Abstract:
A method and system for closed loop power control in a wireless communication network. A received signal is despread. The signal power of the despread received signal is estimated. The noise power of the despread received signal is estimated. Estimating the noise power includes multiplying the despread received signal with an orthogonal noise code to cancel the received signal, accumulating the multiplied despread received signal over one frame and determining a signal-to-noise ratio of the received signal at least in part by dividing the estimated signal power by the estimated noise power. A reverse power control bit is determined based on the determined signal-to-noise ratio.
Abstract:
The power efficiency of a transmitter is optimized through control of a selected aspect of the transmitter, for instance, a parameter of a power amplifier within the transmitter. The control of the aspect is based on a generated indication of desired average transmitted power. Based on this indication, a hardware path produces a first adjustment signal and a software path produces a second adjustment value, where the second adjustment value has been previously determined to correspond to the particular indication of desired average transmitted power through calibration. A difference between a first adjustment value, which is based on the first adjustment signal, and the second adjustment value is used to produce a correction signal, which is used to alter the first adjustment signal and produce a signal to control the selected aspect of the transmitter.
Abstract:
In instant communications over a wireless network, a user from a private organization sends the request for instant communications communication through a private server controlled by the private organization. The private server sets up a private account with the wireless carrier and the user communicates via the private account.
Abstract:
The invention is a CDMA system which achieves improved performance by virtue of being adaptive to the speed of each mobile unit in the system. A speed estimator for each mobile unit can be located in the mobile unit itself and/or in the base station. The speed estimate is used to modify a variety of parameters within processing fingers in the mobile unit and in the base station, including the accumulation period of certain accumulators and the time constant for loop filters. The speed estimate also influences assignment, by a control unit, of path delays to respective processing fingers for despreading. Furthermore, the speed estimate is used by the control unit to decide whether or not finger outputs are to be combined by a diversity combiner in the receiver. In addition, the speed estimate is used to optimize the closed-loop power control target and the energy of a transmitted pilot. The speed estimate is also used for allocation of pooled finger and searcher resources, as well as data transmission rate negotiation and interleaver/deinterleaver length configuration.
Abstract:
A method of determining the actual transmission rate in a variable transmission rate communication system is provided, using error detection metrics. The received symbols are decoded assuming each possible rate, and then re-encoded to determine a symbol error rate for each possible rate. The possible transmission rates are then narrowed down using a simple measure of the likelihood of error, such as the CRC status determined for each rate. The symbol error rates are compared to either make a confident decision as to the actual transmission rate or to erase the frame. Rather than compare the values of the symbol error rates with predetermined thresholds, the method compares the differences between the symbol error rates for each possible rate with predetermined thresholds. This results in fewer erasures, even if the symbol error rates are low due to high signal to noise ratios.
Abstract:
A peak power regulator is disclosed that functions within a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) transmitter to reduce peak power spikes within baseband signals while maintaining the average output power consistent with the average input power, controlling the out-of-band emissions, and maintaining the in-band signal quality within an acceptable degradation. In-phase and quadrature baseband signals are input to a delay block and an envelope magnitude predictor within the peak power regulator. The envelope magnitude predictor outputs an estimate for the magnitude of the envelope that will be generated when the inputted baseband signals are modulated. This estimate is input to a multiplier that generates a ratio by dividing the estimate by a maximum acceptable envelope magnitude. The ratio is subsequently input to a mapping table that outputs a scaling factor sufficient for reducing peak power spikes. The scaling factor is subsequently input to an optional mean power regulator that generates an instantaneous gain value sufficient to maintain the average output power level at the average input power level. This gain value is applied to two multipliers that are also input with delayed versions of the in-phase and quadrature baseband input signals. The outputs from these two multipliers, after being filtered within lowpass filters to remove out-of-band emissions caused by the scaling, are output from the peak power regulator. These peak power reduced outputs have any peak power spikes scale reduced while maintaining the average power constant.
Abstract:
Radar and LiDAR sensors play important roles in autonomous vehicles and ADAS (advanced driving assistance systems) in automobiles, however, they can only detect objects in view (line-of-sight). For example, when three vehicles are driving on road in a same lane, and if the first vehicle suddenly brakes, the third vehicle cannot detect it by regular radar and/or LiDAR because the second vehicle in front blocks the view. This invention discloses system and method to enable radar and/or LiDAR to detect vehicles on road that are blocked in view by another vehicle by specially configured active beacon transmitters, and reduce risks of rear-end collisions.
Abstract:
Doppler LIDARs, such as those used in ADAS (advanced driver assistance system) and autonomous vehicles, may need to sense objects at many directions. Some of the Doppler LIDAR devices use mechanically moving parts to scan over a range of directions and the various directions are not sensed simultaneously but sensed in turns over time. Mechanically moving parts generally have higher costs, less reliability and shorter Mean Time To Failure (MTTF). The camera sensor for LIDAR with Doppler-sensing pixels disclosed herein uses a Doppler sensing-chip that enables Doppler LIDAR devices to sense many directions simultaneously without having to use mechanical scan and mechanically moving parts, at least reduce the use thereof. Lower costs and higher reliability as well as higher direction sensing accuracy are objectives of this invention.
Abstract:
For people with reduced physical ability such as elderly people, risks of bodily injuries are high. Once an injury occurs, a victim suffers, sometimes a victim even may not survive. To help such people, a device without adding much inconvenience in normal life is disclosed. The device is able to detect dangerous conditions and automatically deploy airbags when needed to prevent or mitigate potential bodily injuries.
Abstract:
In certain areas, if a drone flies into them, may cause danger to people or facilities within the area. In such areas no-fly zones need to be implemented and enforced. A no-fly zone can be indicated or identified by specially transmitted radio signals in or around the no-fly zone. No-fly zones can also be defined using geo-fence data that is provided to a drone. Once a drone detects itself within a no-fly zone, will disable the control from its original operator or from its pre-programmed flying plan at least in part, and be made harmless.