Patents Examined by Asghar Bilgrami
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Patent number: 9936356Abstract: Estimating a location of a device indoor by measuring a location of a terminal based on a starting point using a sensor, receiving a signal from the device located in the room through short-range communication, storing a plurality of first locations in which the signal is received from the device and an intensity of the signal, determining a center point of a plurality of second locations in which the intensity of the signal is equal to or greater than a reference value at a corresponding location among the plurality of first locations or belonging to a higher reference range are selected in descending order of the intensity of the signal from the plurality of first locations, and determining an estimated location for the device using a probability distribution model.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan UniversityInventors: Jaehoon Jeong, Tae Moon Kim, Sol Chan Yeon
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Patent number: 9913250Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a paging method, apparatus, and system, so as to implement paging of UE in an area with relatively poor signal coverage. UE includes: a receiving unit, configured to receive a broadcast message sent by a base station; and a determining unit, configured to determine whether the UE is first UE where the determining unit is further configured to: in a case in which it is determined that the UE is the first UE, determine a start PF and a start PO according to the first radio frame parameter; the determining unit is further configured to determine a first subframe set according to the start PF and the start PO; and the receiving unit is further configured to receive, according to the start PF, the start PO, and the first subframe set, a paging message sent by the base station.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhenxing Hu, Yongqiang Gao, Wei Quan, Bingzhao Li, Jian Zhang
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Patent number: 9876520Abstract: The present publication discloses a communication chip integrated with a SIM card, comprising: a baseband CPU, a first protocol interface, selector switch, and a SIMZone unit; said baseband CPU being connected to the first protocol interface; said selector switch being connected to the SIMZone unit, the first protocol interface, and an IF1 interface. The selector switch and said SIMZone unit are always in a state of communication with each other, and when said selector switch is in a state of communication with said first protocol interface, said SIMZone unit is used for providing SIM card functionality to said baseband CPU; when said selector switch is in a state of communication with said IF1 interface, said SIMZone unit is used for receiving data written by means of said IF1 interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: China Mobile Communications CorporationInventors: Xiaodong Ren, Guangna Lv, Hongmei Wang, Yue Liu
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Patent number: 9877297Abstract: A locating method, user equipment, and a base station are provided. The locating method includes: receiving, by user equipment, a locating broadcast message sent by a base station, where the locating broadcast message carries a locating list, and the locating list includes an identifier of locatable user equipment. If the locating list does not include an identifier of the user equipment, the method includes ignoring a locating signal sent by the base station.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., LtdInventors: Yajun Zhang, Yunsheng Kuang
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Patent number: 9877213Abstract: A method of remediating wireless communication issues. The method comprises receiving a ticket by a ticket server computer that identifies a mobile communication device and identifies a service issue category, transmitting the mobile communication device identity and the service issue category to a resolution server computer, analyzing the service issue category by the resolution server computer, based on the analyzing of the service issue category, initiating a minimization of drive test (MDT), a subscriber trace, or a cell trace in a wireless communication network by the resolution server computer, where the wireless communication network provides wireless communication service to the mobile communication device and where the wireless communication network comprises a plurality of cell sites, analyzing the results of the MDT or trace by the resolution server computer; and initiating a corrective action in the mobile communication device or in the wireless communication network.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Yu Wang, Zheng Fang, Zheng Cai, Udit Thakore
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Patent number: 9871978Abstract: A content sharing device for use in controlling content replicated from a video source device on a large common display screen, the content sharing device comprising a housing, a processor supported by the housing, at least first and second control buttons supported by the housing and linked to the processor, a cable linked to the processor and having a distal end opposite the processor, the cable including a connector at the distal end for linking to the video source device, wherein, the processor is programmed to enable content from the video source device linked to the connector to be replicated in a first field on the common display screen upon selection of the first control button and to enable content from the video source device linked to the connector to be replicated in a second field adjacent to and separate from the first field upon selection of the second control button.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Lewis Epstein, Brett Kincaid, Hyun Yoo, Suzanne Stage, Lukas Scherrer, Larry Cheng
