of the handheld computing unit; monitor the signals for compliance with the access terms; and enable routing of a signal of the signals when the signal is compliant with the access terms. The video graphics interface module is operable to receive video graphics signals from the connection module, when enabled, and output the video graphics signals. The user interface module is operable to receive user input signals and output the user input signals to the connection module when enabled. | 08-06-2009 |
20090197543 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, GAMING CONTROLLER AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WITH INFRARED TRANSCEIVER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes an infrared transceiver section that is coupled to generate an outbound infrared signal from a first outbound symbol stream and to convert an inbound infrared signal into a first inbound symbol stream. A wireless transceiver section is coupled to generate an outbound RF signal from a second outbound symbol stream and to convert an inbound RF signal into a second inbound symbol stream. A processing module is coupled to convert first outbound data into the first outbound symbol stream, convert second outbound data into the second outbound symbol stream, convert the first inbound symbol stream into first inbound data, and to convert the second inbound symbol stream into second inbound data. The integrated circuit can be used in a game controller or other device. A transmission line of the infrared transceiver section can be used as an antenna for the wireless transceiver section. | 08-06-2009 |
20090197560 | RF TRANSMITTER AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PROGRAMMABLE FILTER MODULE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A radio frequency (RF) transmitter includes a transmitter processing module that generates a processed signal based on outbound data, wherein the processed signal includes one of: a baseband signal and a low intermediate frequency signal. An up-conversion module up-converts the processed signal to generate an up-converted signal. A programmable filter module generates a plurality of delayed signals from the up-converted signal and that generates a filtered up-converted signal by combining the up-converted signal and the plurality of delayed signals, wherein a delayed signal of the plurality of delayed signals is scaled based on one of a plurality of coefficients, wherein the plurality of coefficients are selected based on a control signal. A radio transmitter front-end generates a transmit signal based on the filtered up-converted signal. A processing module generates the control signal to attenuate at least RF spur of the up-converted signal. | 08-06-2009 |
20090197573 | SECURE USE OF A HANDHELD COMPUTING UNIT - A handheld computing unit includes a wireless transceiver and a processing module. The processing module is coupled to detect initiation of use of the handheld computing unit. When the initiation of use is detected, the processing module initiates collection of a user security parameter; receives an input corresponding to the user security parameter; and converts the input into the outbound symbol stream. The wireless transceiver converts outbound symbol stream into an outbound wireless signal and transmits it. The wireless transceiver also receives an inbound wireless signal and converts it into an inbound symbol stream. The processing module converts the inbound symbol stream into a security response; interprets the security response; and, when the security response is favorable, enables use of the handheld computing unit. | 08-06-2009 |
20090197641 | COMPUTING DEVICE WITH HANDHELD AND EXTENDED COMPUTING UNITS - A computing device includes a handheld computing unit and an extended computing unit. The handheld computing unit includes a handheld processing module, handheld main memory, a baseband processing module, an RF section, handheld I/O components, a handheld bus structure, and a handheld connection structure. The extended computing unit includes an extended processing module, extended main memory, a memory controller, an I/O controller, extended I/O components, an extended bus structure, and an extended connection structure. The handheld and extended processing modules function as a multiprocessing module and the handheld and extended main memories function as combined main memory when the handheld computing unit is in a docked mode. The extended computing unit is inactive and the handheld processing module and the handheld main memory are active when the handheld computing unit is in a remote mode. | 08-06-2009 |
20090197642 | A/V CONTROL FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE WITH HANDHELD AND EXTENDED COMPUTING UNITS - An IC includes a microphone interface, a speaker interface, a baseband processing module, and RF section, a processing module, an on-chip to off-chip connector structure, and a digital audio switching module coupled to: provide the inbound voice signal from the processing module to the handheld speaker interface when the IC is in a remote mode; provide the outbound voice signal from the handheld microphone interface to the processing module when the IC is in the remote mode; provide the inbound voice signal from the processing module to the on-chip to off-chip connector structure when the IC is in a docked mode; and provide the outbound voice signal from the on-chip to off-chip connector structure to the processing module when the IC is in the docked mode. | 08-06-2009 |
20090197643 | HANDHELD COMPUTING UNIT AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A handheld computing unit includes an RF section, a processing module, memory, and an IO interface. The RF section converts an inbound RF signal into an inbound symbol stream and converts an outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal. The processing module converts outbound data into the outbound symbol stream, converts the inbound symbol stream into inbound data, monitors communications of the handheld computing unit to produce monitored communications, determines data regarding at least one of a person, a place, an activity, and a thing from the monitored communications, and generates a list of interests based on the data regarding the at least one of a person, a place, an activity, and a thing. | 08-06-2009 |
20090197644 | NETWORKING OF MULTIPLE MODE HANDHELD COMPUTING UNIT - A handheld computing unit includes a MMW transceiver, a hardware section, an operating system section, and an application section. When the handheld computing unit is in a extended mode: the hardware section is operably coupled to a hardware section of an extended computing unit; the operating system section is operably coupled to an operating system section of the extended computing unit; and the application section is operably coupled to an application section of the extended computing unit. When the handheld computing unit is in a network mode the hardware section is operably coupled to a hardware section of at least one other handheld computing unit. | 08-06-2009 |
20090198798 | HANDHELD COMPUTING UNIT BACK-UP SYSTEM - A computing device includes a handheld computing unit and an extended computing unit. The extend computing unit stores a digital replica of an operational handheld computing unit. When the handheld computing unit is operably coupled to the extended computing unit and is in a configure mode, the handheld computing unit retrieves the digital replica of the operational handheld computing unit and configures itself in accordance with the digital replica the operational handheld computing unit. | 08-06-2009 |
20090198851 | EXTENDED COMPUTING UNIT WITH STAND-ALONE APPLICATION - An extended computing unit includes a connection module, memory, and hardware. The memory is operable to store one or more computer-level user applications, one or more exclusive extended computing unit user applications, an exclusive extended computing unit operating system, and an operating system extension of a computer-level operating system. When the connection module is not coupled to a handheld computing unit, the hardware is operable to execute the extended computing unit exclusive operating system, detect a request for activation of an extended computing unit exclusive user application of the one or more extended computing unit exclusive user applications, and execute a least a portion of the extended computing unit exclusive user application. | 08-06-2009 |
20090198852 | COMPUTING DEVICE WITH HANDHELD AND EXTENDED COMPUTING DEVICES - A handheld computing unit includes a processing module, memory, a transceiver, a first extended computing unit interface, a second extended computing unit interface, and an interconnection structure operably coupled to the processing module, the memory, the transceiver, and the first and second extended computing unit interfaces. The first extended computing unit interface couples to a first extended computing unit and the second extended computing unit interface coupled to a second extended computing unit such that the handheld computing unit and the extended computing units constitute a computing device. | 08-06-2009 |
20090198854 | FILE STORAGE FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE WITH HANDHELD AND EXTENDED COMPUTING UNITS - A handheld computing unit includes a processing module, a main memory interface for coupling to a main memory, a baseband processing module, an RF section, a block I/O interface for coupling to a hard disk, a handheld bus structure, and a handheld connection structure. The hard disk stores at least one fixed handheld user application, at least one fixed handheld user file, at least one selectable user application, and at least one selectable user file. The at least one selectable user application and the at least one selected user file were transferred from an extended hard disk of the extended computing unit when the handheld computing unit was coupled to the extended computing unit. | 08-06-2009 |
20090198855 | IC FOR HANDHELD COMPUTING UNIT OF A COMPUTING DEVICE - An IC includes a processing module, on-chip memory, one or more block input/output (I/O) interfaces for coupling to one or more off-chip block I/O devices, one or more character I/O interfaces for coupling to one or more off-chip character I/O devices when active, a main memory interface for coupling to off-chip main memory, a baseband processing module, an RF section, a processing module interface, and an IC bus structure. The processing module interface couples the processing module to an off-chip connection structure, wherein, when a handheld computing unit that includes the IC is docked to an extended computing unit, the off-chip connection structure couples the handheld computing unit to the extended computing unit such that the IC is in a docked mode. | 08-06-2009 |
20090198989 | BIOS FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE WITH HANDHELD AND EXTENDED COMPUTING UNITS - A handheld computing unit includes a processing module, a main memory interface, a baseband processing module, an RF section, input/output (I/O) interfaces, a bus structure, a handheld connection structure, and a ROM. The ROM includes a first section for storing a power on self test (POST) of basic input/output system (BIOS) and a second section for storing a boot loader of the BIOS. The boot loader includes a remote mode operating system boot loader and a docked mode operating system boot loader. The remote mode operating system boot loader is used to load a remote mode operating system when in a remote mode and the docked mode operating system boot loader is used to load a docked mode operating system when in a docked mode, which includes at least a portion of the remote mode operating system. | 08-06-2009 |
20090198992 | HANDHELD COMPUTING UNIT WITH MERGED MODE - A handheld computing unit includes a hardware section, an application section, and an operating system section. The hardware section and operating system section are operable to: detect another device; determine whether to merge functionality with the other device; and when it is determined to merge functionality with the other device, initiate a reboot of the handheld computing unit and of the other device in a merged mode, wherein, in the merged mode, the hardware section and a hardware section of the other device function as a single hardware section and the operating system section and an operating system section of the other device function as a single operating system section. | 08-06-2009 |
20090199219 | OPERATING SYSTEM FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE WITH HANDHELD AND EXTENDED COMPUTING UNITS - A handheld computing unit includes a processing module, a main memory interface coupled to main memory, a baseband processing module, an RF section, I/O interfaces, a bus structure, and a connection structure. The main memory includes an operating system section and a user section. The operating system section stores at least a portion of a remote mode operating system when in a remote mode and stores at least a portion of a docked mode operating system when in a docked mode. The docked mode operating system includes at least some of the remote mode operating system. | 08-06-2009 |
20090201134 | RFID WITH PHASE ROTATED BACKSCATTERING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A radio frequency identification (RFID) device includes an antenna coupled to receive a millimeter wave RFID signal from a remote RFID reader. A phase rotation module generates a phase rotated backscatter signal, based on the millimeter wave RFID signal and further based on a phase rotation signal that identifies the RFID device. | 08-13-2009 |
20090202019 | RF POLAR TRANSMITTER AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PROGRAMMABLE FILTER MODULE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A radio frequency (RF) transmitter includes a transmitter processing module that generates a processed signal and a modulating signal based on outbound data. An up-conversion module up-converts the processed signal to generate an up-converted signal. A programmable filter module generates a first plurality of delayed signals from the up-converted signal and that generates a filtered up-converted signal by combining the up-converted signal and the first plurality of delayed signals, wherein a delayed signal of the first plurality of delayed signals is scaled based on one of a first plurality of coefficients, wherein the first plurality of coefficients are selected based on a control signal. A polar amplifier amplifies and amplitude modulates the filtered up-converted signal based on the modulating signal to generate a transmit signal. A processing module generates the control signal to attenuate at least one RF spur of the up-converted signal. | 08-13-2009 |
20090203327 | RF POLAR TRANSMITTER AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PROGRAMMABLE BASEBAND FILTERING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A radio frequency (RF) transmitter includes a transmitter processing module that generates a processed signal and a modulating signal based on outbound data. A programmable delay module generates a first plurality of delayed signals from the processed signal, wherein a delayed signal of the first plurality of delayed signals is scaled based on one of a first plurality of coefficients, wherein the first plurality of coefficients are selected based on a control signal. An up-conversion module up-converts the processed signal and the first plurality of delayed signals to generate a plurality of up-converted signals. A combining module combines the plurality of up-converted signals to generate a shaped-spectrum signal. A polar amplifier amplifies and amplitude modulates the shaped-spectrum signal based on the modulating signal to generate a transmit signal. A processing module generates the control signal to control a spectrum parameter of the transmit signal. | 08-13-2009 |
20090203334 | RF POLAR TRANSMITTER WITH CONTROLLED AMPLITUDE MODULATION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A radio frequency (RF) transmitter includes a transmitter processing module that generates a phase signal that is phase modulated based on outbound data and that generates a amplitude signal that is amplitude modulated based on the outbound data, wherein the amplitude signal is generated in accordance with an amplitude transition rule that restricts an amplitude transition between consecutive amplitudes of the amplitude signal. An up-conversion module phase modulates an oscillation based on the phase signal to generate an up-converted signal. A radio transmitter front-end includes a polar amplifier that amplifies and amplitude modulates the up-converted signal based on the amplitude signal to generate a transmit signal. | 08-13-2009 |
20090203399 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH COMMUNICATION AND RFID FUNCTIONS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver that communicates RFID data with a remote RFID device via an on-chip coil. A wireless telephone transceiver section coupled to communicate wireless telephony data with a remote wireless telephony device. A baseband processing module produces inbound data from an inbound symbol stream and processes outbound data to produce an outbound symbol stream, wherein the inbound data includes RFID data and wireless telephony data. | 08-13-2009 |
20090207025 | TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER FOR COMBINING RFID AMPLITUDE-MODULATED DATA WITH WIRELESS PHASE-MODULATED DATA - A transmitter and receiver for combining RFID amplitude-modulated data with wireless phase-modulated data is realized by a processing module coupled to generate outbound non-amplitude modulated symbols from first outbound data, to generate outbound amplitude modulated symbols from second outbound data, to generate first inbound data from inbound non-amplitude modulated symbols, and to generate second inbound data from inbound amplitude modulated symbols, a combiner coupled to modulate the amplitude modulated symbols onto a signal carrying the non-amplitude modulated symbols to produce a combined outbound RF signal and a splitter coupled to convert a combined inbound RF signal into inbound non-amplitude modulated symbols and into inbound amplitude modulated symbols. | 08-20-2009 |
20090209215 | PROBABILITY OPTIMIZED POWER AMPLIFIER MODULE AND TRANSMITTER - A power amplifier module includes a first power amplifier, a second power amplifier, and a controlling module. The first power amplifier has an amplification set for optimal efficiency in accordance with most probable transmit power level settings within a transmit power level range. The second power amplifier has an amplification set for optimal efficiency in accordance with the most probable transmit power level settings within the transmit power level range. The controlling module is coupled to: enable one of the first and second power amplifiers to amplify an outbound radio frequency (RF) signal in accordance with a power setting when the power setting is not within the most probable transmit power level settings; and enable at least one of the first and second power amplifiers to amplify the outbound RF signal in accordance with the power setting when the power setting is within the most probable transmit power level settings. | 08-20-2009 |
20090209288 | HANDHELD COMPUTING UNIT OF A COMPUTING DEVICE WITH AN EXTENDED COMPUTING UNIT - A handheld computing unit includes a hardware section and memory. The memory includes an application section and an operating system section. The operating system section includes operational instructions that cause the hardware section to: detect a mode change request to a non-standalone mode; determine whether an extended computing unit is engaged with another handheld computing unit; when the extended computing unit is engaged with another handheld unit, initiate a single extended computing unit-multiple handheld computing unit mode; and when the initiation is successful, retrieve a single extended computing unit-multiple handheld computing unit operating system boot loader. | 08-20-2009 |
20090212390 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A circuit includes a first integrated circuit or die having a first circuit and a first inductive interface. A second integrated circuit or die has a second circuit and a second inductive interface. The first inductive interface and the second inductive interface are aligned to magnetically communicate signals between the first circuit and the second circuit. | 08-27-2009 |
20090213242 | IMAGE CAPTURE MODULE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An image capture module includes a user interface module, an optical system module, and a coupling module. The user interface module is operably coupled to detect a request to capture an image and generate a capture command signal in response to detecting the request. The optical system module is operably coupled to receive light representing the image from a lens in accordance with the capture command signal. The optical system module then accumulates a plurality of electric charges, wherein an electric charge of the plurality of electric charges is proportional to intensity of a corresponding portion of the light. The optical system module then generates a sequence of voltages from the plurality of electric charges. The coupling module is operably coupled to convert a representation of the sequence of voltages into a transmission signal and to transmit the transmission signal. | 08-27-2009 |
20090215396 | INTER-DEVICE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FOR INTRA-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - To support an intra-device communication using inter-device wireless communications, an RF bus controller is operably coupled to receive an RF bus access request from one of a plurality of circuit modules for an intra-device RF communication. The RF bus controller determines whether to grant the RF bus access request using intra-device RF bus resources or inter-device RF bus resources. The RF bus controller determines desired inter-device RF bus resources of another device when the inter-device RF bus resources are to be used. The RF bus controller transmit a request for access to the desired inter-device RF bus resources to an RF bus controller of the another device. The RF bus controller establishes an RF communication link between the one of the plurality of circuit modules and a target circuit module of another IC within the device when access to the desired inter-device RF bus resources is granted. | 08-27-2009 |
20090218407 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH MILLIMETER WAVE AND INDUCTIVE COUPLING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A circuit includes a plurality of integrated circuits or dies having corresponding circuits, the plurality of integrated circuits or dies include a first plurality of integrated circuits or dies having corresponding millimeter wave interfaces and a second plurality of integrated circuits or dies having corresponding inductive interfaces. The first plurality of integrated circuits or dies communicate first signals therebetween via the corresponding millimeter wave interfaces and the second plurality of integrated circuits or dies communicate second signals therebetween via the corresponding inductive interfaces. | 09-03-2009 |
20090218657 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A circuit includes a first integrated circuit or die having a first circuit and a first inductive interface. A second integrated circuit or die includes a second circuit and a second inductive interface, wherein the first inductive interface and the second inductive interface are aligned to magnetically communicate first signals between the first circuit and the second circuit and wherein the second inductive interface is coupled to engage in near field communications with a remote device, wherein the near field communications include second signals. | 09-03-2009 |
20090218701 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH MAGNETIC COMMUNICATION PATH AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes a first integrated circuit die having a first circuit and a first inductive interface and a second integrated circuit die having a second circuit and a second inductive interface. A substrate is coupled to support the first integrated circuit die and the second integrated circuit die, the substrate including a magnetic communication path aligned with the first inductive interface and the second inductive interface, to magnetically communicate signals between the first circuit and the second circuit. | 09-03-2009 |
20090237255 | APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURATION OF WIRELESS OPERATION - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a plurality of circuit modules, a millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver coupled to a configurable antenna structure, and a controller. The controller is operably coupled to: receive parameters for an inter-chip MMW communication link; interpret the parameters to determine a range of operational requirements; compare the range of operational requirements with configuration options of the MMW transceiver and the configurable antenna structure; and, when one of the configuration options compares favorably with the range of operational requirements, generate a configuration signal to instruct the MMW transceiver and the configurable antenna structure to implement the one of the configuration options. | 09-24-2009 |
20090237317 | VERY HIGH FREQUENCY DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATE WAVE GUIDE - A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers. | 09-24-2009 |
20090238251 | APPARATUS FOR MANAGING FREQUENCY USE - A device includes a plurality of integrated circuits (ICs). An IC includes a millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver and a controller. The controller is operably coupled to the MMW transceiver and to: identify one or more other devices that have an intra-device MMW communication coverage area that overlaps with the intra-device MMW communication coverage area of the device. The controller also determines a first frequency range for use by the one or more other devices and the device for controlled radiation pattern intra-device MMW communications. The controller also coordinates allocation of a frequency use pattern to the one or more other devices and to the device for use for non-controlled radiation pattern intra-device MMW communications. | 09-24-2009 |
20090239480 | APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY MANAGING RESOURCES - An integrated circuit includes a millimeter wave transceiver and may include memory and processing resources, each with an associated millimeter wave transceiver. Intra-IC millimeter wave communication links, between resources on a given IC, enables IC-level resource sharing and Inter-IC millimeter wave communication links, between resources on different ICs, enables cross-IC-level resource sharing. A resource sharing method allocates IC resources to tasks based on task requirements, resource capabilities, and resource availability. | 09-24-2009 |
