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公开(公告)号：US20230003867A1
公开(公告)日：2023-01-05
申请号：US17364590
申请日：2021-06-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Avihay Yehezkel , Michael Kerner , Michael Delishansky , Michael Ney , Shachar Shayovitz , Zohar Agon
Abstract: An electronic device may include wireless circuitry with sensing circuitry that transmits radio-frequency sensing signals and receives reflected radio-frequency sensing signals. A mixer may generate a series of beat signals based on the sensing signals and the reflected sensing signals. The sensing circuitry may generate a beat phase based on an average of the series of beat signals, a set of phase values based on the series of beat signals, and a phase velocity based on the set of phase values. The sensing circuitry may resolve a phase ambiguity in the beat phase based on the phase velocity to identify a range between the electronic device and an external object. This way may allow the sensing circuitry to generate accurate ranges even in a low signal-to-noise ratio regime, such as when the external object is moving relative to the electronic device.
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公开(公告)号：US20210041549A1
公开(公告)日：2021-02-11
申请号：US16534106
申请日：2019-08-07
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Michael Kerner , Zohar Agon , Michael Ney
Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform sensing applications using communication signals. The first wireless device may determine to perform a sensing application and to perform the sensing application using a communication signal to be transmitted to a second device. In other words, the first wireless device may use a transmission that is scheduled for communication purposes to additionally perform sensing of one or more types. Example sensing or radar-like applications include estimating distance, motion, and/or angle to one or more objects or structures in the vicinity of the first wireless device. After transmitting the communication signal to the second wireless device, the first wireless device may receive a reflection of the communication signal. The first wireless device may use the reflection to perform the sensing application.
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3.发明授权Devices and methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing signal phase shaping 有权正交频分复用信号相位整形的装置和方法公开(公告)号：US09270509B1
公开(公告)日：2016-02-23
申请号：US14570762
申请日：2014-12-15
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Zohar Agon
IPC: H04L27/26
CPC classification number: H04L27/2627 , H04L27/361 , H04L27/367
Abstract: Methods and devices for “shaping” a slope of the phase component of OFDM data symbols in order to decrease an accumulation of phase error are provided. By way of example, a method includes receiving an incoming data signal via a processor of a transmitter. The method further includes computing one or more roots of a first function representing a phase component of the data signal, computing a second function representing the phase component based on the one or more roots, deriving a periodicity of the phase component based on the second function, and deriving a value of a slope of the phase component based at least in part on the periodicity of the phase component to reduce or eliminate an error of the phase component.
Abstract translation: 提供了用于“整形”OFDM数据符号的相位分量的斜率以减少相位误差的累积的方法和装置。 作为示例，一种方法包括经由发射机的处理器接收输入数据信号。 该方法还包括计算表示数据信号的相位分量的第一函数的一个或多个根，基于一个或多个根据该一个或多个根来计算表示相位分量的第二函数，基于第二函数导出相位分量的周期性 并且至少部分地基于相位分量的周期性导出相位分量的斜率的值，以减少或消除相位分量的误差。
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公开(公告)号：US20210382138A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-09
申请号：US16893938
申请日：2020-06-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Michael Kerner , Zohar Agon , Michael Ney
Abstract: A transceiver having quantization noise compensation is disclosed. The transceiver includes transmitter and receiver circuits. The transmitter is configured to receive and quantize a digital signal to generate a quantized signal. The quantized signal is then converted into an analog transmit signal and transmitted as a wireless signal. The receiver circuit is configured to receive a reflected version of the wireless signal and generate an analog receive signal based thereon. The analog receive signal is converted into a digital receive signal. Thereafter, the receiver cancels quantization noise from the digital receive signal to produce a digital output signal that can be utilized for further processing.
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公开(公告)号：US20210181327A1
公开(公告)日：2021-06-17
申请号：US16717854
申请日：2019-12-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Zohar Agon
Abstract: A transceiver circuit included in a computer system may include multiple antennas, a transmitter circuit and a receiver circuit. The transmitter circuit may store an identifier number and generate multiple numbers using the stored identifier number. The transmitter circuit may also generate a transmit signal that include multiple pulses, where a. given pulse may include multiple chirps encoded with the multiple numbers. The receiver circuit may receive a reflected version of the transmit signal and generate an output signal using the reflected version of the transmit signal.
