39th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110235677 | DIGITAL THERMOMETER STRUCTURE - A digital thermometer includes a sensing case, a display case, and an electronic control unit. The sensing case includes a sensing rod at its front end and a core portion at its rear end where a window is formed on the core portion. The display case is movably sheathed onto the core portion, and a display cover is installed onto the display case at a position corresponding to the window. The electronic control unit includes a control circuit board and a display screen electrically coupled to the control circuit board. The control circuit board is installed at a backside of the core portion, and the display screen is installed corresponding to the window. With the sensing case and the display case, the case structure of the electronic clinical thermometer can be simplified to reduce costs and improve the easiness to be waterproof. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235678 | LEADLESS MEDIA PROTECTED FAST RESPONSE RTD SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The RTD device of the present invention is comprised of a semiconductor substrate and a substantially thin conductive metal layer disposed upon the semiconductor substrate, wherein the conductive metal has a substantially linear temperature-resistance relationship. The conductive layer is etched into a convoluted RTD pattern, which consequently increases the overall resistance and minimizes the overall mass of the RTD assembly. A contact glass cover and a conductive metal-glass frit are placed over the RTD assembly to hermetically seal the RTD. The resultant structure can be “upside-down” mounted onto a header or a flat shim so that the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate is exposed to the external environment, thus shielding the RTD from external forces. The resultant structure is a low mass, highly conductive, leadless, and hermetically sealed RTD that accurately measures the temperature of liquids and gases and maintains fast response time in high temperatures and harsh environments. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235679 | FASTENING APPARATUS WITH ENGINE AND CARTRIDGE THERMISTORS - The fastening apparatus for fastening elements includes a combustion chamber, a housing for a gas cartridge, means for injecting gas from a cartridge into the combustion chamber and a management module. An engine thermistor is provided to be subjected to the temperature of the chamber, as well as a second cartridge thermistor intended to be subjected to the temperature of the gas cartridge disposed in the cartridge housing. Both thermistors are mounted for transmitting their temperature information to the management module. The management module is operable for managing temperature information and determining the opening time of the injection means. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235680 | SENSOR OF TEMPERATURE - The invention relates to a motor-vehicle temperature sensor comprising a stop ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110235681 | Device for Positioning and Contacting Test Contacts - The present invention relates to a device for positioning and contacting test contacts ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110235682 | Method and apparatus for determining reference signals in mobile communication system - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for determining reference signals. A User Equipment (UE) obtains group hopping information and/or sequence hopping information of a UE-specific reference signal from cell-specific system information broadcasted by an eNB. The UE receives UE-specific control information transmitted by the eNB to the UE. The UE generates a UE-specific reference signal of a first slot according to the group hopping information and/or sequence hopping information of the broadcasted cell-specific reference signal. If the UE-specific control information indicates that group hopping and/or sequence hopping of UE-specific reference signals is disabled, the UE generates a UE-specific reference signal of a second slot in a same frame with the first slot according to the UE-specific reference signal of the first slot. The UE is able to determine the reference signals when multiple UEs share physical resource blocks. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235683 | ANTENNA SYSTEMS WITH COMMON OVERHEAD FOR CDMA BASE STATIONS - Systems and methods for use in CDMA antenna systems are provided in which signals each having a common overhead component are transmitted on a set of adjacent beams of a sector with a micro-timing offset between signals transmitted on adjacent pairs of beams which is large enough that destructive cancellation substantially does not occur between the pair of beams. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235684 | Multicarrier Communication System Employing Explicit Frequency Hopping - Variable bandwidth assignment and frequency hopping are employed to make efficient use of radio resources. Variable bandwidth assignment is achieved by dynamically allocating different numbers of subcarriers to different mobile terminals depending on their instantaneous channel conditions. The frequency hopping patterns are determined “on-the-fly” based on the current bandwidth assignments. The bandwidth assignments and frequency hopping patterns are signaled to the mobile terminals in a scheduling grant. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235685 | MC-CDMA MULTIPLEXING IN AN ORTHOGONAL UPLINK - Techniques are provided to support multi-carrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA) in an orthogonal uplink of a wireless communication system. A method of wireless multi-carrier communications comprises dividing sub-carriers on an uplink into non-overlapping groups, allocating a time-frequency block including a hopping duration and a non-overlapped group, respectively, assigning a different set of orthogonal codes to each user, spreading data (or pilot) symbols of each user over the allocated time-frequency block, wherein the data (or pilot) symbols of each user are spread using the different set of orthogonal codes assigned to each user, mapping each data (or pilot) symbol to a modulation symbol in the time-frequency block, generating an orthogonal waveform based on the mapped symbols, and transmitting the orthogonal waveform. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235686 | POSITION ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING POSITION ESTIMATION PROGRAM - The present invention provides a position estimation apparatus, mounted at mobile object, including: an acquisition section that acquires transmission source information transmitted from each plural information transmission sources including, information relating to a position of information transmission source, information relating to a distance between information transmission source and mobile object, and information relating to a relative velocity of mobile object with respect to information transmission sources; a trajectory calculation section that calculates, over predetermined duration, a trajectory of mobile object by integrating velocity vectors of mobile object obtained based on transmission source information; and an estimation section that estimates, as a position of mobile object, a position for which trajectory is translated such that a difference between, distances between a plurality of points at different times on trajectory and respective information transmission sources, and acquired distances between respective information transmission sources and mobile object, is minimum. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235687 | SIGNAL ACQUISITION METHOD, SIGNAL ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A signal acquisition method includes: frequency-converting the frequency of a reception signal which is a satellite signal received from a positioning satellite into a specific frequency corresponding to a bit length of navigation message data carried by the satellite signal; performing a first correlation operation according to a signal of the frequency-converted specific frequency; integrating results of the first correlation operation over a predetermined time longer than the bit length; and acquiring the satellite signal using the integrated results. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235688 | RECEIVING DEVICE - A receiving device includes: a receiver that receives frequency multiplex signal; a first Fourier transformation unit that transforms the received frequency multiplex signal to frequency domain signal; a first time-domain waveform generator that generates a first time-domain waveform by performing inverse Fourier transformation of a plurality of pilot signals which are inserted into the frequency multiplex signal; a second time-domain waveform generator that generates a second time-domain waveform having an aliasing period on the basis of the received frequency multiplex signal; a second Fourier transformation unit that synthesizes the first time-domain waveform to the second time-domain waveform and transforms the synthesized time-domain waveform to frequency-domain information; and a propagation-path compensation unit that compensates a propagation-path of the frequency multiplex signal which is output from the first Fourier transformation unit in accordance with information transformed by the second Fourier transformation unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235689 | POWER AMPLIFIER AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - In general, according to one embodiment, a power amplifier includes an envelope detector, a limiter, and a combiner. The envelope detector is configured to sense an envelope component of an input signal. The limiter includes a PMOS (Positive channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor) transistor and an NMOS (Negative channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor) transistor. The PMOS transistor is configured to sense a phase component of the input signal. The phase component has a second-order distortion controlled within a predetermined range with respect to the input signal. The NMOS transistor is configured to sense a phase component of the input signal. The phase component has the same second-order distortion as the phase component sensed by the PMOS transistor. The combiner is configured to combine the envelope component sensed by the envelope detector and the phase component sensed by the limiter to generate an output signal. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235690 | RADIO UNIT RECONFIGURATION - A super-regenerative transceiver that has an antenna interface for an antenna is self-tuned with a self-tuning unit configured. The self-tuning unit makes the transceiver to repeatedly perform a self-tuning cycle until the amplitude meets a predetermined detection condition or a predetermined criterion is met. The self-tuning cycle involves the following: transmitting to the antenna a probe signal with one or more pulses; receiving from the antenna a ringing detection signal; determining if the ringing detection signal reflects tails of the probe signal with amplitude meeting a predetermined detection condition; and adjusting of the tuning of the super-regenerative transceiver if the amplitude does not meet the predetermined detection condition. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235691 | MULTICARRIER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH LOW POWER SLEEP MODE AND RAPID-ON CAPABILITY - A multicarrier transceiver is provided with a sleep mode in which it idles with reduced power consumption when it is not needed to transmit or receive data. The full transmission and reception capabilities of the transceiver are quickly restored when needed, without requiring the full (and time-consuming) initialization commonly needed to restore such transceivers to operation after inactivity. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235692 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROBUST DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LOOP COMMUNICATION - A DSL communication system and a method for configuring a DSL communication system. The method includes training at least one anchor DSL modem transmitter to transmit information over at least one anchor line at an anchor bit rate that is determined based on an allowable tolerable noise level and a minimum allowable signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) margin; training one or more other DSL modem transmitter to transmit information over one or more other line at a bit rate that is determined by a current noise level and a target SNR margin, wherein the target SNR margin is higher than the minimum allowable SNR margin; and transmitting information by at least one trained DSL modem transmitter to at least one DSL modem receiver. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235693 | Multi-Channel Active Noise Control System with Channel Equalization - A multiple error filtered-x least mean square (MEFxLMS) algorithm using a channel equalization virtual secondary path for an active noise control/cancellation (ANC) system for treating noise in a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) system. The channel equalization technique equalizes amplitude levels of the estimated response of all primary channels to overcome limitations caused by the frequency dependent property of standard filtered-x least mean square (FxLMS) algorithm, reduce the variation of convergence speed existed in the multiple channels, and improve the overall performance of the control system. The convergence property of the algorithm is analyzed in the frequency domain. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235694 | Apparatus and Method for Generating a Waveform Test Signal Having Crest Factor Emulation of Random Jitter - A signal generating device has a display and a central processing unit for setting parameters for a serial data pattern and parameters for deterministic and random jitter impairments, and a displacement crest factor emulation impairment to be applied to the serial data pattern. A waveform record file is generated using the serial data pattern parameters, the impairment parameters for the deterministic jitter and random jitter, and the displacement crest factor emulation impairment. The displacement crest factor emulation impairment is selectively positioned in the impaired serial data pattern. A waveform generation circuit receives the waveform record file and generates an impaired serial data pattern analog output signal based on the serial data pattern, deterministic and random jitter impairments, and the displacement crest factor emulation impairment with the displacement crest factor emulation impairment being selectively positioned in the impaired serial data pattern analog output signal. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235695 | HIGH-SPEED CONTINUOUS-TIME FEEDBACK EQUALIZER FOR SERIAL LINK RECEIVER - An apparatus is disclosed, the apparatus comprising: a broad-band continuous-time adjustable weight summing cell for summing an input signal and a feedback signal into an intermediate signal in accordance with a weight factor for the feedback signal; a broad-band continuous-time delay cell for receiving the intermediate signal and outputting the feedback signal; a broad-band variable gain amplifier for amplifying the feedback signal into an output signal in accordance with a gain factor; and an adaptation circuit for adjusting the weight and the gain factor in accordance with the output signal and a timing defined by a clock signal so as to minimize an interference form a previous data to a present data embedded in the output signal. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235696 | Non-Linear Analog Decision Feedback Equalizer - An equalizer that compensates for non-linear effects resulting from a transmitter, a receiver, and/or a communication channel in a communication system. A non-linear decision feedback equalizer compensates for the non-linear effects impressed onto a received symbol by selecting between equalization coefficients based upon a previous received symbol. The received symbol may be represented in form of logic signals based on the binary number system. When the previous received symbol is a binary zero, the non-linear decision feedback equalizer selects an equalization coefficient corresponding to binary zero to compensate for the non-linear effects impressed onto the received symbol. When the previous received symbol is a binary one, the non-linear decision feedback equalizer selects an equalization coefficient corresponding to binary one to compensate for the non-linear effects impressed onto the received symbol. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235697 | Bandwidth Sensitive Data Compression and Decompression - Data compression and decompression methods for compressing and decompressing data based on an actual or expected throughput (bandwidth) of a system. In one embodiment, a controller tracks and monitors the throughput (data storage and retrieval) of a data compression system and generates control signals to enable/disable different compression algorithms when, e.g., a bottleneck occurs so as to increase the throughput and eliminate the bottleneck. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235698 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INVARIANT PULSE LATENCY CODING - Image processing systems and methods extract information from an input signal representative of an element of an image and to encode the information in a pulsed output signal. A plurality of channels communicates the pulsed output signal, each of the plurality of channels being characterized by a latency. The information may be encoded as a pattern of relative pulse latencies observable in pulses communicated through the plurality of channels and the pattern of relative pulse latencies is substantially insensitive to image contrast and/or image luminance. A filter can be employed to provide a generator signal based on the input signal and pulse latencies can be determined using a logarithmic function of the generator signal. The filter may be temporally and/or spatially balanced and characterized by an integral along spatial and/or temporal dimensions of the filter that is substantially zero for all values of a temporal and/or a spatial variable. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235699 | PARALLEL ENTROPY CODING - Parallel coding of digital pictures is described. A digital picture is divided into two or more vertical sections. Two or more corresponding Stage | 2011-09-29 |
20110235700 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERALIZED FGS TRUNCATION OF SVC VIDEO WITH USER PREFERENCE - An apparatus for truncating fine granular scalability (FGS) data of a scalable video coding (SVC) video, the apparatus including: a rate-distortion (R-D) data extractor analyzing a bitstream to extract R-D data of at least one spatial layer; a user preference collector collecting user preference information associated with each spatial layer; a decision engine unit deciding an optimal bitrate of each spatial layer based on the R-D data and the collected user preference information; and a scaling engine unit truncating FGS data that does not correspond to the optimal bitrate of each spatial layer is provided. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235701 | SCALABLE VIDEO BROADCASTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OVER MULTIBAND SATELLITE CHANNEL - Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving multiband broadcasting using scalable video coding, which can solve a limitation of a transmission band in a multichannel satellite broadcasting service and increase availability of a satellite broadcasting service by scalably encoding video data and transmitting the data using a different transmission band for each layer. The apparatus for transmitting multiband broadcasting using scalable video coding includes: a scalable video encoder for scalably encoding video data to generate a scalable video stream having multiple layers; a multiplexer for multiplexing the scalable video elementary stream having multiple layers, a compressed audio elementary stream, and program specification information to generate a transport stream (TS); and a multiband transmitter for separating packets of the TS into multiple TSs according to pre-given priority information and transmitting the packet streams using a different transmission band. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235702 | VIDEO PROCESSING AND TELEPRESENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A codec comprising a video input ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110235703 | Stream Synchronization for Live Video Encoding - Methods of encoding a live video signal in a video encoding system including a plurality of video capture and encoding subsystems include providing the live video signal and an associated time code signal to the plurality of video capture and encoding subsystems, starting video capture and encoding in a first one of the subsystems at a first frame of the live video signal, starting video capture and encoding in a second one of the subsystems at a second frame of the live video signal that is later than the first frame, generating encode frame timestamps for the second frame in both the first and second video capture and encoding subsystems that are synchronized across the first and second subsystems, and associating the encode frame timestamp with the second frame in both the first and second subsystems. Related systems are also disclosed. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235704 | MOTION PICTURE ENCODING/DECODING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HYBRID BLOCK MOTION COMPENSATION/OVERLAPPED BLOCK MOTION COMPENSATION FOR SAME - A hybrid block motion compensation/adaptive overlapped block motion compensation apparatus for an encoding apparatus includes: a selector for selecting between a block motion compensation BMC and an overlapped block motion compensation OBMC with respect to a current block in units of pixels according to a set criterion; an adaptive motion compensator; a scan mode setter for scanning the current block in a plurality of set scan modes and establishing a scan mode causing a smallest number of transitions between the BMC and OBMC; and an information recorder for recording transition information at locations of the pixels corresponding to the transitions between the BMC and OBMC. A decoding apparatus is disclosed including: an interpreter for scan mode information of a current block and information about transitions between the BMC and OBMC for each of pixels of the current block; and an adaptive motion compensator for operating in units of the pixels. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235705 | BTSC ENCODER - The disclosed BTSC encoder includes a left high pass filter means for receiving a digital left channel audio signal and for digitally high pass filtering the digital left channel audio signal and thereby generating a digital left filtered signal; a right high pass filter means for receiving a digital right channel audio signal and for digitally high pass filtering the digital right channel audio signal and thereby generating a digital right filtered signal; a matrix means for receiving the digital left and digital right filtered signals, and including means for summing the digital left and digital right filtered signals and thereby generating a digital sum signal, and including means for subtracting one of the digital left and digital right filtered signals from the other of the digital left and digital right filtered signals and thereby generating a digital difference signal; a difference channel processing means for digitally processing the digital difference signal; and a sum channel processing means for digitally processing the digital sum signal. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235706 | REGION OF INTEREST (ROI) VIDEO ENCODING - A method of encoding an image frame in a video encoding system. The image frame has a region of interest (ROI) and a non region of interest (non-ROI). In the method, quantization scale for the image frame based on rate control information is determined. ROI statistics based on residual energy of the ROI and non-ROI is then calculated. Quantization scale for the image frame based on ROI priorities and ROI statistics is calculated. Further, quantization scales for ROI and non-ROI based on ROI priorities are determined. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235707 | ENCODING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR ENCODING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - A control method for an encoding apparatus which performs bit rate control includes an acquiring step of acquiring a first quantization parameter as a quantization parameter to be used for quantizing a rate control unit, a first calculating step of calculating an evaluation value from a preset rate and a rate of an actually encoded rate control unit, a first setting step of, if the evaluation value is within a predetermined range, setting the first quantization parameter acquired by the acquiring step as a quantization parameter to be used for quantizing a rate control unit, and a second setting step of, if the evaluation value is not within the predetermined range, setting a second quantization parameter on the basis of the calculated evaluation value as a quantization parameter to be used for quantizing a rate control unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235708 | Method and System for Detecting Global Brightness Change for Weighted Prediction in Video Encoding - A method of encoding a coding unit of a digital video sequence is provided that includes computing a brightness measure for each region in a plurality of regions in the coding unit, wherein the brightness measure indicates a relative brightness between the region in the coding unit and a corresponding region in a reference coding unit, determining a number of regions in the plurality of regions with significant brightness change by comparing each brightness measure to a region brightness change threshold, detecting whether there is global brightness change in the coding unit by comparing the number of regions to a global brightness threshold, and when global brightness change is detected, computing weighted prediction factors to be used for weighted prediction in encoding the coding unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235709 | FRAME DROPPING ALGORITHM FOR FAST ADAPTATION OF BUFFERED COMPRESSED VIDEO TO NETWORK CONDITION CHANGES - A video coding and transmission system may employ techniques for adapting buffered video to network condition changes. Video data may be coded as reference data and non-reference data. According to the embodiments, non-reference frame may be detected in buffered video while awaiting transmission to a network. When network degradation is detected, one or more of the buffered non-reference frames may be dropped when network degradation is detected. Information about the dropped frames may be passed to an encoder for updating buffer parameters for future encoding. In this manner, a video coding system may provide faster responses to changing network conditions than systems without such buffer management techniques. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235710 | Image encoding and decoding apparatus and method - An image encoding and decoding apparatus and method, the image encoding and decoding apparatus includes: an encoding unit adjusting at least one weight value adaptively to the number of bits expressing each pixel of a current image, predicting a pixel value of a block of interest by performing an operation on a pixel value of at least one block having a pixel value similar to the pixel value of the block of interest among blocks included in a previous image and the at least one adjusted weight value, and encoding the pixel value of the block of interest using the predicted pixel value of the block of interest; and a decoding unit adjusting the at least one weight value adaptively to the number of bits, restoring the predicted pixel value of the block of interest by performing an operation on the pixel value of the at least one block having the pixel value similar to the pixel value of the block of interest among blocks included in the restored previous image and the at least one adjusted weight value, and decoding the pixel value of the block of interest using the restored pixel value, wherein the previous image refers to an image displayed prior to a current image, and the block of interest is a target block of interest among blocks belonging to the current image. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235711 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method in which, in a case where an AIF is employed in motion compensation, the number of calculations for motion vectors is restricted, whereby the load of encoding processing can be reduced. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235712 | LOW COMPLEXITY VIDEO DECODER - A low complexity video decoder includes: a fast variable length decoding (VLD) and inverse quantization module arranged to perform fast VLD and inverse quantization on an input bit stream to generate inverse quantization results; an inverse transform unit arranged to perform inverse transform on the inverse quantization results to generate inverse transform results; a motion compensation module arranged to perform motion compensation according to the input bit stream and generate associated prediction outputs, wherein the motion compensation module includes a temporal/spatial prediction unit arranged to perform temporal/spatial prediction to generate at least a portion of the prediction outputs; an arithmetic unit arranged to sum up the inverse transform results and the prediction outputs to generate compensated outputs; a reconstructed frame output unit arranged to generate reconstructed frames according to the compensated outputs; and a frame storage arranged to store some reconstructed frames. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235713 | METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY PERFORMING VIDEO DECODING, AND ASSOCIATED ADAPTIVE COMPLEXITY VIDEO DECODER AND ADAPTIVE AUDIO/VIDEO PLAYBACK SYSTEM - A method for adaptively performing video decoding includes: performing decoding complexity management based upon bit stream information of an input bit stream, in order to determine whether to reduce decoding complexity of at least one component of a plurality of components within an adaptive complexity video decoder; and selectively reducing decoding complexity of a portion of components within the adaptive complexity video decoder. An associated adaptive complexity video decoder and an associated adaptive audio/video playback system are also provided. In particular, the adaptive complexity video decoder includes a plurality of components and a decoding complexity manager. When needed, the decoding complexity manager delays audio playback of audio information. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235714 | Method and device for encoding/decoding video signals using base layer - The present invention relates to encoding and decoding a video signal by motion compensated temporal filtering. In one embodiment, a first sequence of frames are decoded by inverse motion compensated temporal filtering by selectively adding to a first image block in the first sequence image information, the image information being based on at least one of ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110235715 | VIDEO CODING SYSTEM AND CIRCUIT EMPHASIZING VISUAL PERCEPTION - A video coding system and circuit emphasizing visual perception are presented, which mainly include a video coding module and a video analysis module. A video frame is respectively input into the video coding module and the video analysis module. The video coding module performs a coding process on the input video frame, the video analysis module analyzes the input video frame to generate a quantization parameter adjustment value, and then the video coding module adjusts each coding parameter with the quantization parameter adjustment value. In this manner, a more efficient compression can be performed on the video frame, and the compressed video frame still maintains good image quality. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235716 | DECODING APPARATUS, DECODING METHOD, PROGRAM AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A decoding apparatus ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110235717 | NONLINEAR, PREDICTION FILTER FOR HYBRID VIDEO COMPRESSION - A method and apparatus for non-linear prediction filtering are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises performing motion compensation to generate a motion compensated prediction using a block from a previously coded frame, performing non-linear filtering on the motion compensated prediction in the transform domain with a non-linear filter as part of a fractional interpolation process to generate a motion compensated non-linear prediction, subtracting the motion compensated non-linear prediction from a block in a current frame to produce a residual frame, and coding the residual frame. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235718 | NONLINEAR, PREDICTION FILTER FOR HYBRID VIDEO COMPRESSION - A method and apparatus for non-linear prediction filtering are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises performing motion compensation to generate a motion compensated prediction using a block from a previously coded frame, performing non-linear filtering on the motion compensated prediction in the transform domain with a non-linear filter as part of a fractional interpolation process to generate a motion compensated non-linear prediction, subtracting the motion compensated non-linear prediction from a block in a current frame to produce a residual frame, and coding the residual frame. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235719 | METHOD FOR TREATING DIGITAL DATA - The disclosure relates to a method for treating digital data, including a quantification step of calculating, in a space of dimension d, at least one vector index I | 2011-09-29 |
20110235720 | Video Data Compression - A method of producing a compressed video data stream ( | 2011-09-29 |
20110235721 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING FEC FRAME HEADERS WITH VARIABLE HEADER MODULATION - A frame header of Forward Error Correction (FEC) is provided, suitable for using in the DVB-C2 Standard. In the DVB-C2 Standard, Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) or Variable Coding and Modulation (VCM) is applied to each FEC block to provide as much flexibility as possible. As a result, a frame header is attached in front of each FEC frame to inform the coding rate, modulation type and physical layer pipe identifier. Besides the signaling of physical layer related information, the FEC frame header has to provide a structure so that it can be easily and reliably detected in the receiver. Motivated by the need in DVB-C2 Standard, an efficient and reliable FEC header suitable for DVB-C2 Standard is provided in at least one implementation in this disclosure that combines use of two different modulation types for the header information. In addition, the detection Method of the FEC header is described. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235722 | Computer system architecture - A computer system architecture including a first buffer, a second buffer, a sub-system and a CPU is provided. The sub-system carries out a first task to obtain first returned information, stores the first returned information in the first buffer and sets up a first occupancy flag to the first buffer. Next, the sub-system carries out a second task to obtain second returned information, stores the second returned information in the second buffer, and sets up a second occupancy flag to the second buffer. The CPU reads the first returned information and eliminates the first occupancy flag. After the second returned information is stored in the second buffer and the first occupancy flag is eliminated, the sub-system continuously carries out a third task to obtain third returned information, stores the third returned information in the first buffer, and sets up the first occupancy flag to the first buffer. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235723 | Utilization of (207, 187) Reed-Solomon coding in mobile/hand-held digital television receivers - Receivers for recovering ancillary data from parallel concatenated convolutional coding. (PCCC) imbedded in digital television (DTV) signals can utilize the non-systematic (207, 187) Reed-Solomon (RS) codewords included in the DTV signals to facilitate DTV receivers already in the field to continue being able to receive main-service transmissions. Such a receiver attempts to decode each non-systematic (207, 187) RS codeword in a time slot selected for reception. If such RS decoding is successful, indication of such success is used to verify the correctness of bits of the ancillary data or correct them when turbo decoding the PCCC encoding ancillary data in the time slot selected for reception. The updating of ancillary data bits during cycles of turbo decoding updates the non-systematic (207, 187) RS codewords in the time slot selected for reception, increasing the likelihood of RS decoding of those RS codewords being successful during subsequent cycles of turbo decoding. If all the non-systematic (207, 187) RS codewords in the time slot selected for reception are successfully decoded before reaching a prescribed maximum number of cycles of turbo decoding, turbo decoding can be discontinued early to conserve operating power. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235724 | METHOD OF PROCESSING TRAFFIC INFORMATION AND DIGITAL BROADCAST SYSTEM - A digital broadcast transmitting/receiving system and a method for processing data are disclosed. The method for processing data may enhance the receiving performance of the receiving system by performing additional coding and multiplexing processes on the traffic information data and transmitting the processed data. Thus, robustness is provided to the traffic information data, thereby enabling the data to respond strongly against the channel environment which is always under constant and vast change. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235725 | DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A digital broadcast receiving system and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving a broadcast signal having mobile service data and main service data multiplexed therein, extracting transmission parameter channel (TPC) signaling information and fast information channel (FIC) signaling information from a data group within the received mobile service data, wherein the FIC signaling information includes a current/next (C/N) indicator, and wherein the TPC signaling information includes FIC version information, and detecting ensemble configuration information of a current MH frame. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235726 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING CHANNEL INFORMATION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for updating channel information in a mobile communication terminal supporting Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) are provided. The method includes sending a broadcasting information request to an Over The Air (OTA) server over a mobile communication network, receiving broadcasting information from the OTA server over the mobile communication network, and updating stored broadcasting information based on the received broadcasting information. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235727 | COMMUNICATION CHANNEL CALIBRATION WITH NONVOLATILE PARAMETER STORE FOR RECOVERY - A communication channel is operated by storing a calibrated parameter value in nonvolatile memory during manufacturing, testing, or during a first operation of the device. Upon starting operation of the communication channel in the field, the calibrated parameter value is obtained from the nonvolatile memory, and used in applying an operating parameter of the communication channel. After applying the operating parameter, communication is initiated on a communication channel. The operating parameter can be adjusted to account for drift immediately after starting up, or periodically. The process of starting operation in the field includes power up events after a power management operation. In embodiments where one component includes memory, steps can be taken prior to a power management operation using the communication channel, such as transferring calibration patterns to be used in calibration procedures. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235728 | INCREASED CAPACITY COMMUNICATIONS FOR OFDM-BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS/METHODS/DEVICES - Numerous embodiments are provided that may be used to provide enhanced capacity and/or Quality-of-Service for OFDM-based systems such as LTE and/or WiMAX. Various service/device modes and/or applications are also provided. According to embodiments of the invention, a transformation may be performed on a data vector by a transmitter, prior to the transmitter transmitting the data vector, to distribute elements of the data vector over an available frequency space, thus providing robustness to channel anomalies such as fading and/or interference. The transformation may be based upon a Fourier transform or a truncated Butler matrix. At a receiver, an inverse of the transformation may be applied to recover data. The receiver and/or transmitter may be configured with an antenna array that may comprise a two-dimensional lattice of antenna elements, and may further be configured to estimate a number of resolvable signal paths and to form a spatial filter/rake that is matched to the number of resolvable signal paths. Embodiments relating to architectures, systems, methods, devices, software, firmware and/or computer program products are provided. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235729 | Receiver with High Performance Channel Estimation - The invention relates to a method and apparatus for use in the channel estimating in a manner which reduces Bit Error Rate (BER) and/or Mean Square Error (MSE) and allows the channel estimation to be performed in an efficient manner but with reduced complexity. The method utilises two phases, the first of which includes locating an optimum regularisation parameters range from an initially larger range; and a second phase of obtaining optimum channel estimates from a Tikhonov regularized least squares solution using the optimum regularisation parameters range located from the first phase. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235730 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DOWNLINK REFERENCE SIGNALS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE ANTENNAS - A method for transmitting and receiving downlink Reference Signals (RSs) in a wireless communication system using multiple antennas is disclosed. The downlink RS transmission method includes transmitting a first Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in which RSs for a plurality of antenna port of first group are allocated in a predetermined order along a frequency axis, RSs for a plurality of antenna port of second group are allocated in a predetermined order along the frequency axis, and the RSs for the plurality of antenna port of first group are multiplexed in Code Division Multiplexing (CDM) with the RSs for the plurality of antenna port of second group by pairing each of the plurality of antenna port of first group with one of the plurality of antenna port of second group, and transmitting a second OFDM symbol in which the RSs for the plurality of antenna port of first group and the RSs for the plurality of antenna port of second group are positioned in an RS pattern being a frequency-domain shift of an RS pattern of the first OFDM symbol. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235731 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT MODE CONTROL - A method and system for Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) mode control are provided. The method includes: receiving signaling sent by a network side, where the signaling includes uplink MIMO control information; and controlling an uplink MIMO mode according to the uplink MIMO control information. After an uplink MIMO is introduced to a communication system, the uplink MIMO mode can be controlled to switch freely among start, stop, and continuation through a mechanism corresponding to an operation of a downlink MIMO mode. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235732 | OFDM TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION FOR NON-OFDM SIGNALS - Methods and apparatuses for Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) communication of non-OFDM radio signals are disclosed. The non-OFDM radio signals are force-modulated into OFDM signals. In one example, a non-OFDM signal is received and is processed into an OFDM signal to produce a created OFDM signal. An actual OFDM signal is also received and is processed together with the created OFDM signal. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235733 | SIGNALING METHOD IN AN OFDM MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEM - A method for reducing the peak-to-average ratio in an OFDM communication signal is provided. The method includes defining a constellation having a plurality of symbols, defining a symbol duration for the OFDM communication signal, and defining a plurality of time instants in the symbol duration. A plurality of tones are allocated to a particular communication device, and a discrete signal is constructed in the time domain by mapping symbols from the constellation to the time instants. A continuous signal is generated by applying an interpolation function to the discrete signal such that the continuous signal only includes sinusoids having frequencies which are equal to the allocated tones. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235734 | ACTIVE ANTENNA ARRAY HAVING A SINGLE DPD LINEARISER AND A METHOD FOR PREDISTORTION OF RADIO SIGNALS - An active antenna array comprises: a digital signal processor connected to a plurality of digital-to-analogue conversion blocks; a plurality of antenna elements; a plurality of transmission paths, whereby an individual one of the plurality of transmission paths is connected between an individual one of the digital-to-analogue conversion blocks and an individual one of the plurality of antenna elements, whereby an individual one of the plurality of transmission paths comprises a correction signal combiner and a feedback coupler; a plurality of paths connected between individual ones of the feedback couplers and a single feedback combiner; a single feedback path connected between the single feedback combiner and a correction signal calculation unit; and a single correction signal path connected between the correction signal calculation unit and at least two of the correction signal combiners. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235735 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING TRANSMISSION DIVERSITY - A method and apparatus are provided for transmission in a communication system. The system includes a transmitter having at least one first and second antenna and a receiver, which includes at least one receiving antenna. The method includes determining a transmit diversity scheme for at least one group of symbols from among a plurality of modulated symbols. This step includes at least one step of obtaining a phase shift of at least one symbol of the at least one group of symbols. The phase shift is based on: at least one phase shift parameter N; and responses (h | 2011-09-29 |
20110235736 | Method and Apparatus for Cancellation of Partially Known Interference Using Transmit Diversity Based Interference Cancellation - In wireless communication networks, potentially significant interference arises at a given targeted receiver because of unrelated transmissions from a neighboring, interfering transmitter. According to apparatuses and methods described and claimed herein, a first transmitter provides for cancellation of partially known interference at a targeted receiver by employing a transmit diversity based interference cancellation method, wherein it transmits diversity combinations of desired and interfering symbols. Correspondingly, the targeted receiver employs diversity combining of the received signals to cancel interference attributable to the interfering symbols. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235737 | ISOLATED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A transmission unit includes a transmission pulse signal generating circuit which generates a transmission pulse signal having pulses corresponding to a plurality of clock signals generated in a clock signal generating circuit, existing between a first pulse and a second pulse which are generated in an edge pulse generating circuit. A receiving unit is configured to decode a received pulse signal based on the transmission pulse signal received from the transmission unit via an isolated communication unit, as a signal that transitions from a first level to a second level when an initial pulse of the received pulse signal is detected and that transitions from the second level to the first level when a subsequent pulse is not detected within a predetermined first time period from when a most recent pulse of the received pulse signal is detected. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235738 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING TEST PATTERNS OF BASELINE WANDER - A system and method for generating test patterns of baseline wander, such as worst-case test patterns commonly referred to as killer packets. The number of steps required to cycle an output of a multi-level encoder in order to arrive at an anticipated level is determined. A test packet generator then generates the test patterns according to the determined steps and the state of a scrambler. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235739 | FREQUENCY CONVERTER AND TRANSMITTER - A frequency converter includes a first pair of transistors including first and second transistors, a second pair of transistors including third and fourth transistors, and a variable impedance circuit. The first transistor includes source terminal being connected to positive-phase input terminal, drain terminal being connected to positive-phase output terminal, and gate terminal being supplied with positive-phase local signal. The second transistor includes source terminal being connected to positive-phase input terminal, drain terminal being connected to negative-phase output terminal, and gate terminal being supplied with negative-phase local signal. The third transistor includes source terminal being connected to negative-phase input terminal, drain terminal being connected to positive-phase output terminal, and gate terminal being supplied with negative-phase local signal. The fourth transistor includes source terminal being connected to negative-phase input terminal, drain terminal being connected to negative-phase output terminal, and gate terminal being supplied with positive-phase local signal. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235740 | SIGNAL GENERATION DEVICE AND SIGNAL GENERATION METHOD - Disclosed is a signal generation device that employs a transmission method using inverse Fourier transform. The signal generation device includes: a modulation unit which modulates transmission data to obtain modulation data; a serial-parallel conversion unit which converts the modulation data input in series to parallel data of a predetermined size smaller than the size of inverse Fourier transform; a duplication unit which selects and duplicates all or a portion of the parallel data to obtain duplication data; a first time-axis shift unit which shifts the duplication data along the time axis to obtain time-axis shift data; and an inverse Fourier transform unit which carries out inverse Fourier transform on the parallel data obtained by the serial-parallel conversion unit and the time-axis shift data obtained by the first time-axis shift unit. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235741 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A radio communication apparatus includes a baseband signal generator to generate digital data; a clock generator to generate 2 | 2011-09-29 |
