SYSTEM EMPLOYING WIDEBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH SUPER CYCLE DETECTION

• US 20080057870A1
• Filed: 11/02/2007
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ASTER Wireless, Inc. (Iota Communications, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ASTER Wireless, Inc. (Iota Communications, Inc.)
• Inventors: Allen, James
• Application Number:
  US11/934,190
• Publication Number:
  US 20080057870A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/63.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/1027 assessing signal quality or detecting noise/interference for the received signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0238 where the received signal is an unwanted signal, e.g. interference or idle signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/668 Microwave heating devices connected to a telecommunication network
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 40/00 Technologies aiming at improving the efficiency of home appliances, e.g. induction cooking or efficient technologies for refrigerators, freezers or dish washers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A system including a digital appliance having a high data rate wideband RF transceiver operating in a microwave band for communicating digital data within quiescent periods of periodic noise and within quiescent periods within super cycle noise enclosing the periodic noise. The quiescent periods can also be used to control power management of the appliance as well as perform network control.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

an RF transceiver operating in a microwave band having microwave cycle noise and super cycle noise; and

a noise detector coupled to the transceiver and detecting a first quiescent period in periodic noise in the microwave band associated with the microwave cycle noise and detecting a second quiescent period in super cycle noise in the microwave band associated with the super cycle noise.

2. A method, comprising:

detecting a first quiescent period in microwave noise and detecting a second quiescent period in the microwave noise in a signal that that includes the first quiescent period; and

performing data transmission or data reception in the first and second quiescent periods.

3. A method comprising:

receiving a signal including super cycle microwave noise and periodic microwave cycle noise within the super cycle microwave noise; and

detecting the super cycle microwave noise; and

performing a function responsive to the detecting of the super cycle microwave noise.