Abstract:
A method for receiving a radio communication in a radio communication system (100) shares the downlink processing burden among members of a local group of local stations when receiving an alert communication such as a paging channel. The method includes receiving the alert communication (302) at a first mobile station (304) of a plurality of mobile stations (300). The method further includes transmitting a local radio communication (306) from the first mobile station to an intended recipient mobile station (308) of the plurality of mobile stations.
Abstract:
An equalization system for equalizing a corrupted signal is disclosed. The equalization system includes a complex matched filter (400) and a maximum likelihood sequence estimator (MLSE) (405) for removing the effects of phase shift, amplitude variations, intersymbol interference, etc. resulting from multi-pathing and noise contributed by the receiver front end. The system estimates a correlation signal C(t) (505) and synchronizes C(t) 505 to maximize its energy as seen on the taps of the complex matched filter (400). Taps having amplitude coefficients below a predetermined threshold are set to zero to produce a modified CIR estimate. The modified CIR estimate which has had the effects of noise virtually eliminated, is then used to construct the complex matched filter (400) and is also used as input to the MLSE (405) to produce a better equalized data signal.
Abstract:
A code division multiple access (CDMA) communication system reduces system self-interference and enhances system capacity by making rate selection decisions for individual speech encoders in concert with other speech encoders. The system utilizes perpetually weighted error metrics (401) as input into a rate controller (404) which determines and provides selected rates (402) back to the encoders (105). The system provides optimum voice quality and system capacity in that it allows specific encoders to decrease their rate, which improves capacity, as necessary while allowing other encoders to maintain their rates. This prevents needless degradation in voice quality at those times when system capacity needs to be temporarily increased.
Abstract:
A spread-spectrum noise canceller (390) is provided for cancelling user code noise from a spread-spectrum communication channel. The spread-spectrum noise canceller (390) includes a receiver for receiving a spread-spectrum signal (302) including a first and at least a second signal as well as a noise canceller (390) operatively coupled to the receiver for reducing spread-spectrum noise in the first received signal by substantially processing the at least second received signal out of the received spread-spectrum signal (302). In addition, a method is provided which cancels user code noise from a spread-spectrum communication channel. The method includes receiving a spread-spectrum signal (302) including a first and at least a second signal and subsequently reducing spread-spectrum noise in the first received signal by substantially processing the at least second received signal out of the received spread-spectrum signal (302).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for a disposable mobile communication device having a destructively removable radio module (120). The mobile communication device (100) can include a disposable frame (110), a radio module (120) coupled to the disposable frame, the radio module being irreplaceably removable from the disposable frame, an audio input module (130) coupled to the disposable frame and the radio module, an audio output module (140) coupled to the disposable frame and the radio module, a power supply module (160) coupled to the disposable frame and the radio module, and an antenna (150) coupled to the disposable frame and the radio module. The radio module can include a radio baseband processing module, an input, and an output.
Abstract:
A system of mobile communications devices including a first electronics device (310) having a first radio module (304) removably coupled thereto, a second electronics device (320), having a second radio module (302) removably coupled thereto, the radio modules supporting common radio communications devices when both of the first and second radio modules are coupled to the same device, and the first and second radio modules supporting radio communications of the first and second devices when coupled thereto.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for improving performance of a wireless communication network (11) obtains (200) air interface resource capability data (26), from a wireless device (12) or other source, and determines (204) if the obtained air interface resource capability data (26) of the wireless device (12) warrants (206) a reward by the wireless communication network (11). If the air interface resource capability data (26) of the wireless device (12) warrants a reward, the system operator, through a network element (16) or other suitable device provides a reward associated with the wireless device. This may include, for example, a financial reward, such as a reduction in cost for air time, billing credit or a performance improvement such as a reduction in frame error rate that is used when the wireless device (12) is in communication with the wireless communication network (11).
Abstract:
A wireless data system (200) and a method (400) of communicating digital data to one or more handheld wireless devices (202) are provided. The method (400) comprise the steps of removing (402) at least one data segment from the digital data to form a first digital data portion (300) and replacing (406) the at least one data segment with an at least one position holder (303, 305) embedded into the first digital data portion. The method further includes forming (409) at least one second digital data portion including the at least one data segment, communicating (413) the first digital data portion (300) to a wireless network (209), and communicating (419) the at least one second digital data portion to a broadcast transmitter (215). The method broadcasts (422) the first digital data portion (300) from the wireless network (209) and broadcasts (425) the at least one second digital data portion from the broadcast transmitter (215). The method combines (427) in the handheld wireless device (202) the at least one data segment of the at least one second digital data portion into the at least one position holder of the first digital data portion (300) to reconstitute the digital data.
Abstract:
A method for receiving a radio communication in a radio communication system (100) shares the downlink processing burden among members of a local group of local stations when receiving an alert communication such as a paging channel. The method includes receiving the alert communication (302) at a first mobile station (304) of a plurality of mobile stations (300). The method further includes transmitting a local radio communication (306) from the first mobile station to an intended recipient mobile station (308) of the plurality of mobile stations.
Abstract:
A wireless device (10) such as a cellular phone is disclosed. The cellular phone is adapted to store a voice message picked-up by a microphone (22) and store voice data representing the voice message in a memory (18). The cellular phone is further adapted to initiate a call (110, 130) such as an emergency 911 call in response to a turbo-dial or speed-dial key stroke initiated by the user. The cellular phone transmits the stored voice message, along with position data obtained by an onboard geolocation receiver (24), when the call is established.