20090239483 | APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATION OF WIRELESS RESOURCES - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a plurality of circuit modules, a millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver, a controller. The controller is further operably coupled to: obtain potential inter-chip millimeter wave (MMW) communication links within a device; identify at least one of the inter-chip potential inter-chip MMW communication links as being a dedicated point-to-point MMW link; determine requirements to establish the dedicated point-to-point MMW link; and, when inter-chip MMW resources are available to support the requirements, allocate the inter-chip MMW resources to support the dedicated point-to-point MMW link. | 09-24-2009 |
20090258706 | GAME DEVICE WITH WIRELESS POSITION MEASUREMENT AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A game device includes a first transceiver that receives gaming position data from at least one gaming object. A wireless measurement module generates device position data corresponding to the game device. A processor executes a game application that generates display signals for display on a display device, wherein the game application is based on the gaming position data and the device position data. | 10-15-2009 |
20090264124 | COMPUTING UNIT WITH FEMTOCELL AP FUNCTIONALITY - A computing unit includes a processing module, a baseband processing module, and a RF section. In a femtocell AP mode, the processing module performs at least a portion of a MAC function to facilitate signal conversion between radio interface (RI) signals and PHY AP signals. The baseband processing module converts signals between the PHY AP signals and AP symbol stream. The RF section converts signals between the AP symbol streams and RF AP signals. In a cellular (CELL) mode, the processing module facilitates conversions between data and PHY CELL signals. The baseband processing module converts signals between PHY CELL signals and CELL symbol streams. The RF section converts signals between CELL symbol streams and RF CELL signals. | 10-22-2009 |
20090264125 | HANDHELD COMPUTING UNIT COORDINATION OF FEMTOCELL AP FUNCTIONS - A handheld computing unit includes a processing module and a plurality of PHY units. The processing module determines whether a femtocell access point (AP) mode is active. When the femtocell AP mode is active, the processing module determines whether at least one other handheld computing unit is supporting femtocell AP operations. When another handheld computing unit is not supporting the femtocell AP operations, the processing module enables the femtocell AP operations. A PHY unit of the plurality of PHY units converts a downstream PHY signal into a downstream radio frequency (RF) signal and converts an upstream RF signal into an upstream PHY signal. | 10-22-2009 |
20090264154 | HANDHELD COMPUTING UNIT WITH POWER MANAGEMENT - A handheld computing unit includes a plurality of PHY units, a local wireless interface (LWI), and a processing module. When the unit is in a femtocell AP mode, the processing module performs one or more femtocell AP functions to facilitate conversion of a LWI downstream data into one or more downstream PHY signals and conversion of one or more upstream PHY signals into the LWI upstream data; determines energy demand of the handheld computing unit; determines whether the energy demand compares unfavorably to energy performance criteria; and, when the energy demand compares unfavorably to the energy performance criteria, executes an energy adjustment algorithm. | 10-22-2009 |
20090273559 | GAME DEVICE THAT GENERATES A DISPLAY WITH A SIMULATED BODY IMAGE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A game device includes a first receiver that receives body motion signals from a plurality of remote motion sensing device coupled to a user's body. A user data generation module generates simulated body image data. A processor executes a game application that generates display signals for display on a display device, wherein the display signals are generated based on the simulated body image data. | 11-05-2009 |
20090300240 | COMPUTING UNIT AND IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - A computing unit includes main memory, a processing module, a baseband processing module, a transmission section, and a control module. The control module includes inputs, outputs, and memory interfaces. The main memory is coupled to one of the memory interfaces. The processing module is coupled to one of the inputs and to one of the outputs. The baseband processing module is coupled to another one of the inputs and to another one of the outputs. The control module is operably coupled to receive a request via a input of the plurality of inputs and to interpret the request. The control module determines an address from the memory access request when the request is a memory access request. The control module then determines a memory interface based on the address and transmits a representation of the memory access request to the memory interface. | 12-03-2009 |
20090325515 | BEAMFORMING AND/OR MIMO RF FRONT-END - An RF front-end includes a transmit adjust module, a PA module, an antenna coupling circuit, a LNA module, and a receive adjust module. The transmit adjust module adjusts coordinates of up-converted analog signals when in a first transmit mode and adjusts coordinates of a plurality of up-converted analog signals when in a second transmit mode to produce to produce multiple adjusted up-converted signals and a plurality of adjusted up-converted signals, respectively, which are subsequently amplified by the PA module. The antenna coupling circuit provides the multiple or the plurality of outbound RF signals to at least some of a plurality of antennas depending on the transmit mode and provides multiple or a plurality of inbound RF signals at least some of the plurality of antennas to the LNA module based on a receive mode. The receive adjust module adjusts coordinates of the multiple or plurality of amplified inbound RF signals based on the receive mode. | 12-31-2009 |
20100022194 | AUTO-CALIBRATING RECEIVER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A voice, data and RF integrated circuit includes an RF transmitter generates a transmit signal that includes a first calibration signal when at least one control signal indicates a receive calibration mode. An RF receiver receives a received signal that includes the first calibration signal and generates at least one receiver equalization parameter for equalizing the RF receiver, when the at least one control signal indicates the receive calibration mode. | 01-28-2010 |
20100022195 | IC HAVING AN RF BUS STRUCTURE - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a die and a package substrate. The die includes circuit modules and an RF bus transceiver module and the package substrate includes a micro-electromechanical (MEM) area. The RF bus transceiver module includes a baseband processing module, a transmitter section, a receiver section, a transformer, an impedance matching circuit, and a transmission line. At least one of the transformer, the impedance matching circuit, and the transmission line is within the MEM area. | 01-28-2010 |
20100022204 | FULLY INTEGRATED MICRO-STRIP VCO - A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers. Additionally, a multi-mode transceiver is operable to configure transmit and receive circuitry based upon transmission path. | 01-28-2010 |
20100041352 | RADIO TRANSMITTER FRONT-END WITH AMPLITUDE AND PHASE CORRECTION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A radio transmitter front-end for use in a voice data and RF integrated circuit (IC) includes a phase correction module that produces a phase adjusted signal in response to a phase modulated signal and at least one phase correction signal. An amplitude correction module produces an amplitude adjusted signal in response to an amplitude modulating signal and an amplitude correction signal. An amplifier amplifies the phase adjusted signal and amplitude modulates the phase adjusted signal, based on the amplitude adjusted signal, to produce a polar coordinate transmit signal. A correction generation module generates the at least one phase correction signal and the amplitude correction signal, based on the polar coordinate transmit signal and the phase adjusted signal. | 02-18-2010 |
20100053009 | MULTIPLE FREQUENCY ANTENNA ARRAY FOR USE WITH AN RF TRANSMITTER OR RECEIVER - A multiple frequency antenna array includes a first antenna circuit and a second antenna circuit. The first antenna circuit has a first radiation pattern and is tuned to a first carrier frequency. The first antenna circuit transmits a first representation of a radio frequency (RF) signal at the first carrier frequency, where the first carrier frequency corresponds to a carrier frequency of the RF signal and a first frequency offset. The second antenna circuit has a second radiation pattern and is tuned to a second carrier frequency. The second antenna circuit transmits a second representation of the RF signal at the second carrier frequency, where the second carrier frequency corresponds to the carrier frequency of the RF signal and a second frequency offset. | 03-04-2010 |
20100053018 | PROGRAMMABLE ANTENNA WITH PROGRAMMABLE IMPEDANCE MATCHING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A programmable antenna includes a fixed antenna element and a programmable antenna element that is tunable to one of a plurality of resonant frequencies in response to at least one antenna control signal. A programmable impedance matching network is tunable in response to at least one matching network control signal, to provide, for instance, a substantially constant load impedance. A control module generates the antenna control signals and the matching network control signals, in response to a frequency selection signal. | 03-04-2010 |
20100056071 | RF TRANSCEIVER WITH UNDESIRED SIGNAL REJECTION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A radio frequency (RF) transceiver includes an RF transmitter that generates an outbound RF signal at a carrier frequency that is based on a transmitter local oscillation. An RF front-end receives an inbound RF signal that includes a desired signal component that is based on the outbound RF signal and that includes an undesired signal component. The RF front-end includes a first RF combiner module that attenuates the undesired signal component to produce a desired RF signal. A down conversion module generates a down converted signal from the desired RF signal based on a receiver local oscillation. A receiver processing module generates inbound data from the down converted signal. A frequency control module controls a frequency of the transmitter local oscillation and a frequency of the receiver local oscillation, based on an interference rejection signal, to control the attenuation of the undesired signal component. | 03-04-2010 |
20100056075 | ADJUSTABLE ANTENNA INTERFACE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An adjustable antenna interface includes a single-ended to differential conversion circuit, an adjustable impedance matching circuit, an RF differential switch, and an input. The single-ended to differential conversion circuit converts inbound RF signals from single-ended signals to differential signals and converts outbound RF signals from differential signals to single-ended signals. The adjustable impedance matching circuit provides an impedance based on an impedance control signal. The RF differential switch provides the differential outbound RF signals from the IC to the single-ended to differential conversion circuit in accordance with a first antenna control signal and provides the differential inbound RF signals from the single-ended to differential conversion circuit to the IC in accordance with a second antenna control signal. The input receives the first antenna control signal, the second antenna control signal, and the impedance control signal from the IC. | 03-04-2010 |
20100062730 | RF TRANSCEIVER FRONT-END - An RF transceiver front-end includes receiver and transmitter front-ends. The receiver front-end includes 1 | 03-11-2010 |
20100067566 | COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED GYRATORS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A device includes an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the device. An RF transceiver generates an outbound RF signal from an outbound symbol stream, transmits the outbound RF signal to a remote station of a wireless network, and generates an inbound symbol stream from an inbound RF signal received from the at least one remote station. A processing module is coupled to process the motion parameter to produce motion data, to convert outbound data into the outbound symbol stream, and to convert the inbound symbol stream into inbound data, wherein the outbound data includes the motion data. | 03-18-2010 |
20100069027 | TRANSMIT POWER MANAGEMENT FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - An RF integrated circuit (IC) includes a processing module that determines a selected one of the plurality of power modes based on current use characteristics of at least one application, and generates a power mode signal based on the selected one of the plurality of power modes. An on-chip power management circuit receives the power mode signal and generates a plurality of power supply signals based on the power mode signal. | 03-18-2010 |
20100077115 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS DONGLE DEVICE WITH GPS RECEIVER AND SYSTEM FOR USE THEREWITH - A universal serial bus (USB) dongle device includes a GPS receiver that receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS data in response thereto. A USB plug is connectable to a host device. A USB controller circuit formats the GPS data in the USB format for communication to the host device. A millimeter wave interface includes a first millimeter wave transceiver coupled to the wireless transceiver and a second millimeter wave transceiver coupled to the USB controller circuit that wirelessly communicates the GPS data between the GPS receiver and the USB controller circuit via signaling in a millimeter wave frequency band. | 03-25-2010 |
20100080177 | MULTIBAND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION CONTROL OF REMOTE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes an RF transceiver for communicating first data with at least one of a plurality of remote communication devices via a first protocol and a first frequency band in a first mode of operation. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates second data with at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices via a second protocol and a second frequency band in a second mode of operation. A communication control module coordinates the communication of the first data and the second data to facilitate communication between at least two of the plurality of remote communication devices. | 04-01-2010 |
20100081381 | MULTIBAND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR USE WITH A MESH NETWORK AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes an RF transceiver for communicating first data with at least one of a plurality of remote communication devices via a first protocol and a first frequency band. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates second data with at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices via a second protocol and a second frequency band. A communication control module coordinates the communication of the first data and the second data with the at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices and for establishing a mesh network between the communication device and the plurality of remote communication devices. | 04-01-2010 |
20100081422 | MULTIBAND COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH COMMUNICATION CONTROL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes an RF transceiver for communicating first data with a remote communication device via a first protocol. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates second data with the remote communication device via a second protocol. A communication control module coordinates the communication of the first data and the second data with the remote communication device to establish at least one parameter of the second protocol. | 04-01-2010 |
20100081429 | MULTIBAND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR USE WITH A LOCAL AREA NETWORK AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes an RF transceiver for communicating first data with at least one of a plurality of remote communication devices via a first protocol and a first frequency band. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates second data with at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices via a second protocol and a second frequency band. A communication control module coordinates the communication of the first data and the second data with the at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices and establishes a local area network connection between the communication device and the plurality of remote communication devices. | 04-01-2010 |
20100081430 | MULTIBAND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes an RF transceiver for communicating first data with a remote communication device via a first protocol. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates second data with the remote communication device via a second protocol. A communication control module coordinates the communication of the first data and the second data with the remote communication device to establish a virtual private network connection between the communication device and the remote communication device. | 04-01-2010 |
20100083127 | MULTIBAND COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH GRAPHICAL CONNECTION INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes an RF transceiver for communicating first data with at least one of a plurality of remote communication devices via a first protocol and a first frequency band in a first mode of operation. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates second data with at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices via a second protocol and a second frequency band in a second mode of operation. A communication control module coordinates the communication of the first data and the second data with the at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices. A graphical interface device selects the at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices and selects at least one of the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation, based on actions of a user. | 04-01-2010 |
20100086012 | CALIBRATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device includes an integrated circuit (IC) and an antenna system. The IC includes a baseband processing module, a network processing module, a calibration processing module, a receiver section and a transmitter section. The network processing module establishes a wireless communication protocol and operational parameters based on the wireless communication protocol. The calibration processing module generates RF receiver calibration information based on the operational parameters and RF receive feedback and generates RF transmitter calibration information based on the operational parameters and RF transmit feedback. The receiver section provides the RF receive feedback and converts an inbound RF signal into an inbound symbol stream. The transmitter section provides the RF transmit feedback and converts an outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal. The antenna system provides the inbound RF signal to the receiver section and receives the outbound RF signal from the transmitter section. | 04-08-2010 |
20100094571 | RF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING AN ON-CHIP PRESSURE SENSING CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit includes a on-chip pressure sensing circuit that generates a pressure signal based on a pressure of the integrated circuit. A processing module, generates a control signal based on the pressure signal. An RF transceiver generates an outbound RF signal from outbound data and to generate inbound data from an inbound RF signal, based on the control signal. | 04-15-2010 |
20100099355 | RFID READER ARCHITECTURE - A highly integrated and low-cost reader for a radio frequency identification (RFID) system is realized by providing a transmitter operable to generate an outbound radio frequency (RF) signal and a receiver operable to receive an inbound RF signal having a frequency similar to a frequency of the outbound RF signal on a single integrated circuit. Since the inbound RF signal may include not only a modulated RF signal produced by an RFID tag responsive to the outbound RF signal, but also a blocking signal corresponding to the outbound RF signal, the receiver additionally includes a block cancellation module operable to substantially cancel the blocking signal from the inbound RF signal using the outbound RF signal and to substantially pass the modulated RF signal before down-conversion of the modulated RF signal. | 04-22-2010 |
20100120376 | VOICE DATA RF GPS INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a baseband processing module, a GPS receiver, and an RF section. The baseband processing module is coupled to process voice signals and data signals. The global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver module is coupled to process GPS signals. The radio frequency (RF) section id coupled to: transceive the voice signals as RF voice signals; transceive the data signals as RF data signals; and convert GPS RF signals into the GPS signals. | 05-13-2010 |
20100123556 | MULTI-MODE RFID TAG ARCHITECTURE - A multi-mode RFID tag includes a power generating and signal detection module, a baseband processing module, a transmit section, a configurable coupling circuit, and an antenna section. In near field mode, the configurable coupling circuit is operable to couple the transmit section to a coil or inductor in the configurable coupling circuit to transmit an outbound transmit signal using electromagnetic or inductive coupling to an RFID reader. In far field mode, the configurable coupling circuit is operable to couple the transmit section to the antenna section, and the multi-mode RFID tag then utilizes a back-scattering RF technology to transmit the outbound transmit signal to RFID readers. | 05-20-2010 |
20100135164 | MILLIMETER WAVE PROBING OF COMPONENTS VIA A PROBE DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - Probe data is directly communicating between a probe device and a component of an external device via a wireless millimeter wave communication path. A probe application is executed in accordance with the probe data, for diagnostics and testing, to update component software, and to upload other files and applications to the component. | 06-03-2010 |
20100136922 | CONFIGURABLE RF SECTIONS FOR RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A transceiver includes an RF receiver section having a plurality of RF receiver stages configured in parallel, and a configurable RF transmitter section. The plurality of RF receiver stages are selectively enabled in response to a control signal. The configurable RF transmitter section is configured to operate in one of: a mixed signal mode of operation and a phase modulation mode of operation, in response to the control signal. | 06-03-2010 |
20100136923 | APPARATUS WITH RFID TRANSCEIVER AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE - An apparatus includes an RFID transceiver, a processing module, and a wireless communication module. The RFID transceiver receives an RFID signal from a device and obtains communication information from the RFID signal. The processing module is operable to: determine a wireless communication protocol and device identification information from the communication information; receive an outbound data request; and generate outbound data in accordance with the outbound data request, wherein the outbound data includes at least a portion of the identification information. The wireless communication module converts outbound data into an outbound wireless signal in accordance with the wireless communication protocol. | 06-03-2010 |
20100136927 | CONFIGURABLE BASEBAND PROCESSING FOR RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A configurable transceiver includes an RF receiver section that generates at least one downconverted signal from a received RF signal. A receiver processing module processes at least one downconverted signal in a plurality of receiver stages to produce a stream of inbound data, wherein the receiver processing module is configurable in response to a control signal to selectively bypass at least one of the plurality of receiver processing stages. A transmitter processing module processes outbound data in a plurality of transmitter stages to produce at least one baseband signal, wherein the receiver processing module is configurable in response to the control signal to selectively bypass at least one of the plurality of transmitter processing stages. An RF transmitter section generates at least one RF signal from the at least one baseband signal. | 06-03-2010 |
20100136928 | POWER MANAGEMENT UNIT FOR CONFIGURABLE RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A configurable transceiver includes an RF receiver that generates a stream of inbound data from at least one received RF signal, wherein the RF receiver is configurable in response to a control signal. An RF transmitter generates at least one RF signal from a stream of outbound data, wherein the RF transmitter section is configurable in response to the control signal. A configuration controller generates the control signal based on channel data. A power management unit generates at least one receiver supply signal and at least on transmitter supply signal in accordance with a plurality of power consumption parameters, and wherein the power management unit adjusts at least one of the plurality of power consumption parameters based on the control signal. | 06-03-2010 |
20100136933 | CONFIGURATION CONTROLLER FOR RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER - A configuration controller generates one or more control signals based on channel data. A receiver includes an RF receiver section and a receiver processing module that are configured in response to the control signal. A transmitter includes an RF transmitter section and a transmitter processing module that are configured in response to the control signal. | 06-03-2010 |
20100136934 | VOICE, DATA AND RF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH MULTIPLE MODULATION MODES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A radio frequency (RF) transmitter includes a modulation controller that generates a modulation control signal having either a first value or a second value. A driver generates an RF signal based on an upconverted signal, wherein the driver modulates the upconverted signal based on a first modulation signal when the modulation control signal has the first value. A power amplifier generates a transmit signal based on the RF signal, wherein the power amplifier modulates the RF signal based on a second modulation signal when the modulation control signal has the second value. | 06-03-2010 |
