| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 8290096 |
Radius adaptive sphere decoding with probabilistic noise constraint |
October 16, 2012 |
| Method and apparatus for decoding code words received over a communication channel are disclosed. A radius-adaptive sphere decoding methodology reduces the number of operations in sphere-constrained search. Imposing probabilistic noise constraint on top of sphere constraint, particul |
| 8290095 |
Viterbi pack instruction |
October 16, 2012 |
| A Viterbi pack instruction is disclosed that masks the contents of a first predicate register with a first masking value and masks the contents of a second predicate register with a second masking value. The resulting masked data is written to a destination register. The Viterbi pack |
| 8290089 |
Derivation and feedback of transmit steering matrix |
October 16, 2012 |
| Techniques for efficiently deriving a transmit steering matrix and sending feedback for this matrix are described. A receiver determines a set of parameters defining a transmit steering matrix to be used for transmission from a transmitter to the receiver. The receiver may derive the |
| 8290083 |
Quadrature imbalance mitigation using unbiased training sequences |
October 16, 2012 |
| A system and method are provided for transmitting an unbiased communications training sequence. The method generates an unbiased training sequence in a quadrature modulation transmitter. The unbiased training sequence represents a uniform accumulated power evenly distributed in the c |
| 8290069 |
System and method to implement concurrent orthogonal channels in an ultra-wide band wireless com |
October 16, 2012 |
| A system and method for media access control are disclosed. The method comprises providing concurrent orthogonal channels to access media using pulse division multiple access to define pulse positions, wherein the pulse division multiple access includes a time hopping sequence and an |
| 8290025 |
Slicer input and feedback filter contents for block coded digital communications |
October 16, 2012 |
| Improved decision directed adaptation and decision feedback equalizers are provided in a block coded digital communication system. The performance of a receiver is significantly improved by allowing the decision feedback equalizer to perform time-tracking and residual frequency offse |
| 8289954 |
Split and sequential paging for voice call continuity |
October 16, 2012 |
| Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate paging for establishing a Voice Call Continuity (VCC)-supported voice call in a network containing access point(s) that can support packet switched (PS) voice communication, such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and acces |
| 8289946 |
Reference signal generation in a wireless communication system |
October 16, 2012 |
| Techniques for generating reference signals in a wireless communication system are described. A set of Q reference signal sequences may be generated based on G pseudo-random sequences and L scrambling sequences, where Q=GL, G>1 and L>1. The Q reference signal sequences may be u |
| 8289920 |
Method and apparatus for handoff between access systems |
October 16, 2012 |
| Systems and methods for switching among networks (e.g., heterogeneous) and inter-working between a source access system and a target access system, by implementing tunneling from the AT to the target access system via the source access system. An inter-system handoff control component |
| 8289908 |
Method and apparatus for processing simultaneous assignment in wireless communication systems |
October 16, 2012 |
| A method and apparatus for processing simultaneous assignment, the method comprising receiving multiple Forward Link Assignment Blocks (FLABs), determining if ChIDs are set to ChID.sub.DEASSIGN for one of the FLABs and discarding all FLABs except the FLABs having a ChIDs set to ChID. |
| 8289897 |
Method and apparatus for processing open state in wireless communication system |
October 16, 2012 |
| A method and apparatus for processing Open state is provided, the method comprising receiving a Control Channel and a Forward Traffic Channel, requesting a MultipleInputMultipleOutput(MIMO) mode on the Forward Traffic Channel by sending a MIMORequest message, monitoring overhead mess |
| 8289866 |
Flexible power offset assignments for acquisition indicator channels |
October 16, 2012 |
| A method for wireless communications is provided. The method includes generating at least one adjustable power parameter for an acquisition indicator channel (AICH) and generating at least one adjustable power parameter for an extended acquisition indicator channel (E-AICH). The meth |
| 8289861 |
Systems and methods for managing resources during handoff across communication systems having di |
October 16, 2012 |
| In a method for managing quality of service (QoS) resources during handoff across communication systems having different grades of QoS awareness, an access terminal (AT) determines that handoff has occurred from a QoS unaware system to a QoS aware system. The AT also determines wheth |
| 8289846 |
Statistical sub-multiplexer for centrally formatted broadcast programming |
October 16, 2012 |
| Methods and systems generate a multiplex signal including two or more different sub-multiplexes for transmission via a broadcast network. A first sub-multiplex may include several services for broadcast in multiple locations, while multiple second sub-multiplexes may include services |
| 8289837 |
Methods and apparatuses for multimode Bluetooth and WLAN operation concurrently |
October 16, 2012 |
| A wideband telecommunications device with narrow band support. The device may be a receiver having a wireless interface configured to receive combined first and second signals, the first signal having data in a first frequency band and the second signal having data in a second freque |
| 8289724 |
Signal-producing mechanism |
October 16, 2012 |
| The present invention provides devices for controlling a desired output of an output device. These devices include a first conductor, a second conductor having a varying, predetermined spacing from the first conductor, and a third conductor positioned on the actuator mechanism and ha |
| 8289159 |
Wireless localization apparatus and method |
October 16, 2012 |
