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DOMAIN-BASED CACHE MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING DOMAIN EVENT BASED PRIORITY DEMOTION

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Domain-based cache management methods and systems, including domain event based priority demotion (“EPD”). In EPD, priorities of cached data blocks are demoted upon one or more domain events, such as upon encoding of one or more macroblocks of a video frame. New data blocks may be written over lowest priority cached data blocks. New data blocks may initially be assigned a highest priority. Alternatively, or additionally, one or more new data blocks may initially be assigned one of a plurality of higher priorities based on domain-based information, such as a relative position of a requested data block within a video frame, and/or a relative direction associated with a requested data block. Domain-based cache management may be implemented with one or more other cache management techniques, such as least recently used techniques. Domain-based cache management may be implemented in associative caches, including set associative caches and fully associative caches, and may be implemented with indirect indexing.

Transmission of delay tolerant data

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Transmission of delay tolerant data. An apparatus includes a processor configured to classify data, on the basis of its delay requirement, into delay tolerant data and into delay critical data, and to control transmission of the delay tolerant data with a transmitter in such a manner that the transmission of the delay tolerant data is timed to coincide with transmission of the delay critical data.

Converting the frame rate of video streams

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A frame rate conversion may be done using a target image between a current and a previous image. A first motion field is estimated between the target image and the current image. A second motion field is estimated between the target image and the previous image. The motion fields are then used for motion compensation in the frame rate conversion.

DIGITAL MEDIA WITH TOKEN FOR ANALOG RECONVERSION DETECTION

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A digital media with encoded audio-visual content includes an encoded token. The token comprises visual data having defined characteristics, which are designed such that when the audio-visual content is output as analog output and then re-recorded as digital data, the resulting digital data includes an altered token. Digital data may be processed to detect altered tokens indicating that the data was recorded from an analog output. When an altered token is detected, the copy may be considered to be an unauthorized copy and handled accordingly.

SYNCHRONIZATION OF REAL TIME DATA WITHIN DETERMINISTIC CLOCK EDGE

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Techniques are disclosed for reducing clock slip in a system where real time data is transmitted over a wireless network. A wireless frame synchronization signal can be received from a remote device. The synchronization signal can be used to reset the clock that drives the wireless transmission of data, the clock that drives the analog to digital converter and/or a clock that drives a digital to analog converter.

DATA ALIGNMENT AND DE-SKEW SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOUBLE DATA RATE INPUT DATA STREAM

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Methods and apparatus are provided for a system for aligning data. The apparatus comprises a demultiplexing component adapted to bifurcate a double data rate (DDR) data stream into a first single data rate (SDR) data stream and a second SDR data stream, a bit detection component coupled to the demultiplexing component and adapted to compare bit values between the first and second SDR data streams and generate a first signal in response to detection of a predetermined arrangement of bits, a delay component adapted to receive the DDR data stream and perform a delay operation on the DDR data stream to create a delayed data stream, and a data alignment component coupled to the demultiplexing component, the delay component, and to the bit detection component, the data alignment component being adapted to place the delayed data stream in alignment in response to the first signal.

Communication appartus

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A communication apparatus which includes a clock generation circuit outputting a plurality of clocks, each of said plurality of clocks having a different phase from each other; a synchronization detection block receiving a sync word and a payload having a predetermined length after receiving said payload, sampling said sync word by using each of said plurality of clocks and to output a first signal indicating a clock or clocks capable of sampling said sync word successfully, said synchronization detection block being capable of sampling said payload by using a clock or clocks inputted thereinto; a clock phase selection block coupled to said synchronization detection block to-receive said first signal to select one of said plurality of clocks in accordance with said first signal and to output a second signal indicating a selected clock; and a clock gate unit coupled between said clock generation circuit and said synchronization detection block and coupled to said clock phase selection block to receive each of said plurality of clocks and said second signal to output said selected one of said plurality of clocks to said synchronization detection block and not to output a rest of said plurality of said clocks based on said second signal during a period corresponding to said predetermined length of said payload.

Data receiving apparatus and data receiving method

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

In a data receiving apparatus, a measuring section measures a first pulse width of a first pulse, a second pulse width of a second pulse and a third pulse width of a third pulse, during each of which a first signal level of a reception signal is continuous. The first pulse, the second pulse, and the third pulse are sequentially and continuously received by putting a portion of a second signal level different from the first signal level between the first and second pulse and the second and third pulse. A first comparing section performs a first determination based on a measured value of the first pulse width and a measured value of the second pulse width, and the first determination is that the first pulse indicates a start of the reception signal and the second pulse indicates a synchronization signal. A second comparing section performs a second determination based on the measured value of the first pulse width and the measured value of the second pulse width, and the second determination is that the second pulse and the third pulse indicate the synchronization signal. A control section determines the second pulse as a head of the synchronization signal, based on the first determination of the first comparing section and the second determination of the second comparing section.

ADAPTIVE SYNCHRONIZATION CIRCUIT

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Embodiments of a synchronization circuit are described. This synchronization circuit includes multiple selectively coupled synchronization stages which are configurable to synchronize data and control signals between a first time domain and a second time domain, where the synchronization can be performed based on asynchronous or synchronous events associated with either the first time domain or the second time domain. Additionally, the synchronization circuit includes control logic, coupled to the synchronization stages, which is configured to adapt a number of synchronization stages used to synchronize the data and the control signals based on an estimate of a probability of metastability persisting to an output of the synchronization circuit during the synchronization.

Method for Data Synchronization

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method, apparatus, and system for a data synchronizer/serial link receiver that performs the alignment of the sampling clock used to retime asynchronous customer data by the application of a negative delay onto the system clock whereas the value of the applied negative delay is derived from the analysis of a temperature code obtained by a tapped delay line in conjunction with the application of preceding replica delay lines for the in-phase and quadrature clock signals.

CHANNEL ESTIMATION USING COMMON AND DEDICATED PILOTS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

The present invention relates to a receiver apparatus and method of channel estimation in a telecommunication system which provides at least two pilot sequences, and to a computer program product. Channel estimation is achieved by estimating channel taps separately for each of the at least two pilot sequences in every transmission block, and for applying estimated channel taps obtained from the estimation to at least one of a temporal and spatial filtering or combining operation to refine the channel estimate. Accordingly, temporal correlations and cross-correlations of the at least two pilot sequences are exploited without requiring knowledge of path delays and beamforming parameters.

Method for Discerning a Desired Signal from an Interfering Signal in an Under Sampled System

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Described herein are methods and apparatuses for receiving a desired signal at a signal receiver with an undersampling frequency. A signal converter with a local oscillator frequency, a bandpass filter, and an analog-to-digital converter are used to generate an aliased discrete-time spectrum from an input analog spectrum. In order to determine the presence of interfering signals in the aliased discrete-time spectrum and, if present, separate a desired signal from the interfering signal, the local oscillator frequency is shifted. The original discrete-time spectrum and the resulting shifted discrete-time spectrum are both analyzed to select a local oscillator frequency that does not cause interference with the desired signal when the discrete-time spectrum is generated. The selected local oscillator frequency is then utilized to process the desired signal.

Interface between a switched diversity antenna system and digital radio receiver

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Methods and apparatus are presented for a digital radio receiver using antenna to receive a signal or signals using at least one other method of diversity. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, both switched antenna diversity and at least one other method of diversity can be utilized in a digital radio broadcast system. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention the timing of an antenna control signal in a receiver can be synchronized so that switchover to a different receiving antenna can occur between adjacent blocks of data being received from whichever of the other diversity sources is then, on average, providing the better reception. For digitally coded transmissions, a clock signal can be provided by a signal processor so as to trigger a diversity controller to switch at an optimum switching time, such as, for example, between groups or “blocks” of digitally encoded information, thus eliminating or minimizing disruption of a contiguous data stream.

Application of Superfast Algorithms to a Pilot-Based Channel Estimation Process

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

An apparatus and method of applying a superfast algorithm to a pilot-based channel estimation process includes receiving a signal comprising information bits transmitted in a wireless channel, executing the pilot-based channel estimation process having p structures for a vector of pilot structures and an upper bound N for a channel spread, determining a result of a matrix inversion of a channel correlation matrix for an error channel estimation offline without performing a matrix inversion, storing pilot information of the received signal for channel recovery in a transform domain, representing the Toeplitz inverse by a FFT representation, detecting and estimating nonzero taps of a channel impulse response of the wireless channel, obtaining a non-structured minimum mean-square-error (MMSE) estimate as a first estimate of locations of the nonzero taps, and replacing the non-structured MMSE estimate by an estimate computed by a tap detection algorithm.

Identification Circuit with Repeatable Output Code

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A comparator receives a first read of voltage differentials from a series of bit cells, compares the first read to a positive voltage offset of a given magnitude, and set bits in a first bit stream to values that are dependent upon whether the voltage differential from a given bit cell is greater than the positive voltage offset. The first bit stream is then stored in a first register. The comparator also receives a second read of the voltage differentials from the series of bit cells, compares the second read to a negative voltage offset of the given magnitude, and sets bits in a second bit stream to values that are dependent upon whether the voltage differential from a given bit cell is greater than the positive voltage offset. The second bit stream is stored in a second register. The comparator then compares the first bit stream to the second bit stream, and set bits in a mask string dependent upon whether the bits in a given position of the first bit stream and the second bit stream are identical. A third register receives the mask string. The comparator additionally receives a subsequent read of the voltage differentials from the series of bit cells, compares the subsequent read to a zero voltage offset, and set bits in a subsequent bit stream to values that are dependent upon whether the voltage differential from a given bit cell is greater than the zero voltage offset. The subsequent bit stream is compared to the mask string, and bits of the subsequent bit stream that are disposed in positions set in the mask string are corrected.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPACE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS RECEIVER

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Methods and systems consistent with this invention receive a plurality of transmitted signals in a receiver having a plurality of receive elements, wherein each transmitted signal has a different spatial location. Such methods and systems receive the plurality of transmitted signals at the plurality of receive elements to form a plurality of receive element signals, form a combined signal derived from the plurality of receive element signals, and detect each of the plurality of transmitted signals from the combined signal by its different spatial location. To achieve this, methods and systems consistent with this invention generate a plurality of arbitrary phase modulation signals, and phase modulate each of the plurality of receive element signals with a different one of the phase modulation signals to form a plurality of phase modulated signals. Such methods and systems then combine the plurality of phase modulated signals into a combined signal, generate expected signals, and cross-correlate the combined signal with the expected signals to form correlation signals. Such methods and systems then store the correlation signals in a correlation signal memory and analyze the correlation signals to extract information from the transmitted signals.