20100136952 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH VIDEO APPLICATION FOR DISPLAY ON A REMOTE MONITOR AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile communication device includes a processing module that executes a video application and that generates display data in response thereto. At least one transceiver sends the display data to a display device in a video mode of operation and transceives wireless telephony data with a wireless telephony network in a telephony mode of operation. | 06-03-2010 |
20100137006 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH VEHICLE INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes a wireless telephony transceiver for communicating first data with a wireless telephony network. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates second data with a vehicle via a millimeter wave communication path. A processing module executes a plurality of applications including a wireless telephony application that is based on the communication of the first data, and a vehicle interface application that is based on the second data. | 06-03-2010 |
20100137020 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH MILLIMETER WAVE REMOTE CONTROL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes a wireless telephony transceiver for communicating first data with a wireless telephony network. One or more interface devices generate user data based on an action of a user. A processing module generates second data, based on the user data and based on first remote control configuration data corresponding to a first external device. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates the second data with the first external device via a millimeter wave communication path. | 06-03-2010 |
20100138572 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS DEVICE WITH MILLIMETER WAVE TRANSCEIVER AND SYSTEM WITH HOST DEVICE FOR USE THEREWITH - A universal serial bus device includes a wireless millimeter wave transceiver that communicates first data with a host device via a first RF millimeter wave communication path. A USB interface, when coupled to a host device, communicates second data with the host device. | 06-03-2010 |
20100159864 | RF RECEPTION SYSTEM WITH PROGRAMMABLE IMPEDANCE MATCHING NETWORKS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An RF communication device provides impedance matching by generating a frequency selection signal. A plurality of programmable impedance matching networks, coupled to an antenna, and formed by a plurality of off-chip impedance matching components, a first on-chip adjustable impedance and a second on-chip adjustable impedance are programmed. The programming includes adjusting a first impedance of the first on-chip adjustable impedance to a first value based on the frequency selection signal, and adjusting a second impedance of the second on-chip adjustable impedance to a second value based on the frequency selection signal. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159867 | RF RECEPTION SYSTEM AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PROGRAMMABLE FILTER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes an on-chip filter component that forms a programmable bandpass filter with the at least one off-chip bandpass filter component. The programmable bandpass filter is programmable based on a control signal. An RF receiver generates inbound data in response to a received signal from the programmable bandpass filter. | 06-24-2010 |
20100160000 | INDUCTIVE POWERING FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A power status signal is received in an integrated circuit that indicates an inductive power status of an off-chip inductive power module and a battery power status of a battery. A power mode is selected based on the at least one power status signal. A power mode signal is generated based on the selected power mode. A power supply signal is generated and adjusted in response to the power mode signal. | 06-24-2010 |
20100171661 | BEAMFORMING RF CIRCUIT AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A beamforming radio frequency (RF) circuit includes a plurality of antennas, a plurality of amplifiers and an adjust module. The plurality of antennas is operably coupled to interrelate a plurality of beamformed signal components with a beamformed signal. The plurality of amplifiers is operably coupled to interrelate the plurality of beamformed signal components with a plurality of adjusted signal components. The adjust module is operably coupled to interrelate coordinates of a signal with the plurality of adjusted signal components. | 07-08-2010 |
20100178893 | Radio receiver and radio receiver front-end - A radio receiver front-end includes first and second RF receiver sections and an RF combining module. The first RF receiver section is coupled to receive an inbound RF signal and provide to a first representation of the inbound RF signal, wherein the inbound RF signal includes a desired signal component and an undesired signal component. The second RF receiver section is coupled to receive the inbound RF signal and to provide a second representation of the inbound RF signal. The RF combining module is coupled to combine the first and second representations of the inbound RF signal to produce a desired RF signal, wherein the desired RF signal includes the desired signal component and an attenuated representation of the undesired signal component. | 07-15-2010 |
20100190453 | CONFIGURABLE CONVERSION MODULE OF AN RF FRONT-END - A configurable conversion module includes a down conversion module and an up conversion module. The down conversion module is operable to convert, when in a first mode, a first amplified inbound RF signal into a first inbound symbol stream in accordance with a first protocol and convert, when in a second mode, a second amplified inbound RF signal into a second inbound symbol stream in accordance with a second protocol. The up conversion module is operable to convert, when in the first mode, a first outbound symbol stream into a first outbound RF signal in accordance with the first protocol and convert, when in the second mode, a second outbound symbol stream into a second outbound RF signal in accordance with the second protocol. | 07-29-2010 |
20100201587 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MEMS ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An integrated circuit (IC) antenna structure includes a micro-electromechanical (MEM) area, a feed point, and a transmission line. The micro-electromechanical (MEM) area includes a three-dimensional shape, wherein the three dimensional-shape provides an antenna structure. The feed point is coupled to provide an outbound radio frequency (RF) signal to the antenna structure for transmission and to receive an inbound RF signal from the antenna structure. The transmission line electrically coupled to the feed point. | 08-12-2010 |
20100214063 | RFID RECEIVER FRONT END WITH PHASE CANCELLATION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An radio frequency identification (RFID) receiver front end includes an antenna module coupled to generate a plurality of millimeter wave RFID signals from a remote RFID device. A plurality of a phase adjusters generate a plurality of phase adjusted signals from the plurality of millimeter wave RFID signals, based on a plurality of control signals. A combining module combines the plurality of phase adjusted signals to generate a received signal. A signal strength module generates a signal strength of the received signal. A control module generates the plurality of control signals to reduce the signal strength of the received signal. | 08-26-2010 |
20100216412 | CONFIGURABLE TRANSCEIVER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A configurable radio frequency (RF) transceiver includes a configuration controller that generates at least one mode control signal that indicates an isolation mode, a frequency mode and an antenna mode. An antenna section includes a plurality of antennas and that selects an antenna configuration based on the at least one mode control signal. An isolation section includes a plurality of isolation circuits and that selects an isolation circuit based on the at least one mode control signal. An RF section selects an RF configuration based on the at least one mode control signal. A baseband section selects a baseband configuration based on the at least one mode control signal. | 08-26-2010 |
20100217835 | DOCKABLE HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICE WITH FILE TRANSFER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A handheld computing device includes a handheld memory for storing at least one handheld application that includes a file transfer application and for storing at least one handheld file. A handheld processing module executes the file transfer application. A physical docking interface accesses at least one extended file stored in an extended computer unit in a physical docked mode. A wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver communicates with at least one remote unit via WLAN communications. When the handheld computing unit is in the physical docking mode, the file transfer application provides the remote unit access to the handheld file and the extended file via WLAN communications. When the handheld computing unit is uncoupled from the extended computer, the file transfer application provides the remote unit access to the handheld file via WLAN communications. | 08-26-2010 |
20100217836 | DOCKABLE HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICE WITH VIDEO APPLICATION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A handheld computing device includes a video camera for generating a local video signal. A handheld memory stores at least one handheld application that includes a video application. A handheld processing module, coupled to the handheld memory, executes the video application, based on the local video signal. A network interface sends the local video signal to a remote device via a network. A physical docking interface accesses at least one resource of an extended computer unit in a physical docked mode when the handheld computing unit is coupled to the extended computer unit via the physical docking interface. A quasi docking interface accesses at least one resource of the extended computer unit in the quasi docked mode when the handheld computing unit is coupled to the extended computer unit via the quasi docking interface. | 08-26-2010 |
20100217912 | DOCKABLE HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICE WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A handheld computing device includes a handheld memory for storing at least one handheld application. A handheld processing module executes the handheld application. A physical docking interface facilitates co-processing with an extended processing module of an extended computer unit in a physical docked mode, when the handheld computing unit is coupled to the extended computer unit via the physical docking interface. A quasi docking interface facilitates co-processing with the extended processing module in a quasi docked mode when the handheld computing unit is coupled to the extended computer unit via the quasi docking interface. A graphical user interface presents a selectable quasi docking interface graphic for display to a user and responds to a user selection of the selectable quasi docking interface graphic by generating a quasi docking command. The quasi docking interface couples the handheld computing unit to the extended computing unit in response to the quasi docking command. | 08-26-2010 |
20100225559 | RF RECEPTION SYSTEM AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PROGRAMMABLE IMPEDANCE MATCHING NETWORK AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes an on-chip antenna interface, coupled to an off-chip antenna interface having at least one off-chip impedance matching component, that forms a programmable impedance matching network with the at least one off-chip impedance matching component. The programmable impedance matching network is programmable based on a control signal. An RF receiver, coupled to the programmable impedance matching network, that generates inbound data in response to a received signal from the programmable impedance matching network. | 09-09-2010 |
20100230785 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A circuit includes a first integrated circuit or die having a first circuit and a first inductive interface. A second integrated circuit or die has a second circuit and a second inductive interface. The first inductive interface and the second inductive interface are aligned to magnetically communicate signals between the first circuit and the second circuit. | 09-16-2010 |
20100232474 | ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR USE WITHIN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An antenna system includes an antenna, a transmission line, an inductor module, a tunable capacitor module, and control logic. The transmission line is coupled to the antenna and to the inductor module. The tunable capacitor module is coupled to the transmission line in accordance with a capacitance control signal to provide a desired capacitance such that inductance of the inductor module and the desired capacitance tunes the antenna system. The control logic is coupled to generate the capacitance control signal based on the operational parameters. | 09-16-2010 |
20100245191 | MULTIPLE MODE RF TRANSCEIVER AND ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure includes first and second antennas. The first antenna has a first geometry corresponding to a first frequency. The second antenna has a second geometry corresponding to a second frequency. The second antenna is proximal to the first antenna and utilizes electrical-magnetic properties of the first antenna to transceive signals at the second frequency. | 09-30-2010 |
20100248650 | PROGRAMMABLE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A programmable antenna assembly includes a configurable antenna structure, a configurable antenna interface, and a control module. The configurable antenna structure includes a plurality of antenna elements that, in response to an antenna configuration signal, are configured elements into at least one antenna. The configurable antenna interface module is coupled to the at least one antenna and, based on an antenna interface control signal, provides at least one of an impedance matching circuit and a bandpass filter. The control module is coupled to generate the antenna configuration signal and the antenna interface control signal in accordance with a first frequency band and a second frequency band such that the at least one antenna facilitates at least one of transmitting and receiving a first RF signal within the first frequency band and facilitates at least one of transmitting and receiving a second RF signal within the second frequency band. | 09-30-2010 |
20100248670 | DIRECT CONVERSION RF TRANSCEIVER FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A single chip radio transceiver includes circuitry that enables received wideband RF signals to be down converted to base band frequencies and base band signals to be up converted to wideband RF signals prior to transmission without requiring conversion to an intermediate frequency. The circuitry includes a low noise amplifier, automatic frequency control circuitry for aligning the LO frequency with the frequency of the received RF signals, signal power measuring circuitry for measuring the signal to signal and power ratio and for adjusting frontal and rear amplification stages accordingly, and finally, filtering circuitry to filter high and low frequency interfering signals including DC offset. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250997 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING FREQUENCY DEPENDENT NOISE AVOIDANCE - An integrated circuit includes first, second and third circuits, a clock module and a rate adapting module. The first circuit causes frequency dependent noise and is clocked based on a clock signal. The second circuit is rate dependent and is clocked based on an operation dependent clock signal. The third circuit is susceptible to adverse performance when the frequency dependent noise has a component within a given frequency range. The clock module generates a clock signal having a rate such that frequency dependent noise components associated with the clock signal are outside the given frequency range. The rate adapting module is coupled to produce the operation dependent clock signal from the clock signal. | 09-30-2010 |
20100265189 | INDUCTIVE TOUCH SCREEN WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNA FOR USE IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A touch screen can be used in a communication device having a transceiver that communicates radio frequency (RF) signals with at least one remote station. The touch screen includes a display layer for displaying information. An inductor grid includes a plurality of inductive elements. A switch matrix selects a selected inductive element in response to a selection signal. A driver generates the selection signal and drives the selected inductive element to detect a touch object in proximity to the selected inductive element and generates touch screen data in response thereto. A plurality of coupling elements couple together a group of the plurality of inductive elements to form an antenna and further couple the antenna to the transceiver to send and receive the RF signals. | 10-21-2010 |
20100265190 | INDUCTIVE TOUCH SCREEN AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A touch screen includes a display layer for displaying information. An inductor grid includes a plurality of inductive elements arranged on a single layer. At least one switch matrix selects an inductive element in response to the selection signal. A driver generates the selection signal, drives the selected inductive element to detect a touch object in proximity to the selected inductive element and generates touch screen data in response thereto. | 10-21-2010 |
20100265203 | DUAL MODE INDUCTIVE TOUCH SCREEN FOR USE IN A CONFIGURABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A touch screen can be used in a communication device having a transceiver that communicates radio frequency (RF) signals. The communication device includes an antenna and a programmable antenna interface that couples the antenna to the transceiver. The touch screen includes a display layer for displaying information. An inductor grid includes a plurality of inductive elements. A switch matrix selects an inductive element in response to a selection signal in a first mode of operation, and couples together a group of inductive elements in a second mode of operation. A dual mode driver generates the selection signal and, in the first mode of operation, drives the selected inductive element to detect a touch object in proximity to the selected inductive elements and that generates touch screen data in response thereto. In a second mode of operation, the dual mode driver couples the group of inductive elements to the programmable antenna interface. | 10-21-2010 |
20100267421 | INDUCTIVE TOUCH SCREEN WITH ANTENNA MODE FOR USE IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A touch screen can be used in a communication device having a transceiver that communicates radio frequency (RF) signals. The touch screen includes a display layer for displaying information. An inductor grid includes a plurality of inductive elements. A switch matrix selects one of the inductive elements in response to a selection signal in a first mode of operation, and couples together a group of inductive elements to form an antenna in a second mode of operation. A dual mode driver generates the selection signal and, in the first mode of operation, drives the selected inductive element to detect a touch object in proximity to the selected inductive element and generates touch screen data in response thereto. In a second mode of operation, the dual mode driver couples the antenna formed by the group of inductive elements to the transceiver to send and receive the RF signals. | 10-21-2010 |
20100271314 | CAPACITOR FOR USE IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A touch screen can be used in a communication device having a transceiver that communicates radio frequency (RF) signals with at least one remote station. The touch screen includes a display layer for displaying information. An inductor grid includes a plurality of inductive elements. A switch matrix selects a selected inductive element in response to a selection signal. A driver generates the selection signal and drives the selected inductive element to detect a touch object in proximity to the selected inductive element and generates touch screen data in response thereto. Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) capacitors couple together a group of the plurality of inductive elements to form an antenna and further couple the antenna to the transceiver to send and receive the RF signals. | 10-28-2010 |
20100276498 | RFID SYSTEM WITH RF BUS - A radio frequency identification (RFID) system includes an RFID reader, an RFID tag, and a network connection module. The RFID reader includes a reader radio frequency (RF) bus transceiver. The network connection module includes a network connection RF bus transceiver, wherein the reader RF bus transceiver exchanges at least one of inbound RFID data and outbound RFID data with the network RF bus transceiver via an RF bus. | 11-04-2010 |
20100285634 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH MAGNETIC COMMUNICATION PATH AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes a first integrated circuit die having a first circuit and a first inductive interface and a second integrated circuit die having a second circuit and a second inductive interface. A substrate is coupled to support the first integrated circuit die and the second integrated circuit die, the substrate including a magnetic communication path aligned with the first inductive interface and the second inductive interface, to magnetically communicate signals between the first circuit and the second circuit. | 11-11-2010 |
20100285748 | RFID INTERFACE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A radio frequency identification (RFID) interface includes first coil, a plurality of coils, and a control module. The first coil is associated with an RFID tag and the plurality of coils is associated with an RFID reader. Each of the plurality of coils has a different orientation with respect to at least one axis of a multi-dimensional axis system. The control module is coupled to enable at least one of the plurality of coils based on electro-magnetic coupling between the first coil and the least one of the plurality of coils. | 11-11-2010 |
20100285767 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT BASED ON RECEIVER PARAMETER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit (IC) includes an RF receiver having an AGC module that generates an automatic gain control (AGC) signal based on a strength of a received signal, and a low noise amplifier that amplifies the received signal based on the AGC signal. A processing module generates a power mode signal based on the AGC signal, the power mode signal for adjusting a power consumption parameter of the IC based on the power mode signal. | 11-11-2010 |
20100285835 | VOICE, DATA AND RF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH OFF-CHIP POWER AMPLIFIER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An RFIC includes an RF transmitter, that generates an RF signal to a power amplifier module that operates a selected one of a plurality of power amplifiers, based one or more control signals. A processing module generates the control signals based on a selected one of a plurality of modes, wherein the plurality of modes include a first wireless mode corresponding to the use of the RFIC in accordance with a first wireless standard and a second wireless mode corresponding to the use of the RFIC in accordance with a second wireless standard. A power management circuit generates a plurality of power supply signals including at least one power supply signal for selectively powering only the selected one of the plurality of power amplifiers, in response to the at least one control signal, wherein the power management circuit is bonded to a bottom of the RFIC so as to dissipate heat to a printed circuit board. | 11-11-2010 |
20100290563 | Hybrid Radio Frequency Transmitter - A hybrid transmitter includes first and second up-conversion modules, a combining module, and a power amplifier circuit. The first up-conversion module is operably coupled to generate a first up-conversion signal based on a normalized in-phase (I) symbol, an in-phase local oscillation, and phase or frequency information. The second up-conversion module is operably coupled to generate a second up-conversion signal based on a normalized quadrature (Q) symbol, a quadrature local oscillation, and the phase or frequency information. The combining module is operably coupled to combine the first and second up-conversion signals to produce a radio frequency (RF) signal. The power amplifier circuit is operably coupled to adjust amplitude of the RF signal based on amplitude information to produce an amplitude and phase modulated RF signal. | 11-18-2010 |
20100297947 | MULTI-MODE PROGRAMMABLE ANTENNA WITH CONFIGURATION CONTROL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An antenna configuration controller configures a programmable antenna via a configuration procedure. The configuration procedure includes evaluating first candidate antenna configurations, based on quality data corresponding to each configuration, wherein the quality data includes mode interference data. A selected antenna configuration is identified when the quality data corresponding to the selected antenna configuration compares favorably to a quality threshold. A first proper subset of the first candidate antenna configurations is selected when the quality data corresponding to the first candidate antenna configurations compares unfavorably to the quality threshold; and second candidate antenna configurations are generated, based on the first proper subset. The second candidate antenna configurations are evaluated, based on the quality data corresponding to each of the configurations; and a selected antenna configuration is identified from the second candidate antenna configurations, when the quality data corresponding to the selected antenna configuration compares favorably to the quality threshold. | 11-25-2010 |
20100297952 | ANTENNA WITH RESONATOR GRID AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An antenna includes a planar antenna section. A resonator grid includes a plurality of resonators in a planar array to electromagnetically enhance the performance of the plan antenna section. | 11-25-2010 |
