Patents by Inventor Manfred Zimmermann
Manfred Zimmermann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9380470Abstract: A radio communication device including a receiver configured to receive radio signals, a measurement circuit configured to measure the receiving quality of received radio signals, and a controller configured to control the measurement circuit such that a first measurement is carried out using a first frequency bandwidth, thereby determining a first receiving quality, and if the determined first receiving quality fulfills a first receiving quality criterion, a second measurement is carried out using a second frequency bandwidth, wherein the second frequency bandwidth is larger than the first frequency bandwidth, thereby determining a second receiving quality.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Maik Bienas, Michael Eckert, Hyung-Nam Choi, Manfred Zimmermann
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Patent number: 9042429Abstract: A radio receiver apparatus includes a serving cell detector configured to generate a detected serving cell signal based on a serving cell detector input signal. The radio receiver apparatus further includes a first interfering cell detector configured to generate a detected first interfering cell signal based on a first interfering cell detector input signal and a first interfering cell synthesizer configured to generate synthesized first interfering cell signal based on the detected first interfering cell signal. A serving cell interference removing unit is configured to remove the synthesized first interfering cell signal from a serving cell signal to generate the serving cell detector input signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Christian Faber, Andreas Senst, Manfred Zimmermann, Lothar Winkler
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Patent number: 8983000Abstract: A receiver circuit includes a unit configured to determine filter coefficients based on a sampling time error of a received signal and a phase error of the received signal, as well as a filter configured to filter a signal, which is based on the received signal, based on the filter coefficients.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Andreas Senst, Manfred Zimmermann, Clemens Buchacher, Peter Noest
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Publication number: 20150003509Abstract: A radio receiver apparatus includes a serving cell detector configured to generate a detected serving cell signal based on a serving cell detector input signal. The radio receiver apparatus further includes a first interfering cell detector configured to generate a detected first interfering cell signal based on a first interfering cell detector input signal and a first interfering cell synthesizer configured to generate synthesized first interfering cell signal based on the detected first interfering cell signal. A serving cell interference removing unit is configured to remove the synthesized first interfering cell signal from a serving cell signal to generate the serving cell detector input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Christian FABER, Andreas SENST, Manfred ZIMMERMANN, Lothar WINKLER
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Patent number: 8682256Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for managing a plurality of antennas on user equipment. A connection status module is configured to monitor the plurality of antennas for a data packet of a plurality of data. A control module is configured to power more than one of the plurality of antennas to measure signal quality in response to receiving the data packet. The signal quality comprises a power level of each of the plurality of antennas and a correlation of the plurality of antennas. An antenna quality module is configured to determine whether the correlation of the plurality of antennas is greater than a threshold in response to the connection status being active.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Manfred Zimmermann, Thorsten Kneip, Michael Schneider
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Publication number: 20130322284Abstract: A radio communication device including a receiver configured to receive radio signals, a measurement circuit configured to measure the receiving quality of received radio signals, and a controller configured to control the measurement circuit such that a first measurement is carried out using a first frequency bandwidth, thereby determining a first receiving quality, and if the determined first receiving quality fulfills a first receiving quality criterion, a second measurement is carried out using a second frequency bandwidth, wherein the second frequency bandwidth is larger than the first frequency bandwidth, thereby determining a second receiving quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventors: Maik Bienas, Manfred Zimmermann, Hyung-Nam Choi, Michael Eckert
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Patent number: 8583128Abstract: An apparatus and method that map physical control channels onto radio resource elements are described. The method may include mapping physical control channels of a first mobile radio technology onto a first set of radio resource element groups, mapping physical control channels of the second mobile radio technology onto a second set of radio resource element groups, generating mapping information specifying the mapping of physical control channels of the first mobile radio technology onto the first set of radio resource element groups, and generating mapping information specifying the mapping of physical control channels of the second mobile radio technology onto the second set of radio resource element groups.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Hyung-Nam Choi, Manfred Zimmermann, Maik Bienas
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Patent number: 8532605Abstract: A radio communication device including a receiver configured to receive radio signals, a measurement circuit configured to measure the receiving quality of received radio signals, and a controller configured to control the measurement circuit such that a first measurement is carried out using a first frequency bandwidth, thereby determining a first receiving quality, and if the determined first receiving quality fulfills a first receiving quality criterion, a second measurement is carried out using a second frequency bandwidth, wherein the second frequency bandwidth is larger than the first frequency bandwidth, thereby determining a second receiving quality.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2007Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Maik Bienas, Manfred Zimmermann, Hyung-Nam Choi, Michael Eckert
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Publication number: 20130101070Abstract: A receiver circuit includes a unit configured to determine filter coefficients based on a sampling time error of a received signal and a phase error of the received signal, as well as a filter configured to filter a signal, which is based on the received signal, based on the filter coefficients.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventors: Andreas Senst, Manfred Zimmermann, Clemens Buchacher, Peter Noest
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Publication number: 20130084808Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for managing a plurality of antennas on user equipment. A connection status module is configured to monitor the plurality of antennas for a data packet of a plurality of data. A control module is configured to power more than one of the plurality of antennas to measure signal quality in response to receiving the data packet. The signal quality comprises a power level of each of the plurality of antennas and a correlation of the plurality of antennas. An antenna quality module is configured to determine whether the correlation of the plurality of antennas is greater than a threshold in response to the connection status being active.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GMBHInventors: Manfred Zimmermann, Thorsten Kneip, Michael Schneider
