Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America

Matsushita Communication Industrial Corporation of U.s.a.

Hans Alfred Troemel, Jr

Kishore Shankar Aligeti

Dallas Dwight Hickerson

Sameh William Tawadrous

Sameh Willliam Tawadrous

Brian R McClure

On-hoard equipment in a motor vehicle includes a C-V2X communication device receiving a first signal from road side equipment having a known position. The C-V2X communication device transmits a second signal having content that is dependent upon a length of time in which the first signal traveled from the road side equipment to the C-V2X communication device. A GPS device is communicatively coupled to the C-V2X communication device and receives the second signal from the C-V2X communication device. The GPS device estimates a position of the vehicle. The estimating is dependent upon the second signal from the C-V2X communication device.

Using ranging over C-V2X to supplement and enhance GPS performance

On-board equipment in a motor vehicle includes a C-V2X communication device receiving a first signal from road side equipment having a known position. The C-V2X communication device transmits a second signal having content that is dependent upon a length of time in which the first signal traveled from the road side equipment to the C-V2X communication device. A GPS device is communicatively coupled to the C-V2X communication device and receives the second signal from the C-V2X communication device. The GPS device estimates a position of the vehicle. The estimating is dependent upon the second signal from the C-V2X communication device.

The disclosed embodiments relate to a communication device () that implements a subset of feature choices selected from a complete set of feature choices. An exemplary embodiment comprises at least one common hardware component () common to any subset of feature choices, and a base () that is adapted to accommodate installation of at least one optional hardware component () associated with at least one feature of the complete set of feature choices.

Highly configurable radio frequency (RF) module

A method of manufacturing a radio frequency receiver module includes supporting a baseband processor on a base. A feature choice for the module is determined. The feature choice includes an antenna type, an RF type, or a stack type. An optional hardware component is selectively installed or omitted on the base dependent upon the determined feature choice.

Method of manufacturing a radio frequency receiver module

A distributed architecture system for receiving radio frequency (RF) signals includes a receiving unit receiving a plurality of RF signals. The receiving unit includes means for combining the plurality of RF signals into a multiplexed signal. A head unit receives and separates the multiplexed signal into a plurality of information signals. The head unit prepares the information signals for presentation to a user. The head unit is disposed remotely from the receiving unit. A multiplexed link carries the multiplexed signal from the receiving unit to the head unit.

Apparatus having and method for implementing a distributed architecture for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals

There is disclosed an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device and method. An electronic device () that employs an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises an electronic component () having a signal input conductor (). An exemplary ESD protection circuit () includes a spark gap () in series with a high pass quarter wave transformer (). The exemplary ESD protection circuit () is adapted to discharge an ESD pulse from the signal input conductor () of the electronic component () to a ground plane () via the spark gap () and/or the high pass quarter wave transformer ().

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit and method

The disclosed embodiments relate to a system () that processes an analog video signal (), the analog video signal () comprising luminance information (), first chrominance information (), and second chrominance information (). An exemplary video system () comprises a first time-sampled analog filter () that extracts the luminance information () from a first aliased copy of the analog video signal (), a second time-sampled analog filter () that extracts the first chrominance information () from a second aliased copy of the analog video signal (), and a third time-sampled analog filter () that extracts the second chrominance information () from a third aliased copy of the analog video signal ().

System and method for processing video signals

An input signal (IN) is filtered () to remove aliases and a switched capacitor network () undersamples this signal to provide a downconverted, near-baseband signal. An amplifier () adjusts the amplitude of this signal to match a digitizer (). The digitized output is converted into first phase and second phase signals which are then filtered () and decimated () to further reduce the sampling rate. The downconverted first and second phase signals, rather than higher frequency signals, control the gain function (AGC) for the amplifier (). The switched capacitor network () provides for both tuning and downconversion of the desired signal to a lower frequency for further processing, thus reducing the frequency and power requirements of an associated amplifier and analog-to-digital converter (digitizer).

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Sharpsburg, GA, United States of America

Hans Alfred Troemel, Jr