Transmitter And Receiver At Same Station (e.g., Transceiver) Patents (Class 455/73)
  • Patent number: 12294405
    Abstract: In a radio-frequency circuit, a first switch is connected to an antenna terminal. A second switch is connected to the first switch and is connected to the antenna terminal via the first switch. A first filter is connected to the first switch without having the second switch interposed therebetween and allows a radio-frequency signal of a first communication band to pass through the first filter. A second filter is connected to the first switch via the second switch and allows a radio-frequency signal of a second communication band to pass through the second filter. The second communication band is higher than the first communication band. The radio-frequency circuit further includes an inductor. The inductor is not connected in series with the first filter and is connected in series with the first switch and the second switch between the first switch and the second switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masakazu Tani
  • Patent number: 12294229
    Abstract: A wireless power system may include wireless power transmitting devices, wireless power receiving devices, and wireless power transmitting and receiving devices. The devices in the wireless power system may exchange packets in order to transfer various types of data. The data may be transmitted using in-band communication (e.g., amplitude-shift keying modulation or frequency-shift keying modulation). The devices may use locally assigned addresses to communicate with any other device in the wireless power system. Even if a first device is not inductively coupled to a second device, the locally assigned addresses may identify an inductive coupling path from the first device to the second device that includes at least one intervening device. The first device may therefore communicate with the second device using in-band communication packets that are relayed by at least one intervening device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Inventors: Zaid A. AbuKhalaf, Alexei E. Kosut
  • Patent number: 12278635
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to identifying frequencies to be protected at a victim integrated circuit (IC) and sending protection information including the identified frequencies to an aggressor IC. The aggressor IC configures its subsystems or circuits to operate using operating frequencies that prevents spurs that may interfere with the frequencies identified in the protection information. If not all of the frequencies in the protection information can be protected, the aggressor IC selects a subset of the frequencies to be protected. Then, the aggressor IC configures the operating frequencies of its subsystems or circuits so that spurs that they generate do not interfere with the selected frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Helena Deidre O'Shea, Ali Moaz, Tim Schoenauer, Rahmi Hezar
  • Patent number: 12272965
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus, according to one embodiment, that is capable of wireless power transfer to a power receiver that transmits a wireless signal, comprising: N antenna elements; N wireless signal processing circuitries configured to acquire analog signals, based on wireless signals received by the N antenna elements; a first signal processing circuitry configured to acquire a first digital signal, based on a first analog signal that is the analog signal acquired by a first wireless signal processing circuitry; a first selector configured to select one of second analog signals that are the analog signals acquired by (N?1) second wireless signal processing circuitries; a second signal processing circuitry configured to acquire a second digital signal, based on the second analog signal selected by the first selector; and a controller configured to estimate a channel from the power receiver, based on the first digital signal and the second digital signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Toshiya Mitomo
  • Patent number: 12271479
    Abstract: A remote attestation method implemented by a network device where the network device obtains an integrity measurement value of a measurement object in the network device, and sends the integrity measurement value of the measurement object to at least one of a plurality of remote attestation (RA) servers to enable the at least one RA server to perform remote attestation on integrity of the measurement object in the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Wang, Liang Xia
  • Patent number: 12250687
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for reporting feedback information are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive configuration information indicating a plurality of downlink carriers and indicating a plurality of physical control channel resources for feedback. Further, the WTRU may receive a control signal indicating a downlink transmission for reception on one of the plurality of downlink carriers. The WTRU may receive the downlink transmission on the one of the plurality of downlink carriers. The WTRU may transmit feedback for the downlink transmission using one of the plurality of physical control channel resources. The one of the plurality of physical control channel resources may be selected from the plurality of physical control channel resources based on the control signal. In an example, the configuration information may indicate a first uplink carrier and a second uplink carrier for WTRU transmissions. The first uplink carrier may be a time division duplex (TDD) carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Eldad M. Zeira, Ronald Murias