Selection of a Received Sequence By Means of Metrics

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method of received data sequence assessment, the method comprising producing a correlation metric describing the fit to a received sequence of the most likely of a set of candidates for the received sequence and calculating an error metric indicative of discrepancies between the received sequence and its most likely candidate.

Adaptive synchronization enhancement technique for serial modulated waveforms

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Methods and apparatus for synchronization (SYNC) detection of a received serial offset quadrature pulse shaped waveform modulated by a symbol SYNC sequence are provided. The waveform is serially demodulated into a serial baseband signal and correlated in parallel with segments of the symbol SYNC sequence. Correlation strength estimates of each of the correlated output signals are computed and used to adjust a SYNC threshold level. The correlation strength estimates or the correlated output signals are combined and a peak is determined in the resulting signal. The peak in the resulting signal is compared to the SYNC threshold level to detect synchronization.

Demodulation method

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method of calculating at least one soft bit corresponding to a data symbol received by a radio receiver is described. In one form the method ( 300 ) includes, calculating an average amplitude at least one received data symbol. The method also includes calculating ( 304 ) at least one threshold amplitude in respect of the data symbol on the basis of the calculated average amplitude. Next a subset of constellation symbols is determined ( 310 ) at least partly on the basis of the at least one threshold, and for which a distance determination will be made. The distance between the position of the data symbol and each of the symbols in the subset of constellation symbols is determined ( 312 ) and then a soft bit corresponding to the received symbol is calculated ( 314 ) on the basis of said determined distances.

Method and Apparatus for Low Power Simultaneous Frequency, Automatic Gain Control and Timing Acquisition in Radio Receivers

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and apparatus are provided for low power simultaneous frequency, automatic gain control and timing acquisition in a low power radio receiver. A baseband signal received is split into a limited signal having limited data and a non-limited signal. The limited signal is fed through a limited phase-shift keying (PSK) correlation path in which a PSK correlator operating on the limited signal simultaneously determines coarse frequency estimations, timing estimations, and packet synchronization detection. The non-limited signal is fed through an automatic gain control path where automatic gain control is performed on the non-limited signal simultaneously with the coarse frequency and timing estimations and packet synchronization detection performed by the PSK correlator. By operating the PSK correlator on limited data from the received baseband signal and through a separate path from the automatic gain control, substantial power savings are achieved without degrading performance since the preamble time is significantly reduced.

SINGLE ENDED MULTIBAND FEEDBACK LINEARIZED RF AMPLIFIER AND MIXER WITH DC-OFFSET AND IM2 SUPPRESSION FEEDBACK LOOP

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A receiver arrangement includes a single ended multiband feedback amplifier, at least one single ended input, differential output mixer arrangement including a main mixer and a trim mixer, and a mixer feedback loop circuit configured to receive differential output signals generated by the mixer arrangement. The mixer feedback loop circuit generates a feedback signal based on the received differential output signals and provides the feedback signal to the mixer arrangement to minimize DC-offset and second order intermodulation products. The single ended multiband feedback amplifier may include an input stage and a programmable resonance tank circuit connected to the input stage for suppressing downconverted noise from harmonics of the LO-frequency, and a configurable feedback net that shapes the frequency response of a feedback loop including the feedback net based on a band operation of the single ended multiband feedback amplifier.

SIGNAL GENERATION USING PHASE-SHIFT BASED PRE-CODING

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A phase-shift based pre-coding scheme used in a transmitting side and a receiving side that has less complexity than those of a space-time coding scheme, that can support various spatial multiplexing rates while maintaining the advantages of the phase-shift diversity scheme, that has less channel sensitivity than that of the pre-coding scheme, and that only requires a low capacity codebook is provided.

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE AND RAMPING DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD THEREOF

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A mobile telecommunication device includes a digital baseband processing unit and an analog baseband processing circuit. The digital baseband processing unit is configured to extract a difference value of current ramping data of ramping data of ramping samples of a ramping profile from previous ramping data, the current ramping data and the previous ramping data having a first bit number, and to transmit the difference value to the analog baseband processing unit as sample difference ramping data having a second bit number which is smaller than a first bit number. The analog baseband processing unit configured to receive the sample difference ramping data, and to generate a ramping up/down signal of the first bit number based on the sample difference ramping data, wherein the ramping up/down signal controls an output power level of the mobile telecommunication device.

System and Method for Blind Compensation and Correction of Transmitter IQ Imbalance at the Receiver

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Systems and methods of correcting for a transmitter IQ imbalance are disclosed. Various embodiments collect statistics related to a received packet on a transceiver. These statistics include one or more transmitter imbalance parameters. In some embodiments, an estimated inversion matrix is calculated based on the imbalance parameter and a correction for the IQ imbalance is made by applying the inversion matrix to a sub-carrier and the sub carrier's image.

RECEIVING AND PROCESSING DATA

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A description is given of a method comprising method steps of receiving a data stream comprising first data transmitted from a first antenna and second data transmitted from a second antenna, generating a projection operator and applying the projection operator to the data stream such that the first data is separated from the data stream.

Flexible, Reconfigurable, Power Efficient Transmitter and Method

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A flexible, reconfigurable, power efficient transmitter device and method is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving outbound data and determining a mode of operation. When operating in a first mode the method may include modulation mapping the outbound data according a modulation scheme to provide first modulation mapped digital data, converting the first modulation mapped digital data to an analog signal that comprises an intermediate frequency (IF) analog signal, upconverting the IF analog signal to produce a first modulated radio frequency (RF) signal based on a local oscillator signal, upconverting the first RF modulated signal to produce a first RF output signal, and outputting the first RF output signal via an isolator. In a second mode of operation method may include modulation mapping the outbound data according a modulation scheme to provide second modulation mapped digital data, converting the second modulation mapped digital data to a first digital baseband signal, conditioning the first digital baseband signal to provide a first analog baseband signal, modulating one or more carriers with the first analog baseband signal to produce a second modulated RF signal based on a local oscillator signal, upconverting the second RF modulated signal to produce a second RF output signal, and outputting the second RF output signal via the isolator. The digital baseband signal may comprise an in-phase (I) digital baseband signal and a quadrature (Q) baseband signal.

Dual Carrier Modulation

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A coding unit for determining two different types of modulation to be applied to two carrier signals such that each modulated carrier signal represents a data symbol in accordance with a group of modulation points, each modulation point representing a modulation of the first type and a modulation of the second type that can be applied to one of the carrier signals, the coding unit being arranged to associate the data symbol with a first one of the modulation points by applying a first mapping function to that data symbol and associate the data symbol with a second one of the modulation points by applying a second mapping function to that data symbol, the first and second mapping functions being such that they each map two different data symbols to a respective common modulation point; and determine the modulation of the first and second types to be applied to the first carrier signal to be the modulation of the first and second types represented by the first modulation point and the modulation of the first and second types to be applied to the second carrier signal to be the modulation of the first and second types represented by the second modulation point.

CONFIGURABLE SUB-BAND FILTERING TO REDUCE PEAK-TO-AVERAGE POWER RATIO OF OFDM SIGNALS OR THE LIKE

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a reduction in peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) in an OFDM signal may be achieved by clipping the OFDM signal, extracting the clipping noise, filtering the clipping noise, and then constructing the clipped OFDM signal with the filtered clipping noise.

TRANSMIT-CANCELING TRANSCEIVER RESPONSIVE TO HEAT SIGNAL AND METHOD THEREFOR

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A transmit-canceling transceiver ( 10 ) generates a heat signal ( 84 ) that estimates heating in analog components which process a transmit signal ( 22 ). An equalizer ( 74 ) having taps ( 77 ) provided by a tap update section ( 78 ) processes the transmit signal ( 22 ) for use in a cancellation operation. The tap update section ( 78 ) includes a coefficient update section ( 82 ) and a heat adjustment section ( 80 ). The coefficient update section ( 82 ) implements a feedback loop to generate coefficients ( 86 ) which are substantially unresponsive to the heat signal ( 84 ). The heat adjustment section ( 80 ) closes a feedback loop which is responsive to the heat signal ( 84 ) and generates offsets ( 142 ) that are used to adjust the coefficients ( 86 ) to compensate for heating. The loop bandwidth of the feedback loop of coefficient update section ( 82 ) is sufficiently narrow so as to be unable to track dynamic heat effects from the analog components.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING CODE SEQUENCE IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Disclosed are a method for generating a code sequence that can be used for acquisition of initial synchronization, cell detection, channel estimation, etc. in a mobile communication system, and a transmitter. A method for generating a code sequence in a transmitting side of a mobile communication system includes combining at least two code sequences with each other, and converting a code sequence generated by the combining step into a time domain signal.

