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United States Patent 7,627,020
Demir , et al. December 1, 2009

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Acquisition circuit for low chip rate option for mobile telecommunication system


Abstract
A User Equipment (UE) receives and samples communication signals, where the communication signals have a time frame format, a transmission chip rate and a synchronization code associated with a time slot that includes a midamble that indicates a modulation of the synchronization code where a specified modulation of received synchronization codes identifies the timing for a timeslot in which data is to be received. The UE preferably includes a synchronization code determination circuit, a midamble determination circuit, and a phase modulation sequence detection circuit operatively associated with the midamble determination circuit. The UE can be configured for use with the low chip rate option of the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) standards that employ a predefined set of downlink SYNC codes that point to midambles which indicate SYNC code modulation sequence to enables reading of data in a subsequent Broadcast Channel (BCH) message.


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Inventors: Demir; Alpaslan (East Meadow, NY), Ozluturk; Fatih M. (Port Washington, NY)
Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)

Appl. No.: 12/176,850
Filed: July 21, 2008

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11352570 Feb., 2006 7403555
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Current U.S. Class: 375/145 ; 375/149; 375/354
Current International Class: H04B 1/707 (20060101)
Field of Search: 375/145,149,354,365-368