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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2024
David E. Newman, Poway, CA (US);
R. Kemp Massengill, Palos Verdes, CA (US);
David E. Newman, Poway, CA (US);
R. Kemp Massengill, Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Abstract
An enhanced modulation scheme for 5G and 6G is disclosed in which amplitude modulation includes a zero-power level, which is readily recognized by the receiver as a special demarcation. This can be used, for example, to unambiguously indicate the start and end of a message, such as a downlink control message, which receivers are generally stressed to detect. The zero-power level can be just one branch of a QAM symbol, or the entire symbol, in various embodiments. Advantageously, the enhanced modulation scheme increases the throughput due to the larger number of encoded states, yet requires no increase in transmission power. In some embodiments, the throughput is increased yet the transmission power is actually reduced, with no loss in SNR. Other aspects are disclosed.