39th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100246649 | Circuit device including peak and average detectors - In a particular embodiment, a circuit device includes a peak detector to receive a signal and to generate peak output data related to the received signal and an average detector to generate average output data related to the received signal. The circuit device further includes a logic circuit to generate a data output related to the received signal based on the generated peak output data and the generated average output data. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246650 | Method and Device for Predicting a Figure of Merit From a Distribution - Embodiments of the invention relate to methods and devices for predicting a figure of merit from a distribution at least including scalably normalizing the distribution to approximate a predetermined part of the normalized distribution. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246651 | PACKET LOSS MITIGATION IN TRANSMISSION OF BIOMEDICAL SIGNALS FOR HEALTHCARE AND FITNESS APPLICATIONS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method for compressed sensing (CS). The CS is a signal processing concept wherein significantly fewer sensor measurements than that suggested by Shannon/Nyquist sampling theorem can be used to recover signals with arbitrarily fine resolution. In this disclosure, the CS framework is applied for sensor signal processing in order to support low power robust sensors and reliable communication in Body Area Networks (BANs) for healthcare and fitness applications. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246652 | ARITHMETIC CIRCUIT, SIGNAL SELECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An arithmetic circuit includes: a detection unit that detects a code error for plural signals respectively modulated by different modulation methods and encoded by a predetermined encoding method; a measurement unit that measures a number of times of signal variations at a predetermined frequency or less generated in the plural signals in a period from detection of the code error in the detection unit to first detection of predetermined data contained in the plural signals with respect to each of the plural signals; and a selection unit that selects one signal from the plural signals based on a measurement result of the measurement unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246653 | AMPLITUDE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - There is disclosed a general-purpose APD measurement apparatus capable of changing a measurement condition, such as the number of channels or a resolution bandwidth (RBW) in compliance with a standard for the subject of measurement, measuring various subjects of measurement, and correcting measurement equipment, thereby enabling a higher accuracy of measurement. The resolution bandwidth (RBW) or the number of channels when measurement is performed can be flexibly changed by controlling the cycle of a clock signal whose data are sampled by A/D conversion means | 2010-09-30 |
20100246654 | ULTRA LOW POWER RF LINK - A receiver including a processor. A plurality of Fast Fourier Transforms of a plurality of signal segments of a signal can be determined by the processor. The plurality of Fast Fourier Transforms are stored. A frequency shift of the signal can be determined recursively based on the stored plurality of Fast Fourier Transforms of the plurality of signal segments. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246655 | JITTER MEASURING APPARATUS - It is an object of the invention to correctly display the waveform of a demodulation signal with a single apparatus. A jitter demodulator which demodulates a jitter component of a digital signal input from the outside, a jitter amount detector which detects the amplitude value of a demodulation signal output from the jitter demodulator, an interpolator which measures a period of the demodulation signal output from the jitter demodulator and interpolates the demodulation signal processing with a rate corresponding to the measured period, a display unit, and a display control section which displays on the display unit the value detected by the jitter amount detector and a waveform of the demodulation signal interpolated by the interpolator are provided in a single housing. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246656 | Methods and systems for soft-bit demapping - Methods and systems for reconfigurable soft-output bit demapping, reconfigurable for different modes of operation (i.e., different transmitter/receiver configurations) and for different modulation schemes are provided. In an embodiment, a reconfigurable soft-output bit demapping system includes a mode/modulation independent equalizer, a plurality of mode/modulation independent soft-slicers coupled to the outputs of the equalizer, a plurality of mode/modulation independent post-scalers coupled to the outputs of the soft-slicers, and a mode-dependent coefficient calculator. The coefficient calculator generates parameters for configuring the equalizer, the soft-slicers, and the post-scalers according to the used mode of operation and modulation scheme. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246657 | Apparatus and Methods for Digital Adaptive Equalizer in Serial Receiver - Circuits and methods for performing adaptive frequency compensation in a serial receiver coupled to a differential signal channel link are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a receiver for signals over a serial channel link is provided including a linear equalization function. A data recovery circuit is coupled to the output of the receiver and receives frequency compensated analog signals. A digital feedback control circuit observes the digital output. A data accumulator circuit receives the output of a comparator and a signal indicating the data pattern observed in the digital data output. A digital filter receives the accumulator data and outputs control signals for modifying the linear equalization in a feedback loop. The receiver and linear equalization function are automatically and adaptively modified to provide frequency compensation. Methods for adaptively modifying the frequency response of a receiver and linear equalizer using digital feedback are disclosed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246658 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMABLY ADJUSTING GAIN AND FREQUENCY RESPONSE IN A 10-GIGABIT ETHERNET/FIBRE CHANNEL SYSTEM - Systems and methods for optimizing operation of a transceiver device are disclosed. The method may include parallel processing an input signal through a first path having a first frequency response and a second path having a second frequency response. The second frequency response may be higher than the first frequency response. Signals from the first and second paths may be combined, creating an output signal having a desired gain and frequency. The parallel processing may adjust a gain of at least one of the first path and the second path. The parallel processing may equalize at least one of the first frequency response and the second frequency response. The input signal may be from a 10 GBit Ethernet channel and/or a Fibre channel. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246659 | GLOBAL INSTRUCTION BROADCASTING FOR PULSE-POSITION MODULATED DATA TRANSMISSION - In one embodiment, a circuit is provided that includes: an impulse generator operable to provide a pulse train; a pulse position modulator having a splitting junction configured to receive the pulse train, the pulse position modulator including a plurality of n transmission lines, wherein n is an integer, the n transmission lines being selectably coupled in parallel between the splitting junction and a combining junction, the impulse generator driving each transmission line having a unique delay such that if the transmission line is selected, each pulse received at the splitting junction is uniquely delayed into a delayed pulse, whereby if all the transmission lines are selected, each pulse received at the splitting junction is uniquely delayed into a corresponding plurality of n delayed pulses; and a controller operable to select the transmission lines responsive to received words of n bits in length, each word arranged from a first bit to an nth bit, and wherein the transmission lines are arranged from a first transmission line to an nth transmission line corresponding to the bits in the received words such that a given bit in a received word controls the selection of the corresponding transmission line. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246660 | Pulse-Sync Demodulator - A received pulse signal based on an on-off keying modulation scheme is alternately sampled by AD conversion sections operated by a clock signal whose frequency is one-half of a transmission rate. In the synchronization, amounts of delay in sampling timing adjustment sections are made different from each other, whereby phases of two different points in a symbol pulse are sampled. An amount of delay in a variable delay section is adjusted in accordance with a result of comparison of the sampled values, thereby achieving synchronization. At the time of demodulation, the amount of delay in the variable delay section is held, and the amounts of delay in the sampling timing adjustment sections are switched to the same value, and the symbol pulse is alternately sampled. The sampled values are subjected to threshold value determination, and the determination result is subjected to parallel-to-serial conversion, whereby a demodulation output is acquired. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246661 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HUFFMAN SHAPING IN A DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a communication system, Huffman coding techniques are used to obtain shaping gains for an improvement in data transmission rates. More particularly, a novel method of Huffman shaping is described that achieves a shaping gain of greater than 1 dB. The shaping gain results in a higher data rate transmission in a communication system where transmitted power is constrained. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246662 | Image encoding method and image decoding method - A moving image encoding method includes outputting encoded data that comprises an image code sequence corresponding to slices of a moving image and first timing information indicating times at which the slices are to be decoded. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246663 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING SIGNALS - New capabilities will allow conventional broadcast transmission to be available to mobile devices. The present embodiments describe an apparatus and method for encoding and decoding signals. An apparatus includes a first encoder, the first encoder receiving data and encoding the data using a first byte code encoding process, an interleaver coupled to the first encoder to receive the encoded data from the first encoder and re-order the data, and a second encoder coupled to the interleaver to receive the re-ordered data and encode the re-ordered data using a second byte code encoding process. A method includes the steps receiving data encoding the data using a first byte code encoding process, interleaving the encoded data, and encoding the interleaved data using a second byte code encoding process. An apparatus and method for decoding signals is also described. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246664 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING SIGNALS - New capabilities will allow conventional broadcast transmission to be available to mobile devices. A method is described including the steps of receiving data, encoding the data using a first encoding process, inserting training data into the encoded data, and encoding the encoded data and the training data using a second encoding process. An apparatus is also described including a first encoder receiving at least a portion of data and encoding the portion of data using a first encoding process, a training data inserter inserting training data into the first encoded data, and a second encoder encoding the first encoded data and the training data using a second encoding process. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246665 | PARALLELIZATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE VIDEO ENCODING ON A SINGLE-CHIP MULTIPROCESSOR - High-quality video encoding may be implemented using a single-chip multiprocessor system. Video encoding may be parallelized to take advantage of multiple processing elements available on a single-chip multiprocessor system. Task level parallelism may comprise parallelizing encoding tasks, such as motion estimation, compensation, transformation, quantization, deblocking filtering, and the like across multiple processing elements. Data level parallelism may comprise segmenting video frame data into macroblock partitions and slabs adapted to provide data independence between parallel processing elements. Data communications and synchronization features of the single-chip system may be leveraged to provide for data sharing and synchronism between processing elements. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246666 | BLUFLEX: FLEXIBLE, TRUE, LIVE VIDEO STREAMING ON BLU-RAY PLATFORMS - In various embodiments, systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are disclosed for generating content streams that conform to the Blu-ray Specification. In some embodiments, to provide true live streaming of content that conforms to the Blu-ray Specification to platforms that conforms to the Blu-ray Specification, one or more content stream creation devices (e.g., A/V encoders and multiplexers) are passed information on how the output file for a transport stream should be formatted. A plurality of Clip Information files may be used to create the transport stream for the content. Platforms that conform to the Blu-ray Specification may be configured to select which one of the plurality of Clip Information files were used to create all or a portion of the transport stream and use that Clip Information file during playback. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246667 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PACKAGING, DISTRIBUTING AND MANAGING ASSETS IN DIGITAL CABLE SYSTEMS - Assets, such as content and related data are packaged, transmitted, received and managed in a digital cable television system to standardize the distribution of content and services from a content/service provider to subscribers in the system. The standardized format for packaging content enables the digital cable system to package, transmit, receive and manage diverse types of content, such as MPEGs, executable files, HTML pages, and the like, using standard system components without requiring reprogramming of the system to deploy new services. Service and content providers are freed from having to develop custom formats for delivering content and data to the cable system. Moreover, the standardized bundling of content and related data that is enabled by the invention allows the cable system operator to automate the deployment of services based on specific content and data to select subscribers. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246668 | APPARATUS, ARRANGEMENT, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DIGITAL VIDEO PROCESSING - An apparatus, an arrangement, a method and a computer program product for digital video processing are disclosed. A digital video processing apparatus includes a processor ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246669 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BANDWIDTH OPTIMIZATION IN DATA TRANSMISSION USING A SURVEILLANCE DEVICE - Systems and methods for bandwidth optimization in data transmission using a surveillance device are described here. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method for protecting data security and optimizing bandwidth. The method, which may be embodied on a system, includes computing a checksum value of a data block, storing the checksum value of the data block in a computer readable storage medium, transmitting the data block to a remote server, computing an updated checksum value of an updated data block at a subsequent time, and/or comparing the updated checksum value with the checksum value stored in the computer-readable storage medium. In response to determining that the updated checksum value is not equal to the checksum value, the updated data block can be transmitted to the remote server. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246670 | METHOD FOR GENERATING VIDEO DATA FOR TRICK PLAY - A transmission server reads out encoded data files from storage medium such as memory in itself and removable medium, and transmits the read-out file to the reproduction apparatus upon the request from the reproduction apparatus. A plurality of encoded video files is corresponding to an AV content. These encoded data files correspond to different reproduction modes respectively. The transmission server transmits an encoded file to the reproduction apparatus which corresponds to the requested AV content and the requested reproduction mode. The amount of the fast-forward data is reduced than that of the original data, since the fast-forward data is a part of the original data. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246671 | DC COEFFICIENT SIGNALING AT SMALL QUANTIZATION STEP SIZES - Described tools and techniques relate to signaling for DC coefficients at small quantization step sizes. The techniques and tools can be used in combination or independently. For example, a tool such as a video encoder or decoder processes a VLC that indicates a DC differential for a DC coefficient, a FLC that indicates a value refinement for the DC differential, and a third code that indicates the sign for the DC differential. Even with the small quantization step sizes, the tool uses a VLC table with DC differentials for DC coefficients above the small quantization step sizes. The FLCs for DC differentials have lengths that vary depending on quantization step size. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246672 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIERARCHICAL BI-DIRECTIONAL INTRA-PREDICTION IN A VIDEO ENCODER - Method and apparatus for hierarchical bi-directional intra-prediction in a video encoder is described. In some examples, initial reference blocks are selected in an image. Sets of blocks in the image are predicted successively over a plurality of stages based on a respectively plurality of templates, each of the plurality of templates including reference blocks selected from at least one of: the initial reference blocks; or previously encoded and reconstructed blocks of the image. The image is encoded in the video encoder using the initial reference blocks and the sets of blocks as predicted. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246673 | DYNAMIC IMAGE RECEIVING APPARATUS, DYNAMIC IMAGE RECEIVING METHOD AND PROGRAM - To provide a dynamic image receiving apparatus which receives dynamic image streams coded with inter-frame prediction such as MPEG from a plurality of channels, and collects the dynamic image streams containing intra-frame coded pictures from each channel in a short time. The dynamic image receiving apparatus includes: a time information accumulative processing device which accumulates code receiving time of the intra-frame coded picture of the dynamic image stream, and periodicity time information containing one of or both of presentation time information and decoding time information contained in the dynamic image stream for each dynamic image stream of the plurality of channels; code receiving time predicting devices which predict the code receiving time of the intra-frame coded pictures based on the periodicity time information; and a channel selection control device which controls channel selection of the dynamic image stream to be received based on the predicted code receiving time information. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246674 | Method for Decoding and Encoding a Video Signal - A method for decoding/encoding a video signal using an inter-layer prediction process is disclosed. The method for decoding a video signal including several layer information includes: a) acquiring a first prediction signal for a current block of an enhancement layer and a residual signal based on at least a base layer block; b) smoothing the sum of the first prediction signal and the residual signal, and generating a second prediction signal for the current block; and c) reconstructing the current block based on the second prediction signal, wherein the step a) for generating the first prediction signal is based on prediction mode information of at least the current block. Therefore, the method for decoding/encoding a video signal uses a variety of inter layer prediction methods according to the macroblock types of macroblocks of the current and base layers, and removes inter layer redundancy, resulting in increased coding efficiency. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246675 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRA-PREDICTION IN A VIDEO ENCODER - Method and apparatus for intra-prediction in a video encoder are described. An aspect relates to a method of intra-prediction for a group of samples in an image being coded. In some examples, the method includes: defining a target template for the group of samples; comparing the target template with affine transformations of candidate templates within a search area of the image; identifying at least one matching template of the candidate templates as matching the target template; determining a candidate group of samples based on the at least one matching template; and coding the group of samples using the candidate group of samples as a predictor. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246676 | Method of downscale decoding MPEG-2 video - A method of downscale decoding MPEG-2 video includes an Inverse Discrete Cosine Transformation (DCT) procedure for performing a ½ horizontal downscaling to convert DCT coefficients in a 8×8 array block of the video into a 4×8 array intra-block and performing a ½ vertical downscaling to convert the intra-block into an intra-coded picture having ¼ resolution of the original; and a downscaling motion compensation procedure for performing a motion compensation to the current intra-block to obtain a predictive block having ½ horizontal size of the original, adding the predictive block with a residual block produced by the same method applied to the intra-blocks to obtain a 4×8 array inter-block, and performing a ½ vertical downscaling to the inter-block for outputting a predictive-coded picture and a bidirectional predictive-coded picture having ¼ resolution of the original, so as to simplify the complexity of the decoding computation and enhance the decoding speed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246677 | VIDEO CODING - A sequence to be encoded is divided into a plurality of temporal portions or chunks. The sequence is then analysed to determine for each chunk, in accordance with a plurality of encoding quality settings, data establishing the relationship between the quality settings and (i) a quality metric for the portion and (ii) the number of bits generated by encoding the portion at that quality setting. Given a target quality, a target bit rate is then set (or vice versa); then one chooses a set of quality settings, one per chunk, that tends to minimise a combined quality cost for the sequence within the constraint that transmission of encoded video at the target bit rate via transmitting and receiving buffers of specified size and initial receiver buffer fullness shall not cause underflow nor overflow. The combined quality cost is the sum of individual quality costs each of which is a function of the deviation of the quality metric of the respective encoded portion from the target quality, the function being such that the cost generally increases as the absolute value of the deviation increases. The sequence is then encoded using the chosen quality settings. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246678 | INTRA-FRAME PREDICTION METHOD AND PREDICTION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An intra-frame prediction method and a prediction apparatus using the same are provided. The prediction apparatus includes an input data unit, a control unit, an selection unit, a processing unit, and an output data selecting unit. The input data unit provides surroundings pixels of a predicted block. The control unit provides an input selection signal, a computing parameter, and an output selection signal. The selection unit selects the surroundings pixels according to the input selection signal. The processing unit computes the selected surroundings pixels for producing a plurality of results according to the computing signal. The output data unit selects results according to the output selection signal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246679 | VIDEO DECODING IN A SYMMETRIC MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEM - Systems and methods for decoding of compressed video enable the storing of compressed video data in a memory shared by a group of symmetric multiple processors. The video includes a plurality of frames and each of the plurality of frames has one or more slices. Such one or more slices are assigned, by a main processor, of the group of symmetric multiple processors to the group of multiple processors. The one or more assigned slices are partially decoded by the one or more of the group of multiple processors and the partially decoded one or more slices are stored in the memory. Subsequently, each of the plurality of frames having at least one partially decoded slice is assigned to one or more of the group of multiple processors. In a successive progression, the group of multiple processors in combination fully decodes each of the plurality of frames. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246680 | REFERENCE PICTURE PREDICTION FOR VIDEO CODING - A video coder includes a forward coder and a reconstruction module determining a motion compensated predicted picture from one or more previously decoded pictures in a multi-picture store. The reconstruction module includes a reference picture predictor that uses only previously decoded pictures to determine one or more predicted reference pictures. The predicted reference picture(s) are used for motion compensated prediction. The reference picture predictor may include optical flow analysis that uses a current decoded picture and that may use one or more previously decoded pictures together with affine motion analysis and image warping to determine at least a portion of at least one of the reference pictures. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246681 | ADAPTIVE PARTITION SUBSET SELECTION MODULE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A partition subset selection module selects a subset of available partitions for a macroblock pair of the plurality of macroblock pairs, based on motion search motion vectors generated by a motion search section, and further based on a macroblock adaptive frame and field indicator. A motion refinement module generates refined motion vectors for the macroblock pair, based on the subset of available partitions for a macroblock pair. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246682 | SCALED MOTION SEARCH SECTION WITH DOWNSCALING AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH - A scaled motion search section can be used in a video processing device that processes a video input signal that includes a plurality of pictures. The scaled motion search section includes a downscaling module that downscales the plurality of pictures to generate a plurality of downscaled pictures. A reduced-scale motion search module generates a plurality of motion vector candidates at a downscaled resolution, based on the plurality of downscaled pictures. A full-scale motion search module generates a plurality of motion search motion vectors at a full resolution, based on a plurality of reference pictures and further based on the plurality of motion vector candidates. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246683 | Error Resilience in Video Decoding - A method for decoding an encoded video stream is provided that includes when a sequence parameter set in the encoded video stream is lost, wherein the sequence parameter set includes a frame number parameter, a picture order count parameter, a picture height parameter, a picture width parameter, and a plurality of non-critical parameters, assigning default values to the plurality of non-critical parameters, setting the picture height parameter and the picture width parameter based on a common pixel resolution, when a slice header of an instantaneous decoding refresh picture is available, determining the frame number parameter from the slice header, and determining the picture order count parameter using the frame number parameter, the default values, the pixel height parameter, and the picture width parameter, and using the parameters to decode a slice in the encoded video stream. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246684 | VIDEO ENCODER AND ITS DECODER - A video encoder according to the present invention improves coding efficiency of a super high definition video by setting an area of MB size and optimally determining size of the area. A locally decoded image (a) is subjected to frequency analysis in a frequency analyzing unit. Based on the result, an area setting unit sets a local area in a picture to which the maximum MB size is applied. An area boundary correcting unit corrects an area boundary in accordance with a representative motion characteristic, and an N-value calculating unit determines the maximum MB size (N×N) of each area based on a result of encoding a neighboring picture. The area setting and the N-value calculation are performed step by step. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246685 | Compressed video decoding delay reducer - In a digital video network, an encoded multimedia data stream is transmitted over the network to the end user terminal where it is decoded for viewing by a subscriber. The network includes a decoding delay reducer, which processes the encoded multimedia data stream to optimize the multimedia data stream to the operating condition of the digital video network. The optimization of the multimedia data stream enables the end user terminal to decode the encoded multimedia data stream sooner after receipt, which reduces channel change time experienced at the end user terminal due to decoding delay. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246686 | METHOD FOR DECODING UNDER OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC NOISE - The present techniques provide systems and methods for decoding an optical data signal in an optical system to retrieve source information while decreasing errors resulting from optical and electronic noise in the optical system. The techniques involve using decoding algorithms to estimate the a posteriori state probabilities and the a posteriori transition probabilities of the data encoding, and estimating bit state probabilities. The probability density function used to estimate bit states is parameterized by the expected optical and electronic noise in the optical system. Different optical and electronic noise variances, or different probability densities, may be stored in registers or look-up tables to be accessed by a decoder while decoding the optical data signal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246687 | DECODING CIRCUIT, DECODING METHOD, ENCODING CIRCUIT, AND ENCODING METHOD - To provide a decoding circuit that can perform, with a single circuit, decoding in association with various image encoding systems and has universality. A pattern storing unit | 2010-09-30 |
20100246688 | BLIND NOISE ANALYSIS FOR VIDEO COMPRESSION - Example embodiments of the present invention provide a method or device for coding source video. The method or device may provide for a segment of video frames from the source video, computing a noise map for the segment of the source video where the noise map is computed from differences among pixels selected from spatially-distributed sampling patterns in the segment, computing control parameter adjustments based on the noise map, and coding the selected segment of source video according to control parameters generated from a default coding policy and the control parameter adjustments, where the default coding policy includes default control parameters of the encoder. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246689 | DYNAMIC DITHERING FOR VIDEO COMPRESSION - A method and device for dithering video from a decoder. The method and device provide: selecting a segment of video frames from the video; computing a noise map for the segment of the video, the noise map computed from differences among pixels selected from spatially-distributed sampling patterns in the segment; determining contours of quantization artifacts within the video frame based on the noise map and a histogram of pixel values in the video frame; computing a gradient measurement of pixel values along the contours; identifying regions along the contours of quantization artifacts to apply dithering based on the noise map and the gradient measurement; determining a dithering strength based on the noise map and the gradient measurement; and applying dithering noise to the identified regions at the determined dithering strength. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246690 | IMAGE CODING DISTORTION REDUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, the apparatus of the embodiment of the invention has following modules. A decoder decodes a coded moving image signal to obtain a decoded moving image signal. A coding implementation information acquisition module acquires coding implementation information used when the coding is carried out. A motion detector obtains a motion detection output indicating a motion of an image. A coding distortion reduction module has a plurality of kinds of distortion reducing characteristics which reduce a plurality of kinds of coding distortions included in the decoded moving image signal. A coding distortion reduction controller controls the plurality of kinds of distortion reducing characteristics in accordance with the output of the coding implementation information and the motion detection output. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246691 | RESTORE FILTER FOR RESTORING PREPROCESSED VIDEO IMAGE - Embodiments of the present invention provides a method and device for processing a source video. The method and device may provide computing an artifact estimation from differences among pixels selected from spatially-distributed sampling patterns in the source video; filtering the source video to produce a filtered version of the source video, computing a blending factor based on the artifact estimation in the source video, and computing an output video by blending the source video and the filtered version of the source video based on the blending factor. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246692 | FLEXIBLE INTERPOLATION FILTER STRUCTURES FOR VIDEO CODING - Systems and methods of signaling different filter structures for each pixel or sub-pixel position in motion compensation prediction video coding are provided. An encoder signals to a decoder one filter structure among a plurality of pre-defined candidates that is used for a respective pixel or sub-pixel position. In accordance with one embodiment, filter structures signaled to the decoder from the encoder “switch” between directional filter and radial filter structures during interpolation at the sub-pixel level. In accordance with another embodiment, filter structures that are signaled may switch between a directional filter structure and a separable filter structure at the sub-pixel level. Thus, not only can an encoder switch between different filter structures during interpolation, but a filter structure pair is provided that the encoder can utilize to interpolate a wide range of signals without increasing tap-length. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246693 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A differential amplifier stage under a band design whereby a data signal at a maximum transfer rate among received waveforms is subjected to attenuation upon passing through a transmission line is not amplified, and a signal at a transfer rate half the maximum transfer rate is amplified. If it is determined that a signal whose amplitude is larger in value than a high reference voltage, the signal is determined as a signal “ | 2010-09-30 |
20100246694 | Integrated reception system - An integrated reception system includes an integrated antenna device and an integrated-signal processing device. The integrated antenna device fed with power from the integrated-signal processing device converts a high frequency signal received by an antenna for receiving a plurality of signals of different signal systems into a digital signal, demodulates the converted digital signal, multiplexes digital demodulated signals which are demodulated, modulates the high frequency signal based on the multiplexed demodulated signal, attenuates the modulated high frequency signal by a predetermined amount of attenuation, and outputs the attenuated signal. The integrated-signal processing device demodulates the high frequency signal, separates the demodulated signal into demodulated signals each digitized for each of the signal systems, and outputs the separated demodulated signal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246695 | SIGNAL-POWERED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH ESD PROTECTION - The invention provides a signal-powered integrated circuit (IC). The IC comprises an integrated circuit die including a ground node, a supply node, and a first terminal for receiving a digital data signal having data content and a predetermined energy. A receive buffer formed on the integrated circuit die is connected to the first terminal and capable of receiving the data content associated with the digital data signal. A rectifier is also formed on the integrated circuit die. The rectifier includes a first diode connected between the first terminal and the ground node and a second diode connected between the first terminal and the supply node. The rectifier is configured to rectify the digital data signal and pass at least a portion of the digital data signal's predetermined energy to the supply node. Each of the first and second diodes is capable of withstanding an ESD impulse. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246696 | PILOT METHOD FOR 802.16M - A novel pilot method employs a cluster having a particular arrangement of pilot sub-carriers to optimize transmissions under 802.16m, or WiMAX-II. The optimally configured cluster features equal pilot density per OFDM symbol, two or more pilot sub-carriers per cluster, and interlaced pilot sub-carriers, which enables the base stations to successfully boost the pilot sub-carriers, for optimum performance. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246697 | Apparatus, Method and Computer Program Product Providing Feedback for Closed-Loop Wideband MIMO-OFDM System - In one exemplary aspect thereof the embodiments of this invention provide an apparatus that includes a wireless receiver configurable to receive resource units; a wireless transmitter configurable to transmit feedback information to a source of the received resource units; and a channel estimator and feedback generator coupled to the wireless receiver and to the wireless transmitter. The channel estimator and feedback generator is configurable to determine a weight for each of a first resource unit and a second resource unit that are received by the receiver spaced apart at least in frequency, to determine a weight for at least some of a plurality of resource units that are intermediate at least in frequency to the first and the second resource units, and to send feedback via the transmitter. The feedback includes an indication of the determined weight for the first and the second resource units using X bits for representing each of the indications of the determined weights, and further includes an indication of weights for each of the plurality of resource units using Y bits, where Y2010-09-30 | |
