Granted Patent B2

US 12,395,925 · App. 19/081,449 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Inventors: Peter D. Karabinis (Cary, NC); Dimitrios P. Karabinis (Edmonds, WA)

H04W48/16H04L67/51H04L69/18H04W40/32H04J2211/005H04J2211/006H04L5/0007H04W8/005H04W84/047H04W88/04

Abstract

Claims (89)

1. A first device that is configured to perform operations comprising:

establishing a plurality of transmit/receive modes responsive to instructions received from a second device;

communicating with the second device using at least one transmit/receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes;

at any given time, while communicating with the second device, using only one transmit/receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes; and

selecting and using a transmit/receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes responsive to a parameter associated with data that is to be transmitted/received, wherein said parameter comprises a value of data, a size of data, a velocity, a quality-of-service, an interference level, a bit-error-rate, a data rate, a time-of-day, a security/privacy concern, a location of the second device and/or a distance between the first device and the second device,

wherein responsive to said parameter associated with data that is to be transmitted/received, the operations include:

varying a bandwidth;

varying a power level;

varying a physical layer of an air interface;

varying a plurality of subcarriers;

varying frequencies; and

varying a Fourier transform, an inverse Fourier transform and/or an antenna configuration.

2. The first device of claim 1 ,

wherein said plurality of transmit/receive modes comprises three transmit modes that differ from one another in frequencies being used, subcarriers being used, a Fourier transform, an inverse Fourier transform, an antenna configuration, a power level and/or a physical layer of an air interface being used; and

wherein said plurality of transmit/receive modes further comprises three receive modes that differ from one another in frequencies being used, subcarriers being used, a Fourier transform, an inverse Fourier transform, an antenna configuration, a power level and/or a physical layer of an air interface being used.

3. The first device of claim 2 ,

wherein a first transmit mode of the three transmit modes differs from a second transmit mode of the three transmit modes in at least one frequency being used, in at least one subcarrier being used, in an inverse Fourier transform being used, in an antenna configuration being used, in a power level being used and in a physical layer of an air interface being used; and

wherein a first receive mode of the three receive modes differs from a second receive

mode of the three receive modes in at least one frequency being used, in at least one subcarrier being used, in a Fourier transform being used, in an antenna configuration being used, in a power level being used and in a physical layer of an air interface being used.

4. The first device of claim 1 , wherein said communicating with the second device using at least one of the plurality of transmit/receive modes comprises:

concurrently with said communicating with the second device using the at least one of the plurality of transmit/receive modes, communicating with the second device using a transmit/receive mode that is not included in the plurality of transmit/receive modes.

5. The first device of claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise:

causing a receiver that receives first and second data from respective said at least one transmit/receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes and said transmit/receive mode that is not included in the plurality of transmit/receive modes, to augment/append the first data with the second data.

6. The first device of claim 1 ,

wherein a first transmit mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes comprises subcarriers of a transmit carrier;

wherein a second transmit mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes, that differs from the first transmit mode, comprises subcarriers of the transmit carrier;

wherein a first receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes comprises subcarriers of a receive carrier; and

wherein a second receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes, that differs from the first receive mode, comprises subcarriers of the receive carrier.

7. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

selectively varying an antenna configuration, a Fourier transform and/or an inverse Fourier transform that is/are associated with said communicating with the second device responsive to said parameter associated with data that is to be transmitted/received.

8. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

establishing at least one new transmit/receive mode responsive to: the first device or the second device having changed position, an interference level and/or a quality-of-service concern.

9. The first device of claim 1 , wherein responsive to said selecting, the operations further comprise:

refraining from using a first transmit/receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes; and

using a second transmit/receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes.

10. The first device of claim 9 ,

wherein a bandwidth associated with said second transmit/receive mode differs from a bandwidth associated with said first transmit/receive mode;

wherein a power level associated with said second transmit/receive mode differs from a power level associated with said first transmit/receive mode;

wherein a physical layer of an air interface associated with said second transmit/receive mode differs from a physical layer of an air interface associated with said first transmit/receive mode;

wherein a plurality of subcarriers associated with said second transmit/receive mode differs from a plurality of subcarriers associated with said first transmit/receive mode;

wherein a set of frequencies associated with said second transmit/receive mode differs from a set of frequencies associated with said first transmit/receive mode; and

wherein a Fourier transform, an inverse Fourier transform and/or an antenna configuration associated with said second transmit/receive mode differ(s) from a respective Fourier transform, an inverse Fourier transform and/or an antenna configuration associated with said first transmit/receive mode.

11. The first device of claim 10 , wherein the set of frequencies associated with said second transmit/receive mode at least partially overlaps with the set of frequencies associated with said first transmit/receive mode.

12. The first device of claim 10 , wherein the physical layer of the air interface associated with said second transmit/receive mode comprises a modulation variant relative to the physical layer of the air interface associated with said first transmit/receive mode.

