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Adaptive Modulation Control Apparatus and Wireless Communication Apparatus

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

[Object] To prevent communication performance capabilities from deteriorating even in the cases that the estimation error of the propagation path is significant, and that the variation speed of the propagation path characteristics is fast. [Overcoming Means] An adaptive modulation control apparatus which adaptively selects a modulation parameter from among a plurality of modulation parameters corresponding to an estimation result of a propagation path state and which has a frequency axis gradient calculating section ( 11 ) which receives propagation path estimation information indicative of an estimation result of a propagation path state, and calculates a gradient of a function of frequency corresponding to each frequency when the propagation path estimation information is set to be the function of frequency, a correcting section ( 12 ) that makes a correction to increase or decrease an upper limit or a lower limit of a numerical range of the propagation path state in one-to-one correspondence with each of the modulation parameters corresponding to the calculated gradient of the function of frequency, and a modulation parameter selecting section ( 13 ) that selects a modulation parameter corresponding to the corrected numerical range of the propagation path state including the propagation path estimation information.

Measuring Method and Device for Evaluating an OFDM-Multi-Antenna Transmitter

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method provides for evaluating the power performance of an OFDM multi-antenna transmitter, wherein a sum signal formed according to the WiMAX standard and transmitted from the multi-antenna transmitter, which represents a superposition of a preamble transmitted signal from a preamble transmit antenna of the multi-antenna transmitter and of at least one transmitted signal from a further transmit antenna of the multi-antenna transmitter, is transmitted via a transmission channel. A test receiver is phase-synchronized relative to the preamble transmit antenna on the basis of a preamble of the preamble transmitted signal, and a relative phase error between the transmitted signals is determined on the basis of a modulation method used for the transmission channel, the preamble and the error-vector magnitude (SEVM) calculated from the sum signal. A device for implementing the method is also provides.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CHANNEL QUALITY FEEDBACK IN AN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

In an OFDM communication system, a mobile station provides a radio access network (RAN) a channel quality metric second order statistic, in one embodiment a signal to noise plus interference power ratio (SINR) second order statistic and in particular an SINR standard deviation and/or variance, along with a mean channel quality metric, that is, a mean SINR. By providing both a mean channel quality metric and a channel quality metric second order statistic, the communication system permits the RAN to create a more accurate fading profile of an associated air interface, and in particular a downlink of the air interface, thereby facilitating an improved scheduling decision over the prior art and assuring that a packet has a higher probability to go through a downlink channel without too many retransmissions.

System and Method for Anticipatory Receiver Switching Based on Signal Quality Estimation

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

In various embodiments, a first and second complex multiplier may be configured to receive an input signal and provide a baseband I component signal and a baseband Q component signal, respectively. A first and second filter may be configured to filter the baseband I component signal and the baseband Q component signal, respectively. An equalizer may be configured to equalize the filtered baseband I component signal and the filtered baseband Q component signal. A carrier recovery portion may be configured to generate a reference signal based on the equalized filtered baseband I component signal and the equalized filtered baseband Q component signal. A first and second multilevel comparator may be configured to receive the equalized filtered baseband I component signal from the carrier recovery portion and provide an output I and receive the equalized filtered baseband Q component signal and provide an output Q signal for further modulation.

METHOD FOR TRANSFORMING DATA, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA USING THE SAME

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method for transforming data to reduce an amount of data in a communication system equipped with several sub-carriers, and a data transmission method using the same are disclosed. The method for transmitting data using a Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) in a communication system based on a plurality of sub-carriers includes: a) performing a Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) on first data; b) selecting a predetermined number of data from among the DCT-processed first data, and performing data processing on the selected data; and c) transmitting the data-processed resultant data to a reception end. A method for reducing an amount of overhead of transmission data for use in the multi-antenna communication system is disclosed.

Data transmission method using dirty paper coding in mimo system

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A data transmission method for multiple users having multiple receive antennas is provided. The method includes selecting a receive antenna among the multiple receive antennas for each user, performing DPC (Dirty Paper Coding) from the multiple transmit antennas to the receive antenna and transmitting a transmission signal on which the DPC is performed. Since DPC is implemented through a receive antenna selected among multiple receive antennas, complexity is not much increased although the DPC is applied to a MIMO system.

Prescribed Response Precoding for Channels with Intersymbol Interference

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Methods and apparatus are provided for prescribed response precoding schemes for signal transmission in channels with intersymbol interference. An embodiment includes generating a prescribed feedback filter polynomial as the quotient of a feedback filter polynomial and a target polynomial to form a feedback filter in a precoder, where the target polynomial is a divisor of the feedback filter polynomial.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PHASE RECOVERY USING INDEPENDENTLY DECODABLE COMPONENT CODES OF CHANNEL CODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

An apparatus and method for phase recovery in a wireless communication system employs independently decodable component codes. The apparatus includes a decoding unit for decoding the input signal to thereby output the decoding value; an estimation unit for estimating phase errors of the received signal by estimating phase errors of the each component codeword in the received signal to thereby generate phase error estimation values; and a correction unit for correcting the phase of received signal using the phase error estimation values to thereby generate the phase corrected signal in an effective manner.

RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE USED FOR THE SAME

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A semiconductor integrated circuit for a radio communication terminal sequentially uses a plurality of frequency channels by instructions from a hopping frequency decision unit to receive packet data by a reception unit. When the integrated circuit cannot detect the head of the packet data in reception operations, the integrated circuit cannot receive packet data should be received originally then assumes that the received packet data is a packet error. And the integrated circuit calculates packet error rates for each frequency channel on the basis of the number of times of reception operations performed for each frequency channel and of the number of times of packet errors to estimate channel qualities by using the packet error rates.

COMMUNICATION RECEIVER WITH HYBRID EQUALIZER

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Wireless communication receiver with hybrid equalizer and RAKE receiver. The receiver compares performance of the system for RAKE only and RAKE in combination with equalizer estimates. The receiver enables or disables the equalizer accordingly.

