Patents Examined by Anez Ebrahim
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Patent number: 9998879Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of communicating traffic to a plurality of wireless devices. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a wireless device to transmit a discovery frame in a Discovery Window (DW), the discovery frame including multicast availability information indicating at least one channel and at least one time slot after the DW; and to transmit multicast data to a plurality of wireless devices over the at least one channel and during the at least one time slot.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATIONInventors: Elad Oren, Emily H. Qi, Ofer Hareuveni
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Patent number: 9998957Abstract: A method in a communication network for facilitating handover of a user equipment (UE) from access via a source access path to access via a target access path is provided. An internet protocol (IP) access is provided to the UE via the source access path and an indication that the UE has configured a communication interface for the target access path is obtained. Switching from providing IP access via the source access path to providing IP access to the UE via the target access path is performed. Further, instructions for releasing communication resources for the source access path are sent after the indication that the communication interface has been configured for the target access path is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Dinand Roeland, Kaiyuan Huang, Juying Gan, Stefan Rommer, Chengqiong Xie, Deqin Zhan
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Patent number: 9992106Abstract: According to an example, in a method for generating a host route, a host route entry may be generated based on an IP address of a virtual machine, and an update message carrying a host route of the host route entry may be sent to an IBGP peer.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventor: Feng Wang
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Patent number: 9979568Abstract: A system and apparatus are disclosed for a method and apparatus for equalizing signals. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an equalizer having a channel estimation calculator for calculating a time domain channel estimation from a baseband signal, a Fast Fourier Transform processor for translating the time domain channel estimation to a frequency domain channel estimation, a tap weight calculator for calculating a frequency domain tap weight according to the frequency domain channel estimation, an inverse Fast Fourier Transform processor for translating the frequency domain tap weight calculation to a time domain tap weight calculation, and a filter for equalizing the baseband signal according to the time domain tap weight calculation.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Arunabha Ghosh
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Patent number: 9974088Abstract: An access point (AP) for an indoor antenna distributed deployment environment provides an access service for a wireless terminal. The AP includes N radio frequency (RF) processing units and N*M RF switches (RFSs). Each RFS includes a public port and at least two branch ports. The at least two branch ports respectively connect with at least two antennas deployed in different indoor areas via RF feeders. The RF processing unit includes M RF chains. Each RF chain is connected to a public port of an RFS. The RF processing unit is to transmit a packet to the wireless terminal, based on a predetermined antenna combination for the wireless terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Yanbing Lei, Guojun Zhou, Ningyu Yue, Xingchuang Guo
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Patent number: 9955403Abstract: Provided is a method for communicating carried out by a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting a multiple access network. The method comprises receiving a traffic routing configuration from a first access network, wherein the traffic routing configuration involves specifying traffic routing criteria, searching a second access network, determining whether a second access network entity discovered by the search satisfies the traffic routing criteria, and processing traffic on the first access network through the second access network entity when the traffic routing criteria are satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sunghoon Jung, Jaewook Lee, Youngdae Lee
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Patent number: 9949258Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting a set of transport format schemes for a cell are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method may be performed by a communication device for selecting a transport format scheme. The method may include obtaining a set of transport format schemes available for a cell of a base station. Also, the transport format schemes may be associated with a guard time required in the cell. The guard time may be a time margin required to compensate for the communication device being unsynchronized for transmission to the base station. In addition, the method may include selecting a transport format scheme from the set of transport format schemes available for the cell based on at least one of an amount of data to be transmitted, a size of an allocated resource to be used for the data transmission, and an uplink radio transmission condition.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Johan Rune, Erik Eriksson, Niclas Wiberg
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Patent number: 9942170Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a technique for configuring transmission of a multicast channel carrying scheduling information and data belonging to one or more multicast services, the scheduling information indicating scheduling of the multicast services mapped to the multicast channel. A method embodiment comprises the steps of configuring (404) the transmission of the scheduling information on the multicast channel based on a scheduling information specific transmission requirement and configuring (404) the transmission of the data belonging to the one or more multicast services based on a service specific transmission requirement; and signalling (406) the scheduling information specific transmission requirement and the service specific transmission requirement.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: IDTP Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Jörg Huschke, Ghyslain Pelletier, Mai-Anh Phan
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Patent number: 9942161Abstract: The embodiments relate to configuring and updating quality of service (QOS) features for a router, especially for routers used in a home network or local area network. The QOS features are autonomous and do not require user configuration or intervention. The QOS features may be triggered during periods of congestion. Popular traffic services, such as voice, video streaming, and gaming, are preloaded into the router so that they are recognized automatically. In some embodiments, the router employs a programmed table to identify traffic sessions. The table may be updated remotely by an update service. The table may also be updated locally by a user via a client coupled to the router.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Paul Chen, Derek Chas
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Patent number: 9942891Abstract: A method, a user equipment, and a base station for maintaining uplink synchronization in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation are discussed. The method of maintaining uplink synchronization at a user equipment according to an embodiment includes receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order. The PDCCH order indicates an initiation of a random access procedure and includes a carrier indicator field and a predefined set of values of a 1-bit flag indicating a localized/distributed resource block assignment, and a resource block assignment field. The method further includes transmitting a random access preamble through an uplink component carrier corresponding to a value of the carrier indicator field among a plurality of uplink component carriers.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Suck chel Yang, Min Gyu Kim, Joon Kui Ahn, Dong Youn Seo
