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20120076790 | ANTI-CD48 ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides antibodies that bind to CD48 and methods of using same. According to certain embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to human CD48. In certain embodiments, the antibodies of the present invention block the binding of CD48 to one or more CD48 receptor. The antibodies of the invention are useful, inter alia, for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with one or more CD48 biological activities, including the treatment of allergic conditions and other inflammatory conditions. | 03-29-2012 |
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20130259876 | Anti-HLA-B*27 Antibodies and Uses Thereof - The present invention provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind HLA-B*27 (also called HLA-B27). In certain embodiments, the antibodies of the invention bind soluble and/or cell surface-expressed forms of HLA-B*27. The antibodies of the present invention, in certain embodiments, inhibit HLA-B*27-mediated activation of T cells. Certain exemplary antibodies of the present invention exhibit enhanced binding to HLA-B*27 as compared to other HLA-B allelic variants (e.g., HLA-B*07). The present invention also provides anti-HLA-B*27 antibodies with pH-dependent binding characteristics (e.g., higher affinity binding at neutral pH than at acidic pH). The antibodies of the invention are useful for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with HLA-B*27 expression, including ankylosing spondylitis and other spondyloarthropathies. | 10-03-2013 |
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20090034502 | FIRMWARE PROCESSING FOR DOWNLINK F-DPCH - A downlink channel receiver operable to implement fractional dedicated physical channel (F-DPCH) processing within a Rake receiver structure is provided. The downlink channel receiver includes a receiver, a baseband processing block, a WCDMA processing block, wherein F-DPCH processing is divided between a plurality of hardware processing blocks and a plurality of firmware (FW) processing blocks. The receiver is operable to convert a radio frequency (RF) signal to a baseband signal. The baseband processing block operable to processes and provides the baseband signal to the WCDMA processing block. F-DPCH processing is divided between the plurality of hardware processing blocks and plurality of firmware (FW) processing blocks. | 02-05-2009 |
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20100284320 | Combined simulcasting and dedicated services in a wireless communication system - An efficient method for providing both dedicated and simulcast services over a common wireless infrastructure is described. The services can be available to a single terminal as well as to a multiplicity of terminals simultaneously. The method uses time division multiplexing and orthogonal frequency division multiple access for simulcasting information and transmitting dedicated message information from a plurality of base stations forming a cellular pattern over the same wireless frequency channel. The method comprises the steps of constructing frames for transmission by the plurality of base stations comprising control information, simulcast information and dedicated message information within predetermined time slots of the frames and allocating the simulcast information and the dedicated message information to time slots of the same frame predetermined by the control information of the frame. The underlying modulation technology used is OFDM and thereby the channel delay-dispersion is minimized. | 11-11-2010 |
20100322356 | Method and System for Delay Matching in a Rake Receiver for WCDMA Closed Loop Modes - Certain aspects of a method and system for delay matching in a rake receiver for WCDMA closed loop modes are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include selecting a set of channel estimates from a plurality of channel estimates generated for a delay matched branch and/or a non-delay matched branch in a rake receiver. A plurality of weight factors may be generated based on the selected set of channel estimates. In the delay matched branch of the rake receiver, the application of the generated plurality of weight factors may be delayed by a particular time period. A delay associated with a control channel and/or a data channel may be compensated based on the delayed application of the generated plurality of weight factors. | 12-23-2010 |
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20110164520 | WLAN Having Load Balancing Based on Access Point Loading - A network having distribution of access point loading includes access points to which mobile stations can associate themselves based upon access point beacon signal levels and loading levels for the various access points. A mobile station receives beacon signals from various access points and determines a signal strength for the received beacon signals. The mobile station also receives access point loading information from the access points. The mobile station associates with an access point based upon the access point beacon signal strengths and the access point loading information. | 07-07-2011 |
20130028116 | WLAN Having Load Balancing Based on Access Point Loading - A network having distribution of access point loading includes access points to which mobile stations can associate themselves based upon access point beacon signal levels and loading levels for the various access points. A mobile station receives beacon signals from various access points and determines a signal strength for the received beacon signals. The mobile station also receives access point loading information from the access points. The mobile station associates with an access point based upon the access point beacon signal strengths and the access point loading information. | 01-31-2013 |
20130242868 | FIRMWARE PROCESSING FOR DOWNLINK F-DPCH - A channel receiver operable to implement fractional dedicated physical channel (F-DPCH) for high-speed data packet access is provided. A received RF signal is processed to produce a set of soft symbol outputs. The receiver detects whether transmit power control (TPC) command bits are present in the set of soft symbol outputs. The TPC command bits are conveyed with the RF signal over non-dedicated pilot bits in the processed baseband signal. When TPC command bits are detected, the set of soft symbol outputs are processed to produce estimated TPC command bits. A TPC quality estimate is generated based on the estimated TPC command bits. A signal-to-interference ratio for the WCDMA dedicated physical channel is adjusted based upon a comparison of the TPC quality estimate with a TPC quality target to effect F-DPCH power control. | 09-19-2013 |
20140050207 | COMBINED SIMULCASTING AND DEDICATED SERVICES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An efficient method for providing both dedicated and simulcast services over a common wireless infrastructure is described. The services can be available to a single terminal as well as to a multiplicity of terminals simultaneously. The method uses time division multiplexing and orthogonal frequency division multiple access for simulcasting information and transmitting dedicated message information from a plurality of base stations forming a cellular pattern over the same wireless frequency channel. The method comprises the steps of constructing frames for transmission by the plurality of base stations comprising control information, simulcast information and dedicated message information within predetermined time slots of the frames and allocating the simulcast information and the dedicated message information to time slots of the same frame predetermined by the control information of the frame. The underlying modulation technology used is OFDM and thereby the channel delay-dispersion is minimized. | 02-20-2014 |