System and Method for Time Domain Interpolation of Signals for Channel Estimation

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A system and method for time domain interpolation of signals for channel estimation. A method for computing channel estimates comprises storing symbols in a buffer, using time domain interpolation (TDI) for a first time to compute channel estimates for a set of sub-carriers of a symbol. The channel estimates are computed from the symbol and a first number of required symbols in the buffer. The method also comprises using TDI for a second time to compute channel estimates for the set of sub-carriers of a symbol. The channel estimates are computed from the symbol, a second number of required symbols in the buffer, and a buffered symbol used as a missing required symbol if the missing required symbol is not in the buffer.

SOUNDING CHANNEL BASED FEEDBACK IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

An apparatus and method for providing sounding channel based feedback in an OFDM communication system includes a first step ( 400 ) of defining a sounding channel spread out over multiple OFDM symbols within a frame. A next step ( 402 ) includes conveying a message to a subscriber station including information about the sounding channel. A next step ( 404 ) includes requesting a sounding waveform from the subscriber station. A next step ( 408 ) includes sending the sounding waveform from the subscriber station over the multiple OFDM symbols. A next step ( 410 ) includes sending a downlink transmission weighted in response to the sounding waveform.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHASE TRACKING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and system phase tracking in a wireless communication system is provided. Phase tracking involves receiving a first Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol and a second OFDM symbol which is a repetition of the first symbol, over a wireless channel, the symbols representing an incoming signal. A phase of the incoming signal is extracted by performing phase tracking across all subcarrier data tones and pilot tones of the symbols.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

At the transmitter side, carrier waves are modulated according to an input signal for producing relevant signal points in a signal space diagram. The input signal is divided into, two, first and second, data streams. The signal points are divided into signal point groups to which data of the first data stream are assigned. Also, data of the second data stream are assigned to the signal points of each signal point group. At the receiver side, the first and/or second data streams can be reconstructed from a received signal. Furthermore, a communication system based on an OFDM system is utilized for data transmission of a plurality of subchannels, wherein the subchannels are differentiated by changing the length of a guard time slot or a carrier wave interval of a symbol transmission time slot, or changing the transmission electric power of the carrier.

System and Method for Wireless Communications

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

System and method for enabling the cohabitation of licensed and unlicensed communications devices. A method comprises at a receiver, receiving transmitted data, demodulating the transmitted data to produce spread symbols, despreading the spread symbols to produce received data, wherein the despreading comprises using an orthogonal sequence selected from a list of orthogonal sequences for use by all transmissions in the wireless network, and processing the received data.

SYSTEM PARTITIONING FOR MULTI-MOBILE DEVICES

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A communication device partition for multiple device data standards to be received on one baseband integrated circuit is described. At least two interfaces are partitioned according to the data rate speed of various types of data standards and coupled to a multimode SDR modem. A digital baseband processor is coupled to the multimode SDR modem and receives the various types of application data compliant with various data standards.

ADAPTIVE DATA RECOVERY SYSTEM WITH INPUT SIGNAL EQUALIZATION

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Data receivers often include equalizers for operating on received signals. The equalizers often have a plurality of taps, with signals from each tap weighted based on tap settings or values. The tap settings may be set based on bit error rates of data output from the equalizer. In some embodiments data output from the equalizer is split into two signals, and the two signals are processed to indicate a data eye of the data output from the equalizer. Preferred tap settings may be determined by setting tap settings to different values and using tap settings expected to maximize the data eye. This may be performed separately for different bit settings in an attempt to reduce effects of inter-signal interference.

APPARATUS AND CONTROL INTERFACE THEREFOR

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

An apparatus comprises a number of sub-systems and a control interface operably coupled to sub-systems for routeing data therebetween. A strobe generation function is operably coupled to the control interface and configured to generate a plurality of different strobe signals to differentiate between different intended receiving devices. Thus, different strobe signals may be multiplexed onto a single control interface link, based on a pulse width or voltage magnitude characteristics of the respective strobe signals. A strobe decoder function is operably coupled to the control interface and configured to decode a plurality of different strobe signals to differentiate between triggering sub-systems on receiving devices.

METHOD, HARDWARE PRODUCT, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING HIGH DATA RATE WIRELESS TRANSMISSION

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method, a hardware product, and a computer program product for performing high data rate wireless transmission and reception. Minimum shift-keyed (MSK) data is transmitted by multiplexing a first MSK data stream and a second MSK data stream wherein the first MSK data stream is substantially 90-degree phase-shifted with respect to the second MSK data stream. The transmitted MSK data is received by performing phase recovery and demodulation using an FM discriminator having a demodulation circuit for implementing a 45-degree phase shift prior to demodulation.

System and Method for Initial Ranging in Wireless Communication Systems

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A system and method for initial ranging in wireless communication systems is provided. A plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) blocks are received by an OFDMA base station transceiver from a plurality of remote user devices in wireless communication with the base station. A ranging subchannel is extracted from the OFDM blocks. The number of active codes in the ranging subchannel is determined, active codes are identified, and carrier frequency offsets (CFOs) are estimated for each active code. Timing delays and power levels for each active code are then estimated. The estimated CFOs, timing delays, and power levels are broadcasted by the base station to the remote user devices, so that the user devices can utilize same to adjust transmission parameters to optimize power levels and synchronize communication with the base station.

ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING RECEIVER

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

In one aspect, an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) receiver includes an offset compensator, a fast Fourier transform (FFT) block, a control unit, a channel impulse response estimation block, and a sampling offset estimation block. The offset compensator is configured to receive a digital input signal and a sampling offset, and to convert the digital input signal into a baseband signal in accordance with the sampling offset. The fast Fourier transform (FFT) block is configured to perform an FFT operation of the base band signal output from the offset compensator and to output a corresponding FFT result. The control unit is configured to generate OFDM symbol information and a plurality of control signals based on the FFT result. The channel impulse response estimation block is configured to periodically generate receiving channel impulse response information of a receiving channel based on the FFT result. The sampling offset estimation block is configured to generate the sampling offset based on the FFT result, the receiving channel impulse response information, the OFDM symbol information, and the plurality of control signals.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING CHANNEL QUALITY FEEDBACK IN AN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

In an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing communication system wherein a frequency bandwidth is divided into multiple sub-bands, a method and a scheduler is provided for configuring channel quality feedback for a point-to-multipoint communication session involving multiple users equipment (UEs). The scheduler receives multiple channel quality measurements from the multiple UEs and, based on the multiple channel quality measurements, determines whether to implement a frequency selective channel quality feedback scheme or a non-frequency selective channel quality feedback scheme for the point-to-multipoint communication session. The scheduler then implements the determined channel quality feedback scheme. In another embodiment of the invention, the scheduler may determine whether to implement a frequency selective or non-frequency selective channel quality feedback scheme based on a number of UEs serviced by the scheduler.

APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN A CODEBOOK BASED CLOSED-LOOP (CL)-MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT (MIMO) SYSTEM

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Apparatuses and methods for transmission and reception in a Closed-Loop (CL)-Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) system are provided. A codebook generation method includes determining weight vectors v i (i=1, . . . ,2L) for a codebook V(4, 1, L), where N t of a codebook V(N t ,s,L) denotes a number of antennas, s denotes a number of streams, and L denotes a number of codebook index bits, determining a unitary matrix T i using an i-th vector v i of the codebook V(4, 1, L), and determining an i-th matrix of the codebook V(4, 2, L) by selecting a first column of the unitary matrix T i as a first column of a weight matrix and selecting a column selected from other columns excluding the first column of the unitary matrix T i in a particular pattern, as a second column of the weight matrix.

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

There is provided a wireless communication apparatus including: a matrix estimating unit that estimates a channel matrix of N rows and M columns (N and M are natural numbers); a selecting unit that selects S rows (S is a natural number, and S

REVERSE LINK POWER CONTROL IN AN ORTHOGONAL SYSTEM

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A closed-loop reverse-link power control algorithm for a frequency hopping orthogonal frequency division multiple access (FH-OFDMA) system is described. The power control algorithm adjusts the user's transmit power based on effective carrier-to-interference (C/I) and Received-Power-Over-Thermal (RpOT) measurements. The algorithm is inherently stable and is effective for FH-OFDMA systems with retransmissions.

USING COVARIANCE MATRICES FOR LINK SELECTION IN MIMO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method of selecting at least one communication link in a wireless communication network is proposed, comprising the steps of transmitting from at least one transmitting node in the network a pilot signal from each of at least two transmitter antennas of the transmitting node, receiving the pilot signals from the at least two transmitter antennas in a receiving terminal, estimating, in the terminal, a covariance matrix of the channel, based on the pilot signals received, determining the pathloss for each antenna based on the covariance matrix, selecting one of at least two possible links for the communication between the terminal and the transmitting nodes. The terminal is enabled to measure on each transmitter antenna individually, which provides a better tool for link selection and cell selection.

Wireless Communication Apparatus, Wireless Communication Method, Wireless Communication System, and Computer Program

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

BEAMFORMING TECHNIQUES FOR MIMO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Improved beamforming techniques are provided for use in MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) communication systems, including MIMO-OFDM systems. The techniques include: (1) determining beamforming (BF) weights using a smoothed singular value decomposition (SVD) of the channel matrix; (2) determining BF weights using a power-optimized minimum mean-square error (MMSE) technique when the number of available transmit antennas exceeds the number of signal streams; and (3) determining BF weights using a hybrid SVD-MMSE technique. Additional techniques for reducing the impulse response length of the BF weights and/or normalizing the power per transmit antenna or per data stream may be used in conjunction with these or other beamforming techniques.

MODULATING APPARATUS, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MODULATING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

An encoder encodes sound data and the like to generate a binary signal. A mapper converts the binary signal into a quaternary symbol and outputs the quaternary symbol. A base band filter includes a root raised cosine filter and a sinc filter. The base band filter blocks a predetermined frequency component of a symbol to shape the symbol into a waveform signal and outputs the waveform signal shaped. An FM modulator transmits a signal subjected to FM modulation according to a magnitude of an amplitude of a waveform signal to a receiving unit. When a symbol of ±3 is outputted from the mapper, a frequency shift of a signal transmitted from the FM modulator has a predetermined value in a range of ±0.822 [kHz] to ±0.952 [kHz]. This makes it possible to provide a modulating apparatus, a mobile communication system, a modulating method, and a communication method that use a modulating method that can conform to the FCC rule to be enforced in 2005 without using a linear power amplifier.

Data Transmission Device and Related Method

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

In order to resolve problems of clock and data skews in transmission signals in a display device, the present invention provides a data transmission device including a timing controller, a plurality of source drivers and a plurality of transmission line sets. The timing controller generates a plurality of definable signals each generating at least four voltage levels. The plurality of source drivers receives the plurality of definable signals. The plurality of transmission line sets are coupled between the timing controller and the plurality of source drivers and used for transmitting the plurality of definable signals. Preferably, the plurality of definable signals are differential signals.

PEAK TO AVERAGE POWER RATIO REDUCTION

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method for transmitting data in a communication system employing an encoding scheme includes processing data in accordance with a particular processing scheme to provide a plurality of information symbols; shaping a constellation of the plurality of information symbols to obtain a plurality of shaped symbols; processing the plurality of shaped symbols in accordance with the encoding scheme to obtain a plurality of transformed signals such that the peak to average power ratio (PAR) of the plurality of transformed symbols is lower than the PAR would be if the information symbols were not shaped into shaped symbols prior to processing into transformed symbols, wherein the encoding scheme may be expressed in a form x=Gs, sεZ N , GεR N×N , where x is an isomorphic vector representation of transformed signals, G is an N×N invertible generator matrix, s is a vector of a plurality of information symbols, and R represents the real domain; and transmitting the plurality of transformed signals over a communication network.

DIGITAL DELAY ELEMENT FOR DELAY MISMATCH CANCELLATION IN WIRELESS POLAR TRANSMITTERS

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A circuit and method therefor provides programmable digital delay that is produced to introduces a delay in either an envelope or a phase signal path of an RF polar transmitter in order to eliminate the delay mismatch between the two paths. For two signal paths, a faster signal may be delayed by a digital processor or a slower signal may be transmitted early so that signals in the two signal paths arrive at a specified circuit node in synchronization. Timing shift may be implemented in either the envelope signal path or the phase signal path and may be used to reduce or increase the timing of a signal path.