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Patent number: 9867104Abstract: Techniques and apparatus disclosed herein include methods for allocating data sessions among two radio access networks (RANs), as might be carried out in a network management node operatively connected to one or more network nodes in each of a first RAN and a second RAN, where the first and second RANs have overlapping coverage areas. An example method includes receiving (401) current data session information and network performance information for each of the first and second RANs, from the one or more network nodes, and computing (402) a reallocation of data sessions among the first and second RANs, based on the performance information and configuration data for the first and second RANs, using a metaheuristic algorithm. The method further includes triggering (403, 404) a transfer of one or more current data sessions between the first and second RANs, based on the computed reallocation.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Jad El-Najjar, Suliman Albasheir
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Patent number: 9857987Abstract: A method, hybrid server system, and computer program product, prefetch data. A set of prefetch requests associated with one or more given datasets residing on the server system are received from a set of accelerator systems. A set of data is prefetched from a memory system residing at the server system for at least one prefetch request in the set of prefetch requests. The set of data satisfies the at least one prefetch request. The set of data that has been prefetched is sent to at least one accelerator system, in the set of accelerator systems, associated with the at least one prefetch request.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Yuk Lung Chan, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Carl Joseph Parris
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Patent number: 9860137Abstract: A method and corresponding system to help facilitate the application of service policy rules for client devices while reducing the amount of signaling between network entities is disclosed. In accordance with one example, the wireless network may evaluate the extent to which the service policy rules defined by the UE's service profile have been applied by the wireless network. Based on this evaluating, the network may identify a subset of service policy rules that have been applied to greater than a threshold extent by the network for the given UE. And in response to this identifying, the network may cause the PDP to provision the PEP, with the subset of service policy rules, rather than provision the PEP with every possible service policy rule. As a result, the PDP and PEP may refrain from engaging in excess signaling, and the wireless network, in turn, may enjoy reduced congestion.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.Inventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Mark Bales
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Patent number: 9860697Abstract: A mobile device with a display and location services may store information pertaining to a geofence. With the aid of the location services of the mobile device, a geofence crossing may be detected when the mobile device crosses the stored geofence and, if a geofence crossing is detected, the mobile device may transmit a corresponding geofence crossing event to a remote location via a transmitter of the mobile device. The size of the geofence may be automatically adjusted when a predetermined abnormality is suspected in the detected geofence crossing events. In some cases, a query is provided to the user to verify the presence of the predetermined abnormality before the size of the geofence is automatically adjusted, or a user-initiated menu may be employed to verify the presence of the predetermined abnormality and/or to adjust the size of the geofence.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Jonathan Paul Frenz
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Patent number: 9854423Abstract: A method and system for facilitating a controlled wireless communication relationship between a first device and a second device is provided. The wireless communication relationship is established at least in part via a portion of licensed radio spectrum. A remote validation server is contacted to obtain a validated authorization to use the portion of licensed radio spectrum for radio communication. Proof of the authorization between the first device and the second device is communicated. The first device and the second device subsequently enter into an authorized wireless communication relationship.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Sierra Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Gustav Gerald Vos, Steven John Bennett
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Patent number: 9843670Abstract: A method comprising acquiring a current value of a context parameter c of a terminal device, where the context parameter c indicates a characteristic of a context in which the terminal device is applied, and the context parameter c includes any one or any combination of the following: a location parameter, an activity parameter, and an environmental parameter; determining a current context of the terminal device according to the current value of the context parameter c; and setting a color ring back tone of the terminal device to color ring back tone music corresponding to the current context. The present disclosure is used to set a color ring back tone.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Bin Wu
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Patent number: 9838185Abstract: A method of a transceiver arranged to operate in a cellular communication system comprising cells is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a transmission from a first cell; determining an interfering signal and its occupation in time and/or frequency; determining reduced values in the received signal corresponding to the occupation in time and/or frequency of the interfering signal; and measuring a quotient between desired signal and non-desired signal of reference symbols of the received signal. A channel quality index, CQI, is formed taking into account reduction of values performed at the reducing, and the CQI is reported to the communication system. A transceiver and computer program for the same are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Nordström
