1. A method of processing a received signal having a symbol portion and a suffix portion including:
determining an information bearing portion of the suffix portion that is likely to contain information; and
combining the information bearing portion of the suffix portion with the symbol portion.
2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the received signal includes an OFDM signal.
3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the suffix portion includes a zero suffix portion.
4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein an initial portion of the symbol portion is combined with the information bearing portion of the suffix portion.
5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the received signal is received via a wireless environment.
6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein combining the information bearing portion of the suffix portion with the symbol portion includes addition.
7. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the suffix portion is after the symbol portion.
8. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the symbol portion corresponds to an OFDM symbol duration.
9. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the suffix portion contains information due at least in part to multipath.
10. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the information bearing portion of the suffix portion comprises a set of samples.
11. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the information bearing portion of the suffix portion is not contiguous within the suffix portion.
12. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the information bearing portion’s length is proportional to a delay spread of a preamble symbol of the received signal.
13. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the information bearing portion includes estimating amounts of noise and information contained by a candidate information bearing portion of the suffix portion.
14. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the information bearing portion of the suffix portion includes determining an amount of time to receive a preamble symbol.
15. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the information bearing portion of the suffix portion includes correlating a preamble portion of the received signal.
16. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the information bearing portion includes:
correlating a preamble portion of the received signal to obtain correlated values; and
obtaining absolute values of the correlated values.
17. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the information bearing portion includes:
correlating a preamble portion of the received signal to obtain correlated values; and
obtaining absolute values of the correlated values, wherein the absolute values are estimated.
18. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the information bearing portion includes:
correlating a preamble portion of the received signal to obtain correlated values;
obtaining absolute values of the correlated values; and counting the number of absolute values above a threshold to obtain a count.
19. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the information bearing portion includes:
correlating a preamble portion of the received signal to obtain correlated values;
obtaining absolute values of the correlated values; and
counting the number of absolute values above a threshold to obtain a count, wherein the threshold is a fraction of max(absolute values).
20. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the information bearing portion includes:
correlating a preamble portion of the received signal to obtain correlated values;
obtaining absolute values of the correlated values;
counting the number of absolute values above a threshold to obtain a count; and
combining the count for the preamble portion with another preamble portion’s count.
21. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the information bearing portion includes using a look up table to obtain a number of samples to combine with the symbol portion.
22. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the received signal is received from a plurality of bands and an information bearing portion of the suffix portion is determined for each of the plurality of bands.
23. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the information bearing portion includes analyzing a value associated with a group of samples derived from the received signal.
24. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the information bearing portion includes analyzing an index at which a group of samples derived from the received signal occurs.
25. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining the information bearing portion includes:
determining a first group of samples derived from the received signal;
determining a second group of samples derived from the received signal; and
analyzing a first value associated with the first group in the context of a second value associated with the second group.
26. A system for processing a received signal having a symbol portion and a suffix portion including:
a signal analyzer configured to determine an information bearing portion of the suffix portion that is likely to contain information; and
a combiner configured to combine the information bearing portion of the suffix portion with the symbol portion.
27. A system as recited in claim 26, wherein the suffix portion is after the symbol portion.
28. A system as recited in claim 26, wherein the information bearing portion of the suffix portion comprises a set of samples.
29. A system as recited in claim 26, wherein the information bearing portion’s length is proportional to a delay spread of a preamble symbol of the received signal.
30. A system as recited in claim 26, wherein determining the information bearing portion of the suffix portion includes determining an amount of time to receive a preamble symbol.
31. A system as recited in claim 26, wherein determining the information bearing portion of the suffix portion includes correlating a preamble portion of the received signal.
32. A computer program product for processing a received signal having a symbol portion and a suffix portion; the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
determining an information bearing portion of the suffix portion that is likely to contain information; and
combining the information bearing portion of the suffix portion with the symbol portion.
33. A computer program product as recited in claim 32, wherein the suffix portion is after the symbol portion.
34. A computer program product as recited in claim 32, wherein the information bearing portion of the suffix portion comprises a set of samples.
35. A computer program product as recited in claim 32, wherein the information bearing portion’s length is proportional to a delay spread of a preamble symbol of the received signal.
36. A computer program product as recited in claim 32, wherein determining the information bearing portion of the suffix portion includes determining an amount of time to receive a preamble symbol.