APPARATUS AND METHODS HAVING MAJORITY BIT DETECTION

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Electronic apparatus and fabrication of the electronic apparatus that includes detection of the majority of values in a plurality of data bits may be used in a variety of applications. Embodiments include application of majority bit detection to process data bits in a device for further analysis in the device based on the results of the majority bit detection. In an embodiment, such further processing in a memory device after majority bit detection may include data bit inversion prior to outputting the data from the memory device.

Detection of synchronization mark from output of matched filter upstream of viterbi detector

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the detection of synchronization marks in data storage and retrieval. According to one embodiment, synchronization marks are detected from the output of a matched filter, upstream of the Viterbi detector. This approach avoids the delay associated with the latency of the Viterbi output, thereby allowing time to align parity framing and to properly start the time-varying trellis. Certain embodiments disclose 34- and 20-bit primary synchronization marks located at the beginning of a data region. Other embodiments disclose 16-, 20-, and 24-bit embedded synchronization marks located within a data region.

RADIO-FREQUENCY RECEIVER AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT EMPLOYED FOR THE RECEIVER

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Radio-frequency receiver contains a plurality of oscillation circuits that generates an oscillation frequency higher than that of digital broadcasting signals, selective switching circuit that selects two out of the oscillation circuits for signal output, and first and second frequency-divider sections that provide the signals with frequency dividing. The receiver receives two channels in the digital broadcasting signals at the same time by selection of oscillation signals and frequency dividing in the first and the second frequency-divider sections under the control of PLL controller.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING CARRIER FREQUENCY OFFSET

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

In order to improve precision for estimating carrier frequency offset and reduce computing load, the present invention provides a method for estimating carrier frequency offset, which comprises steps of calculating a plurality of corresponding intermediate CFOs, respectively, based on one received sync sequence and one prestored sync sequences stored sync sequence through multi-step calculation, wherein, in each step, one corresponding intermediate CFO is calculated based on said received sync sequence and said pre-stored sync sequence; and weighting said plurality of intermediate CFOs in accordance with channel quality of a channel transmitting said received sync sequence to generate one final CFO. Each of the selected sequence segments may have a length and a mutual distance which are both, at its maximum, the full length of the sync sequence minus 1 so as to improve precision for the intermediate CFOs. Further, the estimation precision for the final CFO is improved by considering the impact of quality difference of reception channels on the intermediate CFOs.

NOISE SUPPRESSING DEVICE

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

To provide a noise suppressing device which accurately suppresses weak electric field strength pulse noise. A band-limiting unit ( 5 ) band-limits a composite signal obtained by demodulating an FM baseband signal, to a frequency band equal to or lower than a predetermined frequency so as to output a monaural audio signal. A pulse detecting unit ( 62 ) which detects pulse noise in the audio signal outputted by the band-limiting unit ( 5 ). A pulse judging unit ( 63 ) judges that a detection result of the pulse detecting unit ( 62 ) is valid in the case where pulse noise is detected in the composite signal, at a position corresponding to the detected pulse noise. A pulse suppressing unit ( 64 ) suppresses the pulse noise detected in the audio signal, in the case where the pulse judging unit ( 63 ) judges that the detection result is valid. Specifically, the amplitude of the composite signal which is synchronized with the audio signal is compared with a threshold, and it is judged that the detection result is pulse noise in the case where the amplitude of the composite signal exceeds the threshold.

DATA TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

The logic block 103 generates a serial-data signal DATA using a clock signal CLK generated by a clock generator 104 . Then, a skew adjusting unit 111 adjusts a delay of the serial-data signal DATA based on the phase relationship between the clock signal CLK and the serial-data signal DATA, and outputs resultant serial-data signal DATA-SK and clock signal CLK to a FF circuit 112 . The FF circuit 112 shapes the serial-data signal DATA-SK using the clock signal CLK, and transmits the resultant serial-data signal DATA-FF to outside the device. Accordingly, even if jitter of a clock signal is superimposed on a data signal after signal processing, the influence of this jitter is reduced, thus providing a data transmitting device capable of transmitting a data signal to outside the device with the influence of the jitter reduced.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STABILIZING CLOCK

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and an apparatus for stabilizing a clock are provided. The apparatus for stabilizing a clock includes: a phase locked loop (PLL) module, configured to receive a filtered phase difference signal from a digital filtering module and output an output clock; a phase discrimination module, configured to receive an output feedback clock, and generate a phase difference signal reflecting a phase difference between the output feedback clock and the input clock; the digital filtering module, configured to receive the phase difference signal from the phase discrimination module, and generate the filtered phase difference signal after filtering the phase difference signal, then send the filtered phase difference signal to the PLL module. A division ratio of the PLL module is adjusted according to the filtered phase difference signal till the phase difference between the input clock and the output feedback clock maintains a stable state.

SPREAD-SPECTRUM COMMUNICATION UNIT

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A set of spread-spectrum units is capable of operating as a base station or as a remote unit. Each spread-spectrum unit includes a base subunit or a remote subunit, each subunit having a receiver for receiving spread-spectrum signals at a first frequency transmitted from the spread-spectrum units; a signal despreader for despreading the spread-spectrum; a demodulator for demodulating the despread-spread-spectrum signals; a combiner for combining the demodulated signals, and a local signal; a converter for converting the combined signal to a base-data signal; a spread-spectrum circuit for processing the base-data signal; and a transmitter for transmitting at a second frequency the processed base-data signal as a base-spread-spectrum signal.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING FOR PHASE NOISE OF SYMBOLS SPREAD WITH A LONG SPREADING CODE

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and apparatus for compensating for phase noise of symbols spread with a long spreading code are disclosed. To compensate for the phase noise, a phase error estimate is generated from despread symbols with a short spreading code. A phase correcting phasor is applied to chip rate data before despreading the data with a long spreading code. A signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) on a common pilot channel (CPICH) may be calculated by spreading the data with a parent spreading code in an orthogonal variable spreading factor (OVSF) code tree and by combining symbols. Alternatively, a magnitude of the symbols may be used in estimating the SIR. The SIR of a channel using a short spreading code and an SIR of a channel using a long spreading code are measured. The SIR of the channel with the long spreading code may be compensated in accordance with a difference between degradation of the SIRs.

