Patents Examined by David Oveissi
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Patent number: 9961597Abstract: The present solution relates to a method in a user equipment (310) for setting up an activation time of a cell change of the user equipment (310) from a serving cell (305) to a target cell (308) in a wireless communications network (300). The user equipment (310) receives (501) a timing offset from a network controller (315), calculates (502) a cell change activation time based on the timing offset and transmits (503) the calculated activation time to the network controller (315). Then, the user equipment (310) receives (504) an approval of the cell change from the network controller (315) and moves (505) from the serving cell (306) to the target cell (308) at the activation time if the approval has been received.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventor: Stefan Wager
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Patent number: 9941982Abstract: Systems and techniques relating to beamforming testing for wireless communication are described. A described technique includes controlling a first wireless device to deactivate or activate a beamforming mode, the first device being configured to selectively use the beamforming mode to transmit data over multiple antennas; causing the first device to send a first portion of data traffic to a second wireless device via a wireless channel while the beamforming mode is deactivated; measuring first throughput values of the first portion of data traffic while the beamforming mode is deactivated; causing the first device to send a second portion of data traffic to the second device via the wireless channel while the beamforming mode is activated; measuring second throughput values of the second portion of the data traffic while the beamforming mode is activated; and producing a test result based on a comparison of the first and second throughput values, and predetermined criteria.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.Inventors: Hongyuan Zhang, Sudhir Srinivasa, Xiayu Zheng, Rohit U. Nabar
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Patent number: 9935740Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for improving utilization of a communications system (e.g., a satellite communications system) are provided, using delayed reliability techniques as part of a multicast transport protocol. Embodiments may operate in a client-server context, in which the server-side of the communication link multicasts data to requesting users and to users where the data is being speculatively prepositioned. Requesting users may implement reliability checks to verify receipt of complete data in response to the request while user systems where data is being speculatively prepositioned may receive multicast reliability information in response to reliability requests from other users, but may not request replacement of missing or corrupted data themselves until a request is made for the data by that system.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: VIASAT, INC.Inventor: William B. Sebastian
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Patent number: 9929950Abstract: A method is provided for improving voice quality of Voice over IP networks in which a highest-quality routing protocol is interposed between a local IP PBX exchange and a cloud-based Internet service provider server to which calls are to be routed, wherein the highest-quality routing protocol detects the quality of the voice channel between the local IP PBX exchange and cloud-based Internet service provider servers and routes voice calls to that cloud-based Internet service provider server exhibiting the highest voice call quality, with the highest voice quality server connection determined by detecting lost packets and packet delay between the local IP PBX exchange and a server.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Unified Office, Inc.Inventors: Thomas R. Phelan, Raymond Pasquale
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Patent number: 9930707Abstract: A method by a cabin wireless access point (CWAP) server includes receiving an IP address request message from a CWAP installed in a vehicle cabin. The IP address request message contains data identifying a physical location of the CWAP within the vehicle cabin. The physical location of the CWAP is identified within the vehicle cabin responsive to the data contained in the IP address request message. An IP address is assigned to the CWAP responsive to the physical location of the CWAP identified by the data. An IP address message containing the IP address is communicated to the CWAP. Related methods by CWAPs and corresponding CWAP servers and CWAPs are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Thales Avionics, Inc.Inventor: Jueren Ma
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Patent number: 9894536Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses for a motion-controlled device that is operable to support deployment or operation of a wireless network, are disclosed. One apparatus (motion-controlled device) includes a receiver, a motion controller, and a controller. The receiver is operative to sense wireless communication signals of a wireless network. The motion controller is operative to control a positioning of the motion-controlled device in a plurality of dimensions. The controller is operative to at least facilitate analysis of the sensed wireless communication signals, and provide a control signal to the motion controller, wherein the control signal controls the positioning of the motion-controlled device based at least in part on the sensed wireless communication signals.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: ARUBA NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Arogyaswami Paulraj, Bernd Bandemer, Jose Tellado