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公开(公告)号：US11032167B2
公开(公告)日：2021-06-08
申请号：US16441679
申请日：2019-06-14
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Shachar Shayovitz , Michael Kerner , Zohar Agon
IPC: H04L12/26
Abstract: A precursor rejection filter is disclosed. A digital filter is coupled to receive packets from a data source. The filter may operate in one of a first mode or a second mode. In the first mode, the filter may receive communications packets. When operating in the second mode, the filter may receive sensing packets. Furthermore, when operating in the second mode, the filter may cause a precursor of the equivalent impulse response of the transmitter to be attenuated without attenuating the main lobe of the equivalent impulse response of the transmitter.
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公开(公告)号：US20210382163A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-09
申请号：US16893898
申请日：2020-06-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Michael Ney , Zohar Agon
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to motion detection and recognition using segmented data from reflections of transmitted signals. An apparatus includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The processor may cause the transmitter to transmit pulses of an RF signal, the reflections of which are received by a receiver. For each of a number of consecutive segments, the transmitter may transmit N pulses of the RF signal, followed by quiet period. The processor may determine amplitude and phase data for reflections received by the receiver. Over a number of consecutive segments, the processor may detect and classify the amplitude and phase data change over time.
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公开(公告)号：US10084632B2
公开(公告)日：2018-09-25
申请号：US15645187
申请日：2017-07-10
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Zohar Agon
CPC classification number: H04L27/2623 , H04L27/2621 , H04L43/0847
Abstract: Embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product that receives an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, and utilizes a weighted gradient-based adaptive peak cancellation convergence algorithm to create a peak cancellation signal to reduce a peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) as well as induced error rates of the OFDM symbol. Iterations of the weighted gradient-based adaptive peak cancellation convergence algorithm produce a peak cancellation signal that converges to a desired peak cancellation signal that satisfies a targeted PAPR. Some embodiments utilize a priori knowledge of a power spectral density of clipping noise and pre-defined transmission constraints in the frequency domain to create a peak cancellation signal with specific and desired spectral density properties. For example, some peak reduction tones (PRTs) may be scaled to take advantage of available power resources associated with the pre-defined transmission constraints, where the scaling is specific to each PRT.
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公开(公告)号：US09473340B2
公开(公告)日：2016-10-18
申请号：US14570738
申请日：2014-12-15
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Zohar Agon
CPC classification number: H04L27/2637 , H04L27/3461 , H04L27/361 , H04L27/366 , H04L27/367
Abstract: Devices and methods for reducing and/or substantially preventing nonlinearities and discontinuities during the translation stage from an I/Q signal into a polar coordinate OFDM signal are provided. By way of example, a method includes receiving an incoming data signal via a processor of a transmitter. The method further includes computing one or more roots of a first function representing a phase component of the data signal, computing a second function representing the phase component, and deriving one or more characteristics of the phase component based on the second function. The method further includes adjusting one of the one or more characteristics in a second domain to establish a substantially finite bandwidth of the phase component.
Abstract translation: 提供了用于在从I / Q信号转换成极坐标OFDM信号的转换阶段期间减少和/或基本上防止非线性和不连续性的装置和方法。 作为示例，一种方法包括经由发射机的处理器接收输入数据信号。 该方法还包括计算表示数据信号的相位分量的第一函数的一个或多个根，计算表示相位分量的第二函数，以及基于第二函数导出相位分量的一个或多个特性。 该方法还包括调整第二域中的一个或多个特性中的一个以建立相位分量的基本上有限的带宽。
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公开(公告)号：US11946996B2
公开(公告)日：2024-04-02
申请号：US16917852
申请日：2020-06-30
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Michael Kerner , John Zhonghua Wu , Michael Delishansky , Zohar Agon , Shachar Shayovitz , Michael Ney , Shay I. Freundlich
IPC: G01S13/28 , G01S13/46 , G01S13/48 , G06F3/0354
CPC classification number: G01S13/282 , G01S13/48 , G06F3/03545 , G01S2013/468
Abstract: Accuracy for detecting and tracking one or more objects of interest can be improved using radar-based tracking systems. In some examples, multiple radars implemented in a device can be used to transmit signals to, and receive signals from, the one or more objects of interest. To disambiguate an object of interest from undesired objects such as the hand of a user, the object of interest can include a transponder that applies a delay element to a signal received from a radar, and thereafter transmits a delayed return signal back to the radar. The delay produced by the delay element can separate the return signal from undesired reflections and enable disambiguation of those signals. Clear identification of the desired return signal can lead to more accurate object distance determinations, more accurate triangulation, and improved position detection and tracking accuracy.
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