  • Patent number: 12225478
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for exception-robust time-averaged radio frequency (RF) exposure compliance continuity. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) generally includes transmitting a first signal at a first transmission power based on time-averaged RF exposure measurements over a time window and storing RF exposure information associated with the time window. The method may also include detecting that an exception event associated with the UE occurred and transmitting a second signal at a second transmission power based at least in part on the stored RF exposure information in response to the detection of the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Troy Curtiss, Akhil Deodhar, Jagadish Nadakuduti, Lin Lu, Paul Guckian
  • Patent number: 12199647
    Abstract: A radio frequency module includes: a first terminal to which a signal of a first frequency band is inputted, the first frequency band being at least a portion of an unlicensed band higher than or equal to 5 GHz; a second terminal to which a signal of a second frequency band is inputted, the second frequency band being at least a portion of a licensed band lower than 5 GHz; a first amplifier configured to amplify a signal of the first frequency band inputted to the first terminal; and a second amplifier configured to amplify a signal of the second frequency band inputted to the second terminal. In the radio frequency module, the first amplifier and the second amplifier are disposed in one package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidenori Obiya, Hirotsugu Mori
  • Patent number: 12199585
    Abstract: Baluns with integrated matching networks are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a balun structure includes a first pair of coupled lines, a second pair of coupled lines and a transmission line. Additionally, a first port of the balun is connected to a reference voltage by way of a first line of the first pair of coupled lines, the transmission line, and a first line of the second pair of coupled lines. Furthermore, a second port of the balun is connected to the reference voltage by way of a second line of the first pair of coupled lines, while a third port of the balun is connected to the reference voltage by way of a second line of the second pair of coupled lines. The first port serves as an unbalanced signal terminal, while the second port and the third port serve as positive and negative signal terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Mostafa Azizi, Mehdi Naseri Ali Abadi, Hassan Sarbishaei
  • Patent number: 12200600
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for a UE to determine whether to maintain or remove a radio frequency (RF) path from a set of candidate paths considered for transmit antenna switch diversity (ASDIV). The determination allows the UE to avoid signal loss or degradation in coexisting networks at similar frequency ranges. For example, ASDIV allows two or more antennas to form different input and output ports to establish different RF paths. Coexistent networks, such as wireless wide-area-network (WWAN) and wireless local-area-network (WLAN) may utilize different RF paths to optimize reliability and efficiency. The overlapping of the bands may cause signal attenuation or degradation from at least one of the networks. The present disclosure provides techniques for detecting signal attenuation at least partially caused by overlapping bands and removing an associated RF path to avoid such signal loss or attenuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thawatt Gopal, Michael Lee McCloud, David Maldonado, Joseph David Paulino, Sridhar Bandaru, Shriram Gurumoorthy
  • Patent number: 12199686
    Abstract: A receive signal strength indicator circuit includes a low-noise amplifier, an envelope detector, and a selection circuit. The low-noise amplifier has a plurality of serially-coupled amplifier stages each providing an amplified signal, wherein a first amplifier stage receives an input signal whose signal strength is to be measured, and a last amplifier stage provides an amplified output signal. The envelope detector stage includes a plurality of envelope detector circuits, each having an input receiving the amplified signal of a corresponding one of the plurality of serially-coupled amplifier stages, and an output for providing a receive signal strength indicator component. The selection circuit is coupled to the outputs of the plurality of envelope detector circuits, and provides the receive signal strength indicator component of one of the plurality of envelope detector circuits having a desired linear range as a detected RSSI signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Onur Kazanc, Alexander Heubi, Noureddine Senouci