20100297953 | WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER WITH CONFIGURATION CONTROL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes at least one RF transceiver section that generates an outbound RF signal based on outbound data and that generates inbound data based on an inbound RF signal. A configuration controller configures the wireless transceiver, by configuring the wireless transceiver to identify a plurality of communication paths to a remote station, the plurality of communication paths including at least one indirect communication path through at least one intermediate station; configuring the wireless transceiver to communicate with the remote station based on a first path of the plurality of communication paths; and configuring the wireless transceiver to communicate with the remote station based on a second path of the plurality of communication paths. | 11-25-2010 |
20100297957 | PROGRAMMABLE ANTENNA WITH CONFIGURATION CONTROL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An antenna configuration controller configures a programmable antenna via a configuration procedure. The configuration procedure includes evaluating first candidate antenna configurations, based on quality data corresponding to each configuration. A selected antenna configuration is identified when the quality data corresponding to the selected antenna configuration compares favorably to a quality threshold. A first proper subset of the first candidate antenna configurations is selected when the quality data corresponding to the first candidate antenna configurations compares unfavorably to the quality threshold; and second candidate antenna configurations are generated, based on the first proper subset. The second candidate antenna configurations are evaluated, based on the quality data corresponding to each of the configurations; and a selected antenna configuration is identified from the second candidate antenna configurations, when the quality data corresponding to the selected antenna configuration compares favorably to the quality threshold. | 11-25-2010 |
20100297962 | PROGRAMMABLE ANTENNA WITH PROGRAMMABLE IMPEDANCE MATCHING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes a programmable antenna, that is configurable to a selected one of a plurality of antenna configurations, based on a control signal. An antenna interface is coupled to the programmable antenna. An RF transceiver section can include at least one power amplifier having a output section that includes a first plurality of tunable inductors that impedance match the output section to the antenna interface. The RF transceiver section can further include at least one low noise amplifier having an input section that includes a first plurality of tunable inductors that impedance match the input section to the antenna interface. | 11-25-2010 |
20100310010 | RADIO FREQUENCY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING FREQUENCY DEPENDENT NOISE MITIGATION WITH SPECTRUM SPREADING - A plurality of baseband clock signals by detecting an interference condition associated with at least one of the plurality of baseband clock signals and by spreading the spectrum of the at least one of the plurality of baseband clock signals when the interference condition is detected. | 12-09-2010 |
20100310064 | POWER MODE CONTROL FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE THERWITH - A power status signal is received in an integrated circuit that indicates an inductive power status of an off-chip inductive power module and a battery power status of a battery. A power mode is selected based on the at least one power status signal. A power mode signal is generated based on the selected power mode. A power supply signal is generated and adjusted in response to the power mode signal. | 12-09-2010 |
20100321304 | GRAPHICAL AUTHENTICATION FOR A PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A portable device includes a touch screen that includes a display screen and that generates touch screen data in response to a user's interaction with the touch screen. A processor executes a security application for authenticating the user to the portable device that provides first display data to the touch screen for displaying a security prompt on the display screen. Touch screen data is received from the touch screen in response to the user's interaction with the touch screen and is processed to determine when an authentication shape is recognized as being indicated by the touch screen data. The user is authenticated to the portable device when the authentication shape is recognized as being indicated by the touch screen data. | 12-23-2010 |
20100328032 | SECURITY FOR COMPUTING UNIT WITH FEMTOCELL AP FUNCTIONALITY - A computing unit includes a radio that communicates with at least one external station in a femtocell access point (AP) mode of operation. A processing module executes a plurality of applications including a femtocell application in the femtocell AP mode of operation and a multi-level security application that authenticates a user of the computing unit and that restricts access to the femtocell application based on the authentication of the user. | 12-30-2010 |
20110014888 | RF RECEPTION SYSTEM AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PROGRAMMABLE FILTER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes an on-chip filter component that forms a programmable filter with the at least one off-chip filter component. An RF receiver generates inbound data in response to a received signal from the programmable filter. | 01-20-2011 |
20110014943 | MULTIBAND COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH GRAPHICAL CONNECTION INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes an RF transceiver for communicating first data with a first remote communication device via a first protocol and a first frequency band in a first mode of operation. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates second data with a second remote communication devices via a second protocol and a 60 GHz frequency band in a second mode of operation. A communication control module coordinates the communication of the first data and the second data with the at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices. A graphical interface device selects the first remote communication device and the second remote communication device and selects at least one of the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation, based on actions of a user. | 01-20-2011 |
20110021138 | MULTI-PATH TRANSCEIVER LAYOUT WITHIN A DEVICE - A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers. | 01-27-2011 |
20110021246 | RFIC with cellular and RFID functionality - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a baseband processing module and a radio frequency (RF) section. The baseband processing module is coupled to convert outbound data into amplitude modulation information and phase modulation information when the IC is in a cellular data mode and to convert an outbound radio frequency identification (RFID) signal into RFID amplitude modulation information when the IC is in an RFID mode. The RF section is coupled to generate an outbound RF data signal in accordance with the amplitude modulation information and the phase modulation information when the IC is in the cellular data mode and to generate an outbound RF RFID signal in accordance with the RFID amplitude information when the IC is in the RFID mode. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022875 | Integrated Circuit with Interpolation to Avoid Harmonic Interference - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a clock circuit, a processing module, and processing circuitry. The clock circuit is coupled to produce a digital clock signal. The processing module is coupled to determine whether a harmonic component of the digital clock signal having a nominal digital clock rate is within the frequency passband and to provide an indication to the clock circuit to adjust its rate from the nominal digital clock rate to an adjusted digital clock rate when the harmonic component of the digital clock signal is within the frequency passband. The processing circuitry is coupled to process, at the adjusted digital clock rate, the data to produce processed data having a rate corresponding to the nominal digital clock rate and to interpolate, at an interpolation rate, the processed data to produce interpolated processed data having a rate corresponding to the interpolation rate. | 01-27-2011 |
20110026565 | FREQUENCY HOPPING RF RECEPTION SYSTEM WITH PROGRAMMABLE ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A (radio frequency) RF reception system includes an RF receiver that demodulates an RF signal at a sequence of selected carrier frequencies. A frequency hop module, coupled to the RF receiver generates the sequence of selected carrier frequencies. A programmable antenna is tuned to each of the sequence of selected carrier frequencies to receive the RF signal via an antenna current. | 02-03-2011 |
20110028103 | IC WITH A CONFIGURABLE ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a plurality of antenna elements, a coupling circuit, a control module, and an RF transceiver. The plurality of antenna elements is operable in a frequency range of approximately 55 GHz to 64 GHz. The coupling circuit is operable to couple the plurality of antenna elements into an antenna structure in accordance with an antenna configuration signal. The control module is coupled to generate the antenna configuration signal based on a mode of operation of the IC. The RF transceiver is coupled to convert an outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal and to convert an inbound RF signal into an inbound symbol stream in accordance with the mode of operation of the IC, wherein the inbound RF signal is received via the antenna structure and the outbound RF signal is transmitted via the antenna structure. | 02-03-2011 |
20110034133 | PROGRAMMABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device includes a processing module, a receiver section, a transmitter section, and an antenna system. The processing module is operable to generate tuning information and configuration information of a given wireless communication protocol. The receiver section is configurable in accordance with the configuration information to convert an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal into an inbound symbol stream in accordance with the tuning information. The transmitter section is configurable in accordance with the configuration information to convert an outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal in accordance with the turning information. The antenna system is operable to provide an antenna structure in accordance with the configuration information to transceive the inbound and outbound RF signals. | 02-10-2011 |
20110051670 | INTEGRATED BLOCKER FILTERING RF FRONT END - A receiver architecture for canceling blocking signals in the receive path includes a low noise amplifier for receiving and amplifying an inbound RF signal to produce an amplified inbound signal, in which the inbound RF signal includes a modulated RF signal and a blocking signal, and a cancellation module for substantially canceling the blocking signal from the amplified inbound RF signal and substantially passing the modulated RF signal. The cancellation module cancels the blocking signal by generating an injection signal representative of the blocking signal, combining the blocking signal with the injection signal to produce an error signal, updating the injection signal based on the error signal and using the injection signal to cancel the blocking signal from the amplified inbound RF signal. | 03-03-2011 |
20110051844 | Programmable Hybrid Transmit Baseband Module - A programmable hybrid transmit baseband module includes a wireless protocol conversion module, a set of modules, and a mode select module. The wireless protocol conversion module is operable to convert outbound data into a complex signal having an in-phase (I) signal component and a quadrature (Q) signal component. The set of modules is operable to generate an offset adjusted normalized I signal component, an offset adjusted normalized Q signal component, and corrected amplitude modulation data, wherein each of the normalized I and Q signal components includes phase modulation data. The mode selection module is operable to output the I and Q signal components when the programmable hybrid transmit baseband module is in a first mode; and output the offset adjusted normalized I and Q signal components and the corrected amplitude modulation data when the programmable hybrid transmit baseband module is in a second mode. | 03-03-2011 |
20110053634 | HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITH SHARED PROCESSING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A handheld communication device includes a wireless telephony transceiver that communicates with a telecommunication network. A processing module executes a plurality of applications including a telecommunication application. An RF bus interface facilitates a wireless connection to a remote handheld communication device in proximity to the handheld communication device. The processing module executes an application while sharing at least one processing resource of the remote handheld communication device via the wireless connection. In the alternative, a chip-to-chip interface can facilitate the wireless connection between at least one integrated circuit of the handheld communication device and an integrated circuit of the remote handheld communication device. | 03-03-2011 |
20110058054 | RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMITTER WITH ON-CHIP PHOTODIODE ARRAY - A radio transmitter integrated circuit includes a photodiode array circuit, a digital conversion module, and a transmit baseband processing module. The photodiode array circuit converts received light into electrical image signals. The digital conversion module converts the electrical image signals into digital image signals. The transmit baseband processing module converts the digital image signals into digital transmit baseband or low IF signals. | 03-10-2011 |
20110066774 | PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH RF DATA BUS AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A processing system includes a plurality of first circuit modules. A plurality of second circuit modules are coupled to an RF data bus via a 60 GHz communications. The RF data bus receives first data from at least one of the plurality of first circuit modules, and transmits the first data via 60 GHz communications to at least one of the plurality of second circuit modules. | 03-17-2011 |
20110076983 | BIO-MEDICAL UNIT HAVING STORAGE LOCATION INFORMATION - A bio-medical unit includes a power harvesting module, a processing module, memory, and a transceiver. The power harvesting module converts an electromagnetic signal into a supply voltage, which powers the processing module, the memory, and the transceiver. The processing module communicates, via the transceiver, with an external device regarding a medical matter to obtain storage location information regarding the medical matter, wherein the storage location information indicates where data associated with the medical matter is at least partially stored. The processing module then aggregates the storage location information with patient data storage location information to produce updated patient data storage location information, wherein the patient data storage location information contains storage location information regarding previous medical matters associated with the host body. The memory stores the patient data storage location information and the updated patient data storage location information. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077459 | Bio-Medical Unit with Image Sensor for In Vivo Imaging - A bio-medical unit includes a power harvesting module, an image sensor module, a processing module, and a communication module. The power harvesting module is operable to generate a supply voltage from an electromagnetic signal. The image sensor module is powered by the supply voltage and captures streaming video of a body object. The processing module is powered by the supply voltage and processes the streaming video to produce processed streaming video. The communication module is powered by the supply voltage and transmits, as radio frequency (RF) signals, the processed streaming video to a communication device external to a host body. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077476 | Bio-Medical Unit with Wireless Signaling Micro-Electromechanical Module - A bio-medical unit includes a power harvesting module and first and second micro-electro mechanical modules. The power harvesting module is operable to generate a supply voltage from an electromagnetic source signal. The first micro-electro mechanical module is powered by the supply voltage and transmits a wireless signal. The second micro-electro mechanical module is powered by the supply voltage and receives the wireless signal. The bio-medical unit is of a size for implanting into a host body, wherein, when implanted, the bio-medical unit is positioned proximal to monitor fluid flow in the host body based on the transmitting and receiving of the wireless signal. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077501 | MICRO MRI UNIT - A micro magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit includes a gradient magnetic field bio-medical unit, a transmitting bio-medical unit, and a receiving bio-medical unit. The gradient magnetic field bio-medical unit is operable to generate a gradient magnetic field in a proximal area of a body object within a host body, wherein a constant magnetic field is present in the proximal area of the body object. The transmitting bio-medical unit is operable to transmit a varying radio frequency (RF) signal in a direction of the body object. The receiving bio-medical unit is operable to: receive a representation of the varying RF signal; process the representation of the varying RF signal to produce a processed signal; and output the processed signal, wherein at least one of the gradient magnetic field bio-medical unit, the transmitting bio-medical unit, and the receiving bio-medical unit is implanted in a host body. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077502 | BIO-MEDICAL UNIT AND SYSTEM WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC POWER HARVESTING AND COMMUNICATION - A medical system includes a transmitter unit, a bio-medical unit, and a receiver unit. The transmitter unit generates a magnetic resonance imaging signal and a downstream electromagnetic communication signal. The transmitter unit then modulates the downstream electromagnetic communication signal on the magnetic resonance imaging signal. The bio-medical unit receives the modulated magnetic resonance imaging signal and recovers, therefrom, the downstream electromagnetic communication signal. The bio-medical unit converts the downstream electromagnetic communications signal into downstream information. The bio-medical also converts upstream information into an upstream electromagnetic communication signal. The receiver unit receives the modulated magnetic resonance imaging signal and the upstream electromagnetic communication signal. The receiver unit then recovers the magnetic resonance imaging signal from the modulated magnetic resonance imaging signal and the upstream information from the upstream electromagnetic communication signal. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077513 | In Vivo Ultrasound System - An in vivo ultrasound system includes first and second bio-medical units. Each of the bio-medical units includes a power harvesting module, an ultrasound transmitter, and an ultrasound receiver. Each of the power harvesting modules is operable to convert an electromagnetic signal into a supply voltage. Each of the ultrasound transmitters is powered by the first supply voltage and transmits an ultrasound signal in accordance with an ultrasound transmit-receive protocol. Each of the ultrasound receivers is powered by the supply voltage and is operable to receive a representation of the first ultrasound signal and receive a representation of a second ultrasound signal. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077580 | BIO-MEDICAL UNIT AND APPLICATIONS FOR CANCER TREATMENT - An in vivo cancer treatment system includes a plurality of bio-medical units, a communication control device, and a wireless power source device. A bio-medical unit of the plurality of bio-medical units includes a power harvesting module operable to convert a wireless power source into a supply voltage; a communication module operable to communication data, wherein the communication unit is powered by the supply voltage; and a field generation module operable to generate a type of electromagnetic field, wherein the field generation module is powered by the supply voltage. The communication control device communicates with the plurality of bio-medical units to facilitate treatment of cancer cells within the body. The wireless power source device generates the wireless power source. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077623 | IMPLANTABLE BIO-MEDICAL UNIT WITH ELECTRO-MECHANICAL FUNCTION - A bio-medical unit includes a power harvesting module, a communication module, a processing module, and a micro electro-mechanical functional module. The power harvesting module converts a power source signal into a supply voltage that powers the other modules. The communication module converts inbound wireless communication signal into an inbound symbol stream and converts an outbound symbol stream into an outbound wireless communication signal. The processing module converts the inbound symbol stream into inbound data; generates a command message based on the inbound data; and converts an electro-mechanical response into the outbound symbol stream. The micro electro-mechanical functional module performs an electro-mechanical function within a hosting body in accordance with the command message and, when requested per the command message, generates the electro-mechanical response based on the performing the electro-mechanical function. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077675 | PAIN MANAGEMENT BIO-MEDICAL UNIT - A bio-medical unit includes a power harvesting module, a processing module, and a pain management functional module. The power harvesting module converts an electromagnetic signal into a supply voltage, wherein the bio-medical unit is operable within a host body. The processing module determines an acupuncture point of the host body and a treatment duration. The processing module then generates a control signal based on the acupuncture point and the treatment duration. The pain management functional module receives the control signal and actuates a needling of the acupuncture point in accordance with the control signal. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077697 | NEURON SYSTEM WITH BIO-MEDICAL UNITS - An in vivo neuron system includes a plurality of bio-medical units, each of which includes a power harvesting module, an electrical signal detection module, and a communication module. The power harvesting module generates a supply voltage from a wireless signal, where the supply voltage powers the other modules. The electrical signal detection module detects an electrical signal associated with a neuron to produce a detected electrical signal. The communication module communicates a representation of the detected electrical signal. Of the bio-medical units, at least one detects an input electrical signal to the neuron and at least another one detects the electrical signal of an axon of the neuron. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077700 | ARTIFICIAL BODY PART INCLUDING BIO-MEDICAL UNITS - An artificial body part system includes an artificial body part and a bio-medical unit. The artificial body part includes a bio-medical mounting mechanism. The bio-medical unit is mechanically associated with the artificial body part based on the bio-medical mounting mechanism. The bio-medical unit includes a power harvesting module, a wireless communication module, and a functional module. The power harvesting module is operable to generate a supply voltage from a wireless source. The wireless communication module is operable to wirelessly communicate inbound data and outbound data. The functional module is operable to perform at least one function regarding the artificial body part, wherein the functional module performs the at least one function in response to the inbound data or to generate the outbound data. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077714 | BIO-MEDICAL UNIT WITH POWER HARVESTING MODULE AND RF COMMUNICATION - A bio-medical unit includes a power harvesting module and an RF communication module. The power harvesting module generates a power supply voltage from the electromagnetic signal. The RF communication module interprets a predetermined pattern of the transmitting of the electromagnetic signal to determine null intervals; receives a downstream RF communication signal during at least one of the null intervals; converts the downstream RF communication signal into downstream information; converts upstream information into an upstream RF communication signal; and/or transmits the upstream RF communication signal during one or more of the null intervals. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077715 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A BIO-MEDICAL UNIT - A bio-medical communication system includes a bio-medical unit and a communication device. The bio-medical unit is implantable in and/or affixable to a host body and includes a power harvesting module, a communication module, and a functional module. The communication device is operable to: set-up a communication with the bio-medical unit; wirelessly communicate the at least one of upstream data signal and downstream data signal with the bio-medical unit; convert the upstream data signal into an upstream wide area network (WAN) signal and/or a downstream WAN signal into the downstream data signal; and transmit or receive at least one of the upstream and downstream WAN signals. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077716 | Bio-Medical Unit with Adjustable Antenna Radiation Pattern - A bio-medical unit for implanting into a host body includes a power harvesting module, a communication module, an antenna assembly, and a processing module. The power harvesting module is operable to generate a supply voltage from an electromagnetic signal. The antenna assembly has an adjustable radiation pattern. The processing module is powered by the supply voltage and is operable to receive, via the communication module, a command regarding a bio-medical function. When the bio-medical function includes a radio frequency transmission, the processing module determines a desired radiation pattern for the antenna assembly. The processing module then determines an operating frequency based on the desired radiation pattern, wherein, for the radio frequency transmission, the antenna assembly has the desired radiation pattern. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077718 | ELECTROMAGNETIC POWER BOOSTER FOR BIO-MEDICAL UNITS - An on-body power booster module includes an electromagnetic power harvesting unit, a continuous wave generator, and a transmitter module. The electromagnetic power harvesting unit is operably coupled to convert magnetic field energy into a voltage. The continuous wave generator is powered by the voltage and is operably coupled to generate a continuous wave signal. The transmitter module is powered by the voltage and is operably coupled to wirelessly transmit the continuous wave signal as wireless power to an implanted bio-medical unit. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077719 | ELECTROMAGNETIC POWER BIO-MEDICAL UNIT - A bio-medical unit includes a power harvesting module, a processing module, memory, and one or more functional modules. The power harvesting module is operable to receive magnetic field energy and convert the magnetic field energy into a supply voltage. The power harvesting module powers the processing module, memory, and the one or more functional modules via the supply voltage. | 03-31-2011 |