| The location of a device may be determined with respect to another device. For example, a locating device may be moved as it measures at least one distance to a target device. The locating device may then generate one or more indications relating to the measured distance or distances |
| 8289090 |
Amplitude control for oscillator |
October 16, 2012 |
| An amplitude control circuit includes a pair of peak detectors. The pair of peak detectors are responsive to a voltage reference generator. The amplitude control circuit is configured to be responsive to an oscillating signal of a crystal oscillator and configured to generate a contr |
| 8289074 |
Discrete time operational transconductance amplifier for switched capacitor circuits |
October 16, 2012 |
| A discrete-time operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) with large gain and large output signal swing is described. In an exemplary design, the discrete-time OTA includes a clocked comparator and an output circuit. The clocked comparator receives an input voltage and provides a |
| 8288893 |
Adaptive matching and tuning of HF wireless power transmit antenna |
October 16, 2012 |
| Exemplary embodiments of the invention s are directed to a wireless power system with different coupling loops, such as two loops. The coupling loops are switched. One can be used for vicinity coupling, e.g., greater than a distance away, the other for proximity coupling, e.g., less than |
| 8286463 |
Method for determining the null point of a gyroscope |
October 16, 2012 |
| A system for correcting angular velocity measurements from a gyroscope and using the corrected angular velocity measurements to position an antenna used with a vehicle. The system determines an approximate null point voltage of a gyroscope of the type that produces a voltage related |
| 8285504 |
Method of obtaining measurement data using a sensor application interface |
October 9, 2012 |
| A method involves, via a sensor application interface, 1) receiving, from an application, a measurement request associated with a quality-of-service control; 2) in accord with the quality-of-service control, obtaining measurement data from a sensor; and 3) returning to the applicatio |
| 8285331 |
System and method for base station initiated call setup |
October 9, 2012 |
| A system and method for performing base station initiated call setup is provided. A base station initiated call setup may be utilized to establish a test call, to deliver a packet data services call to a subscriber unit, or to reactivate a dormant packet call. The base station transm |
| 8285321 |
Method and apparatus for using virtual noise figure in a wireless communication network |
October 9, 2012 |
| Techniques for using virtual noise figure for various functions in a wireless communication network are described. A virtual noise figure is an indication of a virtual noise level at a receiver, which may be higher than an actual noise level at the receiver. In an aspect, virtual noise |
| 8285318 |
Method and apparatus for controlling transmission power while in soft handoff |
October 9, 2012 |
| Method and apparatus for adjusting the transmission power of base stations in simultaneous communication with a mobile station. The methods described provide for the transmission power of the base stations to be aligned. In the first exemplary embodiment, the transmitters are attached |
| 8285285 |
Intra-frequency cell reselection restriction in wireless communications |
October 9, 2012 |
| Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate utilizing reselection indicators in reselecting access points in wireless communications. In particular, an indicator can be provided relating to a restricted association access point that specifies whether intra-frequency resel |
| 8285283 |
Methods and apparatus for making a handoff determination as a function of service level indicati |
October 9, 2012 |
| Method and apparatus for an access terminal which makes handoff decisions between a number of potential alternative attachment points based on service level indicating metrics are described. The access terminal computes a service level indicating metric differently for a current conn |
| 8285281 |
Methods and apparatus for self configuring network relations |
October 9, 2012 |
| Systems and methods that enable a network to configure its neighbor relation (e.g., automatically) by commanding each user equipment (UE) to scan its respective area for neighbor base stations on a predetermined frequency or radio access technology. Moreover, the network can compile |
| 8285226 |
Steering diversity for an OFDM-based multi-antenna communication system |
October 9, 2012 |
| A transmitting entity uses different steering vectors for different subbands to achieve steering diversity. Each steering vector defines or forms a beam for an associated subband. Any steering vector may be used for steering diversity. The steering vectors may be defined such that the |
| 8285216 |
Inter-cell power control for interference management |
October 9, 2012 |
| A system and method for inter-cell power control for interference management in an OFDM system is provided. The system provides for a combination use of open loop and closed loop PSD control algorithms. The open loop control is a function of path loss from the serving cell as well as |
| 8285201 |
Wideband echo cancellation in a repeater |
October 9, 2012 |
| A wireless repeater having a receiving antenna for receiving an input signal and a transmitting antenna for transmitting an amplified signal includes first and second front-end circuits and a repeater baseband block coupled between the first and second front-end circuits. The repeate |
| 8284875 |
Methods and systems for frequency domain gain control in OFDM MIMO systems |
October 9, 2012 |
| Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for frequency-domain gain control in system utilizing orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) multiple input multiple output (MIMO). The proposed method reduces the complexity of the system while maximizing the |
| 8284826 |
Synchronization of satellite and terrestrial broadcast ODFM signals |
October 9, 2012 |
| Synchronization of satellite and terrestrial broadcasts in a shared frequency arrangement is use in order to facilitate simultaneous reception of the broadcasts. A delay value is adjusted based on a synchronization between a first terrestrial broadcast and a satellite broadcast, and |
| 8284793 |