  • Patent number: 12191555
    Abstract: A power divider includes first to third transmission lines (TLs) and first to third capacitors. The second TL includes a first transmission portion (TP) and a first output portion (OP). The first TP is connected between the first TL and the first OP. The third TL includes a second TP and a second OP. The second TP is connected between the first TL and the second OP. The first capacitor is connected between ground and a common node of the first TL and the first and second TPs. The second capacitor is connected between ground and a terminal of the first OP distal from the first TP. The third capacitor is connected between ground and a terminal of the second OP distal from the second TP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yo-Sheng Lin, Bo-Shun Chen, Yu-Cian Peng
  • Patent number: 12191557
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a metal back cover and an antenna module. The metal back cover includes a slot. The antenna module is located in the metal back cover. The antenna module includes a first radiator, second radiator, third radiator, fourth radiator, and fifth radiator. The first radiator has a feeding end. The second radiator connected to the first radiator has a contact portion which is connected to the metal back cover. The third radiator is connected to the second radiator and is located beside the first radiator. The third radiator has a first grounding terminal. The fourth radiator is connected to the second radiator and has a second grounding terminal. The fifth radiator is connected to the third radiator and the fourth radiator. Distances between the feeding end and the slot, the first grounding terminal and the slot, and the second grounding terminal and the slot all range from 3.5 mm to 10 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Yi Wu, Hau Yuen Tan, Chao-Hsu Wu, Chen-Kuang Wang, Chih-Fu Chang, Tsung-Chi Tsai, Shih-Keng Huang, Tse-Hsuan Wang, Sheng-Chin Hsu
  • Patent number: 12192787
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data using beams, performed by a network device, includes determining an indication signaling for indicating a data stream combination, the data stream combination including a plurality of data streams, the plurality of data streams being grouped into at least two data stream groups, one or more data streams in each of the at least two data stream groups being corresponding to a beam direction; and transmitting the indication signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mingju Li
  • Patent number: 12192919
    Abstract: A wireless device, a network node and methods are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving an indication of a maximum power level associated with a spatial-domain basis vector. The method includes determining whether a combination of values of the plurality of amplitude coefficients results in exceeding the maximum power level. The method further includes, responsive to determining that a combination of values of the plurality of amplitude coefficients results in exceeding the maximum power level, not reporting the combination of values in a channel state information, CSI, report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventor: Sebastian Faxér
  • Patent number: 12176868
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a calibration circuit for an audio amplification system can include a tone generator configured to provide a tone having a frequency to an input path of an audio amplifier, such that an input signal provided to the audio amplifier includes the tone, a a first sampling circuit configured to sample an output signal at an output node of the audio amplifier, and a second sampling circuit configured to sample the input signal at an input node of the audio amplifier. The calibration circuit can further include a gain adjustment circuit configured to generate a correction signal based on the sampled output signal and the sampled input signal to correct for a gain variation of the audio amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Spencer David Leuenberger, Deepika Kumari, David Lamb, Mark R. Peting, Evan Michael Albright, Wai Laing Lee, Amit Kumar
  • Patent number: 12160349
    Abstract: A device includes a controller body, at least one user input device supported by the controller body, a communication device, and a status indicator. The communication device communicates at least one property of the at least one user input device to a selected endpoint connection. The status indicator is located proximate a surface of the body, and the status indicator dynamically indicates the selected endpoint connection of the communication device, where the selected endpoint connection is selected from a plurality of endpoint connections including at least a local electronic device and an access point configured to communicate with a cloud service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Stephanie Wen Su, Ryan Jeffrey Phillips, Ryan Eugene Whitaker
  • Patent number: 12149267
