Patents Examined by Jing Gao
  • Patent number: 10735949
    Abstract: A system for updating a preferred nodes list for a wireless device in a wireless network includes a server in communication with a plurality of nodes each configured to deploy a radio air interface to provide wireless services to wireless devices. The server includes a processor configured to instruct, in response to a trigger, a first node to send a message to a wireless device connected to the first node. The message instructs the wireless device to contact the server for an updated preferred nodes list. The processor receives a request for the updated preferred nodes list from the wireless device, and provides the updated preferred nodes list to the wireless device. The updated preferred nodes list enables the wireless device to change from connecting to the first node included in the preferred nodes list to connecting to a second node included in the updated preferred nodes list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Raymond Emilio Reeves, Dwight Inman
  • Patent number: 10728372
    Abstract: A holder for holding a mobile electronic device to an object, the holder having two first openings, a first communication path, two second openings, and a second communication path. The two first openings form a first set of openings. The first communication path connects the first openings so a securing device can be fed into one of the first openings and out of the other of the first openings. The two second openings form a second set of openings. The second communication path connects the second openings so that the securing device can be fed into one of the second openings and out of the other of the second openings. The first openings are spaced apart from the second openings so the securing device can be secured to the holder at the first and second sets of openings, and additionally wrapped around the object to secure the holder thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsonite IP Holdings S.àr.l.
    Inventors: Bryan Lee Hynecek, Mia Hutchinson, Joyce Kung, Colin Reed, Minna Chong, Darrick Del Moral, Sean Ng Pack, Lizzie Wright
  • Patent number: 10674117
    Abstract: A method and system for enhancement of video systems using wireless device proximity detection. The enhanced video system consists of one or more video capture devices along with one or more sensors detecting the presence of devices with some form of wireless communications enabled. The proximity of a device communicating wirelessly is sensed and cross referenced with received video image information. Through time, movement of wirelessly communicating mobile devices through a venue or set of venues can be deduced and additionally cross referenced to and augmented over image data from the set of video capture devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: INPIXON CANADA, INC.
    Inventors: James Francis Hallett, Kirk Arnold Moir
  • Patent number: 10673128
    Abstract: A portable cellular site includes a modular shelter having pre-configured equipment to communicate with a telecommunication facility, wherein the shelter has the approximate dimensions of a standard International Organization for Standardization (ISO) freight container; a door to enter the shelter; a computer rack to receive computer equipment; a radio unit rack to receive wireless communication equipment; and air conditioning machine to cool the shelter interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Maverick Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Eddy Dominguez
  • Patent number: 10658732
    Abstract: There is disclosed a mobile terminal including a display unit; a metal bracket comprising a middle frame provided in a rear surface of the display unit; and a side frame partially distant from the middle frame and configured to define a lateral surface; a main board loaded in a rear surface of the bracket; a rear case configured to cover the main board and define an external appearance of a rear surface; and a first conductive pattern formed in an inner surface of the rear case, wherein the main board comprises a first feeding portion connected with the side frame; a second feeding portion connected with the first conductive pattern; and a first grounding portion connected with the side frame and the first conductive pattern and located between the first feeding portion and the second feeding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Duckyun Kim, Yunmo Kang, Byungwoon Jung
  • Patent number: 10638254
    Abstract: Example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate and/or support one or more operations and/or techniques for handling an early position fix for LPP-type positioning sessions, such as for use in or with mobile communication devices, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Amit Jain, Govind Ram Venkat Narayan, Santosh Munirathna
  • Patent number: 10609648
    Abstract: A method of controlling a wireless communication device used in a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes (1) monitoring strength of signals received via a plurality of receivers and power consumption of signal amplifiers included in the plurality of receivers, (2) determining a level of a localization service based on a location of the vehicle. The method further comprises (3) adjusting operation of at least one of the plurality of receivers according to the level of the localization service and a level of available power in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joon Young Kim, Ju Won Kim
  • Patent number: 10594414
    Abstract: An electron device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication system. The electron device includes one or more processing circuits configured to execute: determining positioning measurement assistant data for a user device, the assistant data including configuration information of an enhanced Discovery Reference Signal (eDRS) sent from at least one sleeping small cell base station; executing positioning measurement on the eDRS sent from at least one sleeping small cell base station on the basis of the assistant data; and generating positioning information on the basis of the result of positioning measurement on the eDRS sent from at least one sleeping small cell base station, so as to position the user device, the eDRS having greater transmitting power than a Discovery Reference Signal DRS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Mingyang Li, Yang Liu, Xi Ke, Yi Zhang, Xinchen Lv
