Communication Systems and Methods
    91.
    发明申请
    Communication Systems and Methods 审中-公开
    通信系统与方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150295632A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-15

    申请号:US14746972

    申请日:2015-06-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, a communication system includes a first device and a second device in communication with the first device. The second device has at least a first pair and a second pair of antennas. The second device spreads a communication bit by a predetermined spreading factor and forms a first set of spatial block codes in frequency domain based on the spread communication bit. The first set of spatial block codes being consecutively transmitted on one of the first and second pairs of antennas.

    Abstract translation: 根据实施例,通信系统包括与第一设备通信的第一设备和第二设备。 第二装置具有至少第一对和第二对天线。 第二设备以预定的扩展因子扩展通信位,并且基于扩展通信位在频域中形成第一组空间块码。 第一组空间块码在第一和第二对天线之一上连续发射。

    Method and System for User Equipment Location Determination on a Wireless Transmission System
    94.
    发明申请
    Method and System for User Equipment Location Determination on a Wireless Transmission System 审中-公开
    无线传输系统用户设备位置确定方法与系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150045057A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-12

    申请号:US14509379

    申请日:2014-10-08

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G01S5/10 H04L5/0007 H04W4/02 H04W24/10 H04W64/00

    Abstract: Neighbor cell hearability can be improved by including an additional reference signal that can be detected at a low sensitivity and a low signal-to-noise ratio, by introducing non-unity frequency reuse for the signals used for a time difference of arrival (TDOA) measurement, e.g., orthogonality of signals transmitted from the serving cell sites and the various neighbor cell sites. The new reference signal, called the TDOA-RS, is proposed to improve the hearability of neighbor cells in a cellular network that deploys 3GPP EUTRAN (LTE) system, and the TDOA-RS can be transmitted in any resource blocks (RB) for PDSCH and/or MBSFN subframe, regardless of whether the latter is on a carrier supporting both PMCH and PDSCH or not. Besides the additional TDOA-RS reference signal, an additional synchronization signal (TDOA-sync) may also be included to improve the hearability of neighbor cells.

    Abstract translation: 通过对于用于到达时差(TDOA)的信号引入非单位频率重用,可以通过包括可以在低灵敏度和低信噪比下检测的附加参考信号来提高邻近小区的可听性, 测量,例如从服务小区站点和各个相邻小区站点发送的信号的正交性。 提出了称为TDOA-RS的新参考信号,以提高部署3GPP EUTRAN(LTE)系统的蜂窝网络中的相邻小区的可听性,并且可以在用于PDSCH的任何资源块(RB)中发送TDOA-RS 和/或MBSFN子帧,而不管后者是否在支持PMCH和PDSCH两者的载波上。 除了附加的TDOA-RS参考信号之外,还可以包括附加同步信号(TDOA-sync)以提高相邻小区的可听性。

    Pilot Scheme for a MIMO Communication System
    95.
    发明申请
    Pilot Scheme for a MIMO Communication System 审中-公开
    MIMO通信系统的试验方案

    公开(公告)号:US20150010097A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-08

    申请号:US14493591

    申请日:2014-09-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present invention employs a pilot scheme for frequency division multiple access (FDM) communication systems, such as single carrier FDM communication systems. A given transmit time interval will include numerous traffic symbols and two or more short pilot symbols, which are spaced apart from one another by at least one traffic symbol and will have a Fourier transform length that is less than the Fourier transform length of any given traffic symbol. Multiple transmitters will generate pilot information and modulate the pilot information onto sub-carriers of the short pilot symbols in an orthogonal manner. Each transmitter may use different sub-carriers within the time and frequency domain, which is encompassed by the short pilot symbols within the transmit time interval. Alternatively, each transmitter may uniquely encode the pilot information using a unique code division multiplexed code and modulate the encoded pilot information onto common sub-carriers of the short pilot symbols.

    Abstract translation: 本发明采用诸如单载波FDM通信系统的频分多址(FDM)通信系统的导频方案。 给定的传输时间间隔将包括多个业务符号和两个或更多个短导频符号,它们彼此间隔开至少一个业务符号,并且将具有小于任何给定业务的傅里叶变换长度的傅里叶变换长度 符号。 多个发射机将产生导频信息,并以正交方式将导频信息调制到短导频符号的子载波上。 每个发射机可以在时间和频域内使用不同的子载波,由发射时间间隔内的短导频符号包围。 或者,每个发射机可以使用唯一的码分多路复用码对导频信息进行唯一的编码,并将编码的导频信息调制到短导频符号的公共子载波上。

    Wireless Feedback System and Method
    96.
    发明申请
    Wireless Feedback System and Method 有权
    无线反馈系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140064395A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-06

    申请号:US14072779

    申请日:2013-11-05

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A codebook C is provided in a MIMO transmitter as well as a MIMO receiver. The codebook C will include M codewords ci, where i is a unique codeword index for each codeword ci. Each codeword defines weighting factors to apply to the MIMO signals, and may correspond to channel matrices or vectors to apply to the MIMO signals prior to transmission from the respective antennas of the MIMO transmitter. The present invention creates codeword subsets Si for each codeword ci of the codebook C. Each codeword subset Si defines L codewords cj, which are selected from all the codewords ci in the codebook C. The codewords cj in a codeword subset Si are the L codewords in the entire codebook that best correlate with the corresponding codeword ci.

    Abstract translation: 码本C被提供在MIMO发射机以及MIMO接收机中。 码本C将包括M个码字ci,其中i是每个码字ci的唯一码字索引。 每个码字定义了应用于MIMO信号的加权因子,并且可以对应于在从MIMO发射机的各个天线发送之前应用于MIMO信号的信道矩阵或向量。 本发明为码本C的每个码字ci创建码字子集Si。每个码字子集Si定义了从码本C中的所有码字ci中选择的L个码字cj。码字子集Si中的码字cj是L个码字 在整个码本中与相应的码字ci最相关。

    Pilot scheme for a MIMO communication system

    公开(公告)号:US10797764B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-06

    申请号:US16519158

    申请日:2019-07-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present invention employs a pilot scheme for frequency division multiple access (FDM) communication systems, such as single carrier FDM communication systems. A given transmit time interval will include numerous traffic symbols and two or more short pilot symbols, which are spaced apart from one another by at least one traffic symbol and will have a Fourier transform length that is less than the Fourier transform length of any given traffic symbol. Multiple transmitters will generate pilot information and modulate the pilot information onto sub-carriers of the short pilot symbols in an orthogonal manner. Each transmitter may use different sub-carriers within the time and frequency domain, which is encompassed by the short pilot symbols within the transmit time interval. Alternatively, each transmitter may uniquely encode the pilot information using a unique code division multiplexed code and modulate the encoded pilot information onto common sub-carriers of the short pilot symbols.

    Pilot Symbol Patterns for Transmission through a Plurality of Antennas

    公开(公告)号:US20200067749A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-27

    申请号:US16666650

    申请日:2019-10-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving channel estimation within an OFDM communication system. Channel estimation in OFDM is usually performed with the aid of pilot symbols. The pilot symbols are typically spaced in time and frequency. The set of frequencies and times at which pilot symbols are inserted is referred to as a pilot pattern. In some cases, the pilot pattern is a diagonal-shaped lattice, either regular or irregular. The method first interpolates in the direction of larger coherence (time or frequency). Using these measurements, the density of pilot symbols in the direction of faster change will be increased thereby improving channel estimation without increasing overhead. As such, the results of the first interpolating step can then be used to assist the interpolation in the dimension of smaller coherence (time or frequency).

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