20100246698 | SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING SYSTEM - A synchronization method used in a receiving terminal of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system is illustrated. The synchronization method includes following steps: (a) receiving an OFDM training symbol at the receiving terminal, wherein the OFDM training symbol includes many sample points; (b) calculating first function values according to the sample points by using a first function; (c) selecting D timing points from many timing points corresponding to the first function values, wherein D first function values of the D timing points are larger than a first threshold value; (d) calculating D second function values of the D timing points by using a second function; and (e) selecting a first timing point from the D timing points, and setting the first timing point as a timing synchronization point, wherein the second function value of the first timing point is a first one greater than a second threshold value. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246699 | Communication system, data transmitter, and data receiver capable of detecting incorrect receipt of data - A transmitter cyclic pattern having a pattern length of N bits is generated and converted into an M-bit transmitter parallel data stream, where N≠M. A bit-sequence altered transmitter parallel data stream is generated by performing a transmitter altering process, converted into a serial data and transmitted together with a clock signal. The serial data is received and converted into an M-bit receiver parallel data stream, and a bit-sequence restored parallel data stream is generated by performing a process opposite to the transmitter altering process. A receiver cyclic pattern is generated by using bits in the bit-sequence restored parallel dada stream and converted into an M-bit reference parallel data stream, and a bit-sequence altered reference parallel data stream is generated by performing a process same as the transmitter altering process and compared with the received parallel data to test if the data is correctly received. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246700 | CONVERTER - A bit-converting unit inputs from an FFT unit a multicarrier signal converted into the frequency domain and shown as a floating-point number. The bit-converting unit specifies the position of the highest-order bit for each of a plurality of subcarriers that form the multicarrier signal and determines the position of a bit width to be commonly used for each of the plurality of subcarriers based on the specified position of the highest-order bit. The bit-converting unit converts the multicarrier signal from a floating-point number to a fixed-point number while using the determined position of the bit width. The bit-converting unit outputs the converted multicarrier signal to a reception processor that performs fixed-point arithmetic. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246701 | Fast Random Access for an Enhanced Uplink Dedicated Channel - The present invention relates to fast random access methods and arrangements for the enhanced uplink dedicated channel of E-UTRAN (Evolved Universal terrestrial radio access network). A user equipment (UE) being in a low activity state sends a random access request comprising a preamble on a physical random access channel (PRACH) to a NodeB. The NodeB receives the request and sends in response to the received random access request a response comprising information associated with detection of the preamble on an acquisition indicator channel (AICH). The response comprises further in an extension of the AICH an indication of an action to be taken by the UE. In an embodiment of the present invention the action is to access the E-DCH and the response comprises configuration parameters to the E-DCH. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246702 | RADIO TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, RADIO RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - By assigning a plurality of subcarriers | 2010-09-30 |
20100246703 | Unified STTC Encoder for WAVE Transceivers - A transmitter encodes an input bitstream using space-time trellis coding (STTC). The encoder includes a serial to parallel convertor to produce a first and second output bitstreams. First and second three bit shift registers are connected to produce first and second output bitstreams. A multiplier applies a code generating weight to each bit of the shift registers to encode the bitstreams. A first switch is connected between a last bit of the first shift register and a first bit of the second shift register. A second switch is connected between the second output and the first bit of the second shift register. The first set of encoded bit streams and the second set of encoded bitstreams are combined and mapped to a frequency domain. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246704 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA FOR TRANSMISSION IN A MULTI-CHANNEL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING SELECTIVE CHANNEL INVERSION - Techniques to process data for transmission over a set of transmission channels selected from among all available transmission channels. In an aspect, the data processing includes coding data based on a common coding and modulation scheme to provide modulation symbols and pre-weighting the modulation symbols for each selected channel based on the channel's characteristics. The pre-weighting may be achieved by “inverting” the selected channels so that the received SNRs are approximately similar for all selected channels. With selective channel inversion, only channels having SNRs at or above a particular threshold are selected, “bad” channels are not used, and the total available transmit power is distributed across only “good” channels. Improved performance is achieved due to the combined benefits of using only the NS best channels and matching the received SNR of each selected channel to the SNR required by the selected coding and modulation scheme. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246705 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK POWER CONTROL IN MULTIPLE-INPUT MULTIPLE-OUTPUT - A method and apparatus for uplink power control in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) includes setting a transmit power level for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246706 | METHOD FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a method for resource allocation in a wireless communication system. In the method for resource allocation, a scheduler of a base station decides on a modulation scheme and an encoding scheme according to channel quality information (CQI), and decides on a number of allocated resource blocks according to transmission data size referring to a table of resource block allocation. The table of resource block allocation presents a number of allocated resource blocks and a number of transmission bits according to the number of allocated resource blocks. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246707 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A method of operating a system ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246708 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A radio communication apparatus, a radio communication method, and a radio communication system, which are capable of improving receiving reliability of predetermined bits such as bits having a high degree of importance, and the like, are provided. A code length L is decided based on the modulation system and the coding rate being specified, and the bit length of S | 2010-09-30 |
20100246709 | PRODUCING CHUNKS FROM INPUT DATA USING A PLURALITY OF PROCESSING ELEMENTS - Input data is divided into multiple segments that are processed by processing elements of a computer. The processing of the segments produces a plurality of tentative sets of chunks. The plurality of tentative sets of chunks are stitched together to produce an output set of chunks. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246710 | TRANSMITTER AND SSB SIGNAL GENERATION METHOD - A transmitter of a complex SSB signal in which the bit error rate characteristic on the receiving side is improved remarkably. The transmitter generates the SSB signal using an N-fold oversampler ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246711 | MULTICARRIER TRANSMITTER AND MULTICARRIER RECEIVER - A multicarrier transmitter and a multicarrier receiver both enabling improvement of the reception characteristic of hierarchical modulation multiplex communication. A base station ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246712 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA TRANSMISSION - A method for data transmission is disclosed. The method includes: performing, by a system, resource element mapping on modulation symbols which include data to be transmitted and reference signals and which are allocated to antenna ports of a designated type; performing antenna port mapping on the modulation symbols which are through the resource element mapping; and generating Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) signals based on the modulation symbols which are through the antenna port mapping and transmitting the OFDM signals via physical antennas. The present invention also discloses an apparatus for data transmission. In the method and apparatus provided by the present invention, through establishing a mapping relationship between physical antenna elements and antenna ports, beamforming weights are added to modulation symbols of users at the same time. Thus, beamforming operation of the users is implemented. Accordingly, the system may support flexible beamforming transmission on frequency-domain, which greatly improves the flexibility of data transmission of the system. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246713 | TRANSMITTER COMPRISING A PULSE WIDTH PULSE POSITION MODULATOR AND METHOD THEREOF - A baseband signal generator ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246714 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREST FACTOR REDUCTION - An apparatus and system are provided for crest factor reduction (CFR). Preferably, a peak from the wideband signal is detected. A gain from the magnitude of the peak and a threshold can then be calculated. Based on this information, each carrier's contribution to the peak can be approximated, and a cancellation pulse coefficient for each carrier from its contribution to the peak can be calculated. A base cancellation pulse can be calculated from the cancellation pulse coefficients for each carrier, and a cancellation pulse can be calculated from the base cancellation pulse and the gain, which can then be applied to the wideband signal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246715 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - In a wireless communications system, a method of processing data prior to transmission thereof to a plurality of stations. The method includes determining a channel matrix using a plurality of weighted channel responses, each of which is associated with one of the plurality of stations and weighted by a gain factor corresponding to the station, wherein the gain factor is inversely proportional to a noise power of the station. The data is then processed in accordance with a precoding scheme using the determined channel matrix. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246716 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING HIGH-FREQUENCY EVENTS IN POLAR DOMAIN SIGNALS - Methods and apparatus for reducing high-frequency events in polar domain signals. An exemplary method includes first generating an unmodified rectangular-coordinate signal having in-phase (I) and quadrature phase (Q) components that are modulated according to a predetermined modulation scheme. Next a first sample of the unmodified rectangular-coordinate signal is modified based on how close the first sample is to the origin in the complex signal plane and how fast a signal trajectory between the first sample and a subsequent sample changes. Finally, the modified rectangular-coordinate signal is converted to a polar domain signal having amplitude and phase components. By modifying the first sample in this manner, either or both the amplitude and phase components have reduced high-frequency content compared to a polar domain signal that would be generated without the first sample having been first modified. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246717 | INTERLEAVING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The method and apparatus in accordance with the present invention receives bits, writes the bits row-by-row in a matrix, reads the bits column-by-column from the matrix, groups and rotates the bits read column-by-column from the matrix so as to evenly separate the bits in position, frequency, space over one symbol period. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246718 | STTC Encoder for Single Antenna WAVE Transceivers - An encoder in a transmitter uses space-time trellis coding. An input bitstream is multiplexed to produce in parallel a set of output bitstreams. A multiplier applies a code generating weight to each output bitstream, which are combined, mapped and transmitted by a single antenna. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246719 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A SIGNAL AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A SIGNAL - A method for transmitting and receiving a signal and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal are disclosed. The method for receiving the signal includes receiving (S | 2010-09-30 |
20100246720 | Channel Variation Detection of Wireless Channel for Adaptive Transmission Schemes - Techniques are provided to determine channel variation of a wireless channel between a first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device. The first wireless communication device receives a wireless transmission sent by the second wireless communication device. Received data is recovered from the wireless transmission received at the first wireless communication device. The received data is processed with each of multiple channel variation compensations to produce corresponding processed received data subjected to respective ones of the multiple channel variation compensations. For symbols in the received data and in each of the processed received data, distances are computed to their closest symbols in a symbol constellation set used by the second wireless communication device in the wireless transmission. A corresponding distance metric is computed from the distances for symbols in the received data and from the distances for symbols in each of the processed received data. Thus, there is distance metric for the received data, and a distance metric for each of the processed received data. Channel variation of a wireless channel between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device is estimated based on the distance metrics. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246721 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT CONTROL DECODING FOR TRANSPARENT RELAYING OPERATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Systems and methodologies are described herein that facilitate efficient control decoding to facilitate management of cooperative relay operation in a wireless communication environment. As described herein, a relay node (RN) and/or another entity cooperating with a serving network node for respective users in a potentially assisted group can prune a search space of control decoding candidates corresponding to the respective users. For example, respective control decoding candidates corresponding to, e.g., common and/or user-specific search spaces, aggregation levels, control channel sizes, etc., can be eliminated from a reduced control search space based on various criteria. Further, sets of control decoding candidates corresponding to respective users not schedulable at a given time interval can be eliminated. In addition, control search space pruning can be performed in addition to or in place of increased cyclic redundancy check (CRC) protection for control information, thereby further decreasing the probability of false control detection. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246722 | Data Slicer Threshold Adjustment for Disparity Controlled Signals - A system and method are provided for using disparity measurements to control the adjustment of a data slicer threshold. The method receives a serial stream of pseudorandom digital data signals having an average DC value, and compares data signal amplitudes to a slicer threshold value. In response to the slicer threshold value comparison, data signal “1” and “0” values are determined. A first sum of determined “1” values is created, and a second sum of determined “0” values is created. The slicer threshold value is adjusted in response to the comparison of the first and second sums. More explicitly, the slicer threshold value is adjusted to make “1” values more likely in response to the second sum being larger than the first sum. Alternately, the slicer threshold value is adjusted to make “0 ” values more likely in response to the second sum being smaller than the first sum. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246723 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AMOUNT OF DISTORTION IN CFO AND DCO, METHOD FOR COMPENSATING RECEIVED SIGNALS USING THE SAME, AND RECEIVER - A received signal delivered through a transmission line can be compensated for CFO and DCO to improve the SNR of the received signal, eventually resulting in an effective improvement in the error rate. In this context, methods for estimating and compensating for CFO and DCO have been studied, for example, using pilot signals or a blind method. However, the methods would require a huge amount of calculations for the estimation of CFO in the presence of DCO, as with the ML method, or never essentially eliminate errors from an estimated value. The received signal has convoluted influences through the transmission line, so that observation of the continual symbols of periodic pilot signals on the frequency axis shows just a phase shift by the CFO. Therefore, the CFO can be analytically found from the continual symbols of periodic pilot signals, thereby allowing the DCO to be estimated and both the CFO and the DCO to be compensated for. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246724 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING A RADIO SIGNAL - [Problem] The present invention relates to a radio frequency signal receiver, and more particularly, to a radio frequency signal receiver of a communication system, in which local devices exchange a radio frequency signal with each other. The object of the present invention is to provide a radio frequency signal receiver that exactly restores data from a received signal without a complex circuit restoring a phase of a received signal. It is another object of the present invention to provide a radio frequency signal receiver that eliminates noise when the noise is included in the received signal, estimates an exact data rate of the received signal, and exactly restores received information based on the estimated data rate thereof. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246725 | Selective diversity receiving method and apparatus - In a selective diversity receiver with two antennas, the strength of the signal received by each antenna is measured at a present and a past time, the difference between the present strengths of the signals received by the two antennas is calculated, and the difference between the present and past strengths of the signal received by each antenna is calculated. If the difference between the present strengths of the two signals is not too large, the signal with the smaller past-to-present strength difference and accordingly with less fading is selected for further reception. In a portable electronic device, this antenna switching strategy reduces susceptibility to human body interference. The present and past strengths can be measured during the preambles of different packets to avoid switching antennas during data reception. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246726 | RECEIVER AND METHOD OF RECEIVING - A receiver recovers data from Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed (OFDM) symbols, the OFDM symbols including sub-carrier symbols carrying data symbols and sub-carrier signals carrying pilot symbols. The receiver includes a Fourier transform processor arranged in operation to receive a time domain digital version of the OFDM symbols and to form a frequency domain version of the OFDM symbols, from which the pilot symbol sub-carriers and the data symbol bearing sub-carriers can be recovered, and a detector arranged in operation to recover the data symbols from the data bearing sub-carriers of the OFDM symbols. The receiver includes a noise estimator arranged in operation to generate a long term estimate of noise power in the frequency domain version of the OFDM symbols at a plurality of frequencies, by accumulating an average noise power at the plurality of frequencies from a plurality of the OFDM symbols, and for generating an estimate of a current level of the noise power in the frequency domain version of a current one of the OFDM symbols at the plurality of frequencies. An impulsive noise detector detects the presence of an impulse of noise in the current OFDM symbol, by comparing the noise power in the current OFDM symbol with the long term noise power at the plurality of frequencies, and to generate an impulse noise flag to indicate that the current OFDM symbol is affected by an impulse of noise if the comparison indicates the presence of an impulse of noise. Impulsive noise in the time domain will generate an increase in noise level across the frequency bandwidth of the OFDM symbols. If all frequencies experience an increase then an impulse of noise can be detected. Thereafter the detector can conceal the effect of the impulse noise on the recovering of the data symbols from the data bearing sub-carriers, for example by adapting channel state information for use in de-mapping modulated symbols into data symbols. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246727 | Multi-Antenna Subsystem for Software Defined Radio - The present invention relates to a multi-antenna subsystem for a SDR (software defined radio) capable of supporting a multi-antenna technique to an antenna system using a multi-antenna subsystem. The multi-antenna subsystem of a multi-antenna system includes an algorithm executing unit for carrying out an algorithm for a multi-antenna technique to be required in the multi-antenna system, a frame synchronization unit for a synchronization acquisition, and a control unit for controlling the algorithm executing unit and the frame synchronization. The algorithm executing unit has a plurality of functional blocks and the functional block has state information, which can be referred by other functional blocks, for supporting SDR system. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246728 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REACQUISITION OF A GATED PILOT - Systems and techniques are disclosed wherein a gated pilot signal can be re-acquired faster by searching a last known pilot offset and/or searching a last coset in which the last pilot signal was found. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246729 | SAMPLING METHOD, RECONSTRUCTION METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR SAMPLING AND/OR RECONSTRUCTING SIGNALS - Reconstruction method for reconstructing a first signal (x(t)) regularly sampled at a sub-Nyquist rate, comprising the step of retrieving from the regularly spaced sampled values (y | 2010-09-30 |
20100246730 | Cyclic prefix-based enhanced data recovery method - The cyclic prefix-based enhanced data recovery method retains the cyclic prefix (CP) upon reception and routes the CP to a data detection module to enhance the operation of the orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) receiver whether operating in the blind, semi-blind, training, or perfectly known channel modes. Processing of the OFDM symbol and the CP is performed in the data detector and obtains data recovery by computing a maximum likelihood estimation based on the CP and the OFDM symbols. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246731 | Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Decoding Signals in a Wireless Communication Environment - An apparatus for decoding a received plurality of multi-path signals to recover the data content of transmitted signals may include an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may be configured to generate a logarithm likelihood ratio based on a received plurality of multi-path signals, where the received plurality of multi-path signals is representative of transmitted data content. The integrated circuit may be further configured to arrange coefficients of an expression generated based on the received plurality of multi-path signals and integrate the expression. The integrated circuit may be further configured to divide the integrated expression by prior information. As a result, the integrated circuit may be configured to receive the plurality of multi-path signals and decode the signals via integration. Associated methods and computer program products may also be provided. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246732 | DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD IN MIMO SYSTEM - Provided are a detecting apparatus in a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) system and a method thereof. The apparatus includes a first detector for decoding a received signal, to thereby generate a decoded vector; a candidate elements decision unit for calculating an instantaneous signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (SINR) value for each element of the decoded vector, and deciding candidate elements for estimating a transmission data based on the decoded vector by comparing the calculated instantaneous SINR value and a threshold value; a signal eliminator for generating a signal with respect to the candidate elements determined in the candidate elements decision unit and outputting a modified signal by subtracting the signal from the received signal; and a second detector for decoding the modified signal received from the signal eliminator based on a more precise detection method than the first detector. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246733 | TRELLIS DECODER FOR DECODING DATA STREAM INCLUDING SYMBOLS CODED WITH MULTIPLE CONVOLUTIONAL CODES - A trellis decoder decodes a stream of encoded symbols, including symbols of a first type (e.g. symbols encoded with a first trellis code) and symbols of a second type (e.g. encoded with a second, more robust, trellis code), without storing path indicators along a trellis for symbols of the first type. In this way, limited memory may be used to store path indicators along the trellis for symbols of the second type. This allows for more accurate decoding of the symbols of the second type. For transitions from symbols of the second type to symbols of the first type, states of the trellis decoder may be stored. In this way, paths may be traced back along the trellis for trellis decoding, without the path indicators for the symbols of the first type. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246734 | RECEIVER - A receiver that receives a train of a plurality of symbols representing digital data, includes: an isolated pulse detector that detects whether the digital data includes an isolated pulse in the symbol train, respectively; a phase detector that detects a timing at which the level of the symbols changes; a symbol value converter that converts the symbols into logical values on the basis of the timing detected by the phase detector; and a data selector that selects a logical value of the isolated pulse instead of the logical value converted by the symbol value converter when the isolated pulse detector detects the digital data containing the isolated pulse. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246735 | ASYNCHRONOUS DATA RECOVERY METHODS AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of data recovery apparatus include oscillators, edge detection circuitry, and data storage. The oscillators generate data detection signals, which convey first series of pulses during time periods for which a serial bit stream conveys a logical 1, and second series of pulses during time periods for which the serial bit stream conveys a logical 0. The edge detection circuitry detects transition edges of the first and second series of pulses, and generates data storage signals that include first indications of detected transition edges in the first series of pulses and second indications of detected transition edges in the second series of pulses. In response to receiving a first indication, a logical 1 is written into an unmasked subset of data storage bit locations. In response to receiving a second indication, a logical 0 is written into the unmasked subset of bit locations. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246736 | CLOCK RECOVERY FROM DATA STREAMS CONTAINING EMBEDDED REFERENCE CLOCK VALUES - A method and an improved apparatus for clock recovery from data streams containing embedded reference clock values controlled clock source means includes of a controllable digital fractional divider means receiving a control value from digital comparator means and a clock input from a digital clock synthesizer means driven by a fixed oscillator means. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246737 | CLOCK CHANGE DEVICE AND CLOCK CHANGE METHOD - A clock change method includes: converting the serial data synchronized to a first clock into parallel data; latching the serial-to-parallel converted data into a designated data storing circuit with a latch timing that occurs once in every a number of clock cycles of a second clock; and converting the latched parallel data into the serial data synchronized to the second clock, and wherein: each time a packet of serial data synchronized to the first clock is received, a timing adjustment is performed to adjust the latch timing so that the latch timing occurs a predetermined time after occurrence of a conversion timing for converting the serial data synchronized to the first clock into the parallel data. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246738 | SYNCHRONIZATION APPARATUS FOR ACCURATELY DEMODULATING SIGNAL INPUT TO PJM TAG AND PJM TAG INCLUDING THE SYNCHRONIZATION APPARATUS - A passive phase jitter modulation (PJM) tag is charged with power in a continuous wave (CW) section. When receiving a command from a reader, the passive PJM tag must recognize the command and determine exactly when to begin demodulating the command. Only then can the passive PJM tag demodulate the command. To this end, a synchronization apparatus for accurately demodulating a signal input to a PJM tag includes a plurality of correlators correlating a received phase jitter-modulated signal with a template of an internal matched filter which is in the same form as at least a portion of a modified frequency modulation (MFM) flag. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246739 | METHOD FOR MEASURING PHASE LOCKED LOOP BANDWIDTH PARAMETERS FOR HIGH-SPEED SERIAL LINKS - A method for measuring a phase locked loop bandwidth parameter for a high-speed serial link includes the steps of initiating a jitter frequency of a clock input of a phase locked loop equal to a reference frequency with a frequency generator, determining a reference jitter amplitude value of a clock output of the phase locked loop with a waveform analyzer at the reference frequency, the reference jitter amplitude value being a function of a time interval error jitter trend of the clock output at the reference frequency; and adjusting the jitter frequency of the clock input with the frequency generator until an adjusted jitter amplitude value of the clock output reaches a goal value as determined by the waveform analyzer, the adjusted jitter amplitude being a function of a time interval error trend of the clock output at the adjusted frequency. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246740 | Nuclear Material Tracers - Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems and methods for creating tracer nuclear materials. In one aspect, a Compact Fusion Neutron Source (CFNS) as described herein, can be used to create tracer isotopes to be added to fissile fuels to aid in anti-proliferation, though other methods of creating isotopes are contemplated. The generation of the isotopes require (n,2 | 2010-09-30 |
20100246741 | NUCLEAR-PLANT SAFETY SYSTEM OPERATING DEVICE - There are provided a first display that displays a system diagram of a safety system and makes it possible to select a symbol indicating a safety-system plant equipment included in the system diagram; a second display that displays an operating device for operating the safety-system plant equipment and makes it possible to operate the operating device; and a safety system display control device that outputs the system diagram to be displayed on the first display, outputs on the second display an operating device corresponding to a symbol that is included in the system diagram and is selected by means of the first display, and converts operation of the operating device performed on the second display into a signal that is outputted to the safety-system plant equipment. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246742 | SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING OR DISASSEMBLING A SEGMENTED ROD - An embodiment of the present invention takes the form of a system that allows for simultaneously assembling or disassembling multiple segmented nuclear fuel rods (hereinafter “segmented rods”). An embodiment of the present invention, may receive, secure, and move the segmented rods into a position that allows for performing the tasks of either assembly or disassembly, allowing for an operator to use a tool to complete the aforementioned tasks. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246743 | STEAM FLOW VORTEX STRAIGHTENER - An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for reducing the magnitude or frequency of flow-induced vibrations. An embodiment of the present invention may be integrated with at least one structure of a reactor pressure vessel of a nuclear reactor. Other embodiments of the present invention may be integrated with other systems that require a dampening of and/or frequency change in the flow-induced vibrations. For example, but not limiting of, the other pressure vessels including: a steam generator, a heat exchanger, a condenser, a boiler, or the like. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246744 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DAMPENING THE VIBRATION EXPERIENCED BY AN OBJECT - An embodiment of the present invention may reduce the level of vibration experienced by a line, such as, but not limiting of, a pipe, a cable, tubing, or the like, that is connected to at least one separate structure. For example, but not limiting of, the structure includes: a reactor pressure vessel, a feedwater sparger pipe, steam generator, a pipe, a pressure vessel, a heat exchanger, a pump, a condenser, a tank, or the like. An embodiment of the present invention may provide support and a preload to the line at a new location or may replace an existing support, such as, but not limiting of, a weld; which may alter the natural frequencies to avoid resonance from occurring when the structure(s) is excited. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246745 | Methods for operating and methods for reducing post-shutdown radiation levels of nuclear reactors - A method for operating a nuclear reactor may include adding one or more chemicals to water in the reactor prior to reactor shutdown, during reactor shutdown, or prior to and during reactor shutdown. The one or more chemicals may trigger release of one or more radioactive substances from at least one out-of-core surface of the reactor into the reactor water. A method for reducing post-shutdown radiation levels of a nuclear reactor may include adding one or more chemicals to water in the reactor prior to reactor shutdown, during reactor shutdown, or prior to and during reactor shutdown. The one or more chemicals may include, for example, one or more metals, metal ions, metal compounds, metals and metal ions, metals and metal compounds, metal ions and metal compounds, or metals, metal ions, and metal compounds. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246746 | PROCESS FOR ADDING AN ORGANIC COMPOUND TO COOLANT WATER IN A PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR - The present invention relates generally to a process for a pressurized water reactor. The pressurized water reactor includes a primary circuit and a reactor core. The process includes adding a sufficient amount of an organic compound to coolant water passing through the primary circuit of the pressurized water reactor. The organic compound includes elements of carbon and hydrogen for producing elemental carbon. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246747 | NUCLEAR FUEL ROD SPACER GRID AND FRAMEWORK AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A GRID - A grid including at least two meshed grid parts intended to be superposed in a longitudinal direction, each grid part extending in a transverse plane, and the grid parts being moveable one relative to the other in at least one transverse direction between an open configuration for the insertion of nuclear fuel rods in the longitudinal direction through the grid parts, and a closed configuration allowing each fuel rod inserted through the grid parts to be clamped transversely between the grid parts. According to one aspect of the invention, the grid includes elements for transversely immobilizing the grid parts in the closed configuration, the immobilizing elements being designed to engage as the superposed grid parts are moved closer together in the longitudinal direction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246748 | NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY WITH PIVOT DIMPLED GRIDS - A soft pivot dimple nuclear fuel assembly grid that utilizes a “dog bone” shaped window cutout and radius coining of edges perpendicular to coolant flow, to reduce the susceptibility of fuel rod leaking during the reactor operation. Radius coining allows the fuel rod to smoothly transition over the radiused edge to the flat rod contact section of the dimple. The symmetric “dog bone” shape enables the dimple to pivot during rod loading resulting in improved alignment between the dimple and the fuel rod, thereby minimizing scratching. The “dog bone” shape also allows for a large contact area dimple to be softer than a typical dimple which reduces contact stresses and fretting wear during reactor operations. | 2010-09-30 |