  • Patent number: 10567052
    Abstract: Using High-beam and low-beam transmission signals that have different antenna tilts, different beam-widths, and different polarizations than one another may provide performance advantages in wireless networks. The high-beam transmission signal and the low-beam transmission signal may have orthogonal polarizations. For example, the high-beam transmission signal and the low-beam transmission signal may be linearly polarized signals having different electromagnetic field (E-field) polarization angles with respect to the y-axis, e.g., +/?forty-five degrees with respect to a vertically polarized wave. As another example, the high-beam transmission signal may be a vertically polarized signal, and the low-beam transmission signal may be a horizontally polarized signal, or vice-versa. In addition to having orthogonal polarizations, the low-beam transmission signal may have a greater antenna beam down-tilt angle, and a wider beam-width than the high-beam transmission signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Piazzi, Renjian Zhao, Zhengxiang Ma, Stefan Feuchtinger
  • Patent number: 10539677
    Abstract: A method includes: obtaining an azimuth and a signal parameter value of each preset satellite of M preset satellites when a mobile terminal is at a first location. The M preset satellites are sorted according to the values of their azimuths and N satellite combinations are obtained from those satellites that are consecutively arranged and have signal parameter values less than preset values. In response to determining that a ratio of the quantity of the preset satellites in the first satellite combination to M is less than a first threshold, the positioning mode of the mobile terminal is set to an outdoor positioning mode. In response to determining that a ratio of the quantity of the preset satellites in the first satellite combination to M is greater than a second threshold, the positioning mode is set to an indoor positioning mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chenxi Lu, Shuiping Long
  • Patent number: 10541760
    Abstract: A radio communication apparatus configured to perform frequency conversion on a first transmission signal modulated at a frequency in a specific frequency band into a second transmission signal having a frequency in a transmission frequency band, in which the apparatus includes: a circuit configured to generate a first calibration signal having a frequency higher than a highest frequency in the specific frequency band, and a second calibration signal having a frequency lower than a lowest frequency of the specific frequency band; a circuit configured to add the first and second calibration signals to the first transmission signal; a circuit configured to estimate a phase at a center frequency in the specific frequency band of the first transmission signal, and output a phase correction coefficient corresponding to the estimated phase; and a circuit configured to correct the phase of the first transmission signal, based on the phase correction coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Akihiko Komatsuzaki, Shinichiro Kobayashi, Ryo Koizumi, Toshiyuki Takada, Yumihiko Annaka, Hiroshi Yasui
  • Patent number: 10542466
    Abstract: A method of providing a wireless communication link to a mobile communication device. The method comprises providing a first wireless communication link by a first WiFi access point (AP) to the mobile device, where the first AP broadcasts a first SSID, establishing a communication session between the mobile device and a destination communication device via the first wireless communication link, determining locations of the mobile device by a server, and, based on a change of the locations of the mobile device, sending a WiFi handoff command by the server to a second WiFi AP, where the WiFi handoff command comprises authentication credentials of the mobile device. The method further comprises providing a second wireless communication link based on the authentication credentials by a second AP to the mobile device, where the second AP broadcasts the first SSID and the communication session is continued over the second wireless communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Dhananjay Indurkar, Mark D. Peden
  • Patent number: 10527446
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for determining a final location associated with a service requester. The method includes obtaining, by at least one computer server of an online transportation service platform, an initial location associated with a service requester; comparing, by the at least one computer server, the initial location with a plurality of candidate locations in a database to generate at least one match result; and determining, by the at least one computer server, a final location based on the at least one match result, wherein the final location is associated with the initial location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING DIDI INFINITY TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lingyu Zhang, Chong Shen, Zexiang Huang, Shengwei Li, Chao Guo
  • Patent number: 10506099
    Abstract: There is provided a method for processing communications in a telephony network. The method includes configuring a first telephony identifier for communication with a first user and a second user, and a second telephony identity for communication with the second user, each of the telephony identifiers being configured for use as different destination addresses in different SMS messages sent to the second user. The method includes processing at least one SMS message in SMS processing equipment in the network, and during this processing, performing identity management, in relation to the use of the first and second telephony identifiers for the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Metaswitch Networks Ltd.