20110098062 | MOTION ADAPTIVE WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR USE THEREWITH - A circuit includes an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the circuit. A global positioning system (GPS) receiver receives a GPS signal and that generates GPS position data based on the GPS signal. A processing module processes the motion parameter to produce motion data, generates position information based on at least one of the GPS position data and the motion data, converts outbound data into an outbound symbol stream, and converts an inbound symbol stream into inbound data. A wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver section generates an outbound RF signal from the outbound symbol stream, and converts an inbound RF signal into the inbound symbol stream. | 04-28-2011 |
20110105040 | FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN A DEVICE - A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers. | 05-05-2011 |
20110111695 | Near field RFID system with multiple reader coils - A near field RFID system includes an RFID reader and an RFID tag. The RFID reader includes a transmit path and a receive path, wherein the transmit path includes: an encoding section coupled to convert data into encoded data; a digital to analog conversion module coupled to convert the encoded data into an analog encoded signal; a power amplifier coupled to amplify the analog encoded signal; and a plurality of coils coupled to generate a plurality of electromagnetic fields from the analog encoded signal. The RFID tag that includes: a coil coupled to generate a current and a recovered signal from at least one of the plurality of electromagnetic fields; a power recovery circuit coupled to generate a voltage from the current; and a data processing section coupled to process the recovered signal, wherein the data processing section is powered via the voltage. | 05-12-2011 |
20110111707 | RF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH ON-CHIP TRANSMIT/RECEIVE SWITCH AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - First and second control signals select either a receive mode or a transmit mode for two RF transceivers, each control signal having a first value when the transmit mode is selected and a second value when the receive mode is selected. First and second transmit/receive switches, each include an on-chip microelectromechanical switch, and each respond to their corresponding control signal to implement either the transmit mode or the receiver mode. | 05-12-2011 |
20110111723 | POWER MANAGEMENT FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes a voice data and RF integrated circuit (IC) that includes a memory module that stores a plurality of applications corresponding to a plurality of uses of the communication device. A processing module executes a selected one of the plurality of applications and selects one of a plurality of power modes based on a current one of the plurality of uses of the communication device corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of applications. The processing module generates a power mode signal based on the selected one of the plurality of power modes. An off-chip power management circuit receives the power mode signal and that generates a plurality of power supply signals to the voice data and RF IC based on the power mode signal. | 05-12-2011 |
20110115579 | HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNAL COMBINING - An integrated circuit transmission system includes a dielectric substrate wave guide and first and second substrate antennas. A substrate transmitter is operable to produce an radio frequency (RF) signal, the RF signal having first and second components. A micro-strip resonator filter module generates a filtered RF signal by adjusting phases of the first and second components of the RF signal via selection of one of a plurality of selectable tap points. A third substrate antenna generates a beam formed signal for transmission through the dielectric substrate wave guide, wherein the beam form signal is directed, via the filtered RF signal, to either the first substrate antenna or the second substrate antenna. | 05-19-2011 |
20110117861 | RF TRANSCEIVER WITH UNDESIRED SIGNAL REJECTION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A radio frequency (RF) transceiver includes an RF transmitter that generates an outbound RF signal at a carrier frequency that is based on a transmitter local oscillation. An RF front-end receives an inbound RF signal that includes a desired signal component that is based on the outbound RF signal and that includes an undesired signal component. The RF front-end includes a first RF combiner module that attenuates the undesired signal component to produce a desired RF signal. A down conversion module generates a down converted signal from the desired RF signal based on a receiver local oscillation. A receiver processing module generates inbound data from the down converted signal. A frequency control module controls the carrier frequency, based on an interference rejection signal, to control the attenuation of the undesired signal component. | 05-19-2011 |
20110127843 | WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM WITH SELECTABLE CONTROL CHANNEL PROTOCOLS - A wireless power system includes a wireless power transmit and receive units. The wireless power transmit unit includes a wireless power transmit circuit that generates a wireless power magnetic field and a transmit unit transceiver that transceives a communication regarding the wireless power magnetic field in accordance with a control channel protocol. The wireless power receive unit includes a wireless power receive circuit, a transceiver, and a processing module. The wireless power receive circuit converts the wireless power magnetic field into a voltage. The receive unit processing module is operable to: identify the control channel protocol; determine whether the receive unit transceiver is capable of communication using the control channel protocol; and, when the receive unit transceiver is capable of communication using the control channel protocol, coordinate configuration of the receive unit transceiver to transceive the communication regarding the wireless power magnetic field via the control channel. | 06-02-2011 |
20110127844 | Low pin count wireless power IC - A low pin count IC includes a wireless power receive coil, a rectifying circuit, an output circuit, circuit modules, a power management unit (PMU), a die, and a package substrate. The wireless power receive coil generates an AC voltage from a wireless power electromagnetic signal and the rectifying circuit generates a rectified voltage from the AC voltage. The output circuit generates a DC voltage from the rectified voltage. The PMU manages distribution of the DC voltage to the circuit modules. The die supports the circuit modules and the PMU, wherein the die includes return pads for coupling to circuit return nodes and a PMU return node. The package substrate supports the die and includes return pins for coupling to the return pads, wherein at least one of the die and the package substrate support the wireless power receive coil, the rectifying circuit, and the output circuit. | 06-02-2011 |
20110127845 | Wireless power circuit board and assembly - A circuit board assembly includes a multiple layer substrate, a wireless power transmitter control module, a wireless power coil assembly, and a plurality of ICs. The wireless power transmitter control module is supported by a layer of the multiple layer substrate and the wireless power coil assembly is fabricated on an inner layer of the multiple layer substrate. The ICs are mounted on an outer layer of the multiple layer substrate, wherein an IC of the plurality of IC is aligned to substantially overlap a coil of the wireless power coil assembly and is wirelessly powered by the wireless power transmitter control module via the coil. | 06-02-2011 |
20110127951 | DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER - A device includes an integrated power receive circuit, a battery charger, a battery, a processing module, one or more input/output modules, and one or more circuit modules. The integrated power receive circuit is operable to generate a DC voltage from a received magnetic field in accordance with a control signal. The battery charger is operable to convert the DC voltage into a battery charge voltage. The battery is coupled to the battery charger in a first mode and is coupled to supply power in a second mode. The processing module is operable to: generate the control signal based on desired electromagnetic properties of at least one of the received magnetic field and the integrated power receive circuit; process outbound data to produce processed outbound data; and process inbound data to produce processed inbound data. | 06-02-2011 |
20110127952 | IC CONTROLLED WIRELESS POWER OPERATION AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An integrated circuit (IC) for use in a device includes a wireless power receiver circuit, a transceiver, and a processing module. The wireless power receiver circuit is operable to convert an electromagnetic signal into a voltage. The transceiver, when operable, transceives a control channel communication. The processing module is operable to: transition the device from an idle state to a charge state when a wireless power transmitter unit is detected; transition the device from the idle state to a wireless power operated state when a wireless power transmit circuit is detected and the device is enabled; and transition the device from the idle state to a battery operated state when the device is enabled and the wireless power transmit circuit is not detected. | 06-02-2011 |
20110127953 | WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM - A wireless power system includes a primary device and a secondary device. The primary device includes a power conversion unit, a function module, and a transceiver. The peripheral device includes a wireless power receiver circuit, a peripheral transceiver, and a peripheral unit. The power conversion unit converts a power source into an electromagnetic signal. The functional module executes a function regarding peripheral information. The transceiver communicates information regarding the electromagnetic signal and the peripheral information. The wireless power receiver circuit converts the electromagnetic signal into a voltage. The peripheral transceiver communicates the information regarding the electromagnetic signal and the peripheral information. The peripheral unit processes the peripheral information. | 06-02-2011 |
20110127954 | Battery with integrated wireless power receiver and/or RFID - A battery includes one or more rechargeable cells, a wireless power coil, a battery charger circuit, and may further include an RFID module. The wireless power coil is operable to generate an AC voltage from a wireless power electromagnetic field. The battery charger circuit is operable to generate a battery charge voltage from the AC voltage in accordance with a battery charge control signal and, when enabled, to charge the one or more rechargeable cells via the battery charge voltage. If the battery further includes the RFID module, it is operable to generate the battery charge control signal and communicate with a wireless power transmitter device. | 06-02-2011 |
20110128205 | PROGRAMMABLE ANTENNA WITH PROGRAMMABLE IMPEDANCE MATCHING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A programmable antenna includes a fixed antenna element and a programmable antenna element that is tunable in response to at least one antenna control signal, wherein tuning the programmable antenna element changes an impedance of the antenna. A programmable impedance matching network is tunable in response in response to at least one matching network control signal to adjust for the changes in the impedance of the antenna. | 06-02-2011 |
20110130093 | Wireless power and wireless communication integrated circuit - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a wireless power receive circuit, a wireless communication module, and a circuit module. The wireless power receive circuit generates a supply voltage from a wireless power electromagnetic signal. The wireless communication module converts inter-chip outbound data into an inter-chip outbound wireless signal; transmits the inter-chip outbound wireless signal to another IC; receives an inter-chip inbound wireless signal from the other IC; and converts the inter-chip inbound wireless signal into inter-chip inbound data. The circuit module is powered by the supply voltage and is operable to generate the inter-chip outbound data; and process the inter-chip inbound data. | 06-02-2011 |
20110133835 | DOUBLE TRANSFORMER BALUN FOR MAXIMUM POWER AMPLIFIER POWER - Double transformer balun for maximum PA (Power Amplifier) power. A novel approach is presented herein by which conversion from a differential signal to single-ended signal may be achieved using a double transformer balun design. The secondary coils of the double transformer balun also operate as a choke for the PA supply voltage. The secondary coils can operate as an RF (Radio Frequency) trap or choke to keep any AC (Alternating Current) signal components and to pass any DC (Direct Current) components. By using a double transformer balun design, relatively thinner tracks may be employed thereby ensuring a high degree of electromagnetic coupling efficiency and high performance. Also, these relatively thinner tracks consume a relatively small amount of space on the die. The double transformer balun design also includes a matching Z (impedance) block that is operable to match the Z of an antenna or line that the PA is driving. | 06-09-2011 |
20110137144 | ARTICLE OF CLOTHING INCLUDING BIO-MEDICAL UNITS - An article of clothing includes a clothing fabric and a plurality of bio-medical units integrated into the clothing fabric. A bio-medical includes a power harvesting module, a communication module, a processing module, a functional module, a die, and an IC package. The die supports the power harvesting module, the processing module, the communication module, and the functional module. The IC package houses the die and includes a mechanism for adhering to the clothing fabric. | 06-09-2011 |
20110142109 | RFID SYSTEM WITH RF BUS - A radio frequency identification (RF) system includes an RF reader, an RF tag, and a network connection module. The RF reader includes a reader radio frequency (RF) bus transceiver. The network connection module includes a network connection RF bus transcevier, wherein the reader RF bus transceiver exchanges at least one of inbound RF data and outbound RF data with the network RF bus transceiver via an RF bus. | 06-16-2011 |
20110143686 | CONFIGURABLE MULTIPLE MODE RFIC - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a baseband processing module and a radio frequency (RF) section. The baseband processing module is coupled to convert outbound data or an outbound voice signal into at least one of amplitude modulation information, phase modulation information, and frequency modulation information. The RF section includes an oscillation module, a frequency divider, and power amplifier modules. The oscillation module produces an RF oscillation that it modulates based on the phase or frequency modulation information to produce a modulated RF signal. The frequency divider divides the frequency of the modulated RF signal to produce a frequency divided modulated RF signal. The first power amplifier module amplifies the modulated RF signal in accordance with the amplitude modulation information or a constant to produce a first frequency band outbound RF data or voice signal. The second power amplifier amplifies the frequency divided modulated RF data signal in accordance with the amplitude modulation information or a constant to produce a second frequency band outbound RF data or voice signal. | 06-16-2011 |
20110144573 | BIO-MEDICAL UNIT SYSTEM FOR MEDICATION CONTROL - A system includes bio-medical units, a wireless communication module, and a wireless power source. A bio-medical unit includes a power harvesting module, a communication module, a processing module, and a medication control module for performing a medication control function and generating a medication response. The wireless communication module is operable to wirelessly communicate inbound and outbound wireless signals with the bio-medical unit. The wireless power source is operable to generate the electromagnetic signal, which the power harvesting module converts into a supply voltage that powers the other modules of the bio-medical unit. | 06-16-2011 |
20110160802 | BIO-MEDICAL UNIT SYSTEM FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY - A system includes bio-medical units and an electromagnetic signal generating unit. A bio-medical unit includes a power harvesting module, a wireless communication module, a processing module, and a functional module that performs physical therapy function and generates physical therapy data. The electromagnetic signal generating unit that includes at least one signal generating module and a plurality of near field communication (NFC) modules. The signal generating module generates one or more signals and an NFC module converts the one or more signals into a component of electromagnetic signal, which the power harvesting module converts into a supply voltage that powers the other modules of the bio-medical unit. | 06-30-2011 |
20110165842 | MULTI-MODE CELLULAR IC FOR MULTI-MODE COMMUNICATIONS - An RFIC includes an RF section, a memory interface, a display interface, an audio codec, a bus matrix, and a processing unit. The RF section converts a first inbound RF signal into a first inbound symbol stream and converts a second inbound RF signal into a second inbound symbol stream. The memory interface is operably coupled to retrieve a video file from memory and the display interface is operable to provide video data to a display. The audio codec converts an output digital signal into an output voice signal. The processing unit converts the first inbound symbol stream into streaming video data; converts the second inbound symbol stream into the output digital signal; and facilitates providing, via the bus matrix, at least one of: the video file to the display interface as the video data; the streaming video data to the display interface as the video data; and the digital output signal to the audio codec. | 07-07-2011 |
20110169714 | Configurable Antenna Assembly - A configurable antenna assembly includes an antenna structure and a configurable antenna interface. The antenna structure is operable, in a first mode, to provide a first antenna structure and a second antenna structure, wherein the first antenna structure receives an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal and the second antenna structure transmits an outbound RF signal. The configurable antenna interface is operable in the first mode to provide a first antenna interface and a second antenna interface, wherein the first antenna interface is configured in accordance with a receive adjust signal to adjust at least one of phase and amplitude of the inbound RF signal, and wherein the second antenna interface is configured in accordance with a transmit adjust signal to adjust at least one of phase and amplitude of the outbound RF signal. | 07-14-2011 |
20110182218 | Wireless Bus for Intra-Chip and Inter-Chip Communication, Including Adaptive Link and Route Embodiments - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a wireless bus for intra-chip and inter-chip communication having adaptable links and routes among wireless-enabled components (WECs) of the wireless bus. Links and routes may be adapted according to one or more of, among other factors, the relative position of WECs, available capabilities (e.g., communication capabilities) at WECs, availability of resources at WECs, and the physical environment. | 07-28-2011 |
20110182333 | RF TRANSCEIVER DEVICE WITH RF BUS - A radio frequency (RF) transceiver device includes a processing module, a memory, and an RF section, each including an RF bus transceiver. An RF bus facilitates communication between the processing module, the memory and the RF section via the RF bus transceivers. An RF bus controller controls access to the RF bus. | 07-28-2011 |
20110183604 | Creating A System On The Fly And Applications Thereof - Disclosed herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods for creating a system of wireless-enabled components (WECs). Such a system includes a server and a plurality of wireless-enabled component (WECs). Each WEC includes a functional resource (e.g., a processing resource and/or a memory resource) and is configured for wireless communication with the server and one or more other WECs. A first WEC is configured to wirelessly upload, to the server, an availability of the functional resource of the first WEC. The first WEC is further configured to wirelessly download, from the server, a linking resource for linking with one or more of the plurality of WECs. The plurality of WECs may be located on a single chip, on multiple chips of a single device, or on multiple chips of multiple devices. | 07-28-2011 |
20110183610 | Proximity Coupling Without Ohmic Contact and Applications Thereof - Disclosed herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods for providing a proximity coupling without Ohmic contact. Such a system includes a plurality of wireless-enabled components (WECs) that are wirelessly coupled to each other. Each WEC includes a metal-based element, a substrate, and a semiconductor layer that separates the metal-based element from the substrate. A signal is configured to be transmitted via a proximity coupling (e.g., a magnetic coupling, an electric coupling, and/or an electromagnetic coupling) between the metal-based element and the substrate without an Ohmic contact between the metal-based element and the substrate. In an example, a first subset of the plurality of the WECs is co-located on a first chip, and a second subset of the plurality of the WECs is co-located on a second chip. The first chip and the second chip may be located in a single device or in separate devices. | 07-28-2011 |
20110183615 | System Having Co-Located Functional Resources Amd Applications Thereof - Disclosed herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods for wirelessly coupling functional resources. Such a system includes a plurality of co-located, wireless-enabled functional units of a first type and a plurality of co-located, wireless-enabled functional units of a second type. At least one of the wireless-enabled functional units of the first type is wirelessly coupled with one or more of the wireless-enabled functional units of the second type. The wireless-enabled functional units of the first type may be wireless-enabled processing units, and the wireless-enabled functional units of the second type may be wireless-enabled memory units. In an example, the plurality of wireless-enabled functional units of the first type are co-located on a first chip, and the plurality of wireless-enabled functional units of the second type are co-located on a second chip. The first chip and the second chip may be located in a single device or in separate devices. | 07-28-2011 |
20110183616 | Wireless Bus for Intra-Chip and Inter-Chip Communication, Including Scalable Wireless Bus Embodiments - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a scalable wireless bus for intra-chip and inter-chip communication. The scalable wireless bus includes a plurality of wireless-enabled components (WECs). In an embodiment, the scalable wireless bus may have at least one of the number of links among WECs and the capacity of said links adapted based on one or more factors. For example, the number of links and the capacity of the links may be adapted according to one or more of, among other factors, expected activity level over the wireless bus, desired power consumption, delay, and interference levels. | 07-28-2011 |
20110183617 | Establishing A Wireless Communications Bus And Applications Thereof - Disclosed herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods for establishing wireless communications among a plurality of wireless-enabled components (WECs), and applications thereof. Such a system includes a plurality of WECs, each configured to transmit and receive over a wireless bus. The wireless bus includes (i) a first channel to identify proximally located WECs and (ii) a second channel to support communications among the proximally located WECs. The plurality of WECs may be located on a single chip, on multiple chips of a single device, or on multiple chips across multiple devices. | 07-28-2011 |
20110183618 | Locating Wireless-Enabled Components and Applications Thereof - Disclosed herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods for locating wireless-enabled components, and applications thereof. Such an apparatus includes a wireless-enabled component (WEC), which may be a functional block of an integrated circuit (IC), an IC, or a device that includes an IC. The WEC includes a functional module (e.g., a processing resource or a memory resource) and an antenna element coupled to the functional module. The antenna element is configured to (i) transmit a search signal to locate a proximally situated WEC and (ii) transmit a communication signal to communicate with the proximally situated WEC. The antenna element may be a phased array, an electrically steered phased array, a mechanically steered phased array, a directional antenna, a mechanically steered directional antenna, an RF antenna, an optical antenna, and/or any combination thereof. | 07-28-2011 |