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to devices, wireless communication apparatuses, methods, and circuitry for a t-switch with gate shunting. One aspect is an apparatus including a first differential switch having a control input. The apparatus further includes a second differential switch coupled to the first differential switch, the second differential switch a control input. A shunt capacitor is coupled between a first output and a second output of the first differential switch, and a first input and a second input of the second differential switch. A first shunt switch having a control input, an input, and an output has the input and the output coupled to the control input of the first differential switch. A second shunt switch having a control input, an input, and an output, has the input and the output coupled to the control input of the second differential switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Vahid Dabbagh Rezaei, Ahmed Abbas Mohamed Helmy, Prakash Thoppay Egambaram
  • Patent number: 12143145
    Abstract: Systems and methods combine a test signal with a wanted (downlink or uplink) signal at an input of a duplexer of a communication device, and receive the test signal at an output of the duplexer. The test signal may include a radio frequency signal having less power than the wanted signal to avoid interference, or a digital signal that is added to or extracted from the wanted signal when the wanted signal does not have a radio frequency. A processor of the communication device causes the duplexer to operate in a tuning state (e.g., to transmit signals having a transmission frequency and receive signals having a receive frequency). The measurement system determines a difference or ratio in power between the test signal at the duplexer output and the duplexer input, and adjusts the tuning state based on the difference or ratio (e.g., to decrease or minimize the difference or ratio).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christof Pfannenmüller, Dominic Koehler, Julian W Zuber, Oliver Georg Dorn, Bjoern Lenhart, Harald Pretl, Rastislav Vazny, Christian F Tanzer
  • Patent number: 12143151
    Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, and non-transitory media facilitate image rejection for a radio frequency signal with a wideband carrier. Wideband signals from a device may be analyzed, the wideband signals corresponding to a wideband channel. Each wideband signal may correspond to a sinusoidal electrical signal with IQ amplitude and phase modulation. An in-phase component (I) of a wideband signal may be determined. A quadrature component (Q) of the wideband signal may be determined. Based on the determined I and Q, a wideband IQ imbalance may be determined. A scalar error based on the wideband IQ imbalance may be obtained. The scalar error may be mapped to a vector error plane. Orthogonal error vector points that are based on the mapping may be determined. The wideband IQ imbalance of the device may be compensated based on adjusting an IQ setting of the device with the orthogonal error vector points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Minheng Shan, Kumud Patel
  • Patent number: 12132078
    Abstract: To provide a thin film capacitor having high adhesion performance with respect to a multilayer substrate. A thin film capacitor includes: a metal foil having a roughened upper surface; a dielectric film covering the upper surface of the metal foil and having an opening through which the metal foil is partly exposed; a first electrode layer contacting the metal foil through the opening; and a second electrode layer contacting the dielectric film without contacting the metal foil. A height of the first electrode layer is lower than a height of the second electrode layer. This enhances adhesion performance when the thin film capacitor is embedded in a multilayer substrate and improves ESR characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Yano, Daiki Ishii, Kenichi Yoshida, Yuki Yamashita
  • Patent number: 12132529
    Abstract: A signal transfer method includes: transferring a direct current signal between a port of an apparatus and a physical transmission line physically coupled to the port; and transferring: a first signal in accordance with a first wireless protocol to the port from a wireless protocol interface, the first signal being a first radio frequency signal; or a second signal in accordance with a second wireless protocol from the port to the wireless protocol interface, the second signal being a second radio frequency signal; or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Rayman Wai Pon, Liang Zhao, Pranav Iyengar, Arnold Jason Gum
  • Patent number: 12132261
    Abstract: An antenna for receiving wireless power from a transmitter is provided. The antenna includes multiple antenna elements, coupled to an electronic device, configured to receive radio-frequency (RF) power waves from the transmitter, each antenna element being adjacent to at least one other antenna element. Furthermore, the multiple antenna elements are arranged so that an efficiency of reception of the RF power waves by the antenna elements remains above a predetermined threshold efficiency when a human hand is in contact with the electronic device, the predetermined threshold efficiency being at least 50%. Lastly, at least one antenna element is coupled to conversion circuitry, which is configured to (i) convert energy from the received RF power waves into usable power and (ii) provide the usable power to the electronic device for powering or charging of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Energous Corporation