Flexible, Reconfigurable, Power Efficient Transmitter and Method

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A flexible, reconfigurable, power efficient transmitter device and method is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving outbound data and determining a mode of operation. When operating in a first mode the method may include modulation mapping the outbound data according a modulation scheme to provide first modulation mapped digital data, converting the first modulation mapped digital data to an analog signal that comprises an intermediate frequency (IF) analog signal, upconverting the IF analog signal to produce a first modulated radio frequency (RF) signal based on a local oscillator signal, amplifying the first RF modulated signal to produce a first RF output signal, and outputting the first RF output signal via an isolator. In a second mode of operation method may include modulation mapping the outbound data according a modulation scheme to provide second modulation mapped digital data, converting the second modulation mapped digital data to a first digital baseband signal, conditioning the first digital baseband signal to provide a first analog baseband signal, modulating one or more carriers with the first analog baseband signal to produce a second modulated RF signal based on a local oscillator signal, amplifying the second RF modulated signal to produce a second RF output signal, and outputting the second RF output signal via the isolator. The digital baseband signal may comprise an in-phase (I) digital baseband signal and a quadrature (Q) baseband signal.

4X OVER-SAMPLING DATA RECOVERY METHOD AND SYSTEM

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A 4× over-sampling data recovery system consists of a charge pump PLL, a 4× over-sampler, a data regenerator and a digital PLL. The charge pump PLL receives a clock signal and generates a plurality of multiplicative clock signals in response to the clock signal. The 4× over-sampler samples a serial data to generate a M-bit signal according to the plurality of multiplicative clock signals, wherein each bit in the serial data is sampled for four times. The data regenerator sequentially receives and combines two M-bit signals to generate a (M+N)-bit signal. The digital PLL divides the (M+N)-bit signal into (N+1) groups of M-bit data and selects a designated M-bit data from the (N+1) groups of M-bit data to generate a P-bit recovery data.

DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

To provide a receiving apparatus which is capable of demodulating information data from a multi-level modulated signal, which is generated by using a Y-00 protocol, without using high-performance component parts. In the receiving apparatus, the soft decision section 211 performs soft decision on the multi-level signal 22, in which a fixed decision level is used. A converted data identification section 214 performs logical decision on a value of the converted information data 25 in accordance with a highest-order bit of a multi-level code sequence 23 and a decision result 24 of the soft decision. A data reproduction section 215 performs an XOR operation between the converted information data 25 and a lowest-order bit of the multi-level code sequence 23, and outputs a resultant thereof as information data 23. Accordingly, the receiving apparatus identifies the information data 23 by using only some of the bits of the multi-level code sequence 23, whereby precision requirements for the component parts to be used can be eased.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Techniques for transmitting data from a transmitter unit to a receiver unit in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system. In one method, at the receiver unit, a number of signals are received via a number of receive antennas, with the received signal from each receive antenna comprising a combination of one or more signals transmitted from the transmitter unit. The received signals are processed to derive channel state information (CSI) indicative of characteristics of a number of transmission channels used for data transmission. The CSI is transmitted back to the transmitter unit. At the transmitter unit, the CSI from the receiver unit is received and data for transmission to the receiver unit is processed based on the received CSI.

ADVANCED MIMO INTERLEAVING

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A MIMO transmitter including an interleaving system for parsing encoded bits to a plurality of spatial streams and a plurality of interleavers to interleave bits for spatial streams such that at least a first spatial stream uses a first stream interleaver that interleaves with a pattern distinct from a second stream interleaver interleaving for a second spatial stream.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and an apparatus for performing multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communications are disclosed. A Node-B may receive an index to a pre-coding matrix in a single user MIMO (SU-MIMO) pre-coding codebook from wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) and adaptively perform one of SU-MIMO or multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) based on a predetermined criterion. Channel information for performing MU-MIMO may be obtained based on the pre-coding matrix of the SU-MIMO pre-coding codebook. A rank requested by the WTRU may be overridden if the unitary MU-MIMO codebook is a subset of the SU-MIMO pre-coding codebook. If not, a MU-MIMO pre-coding matrix with a largest correlation to the pre-coding matrix may be selected. A WTRU may send a pre-coding matrix for transmission to the WTRU along with a preferred interference matrix. A WTRU may send rank information and multiple right singular vectors for MU-MIMO.

Spatial sub-channel selection and pre-coding apparatus

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A spatial sub-channel selection and pre-coding apparatus for being operative in a first communication device, the first communication device being adapted for communicating with a second and a third communication device using MIMO (Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output) radio channels, a first MIMO radio channel extending between the first communication device and the second communication device having at least one spatial sub-channel, a second MIMO radio channel extending between the first communication device and the third communication device having at least one spatial sub-channel, wherein one of the first MIMO radio channel or the second MIMO radio channel has at least two spatial sub-channels.

OPEN-LOOP BEAMFORMING MIMO COMMUNICATIONS IN FREQUENCY DIVISION DUPLEX SYSTEMS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Techniques are provided for wireless communication between a first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device. At a plurality of antennas of the first wireless communication device, one or more signals transmitted by a second wireless communication device in a first frequency band are received. Beamforming weights are computed from information derived from the signals received at the plurality of antennas using one or more of a plurality of methods without feedback information from the second wireless communication device about a wireless link from the first wireless communication device to the second wireless communication device. The beamforming weights are applied to at least one transmit signal to beamform the at least one transmit signal for transmission to the second wireless communication device in a second frequency band.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTING SOFT DECISION INPUT METRICS TO A TURBO DECODER

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and apparatus for computing soft decision input metrics to a turbo decoder includes circuits associated with eight-ary phase shift keyed (8PSK) modulation and sixteen-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (16QAM). In both implementations log-likelihood ratio (LLR) metrics on code symbols are estimated as products of various constant values and various combinations of the in-phase and quadrature components of a demodulated soft decision. In the implementation associated with the 16QAM modulation scheme, an estimate of the carrier-signal-to-interference (C/I) ratio is also used to estimate some of the LLR metrics. Estimates of the LLR metrics may also be obtained in association with generalized square QAM and M-ary PSK modulation schemes including, e.g., 64QAM, 256QAM, and 16PSK.

Wireless Mobile Communication System Without Pilot Signals

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

The present invention is directed to a method for canceling the Doppler shift, multi-path propagation, delays, and long time selective fading influences of phase and/or amplitude modulated signals carried by RF sub-carriers, without requiring pilot signals. The number of m=2 n , over which individual datum is transmitted in each communication channel, is determined. Pairs of Walsh functions are selected from a Walsh-Hadamard matrix such that each function is not selected more than once. Each signal is partitioned to its I factor and Q factor and coding each I and Q factors of the signals by the pair functions. A corresponding phase and amplitude is allocated for each sub-carrier wherein the amplitude and phase values are determined by the data that is transmitted, the digital modulation scheme or inverse spectral transformation, and signs of both corresponding elements taken from the pair Walsh functions. Data is transmitted over the sub-carriers and received and the corresponding phases and amplitudes of all the received signals are obtained using spectral transformation. The received signals are decoded by changing signs of I and Q factors of the received signals in accordance with corresponding elements from the pair functions, used to decode said signals. The I and Q factors of received signals are summed separately, after changing signs of said I and Q factors of received signals, and each of the summations of I and Q factors is divided by m. The signal is reconstructed using said divided I and Q factors, by calculating its phase.

Codebook generation system and associated methods

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A codebook generation system and associated methods are generally described herein.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING SYMBOL TIMING OFFSET IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and an apparatus for estimating a symbol timing offset in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) based communication system are provided. A Carrier to Interference Ratio (CIR) of an Reference Signal (RS) is acquired using received pilot signals. The RS CIR includes power information on channel components of the RS. A CIR of a Secondary Synchronization Channel (S-SCH) is acquired using the received pilot signals. The S-SCH CIR includes power information on channel components of the S-SCH. Unnecessary channel components are suppressed from the RS CIR using the S-SCH CIR. Real channel components of the RS remain. An observation window is set having a predetermined duration for windowing the real channel components of the RS. A first arriving channel component is searched for within the observation window. A start point of data is estimated using the first arriving channel component.

MAC MULTIPLEXING FOR UPLINK MIMO

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and apparatus for logical channel prioritization in a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU), including the WTRU receiving multiple streams of a multiple input/multiple output (MIMO) signal, a physical layer (PHY) of the WTRU providing an indicator for each of the multiple streams to a medium access control (MAC) layer of the WTRU, and the MAC layer performing logical channel multiplexing based on the indicator for each of the multiple streams.

CODEBOOK DESIGN METHOD FOR MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE CODEBOOK

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication method using a codebook is provided. The MIMO communication method may use one or more codebooks and the codebooks may change according to a transmission rank, a channel state of a user terminal, and/or a number of feedback bits. The one or more codebooks may be adaptively updated according to a time correlation coefficient of a channel.

METHOD OF TRANSMITTING CODEBOOK INDEX IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method of transmitting a codebook index in a wireless communication system includes receiving a feedback index regarding an entity selected from a plurality of entities belonging to a feedback codebook, selecting a precoder from a precoding codebook using the feedback index, the precoding codebook comprising a plurality of precoders and transmitting a precoder index of the selected precoder. Flexibility can be given to codebook designs, and overhead due to the feedback of codebook indices can be reduced.

EFFICIENT CQI SIGNALING IN MIMO SYSTEMS WITH VARIABLE NUMBERS OF BEAMS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

The present invention relates to the signaling of channel quality information in a multi-beam transmission system, wherein a plurality of sets of channel quality information are transmitted for controlling the transmission rate on one of the beams, wherein each set of channel quality information is derived dependent on an assumed parameter of at least one other beam which could be transmitted, comprising selecting a parameter of the transmission of each of the sets of channel quality information dependent on the assumed parameter of the at least one other beam.

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING REFERENCE SIGNALS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method used in a wireless communication apparatus based on reference signals is provided. The method may include obtaining a plurality of pilot rules and obtaining radio channel information of a radio channel between the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus. The wireless communication apparatus may be in an area including at least one cell and using one or more data streams. Further, the method may include selecting applicable pilot rules from the plurality of pilot rules based on the radio channel information, creating at least one pilot structure to be used in the radio channel; and using the created at least one pilot structure to transmit data over the radio channel.