20110183630 | Wireless Bus for Intra-Chip and Inter-Chip Communication, Including Wireless-Enabled Component (WEC) Embodiments - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a wireless-enabled component (WEC) for enabling a wireless bus for intra-chip and inter-chip communication. A WEC encompasses a functional block of an IC (such as, for example, a processing core of a processing unit), an entire IC (such as, for example, a processing unit), or a device that includes a plurality of ICs (such as, for example, a handheld device). According to embodiments, a WEC may be associated with one or more sub-blocks of an IC, a single IC, or a plurality of ICs. | 07-28-2011 |
20110183699 | Wireless bus for intra-chip and inter-chip communication, including resource borrowing embodiments - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a wireless resource borrowing environment enabled by a wireless bus comprising a plurality of wireless-enabled components (WECs). In an embodiment, the WECs use the wireless bus to share resource information (including resource availability information) among each others. For example, a WEC may share with other WECs information regarding its processing and memory resources. The WEC may then use the shared resource information to identify resources at other WECs that it may borrow to perform certain tasks. In an embodiment, resource borrowing is performed according to a cost-based method which optimizes resource borrowing according to a cost function. The cost function may be designed to optimize resource borrowing according to any combination of one or more factors, including power consumption, processing speed, delay, interference, error rate, reliability, load at the lender WEC, computing capability at the lender WEC, etc. | 07-28-2011 |
20110185091 | Wireless Bus for Intra-Chip and Inter-Chip Communication, Including Data Center/Server Embodiments - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a wire-free data center/server. The data center/server is wire-free in the sense that communication within a data unit of the data center/server (i.e., intra-data unit), between data units of the data center/server (inter-data unit), and between the data units and the backplane of the data center/server is performed wirelessly. | 07-28-2011 |
20110185092 | Configurable System of Wireless-Enabled Components And Applications Thereof - Disclosed herein is a configurable system of wireless-enabled components (WECs) and applications thereof. The system includes a plurality of WECs and a controller. Each WEC comprises a functional resource and is adapted to wirelessly communicate with other WECs. The controller is adapted to dynamically configure the functional resource of each WEC and wireless communications among the plurality of WECs to form a field-programmable communications array. The controller may be one of the plurality of WECs. The plurality of WECs may be located on a single chip, on multiple chips of a single device, or on multiple chips of multiple devices. | 07-28-2011 |
20110195671 | COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED GYRATORS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A device includes an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the device. An RF transceiver generates an outbound RF signal from an outbound symbol stream, transmits the outbound RF signal to a remote station of a wireless network, and generates an inbound symbol stream from an inbound RF signal received from the at least one remote station. A processing module processes the motion parameter to produce motion data, converts outbound data into the outbound symbol stream, converts the inbound symbol stream into inbound data, compares current motion data to past motion data, detects when a difference between the current motion data and the past motion data compares unfavorably to a motion change threshold, and include the motion data in the outbound data when the difference between the current motion data and the past motion data compares unfavorably to the motion change threshold. | 08-11-2011 |
20110199213 | RFID INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An integrated circuit for use in an RFID tag includes an integrated circuit die having a circuit, a radio frequency identification (RFID) interface for providing communication between the circuit and a remote RFID reader via RF signaling between the RFID interface and the remote RFID reader. An antenna section facilitates the RF signaling between the RFID and the remote RFID reader. A substrate is coupled to support the first integrated circuit die and at least a portion of the antenna section. | 08-18-2011 |
20110199278 | IC ANTENNA STRUCTURES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a package substrate, a die, and a plurality of antenna structures. The die includes a radio frequency (RF) transceiver and a control module, wherein the RF transceiver processes inbound and outbound RF signals. The control module enables the RF transceiver to receive the inbound RF signal from one or more of the plurality of antenna structures in a frequency band of approximately 55 GHz to 64 GHz and enables the RF transceiver to provide the outbound RF signal to one or more of the plurality of antennas structures for transmission in a frequency band of approximately 55 GHz to 64 GHz. | 08-18-2011 |
20110221643 | ADJUSTABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An adjustable integrated circuit antenna structure includes an antenna, a ground plane, a plurality of transmission line circuit elements and a coupling circuit. The coupling circuit is operable to couple at least one of the plurality of transmission line circuit elements into a transmission line circuit based on a transmission line characteristic signal. The transmission line circuit has at least one of a bandwidth, an impedance, a quality factor, and a frequency band in accordance with the transmission line circuit characteristic signal. | 09-15-2011 |
20110230150 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT IN A MIMO TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile communication device includes a first wireless transceiver that receives a first inbound RF signal and that transmits a first outbound RF signal based on a first power supply signal. A second wireless transceiver receives a second inbound RF signal and that transmits a second outbound RF signal based on a second power supply signal. A processing module generates at least one power mode signal based on first transmit power control data received via the first inbound RF signal. A power management circuit adjusts a first power consumption parameter of the first power supply signal and a second power consumption parameter of the second power supply signal based on the at least one power mode signal. | 09-22-2011 |
20110238881 | DOCKABLE HANDHELD COMPUTING DEVICE WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A physical docking interface facilitates co-processing with an extended processing module of an extended computer unit in a physical docked mode, when the handheld computing unit is coupled to the extended computer unit via the physical docking interface. A quasi docking interface facilitates co-processing with the extended processing module in a quasi docked mode when the handheld computing unit is coupled to the extended computer unit via the quasi docking interface. A graphical user interface presents a selectable quasi docking interface graphic for display to a user and responds to a user selection of the selectable quasi docking interface graphic by generating a quasi docking command. The quasi docking interface couples the handheld computing unit to the extended computing unit in response to the quasi docking command. | 09-29-2011 |
20110267176 | RFID INTERFACE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A wireless power interface includes first coil, a plurality of coils, and a control module. Each of the plurality of coils has a different orientation with respect to at least one axis of a multi-dimensional axis system. The control module is coupled to enable at least one of the plurality of coils based on electro-magnetic coupling between the first coil and the at least one of the plurality of coils such that power is derived via the electro-magnetic coupling. | 11-03-2011 |
20110273008 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH SUPPLY LINE INTRA-CHIP CLOCK INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes a first circuit and a first power supply line for powering the first circuit. A first intra-chip clock interface generates a first clock signal on the first power supply line. A second power supply line is coupled to the first power supply line and further powers the second circuit. A second intra-chip clock interface recovers the first clock signal from the second power supply line. The second circuit operates based on the first clock signal. | 11-10-2011 |
20110275332 | INDUCTIVE POWERING FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND A RADIO FREQUENCY INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A power status signal is received in an integrated circuit that indicates an inductive power status of an inductive power module and a power status of an alternative source. A power mode is selected based on the at least one power status signal. A power mode signal is generated based on the selected power mode. A power supply signal is generated and adjusted in response to the power mode signal. | 11-10-2011 |
20110275336 | TRANSMIT POWER MANAGEMENT FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - In integrated circuit includes a processing module that determines a selected one of the plurality of power modes based on a function being currently performed by at least one non-transceiver module of a host device, and generates a power mode signal based on the selected one of the plurality of power modes. An RF transmitter generates a transmit signal at a selected one of the plurality of operating power levels based on the power mode signal and that operates from at least one transmitter power supply signal generated and selected by a power management circuit in response to the power mode signal. | 11-10-2011 |
20110280236 | RFIC WITH CELLULAR AND RFID FUNCTIONALITY - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a baseband processing module and a radio frequency (RF) section. The baseband processing module is coupled to convert outbound data into amplitude modulation information and phase modulation information when the IC is in a cellular data mode and to convert an outbound radio frequency identification (RFID) signal into RFID amplitude modulation information when the IC is in an RFID mode. The RF section is coupled to generate an outbound RF data signal in accordance with the amplitude modulation information and the phase modulation information when the IC is in the cellular data mode and to generate an outbound RF RFID signal in accordance with the RFID amplitude information when the IC is in the RFID mode. | 11-17-2011 |
20110280341 | BEAMFORMING AND/OR MIMO RF FRONT-END - An RF front-end includes a transmit adjust module, a PA module, an antenna coupling circuit, a LNA module, and a receive adjust module. The transmit adjust module adjusts coordinates of up-converted analog signals when in a first transmit mode and adjusts coordinates of a plurality of up-converted analog signals when in a second transmit mode to produce to produce multiple adjusted up-converted signals and a plurality of adjusted up-converted signals, respectively, which are subsequently amplified by the PA module. The antenna coupling circuit provides the multiple or the plurality of outbound RF signals to at least some of a plurality of antennas depending on the transmit mode and provides multiple or a plurality of inbound RF signals at least some of the plurality of antennas to the LNA module based on a receive mode. The receive adjust module adjusts coordinates of the multiple or plurality of amplified inbound RF signals based on the receive mode. | 11-17-2011 |
20110299433 | RF FRONT-END MODULE - A front-end module (FEM) includes first and second frequency band power amplifiers (PA), first and second frequency band receiver-transmitter (RX-TX) isolation modules, and an antenna interface unit. The PAs are operable to amplify first and second frequency band outbound RF signals, respectively. The RX-TX isolation modules are operable to isolate first and second frequency band inbound RF signals from first and second frequency band outbound RF signals in accordance with first and second frequency band isolation tuning signal, respectively. The antenna interface unit is operably tuned in accordance with an antenna interface tuning signal to output at least one of the first frequency band outbound RF signal and the second frequency band outbound RF signal and to receive at least one of the first frequency band inbound RF signal and the second frequency band inbound RF signal. | 12-08-2011 |
20110299444 | VOICE DATA RF GPS INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a baseband processing module, a GPS receiver, and an RF section. The baseband processing module is coupled to process voice signals and data signals. The global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver module is coupled to process GPS signals. The radio frequency (RF) section id coupled to: transceive the voice signals as RF voice signals; transceive the data signals as RF data signals; and convert GPS RF signals into the GPS signals. | 12-08-2011 |
20110299574 | PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH A SAW-LESS TRANSCEIVER - A portable computing device includes an FEM, a SAW-less receiver, a SAW-less transmitter, and a baseband processing unit. The FEM isolates one or more outbound RF signals from one or more inbound RF signals. The SAW-less receiver converts the one or more inbound RF signals into one or more inbound intermediate frequency (IF) signals by frequency translating a baseband filter response to an IF filter response and/or an RF filter response. The SAW-less receiver filters the inbound RF signal(s) in accordance with the RF filter response and/or filters the inbound IF signal(s) in accordance with the IF filter response. The SAW-less receiver then converts the inbound IF signal(s) into inbound symbol stream(s). The SAW-less transmitter converts outbound symbol stream(s) into the outbound RF signal(s). The baseband processing unit converts outbound data into the outbound symbol stream(s) and convert the inbound symbol stream(s) into inbound data. | 12-08-2011 |
20110300853 | FRONT-END MODULE NETWORK FOR FEMTOCELL APPLICATIONS - A wireless communication device includes a front-end module (FEM) network, an RF connection, and a system on a chip (SOC). A first set of FEMs is operable to output, via an antenna, a first outbound RF signal to a first wireless communication device and receive a first inbound RF signal via an antenna. A second set of FEMs is operable to output, via an antenna, a second outbound RF signal to a second wireless communication device, wherein the second outbound RF signal is representative of the first inbound RF signal, and receive a second inbound RF signal via an antenna, wherein the first outbound RF signal is representative of the second inbound RF signal. The SOC is operable to activate the first and second sets of FEMs, facilitate the first outbound RF signal representing the second inbound RF signal, and facilitate the second outbound RF signal representing the first inbound RF signal. | 12-08-2011 |
20110300882 | MOTION ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR USE THEREWITH - A circuit includes a package substrate that supports an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the circuit. The package substrate further supports a die that supports a processing module that processes the motion parameter to produce motion data, wherein the processing module further generates a receive control signal and a transmit control signal in accordance with the motion data. The die further supports a wireless local area network transceiver that generates an outbound RF signal that includes outbound data and that generates voice inbound data from an inbound RF signal, wherein the wireless local area network transceiver is further operable to adjust a receive parameter based on the receive control signal and to adjust a transmit parameter in response to the transmit control signal. | 12-08-2011 |
20110300885 | FRONT-END MODULE NETWORK - A wireless communication device includes a front-end module (FEM) network coupled to a system on a chip (SOC) via an RF connection. The FEM network includes a plurality of FEMs, wherein, when activated, one or more of the plurality of FEMs is operable to: output an outbound RF signal to one or more antennas; receive an inbound RF signal from the one or more antennas; and isolate the inbound RF signal from the outbound RF signal. The SOC is operable to activate the one or more of the plurality of FEMs; convert outbound data into the outbound RF signal; and convert the inbound RF signal into inbound data. | 12-08-2011 |
20110305265 | MULTI-MODE IC WITH MULTIPLE PROCESSING CORES - An integrated circuit (IC) includes an RF section, a DSP, and a plurality of processors. The RF section and the DSP process an inbound RF signal to produce inbound data and process outbound data to produce an outbound RF signal. In addition, the DSP converts an outbound analog audio signal into an outbound digital audio signal and converts an inbound digital audio signal into an inbound analog audio signal. A first processor converts the inbound data into the inbound digital audio signal and converts the outbound digital audio signal into the outbound data. A second processor performs a user application that includes at least one of generation of the inbound analog audio signal and generation of the outbound analog audio signal and performs an operating system algorithm to coordinate operation of the user application. | 12-15-2011 |
20110310939 | PROGRAMMABLE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A programmable antenna assembly includes a configurable antenna structure, a configurable antenna interface, and a control module. The configurable antenna structure includes a plurality of antenna elements that, in response to an antenna configuration signal, are configured elements into at least one antenna. The configurable antenna interface module is coupled to the at least one antenna and, based on an antenna interface control signal, provides at least one of an impedance matching circuit and a bandpass filter. The control module is coupled to generate the antenna configuration signal and the antenna interface control signal in accordance with a first frequency band and a second frequency band such that the at least one antenna facilitates at least one of transmitting and receiving a first RF signal within the first frequency band and facilitates at least one of transmitting and receiving a second RF signal within the second frequency band. | 12-22-2011 |
20110312421 | APPARATUS FOR POSITION DETECTION USING MULTIPLE ANTENNAS - An apparatus includes a transmitter and a receiver device, which includes a receiver section and a processing module. The transmitter transmits a high carrier frequency signal. The receiver section includes first and second antennas that have an antenna radiation relationship for receiving the high carrier frequency signal. A receiver module of the receiver section determines first and second signal properties of the received high carrier frequency signal. The processing module determines a position of the receiver device with respect to the transmitter based on the first and second signal properties and maps the position to a coordinate system. | 12-22-2011 |
20120007715 | MULTI-MODE RFID TAG ARCHITECTURE - A multi-mode RFID tag includes a power generating and signal detection module, a baseband processing module, a transmit section, a configurable coupling circuit, and an antenna section. In near field mode, the configurable coupling circuit is operable to couple the transmit section to a coil or inductor in the configurable coupling circuit to transmit an outbound transmit signal using electromagnetic or inductive coupling to an RFID reader. In far field mode, the configurable coupling circuit is operable to couple the transmit section to the antenna section, and the multi-mode RFID tag then utilizes a back-scattering RF technology to transmit the outbound transmit signal to RFID readers. | 01-12-2012 |
20120009885 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT/PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS - A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers. | 01-12-2012 |
20120026133 | ANTENNA INCLUDING ELEMENTS OF AN INDUCTIVE TOUCH SCREEN AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR USE THEREWITH - An antenna includes an antenna section and a ground plane. The ground plane includes a plurality of inductors that provide a high impedance at the operating frequency of the antenna. The plurality of inductors are implemented via a plurality of inductive elements of an inductive touch screen. | 02-02-2012 |
20120028677 | COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITH GYRATING CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A device includes a gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the device. An RF transceiver generates an outbound RF signal from an outbound symbol stream, transmits the outbound RF signal to a remote station of a wireless network, and generates an inbound symbol stream from an inbound RF signal received from the at least one remote station. A processing module processes the motion parameter to produce motion data, converts outbound data into the outbound symbol stream, converts the inbound symbol stream into inbound data, compares current motion data to past motion data, detects when a difference between the current motion data and the past motion data compares unfavorably to a motion change threshold, and include the motion data in the outbound data when the difference between the current motion data and the past motion data compares unfavorably to the motion change threshold. | 02-02-2012 |
20120034869 | DUAL BAND ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A dual band antenna includes a far field antenna structure for facilitating the communication of first data with a remote device via far field signaling in a millimeter wave band. A near field antenna structure facilitates the communication of second data with a remote device via near field signaling in a near field band. The far field antenna structure and the near field antenna structure share at least one common antenna element. | 02-09-2012 |
20120034871 | INTRA-DEVICE RF BUS AND CONTROL THEREOF - A device includes a first integrated circuit, a second integrated circuit and an RF bus controller. Each of the first and second ICs includes a radio frequency (RF) bus transceiver. The RF bus controller is coupled to control intra-device RF communications between the RF bus transceivers of the first and second ICs. | 02-09-2012 |
20120059968 | PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH RF DATA BUS FOR INTRA-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - A processing system includes a plurality of first circuit modules. A plurality of second circuit modules are coupled to an RF data bus via intra-device RF communications. The RF data bus receives first data from at least one of the plurality of first circuit modules, and transmits the first data via intra-device RF communications to at least one of the plurality of second circuit modules. | 03-08-2012 |
20120064939 | RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) HAVING POWER ISLAND(S) - A radio frequency (RF) integrated circuit (IC) operable to support wireless communications is provided. The RF IC includes a plurality of processing modules wherein each processing module is operable to support one or more functions of the RF IC, and a plurality of power islands. Each power island is associated with one or more functions of the RF IC. Each of the power islands, through the function association, is operable to supply power for the processing modules accordingly. Power consumption by the RF IC may be reduced or secured when the one or more functions associated with the power island is not required. | 03-15-2012 |
20120069537 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH INTRA-CHIP CLOCK INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes a substrate. A first integrated circuit die includes a first circuit and a first intra-chip clock interface that transmits a first clock signal via the substrate. A second integrated circuit die includes a second circuit that operates based on the first clock signal and a second intra-chip clock interface that recovers the first clock signal from the substrate. | 03-22-2012 |
20120069879 | CONFIGURABLE BASEBAND PROCESSING FOR RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A configurable transceiver includes an RF receiver section that generates at least one downconverted signal from a received RF signal. A receiver processing module processes at least one downconverted signal in a plurality of receiver stages to produce a stream of inbound data, wherein the receiver processing module is configurable in response to a control signal to selectively bypass at least one of the plurality of receiver processing stages. A transmitter processing module processes outbound data in a plurality of transmitter stages to produce at least one baseband signal, wherein the receiver processing module is configurable in response to the control signal to selectively bypass at least one of the plurality of transmitter processing stages. An RF transmitter section generates at least one RF signal from the at least one baseband signal. | 03-22-2012 |
20120071112 | POWER MANAGEMENT UNIT FOR CONFIGURABLE RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A configurable transceiver includes an RF receiver that generates a stream of inbound data from at least one received RF signal, wherein the RF receiver is configurable in response to a control signal. An RF transmitter generates at least one RF signal from a stream of outbound data, wherein the RF transmitter section is configurable in response to the control signal. A configuration controller generates the control signal based on channel data. A power management unit generates at least one receiver supply signal and at least on transmitter supply signal in accordance with a plurality of power consumption parameters, and wherein the power management unit adjusts at least one of the plurality of power consumption parameters based on the control signal. | 03-22-2012 |
20120077447 | MULTIMODE TRANSCEIVER FOR USE WITH MULTIPLE ANTENNAS AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes a plurality of antennas. A plurality of signal recovery circuits generate a selected number of received signals from a first subset of the plurality of antennas, based on a control signal. A receiver section recovers an inbound data stream from the selected number of received signals. A transmitter module generates a transmit signal to a selected one of the plurality of antennas, based on the control signal. The intersection between the first subset of the plurality of antennas and the selected one of the plurality of antennas is the null set for each value of the control signal. The control signals can be generated in multiple different operational modes including, for instance, a cyclic modes and a fixed mode of operation. | 03-29-2012 |
