Abstract:
A method of estimating the distance between a first wireless communication terminal and a second wireless communication terminal includes: (i) receiving at the first terminal a received signal comprising a composite multipath derivative of a RF transmission signal transmitted by a second terminal which transmission signal comprises an OFDM signal; and (ii) processing the received signal including performing a demodulation operation to produce a demodulated signal; and characterised by: (iii) resolving the demodulated signal into a plurality of components corresponding to different path length components included in the received signal; (iv) identifying which of the resolved components corresponds to a shortest path length; and (v) for the identified component, computing a time of travel from the second terminal to the first terminal. the first terminal may be operable to determine a strength value for each of the resolved components. The strength value may be compared with a threshold value to determine if the strength value is to be considered as non-zero, whereby the component having that strength value is to be included to find the component having the shortest path length. Also described is a terminal which operates to carry out these steps and a method of transmitting and receiving an OFDM signal which includes these steps. The transmitted signal which is transmitted by the second terminal and received in a multipath derivative form by the first terminal may conveniently be the PLCP (Physical Layer Convergence Procedure) Training Signal defined in the 802.11 standard. This is the 'Long Training Sequence' normally provided at the beginning of a transmission by a terminal in a LAN (e.g. a RU). The purpose of this signal is to allow another terminal (e.g. an AP) to synchronize with the terminal.
Abstract:
A wireless communication unit (100) comprises a receiver for receiving a wireless signal having signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measurement logic (112) for measuring a SNR value of the received signal and signal processing logic (108) arranged to process the received wireless signal. The signal processing logic comprises demodulator logic (255) operably coupled to log likelihood ratio (LLR) logic (262) and decoding logic (265). A scaling factor (Q) is applied to the LLR logic (262) dependent upon the measured signal-to-noise ratio.
Abstract:
A terminal (200) and method for operation thereof for use in a wireless communication system (100), the terminal including a plurality of antennas (215, 235, 255) and a plurality of receiver chains (217, 237, 257) each including an associated one of the antennas, the terminal being operable to receive a signal including a plurality of time divided portions including a first portion (303) and a second portion (304), characterised in that the terminal is operable in a manner such each of the plurality of receiver chains is active when the first portion of the signal is being received and at least one of the receiver chains is inactive when the second portion of the signal is being received.
Abstract:
An alerting system (202) for a communication device (100) is provided. The alerting system is designed to operate in a plurality of operating modes. The alerting system includes a transducer (204) and an electromechanical switch (106). The transducer transforms electrical impulses into vibrations. The electromechanical switch couples the transducer to a first component (206) of the communication device in a first operating mode. Further, the electromechanical switch couples the transducers to a second component (208) of the communication device in a second operating mode.
Abstract:
An alerting system (202) for a communication device (100) is provided. The alerting system is designed to operate in a plurality of operating modes. The alerting system includes a transducer (204) and an electromechanical switch (106). The transducer transforms electrical impulses into vibrations. The electromechanical switch couples the transducer to a first component (206) of the communication device in a first operating mode. Further, the electromechanical switch couples the transducers to a second component (208) of the communication device in a second operating mode.
Abstract:
A wireless communication unit (100) comprises a receiver for receiving a wireless signal having signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measurement logic (112) for measuring a SNR value of the received signal and signal processing logic (108) arranged to process the received wireless signal. The signal processing logic comprises demodulator logic (255) operably coupled to log likelihood ratio (LLR) logic (262) and decoding logic (265). A scaling factor (Q) is applied to the LLR logic (262) dependent upon the measured signal-to-noise ratio.
Abstract:
A personal handset device for processing or communication of data includes a display (109) operable to display a plurality of indicia (301) each indicating a selectable function of the device and a navigation keypad (102) by which a user can select individual functions of the device by selecting individual indicia. The indicia have an ordering and the keypad has individual numbered keys (303) having a numbering that corresponds to the ordering of the indicia, the numbered keys of the keypad being operable to select corresponding indicia and functions represented thereby. The device may be a portable telephone or radio or a personal digital assistant (PDA). The indicia may be icons arranged to be displayed in a matrix corresponding to a matrix of numbered keys of the keypad. Each icon may represent a group of options which is displayed when the corresponding key is selected.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus of operation of a mobile communication system comprising at least one mobile station is disclosed. The method and apparatus comprise storing in a database information relating to coverage areas of a plurality of wireless networks and monitoring the mobile station for its location while the mobile station is connected to a serving network. The method and apparatus then require comparing the monitored location of the mobile station with the stored coverage area information to produce an alert signal in the mobile station which indicates to the mobile station that one of the wireless networks is nearby. The method and apparatus then initiate a procedure to handover connectivity from the serving network to a nearby network, wherein the serving network and the nearby network use routing address protocols which have a common internet protocol (IP) address routing portion.