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Patent number: 9936491Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a data sending method. The data sending method includes: determining, according to location generation information of a PDCCH on a non-legacy resource, a resource location, on a subframe, of the PDCCH on the non-legacy resource; and sending the subframe to a UE, where the PDCCH on the non-legacy resource is contained on the resource location of the subframe, so that the UE determines the resource location, on the subframe, of the PDCCH on the non-legacy resource according to the location generation information. In the embodiments of the present invention, both the base station and the UE may determine a resource location of the PDCCH on the non-legacy resource separately by using the location generation information, thereby avoiding a circumstance that the UE equipped with only the capability of receiving a PDCCH on a non-legacy resource cannot access a network.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yongxia Lv, Wen Zhang, Yue Li
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Patent number: 9924554Abstract: A communication apparatus in which a service can more efficiently used is provided. The communication apparatus searches for an apparatus that provides a particular service and establishes a wireless connection to the other searched communication apparatus. Subsequently, an address of the other connected communication apparatus is obtained from the other communication apparatus, and the service provided by the other communication apparatus is used using the obtained address.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Fumihide Goto
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Patent number: 9923831Abstract: A software-defined networking (SDN) OpenFlow apparatus comprises a processor, and a memory system coupled to the processor and comprising a flow pipeline, wherein the flow pipeline comprises a series of flow tables, wherein each of the flow tables comprises at least one match field, wherein the match fields correspond to a plurality of network services, wherein the match fields are ordered based on a prioritization of the network services, which of the match fields are shared among the network services, a shared dependency of the match fields, and processing speed, and wherein the prioritization is based on which network services are most important and which network services are most frequently used.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jiao Wang, Min Luo
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Patent number: 9924491Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for managing a mobile terminal connection. A paging controller attempts to page a mobile terminal and detects failure of the paging. In response, a packet-network address that had been assigned for the mobile terminal is released and/or a data link layer connection that had been established for the mobile terminal is released.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.Inventor: Ryan P. Dreiling
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Patent number: 9924468Abstract: A subscriber unit, including an antenna array and an antenna array interface coupled to the antenna array, is described. Wireless transmissions, at least two of which are based on different directional transmissions from a transmitter, are received at the antenna array. Feedback messages are generated using the antenna array interface. The feedback messages are communicated using the antenna array to adjust settings of the transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventor: James A. Proctor, Jr.
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Patent number: 9912533Abstract: An individual score is generated for a first combination of a transmitter configuration value and a receiver configuration value. The transmitter configuration is used to configure a first physical layer circuit and the receiver configuration is used to configure a second physical layer circuit. The individual score is based on measured characteristics observed by the second physical layer circuit in response to the first configuration combination. A neighbor weighted score is then generated for the first configuration combination. The neighbor weighted score is based on measured characteristics observed by the second physical layer circuit in response to a second configuration combination that is within a first distance from the first configuration combination within a multidimensional array of configuration combinations. The individual score is summed with the neighbor weighted score to generate a final neighbor weighted score for the first configuration combination.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Netronome Systems, Inc.Inventors: Brenda Prigg, Michael Sobczak, Robert Charles Drummond
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Patent number: 9913162Abstract: Disclosed are an AID reassignment method capable of optimally operating a wireless LAN system, and an apparatus for performing the AID reassignment method. The method comprises the steps of: generating a reconnection request frame for an AID reassignment request; transmitting the generated reconnection request frame to the currently associated access point; and receiving a reconnection response frame including AID reassignment information from the access point. Thus, the AID of the currently associated terminal can be dynamically reassigned according to a change in the characteristics of the terminal, thus operating a wireless LAN system in an optimum manner.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: KT CorporationInventors: Yang Seok Jeong, Joo Young Kim
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Patent number: 9888375Abstract: A method for supporting access to a remote private internet protocol (IP) network, comprises, at a network entity, receiving an access request message from a wireless communication unit, wherein the access request message comprises an identifier. The method further comprises determining from the identifier that the access request message indicates a remote access request to the remote private IP network of the wireless communication unit; and sending an access acceptance message to the wireless communication unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haris Zisimopoulos, Huarui Liang
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Patent number: 9888468Abstract: A method, a user equipment, and a base station for maintaining uplink synchronization in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation are discussed. The method of maintaining uplink synchronization at a user equipment according to an embodiment includes receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order. The PDCCH order indicates an initiation of a random access procedure and includes a carrier indicator field and a predefined set of values of a 1-bit flag indicating a localized/distributed resource block assignment, and a resource block assignment field. The method further includes transmitting a random access preamble through an uplink component carrier corresponding to a value of the carrier indicator field among a plurality of uplink component carriers.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Suck chel Yang, Min Gyu Kim, Joon Kui Ahn, Dong Youn Seo
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Patent number: 9883483Abstract: Systems and methods for coexistence of Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of operation of a network node in a cellular communications network is provided. The method includes determining a number of MBMS subframes for an MBMS allocation period. The method also includes, for each MBMS subframe of the number of MBMS subframes, assigning a frame number and a subframe number for the MBMS subframe such that a probability of a VoIP packet transmission during the MBMS subframe is mitigated. By mitigating the probability that a VoIP packet transmission occurs during a scheduled MBMS subframe, a VoIP user equipment (UE) may miss fewer packets and/or experience reduced battery drain.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Chandra Sekhar Bontu, Prabaharan Kanesalingam