Patents Examined by Ajay Cattungal
  • Patent number: 11584249
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determining position information of a motor vehicle, which has an inductive charging device with at least one charging coil, which is in particular situated in the region of the bottom of the vehicle, and a measurement means which is assigned to the charging coil to measure a magnetic field, the method having the following steps: magnetizing, by supplying current to the charging coil, at least one magnetic structure which is situated in or on a surface on which the motor vehicle drives, wherein the structure and further structures are stored together with a position indication for the respective structure in a digital map; measuring, using the measurement means, measurement data which describe the magnetic behavior of the structure; identifying the structure by evaluating the measurement data; and determining the position information depending on position indication assigned to the identified structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Nicholas Schmitt, Reinhard Peer
  • Patent number: 11589350
    Abstract: A communications device transmits and receives date via a wireless access interface in a mobile communications network. First resource allocation messages are received by communications devices to allocate one or more of plural communications resource elements of a host frequency range of a host carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew William Webb, Hideji Wakabayashi, Yuichi Morioka
  • Patent number: 11582590
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a vehicle communications system of a vehicle comprises a vehicle controller with a wireless communications interface capable of providing wireless coverage in a plurality of vehicle regions, and a set of relay devices that are each communicatively coupled to the vehicle controller and are each capable of providing wireless coverage in at least one of the plurality of vehicle regions. In a further aspect, the vehicle controller transitions between first and second modes of communication based in part upon a traffic condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Parisa Cheraghi, Gene Wesley Marsh, Shailesh Patil
  • Patent number: 11582635
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first wireless communication device may iterate a value of a channel access counter (CAC) to a trigger value based at least in part on configuring the value of the CAC. In some aspects, the first wireless communication device may utilize a channel access mechanism to select a set of time-frequency resources for a transmission of a packet based at least in part on iterating the value of the CAC to the trigger value. In some aspects, the first wireless communication device may transmit the packet to a second wireless communication device via the set of time-frequency resources based at least in part on utilizing the channel access mechanism to select the set of time-frequency resources for the transmission. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sudhir Kumar Baghel, Junyi Li, Shailesh Patil, Kapil Gulati, Wanshi Chen, Arjun Bharadwaj
  • Patent number: 11570797
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a first device, the first device determines a second sidelink resource in a first sidelink slot in a carrier and/or a cell, wherein the first device has a configuration of a first sidelink resource pool in the carrier and/or the cell. The first device performs a procedure to select a first sidelink resource in the first sidelink resource pool, wherein the first sidelink resource is selected from among candidate sidelink resources, of the first sidelink resource pool, that are not in the first sidelink slot. The first device performs a first sidelink transmission on the first sidelink resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Che Li, Chun-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 11564263
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for performing a random-access channel procedure (RACH procedure) by a terminal in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method may comprise transmitting a first physical random-access channel (PRACH) preamble through message A on the basis of a RACH occasion, and receiving, as a response to message A, a random-access response (RAR) through message B related to contention resolution, wherein on the basis of the first PRACH preamble corresponding to a PRACH preamble mapped to a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) occasion, message A comprises the first PRACH preamble and a PUSCH based on the mapped PUSCH occasion, and on the basis of the first PRACH preamble corresponding to a PRACH preamble failed to be mapped to a PUSCH occasion, message A comprises the first PRACH preamble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hyunsoo Ko
  • Patent number: 11564242
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive downlink data that is associated with triggering a feedback message; transmit, before receiving the feedback message for the downlink data at a component of the user equipment, a scheduling request to request an allocation of a set of resources for transmitting the feedback message; and transmit the feedback message in connection with the set of resources. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Arnaud Meylan, Arvind Vardarajan Santhanam, Sunil Kandukuri, Satashu Goel, Ashok Mantravadi, Sitaramanjaneyulu Kanamarlapudi, Vaibhav Kumar, Mahbod Ghelichi
  • Patent number: 11564151
    Abstract: A method of a communication technique in which a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting more high data transmission rate after a fourth generation (4G) system converges with an internet of things (IoT) technology, and a system is provided. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or a connected car, healthcare, digital education, a retail business, security and safety-related services, or the like) based on a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. A terminal receives, from a base station, a first message including configuration information of at least one band, receive, from the base station, a second message for activating a band among the at least one band, and activate the band according to the second message, the configuration information including indication of the at least one band, and each band of the at least one band being part of a bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seunghoon Park, Jungsoo Jung, Sunheui Ryoo, Byounghoon Jung
  • Patent number: 11546795
    Abstract: A method and a device for transmitting information related to an estimated trajectory of an autonomous vehicle are provided. The method, performed by a terminal device mounted in an autonomous vehicle, of transmitting information to a server includes: determining a format to transmit the information to the server, based on network information received from the server; estimating a trajectory of the autonomous vehicle; generating estimated trajectory information indicating the estimated trajectory of the autonomous vehicle according to the determined format; and transmitting the generated estimated trajectory information to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyunghun Jung, Hakju Lee, Sunghee Hwang
  • Patent number: 11540265
    Abstract: The present disclosure aims at allowing a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) pattern suitable for a terminal to be selected from among a plurality of DMRS patterns including Legacy DMRS and Reduced DMRS. Disclosed is a terminal including: reception section 21 that receives uplink control information; control section 23 that determines a specific mapping pattern from among a plurality of mapping patterns for an uplink DMRS on the basis of the control information; and DMRS generating section 24 that generates a DMRS according to the specific mapping pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Lilei Wang, Kazuki Takeda, Ayako Horiuchi, Alexander Golitschek Edler von Elbwart, Masayuki Hoshino, Yoshihiko Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11533712
