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20090268630 | SIGNALING OF UNUSED RESOURCES - A user device on a wireless network includes a receiver, a noise detector and a noise determiner. The receiver receives downlink data communications from a base station that indicates an allocation of time/frequency resource blocks at least to user devices that are communicating with the base station. The noise detector measures noise in a time/frequency resource block, comprising plural time/frequency bins, that is not allocated to one of the user devices. The noise determiner determines a level of interfering noise based on noise in the resource block that is not allocated to one of the user devices. | 10-29-2009 |
20100015967 | UPLINK POWER CONTROL IN AGGREGATED SPECTRUM SYSTEMS - A method for communication includes modulating data in a wireless communication terminal to produce an aggregated-spectrum signal, which includes at least first and second signals in respective first and second spectral bands. The modulated data is transmitted in the first and second signals at respective first and second power levels. The second power level is adjusted separately from the first power level. In some embodiments, one or more instructions to set the first power level are received at the wireless communication terminal, and the first power level is set separately from setting the second power level based on the instructions. | 01-21-2010 |
20100172424 | EFFICIENT MIMO TRANSMISSION SCHEMES - A method for communication includes, in a transmitter having a first number of transmit antenna ports, setting an upper limit on a second number of spatial layers to be used by the transmitter to be less than the first number. An actual number of the spatial layers, which does not exceed the upper limit, is allocated for transmission to a given receiver. One or more streams of modulated symbols are mapped onto the allocated actual number of the spatial layers. The actual number of the spatial layers are transmitted from the transmitter to the given receiver. | 07-08-2010 |
20100172430 | PRECODING CODEBOOKS FOR MIMO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method for communication includes configuring a communication system that includes a transmitter and a receiver with first precoding matrices for mapping up to N data streams onto N transmit antenna ports of the transmitter. Each of at least some of the first precoding matrices are derived from respective second and third precoding matrices configured for mapping onto respective numbers of transmit antenna ports that are less than N. The data streams are mapped onto the N transmit antenna ports using a precoding scheme based on one of the first precoding matrices. The mapped data streams are transmitted over the N transmit antenna ports from the transmitter to the receiver. | 07-08-2010 |
20100232553 | MULTI - USER MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT (MU - MIMO) RECEIVER - Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method within a wireless communication network, the method comprising, receiving by a user equipment (UE), a signal and interference component, wherein the interference component was transmitted in an unknown direction; and decoding, by the UE, the signal based at least in part on the interference component. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 09-16-2010 |
20110129021 | Direct Generation of Discrete Fourier Transforms of Time-Shifted Zadoff-Chu Sequences - A method includes accepting input values u and v, respectively identifying a u | 06-02-2011 |
20110150052 | MIMO FEEDBACK SCHEMES FOR CROSS-POLARIZED ANTENNAS - A method includes receiving a Multiple-Input Multiple Output (MIMO) signal over multiple communication channels from an antenna array including a first set of antennas having a first polarization and a second set of the antennas having a second polarization that is orthogonal to the first polarization. First feedback information is calculated relating to first interrelations between the antennas within either the first set or the second set. Second feedback information is calculated relating at least to second interrelations between the first set and the second set of the antennas. The first feedback information is transmitted at a first time/frequency granularity, and the second feedback information is transmitted at a second time/frequency granularity that is finer than the first time/frequency granularity. | 06-23-2011 |
20120149427 | UPLINK POWER CONTROL IN AGGREGATED SPECTRUM SYSTEMS - A method for communication includes modulating data in a wireless communication terminal to produce an aggregated-spectrum signal, which includes at least first and second signals in respective first and second spectral bands. The modulated data is transmitted in the first and second signals at respective first and second power levels. The second power level is adjusted separately from the first power level. In some embodiments, one or more instructions to set the first power level are received at the wireless communication terminal, and the first power level is set separately from setting the second power level based on the instructions. | 06-14-2012 |
20130058300 | Uplink Power Control in Aggregated Spectrum Systems - A method for communication includes modulating data in a wireless communication terminal to produce an aggregated-spectrum signal, which includes at least first and second signals in respective first and second spectral bands. The modulated data is transmitted in the first and second signals at respective first and second power levels. The second power level is adjusted separately from the first power level. In some embodiments, one or more instructions to set the first power level are received at the wireless communication terminal, and the first power level is set separately from setting the second power level based on the instructions. | 03-07-2013 |
20130148755 | PRECODING CODEBOOKS FOR MIMO COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method for communication includes configuring a communication system that includes a transmitter and a receiver with first precoding matrices for mapping up to N data streams onto N transmit antenna ports of the transmitter. Each of at least some of the first precoding matrices are derived from respective second and third precoding matrices. The second and third precoding matrices are configured for mapping data onto respective numbers of transmit antenna ports that are less than N. The data streams are mapped onto the N transmit antenna ports using a precoding scheme based on one of the first precoding matrices. The mapped data streams are transmitted over the N transmit antenna ports from the transmitter to the receiver. | 06-13-2013 |
20130156123 | EFFICIENT MIMO TRANSMISSION SCHEMES - A method for communication includes, in a transmitter having a first number of transmit antenna ports, setting an upper limit on a second number of spatial layers to be used by the transmitter to be less than the first number. An actual number of the spatial layers, which does not exceed the upper limit, is allocated for transmission to a given receiver. One or more streams of modulated symbols are mapped onto the allocated actual number of the spatial layers. The actual number of the spatial layers are transmitted from the transmitter to the given receiver. | 06-20-2013 |