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Patent number: 9894530Abstract: Methods and network nodes of a wireless telecommunications system are disclosed. One method of controlling transmissions with a base station of a wireless telecommunications system comprises the steps of: determining a set of neighboring base stations, each base station in the set of neighboring base stations utilizing an identical carrier and scrambling code to support transmissions with that base station; and allocating base stations in the set of neighboring base stations different spreading codes for transmissions with those base stations. By allocating each base station in the set of base stations sharing the same carrier and scrambling code different spreading codes, interference in transmissions between the base stations can be controlled.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Eric B. Jul, Holger Claussen
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Patent number: 9877254Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus transmits a first set of capabilities to a first cell. The first set of capabilities is for communication with the first cell. The apparatus transmits information associated with a second set of capabilities to the first cell. The second set of capabilities is for communication with a second cell. The apparatus moves from the first cell to the second cell. The apparatus communicates with the second cell based on the transmitted information.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Aziz Gholmieh, Lorenzo Casaccia, Xipeng Zhu, Masato Kitazoe, Osok Song
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Patent number: 9853917Abstract: Methods and systems for bridging network packets transmitted over heterogeneous media channels are provided. According to one embodiment, a network device maintains translation data structures defining translations among multiple framing media formats used for transmitting or receiving network packets via multiple supported media transmission channels, including (i) between a first framing media format and an intermediate format and (ii) between the intermediate format and a second framing media format. A virtual bridging application representing a single bridging domain for bridging all network traffic traversing the network device translates ingress network packets from the first framing media format to egress network packets of the second framing media format based the translation data structures.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.Inventors: Sachin Desai, Rajesh Balay, Chandramouli Sargor
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Patent number: 9843655Abstract: In data communication systems, data packet processing for transmission and reception may go through different stages such as segmentation or packing of the data packets on the transmission side and duplicate detection, reordering, and reassembly on the reception side. For reliable data transmission between the peers, acknowledgement based retransmission protocol known as Automatic Repeat Request may be used where each retransmission can further segment the previously transmitted data packets. This type of data processing may lead to high memory requirements and high processing requirements. A method and apparatus are disclosed that maintain additional information about the data packets which enables virtual segmentation and packing on the transmitter side and on the receiver side, virtual duplicate detection, reordering and reassembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: MBIT WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: Sivakumar Govindassamy, Bhaskar Patel
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Patent number: 9839016Abstract: A mobile station apparatus that receives first information by using a radio resource control signal. The mobile station apparatus is programmed to drop a transmission of a sounding reference signal, where in a case that the first information is configured, in a case that the transmission of the sounding reference signal for a first component carrier overlaps with a transmission of a physical uplink control channel for a second component carrier, and in a case that, on the overlapped portion, total transmit power of the mobile station apparatus exceeds total maximum output power configured by the mobile station apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Wataru Ouchi, Tatsushi Aiba, Daiichiro Nakashima, Shoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 9832773Abstract: A system and method of scheduling communication in a wireless communication network are provided. A first access node can determine a scheduling scheme based on data addressed to wireless devices in communication with the first, second, and third access nodes. The data addressed to the wireless devices in communication with the first access node can be transmitted during a first subframe of the scheduling scheme where the first access node does not transmit data addressed to the wireless devices in communication with the first access node during a second subframe of the scheduling scheme. The second and third access nodes can be instructed to assign data addressed to wireless devices that do not meet a signal condition threshold to be transmitted during the first subframe and to assign data addressed to wireless devices that meet the signal condition threshold to be transmitted during the second subframe.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.Inventors: Yu Zhou, Chunmei Liu, Muhammad Ahsan Naim