    Inventors: Anna Papio-Toda, Shun Yao, Chryssoula Kyriazidou, Seiran Khaledian
  • Patent number: 12126306
    Abstract: Envelope tracking power supply circuitry includes a look up table (LUT) configured to provide a target supply voltage based on a power envelope measurement. The target supply voltage is dynamically adjusted based on a delay between the power envelope of an RF signal and a provided envelope tracking supply voltage. The envelope tracking supply voltage is generated from the adjusted target supply voltage in order to synchronize the envelope tracking supply voltage with the power envelope of the RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventor: Nadim Khlat
  • Patent number: 12108336
    Abstract: Aspects are provided which allow a base station to provide RACH configuration(s) indicating RACH occasions which correspond to wake up occasions of a base station according to a power savings mode of the base station. The base station sends one or more RACH configurations indicating ROs to a UE, and then monitors the ROs associated with the power savings mode. The UE determines the ROs associated with the power savings mode, and sends a wake up signal to the base station in at least one of the determined ROs. The base station obtains the wake up signal from the UE in at least one of the monitored ROs. Here, the wake up signal comprises a RACH message. As a result, network power consumption may be optimized through designed configurations which allow a UE to wake up a sleeping base station via a RACH message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung Dinh Ly, Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli, Linhai He
  • Patent number: 12107497
    Abstract: A voltage regulator circuit using predictively precharged voltage rails is generally disclosed. For example, the voltage regulator circuit may include a main switching regulator configured to provide a target voltage, the main switching regulator having a first voltage node, a precharge switching regulator configured to provide a precharge voltage, the precharge switching regulator having a second voltage node, the precharge voltage based on a difference between the target voltage and a next target voltage to be provided by the main switching regulator, and a precharge switch circuit configured to selectively couple the second voltage node to an output voltage node based upon a transition from the target voltage to the next target voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Chris Rosolowski, Todd Sutton, Orlando Santiago, Joseph Duncan, Rashed Hoque, Marko Koski, Zdravko Lukic
  • Patent number: 12095514
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a housing having a first surface, an antenna formed on the first surface, an interface that is connectable to an external terminal of an external apparatus via an audio connector formed on the first surface and configured to provide a detection signal indicating whether a connection with the external terminal is made, a processor configured to process an audio signal received from the external terminal of the external apparatus via the interface, a signal line extending from the interface, a noise filter connected to the processor, a matching element, and a switch configured to electrically connect one of the noise filter or the matching element to the signal line, based on the detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bonam Lee, Hosan Baek, Seongkyoo Byeon, Junyoung Yang, Cheungwon Ryu
  • Patent number: 12088204
    Abstract: A power supply circuit and a control method for a control circuit, where the control circuit is coupled to the voltage buck-boost adjustment circuit. The control circuit is configured to: when a voltage value of a first enable signal of the voltage buck-boost adjustment circuit is greater than or equal to a first predetermined value, control the output voltage of the voltage buck-boost adjustment circuit to be a first output voltage, and is further configured to: when the voltage value of the first enable signal of the voltage buck-boost adjustment circuit is less than or equal to a second predetermined value, control the output voltage of the voltage buck-boost adjustment circuit to be a second output voltage or a zero voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ting Huang, Chen Zhu, Yingqun Feng, Yupeng Qiu
  • Patent number: 12081172
    Abstract: Envelope tracking power supply circuitry includes a look up table (LUT) configured to provide a target supply voltage based on a power envelope measurement. The target supply voltage is dynamically adjusted based on a delay between the power envelope of an RF signal and a provided envelope tracking supply voltage. The envelope tracking supply voltage is generated from the adjusted target supply voltage in order to synchronize the envelope tracking supply voltage with the power envelope of the RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Qorvo US, Inc.