Backoff control for access probe transmission in communication systems |
October 9, 2012 |
| A random backoff time can be determined and the transmission of an initial access probe can be delayed for the random backoff time. A backoff interval can be determined based on channel load, wherein the backoff interval defines a range from which the random backoff time is selected. |
| 8284752 |
Method, apparatus, and system for medium access control |
October 9, 2012 |
| Embodiments addressing MAC processing for efficient use of high throughput systems are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus comprises a first layer for receiving one or more packets from one or more data flows and for generating one or more first layer Protocol Data Units (PDUs) fr |
| 8284737 |
Method of buffering to reduce media latency in group communications on a wireless communication |
October 9, 2012 |
| A system and method for minimizing latency for direct group communications, such as push-to-talk (PTT) calls, among a group of wireless telecommunication devices on a wireless telecommunication network. The wireless telecommunication device has a dormant state without an open dedicat |
| 8284734 |
Methods for intra base station handover optimizations |
October 9, 2012 |
| The method and apparatus as described are directed toward techniques and mechanisms to improve efficiency in wireless communication networks through optimization of handover scenarios. Determining whether an intra-base station or inter-node-B handover is too performed, and determinin |
| 8284714 |
Systems and methods for temporary media file storage on a wireless communication device |
October 9, 2012 |
| Methods, devices, computer program products, processors and wireless networks are presented that provide for temporary storage of media content on a wireless communication device. According to aspects, when a wireless communication device requests media content from a media content s |
| 8284707 |
Hybrid power-saving mechanism for VoIP services |
October 9, 2012 |
| An embodiment of the invention is a technique for power saving in mobile communication. At least one of a base station (BS) and a mobile station (MS) is initialized for power saving using a downlink (DL) status and an uplink (UL) status associated with the BS and the MS, respectively, |
| 8284706 |
Semi-connected operations for wireless communications |
October 9, 2012 |
| Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate reducing battery consumption during periods of inactivity intermixed with traffic bursts in wireless communications systems. A semi-connected mode is provided that fast recognition of mobile devices upon wakeup and access while |
| 8284705 |
Methods and systems for recovering from an incomplete idle mode entry |
October 9, 2012 |
| This application provides techniques for a mobile station (MS) to determine whether a base station (BS) successfully receives a response to a BS request for the MS to enter an idle mode. |
| 8284682 |
Facilitating transfer of push and pull messages for remotely testing mobile devices |
October 9, 2012 |
| Providing for remote field testing of mobile communication devices is described herein. By way of example, network initiated data received at a mobile device or like device activated on a mobile network can be monitored. Further, an over the air (OTA) message sent by the mobile netwo |
| 8284660 |
Method and apparatus for scheduling of quality of service (QoS) transmissions in a wireless comm |
October 9, 2012 |
| Scheduling real-time Quality of Service (QoS) data flows in a large-scale wireless communications system uses credit allocation to active QoS flows based on quality-of-service weights, and the credits are measured in dimensionless units of air interface slot capacity. Scheduling addresse |
| 8284652 |
Enhanced forward link transmission |
October 9, 2012 |
| A method for processing forward link channel signals generated by a CDMA base station includes time sharing by several mobile stations of spreading codes, which are orthogonal codes such as Walsh Code, and code-combining soft/softer handoff across sectors in the mobile station active |
| 8283964 |
Level shifters and high voltage logic circuits |
October 9, 2012 |
| Level shifters and high voltage logic circuits implemented with MOS transistors having a low breakdown voltage relative to the voltage swing of the input and output signals are described. In an exemplary design, a level shifter includes a driver circuit and a latch. The driver circuit |
| 8283933 |
Systems and methods for built in self test jitter measurement |
October 9, 2012 |
| An apparatus configured for built in self test (BIST) jitter measurement is described. The apparatus includes a time-to-voltage converter. The time-to-voltage converter generates a voltage signal proportional to timing jitter present in a clock/data signal input. The apparatus also i |
| 8283776 |
Microfabricated pillar fins for thermal management |
October 9, 2012 |
| An electrical package with improved thermal management. The electrical package includes a die having an exposed back surface. The package further includes a plurality of fins extending outwardly from the back surface for dissipating heat from the package. The die can be arranged in a |
| 8281111 |
System and method to execute a linear feedback-shift instruction |
October 2, 2012 |
| A system and method to execute a linear feedback-shift instruction is disclosed. In a particular embodiment the method includes executing an instruction at a processor by receiving source data and executing a bitwise logical operation on the source data and on reference data to gener |
| 8281023 |
Systems and methods for data authorization in distributed storage networks |
October 2, 2012 |
| Storage authorization and access control of data stored on a peer-to-peer overlay network is provided. A publishing node stores data on a storage node in the overlay network. The publishing node is adapted to facilitate data storage authorization by generating a resource identifier as a |
| 8280726 |
Gender detection in mobile phones |
October 2, 2012 |
| An apparatus for wireless communications includes a processing system. The processing system is configured to receive an input sound stream of a user, split the input sound stream into a plurality of frames, classify each of the frames as one selected from the group consisting of a n |
