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`(12) United States Patent
`Sorrells et al.
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 7,110,444 B1
`Sep. 19, 2006
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`(54) WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK
`(WLAN) USING UNIVERSAL FREQUENCY
`TRANSLATION TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING
`MULTI-PHASE EMBODIMENTS AND
`CIRCUIT IMPLEMENTATIONS
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`(56)
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`References Cited
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`Inventors: David F. Sorrells, Middleburg, FL
`(US); Michael J. Bultman,
`Jacksonville, FL (US); Robert W.
`Cook, Switzerland, FL (US); Richard
`C. Looke, Jacksonville, FL (US);
`Charley D. Moses, Jr., Jacksonville,
`FL (US); Gregory S. Rawlins, Lake
`Mary, FL (US); Michael W. Rawlins,
`Lake Mary, FL (US)
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`(73)
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`Assignee: ParkerVision, Inc., Jacksonville, FL
`(US)
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`(Continued)
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`DE
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`English Translation of German Patent Publication No. DE
`196 48 915 Al, 10 pp.
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`(Continued)
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`(*)
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`Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 1111 days.
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`Primary Examiner—Chieh M. Fan
`Assistant Examiner—Kevin Kim
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein
`& Fox P.L.L.C.
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`(21)
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`Appl. No.: 09/632,856
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Aug. 4, 2000
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`(63)
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`(60)
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`Continuation-in-part of application No. 09/525,615, filed on
`Mar. 14, 2000, and a continuation-in-part of application No.
`09/526,041, filed on Mar. 14, 2000.
`Provisional application No. 60/147,129, filed on Aug. 4,
`1999.
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`(51) Int. Cl.
`HO4L 5/16
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`(2006.01)
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`(52)
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`U.S. Cl.
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` 375/222; 375/328; 455/137
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`(58)
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` 375/222,
`Field of Classification Search
`375/328, 324, 349; 455/131, 137, 150.1,
`455/189.1, 190.1, 313, 323, 326
`See application file for complete search history.
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`Frequency translation and applications of the same are
`described herein, including RF modem and wireless local
`area network (WLAN) applications. In embodiments, the
`WLAN invention includes an antenna, an LNA/PA module,
`a receiver, a transmitter, a control signal generator, a
`demodulation/modulation facilitation module, and a MAC
`interface. The WLAN receiver includes at least one univer-
`sal frequency translation module that frequency down-
`converts a received EM signal. In embodiments, the UFT
`based receiver is configured in a multi-phase embodiment to
`reduce or eliminate re-radiation that is caused by DC offset.
`The WLAN transmitter includes at least one universal
`frequency translation module that frequency up-converts a
`baseband signal in preparation for transmission over the
`wireless LAN. In embodiments, the UFT based transmitter
`is configured in a differential and multi-phase embodiment
`to reduce carrier insertion and spectral growth.
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`32 Claims, 349 Drawing Sheets
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`LG Electronics Inc. v. ParkerVision, Inc.
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