Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100124297 | Receiving a Pilot Design and Channel Estimation - Embodiments of the invention provide a receiver in an OFDM based communication system adapted to perform channel estimation using a received reference signal transmitted from at least one antenna, said reference signal being substantially located into two OFDM symbols of a transmission time interval comprising of more than two OFDM symbols. A method of generating pilot structure, the pilot structure provides information to an apparatus for channel estimation in the OFDM system with a transmission time interval of seven OFDM symbols. The pilot structure comprising pilot signals from at least one transmitting antenna located in various OFDM symbols of the transmission time interval. | 05-20-2010 |
20100272192 | OFDM-Lite Architecture for HomePlug - A device for communicating digital data over power lines includes a power line interface for transmitting data over at least one band of frequencies. An orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation unit generates OFDM symbols using a set of tones for the frequency band. A preamble generation unit generates preamble sequences for the frequency band by using the set of tones used by the OFDM modulation unit. The tones used by the preamble generation unit have a constant magnitude, and a set of phases obtained by quantizing to a small alphabet the phase of a set of tones obtained by taking an IFFT of a portion of a preamble used by a non-interoperable powerline access device. The device may transmit on two or more bands using a sampling frequency clock, wherein a lower band clock frequency is equal to or an integer divisor of a higher band clock frequency. | 10-28-2010 |
20110280261 | Interleaver Design and Header Structure For ITU G.hnem - Embodiments of the invention provide an interleaver design and header fields for ITU-T G.hnem. The header may comprise two parts that are separately encoded. A common header segment is encoded alone, and an embedded header segment is encoded with payload data. The interleaver operates on blocks having a size based upon a total number of input bits in an FEC codeword block, a total number of bits loaded on symbols that span a half mains cycle, or a maximum fragment size of 3072 bits. The blocks may be repeated before interleaving. Each block and its repetitions may be interleaved together, such as for header data, or each block and repetition may be interleaved separately, such as for payload data. Cyclic padding may be used on each block to create an integer number of symbols for transmission. | 11-17-2011 |
20120002714 | Communication on a Pilot Wire - Systems and methods are disclosed for communicating on a pilot wire between Electric Vehicle Service Equipment (EVSE) and an Electric Vehicle (EV). The EVSE and EV exchange a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal on the pilot wire to control charging operations of the EV. Data communications may also be transmitted on the pilot wire, such as between transmit and receive modems. The modems transmit communication signals either continuously, without regard to the state of the PWM signal, or only when the PWM is in an off-state. If transmitting while PWM is on, the modem needs a large coupling impedance and/or a large signal injection. To transmit only when the PWM is off, the modem may use a blocking diode in the coupling circuit or may synchronize to the pulses in the PWM signal. | 01-05-2012 |
20120033722 | Time-Domain Link Adaptation - Embodiments of the invention provide time-domain link adaptation in power line communications. In one embodiment, the cyclic prefix length and position is adjusted with an OFDM symbol to overlap a periodic impulse noise pulse, thereby allowing the data carried in the symbol to be detected at a receiver. The cyclic prefix may be adjusted to provide a pattern that yields an integer number of OFDM symbols in one zero crossing period. The data rate used for the symbols overlapping the zero-crossing period may be zero or very low. A high data rate may be used for symbols outside the zero-crossing period because those symbols will not be affected by the periodic impulse noise. | 02-09-2012 |
20120056841 | Touch-sensitive interface and method using orthogonal signaling - A touch screen system includes a capacitive touch screen ( | 03-08-2012 |
20120082253 | Pilot Structure for Coherent Modulation - A system and method for communicating in a power line communications (PLC) network using Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols. Pilot tones are carried by the OFDM symbols according to a predetermined pattern. A receiving device identifies pilot tones on each frequency. A group of previously received pilot tones on a selected frequency are filtered to generate a channel estimate for a tone on the selected frequency in a new symbol. The channel estimates on two different frequencies within an OFDM symbol may be interpolated to determine a channel estimate for a third frequency with the OFDM symbol. | 04-05-2012 |
