Patents Examined by Ellen Kirillova
  • Patent number: 9930603
    Abstract: A cell site gateway comprises a first interface connected to a base station, a second interface connected to a packet network gateway, a forwarding layer, and a third interface connected to a control server. The forwarding layer transmits and receive packets. The control plane information comprises at least one first label value and at least one second label value. The control server exchanges the control plane information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Patent number: 9917774
    Abstract: Techniques are described that enable local caching of content data within metro transport networks for delivery to subscribers of ISPs that are connected to metro transport networks. Routers within the metro transport network, including an access router, ISP-facing provider edge routers and one or more caching routers, establish an EVPN within the metro transport network. The access router outputs, within the EVPN and to the caching routers, EVPN route advertisements that advertise network address reachability information of the subscriber devices on behalf of the ISPs. Responsive to subscriber content requests that have been redirected from the ISPs and based on the EVPN route advertisements from the access routers, the caching routers of the metro transport network forward, by the EVPN, content from the local content cache to the access routers for efficient delivery to the one or more of the subscribers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Disha M. Chopra, Sachin S. Natu
  • Patent number: 9913298
    Abstract: A disclosed example method to setup a Groupcast with Retries service for use with wireless communications involves receiving an association response at a wireless station from an access point. The association response is responsive to a General Link capability of the wireless station sent in an association request from the wireless station to the access point. The example method also involves confirming a General Link and the Groupcast with Retries service between the wireless station and the access point based on the association response indicating that the access point has successfully associated the wireless station with the access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventor: Ganesh Venkatesan
  • Patent number: 9907098
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided for identifying transitory WiFi users and providing a differential treatment of such users in terms of delaying associating steps between user stations (STAs) and an access point (AP). A transitory user refers to a user or user device that connects to a WiFi AP but does not run applications that require association or assigning IP addresses, such as short-term or temporary connected WiFi users that are on the move. In an embodiment, a STA connects to an AP. Upon the STA indicating its transitory behavior to the AP or the AP detecting criteria of transitory behavior of the STA, the STA obtains a delay time value from the AP. The STA then delays sending an association request to the AP, or alternatively, the AP delays handling the association request from the STA in accordance with the delay time value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: George Calcev, Hanan Ahmed, Bin Chen, Lin Cai
  • Patent number: 9877251
    Abstract: Access points and a wireless client device, such as a workgroup bridge, are configured to optimize a roaming algorithm of the client device for a high-speed vehicle scenario, such as a high-speed train. A static/dynamic neighbor list is generated and used to improve scanning efficiency. An improved parent access point selection procedure, metrics, and thresholds are provided to optimize client roaming along the vehicle's path, e.g., the train track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Stager, Tak Ming Pang, Evgeny Yankevich, Arnab Sengupta
  • Patent number: 9876705
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for updating a network including at least one optical circuit switch (OCS) to transition from an existing network topology to a new network topology. One or more intermediate topologies between the existing topology and the new topology are created. Creating the intermediate topologies includes selecting first links to be added to the existing topology without removing links, selecting additional links to be added to the existing topology upon removal of one or more existing links, and adding one or more of the selected first and additional links to the existing topology to create a first intermediate topology. It is determined whether any of the selected first and additional links are still to be added, and if no selected first and additional links are to be added, remaining links are removed. The transition from the existing topology to the first intermediate topology is then effected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Leon Poutievski, Amin Vahdat, Ashish Naik
  • Patent number: 9853803
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with auto-negotiating over a single pair PHY are described. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a physical layer (PHY) transceiver configured to communicate over a single twisted pair channel. The apparatus includes a setup logic configured to control the PHY transceiver to initiate an auto-negotiation sequence over the single twisted pair channel with a remote device upon detecting a transmission from the remote device on the single twisted pair channel. The auto-negotiation sequence includes an exchange of parameters with the remote device using a half-duplex mode to communicate on the single twisted pair channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventor: William Lo
  • Patent number: 9853719
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for wireless communication devices to discover each other and share information are described. Wireless communication devices transmit and receive messages to identify compatible wireless communication devices. The messages include indicators for a communication service and one or more user identification values. A scanning wireless communication device identifies a message from a broadcasting wireless communication device that satisfies a set of matching filter criteria and extracts user identification values from the message. The scanning wireless communication device compares the extracted user identification values to a local set of user identification values. When an extracted user identification value from the message matches a user identification value in the local set of user identification values, the scanning wireless communication device establishes a connection to the broadcasting wireless communication device according to the communication service indicated in the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marc J. Krochmal, Christopher J. Edmonds, Christopher C. Jensen, Augustin Prats
  • Patent number: 9854593
    Abstract: A method, computer program and apparatus operate when resuming data transmission/reception upon activation of a serving cell, or after a long in-device coexistence interference avoidance gap, to determine whether to report to a network access node an in-device coexistence interference indicator value and send the in-device coexistence interference indicator value to the network access node, The in-device coexistence interference indicator value is reported to the network access node for a certain period if any periodic channel quality indication resource is configured for the cell, or if an aperiodic channel quality indication for the cell is requested from the network access node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Inventors: Chunli Wu, Benoist P. Sebire
  • Patent number: 9825755
    Abstract: System, methods and apparatus are described that facilitate transmission of data, particularly between two devices within an electronic apparatus. A configurable clock tree includes a delay matrix that may be configured such that each the timing of clocks for each of a plurality of data lanes can be optimized for minimum skew. Selections between different versions of a base clock signal and different paths available to the selected version may provide a root clock used for transmitting data on a communications link. The versions of the one or more clock signals may include three versions of a first clock signal. Each version of the first clock signal may be subject to a different delay with respect to the clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Yaxin Shui