    Inventor: Duncan Archer
  • Patent number: 10499212
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying subscribers and/or content creators to each other while attending a real-world/live event. The real-world/live event may be in furtherance of content creation or in furtherance of providing preferential access to subscribers. Identification in the case of subscribers can be based upon subscribership information, commonality of one or more aspects of the subscribers and/or the content creators. For example, a subscriber may be identified with a level of prominence commensurate with the level at which he/she subscribers to a content creator to. Notifications and/or recommendations may be presented in an augmented reality experience along with augmented reality identifications of subscribers and/or content creators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Patreon, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Wood
  • Patent number: 10492078
    Abstract: Systems and methods network broker to facilitate use of and compatibility with shared access systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Arturo Maria
  • Patent number: 10459064
    Abstract: A system for determining the location of a mobile receiver unit includes static transmitter units, each including a respective clock which it uses to transmit a positioning signal according to a respective transmission schedule. The mobile receiver unit receives a positioning signal from any of the static transmitter units. A first processing means uses information relating to the received positioning signal to determine the location of the mobile receiver unit. A second processing means uses information relating to a respective drift and/or offset of each of the clocks of the static transmitter units to generate transmission schedules for the static transmitter units. Each transmission schedule instructs a respective static transmitter unit to transmit a positioning signal at one or more scheduled times according to the clock of the static transmitter unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Sonitor Technologies AS
    Inventors: Oystein Olsen, Wilfred Booij
  • Patent number: 10448301
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a demand for real-time services to a first mobile device, by way of a base station of an LTE system. In response, utilization of a first wireless channel of a first radio of the base station is evaluated. The first radio supports a first wireless service that includes the real-time service and a non-real-time service to a second mobile device within the same cellular region. A handover of the second mobile device to a second radio of the base station is facilitated in response to the utilization. The second radio is configured to support a second wireless service that excludes the real-time service within the same cellular region. Responsive to the handover, the second radio supports the non-real-time service over the second wireless channel to the second mobile device within the cellular region. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: John McCann
  • Patent number: 10433108
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can identify relevant locations using location data gathered by and/or entered into the device. In some implementations, the device can proactively request offline map data for the relevant locations. A server can identify offline map data responsive to the request and send at least a portion thereof to the device in response. In some implementations, the device can suggest downloading offline map data for the relevant locations to a user before requesting the data. The user may be able to edit the location and/or search for other locations to download. The device may provide features for managing downloaded offline map content automatically and/or in response to user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew B. Ball, Brian J. Andrich, Jonathan Paul McCabe, Julie M. Fortuna, Joseph A. Dean
  • Patent number: 10417514
    Abstract: A method including generating position information and time information of a handwriting inputted on a device; generating pixel values of an image capturing the handwriting; generating an image file for facilitating a sequential reproduction of the handwriting by storing the position information and the time information of the handwriting in a first field of the image file and storing the pixel values in a second field of the image file; and transmitting the generated image file to another device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Do-Hyeon Kim, Mu-Sik Kwon, Sang-Wook Oh, Seong-Taek Hwang