| 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 of the carrier frequency domain of the multi carrier multi access system [Interpretation 2] multiplex frequency division multiplex access multiple access single carrier multi carrier modulation [Interpretation 3] division multiplex of the frequency and time domain with frequency and time [Interpretation 4] multi frequency multiplex access modulation and demodulation of the orthogonal frequency division |
| [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] system for receiving packet data communications |
[Interpretation 1] system for receiving and transmitting packet data in different channel bandwidth ranges over the same wireless communication channel using different of the same symbols [Interpretation 2] receiver operable to receive data packets in different channel bandwidth for use in wireless communication systems using wireless of communication channels the receiver [Interpretation 3] receiving system for receiving wireless of modulated signals from wireless transmitters and [Interpretation 4] transceiver for receiving and transmitting packet data transmissions over wireless channels [Interpretation 5] receiver for receiving wireless of of communication signals from an antenna |
| [3] | comprising (for wireless communications comprising, of the type comprising, system comprising at least, comprising the following elements, of the present invention 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] tuner [Meaning 5] antenna [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] wireless communications receiver operable to receive data packets from the wireless of of the transceiver and [Interpretation 2] wireless communications receiver comprising at least one of the following components including an antenna [Interpretation 3] receiver comprising an input and an output connected to the input and [Interpretation 4] receiver comprising an input and an output and the wireless receiver [Interpretation 5] of communication receiver comprising an input coupled to an antenna and [Interpretation 6] communication interface comprising an antenna and an rf transceiver and |
| [4] | operable to receive (perform operations comprising receiving, use antennas to receive, comprise circuitry to receive, receive from the network, communicate with an apparatus, receive from an access point, perform the following by receiving) , over a wireless communication channel [4] | communication channel [4] |
[Meaning 1] channel [Meaning 2] communications [Meaning 3] network [Meaning 4] transmissions channel [Meaning 5] channels channel [Meaning 6] channel of communications [Meaning 7] channel of the transceiver [Meaning 8] communications channel comprising air [Meaning 9] of frequency division multiplex communications channel [Meaning 10] channel comprising an of frequency band [Meaning 11] communication channel comprising one or more wireless links [Meaning 12] channel comprising at least one of of the following [Meaning 13] channels channel using an of the of the channels |
[Interpretation 1] communication channel comprising at least one of an air interface and an internet protocol based communication network [Interpretation 2] wireless communications channel comprising at least one of the of the channels [Interpretation 3] channel comprising an orthogonal frequency division multiplex of the symbols |
| [5] | , a first packet type [5] | packet type [5] |
[Meaning 1] packet [Meaning 2] type [Meaning 3] protocol [Meaning 4] package type [Meaning 5] data type [Meaning 6] type of packet [Meaning 7] wireless packet type [Meaning 8] packet type transmitted [Meaning 9] plurality of packet types [Meaning 10] packet type of data [Meaning 11] one of four different packet types [Meaning 12] type of packet comprising data bits [Meaning 13] data packet of the first packet type [Meaning 14] protocol data unit type pd data unit |
[Interpretation 1] communication signal comprising at least one of the following signals and data and to receive at least one first packet type [Interpretation 2] data packet type in an of frequency division multiplex of the first type [Interpretation 3] type of packet comprising at least one of data and control information [Interpretation 4] type of packet from an access point of the wireless network [Interpretation 5] data packet type of at least one of data packet [Interpretation 6] packet type comprising at least one of an and data [Interpretation 7] type of packet from an external wireless of communication device [Interpretation 8] channel bandwidth packet type in which data is encapsulate encoded |
| [6] | in a first channel bandwidth [6] | channel bandwidth [6] |
[Meaning 1] bandwidth [Meaning 2] channel [Meaning 3] subband [Meaning 4] frequency [Meaning 5] channels bandwidth [Meaning 6] carrier bandwidth [Meaning 7] bandwidth channel [Meaning 8] frequency bandwidth [Meaning 9] channel bandwidth of interest [Meaning 10] frequency division multiplex of orthogonal frequency division multiplex channels |
[Interpretation 1] of frequency division multiplex of orthogonal frequency division multiplex channel bandwidth [Interpretation 2] of frequency division multiplex modulation of an first channel bandwidth |
| [7] | , the first packet type [5] comprising a first header field [7] | header field [7] |
[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] packet header field [Meaning 9] field of header [Meaning 10] header field comprising bits [Meaning 11] head field of data [Meaning 12] header field and payload data [Meaning 13] field of the first header [Meaning 14] and second header field respectively |
[Interpretation 1] packet header field followed by an of frequency multiplex of frequency multiplex symbols [Interpretation 2] packet header field followed by an of of the first packet type [Interpretation 3] data field followed by at least one first header field |
| [8] | , wherein the first header field [7] comprises (further comprises at least, comprises header bits in, of the packet comprises, in packet type comprises, is divided into exactly, has an initial format comprising, comprises at least the following) two parts , a first part comprising a first set of header bits [8] | header bits [8] |
[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] data bits and an end bit [Meaning 11] first header bits of the header bits [Meaning 12] data bits and first set of header bits |
[Interpretation 1] first header bits of the first header field indicating the packet type [Interpretation 2] first header bits and the first set of second header bits [Interpretation 3] head bits and not the second set of header bits [Interpretation 4] payload bits and comprising the first set of header bits |