METHOD FOR ESTIMATING FREQUENCY OFFSET IN SYSTEM UTILIZING A PLURALITY OF SUB-CARRIERS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

An integer frequency offset estimation scheme in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-based system is disclosed. A receiving apparatus for receiving a signal according to an OFDM includes an OFDM symbol acquisition module for acquiring at least two consecutive OFDM symbols, a symbol operation module for operating upon pilot symbols and/or data symbols belonging to frequency bands determined according to a plurality of candidates for integer frequency offsets among a plurality of pilot symbols and a plurality of data symbols included in the acquired OFDM symbols, and an integer frequency offset estimation module for selecting a final integer frequency offset among a plurality of candidates for integer frequency offsets according to magnitudes of operation values obtained by the symbol operation module, wherein the frequency bands determined according to the candidate for integer frequency offsets are obtained by frequency-shifting preset frequency bands at which all pilot symbols are transmitted according to the candidate for integer frequency offsets.

Radio Base Station and Method of Controlling Radio Base Station

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A radio base station 10 communicates with a mobile station by use of an OFDM scheme while using a signal as a transmission unit, the signal including an effective period for transmitting a data signal and a redundancy period for transmitting redundancy data based on the data signal transmitted during the effective period. The radio base station 10 measures an interference level of a signal transmitted from the mobile station and then changes the length of the redundancy period of the signal transmitted via a communication channel used for communications with the mobile station.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (OFDM) SIGNALS BY COGNITIVE RADIOS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Efficient frequency spectrum sharing between at least one incumbent communication system(s) ( 102, 104 ) and at least one cognitive radio (CR) system ( 106, 108 ) is provided. The CR unit includes OFDM detection ( 216 ) for detecting the presence of OFDM signals which indicate the presence of an incumbent communication system within the shared spectrum. The CR system ( 106 ) updates channel occupancy information in response to the detected OFDM signals so as not to interfere with the incumbent communication systems ( 102, 104 ).

MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A local carrier wave output from a synthesizer to quadrature demodulators is multiplied by an offset that makes a frequency shift by an integer number of subcarriers in units of sub-carrier bands. The offset is set to a value obtained by multiplying the number sequentially counted up from 0 to the number of unused sub-carriers included in guard tones in a signal band by the bandwidth of a sub-carrier. By shifting the frequency of the local carrier wave at the time of quadrature demodulation with the offset, the SNR of a baseband signal is prevented from being constantly degraded by a frequency characteristic possessed by the circuit of a receiver in a particular sub-carrier signal. Especially, by preventing a pilot signal from being constantly degraded, the signal can be received with higher accuracy.

VERSATILE PLATFORM FOR BROADBAND WIRELESS SYSTEM DESIGN AND PROTOTYPING USING SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO METHODOLOGY

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

The present invention relates to software defined radio (SDR) based wireless communication platform and, in particular, to a wireless communication system platform adapted for software defined radio methodology which would provide for a development platform for software defined radio implementation favouring programmability at the baseband and RF sections. Advantageously the system of the invention favours appropriate communication technique to match the environment and specifications of the user and supports a selective manner of up-converting the baseband signal which avoids the need for any sideband rejection filter at the RF output section thereby making the system also simple and cost-effective.

Wireless Communication System, Wireless Communication Terminal, Base Station, Wireless Communication Method and Computer Program of Wireless Communication Method

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A wireless communication system to which an adaptive modulation method is applied, in order to prevent characteristics of error ratio from being deteriorated more efficiently than prior techniques and to improve the throughput, one or each of a base station and a wireless communication terminal including: a communication line quality detection unit which detects a first parameter with regard to quality of communication line and detects fluctuation of the first parameter; a receiving method detection unit which detects the receiving method; and a modulation method determination unit which determines the modulation method based on both the fluctuation of the first parameter and the receiving method.

Digital video physical layer using a multi-level data code

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Digital video data is transmitted from a video source ( 61 ) to a video sink ( 62 ) as a group of three multilevel symbols ( 611, 612 , and 613 ) per pixel color with each associated symbol being sent at a rate of three times the pixel clock ( 601 ). When eleven levels are used per symbol ( 611 ) and undesirable symbol groups having excess DC residual or minimal energy are eliminated, and a built-in-test symbol group is added for pixel alignment; there results a one-to-one correspondence between the remaining symbol groups available and the two-hundred and sixty possible states that are used in the TMDS physical layer that is in widespread commercial use.

CURRENT MODE CIRCUITRY TO MODULATE A COMMON MODE VOLTAGE

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

In some embodiments, a chip includes transmitters to transmit differential signals on conductors; and current mode circuitry to selectively modulate a common mode voltage of the differential signals to communicate data. In other embodiments, a system includes a first chip to transmit first and second differential signals on conductors, and a second chip. The second chip includes receivers to receive the first and second differential signals from the conductors and provide received signals representative thereof, and current mode circuitry to selectively modulate a common mode voltage of either the first or second differential signals to communicate data and wherein the first chip includes common mode detection circuitry to detect changes in the common mode voltage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Multi-Wideband Communications over Power Lines

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Systems and methods for communicating over a power line are configured to substantially simultaneously communicate over a plurality of wideband frequency ranges. Signals may be communicated two or from a communication node at two different frequencies simultaneously. These signals may be exchanged with different nodes and/or include independent data. In some embodiments, some of the wideband frequency ranges are above 30 MHz.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL DETERMINATION METHOD

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

There is provided an information processing apparatus, including a signal receiver that receives a signal encoded in such a way that a signal containing a first bit value and a second bit value, wherein the first bit value is represented by first amplitude values, the second value is represented by a second amplitude value, and polarity of the amplitude value is reversed in each period, a conversion processor that performs conversion to add a signal after being delayed by delaying an input signal by one period to the signal before being delayed on a signal received by the signal receiver, an inversion processor that performs inverse processing of the conversion on the signal output from the conversion processor, and an input data decoder that decodes an input data by determining the first and second values based on the amplitude value of the signal output from the inversion processor.

METHOD RELATED TO NOISE REDUCTION

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A pre-processing of video data before coding and transmission, for a method for noise reduction in High-Density video images. A low implementation-complex filter filters raw pixel data output of a video camera with a low pass property for both spatial and temporal noise and the filter is adapted based on the high frequency content of the picture, leaving most of the image content unaffected by the filtering process.

Error concealment techniques in video decoding

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Error concealment techniques for video decoding are described. For example, a video decoder after finding a corrupted picture in a bit stream, finds a suitable neighbor for the corrupted picture. For example, the video decoder favors pictures with the same parity as the corrupted picture and considers picture order count and picture corruption in choosing a neighbor. The decoder then modifies syntax elements for the encoded video in the bit stream to allow the neighbor to be used in concealing the corruption in the corrupted picture. The modification of syntax elements can depend on the particular video decoder implementation. For example, in a software-only multithreaded video decoder, a task graph is modified, while in a system utilizing video acceleration, syntax elements for reference lists are modified.

Processing of Sub-Sampled Images

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and apparatus for estimating a previously encoding resolution to provide an estimated resolution; and using the estimated resolution to down-sample the compressed video signal to the estimated previously encoded resolution for processing the video signal.

Methods and Apparatus for Use in Multi-View Video Coding

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

There are provided methods and apparatus for use in multi-view video coding. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding anchor and non-anchor pictures for at least two views corresponding to multi-view video content, wherein a dependency structure of each non-anchor picture in a set of non-anchor pictures disposed between a previous anchor picture and a next anchor picture in display order in at least one of the at least two views is the same as the previous anchor picture or the next anchor picture in display order.

SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION BROADCASTING USING MODIFIED 2/3 TRELLIS CODING

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

The outer convolutional coding of the signals used to transmit mobile-handheld (M/H) service data within digital-television (DTV) signals is subjected to anti-Gray coding, either before or after its interleaving, but before its inner convolutional coding. In a receiver for such M/H-service data, portions of the trellis decoded DTV signal containing soft decisions concerning symbol-interleaved convolutionally coded M/H-service data are recoded for a Gray-code mapping of symbols to modulation levels. This is done either before or after symbol de-interleaving, but before decoding the outer convolutional coding. Soft decisions concerning extrinsic information to be fed back to the ⅔ trellis decoder to close a turbo decoding loop are derived from soft decisions as to the M/H-service data, which derivation includes re-coding for a binary-code mapping of symbols to modulation levels. Each re-coding procedure can be performed using ROM, but preferably is performed using simple digital logic.

SUPPORT FOR BLOCKING TRICK MODE OPERATIONS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

In one embodiment, a method that provides information corresponding to information that assists a receiver provide trick mode operations, such information provided with a corresponding picture, and such information provided in the transport packet containing the start of the corresponding picture, and such information including a tier number corresponding to the picture that conveys picture interdependencies.

MOVING PICTURE DECODING APPARATUS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Provided is a moving picture decoding apparatus including: a picture memory ( 103 ) that stores previously decoded picture data of a picture including macroblocks and macroblock information described on a macroblock basis, in association therebetween; an error judging unit ( 104 ) that judges presence or absence of an error for a current picture to be decoded; a picture data replacing unit ( 109 ) that replaces, when an error is present, picture data of the current picture to be decoded with that of a previously decoded picture in the picture memory ( 103 ); and a macroblock information replacing unit ( 113 ) that replaces macroblock information in association with the current picture to be decoded including an error with macroblock information stored in association with the previously decoded picture, or a macroblock information storage unit ( 602 ) that stores information that indicates presence of the error for the current picture to be decoded in association therewith.

