Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090097599 | SWITCHABLE DVB-H RECEIVER - One embodiment provides a method of providing low power operations in a switchable Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) receiver operable as a single receiver and as a diversity receiver includes operating the switchable DVB-H receiver in a single receiver mode in a first coverage region, the first coverage region corresponding to conditions in which both the single receiver as well as the diversity receiver satisfy a predetermined performance criteria, and switching the switchable DVB-H receiver to a diversity receiver mode in a second coverage region, the second coverage region corresponding to conditions in which the diversity receiver satisfies the predetermined performance criteria and the single receiver does not satisfy the predetermined performance criteria. | 04-16-2009 |
20090207311 | TECHNIQUE FOR TUNER AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR MOBILE TELEVISION APPLICATIONS - A technique for providing stable tracking performance to an AGC loop circuit comprises amplifying a wideband radio frequency signal; detecting signals and blockers adjacent to the radio frequency signal; lowering a gain of the radio frequency signal; mixing a local oscillator signal with the radio frequency signal; shifting a frequency of the radio frequency signal from a radio frequency to an intermediate frequency; continuously varying a gain of the intermediate frequency signal; converting the intermediate frequency signal into a digital output signal; comparing the digital output signal with predefined thresholds comprising an upper threshold and a lower threshold; switching a post mixer amplifier (PMA) to a high gain state when an input of a variable gain amplifier (VGA) is greater than the upper threshold, and switching the PMA to a low gain state when an input of the VGA is lower than the lower threshold. | 08-20-2009 |
20090213943 | TIME AND FREQUENCY DOMAIN BASED APPROACHES FOR FINE TIMING AND FREQUENCY ESTIMATIONS IN ISDB-T AND ISDB-TSB RECEIVER DESIGN - A method and apparatus for estimating timing and frequency offsets in an ISDB-T and ISDB-TSB receiver. In different embodiments, the method comprises estimating timing and frequency offsets by different estimation processes; assigning weights to the timing and frequency offsets according to the channel condition; and calculating timing and frequency offsets using the estimates of timing and frequency offsets and the weights. | 08-27-2009 |
20090220015 | COARSE CARRIER FREQUENCY OFFSET ESTIMATION FOR CMMB MOBILE TV RECEIVER - A method of estimating coarse frequency offset of received symbols based on a received frequency domain sample at a k | 09-03-2009 |
20090221255 | DIGITAL APPROACH FOR IMAGE REJECTION CORRECTION IN LOW INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY CONVERSION TUNER - A method of processing an in-phase signal component and a quadrature signal component of a low intermediate frequency (LIF) signal includes estimating and correcting an amplitude imbalance between a digitized in-phase signal component and a digitized quadrature signal component at a first point in time, and estimating and correcting a phase imbalance between the digitized in-phase signal component and the digitized quadrature signal component at a second point in time in response to the correcting process. The digitized in-phase signal component corresponds to the in-phase signal component at the first point in time and the digitized quadrature signal component corresponds to the quadrature signal component at the first point in time. The second point in the time is subsequent to the first point in time. | 09-03-2009 |
20090232264 | LOW COMPLEXITY HIGH PERFORMANCE TMCC ACQUISITION IN ISDB-T AND ISDB-TSB RECEIVERS - A method of TMCC information acquisition in an ISDB-T/TSB receiver comprises detecting coarse frequency offset in the receiver to identify bins that have TMCC information; and acquiring TMCC and symbol number information from the identified bins. The detecting process may be conducted using different methods and the acquiring process may be conducted using different methods. The TMCC information acquisition method saves memory space and provides enhanced performance by using coarse frequency offset to identify the bins that have TMCC information and obtaining the TMCC and symbol number information from the identified bins. | 09-17-2009 |
20090252237 | DOUBLE LAYER MAXIMUM RATIO COMBINING FOR OFDM RECEIVER DESIGN WITH INTER-CARRIER-INTERFERENCE CANCELLING - An apparatus, method, and system for reducing a C/N in an OFDM receiver using diversity combining techniques in the presence of ICI, wherein the apparatus comprises an encoded data estimator adapted to estimate data received in the OFDM receiver; a pair of ICI estimators operatively connected to the encoded data estimator and adapted to calculate an inter-carrier-interference term of the data; and a pair of diversity combining equalizers adapted to compensate multi-path interference of the data, wherein a first one of the diversity combining equalizers is operatively connected to the encoded data estimator, and a second one of the diversity combining equalizers is operatively connected to the pair of ICI estimators. The diversity combining equalizer may comprise a MRC diversity combining equalizer. Preferably, the encoded data estimator, the pair of ICI estimators, and the pair of diversity combining equalizers are implemented on a DVB-T/H diversity SoC. | 10-08-2009 |
20090252239 | ROBUST FINE FREQUENCY AND TIME ESTIMATION IN MEDIALFLO SYSTEM RECEIVERS - A technique for estimating a carrier frequency offset and a timing offset in a MediaFLO™ (Forward Link Only) system, wherein the method comprises receiving Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols; interpolating pilots on odd or even symbols of the received OFDM symbols; determining a phase difference between two successive symbols using the interpolated pilots; obtaining an estimate of the carrier frequency offset and the timing offset from the determined phase difference between two successive symbols; and correcting a sampling frequency in accordance with the estimated carrier frequency offset and timing offset. | 10-08-2009 |
20110171364 | Carbon Nanotube Based Pastes - Carbon-nanotube based pastes and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. Carbon nanotubes are dispersed via milling; resultant paste has Hegman scale of greater than 7. The pastes can be used as electro-conductivity enhancement in electronic devices such as batteries, capacitors, electrodes or other devices needing high conductivity paste. | 07-14-2011 |
20110171371 | Enhanced Electrode Composition for Li ion Battery - Carbon nanotube-based compositions and methods of making an electrode for a Li ion battery are disclosed. It is an objective of the instant invention to disclose a composition for preparing an electrode of a lithium ion battery with incorporation of carbon nanotubes with more active material by having less conductive filler loading and less binder loading such that battery performance is enhanced. | 07-14-2011 |
20130004657 | Enhanced Electrode Composition For Li ion Battery - Carbon nanotube-based compositions and methods of making an electrode for a Li ion battery are disclosed. It is an objective of the instant invention to disclose a composition for preparing an electrode of battery, optionally a lithium ion battery, with incorporation of a bi-modal diameter distributed carbon nanotubes with more active material by having less total conductive filler loading, less binder loading, and better electrical contact between conductive filler with active battery materials such that battery performance is enhanced. | 01-03-2013 |
20130105741 | Measuring Moisture In A CNT Based Fluid Or Paste | 05-02-2013 |
20130136994 | MODIFIED BATTERY ANODE WITH CARBON NANOTUBES - An improved anode material for a lithium ion battery is disclosed. The improved anode material can improve both electric conductivity and the mechanical resilience of the anode, thus drastically increasing the lifetime of lithium ion batteries. | 05-30-2013 |
20140332731 | Electrode Composition for Battery - Carbon nanotube-based compositions and methods of making an electrode for a battery are disclosed. It is an objective of the instant invention to disclose a composition for an electrode of a battery incorporating three dimensional networks of carbonaceous materials comprising a bi-modal diameter distribution of carbon nanotubes, CNT(A) and CNT(B), graphene, carbon black and, optionally, other forms of carbon-based pastes. | 11-13-2014 |