20110235742 | HIGH POWER PULSE GENERATOR - A systems, pulse generators, apparatus and methods for generating a high power signal are presented. A pulse generator includes a generator and a modulator unit. The generator generates a bipolar signal. The modulator unit modulates the bipolar signal with oscillating signals to generate a modulated bipolar signal with oscillating portions. The frequency spectrum of the modulated bipolar signal contains very little to no direct current (DC) component. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235743 | METHOD AND BASE STATION FOR RECEIVING REFERENCE SIGNAL, AND METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR RECEIVING REFERENCE SIGNAL - A base station does not transmit any reference signal (RS) for channel measurement in a subframe in which transmission of an RS collides with transmission of a synchronization signal or a broadcast signal or in a resource block including the synchronization signal or the broadcast signal in the subframe. A user equipment assumes that any RS for channel measurement is not transmitted in a subframe or in a resource block when transmission of an RS collides with transmission of a synchronization signal or a broadcast signal in the subframe or in the resource block. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235744 | PILOTS FOR MIMO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Pilots suitable for use in MIMO systems and capable of supporting various functions are described. The various types of pilot include—a beacon pilot, a MIMO pilot, a steered reference or steered pilot, and a carrier pilot. The beacon pilot is transmitted from all transmit antennas and may be used for timing and frequency acquisition. The MIMO pilot is transmitted from all transmit antennas but is covered with different orthogonal codes assigned to the transmit antennas. The MIMO pilot may be used for channel estimation. The steered reference is transmitted on specific eigenmodes of a MIMO channel and is user terminal specific. The steered reference may be used for channel estimation. The carrier pilot may be transmitted on designated subbands/antennas and may be used for phase tracking of a carrier signal. Various pilot transmission schemes may be devised based on different combinations of these various types of pilot. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235745 | SIGNALING METHOD IN AN OFDM MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEM - A method for reducing the peak-to-average ratio in an OFDM communication signal is provided. The method includes defining a constellation having a plurality of symbols, defining a symbol duration for the OFDM communication signal, and defining a plurality of time instants in the symbol duration. A plurality of tones are allocated to a particular communication device, and a discrete signal is constructed in the time domain by mapping symbols from the constellation to the time instants. A continuous signal is generated by applying an interpolation function to the discrete signal such that the continuous signal only includes sinusoids having frequencies which are equal to the allocated tones. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235746 | SIGNALING METHOD IN AN OFDM MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEM - A method for reducing the peak-to-average ratio in an OFDM communication signal is provided. The method includes defining a constellation having a plurality of symbols, defining a symbol duration for the OFDM communication signal, and defining a plurality of time instants in the symbol duration. A plurality of tones are allocated to a particular communication device, and a discrete signal is constructed in the time domain by mapping symbols from the constellation to the time instants. A continuous signal is generated by applying an interpolation function to the discrete signal such that the continuous signal only includes sinusoids having frequencies which are equal to the allocated tones. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235747 | SIGNALING METHOD IN AN OFDM MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEM - A method for reducing the peak-to-average ratio in an OFDM communication signal is provided. The method includes defining a constellation having a plurality of symbols, defining a symbol duration for the OFDM communication signal, and defining a plurality of time instants in the symbol duration. A plurality of tones are allocated to a particular communication device, and a discrete signal is constructed in the time domain by mapping symbols from the constellation to the time instants. A continuous signal is generated by applying an interpolation function to the discrete signal such that the continuous signal only includes sinusoids having frequencies which are equal to the allocated tones. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235748 | ACTIVE ANTENNA ARRAY HAVING ANALOGUE TRANSMITTER LINEARISATION AND A METHOD FOR PREDISTORTION OF RADIO SIGNALS - An active antenna array comprises: a digital signal processor connected to a plurality of digital-to-analogue conversion blocks; a plurality of antenna elements; a plurality of transmission paths, whereby an individual one of the plurality of transmission paths is connected between an individual one of the plurality of digital-to-analogue conversion blocks and an individual one of the plurality of antenna elements, whereby an individual one of the plurality of transmission paths comprises a predistorter and a coupler; and a plurality of feedback paths connected between an individual one of the couplers and an individual one of the predistorters, wherein an individual one of the plurality of feedback paths comprises a predistorter coefficient calculation unit. A method for predistorting radio signals is also disclosed. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235749 | ACTIVE ANTENNA ARRAY HAVING ANALOGUE TRANSMITTER LINEARISATION AND A METHOD FOR PREDISTORTION OF RADIO SIGNALS - An active antenna array for a mobile communications network comprising: a digital signal processor connected to a plurality of digital-to-analogue conversion blocks; a plurality of antenna elements; a plurality of transmission paths, whereby an individual one of the plurality of transmission paths is connected between an individual one of the digital-to-analogue conversion blocks and an individual one of the plurality of antenna elements, whereby an individual one of the plurality of transmission paths comprises a predistorter and a coupler; a plurality of paths connected between an individual one of the couplers and a single combiner; a single feedback path connected between the single combiner and a predistorter coefficient calculation unit; and a coefficient update path connected between the predistorter coefficient calculation unit and at least an individual one of the predistorters. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235750 | BEAMFORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING A RATE SPLITTING SCHEME IN A MULTI-CELL MULTI-ANTENNA INTERFERENCE CHANNEL - A beamforming method and apparatus for using a rate splitting scheme in a multi-cell multi-antenna system, are provided. The multi-cell multi-antenna system determines transmission and reception beamforming vectors, thereby being divided into a plurality of pairs of single input and single output (SISO) interference channels. A rate splitting scheme may be applied to each of the plurality of pairs. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235751 | DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF, AND DATA RECEPTION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a data transmission device and method thereof, and a data reception device and method thereof. The data transmission method in the present invention includes the following steps: encoding information data to obtain mother codes; generating transmission data including the mother codes and repetition codes from the mother codes, wherein parts of the mother codes with low reliability are selected to be repetition codes according to the modulation type of the mother codes; modulating the transmission data; transmitting the modulated data. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235752 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A radio communication apparatus for transmitting and receiving modulation signals of a plurality of channels in the same frequency band via a plurality of antennas. A communication method is based on information on electric wave propagation environment corresponding to each antenna of the communication partner and transmission is performed by selecting a transmission method for transmitting modulation signals of channels in the same frequency band from a plurality of antennas or a transmission method for transmitting a modulation signal of one channel from one antenna. Thus, it is possible to multiplex a plurality of modulation signals so as to be transmitted and to demultiplex and demodulate the transmitted multiplexed modulation signals at a reception unit, thereby improving the data transmission rate. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235753 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a receiver, a physical layer processor, a MAC layer controller, and a channel setting unit. The receiver receives wireless signals received by using a plurality of communication channels as a baseband signal. The physical layer processor processes a physical layer of the baseband signal. The MAC layer controller recognizes a first frequency band used by a first communication channel, and determines whether a second frequency band is adjacent to the first frequency band or not. The channel setting unit supplies the first frequency band to the receiver, and controls the physical layer processor depending on information as to whether the first frequency band is adjacent to the second frequency band or not. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235754 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DETERMINING IF AN INFORMATION WORD TRANSFERRED BY AT LEAST A SOURCE HAS TO BE RELAYED - The present invention concerns a method for determining if an information word transferred by a source has to be relayed by a telecommunication device. The signals transferred by the source are composed of complex symbols obtained from the information word. The telecommunication device:
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20110235755 | MIMO RADIO SYSTEM WITH ANTENNA SIGNAL COMBINER - Systems and methods for a MIMO radio with antenna signal combiners are presented. In one embodiment, a (MIMO) radio system for use in a multi-path environment is described. The system includes a plurality of antenna subsystems, each subsystem comprising two or more antennas and a combiner configured to combine signals received via the two or more antennas in a ratio. The system further includes a radio for each of the plurality of antenna subsystems configured to demodulate the combined signal and a MIMO processor configured to produce a single data stream from the demodulated signals. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235756 | SIGNAL LOSS DETECTOR FOR HIGH-SPEED SERIAL INTERFACE OF A PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE - A loss-of-signal detector includes digital and analog monitoring of incoming data. The incoming signal is compared digitally to at least one predetermined pattern that may indicate a loss of signal, and also is monitored by an analog detector that detects transitions in the data. If the digital comparison fails to match any of the at least one predetermined pattern, or if transitions are detected by the analog monitoring, even if the digital comparison produces a pattern match, then loss of signal is not indicated. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235757 | DECODING METHOD AND DECODING DEVICE - The decoding method comprises storing, successively performing, determining, first performing, second performing, and outputting. The storing stores the N received branchwords in memory. The successively performing performs Viterbi updates on a sequence of branchwords. The determining determines a first encoder state at the end of the third block most likely to have generated the final branchword in the sequence from the best path metric. The first performing performs a Viterbi traceback procedure from the first encoder state at the end of the third block to determine a second encoder state at the start of the third block of branchwords. The second performing performs a Viterbi traceback procedure from that second encoder state at the start of the third block to determine a third encoder state at the start of the second block of branchwords. The outputting outputs a derived tail-biting path, if the second and third encoder states are identical. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235758 | Mixed-Mode Receiver Circuit Including Digital Gain Control - A receiver circuit includes an analog front-end and a digital processing unit. The analog front-end includes an input for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal, a first control input for receiving a gain adjustment signal, a second control input for receiving a timing signal, and a signal output for providing a digital intermediate frequency (IF) signal. The analog front-end updates gains of a plurality of gain stages according to the gain adjustment signal and in synchronism with the timing signal. The digital processing unit is configured to produce at least one output signal derived from the digital IF signal. The digital processing unit includes a timing recovery circuit configured to generate the timing signal based on the digital IF signal to control timing of the updating gains of each of the plurality of adjustable gain stages. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235759 | Systems and Methods for Implementing a Multi-Sensor Receiver in a DSM3 Environment - In accordance with one embodiment, a method is implemented in a vectored system for improving a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a far end transmitted signal on a victim line in the system. The method comprises mitigating, by the vectored system, self-induced far-end crosstalk (self-FEXT) on the victim line based on self-FEXT mitigation coefficients and receiving, by a second sensor, information relating to at least one of: self-FEXT of the vectored system, external noise, and the far end transmitted signal. The method further comprises learning, at the second sensor, coefficients relating to self-FEXT coupling into the second sensor and removing self-FEXT from the second sensor based on the learned coefficients. Upon removal of self-FEXT from the second sensor, a linear combiner configured to combine information relating to the victim line and the second line is learned. The method further comprises applying the learned linear combiner and readjusting the self-FEXT mitigation coefficients to remove any residual self-FEXT on the victim line after application of the learned linear combiner. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235760 | EFFICIENT OFDM PEAK REDUCTION ALGORITHM - An efficient method of OFDM peak reduction is described. In an embodiment, a set of the most significant peaks in a symbol of an OFDM signal are identified and then, for each identified peak, a shifted and scaled version of a template cancellation signal is subtracted from the OFDM signal. The template cancellation signal is shifted such that its peak aligns with the identified peak and it is scaled such that it has the opposite phase to the identified peak. No iterative peak search and cancellation is involved in peak reduction, i.e. a cancellation step is not followed by another peak search for the same OFDM symbol. The process is repeated for each symbol in turn and in some embodiments the OFDM signal is up-sampled before it is analyzed to identify the most significant peaks. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235761 | Method circuit and system for received signal noise reduction or cancellation - Disclosed are methods, circuit and devices for received signal noise reduction of cancellation. There is provided a first and a second antenna spatially separated from one another. A noise extractor may generate a signal indicative of noise received at the second antenna, and a channel estimator may estimate one or more parameters of a channel between the first and the second antennas. A filter may modify the signal indicative of noise received at the second antenna using the one or more estimated channel parameters to generate a signal estimating noise received at said first antenna. A signal subtracting module may subtract from a signal received at the first antenna the signal estimating noise received at said first antenna. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235762 | SYMBOL TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - Embodiments include methods and apparatus for performing symbol timing synchronization for a symbol-bearing signal. The symbol-bearing signal is sampled to produce a plurality of symbol samples. First-direction interpolation processes are performed on the plurality of symbol samples in a first temporal direction, where the first temporal direction is a direction from a first sampling time towards a second sampling time. In addition, second-direction interpolation processes are performed on the symbol samples in a second temporal direction, where the second temporal direction is a direction from the second sampling time towards the first sampling time, resulting in a set of interpolated symbol samples. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235763 | SIGNALING SYSTEM WITH ASYMMETRICALLY-MANAGED TIMING CALIBRATION - In a low-power signaling system, an integrated circuit device includes an open loop-clock distribution circuit and a transmit circuit that cooperate to enable high-speed transmission of information-bearing symbols unaccompanied by source-synchronous timing references. The open-loop clock distribution circuit generates a transmit clock signal in response to an externally-supplied clock signal, and the transmit circuit outputs a sequence of symbols onto an external signal line in response to transitions of the transmit clock signal. Each of the symbols is valid at the output of the transmit circuit for a symbol time and a phase offset between the transmit clock signal and the externally-supplied clock signal is permitted to drift by at least the symbol time. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235764 | MESOCHRONOUS SIGNALING SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE POWER MODES - In a low-power signaling system, an integrated circuit device includes an open loop-clock distribution circuit and a transmit circuit that cooperate to enable high-speed transmission of information-bearing symbols unaccompanied by source-synchronous timing references. The open-loop clock distribution circuit generates a transmit clock signal in response to an externally-supplied clock signal, and the transmit circuit outputs a sequence of symbols onto an external signal line in response to transitions of the transmit clock signal. Each of the symbols is valid at the output of the transmit circuit for a symbol time and a phase offset between the transmit clock signal and the externally-supplied clock signal is permitted to drift by at least the symbol time. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235765 | Man made silver - A man made method, utilizing particles bombardment technique, is used to produce Silver. The particles bombardment technique uses particle accelerator to accelerate Boron particles to high speed. These high speed Boron particles contain high energy. These high energy Boron particles are used to bombard Molybdenum elements. Then elements Boron and Molybdenum undergo cold fusion process that they are combined to produce Silver. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235766 | Nanostructured Target for Isotope Production - Disclosed is a target for isotope production, that comprises a porous, nanostructured material with structure elements having in at least one dimension an average size of 700 run or less, preferably 500 nm or less and most preferably 150 nm or less, said nanostructured material comprising one Of Al | 2011-09-29 |