20120195246 | Method for Transmission of Unicast Control in Broadcast/Multicast Transmission Time Intervals - Embodiments of the invention provide methods for maximizing the bandwidth utilization in the uplink of a communication system supporting time division multiplexing between unicast and multicast/broadcast communication modes during transmission time intervals in the downlink of a communication system. This is accomplished by multiplexing at least unicast control signaling for UL scheduling assignments in TTIs supporting the multicast/broadcast communication mode. Moreover, multiplexing of unicast control signaling can also be accomplished by splitting a symbol of the multicast/broadcast TTI into two shorter symbols with the first of these two shorter symbols carrying at least unicast control signaling and the second of these shorter symbols carrying multicast/broadcast signaling. | 08-02-2012 |
20120237036 | COMMUNICATING SCRAMBLING SEED INFORMATION - A method of communicating scrambling seed information includes obtaining raw data to be transmitted using a processor, and generating scrambled data from the raw data according to a scrambling seed. A scrambled data packet structure is configured by combining a preamble portion, a synch portion, and a header portion to the scrambled data, wherein the header portion includes a scrambler field value including a plurality of bits (M). The scrambled data packet structure is transmitted to a receiver. The receiver receives the header portion including the scrambler field value. The receiver maps the scrambler field value to a scrambling seed, and decodes the scrambled data using the scrambling seed. | 09-20-2012 |
20120257639 | Communications in Beacon-Enabled Networks - Systems and methods for designing, using, and/or implementing communications in beacon-enabled networks are described. In various implementations, these systems and methods may be applicable to power line communications (PLC). For example, a method may include identifying one of a plurality of orthogonal superframes. The identified superframe may include beacon slots and contention access period (CAP) slots. The beacon slots may follow a sequence of two or more frequency subbands, and the CAP slots may follow the same sequence of two or more frequency subbands. Also, the sequence of two or more frequency subbands may be distinct from other sequences of two or more frequency subbands followed by other beacon slots and CAP slots within others of the plurality of available superframes. The method may then include communicating with another device using the identified superframe. | 10-11-2012 |
20130070781 | PROBABILISTIC CONTENTION WINDOW MANAGEMENT - Method and apparatus for communicating via a network. In one embodiment, a device for communicating via a network includes a medium access controller (MAC). The MAC is configured to apply a contention window for collision avoidance on the network, and to determine whether the network is free for use on expiration of a time value of the contention window. The MAC is also configured to initiate a transmission based on a determination that the network is free for use. The MAC is further configured to increase, in accordance with a predetermined probability value, the time value of the contention window based on: the transmission being successful; and the time value of the contention window being a minimum contention window time value. The probability value establishes the likelihood of the MAC increasing the time value of the contention window with respect to successful transmissions with the minimum contention window time value. | 03-21-2013 |
20130070790 | SUPERFRAME FORMAT FOR MV-LV COMMUNICATION IN MULTI TONE-MASK PLC NETWORKS - A method for multi-tone mask communication including generating, by a power line communication router, a superframe to include a plurality of beacons corresponding to a plurality of tone masks. Each beacon also defining a plurality of tone masks, a contention access region, a contention free period, an inter router communication slot. The superframe also includes at least one of the beacons also defining an idle time during which nodes receiving the superframe are to transition to a low power mode. Transmitting the superframe to a power line communication node. | 03-21-2013 |
20130101003 | Relative Phase Detection in Power Line Communications Networks - Systems and methods for relative phase detection and zero crossing detection for power line communications (PLC) are described. In some embodiments, both transmit and receive PLC devices detect a zero crossing on an AC mains phase. The devices start a phase detection counter (PDC) by generating a zero crossing pulse within 5% of the actual zero crossing time. When a frame is transmitted, the transmitting device includes a PDC value in the frame control header (FCH). The PDC value corresponds to the start time of the FCH. When the frame is received at the receive PLC device, the receive PLC device measures a local PDC value between the zero crossing and the start of the FCH. The receive device compares the local PDC value to the PDC value in the FCH of the received frame and determines if the devices are on the same phase. | 04-25-2013 |