Error detection, protection and recovery for video decoding

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Error detecting and protection innovations for video decoders are described. For example, in a multithreaded video decoder, a picture extent discovery (PED) task detects an error in a video bitstream which corrupts a picture. The PED task then determines any PED sub-stage which have been completed for the picture, and based on this determination, performs error-handing PED operations. In another example, an entropy decoding (ED) task checks validity on a macroblock-by-macroblock basis using a redundant buffer to avoid overflows. Additionally, error recovery innovations are described which facilitate playback of a video bit stream at an arbitrary position. For example, a video decoder chooses a picture in the bit stream after the arbitrary position at which to begin decoding based on a determination of acceptable recovery time and/or acceptable picture quality.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEMPORAL WAVELET COMPRESSION

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A system is described that comprises a method and apparatus for further compressing an already compressed data stream, using a mathematical comparison computation. The method comprises: receiving a data stream that has been compressed using a first compression protocol; decompressing the data stream using the first compression protocol; reducing temporal redundancy in the data stream using a comparison protocol; and recompressing the data stream using the first compression protocol. The apparatus comprises: a decompression unit to receive and decompress a compressed data stream to produce decompressed data; a comparison unit, coupled to the decompression unit, to perform a mathematical comparison operation on the decompressed data to produce resultant data; and a recompression unit to compress the resultant data to produce a further compressed data stream.

ASYNCHRONOUS MEDIA FOUNDATION TRANSFORM

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

This disclosure describes methods, systems, and programming interfaces for more efficiently processing media data in a media pipeline. In one embodiment, media flow in a media system is coordinated using a media foundation transform supported by a programming interface. The programming interface generates input and output events to the requisite media system thereby permitting the media foundation transform control over when input frames are requested and received and output frames are retrieved.

VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A video encoding apparatus comprises a frame memory/predictive image generator having a first predictive mode for generating a predictive image signal by selecting a combination from among a plurality combinations of a reference image number and a plurality of predictive parameters, and a second predictive mode for generating a predictive image signal according to a predictive parameter computed based on reference image numbers of reference images and an image-to-image distance, and a variable-length encoder to select one of the first and second prediction modes by the number of reference images, and encode orthogonal transformation coefficient information concerning a predictive error signal of a predictive image signal with respect to input video signal, mode information indicating an encoding mode, motion vector information and combination of selected reference image number with predictive parameter index information indicating combination of selected reference image information.

VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

PICTURE CODING METHOD

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A picture coding method according to the present invention includes: a coding step (S 102 , S 103 ) of coding, picture parameter sets (PPS) to be used for decoding all the pictures (pic) included in a random access unit (RAU) made up of plural pictures and a sequence parameter set (SPS); and a parameter set placement step (S 104 ) of placing, in the random access unit (RAU), the parameter set (PPS, SPS) coded in the coding step (S 102 , S 103 ).

TRACKING POINT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A tracking-point detection apparatus includes a background motion vector detection unit, a background image generation unit, a gate setting unit, a tracking-point motion detection unit, and a tracking-point determination unit. The background motion vector detection unit is configured to detect motion vectors for pixels in a frame included in a moving image and to detect, in accordance with the detected motion vectors, a background motion vector representing the motion of a background image of the moving image. The background image generation unit is configured to calculate and update a pixel value of a pixel in a background frame, which is a frame of a background image, stored in a memory by performing motion compensation on a pixel in the frame in accordance with the detected background motion vector. The gate setting unit is configured to set a gate in accordance with data of the background frame stored in the memory.

METHOD TO TRANSCODE H.264/AVC VIDEO FRAMES INTO MPEG-2 AND DEVICE

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and device to transcode H.264/AVC video frames into MPEG-2 can include converting the H.264/AVC interframe coding modes into modes allowed by MPEG-2 and converting H.264/AVC motion information into corresponding MPEG-2 semantics, and determining a most suitable motion vector for each MPEG-2 macro-block, on the basis of motion vectors of reference frames and sub-blocks of a H.264/AVC macro-block corresponding to the MPEG-2 macro-block.

PROCESS FOR DELIVERING A VIDEO STREAM OVER A WIRELESS CHANNEL

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Process for delivering a video stream over a wireless channel, wherein the video frames of the video stream are encoded by defining partitions of the video frames, said encoding being done by determining predictions for the partitions, a prediction being based on two reference areas (A 1, A 2 ) each of independent reference frames of the video stream; one motion vector associated to each reference area (A 1, A 2 ); and a weighting factor (W 1, W 2 ) for each motion vector; wherein the difference between partition and corresponding predicted partition is done in order to establish a partition residual, the encoded video stream with partition residuals are transmitted to a video decoder in order to decode predicted partition of the video stream by using the two reference areas (A 1, A 2 ), the motion vectors and weighting factor based on encoded weighting factor (W 1, W 2 ) balanced by a transmission error probability (P A1 , P A2 ) computed for each reference area (A 1 , A 2 ), decoded partition (M) of the video frame being formed by combination of decoded predicted partition and corresponding partition residual.

Method for deriving motion for high resolution pictures from motion data of low resolution pictures and coding and decoding devices implementing said method

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

The invention relates to a method for deriving motion data for a macroblock divided in elementary blocks of a high resolution picture, called high layer macroblock, from motion data of macroblocks of a low resolution picture, called base layer macroblock. The method comprises the following steps: computing, for each elementary block, an intermediate position within the low resolution picture from the elementary block position depending on the coding modes of the high layer macroblock and of the high and low resolution pictures; identifying the base layer macroblock, called base_MB, comprising the pixel located at the intermediate position; computing a final position within the low resolution picture from the virtual base layer position depending on the coding modes of the base_MB, of the high layer macroblock; identifying the base layer macroblock, called real_base_MB, comprising the pixel located at the final position; and deriving motion data, for the high layer macroblock, from motion data of the identified real_base_MB.

VIDEO ENCODING APPARATUSES AND METHODS WITH DECOUPLED DATA DEPENDENCY

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

The invention provides an apparatus for video encoding with decoupled data dependency. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a buffer, a hardware circuit, and a parameter determination module. The hardware circuit, coupled to the buffer, generates and stores data during performing motion estimation on a current frame and encoding a plurality of macroblocks of the current frame in the buffer. The parameter determination module, coupled to the hardware circuit and the buffer, retrieves the stored data from the buffer, generates at least one reference parameter for a plurality of macroblocks of a future frame according to the retrieved data, and updates data of the buffer with the generated reference parameters after receiving a triggering signal indicating start of data preparation for the future frame from the hardware circuit.

FRAGMENTED REFERENCE IN TEMPORAL COMPRESSION FOR VIDEO CODING

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

In general, this disclosure describes techniques for encoding and decoding sequences of video frames using fragmentary reference pictures. The disclosure presents video encoding and decoding techniques for modified temporal compression based on fragmented references rather than complete reference pictures. In a typical sequence of video frames, only a portion (i.e., a tile) of each frame includes moving objects. Moreover, in each frame, the moving objects tend to be confined to specific areas that are common among each frame in the sequence of video frames. As described herein, such common areas of motion are identified. Pictures are then extracted from the identified areas of the video frames. Because these pictures may represent only portions of the frames, this disclosure refers to these pictures as “fragments.” It is then these fragments that are used as reference pictures for generating predicted frames during a motion compensation process, rather than the entire frame.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOTION COMPENSATED FILTERING OF VIDEO SIGNALS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and apparatus for filtering video data. First and second frames of the video data are stored. Motion adapted spatio-temporal filter (MASTF) pixel values of the second frame are calculated using pixel values of the first and second frames. The second frame is compared to the first frame to estimate motion vectors (MVs) for the second frame. Pixel MV error level indicators for the second frame are determined using the pixel values of the first and second frames and the MVs of pixels in the second frame. Motion compensated temporal filter (MCTF) pixel values of the second frame are calculated using the pixel values of the first and second frames and the MVs of pixels in the second frame. For each pixel in the second frame, a filtered pixel value is calculated using its MASTF and MCTF pixel values and its pixel MV error level indicator.

Enabling selective use of fractional and bidirectional video motion estimation

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A video encoder may analyze whether or not to do bidirectional or fractional motion estimation dependent on the cost in terms of bits needed to do the motion estimation versus the benefit of the analysis in terms of distortion, in some embodiments.

VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

SYNTAX ELEMENTS TO SVC TO SUPPORT COLOR BIT DEPTH SCALABILITY

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

This invention presents a scalable solution to encode the whole 12-bit raw video once to generate one bitstream that contains an H.264/AVC compatible base layer and a scalable enhancement layer. If an H.264/AVC decoder is available at the client end, only the base layer sub-bitstream is decoded and the decoded 8-bit video can be viewed on a conventional 8-bit display device; if the color bit depth scalable decoder is available at the client end, both the base layer and the enhancement layer sub-bitstreams will be decoded to obtain the 12-bit video and it can be viewed on a high quality display device that supports more than eight bit.

Methods and apparatus for enhanced performance in a multi-pass video recorder

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

There are provided methods and apparatus for enhanced performance in a multi-pass video encoder. An apparatus includes a video encoder for encoding a video bitstream. The apparatus further includes a video quality analyzer, in signal communication with the encoder, for performing a video quality analysis of the video bitstream for a given encoding pass to detect encoder compression artifacts in the video bitstream, and providing to the encoder information relating to the encoder compression artifacts to enable a re-encoding setup of the encoder to reduce an occurrence of the encoder compression artifacts in subsequent re-encoding passes. At least one of the video quality analysis and the re-encoding setup are automated.

COMPACT CAMERA-MOUNTABLE VIDEO ENCODER, STUDIO RACK-MOUNTABLE VIDEO ENCODER, CONFIGURATION DEVICE, AND BROADCASTING NETWORK UTILIZING THE SAME

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A turn-key solution is provided for the live Internet audio/video broadcasting and the transferring of previously recorded material. A system shares audio/video data over a network by utilizing a compact, camera-mountable video/audio encoder and a connection module mounted to a video camera. The video/audio encoder includes a connection interface for receiving the audio/video data, a digital signal processor for encoding the audio/video data, and a network interface for coupling the video/audio encoder to a network, such as the Internet. The connection module mounts the video/audio encoder to the video camera and provides an electronic interface to the camera to transfer the audio/video data from the camera to the video/audio encoder through the connection interface. A remote controller including a user interface enables the addition of metadata to the audio/video file over a personal area network connection.

