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Patent: US10079707B1
Filed: 2009-08-21
Issued: 2018-09-18
Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Applied Transform LLC     (Current Assignee) Ax Wireless LLC
Inventor(s): Joon Bae KIM, Marcos C. Tzannes

Title: Receiver method and apparatus for variable header repetition in a wireless OFDM network

Abstract: A method and apparatus for use within a wireless OFDM network that receives a first packet type and a second packet type. The first packet type has a header field with two parts with each part comprising a different set of header bits. The two parts of the header field are received using two OFDM symbols. The second packet type has a header field with four parts with the first and second parts comprising the same first set of header bits and the third and the fourth part comprising the same second set of header bits. The four parts of the header field are received using four OFDM symbols. The second packet type provides more reliable reception than the first packet type.

The First Claim: 1. A wireless OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) transceiver comprising: a wireless OFDM communications receiver operable to receive, over a wireless communication channel, a first packet type comprising a first header field, wherein the first header field comprises two parts, a first part comprising a first set of header bits of the first header field and a second part comprising a second set of header bits of the first header field, wherein the first set of header bits of the first header field is different than the second set of header bits of the first header field; and a demodulator operable to demodulate a first OFDM symbol followed by a second OFDM symbol, wherein the first OFDM symbol is used to receive the first part of the first header field and the second OFDM symbol is used to receive the second part of the first header field; the wireless OFDM communications receiver further operable to receive, over the wireless communications channel, a second packet type comprising a second header field, wherein the second header field comprises four parts, a first part comprising a first set of header bits of the second header field, a second part comprising a second set of header bits of the second header field, a third part comprising a third set of header bits of the second header field and a fourth part comprising a fourth set of header bits of the second header field, wherein the first set of header bits of the second header field is the same as the second set of header bits of the second header field, wherein the third set of header bits of the second header field is the same as the fourth set of header bits of the second header field, the demodulator further operable to demodulate a first OFDM symbol followed by a second OFDM symbol followed by a third OFDM symbol followed by a fourth OFDM symbol, wherein the first OFDM symbol is used to receive the first part of the second header field, the second OFDM symbol is used to receive the second part of the second header field, the third OFDM symbol is used to receive the third part of the second header field, the fourth OFDM symbol is used to receive the fourth part of the second header field, wherein the second set of header bits of the second header field received using the second OFDM symbol are received in a different order than the first set of header bits of the second header field received using the first OFDM symbol, and wherein the fourth set of header bits of the second header field received using the fourth OFDM symbol are received in a different order than the third set of header bits of the second header field received using the third OFDM symbol.


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Reference Claim Element / Subject Matter Feature Meaning Claim Construction & Interpretation
[1] 1 .

