301 results about "Adaptive communications" patented technology

A docking station advantageously provides a location identifier to a portable processing device which processes the location identifier to determine docking station location (and other information) and to upload settings and configuration information related to an identified location which is retained until a different docking station location is encountered. In a system for use in a docking station suitable for attaching to a portable patient monitoring device for processing signal parameters acquired from a patient, a power coupler couples power to provide electrical power to a portable processing device. An adaptive communication interface, in a first mode of operation, communicates an identifier associated with a particular docking station to the portable processing device, and in a second mode of operation, establishes connection of the portable processing device to a network.

A docking station advantageously provides a location identifier to a portable processing device which processes the location identifier to determine docking station location (and other information) and to upload settings and configuration information related to an identified location which is retained until a different docking station location is encountered. In a system for use in a docking station suitable for attaching to a portable patient monitoring device for processing signal parameters acquired from a patient, a power coupler couples power to provide electrical power to a portable processing device. An adaptive communication interface, in a first mode of operation, communicates an identifier associated with a particular docking station to the portable processing device, and in a second mode of operation, establishes connection of the portable processing device to a network.

Systems and techniques are described which improve performance, reliability, and predictability of networks without having costly hardware upgrades or replacement of existing network equipment. An adaptive communication controller provides WAN performance and utilization measurements to another network node over multiple parallel communication paths across disparate asymmetric networks which vary in behavior frequently over time. An egress processor module receives communication path quality reports and tagged path packet data and generates accurate arrival times, send times, sequence numbers and unutilized byte counts for the tagged packets. A control module generates path quality reports describing performance of the multiple parallel communication paths based on the received information and generates heartbeat packets for transmission on the multiple parallel communication paths if no other tagged data has been received in a predetermined period of time to ensure performance is continually monitored. An ingress processor module transmits the generated path quality reports and heartbeat packets.

An adaptive communication system utilises opportunistic peak-mode transmissions to transmit data between originating and destination stations, via one or more intermediate stations. Each station monitors the activity of other stations in the network, storing connectivity information for use in subsequent transmissions. Each station also sends out probe signals from time to time, to establish which other stations are in range. Messages are then sent across the network from station to station, with confirmation data being transmitted back to the originating station, until the destination station is reached. Old messages, which would otherwise clog the network, are timed out and deleted. A communication network and transceiver apparatus for use in the network are also disclosed.

An exemplary wireless communication network that includes a base that communicates with remote units located in a cell of the network. A base concatenates information symbols with a preamble corresponding to a destination remote unit. One or more remote units communicating with a base each concatenates information symbols with a preamble corresponding to that remote unit. An adaptive receiver system for a base unit rapidly adapts optimal despreading weights for reproducing information symbols transmitted from multiple remote units. A transmitter system for a base unit concatenates information symbols with a preamble associated with a remote unit in the cell. An adaptive receiver system for a remote unit in a communication network rapidly adapts optimal weights for reproducing a signal transmitted to it by a specific base unit in the network. A transmitter system for a remote unit in a cell of a communication network which concatenates information symbols with preamble associated with the remote unit. A base initiates communication with a desired remote unit by transmitting an initiation codeword in a selected entry slot. One or more remote units each initiates communication with a bse by transmitting an initiation codeword associated with the remote unit in a selected entry slot. A remote unit synchronizes in time and frequency to the base using a sequence of synchronization signals transmitted by the base in a number of entry slots.

A test signal generator at a transmitter station and a facsimile generator at a receiver station go through an acquisition and tracking process which aligns the two signals so that a logical processor can compute the frequency transfer function of the entire propagation path for use in an adaptive, concurrently sent communication signal. The frequency transfer function is conveyed back to the transmit end via a control channel permitting an adaptivity function at the transmit end to influence subsequent selection of communication parameters, among which are typically transmitted data rate, selection of modulation, selection of forward error correcting coding, and selection of frequency band for transmission. The same measurement is conveyed to an adaptivity function at the receive end for use in the communications receiver to select demodulator variables such as gain control, and equalization of amplitude and phase, versus frequency. The adaptivity function also permits interspersing of reverse-direction communications over the same frequency bands in a time-share mode between forward-direction and reverse-direction communication with the measurement signals having to be transmitted in only one direction. An alternate embodiment invention of this type is described which is additionally useful for mobile communications channels. Another variation embodiment is described for pure propagation measurements only, absent conveyance of end-user information.