DETERMINATION OF ACTIVE SPREADING CODES AND THEIR POWERS

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

The present invention relates to a method and a device for detecting active spreading codes for a signal in a communication system and estimating power of the active spreading codes. Further, the present invention ensures efficient interference cancellation. Multiple correlations are performed at a single level of a spreading code tree, the produced output samples are then observed at this level during a defined period, and a decision for the activity and power is met for all existing codes via extracting and processing information from these samples. At the correlation step, unitary fast Walsh Hadamard transformation is performed at practically the highest spreading factor in the system.

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING AND DISPLAYING DIFFERENT RESOLUTION VIDEO SIGNALS

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Methods and apparatus for implementing a reduced cost HDTV/SDTV video decoder are disclosed. The described joint video decoder is capable of decoding HDTV pictures at approximately the resolution of standard definition television pictures and can be used to decode HDTV and/or SDTV pictures. The described video decoder may be used as part of a picture-in-picture decoder circuit for providing picture-in-picture capability without providing multiple full resolution video decoders. The reduction in decoder circuit complexity is achieved through the use of a plurality of data reduction techniques including the use of a preparser, downsampling, and truncating pixel values.

MULTISTANDARD HARDWARE VIDEO ENCODER

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Described herein are a number of approaches for implementing a multistandard video encoder. In several embodiments, a single encoder supports multiple video encoding standards via dedicated hardware datapaths, while using shared buffers to store a video data between processing stages. In one such embodiment, system for video encoding is described. The system includes a number of encoding stages, for performing tasks associated with encoded video data. The system also includes a number of encoding buffers, coupled to the encoding stages, for storing video data between encoding stages. The encoding stages are operable to encode the video data in accordance with a number of video encoding standards, and the encoding buffers are operable to store partially encoded video data, regardless of the video encoding standard selected.

DYNAMICALLY MODIFYING VIDEO AND CODING BEHAVIOR

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A system and method that provides a connection path between a video source such as a personal computer (PC) and a high-definition television (HDTV). A control is provided for varying a quality level of a video signal with respect to latency of activities provided through the video signal channel. Output picture quality versus latency is adjusted on a dynamic basis. Observed mouse activities causes the output picture quality to be decreased rapidly with an attendant decrease in latency. A decrease in output picture quality and latency is maintained until the occurrence of a particular event, such as the expiration of a time interval from a last observed mouse event. If a limited number of mouse events are observed, then the output picture quality is increased to a point at which the limited mouse activity can be accommodated with an acceptable level of latency. If limited or no mouse events are observed for a given period of time, the output picture quality is increased, either rapidly or gradually, until output picture quality is restored or another mouse event is observed.

REWIND-ENABLED HARDWARE ENCODER

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Described herein are a number of approaches for implementing a video encoder with hardware-enabled rewind functionality. In several embodiments, rewind functionality can be implemented in hardware, in a manner which allows the transform engine of the encoder to reprocess video data, without requesting data from other stages in the encoder. Such rewind functionality is useful in implementing some video standards in a pipeline architecture, such as the H.264 standard. In one embodiment, a method of encoding video data is described, which involves obtaining a first portion of video data from a first location in a buffer, and performing an encoding operation on it. The second portion of video data is obtained from a second location in the buffer, and encoding operations begin on the second portion. The first portion of video data can be retrieved from the first location, in order to reprocess the first portion if necessary.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HIGH QUALITY INTRA MODE PREDICTION IN A VIDEO CODER

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A computer readable storage medium has executable instructions to select a plurality of blocks in a video sequence to be coded as intra-coded blocks. Aggregate intra prediction costs are computed for each intra-coded block relative to a corresponding previous intra-coded block. An intra prediction mode is selected for each intra-coded block based on the aggregate intra prediction costs.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT INTRA PREDICTION IN A VIDEO CODER

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A computer readable storage medium has executable instructions to select a plurality of blocks in a video sequence to be coded as intra-coded blocks. Intra prediction modes are selected for all intra-coded blocks in a macroblock based on original pixels of neighboring blocks. The mode selection of all intra-coded blocks can be conducted in parallel. The intra-coded blocks in the macroblock are predicted with the selected intra prediction modes based on reconstructed pixels of neighboring blocks.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

An image processing apparatus includes an inverse quantization section; an inverse orthogonal transform section; a motion-vector prediction section; a motion compensation section; a deblocking processing section; and a memory.

Method and System for Transmitting or Receiving N-Bit Video Data over a Serial Link

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A system including a receiver, a TMDS link (or other serial link), and a transmitter configured to transmit K-bit video words (typically, encoded 8-bit video words) over the link. In typical embodiments, the transmitter is configured to pack a sequence of N-bit video words, where N≠K (e.g., N=10, 12, or 16, when K=8) into a sequence of K-bit fragments, encode the fragments, and transmit the encoded fragments. The transmitted data are indicative of a sequence of M-fragment groups, and the transmitter is typically configured also to transmit over the link packing phase data indicative of the phase of the most recently transmitted fragment. Other aspects are transmitters and receivers for use in such a system and methods implemented by any such transmitter, receiver, or system.

JOINT ESTIMATION OF MIMO CHANNELS AND NOISE CORRELATION FOR WIRELESS SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE RECEIVE ANTENNAS

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A radio communication sent by a transmitter having M transmit antennas is received by a receiver having N receive antennas, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to one and N is positive integer greater than one. Thus, N output signals, one for each receive antenna, are received. The signal transmitted from each transmit antenna includes predetermined pilot symbols known by the receiver and information symbols to be determined by the receiver. Weights for estimating each of M×N single-input/single-output channels between transmit and receive antennas are determined based on jointly processing pilot symbols received on all of the N receive antennas. The M×N channels are estimated based on the determined weights, and those estimated channels are used to determine the information symbols. An iterative procedure is used to estimate the M×N channels using a noise correlation matrix estimate and to estimate the noise correlation matrix using the M×N channel estimates.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK ACK/NACK RESOURCE ALLOCATION

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method is provided to allocate resources for wireless communications. The method includes grouping downlink control channels from multiple subframes and ordering the downlink control channels across downlink subframes having a first control channel element located in a first symbol map and associated with reserved resources for an uplink channel. The method employs a symbol first mapping or a mixed-symbol/subframe first mapping to efficiently allocate the resources.