13. The first device of claim 12 , wherein said modulation variant comprises a Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) variant.

14. A communications method comprising:

establishing at a first device a plurality of transmit/receive modes responsive to instructions received at the first device from a second device;

communicating with the second device using at least one transmit/receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes;

at any given time, while communicating with the second device, using only one transmit/receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes; and

selecting and using a transmit/receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes responsive to a parameter associated with data that is to be transmitted/received, wherein said parameter comprises a size of data, a velocity, a quality-of-service, an interference level, a bit-error-rate, a data rate, a time-of-day, a value of data, a security/privacy concern, a location of the second device and/or a distance between the first device and the second device,

wherein responsive to said parameter associated with data that is to be transmitted/received, the method includes:

varying a bandwidth;

varying a power level;

varying a physical layer of an air interface;

varying a plurality of subcarriers;

varying frequencies; and

varying a Fourier transform, an inverse Fourier transform and/or an antenna configuration.

15. The communications method of claim 14 ,

wherein said plurality of transmit/receive modes comprises three transmit modes that differ from one another in frequencies being used, subcarriers being used, a Fourier transform, an inverse Fourier transform, an antenna configuration, a power level and/or a physical layer of an air interface being used; and

wherein said plurality of transmit/receive modes further comprises three receive modes that differ from one another in frequencies being used, subcarriers being used, a Fourier transform, an inverse Fourier transform, an antenna configuration, a power level and/or a physical layer of an air interface being used.

16. The communications method of claim 15 ,

wherein a first transmit mode of the three transmit modes differs from a second transmit mode of the three transmit modes in at least one frequency being used, in at least one subcarrier being used, in an inverse Fourier transform being used, in an antenna configuration being used, in a power level being used and in a physical layer of an air interface being used; and

wherein a first receive mode of the three receive modes differs from a second receive mode of the three receive modes in at least one frequency being used, in at least one subcarrier being used, in a Fourier transform being used, in an antenna configuration being used, in a power level being used and in a physical layer of an air interface being used.

17. The communications method of claim 14 , wherein said communicating with the second device using at least one of the plurality of transmit/receive modes comprises:

concurrently with said communicating with the second device using the at least one of the plurality of transmit/receive modes, communicating with the second device using a transmit/receive mode that is not included in the plurality of transmit/receive modes.

18. The communications method of claim 17 , further comprising:

causing a receiver that receives first and second data from respective said at least one transmit/receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes and said transmit/receive mode that is not included in the plurality of transmit/receive modes, to augment/append the first data with the second data.

19. The communications method of claim 14 ,

wherein a first transmit mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes comprises subcarriers of a transmit carrier;

wherein a second transmit mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes, that differs from the first transmit mode, comprises subcarriers of the transmit carrier;

wherein a first receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes comprises subcarriers of a receive carrier; and

wherein a second receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes, that differs from the first receive mode, comprises subcarriers of the receive carrier.

20. The communications method of claim 14 , further comprising:

selectively varying an antenna configuration, a Fourier transform and/or an inverse Fourier transform that is/are associated with said communicating with the second device responsive to said parameter associated with data that is to be transmitted/received.

21. The communications method of claim 14 , further comprising:

establishing at least one new transmit/receive mode responsive to: the first device or the second device having changed position, an interference level and/or a quality-of-service concern.

22. The communications method of claim 14 , wherein responsive to said selecting, the method further comprises:

refraining from using a first transmit/receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes; and

using a second transmit/receive mode of the plurality of transmit/receive modes.

23. The communications method of claim 22 ,

wherein a bandwidth associated with said second transmit/receive mode differs from a bandwidth associated with said first transmit/receive mode;

wherein a power level associated with said second transmit/receive mode differs from a power level associated with said first transmit/receive mode;

wherein a physical layer of an air interface associated with said second transmit/receive mode differs from a physical layer of an air interface associated with said first transmit/receive mode;

wherein a plurality of subcarriers associated with said second transmit/receive mode differs from a plurality of subcarriers associated with said first transmit/receive mode;

wherein a set of frequencies associated with said second transmit/receive mode differs from a set of frequencies associated with said first transmit/receive mode; and

wherein a Fourier transform, an inverse Fourier transform and/or an antenna configuration associated with said second transmit/receive mode differ(s) from a respective Fourier transform, an inverse Fourier transform and/or an antenna configuration associated with said first transmit/receive mode.

24. The communications method of claim 23 , wherein the set of frequencies associated with said second transmit/receive mode at least partially overlaps with the set of frequencies associated with said first transmit/receive mode.

25. The communications method of claim 23 , wherein the physical layer of the air interface associated with said second transmit/receive mode comprises a modulation variant relative to the physical layer of the air interface associated with said first transmit/receive mode.

26. The communications method of claim 25 , wherein said modulation variant comprises a Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) variant.

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