A wireless OFDM ( Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing [1]
Frequency Division Multiplexing [1] [Meaning 1] modulation
[Meaning 2] frequency
[Meaning 3] multiplex
[Meaning 4] modulated
[Meaning 5] frequency division
[Meaning 6] multiple access
[Meaning 7] division multiplex
[Meaning 8] fourier transform
[Meaning 9] multiplex modulation
[Meaning 10] multi frequency multiplex access
[Meaning 11] multi tone division multiplex access
[Meaning 12] division multiplex access of the frequency
[Meaning 13] frequency division multiplex access of the carrier
[Meaning 14] multiple access multiple access of the carrier
[Interpretation 1] frequency division multiplex access and frequency division multiplex access of the orthogonal
[Interpretation 2] division multiplex of the frequency and time domain with frequency and time
[Interpretation 3] frequency division multiplex access or orthogonal frequency division multiplex modulation
[2] ) transceiver [2] transceiver [2] [Meaning 1] device
[Meaning 2] apparatus
[Meaning 3] receiver
[Meaning 4] terminal
[Meaning 5] communications device
[Meaning 6] receiver system
[Meaning 7] transceiver device
[Meaning 8] system receiver
[Meaning 9] system comprising an apparatus
[Meaning 10] receiver and demodulator system
[Meaning 11] communications receiver system system
[Meaning 12] receiver system for wireless communications
[Meaning 13] system for receiving packets and
[Meaning 14] communications device for receiving packets and
[Interpretation 1] communication device operable to receive and transmit packet types comprising header fields and payload fields in different of the same of the same order
[Interpretation 2] receiver operable to receive data packets over wireless communication channels comprising one or more of frequency bands and time slots
[Interpretation 3] receiver operable to receive and demodulate packet types over wireless communication channels using of symbols of the type
[Interpretation 4] receiver operable to receive wireless of modulated signals from wireless transmitters
[3] comprising (for wireless communications comprising, of the type comprising, system comprising at least, comprising the following elements, of the present invention comprising, for receiving packet data communications comprising, in an electronic device that comprises) : a wireless OFDM communications receiver [3] OFDM communications receiver [3] [Meaning 1] receiver
[Meaning 2] transceiver
[Meaning 3] interface
[Meaning 4] antenna
[Meaning 5] tuner
[Meaning 6] communications receiver
[Meaning 7] signal receiver
[Meaning 8] transceiver receiver
[Meaning 9] receiver circuit
[Meaning 10] frequency domain communications receiver
[Meaning 11] receiver comprising an input coupled to an antenna and
[Interpretation 1] communications receiver operable to receive data over wireless communications channels from one or more base stations comprising the wireless of communication receiver further
[Interpretation 2] receiver operable to receive wireless communication signals from an antenna and the wireless receiver is further
[Interpretation 3] base station transceiver comprising at least one of the following components an rf receiver
[Interpretation 4] communication interface operable to communicate over wireless communication channels and comprising an antenna
[Interpretation 5] of communication receiver comprising an input coupled to an antenna and
[Interpretation 6] wireless communications receiver comprising at least one of an input interface
[Interpretation 7] communication interface operable to communicate with an of the transceiver further
[Interpretation 8] communication interface comprising an antenna and an rf transceiver and
[Interpretation 9] frequency division multiplex access wireless of of communication receiver further
[4] operable to receive (perform operations comprising receiving, at least wirelessly receive, comprise circuitry to receive, receive from the network, communicate with an apparatus, use an antenna to receive, receive from an access point) , over a wireless communication channel [4] communication channel [4] [Meaning 1] channel
[Meaning 2] communications
[Meaning 3] network
[Meaning 4] transmissions channel
[Meaning 5] channel of communications
[Meaning 6] frequency division communications channel
[Meaning 7] channel of the transceiver
[Meaning 8] channel comprising at least one of of the following
[Interpretation 1] communications channel and at least one of the following packets type and packet length information from an access point over the wireless communications channel
[Interpretation 2] wireless communications channel and in accordance with an of frequency division multiplex access of td ma scheme
[Interpretation 3] transmission channel and at least one of the first and second time slots
[Interpretation 4] transmission channel and at the same time as the wireless transmission channel
[Interpretation 5] channel comprising at least one of an uplink and down link
[Interpretation 6] communications channel from an access point via an access terminal
[Interpretation 7] wireless communications channel and from an of the wireless network
[Interpretation 8] channels of the wireless of frequency division multiplex communications transceiver
[Interpretation 9] channel comprising at least one of the of the channels
[5] , a first packet type [5] packet type [5] [Meaning 1] packet
[Meaning 2] type
[Meaning 3] header
[Meaning 4] message
[Meaning 5] package type
[Meaning 6] message type
[Meaning 7] data type
[Meaning 8] type of packet
[Meaning 9] wireless packet type
[Meaning 10] packet type further
[Meaning 11] plurality of packet types
[Meaning 12] packet type of data
[Meaning 13] type of packet comprising header information
[Meaning 14] protocol type of an ip packet
[Interpretation 1] data packet type of data packets of the first type
[6] comprising a first header field [6] header field [6] [Meaning 1] header
[Meaning 2] field
[Meaning 3] heading
[Meaning 4] packet
[Meaning 5] head field
[Meaning 6] payload field
[Meaning 7] data field
[Meaning 8] first header field
[Meaning 9] packet header field
[Meaning 10] and second header field
[Meaning 11] field of header bits
[Meaning 12] field comprising first header bits
[Meaning 13] packet header field comprising bits
[Meaning 14] header field and an information field
[Interpretation 1] header field and an information field comprising at least one of data and non data payload information
[Interpretation 2] packet header field followed by an of frequency multiplex of frequency multiplex symbols
[Interpretation 3] packet header field followed by an of of the first packet type
[Interpretation 4] field comprising first header bits followed by the first header field
[Interpretation 5] header field followed by an information field comprising an information bit
[Interpretation 6] data field followed by at least one first header field
[7] , wherein the first header field [6] comprises (further comprises at least, of the packet comprises, comprises header bits in, in packet type comprises, is divided into exactly, comprises an octet divided into, has an initial format comprising) two parts , a first part comprising a first set of header bits [7] header bits [7] [Meaning 1] bits
[Meaning 2] header
[Meaning 3] bytes