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20080223490 | Non-chrome passivation of steel - Chromate free treatments and compositions for applying a conversion or passivation coating to metal surfaces. Preferred compositions comprise a film forming latex polymer, fluoacid, phosphoric acid, and a polyoxyethylene/oxypropylene block copolymer. The requisite metal surfaces are contacted by the compositions and dried. Rinsing is optional. | 09-18-2008 |
20080245444 | Rinsable metal pretreatment methods and compositions - Chromate-free and metal phosphate free treatments and compositions for applying a conversion or passivation coating for metals, more particularly, steel, zinc coated steel, and aluminum surfaces. The methods of the invention comprise contacting the requisite metal surface with a treatment composition comprising a member or members comprising one or more Group IV B elements, fluoride, and phosphonic acid or phosphonate. Optionally, a silane may be added as a treatment component. | 10-09-2008 |
20090032140 | NOVEL NON-CHROME METAL TREATMENT COMPOSITION - Chromate-free compositions for applying a conversion or passivation coating for metals, more particularly zinc coated metal surfaces. The methods of the invention comprise contacting the requisite metal surface with a phosphonomethylated polyamine. Other aspects of the disclosed tech involve methods and compositions in which the following optional components can be included: fluoacid, silane, inorganic phosphorus, acid, latex film forming component and pH adjustment agent. | 02-05-2009 |
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20130135498 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CREATING A VIDEO SEQUENCE - A method of creating a video sequence. The method comprises setting at least one repetitive reminder in a schedule managed by a handheld device having an image sensor, alarming a user according to the at least one repetitive reminder, capturing a sequence of images using the image sensor, automatically identifying a facial image depicting a face in a preset area in the sequence of images, automatically selecting the facial image, in response to the identification, and adding the facial image to a facial video sequence. | 05-30-2013 |
20150098657 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CREATING A VIDEO SEQUENCE - A method of creating a video sequence. The method comprises setting at least one repetitive reminder in a schedule managed by a handheld device having an image sensor, alarming a user according to the at least one repetitive reminder, capturing a sequence of images using the image sensor, automatically identifying a facial image depicting a face in a preset area in the sequence of images, automatically selecting the facial image, in response to the identification, and adding the facial image to a facial video sequence. | 04-09-2015 |
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20110183711 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CREATING A VIDEO SEQUENCE - A method of creating a video sequence. The method comprises setting at least one repetitive reminder in a schedule managed by a handheld device having an image sensor, alarming a user according to the at least one repetitive reminder, capturing a sequence of images using the image sensor, automatically identifying a facial image depicting a face in a preset area in the sequence of images, automatically selecting the facial image, in response to the identification, and adding the facial image to a facial video sequence. | 07-28-2011 |
20140299660 | ENCRYPTION AND DECRYPTION OF VISIBLE CODES FOR REAL TIME AUGMENTED REALITY VIEWS - A method of decrypting an encrypted message. The method comprises storing a wearer decryption code in a memory of a wearable mobile device having a head-worn augmented display which generates an augmented reality view for a wearer of the wearable mobile device, capturing using the wearable mobile device a video sequence including at least one frame imaging a visible code using an image sensor of the wearable mobile device, processing the video sequence to identify the visible code, decrypting the visible code using the wearer decryption code to create an decrypted content, and presenting the decrypted content on top of at least some of the visible code in the augmented reality view. | 10-09-2014 |
20150150104 | DYNAMIC SECURITY QUESTION GENERATION - A method of dynamically generating a security question for accessing a resource. The method comprises monitoring a behavior of said user during a monitoring period to identify automatically a deviation from a behavioral pattern indicative of repetitive behavior of a user, automatically generating a security question responded to by an indication of said deviation, receiving a user input inputted by a user in response to a presentation of said security question and said deviation, and authenticating, after said monitoring period, an access to a resource according to a match between said user input and said deviation. | 05-28-2015 |
20150249976 | AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL SELECTION FOR LIMB WORN DEVICES - A method of selecting a communication protocol to encode a message wirelessly transmitted from a limb worn device to a wirelessly controllable apparatus. The method comprises analyzing an output of at least one motion sensor installed in a limb worn device having an MMI to detect a human routine limb motion performed by a user wearing the limb worn device while the user operates one of a plurality of wirelessly controllable apparatuses, automatically selecting for an operation period, according to the detected human routine limb motion, one of a plurality of communication protocols, automatically detecting a user input performed by the user using the MMI during the operation period, and automatically generating and transmitting a message indicative of operation instructions to operate a function executed by a processor associated with the selected wirelessly controllable apparatus and correlated with the user input. | 09-03-2015 |
20150295715 | ENCRYPTION AND DECRYPTION OF VISIBLE CODES FOR REAL TIME AUGMENTED REALITY VIEWS - A method of decrypting an encrypted message. The method comprises storing a wearer decryption code in a memory of a wearable mobile device having a head-worn augmented display which generates an augmented reality view for a wearer of the wearable mobile device, capturing using the wearable mobile device a video sequence including at least one frame imaging a visible code using an image sensor of the wearable mobile device, processing the video sequence to identify the visible code, decrypting the visible code using the wearer decryption code to create an decrypted content, and presenting the decrypted content on top of at least some of the visible code in the augmented reality view. | 10-15-2015 |