20130101055 | Sub-Band Power Scaling Reporting and Sub-Band Transmit Power Estimation - Systems and methods for routing protocols for power line communications (PLC) are described. In some embodiments, a method performed by a PLC device, such as a PLC meter, may include selecting one or more transmit sub-bands on which to transmit frames, where the transmit sub-bands comprise groups of six carrier frequencies. The PLC device then generates a frame comprising a tone map that indicates which transmit sub-bands are used to carry data for the frame. The tone map using two bits per transmit sub-band to indicate a status of each transmit sub-band. The PLC device then transmits the frame on the selected transmit sub-bands using OFDM. A resolution bit and a mode bit may be used to provide additional information about the transmit sub-bands, such as an amount of power adjustment that has been applied to carrier frequencies and whether dummy bits are transmitted on unused carrier frequencies. | 04-25-2013 |
20130185617 | WIRELESS BACKHAUL COMMUNICATION - A method for wireless backhaul communication comprising receiving, by a wireless backhaul transmitter, a data stream in a bit format and generating, by the wireless backhaul transmitter using a single-carrier block transmission scheme, a radio frame to include a plurality of physical data channel (PDCH) blocks, a pilot signal (PS) block and a physical control channel (PCCH) block with each block type pre-appended with a cyclic prefix (CP). A length of the PS block in symbols, a length of the PCCH block in symbols and a length of the PDCH block in symbols is determined by a frequency band, a bandwidth, and a channel condition. The wireless backhaul transmitter then transmits the radio frame. | 07-18-2013 |
20130294531 | Enabling Co-Existence among Power Line Communication (PLC) Technologies - Systems and methods for enabling co-existence among power line communications (PLC) technologies are described. In some embodiments, a method performed by a PLC device, such as a PLC gateway, may include detecting a communication from foreign PLC device on a PLC network in response to a foreign preamble received by the PLC device, terminating transmissions to the PLC network for a network-specific co-existence Extended Interframe Space (cEIFS) time period in response to the foreign preamble, and resuming transmissions to the PLC network after expiration of the network-specific time period. | 11-07-2013 |
20140012518 | FLOW METER - A flow meter ultrasonically measures fluid velocity in a pipe. Ultrasonic signals received by ultrasonic transducers are digitized. The difference between two ultrasonic propagation times is determined by computing a discrete cross-correlation of the digitized received signals. Computation time is reduced by computing only a few cross-correlation values near a peak cross-correlation value. | 01-09-2014 |
20140055413 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE INTERFACE AND METHOD USING ORTHOGONAL SIGNALING - A touch screen system includes a capacitive touch screen ( | 02-27-2014 |
20140107950 | BANDPASS ADC SAMPLING FOR FLUID VELOCITY DETERMINATION - A method of calculating a time difference is disclosed. The method includes receiving a first ultrasonic signal (r | 04-17-2014 |
20140303910 | EXTENDED RANGE ADC FLOW METER - A method of calculating a time difference is disclosed. The method includes receiving a first ultrasonic signal (r | 10-09-2014 |
20140305215 | ULTRASONIC FLOW METER - A flow meter ultrasonically measures fluid velocity in a pipe and ultrasonically transmits fluid flow data along the pipe. An ultrasonic transducer used for fluid velocity measurement may optionally also be used for communication of flow data, and optionally, the ultrasonic frequency for fluid velocity measurement may be the same as the ultrasonic frequency for communication of flow data. | 10-16-2014 |
20140338467 | MULTI-CHANNEL FLOW SENSING - A multi-channel flow sensing system typically includes first and second flow-sensing transducers arranged in each channel. A data acquisition system is coupled to the first and second transducers of each of the channels. The data acquisition system is arranged to transmit and/or receive a sensing signal from at least one of the first and second transducers of each of the channels. The received sensing signals are sequentially converted and accumulated as data for billing in accordance with the measured flow within each channel. Using common components within the data acquisition system for measuring the various channels reduces costs and increases affordability in cost-sensitive areas. | 11-20-2014 |
20150061636 | AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION METHOD FOR ACTIVE AND REACTIVE POWER MEASUREMENT - A system is provided for calibrating a device. The system includes a reference component, a sampling component, a calibration component, a comparing component and a proportional integral component. The reference component provides a reference power signal based on a voltage instruction and a current instruction. The sampling component samples a voltage signal to obtain a sampled voltage value and samples a current signal to obtain a sampled current value. The calibration component generates a calibrated power signal based on the sampled voltage value and the sampled current. The comparing component generates an error signal based on the reference power signal and the calibrated power signal. The proportional integral component and the calibration component are a feedback system that is operable to calibrate the gain of the sampled voltage and the sample current based on the error signal. | 03-05-2015 |