IP Library Granted Patent US 8,391,342
Granted Patent B2
US 8,391,342 · App. 12/246,940 · Granted Mar 5, 2013

Mobile wireless communications device for modulations with memory

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Patent No.
US 8,391,342
App. No.
12/246,940
Granted
Mar 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile wireless communications device may include an antenna, and a transceiver coupled to the antenna. The transceiver may use a modulation having memory for a message in a frame structure including a data portion and a termination portion based upon the data portion. The termination portion may drive the modulation to a desired known ending state. The modulation may include a spread spectrum modulation or a non-spread modulation.

Claims (30)

1. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:

an antenna; and

a transceiver coupled to said antenna and configured to use a modulation having memory and corresponding trellis memory states for a message in a frame structure, the frame structure including a data portion and a termination portion, the termination portion being based upon the data portion and a number of trellis memory states, driving the modulation to a desired known ending trellis memory state, and having a length based upon a memory length of the modulation.

2. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 1 wherein the frame structure further comprises a channel estimate portion.

3. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 1 wherein the modulation comprises a spread spectrum modulation.

4. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 1 wherein the modulation comprises a non-spread modulation.

5. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 1 wherein the modulation comprises at least one of a continuous phase modulation (CPM), a Gaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK), a differential phase shift keying (DPSK), and a minimum-shift keying (MSK).

6. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 1 further comprising a housing carrying said antenna and said transceiver.

7. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:

an antenna; and

a transceiver coupled to said antenna and configured to use a spread spectrum modulation having memory and corresponding trellis memory states for a message in a frame structure including a data portion, a termination portion based upon the data portion and a number of trellis memory states, and a channel estimate portion;

the termination portion for driving the spread spectrum modulation to a desired known ending trellis memory state and having a length based upon a memory length of the spread spectrum modulation.

8. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 7 wherein the spread spectrum modulation comprises at least one of a continuous phase modulation (CPM), a Gaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK), a differential phase shift keying (DPSK), and a minimum-shift keying (MSK).

9. A wireless communication system using a modulation having memory and corresponding trellis memory states, the wireless communication system comprising:

a transmitter mobile wireless communications device comprising

an antenna, and

a transmitter coupled to said antenna and configured to transmit a message in a frame structure including a data portion and a termination portion based upon the data portion and a number of trellis memory states, and to use the termination portion for driving the modulation to a desired known ending trellis memory state, the termination portion having a length based upon a memory length of the modulation; and

a receiver mobile wireless communications device comprising

an antenna, and

a receiver coupled to said antenna and configured to receive the message.

10. The wireless communication system according to claim 9 wherein the frame structure further comprises a channel estimate portion.

11. The wireless communication system according to claim 9 wherein the modulation comprises a spread spectrum modulation.

12. The wireless communication system according to claim 9 wherein the modulation comprises a non-spread modulation.

13. A method for operating a mobile wireless communications device having an antenna, and a transceiver coupled thereto, the method comprising:

operating the antenna and the transceiver to use a modulation having memory and corresponding trellis memory states for a message in a frame structure including a data portion, and insert a termination portion based upon the data portion and a number of trellis memory states into the frame structure;

the termination portion driving the modulation to a desired known ending trellis memory state and having a length based upon a memory length of the modulation.

14. The method according to claim 13 wherein the frame structure further comprises a channel estimate portion.

15. The method according to claim 13 wherein the modulation comprises a spread spectrum modulation.

16. The method according to claim 13 wherein the modulation comprises a non-spread modulation.

17. The method according to claim 13 wherein the modulation comprises at least one of a continuous phase modulation (CPM), a Gaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK), a differential phase shift keying (DPSK), and a minimum-shift keying (MSK).

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 19, 2018
From: HARRIS SOLUTIONS NY, INC.
To: HARRIS GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 047598/0361 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2018
From: HARRIS CORPORATION
To: HARRIS SOLUTIONS NY, INC.
Reel/Frame 047600/0598 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2008
From: NIETO, JOHN W.; NORRIS, JAMES A.
To: HARRIS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021662/0470 →