Abstract:
A Wireless Code Division Multiple Access method and apparatus for determining the transmitted rate of a voice/data signal from a mobile station to a Base Station. Variable rate vocoders transmit voice at one of several predetermined frame rates. The receiver determines the transmitted rate based on one of several frame parameters. One of the parameters is received frame energy. The received frame energy is measured over the length of the relevant portion of the frame. Energy is measured over the half of the frame that can only contain energy if a full rate frame is sent. If the energy measured exceeds a threshold, then full rate is indicated. Else, energy is measured over the fourth of a frame that can only contain energy if a half rate frame is sent. If the energy exceeds a threshold, then half rate is indicated. The procedure is repeated for quarter and eighth rates.
Abstract:
The present invention is a system and method for increasing user capacity on a slotted random access channel in a spread spectrum communications system (10 0) by using a multi-part access probe (502). First and second parts (508, 510) of an access probe preamble (604) are modulated using a short PN code sequence (620), and the second part and remainder of the access probe (502) is modulated using a long PN code sequence. Information to be transmitted by th e access probe (502) is modulated on the second part (606) of the access probe (502), and the access probe is transmitted so that the first part (508) of t he probe preamble (604) falls within the boundaries of an access channel slot (402). In one embodiment, time slots (402) in access channels (400) used for access signal reception are made the length of the first part (508). In a further embodiment, time slots (402) in a plurality of adjacent access channels used for access signal reception may be longer than said first part (508) but are offset in time from each other by the length or period of the first part.
Abstract:
A wireless receiver receiving multipath Wash-code symbols determines which of fingers 402, 410 have locked on a signal. Measurements of the correlation energies between the received signal and all possible symbols are stored in energy storage units 404, 412. The actual signals are combined in combiner 408. A maximum determiner 416 determines the most likely combined symbol, and an index for this symbol is fed back to the energy storage units. Lock detectors 406, 414 use the measurement for this fed-back symbol to determine whether the finger has locked onto a path. This determination is used to decide whether the next signal detected by that finger should be applied to the combiner.
Abstract:
In order to time track an incoming signal, a receiver demodulates a first instance of a signal to produce a first set of energy values corresponding to a set of possible data values of the signal. The receiver also demodulates a second instance of the signal to produce a second set of energy values corresponding to the set of possible data values. The receiver combines the first and the second sets of energy values to determine a combined set of energy values. The receiver determines a first estimate of a most likely transmitted data value based upon the combined set of energy values. The receiver decovers an early set of despread samples of the first instance using a symbol corresponding to the first estimate to produce a first early energy value. The receiver decovers a late set of despread samples of the first instance using the symbol corresponding to the first estimate to produce a first late energy value. Finally, the receiver determines a time offset of the first instance based upon the first early and the first late energy values.
Abstract:
Métodos y sistemas para estimar y cancelar la interferencia piloto en un sistema de comunicación inalámbrica (por ejemplo CDMA). En un método, una señal recibida comprendida de un número de instancias de señal, cada una incluyendo un piloto, es inicuamente procesada para proporcionar muestras de datos. Cada interferencia piloto de la instancia de señal puede ser estimada mediante la diseminación de las muestras de datos con una secuencia diseminadora para la instancia de señal, canalizando los datos de-diseminados para proporcionar símbolos pilotos, filtrar los símbolos pilotos para estimar la respuesta del canal a la instancia de señal, y multiplicar la respuesta del canal estimada con la secuencia de diseminación. Los estimados de la interferencia piloto debido a una pluralidad de multi-direccionales interferentes se acumulan para derivar la interferencia piloto total, la cual se resta de las muestras de datos para proporcionar muestras de datos piloto-canceladas. Estas muestras son entonces procesadas para derivar datos de-modulados para cada una de al menos una instancia de señal (deseado) en la señal recibida
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of serializing frequency based image data in a digital cinema system is described. At least one group of data that may be represented as a 16X16 block of data is compiled. Alternatively, a frame of data is compiled. The group of data is divided into four groups, each which may be represented as an 8X8 blocks. Each of the four 8X8 blocks of data are serialized using zig-zag scanning vertical scanning, and/or horizontal scanning.
Abstract:
Techniques for polling fingers on a channel (which are fingers for which symbols are to be combined) to determine the last finger on the channel. As each finger is polled, the polled finger compares its state information with the state information for the channel to determine whether or not it is the last finger on the channel. The polled finger may be deemed as the last finger if (1) the polled finger is the current last finger, (2) the polled finger is later than the current last finger, or (3) all fingers on the channel have been polled and none of the fingers indicated that it is the last finger. If the polled finger is deemed as the last finger then, (1) the channel state information is updated with the polled finger state information, and (2) the symbols provided by the polled finger may be marked as being ready for subsequent processing.
Abstract:
Receptor adaptado para recibir señales de trayectorias múltiples que incluye una pluralidad de ramas, estando cada una de ellas adaptada para: a)demodular por separado la señal recibida actualmente desde cada trayectoria separada; y b)medir la energía de comparación entre la señal recibida actualmente por la rama y cada símbolo de canal posible de una biblioteca de símbolos de canales; caracterizado porque comprende: c)una pluralidad de unidades de almacenamiento de energía, en la que cada unidad de almacenamiento de energía está asociada a una rama y está adaptada para: i)almacenar la medición de la energía de comparación entre cada símbolo de canal posible y la señal recibida anteriormente por dicha rama; ii) recibir un índice del combinador indicado a continuación, determinando el índice de forma exclusiva un símbolo de canal posible; iii) decidir si la energía de comparación entre el símbolo de canal determinado y la señal recibida anteriormente es significativa; y iv) aplicar una versión escalada de la señal recibida actualmente al combinador si y solo si la energía de comparación es significativa; y d)un combinador que está adaptado para: i)combinar las versiones escaladas de las señales recibidas actualmente en una señal combinada; ii) medir la energía de comparación entre la señal combinada y cada símbolo de canal posible de la biblioteca de símbolos de canales; iii) determinar el índice para el símbolo de canal que proporciona la energía de comparación máxima con la señal combinada; iv) proporcionar como retroalimentación el índice a las unidades de almacenamiento de energía; y v)transmitir el índice para un procesamiento adicional.