公开(公告)号：US11387876B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US17164116

申请日：2021-02-01

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Dana Ciochina ,  Thomas Handte

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/0417

Abstract: A communication device (1) for RF-based communication with another communication device (2) comprises an antenna circuitry (10) configured to transmit and receive RF signals and beamforming circuitry (11) configured to perform beamforming and to control the antenna circuitry in a beamforming training phase to transmit and/or receive RF signals using one or more selected directive beams. The beamforming circuitry (11) is configured to perform beamforming training by controlling the antenna circuitry i) to transmit data using at least one first directive transmit beam, wherein the other communication device (2) is configured to listen using a first directive receive beam, said data including a second transmit beam information, and ii) to subsequently listen using a predetermined second directive receive beam for a response from the other communication device (2), which is configured to transmit, if the data transmitted in step i) have been received, a response using a second directive transmit beam indicated by the second transmit beam information.

公开(公告)号：US11362871B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US16467997

申请日：2017-12-12

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Thomas Handte ,  Dana Ciochina ,  Nabil Sven Loghin

IPC: H04L27/26 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L27/34 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: A communication device and method are presented that support the use of both uniform and non-uniform constellations and provide a reasonable solution for signaling. Capability information is transmitted, said capability information indicating if non-uniform transmission constellations are supported by the mapping circuitry on the transmitter side and/or if non-uniform reception constellations are supported by the demapping circuitry on the receiver side.

公开(公告)号：US20210307069A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US16945742

申请日：2020-07-31

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Liangxiao Xin ,  Mohamed Abouelseoud ,  Qing Xia ,  Kazuyuki Sakoda ,  Hiromasa Uchiyama ,  Yusuke Tanaka ,  Kosuke Aio ,  Ryuichi Hirata ,  Ken Tanaka ,  Thomas Handte ,  Dana Ciochina

IPC: H04W74/08 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04B7/06

Abstract: A WiFi communications mechanism in which simultaneous transmission is negotiated and beamforming communications performed towards at least one station (STA), while nulling is performed towards one or more other access points (APs) to reduce interference. Omni-directional transmissions are utilized in a manner to overcome preamble interferences, which is used in combination with synchronizing symbol intervals to eliminate interference from symbol transitions. The enhanced simultaneous transmission protocol allows two APs to transmit simultaneously without interfering with one another.

公开(公告)号：US11050507B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16487840

申请日：2018-03-08

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Thomas Handte ,  Dana Ciochina ,  Nabil Sven Loghin

IPC: H04L5/12 ,  H03M13/11 ,  H04L1/00

Abstract: A coding and modulation apparatus and method are presented, particularly for use in a system according to IEEE 802.11. The apparatus comprises an encoder configured to encode input data into cell words according to an LDPC code and a modulator configured to modulate said cell words into constellation values of a non-uniform constellation and to assign bit combinations to constellation values of the used non-uniform constellation. The modulator is configured to use a non-uniform constellation and bit labeling from one of the several groups of constellations, which constellation show quadrant and octant symmetry.

公开(公告)号：US20210159958A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US17164116

申请日：2021-02-01

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Dana CIOCHINA ,  Thomas Handte

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/0417

Abstract: A communication device (1) for RF-based communication with another communication device (2) comprises an antenna circuitry (10) configured to transmit and receive RF signals and beamforming circuitry (11) configured to perform beamforming and to control the antenna circuitry in a beamforming training phase to transmit and/or receive RF signals using one or more selected directive beams. The beamforming circuitry (11) is configured to perform beamforming training by controlling the antenna circuitry i) to transmit data using at least one first directive transmit beam, wherein the other communication device (2) is configured to listen using a first directive receive beam, said data including a second transmit beam information, and ii) to subsequently listen using a predetermined second directive receive beam for a response from the other communication device (2), which is configured to transmit, if the data transmitted in step i) have been received, a response using a second directive transmit beam indicated by the second transmit beam information.

公开(公告)号：US10193736B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-29

申请号：US15564993

申请日：2016-04-14

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Daniel Schneider ,  Nabil Sven Loghin ,  Lothar Stadelmeier ,  Thomas Handte

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04L27/34 ,  H04L1/00

Abstract: A coding and modulation apparatus and method are presented, particularly for use in a system according to IEEE 802.11. The apparatus comprises an encoder configured to encode input data into cell words according to a low density parity check code, LDPC, and a modulator configured to modulate said cell words into constellation values of a non-uniform constellation and to assign bit combinations to constellation values of the used non-uniform constellation, wherein said modulator is configured to use, based on the PHY mode, the total number M of constellation points of the constellation and the code rate, a particular non-uniform constellation.

公开(公告)号：US11841451B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17279583

申请日：2019-11-15

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Felix Fellhauer ,  Thomas Handte ,  Dana Ciochina ,  Nabil Sven Loghin

IPC: G01S5/02 ,  H04L43/0864 ,  H04W64/00

CPC classification number: G01S5/0273 ,  G01S5/0215 ,  H04L43/0864 ,  H04W64/006

Abstract: A communication device for RF based communication with another communication device, said communication device comprising circuitry configured to apply a fine timing measurement, FTM, procedure. The circuitry is configured to determine an FTM mode out of at least two different FTM modes, and to perform an FTM procedure to determine the round trip time, RTT, between the communication device and the other communication device, wherein the RTT is determined by evaluating a time information of a tap of the channel impulse response, wherein the tap used for the evaluation depends on the determined FTM mode.

公开(公告)号：US11258496B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US16604579

申请日：2018-04-13

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Dana Ciochina ,  Thomas Handte

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/0456 ,  H04B17/12

Abstract: A communication device for RF-based communication with another communication device comprises digital beamforming circuitry configured to perform digital beamforming based on digital beamforming information to obtain RF data streams, and analog beamforming circuitry configured to perform analog beamforming for the obtained RF data streams. The analog beamforming circuitry is configured to perform analog beamforming training with the other communication device enabling the other communication device to compute the digital beamforming information corresponding to one or more combinations of analog beams used in said analog beamforming training. The digital beamforming circuitry is configured to receive the computed digital beamforming information and to use it for performing the digital beamforming.

公开(公告)号：US11050479B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16329766

申请日：2017-08-11

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Dana Ciochina ,  Thomas Handte ,  Nabil Sven Loghin ,  Felix Fellhauer

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/08 ,  H04W74/08

Abstract: A first communication device for communicating with a second communication device over a link that is utilized at the substantially same time and with the substantially same frequency resource by a pair of further communication devices. The first communication device comprises one or more antenna arrays with which beamforming can be performed, a controller configured to apply beamformers to control beamforming by the one or more antenna arrays, and circuitry configured to determine whether at least one of the beamformers satisfies an interference condition such that a level of interference leaked to the further communication devices by the first communication device is below a defined threshold, and if available, select the at least one beamformer for communicating with the second communication device.

公开(公告)号：US10999013B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-04

申请号：US16623778

申请日：2018-07-09

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Thomas Handte ,  Dana Ciochina ,  Felix Fellhauer

IPC: H04L1/06 ,  H04B7/0417 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/10

Abstract: Transmitter having multiple transmit antennas for transmitting two or more streams. The transmitter comprises an encoding circuitry configured to perform space-time block encoding to obtain for at least one of the two or more streams a pair of space-time encoded streams. Further, a mapping circuitry is configured to assign each stream of each pair of space-time encoded streams to a transmit antenna of the multiple transmit antennas for wirelessly transmitting the two or more streams. Finally, a control circuitry is configured to adjust one or more parameters of the mapping circuitry in order to achieve a defined channel characteristic between the transmitter and a receiver.