Patents Examined by Christopher T Wyllie
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Patent number: 11824637Abstract: According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor and a memory that can store executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include generating a reference signal in an initial domain, and first transforming the reference signal into a time-frequency domain, resulting in a first transformed reference signal. The operations can further include transmitting the first transformed reference signal to a user equipment for a second transformation to be applied to the transformed reference signal by the user equipment, resulting in a second transformed reference signal. Further, in response to the transmitting the first transformed reference signal, receiving a signal from the user equipment that was configured, based on the second transformed reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Xiaoyi Wang, Salam Akoum, Ralf Bendlin
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Patent number: 11824608Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine that an uplink communication of the UE has been cancelled. The uplink communication includes a channel state information (CSI) report, and a set of CSI processing units of the UE are occupied for calculating CSI for the CSI report. The UE may release the set of CSI processing units associated with calculating CSI for the CSI report, based at least in part on determining that the uplink communication has been cancelled. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Seyedkianoush Hosseini
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Patent number: 11818692Abstract: A system and method for operating a gateway device to enable monitoring a client device from an operator device via the gateway device. The gateway device being configured to transmit non-data frames associated with the client device to the operating device based on monitoring instructions and information retrieval instructions received from the operating device via a management information base. The gateway device including a memory and a processor configured to receive the monitoring instruction, set a MAC address associated with the client device, and monitor non-data frames based on the MAC address. The processor further being configured to record the non-data frames associated with the client device, store the recorded non-data frames in the memory, and transmit the recorded non-data frames to the operating device based on the received information retrieval instructions.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLCInventor: William Wang
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Patent number: 11818187Abstract: Disclosed herein are playback devices, groups of playback devices, and methods of operating playback devices and groupings thereof to cause the playback devices in a mixed-mode configuration to play audio content in synchrony with each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Hrishikesh Gossain, Cheng Lu, Zhaoyun Huang, Jeffrey Peters
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Patent number: 11811902Abstract: A method of identifying a path for forwarding a packet by a packet forwarding element. The method receives a packet that includes a plurality of fields that identify a particular packet flow. The method computes a plurality of hash values from the plurality of fields that identify the particular packet flow. Each hash value computed using a different hash algorithm. Based on the plurality of hash values, the method identifies a plurality of paths configured to forward the packets of the particular flow. The method identifies the status of each of the plurality of paths. Each path status identifies whether or not the corresponding path is operational. The method selects an operational path in the plurality of paths to forward the packet based on a priority scheme using said plurality of identified status bits.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Barefoot Networks, Inc.Inventor: Patrick Bosshart
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Patent number: 11811490Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for inband telemetry for a virtual transponder are disclosed. A disclosed method for inband telemetry for a virtual transponder comprises transmitting, by a payload antenna on a vehicle, a payload signal to a hosted receiving antenna. The method further comprises transmitting, by the payload antenna, a hosted telemetry signal to the hosted receiving antenna. In one or more embodiments, the hosted telemetry signal and the payload signal are transmitted on the same frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Kristina Miller, Eric Anden, Robert J. Winig, Dimitri D. Thomas
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Patent number: 11765629Abstract: The present invention provides a connection setup method, the corresponding user equipment, common central control node and communication system. A connection setup method performed by a user device, comprising: acquiring information transmitted by a plurality of cells; determining a plurality of candidate cells according to the information transmitted by the plurality of cells, sending a common connection setup request for the plurality of candidate cells to a common central control node, the common central control node corresponding to each of the plurality of candidate cells; receiving a common connection setup message for a plurality of connecting cells transmitted by the common central control node, the plurality of connecting cells being determined from the plurality of candidate cells by the common central control node, so that the user equipment establishes multiple radio connections through each of the plurality of connecting cells.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTDInventors: Lei Du, Yang Liu, Ingo Viering, Paolo Zanier
