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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2009
Sundeep Rangan, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Atul Maharshi, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Frank Lane, Asbury, NJ (US);
Ozge Koymen, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Sundeep Rangan, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Atul Maharshi, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Frank Lane, Asbury, NJ (US);
Ozge Koymen, Jersey City, NJ (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for updating symbol information in a communication device with hardware such as a microcontroller are disclosed. The disclosed apparatus and methods employ waiting for the beginning of a symbol in a sample stream at a predetermined time. One or more programmed instructions are read at the beginning of the symbol, and then symbol information is updated based on the one or more programmable instructions and setting a time for a beginning of a next symbol. The programmed instructions consist of instruction code words that are executed by a dedicated microcontroller or similar hardware, which affords flexibility for updating symbol information, particularly for multimode communication devices operable across multiple communication technologies.