IP Library Granted Patent US 8,107,897
Granted Patent B2
US 8,107,897 · App. 12/326,568 · Granted Jan 31, 2012

Wireless transmitter

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Patent No.
US 8,107,897
App. No.
12/326,568
Granted
Jan 31, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless transmitter includes: a plurality of transmission antennas; a phase rotating unit which adds phase rotation to signals which are respectively input to the plurality of transmission antennas, and a reception unit which receives information on phase control of arbitrary antennas among the plurality of transmission antennas from another party of communication, wherein the phase rotating units adds first phase rotation for controlling the maximum delay time between the plurality of transmission antennas and second phase rotation for controlling the phases of the arbitrary antennas among the plurality of transmission antennas based on the information.

Claims (27)

1. A wireless transmitter comprising:

a plurality of transmission antennas;

a phase rotating unit which adds phase rotation to signals which are respectively input to the plurality of transmission antennas, and

a reception unit which receives information on phase control of arbitrary antennas among the plurality of transmission antennas from another party of communication,

wherein the phase rotating units adds a first phase rotation for controlling the maximum delay time between the plurality of transmission antennas and a second phase rotation for controlling the phases of the arbitrary antennas among the plurality of transmission antennas based on the information.

2. The wireless transmitter as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a scheduling unit for scheduling users, wherein the scheduling of the users is performed on a per-chunk basis where a region defined in a frequency domain and in a time domain is divided into chunks in the frequency domain and in the time domain, and

in the case in which the frequency bandwidth of the chunk is Fc, the phase rotating unit adds the first phase rotation so that the maximum delay time between the plurality of transmission antennas is set to either a predetermined first value which is smaller than 1/Fc or a predetermined second value which is larger than 1/Fc.

3. The wireless transmitter as recited in claim 2 , wherein the predetermined first value is zero.

4. The wireless transmitter as recited in claim 1 , wherein a phase rotation amount added by the second phase rotation is a predetermined value.

5. The wireless transmitter as recited in claim 4 , wherein a plurality values are prepared for the predetermined value, and the information includes information for designating a value from among the plurality values.

6. The wireless transmitter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the information includes information for designating an antenna to which the second phase rotation is added.

7. The wireless transmitter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the information includes information indicating a phase rotation amount of the second phase rotation which is added to the arbitrary antennas.

8. The wireless transmitter as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a transmission unit which transmits pilot channels corresponding to the plurality of transmission antennas which are orthogonal to each other from the plurality of transmission antennas, respectively.

9. The wireless transmitter as recited in claim 8 , wherein each of the orthogonal pilot channels is generated by the multiplication of an orthogonal code.

10. The wireless transmitter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the phase rotating unit adds no phase rotation to a pilot channel.

11. The wireless transmitter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the phase rotating unit does not add the first phase rotation to a pilot channel.

12. A communication method comprising:

adding phase rotation to signals which are respectively input to a plurality of transmission antennas, and

receiving information on phase control of arbitrary antennas among the plurality of transmission antennas from another party of communication,

wherein a first phase rotation is added for controlling the maximum delay time between the plurality of transmission antennas and a second phase rotation is added for controlling the phases of the arbitrary antennas among the plurality of transmission antennas based on the information.

13. The communication method as recited in claim 12 , further comprising:

transmitting pilot channels corresponding to the plurality of transmission antennas which are orthogonal to each other from the plurality of transmission antennas, respectively.

14. The communication method as recited in claim 13 , wherein each of the orthogonal pilot channels is generated by the multiplication of an orthogonal code.

15. The communication method as recited in claim 12 , wherein

scheduling of users is performed on a per-chunk basis where a region defined in a frequency domain and in a time domain is divided into chunks in the frequency domain and in the time domain, and

when the frequency bandwidth of the chunk is Fc, the first phase rotation is added so that the maximum delay time between the plurality of transmission antennas is set to either a predetermined first value which is smaller than 1/Fc or a predetermined second value which is larger than 1/Fc.

16. The communication method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the predetermined first value is zero.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2015
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: SNAPTRACK, INC.
Reel/Frame 036112/0627 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2015
From: IMAMURA, KIMIHIKO
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 036067/0219 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYING PARTY DATA NAME FROM "SHARP CORPORATION" TO "SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA" PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 030628 FRAME 0698. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 23, 2015
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035496/0281 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2013
From: SHARP CORPORATION
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030628/0698 →