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20130225157 | ENHANCED SLOW ASSOCIATED CONTROL CHANNEL (ESACCH) - A method for wireless communication is described. A slow associated control channel block is received. It is determined that the slow associated control channel block fails an integrity check. A correlation level between the slow associated control channel block and one or more stored slow associated control channel blocks is determined. The stored slow associated control channel blocks are set based on a maximum correlation level. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 08-29-2013 |
20130322313 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REGULATING POWER IN WIRELESS RECEIVER CIRCUITS - Access terminals are adapted to regulate power in wireless receiver circuits. In one example, access terminals include a communications interface with at least one wireless receiver circuit. A processing circuit coupled with the communications interface can receive a transmission during a Frequency Correction Channel (FCCH) frame. Following the received transmission, at least a portion of the receiver circuit may be powered down. A determination may also be made whether the received transmission was reliable. The receiver circuit can subsequently be powered up, and another transmission can be received on a subsequent channel. When the received transmission was sufficiently reliable, the other transmission may be a transmission during a Synchronization Channel (SCH) frame. When the received transmission is not sufficiently reliable, the other transmission may be another transmission received during a subsequent Frequency Correction Channel (FCCH) frame. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 12-05-2013 |
20150215880 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LOCATING RECEIVED TONES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - Access terminals are adapted to determine a tone location even when the tone is asymmetric. According to one example, an access terminal can obtain a plurality of samples for a received tone. The access terminal may detect which sample of the plurality of samples exhibits a maximum correlation value. The access terminal may further determine a location of the received tone based on the sample exhibiting the maximum correlation value. In some examples, the location of the received tone may be determine based on the sample exhibiting the maximum correlation value when a predicted signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is above a predetermined threshold. Otherwise, the access terminal may determine the tone location based on a central location between a first sample with a correlation value above a predefined threshold and a first subsequent sample with a correlation value below the predefined threshold. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included. | 07-30-2015 |
20150289173 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED CELL RESELECTION - A method for performing cell reselection by a wireless communication device is described. The method includes monitoring one or more neighbor cells of a same radio access technology as a serving cell while camped on the serving cell. The method also includes determining that reselection criteria is met for a target cell. The method further includes starting a reselection timer for the target cell. The method additionally includes determining whether to perform reselection to the target cell based on a target cell signal to noise ratio (SNR) and a serving cell SNR. | 10-08-2015 |
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20100266290 | LASER COMMUNICATION POSITIONING SYSTEM - A system for receiving an optical communication signal includes a first array of light responsive devices defining a first target area and a second light responsive device defining a second target area. The second target area is smaller than the first target area. A detection device is coupled to the first array of light responsive devices and configured to identify at least one individual light responsive device in the first array of light responsive devices receiving the greatest light input relative to other light responsive devices in the first array of light responsive devices. A positioning device is configured to position the second light responsive device relative to the at least one individual light responsive device, such that the second light responsive device receives the optical communication signal. | 10-21-2010 |
20120244815 | RF DATA TRANSFER IN A SPHERICAL CAVITY - A system comprises an outer shell having an inner spherical cavity and an inner sphere located in the spherical cavity. The inner sphere comprises a sensor; at least one transmit antenna; and at least one transmitter coupled to the sensor and to a respective one of the at least one transmit antenna. The system also comprises a first receive antenna located in the spherical cavity; a second receive antenna located in the spherical cavity; and a receiver located outside of the outer shell. The receiver is configured to determine the signal to noise ratio of a first signal received at the first receive antenna and the signal to noise ratio of a second signal received at the second receive antenna; and to combine the first and second signals based on the respective signal to noise ratios such that interference due to multi-path signals in the spherical cavity is reduced. | 09-27-2012 |
