Systems and methods for creating non-orthogonal dimensionality between signals in electronic devices

Abstract

Systems and methods for creating non-orthogonal dimensionality between signals are disclosed. Signals are received from at least one electronic device. An adjustment of a parameter of a received signal of a first device of the at least one of the electronic device that would result in an adjusted signal that is not orthogonal but differentiates the signal from at least one other signal of the received signals is determined. An instruction is communicated to the first device to implement the adjustment of the parameter.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for creating non-orthogonal dimensionality between signals, the method comprising: receiving signals from at least one electronic device;
 determining an adjustment of a parameter of a received signal of a first device of the at least one of the electronic device that would result in an adjusted signal that is not orthogonal but differentiates the signal from at least one other signal of the received signals; and   communicating, to the first device, an instruction to implement the adjustment of the parameter.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving signals from at least one electronic device includes receiving signals that overlap in at least one of time and frequency. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising decoding the signals based on a multi-user detection technique. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising decoding the signals as multiple-input and multiple-output signals from a single electronic device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving signals from at least one electronic device includes receiving signals from at least one of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), user equipment (UE), a mobile station, a fixed subscriber unit, a mobile subscriber unit, a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smartphone, a laptop, a netbook, a personal computer, a wireless sensor, and a consumer electronic device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining an adjustment of a parameter includes estimating the parameters of the signal of at least one of the electronic devices. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining an adjustment of a parameter includes determining an adjustment of at least one of the symbol phase, power level, channel, modulation rate, transmit symbol timing, coding rate, and time offset. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining an adjustment of a parameter includes determining an adjustment of symbol phase such that the adjustment results in the phase of the adjusted signal of being different than the phase of one or more other received signals. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein determining an adjustment of symbol phase comprises setting the adjustment such that a symbol phase offset between the adjusted signal and one or more other received signals is linearly spaced between two angles. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein determining an adjustment of symbol phase comprises setting the adjustment such that a symbol phase offset within a grouping of electronic devices that include a subset of the total number of electronic devices that are linearly spaced between two angles. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 detecting a symbol phase offset between the signals; and   decoding the signals partially or fully based on the detected symbol phase offset.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 determining an adjustment of one of a power, channel, transmit symbol timing, modulation rate, coding rate, and a time offset of at least one of the first device and a second device of the at least one of the electronic device that would result in an adjusted signal that is not orthogonal but differentiates the signal from at least one other signal of the received signals; and   communicating, to the at least one of the first device and a second device, an instruction to implement the adjustment of the one of the power, channel, transmit symbol timing, modulation rate, coding rate, and the time offset.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining an adjustment of a parameter includes determining an adjustment of power level such that the adjustment results in the received power level of the adjusted signal being different than the received power level of one or more signals of other electronic devices. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein determining an adjustment of power level comprises setting the adjustment such that a power level difference between the adjusted signal and one or more other received signals is one of linearly and exponentially spaced. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein determining an adjustment of power level comprises setting the adjustment such that a power level difference between groups of signals exists to aid a group detector. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 detecting a power level difference between the signals; and   decoding the signals partially or fully based on the detected power level difference.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the signals are received at one or more of a different angle of arrival, channel, transmit symbol timing, modulation rate, and coding rate, the method further comprising:
 detecting the one or more of the different angle of arrival, channel, transmit symbol timing, modulation rate, and coding rate, and   decoding the signals based on at least the detected one or more of the different angle of arrival, channel, transmit symbol timing, modulation rate, and coding rate.   
     
     
         18 . A method comprising:
 receiving a first set of signals from a first plurality of electronic devices, wherein the signals are transmitted at the same time and on substantially the same frequency or an overlapping frequency;   receiving a second set of signals from a second plurality of electronic devices, wherein the second set of signals are transmitted on a different frequency than the first set of signals;   estimating the parameters of at least one of the signals of the first set of signals; estimating the parameters of at least one of the signals of the second set of signals; and   instructing an electronic device from the first plurality of electronic devices to transmit on the frequency of the second set of signals if at least one parameter of a signal from the electronic device from the first plurality of electronic devices is more diverse with those of the second set of signals than with those of the first set of signals.   
     
     
         19 . An electronic device comprising:
 at least a processor and memory configured to:
 receive signals from at least one electronic device; 
 determine an adjustment of a parameter of a received signal of a first device of the at least one of the electronic device that would result in an adjusted signal that is not orthogonal but differentiates the signal from at least one other signal of the received signals; and 
 communicate, to the first device, an instruction to implement the adjustment of the parameter. 
   
     
     
         20 . The electronic device of  claim 19 , wherein the signals arrive at the electronic device overlapping in at least one of time and frequency. 
     
     
         21 . The electronic device of  claim 19 , further comprising decoding the signals based on a multi-user detection technique. 
     
     
         22 . The electronic device of  claim 19 , wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to decode the signals as multiple-input and multiple-output signals from a single electronic device. 
     
