# US 12,184,465 B1 · Amplitude mirroring detection using additional shared information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,184,465 B1 - Document ID: US12184465B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 18/345,267 - Filed: 2023-06-30 - Published: 2025-01-02 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2023-06-30 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Tomer Geva; Idan Michael Horn; Shay Landis; Jacob Pick; Peer Berger - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12184465B1 ## CPC - H04L 27/2624: {by soft clipping} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A transmitting device or a receiving device may indicate support for crest factor reduction (CFR) techniques using clipping and mirroring. The transmitting device may indicate a clipping level and a mirroring level for a CFR function. The transmitting device may generate a waveform in accordance with the CFR function and may transmit the waveform to the receiving device. The receiving device may monitor the waveform to detect one or more mirrored portions of the waveform. The receiving device may invert the one or more mirrored portions of the waveform over the mirroring level to restore and decode the waveform. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A first wireless device for wireless communication, comprising: one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the first wireless device to: communicate, with a second wireless device, control signaling comprising an indication that a crest factor reduction function is supported for waveform generation; transmit, to the second wireless device, a control message indicating a signal clipping level and a signal amplitude mirroring level associated with the crest factor reduction function; and transmit, to the second wireless device, a waveform comprising a message, the waveform based at least in part on the crest factor reduction function, the signal clipping level, and the signal amplitude mirroring level. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The first wireless device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the first wireless device to: transmit, based at least in part on the indication that the crest factor reduction function is supported for waveform generation, an indication of an activation of the crest factor reduction function. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The first wireless device of claim 2, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the first wireless device to: transmit, based at least in part on the indication that the crest factor reduction function is supported for waveform generation, an indication of a deactivation of the crest factor reduction function. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The first wireless device of claim 1, wherein the control message indicates a minimum threshold time duration between a beginning of an amplitude mirroring instance and an ending of the amplitude mirroring instance, a maximum threshold time duration between the beginning of the amplitude mirroring instance and the ending of the amplitude mirroring instance, or both. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The first wireless device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the first wireless device to: generate an original waveform having an original amplitude; reduce a peak portion of the original amplitude that is above the signal clipping level to the signal clipping level to obtain a clipped amplitude; and reduce a peak portion of the clipped amplitude that is above the signal amplitude mirroring level to a reduced peak amplitude based at least in part on a difference between the peak portion and the signal amplitude mirroring level, wherein the waveform comprises the reduced peak amplitude. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The first wireless device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the first wireless device to: receive a grant scheduling transmission of the message within a resource used to transmit the waveform, wherein the first wireless device is a user equipment (UE), and the second wireless device is a network entity. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The first wireless device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the first wireless device to: transmit a grant scheduling transmission of the message within a resource used to transmit the waveform, wherein the first wireless device is a network entity, and the second wireless device is a user equipment (UE). ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The first wireless device of claim 1, wherein to communicate the control signaling, the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the first wireless device to: transmit a radio resource control message comprising the indication that the crest factor reduction function is supported. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The first wireless device of claim 1, wherein to transmit the control message, the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the first wireless device to: transmit an uplink control message or a downlink control message indicating the signal clipping level and the signal amplitude mirroring level associated with the crest factor reduction function. ### Claim 10 A second wireless device for wireless communications, comprising: one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the second wireless device to: communicate, with a first wireless device, control signaling comprising an indication that a crest factor reduction function is supported for waveform generation; receive, from the first wireless device, a control message indicating a signal clipping level and a signal amplitude mirroring level associated with the crest factor reduction function; and receive, from the first wireless device, a waveform comprising a message, wherein the control message further indicates that the waveform is in accordance with the signal clipping level and the signal amplitude mirroring level associated with the crest factor reduction function. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The second wireless device of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the second wireless device to: receive, based at least in part on the indication that the crest factor reduction function is supported for waveform generation, an indication of an activation of the crest factor reduction function, wherein receiving the waveform is based at least in part on the indication of the activation of the crest factor reduction function. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The second wireless device of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the second wireless device to: receive, based at least in part on the indication that the crest factor reduction function is supported for waveform generation, an indication of a deactivation of the crest factor reduction function. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The second wireless device of claim 10, wherein the control message indicates a minimum threshold time duration between a beginning of an amplitude mirroring instance and an ending of the amplitude mirroring instance, a maximum threshold time duration between the beginning of the amplitude mirroring instance and the ending of the amplitude mirroring instance, or both. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The second wireless device of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the second wireless device to: increase an amplitude of a mirrored portion of the waveform based at least in part on a difference between the amplitude of the mirrored portion and the signal amplitude mirroring level. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The second wireless device of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the second wireless device to: transmit a grant scheduling transmission of the message within a resource used to transmit the waveform, wherein the second wireless device is a network entity, and the first wireless device is a user equipment (UE). ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The second wireless device of claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the second wireless device to: receive a grant scheduling transmission of the message within a resource used to transmit the waveform, wherein the second wireless device is a user equipment (UE), and the first wireless device is a network entity. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The second wireless device of claim 10, wherein to communicate the control signaling, the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the second wireless device to: receive a radio resource control message comprising the indication that the crest factor reduction function is supported. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The second wireless device of claim 10, wherein to receive the control message, the one or more processors are individually or collectively further operable to execute the code to cause the second wireless device to: receive an uplink control message or a downlink control message indicating the signal clipping level and the signal amplitude mirroring level associated with the crest factor reduction function. ### Claim 19 A method for wireless communications by a first wireless device, comprising: communicating, with a second wireless device, control signaling comprising an indication that a crest factor reduction function is supported for waveform generation; transmitting, to the second wireless device, a control message indicating a signal clipping level and a signal amplitude mirroring level associated with the crest factor reduction function; and transmitting, to the second wireless device, a waveform comprising a message, the waveform based at least in part on the crest factor reduction function, the signal clipping level, and the signal amplitude mirroring level. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, further comprising: transmitting, based at least in part on the indication that the crest factor reduction function is supported for waveform generation, an indication of an activation of the crest factor reduction function. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, further comprising: transmitting, based at least in part on the indication that the crest factor reduction function is supported for waveform generation, an indication of a deactivation of the crest factor reduction function. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the control message indicates a minimum threshold time duration between a beginning of an amplitude mirroring instance and an ending of the amplitude mirroring instance, a maximum threshold time duration between the beginning of the amplitude mirroring instance and the ending of the amplitude mirroring instance, or both. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, further comprising: generating an original waveform having an original amplitude; reducing a peak portion of the original amplitude that is above the signal clipping level to the signal clipping level to obtain a clipped amplitude; and reducing a peak portion of the clipped amplitude that is above the signal amplitude mirroring level to a reduced peak amplitude based at least in part on a difference between the peak portion and the signal amplitude mirroring level, wherein the waveform comprises the reduced peak amplitude. ### Claim 24 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, further comprising: receiving a grant scheduling transmission of the message within a resource used to transmit the waveform, wherein the first wireless device is a user equipment (UE), and the second wireless device is a network entity. ### Claim 25 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, further comprising: transmitting a grant scheduling transmission of the message within a resource used to transmit the waveform, wherein the first wireless device is a network entity, and the second wireless device is a user equipment (UE). ### Claim 26 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein communicating the control signaling comprises: transmitting a radio resource control message comprising the indication that the crest factor reduction function is supported. ### Claim 27 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein transmitting the control message comprises: transmitting an uplink control message or a downlink control message indicating the signal clipping level and the signal amplitude mirroring level associated with the crest factor reduction function. ### Claim 28 A method for wireless communications by a second wireless device, comprising: communicating, with a first wireless device, control signaling comprising an indication that a crest factor reduction function is supported for waveform generation; receiving, from the first wireless device, a control message indicating a signal clipping level and a signal amplitude mirroring level associated with the crest factor reduction function; and receiving, from the first wireless device, a waveform comprising a message, wherein the control message further indicates that the waveform is in accordance with the signal clipping level and the signal amplitude mirroring level associated with the crest factor reduction function. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28, further comprising: receiving, based at least in part on the indication that the crest factor reduction function is supported for waveform generation, an indication of an activation of the crest factor reduction function, wherein receiving the waveform is based at least in part on the indication of the activation of the crest factor reduction function. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The method of claim 29, further comprising: receiving, based at least in part on the indication that the crest factor reduction function is supported for waveform generation, an indication of a deactivation of the crest factor reduction function.