[Meaning 4] data
[Meaning 5] head bits
[Meaning 6] payload bits
[Meaning 7] data bits
[Meaning 8] the header bits
[Meaning 9] bits of the first header
[Meaning 10] the first header field header bits
[Meaning 11] data bits and an end bit
[Meaning 12] data bits and second set of data bits
[Meaning 13] payload bits and first set of the header bits
[Interpretation 1] first header bits and second set of the first header bits
[Interpretation 2] data bits and an optional first set of additional header bits
[8] of the first header field [6] and a second part comprising a second set of header bits [7] of the first header field [6] , wherein the first set of header bits [7] of the first header field [6] is different than the second set of header bits [7] of the first header field [6] ; and a demodulator [8] demodulator [8] [Meaning 1] modulator
[Meaning 2] demodulate
[Meaning 3] modem
[Meaning 4] wireless demodulator
[Meaning 5] demodulator further
[Meaning 6] demo demodulator
[Meaning 7] demodulator that is
[Meaning 8] demo demo der
[Meaning 9] demodulator comprising an output
[Meaning 10] demodulation of the receiver
[Meaning 11] of of the transceiver
[Meaning 12] wireless of of communications demodulator
[Meaning 13] radio frequency signal demodulator further
[Meaning 14] demodulation module comprising an equalizer and
[9] operable to demodulate [9] demodulate [9] [Meaning 1] demodulator
[Meaning 2] receive
[Meaning 3] decode
[Meaning 4] simultaneously demodulate
[Meaning 5] sequentially demodulate
[Meaning 6] successively demodulate
[Meaning 7] demodulate sequentially
[Meaning 8] demo demodulate
[Meaning 9] receive and demodulate
[Meaning 10] perform demodulation on
[Meaning 11] demodulate at least
[Meaning 12] demodulate the packet using
[Meaning 13] generate an output comprising
[Meaning 14] demo demo to sing
[Interpretation 1] modulate the first packet type to produce the first packet type of modulated data bits using an of symbol followed by
[Interpretation 2] modulate the first packet type to produce an output signal comprising the first packet type followed by
[Interpretation 3] demo demo the first packet type comprising the first header field using two symbols followed by
[Interpretation 4] perform demodulation of the first packet type using an of the symbol followed by
[Interpretation 5] receive the first packet type and to demodulate the first packet type using
[Interpretation 6] modulate the first header field to produce an of symbol followed by
[10] a first OFDM symbol [10] OFDM symbol [10] [Meaning 1] symbol
[Meaning 2] first
[Meaning 3] carrier symbol
[Meaning 4] frequency symbol
[Meaning 5] first of the symbol
[Meaning 6] symbol of of modulation
[Meaning 7] followed by an of symbol and
[Meaning 8] and second first of symbol sequence
[Meaning 9] followed by the first of the symbol
[Meaning 10] frequency division multiplex symbol of the of frequency
[Interpretation 1] modulated signal received over the wireless communication channel using the first packet type to obtain at least one first of symbol symbol
[Interpretation 2] modulated signal received over the wireless communication channel comprising an orthogonal frequency division multiplex symbol followed by an of the symbol
[Interpretation 3] modulated signal comprising an orthogonal frequency division multiplex symbol followed by an orthogonal frequency division multiplex symbol
[Interpretation 4] frequency division multiplex of the first packet type followed by at least one first of symbol and
[Interpretation 5] if of the first packet type comprising at least one of the first and second header fields
[Interpretation 6] frequency division multiplex of orthogonal frequency division multiplex symbols followed by the first of the symbol
[Interpretation 7] frequency division multiplex of symbols followed by first of the first header field parts and
[Interpretation 8] modulated signal followed by at least one first of symbol and
[Interpretation 9] frequency domain signal followed by an first of symbol and
[Interpretation 10] if symbol followed by an if symbol of the first
[11] followed (which is then followed, that is not followed, in time domain followed, followed by and followed, that is preceded and followed, of the first packet type followed, and an of the symbol followed) by a second OFDM symbol [10] , wherein the first OFDM symbol [10] is used to receive the first part of the first header field [6] and the second OFDM symbol [10] is used to receive the second part of the first header field [6] ; the wireless OFDM communications receiver [3] further operable to receive , over the wireless communications channel [11] communications channel [11] [Meaning 1] channel
[Meaning 2] communication
[Meaning 3] link
[Meaning 4] transmission channel
[Meaning 5] data channel
[Meaning 6] signal channel
[Meaning 7] channel of communication
[Meaning 8] one or more channels
[Meaning 9] communication channel and the demodulator
[Meaning 10] channel of the first packet type
[Meaning 11] channel different than the first wireless channel
[Meaning 12] communication channel and without the header field
[Meaning 13] communication channel and after the first packet type
[Meaning 14] channel and in parallel with the first packet type
[12] , a second packet type [5] comprising a second header field [6] , wherein the second header field [6] comprises four parts , a first part comprising a first set of header bits [7] of the second header field [6] , a second part comprising a second set of header bits [7] of the second header field [6] , a third part comprising a third set of header bits [7] of the second header field [6] and a fourth part comprising a fourth set of header bits [7] of the second header field [6] , wherein the first set of header bits [7] of the second header field [6] is the same as the second set of header bits [7] of the second header field [6] , wherein the third set of header bits [7] of the second header field [6] is the same as the fourth set of header bits [7] of the second header field [6] , the demodulator [8] further operable to demodulate [9] a first OFDM symbol [10] followed by a second OFDM symbol [10] followed by a third OFDM symbol [10] followed by a fourth OFDM symbol [10] , wherein the first OFDM symbol [10] is used to receive the first part of the second header field [6] , the second OFDM symbol [10] is used to receive the second part of the second header field [6] , the third OFDM symbol [10] is used to receive the third part of the second header field [6] , the fourth OFDM symbol [10] is used to receive the fourth part of the second header field [6] , wherein the second set of header bits [7] of the second header field [6] received (that have been received, of the packet received, received by the demodulator, is received in the, received by the wireless transceiver, received using the first and received) using the second OFDM symbol [10] are received in a different order than the first set of header bits [7] of the second header field [6] received using the first OFDM symbol [10] , and wherein the fourth set of header bits [7] of the second header field [6] received using the fourth OFDM symbol [10] are received in a different order than the third set of header bits [7] of the second header field [6] received using the third OFDM symbol [10] .