    Inventor: Nadim Khlat
  • Patent number: 12071100
    Abstract: A system is provided herein, the system including a device, a lock, and a key fob for overriding the lock to allow operation of the device. The key fob includes a housing, a plurality of buttons configured to operate the key fob, and a transceiver configured to send a request signal to a third party and receive an authorization signal from the third party. The key fob is configured to override the lock and allow operation of the device after receipt of the authorization signal. Further provided is a method of overriding a lock to allow operation of a device. Such system and method are useful for preventing a user from operating a device until authorization is received from a third party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Smartsafe Console, LLC
    Inventor: Tarkan Bastiyali
  • Patent number: 12074652
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a transmitter has a first mode and a second mode. The transmitter is configured to repeatedly send discrete first wireless signals carrying transmitter identification information uniquely associated with the transmitter in the first mode and to send a second wireless signal carrying the transmitter identification information in the second mode. A receiver is configured to receive a wireless signal of the first wireless signals such that the receiver is activated by the wireless signal of the first wireless signal and, in response to receiving the wireless signal of the first wireless signals, to send a third wireless signal carrying the transmitter identification information to the transmitter. The transmitter is configured to transition from the first mode to the second mode in response to receiving the third wireless signal and determining that the third wireless signal includes the transmitter identification information uniquely associated with the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Powercast Corporation
    Inventors: Charles E. Greene, Eric J. Biel
  • Patent number: 12069654
    Abstract: Provided are a method for transmitting uplink information, an apparatus, a base station and a terminal. The method is applied in a base station and includes: determining uplink transmission configuration information for target uplink information, where the uplink transmission configuration information being used for notifying a terminal of how to transmit the target uplink information by using unauthorized frequency band resources; and sending the uplink transmission configuration information to the terminal so that the terminal transmits the target uplink information by using the unauthorized frequency band resources according to the uplink transmission configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yajun Zhu
  • Patent number: 12052001
    Abstract: A radio-frequency module includes a mounting substrate, a power amplifier, and a controller. The mounting substrate has first and second main surfaces opposing each other. The power amplifier is disposed on one of the first and second main surfaces (the first main surface, for example) of the mounting substrate. The controller is disposed on the other one of the first and second main surfaces (the second main surface, for example) of the mounting substrate. The controller controls the power amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Shinozaki, Shigeru Tsuchida
  • Patent number: 12046837
    Abstract: A communication device includes an RF (Radio Frequency) module, an antenna structure, a first switch element, a second switch element, a plurality of first impedance elements, and a plurality of second impedance elements. The antenna structure is coupled to the RF module. The antenna structure includes a first radiation element and a second radiation element. The first switch element is coupled to the first radiation element. The first switch element is switchable between the first impedance elements. The second switch element is coupled to the second radiation element. The second switch element is switchable between the second impedance elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Yang, Yi Shien Chen
  • Patent number: 12047137
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a camera including at least one lens, an antenna array capable of outputting a beamforming signal in a direction corresponding to an axis of the at least one lens, a communication circuit electrically connected with the antenna array, and a processor. The processor may identify a function being executed through the processor, may output a first specified beamforming signal capable of communicating with an external electronic device through the antenna array by using the communication circuit, when the function does not use the camera, and may output a second specified beamforming signal capable of detecting an external object through the antenna array by using the communication circuit, when the function uses the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoseok Na, Hyungsup Byeon, Sunkey Lee, Bokun Choi
  • Patent number: 12041600
    Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for use in a wireless network for balancing time resource allocation between cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) and intelligent transport systems (ITSG5)/dedicated short range communication (DSRC). For example, some embodiments are directed to an electronic device including radio front end circuitry and processor circuitry coupled to the radio front end circuitry. The processor circuitry can be configured to monitor, using the radio front end circuitry, a channel for a time period and determine, based on the monitoring the channel, an average channel occupancy level (COL) of the channel over the time period. The processor circuitry can further be configured to compare the average COL to one or more thresholds and change a resource share of long-term evolution (LTE) cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) intervals based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Dominik Mueck, Leonardo Gomes Baltar