IMAGE CODING METHOD IN THIN CLIENT SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A GUI operation screen emulation device generates screen data for displaying a screen based on operation information given from thin client terminal. An H.264 coding software/device, whenever receiving each frame of the screen data, stores the frame in a short-term reference frame field of a DPB, and, when the activation event is registered in a message queue, copies the frame registered latest at that point of time to a long-term reference frame field. Further, the H.264 coding software/device codes the received frame by referring to the respective frames registered in the DPB.

MULTIMEDIA CODEC DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A multimedia codec device includes a codec bridge, a source filter, a transformation filter and a rendering filter. The codec bridge is a plug-in of a first multimedia interface. The source filter, the transformation filter and the rendering filter are disposed in a second multimedia interface. The codec bridge sends a first multimedia data to the second multimedia interface. The source filter receives the first multimedia data. The transformation filter transforms the first multimedia data into a second multimedia data according to a codec package compatible with the second multimedia interface. Therefore, the second multimedia data can be compatible with the first multimedia interface. The rendering filter outputs the second multimedia data to the codec bridge.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE VIRTUAL DESKTOP USING COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGY

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

An embodiment of a network of extendable computer resources creates a virtual computing environment for a remote client. The network allocates at least some of the extendable computer resources to the virtual computing environment and compressively represents video output information of the virtual computing environment as an encoded data stream. The encoded data stream is communicated to the remote client, and input information to control the resources allocated to the virtual computing environment is received from the remote client. An embodiment of a local computing client receives a multiframe motion picture stream of encoded signals that represent the video output of a virtual computing environment hosted by a remote computer source. The local computing client decodes the motion picture stream, accepts input information operable to control the virtual computing environment, and communicates the input information to the remote computer source.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOW-COMPLEXITY SLEPIAN-WOLF RATE ESTIMATION IN WYNER-ZIV VIDEO ENCODING

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and system for low-complexity Slepian-Wolf rate estimator in a hybrid Wyner-Ziv video encoder determines the minimum Slepian-Wolf code rate required to allow correct decoding. The Slepian-Wolf estimator does not assume ideality of source and side-information statistics and does not require the presence of a feedback channel from the decoder to the encoder in order to determine the correct Slepian-Wolf coding rate. Instead, it adapts to the statistical properties of the video steam. The Slepian-Wolf estimator provides very efficient compression performance while avoiding Slepian-Wolf decoding failures.

Finite-Length Equalization Over Multi-Input Multi-Output Channels

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A MIMO Decision Feedback Equalizer improves operation of a receiver by canceling the spatio-temporal interference effects caused by the MIMO channel memory with a set of FIR filters in both the feed-forward and the feedback MIMO filters. The coefficients of these FIR filters can be fashioned to provide a variety of controls by the designer.

Radio communication method and device in single-carrier transmission system

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A radio communication device for receiving a single-carrier signal transmitted in a partial spectrum of Nyquist frequency band, includes: an interference eliminator for eliminating interference from a received signal by spectrum reproduction of non-transmitted spectra using a symbol replica, to output an interference eliminated signal, wherein the interference includes intersymbol interference which is caused by symbols which are more than a predetermined distance away from a decision symbol point; a symbol sequence estimator for estimating a transmission symbol sequence by separating nearby intersymbol interference within the predetermined distance of the decision symbol point based on the interference eliminated signal, to output a decision signal; and a replica generator for generating the symbol replica from decoding result of the decision signal, wherein the symbol replica is fed back to the frequency-domain interference eliminator.

EQUALIZING STRUCTURE AND EQUALIZING METHOD

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

An equalizing structure and method for a wireless communication system receiving device, in which two or more transmit signals transmitted in parallel from one or more transmitters are received in received signal vectors representing two or more received data streams, the signals including information modulated onto carrier signals according to a modulation scheme, all possible transmit signals being represented by candidate constellation values in the signal constellation of the modulation scheme. A processor calculates an estimate for a constellation value of a received signal and determines a number of candidate constellation values in the vicinity of the estimated constellation value in the signal constellation. A metric value calculator calculates metric values based on the received signal vectors and the product of channel estimation values with candidate signal vectors, each candidate signal vector including a candidate constellation value for each of the two or more transmit signals, wherein the metric values are calculated for each constellation value of the number of candidate constellation values and the estimated constellation value. A maximum likelihood detector detects one of the candidate signal vectors having a minimum Euclidean distance to a respective receive signal vector as a most likely transmit signal vector based on the metric values.

Transmitter Equalization Method and System

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method is provided to determine transmitter equalization coefficients and a number of transmitter equalization taps. The method may include transmitting a first signal pattern at a first frequency across a channel to a receiver and determining a first eye height of the received clock signal pattern at the receiver. The method may also include transmitting a second signal pattern at a second frequency across the channel to the receiver and determining a second eye height of the received clock signal pattern at the receiver. Transmitter equalization coefficients may then be determined based on the determined first eye height and the determined second eye height.

ESTIMATION AND CORRECTION OF INTEGRAL CARRIER FREQUENCY OFFSET

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Systems, methods, and devices are described for estimating and correcting an integral carrier frequency offset. A wireless signal is received, the signal including a reference symbol. A first set of difference measurements between pairs of a series of subcarriers of the received wireless signal may be calculated. A second set of difference measurements between pairs of a series of subcarriers of the reference symbol may be calculated. The second set of difference measurements is searched using the first set of difference measurements. The first set of difference measurements is correlated with the second set of difference measurements to estimate an integral carrier frequency offset.

Method and Apparatus for Designing Modulation and Coding Set of Communication System

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

The present invention provides method and apparatus for designing modulation and coding set of communication System. The method for designing modulation and coding set designs a proper set of modulation and coding schemes (MCS), based on probability distribution of the quality of received signal in the communication system, so as to optimize the whole performance of the communication system. The method comprises the steps of: acquiring the probability distribution of the quality of the received signal in the communication system; performing a calculation on the target performance of the communication system based on the acquired probability distribution of the quality of the received signal and a plurality of MCSs, to design a proper set of MCSs for the communication system, so that a region where the probability of the quality of the received signal appears more frequently are provided with more levels of the MCSs.

Signal Evaluation and Adjustment

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method of assessing a received signal acquired through a physical channel and comprising a pilot channel, the method comprising estimating from an oversampled version of the received signal an oversampled response for the physical channel and quantifying noise in the received signal using the oversampled received signal and the oversampled channel response.

Doppler Frequency Estimation and Adaptation for MediaFLO Systems

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A technique for Doppler frequency estimation and adaptation in a MediaFLO™ (Forward Link Only) receiver system includes receiving Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in the receiver, dividing a Doppler frequency range into N ranges corresponding to N interpolation filters; determining a correlation between two OFDM symbols separated by time; estimating a Doppler frequency by the correlation of OFDM symbols; determining a ratio of the correlation of OFDM symbols; comparing the determined ratio of the correlation of OFDM symbols with a look up table of α stored at a receiver to determine a corresponding Doppler frequency; mapping α ranges stored at the look up table to suitable interpolation filters; estimating an interpolation filter from the mapped α ranges mapped against determined α ratio; adapting Time Domain Interpolation (TDI) to the selected interpolation filter; and synchronizing receiver to the TDI filter.

Doppler Frequency Estimation in Wireless Communication Systems

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

An apparatus and method for estimating Doppler frequency in a wireless communication network, wherein the method comprises determining a first correlation coefficient (c 1 ) between a currently received Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbol and an OFDM symbol received previous to the currently received OFDM symbol, and a second correlation coefficient (c 2 ) between the currently received OFDM symbol and an OFDM symbol received immediately previous to the OFDM symbol received previous to the currently received OFDM symbol; performing a leaky integration across OFDM symbols of the resulting first and second correlation coefficients (c 1 , c 2 ) to obtain an estimate of the first and second correlation coefficients; dividing the second correlation coefficient (c 2 ) by the first correlation coefficient (c 1 ) to obtain a correlation coefficient ratio; and using the correlation coefficient ratio as an estimate of the Doppler frequency in the wireless communication system.

SPLITTERLESS MULTICARRIER MODEM

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A modem for use in Digital Subscriber Line communications transmits and receives data over the local subscriber loop in common with voice information over the loop, while avoiding the need for voice/data splitters. The modem responds to disruptions associated with “disturbance events” such as on-hook to off-hook transitions and the like by rapidly switching between pre-stored channel parameter control sets defining communications over the loop under varying conditions. In addition to changing parameter control sets responsive to a disturbance event, the modem may also change transmission power levels and other system parameters such as frequency domain equalizer characteristics. Further, provisions are made for reduced bandwidth communications under selected conditions.

Method, Device, and System for Channel Estimation

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method for channel estimation includes: loading a combination of signals sent on other lines over a line of a channel; measuring a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the loaded line; and calculating crosstalk channels of the loaded line according to a coefficient of the combination of signals sent on other lines and the measured SNR. Accordingly, a device and system for channel estimation are provided. The technical solution of the present invention may be used for relevant systems such as an x Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL) system.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AND SELECTING PROPER CABLE CONNECTIONS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a system comprises a first electrical component, a second electrical component, and at least two cables connecting the first and second electrical components. Time varying signals are transmitted through the cables with at least one of the cables carrying an injected DC signal. The system associates the cable carrying the DC signal with a predetermined time varying signal and is capable of electronically switching the routes of the time varying signals if the cables are incorrectly physically attached to the first and second electrical components.