     
         23 . The electronic device of  claim 19 , wherein the at least one electronic device are one of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), user equipment (UE), a mobile station, a fixed subscriber unit, a mobile subscriber unit, a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smartphone, a laptop, a netbook, a personal computer, a wireless sensor, and a consumer electronic device. 
     
     
         24 . The electronic device of  claim 19 , wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to estimate the parameters of the signal of at least one of the electronic devices. 
     
     
         25 . The electronic device of  claim 19 , wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to determine an adjustment of at least one of the symbol phase, power level, channel, transmit symbol timing, modulation rate, coding rate, and time offset. 
     
     
         26 . The electronic device of  claim 19 , wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to determine an adjustment of phase such that the adjustment results in the phase of the adjusted signal being different than the phase of one or more other received signals. 
     
     
         27 . The electronic device of  claim 26 , wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to set the adjustment such that a symbol phase offset between the signals is linearly spaced between two angles as seen by the receiver. 
     
     
         28 . The electronic device of  claim 26 , wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to set the adjustment such that a symbol phase offset within a grouping of users that include a subset of the total number of users are linearly spaced between two angles. 
     
     
         29 . The electronic device of  claim 26 , wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to:
 detect a symbol phase offset between the signals; and   decode the signals partially or fully based on the detected symbol phase offset.   
     
     
         30 . The electronic device of  claim 26 , wherein the at least a processor and memory are further configured to:
 determine an adjustment of one of power, an angle of arrival, channel, transmit symbol timing, modulation rate, coding rate, and a time offset of at least one of the first device and a second device of the at least one of the electronic device that would result in an adjusted signal that is not orthogonal but differentiates the signal from at least one other signal of the received signals; and   communicating, to the at least one of the first device and a second device, an instruction to implement the adjustment of the one of the power, the angle of arrival, channel, transmit symbol timing, modulation rate, coding rate, and the time offset.   
     
     
         31 . The electronic device of  claim 19 , wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to determine an adjustment of power level such that the adjustment results in the power level of the adjusted signal being different than the power level of one or more other received signals. 
     
     
         32 . The electronic device of  claim 31 , wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to set the adjustment such that a power level difference between the adjusted signal and one or more other received signals is one of linearly and exponentially spaced. 
     
     
         33 . The electronic device of  claim 31 , wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to set the adjustment such that a power level difference between groups of signals exists to aid a group detector. 
     
     
         34 . The electronic device of  claim 31 , wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to:
 detect a power level difference between the signals; and   decode the signals partially or fully based on the detected power level difference.   
     
     
         35 . The electronic device of  claim 19 , wherein the signals are received at one or more of a different angle of arrival, channel, transmit symbol timing, modulation rate, and coding rate,
 wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to:
 detect the one or more of the different angle of arrival, channel, transmit symbol timing, modulation rate, and coding rate; and 
 decode the signals comprises decoding the signals based on the detected one or more of the different angle of arrival, channel, transmit symbol timing, modulation rate, and coding rate. 
   
     
     
         36 . An electronic device comprising:
 at least a processor and memory configured to:
 receive a first set of signals from a plurality of electronic devices, wherein the signals are transmitted at the same time and on substantially the same frequency or an overlapping frequency; 
 receive a second set of signals from a plurality of electronic devices, wherein the second set of signals are transmitted on a different frequency than the first set of signals; 
 estimate the parameters of at least one of the signals of the first set of signals; estimate the parameters of at least one of the signals of the second set of signals; and instruct an electronic device from the first plurality of electronic devices to transmit on 
   the frequency of the second set of signals if at least one parameter of a signal from the electronic device from the first plurality of electronic devices is more diverse with those of the second set of signals than with those of the first set of signals.   
     
     
         37 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program, executable by a machine, for creating non-orthogonal dimensionality between signals, the computer program comprising executable instructions for:
 receiving signals from at least one electronic device;   determining an adjustment of a parameter of a received signal of a first device of the at least one of the electronic device that would result in an adjusted signal that is not orthogonal but differentiates the signal from at least one other signal of the received signals; and   communicating, to the first device, an instruction to implement the adjustment of the parameter.   
     
     
         38 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program, executable by a machine, for creating non-orthogonal dimensionality between signals, the computer program comprising executable instructions for:
 receiving a first set of signals from a first plurality of electronic devices, wherein the signals are transmitted at the same time and on substantially the same frequency or an overlapping frequency;   receiving a second set of signals from a second plurality of electronic devices, wherein the second set of signals are transmitted on a different frequency than the first set of signals;   estimating the parameters of at least one of the signals of the first set of signals; estimating the parameters of at least one of the signals of the second set of signals; and   instructing an electronic device from the first plurality of electronic devices to transmit on the frequency of the second set of signals if at least one parameter of a signal from the electronic device from the first plurality of electronic devices is more diverse with those of the second set of signals than with those of the first set of signals.