  • Patent number: 12041406
    Abstract: A wireless headset includes a housing and a power system disposed in a cavity enclosed by the housing and configured to supply power to the wireless headset. The wireless headset further includes a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector disposed on the housing of the wireless headset and are respectively electrically connected to two electrodes of the power system. The housing includes a rod body and an earbud connected to a top of the rod body, wherein the first electrical connector is located at a bottom end of the rod body, and the second electrical connector is located on an outer side wall of the earbud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qingqiu Liu, Baoxia Li, Lin Lu, Guofei Diao
  • Patent number: 12022307
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a duration of a first gap that precedes a reference signal, based at least in part on a polarization of the reference signal. The UE may determine a duration of a second gap that succeeds the reference signal, based at least in part on the polarization of the reference signal. The UE may perform a measurement of the reference signal based at least in part on the first gap and the second gap. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Liangping Ma, Peter Gaal, Xiao Feng Wang, Alberto Rico Alvarino, Ayan Sengupta, Bharat Shrestha, Jun Ma, Umesh Phuyal
  • Patent number: 12015431
    Abstract: An example device may include an antenna node configured to be coupled to an antenna element. The antenna node may be configured to pass wireless communications over multiple frequency bands. The device may also include multiple signal paths coupled to the antenna node. Each of the multiple signal paths may be configured to carry a signal from a different one of the multiple frequency bands. The device may further include a switch element coupled to the antenna node by the multiple signal paths and an amplifier circuit within the multiple signal paths between the switch element and the antenna node. The amplifier circuit may be configured to amplify the signals carried by the multiple signal paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: MAXLINEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Simon Duxbury, Wing Kai Chong, Didier Margairaz, Bahador Amiri
  • Patent number: 12003447
    Abstract: A base station may identify one or more signaling messages or pilots usable for identifying a combined PA and ET non-linearity model associated with the base station. The combined PA and ET non-linearity model may be associated with a PA circuitry and an ET circuitry. The PA circuitry and the ET circuitry may be associated with the base station. The base station may transmit, to the UE, and the UE may receive, from the base station, the one or more signaling messages or pilots. The UE may identify a combined PA and ET non-linearity model associated with the base station based on the one or more signaling messages or pilots. The UE may compensate for a distortion in one or more subsequent signals from the base station based on the identified combined PA and ET non-linearity model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yaron Laufer, Gideon Shlomo Kutz, Amit Bar-Or Tillinger, Elad Meir
  • Patent number: 12003043
    Abstract: A communication device includes an RF (Radio Frequency) module, an antenna structure, a first switch element, a second switch element, a plurality of first impedance elements, and a plurality of second impedance elements. The antenna structure is coupled to the RF module. The antenna structure includes a first radiation element and a second radiation element. The first switch element is coupled to the first radiation element. The first switch element is switchable between the first impedance elements. The second switch element is coupled to the second radiation element. The second switch element is switchable between the second impedance elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chieh Yang, Yi Shien Chen
  • Patent number: 11979785
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless node may receive, while connected to a first cell associated with a physical cell identifier (PCI) and a first cell global identifier (CGI), a message that includes an indication to connect to a second cell, associated with the PCI and a second CGI, responsive to detecting the second CGI in a system information message associated with the PCI. The wireless node may connect to the second cell based at least in part on detecting the second CGI in the system information message associated with the PCI. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Naeem Akl, Karl Georg Hampel, Ozcan Ozturk, Navid Abedini, Jianghong Luo, Luca Blessent, Junyi Li, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11979882
    Abstract: A first base station may communicate with a second base station regarding a wireless device, exchanging information regarding configuration parameters associated with the wireless device, carrier types supported by the wireless device, etc. The configuration parameters may be used to carry out communications with and/or handover of the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Patent number: 11962370