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Patent number: 11758450Abstract: A method performed by a UE for wireless communications is provided. The method includes receiving first other system information from a base station, other system information including system information other than minimum system information broadcast by the base station; determining whether an SUL-related factor is present in the first other system information; transmitting an RRC system information request message to the base station in response to determining that the SUL-related factor is absent in the first other system information; and determining a minimum required received level based on the SUL-related factor in a case that the UE receives the SUL-related factor in second other system information from the base station; and determining a cell selection criterion based on the minimum required received level.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: FG Innovation Company LimitedInventors: Mei-Ju Shih, Chie-Ming Chou, Hung-Chen Chen
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Patent number: 11757706Abstract: A system is disclosed that monitors endpoints such as video cameras and audio devices for malfunction through a novel TDMA device allocation format. The system isolates and analyzes a set of groups of video streams in a rotating and recurring fashion and generates alerts and remedial commands based on the analysis. The system also provides endpoint management functions such as password analysis and firewall functions.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: RAZBERI SECURE TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Stephen Louis Schwartz, Joseph Paul Vidunas
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Patent number: 11750248Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A multi-antenna user equipment (UE) may communicate with a base station using a first antenna, determine to switch from the first antenna to a second antenna for communicating with the base station, determine a silence window in which communication with the base station is suspended, schedule the switch from the first antenna to the second antenna to occur during the silence window, and switch from the first antenna to the second antenna during the silence window.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Thawatt Gopal, Scott Hoover, Defang Chen, Sridhar Bandaru
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Patent number: 11743879Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment includes receiving a first frame on a first channel associated with a first beam identified during a beam failure recovery procedure, and determining that an assumed quasi-co-located relationship exists between the first channel and the first beam, and based thereon, decoding the first frame in accordance with a first reference signal on the first channel and using a first spatial domain receive filter that was used to decode the first beam.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Young Hoon Kwon, Pengfei Xia, Bin Liu
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Patent number: 11722264Abstract: Bits for acknowledgement (ACK) and/or negative acknowledgement (NAK) may be allocated based on whether a special subframe configuration in a TDD configuration permits downlink transmission. For carrier aggregation, ACK/NAK bits may be allocated only to special subframes in component carriers (CCs) which permit downlink transmission. Also, for example, ACK/NAK bits may be allocated to all CC special subframes if a single CC is configured to allow downlink transmission on one of its special subframes. ACK/NAK bits may also be allocated to all special subframes.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Wanshi Chen, Juan Montojo, Xiliang Luo
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Patent number: 11711183Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. An access point (AP) may transmit, to a second AP and during a first portion of a transmission opportunity (TxOP), a request to participate in a multi-user (MU) transmission. The AP may receive, from the second AP and during the first portion of the TxOP, an indication of intent to participate in the MU transmission during the second portion of the TxOP, the indication of intent including a resource request of the second AP for participation in the MU transmission. The AP may transmit, during an initial period of the second portion of the TxOP, a trigger signal to the second AP indicating a set of one or more resources for the second AP during the MU transmission. The AP may participate, in conjunction with the second AP and during the second portion of the TxOP, in the MU transmission.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: George Cherian, Alfred Asterjadhi, Abhishek Pramod Patil, Sameer Vermani, Bin Tian, Stephen Jay Shellhammer, Lochan Verma, Lin Yang, Jialing Li Chen
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Patent number: 11689401Abstract: Provided are a V2X communication method of a terminal in a wireless communication system and a terminal using the method. The method is characterized by: receiving at least one DCI of a first DCI based on a first TTI and a second DCI based on a second TTI, from a base station through a PDCCH; and, based on the at least one DCI, performing V2X communication by using one of the methods of transmission based on the first TTI and transmission based on the second TTI, wherein the first TTI is shorter than the second TTI, a first RNTI configured for the first DCI is different from a second RNTI configured for the second DCI, and which one between the first TTI-based transmission and the second TTI-based transmission is accepted is determined based on one of the first RNTI and the second RNTI.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Seungmin Lee