| [9] | of the first header field [7] and a second part comprising a second set of header bits [8] of the first header field [7] , wherein the first set of header bits [8] of the first header field [7] is different than the second set of header bits [8] of the first header field [7] ; and a demodulator [9] | demodulator [9] |
[Meaning 1] modulator [Meaning 2] demodulate [Meaning 3] decoder [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 receiver [Meaning 12] wireless of of communications demodulator [Meaning 13] radio frequency signal processing unit [Meaning 14] demodulation module comprising an equalizer and |
[Interpretation 1] demodulate and decode circuitry operable to demodulate the first packet type comprising the first header field and |
| [10] | operable to demodulate [10] | demodulate [10] |
[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] receive the first packet type and to demodulate it using [Interpretation 2] demo demo the first packet type using in the demodulator [Interpretation 3] demodulator the first packet type using of the following sequence |
| [11] | a first OFDM symbol [11] | OFDM symbol [11] |
[Meaning 1] symbol [Meaning 2] first [Meaning 3] modulated symbol [Meaning 4] frequency symbol [Meaning 5] of domain symbol [Meaning 6] symbol of of modulation [Meaning 7] first of the symbol [Meaning 8] of of symbol data [Meaning 9] frequency division multiplex symbol orthogonal [Meaning 10] followed by an of symbol and [Meaning 11] and second first of symbol sequence [Meaning 12] frequency domain of the first of the symbol |
[Interpretation 1] modulated signal received over the wireless communications channel using an orthogonal frequency division multiplex symbol followed by an orthogonal frequency division multiplex symbol [Interpretation 2] modulated signal received over the wireless communication channel to obtain the first packet type comprising first of an of symbol is [Interpretation 3] if signal comprising an orthogonal frequency division multiplex symbol modulated by the first header field and comprising an of the symbol [Interpretation 4] modulated signal received over the wireless communication channel to obtain an output signal comprising at least one of the first [Interpretation 5] frequency division multiplex of the first packet type followed by first of an orthogonal frequency division multiplex symbol [Interpretation 6] if of the first packet type comprising at least one of the first and second header fields [Interpretation 7] symbol followed by the first of the first header field followed by an of symbol and [Interpretation 8] frequency division multiplex of symbols followed by first of the first header field parts and then [Interpretation 9] modulated signal comprising an input signal followed by an first of the symbol [Interpretation 10] modulated signal comprising at least one of the first of the symbol [Interpretation 11] modulated signal followed by at least one first of symbol and [Interpretation 12] if symbol followed by an odd numbered first of the symbols [Interpretation 13] frequency domain signal followed by an first of symbol and [Interpretation 14] if symbol followed by an if symbol of the first |
| [12] | followed (which is then followed, that is not followed, in time domain followed, followed by and followed, received over the channel followed, that is preceded and followed, of the first channel bandwidth followed) by a second OFDM symbol [11] , wherein the first OFDM symbol [11] is used to receive the first part of the first header field [7] and the second OFDM symbol [11] is used to receive the second part of the first header field [7] ; the wireless OFDM communications receiver [3] further operable to receive , over the wireless communications channel [12] | communications channel [12] |
[Meaning 1] channel [Meaning 2] communication [Meaning 3] link [Meaning 4] transmission channel [Meaning 5] signal channel [Meaning 6] communication channel and the demodulator [Meaning 7] channel and using the demodulator [Meaning 8] channel using the first packet type [Meaning 9] communication channel and the first channel bandwidth [Meaning 10] first channel and the wireless second channel [Meaning 11] transmission channel and the first of the packet |
[Interpretation 1] communication channel and in response to the first packet type in the first channel bandwidth [Interpretation 2] channel and in response to the first packet type being received over the wireless channel |
| [13] | , a second packet type [5] in a second channel bandwidth [6] , the second packet type [5] comprising a second header field [7] , wherein the second header field [7] comprises four parts , a first part comprising a first set of header bits [8] of the second header field [7] , a second part comprising a second set of header bits [8] of the second header field [7] , a third part comprising a third set of header bits [8] of the second header field [7] and a fourth part comprising a fourth set of header bits [8] of the second header field [7] , wherein the first set of header bits [8] of the second header field [7] is the same as the second set of header bits [8] of the second header field [7] , wherein the third set of header bits [8] of the second header field [7] is the same as the fourth set of header bits [8] of the second header field [7] , the demodulator [9] further operable to demodulate [10] a first OFDM symbol [11] followed by a second OFDM symbol [11] followed by a third OFDM symbol [11] followed by a fourth OFDM symbol [11] , wherein the first OFDM symbol [11] is used to receive the first part of the second header field [7] , the second OFDM symbol [11] is used to receive the second part of the second header field [7] , the third OFDM symbol [11] is used to receive the third part of the second header field [7] , the fourth OFDM symbol [11] is used to receive the fourth part of the second header field [7] , wherein the second set of header bits [8] of the second header field [7] received (that have been received, of the packet received, received by the demodulator, received in the second part) using the second OFDM symbol [11] are received in a different order than the first set of header bits [8] of the second header field [7] received using the first OFDM symbol [11] , wherein the fourth set of header bits [8] of the second header field [7] received using the fourth OFDM symbol [11] are received in a different order than the third set of header bits [8] of the second header field [7] received using the third OFDM symbol [11] , and wherein the first channel bandwidth [6] is at least two times wider than the second channel bandwidth [6] . |