20110235767 | INSPECTION TOOL FOR TOP GUIDES OF A BOILING WATER REACTOR - A tool for inspecting a cell formed by grid beams of a top guide structure in a nuclear reactor is provided. The tool includes a camera; a support structure coupled to the camera for contacting at least one of the grid beams to support the camera within the cell; and at least one actuator moving the camera with respect to the support structure and along one of the grid beams, the at least one actuator coupling the camera to the support structure. A method for inspecting a cell formed by grid beams of a top guide structure in a nuclear reactor is also provided. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235768 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISMANTLING A NUCLEAR REACTOR - Systems and methods for dismantling a nuclear reactor are described. In one aspect the system includes a remotely controlled heavy manipulator (“manipulator”) operatively coupled to a support structure, and a control station in a non-contaminated portion of a workspace. The support structure provides the manipulator with top down access into a bioshield of a nuclear reactor. At least one computing device in the control station provides remote control to perform operations including: (a) dismantling, using the manipulator, a graphite moderator, concrete walls, and a ceiling of the bioshield, the manipulator being provided with automated access to all internal portions of the bioshield; (b) loading, using the manipulator, contaminated graphite blocks from the graphite core and other components from the bioshield into one or more waste containers; and (c) dispersing, using the manipulator, dust suppression and contamination fixing spray to contaminated matter. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235769 | CONTROL ROD TRANSFER DEVICE - A telescoping rod control cluster assembly change tool for moving control rod assemblies among fuel assemblies in a nuclear facility. The operation of the tool is completely mechanical and the telescoping feature enables the tool to have a relatively low profile when it is being moved and stored without housing a control rod assembly. Rigidly supported alignment cards guide a gripper that attaches to the control rod assembly as the control rod assembly is withdrawn into the tool with the alignment cards preventing any lateral or rotational movement of the gripper. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235770 | CORE SPRAY SPARGER T-BOX CLAMP ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF - Example embodiments are directed to core spray sparger T-box repairs, specifically, to universal core spray sparger T-box weldless clamps having remote-friendly operation and methods of using universal core spray sparger T-box weldless clamps. Example embodiment clamps may be secured without welding to a variety of upper and lower sparger T-box configurations. Example embodiment clamps may be configured to simultaneously engage a sparger T-box in multiple dimensions to allow a universal fit. Further, example embodiment clamps may be accessed, installed, or removed by interacting only with a front side of the example embodiment clamps, thus potentially reducing difficulty and cost in remote access repairs to example clamps. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235771 | CMOS READOUT ARCHITECTURE AND METHOD FOR PHOTON-COUNTING ARRAYS - Embodiments of the present invention include complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) readout architectures for photon-counting arrays with a photon-counting detector, a digital counter, and an overflow bit in each of the sensing elements in the array. Typically, the photon-counting detector is a Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode (APD) that emits brief pulses every time it detects a photon. The pulse increments the digital counters, which, in turn, sets the overflow bit once it reaches a given count. A rolling readout system operably coupled to each sensing element polls the overflow bit, and, if the overflow bit is high, initiates a data transfer from the overflow bit to a frame store. Compared to other photo-counting imagers, photon-counting imagers with counters and overflow bits operate with decreased transfer bandwidth, high dynamic range, and fine spatial resolution. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235772 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A CLOCK SIGNAL - Systems and methods for providing a clock signal are provided. A frequency multiplier circuit is provided that can include a plurality of serially connected delay elements that are configured to generate a plurality of delay tap signals from an input signal. The frequency multiplier circuit can also include a phase detector configured to receive a first selected delay tap signal and the input signal. The phase detector can detect a phase shift between the first selected delay tap signal and the input signal, and can generate a phase detection signal indicative of a value of the phase shift. The frequency multiplier circuit can also include a digital logic gate configured to receive the input signal and a second selected delay tap signal. The digital logic gate can be further configured to generate an output signal responsive to the second selected delay tap signal and the input signal. The frequency multiplier circuit can also include a controller coupled to the phase detector and coupled to an output gate. The controller can be configured to receive the phase detection signal and to enable the output gate when the value of the phase shift corresponds to a predetermined value. The output gate can provide the output signal when enabled. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235773 | RADIATION IMAGING DEVICE - Disclosed is an X-ray imaging apparatus in which a correction function used to correct scattered X-rays and a correction function used to correct beam hardening can be simply and precisely determined so that the correcting operations are performed in an appropriate sequence using the correction functions thus determined to enhance the precision in the correction and improve the image quality. The scattered X-rays and the beam hardening are corrected sequentially in this order, using the scattered X-ray correction function and the beam hardening correction function, both calculated using measured data for calculating the correction functions. The scattered X-ray correction function approximates as to each transmission distance, the data measured with changes in the transmission distance and with changes in the scattered X-ray amount, and associates the correction value thus obtained with transmittance data. Upon calculation of the beam hardening correction function, data measured with changes in the transmission distance is converted into projection data and is linearly approximated to obtain an ideal amount of beam hardening. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235774 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS WAVE TOMOSYNTHESIS USING PHOTON COUNTING - Tomosynthesis data may be acquired from a radiation source that substantially continuously emits radiation while its position is varied relative to a photon counting x-ray detector. The detector detects photons comprised within the radiation and photon data indicative of the detected photons is generated. The photon data may comprise data related to a detected photon's detection time, detection location on the detector, energy level, and/or trajectory from the radiation source, for example. The photon data of various photons may be compiled into a plurality of bins and, through reconstruction and tomosynthesis techniques, produce synthesized images of various tomography planes of an object under examination. In this way, the tomosynthesis techniques rely on counting photons rather than measuring their energy to create synthesized images. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235775 | RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFECTIVE PIXEL - An X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray source, first and second absorption gratings, and an FPD. The first absorption grating passes X-ray emitted from the X-ray source to form a G1 image. The second absorption grating modulates intensity of the G1 image at each of relative positions to form two or more fringe images. The relative positions differ in phase with respect to a period pattern of the G1 image. The FPD detects two or more frames of image data of the fringe images. A defective pixel detector reads two or more frames of image data stored in a memory and obtains a characteristic value of an intensity modulated signal on a pixel-by-pixel basis based on the read image data. The defective pixel detector detects a defective pixel based on the characteristic value obtained. | 2011-09-29 |
20110235776 | Radiographic imaging apparatus and radiographic imaging system - A radiographic imaging apparatus is provided with a generation unit, a radiation source, a moving unit, and an imaging control unit. The generation unit captures radiographic images based on beams of radiation that have been transmitted through an imaging target site and with which an imaging surface has been individually irradiated and generates sets of image information representing the captured radiographic images. The moving unit moves the radiation source such that irradiation with the beams of radiation is possible from different directions including a front direction. The imaging control unit controls the moving unit such that, in a case where the radiographic imaging apparatus performs stereo imaging, the imaging surface is irradiated with the beams of radiation from the front direction and from a direction of a predetermined angle. | 2011-09-29 |