An exemplary wireless communication network that includes a base that communicates with remote units located in a cell of the network. A base concatenates information symbols with a preamble corresponding to a destination remote unit. One or more remote units communicating with a base each concatenates information symbols with a preamble corresponding to that remote unit. An adaptive receiver system for a base unit rapidly adapts optimal despreading weights for reproducing information symbols transmitted from multiple remote units. A transmitter system for a base unit concatenates information symbols with a preamble associated with a remote unit in the cell. An adaptive receiver system for a remote unit in a communication network rapidly adapts optimal weights for reproducing a signal transmitted to it by a specific base unit in the network. A transmitter system for a remote unit in a cell of a communication network which concatenates information symbols with preamble associated with the remote unit. A base initiates communication with a desired remote unit by transmitting an initiation codeword in a selected entry slot. One or more remote units each initiates communication with a base by transmitting an initiation codeword associated with the remote unit in a selected entry slot. A remote unit synchronizes in time and frequency to the base using a sequence of synchronization signals transmitted by the base in a number of entry slots.

The present invention relates to a system and methodology to enable a plurality of information associated with electronic messages to be automatically prioritized by a message urgency system for transmittal to a user or system. The message urgency system can employ classifiers that can be explicitly and / or implicitly trained to prioritize or triage one or more received messages according to a learned importance to the user. An adaptable and configurable graphical user interface is provided in order to manage the prioritized information. The interface facilitates system personalization according to user desires of how messages are received and subsequently processed by the user. Display and input adjustments are provided in a plurality of selectable pages to enable the personalization of the system. Display options include status and summary views of various configuration and adjustment options that alter the characteristics of how messages are presented to the user. Configuration and adjustment options include profile options, routing options, alerting options, chunking options, schedule options, and other context-sensitive control options, one or more rules that act in conjunction with a routing system, learning status and configuration options for guiding and inspecting the state of learning of the message urgency system along with device option configurations for controlling messages output to a selected message reception and display device.

A wireless communication system includes an end user device (604) and a plurality of access nodes (607, 608). For adaptive communication service access, the end user device is associated with an End User Module (601) and the access nodes are associated with Access Manager Modules (609, 611), and for the selecting one of a plurality of communication channels, a negotiation procedure is performed, that includes the steps of:either the End User Module (601) sending (624, 625) a Call For Proposal to one or several Access Manager Modules;or an Access Manager Module (609, 611) sending a connectivity offer to an End User Module (601);the End User Module (601) and at least one Access Manager Module (609, 611) negotiating the characteristics of a connection by iteratively sending each other messages (626, 627, 628, 629).

A communication protocol that provides link-level and media access control (MAC) level functions for wireless (e.g., ad-hoc) networks and is robust to mobility or other dynamics, and for scaling to dense networks. In a mobile or otherwise dynamic network, any control-packet collisions will be only temporary and fair. In a dense network, the network performance degrades gracefully, ensuring that only a certain percentage of the common channel is consumed with control packets. The integrated protocol allows packets (e.g., data scheduling control packets) to be scheduled in a collision-free and predictable manner (known to all neighbors), multicast packets can be reliably scheduled, as well as streams of delay- or delay-jitter-sensitive traffic. Further, using an optional network code, the scheduling of control packets can appear to observers to be randomized.

A test signal generator at a transmitter station and a facsimile generator at a receiver station go through an acquisition and tracking process which aligns the two signals so that a logical processor can compute the frequency transfer function of the entire propagation path for use in an adaptive, concurrently sent communication signal. The frequency transfer function is conveyed back to the transmit end via a control channel permitting an adaptivity function at the transmit end to influence subsequent selection of communication parameters, among which are typically transmitted data rate, selection of modulation, selection of forward error correcting coding, and selection of frequency band for transmission. The same measurement is conveyed to an adaptivity function at the receive end for use in the communications receiver to select demodulator variables such as gain control, and equalization of amplitude and phase, versus frequency. The adaptivity function also permits interspersing of reverse-direction communications over the same frequency bands in a time-share mode between forward-direction and reverse-direction communication with the measurement signals having to be transmitted in only one direction. An alternate embodiment invention of this type is described which is additionally useful for mobile communications channels. Another variation embodiment is described for pure propagation measurements only, absent conveyance of end-user information.

