Patents Examined by Alejandro Rivero
  • Patent number: 9942059
    Abstract: A virtual base station apparatus includes: a first base station apparatus and a second base station apparatus. The first base station apparatus includes a first receiver that receives a plurality of first training frames, a first transmitter that transmits a plurality of second training frames to a terminal apparatus, and a calculator that calculates a first reception quality of each of the plurality of first training frames. The terminal apparatus includes a second transmitter that transmits the plurality of first training frames to the plurality of base station apparatuses, and a second receiver that receives the plurality of second training frames. The first receiver receives a second reception quality of each of the plurality of first training frames from the second base station apparatus. The first reception quality is transmitted to the second base station apparatus when the first reception quality is higher than the second reception quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Yuji Tomisawa, Naganori Shirakata, Hiroyuki Motozuka, Masataka Irie
  • Patent number: 9942778
    Abstract: A virtual base station apparatus (virtual AP) formed by a plurality of base station apparatuses (APs) requests a terminal apparatus (STA) to start beamforming training. The terminal apparatus transmits a plurality of first training frames to the virtual base station apparatus. The virtual base station apparatus receives the plurality of first training frames by using the plurality of base station apparatuses, and transmits a plurality of second training frames including information on a training frame received under the best conditions from a first base station apparatus that has received the training frame received under the best conditions to the terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus receives the plurality of second training frames, and transmits to the virtual base station apparatus a second frame including information on a frame received under the best conditions among the plurality of second received training frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Yuji Tomisawa, Naganori Shirakata, Hiroyuki Motozuka, Masataka Irie
  • Patent number: 9923651
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving transmission segments from at least one device over a plurality of channels pursuant to a channel-switching schedule, the channel-switching schedule comprising an iteratively-repeated channel sequence. The iteratively-repeated channel sequence comprises a plurality of channels, the channel-switching schedule specifying an assigned transmission duration for each channel. In addition, the method includes, for at least one channel of the plurality of channels, detecting interference during a time segment of the assigned transmission duration, the time segment comprising at least one of a beginning portion and an ending portion of the assigned transmission duration. Further, the method includes responsive to the detected interference, determining to shift, by a specified quantity of time, a future channel switch indicated by the iteratively-repeated channel sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: WatchGuard, Inc.
    Inventor: A. Thomas Emberson
  • Patent number: 9917627
    Abstract: A base station apparatus of mobile communication system is provided, including an antenna system including first antenna for transceiving signals for a first path among MIMO paths, and a second antenna for transceiving signals for a second path among the MIMO paths, a first duplexer including transmission filter for processing the transmitted signal of first path and reception filter for processing the received signal of second path, a second duplexer including reception filter for processing the received signal of first path and transmission filter for processing the transmitted signal of second path, and a path change unit for providing the transmitted signal provided from the first duplexer to the first antenna and the received signal provided from the first antenna to the second duplexer and to provide the transmitted signal from the second duplexer to the second antenna and the received signal from the second antenna to the first duplexer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Young-Chan Moon, Nam-Shin Park, Chang-Seob Choi, In-Ho Na
  • Patent number: 9917626
    Abstract: A base station apparatus of mobile communication system is provided, including an antenna system including first antenna for transceiving signals for a first path among MIMO paths, and a second antenna for transceiving signals for a second path among the MIMO paths, a first duplexer including transmission filter for processing the transmitted signal of first path and reception filter for processing the received signal of second path, a second duplexer including reception filter for processing the received signal of first path and transmission filter for processing the transmitted signal of second path, and a path change unit for providing the transmitted signal provided from the first duplexer to the first antenna and the received signal provided from the first antenna to the second duplexer and to provide the transmitted signal from the second duplexer to the second antenna and the received signal from the second antenna to the first duplexer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Young-Chan Moon, Nam-Shin Park, Chang-Seob Choi, In-Ho Na
  • Patent number: 9912567