BASE STATION, SUBORDINATED STATION AND TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A base station (BS), a subordinated station (SS) and the transmission methods thereof for use in a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) network are provided. The BS stores resource allocation information about the MIMO network and an SS list, and generate a super frame according to the resource allocation information and the SS list. The super frame comprises a pilot pattern which comprises a plurality of pilots and data. The BS and SS both considers the pilot pattern as an identifier of the SS. When there are communications occurred between the BS and the SS, the BS/SS will confirm whether the pilot pattern of the super frame matches the identifier of the SS to reduce interference from other stations in the MIMO network.

Method of Controlling Interference

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method of controlling interference between adjacent communication systems ( 1, 2 ) each of which operates in a predetermined frequency band. The method comprises reducing transmit power levels at frequencies ( 13, 14 ) at each end ( 10, 11 ) of the frequency band ( 12 ) and maintaining power levels at other frequencies ( 15 ) of the frequency bands ( 12 ), such that interference with frequencies at an end of the frequency band of an adjacent system is reduced.

COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A communication apparatus that can perform communication with an external apparatus by switching between a plurality of communication methods, the communication apparatus comprises: a detection unit that detects a change in a position and/or orientation of the communication apparatus; and a switching unit that switches a communication method for use in accordance with a detection result by the detection unit.

SYNCHRONIZATION OF SIGNALS FOR MULTIPLE DATA SINKS

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A data source sends a synchronization signal and information to several data sinks that use the synchronization signal and a specified parameter to determine when to process the information. The data source and data sinks may comprise wireless nodes such as, for example, a wireless audio source that sends multi-channel data to a pair of wireless earpieces. The wireless earpieces use the synchronization signal and a latency interval to determine the appropriate time to output audio based on the audio channels.

METHOD OF GENERATING PILOT PATTERN FOR ADAPTIVE CHANNEL ESTIMATION IN OFDMA SYSTEMS, METHOD OF TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING USING THE PILOT PATTERN AND APPARATUS THEREOF

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Provided is a method of generating a pilot pattern capable of perform adaptive channel estimation, and a method and apparatus of a base station and a method and apparatus of a terminal using the pilot pattern. The pilot pattern selects pilot symbol positions based on distances from pilots of previous orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) symbols to a subcarrier position of a current OFDMA symbol in the frequency domain and the time domain, so that a low pilot density is maintained so as to effectively transmit data, and stable channel estimation performance can be obtained even in a bad channel environment. In addition, the minimum burst allocation size is determined according to the channel environment between the base station and the terminal, guaranteeing channel estimation performance suitable for the channel environment, and improving granularity, channel estimation latency, and channel estimation memory size.

Semiconductor Device Having Moving Image Transcoder and Transcoding Method Therefor

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Embodiments include systems and methods for transcoding moving image data. Specifically, in one embodiment, moving image data encoded in a first format can be time divided into a plurality of segments and transmission segments formed from these segments. Each transmission segments can correspond to a particular segment of the moving image data and include the moving image data of that segment plus terminal end data from a preceding segment. One or more second terminals can receive these transmission segments from the first terminal and, working at least partially in parallel, generate second encoded portions from a transmission segment by decoding the moving image data in the first format from the transmission segment using the terminal end data included in the transmission segment and encoding the moving image data in the second format. Moving image data encoded in the second format may be generated by connecting these second encoded portions.

METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND USING INFORMATION ABOUT INTER-LAYER PREDICTION FOR VIDEO SIGNAL

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Disclosed is a method for providing and using information about inter-layer prediction when providing a video signal to a plurality of layers by encoding the video signal. The method for encoding an image signal to bit streams of an enhanced layer and a base layer, includes the steps of coding an image block in a picture of the enhanced layer into residual data based on image data of a block of the base layer corresponding to the vide block, and providing indication information through the bit stream of the enhanced layer, the indication information representing whether the coding is achieved in inter-layer prediction constraint or inter-layer prediction unconstraint.

METHOD FOR MAPPING PHYSICAL HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST INDICATOR CHANNEL

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method for mapping a physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel (PHICH) is described. The method for mapping a PHICH includes determining an index of a resource element group transmitting a repetitive pattern of the PHICH, according to a ratio of the number of available resource element groups in a symbol in which the PHICH is transmitted and the number of available resource element groups in a first or second OFDM symbol, and mapping the PHICH to the symbol according to the determined index. In transmitting the PHICH, since efficient mapping is performed considering available resource elements varying with OFDM symbols, repetition of the PHICH does not generate interference between neighbor cell IDs and performance is improved.

Digital broadcasting receiving apparatus with channel estimation function

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A delay profile generating circuit 9 generates a delay profile signal. Concerning the delay profile signal, a ghost decision circuit 10 makes a decision as to the presence or absence of ghosts that will appear during traveling of a mobile vehicle in response to a transmission mode signal fed from a changeover switch 8 . The delay profile signal and the decision signal about the presence/absence of the ghosts are delivered to a window control circuit 13 via an accumulator 11 . The window control circuit 13 sets and controls the FFT window position of an FFT circuit 5 in response to a guard correlation signal fed from a guard correlation signal generating circuit 12 and a signal fed from the accumulator 11.

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE ADOPTING OFDM MODULATION

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A wireless communication device includes a converting circuit, a discrete Fourier transformer, a separating circuit, a correcting unit. The converting circuit converts an analog signal having an in-phase component and a quadrature component into a digital signal having a real part and an imaginary part of complex number respectively. The discrete Fourier transformer converts the real part and the imaginary part of the digital signal obtained in the converting circuit from a time domain to a frequency domain. The separating circuit separates the digital signal into a first sum of a symmetrical component of the real part and an antisymmetrical component of the imaginary part of the digital signal and a second sum of the antisymmetrical component of the real part and the symmetrical component of the imaginary part of the digital signal. The correcting unit corrects a value of the second sum.