37. A computer program product as recited in claim 32, wherein determining the information bearing portion of the suffix portion includes correlating a preamble portion of the received signal.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A system, comprising:
a console device connectable to an external, shared display device; and
a plurality of controllers manipulable by respective users, the plurality of controllers being in operable communication with the console, at least one said controller being a portable unit that is operable by a respective user to independently operate an individual software application thereon in connection with an individual display device integral therewith when disconnected from the console device,
wherein the console device and the plurality of controllers are configured to exchange data so that a shared software application is operable by the users,
wherein a main screen of the shared software application is to be displayed on the shared display device, the main screen being divided into a number of sections equal to the number of users operating the shared software application, and
wherein each said portable unit is configured to display on the individual display device thereof an individual screen of the shared software application when the portable unit is being used as a controller for the shared software application, the individual screen including data that is specific for the user using the portable unit and not being shared with other users.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein each said portable unit is a portable game unit, the console device is a game console device, the individual software application is an individual game, the shared software application is a shared game, the users are game players, and the main game screen of the shared game is to be evenly divided between the game players when the shared game is initiated.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the sections are to be resized based on how well or how poorly the game players are doing in the shared game.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein the section of a game player who is doing well is to be enlarged, and the section of a game player who is doing poorly is shrunk.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein each said portable unit is a portable game unit, the console device is a game console device, the individual software application is an individual game, the shared software application is a shared game, the users are game players, and the sections are to be resized based on how well or how poorly the game players are doing in the shared game.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein the section of a game player who is doing well is to be enlarged, and the section of a game player who is doing poorly is shrunk.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the sections are wedges emanating from a location in a center of the main screen.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the section of a user who terminates hisher participation in the shared software application is to be removed from the main screen.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein an area designed for the user who has terminated hisher participation in the shared software application is reallocated to any remaining users.
10. The system of claim 1, wherein the individual display device of each said portable unit is a liquid crystal display device.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein each said portable unit includes a memory.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein each said portable unit includes a plurality of buttons.
13. The system of claim 2, wherein each said portable unit includes a plurality of buttons.
14. The system of claim 1, wherein each said portable unit is a portable game unit, the console device is a game console device, the individual software application is an individual game, the shared software application is a shared game, the users are game players, and each said individual screen includes a likeness of a player character being controlled by the respective game player.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein each said individual screen includes equipment of the player character being operated by the respective game player.
16. The system of claim 1, wherein each said portable unit is a portable game unit, the console device is a game console device, the individual software application is an individual game, the shared software application is a shared game, the users are game players, and each said individual game screen includes a level of a player character being operated by the respective game player.
17. A method of controlling a shared application being executed via a system including a console device connectable to a shared display device, and a plurality of controllers manipulable by respective users, the plurality of controllers being in operable communication with the console, at least one said controller being a portable unit that is operable by a respective user to independently operate an individual application thereon in connection with an individual display device integral therewith when disconnected from the console device, the method comprising:
causing data to be exchanged data between the console device and the plurality of controllers;
displaying a main screen of the shared application on the shared display device, the main screen being divided into a number of sections equal to the number of users operating the shared application; and
displaying an individual screen of the shared application on the individual display device of each said portable unit connected to the system when the portable unit is being used as a controller for the shared application, the individual screen including data that is customized for the user using the respective portable unit.
18. The method of claim 17, further comprising evenly dividing the main screen of the shared application when the shared application is initiated.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein each said portable unit is a portable game unit, the console device is a game console device, the individual application is an individual game, the shared application is a shared game, the users are game players, and further comprising resizing the sections of the main screen based on how well or how poorly the game players are doing in the shared game.
20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium tangibly storing a game program executable by a game system comprising a game console device connectable to a shared display device, and a plurality of controllers manipulable by respective game players, the plurality of controllers being in operable communication with the game console, at least one said controller being a portable game unit that is operable by a respective game player to independently play an individual game thereon in connection with an individual display device integral therewith when disconnected from the game console device, the game program causing the game system to at least:
cause data to be exchanged data between the game console device and the plurality of controllers;
display a main game screen of the shared game on the shared display device, the main game screen being divided into a number of sections equal to the number of game players playing the shared game and being resizable based on how well or how poorly the game players are doing compared to one another; and
display an individual game screen of the shared game on the individual display device of each said portable game unit connected to the game system when the portable game unit is being used as a controller for the shared game, the individual game screen including data that is customized for the game player using the respective portable game unit.