20120245845 | TRIPLE REDUNDANT RF LINK SYSTEM - A system comprises an outer shell having an inner spherical cavity and an inner sphere located in the spherical cavity. The inner sphere comprises a sensor; at least three transmit antennas; and at least three transmitters each coupled to the sensor and to a respective one of the at least three transmit antennas. The system comprises at least three receive antennas each located in the spherical cavity, wherein each of the at least three receive antennas is frequency matched to a transmit frequency of a respective one of the at least one transmit antennas. The system also comprises at least three receivers each coupled to a respective one of the at least three receive antennas and a data selection logic circuit configured to select at least one signal from the signals received from each of the at least three receivers based on the respective signal quality of the received signals. | 09-27-2012 |
20120269205 | NOVEL LOW LATENCY AND SELF-ADJUSTING FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION ALGORITHM FOR DATA STREAMING APPLICATIONS - A method for synchronizing frames when a frame synchronization pattern is lost is provided. The method includes forcing a frame state machine to an operate mode following an initial synchronization, searching for the frame synchronization pattern on a bit level while running the frame state machine in the operate mode, and correcting for synchronization on the bit level while running the frame state machine in the operate mode when synchronization is lost. The initial synchronization includes a search mode. | 10-25-2012 |
20130147652 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING AIRCRAFT POSITION REPORTS - One embodiment is directed to an aircraft position report system. The system comprises a satellite, an aircraft position reporting receiver mounted on the satellite, an antenna element mounted on the satellite, and an antenna interface mounted on the satellite. The aircraft position reporting receiver receives aircraft position reports through the antenna element by associating a spot beam with a narrow coverage area. The aircraft position reports are derived from a signal produced by the antenna element. The antenna interface changes the narrow coverage area associated with the spot beam to receive aircraft position reports from a wide coverage region within a reporting period. In one exemplary embodiment, the antenna interface mechanically steers the spot beam for each receiver to one of the narrow coverage areas. In another exemplary embodiment, the antenna interface electronically steers the spot beam for each receiver to one of the narrow coverage areas. | 06-13-2013 |
20140269780 | A NOVEL LOW LATENCY AND SELF-ADJUSTING FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION ALGORITHM FOR DATA STREAMING APPLICATIONS - A method for maintaining a nominal decoder time phase alignment through a data drop-out period is provided. The method includes determining if a search window is open. A search-window width of the search window is an initial search-window width. The initial search-window width is larger than the width of the frame synchronization pattern. The method also includes determining if a bit clock rising edge is detected and searching for the frame synchronization pattern on a bit level when the search window is open and the bit clock rising edge is detected. If the frame synchronization pattern is not found responsive to the searching, the method also includes determining if a receipt time of the bit received when the bit clock rising edge was detected is coincident with an expected start time of the frame synchronization pattern. | 09-18-2014 |
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20080234907 | Override of Automatic Braking in a Collision Mitigation and/or Avoidance System - A method for returning driver control in a vehicle during automatic braking includes the steps of determining a minimum value of accelerator pedal position during the automatic braking, determining a current value of accelerator pedal position, and disengaging the automatic braking, if the current value is greater than the minimum value by at least a predetermined value. | 09-25-2008 |
20090002222 | Method of estimating target elevation utilizing radar data fusion - A collision avoidance system for reducing false alerts by estimating the elevation of a target, includes short and long range single-dimensional scanning radar sensors having differing ranges and beam angles of inclination, and a digital fusion processor, and preferably includes a locator device, an inclinometer, and a memory storage device cooperatively configured to further perform trend analysis, and target tracking. | 01-01-2009 |
20090021429 | LOW COST SHORT RANGE RADAR - A low cost radar system that employs monopulse beamforming to detect objects in the road-way both in elevation and azimuth. In one non-limiting embodiment, a beamforming receiver architecture includes a first beamforming device and a plurality of antennas coupled to the first beamforming device, and a second beamforming device and a plurality of antennas coupled to the second beamforming device. The first and second beamforming devices are oriented 90° relative to each other so that the receive beams provided by the first beamforming device detect objects in azimuth and the receive beams provided by the second beamforming device detect objects in elevation. A first switch is provided to selectively couple the sum pattern signal from the first and second beamforming devices to one output line, and a second switch is provided to selectively couple the difference pattern signals from the first and second beamforming devices to another output line. | 01-22-2009 |