    Abstract: A method of handling a near field communications (NFC) device includes setting a low power polling number, wherein the low power polling number is non-fixed; detecting whether any NFC device is nearby; performing low power polls until either at least one NFC device is detected or the number of low power polls reaches the low power polling number; performing a full power polling; and adjusting the low power polling number after the full power polling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventor: Alan Huang
  • Patent number: 9913197
    Abstract: Provided are a beacon device and a control method for seamless service. The beacon device includes a plurality of Bluetooth communication modules. The beacon device activates one of the plurality of Bluetooth communication modules to broadcast a beacon signal. While the activated Bluetooth communication module is connected to any terminal device, the beacon device activates another one of the plurality of Bluetooth communication modules to broadcast the beacon signal, enabling the seamless service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: SK PLANET CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chulyong Shin, Jaehyung Huh
  • Patent number: 9906892
    Abstract: A short range wireless communication system (10) includes a short range wireless communication sensor (1,5) and a mobile terminal (3) adapted to interact with the short range wireless communication sensor (1,5), wherein such a mobile terminal (3) includes a detector (31) adapted to detect at least a movement of the mobile terminal (3) following the interaction with the short range wireless communication sensor (1,5) and wherein the mobile terminal (3) comprises a controller (39), particularly a microprocessor, adapted to control at least an operation based on such movement and the interaction with the short range wireless communication sensor (1,5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: S.I.SV .EL. SOCIETÁ ITALIANA PER LO SVILUPPO DELL 'ELETTRONICA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Antonio Lotito
  • Patent number: 9894468
    Abstract: Communications apparatus has a short range wireless radio frequency communicator (1301a) capable of at least one of seeking to initiate short range communication by transmitting an RF signal and of responding to such initiation so that communication between two short range wireless radio frequency communicators occurs when an antenna of a short range wireless radio frequency communicator seeking to initiate communication by transmitting an RF signal is in range of or comes into range of the antenna of another short range wireless radio frequency communicator responsive to such initiation so that the magnetic field of the RF signal transmitted by the short range wireless radio frequency communicator seeking to initiate communication is inductively coupled to the antenna of the short range wireless radio frequency communicator responsive to such initiation to enable communication of at least one of power and data between the short range wireless radio frequency communicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Brown, Peter Robert Symons
  • Patent number: 9887741
    Abstract: A system includes an antenna, and communications circuitry coupled to the antenna and configured for at least one of receiving and transmitting information via the antenna based on a contactless communications protocol. A charger is configured for contactless charging a power supply module via the antenna. A controller is configured for selectively operating the communications circuitry and the charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS
    Inventors: Pierre Rizzo, Anthony Tornambe
  • Patent number: 9872146
    Abstract: A system and method for multi-beacon management including: determining occurrence of a trigger event; determining a beacon to be acted upon; determining the settings to be assigned; assigning the settings to the beacon; and operating the beacon according to the settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Estimote Polska Sp. z o. o.
    Inventors: Marcin Mycek, Michal Sznajder, Grzegorz Krukiewicz-Gacek, Lukasz Kostka, Jakub Krzych
  • Patent number: 9866268
    Abstract: Radio frequency systems with transmit and receive isolation are provided. In certain configurations, a wireless device includes a power amplifier including a power amplifier output configured to provide a transmit signal, one or more duplexers including a first duplexer associated with a first frequency band, a plurality of antennas including a first antenna and a second antenna, a plurality of switches, and an isolation detection system. The plurality of switches are configured to selectively connect the power amplifier output to the first antenna via a selected path chosen from a plurality of signal paths, including a first signal path through the first duplexer and a duplexer bypass path that bypasses the one or more duplexers. Additionally, the isolation detection system is configured to control the selected path of the plurality of switches based on detecting an amount of antenna coupling between the first antenna and the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Richard King, David Richard Pehlke
  • Patent number: 9867009
    Abstract: A system and method for multi-beacon management including: determining occurrence of a trigger event; determining a beacon to be acted upon; determining the settings to be assigned; assigning the settings to the beacon; and operating the beacon according to the settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Estimote Polska Sp. z o. o.