20120088541 | MULTIBAND COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH GRAPHICAL CONNECTION INTERFACE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes an RF transceiver for communicating first data with a first remote communication device via a first protocol and a first frequency band in a first mode of operation, wherein the first data is communicated via indirect wireless communication. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates second data with a second remote communication device via a second protocol and a 60 GHz frequency band in a second mode of operation. A communication control module coordinates the communication of the first data and the second data with the at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices. A graphical interface device selects the first remote communication device and the second remote communication device and selects at least one of the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation, based on actions of a user. | 04-12-2012 |
20120091799 | PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH WIRELESS POWER DISTRIBUTION - A core module for a portable computing device includes a wireless power receiver module, a battery power module, a power supply module, a processing module, and an RF link interface. The wireless power receiver module, when operable, receives a wireless power transmit signal and converts it into a supply voltage. The battery power module, when operable, outputs a battery voltage. The power supply module, when operable, converts the supply voltage or the battery voltage into one or more power supply voltages. The processing module is operable to select one of the battery voltage, the supply voltage, and one of the one or more power supply voltages to produce a selected voltage. The RF link interface outputs the selected voltage on to an RF link of the portable computing device for providing power to one or more multi mode RF units within the portable computing device. | 04-19-2012 |
20120092284 | PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE INCLUDING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOUCH SCREEN - A portable computing device includes a three-dimensional (3D) touch screen and a core module. The 3D touch screen includes a two-dimensional (2D) touch screen section and a plurality of radio frequency (RF) radar modules. The core module is operable to determine whether the 3D touch screen is in a 3D mode or a 2D mode. When the 3D touch screen is in the 3D mode, the core module is further operable to receive one or more radar signals via one or more of the plurality of RF radar modules and interpret the one or more radar signals to produce a 3D input signal. | 04-19-2012 |
20120093039 | PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE HAVING AN RF BASED ARCHITECTURE - A portable computing device includes a radio frequency (RF) wired link, a data wired link, a core module, a plurality of multi-mode RF units, and a plurality of data modules. The core module is operable to communicate control information with one or more of the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a first frequency band via the RF wired link. The core module is further operable to communicate data of a wireless communication with one or more of the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a second frequency band via the RF wired link. The core module is further operable to communicate clock information to the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a third frequency band via the RF wired link. | 04-19-2012 |
20120093132 | RF BUS CONTROLLER - A radio frequency (RF) bus controller includes an interface and a processing module. The interface is coupled for communicating intra-device RF bus access requests and allocations. The processing module is coupled to receive an access request to an RF bus via the interface; determine RF bus resource availability; and when sufficient RF bus resources are available to fulfill the access request, allocate, via the interface, at least one RF bus resource in response to the access request. | 04-19-2012 |
20120094594 | PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH HIGH-SPEED DATA COMMUNICATION - A portable computing device includes a radio frequency (RF) wired link, a core module, and a plurality of multi-mode RF units. When one or more of the multi-mode RF units are supporting a high-speed data communication, the core module is operable to detect a blocker that is adversely affecting the high-speed data communication. The core module is further operable to determine whether a radiation pattern alternative for the high-speed data communication will reduce the adverse affects on the high-speed data communication. When the radiation pattern alternative for the high-speed data communication will reduce the adverse affects on the high-speed data communication, the core module is further operable to enable the radiation pattern alternative. The one or more multi-mode RF units are operable to adjust at least one of transmission and reception of the high-speed data communication in accordance with the radiation pattern alternative. | 04-19-2012 |
20120094611 | INDEPENDENT POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT IN A MIMO TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a multi-input multi-output transceiver system that includes a plurality of RF transceivers. Each RF transceiver includes an RF transmitter that transmits a transmit signal at a selected transmit power, based on a transmit power control signal and a corresponding RF receiver for receiving a corresponding one of a plurality of received signals from an external device and for generating a signal strength indication corresponding to each of the plurality of received signals. A processing module generates the transmit power control signal for each RF transmitter based on the signal strength indication of the corresponding RF receiver, and that generates a power mode signal for adjusting a power consumption parameter of each RF transmitter in accordance with the selected transmit power for each RF transmitter. | 04-19-2012 |
20120102340 | POWER MANAGEMENT FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes a memory module that stores a plurality of applications corresponding to a plurality of uses of the communication device. A processing module executes a selected one of the plurality of applications and selects one of a plurality of power modes based on a current one of the plurality of uses of the communication device corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of applications. The processing module generates a power mode signal based on the selected one of the plurality of power modes. A power management circuit receives the power mode signal and that generates a plurality of power supply signals based on the power mode signal. | 04-26-2012 |
20120108183 | CONFIGURABLE RF SECTIONS FOR RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A transceiver includes an RF receiver section having a plurality of RF receiver stages configured in parallel, and a configurable RF transmitter section. The plurality of RF receiver stages are selectively enabled in response to a control signal. The configurable RF transmitter section is configured to operate in one of: a mixed signal mode of operation and a phase modulation mode of operation, in response to the control signal. | 05-03-2012 |
20120112962 | BEAMFORMING RF CIRCUIT AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A beamforming radio frequency (RF) circuit includes a plurality of antennas, a plurality of amplifiers and an adjust module. The plurality of antennas is operably coupled to interrelate a plurality of beamformed signal components with a beamformed signal. The plurality of amplifiers is operably coupled to interrelate the plurality of beamformed signal components with a plurality of adjusted signal components. The adjust module is operably coupled to interrelate coordinates of a signal with the plurality of adjusted signal components. | 05-10-2012 |
20120120837 | HANDHELD COMPUTING UNIT WITH POWER MANAGEMENT - A handheld computing unit includes a plurality of PHY units, a local wireless interface (LWI), and a processing module. When the unit is in a femtocell AP mode, the processing module performs one or more femtocell AP functions to facilitate conversion of a LWI downstream data into one or more downstream PHY signals and conversion of one or more upstream PHY signals into the LWI upstream data; determines energy demand of the handheld computing unit; determines whether the energy demand compares unfavorably to energy performance criteria; and, when the energy demand compares unfavorably to the energy performance criteria, executes an energy adjustment algorithm. | 05-17-2012 |
20120121042 | CONFIGURATION CONTROLLER FOR RECEIVER - A configuration controller generates one or more control signals based on channel data. The channel data includes requirements data received via the stream of inbound data, wherein the requirements data includes at least one of: a quality of service requirement, and a signal latency limit. A receiver includes an RF receiver section and a receiver processing module that are configured in response to the control signal. | 05-17-2012 |
20120129573 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT IN A MIMO TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile communication device includes a first wireless transceiver that receives a first inbound RF signal and that transmits a first outbound RF signal based on a first power supply signal. A second wireless transceiver receives a second inbound RF signal and that transmits a second outbound RF signal based on a second power supply signal. A processing module generates at least one power mode signal based on first transmit power control data received via the first inbound RF signal. A power management circuit adjusts a first power consumption parameter of the first power supply signal and a second power consumption parameter of the second power supply signal based on the at least one power mode signal. | 05-24-2012 |
20120129606 | MULTI-MODE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH MOTION SENSOR AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile communication device includes a motion sensor for generating motion signals in response to motion of the mobile communication device. A motion data generation module generates motion data based on the motion signals. At least one transceiver sends the motion data to a game device in a gaming mode of operation and transceives wireless telephony data with a wireless telephony network in a telephony mode of operation. | 05-24-2012 |
20120157017 | RF TRANSMITTER AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PROGRAMMABLE BASEBAND FILTERING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A radio frequency (RF) transmitter includes a transmitter processing module that generates a processed signal and a modulating signal based on outbound data. An up-conversion module up-converts the processed signal to generate an up-converted signal. A programmable filter module generates a first plurality of delayed signals from the up-converted signal and that generates a filtered up-converted signal by combining the up-converted signal and the first plurality of delayed signals, wherein a delayed signal of the first plurality of delayed signals is scaled based on one of a first plurality of coefficients, wherein the first plurality of coefficients are selected based on a control signal. A polar amplifier amplifies and amplitude modulates the filtered up-converted signal based on the modulating signal to generate a transmit signal. A processing module generates the control signal to attenuate at least one RF spur of the up-converted signal. | 06-21-2012 |
20120184331 | Voice/data/RF integrated circuit - A Voice-Data-RF IC includes a baseband processing module, an RF section, and an interface module. The baseband processing module converts an outbound voice signal into an outbound voice symbol stream, converts an inbound voice symbol stream into an inbound voice signal, converts outbound data into an outbound data symbol stream, and converts an inbound data symbol stream into inbound data. The RF section converts an inbound RF voice signal into the inbound voice symbol stream, converts the outbound voice symbol stream into an outbound RF voice signal, converts an inbound RF data signal into the inbound data symbol stream, and converts the outbound data symbol stream into an outbound RF data signal. The interface module provides coupling between the baseband processing module, the RF section, and with off-chip circuits. | 07-19-2012 |
20120185665 | WIRELESSLY CONFIGURABLE MEMORY DEVICE - A configurable memory includes an interface section, a plurality of memory modules, and an internal configuration section. The interface section includes a millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver and interfaces with one or more external components. Each the plurality of memory modules includes a memory MMW transceiver and a plurality of memory cells. The internal configuration section includes a memory management unit and a memory management MMW transceiver. The memory management unit is operable to determine configuration of at least some of the plurality of memory modules to form a memory block, identify an interface MMW transceiver to provide a wireless link to the memory block, and generate a configuration signal based on the determined configuration and the identified interface MMW transceiver. The memory management MMW transmits the MMW configuration signal to the identified interface MMW transceiver and the MMW transceivers of the memory modules. | 07-19-2012 |
20120189038 | COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED THERMAL SENSING CIRCUIT AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes an integrated circuit having an on-chip thermal sensing circuit that generates a temperature signal based on a temperature of the integrated circuit. A processing module processes the temperature signal to generate temperature information that can be transmitted to a remote device or processes the temperature signal to generate control for adjusting transmit and/or receive characteristics of an RF transceiver. | 07-26-2012 |
20120196542 | MILLIMETER WAVE PROBING OF COMPONENTS VIA A PROBE DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - Probe data is directly communicating between a probe device and a component of an external device via a wireless millimeter wave communication path. A probe application is executed in accordance with the probe data, for diagnostics and testing, to update component software, and to upload other files and applications to the component. | 08-02-2012 |
20120196628 | MOTION ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR USE THEREWITH - A circuit includes a package substrate that supports an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the circuit. The package substrate further supports a die that supports a processing module that processes the motion parameter to produce motion data, wherein the processing module further generates a receive control signal and a transmit control signal in accordance with the motion data. The die further supports a wireless local area network transceiver that generates an outbound RF signal that includes outbound data and that generates voice inbound data from an inbound RF signal, wherein the wireless local area network transceiver is further operable to adjust a receive parameter based on the receive control signal and to adjust a transmit parameter in response to the transmit control signal. | 08-02-2012 |
20120202437 | POWER MANAGEMENT UNIT FOR CONFIGURABLE RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A configurable transceiver includes an RF receiver that generates a stream of inbound data from at least one received RF signal, wherein the RF receiver is configurable in response to a control signal. An RF transmitter generates at least one RF signal from a stream of outbound data, wherein the RF transmitter section is configurable in response to the control signal. A configuration controller generates the control signal based on channel data. A power management unit generates at least one receiver supply signal and at least on transmitter supply signal in accordance with a plurality of power consumption parameters, and wherein the power management unit adjusts at least one of the plurality of power consumption parameters based on the control signal. | 08-09-2012 |
20120205452 | RFID INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An integrated circuit for use in an RFID tag includes an integrated circuit die having a circuit, a radio frequency identification (RFID) interface for providing communication between the circuit and a remote RFID reader via RF signaling between the RFID interface and the remote RFID reader. An antenna section facilitates the RF signaling between the RFID and the remote RFID reader. A substrate is coupled to support the first integrated circuit die and at least a portion of the antenna section. | 08-16-2012 |
20120208464 | RF BUS ACCESS PROTOCOL AND TRANSCEIVER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A method includes determining whether information is to be transmitted via a radio frequency (RF) bus that supports direct intra-device communication between at least three circuits in a millimeter wave frequency band. When the information is to be transmitted via the RF bus, the method determines whether the RF bus is available. When the RF bus is available, the information is converted into RF bus signal, access to the RF bus is secured, and after access to the RF bus is secured, the RF bus signal is transmitted via the RF bus. | 08-16-2012 |
20120262401 | GRAPHICAL AUTHENTICATION FOR A PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A portable device includes a touch screen that includes a display screen and that generates touch screen data in response to a user's interaction with the touch screen. A processor executes a security application for authenticating the user to the portable device that provides first display data to the touch screen for displaying a security prompt on the display screen. Touch screen data is received from the touch screen in response to the user's interaction with the touch screen and is processed to determine when an authentication shape is recognized as being indicated by the touch screen data. The user is authenticated to the portable device when the authentication shape is recognized as being indicated by the touch screen data. | 10-18-2012 |
20120264387 | TRANSCEIVER WITH SELECTIVE BEAMFORMING ANTENNA ARRAY - A multiple mode RF transmitter a baseband section, a transmitter section, and a configurable antenna circuit. The transmitter section is couple to convert a first outbound symbol stream into first outbound RF beamforming signals in accordance with a first beamforming setting and convert a second outbound symbol stream into second outbound RF beamforming signals in accordance with a second beamforming setting. The configurable antenna circuit is coupled to provide a first antenna assembly for transmitting the first outbound RF beamforming signals and provide a second antenna assembly for transmitting the second outbound RF beamforming signals. | 10-18-2012 |
20120270506 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT BASED ON RECEIVER PARAMETER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit (IC) includes an RF receiver having an AGC module that generates an automatic gain control (AGC) signal based on a strength of a received signal, and a low noise amplifier that amplifies the received signal based on the AGC signal. A processing module generates a power mode signal based on the AGC signal, the power mode signal for adjusting a power consumption parameter of the IC based on the power mode signal. | 10-25-2012 |
20120270513 | TRANSMIT POWER MANAGEMENT FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - In integrated circuit includes a processing module that determines a selected one of the plurality of power modes based on a function being currently performed by at least one non-transceiver module of a host device, and generates a power mode signal based on the selected one of the plurality of power modes. An RF transmitter generates a transmit signal at a selected one of the plurality of operating power levels based on the power mode signal and that operates from at least one transmitter power supply signal generated and selected by a power management circuit in response to the power mode signal. | 10-25-2012 |
20120274150 | WIRELESS POWER INTERFACE AND DEVICE - A wireless power interface includes first coil, a plurality of coils, and a control module. Each of the plurality of coils has a different orientation with respect to at least one axis of a multi-dimensional axis system. The control module is configured to enable at least one of the plurality of coils based on electro-magnetic coupling between the first coil and the at least one of the plurality of coils such that power is derived via the electro-magnetic coupling. | 11-01-2012 |
20120274451 | MULTI-MODE RFID TAG ARCHITECTURE - A multi-mode RFID tag includes a power generating and signal detection module, a baseband processing module, a transmit section, a configurable coupling circuit, and an antenna section. In near field mode, the configurable coupling circuit is operable to couple the transmit section to a coil or inductor in the configurable coupling circuit to transmit an outbound transmit signal using electromagnetic or inductive coupling to an RFID reader. In far field mode, the configurable coupling circuit is operable to couple the transmit section to the antenna section, and the multi-mode RFID tag then utilizes a back-scattering RF technology to transmit the outbound transmit signal to RFID readers. | 11-01-2012 |
20120280873 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MEMS ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An integrated circuit (IC) antenna structure includes a micro-electromechanical (MEM) area, a feed point, and a transmission line. The micro-electromechanical (MEM) area includes a three-dimensional shape, wherein the three dimensional-shape provides an antenna structure. The feed point is coupled to provide an outbound radio frequency (RF) signal to the antenna structure for transmission and to receive an inbound RF signal from the antenna structure. The transmission line electrically coupled to the feed point. | 11-08-2012 |
20120284481 | WIRELESSLY CONFIGURABLE MEMORY DEVICE ADDRESSING - A memory device includes a plurality of memory modules and a memory management module. A memory module of the plurality of memory modules includes a plurality of memory cells and a memory millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver. The memory management module determines a main memory configuration for at least some of the plurality of memory modules. The memory management module also determines physical addresses for the main memory configuration and determines a MMW communication resource table that includes an allocation mapping of one or more MMW communication resources to one or more of the at least some of the plurality of memory modules. | 11-08-2012 |
20120289164 | FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN A DEVICE - A radio transceiver device includes circuitry for radiating electromagnetic signals at a very high radio frequency both through space, as well as through wave guides that are formed within a substrate material. In one embodiment, the substrate comprises a dielectric substrate formed within a board, for example, a printed circuit board. In another embodiment of the invention, the wave guide is formed within a die of an integrated circuit radio transceiver. A plurality of transceivers with different functionality is defined. Substrate transceivers are operable to transmit through the wave guides, while local transceivers are operable to produce very short range wireless transmissions through space. A third and final transceiver is a typical wireless transceiver for communication with remote (non-local to the device) transceivers. | 11-15-2012 |
20120289279 | INDEPENDENT POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT IN A MIMO TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a multi-input multi-output transceiver system that includes a plurality of RF transceivers. Each RF transceiver includes an RF transmitter that transmits a transmit signal at a selected transmit power, based on a transmit power control signal and a corresponding RF receiver for receiving a corresponding one of a plurality of received signals from an external device and for generating a signal strength indication corresponding to each of the plurality of received signals. A processing module generates the transmit power control signal for each RF transmitter based on the signal strength indication of the corresponding RF receiver, and that generates a power mode signal for adjusting a power consumption parameter of each RF transmitter in accordance with the selected transmit power for each RF transmitter. | 11-15-2012 |
20120294339 | RFID SYSTEM WITH RF BUS - A radio frequency identification (RF) system includes an RF reader, an RF tag, and a network connection module. The RF reader includes a reader radio frequency (RF) bus transceiver. The network connection module includes a network connection RF bus transceiver, wherein the reader RF bus transceiver exchanges at least one of inbound RF data and outbound RF data with the network RF bus transceiver via an RF bus. | 11-22-2012 |
20120295670 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT IN A MIMO TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile communication device includes a first wireless transceiver that receives a first inbound RF signal and that transmits a first outbound RF signal based on a first power supply signal. A second wireless transceiver receives a second inbound RF signal and that transmits a second outbound RF signal based on a second power supply signal. A processing module generates at least one power mode signal based on first transmit power control data received via the first inbound RF signal. A power management circuit adjusts a first power consumption parameter of the first power supply signal and a second power consumption parameter of the second power supply signal based on the at least one power mode signal. | 11-22-2012 |
20120302161 | Signal Repeater With Gain Control And Spatial Isolation - A repeater device may be utilized to enable forwarding extreme high frequency (EHF) communication between EHF-enabled wireless devices. The repeater device may utilize spatial isolation to prevent and/or reduce interference between received and transmitted EHF RF signals, wherein reception and/or transmission of EHF RF signals in the repeater device may be performed via narrow beams that may enable minimal interference by transmit EHF RF signals to reception of EHF RF. The repeater device may utilize phased arrays to enable performing beamforming, and signal processing operations, including shift and/or amplitude adjustment, may be performed on signals received and/or transmitted via antenna elements in the phased arrays to enable beamforming during reception and transmission of EHF RF signals. Signal processing operations performed in the repeater device may be modifiable to enable continued spatial isolation between receive and transmit EHF RF signal in the repeater device. | 11-29-2012 |