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Patent number: 9838269Abstract: Disclosed are systems, computer-readable mediums, and methods for determining client metrics of a volume in a storage system for a first client of a plurality of clients. The storage system stores data from the plurality of clients. System metrics of a cluster in the storage system are determined based upon use of the storage system by the plurality of clients. A load value of the storage system is determined based upon the system metrics and the client metrics. The load value is determined to be above a predefined threshold. A target performance value is calculated based upon the load value, a minimum quality of service value, and a maximum quality of service value. Performance of the storage system is adjusted for the client based upon the target performance value and the determining the load value is above the predefined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: NETAPP, INC.Inventors: David D. Wright, Michael Xu
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Patent number: 9813855Abstract: An application server may receive, from an administrative console, a message and a targeting specification. The targeting specification identifies at least one trait (e.g., ticket type, age, gender) shared by a group of targeted venue guests. The group of targeted venue guests is a subset of the plurality of venue guests of a venue. The application server then uses information obtained from venue guest devices corresponding to venue guests to identify who belongs to the group targeted venue guests as well as their corresponding targeted venue guest devices. The application server then transmits a message to the targeted venue guest devices. The message may further be transmitted according to a schedule set or triggers by the administrator console. The schedule may identify dates and times within which messages should be sent, while the triggers may identify locations that may trigger messages.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BLAZER AND FLIP FLOPS, INC.Inventors: Scott Sebastian Sahadi, Benjamin Harry Ziskind, Jannis Raye Brea
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Patent number: 9807732Abstract: Techniques for using user input to tune calls include receiving communication data from a first client device, at a server, directed to a second client device during a call between the first client device and the second client device; forwarding the communication data to the second device; receiving from one of the first client device or the second client device, first user input data; using the first user input data as an input to a call-tuning model; and modifying a call parameter of the call according to output from the call-tuning model in response to the first user input. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Jason Clark, Jiawei Ou, Stephane Taine
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Patent number: 9794226Abstract: Techniques are provided which may be implemented in various methods, apparatus, and/or articles of manufacture to allow a mobile device to obtain certain location service(s) and/or the like from one or more computing devices that have been authorized for use. For example, in certain implementations, a location server may comprise a proxy location server for an authorizing location server and may indicate one or more other location servers as being authorized for location service related access by a mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Stephen William Edge, Andreas Klaus Wachter, Philip Michael Hawkes
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Patent number: 9794870Abstract: An embodiment of methods and user equipment are disclosed. Once such method includes a user equipment transmitting preferences for Flow-to-RAT mapping to a base station of a network. The user equipment may receive a Flow-to-RAT mapping from the base station that specifies a particular RAT to be associated with a particular Flow.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Rath Vannithamby, Satish Chandra Jha, Ali Koc, Maruti Gupta
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Patent number: 9788178Abstract: A method for acquiring recommending information, a terminal and a server are provided. In the method, a first terminal receives a second telephone number affiliated with a second terminal sent by a recommender using a third terminal. The first terminal sends a request for recommending information to a server according to the first telephone number of the first terminal, a telephone number of the recommender, and the second telephone number, so that the server generates recommending information according to the request for recommending information, and pushes the recommending information to the second terminal affiliated with the second telephone number.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.Inventors: Huiyun Liu, Guangjian Wang, Zhiyong Wang
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Patent number: 9787816Abstract: An electronic device, a method of operating an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium are provided. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store at least one piece of content, and a processor configured to recognize an attribute corresponding to the at least one piece of content and to control an operation of the electronic device based on a basis of attribute information while the at least one piece of content is reproduced. The method includes recognizing an attribute corresponding to content to be reproduced; acquiring effect information corresponding to the attribute corresponding to the content; and applying the acquired effect information to a reproducing screen of the content.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventor: Young-Hoon Kim