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication system and technique that may be applied to intelligent services based on a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. The present disclosure provides a method for data transmission of a terminal in a wireless communication system that includes inputting a packet data convergence protocol packet data unit (PDCP PDU) output from a PDCP entity to a first radio link control (RLC) entity and a second RLC entity. The method also includes inputting a first radio link control packet data unit (RLC PDU) output from the first RLC entity and a second RLC PDU output from the second RLC entity to a medium access control (MAC) entity and transmitting a medium access control packet data unit (MAC PDU) output from the MAC entity through a first physical layer (PHY) entity and a second physical layer entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaehyuk Jang, Soenghun Kim
  • Patent number: 11501646
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for coordinating vehicle platooning with V2X assistance. The techniques generally include: a first vehicle associated with a source UE transmitting a request to a base station to join a vehicle platoon. The request indicates at least one of: an occupancy parameter of a first vehicle associated with the source UE; an autonomy level of the first vehicle; or a travel preference parameter. The occupancy parameter may include a number of passengers, seating positions of passengers, and other occupancy information pertaining safety and prioritization. The autonomy level enables vehicles of similar autonomy to form a platoon that optimizes headways, thus minimizing fuel consumption due to air resistance. The travel preference parameter may include a preferred speed of the source UE. The source UE may receive a response message indicating confirmation that the first vehicle is allowed to join the vehicle platoon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Akash Kumar, Amit Jain
  • Patent number: 11497065
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for establishing a connection are provided. The method includes: terminal equipment determines a connection establishment request format adopted when a connection establishment request message is sent from multiple connection establishment request formats; and the terminal equipment sends the connection establishment request message to network equipment according to the determined connection establishment request format. In such a manner, rapid connection establishment for different service requirements in multiple environments may be adapted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Bin Feng
  • Patent number: 11497025
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for multiple resource allocation mode configurations. One method includes receiving information indicating a plurality of resource allocation mode configurations. Each resource allocation mode configuration corresponds to a logical channel of a plurality of logical channels. The method includes determining a plurality of data transmission scheduling modes for the plurality of logical channels. Each data transmission scheduling mode corresponds to a logical channel of the plurality of logical channels based a resource allocation mode configuration of the logical channel, and each data transmission scheduling mode comprises: a first scheduling mode; a second scheduling mode different from the first scheduling mode; or a third scheduling mode comprising the first scheduling mode and the second scheduling mode. The method includes transmitting a buffer status report based on the plurality of the data transmission scheduling modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joachim Loehr, Prateek Basu Mallick, Karthikeyan Ganesan, Ravi Kuchibhotla
  • Patent number: 11483830
    Abstract: A system that receives a request for resources from a first system of a plurality of systems having different levels of priority; identifies resources that are available in a second system different from the plurality of systems based on the received request; and determines whether to adjust a resource assigned to the plurality of systems based on the priority level of the first system and the resources that are available in the second system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chen Sun, Xin Guo
  • Patent number: 11470629
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, at an access point, a buffer status report from a device wirelessly connected to the access point. The buffer status report indicates a queue depth of the device and a head of line delay for the device. The method further includes scheduling uplink resources at the access point for the device based on the queue depth and the head of line delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Malcolm M. Smith, Sanjay K. Katabathuni, Venkataprasad Chirreddy, Guru Prasanna Gopalakrishnan
  • Patent number: 11469866
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques and apparatuses for non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) configuration procedures in split base station architectures, including the configuration of user equipment (UE) for NOMA transmission. The base station receives a trigger relating to a UE. Responsive to the trigger, the base station configures the UE to perform NOMA transmission by at least one of a Central Unit of the base station transmitting a first message including the NOMA configuration to a Distributed Unit of the base station and transmitting a second message including the NOMA configuration to the UE, the Central Unit transmitting the second message including the NOMA configuration to the UE, or the Distributed Unit transmitting a third message including the NOMA configuration to the Central Unit and the Central Unit transmitting the second message including the NOMA configuration to the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Chih-Hsiang Wu, Kao-Peng Chou
  • Patent number: 11457351
    Abstract: Techniques and examples of flexible signaling of capability of use equipment (UE) processing time in wireless communications are described. Accordingly, a UE establishes wireless communication with a network node of a wireless network. The UE also determines whether the UE is capable of operating in a second mode in addition to a first mode. The UE then transmits to the network node a report indicating capability of the UE to operate in the second mode and a condition with respect to a throughput associated with operating in the second mode. The UE performs a task in less time in the second mode than in the first mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Xiu-Sheng Li, Wenze Qu, Pei-Kai Liao
  • Patent number: 11457342
    Abstract: A transportation vehicle, a network entity, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for communicating messages with other transportation vehicles and for adapting a physical layer configuration. The method for a transportation vehicle and for communicating messages with other transportation vehicles in a mobile communication system includes communicating broadcast messages using a first physical layer configuration of the mobile communication system and communicating non-broadcast messages using a second physical layer configuration of the mobile communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Ernst Zielinski, Steffen Schmitz
  • Patent number: 11452127
    Abstract: This application discloses a network resource scheduling method and an apparatus. A scheduling process includes receiving, by a first network node, a message, where the message includes a network resource that needs to be scheduled between a plurality of network nodes on a multi-hop path. After resource scheduling is performed between the first network node and a second network node, the message is sent to the second network node, to trigger network resource scheduling between the second network node and a third network node. Therefore, end-to-end resource scheduling can be implemented using one message, and end-to-end resource reservation on the multi-hop path can be implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bing Liu, Mingui Zhang, Yuefeng Wu, Huanqing Huang