IP Library Granted Patent US 7,983,140
Granted Patent B2
US 7,983,140 · App. 11/004,256 · Granted Jul 19, 2011

Transmitting apparatus, receiving apparatus, and communication system for formatting data

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Patent No.
US 7,983,140
App. No.
11/004,256
Granted
Jul 19, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transmitting apparatus, a receiving apparatus, and a communication system are provided that allow a reduction in a frame loss due to interference caused by use of the same channel. A transmitting apparatus disposed in a base station includes a GPS receiver for receiving a GPS signal, a timing generator for controlling respective function blocks in accordance with the GPS signal and an inter-base-station control signal so as to precisely synchronize the timing of frame transmission among base stations, the front-end transmission processing unit including for converting transmission information into transmission time slots, a frame generator for generating a frame including a plurality of time slots and one frame guard, and a back-end transmission processing unit for transmitting the generated frame as a radio signal.

Claims (21)

1. A transmitting apparatus, in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing wireless communication system, comprising:

a front-end transmission processing unit for converting a transmission signal into a transmission time slot;

a frame generator for generating a frame that includes a series of n (greater than 1) time slots and a frame guard period added to the series of n time slots, each time slot including an effective symbol period and guard period added to the effective symbol period, where the length of the series of n time slots is less than the length of the frame; and

a back-end transmission processing unit for transmitting the generated frame as a radio signal.

2. A transmitting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the front-end transmission processing unit includes a modulator for modulating transmission information by means of a proper modulation scheme selected on the basis of electric field strength information received from a communication terminal to which the transmission information is transmitted.

3. A transmitting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the frame guard period is a non-signal period.

4. A transmitting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the front-end transmission processing unit generates a time slot by adding a predetermined guard period to an effective symbol period.

5. A transmitting apparatus, in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing wireless communication system, comprising:

a front-end transmission processing unit for converting transmission signal into a transmission time slot;

a frame generator for generating a frame that includes a series of n (greater than 1) time slots and a frame guard period added to the series of n time slots, each time slot including an effective symbol period and guard period added to the effective symbol period, where the frame guard period is a non-signal period, and the length of the series of n time slots is less than the length of the frame; and

a back-end transmission processing unit for transmitting the generated frame as a radio signal.

6. A transmitting apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising a timing generator for generating a timing signal on the basis of a GPS signal and an inter-base-station control signal for achieving synchronization among base stations, thereby precisely synchronizing the timing of frame transmission among the base stations.

7. A transmitting apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the front-end transmission processing unit includes a modulator for modulating transmission information by means of a proper modulation scheme selected on the basis of electric field strength information received from a communication terminal to which the transmission information is transmitted.

8. A transmitting apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the front-end transmission processing unit generates a time slot by adding a predetermined guard period to an effective symbol period.

9. A transmitting apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the front-end transmission processing unit includes a modulator for modulating transmission information by means of a proper modulation scheme selected on the basis of electric field strength information received from a communication terminal to which the transmission information is transmitted.

10. A transmitting apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the front-end transmission processing unit generates a time slot by adding a predetermined guard period to an effective symbol period.

11. A transmitting apparatus disposed in at least one of a plurality of base stations each of which has a capability of communicating, using a signal according to a predetermined modulation scheme, with a communication terminal being within an area assigned to the base station, the transmitting apparatus comprising:

a front-end transmission processing unit for converting transmission signal into a transmission time slot;

a frame generator for generating a frame including a series of n (greater than 1) time slots and a frame guard period added to the series of n time slots, wherein the frame guard period is a non-signal period;

a back-end transmission processing unit for transmitting the generated frame as a radio signal; and

a timing generator for generating a timing signal on the basis of a GPS signal and an inter-base-station control signal for achieving synchronization among base stations, thereby precisely synchronizing the timing of frame transmission among the base stations.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: WI-FI ONE, LLC
To: REDWOOD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 058026/0232 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2021
From: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC
To: WI-FI ONE, LLC
Reel/Frame 058014/0725 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 23, 2018
From: WI-FI ONE, LLC
To: CORTLAND CAPITAL MARKET SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 046222/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2018
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: WI-FI ONE, LLC
Reel/Frame 045853/0047 →