    Abstract: A technique for improving wireless communication characteristics involving matching transmitter antenna patterns to receiver antenna patterns. In a specific implementation, the transmitter antenna pattern adapts to changing parameters, such as when a smartphone is initially held in a first orientation and is later held in a second orientation. Because the transmitter antenna pattern matches receiver antenna patterns, signal quality between stations improves. In some implementations, antennas are organized and mounted to maximize spatial diversity to cause peak gains in different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Extreme Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Changming Liu, George Gang Chen, Hai Lin, Liangfu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11949446
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a concept for a transformer, a transmitter circuit, a semiconductor chip, a semiconductor package, a base station, a mobile device and a method for a radio frequency transmitter. The transformer for a radio frequency transmitter circuit comprises a primary coil and a secondary coils, which are configured to receive an input signal and to provide an output signal, and a ternary coil configured to provide a feedback signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Gruber, Mark Elzinga, Martin Clara
  • Patent number: 11924822
    Abstract: A method for concurrent execution of multiple protocols using a single radio of a wireless communication device is provided that includes receiving, in a radio command scheduler, a first radio command from a first protocol stack of a plurality of protocol states executing on the wireless communication device, determining a scheduling policy for the first radio command based on a current state of each protocol stack of the plurality of protocol stacks, and scheduling the first radio command in a radio command queue for the radio based on the scheduling policy, wherein the radio command scheduler uses the radio command queue to schedule radio commands received from the plurality of protocol stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Arvind Kandhalu Raghu, Antony James Cave, Ramanuja Vedantham, Xiaoxi Bruce Zhang
  • Patent number: 11916585
    Abstract: An antenna and an electronic device including an antenna are provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a conductive member; a wireless communication circuit; a circuit board; a first conductive path arranged on at least one part of the circuit board and electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit; a capacitor arranged on the first conductive path; a second conductive path electrically connected to the first conductive path between the wireless communication circuit and the capacitor and arranged on at least one part of the circuit board; a first conductive pad electrically connected to the first conductive path; a second conductive pad electrically connected to the second conductive path and coupled with the first conductive pad; and a conductive connection member for electrically connecting the first conductive pad and the conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Myeongkoo Kang
  • Patent number: 11910165
    Abstract: An external component including a vibratory portion configured to vibrate in response to a sound signal to evoke a hearing percept via bone conduction and including a coupling portion configured to removably attach the external component to an outer surface of skin of a recipient of the hearing prosthesis while imparting deformation to the skin of the recipient at a location of the attachment, in a one-gravity environment, of an amount that is about equal to or equal to that which results from the external component having mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Marcus Andersson, Kristian Asnes, Erik Martin Holgersson
  • Patent number: 11902169
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for latency evaluation and management resolution are provided. A fingerprint for traffic flow over a communication network from an application executing on a device to a multi-access edge (MEC) server instance hosted by a MEC platform may be identified. The fingerprint may be used to track the traffic flow between the application and the MEC server in order to measure round trip time latencies of the traffic flow. In response to a round trip time latency violating a latency management policy, segment latencies along segments of a communication travel path of the traffic flow from the device to the MEC platform may be measured. A management resolution function may be performed based upon one or more of the segment latencies exceeding a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew F. Patka, Yann Sendra, Arun Cherla, Charles Andrew Beltran, Ronald Carloni, John F. Moore
  • Patent number: 11901920
    Abstract: A front-end circuit includes a primary circuit and a diversity circuit, the primary circuit includes transmission paths 51 and 52 for transmitting a signal in a band A and in a band B, respectively. Transmission and reception of a signal in the band B are performed by a TDD system in the transmission path 52. The diversity circuit includes a switch, and reception paths 53 and 54 that receive a signal in the band A and in the band B, respectively. When reception signals in the band A and in the band B are simultaneously transmitted, and when a reception signal in the band A and a transmission signal in the band B are simultaneously transmitted, the switch causes the diversity antenna and each of the reception path 53 and the reception path 54 to be in a conductive state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Takada, Morio Takeuchi