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Patent number: 11690046Abstract: A method allocates radio resources for a transmitting user equipment (UE) to perform direct communication transmissions over a direct sidelink connection to one or more receiving UEs. At least two sidelink grant processes are provided in the transmitting UE for the transmitting UE to handle at least two sidelink grants within the same transmission control period. Each one of the sidelink grant processes is associated with an identification and can be associated with one sidelink grant. The transmitting UE acquires at least two sidelink grants and associates each of the acquired sidelink grants with one sidelink grant process. For each sidelink grant, the transmitting UE allocates radio resources according to the respective sidelink grant to perform a direct communication transmission of sidelink control information and of data over the direct sidelink connection. The transmitting UE performs a direct communication transmission per acquired sidelink grant within the same transmission control period.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Propertv Corporation of AmericaInventors: Joachim Loehr, Prateek Basu Mallick, Lilei Wang
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Patent number: 11689323Abstract: In a broadcast/multicast IP distribution network for reliable transfer of data/media from at least one transmitter to at least one receiver, the network having a system for generic IP error correction of packets sent in a data/media stream, the system comprising: a probe device configured to send packetized data in the data/media stream to one of a plurality of recovery servers, the probe device associated with the at least one transmitter; a detection device for packet loss detection, the detection device associated with the at least one receiver, the detection device adapted to send a missing packet request to the plurality of recover servers upon detecting a missing packet; and a message communication between the detection device and the plurality of recovery servers, the message communication including packet loss event notification messages with respective messages indicative of at least one missing packet in the data/media stream that did not reach the detection device; wherein the data/media stream isType: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Inventors: Adi Rozenberg, Eran Shalev, Limor Touriel
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Patent number: 11683802Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a terminal device scheduling method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method includes: sending, by a network device, a downlink control channel to a terminal device on a first downlink frequency domain control area, wherein the downlink control channel comprises first configuration information, which is used to dynamically indicate at least one first uplink frequency domain control area used by the terminal device to send an uplink control channel to the network device; and receiving, by the network device, an uplink control channel sent by the terminal device on a first uplink frequency domain scheduling unit of each of the at least one first uplink frequency domain control area, wherein a frequency domain position of the first uplink frequency domain scheduling unit in the first uplink frequency domain control area is determined according to the first downlink frequency domain control area.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: GUANDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventors: Yanan Lin, Hua Xu
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Patent number: 11677521Abstract: The present invention is designed to communicate using a radio interface with improved scalability in the frequency domain. According to the present invention, a user terminal includes a receiving section that receives a downlink control signal including information about the assignment of a downlink data signal and receives the downlink data signal based on the downlink control signal, and a transmission section that transmits an uplink control signal including transmission acknowledgment information in response to the downlink data signal. Further, a plurality of frequency domain units constituting the entire frequency band as a block are formed. The downlink control signal, the downlink data signal and the uplink control signal are time-division-multiplexed in the same frequency domain unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Yoshihisa Kishiyama, Kazuki Takeda
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Patent number: 11672027Abstract: In an embodiment, a UE selects between RS collision protocols to selectively monitor, on downlink resource(s) scheduled with overlapping transmissions of first and second RS types, either the first RS type or neither RS type. In another embodiment, a base station determines that a downlink resource(s) are scheduled with overlapping transmissions of first and second RS types, punctures the second RS type, and selectively transmits the first RS type on the overlapped downlink resource(s). In another embodiment, a base station establishes non-overlapping NPRS and eNPRS transmission schedules.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Le Liu, Alberto Rico Alvarino, Wanshi Chen, Sven Fischer
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Patent number: 11637803Abstract: A switch device for relaying flow data in an in-vehicle network, being equipped with an acquiring section for acquiring correspondence information indicating at least a correspondence relationship among a transmission destination IP address, a transmission source IP address, transmission destination port information, transmission source port information and a transmission destination MAC address and a relay section for acquiring the transmission destination MAC address from the correspondence information on the basis of the transmission destination IP address, the transmission source IP address, the transmission destination port information and the transmission source port information included in a frame that is received by the switch device and constitutes the flow data and for performing transmission processing to transmit the frame including the acquired transmission destination MAC address.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems. Ltd.Inventors: Hayato Shikata, Hirofumi Urayama, Hideki Maeda, Yasuhiro Yabuuchi, Takeshi Hagihara