Methods and communication systems are presented, in which impulse noise is monitored on a communication channel, and impulse noise protection parameters are adjusted according to the monitored impulse noise without interrupting communication service.

System and method for the adaptive control of VHF communications in aircraft. In one embodiment, the invention includes an adaptive communications system for an aircraft having a communications processor that accesses a communications switching model to select a preferred ground communications station. In another embodiment, a method of communication between an aircraft and a ground station includes receiving a communications switching model and determining a flight parameter for the aircraft as the aircraft navigates along a flight route and selecting a ground station based upon the determined flight parameter. The aircraft then communicates with the selected ground station. In still another embodiment, a method for compiling a communications switching model includes receiving signals from a ground station and measuring a signal strength. A preferred ground station is selected based upon the measured signal strength value.

Disclosed are methods, systems, devices and articles, including method for adaptive wireless communication transmissions between units of an ambulatory portable medical device. The method includes obtaining data relating to wireless transmissions between the units of the medical device, and setting one or more attributes of wireless transmission of one or more messages between the units of the medical device based, at least in part, on the obtained data.

Systems and techniques are described which improve performance, reliability, and predictability of networks without having costly hardware upgrades or replacement of existing network equipment. An adaptive communication controller provides WAN performance and utilization measurements to another network node over multiple parallel communication paths across disparate asymmetric networks which vary in behavior frequently over time. An egress processor module receives communication path quality reports and tagged path packet data and generates accurate arrival times, send times, sequence numbers and unutilized byte counts for the tagged packets. A control module generates path quality reports describing performance of the multiple parallel communication paths based on the received information and generates heartbeat packets for transmission on the multiple parallel communication paths if no other tagged data has been received in a predetermined period of time to ensure performance is continually monitored. An ingress processor module transmits the generated path quality reports and heartbeat packets.

A wireless access point and multiple wireless terminals exchange utilization, status, mobility and reception characteristics. Each wireless terminal generates reception characteristics based on transmissions received from the wireless access point and from other devices in the network. In one operating mode, the characteristics gathered by the wireless devices are forwarded to the wireless access point, and, based on all received characteristics, the wireless access point selects its own transmission power for different types of the transmission. In another mode, all characteristics are exchanged between every wireless terminal and the access point so that each can independently or cooperatively make transmission power control decisions. In a further mode, the wireless access point adjusts protocol parameters based on an assessment of the characteristics received from the client devices, to detect an event such as a hidden terminal condition. The utilization, status, mobility, and reception characteristics include received signal strength, error rates, estimated battery life, availability of unlimited power, active versus sleep mode ratios, anticipated bandwidth utilization, coding schemes available, deterministic / non-deterministic requirements, encryption and security requirements, quality of service requirements, position, velocity, stationary status, etc. Gathering of such characteristics involves both retrieval of preset parameters from memory and generating parameters based on received transmissions (including test packets).

First, in a microcomputer of a communication terminal, data communication request is carried out. Next, a profile corresponding to contents of requested data is received from a communication control device. The microcomputer then selects one of communication systems based on the profile. The result of the selection is notified to the communication control device. Then, a transmission request signal is transmitted from the microcomputer. Thereafter, the data is received from the communication control device through the selected communication system. Thus, the download through the selected communication system is completed.

The present invention is a method for improving data transfer performance over communications networks connecting data networks and users using adaptive communications formatting. Adaptive communications formatting includes encoding (or compressing) the data and applying error control schemes to reduce the amount of data being transmitted and to correct and / or conceal errors occurring during data transmission. In one embodiment, the present invention uses a set of transcoding techniques to encode (or compress) the data and a set of error control schemes to correct and / or conceal errors occurring during data transmission. The particular sets of transcoding techniques and error control schemes selected to format the data are adaptive to factors, such as the nature of the communications network connecting a user to an access server on the data network, the preferences of the user, and the data type of the data being transmitted to the user (or the access server).

Disclosed herein is an adaptive communication method of a base station in a moving wireless backhaul network, including: acquiring frame transmitting / receiving timings of a terminal; periodically searching for a terminal synchronous signal transmitted from the terminal; if the terminal synchronous signal is detected, estimating the frame transmitting / receiving timings of the base station to / from the terminal based on the terminal synchronous signal and the frame transmitting / receiving timings of the terminal; and transmitting the base station synchronous signal to the terminal based on the frame transmitting / receiving timings of the base station.

