Patents Examined by Abdelnabi Musa
  • Patent number: 9443029
    Abstract: An approach for providing context-based view content management is described. A request for content associated with a user is received. A view of a subset of the content is dynamically generated based on the request and context information associated with the user. Access to the view is provided for one or more user devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Paul T. Schultz, Mark J. Hahn, Robert A. Sartini
  • Patent number: 9439154
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a power control method, a user equipment, and a base station. The method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following: a user equipment UE receives a transmitter power control TPC command sent by a base station, where the TPC command is used to indicate a power adjustment value of one carrier; and if the UE does not send a physical uplink control channel PUCCH in a previous uplink subframe of a current uplink subframe of the one carrier, performing, by the UE, according to a PUCCH transmit power used when the UE sends a latest PUCCH from among multiple carriers and the power adjustment value, TPC accumulation to obtain an updated PUCCH transmit power of the one carrier, where the multiple carriers include the one carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xingwei Zhang, Yongxia Lv, Lei Guan
  • Patent number: 9438285
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and receiver for detecting intermodulation distortion (IMD) affecting a received signal in a wireless receiver are provided. One method includes determining a measurement indicative of IMD based on at least one transmit signal. When the measurement indicative of IMD exceeds a first pre-determined level, at least one sample of an amplitude of a signal output by the wireless receiver is collected in a first data set. When the measurement indicative of intermodulation distortion does not exceed a second pre-determined level, the second predetermined level being less than the first predetermined level, at least one sample of an amplitude of the signal output by the wireless receiver is collected in a second data set. A comparison is performed based on data of the first data set and on data of the second data set to determine a measure of IMD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Mark William Wyville
  • Patent number: 9438537
    Abstract: An electronic device communicates according to a network protocol that defines data packets, for example EtherCAT. The device has a processor for performing input control on incoming data packets and performing output control on outgoing data packets, and a shared FIFO buffer comprising a multiuser memory. An input unit receives input data, detects the start of a respective data packet, subdivides the data packet into consecutive segments, one segment having a predetermined number of data bytes, and transfers the segment to the FIFO buffer before the next segment has been completely received. The processor accesses, in the input control, the multiuser memory for processing the segment, and, in the output control, initiates outputting the output packet before the corresponding input data packet has been completely received. An output unit transfers the segment from the FIFO buffer, and transmits the segment to the communication medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Graham Edmiston, Hezi Rahamim, Amir Yosha
  • Patent number: 9432164
    Abstract: A wireless communication method implemented in a multi-user, multi-input multi-output MU-MIMO system is disclosed which includes forming one or more antenna port sets, wherein an antenna port set comprises two or more antenna ports and allocating transmission resources to a user equipment reference signal UE-RS, the allocating being based at least in part on an antenna port set index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Wanshi Chen, Peter Gaal, Juan Montojo, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 9432980
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for indicating uplink resource allocation in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. The method includes decoding an UpLink (UL) resource allocation Information Element (IE) in a received DownLink (DL) subframe, extracting an indicator field value from the decoded UL resource allocation IE, the indicator field value indicating a Transmission Time Interval (TTI) type for a resource allocated to the terminal and a UL subframe location, and transmitting UL data through a resource allocated to the terminal based on the extracted indicator field value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mi-Hyun Lee, Hyun-Kyu Yu
  • Patent number: 9426800
    Abstract: There are provided a terminal device, a base station device, and an integrated circuit that enable a base station device and a terminal device to determine parameters related to uplink signals or uplink reference signals and to perform efficient communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsushi Aiba, Shoichi Suzuki, Kimihiko Imamura, Wataru Ouchi, Kazunari Yokomakura
  • Patent number: 9414407
    Abstract: In a heterogeneous network environment where both high and low power nodes are sharing the same channel/frequency, explicit signaling in a downlink control message is used to select whether scheduling information SI is to be transmitted by a user equipment UE with a data payload or without a data payload. For the case where the selection is that SI is to be transmitted with a data payload, the downlink control message is used for the UE to select a transport format combination TFC for transmission of the SI with the data payload. Else for the case where the selection is that SI is to be transmitted without a data payload, the downlink control message is used for the UE to select transmit power for the transmission of the SI without the data payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tao Chen, Arto Johannes Lehti, Karl Markko Juhani Lampinen, Christopher Callender, Ilmari Repo
  • Patent number: 9397888
    Abstract: It is presented a user equipment (20), UE for assisting a centralized initialization of a radio access node (10). The UE (20) comprises a communication interface (22) arranged for wireless communication, a processor (23) and a memory (24) for storing a software package comprising computer program code. When the software package is run in the processor (23) it causes the user equipment (20) to collect configuration data useable for the centralized initialization of the radio access node (10). The UE (20) establishes a communication link with a centralized server (50) and communicates the collected configuration data to the centralized server (50) via the established communication link. Also a corresponding centralized server (50) for assisting the centralized initialization of the radio access node is presented. Furthermore corresponding methods, computer programs and computer program products are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Tomas Nylander, Per-Daniel Stålnacke
  • Patent number: 9392452
    Abstract: A processing system and method for controlling the distribution of certain types of electronic messages, such as SMS messages, instant messages, emails, etc., that are wirelessly sent to a vehicle. In one embodiment, a messaging application installed on a communication device diverts to a call center outgoing messages destined for the vehicle. Once the electronic message is properly checked and authenticated at the call center, it is wirelessly forwarded on to the vehicle where its contents can be displayed to the passengers. By controlling the distribution of these types of electronic messages to the vehicle, the processing method can reduce or mitigate the effects of unauthorized third party communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: General Motors LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth Chesnutt, Sethu K. Madhavan, Ki Hak Yi
  • Patent number: 9380401
    Abstract: A network device includes a receiving module and a detecting module. The receiving module is configured to receive a beacon transmitted by a remote device operating in one of a plurality of network modes, or a probe response transmitted by the remote device in response to a probe request transmitted by the network device. The beacon or the probe response includes an information element indicating that the remote device is capable of operating in the plurality of network modes. The plurality of network modes includes an ad-hoc mode, an infrastructure mode, a mesh mode, and a WiFi direct peer-to-peer mode. The detecting module is configured to detect the remote device as capable of operating in the plurality of network modes based on the information element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Marvell International LTD.