20120302180 | CONFIGURABLE RF SECTIONS FOR RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A transceiver includes an RF receiver section having a plurality of RF receiver stages configured in parallel, and a configurable RF transmitter section. The plurality of RF receiver stages are selectively enabled in response to a control signal. The configurable RF transmitter section is configured to operate in one of: a mixed signal mode of operation and a phase modulation mode of operation, in response to the control signal. | 11-29-2012 |
20120309452 | APPARATUS WITH RF TRANSCEIVER AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE - An apparatus includes an RFID transceiver, a processing module, and a wireless communication module. The RFID transceiver receives an RFID signal from a device and obtains communication information from the RFID signal. The processing module is operable to: determine a wireless communication protocol and device information from the communication information; receive an outbound data request; and generate outbound data in accordance with the outbound data request, wherein the outbound data includes at least a portion of the information. The wireless communication module converts outbound data into an outbound wireless signal in accordance with the wireless communication protocol. | 12-06-2012 |
20120315991 | APPARATUS POSITION DETECTION USING MULTIPLE ANTENNAS - An apparatus includes a transmitter and a receiver device, which includes a receiver section and a processing module. The transmitter transmits a high carrier frequency signal. The receiver section includes first and second antennas that have an antenna radiation relationship for receiving the high carrier frequency signal. A receiver module of the receiver section determines first and second signal properties of the received high carrier frequency signal. The processing module determines a position of the receiver device with respect to the transmitter based on the first and second signal properties and maps the position to a coordinate system. | 12-13-2012 |
20120323088 | BIO-MEDICAL UNIT HAVING STORAGE LOCATION INFORMATION - A bio-medical unit includes a power harvesting module, a processing module, memory, and a transceiver. The power harvesting module converts an electromagnetic signal into a supply voltage, which powers the processing module, the memory, and the transceiver. The processing module communicates, via the transceiver, with an external device regarding a medical matter to obtain storage location information regarding the medical matter, wherein the storage location information indicates where data associated with the medical matter is at least partially stored. The processing module then aggregates the storage location information with patient data storage location information to produce updated patient data storage location information, wherein the patient data storage location information contains storage location information regarding previous medical matters associated with the host body. The memory stores the patient data storage location information and the updated patient data storage location information. | 12-20-2012 |
20130003794 | MULTI-MODE IC WITH MULTIPLE PROCESSING CORES - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a first processing module that converts inbound data into an inbound digital audio signal and converts an outbound digital audio signal into outbound data. A second processing module performs a user application that includes at least one of generating of an inbound analog audio signal and generating an outbound analog audio signal. A third processing module performs an operating system algorithm to coordinate operation of at least one user application. | 01-03-2013 |
20130003796 | IC WITH MIXED MODE RF-TO-BASEBAND INTERFACE - An integrated circuit (IC) includes at least one baseband section, at least one radio frequency (RF) section, and an interface module. The interface module is configured to couple the at least one baseband section to the at least one RF section, wherein the interface module includes an analog interface module and a digital interface module. | 01-03-2013 |
20130016711 | RF BUS ACCESS PROTOCOL AND TRANSCEIVER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A method includes determining whether information is to be transmitted via a radio frequency (RF) bus that supports direct intra-device communication between at least three circuits in a millimeter wave frequency band. When the information is to be transmitted via the RF bus, the method determines whether the RF bus is available. When the RF bus is available, the information is converted into RF bus signal, access to the RF bus is secured, and after access to the RF bus is secured, the RF bus signal is transmitted via the RF bus. | 01-17-2013 |
20130017818 | APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURATION OF WIRELESS OPERATION - An integrated circuit (IC) includes a plurality of circuit modules, a millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver coupled to a configurable antenna structure, and a controller. The controller is operably coupled to: receive parameters for an inter-chip MMW communication link; interpret the parameters to determine a range of operational requirements; compare the range of operational requirements with configuration options of the MMW transceiver and the configurable antenna structure; and, when one of the configuration options compares favorably with the range of operational requirements, generate a configuration signal to instruct the MMW transceiver and the configurable antenna structure to implement the one of the configuration options. | 01-17-2013 |
20130023210 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC INTRACHIP COMMUNICATION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - An integrated circuit includes a substrate and a first integrated circuit die having a first circuit coupled to the substrate via a first bonding wire, the first circuit having a first intra-chip interface. A second integrated circuit die has a second circuit coupled to the substrate via a second bonding wire, the second circuit having a second intra-chip interface, the second bonding wire electrically isolated from the first bonding wire. The first circuit communicates with the second circuit via the first intra-chip interface and the second intra-chip interface, and wherein the first intra-chip interface and the second intra-chip interface communicate via a first electromagnetic coupling between the first bonding wire and the second bonding wire. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023290 | MULTI-MODE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH MOTION SENSOR AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile communication device includes a motion sensor for generating motion signals in response to motion of the mobile communication device. A motion data generation module generates motion data based on the motion signals. At least one transceiver sends the motion data to a game device in a gaming mode of operation and transceives wireless telephony data with a wireless telephony network in a telephony mode of operation. | 01-24-2013 |
20130028302 | DISCRETE DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER - A discrete digital transceiver includes a receiver sample and hold module, a discrete digital receiver conversion module, a transmitter sample and hold module, a discrete digital transmitter conversion module, clock generation module, and a processing module. The receiver sample and hold module samples and holds an inbound wireless signal in accordance with a receiver S&H clock signal. The discrete digital receiver conversion module converts the receiver frequency domain sample pulse train into an inbound baseband signal. The transmitter sample and hold module samples and holds an outbound signal to produce a transmitter frequency domain sample pulse train. The discrete digital transmitter conversion module converts a transmitter frequency domain sample pulse train into the outbound wireless signal. The clock generation module generates S&H clock signals in accordance with a control signal. The processing module generates the control signal such that the S&H clock signals are shifted. | 01-31-2013 |
20130028303 | DISCRETE DIGITAL RECEIVER WITH FTBPF - A receiver includes an antenna interface, a frequency translation bandpass filter (FTBPF), a sample and hold module, and a down conversion module. The antenna interface is operable to receive a received wireless signal from an antenna structure and to isolate the received wireless signal from another wireless signal. The FTBPF is operable to filter the received wireless signal to produce an inbound wireless signal. The sample and hold module is operable to sample and hold the inbound wireless signal in accordance with an S&H clock signal to produce a frequency domain sample pulse train. The down conversion module is operable to convert the frequency domain sample pulse train into an inbound baseband signal. | 01-31-2013 |
20130028348 | DISCRETE DIGITAL TRANSMITTER - A transmitter includes a conversion module, a sample and hold module, and a discrete time bandpass filter module. The conversion module is operable to convert an outbound baseband signal into outbound frequency domain pulse signal. The sample and hold module is operable to sample and hold the outbound frequency domain pulse signal to produce a frequency domain sample pulse train, wherein the sample and hold module is clocked at a rate corresponding to a frequency component of an outbound wireless signal. The discrete time bandpass filter module is operable to bandpass filter the frequency domain sample pulse train to produce the outbound wireless signal. | 01-31-2013 |
20130028349 | MULTIPLE OUTPUT DISCRETE DIGITAL TRANSMITTER - A transmitter includes a conversion module, a sample and hold module, and a discrete time bandpass filter module. The conversion module is operable to convert a first outbound baseband signal into a first outbound frequency domain pulse signal and to convert a second outbound baseband signal into a second outbound frequency domain pulse signal. The sample and hold module operable to sample and hold the first outbound frequency domain pulse signal and the second outbound frequency domain pulse signal to produce a frequency domain sample pulse train. The discrete time bandpass filter module is operable to filter the frequency domain sample pulse train to produce a first outbound wireless corresponding to the first baseband signal and to produce a second outbound wireless signal corresponding to the second inbound baseband signal. | 01-31-2013 |
20130028351 | DISCRETE DIGITAL RECEIVER WITH SAMPLE MEMORY - A receiver includes a sample and hold module, sample memory, a discrete time filter module, and a conversion module. The sample and hold module is operable to sample and hold an inbound wireless signal to produce a frequency domain sample pulse train. The sample memory is operable to store sample pulses of the frequency domain sample pulse train to produce a stored sample pulse train. The discrete time filter module is operable to filter the stored sample pulse train to produce a filtered sample pulse. The conversion module is operable to convert the filtered sample pulse into an inbound baseband signal. | 01-31-2013 |
20130028359 | PROGRAMMABLE DISCRETE DIGITAL RECEIVER COMPONENTS - A receiver includes a sample and hold module, a discrete time filter module, and a conversion module. The sample and hold module includes a sample switching module, an impedance module, and a hold switching module. The sample switching module outputs samples of an inbound wireless signal in accordance with a sampling clock signal. The impedance module temporarily stores the samples. The hold switching module outputs a filtered representation of the samples in accordance with a hold clock signal to produce a frequency domain sample pulse train, wherein a filter response of the sample and hold module is in accordance with a ratio between the sampling clock signal and the hold clock signal. The discrete time filter module, which may be programmable, filters the frequency domain sample pulse train. The conversion module, which may be programmable, converts the filtered sample pulse into an inbound baseband signal. | 01-31-2013 |
20130028360 | WIDE BANDWIDTH DISCRETE DIGITAL RECEIVER - A receiver includes a sample and hold module, a discrete time filter module, and a wireless frequency to baseband conversion module. The sample and hold module is operable to sample and hold an inbound wireless signal at a rate corresponding to a multiple of a carrier frequency of the inbound wireless signal to produce a frequency domain sample pulse train. The discrete time filter module is operable to filter the frequency domain sample pulse train to produce a wireless frequency pulse. The wireless frequency to baseband conversion module is operable to convert the wireless frequency pulse to a baseband digital signal. | 01-31-2013 |
20130028361 | DISCRETE DIGITAL RECEIVER WITH BLOCKER CIRCUIT - A receiver includes a bandpass filter module, a sample and hold module, a discrete time bandpass filter module, a discrete time notch filter module, a combining module, and a conversion module. The bandpass filter module filters an inbound wireless that includes a desired signal component and an undesired signal component. The sample and hold module is operable to sample and hold the filtered inbound wireless signal to produce a frequency domain sample pulse train. The discrete time bandpass filter module bandpass filters the frequency domain sample pulse train to produce a bandpass filtered sample pulse. The discrete time notch filter module notch filters the frequency domain sample pulse train to produce a notched filtered sample pulse. The combining module combines the bandpass filtered sample pulse and the notched filtered sample pulse to produce a filtered inbound signal. The conversion module converts the filtered inbound signal into an inbound baseband signal. | 01-31-2013 |
20130028362 | MULTIPLE PATH DISCRETE DIGITAL RECEIVER - A receiver includes a bandpass filter module, a sample and hold module, first and second discrete time filter modules, and first and second conversion modules. The bandpass filter module is operable to filter an inbound wireless signal. The sample and hold module is operable to sample and hold the filtered inbound wireless signal to produce a frequency domain sample pulse train. The first discrete time filter module is operable to filter the frequency domain sample pulse train to produce a first filtered sample pulse. The second discrete time filter module is operable to filter the frequency domain sample pulse train to produce a second filtered sample pulse. The first conversion module is operable to convert the first filtered sample pulse into a first inbound baseband signal. The second conversion module is operable to convert the second filtered sample pulse into a second inbound baseband signal. | 01-31-2013 |
20130028363 | MULTIPLE INPUT DISCRETE DIGITAL RECEIVER - A receiver includes a sample and hold module, a discrete time filter module, and a conversion module. The sample and hold module is operable to sample and hold a first inbound wireless signal and a second inbound wireless signal to produce a frequency domain sample pulse train. The discrete time filter module is operable to filter the frequency domain sample pulse train to produce a first filtered sample pulse corresponding to the first inbound wireless signal and to produce a second filtered sample pulse corresponding to the second inbound wireless signal. The conversion module is operable to convert the first filtered sample pulse into a first inbound baseband signal and to convert the second filtered sample pulse into a second inbound baseband signal. | 01-31-2013 |
20130029598 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH INTRA-CHIP AND EXTRA-CHIP RF COMMUNICATION - An integrated circuit includes a first integrated circuit die having a first circuit and a first intra-chip interface and a second integrated circuit die having a second circuit and a second intra-chip interface and a remote interface, wherein the first intra-chip interface and the second intra-chip interface electro-magnetically communicate first signals between the first circuit and the second circuit, and wherein the remote interface is coupled to engage in electromagnetic communications with at least one other integrated circuit. In an embodiment of the present invention, a shielding element shields the electromagnetic communications with the at least one other integrated circuit from the electromagnetic communication of the first signals. In other embodiments, antenna beam patterns or differing polarizations are used to isolate the electromagnetic communications with the remote device from the electromagnetic communication of the first signals. | 01-31-2013 |
20130029672 | MULTIBAND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR USE WITH A MESH NETWORK AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A communication device includes an RF transceiver for communicating first data with at least one of a plurality of remote communication devices via a first protocol and a first frequency band. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates second data with at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices via a second protocol and a second frequency band. A communication control module coordinates the communication of the first data and the second data with the at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices and for establishing a mesh network between the communication device and the plurality of remote communication devices. | 01-31-2013 |
20130065639 | MOTION ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR USE THEREWITH - A circuit includes a package substrate that supports an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the circuit. The package substrate further supports a die that supports a processing module that processes the motion parameter to produce motion data, wherein the processing module further generates a receive control signal and a transmit control signal in accordance with the motion data. The die further supports a wireless local area network transceiver that generates an outbound RF signal that includes outbound data and that generates voice inbound data from an inbound RF signal, wherein the wireless local area network transceiver is further operable to adjust a receive parameter based on the receive control signal and to adjust a transmit parameter in response to the transmit control signal. | 03-14-2013 |
20130241307 | WIRELESS POWER INTERFACE AND DEVICE - A wireless power interface includes a plurality of coils and a control module. At least two of the plurality of coils has a different orientation with respect to at least two axes of a multi-dimensional axis system. The control module is configured to enable at least one of the plurality of coils based on electro-magnetic coupling by at least one of the plurality of coils with a coil of a wireless power device. | 09-19-2013 |
20130281024 | PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH HIGH-SPEED DATA COMMUNICATION - A portable computing device includes a radio frequency (RF) wired link, a core module, and a plurality of multi-mode RF units. When one or more of the multi-mode RF units are supporting a high-speed data communication, the core module is operable to detect a blocker that is adversely affecting the high-speed data communication. The core module is further operable to determine whether a radiation pattern alternative for the high-speed data communication will reduce the adverse affects on the high-speed data communication. When the radiation pattern alternative for the high-speed data communication will reduce the adverse affects on the high-speed data communication, the core module is further operable to enable the radiation pattern alternative. The one or more multi-mode RF units are operable to adjust at least one of transmission and reception of the high-speed data communication in accordance with the radiation pattern alternative. | 10-24-2013 |
20130288628 | ADJUSTABLE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY FOR RECEIVE BLOCKING - An RF receiver section includes an adjustable antenna assembly, a low noise amplifier module, and a down conversion module. The adjustable antenna assembly is configured to provide a first receive antenna structure and a second receive antenna structure. The first and second receive antenna structures receive an inbound wide bandwidth RF signal that includes an interferer RF signal component and a desired inbound RF signal component. The effective polarization of at least one of the first and second receive antenna structures is adjusted to reduce signal strength of the interferer RF signal component. | 10-31-2013 |
20130289382 | ARTICLE OF CLOTHING INCLUDING BIO-MEDICAL UNITS - An article of clothing includes a clothing fabric and a plurality of bio-medical units integrated into the clothing fabric. A bio-medical includes a power harvesting module, a communication module, a processing module, a functional module, a die, and an IC package. The die supports the power harvesting module, the processing module, the communication module, and the functional module. The IC package houses the die and includes a mechanism for adhering to the clothing fabric. | 10-31-2013 |
20130308581 | RF BUS CONTROLLER - A radio frequency (RF) bus controller includes an interface and a processing module. The interface is coupled for communicating intra-device RF bus access requests and allocations. The processing module is coupled to receive an access request to an RF bus via the interface; determine RF bus resource availability; and when sufficient RF bus resources are available to fulfill the access request, allocate, via the interface, at least one RF bus resource in response to the access request. | 11-21-2013 |
20130310116 | POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT IN A MIMO TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile communication device includes a first wireless transceiver that receives a first inbound RF signal and that transmits a first outbound RF signal based on a first power supply signal. A second wireless transceiver receives a second inbound RF signal and that transmits a second outbound RF signal based on a second power supply signal. A processing module generates at least one power mode signal based on first transmit power control data received via the first inbound RF signal. A power management circuit adjusts a first power consumption parameter of the first power supply signal and a second power consumption parameter of the second power supply signal based on the at least one power mode signal. | 11-21-2013 |
20130316648 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH RFID READER - A wireless communication device is provided with separate processing modules for a transceiver and a near field communication (NFC) device. The NFC processing module is configured to generate outbound NFC data and to process inbound NFC data, while the transceiver processing module is configured to generate outbound transceiver data and to process inbound transceiver data. A shared radio frequency (RF) front end transmits and receives combined radio frequency (RF) signals including both NFC data and transceiver data. | 11-28-2013 |
20130322565 | BEAMFORMING AND/OR MIMO RF FRONT-END - An RF front-end includes a transmit adjust module, a PA module, an antenna coupling circuit, a LNA module, and a receive adjust module. The transmit adjust module adjusts coordinates of up-converted analog signals when in a first transmit mode and adjusts coordinates of a plurality of up-converted analog signals when in a second transmit mode to produce to produce multiple adjusted up-converted signals and a plurality of adjusted up-converted signals, respectively, which are subsequently amplified by the PA module. The antenna coupling circuit provides the outbound RF signals to at least some of a plurality of antennas depending on the transmit mode and provides multiple or a plurality of inbound RF signals at least some of the plurality of antennas to the LNA module based on a receive mode. The receive adjust module adjusts coordinates of the multiple or plurality of amplified inbound RF signals based on the receive mode. | 12-05-2013 |
20140057580 | PROGRAMMABLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device includes a processing module, a receiver section, a transmitter section, and an antenna system. The processing module is operable to generate tuning information and configuration information of a given wireless communication protocol. The receiver section is configurable in accordance with the configuration information to convert an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal into an inbound symbol stream in accordance with the tuning information. The transmitter section is configurable in accordance with the configuration information to convert an outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal in accordance with the turning information. The antenna system is operable to provide an antenna structure in accordance with the configuration information to transceive the inbound and outbound RF signals. | 02-27-2014 |
20140113684 | INDUCTIVE POWERING FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A power status signal is received in an integrated circuit that indicates an inductive power status of an inductive power module and a power status of an alternative source. A power mode is selected based on the at least one power status signal. A power mode signal is generated based on the selected power mode. A power supply signal is generated and adjusted in response to the power mode signal. | 04-24-2014 |
20150050899 | WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER WITH CONFIGURATION CONTROL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A wireless transceiver includes at least one RF transceiver section that generates an outbound RF signal based on outbound data and that generates inbound data based on an inbound RF signal. A configuration controller configures the wireless transceiver, by configuring the wireless transceiver to identify a plurality of communication paths to a remote station, the plurality of communication paths including at least one indirect communication path through at least one intermediate station; configuring the wireless transceiver to communicate with the remote station based on a first path of the plurality of communication paths; and configuring the wireless transceiver to communicate with the remote station based on a second path of the plurality of communication paths. | 02-19-2015 |