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Patent number: 9830292Abstract: In one embodiment, a device having a link training state machine including a reconfiguration logic to perform a dynamic link reconfiguration of a physical link coupled between the device and a second device during a run-time in which the physical link does not enter a link down state, including transmission of a plurality of bandwidth change requests to the second device, each of the plurality of bandwidth change requests to request a bandwidth change from a first bandwidth to a second bandwidth. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Mahesh Wagh, Su Wei Lim
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Patent number: 9832707Abstract: Devices, networks, systems and methods for coordinating industrial control and monitoring communications on multi-path radio frequency transmission mesh networks include establishing path metrics allowing a respective comparison of a plurality of available communication paths between neighboring radios communicating in the mesh network. Replies to route requests may be delayed based on the path metrics of available paths for message transmission to ensure that the best available connection routes through the mesh network can be understood and utilized.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2013Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANYInventor: Harry John Courtice
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Patent number: 9807613Abstract: An information handling system includes a wireless adapter that communicates with a network policy engine at a service provider to provide feedback on a network access policy of the service provider, an application processor that executes instructions of a context aware radio resource management system that determines one or more optimal wireless link options for communicating with a recipient user via a wireless link from among communication link options available from the service provider.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Will A. Egner, Liam B. Quinn
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Patent number: 9801168Abstract: A wireless communication method in which a user equipment receives downlink signals from at least first and second cells, said downlink signals include respective reference signals transmitted from each of the cells; and a channel jointly transmitted by the cells; the user equipment utilizing a joint amplitude and/or phase reference derived from the respective reference signals to demodulate the jointly transmitted channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Timothy Moulsley, Zhaojun Li, Paul Bucknell, Chenxi Zhu
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Patent number: 9794738Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for verifying that a device is using its Wi-Fi circuitry in compliance with the regulations governing the location in which the device is located. Embodiments discussed herein can verify the location using location verification tools that evaluate locally ascertainable factors that contribute to a probability determination of the device's location. Locally ascertainable factors include information that be gleaned from the surroundings of the device. The surroundings or environment in which the device resides may provide clues as to whether the device is located in a particular regulatory domain.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Grant Michael Erickson, Hirofumi Honjo, David Sloo
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Patent number: 9794033Abstract: Opportunistic networking systems can utilize one or multiple bands/channels that are shared with other radio access technologies (RATs) (such as wireless local area networks (WLAN, such as Wi-Fi) and mmWave). An unconventional carrier type (UCT) can be defined to support opportunistic networking in licensed and/or unlicensed spectrum. For example, a primary base station can determine a secondary base station activated for use with user equipment (UE). The primary base station can schedule data to be sent to the UE via the secondary base station. The secondary base station can provide discovery information, reserve a wireless channel, transmit the data and/or release the channel (implicitly, explicitly, or by reservation).Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATIONInventors: Jong-Kae Fwu, Geng Wu, Shafi Bashar, Hwan-Joon Kwon
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Patent number: 9787595Abstract: Embodiments of an Evolved Node-B (eNB) to support packet-switched (PS) services according to EPS bearers are disclosed herein. The eNB may receive an EPS bearer setup message from an MME for an establishment of an EPS bearer for a PS service between a User Equipment (UE) and a PGW. The EPS bearer setup message may include an attention indicator for the PS service that indicates whether traffic for the PS service is attended or unattended at the UE. The eNB may further transmit traffic packets to and receive traffic packets from the UE 102 as part of the PS service. In addition, the eNB may use the attention indicator as part of congestion control in the network.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Intel IP CorporationInventors: Candy Yiu, Ana Lucia Pinheiro, Marta Martinez Tarradell
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Patent number: 9787601Abstract: A method intended to aid in the reservation of resources within a packet-switched communication network (CR) comprising a number N of relaying nodes (S1-S4). This method consists i), in determining for some at least of the N nodes (S1-S4) at least one resource reservation plan Pik defined by a plan identifier associated with a stream identifier and at least two ports, and ii) in memorizing for each of the N nodes (S1-S4) the various plans Pik relating to them.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Thomson LicensingInventors: Gael Mace, Jean Le Roux, Claude Chapel