DATA COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

An object of the present invention is to provide a data communication technique which can reduce a size of a system by enabling bidirectional data communication, and enables a cheap system configuration. A data communication apparatus is provided, the data communication apparatus including a signal terminal (IN) for inputting receiving signals of pulses of which rise times or fall times are mutually different, a reference voltage terminal (GND) for inputting a reference voltage, a rise detection circuit ( 11 ) for detecting a rise or a rise time of the receiving signal, a fall detection circuit ( 12 ) for detecting a fall or a fall time of the receiving signal, a data signal conversion circuit ( 13 ) for generating a clock signal or a data signal based on a result of a detection by the rise detection circuit or the fall detection circuit, and an internal circuit ( 14 ) for inputting the clock signal or the data signal generated by the data signal conversion circuit, and for outputting a transmission signal to the signal terminal.

Software-Defined Radio Platform Based Upon Graphics Processing Unit

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Described is using a graphic processing unit (GPU) as a programming platform to implement radio communication technologies. A software defined radio platform is implemented via a graphics processing unit (GPU). The GPU includes modules, corresponding to kernels, that process an incoming bitstream (e.g., from a CPU) into baseband signals for output by radio frequency hardware. Example modules include a PLCP module, a scrambler, an encoder, a puncturer, an interleaver, a mapper, a pilot insertion module, an OFDM module, and cyclic prefix and/or windowing modules. Other example modules/kernels convert a received baseband signal into a bitstream for consumption by a CPU or the like. In one example, an IEEE 802.11a transceiver is operated by the GPU-based software defined radio platform.

CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES FOR MIMO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method, apparatus and system for performing over-the-air calibration routines in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system. An antenna array of a transceiver (e.g., transceiver of a base station) comprises a re-configurable antenna having two switchable configuration states. The antenna exhibits different degrees of electromagnetic coupling to other antennas of the array in a first state than in a second state. The reference antenna is switched to the first state for performing uplink/downlink calibrating transmissions and switched to the second state during uplink and downlink communications or channel sounding calibrating transmissions.

Non-Federated Multi-Function KA-Band Exciter System and Method

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Provided is a non-federated multi-function exciter. The non-federated multi-function exciter includes a waveform generator subsystem operable to provide waveforms programmable in time, duration, slope and frequency. A transmission subsystem is coupled to the waveform generator, the transmission subsystem having a first upconverter and a second upconverter coupled to the first upconverter. A communication modulation subsystem is coupled to the second upconverter of the transmission subsystem. A reference clock subsystem coupled to the waveform generator subsystem, the transmit subsystem and the communication modulation subsystem. The non-federated multi-function exciter is operable to generate interleaved radar and communication signals.

METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR TRANSMITTING A SIGNAL BY FILTERING IN A MIRROR BAND

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

The invention relates in particular to a method for transmitting an analogue signal in a predetermined frequency band on the basis of an initial digital signal sampled at a sampling frequency, said method comprising in particular a step of modifying the initial analogue signal so as to generate a modified analogue signal having a modified spectrum in said predetermined frequency band. According to the invention, the modifying step comprises a filtering step consisting in selecting said predetermined frequency band from said plurality of mirror frequency bands.

Method and Apparatus for Mitigating the Effects of CW Interference Via Post Correlation Processing in a GPS Receiver

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A positioning system receiver that mitigates the effect of continuous wave (CW) carrier interference with post correlation processing in a satellite positioning receiver, while not distorting the signal waveform or degrading receiver sensitivity and performing in low signal and dynamic interference environments.

Method and Apparatus for Mitigating the Effects of Narrowband Interfering Signals in a GPS Receiver

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A positioning system receiver that mitigates narrowband interference by dynamically choosing the mitigation technique that yields the best interference mitigation capability with the least signal degradation to maximize receiver performance parameters such as receiver sensitivity, multipath resolution, and low power.

MULTIMODE RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A radio receiver comprising a compensator arranged to compensate for intersymbol interference in a signal received at the receiver and a configurator arranged to configure the compensator, wherein the compensator comprises a programmable filter and the configurator is capable of configuring the filter in a first mode to operate as an ISI equaliser or in a second mode to implement a RAKE finger set.

Methods and Apparatus for Sharing Signal Correlation Data in a Receiver

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for suppressing both own-cell and other-cell interference in the processing of multiple signals of interest in a received composite signal. In an exemplary embodiment of the methods disclosed herein, combining weights for each of a first plurality of signals of interest in a composite information signal are computed, based on first shared signal correlation data computed from the composite information signal. A reduced-interference composite signal is calculated from the composite information signal, using, for instance, subtractive interference cancellation or interference projection techniques. Combining weights for processing each of a second plurality of signals of interest are computed as a function of second shared signal correlation data corresponding to the reduced-interference composite signal. Corresponding apparatus, including G-Rake and chip equalizer embodiments are also disclosed.

Communication System, Apparatus, And Methods

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A system, method and apparatus for wireless communications are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, frequency components present in a short duration modulated complex pulse is used to represent data to be sent. In other embodiments, the complex pulse is created, modulated, then modified to have desirable frequency characteristics. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

TRANSMIT PROCESSING USING RECEIVER FUNCTIONS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and apparatus for transmitting data in code division multiple access communications. The method includes processing spread first data with a channel response matrix using an equalization circuit to pre-equalize the spread data to compensate for a channel response prior to transmission. The pre-equalized data is received and recovered by a receiver. Second data, transmitted from the receiver, is received and recovered using the equalization circuit to equalize the second data to compensate for a channel response that the first data encountered.

DATA EQUALISATION IN A COMMUNICATION RECEIVER WITH TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE DIVERSITY

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method of performing data equalization in a communication receiver with transmit and receive diversity includes (a) for each i-th receiver antenna and j-th transmitter antenna, calculating a channel response matrix H i,j from multi-path channel estimates, (b) each i-th receiver antenna, calculating a channel gain matrix G i from the channel response matrices H i,j and a scalar noise factor β, (c) calculating the middle column c 0 of G i −1 , (d) calculating a filter coefficient vector w i,j from the middle column c 0 of G i −1 of and the Hermitian transpose H i,j H of the corresponding channel response matrices H i,j , (e) filtering input data r i received at each i-th receiver antenna with the corresponding filter coefficient vectors w i,j , (f) despreading the filtered input data from each i-th receiver antenna, (g) applying phase compensation to the despread data, arid (h) combining the despread data from all antennas to obtain received equalized data.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING PRECODING VECTORS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Methods for signaling precoding matrices used at the Node-B for data transmission with multiple user-multiple in multiple out (MU-MIMO) wireless communications. Precoding vectors may be efficiently signaled between wireless transmit/receive units and base stations using control channels, reference signals and blind detection of the precoding information.

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

In a wireless communication system, a portable device and an in-vehicle device wirelessly communicate with each other by a spread spectrum method. The in-vehicle device transmits a synchronization signal indicative of a reference period to the portable device. The in-vehicle device performs code acquisition for only a portion of a spread wireless signal received from the portable device. The portion has a starting point in a search period from a search start point to a search end point. The search start point is identified based on the reference period and a predetermined first correction time. The search end point is identified based on the reference period and a predetermined second correction time.

Interactive Wireless Communication Device

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

One communication apparatus 2 sequentially generates a pulse sequence having pulse signals arranged based on the UWB communication system, performs a framing process to form a frame having at least a preamble and a data portion on the generated pulse sequence and inserts a preamble segment comprised of a sequence of steady pulse signals in the data portion at a predetermined time interval, and transmits it as a radio wave, and another communication apparatus 2 receives a pulse sequence as a radio wave transmitted from the one communication apparatus 2, and detects at least the preamble segment from the frame contained in the received pulse sequence through a detection window structured to have a predetermined time length, whereby a transmission timing for the pulse sequence to the one communication apparatus 2 is controlled according to a state of detection of the preamble segment.

Techniques using a hop-by-hop approach for automatic repeat request (ARQ) in wireless relay networks

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a transceiver adapted for use in a hop by hop (HbH) relay network and configured to enable fast error correction and reduce ARQ overhead by coupling HARQ and ARQ feedback signaling in each hop of the HbH relay network.

SEGMENT-WISE CHANNEL EQUALIZATION BASED DATA ESTIMATION

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Data is estimated of a plurality of received spread spectrum signals by a wireless communication apparatus. The plurality of received communications are received in a shared spectrum. The received communications are sampled to produce a received vector of sequential samples. The received vector is processed to produce a plurality of segments. Each segment is processed separately to estimate data of the received communications.

SPREAD SPECTRUM CLOCK SIGNAL GENERATOR

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A spread spectrum clock signal generator for spreading an input clock signal into an output clock signal includes a clock signal delay chain for delaying the input clock signal into a delay clock signal group having a plurality of delay clock signals, a modulation controller for outputting a counter clock signal control signal, a clock signal selection circuit for selecting, from the delay clock signal group, a modulation clock signal group having a plurality of modulation clock signals, a programmable counter for generating a counting value according to a counter clock signal, and a clock signal output unit for combining the modulation clock signals into the output clock signal according to the counting value, and further generating the counter clock signal, outputted to the programmable counter, according to the counter clock signal control signal.

RADIO FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION WITH SPREADING

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A system for distributing a radio frequency (RF) signal using a data cable system includes a method and apparatus with components that receive the RF signal, determine the passband of the data cable system, spread the RF signal within the passband as a spread signal, insert the spread signal into the cable system, extract the spread signal from the data cable system as an extracted signal, convert the extracted signal to a transmission frequency as a converted signal, and transmit the converted signal.

METHOD AND DEVICE OF PEAK DETECTION IN PREAMBLE SYNCHRONIZATION FOR DIRECT SEQUENCE SPREAD SPECTRUM COMMUNICATION

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A spread-spectrum preamble synchronization peak detection system performs multiple statistical tests based on instant and time-averaged channel condition measurements to identify the synchronization peak. In a normalized peak-to-average test, a peak-to-average ratio measurement is normalized by a signal-to-noise ratio measurement to form a new statistical measure which effectively eliminates the impact of the wide dynamic range of the signal-to-noise ratio of the received samples. A transition SNR test is used to eliminate potential false alarms caused by spurious PARN peaks during the transition period at the onset of preamble arrival. Code-phase aligned time-averaging is used to estimate the signal and noise levels over a sliding window. The code-phase alignment of samples effectively separates signal and noise samples in the averaging process, and resulting in more accurate signal and noise measurements. In estimating noise levels, the system takes multi-path interference into account by excluding both the peak signal and the side-lobe signals caused by multi-path wireless channels, resulting in more accurate estimation of noise level.

METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN A LTE TDD SYSTEM

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method for transmitting an uplink Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) by a Long Term Evolution (LTE) User Equipment (UE). The UE receives information indicating an SRS transmission, generates an SRS, and transmits the SRS in two OFDM symbol in a half-frame or frame, if the information indicates that a period of SRS transmission is 2 ms.

METHOD FOR COOPERATIVE MULTI-ANTENNA COMMUNICATION

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method of cooperative multi-antenna communication between a base station and node existing in a wireless network is provided. A cooperative multi-antenna communication method includes receiving data from at least one node of a node group that receives data from a base station, performing multiple input multiple output (MIMO) signal processing with respect to the received data, the MIMO signal processing indicating signal processing performed in a receiving end of a MIMO system, and transmitting the signal processed data to at least one target node.

FAIR RESOURCE SHARING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Providing for fair resource sharing among wireless nodes in a wireless communication environment is described herein. By way of example, fairness can comprise establishing a set of resource sharing credits for wireless nodes. By expending credits, a node can borrow a resource of another node, to enable or enhance operation of the borrowing node. Credits for the borrowing node are decreased based on consumption of a shared resource, or credits for the lending node are increased based on such consumption, or both. Once an amount of credits expires, a node can be restricted from borrowing further resources until enough resources are lent to build up a suitable amount of credits. Accordingly, fairness can comprise correlating shared resource consumption with shared resource provisioning, to encourage participation in cooperative wireless communications.

COMMUNICATING NON-COHERENT DETECTABLE SIGNAL IN BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

The present invention relates to allocating a radio resource in a wireless communication system utilizing orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). Preferably, the present invention comprises receiving in a mobile station data associated with a radio resource allocation map from a base station, wherein the radio allocation map comprises control parameters for transmitting an uplink channel, wherein the uplink channel comprises at least one OFDM tile comprising a first set of subcarriers associated with representing at least part of an n-bit data payload, and a second set of subcarriers associated with representing at least part of a non-pilot m-bit data payload wherein each subcarrier carries a modulated data, and the first and the second set of subcarriers are exclusive to each other, and transmitting the uplink channel from the mobile station to the base station.

BONDING ADJACENT TV BANDS, SUB-CARRIER ALLOCATION, DATA BURST DEFINITION AND SPREAD OFDMA IN A PHYSICAL LAYER FOR 802.22 WRAN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and system of calculating debt service capacity of a loan applicant includes capturing, indexing, reclassifying and grouping transaction data and profile data of the loan applicant. Next, capturing a loan structure, risk factors, financial variables and reconciliation rules and finally using the aforementioned and loan applicants' data and cash flow projections to calculate loan applicants' debt service capacity with time value of money calculations.

UNEQUAL ERROR PROTECTION FOR A MULTICARRIER TRANSMISSION

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and apparatuses relate to data transmission between at least one first radio station and at least one second radio station in a radio communication system. At least one portion of an available spectrum is allocated for said at least one data transmission, the at least one portion including a number of adjacent sub-carriers; error protection is used for data transmission, wherein the error protecting is distributed in an unequal manner throughout the at least one portion allocated for the at least one data transmission. Data is transmitted upon completion of said error protection.

Efficient bandwith request for broadband wireless networks

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Methods and apparatuses for scheduling transmissions between a base station and multiple user stations in a broadband wireless access network may include a subscriber station generating a bandwidth request which includes one of a limited number of available and predefined preamble sequences and a data portion identifying the resources requested. The subscriber station randomly selects a contention slot in a wireless channel, allocated by the base station, for sending a bandwidth request. The receiving base station is able to detect the preamble sequence of bandwidth requests and differentiate between subscribers even when bandwidth requests of two or more subscribers may collide by virtue of selecting the same contention slot. In this manner, latency and overhead of bandwidth requests may be improved. Additional variants and embodiments are also disclosed.

Method and System for Dual Mode Operation in Wireless Networks

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Aspects of a method and system for dual mode operation in wireless networks are presented. Aspects of the system include a communicating device that selects an RF channel and a physical layer type. The communicating device may process signals received via the selected RF channel based on the selected physical layer type. The communicating device may determine whether a beacon frame has been detected base on the signals that were received via the selected RF channel and processed based on the selected physical layer type. When a frame is not detected, the communicating device may determine a signal energy level for the received signals. The communicating device may establish an association with an existing network based on detection of the beacon frame or the communicating device may transmit an originating beacon frame based on the determined signal energy level.

HD physical layer of a wireless communication device

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A radio frequency (RF) transmitter is coupled to and controlled by a processor to transmit data. A physical layer circuit is coupled to the RF transmitter to encode and decode between a digital signal and a modulated analog signal. The physical layer circuit comprises a high rate physical layer circuit (HRP) and a low rate physical layer circuit (LRP). The low rate channels generated by the low rate physical layer circuit (LRP) share a same frequency band as a corresponding high rate channel generated by the high rate physical layer circuit (HRP).

WEIGHTED TONE RESERVATION FOR OFDM PAPR REDUCTION

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A weighted tone reservation (WTR) method and system are disclosed, for PAPR reduction. The WTR method solves the peak re-growth problem with minimum overhead. By avoiding the drawbacks of conventional tone reservation approaches, systems employing the WTR method may experience a significant PAPR reduction. The WTR method may be applied to next generation OFDMA-based wireless broadband technologies to increase system throughput and cell coverage.

Modulation and demodulation of OFDM signals

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

The invention relates to a method for modulating sub-carrier symbols to an intermediate-frequency OFDM signal having even and odd samples, including following steps: transforming a number N of the sub-carrier symbols to pre-processed sub-carrier symbols; performing a complex inverse discrete Fourier transformation (IDFT) on the pre-processed sub-carrier symbols to generate complex output symbols; and transforming the complex output symbols to the intermediate-frequency OFDM signal, wherein the sub-carrier symbols are transformed so that the even and odd samples of the intermediate-frequency OFDM signal are given by real and imaginary parts of the complex output symbols.

Method and Apparatus for Providing Low Resolution Images in a Broadcast System

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Low resolution information streams are combined in a broadcast carrier and broadcast along with full resolution information streams down a television broadcast network. The low resolution streams may be decoded and displayed in mosaic display with multiple images from separate low resolution streams simultaneously displayed. When a user selects a particular channel to be displayed, a low resolution stream associated with the selected channel is displayed (video and audio) while the full resolution stream is processed for display. Once the full resolution stream is available for display, it replaces the low resolution stream. The user perceives a much lower channel change time by viewing the low resolution stream during the channel change delay. The low resolution stream may also be provided directly to a portable media player (PMP) in a low resolution format required for display by the PMP.

System for digital television broadcasting using modified 2/3 trellis coding

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

Serially concatenated convolutional coding (SCCC) transmitting ancillary data within DTV signals incorporates the ⅔ trellis coding used for all DTV signals as its inner convolutional coding. The outer convolutional coding of the SCCC is subjected to _“anti-Gray”_ coding, either before or after its interleaving, but before its inner convolutional coding. In a receiver for ancillary data as so transmitted, simple logic circuitry recodes portions of the trellis decoded DTV signal containing soft decisions as to the symbol-interleaved convolutionally coded ancillary data to provide a Gray-code mapping of symbols to modulation levels. This recoding is done either before or after symbol de-interleaving, but before decoding the outer convolutional coding to recover ancillary data. Soft decisions concerning extrinsic information to be fed back to the ⅔ trellis decoder to close a turbo decoding loop are derived from soft decisions as to the ancillary data, and this derivation includes recoding for a binary-code mapping of symbols to modulation levels.

Reduction of Blocking Artifacts in Image Decompression Systems

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

A method and apparatus for reducing blocking artefacts in a decompressed image signal includes inputting the decompressed video signal and detecting locations of block and image content edges therein. Image content and block edges are discriminated between to remove or conceal the image content edges and the remaining block edges transformed to produce an error correcting signal to smooth the block edges at the detected locations in a delayed version of the decompressed video signal.

PICTURE SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING APPARATUS

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

According to one embodiment, in an apparatus according to the present invention, a first frame memory has an input portion to which a first picture signal for three-dimensional viewing is input. A second frame memory has an input unit to which a second picture signal for three-dimensional viewing or a third picture signal for frame rate conversion is input. A motion detection module detects a motion detection signal that indicates a motion in an image by use of the third picture signal. An interpolation frame generation module generates an interpolation frame picture signal by use of the third picture signal in accordance with the motion detection signal. A selection module selects either one of the interpolation frame picture signal and the first picture signal. And an output timing control module to which output picture signals are supplied from the selection module and the second frame memory.

CABAC TYPE ENCODING DEVICE AND METHOD

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST

An encoding device and method, of CABAC type, for an initial stream of binary digital information intended to generate an outgoing stream to form video images, after decoding, the method included the following steps: bit-by-bit analysis of the successive series of bits of the initial binary stream so as to deduce therefrom, for each bit, an interval representing the probability of occurrence associated with this bit, this interval being defined by its size CIR and its lower bound CIL, analysis of this interval so as to ensure, if necessary, a renormalization thereof. The renormalization is non-iterative and for each bit of the initial stream is compliant with the appended figure in which: M is the length of the sequence S of high-order bits common to CIL and CIR, N is the integer number such that CIR.2 N-1 <0.25≦CIR.2 N , BO is the number of bits waiting to be inserted.