Patent classifications
H04B2001/0491
Intermediate frequency on chip (IFoC) system
Techniques are disclosed implementing a radio partitioning architecture using multiple data streams over a single coaxial cable that does not require external RF filtering. This provides a flexible frequency scheme (e.g., using IF frequency adjustment) that enables the avoidance of Wi-Fi and LTE harmonics. The techniques include leveraging baseband filtering, which may be integrated with the radio head in a common radio frequency intergraded circuit (RFIC).
SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH MONITORING USING RADIO WAVES THAT INCLUDE MIXING SIGNALS AT DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES
A device for monitoring a health parameter in a person is disclosed. The device includes a semiconductor substrate, at least one transmit antenna configured to transmit millimeter range radio waves over a 3D space below the skin surface of a person, multiple receive antennas configured to receive radio waves, the received radio waves including a reflected portion of the transmitted radio waves, wherein the semiconductor substrate includes circuits for processing signals received on the multiple receive antennas, wherein processing signals includes mixing signals of two different frequencies, and wherein the semiconductor substrate includes at least one output configured to output a signal that corresponds to a health parameter of a person in response to received radio waves.
SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH MONITORING USING RADIO WAVES THAT INCLUDE SIGNAL ISOLATION
A system for monitoring a health parameter in a person is disclosed. The system includes at least one transmit antenna configured to transmit millimeter range radio waves over a 3D space below the skin surface of a person, multiple receive antennas configured to receive radio waves, the received radio waves including a reflected portion of the transmitted radio waves, and means for isolating a signal from a particular location in the 3D space in response to receiving the radio waves on the multiple receive antennas and outputting a signal that corresponds to a health parameter of the person in response to the isolated signal.
METHODS FOR MONITORING A BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL IN A PERSON USING RADIO WAVES
A method for monitoring a blood glucose level in a person involves transmitting millimeter range radio waves over a three-dimensional (3D) space below the skin surface of a person. receiving radio waves on multiple receive antennas, the received radio waves including a reflected portion of the transmitted radio waves, isolating a signal from a particular location in the 3D space in response to receiving the radio waves on the multiple receive antennas, and outputting a signal that corresponds to a blood glucose level in the person in response to the isolated signal.
SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-BAND RADAR BASED SENSING
Devices, systems, and methods for multi-band radar sensing are disclosed. In an embodiment, an integrated circuit device includes transmit components and receive components, a low-band transmit interface connected to output a first signal at a low-band frequency, a high-band transmit interface connected to output a second signal at a high-band frequency, a low-band receive interface connected to receive a third signal at the low-band frequency, a high-band receive interface connected to receive a fourth signal at the high-band frequency, and mixers connected to upconvert the first signal at the low-band frequency to the second signal at the high-band frequency for transmission from the high-band transmit interface and to downconvert the fourth signal at the high-band frequency received at the high-band receive interface to a fifth signal at the low-band frequency, wherein the upconversion and the downconversion are implemented using a conversion signal at a conversion frequency.
METHODS FOR MULTI-BAND RADAR BASED SENSING
Devices, systems, and methods for multi-band radar sensing are disclosed. A method for operating an IC device involves setting a configuration of the IC device to select from available options of low-band and high-band operational modes, transmitting and receiving RF signals at a low-band frequency when the configuration of the IC device is set to the low-band operational mode, and transmitting and receiving RF signals at a high-band frequency when the configuration of the IC device is set to the high-band operational mode, wherein transmitting RF signals at the high-band frequency comprises upconverting a first signal at the low-band frequency to a second signal at the high-band frequency and wherein receiving RF signals at the high-band frequency comprises downconverting a third signal at the high-band frequency to a fourth signal at the low-band frequency, wherein the upconversion and the downconversion are implemented using a conversion signal at a conversion frequency.
SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH MONITORING USING RADIO WAVES THAT INCLUDE COLLOCATED RF COMPONENTS
A device for monitoring a health parameter of a person is disclosed. The device includes a semiconductor substrate including at least one transmit component and multiple receive components, at least one transmit antenna configured to transmit millimeter range radio waves over a 3D space below the skin surface of a person, and multiple receive antennas configured to receive radio waves, the received radio waves including a reflected portion of the transmitted radio waves, wherein the semiconductor substrate includes circuits for processing signals received on the multiple receive antennas, wherein the semiconductor substrate includes at least one output configured to output a signal that corresponds to a health parameter of a person in response to received radio waves, and wherein the at least one transmit antenna is collocated with the at least one transmit component and the multiple receive antennas are collocated with respective ones of the multiple receive components.
WEARABLE DEVICES FOR HEALTH MONITORING USING RADIO WAVES THAT INCLUDE SIGNAL ISOLATION
A wearable device is disclosed. The wearable device includes a housing, an attachment device configured to attach the housing to a person, at least one transmit antenna configured to transmit millimeter range radio waves over a 3D space below the skin surface of the person, multiple receive antennas configured to receive radio waves, the received radio waves including a reflected portion of the transmitted radio waves, and a processor configured to isolate a signal from a particular location in the 3D space in response to receiving the radio waves on the multiple receive antennas and outputting a signal that corresponds to a health parameter of the person in response to the isolated signal.
Doppler shift estimation and correction for broadband communication in unmanned aerial vehicles
Systems and associated methods for reducing Doppler shifts in the broadband signals between Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and ground stations are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for reducing the Doppler shift of wireless signals includes estimating a velocity of the UAV based on a Global Positioning System (GPS) or an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) of the UAV and calculating the Doppler shift of an upload (UL) wireless signal based on the velocity of the UAV. The method further includes predistorting a frequency of the UL wireless signal at the ground station to reduce the Doppler shift at a UAV receiver (RX) and transmitting the UL wireless signal from a ground station transmitter (TX) to the UAV RX. In some embodiments, calculating the Doppler shift of the UL wireless signal is performed at the ground station.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LINEARIZED-MIXER OUT-OF-BAND INTERFERENCE MITIGATION
A system for linearized-mixer interference mitigation includes first and second linearized frequency downconverters; a sampling analog interference filtering system that, in order to remove interference in the transmit band, filters the sampled BB transmit signal to generate a cleaned BB transmit signal; an analog interference canceller that transforms the cleaned BB transmit signal to a BB interference cancellation signal; and a first signal coupler that combines the BB interference cancellation signal and the BB receive signal in order to remove a first portion of receive-band interference.