| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED Patent applications |
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| 20120036544 | Signaling Attributes for Network-Streamed Video Data - In one example, an apparatus for signaling information for video data includes a processor configured to receive video data for two or more views of a scene, form a representation comprising a subset of the two or more views, and send, to a client device, as a part of a manifest of the representation, information indicative of a maximum number of views in the representation that can be targeted for output. An apparatus for receiving information for video data may receive the manifest including the information indicating the maximum number of views and request at least a portion of the video data of the representation based at least in part on a maximum number of views that can be output by the apparatus and the information indicative of the maximum number of views in the representation that can be targeted for output. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120036416 | LIST VITERBI DECODING OF TAIL BITING CONVOLUTIONAL CODES - A low complexity List Viterbi algorithm (LVA) for decoding tail biting convolutional codes (TBCCs) has lower complexity than a solution of running the LVA algorithm for all states. In one aspect, a low complexity LVA-TBCC process includes finding a list of states from a single Viterbi algorithm and finding a list of potential codewords for each state in the state list using the LVA. A cyclic redundancy check may prune out false solutions. The disclosed method may be applied to many communication systems to improve error performance similar to LTE downlink PBCH decoding enhancements. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120036261 | COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT UTILIZING DESTINATION DEVICE USER PRESENCE PROBABILITY - An apparatus, system and method for forwarding a communication from a communication receiving device to a destination device based upon the identity of the user of the destination device. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120036099 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REWARD-MODULATED SPIKE-TIMING-DEPENDENT-PLASTICITY - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure support techniques for simplified hardware implementation of the reward-modulated spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) learning rule in networks of spiking neurons. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034926 | COMPUTATION OF CHANNEL STATE FEEDBACK IN SYSTEMS USING COMMON REFERENCE SIGNAL INTERFERENCE CANCELATION - When enabled with common reference signal interference cancellation, a user equipment (UE) may still compute a channel state feedback value with consideration of any canceled interfering neighboring signals. When the neighboring cells are determined to be transmitting data during the time for which the channel state feedback value is being computed, the UE is able to derive the channel state feedback value considering those canceled interfering signals. The UE determines whether each neighboring cell is transmitting during the designated time either by obtaining signals that indicate the transmission schedule of the neighboring cells or by detecting the transmission schedule, such as based on the power class of the neighboring cells. If the UE determines that the neighboring cells are transmitting data during this time period, the UE will compute the channel state feedback value including consideration of the canceled interfering signals. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034921 | Expedited Handoff - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate handing off from a first sector to a second sector. An established link to the first sector may be employed to communicate with the second sector. A handoff request from a wireless terminal to the second sector and an associated handoff response from the second sector to the wireless terminal may both traverse the first sector. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034913 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE SUPPORT FOR MULTI-RADIO COEXISTENCE - Interference between potentially conflicting radio access technologies (RATs) in a wireless device may be managed through a coexistence manager. The coexistence manager allows a first active RAT to yield conflicting resources to a second idle RAT for purposes of receiving signals to allow proper operation by the second RAT. These signals may be, for example, paging signals to a Long Term Evolution (LTE) radio or beacons to a wireless local area network (WLAN) radio. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033876 | IDENTIFYING VISUAL MEDIA CONTENT CAPTURED BY CAMERA-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICE - Automatic identification of media content is at least partially based upon visually capturing a still or video image of media content being presented to a user via another device. The media content can be further refined by determining location of the user, capturing an audio portion of the media content, date and time of the capture, or profile/behavioral characteristics of the user. Identifying the media content can require (1) distinguishing a rectangular illumination the corresponds to a video display; (2) decoding a watermark presented within the displayed image/video; (3) characterizing the presentation sufficiently for determining a particular time stamp or portion of a program; and (4) determining user setting preferences for viewing the program (e.g., close captioning, aspect ratio, language). Thus identified, the media content appropriately formatted can be received for continued presentation on a user interface of the mobile device. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033767 | SELECTIVE QUANTIZATION OF DECISION METRICS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A method for quantizing decision metrics (e.g., log likelihood ratios (LLRs)) for reduction of memory requirements in wireless communication is described. The method includes selecting a quantization algorithm. The quantization algorithm may be selected as a function of a characteristic of a decision metric representative of a transport block received over a communication channel, a characteristic of the transport block, or a condition of the communication channel. The method further includes quantizing the decision metric using the selected quantization algorithm to generate at least one quantized decision metric representative of the transport block. The method further includes storing the quantized decision metric and an indicia of the selected quantization algorithm to enable recovery of the decision metric representative of the transport block prior to decoding. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033742 | TWO-STAGE ENTROPY DECODING - The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method of decoding video data that includes decoding compressed input video data using a first entropy coding technique to obtain first decoded data. The method further includes re-encoding the first decoded data using a second entropy coding technique that is different from the first entropy coding technique to obtain re-encoded data. The method further includes storing the re-encoded data in a storage device. The method further includes decoding the re-encoded data using the second entropy coding technique to obtain second decoded data. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033716 | TIME-SETTING IN SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM RECEIVERS - Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses in a receiver and/or other like device to determine an SPS time using SPS signals based on a correlation process. A verification process may be performed, for example, that verifies a maximum peak in comparison with other peak information resulting from the correlation process, for example, by considering a ratio of a maximum peak to a next maximum peak. A time-setting algorithm may be selected, for example, based, at least in part, on a time uncertainty and/or on a type of demodulation performed on the SPS signal. The time-setting algorithm may operatively control one or both of the correlation and/verification processes in a desired manner given the time uncertainty and/or type/mode of demodulation performed. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033679 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IN-BAND PROVISIONING OF A DEVICE AT A CLOSED SUBSCRIBER GROUP - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate performing in-band provisioning for one or more devices at a restricted group of network nodes. A packet data context related to performing provisioning at the restricted group can be established between a device and a network via a restricted group node. The device can request provisioning at the restricted group using the packet data context, and the network can perform the provisioning. The packet data context can restrict access to allow provisioning related communications while rejecting other communications until provisioning is complete. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033646 | SYSTEM ACCESS FOR HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - A user equipment (UE) begins to access a heterogeneous network by obtaining synchronization parameters from system signals transmitted by a weaker one of a number of neighboring cells. After synchronizing with the network, the UE obtains resource scheduling information for the weaker cell. The resource scheduling information indicates at least one resource used by the weaker cell. The UE may then cancel the stronger cells of the neighboring cell. The resource scheduling information allows the UE to identify broadcasted system blocks for the weaker cell from which it may decode and retrieve control information used to complete access to the network. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033645 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE SUPPORT FOR MULTI-RADIO COEXISTENCE - A method of wireless communication includes determining a frame offset between communications of a first communication resource (e.g., an LTE radio) and communications of a second communication resource (e.g., a Bluetooth or WLAN radio). The method also includes determining potential time slot configurations for the communications of the second communication resource. A time slot configuration is selected from the determined potential time slot configurations, to reduce degradation of the first communication resource due to conflicting time slots between the first communication resource and the second communication resource, based on the determined frame offset. The selection may be based on the determined frame offset. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033624 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND TRANSMISSION FOR COORDINATED MULTI-POINT TRANSMISSION - Methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are disclosed that provide for partial downlink and uplink resource allocations among cooperating cells in a CoMP transmission to a user equipment. The resource allocation can be based on channel conditions and differing capabilities and restrictions of cooperating cells such as in support of heterogeneous network configurations. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the disclosed subject matter. Therefore, it is to be understood that it should not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033618 | MODE AND RATE CONTROL FOR MIMO TRANSMISSION - Techniques for performing mode and rate control for a MIMO transmission are described. For mode selection, the use of an eigensteering mode is permitted if a first set of at least one criterion is satisfied. The eigensteering mode is selected for data transmission if a second set of at least one criterion is satisfied, and an unsteered mode is selected otherwise. For rate selection, SNR estimates are derived for data streams to potentially transmit, e.g., based on channel estimates and/or data symbol estimates. The number of data streams to transmit as well as at least one rate for at least one data stream to transmit are selected based on the SNR estimates and at least one backoff factor. The backoff factor(s) are adjusted based on status of received packets. The at least one rate may be adjusted based on the age of rate information. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033614 | VHT-SIG-B FIELD IN NULL DATA PACKETS (NDPs) - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for using information in a Very High Throughput Signal B (VHT-SIG-B) field in the preamble of a null data packet (NDP). Retaining the VHT-SIG-B field in NDPs offers several advantages, such as maintaining a unified IEEE 802.11ac preamble structure, providing for 4 μs extra time to process beamforming feedback, and being able to use information in the VHT-SIG-B field to determine a level of interference in the NDP. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033585 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SERVICE DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT IN PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKS - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for managing and optimizing service discovery in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network. Nodes of the P2P network advertise their capabilities to their peers in the form of services. Efficient propagation and management of node's services to other nodes is proposed in the present disclosure. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033490 | Generating a Non-Reversible State at a Bitcell Having a First Magnetic Tunnel Junction and a Second Magnetic Tunnel Junction - A method of generating a non-reversible state at a bitcell having a first magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ includes applying a program voltage to the first MTJ of the bitcell without applying the program voltage to the second MTJ of the bitcell. A memory device includes a bitcell having a first MTJ and a second MTJ and programming circuitry configured to generate a non-reversible state at the bitcell by applying a program signal to a selected one of the first MTJ and the second MTJ of the bitcell. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033051 | AUTOFOCUS FOR STEREO IMAGES - Present embodiments contemplate systems, apparatus, and methods to determine an appropriate focal depth for a sensor based upon a pair of stereoscopic images. Particularly, certain of the embodiments contemplate determining keypoints for each image, identifying correlations between the keypoints, and deriving object distances from the correlations. These distances may then be used to select a proper focal depth for one or more sensors. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120033037 | Signaling Attributes for Network-Streamed Video Data - In one example, an apparatus includes a processor configured to receive video data for two or more views of a scene, determine horizontal locations of camera perspectives for each of the two or more views, assign view identifiers to the two or more views such that the view identifiers correspond to the relative horizontal locations of the camera perspectives, form a representation comprising a subset of the two or more views, and, in response to a request from a client device, send information indicative of a maximum view identifier and a minimum view identifier for the representation to the client device. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032846 | NAVIGATION RECEIVER - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for processing navigation signals received from multiple global navigation satellite systems (GNSS′). In a particular implementation, signals received from multiple GNSS′ may be processed in a single receiver channel. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120032287 | MRAM Device and Integration Techniques Compatible with Logic Integration - A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) storage element configured to be disposed in a common interlayer metal dielectric (IMD) layer with a logic element. Cap layers separate the common IMD layer from a top and bottom IMD layer. Top and bottom electrodes are coupled to the MTJ storage element. Metal connections to the electrodes are formed in the top and bottom IMD layers respectively through vias in the separating cap layers. Alternatively, the separating cap layers are recessed and the bottom electrodes are embedded, such that direct contact to metal connections in the bottom IMD layer is established. Metal connections to the top electrode in the common IMD layer are enabled by isolating the metal connections from the MTJ storage elements with metal islands and isolating caps. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120030357 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE VOICE ACTIVITY DETECTION AND COEXISTENCE MANAGER DECISIONS - A system and method to facilitate voice activity detection and coexistence manager decisions is provided and include identifying a connection utilizing a first resource and a content stream corresponding to the connection, where the first resource conflicts with a second resource. The content of the content stream is classified into multiple levels based on a value of the content and then a priority is assigned to the first and second resources based on the level of the content of the first resource. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120030280 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING FREQUENT SERVER MESSAGES - An apparatus and method for reducing frequent server messages including receiving a server request from a network server intended for a mobile station; determining whether to forward the server request to the mobile station; and transmitting a server response to the network server based at least in part on the server request on behalf of the mobile station. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029926 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR DEPENDENT-MODE CODING OF AUDIO SIGNALS - A scheme for coding a set of transform coefficients that represent an audio-frequency range of a signal uses information from a reference frame that describes a previous frame of the signal to determine frequency-domain locations of regions of significant energy in a target frame of the signal. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029925 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR DYNAMIC BIT ALLOCATION - A dynamic bit allocation operation determines a bit allocation for each of a plurality of vectors, based on a corresponding plurality of gain factors, and compares each allocation to a threshold value that is based on a dimensionality of the vector. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029924 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR MULTI-STAGE SHAPE VECTOR QUANTIZATION - A multistage shape vector quantizer architecture uses information from a selected first-stage codebook vector to generate a rotation matrix. The rotation matrix is used to rotate the direction of the input vector to support shape quantization of the first-stage quantization error. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029923 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR CODING OF HARMONIC SIGNALS - A scheme for coding a set of transform coefficients that represent an audio-frequency range of a signal uses a harmonic model to parameterize a relationship between the locations of regions of significant energy in the frequency domain. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029817 | MAP HANDLING FOR LOCATION BASED SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCALIZED ENVIRONMENTS - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems, methods, apparatuses, devices, articles, and means for map handling for location based services in conjunction with localized environments. For certain example implementations, a method may comprise storing map information corresponding to a particular localized environment that is associated with a particular location context identifier, with the particular localized environment comprising an indoor environment corresponding to at least a portion of a building structure; receiving update information applicable to the map information corresponding to the particular localized environment, with the update information being associated with the particular location context identifier; updating the map information corresponding to the particular localized environment based at least partly on the update information so as to produce updated map information; and providing the updated map information to one or more mobile devices that are located at the particular localized environment. Other example implementations are described herein. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029811 | PND REPOSITIONING DETECTOR FOR BETTER NAVIGATION ACCURACY IN A CAR - An apparatus and method for a personal navigation apparatus comprising a personal navigation device (PND) for providing navigational guidance information. The PND may include a single-dimensional magnetic detector for sensing magnetic flux amplitudes of a magnetic field generated by a magnet. Alternatively, the PND may include a three-dimensional magnetic detector and a magnetic calibration module for determining an ambient magnetic field calibration value representing immediate surroundings of the PND. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028654 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MOBILE STATION CENTRIC DETERMINATION OF POSITIONING ASSISTANCE DATA - Methods and apparatuses are provided which may be implemented in various devices to generate positioning assistance data and/or the like by mobile station with regard to at least one of a plurality of different indoor regions. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028649 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN DETERMINING THAT A MOBILE STATION IS AT ONE OR MORE PARTICULAR INDOOR REGIONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided which may be implemented in various devices for to determine or assist in determining that a mobile station is at one or more particular indoor regions and to provide positioning assistance data and/or the like to the mobile station with regard to at least the one or more particular indoor regions. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028633 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED MBMS CAPACITY AND LINK MANAGEMENT THROUGH ROBUST AND PERFORMANCE OPTIMAL SOFT COMBINING - A method for wireless communication is disclosed that includes receiving a plurality of sets of transport blocks, each set of transport blocks associated with a radio link from a plurality of radio links in soft combining; performing a filtering operation of block errors in the plurality of radio links; and removing one or more radio links from the plurality of radio links in soft combining based on the filtering operation. An apparatus and processing system for performing the method are also disclosed. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027290 | OBJECT RECOGNITION USING INCREMENTAL FEATURE EXTRACTION - In one example, an apparatus includes a processor configured to extract a first set of one or more keypoints from a first set of blurred images of a first octave of a received image, calculate a first set of one or more descriptors for the first set of keypoints, receive a confidence value for a result produced by querying a feature descriptor database with the first set of descriptors, wherein the result comprises information describing an identity of an object in the received image, and extract a second set of one or more keypoints from a second set of blurred images of a second octave of the received image when the confidence value does not exceed a confidence threshold. In this manner, the processor may perform incremental feature descriptor extraction, which may improve computational efficiency of object recognition in digital images. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZATION TRACKING IN AN IN-BAND MODEM - Processing the synchronization of an inband modem to detect sample slip conditions is disclosed. Decision logic reliably detects the sample slip condition while minimizing the number of false alarms. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027135 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZATION TRACKING IN AN IN-BAND MODEM - Processing the synchronization of an inband modem to detect sample slip conditions is disclosed. Decision logic reliably detects the sample slip condition while minimizing the number of false alarms. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027133 | DEMODULATION OF DATA COLLECTED PRIOR TO BIT EDGE DETECTION - An apparatus and method begin creation and storage of correlation sums to be demodulated (“early-collected sums”) prior to determination of a location of a bit of data in a wireless signal relative to a local clock. Such early storage allows demodulation of these early-collected sums at a later time, specifically on determination of the data's location in the wireless signal, thereby to yield early-collected data bits. Additionally, after determination of the data bit's location in the wireless signal, additional data bits are further generated in the normal manner, by demodulating the wireless signal, thereby to yield normally-collected data bits. Use of early-collected data bits in generating navigation data reduces the time to start data demodulation, and enables fewer normally-collected data bits to be used to generate navigation data, in several aspects of the invention. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027113 | STRUCTURED MIMO CODEBOOK - Provided is a method of wireless communication which includes selecting a codebook from a plurality of codebooks in accordance with an antenna characteristic, and transmitting an indication of the selected codebook. Each of the plurality of codebooks is associated with one of a plurality of antenna characteristics. In some designs, channel state information is received from a user equipment. The channel state information may be used to determine downlink scheduling and/or precoding. In some designs, the channel state information may include feedback elements associated with different subband granularity. The feedback elements may also indicate a selection of a subset of precoder column vectors and/or a phase offset between two groups of transmit antennas. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027089 | CODING MOTION VECTORS IN VIDEO CODING - This disclosure relates to techniques for reducing a cost of coding prediction information in video coding. Video blocks in a generalized P/B (GPB) frame are encoded using up to two motion vectors calculated from reference pictures in two separate reference picture lists that are identical. Video blocks of a GPB frame may, therefore, be encoded using a bidirectional prediction mode with a first motion vector from a reference picture in a first reference picture list and a second motion vector from the same or substantially similar reference picture in a second reference picture list. The techniques include jointly coding the first and second motion vectors for a video block of a GPB frame. The techniques include coding the first motion vector relative to a first motion predictor generated from a motion vector of a neighboring block, and coding the second motion vector relative to the first motion vector. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027088 | CODING MOTION PREDICTION DIRECTION IN VIDEO CODING - This disclosure relates to techniques for reducing a cost of coding prediction information in video coding. Video blocks in a generalized P/B (GPB) frame are encoded using up to two motion vectors calculated from reference pictures in two separate reference picture lists that are identical. When one of the reference picture lists is preferred over the other reference picture list, the preferred reference picture list may be used for unidirectional prediction, by default. When a GPB frame is enabled such that the first and second reference picture lists are identical, either of the first and second reference picture lists may be used for unidirectional prediction. The techniques include coding one or more syntax elements indicating that a video block is coded using one of the unidirectional prediction mode with respect to a reference picture in a reference picture list and the bidirectional prediction mode using less than two bits. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027077 | CODING BLOCKS OF DATA USING A GENERALIZED FORM OF GOLOMB CODES - In general, techniques are described for coding blocks of data using a generalized form of Golomb codes. In one example, a device may implement these techniques for encoding data that includes samples, each of which includes a set of values. The device includes a lossless coding unit. This lossless coding unit comprises a sample summation unit that computes a sum of the values of a first one of the samples and a counting unit that determines a sample index. The lossless coding unit further includes a variable length coding unit that codes the computed sum using a variable-length code to generate a coded sum and a uniform coding unit that codes the determined sample index using a uniform code to generate a coded sample index. The lossless coding unit also includes a format unit that combines the coded sum and the coded sample index to form a bitstream. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027059 | COORDINATING DATA CALLS ON A MOBILE DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE MODEMS - A method for inter-modem coordination is described. A first data connection to a network in a first network coverage area using a first air interface provided by a first modem is established. The method also includes detecting a second network coverage area with a second air interface provided by a second modem. A data call state of the second modem is determined by the first modem. The first data connection to the network by the first modem is terminated when the data call state of the second modem is no data call. A data call state of the first modem is determined by the second modem. A second data connection to the network using the second air interface provided by the second modem is initiated when the data call state of the first modem is no data call. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027054 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING SIGNAL PROCESSING IN A MULTIPLE ANTENNA REPEATER - Systems and methodologies are described that enable serving cell selection in a wireless network with a multiple antenna repeater operable to support MIMO communications. In one example, a repeater using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing on the downlink can be equipped to receive, by one or more receive antennas, one or more signals using one or more radio frequency (RF) isolation schemes. The repeater can further be equipped to amplify and delay the one or more signals using one or more combination schemes. Moreover, the repeater can be equipped to transmit, by one or more transmit antennas, the amplified and delayed one or more signals, wherein at least one of the one or more receive antennas or the one or more transmit antennas includes two or more antennas. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027001 | AD HOC SERVICE PROVIDER'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICE FOR A WIRELESS NETWORK - Exemplary embodiments are directed to devices and methods for supporting a wireless access point for one or more mobile clients. A mobile device may include a first module for supporting access to a network via a first wireless access protocol. The device may further include a second module for supporting a wireless access point for the one or more mobile clients to the network using a second wireless access protocol. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026987 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TRANSMITTING AN ALLOCATION OF TIME IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM - Various methods and apparatuses for transmitting an allocation of time in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one aspect, an allocation of time for receiving communications via a receive beam direction is transmitted. The allocation of time may be based on information regarding an apparatus known to be located in the receive beam direction. A unique time for receiving communications from each known apparatus may be allocated, or a duration of time for receiving communications from the known apparatuses may vary based on a number of apparatuses known to located in a receive beam direction. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026981 | MOBILE STATION MESSAGE HAVING A STATION CLASS MARK FIELD FOR INDICATING AN MEID CAPABLE MOBILE STATION - A mobile station for wireless communication includes a control processor configured to generate a message for transmission on a reverse signaling channel, the message including a Station Class Mark field having a plurality of bits, a portion of the Station Class Mark field indicating that the mobile station is uniquely identified by a Mobile Station Equipment Identifier. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026959 | INTER-SECTOR CONTROL CHANNEL TRANSMISSION - Provided is a more efficient manner of transmitting a control message to reach into a neighboring sector (e.g., inter-sector) of a wireless network environment. The control message can be utilized for purposes such as handoff, indicating an amount of interference, inter-sector power control for managing inter-sector interference, sector loading, or other control messages. The control message can be placed on a set of resources utilizing planned reuse and/or statistical reuse. Statistical reuse includes selecting a subcarrier set for carrying the control message. According to some aspects, the control message can be sent over a backhaul channel. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026940 | RADIO REPORTING SET AND BACKHAUL REPORTING SET CONSTRUCTION FOR COORDINATED MULTI-POINT COMMUNICATION - Systems, methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture are disclosed for constructing radio reporting sets and backhaul reporting sets for coordinated multi-point transmission in a wireless communication network. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026939 | ENHANCED CHANNEL INTERLEAVING FOR OPTIMIZED DATA THROUGHPUT - In a transmission scheme wherein multi-slot packet transmissions to a remote station can be terminated by an acknowledgment signal from the remote station, code symbols can be efficiently packed over the multi-slot packet so that the remote station can easily decode the data payload of the multi-slot packet by decoding only a portion of the multi-slot packet. Hence, the remote station can signal for the early termination of the multi-slot packet transmission, which thereby increases the data throughput of the system. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026903 | SELECTIVE ALLOCATION OF DEDICATED CHANNEL (DCH) RESOURCES WITHIN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - In an embodiment, a UE determines to transmit a message (e.g., an alert message, a call initiation message). Based on the type of the message to be transmitted, the UE selectively transmits supplemental data configured to prompt an access network to transition the UE to a dedicated channel state (DCS). In another embodiment, an application server configured to arbitrate communication sessions between UEs receives a message for transmission to a target UE. Based on the type of the message to be transmitted to the target UE, the application server selectively transmits, to a serving access network of the target UE, supplemental data configured to prompt the serving access network to transition the target UE to the DCS. In another embodiment, the access network selectively transitions a target UE to the DCS based on whether differently sized messages are received at the access network for transmission to the target UE. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026783 | Latching Circuit - A non-volatile latch circuit includes a pair of cross-coupled inverters, a pair of resistance-based memory elements, and write circuitry configured to write data to the pair of resistance-based memory elements. The pair of resistance-based memory elements is isolated from the pair of cross-coupled inverters during a latching operation. A sensing circuit includes a first current path that includes a first resistance-based memory element and an output of the sensing circuit. The sensing circuit includes a second current path to reduce current flow through the first resistance-based memory element at a first operating point of the sensing circuit. The sensing circuit may also include an n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS) transistor to provide a step down supply voltage to the first current path. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025927 | RF ISOLATION SWITCH CIRCUIT - In a first aspect, an RF switch includes a main transistor and a gate-to-source shorting circuit. When the RF switch is turned off, the gate-to-source shorting circuit is turned on to short the source and gate of the main transistor together, thereby preventing a Vgs from developing that would cause the main transistor to leak. When the RF switch is turned on, the gate-to-source shorting circuit is turned off to decouple the source from the gate. The gate is supplied with a digital logic high voltage to turn on the main transistor. In a second aspect, an RF switch includes a main transistor that has a bulk terminal. When the RF switch is turned off, the bulk is connected to ground through a high resistance. When the RF switch is turned on, the source and bulk are shorted together thereby reducing the threshold voltage of the main transistor. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025877 | LATCH STRUCTURE, FREQUENCY DIVIDER, AND METHODS FOR OPERATING SAME - A latch includes three circuits. The first circuit drives a first output (QB) to a first level when a first input (D) and a first clock phase (CK) are both low, to a second level when D and CK are both high, and provides high impedance (HI-Z) when different logic levels are applied to D and CK. The second circuit drives a second output (Q) to the first level when a third input (DB) and a complimentary clock phase (CKB) are both low, to the second level when DB and CKB are both high, and provides HI-Z when different logic levels are applied to DB and CKB. The third circuit maintains voltages of Q and QB when the first and second circuits provide HI-Z at Q and QB. Odd-number dividers constructed with such latches produce 50% duty cycle operation without restricting output pulse widths to integer multiples of input periods. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025624 | LOW POWER DETECTION OF WIRELESS POWER DEVICES - Exemplary embodiments are directed to detection and validation of wirelessly chargeable devices positioned within a charging region of a wireless power transmitter. A device may include a wireless power transmitter configured detect a change in at least one parameter at the transmitter. The transmitter may further be configured to determine whether at least one valid chargeable device is positioned within a charging region of the transmitter upon detecting the change in the at least one parameter. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025623 | MULTI-LOOP WIRELESS POWER RECEIVE COIL - Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power reception at a wireless power receiver. A receiver may include a coil comprising a plurality of loops. The receiver may further include a switching element coupled to the coil for selectively shorting at least one loop of the plurality. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025362 | Reinforced Wafer-Level Molding to Reduce Warpage - A method for forming an electrical package to reduce warpage. The method includes providing a wafer and coupling a die thereto. A mold compound material is applied to the wafer such that the mold compound material surrounds the die. The method further includes applying a reinforcing material to the mold compound material. The mold compound material is thereby disposed between the wafer and the reinforcing material. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023250 | ARRANGING SUB-TRACK FRAGMENTS FOR STREAMING VIDEO DATA - A video file may include movie fragments divided into sub-track fragments that store all pictures of common hierarchical levels for the respective hierarchical levels. In one example, an apparatus includes an interface configured to output data according to a streaming protocol, and a control unit configured to assemble encoded video data into a plurality of sub-track fragments, each of the sub-track fragments comprising a plurality of hierarchically related video pictures of the encoded video data, wherein the plurality of hierarchically related video pictures each correspond to a common hierarchical layer receiving a request in accordance with the streaming protocol, wherein the request specifies at least one of the plurality of sub-track fragments, and, in response to the request, cause the interface to output the plurality of hierarchically related video pictures of the at least one of the plurality of sub-track fragments. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023249 | PROVIDING SEQUENCE DATA SETS FOR STREAMING VIDEO DATA - A device may encapsulate video data such that Supplemental Enhancement Information (SEI) messages are stored separately from a sequence of coded video pictures described by the SEI messages. An example device includes a control unit configured to generate one or more SEI messages separate from the coded video pictures, wherein the SEI messages describe respective ones of the sequence of coded video pictures and include elements common to more than one of the coded video pictures, and an output interface configured to output the SEI messages separately from the sequence of coded video pictures. An example destination device may receive the SEI messages separately from the coded video pictures and render the coded video pictures using the SEI messages. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023189 | UTILIZING POLICIES FOR OFFLOAD AND FLOW MOBILITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate downloading and/or applying policies for a current configuration of network interfaces. Where a network interface of a device is deactivated or otherwise losses connection, the device can ensure policies for communicating without the network interface are enforced. Where such policies are not available, the policies can be downloaded to ensure the device stores policies for the network interface configuration. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120022780 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING DYNAMIC PARAMETERS OF A VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods for calibrating dynamic parameters of a vehicle navigation system are presented. One method may include determining whether reference position data of a vehicle is available, and measuring composite accelerations of the vehicle. The method may further include generating distance and turn angle data based upon a wheel speed sensors data, computing distance and turn angle errors based upon the independent position data, and associating the distance and turn angle errors with composite accelerations. A second method presented includes calibrating an inertial navigation sensor within a vehicle navigation system. The second method may include determining reference position data and Inertial Navigation System (INS) data, aligning an IMU with the vehicle, and aligning the IMU with an Earth fixed coordinate system. The second method may further include computing the vehicle alignment with respect to a horizontal plane, and determining calibration parameters for distance sensors associated with the vehicle. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021788 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDOVER OF DEVICE TO MITIGATE UPLINK INTERFERENCE IN FEMTOCELL DEPLOYMENTS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for determining whether to handover a device to mitigate uplink interference while achieving acceptable uplink service quality in a wireless network. One or more parameters related to a device can be evaluated to determine whether to handover the device, such as a number of transmission power reports received from the device over a period of time, a frame error rate, setpoint, or power control commands related to the uplink of the device, a received pilot signal strength at the device, an uplink throughput or buffer size at the device, etc., from which transmit power information of the device can be inferred for determining whether the device potentially interferes with access points or devices. Based on the one or more parameters, an access point can determine whether handing over the device may mitigate such uplink interference while ensuring uplink service quality, and accordingly handover the device. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021771 | Methods And Apparatuses For Determining If Access To A Region Is Feasible Or Infeasible For A User Of A Mobile Device - Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses in a mobile device to allow the mobile device to obtain map information associated with at least a portion of an indoor environment comprising a plurality of regions. The mobile device may also obtain additional measurement information associated with at least the portion of the indoor environment, wherein the additional measurement information is based, at least in part, on previously obtained estimated position measurement information associated with a plurality of mobile devices within the indoor environment. The mobile device may determine whether access to at least one of the plurality of regions is either feasible or infeasible to a user associated with the mobile device. The determination may be based, at least in part, on the map information and the additional measurement information. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021762 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN PROVIDING POSITION ASSISTANCE DATA TO MOBILE STATIONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided which may be implemented in various devices to provide position assistance data and/or the like to a mobile station with regard to at least one of a plurality of different indoor regions. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021758 | SENSING RELATIVE POSITION FROM A WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER - Disclosed is an apparatus, system and method for determining a location of a mobile device based on a location of a wireless network node, a distance between the wireless network node and the mobile device, and a bearing from the wireless network node to the mobile device, wherein the bearing is determined based on a directional signal and magnetometer measurements. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021753 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE COORDINATION VIA OVER THE AIR LOAD INDICATOR AND RELATIVE NARROWBAND TRANSMIT POWER - Systems and methods for facilitating inter-cell interference coordination using resource partitioning are described. A UE may receive or determine information related to received interference and/or future scheduling. The information may be communicated to a serving base station, which may use the information to allocate uplink or downlink resources between cells. The uplink and/or downlink resource may be partitioned in subbands to mitigate interference from adjacent network nodes. The eNBs may communicate, such as directly, via a backhaul connection, and/or between UEs to configure interference coordination and signaling. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021707 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTMENT OF TRANSMITTER POWER IN A SYSTEM - Certain aspects of the present disclosure propose methods for determining power level of one or more transmitters based on a power level of a primary transmitter when the transmitters are located in close proximity of each other. The power levels may be determined such that a combined power of all the transmitters is compliant with regulatory radio frequency (RF) safety requirements. For certain aspects, power level of the lower priority transmitters may be determined utilizing one or more look-up tables. For another aspect, power level of the lower priority transmitters may be calculated using an algorithm based on the power level of the priority transmitter. In aspects, the power level of lower priority transmitters and the time duration for which the transmitters are active may be selected dynamically so that the time averaged power of the transmitters for a defined period of time falls below the RF exposure limit. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021688 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN SINGLE USER DETECTION AND MULTI USER DETECTION - Certain aspects of the present disclosure propose methods and apparatuses for detecting whether a user device is scheduled for a single user (SU) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication mode or for a multi-user (MU) MIMO communication mode. In an aspect, a method for wireless communications is provided which includes measuring, at a first apparatus based on received pilot signals, a first receive power corresponding to a first channel associated with the first apparatus, measuring, based on the received pilot signals, a second receive power corresponding to a second channel associated with at least one potentially present second apparatus, measuring a residual interference based on the received pilot signals, and determining, based on at least one of the first receive power, the second receive power and the residual interference, whether to apply a MU detection or a SU detection for estimating data received at the first apparatus. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020485 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR MULTI-MICROPHONE LOCATION-SELECTIVE PROCESSING - A multi-microphone system performs location-selective processing of an acoustic signal, wherein source location is indicated by directions of arrival relative to microphone pairs at opposite sides of a midsagittal plane of a user's head. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020480 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED ACOUSTIC IMAGING - Methods, systems, and apparatus for using a psychoacoustic-bass-enhanced signal to drive an array of loudspeakers are disclosed. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020433 | FEEDBACK FOR SUPPORTING SU-MIMO AND MU-MIMO OPERATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in which a precoding matrix is determined from a set of precoding matrices with a first throughput based on a reference signal. In addition, a subset of precoding matrices is determined from the set of precoding matrices with a second throughput greater than a fraction of the first throughput based on the reference signal. Furthermore, a precoding matrix is selected from the subset of precoding matrices based on a metric. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020426 | TRANSMIT FORMAT SELECTION WITH CONSIDERATION FOR RESOURCE REUSE - Techniques for selecting transmit formats in a manner to account for the degrees of resource reuse for multiple data streams sent simultaneously from multiple antennas are described. The degree of resource reuse for each data stream indicates the amount of reuse of resources (e.g., orthogonal codes or subcarriers) observed by that stream. Interference estimates for the multiple data streams are derived based on an initial resource assignment. The degrees of resource reuse are determined based on the interference estimates and are used to derive at least one correction factor. At least one transmit format is then selected for the data streams using the at least one correction factor. Each data stream is associated with a transmit format that indicates the amount of resources to use for the data stream and other parameters. Resources are assigned to each data stream in accordance with its transmit format. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020413 | PROVIDING FRAME PACKING TYPE INFORMATION FOR VIDEO CODING - This disclosure includes techniques for signaling characteristics of a representation of multimedia content at a representation layer, such as frame packing arrangement information for the representation. In one example, an apparatus for receiving video data includes a processing unit configured to receive information indicative of whether a bitstream includes a packed frame of video data, wherein the packed frame comprises two frames corresponding to different views of a scene for three-dimensional playback, and wherein the information is present in a representation layer external to a codec layer of the bitstream, automatically determine whether the apparatus is capable of decoding and rendering the bitstream based on an analysis of the received information and decoding and rendering capabilities of the device, and retrieve the bitstream when the processing unit determines that the device is capable of decoding and rendering the bitstream. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020393 | USER DEVICE DORMANCY - In a particular embodiment, a method includes sending a message from a communication device to a radio network controller. The message indicates that a data session has ended. The data session is supported by a wireless channel between the communication device and the radio network controller. After a time period following the sending of the message, a second message is selectively sent to the radio network controller. The second message indicates that the data session has ended. The second message is selectively sent based at least in part on whether a measurement indicates that data was communicated via the wireless channel during the time period. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020354 | HIERARCHICAL CODING FOR MULTICAST MESSAGES - Techniques for sending signaling information using hierarchical coding are described. With hierarchical coding, individual messages for users are encoded using multiple interconnected encoders such that ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020348 | COEXISTENCE INTERFACE AND ARBITRATION FOR MULTIPLE RADIOS SHARING AN ANTENNA - A serial coexistence interface between two radio devices is involved in arbitrating access to an antenna. The serial interface involves messages that are sent from one radio to the other radio. Serial messages communicated across the same conductor can communicate: 1) timing-precise antenna arbitration and control information, and 2) communication system state information. Examples of antenna arbitration timing-precise information include a request to use the antenna and a corresponding grant or no grant response. Communication system state information, on the other hand, is not involved in the carrying out of the mechanics of the packet-by-packet arbitration for the antenna, but rather is higher level system information usable to make higher level decisions about the arbitration strategy used. Communication system state information may include an indication of a button press, an indication of a user action, or a change in the operational mode of the higher level communication system. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020332 | TECHNIQUE FOR SCHEDULING TD-SCDMA IDLE INTERVALS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for scheduling TD-SCDMA idle intervals, wherein a frame for inter-RAT measurement is selected based on a number of UEs allocated. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020316 | ORTHOGONAL RESOURCE REUSE WITH SDMA BEAMS - A wireless communication system can implement beamforming across multiple omni-directional antennas to create beams at different spatial directions. The communication system can arrange the beams in sets, with each set arranged to provide substantially complete coverage over a predetermined coverage area. The communication system can arrange the multiple SDMA beam sets to support substantially complementary coverage areas, such that a main beam from a first set provides coverage to a weak coverage area of the second beam set. The wireless communication system assigns or otherwise allocates substantially orthogonal resources to each of the beam sets. The wireless communication system allocates resources to a communication link using a combination of beam sets and substantially orthogonal resources in order to provide improved coverage without a corresponding increase in interference. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020310 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING DATA LOSS DURING AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM INFORMATION READING - Techniques for mitigating data loss during autonomous system information (SI) reading by a user equipment (UE) are described. For autonomous SI reading, the UE may autonomously determine when to read system information from neighbor cells and may not inform a serving cell. In one design, the UE may autonomously select a SI reading gap for reading system information from a neighbor cell. During the SI reading gap, the UE may suspend reception of downlink transmission from the serving cell, receive system information from the neighbor cell, and maintain capability to transmit on the uplink to the serving cell. In one design, the serving cell may determine SI reading gaps autonomously selected by the UE for reading system information from neighbor cells. The serving cell may communicate with the UE by accounting for the SI reading gaps of the UE, e.g., may suspend communication with the UE during the SI reading gaps. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020309 | BUNDLED FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING STRUCTURE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate allocating a portion of a resource block to a power-limited device for communicating therewith. The power-limited device may not be capable of transmitting over an entire resource block due to power limitations; thus, a portion of the resource block can be assigned thereto, allowing for allocating at least a different portion of the resource block to at least one different device to optimize communications over the resource block. In addition, the portion of the resource block can be allocated across one or more bundled time transmit intervals (TTI) to allow for effective communication of time-sensitive data, such as voice over internet protocol (VoIP). | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020286 | CHANNEL PRIORITIZATION AND POWER SCALING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Techniques for adjusting transmission power of one or more channels of a power-limited wireless device are disclosed. A required transmission power can be allocated to one or more control channels, such as a retransmission feedback channel, and a remaining transmission power can be apportioned among other control channels and/or data channels. Transmission power can be allocated among the other control channels and/or data channels according to a reduction from the required transmission power for the channels, according to power coefficients for scaling transmission power allocated to the channels, and the like. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020261 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORDERING SUB-FIELDS OF VHT-SIG-A AND VIT-SIG-B FIELDS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique of ordering sub-fields within Signal (SIG) fields of a preamble in Very High Throughput (VHT) wireless communications systems and to a technique of managing sizes of these sub-fields. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020258 | SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION OF SHORT RANGE WIRELESS SYSTEMS WITH A MOBILE WIRELESS BROADBAND SYSTEM - Simultaneous operation of a short-ranged time division duplex (TDD) system with a mobile wireless broadband system may be implemented through scheduling and aligning both sets of communications. After determining a TDD frame configuration of the mobile wireless broadband system, a slot map is generated identifying slot-size selection information for each slot in the TDD frame configuration available for simultaneous operation. The slot-size selection information aligns the communication packet structure of the short-ranged TDD system and the uplink/downlink boundary of the TDD frame configuration. The communication device then transmits the slot map to a short-ranged TDD device for establishing the simultaneous operation. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020234 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN PEER TO PEER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND/OR SYSTEMS RELATING TO RATE SCHEDULING, TRAFFIC SCHEDULING, RATE CONTROL, AND/OR POWER CONTROL - Methods and apparatus related to peer to peer communication networks are described. Embodiments directed to methods and apparatus for establishing traffic data transmission rates and/or transmission power levels between wireless terminals is described. Embodiments direct to methods and apparatus of making decisions whether or not to transmit as a function of the received power of the received response signals are also described. Transmission of pilot signals after granting of a transmission request and a decision to transmit traffic data has been made occurs in some embodiments. Rate information to be used in determining a traffic rate may be received in response to the pilot signal from a peer to peer (P2P) device. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020230 | CHANNEL FEEDBACK BASED ON REFERENCE SIGNAL - Techniques for supporting channel measurement and reporting in a wireless communication system are described. In one design, a cell transmits a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) used for channel estimation and coherent demodulation and a channel spatial information reference signal (CSI-RS) used for channel measurement and channel feedback reporting. The cell may transmit the CSI-RS less frequently than the CRS, or from more antenna ports than the CRS, or on fewer resource elements than the CRS, or a combination thereof. In one design, a user equipment (UE) determines at least one bandwidth part configured for the UE, with each bandwidth part covering at least one subband. The UE receives the CRS and CSI-RS from the cell, determines channel feedback information for the at least one bandwidth part based on the CSI-RS, sends the channel feedback information to the cell, and receives data transmitted by the cell based on the channel feedback information. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020229 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE SUPPORT FOR MULTI-RADIO COEXISTENCE - A method of wireless communication includes receiving signaling from a served User Equipment (UE), via a radio access technology, indicating an interfering technology associated with coexistence issues experienced by the served UE. The method also includes calculating future subframes expected to experience coexistence issues based on previous subframes estimated to have experienced coexistence issues. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020209 | LOAD BALANCING - A method of communicating in a wireless network including receiving effective load values for sectors accessible to an access terminal of the wireless network. The effective load values represent effective loads on the sectors. The method also includes receiving pilot signal channel quality values of the sectors and selecting a serving sector, for the access terminal based on the effective load values and the pilot signal channel quality values. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019693 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BAD PIXELS - A technique for processing at least one bad pixel occurring in an image sensing system is provided. Dynamic bad pixel detection is performed on a plurality of streaming pixels taking from at least one controlled image and value and coordinate information for each bad pixel is subsequently stored as stored bad pixel information. Thereafter, static bad pixel correction may be performed based on the stored bad pixel information. The stored bad pixel information may be verified based on histogram analysis performed on the plurality of streaming pixels. The technique for processing bad pixels in accordance with the present invention may be embodied in suitable circuitry or, more broadly, within devices incorporating image sensing systems. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019673 | FLEXIBLE DATA DOWNLOAD MODELS FOR AUGMENTED REALITY - In an AR system, method for operating same, a mobile device, and method for operating same, flexible loxels are used that may be different for different image data providers. This enables AR applications to download smaller loxels which have more information, such as dense areas, like in cities, or larger loxels which have less information, like, for example, desert areas. Data downloads may take into account client orientation and direction of motion to determine incremental data that need to be downloaded as the client moves. The loxels are coded with loxel identifiers mapped to location information, so only the necessary loxels for a particular application need be downloaded, allowing the client to autonomously decide when to acquire new image data and how much data to acquire. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019057 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER FOR VEHICLES - Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power transfer. A power transmitting device is attached to an existing vehicle item or is embedded in a vehicle element. The power transmitting device includes a transmit antenna to wirelessly transfer power to a receive antenna by generating a near-field radiation within a coupling-mode region. An amplifier applies a driving signal to the transmit antenna. A presence detector may detect a presence of a receiver device within the coupling-mode region. The presence detector may also detect a human presence. An enclosed compartment detector may detect when the vehicle element is in a closed state. A power output may be adjusted in response to the closed state, the presence of a receiver device, and the presence of a human. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120017214 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ALLOCATE PORTIONS OF A SHARED STACK - A system and method of managing a stack shared by multiple threads of a processor includes allocating a first portion of a shared stack to a first thread and allocating a second portion of the shared stack to a second thread. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120017131 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A BUILT-IN SELF TEST - A built-in self test (BiST) system is described. The BiST system includes a circuit-under-test. The BiST system also includes one or more embedded sensors. Each of the embedded sensors includes one or more switches connected to one or more nodes within the circuit-under-test. The BiST system further includes a signal generator. The BiST system also includes a bus interface. The bus interface provides for external access of the BiST system. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120017069 | OUT-OF-ORDER COMMAND EXECUTION - Techniques are described for reordering commands to improve the speed at which at least one command stream may execute. Prior to distributing commands in the at least one command stream to multiple pipelines, a multimedia processor analyzes any inter-pipeline dependencies and determines the current execution state of the pipelines. The processor may, based on this information, reorder the at least one command stream by prioritizing commands that lack any current dependencies and therefore may be executed immediately by the appropriate pipeline. Such out of order execution of commands in the at least one command stream may increase the throughput of the multimedia processor by increasing the rate at which the command stream is executed. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120016965 | VIDEO SWITCHING FOR STREAMING VIDEO DATA - In one example, an apparatus includes a processor configured to provide information to a client device for accessing data for a first representation of a video sequence and a second representation of the video sequence, and to provide information to the client device indicating that the client device can, during transmission of the data for the first representation, switch to the second representation without experiencing a presentation gap when displaying the video sequence and without simultaneously executing more than one decoder to decode the data for the first representation and the second representation during the switch, in response to a first request from the client device to retrieve data from the first representation. In this manner, the client device may use the information to perform seamless switching between the representations. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120016942 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING UNIFORM MACHINE-TO-MACHINE ADDRESSING - An apparatus and method for providing uniform addressing for Machine-to-machine (M2M) services, including receiving by a first machine-to-machine (M2M) module a content from a first machine-to-machine (M2M) device using a first format, wherein the content is addressed for transmission to a second M2M device; converting the received content to a second format for transmission to a second M2M module, wherein the second M2M module is operable to convert the received content back to the first format for transmission to the second M2M device; and transmitting the converted content to the second M2M device through the second M2M module. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120016872 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN GENERATING AN ENCODED ROUTEABILITY GRAPH DESCRIPTION - Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in one or more electronic devices to generate an encoded routeability graph description corresponding to a diagram of a structure. The methods and apparatuses may, for example, implement a reduction process to reduce a number of grid points within an encoded routeability graph description, or which may be otherwise used to generate an encoded routeability graph description. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120016670 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR IDENTIFYING AUDIBLE SAMPLES FOR USE IN A SPEECH RECOGNITION CAPABILITY OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Techniques for provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses in a mobile device to allow for speech recognition based, at least in part, on context information associated with at least a portion of at least one navigational region, e.g., associated with a location of the mobile device. A speech recognition capability may, for example, be provided with a set of audible samples based, at least in part, on the context information. Such speech recognition capability may be provided by the mobile device and/or by one or more other devices coupled to the mobile device. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015678 | METHODS AND APPARATUS OF TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL IN THE PRESENCE OF INTERFERENCE - A method of operating a wireless device is provided in which an interference level on a resource is determined. In addition, a signal is transmitted on the resource with a first power when the interference level is low. The first power is such that the signal is received with a first SNR. Furthermore, the signal is transmitted on the resource with a second power when the interference level is high. The second power is such that the signal is received with a second SNR less than the first SNR. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING MESSAGES OF A POSITIONING PROTOCOL IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate routing of messages of a positioning protocol, such as long term evolution (LTE) positioning protocol annex (LPPa). A positioning server can determine a network area identifier of one or more messages based at least in part on an identifier of a base station associated with the one or more messages. Based at least in part on the network area identifier, the positioning server can provide the one or more messages to an intermediate network node corresponding to the one or more base stations, such as a mobility management entity (MME). MME can similarly provide the one or more messages to an optional gateway between it and the one or more base stations based at least in part on receiving the network area identifier in the one or more messages. In addition, a base station can update positioning information with the positioning server. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015665 | SENSOR NODE POSITIONING FOR LOCATION DETERMINATION - Systems, methods, and devices are described for determining a physical location of a wireless device. A receiver may be configured to receive associations between anchor locations and sensor nodes, wherein each sensor node uses near field communications to identify an anchor location. The receiver may also receive signal strength measurements from the wireless device measuring the signal strength of wireless sensor nodes. Arrangements may also be configured to determine physical locations of the sensor nodes based on physical locations of anchor locations and utilize received signal strength measurements with the determined physical locations of the sensor nodes to determine the physical location of the wireless device. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015654 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING OF DEVICES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate allowing position determination of devices in wireless networks with home evolved Node Bs (HeNB). An HeNB can determine its location based at least in part on positioning measurements from one or more devices. The HeNB can additionally or alternatively register its location or other location parameters with a positioning server for subsequent provisioning as assistance information for determining a device position. Moreover, a device can request assistance information related to a different base station where the HeNB is not registered with the positioning server. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015617 | Squelch Detection Circuit and Method - A squelch detection circuit and method involves a first comparator coupled to a complimentary input signal pair and having a first polarity output. A second comparator coupled to the complimentary input signal pair has a second polarity output. An offset associated with complimentary input signal pair establishes a positive squelch threshold and a negative squelch threshold. A calibration unit coupled to the first comparator and the second comparator generates a digital output including threshold settings and calibration settings to the first comparator and to the second comparator. The digital output can be associated with establishing the offset and with calibrating the positive squelch threshold and the negative squelch threshold. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015608 | METHOD IN A WIRELESS REPEATER EMPLOYING AN ANTENNA ARRAY FOR INTERFERENCE REDUCTION - A wireless repeater with an antenna array determines the antenna weights to modify the spatial selectivity of the antenna array to reduce interference and improve the quality of signal reception. The antenna weights are determined using an error minimizing algorithm to minimize the error between a desired receive signal and a reference signal or an adaptive metric optimization algorithm to calculate adaptively antenna weights to minimize the signal-to-noise ratio of a desired receive signal. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015603 | METHOD IN A WIRELESS REPEATER EMPLOYING AN ANTENNA ARRAY INCLUDING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FEEDS FOR INTERFERENCE REDUCTION - An echo cancellation wireless repeater with first and second antenna arrays having vertical and horizontal feed antenna elements selects a combination of antenna elements for reception and transmission to reduce interference and improve the quality of signal reception. In one embodiment, the antenna elements are switchably connected to transceiver circuits and a combination of antenna elements is selected based on the best desired performance result. In another embodiment, the antenna elements are each connected to its own transceiver circuit and the echo cancellation repeater performs beamforming in baseband to select a combination of antenna elements. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014590 | MULTI-RESOLUTION, MULTI-WINDOW DISPARITY ESTIMATION IN 3D VIDEO PROCESSING - A disparity value between corresponding pixels in a stereo pair of images, where the stereo pair of images includes a first view and a second view of a common scene, can be determined based on identifying a lowest aggregated matching cost for a plurality of support regions surrounding the pixel under evaluation. In response to the number of support regions having a same disparity value being greater than a threshold number, a disparity value indicator for the pixel under evaluation can be set to the same disparity value. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014482 | DATA COMMUNICATION DEVICES, METHODS, & SYSTEMS - Data communication devices, methods, and systems are discussed in this application. In one embodiment, a receiving apparatus generally comprises a detector, an indicator, and a decision device. The detector can detect a number of data streams contained in a signal received on a single physical channel. Detection can be made by comparing a received signal with one or more predetermined sequences and identifying one or more of the plural predetermined sequences as being likely contained within the received signal. Each data stream can be associated with at least one predetermined sequences. The indicator can provide an indication of the data streams likely contained in the signal based on the identified sequences. A decision device can provide data defining a receiver configuration based on the indication, the receiver configuration being suitable for configuring a decoder to decode only the one or more data streams indicated as being likely contained in the signal. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and discussed. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014471 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MINIMIZING INTER-SYMBOL INTERFERENCE IN A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK BACKGROUND - The methods and apparatus described herein are used to operate a wireless device. One method of operating a wireless device includes filtering a first set of digital samples using a first filter at a first time to generate a first signal, transmitting the first signal, filtering a second set of digital samples using a second filter at a second time to generate a second signal, and transmitting the second signal. In one embodiment, an apparatus for operating a wireless device includes a processor configured to filter, at a first wireless device, a first set of digital samples using a first filter at a first time to generate a first signal, transmit, from the first wireless device, the first signal, and filter, at the first wireless device, a second set of digital samples using a second filter at a second time to generate a second signal. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014463 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING AND USING COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for determining, e.g., selecting, communications resources, e.g., tones, to use in a communications system are described. The methods are well suited for use in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems. Devices seeking to transmit information select tones in pairs for use in transmitting the information. Each tone pair includes a tone and the corresponding image tone. By restricting a communications device to select communications frequencies in pairs, the problem of interference and reduced dynamic range at a receiver due to IQ imbalance is reduced, as compared to the case where devices may use a tone independent of the corresponding image tone for transmission purposes, since the path loss from the transmitter to the receiver is likely to be the same for both tones and the transmission power level is controlled by an individual device using both of the tones. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014456 | VISION-BASED QUALITY METRIC FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL VIDEO - In general, techniques are described for determining a vision-based quality metric for three-dimensional (3D) video. A device ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014455 | Variable Localized Bit-Depth Increase for Fixed-Point Transforms in Video Coding - This disclosure describes techniques for mitigating rounding errors in a fixed-point transform associated with video coding by applying a variable localized bit-depth increase at the transform. More specifically, the techniques include selecting a constant value based on a size of a fixed-point transform in a video coding device and applying a variable localized bit-depth increase at the transform with a value equal to the constant value. Applying the variable localized bit-depth increase includes left-shifting a transform input signal by a number of bits equal to the constant value before the fixed-point transform, and right-shifting a transform output signal by a number of bits equal to the constant value after the fixed-point transform. The constant value is selected from a plurality of constant values stored on the video coding device. Each of the constant values is pre-calculated for one of a plurality of different transform sizes supported by the video coding. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014433 | ENTROPY CODING OF BINS ACROSS BIN GROUPS USING VARIABLE LENGTH CODEWORDS - This disclosure describes techniques for entropy coding bins representing video data symbols with reduced bottlenecks in the entropy coding process. The techniques of this disclosure enable an entropy coding device to perform entropy coding of bins grouped into bin subsets from across different bin groups, e.g., context groups or probability groups, using variable length codewords. In one example, the bins may be assigned to context groups with no context dependencies between the context groups. In another example, the bins may be assigned to probability groups associated with different intervals of probability states. The bins may be grouped into the bin subsets according to determined formations of the bin subsets. In this way, the entropy coding device may reduce an amount of bin and codeword buffering by efficiently forming the bin subsets and designing variable length codewords for each of the bin subsets. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014428 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INITIAL FCH PROCESSING - Methods and apparatus for initially decoding a frame control header (FCH) in an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) or orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) system in an effort to accurately determine the downlink frame prefix (DLFP) such that the remainder of an OFDM/A frame may be properly decoded are provided. Used, for example, when boosting factors applied in the transmitter to various elements of the OFDM/A frame and/or available pilots for the FCH are unknown, such methods may utilize a preamble channel estimate, the FCH pilots, or a combination thereof. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014392 | FLEXIBLE TIME-FREQUENCY MULTIPLEXING STRUCTURE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Techniques for efficiently sending data in a wireless communication system are described. Code division multiplexing (CDM) or orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) may be selected for each traffic segment, which may correspond to specific time frequency resources. An output waveform comprised of traffic and overhead segments may be generated. Each traffic segment may carry CDM data at a chip rate if CDM is selected or OFDM data if OFDM is selected. OFDM symbols may be generated at a sample rate that may be an integer ratio of the chip rate and may have a duration that may be determined based on the traffic segment duration. The output waveform may carry CDM data and/or OFDM data on subcarriers corresponding to at least one carrier in a spectral allocation and may further carry OFDM data on remaining usable subcarriers in the spectral allocation. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014352 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENFORCEMENT OF MULTIPLE PACKET DATA NETWORK (PDN) CONNECTIONS TO THE SAME ACCESS POINT NAME (APN) - An apparatus and method for enforcement of multiple packet data network (PDN) connections to a same access point name (APN) in a wireless communication system including receiving a message from a mobile device related to a first packet data network (PDN) connection to a first APN; and associating the first PDN connection related to the mobile device with a radio connection between the mobile device and an access point in response to the message. In one example, the apparatus and method further includes determining if the mobile device utilizes at least one additional radio connection with the access point to communicate over at least one additional PDN connection to the first APN. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014330 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION WITH CARRIER EXTENSION - Techniques for supporting communication with carrier extension are described. In one design, a base carrier and at least one segment available to a user equipment (UE) for communication may be determined. At least one operating parameter for the UE may be determined based on a composite bandwidth of the base carrier and the at least one segment. The UE may communicate based on the at least one operating parameter, which may include a resource block group (RBG) size and/or a bitmap used for resource allocation on the downlink, a gap used for resource allocation with frequency hopping on the downlink, a number of hopping bits used for resource allocation with frequency hopping on the uplink, a subband size and/or a number of bandwidth parts used for channel quality indicator (CQI) reporting, a sounding reference signal (SRS) bandwidth and/or a SRS configuration for SRS transmission on the uplink, and/or other operating parameters. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014318 | MULTIPLEXING DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for determining cyclic shift (CS) values and/or orthogonal cover codes (OCC) for a plurality of demodulation reference signals (DM-RS) transmitted over multiple layers in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications. A CS index can be received from a base station in downlink control information (DCI) or similar signaling. Based at least in part on the CS index, CS values for the plurality of DM-RSs can be determined. In addition, OCC can be explicitly signaled or similarly determined from the CS index and/or a configured CS value received from a higher layer. In addition, controlling assignment of CS indices and/or OCC can facilitate providing orthogonality for communications from paired devices in multiuser MIMO. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014311 | SIGNALING AND MANAGEMENT OF BROADCAST-MULTICAST WAVEFORM EMBEDDED IN A UNICAST WAVEFORM - Embodiments describe overlaying a broadcast multicast channel on top of a unicast network. Messages can be generated by protocols in a broadcast/multicast (BCMC) stack and tunneled through an IRTP of a serving access node. These messages can be transmitted on a BCMC channel and/or a unicast channel. Other messages can be generated by protocols in a unicast stack and tunneled to a B-IRTP of a BCMC Access node and transmitted on a BCMC channel to an access terminal. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014297 | Elastic Multiplexing for Shared Control Channels - A method and apparatus are disclosed for performing elastic multiplexing for shared control channels in a wireless device in a wireless communication system. The present work includes, but is not limited to, phase feedback for closed-loop transmit diversity (CL-TD) in mobile wireless communication systems. The method enhances system performance with control channel scheduling flexibility around resource conflicts such as blocking and preemption. The present work discloses an elastic multiplexing processor that is cable of carrying out the elastic multiplexing process. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014269 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENTION-BASED UPLINK ACCESS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus for contention-based access in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A base station may determine a contention-based resource allocation comprising a subset of available system resources. Information related to the contention-based resources may be sent to a user device. In addition, state information may be provided to the UE. The UE may generate and send a contention-based uplink transmission consistent with the allocated resources and state information. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014268 | MULTIPLEXING AND FEEDBACK SUPPORT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A control scheme using packet headers allows GSM EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN) systems to increase spectral efficiency through multiplexing techniques, such as superposition coding, multi-user packet transmission, joint detection, and/or joint decoding. A fast feedback scheme for GERAN allows Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) frames to be transmitted over GERAN air interfaces without excessive feedback latency. As a result, Hybrid Automatic Repeat-reQuest (H-ARM) acknowledgements may be timely provided for end-to-end VoIP calls that traverse GERAN air interfaces. Additionally, Incremental Redundancy H-ARQ and link quality feedback latencies are decreased. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014258 | EFFECTIVE TIMING MEASUREMENTS BY A MULTI-MODE DEVICE - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for effective measurement in a second Radio Access Technology (e.g., TD-SCDMA) while receiving service in a first Radio Access Technology (e.g., GSM). | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120014174 | Programmable Write Driver For STT-MRAM - A non-volatile memory structure comprises programmable write drivers for controlling drive strengths of write operations to storage elements. The memory structure comprises a storage element coupled to a bit line, a switching element coupled to the storage element, a source line and a word line, wherein the switching element is configured to change a logic state of the storage element. A first and a second write driver with programmable drive strengths are coupled to the bit line and source line respectively to enable control of drive strengths of write operations to the storage element. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013746 | SIGNALING DATA FOR MULTIPLEXING VIDEO COMPONENTS - A server may provide information describing characteristics of audio and video components to a client, separately from encoded samples of the audio and video components themselves. The client may use the information to select components, and then to request the selected components, e.g., in accordance with a streaming network protocol. In one example, an apparatus for sending encapsulated video data includes a processor configured to determine characteristics for components of a plurality of representations of video content, wherein the characteristics comprise at least one of a frame rate, a profile indicator, a level indicator, and dependencies between the components, and one or more interfaces configured to send the characteristics to a client device, receive a request from the client device for at least one of the components after sending the characteristics, and send the requested components to the client device in response to the request. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013475 | LOCATION DETERMINATION USING RADIO WAVE MEASUREMENTS AND PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS - A method and apparatus for determining a location of a wireless device using radio waves and pressure measurements is disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of Radio Signal Strength (RSS) measurements are used to trilaterate an approximate location of the wireless device. The wireless device also takes pressure measurements that are compared with a second pressure measurement made by at least one other pressure sensor at a known elevation and in a local area near the wireless device. This comparison is used to generate an accurate estimate of the elevation of the wireless device. The accurate estimate of elevation may be combined with the RSS measurements to yield an accurate estimate of the location of the wireless device. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013387 | WIDEBAND BALUN HAVING A SINGLE PRIMARY AND MULTIPLE SECONDARIES - An RF transmitter capable of transmitting over a wide range of frequencies includes a mixer, a wideband high-Q balun, a first driver amplifier and a second driver amplifier. The balun has a single primary winding and two secondary windings. A differential output of the mixer is coupled to the primary winding. A first of the two secondary windings is coupled to drive the first driver amplifier. A second of the two secondary windings is coupled to drive the second driver amplifier. One driver amplifier is used when transmitting at lower frequencies whereas the other driver amplifier is used when transmitting at higher frequencies. By appropriate sizing of the inductances of the secondary windings and by switching out one of the secondary windings at certain times, the balun is tunable to operate over the wide frequency range while having a high quality factor Q, thereby facilitating reduced power consumption while simultaneously meeting performance requirements. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012998 | Conductive Sidewall for Microbumps - Electromigration in microbump connections causes voids in the microbumps, which reduces the lifetime of an integrated circuit containing the microbump. Electromigration lifetime may be increased in microbumps by forming a copper shell around the solder. The copper shell of one microbump contacts the copper shell of a second microbump to enclose the solder of the microbump connection. The copper shell allows higher current densities through the microbump. Thus, smaller microbumps may be manufactured on a smaller pitch without suffering failure from electromigration. Additionally, the copper shell reduces shorting or bridging between microbump connections on a substrate. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012991 | Integrated shielding for a package-on-package system - An electronic package-on-package system with integrated shielding. The package-on-package system includes a first package having a first die and a second package having a second die and a substrate. The system also includes a conductive shield having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed between the first die and the second die and the second portion is disposed between the substrate and the first portion. The first portion is coupled to the second portion for shielding the first die from the second die. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120012952 | Magnetic Storage Element Utilizing Improved Pinned Layer Stack - A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) storage element may comprise a pinned layer stack and a first functional layer. The pinned layer stack is formed of a plurality of layers comprising a bottom pinned layer, a coupling layer, and a top pinned layer. The first functional layer is disposed in the bottom pinned layer or the top pinned layer. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120011383 | Techniques Employing Flits for Clock Gating - A method includes receiving data intended for a destination and sending a power flit to the destination via a route. The power flit wakes at least one component on the route. The method also includes sending the data as a data flit to the destination via the route after sending the power flit. The power flit can include a header indicating the destination and a source of the received data. The power flit can be formed by extracting destination data from the received data. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011342 | System and Method to Manage a Translation Lookaside Buffer - A system and method to manage a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method of managing a first TLB includes in response to starting execution of a memory instruction, setting a first field associated with an entry of the first TLB to indicate use of the entry. The method also includes setting a second field to indicate that the entry in the first TLB matches a corresponding entry in a second TLB. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011247 | HYBRID MODES FOR PEER DISCOVERY - Techniques for performing peer discovery in a wireless network are described. A device may perform peer discovery to detect and identify other devices of interest. In an aspect, the device may perform peer discovery based on a hybrid mode that includes autonomous peer discovery and network-assisted peer discovery. In another aspect, the device may perform peer discovery based on a push mode and a pull mode. For the push mode, the device may occasionally transmit and/or receive a peer detection signal. For the pull mode, the device may transmit and/or receive a peer discovery request when triggered. In yet another aspect, the device may perform event-triggered peer discovery (e.g., for the pull mode). In yet another aspect, the device may perform peer discovery using both a downlink spectrum and an uplink spectrum. In yet another aspect, the device may transmit a peer detection signal in a manner to improve detection and/or increase payload. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011142 | FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE OBJECT RECOGNITION - A database for object recognition is modified based on feedback information received from a mobile platform. The feedback information includes information with respect to an image of an object captured by the mobile platform. The feedback information, for example, may include the image, features extracted from the image, a confidence level for the features, posterior probabilities of the features belonging to an object in the database, GPS information, and heading orientation information. The feedback information may be used to improve the database pruning, add content to the database or update the database compression efficiency. The information feedback to the server by the mobile platform may be determined based on a search of a portion of the database performed by the mobile platform using features extracted from a captured query image. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011119 | OBJECT RECOGNITION SYSTEM WITH DATABASE PRUNING AND QUERYING - A database for object recognition is generated by performing at least one of intra-object pruning and inter-object pruning, as well as keypoint clustering and selection. Intra-object pruning removes similar and redundant keypoints within an object and different views of the same object, and may be used to generate and associate a significance value, such as a weight, with respect to remaining keypoint descriptors. Inter-object pruning retains the most informative set of descriptors across different objects, by characterizing the discriminability of the keypoint descriptors for all of the objects and removing keypoint descriptors with a discriminability that is less than a threshold. Additionally, a mobile platform may download a geographically relevant portion of the database and perform object recognition by extracting features from the query image and using determined confidence levels for each query feature during outlier removal. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011093 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIGITAL NEURAL PROCESSING WITH DISCRETE-LEVEL SYNAPES AND PROBABILISTIC STDP - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure support implementation of a digital neural processor with discrete-level synapses and probabilistic synapse weight training. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011092 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEMRISTOR-BASED NEURON CIRCUITS - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure support techniques for designing neuron circuits based on memristors. Bulky capacitors as electrical current integrators can be eliminated and nanometer scale memristors can be utilized instead. Using the nanometer feature-sized memristors, the neuron hardware area can be substantially reduced. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011091 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CMOS IMPLEMENTATION OF NEURON SYNAPSE - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure support techniques for power efficient implementation of neuron synapses with positive and/or negative synaptic weights. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011090 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THREE-MEMRISTOR SYNAPSE WITH STDP AND DOPAMINE SIGNALING - The present disclosure proposes implementation of a three-memristor synapse where an adjustment of synaptic strength is based on Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity (STDP) with dopamine signaling. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011089 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NEURAL PROCESSOR TRAINING BY ENCOURAGEMENT OF CORRECT OUTPUT - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure support implementation of a neural processor with synaptic weights, wherein training of the synapse weights is based on encouraging a specific output neuron to generate a spike. The implemented neural processor can be applied for classification of images and other patterns. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011088 | COMMUNICATION AND SYNAPSE TRAINING METHOD AND HARDWARE FOR BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED NETWORKS - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure support techniques for training of synapses in biologically inspired networks. Only one device based on a memristor can be used as a synaptic connection between a pair of neurons. The training of synaptic weights can be achieved with a low current consumption. A proposed synapse training circuit may be shared by a plurality of incoming/outgoing connections, while only one digitally implemented pulse-width modulation (PWM) generator can be utilized per neuron circuit for generating synapse-training pulses. Only up to three phases of a slow clock can be used for both the neuron-to-neuron communications and synapse training. Some special control signals can be also generated for setting up synapse training events. By means of these signals, the synapse training circuit can be in a high-impedance state outside the training events, thus the synaptic resistance (i.e., the synaptic weight) is not affected outside the training process. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011087 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REPLACEABLE SYNAPTIC WEIGHT STORAGE IN NEURO-PROCESSORS - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure support techniques for storing synaptic weights separately from a neuro-processor chip into a replaceable storage. The replaceable synaptic memory gives a unique functionality to the neuro-processor and improves its flexibility for supporting a large variety of applications. In addition, the replaceable synaptic storage can provide more choices for the type of memory used, and might decrease the area and implementation cost of the overall neuro-processor chip. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120009923 | FALLBACK OPERATION FOR CROSS-CARRIER SIGNALING IN MULTI-CARRIER OPERATION - Techniques for supporting fallback operation in a multi-carrier communication system are described. In one aspect, a UE may determine at least one first downlink control information (DCI) format to monitor on a first carrier. The UE may monitor for the first DCI format(s) on the first carrier to detect DCI sent to the UE. The UE may receive a reconfiguration message related to communication on a plurality of carriers by the UE with cross-carrier signaling, and may determine at least one second DCI format to monitor on the first carrier based on the reconfiguration message. The UE may monitor for the first DCI format(s) and the second DCI format(s) on the first carrier after receiving the reconfiguration message. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120009915 | GROUP COMMUNICATION SESSIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - In an embodiment, an access terminal (AT), requests a non-exclusive floor (NEF) for a group communication session (GCS) in response to a detection that a user of the AT intends to speak to an associated communication group (CG). In another embodiment, the AT later requests that its NEF for the GCS be revoked in response to a detection that the user of the AT no longer intends to speak to the CG. In another embodiment, another AT holds a NEF for the GCS, and a user of the AT decides to revoke the other AT's NEF such that the AT sends a floor-revocation request to an application server (AS) that is arbitrating the GCS. In another embodiment, the AS grants NEFs to multiple ATs, selectively mixes media received from the ATs for transmission to the CG, and selectively revokes NEFs from one or more of the multiple ATs. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008683 | SIGNALING SELECTED DIRECTIONAL TRANSFORM FOR VIDEO CODING - In one example, an apparatus for encoding video data includes a video encoder configured to select an intra-prediction mode to use to encode a block of video data, determine whether the block includes a sub-block of a size for which multiple transforms are possible based on the size of the sub-block and the selected intra-prediction mode, when the block includes the sub-block of the size for which multiple transforms are possible based on the size of the sub-block and the selected intra-prediction mode, select one of the multiple possible transforms, transform the sub-block using the selected one of the multiple possible transforms, and provide an indication of the selected one of the multiple possible transforms for the size of the block. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008682 | VIDEO CODING USING DIRECTIONAL TRANSFORMS - In one example, an apparatus for encoding video data includes a video encoder configured to calculate a residual block for a block of video data based on a predicted block formed using an intra-prediction mode, and transform the residual block using a transform mapped from the intra-prediction mode. In another example, an apparatus includes video encoder configured to receive an indication of a first intra-prediction mode in a first set of intra-prediction modes for a block of video data, determine a second intra-prediction mode from a second set of intra-prediction modes, smaller than the first set of intra-prediction modes, to which the first intra-prediction mode is mapped, determine a directional transform to which the second intra-prediction mode is mapped, and apply the directional transform to residual data of the block. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008675 | CODING SYNTAX ELEMENTS FOR ADAPTIVE SCANS OF TRANSFORM COEFFICIENTS FOR VIDEO CODING - In one example, an apparatus for encoding video data includes a video encoder configured to scan a two-dimensional block of transform coefficients to produce a one-dimensional vector of the transform coefficients, determine values indicative of whether the transform coefficients in the one-dimensional vector are significant; and entropy encode at least one of the values using a context model selected based on at least a percentage of significant coefficients in a predetermined number of the values encoded before the at least one of the values. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008642 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL DATA TRANSMISSION RATE CONTROL - The present invention provides systems and methods for adaptive digital data transmission rate control. A digital data transmission system for adaptively transferring packets over a transmission link includes a client device having a bandwidth control module and a host device coupled to the client device over the transmission link. The host device includes one or more bandwidth control registers and a packet builder. The bandwidth control module determines a packet speed and/or size for packets transmitted from the host device to the client device over the transmission link. The bandwidth control registers store the requested packet size and/or rate. The packet builder accesses these registers when transmitting packets to determine the requested packet size and/or rate. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008625 | SIGNALING AND MANAGEMENT OF BROADCAST-MULTICAST WAVEFORM EMBEDDED IN A UNICAST WAVEFORM - Embodiments describe overlaying a broadcast multicast channel on top of a unicast network. Messages can be generated by protocols in a broadcast/multicast (BCMC) stack and tunneled through an IRTP of a serving access node. These messages can be transmitted on a BCMC channel and/or a unicast channel. Other messages can be generated by protocols in a unicast stack and tunneled to a B-IRTP of a BCMC Access node and transmitted on a BCMC channel to an access terminal. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008618 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION USING MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TIMING SIGNAL SOURCES - A wireless terminal detects timing signals from different local timing signal sources. The wireless terminal selects from the plurality of detected timing signal sources two timing signal sources in accordance with a predetermined timing signal source priority ordering. In some embodiments, the wireless terminal intentionally selects two timing signal sources which are not synchronized with respect to one another. The wireless terminal determines a first set of peer communications time intervals corresponding to a first selected timing signal source and a second set of peer communications time intervals corresponding to a second selected timing signal source. The wireless terminal transmits a peer to peer signal, e.g., a peer discovery signal, during at least one of the first set of peer communications time intervals. The wireless terminal transmits a peer to peer signal, e.g., a peer discovery signal, during at least one of the second set of peer communications time intervals. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008571 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION AND RESOLUTION OF RESOURCE COLLISION IN A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK - A method of operating a wireless device includes selecting a connection identifier with a first node, receiving a scheduling control signal on a resource associated with the connection identifier, and determining a presence of a second node transmitting on the same resource associated with the connection identifier based on the received scheduling control signal. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008570 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING OR TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING IN WIRELESS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKS - A method of operating a wireless device includes determining a preferred subset of bands of a set of bands for communicating with a first node, communicating a scheduling request with the first node, and determining whether to schedule a data transmission on each band of the set of bands based on the preferred subset of bands and the scheduling request. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008555 | TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE PROCESSING IN THE PRESENCE OF INTERFERENCE IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method for communicating in a wireless network includes receiving a signal intended to be spread over a first subcarrier and a second subcarrier. The method also includes determining the first subcarrier is subject to interference, and in this case decoding the received signal on the second subcarrier without demodulating the signal on the first subcarrier. The signal is intended to be spread in the frequency domain over multiple subcarriers or intended to be coded based on SFBC (space frequency block codes). The first and second subcarriers may be consecutive. Rate matching around the first stream or puncturing of the first stream enables proper decoding of the SFBC stream. Changing the spreading factor enables proper decoding in the case of frequency domain spreading over multiple streams. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008551 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETACH HANDLING IN MULTIPLE ACCESS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate detaching one of a plurality of network connections to ensure state information is retained at one or more network nodes. For a device initiated detach, the device can transmit a handover message related to performing a handover of one network connection to another active network connection, as opposed to explicitly detaching the network connection. This can cause at least some state information, such as a gateway identifier, to be retained in one or more network nodes. For a network initiated detach, a gateway can provision state information to a state information server following receiving a routing tunnel termination message to ensure state information deleted as a part of the detach is re-provisioned to the state information server. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008541 | SIGNALING AND MANAGEMENT OF BROADCAST-MULTICAST WAVEFORM EMBEDDED IN A UNICAST WAVEFORM - Embodiments describe overlaying a broadcast multicast channel on top of a unicast network. Messages can be generated by protocols in a broadcast/multicast (BCMC) stack and tunneled through an IRTP of a serving access node. These messages can be transmitted on a BCMC channel and/or a unicast channel. Other messages can be generated by protocols in a unicast stack and tunneled to a B-IRTP of a BCMC Access node and transmitted on a BCMC channel to an access terminal. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008516 | TTL OPERATIONS FOR SMALL RB ASSIGNMENTS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communications, wherein more accurate timing offset calculations may be achieved for uplink transmissions with a relatively small number of assigned resources. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008511 | BLIND UPLINK INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKING - Blind interference cancellation is described for wireless networks in which a subject base station or cancellation apparatus obtains semi-static information for at least one of its neighboring cells. The base station measures the noise level of each of the neighboring cells based on samples it takes of uplink transmissions in each of the neighboring cells. The neighboring cells are then ranked for interference cancellation based on their relative noise levels. The base station performs discontinuous transmission (DTX) detection to identify at least one interfering user equipment (UE) in the neighboring cell and cancels interference attributable to those identified interfering UEs. The DTX detection and cancelation are then repeated for the remaining neighboring cells in the order they are ranked. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120005491 | CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING A POWER SUPPLY CONFIGURATION IN RESPONSE TO LOAD REQUIREMENTS FROM A DIGITAL CIRCUIT - Circuits, systems, and methods for dynamically controlling a power supply configuration in response to load requirements from a digital circuit are disclosed. To increase efficiency, the power supply is configurable to be switched into a lower capacity mode. To prevent the digital circuit from demanding capacity beyond the lower capacity mode of the power supply before the power supply can be switched into a higher capacity mode, at least one hardware interlock is employed. The hardware interlock(s) governs the power demand of the digital circuit from extending beyond the lower capacity mode of the power supply. If it is detected that the hardware interlock(s) limits power demand in the digital circuit beyond a power demand threshold, the power supply can be switched to the higher capacity mode. The hardware interlock(s) can then be disabled. In this manner, the power supply can dynamically provide increased capacity as demanded by the dynamic performance of the digital circuit. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120005248 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AND RECONSTRUCTING DATA - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method for quantizing signals and reconstructing signals, and/or encoding or decoding data for storage or transmission. Points of a signal may be determined as local extrema or points where an absolute rise of the signal is greater than a threshold. The tread and value of the points may be quantized, and certain of the quantizations may be discarded before the quantizations are transmitted. After being received, the signal may be reconstructed from the quantizations using an iterative process. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120004882 | SENSOR-BASED ORIENTATION SYSTEM - A method for measuring positional changes of an object, including rotation about any or all of three axes, using linear accelerometers. There is disclosed a method of using a linear accelerometer to integrate two 3D linear accelerometers in order to measure and supply for further use six-dimensional information, that is, translation in three dimensions and rotation about three axes. Two linear accelerometer sensors are used to determine all but rotation about an imaginary axis between the accelerometers. Output from a third accelerometer may be used to generate the data needed to determine rotation about the imaginary axis. The need for a gyroscope for detecting changes in heading (i.e., yaw or azimuth) may therefore be avoided. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120004011 | Parallel Use of Integrated Non-Volatile Memory and Main Volatile Memory within a Mobile Device - A mobile device having parallel use of non-volatile memory and main memory is presented. The mobile device includes a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory, a memory controller functionally coupled to the non-volatile memory and the volatile memory, and a processor coupled to the memory controller. The processor addresses both the non-volatile memory and the volatile memory utilizing a continuous memory map. Alternatively, a mobile device may include a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory, a memory controller coupled to the volatile memory, a processor coupled to the memory controller. The processor may address the volatile memory during normal operation. The mobile device may further include a shadow copy controller coupled to the non-volatile memory and the memory controller, where the shadow copy controller copies information stored in a designated portion of the volatile memory into the non-volatile memory. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120003986 | REVERSE LINK POWER CONTROL FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Assigning power spectrum density to access terminals within a wireless network environment is provided. Assignment information that includes assignment of reverse link transmission resources is determined and a power control instruction is created for the assigned reverse link transmission resource. An assignment message that includes both the assignment information and the power control instruction is formatted and communicated to the access terminals. The assignment message includes a Reverse Link Power Control field that indicates a transmit power spectral density assigned by the access point to the reverse-link transmission by the terminal. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120003923 | FLOATING AND FIXED TIME MERCHANDISING AND ACCESS CONTROL - A mobile broadcast system configured to provide time-based merchandising and access control includes: a distribution module configured to transmit system information to a user device, wherein the system information includes time-based subscription information for one or more service packages, to receive a subscription request indicating a selected service package, to determine if the user device is authorized to receive the selected service package; and to transmit a subscription response to the user device. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120002752 | PREDISTORTION OF COMPLEX MODULATED WAVEFORM - Exemplary embodiments of the invention include a transmitter system configured to predistort an input signal to generate a target output signal. An exemplary transmitter system includes a forward path including a predistortion device coupled with an amplifier, the forward path configured for predistorting an input signal to the predistortion device in response to a phase error compensation signal and an amplitude error compensation signal in order to generate a desired output signal for the output signal of the amplifier, and a feedback path including a processor configured for generating the phase error compensation signal and the amplitude error compensation signal based on a comparison of the input signal with phase and amplitude information of the output signal of the amplifier, wherein the phase and amplitude information of the amplifier are transmitted to the processor on a single path of the feedback path. Other methods and apparatuses are also presented herein. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120002623 | SCALABLE FREQUENCY BAND OPERATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - To support mobile stations that are not capable of demodulating the entire bandwidth or that can be made to demodulate less than the entire bandwidth, a system, apparatus and method are provided to schedule users on less than all of the bandwidth. Further, certain users can be scheduled on more of the bandwidth than others. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120002578 | LIMITED DUTY CYCLE FDD SYSTEM - Acknowledgment bundling has been defined for Long Term Evolution (LTE) Time Division Duplex (TDD) systems due to asymmetric DL/UL partitioning. In the case of Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) with a limited uplink (UL) duty cycle, there may be asymmetry associated with a downlink transmission and an associated uplink acknowledgment. For example, there may be a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) asymmetry. Interference between downlink and uplink transmissions may be a factor contributing to the limited UL duty cycle in an FDD system. For an FDD system having a limited mobile transmission duty cycle, both DL and UL performance may be significantly degraded without proper mitigation techniques. According to certain embodiments of the present disclosure, various HARQ and scheduling techniques may be utilized for minimizing loss due to the limited UL duty cycle. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120002574 | LOW DUTY CYCLE NETWORK CONTROLLER - Operating at least one low duty cycle (LDC) controller to maintain synchronization between the LDC controller and a plurality of LDC terminals operating over a communication network using only overhead channels of the network and conforming to the protocol and timing of said network, wherein synchronization between the LDC controller and the plurality of LDC terminals is maintained separately from the protocol and timing of the communication network, and enables the LDC controller to schedule power down and wake up of the plurality of LDC terminals for durations longer than allowable under the protocol and timing of the communication network. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120002500 | Multi-Voltage Level, Multi-Dynamic Circuit Structure Device - A multi-voltage level, multi-dynamic circuit structure device and method are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes discharging a first dynamic node at a first discharge circuit of a first dynamic circuit structure in response to receiving an asserted discharge signal. The first dynamic circuit structure includes the first dynamic node at a first voltage level and a first keeper circuit that is disabled when the asserted discharge signal is received. The asserted discharge signal has a second voltage level that is different from the first voltage level. A second keeper circuit of a second dynamic circuit structure is enabled responsive to discharging the first dynamic node to maintain a second dynamic node of the second dynamic circuit structure at the first voltage level. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120001875 | TOUCHLESS SENSING AND GESTURE RECOGNITION USING CONTINUOUS WAVE ULTRASOUND SIGNALS - The embodiments provide systems and methods for touchless sensing and gesture recognition using continuous wave sound signals. Continuous wave sound, such as ultrasound, emitted by a transmitter may reflect from an object, and be received by one or more sound receivers. Sound signals may be temporally encoded. Received sound signals may be processed to determine a channel impulse response or calculate time of flight. Determined channel impulse responses may be processed to extract recognizable features or angles. Extracted features may be compared to a database of features to identify a user input gesture associated with the matched feature. Angles of channel impulse response curves may be associated with an input gesture. Time of flight values from each receiver may be used to determine coordinates of the reflecting object. Embodiments may be implemented as part of a graphical user interface. Embodiments may be used to determine a location of an emitter. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120001722 | ORIENTATION-SENSITIVE SIGNAL OUTPUT - Orientation-sensitive signal output, in which a neutral position of a device is automatically determined in relation to at least a first axis, an angular displacement of the device is measured about at least the first axis, and shaking of the device is detected. A selection of the first control is received, and an output signal is output based at least upon the selection and the angular displacement or based upon detecting the shaking of the device. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120001666 | PARALLEL PATH FREQUENCY DIVIDER CIRCUIT - A parallel path frequency divider (PPFD) includes a low power frequency divider and a high speed latch. A first portion of an oscillating input signal present on an input node of the PPFD is communicated to the divider and a second portion is communicated to the latch. The divider generates a frequency divided enable signal that is communicated to the latch. The latch generates a divided down output signal based on the oscillating input signal and the enable signal. The output signal is insensitive to phase noise present on the enable signal as long as the phase noise on the enable signal is less than one-half of the period of oscillation of the oscillating input signal. Because the noise generated by the low power frequency divider is not propagated to the output signal generated by the PPFD, the PPFD generates low noise, frequency divided signals with relatively low power consumption. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120001297 | Techniques for Placement of Active and Passive Devices within a Chip - A semiconductor die includes a semiconductive substrate layer with first and second sides, a metal layer adjacent the second side of the semiconductive substrate layer, one or more active devices in an active layer on the first side of the semiconductive substrate layer; and a passive device in the metal layer in electrical communication with the active layer. The passive device can electrically couple to the active layer with through silicon vias (TSVs). | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110321050 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SHARED SCHEDULING REQUEST RESOURCES - In accordance with one or more embodiments and corresponding disclosure thereof, various aspects are described in connection with providing shared scheduling request (SR) resources to devices for transmitting SRs. Identifiers related to the shared SR resources can be signaled to the devices along with indications of the shared SR resources in given time durations. Thus, devices can transmit an SR over shared SR resources related to one or more received identifiers for obtaining an uplink grant. This can decrease delay associated with receiving uplink grants since the device need not wait for dedicated SR resources before transmitting the SR. In addition, overhead can be decreased on control channels, as compared to signaling dedicated SR resources and/or uplink grants. Moreover, identifiers related to SR resources can correspond to a grouping of devices, such that a device can transmit over shared SR resources related to a group including the device. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110320894 | Surrogate Circuit For Testing An Interface - A semiconductor die includes interface logic for performing a function on an external device, and a surrogate circuit in communication with the interface logic. The interface logic facilitates testing of the interface logic by attempting to perform the function on the surrogate circuit. The interface logic may be a memory interface, and the surrogate circuit may be a memory circuit that is a smaller and simpler replica of an external memory die. The surrogate circuit allows the interface logic to be tested before the semiconductor die is physically coupled to the external device, for exampled in a three dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC). | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110320790 | Link Stack Repair of Erroneous Speculative Update - Whenever a link address is written to the link stack, the prior value of the link stack entry is saved, and is restored to the link stack after a link stack push operation is speculatively executed following a mispredicted branch. This condition is detected by maintaining an incrementing tag register which is incremented by each link stack write instruction entering the pipeline, and a snapshot of the incrementing tag register, associated with each branch instruction. When a branch is evaluated and determined to have been mispredicted, the snapshot associated with it is compared to the incrementing tag register. A discrepancy indicates a link stack write instruction was speculatively issued into the pipeline after the mispredicted branch instruction, and pushed a link address onto the link stack, thus corrupting the link stack. The prior link address is restored to the link stack from the link stack restore buffer. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110320787 | Indirect Branch Hint - A processor implements an apparatus and a method for predicting an indirect branch address. A target address generated by an instruction is automatically identified. A predicted next program address is prepared based on the target address before an indirect branch instruction utilizing the target address is speculatively executed. The apparatus suitably employs a register for holding an instruction memory address that is specified by a program as a predicted indirect address of an indirect branch instruction. The apparatus also employs a next program address selector that selects the predicted indirect address from the register as the next program address for use in speculatively executing the indirect branch instruction. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110320751 | Dynamic Interleaving Of Multi-Channel Memory - In a particular embodiment, a dynamic interleaving system changes the number of interleaving channels of a multi-channel memory based on a detected level of bandwidth requests from a plurality of master ports to a plurality of slave ports. At a low level of bandwidth requests, the number of interleaving channels is reduced. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110320698 | Multi-Channel Multi-Port Memory - A multi-channel multi-port memory is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the multi-channel memory includes a plurality of channels responsive to a plurality of memory controllers. The multi-channel memory may also include a first multi-port multi-bank structure accessible to a first set of the plurality of channels and a second multi-port multi-bank structure accessible to a second set of the plurality of channels. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110319122 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE TRANSMIT POWER CAPPING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for determining a transmission power cap for one or more devices based at least in part on pathloss measurements to one or more access points received from the one or more devices. A common transmission power cap can also be computed for assigning to devices communicating with an access point, and the transmission power cap for a given device can be adjusted when the transmission power is at or a threshold level from the common power cap to conserve signaling in the wireless network. Adjustment of the transmission power cap can additionally or alternatively be based on a received power at an access point related to signals from the device, an interference report from one or more access points, and/or the like. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110319120 | Interaction Between Maximum Power Reduction and Power Scaling in Wireless Networks - Methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for adjusting a power level in connection with transmitting parallel uplink channels. In one aspect, a user equipment determines a power-limited condition in which a total transmit power of a group of power-controlled channels exceeds a maximum level in a transmission subframe. The user equipment may determine, in an iterative fashion, power backoff values by which to establish a configured maximum power level. The parallel uplink channels in the group may be prioritized and different backoff values may be used with channels having different priorities. The user equipment may thereafter adjust a transmit power of the power-controlled channels based on the configured maximum power level. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110319114 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING AND/OR IMPLEMENTING CONTROL CHANNELS IN WHITE SPACE - Methods and apparatus related to control channels in a wireless communications system are described. Different white space bands may be available at different locations. A wireless terminal monitors control information from multiple potentially available communications channels. Control time slots corresponding to some different channels are intentionally time offset from one another. Some embodiments implement predetermined control slot timing synchronized with respect to an external timing source. In other embodiments, a wireless terminal selects a control time slot on a new channel as a function of control slot timing on channels already in use. A wireless terminal selects one of a plurality of communications channels for use in communicating information and determines a position of a control time slot to be used on the selected communications channels. The wireless terminal uses the control time slot on the selected communications channel to transmit and receive control information. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110319095 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING POSITION DETERMINATION WITH A SHORT CIRCUIT CALL FLOW - For a call flow to perform position determination, a network sends to a user equipment (UE) an indication (e.g., a request for permission) to perform a position fix for the UE. The UE responds by sending to the network an acknowledgment (e.g., a grant of permission) to perform the position fix. The UE selectively sends a position estimate for itself to the network, typically along with the acknowledgment. The network may initiate location processing if (1) a location estimate is not received from the UE or (2) a location estimate is received from the UE but the network decides not to use this location estimate. In this case, the network and the UE perform location processing to obtain a position fix for the UE. However, if a location estimate is received from the UE and the network decides to use the location estimate, then the location processing is bypassed or short circuited. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110319090 | Resource Utilization Measurements for Heterogeneous Networks - Interference issues between wireless network devices are mitigated. An evolved node B (eNodeB) may experience higher cell load or higher interference when serving user equipment (UEs) that are operating in an cell range extension (CRE) area in which the UEs are strongly affected by aggressor eNodeBs. An eNodeB experiencing higher cell load or serving user equipments (UEs) under higher interference generally requests an interfering/aggressor eNodeB to repartition some of its resources. Repartitioning of resources, however, may have a negative impact on the eNodeB serving CRE area UEs. In one aspect, a new measurement of utilization accounts for CRE status and differentiates between protected and unprotected resources, such as subframes. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110319088 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING INTERFERENCE IN FEMTOCELL DEPLOYMENTS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for determining one or more parameters of an access point that can be set or adjusted to mitigate interference to other access points. A rise-over-thermal (RoT) threshold can be set at an access point based on one or more parameters, such as pathloss measurements, location of the access point, etc., such that interference from devices communicating with the access point can be mitigated. In addition, a noise floor, RoT threshold, etc., can be adjusted based on determining a transmit power difference, out-of-cell interference, and/or similar measurements. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110319084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING INTERFERENCE IN FEMTOCELL DEPLOYMENTS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for mitigating interference among access points, and/or devices communicating therewith, in unplanned network deployments. Based on determining that one or more served devices potentially interfere with one or more access points, an inter-frequency handover (IFHO) threshold or data rate can be adjusted for the device to cause IFHO or reduce occurrence of interference, and/or a coverage area can be modified so the device can communicate with one or more other access points to mitigate potential interference. Based on determining interference from one or more devices served by other access points, an access point can switch operating modes to a hybrid or open access point to allow the one or more devices to handover to the access point, and/or can boost downlink transmit power to cause the one or more devices to perform IFHO from the other access points to mitigate potential interference. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110319032 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CONTROL IDLE-MODE RADIO MEASUREMENTS - An apparatus and method for controlling idle mode radio measurements comprising: determining if a radio measurement is less than a radio threshold; determining a time duration in which the radio measurement is less than the radio threshold; determining if the time duration is greater than a time measurement threshold; and obtaining at least one other radio measurement from at least one base station which is not a serving cell. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317775 | MODIFIED PREAMBLE STRUCTURE FOR IEEE 802.11A EXTENSIONS TO ALLOW FOR COEXISTENCE AND INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN 802.11A DEVICES AND HIGHER DATA RATE, MIMO OR OTHERWISE EXTENDED DEVICES - A modified preamble is used by extended devices that operate at higher rates, MIMO or other extensions relative to strict 802.11a-compliant devices. The extended devices might use multiple antenna techniques (MIMO), where multiple data streams are multiplexed spatially and/or multi-channel techniques, where an extended transmitter transmits using more than one 802.11a channel at a time. Such extensions to IEEE 802.11a can exist in extended devices. The modified preamble is usable for signaling, to legacy devices as well as extended devices, to indicate capabilities and to cause legacy devices or extended devices to defer to other devices such that the common communication channel is not subject to unnecessary interference. The modified preamble is also usable for obtaining MIMO channel estimates and/or multi-channel estimates. The modified preamble preferably includes properties that facilitate detection of conventional and/or extended modes (“mode detection”) and provides some level of coexistence with legacy IEEE 802.11a devices. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317771 | SIGNALING RANDOM ACCESS POINTS FOR STREAMING VIDEO DATA - This disclosure describes techniques relevant to HTTP streaming of media data. According to these techniques, a server device may signal an open decoding refresh (ODR) random access point (RAP) for a movie segmentation of a movie representation. At least one frame of the media segmentation following the ODR RAP frame in decoding order may not be correctly decoded, and wherein each frame of the media segmentation following the ODR RAP frame in display order can be correctly decoded without relying on content of frames prior to the ODR RAP in display order. According to the techniques of this disclosure, a client device may communicate a request to a server device for the streaming of media data based on signaling of the ODR RAP. Also according to the techniques of this disclosure, a client device may commence decoding and/or playback of the movie representation based on signaling of the ODR RAP. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317764 | INCLUSION OF SWITCHED INTERPOLATION FILTER COEFFICIENTS IN A COMPRESSED BIT-STREAM - In one example, an encoder may apply a plurality of pre-defined interpolation filters to units of video data, such as frames of reference video, in order to generate a plurality of different interpolated prediction data. The encoder may also at times determine that a new interpolation filter or set of interpolation filters might improve coding quality by either improving video compression or improving reconstructed image quality. The encoder may also signal to a video decoder whether one of the pre-defined interpolation filters was used or a new set of interpolation filters was used. The encoder may also signal to a video decoder whether to continue using the new set of interpolation filters, or whether to revert back to using the pre-defined set of interpolation filters. A video decoder can decode video data based on data received from the video encoder. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317760 | SIGNALING VIDEO SAMPLES FOR TRICK MODE VIDEO REPRESENTATIONS - This disclosure describes techniques relevant to HTTP streaming of media data. According to these techniques, a server device may signal a byte range for at least one intra-decodable (I-frame) of a video fragment. According to the techniques of this disclosure, a client device may communicate a request to a server device to retrieve the at least one I-frame based on the signaled byte range, and use the retrieved I-frame to provide a high speed version of a video presentation that includes the at least one I-frame. A high speed version of a video presentation may be a trick mode of the video presentation, such as a fast forward or fast rewind version of the video presentation. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317757 | INTRA PREDICTION MODE SIGNALING FOR FINER SPATIAL PREDICTION DIRECTIONS - A video encoder selects a prediction mode for a current video block from a plurality of prediction modes that includes both main modes and finer directional intra spatial prediction modes, also referred to as non-main modes. The video encoder may be configured to encode the selection of the prediction mode of the current video block based on prediction modes of one or more previously encoded video blocks of the series of video blocks. The selection of a non-main mode can be coded as a combination of a main mode and a refinement to that main mode. A video decoder may also be configured to perform the reciprocal decoding function of the encoding performed by the video encoder. Thus, the video decoder uses similar techniques to decode the prediction mode for use in generating a prediction block for the video block. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317671 | MULTIPLE-ACCESS HYBRID OFDM-CDMA SYSTEM - In one aspect of a multiple-access OFDM-CDMA system, data spreading is performed in the frequency domain by spreading each data stream with a respective spreading code selected from a set of available spreading codes. To support multiple access, system resources may be allocated and de-allocated to users (e.g., spreading codes may be assigned to users as needed, and transmit power may be allocated to users). Variable rate data for each user may be supported via a combination of spreading adjustment and transmit power scaling. Interference control techniques are also provided to improve system performance via power control of the downlink and/or uplink transmissions to achieve the desired level of performance while minimizing interference. A pilot may be transmitted by each transmitter unit to assist the receiver units perform acquisition, timing synchronization, carrier recovery, handoff, channel estimation, coherent data demodulation, and so on. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317670 | TD-LTE HETNET PARTITION - Downlink (DL) subframes and DL hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) messages may be protected by time division multiplexing (TDM) partitioning. However, TDM partitioning may not be required for uplink (UL) subframes in general. For example, information carried over a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), may be protected by frequency division multiplexing (FDM) partitioning. In fact, one UL subframe may correspond to eNBs of multiple power classes. Since TDM partitioning may be required for DL transmissions, one DL sub frame may not correspond to the eNBs of multiple power classes. For some embodiments, groups of subframes may be allocated to the different power classes. Therefore, subframes allocated to an eNB of a power class may observe reduced or no interference from eNBs of other power classes. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317667 | SOFT HANDOFF ACROSS DIFFERENT NETWORKS ASSISTED BY AN END-TO-END APPLICATION PROTOCOL - A method of handoff across different networks is disclosed. A first communication link through a first network is used for communicating between a first user agent and a second user agent. The user agents negotiate to use a second communication link for the same call. The second communication link is established through a second network between the first user agent and the second user agent while maintaining the first communication link. Related data is sent through the first communication link and the second communication link. The first communication link is dropped and communication is continued using the second communication link. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317661 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING NETWORK ACCESS PARAMETERS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, a method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for wireless communication. The method, apparatus, and computer program product may be configured to provide a message from a first network to a device, wherein the message comprises one or more parameters for access to a second network, direct the device to switch from the first network to the second network based on the one or more parameters provided by the first network, and direct the device to perform random access on the second network based at least in part on the one or more parameters provided by the first network. The one or more parameters may comprise a priority parameter for performing random access on the second network. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317659 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CIRCUIT SWITCHED FALLBACK RELIABILITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, a method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for wireless communication. The method, apparatus, and computer program product may be configured to determine that a device is switching from a first cell and a first location to a second cell and a second location to implement a mobile terminated circuit switched fallback process, generate a routing area update message including a flag indicating a pending data packet for communication, and transmit the generated routing area update message. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317656 | CLUSTER-SPECIFIC REFERENCE SIGNALS FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION POINTS - Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for transmitting—from all cells belonging to a cluster (e.g., for Joint Processing/Transmission (JP/T) Coordinated Multipoint (CoMP), also referred to as network MIMO (Multiple Input/Multiple Output))—reference signals (RSs) for channel state information (CSI) feedback to user equipment (UE) at the same time and frequency resources. In this manner, data is precluded from interfering with the CSI feedback scheme. Consequently, data need not be determined to reliably estimate the channel(s). | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317646 | DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNALS FOR RETRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Provided is a method for wireless communication which includes transmitting codewords according to an initial transmission rank, receiving downlink transmissions indicating at least one of the codewords to be retransmitted, constructing a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) to be sent with the at least one codeword to be retransmitted, and retransmitting the at least one codeword with the DM-RS according to a retransmission rank. The downlink transmissions may include one or more physical hybrid automatic retransmission request indicator channels and the DM-RS may be constructed based at least in part on information in the downlink transmissions. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317643 | CONTROL INFORMATION SIGNALING FOR MIMO TRANSMISSIONS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for conveying downlink control information (DCI). According to certain aspects, the DCI comprises at least a first field that indicates both a rank indication (RI) and a number of enabled transport blocks (TBs) and at least a second field that indicates either a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for an enabled TB if the first field indicates more than one TB is enabled or information other than the MCS if the first field indicates a single TB is enabled. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317642 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR TRANSMISSION SEQUENCE NUMBER MANAGEMENT IN AN INTRA-NODE B UNSYNCHRONIZED SERVING CELL CHANGE - Various aspects of the disclosure provide an intra-Node B unsynchronized serving cell change enabling the typical loss of packets resulting from such a procedure to be reduced or eliminated. In one example, when a UE ceases listening to a downlink channel from a first cell provided by a Node B and starts to configure its receiver to listen to a downlink channel from a second cell provided by the Node B, a continued incrementing of a sequence number may be stalled in the transmission of packets to the UE. That is, the TSN space may be stalled, such that HARQ retransmissions recur beyond the preconfigured maximum number of retransmissions, until the UE indicates that the serving cell change is complete. In another example, the transmission of packets to the UE from the first cell may be halted until the UE indicates that the serving cell change is complete. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317635 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING CELL SYSTEM INFORMATION DURING AUTONOMOUS GAPS - Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate receiving signals from one or more base stations while communicating with a serving base station. Devices can receive the signals in autonomous gaps, during which the device can tune away to receive the signals. A device can report a low channel quality indicator (CQI) value to the serving base station prior to the autonomous gap to decrease a likelihood that the base station will schedule transmissions to the device, or at least decrease a data rate for transmissions. In another example, the device can report a CQI reserved for indicating starting an autonomous gap. In either case, the described methods and apparatuses can minimize data loss during the autonomous gap. Once the device returns from receiving the signals, the device can report an improved or actual CQI value to the base station to resume communications. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110317624 | METHODS OF CONTROL/DATA PARTITION SCHEME IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS FOR LTE-A - When there are different power classes of base stations (BSs), there may be a need to coordinate transmission from the different BSs to reduce interference to a user equipment (UE) on both control channels and data channels. There are different ways of coordination. For some embodiments, time division multiplex (TDM) resource partitioning may be performed across BSs on a subframe level. TDM resource partitioning may avoid control channel interference since resource mapping on time and frequency for control channels may span the whole frequency domain. However, the data rate for the UE may be limited due to the TDM partitioning of subframes. In other words, a limitation may derive from control channel interference coordination. For some embodiments, a UE may transmit and/or receive in subframes other than the ones partitioned for the UE. | 12-29-2011 |
