Integrated circuit design for a personal use wireless communication system utilizing reflection
First Claim
1. An integrated circuit chip set for a personal two-way wireless communication system including a transmitter, a receiver, and a transceiver, said communication system having a first non-reflective mode of operation wherein said transmitter transmits a modulated uplink signal representing a first set of digitized signals to said transceiver and having a second reflective mode of operation wherein said transceiver transmits a modulated downlink signal representing a second set of digitized signals to said receiver, said chip set comprising:
- at least two integrated circuit chips including;
a transmitter integrated circuit portion for transmitting said modulated uplink signal to said transceiver during said first mode and for transmitting an unmodulated signal to said transceiver during said second mode;
a receiver integrated circuit portion having a receiver non-receive state and a receiver receive state in which said receiver is receiving said modulated downlink signal from said transceiver, wherein said receiver circuit portion switches from said non-receive state to said receive state in a first minimum time interval;
a transceiver integrated circuit portion for, in a transceiver receive state, receiving said uplink signal from said transmitter and in a transceiver transmit state for receiving and simultaneously modulating said unmodulated signal so as to generate and transmit said modulated downlink signal to said receiver, wherein said transceiver circuit portion switches from said transceiver transmit state to said transceiver receive state in a second minimum time interval and switches from said transceiver receive state to said transceiver transmit state in a third minimum time interval;
wherein said first, second, and third minimum time intervals have a duration such that said system operates essentially as a full duplex system as perceived by a system user.
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Abstract
An integrated circuit chip set design for a wireless hearing aid communication system including a battery operated transceiver unit worn in the vicinity of the ear of the user and a compact battery operated transmitter/receiver unit worn by or in close range of the user. The basis of the integrated circuit chip set design is to optimize circuit size, speed, power, and manufacturability for a personal use wireless audio communication system using the reflective transmission technology. Power and speed consideration of the circuits are designed to accommodate wireless audio RF reflective transmissions for a close range to the user. The transceiver and the receiver of the system are designed to switch between certain transmission states in order to facilitate rapid switching between a first mode in which the transmitter is transmitting to the receiver and a second mode in which the transceiver is transmitting to the receiver. The circuits are also integrated using a GaAs process and are operated in the multi-GHz range so that the circuits dissipate relatively low power.
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15 Claims
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1. An integrated circuit chip set for a personal two-way wireless communication system including a transmitter, a receiver, and a transceiver, said communication system having a first non-reflective mode of operation wherein said transmitter transmits a modulated uplink signal representing a first set of digitized signals to said transceiver and having a second reflective mode of operation wherein said transceiver transmits a modulated downlink signal representing a second set of digitized signals to said receiver, said chip set comprising:
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at least two integrated circuit chips including; a transmitter integrated circuit portion for transmitting said modulated uplink signal to said transceiver during said first mode and for transmitting an unmodulated signal to said transceiver during said second mode; a receiver integrated circuit portion having a receiver non-receive state and a receiver receive state in which said receiver is receiving said modulated downlink signal from said transceiver, wherein said receiver circuit portion switches from said non-receive state to said receive state in a first minimum time interval; a transceiver integrated circuit portion for, in a transceiver receive state, receiving said uplink signal from said transmitter and in a transceiver transmit state for receiving and simultaneously modulating said unmodulated signal so as to generate and transmit said modulated downlink signal to said receiver, wherein said transceiver circuit portion switches from said transceiver transmit state to said transceiver receive state in a second minimum time interval and switches from said transceiver receive state to said transceiver transmit state in a third minimum time interval; wherein said first, second, and third minimum time intervals have a duration such that said system operates essentially as a full duplex system as perceived by a system user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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