MULTI-RESOLUTION PRECODING CODEBOOK

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Systems and methods are for generating a codebook by: generating a multi-resolution codebook by selecting a common precoder index from a low resolution codebook for a group of adjacent resource blocks (RB)s and for each RB within the group, selecting a high-resolution codebook to fine-tune each RB precoder; and generating feedback for the multi-resolution codebook by quantizing channel state variations.

COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR WIRELESS OFDM COMMUNICATION

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Messages transmitted between a receiver and a transmitter are used to maximize a communication data rate. In particular, a multicarrier modulation system uses messages that are sent from the receiver to the transmitter to exchange one or more sets of optimized communication parameters. The transmitter then stores these communication parameters and when transmitting to that particular receiver, the transmitter utilizes the stored parameters in an effort to maximize the data rate to that receiver. Likewise, when the receiver receives packets from that particular transmitter, the receiver can utilize the stored communication parameters for reception.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENTION-FREE INTERLEAVING USING A SINGLE MEMORY

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and apparatus for contention free interleaving are disclosed. A single memory configured to use an address scheme wherein the most significant bits (MSBs) indicate which word in memory stores an interleaved piece of data. The least significant bits (LSBs) are used to calculate an index that identifies a specific soft-in/soft-out (SISO) decoder associated with a sub-word of the retrieved data. Using an interleaved address generator, the extrinsic data may be written into the memory in sequential order, but read out from the memory in interleaved order, effectively de-interleaving the data so it may be decoded. The generated interleaved address is used by SISO selector circuit which controls a multiplexer that routes the sub-word to its appropriate SISO decoder. The same address generator may be used to write interleaved extrinsic data from SISOs by reordering the sub-words, allowing the extrinsic data to be read in sequential order.

Delay Restricted Channel Estimation for Multi-Carrier Systems

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method is disclosed that includes channel estimation for a multi-carrier modulation of a plurality of subcarriers. The method includes performing a first channel estimation to obtain a first estimate of a channel based on a received signal. The method further includes suppressing a portion of elements of the first estimate of the channel to obtain a suppressed estimate of the channel. The method also includes multiplying the suppressed estimate of the channel by a first matrix to obtain a delay restricted estimate of the channel.

Method of network entry in OFDM multi-carrier wireless communications systems

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A unified two-stage network entry procedure is provided for OFDM multi-carrier wireless communications systems. During a first stage, a mobile station performs a common network entry procedure using a primary radio frequency carrier and then exchanges multi-carrier capability information with a base station. In one embodiment, the base station transmits a network entry allowance indicator to assist the mobile station in selecting the primary carrier. The network entry allowance indicator comprises information of preference of one or more available carriers. During a second stage, the mobile station enables multi-carrier transmission over multiple frequency channels if both the mobile station and the base station support multi-carrier capability. Before enabling multi-carrier transmission, the mobile station may optionally perform additional ranging by transmitting a ranging request for a secondary carrier. In one embodiment, the base station replies with a ranging response in response to the ranging request through the primary carrier.

SYSTEM AIDED PAPR REDUCTION SCHEME BASED ON TR ALGORITHM

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduction method, known as system-aided PAPR reduction (SAPR), is disclosed. Based on a TR algorithm, the SAPR method avoids the drawbacks of conventional tone reservation implementations, and reduces PAPR significantly, in some embodiments. The SAPR method may be applied to next generation OFDMA-based wireless broadband technologies, to increase system throughput and cell coverage.

DYNAMIC IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, DYNAMIC IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, DYNAMIC IMAGE ENCODING PROGRAM, DYNAMIC IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, DYNAMIC IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND DYNAMIC IMAGE DECODING PROGRAM

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

The object is to compensate motion at high precision even for an image having different characteristics in the horizontal direction and vertical direction, while decreasing code quantity of filter coefficients when a reference image with the fractional image accuracy is generated using a filter of each frame and is encoded and decoded with compensating motion. A video encoding device 20 which creates a reference image with a fractional pixel accuracy for a video image of a time series of frame images, by using a filter for each frame image, and compensate motion, the video encoding device comprising: a filter information storage unit 203 which stores a filter used for encoding of a frame image in the past; a filter decision unit 202 which selects and decides a filter to be used for encoding of the current frame image from among a plurality of filter candidates including at least the filter stored in the filter information storage unit 203 ; and a filter information encoding unit 205 which encodes information indicating the decided filter.

ETHERNET TRANSCEIVER AND ETHERNET TRANSMISSION METHOD BASED ON COAX NETWORK

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

An Ethernet transceiver and an Ethernet transmission method are disclosed. The transceiver is adapted to detect the level amplitude of a received analog signal, adjust an amplification factor adaptively according to the detecting result to make the level amplitude of the received analog signal which has been amplified reach a same output level amplitude, perform an analog-to-digital conversion and a codec process, and transmit the signal to a MAC layer of the Ethernet. The transceiver is further adapted to amplify the level of a signal to be transmitted to a coax network and output the signal. The amplification factor is determined according to a maximum attenuation loss between coaxial terminals. In the present invention, an interaction between an Ethernet access point and a coaxial terminal and an interaction between coaxial terminals are carried out, which makes the CSMA/CD MAC layer of the Ethernet be adopted in an application environment of radio and television coax network.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECODING CONTEXT ADAPTIVE VARIABLE LENGTH CODING

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A system and method that process encoded data, wherein the encoded data is an encoded video stream. The encoded data may be buffered and the characteristics of the buffered encoded data may be determined and used to select a decoding table from a plurality of decoding tables. An encoded word may then be decoded using the selected decoding table. The output of the decoding table may be the corresponding decoded word and the size of the encoded word. The size of the encoded word may be utilized to shift the buffered encoded data. The decoded word may be sent to the appropriate portion of the system.