  • Patent number: 9794978
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for configuring resources at a device operating in a sleep mode of a wireless network. The device can use at least some of the resources for other purposes, such as scanning neighbor base stations, acquiring system parameters of the wireless network or other networks, etc., based in part on requirements of a current interval of the sleep mode. In an available interval, a serving base station may attempt to communicate with the device, and thus, the device can keep at least one receiver chain tuned to the serving base station while assigning other resources to communicate with other base stations. In an unavailable interval, the device can assign all resources for communicating with the other base stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Tom Chin, Guangming Shi, Kuo-Chun Lee, Steven D Cheng
  • Patent number: 9794217
    Abstract: A method of performing a packet domain event report by a mobile termination (MT) of a user equipment (UE) to a terminal equipment (TE) of the UE; and the UE therefore are discussed. The method according to one embodiment includes receiving, by the MT from the TE, a context activation request for a first packet data protocol (PDP) type; attempting, by the MT, a context activation with the first PDP type; receiving, by the MT from a network, a second PDP type assigned by the network for the context activation instead of the first PDP type; and sending, by the MT to the TE, an event message including a reason parameter indicating why the context activation request for the first PDP type is not granted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Lihsiang Sun
  • Patent number: 9787740
    Abstract: A digital device for streaming audio and/or video data has a signal processor configured to process blocks of samples of the audio and/or video data. The signal processor requires a block processing time to respectively process a block of samples. The digital device has an Audio Video Bridging interface configured to generate and transmit frames which include the processed blocks of samples as payload. The Audio Video Bridging interface is configured to set a transmit rate of the frames for at least one traffic class as a function of the block processing time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Robert Boatright
  • Patent number: 9775064
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of wireless communications, and more particularly to a buffer state reporting method, system, and device, so as to perform buffer state reporting regarding an inter-eNB aggregation scenario. A buffer state reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a user equipment, that aggregates resources of multiple network side devices, determining buffer state information; the user equipment reporting the buffer state information to at least one network side device participating in the aggregation, so as to realize buffer state reporting regarding the inter-eNB aggregation scenario, and enable multiple eNBs to obtain the buffer state information in the case of inter-eNB aggregation, thereby realizing resource scheduling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Yali Zhao
  • Patent number: 9756524
    Abstract: An intelligent system and a method in a packet network to utilize the radio network resource and the core network resource in an optimized way so that more high priority, critical devices are granted access to the network while throttling the low priority, non-critical devices with the same given resource. The system collects all the necessary information from the signaling exchange between the radio access network and the core network and takes the device subscription characteristics and statically or dynamically defined throttling behavior rules into consideration to choose the optimal behavior to handle the requests from devices at any given time including deciding to reject the requests for certain types of devices under certain network conditions while granting the requests for other types of devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Heeseon Lim, Nishi Kant
  • Patent number: 9706444
    Abstract: The present document discloses a method and system for enabling a Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) service in an Evolved Packet System (EPS). The method may include, after accessing an EPS network, the User Equipment (UE) triggering the CSFB service when it executes the Circuit Switching (CS) network service, and the UE transmitting a CS network service request carrying a CSFB indication to a Mobility Management Entity (MME). The method may also include, after receiving the CS network service request carrying the CSFB indication transmitted by the UE, the MME indicating an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunication System Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) to switch the UE to the CS network, and the E-UTRAN initiating the switching to switch the UE to the CS network through an MME and the Mobile Switching Center (MSC) with which the UE jointly registers when accessing the EPS network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventor: Quanjun Tao
  • Patent number: 9686710
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining policy information for traffic offload. The method may be performed by user equipment and comprise: receiving, through an Access Point (AP), HotSpot 2.0-related policy information including policy information related to a roaming consortium concluded between Access Point (AP) service providers; checking whether previously received 3GPP-based policy information or configuration information is present; and if there is a conflict, transmitting a policy information request message including the received HotSpot 2.0-related policy information, to a 3GPP-based network node in order to obtain 3GPP-based policy information into which the received HotSpot 2.0-related policy information has been reflected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyunsook Kim, Jaehyun Kim, Laeyoung Kim, Taehyeon Kim
  • Patent number: 9686750
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for adaptively adjusting temporal parameters such as e.g., wake-up times of digital tracking algorithms (such as timing, frequency and power control). In one exemplary embodiment, wake-up times for tracking loops are based on success/error metrics (e.g., Block Error Rate (BLER), Bit Error Rate (BER), Packet Error Rate (PER), Cyclic Redundancy Checks (CRC), etc.) of one or more previous discontinuous reception (DRX) cycles. In a second embodiment, wake-up times for tracking loops are based on residual frequency and timing errors, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zhu Ji, Jason Shi, Johnson Sebini, Navid Damji, Li Su
  • Patent number: 9665530
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and system for implementing a resilient network interface and interconnection. The method includes: aggregating one or multiple aggregation ports on one or multiple nodes into one DLAG; and implementing a distributed resilient network interface by the DLAG. Through the disclosure, the problem that the existing ring network and other protection technologies cannot ensure normal transmission of traffic in an arbitrary network is solved, thereby effectively ensuring normal operation of a service in the network and improving the reliability of the network interface and the utilization rate of the link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting Ao, Jinghai Yu, Yuehua Wei
  • Patent number: 9660760
    Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of communicating a wireless transmission according to a Physical Layer scheme. For example, a wireless station may be configured to generate a frame including a header and a data portion, the header including a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) value of an Orthogonal Frequency Divisional Multiplexing (OFDM) Physical layer (PHY) scheme or a Low Power Single Carrier (LPSC) PHY scheme; modulate and encode the header according to a Single Carrier (SC) PHY scheme; modulate and encode the data portion according to the OFDM PHY scheme or the LPSC PHY scheme; and process transmission of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Assaf Kasher, Carlos Cordeiro