    Inventors: Marcin Mycek, Michal Sznajder, Grzegorz Krukiewicz-Gacek, Lukasz Kostka, Jakub Krzych
  • Patent number: 9860828
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and a method for executing a service search and an advertisement. To this end, the method by which a first wireless device performs a service search comprises the steps of: transmitting a probe request frame which includes a hash value; receiving, from a second wireless device, a probe response frame which includes first service information corresponding to the hash value; transmitting a service search request frame which includes a search word to the second wireless device; and receiving, from the second wireless device, a service search response frame which includes second service information corresponding to the search word, wherein if a preset symbol is attached to the search word, the second service information can include at least one service name having the search word as a prefix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wookbong Lee, Byungjoo Lee, Jinho Kim, Dongcheol Kim, Hangyu Cho
  • Patent number: 9830619
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and a method for searching for or advertising a service and a device for the same. A method for searching for a service, according to one embodiment of the present invention, can comprise: transmitting a probe request frame to search for a device supporting a predetermined service desired by a first wireless device; receiving a probe response frame from a second wireless device supporting the predetermined service; transmitting, by the first wireless device, a service search request frame including a service name of the predetermined service to the second wireless device; and receiving a service search response frame from the second wireless device, wherein the service search response frame can include service status information indicating whether the predetermined service is available on the second wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wookbong Lee, Byungjoo Lee, Dongcheol Kim, Hangyu Cho, Jinho Kim
  • Patent number: 9806765
    Abstract: A first mobile consumer electronic device comprises a broadband near-field communications (BNC) transceiver and is configured to operate as a main processing unit for a second mobile consumer electronic device that is configured as a thin-client. The first mobile consumer electronic device may capture, via the BNC transceiver, a signal over a range of frequencies that spans multiple frequency bands which are licensed by a regulatory authority. The first mobile consumer electronic device may process the captured signal to determine which of the multiple frequency bands are not currently in use by other devices. The first mobile consumer electronic device may select a plurality of the frequency bands. The first mobile consumer electronic device may transmit, via the BNC transceiver, a signal over the selected plurality of frequency bands at a determined strength, where the signal carries video data destined for the second mobile consumer electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Maxlinear, Inc.
    Inventor: Curtis Ling
  • Patent number: 9806786
    Abstract: There is provided an antenna device including a first antenna including a first power supply section, a first short-circuited section connected to a bottom board, and a first open-circuited section, and a second antenna including a second power supply section separated from the first power supply section by an electric path length of about n?/4, a second short-circuited section connected to the bottom board, and a second open-circuited section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takayuki Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 9793630
    Abstract: An Iridium 9603/9603N SBD Transceiver is provided. The improvement comprises a MOLEX 501591-2011 user connector replacing a SAMTEC ST4-10-2.50L-D-P-TR user connector. Furthermore, a method for replacing the SAMTEC ST4-10-2.50L-D-P-TR user connector of the Iridium 9603/9603N SBD Transceiver with the MOLEX 501591-2011 user connector is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: METOCEAN TELEMATICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Anthony Chedrawy, Vincent Wilson, Danny Garon, Paul Brooks
  • Patent number: 9793961
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a method for transmitting data between an NFC card and an external NFC device via a selected interface (e.g., contact or contactless), and further via a contactless interface of the NFC module when the contact interface of the NFC card is selected can include using an NFC card that includes an antenna circuit having an antenna coil with a magnetic axis and an electrically conductive screen extending near the antenna coil. The magnetic axis of the antenna coil can be substantially parallel to a plane defined by the NFC card and not cross the conductive screen. The contactless interface of the NFC card, when selected by the NFC card, can emit data by emitting bursts of magnetic field from the antenna coil, so as to compensate for effects of the conductive screen on a maximum distance for transmitting data by load modulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Inside Secure
    Inventor: Bruno Charrat
  • Patent number: 9775189
    Abstract: Systems and methods to reduce control data traffic between a hub radio device (e.g., a master white space device) and spoke radio devices (e.g., slave white space devices). Reduced are the number of control messages and/or the amount of data transmitted in control data messages. The hub radio device stores data regarding the spoke radio devices that register for white space access (e.g., specific spectrum access credentials) with a spectrum management server via the hub radio device. As long as conditions regarding a spoke radio device remain relatively unchanged, the stored data for the spoke radio device may be used to maintain the white space access through periodic renewal of the corresponding channel authorization with the spectrum management server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Inventors: Don Joslyn, Jeffery C. Schmidt, Sekhar V. Uppalapati