Method and system for user equipment location determination on a wireless transmission system
    41.
    发明授权
    Method and system for user equipment location determination on a wireless transmission system 有权
    无线传输系统用户设备位置确定方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US09423488B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-23

    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。

    Wireless feedback system and method
    42.
    发明授权
    Wireless feedback system and method 有权
    无线反馈系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08897384B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-25

    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。

    Adaptive two-dimensional channel interpolation
    43.
    发明授权
    Adaptive two-dimensional channel interpolation 有权
    自适应二维信道插值

    公开(公告)号:US08837631B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-16

    申请号:US14088531

    申请日:2013-11-25

    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).

    Abstract translation: 一种用于改善OFDM通信系统内的信道估计的方法和装置。 OFDM中的信道估计通常借助于导频符号来执行。 导频符号通常在时间和频率上间隔开。 将导频符号插入的频率和时间的集合称为导频模式。 在一些情况下,导频图案是对角线形格子,规则的或不规则的。 该方法首先在较大相干性(时间或频率)的方向内插。 使用这些测量,导频符号在更快变化方向上的密度将增加,从而改善信道估计而不增加开销。 因此,第一内插步骤的结果然后可以用于辅助尺寸较小的相干性(时间或频率)的内插。

    Method and System for Combining DFT-Transformed OFDM and Non-Transformed OFDM

    公开(公告)号:US20200177422A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-04

    申请号:US16780620

    申请日:2020-02-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided that enable an OFDM transmitter to be used for transmitting conventional OFDM or a form of transformed OFDM. A technique is provided for transforming a coded and modulated sequence of samples prior to an IFFT that enables the transformed sequence of samples to be transmitted using conventional OFDM or transformed OFDM. The selection of a transform function for transforming the coded and modulated sequence of samples may be based on optimizing the transform function for particular operating conditions between the transmitter and receiver. In some embodiments of the invention OFDM and time transformed OFDM are multiplexed in time and/or frequency in a transmission frame. In some embodiments of the invention a pilot pattern is provided in which the pilot are sent using OFDM and data is sent using OFDM and/or transformed OFDM.

    Methods and systems for OFDM using code division multiplexing

    公开(公告)号:US10541773B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-21

    申请号:US16374147

    申请日:2019-04-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In some embodiments of the invention, OFDM symbols are transmitted as a plurality of clusters. A cluster includes a plurality of OFDM sub-carriers in frequency, over a plurality of OFDM symbol durations in time. Each cluster includes data as well as pilot information as a reference signal for channel estimation. In some embodiments, a plurality of clusters collectively occupy the available sub-carrier set in the frequency domain that is used for transmission. In some embodiments of the invention data and/or pilots are spread within each cluster using code division multiplexing (CDM). In some embodiments pilots and data are separated by distributing data on a particular number of the plurality of OFDM symbol durations and pilots on a remainder of the OFDM symbol durations. CDM spreading can be performed in time and/or frequency directions.

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