    Inventors: Paul A. Lambert, Frank Huang
  • Patent number: 9380543
    Abstract: An apparatus is capable of transmitting a signal through a Random Access Channel in a wireless communication system. The method of transmitting a signal through a random access channel includes estimating a reverse channel status using a signal received through a forward link, determining whether to transmit a signal through a random access channel in consideration of the reverse channel status, and transmitting a signal through the random access channel when it is determined to transmit a signal through the random access channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hi-Chan Moon
  • Patent number: 9380125
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for buffering application data from one or more application servers to be transmitted to a mobile device at a suitable opportunity. The application data may be buffered at the application servers, or at a delivery control server. An opportunity to transmit the application data may arise in accordance with detected user activity at the mobile device, or predicted imminent user activity at the mobile device, indicating that the user may wish to receive the application data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Samir Salib Soliman, Bongyong Song
  • Patent number: 9374739
    Abstract: Controller and method for Handover (HO) based 1×CSFB communicates Calling Party Number (CPN) to User Equipment (UE) a in a cellular communication system. A first solution provides Interworking Solution (IWS) adding CPN sent to target Base Station Controller (BSC) via Mobile Switching Center (MSC) in Interoperability Specification (IOS) HO messages. A second solution provides that IWS sends CPN with Air Interface HO message and stores the CPN until UE transition to the target Radio Access Network and acquires a traffic channel. A third solution provides that IWS receives CPN from MSC with a paging message and stores the CPN until UE transition to the target Radio Access Network and acquires a traffic channel. A fourth solution provides sending AWI message to the target Radio Access Network from the MSC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Masakazu Shirota, Jun Wang, George Cherian, Arvind Swaminathan, Srinivasan Balasubramanian, Ravindra Manohar Patwardhan
  • Patent number: 9374266
    Abstract: A client may be enrolled in a notification system by receiving a notification instruction for a user to enroll in the notification system, identifying metadata associated with the notification instruction, prompting the user for activation of notifications for the metadata based on the metadata, and enabling the user profile to receive notifications for the metadata when a user elects to receive notifications in response to the prompt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: AOL Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Louis Dellecave, Jr., Joel Pulliam
  • Patent number: 9351199
    Abstract: The present invention provides a communication method for a wireless terminal and a host device, a wireless terminal, and a host device. The method includes: reporting, by a wireless terminal, a port type of a port corresponding to the wireless terminal to a host device, where the port type is based on a network layer data transfer protocol, so that the host device drives the port by using a port driver corresponding to the port type; establishing, by the wireless terminal, a communication link that is based on the network layer data transfer protocol between the wireless terminal and the host device through interaction with the host device via the port; and transmitting, by the wireless terminal, a service packet and a type of the service packet via the communication link that is based on the network layer data transfer protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xun Ouyang
  • Patent number: 9351265
    Abstract: An apparatus is capable of transmitting a signal through a Random Access Channel in a wireless communication system. The method of transmitting a signal through a random access channel includes estimating a reverse channel status using a signal received through a forward link, determining whether to transmit a signal through a random access channel in consideration of the reverse channel status, and transmitting a signal through the random access channel when it is determined to transmit a signal through the random access channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hi-Chan Moon
  • Patent number: 9342698
    Abstract: An apparatus and a non-transitory computer-readable medium may perform a method of minimizing the disclosure of a domain name contained in a DNS query. The method may include determining a first label and a second label associated with a domain name included in a DNS query. A first nameserver may be queried for a first resource record type associated with the first label without revealing information related to the second label by removing information related to the second label from the DNS query. A response may be received from the first nameserver, and the response may include the first resource record type which directs a resolver to a second nameserver. The second nameserver may be queried for a second resource record type associated with the first label and the second label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: VERISIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Danny McPherson, Eric Osterweil
  • Patent number: 9342522
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented system for analyzing an instance of a process in a network environment, wherein the instance of the process includes a screen-based user session (1000), the system including a screen process extractor (1005) adapted to extract during runtime of the instance of the process at least a part of the screen-based user session (1000) and to store it in a recording repository (1030), a source code repository (1050) adapted to store at least a part of the source code underlying the process corresponding at least in part to the instance of the process, and a mapping unit for mapping at least a part of the stored screen-based user session (1000) to the source code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: SOFTWARE AG
    Inventor: Andreas Görmer
  • Patent number: 9325628
    Abstract: A packet handling method, comprising: receiving a TCP ACK packet currently sent by a client; searching in a storage device for a TCP packet requested for retransmission by the TCP ACK packet when it is determined that the Acknowledge Number field value in the TCP header of the TCP ACK packet currently sent by the client is equal to that previously sent by the client over the same TCP connection; discarding the TCP ACK packet and transmitting the TCP packet to the client when the TCP packet requested for retransmission is found in the storage device. In comparison to the prior art, where the TCP packet at anytime is directly transmitted by a server to the client via the forwarding device, bandwidth between the server and the forwarding device is saved, thereby network congestion is reduced, and network resource utilization is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hewen Zheng, Haibin Chen