Abstract:
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for provided masked structures on an embossed substrate. In one aspect, these masked structures may be reflected facets for use as part of a frontlight film. In another aspect, these masked structures may be masked wiring for use as part of a capacitive touchscreen array. In one aspect, the structures may have a discrete mask formed thereon, while in other aspects, these structures may have self-masking attributes, and may include an interferometric black mask.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a collaborative demand-based dual-mode Wi-Fi network control framework that may optimize wireless power and performance on wireless devices that may support multiple Wi-Fi networking technologies. In particular, a high performance Wi-Fi link may be reserved to services or applications that have substantial quality of service (QoS) requirements and conventional Wi-Fi links may be utilized to transfer data for services or applications that have typical performance requirements. For example, bandwidth requirements associated with forward traffic may be measured according to sizes and latency requirements associated with the forward traffic and the appropriate Wi-Fi networking mode may be controlled according to the forward traffic bandwidth requirements in combination with the average bandwidth and average retransmission rate associated with the conventional Wi-Fi links, among other factors. Furthermore, when no forward traffic needs to be transmitted, all Wi-Fi subsystems may enter a low power state.
Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments are directed to a power controller. A method may include comparing a summation voltage comprising a sum of an amplified error voltage and a reference voltage with an estimated voltage to generate a comparator output signal. The method may also include generating a gate drive signal from the comparator output signal and filtering a signal coupled to a power stage to generate the estimated voltage.
Abstract:
The present disclosure includes programmable stabilization circuits and methods. In one embodiment, a power amplifier in a wireless transmitter includes a transistor comprising a gate, a source, and a drain. Feedback from the drain to the gate is modified dynamically to stabilize the amplifier under changing operating conditions. In one embodiment, a series RC circuit is configured between the drain the gate and the RC circuit value is adjusted based on different power supply voltage modes.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for transmitting Preferred Control Channel Cycle Attributes in a wireless communication system comprising generating a 8 bit Length field, a 8 bit AttributeID field, a 1 bit PreferredControlChannelCycleEnabled field, a 0 or 15 bits PreferredControlChannelCycle field, a 1 bit PreferredQuickPageEnabled field, a 0 or 15 bits PreferredRQuickPage field, a 1 bit PreferredPagingCarrierEnabled field, a 7 bits PreferredPagingCarrier field and a 0 or 7 bits Reserved field, wherein the Length field indicates the length of the complex attribute in octets and the length of the Reserved field is such that the attribute value is octet aligned; and transmitting the Preferred control channel cycle attribute over an OFDM communication link.
Abstract:
Determining the location of wireless devices is improved by storing location information in RFID devices. As RFID devices come within range of each other they examine a confidence level associated with each others location information. The RFID device may update their location information based upon location information received from other RFID devices that have a higher confidence level.
Abstract:
A power amplifier develops a modulated high power signal by summing the outputs of multiple voltage controlled oscillators. A phase control circuit synchronizes the phase relationship of multiple voltage controlled oscillators. The voltage control oscillators provide amplitude modulation of an output signal of the voltage controlled oscillator by adjusting transconductance of amplification devices of the voltage controlled oscillator. Another embodiment of the power amplifier provides buffer circuits at the outputs of the voltage controlled oscillators. The gain or delay of the buffer circuits is varied to provide amplitude modulation of the power amplifier.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus are disclosed to allow non-wireless transmission or reception of data from one device to at least another device. More particularly, in one embodiment, a jack of a first device is configured to receive incoming analog signals encoded with digital data from the second device and to transmit outgoing analog signals encoded with digital data to the second device. The first device may also comprise a first conversion unit configured to encode digital data into the outgoing analog signals and a second conversion unit configured to recover digital data from the incoming analog signals.
Abstract:
Soft symbol decoder algorithms for multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) receivers reduce the search complexity by searching over fewer than all possible combinations of transmitted symbols to compute log metrics for each transmitted bit from each transmit antenna. In one algorithm, a sub-optimal set of transmitted symbols is computed and the transmitted symbols are restricted to neighboring constellation points of the sub-optimal set. In another algorithm, all constellation points are searched for every antenna except one. In yet another algorithm, constellation points are searched excluding more than one antenna. The non-searched antenna(s) can be handled by either a bit stuffing or a soft slicing technique.
Abstract:
Demodulator architectures for processing a received signal in a wireless communications system. The demodulator includes a number of correlators coupled to a combiner. Each correlator typically receives and despreads input samples (which are generated from the received signal) with a respective despreading sequence to provide despread samples. Each correlator then decovers the despread samples to provide decovered “half-symbols” and further demodulates the decovered half-symbols with pilot estimates to generate correlated symbols. The decovering is performed with a Walsh symbol having a length (T) that is half the length (2T) of a Walsh symbol used to cover the data symbols in the transmitted signal. The combiner selectively combines correlated symbols from the assigned correlators to provide demodulated symbols. One or more correlators can be assigned to process one or more instances of each transmitted signal. The pilot estimates used within each assigned correlator to demodulate the decovered half-symbols are generated based on the signal instance being processed by that correlator.