Possible deficiencies of a communication link are detected and automatically counteracted, at least to some degree. The deficiencies addressed can include phase shift and attenuation compensation. The counter-action can include adjustment of pre-emphasis given a signal applied to the communication link and / or adjustment of equalization given a signal received from the communication link.

The invention provides a system for analysing a signal received over a channel to determine the channel characteristics. The determined characteristics are then used to divide the sub-carriers up into groups with similar fading characteristics and allocating a pilot channel to each group. The determined pilot allocation scheme is then used for future transmissions across the channel.

The invention relates to a distributed topology control realization method for wireless sensor network based on double clustering, which comprises a physical clustering step and a virtual clustering step, wherein, the physical clustering step is determining the cluster head or cluster member status of each node, so as to form a physical cluster; the virtual clustering step adopts distributed competitive mode; the cluster head of the physical cluster can generate own cycle dispatch table or follow the cycle dispatch table which is generated by the adjacent cluster head, so that the cluster heads of the adjacent physical clusters can form a virtual clustering which is run periodically and slept synchronously, and the communication between the cluster heads can be realized through an adaptivecommunication mechanism. The invention aims at the characteristics of the wireless sensor network on energy limitation, application specificity, and random dense distribution of nodes; on the basis of meeting the specific QoS requirement, the network load balancing can be realized effectively; the network energy consumption efficiency can be enhanced and the life time of network system can be extended.

A method of an electronic device and an electronic device using the same is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module and a processor. The processor confirms context information of the electronic device, selects at least one frequency band or at least one communication path, which are supported by the electronic device, based on the context information, and communicates data between the electronic device and an external electronic device, based on the at least one frequency band or the at least one communication path, using the communication module.

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of transferring data in a communication system. In the method, an initial impulse noise protection value is determined. A number of redundancy bits is added to blocks of data to form codewords as a function of the initial impulse noise protection value, where the impulse noise protection value corresponds to a number of consecutive symbols that can be corrected. The number of symbols that can be correctly transmitted is changed by changing only the number of redundancy bits added to each block of data.

The invention relates to a safe mobile phone payment method and system based on a hybrid encryption mechanism, which are applied to the filed of mobile phone payment. The safe mobile phone payment method related to the invention comprises the following steps of: firstly, sending basic information encrypted by a payment public key, of a mobile phone to a mobile phone payment platform for registration, thus obtaining a registration code; submitting the registration code to obtain a provided certificate file; and in related operations, using the key decrypted from the certificate file for operation. The system related to the invention comprises a gateway subsystem; and the gateway subsystem comprises an adaptive communication server, an intelligent matching engine server and an encryption and certificate server for encryption and decryption which are connected in sequence, and also comprises a database server. According to the safe mobile phone payment method and system based on the hybrid encryption mechanism, provided by the invention, the hybrid of an asymmetric encryption algorithm and a symmetrical encryption algorithm is utilized to ensure the safety of transactions, and a mobile phone client does not need special hardware matching, thus facilitating popularization of mobile phone payment services.

The invention discloses a hybrid networking method based on power line broadband carrier. The method comprises the following steps: step (A): a hybrid networking architecture is established; step (B): an information security line of hybrid networking is established from five aspects of hybrid networking: terminal verification, communication encryption, authorization management, behavior audit and region isolation according to the hybrid networking architecture; and step (C): adaptive communication with a terminal access is constructed on the hybrid networking after the information security line is established. According to the hybrid networking method based on power line broadband carrier, the remote control function of the controllable loads of resident users can be enabled by hybrid networking; the shunt energy use data of the resident users and the switch running status are provided for an electricity utilization information collecting system; basic data is provided for big-data statistical analysis of the energy use habits of residential users; a technical support is provided for the interaction between power companies and the resident users and the publicity of energy-saving recommendations; and the method is suitable for promotion and has good application prospects.

One embodiment relates to a method for transitioning from an initial data rate utilizing an initial transmission variable to a new data rate in a multi-carrier communication system. In the method, a first function or a second function is selected to calculate a modified transmission variable, wherein the first function or second function is selected as a function of relative priorities of first and second communication parameters. The new data rate is implemented by modification of transmission variable. Other methods and systems are also disclosed.