DIGITAL BROADCAST TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING STREAM THEREOF

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A digital broadcast receiver is provided. The digital broadcast receiver includes a receiver which receives a transport stream transmitted from a digital broadcast transmitter, an additional data stream detector which determines whether the received transport stream includes an additional data stream or not, and a processor which process the additional data stream if the transport stream include the additional data stream, and the transport stream including the additional data stream is a transport stream into which a training signal is inserted by the digital broadcast transmitter which resets memories used for trellis-encoding at predetermined time. Accordingly, it is easily detected whether the transport stream includes the additional data stream or not.

Method for Channel Quality Measures in a Multiple Antenna System

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

The invention relates to a laminate structure comprising a first active layer having a first electrode potential, a second active layer having a second electrode potential, wherein the second electrode potential being different from the first electrode potential and wherein the first and second active layers are arranged at a distance from each other, and wherein the laminate further comprises a third layer of an electrically weakable adhesive at least partly bridging said distance between the first and second layers.

Communication Apparatus

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A communication apparatus includes a radio-frequency transmission-reception processing unit configured to perform radio-frequency processing to a transmitted signal and a received signal; a baseband processing unit configured to perform baseband processing; a signal detecting unit configured to detect a signal from which a signal transmitted from another communication system is detected; and an interference-to-another-communication-system avoiding unit configured to suppress an interfering signal to the other communication system in radio-frequency transmission processing by the radio-frequency transmission-reception processing unit if the signal detecting unit detects a signal.

Progressive Feedback For High Resolution Limited Feedback Wireless Communication

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A system and method is proposed for progressively quantizing channel state information for application in a MIMO (multiple input multiple output) communication system. A method includes computing an estimate of a communications channel between a subscriber unit and a base station, quantizing the estimate with a first codebook, thereby producing a first quantized estimate, quantizing an (n−1)-th quantized estimate with an n-th codebook, thereby producing an n-th quantized estimate, where n is an integer value ranging from 2 to R, R is a total number of quantizations of the estimate, wherein the n-th codebook is a localized codebook. The method also includes incrementing n, repeating the quantizing an (n−1)-th quantized estimate until n=R, and transmitting information based on the R quantized estimates to the base station.

OFDMA contention-based random access channel design for mobile wireless systems

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Short spreading is used within a random access channel in an OFDM based network to spread data for transmission through the channel. The resource allocation of the random access channel is divided into a number of resource blocks in frequency, time, or both frequency and time. Each resource block has a dimension that is only a portion of the overall size of the resource allocation. During contention, a randomly selected short spreading code may be used to provide data spreading within a randomly selected resource block.

BASE STATION, SUBORDINATED STATION AND TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Method to Reduce Contour Artifacts on Recursive Temporal Filters

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and encoding system for reducing artifacts in a digital video sequence of image frames. The method acquires a current frame of the digital video sequence, and retrieves a previous frame of the digital video sequence from a frame delay. The method applies a recursive temporal filter to the current frame and the previous frame to generate a filtered frame. The method then applies a mixer to the current frame and the filtered frame to generate an output frame. The method stores the output frame in the frame delay.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE SIGNAL NORMALISATION

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for normalisation of an image signal, particularly for use in perceptual video and still image quality measurement when the quality measurement is achieved by making a comparison between a reference signal and a decoded signal. The invention provides a method for normalising a decoded image signal in relation to a reference image signal to generate a normalised image signal comprising the steps of: generating a non-linear transformation vector in dependence upon at least one component of the decoded image signal and at least one component of the reference image signal; and applying said non-linear transformation vector to at least one component of the decoded image signal to generate a normalised image signal. Methods and apparatus for perceptual video and still image quality measurement using said method are also provided.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A QUANTIZER STEP SIZE

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

For determining a quantizer step size for quantizing a signal including audio or video information, a first quantizer step size as well as an interference threshold are provided. Then, the actual interference introduced by the first quantizer step size is determined and compared with the interference threshold. Despite the fact that the comparison reveals that the actually introduced interference exceeds the threshold, a second, coarser quantizer step size is nevertheless used, which will then be used for quantization if it turns out that the interference introduced by the coarser, second quantizer step size falls below the threshold or falls below the interference introduced by the first quantizer step size. Thus, the quantization interference is reduced while the quantization is coarsened and, thus, the compression gain is increased.

Method and system for switching antenna and channel assignments in broadband wireless networks

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and apparatus for antenna switching, grouping, and channel assignments in wireless communication systems. The invention allows multiuser diversity to be exploited with simple antenna operations, therefore increasing the capacity and performance of wireless communications systems. Channel characteristics indicative of signal reception quality for downlink or bi-directional traffic for each channel/antenna resource combination are measured or estimated at a subscriber. Corresponding channel characteristic information is returned to the base station. Channel characteristics information may also be measured or estimated for uplink or bi-directional signals received at each of multiple receive antenna resources. The base station employs channel allocation logic to assign uplink, downlink and/or bi-directional channels for multiple subscribers based on channel characteristics measured and/or estimated for the uplink, downlink and/or bi-directional channels.

Sounding Reference Signal User Equipment Specific Sub-Frame Configuration

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method of wireless communication including a plurality of fixed basestations and a plurality of mobile user equipment with each basestation transmitting to any user equipment within a corresponding cell a sounding reference signal sub-frame configuration indicating sub-frames when sounding is permitted. Each user equipment recognizes the sounding reference signal sub-frame configuration and sounds only at permitted sub-frames. Differing user equipment may have differing sounding reference signal sub-frame configurations. There are numerous manners to encode the transmitted information.

Initial Access Channel for Scalable Wireless Mobile Communication Networks

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Physical layer structures and access schemes for use in such networks are described and in particular initial access channel (IACH) structures are proposed. A spectrum efficient downlink (DL) IACH design supports different types of User Equipment (UE) capabilities and different system bandwidths. An IACH includes the synchronization channel (SCH) and broadcast-control channel (BCH). A non-uniform SCH for all system bandwidths is provided, as well as scalable bandwidth BCH depending on system bandwidth. An initial access procedure is provided, as well as an access procedure.