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Patent number: 8391244Abstract: In an embodiment, a radio communication terminal device is provided. The radio communication terminal device may include a receiver configured to receive radio data signals via a first frequency carrier and a second frequency carrier, and a controller configured to control the receiver such that the receiver does not receive radio data signals via the first frequency carrier during a transmission gap, and such that the receiver receives radio data signals via the second frequency carrier during the transmission gap.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Hyung-Nam Choi, Manfred Zimmermann
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Patent number: 8340170Abstract: A receiver for receiving a data signal having a channel profile may include an equalizer, to which the data signal is feedable, the equalizer having a plurality of filters and a switching device coupled to the filters, a selection device, which is disposed such that it determines a first number and a second number in dependence on the channel profile, and the switching device is disposed such that it connects a number of linear filters corresponding to the first number to form a first overall filter and connects a number of linear filters corresponding to the second number to form a second overall filter.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbHInventors: Herbert Dawid, Matthias Hillebrand, Steffen Paul, Lothar Winkler, Manfred Zimmermann
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Patent number: 7990927Abstract: An apparatus and method of grouping and assigning a plurality of random access sequences, including assigning each random access sequence to one or a plurality of user equipments, to a plurality of users, type of users or types of communication connection.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Hyung-Nam Choi, Manfred Zimmermann, Michael Eckert, Michael Benkert
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Publication number: 20110007695Abstract: An apparatus and method that map physical control channels onto radio resource elements are described. The method may include mapping physical control channels of a first mobile radio technology onto a first set of radio resource element groups, mapping physical control channels of the second mobile radio technology onto a second set of radio resource element groups, generating mapping information specifying the mapping of physical control channels of the first mobile radio technology onto the first set of radio resource element groups, and generating mapping information specifying the mapping of physical control channels of the second mobile radio technology onto the second set of radio resource element groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AGInventors: Hyung-Nam Choi, Manfred Zimmermann, Maik Bienas
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Patent number: 7754655Abstract: The invention relates to novel microcapsule formulations of (A) a particulate disperse phase of microcapsules comprising (1) a polyurea and/or polyurethane coating with average layer thicknesses of between 5 and 20 nm, and (2) a capsule filling comprising at least one penetrant and, optionally, additives, and (B) a suspension comprising (1) at least one solid agrochemical active compound, (2) additives, (3) water, and (4) optionally, one or more agrochemical active compounds that are liquid at room temperature. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of these microcapsule formulations and to their use for applying agrochemical active compounds.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2003Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AGInventors: Hilmar Wolf, Peter Baur, Manfred Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20100113041Abstract: A method of signalling system information and a method of receiving system information are provided. The method of signalling system information includes broadcasting a piece of system information in a radio cell, the piece of system information indicating that a first portion of a frequency spectrum, the frequency spectrum being available for the radio cell, is assigned to a first radio mode, the piece of system information further indicating that a second portion of the frequency spectrum is assigned to a second radio mode, the second radio mode being different from the first radio mode. A radio base station is configured to perform the method of signalling system information. A radio communication terminal is configured to receive the broadcasted piece of system information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Inventors: Maik BIENAS, Hyung-Nam CHOI, Martin HANS, Manfred ZIMMERMANN
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Patent number: 7675963Abstract: A device and associated method for passing parameters to a finger in a rake receiver are disclosed. The finger is initially operated with a first parameter set which is held in a first memory area (PAR_RAM). To change the parameter set, a second parameter set is loaded into a second memory area (PAR_CHG_RAM1/2), a check is carried out to determine whether a switching condition (SCHED_RAM) is satisfied, and if it is an access for that finger is switched (MUX) from the first memory area (PAR_RAM) to the second memory area.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2005Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Christian Drewes, Manfred Zimmermann, Burkhard Becker, Michael Holstätter, Wolfgang Haas, Thomas Herndl
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Publication number: 20100040037Abstract: In an embodiment, a radio communication terminal device is provided. The radio communication terminal device may include a receiver configured to receive radio data signals via a first frequency carrier and a second frequency carrier, and a controller configured to control the receiver such that the receiver does not receive radio data signals via the first frequency carrier during a transmission gap, and such that the receiver receives radio data signals via the second frequency carrier during the transmission gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2008Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AGInventors: Hyung-Nam Choi, Manfred Zimmermann
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Patent number: 7657233Abstract: The invention relates to a device for calculating FSM bits by means of which the signals sent from two antennas of a base station are influenced with reference to their phase difference and/or their amplitudes. The FSM bits are calculated with the aid of two estimated channel impulse responses. The device is present in hard-wired form.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2003Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Burkhard Becker, Christian Drewes, Jürgen Niederholz, Manfred Zimmermann
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Publication number: 20090176514Abstract: In an embodiment, a radio communication device is provided. A radio communication device may include a paging channel capacity setting circuit configured to set a paging channel capacity individually for another radio communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: HYUNG-NAM CHOI, Manfred Zimmermann, Christian Drewes