Patents Examined by John J Lee
  • Patent number: 11259150
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for performing direct communication with at least one other user equipment are provided. The method and apparatus comprises upon generation of an event requiring the direct communication, transmitting a floor request, monitoring whether a response to the floor request is received from at least one adjacent UE, if a response to the floor request is not received until the floor request is transmitted a predetermined number of times at a predetermined interval, determining that a transmission right for the direct communication is granted, and if it is determined that the transmission right is granted, transmitting a signal to the at least one other UE by the direct communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventors: Yun-Sun Baek, Hyeon-Mok Ko, Sung-Jin Park
  • Patent number: 11257223
    Abstract: A system and method includes detecting motion in a space; capturing images of a scene in a direction of the motion within the space by peripheral image capturing devices and detecting a body of a person within the images of the scene; extracting an image of the body from the images of the scene; identifying a head of the body based on the extracted at least one image of the body and extracting an image of a head from the extracted the one image of the body; transmitting the one image of the body to a body tracking module; transmitting the extracted image of the head to a face detection module; in parallel, tracking the body within the space and performing by a facial recognition module facial recognition of the extracted image of the head of the body; and determining an identity of a user associated with the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Creavision Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Victor Mudretsov, Raimilson Carlos Medeiros, Dmitry Markuza, Sylvie Chih Wei Ong, Bin Zhou
  • Patent number: 11252675
    Abstract: Provided is a method for a terminal to transmit sidelink signals in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprising the steps of: determining transmission power of a sidelink packet in each of a plurality of carriers; and on the basis of the determined transmission power, transmitting the sidelink signals through one or more carriers of the plurality of the carriers, wherein the transmission power is determined on the basis of a priority of the sidelink packet scheduled for transmission on each of the plurality of carriers, a sum of the transmission power of the sidelink packet scheduled for transmission on each of the plurality of carriers, and maximum transmission power of the terminal. The UE is capable of communicating with at least one of another UE, a UE related to an autonomous driving vehicle, the BS or a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Uihyun Hong, Seungmin Lee, Hanbyul Seo
  • Patent number: 11252674
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for multi-antenna panel transmission power control are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Juha Karjalainen, Kyoungmin Park, Sami Hakola, Jorma Kaikkonen, Timo Koskela
  • Patent number: 11240761
    Abstract: A method for power control for uplink transmission is provided. In an embodiment, a method in a user equipment (UE) for reference signal (RS) relationship specific uplink (UL) transmission power control includes transmitting, by the UE, a first UL signal according to a first power control set including at least one of a first target power, a second target power, a DL reference signal (RS) for pathloss estimation, a pathloss compensation factor, and a transmit power command (TPC). The first power control set is determined according to a first RS relationship between one first RS and a first UL signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhengwei Gong, Amine Maaref, Kelvin Kar Kin Au, Mohammadhadi Baligh, Weimin Xiao
  • Patent number: 11240765
    Abstract: A method for modifying an electromagnetic field distribution of a node in a telecommunication network, comprising determining the presence of an entity within a region of interest, and regulating transmission power to the region of interest from the node by varying a spatio-temporal transmission profile of the node in response to determining the presence of the entity in the region for a period of time longer than a predetermined threshold value, wherein modifying the electromagnetic field distribution of the node comprises modifying an average electromagnetic field distribution of said node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Paolo Baracca, Adrian Garcia Rodriguez, Lorenzo Galati Giordano, Giovanni Geraci, David Lopez-Perez
  • Patent number: 11238583
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a stained image including the steps of obtaining a first image of a key sample section; and processing the first image with a stain learning engine arranged to generate at least one stained image, wherein the at least one stained image represents the key sample section stained with at least one stain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Condon Lau, Yixuan Yuan, Chi Shing Cho, Wah Cheuk, Wan San Victor Ma, Wing Lun Law
  • Patent number: 11234198
    Abstract: An SRS transmission method is provided, including: determining a quantity of ports corresponding to each of a plurality of SRS resources on a first time domain resource, where the plurality of SRS resources belong to a first SRS resource set; determining, based on the quantity of ports and transmit power corresponding, in a first time unit, to the first SRS resource set, transmit power of each port corresponding to each of the plurality of SRS resources, where a sum of transmit power of all ports corresponding to the plurality of SRS resources is less than or equal to transmit power corresponding to the first SRS resource set, and the first time unit includes the first time domain resource; and simultaneously transmitting, on the first time domain resource based on the transmit power of each port, SRSs carried in the plurality of SRS resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhengwei Gong, Yi Qin
  • Patent number: 11228988
    Abstract: A communication circuit includes a first transfer circuit that includes a first transmitter circuit, and a second transfer circuit that includes a second transmitter circuit that can transmit a signal simultaneously with the first transmitter circuit. The second transmitter circuit is configured to be placed in a transmission halt state when a difference between requested power and scheduled power is greater than a predetermined value, the requested power being requested transmission power, the scheduled power being transmission power to be transmitted based on the requested power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya Hitomi, Hidenori Obiya, Hirotsugu Mori
  • Patent number: 11228990
    Abstract: A wireless device transmits a first preamble via a first sub-band. The wireless device determines to perform a first preamble retransmission based on receiving no response to the first preamble. The wireless device selects, for the first preamble retransmission, a second sub-band. Based on the second sub-band being different from the first sub-band, the wireless device determines that a transmission power of the first preamble retransmission may be based on a same value of a power ramping counter used for transmitting the first preamble. The wireless device transmits, based on the transmission power, a second preamble for the first preamble retransmission via the second sub-band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
    Inventors: Hyoungsuk Jeon, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Bing Hui, Yunjung Yi, Hua Zhou, Kyungmin Park
  • Patent number: 11224021
    Abstract: Wireless communications may be used to support transmission power control. A message to schedule a transmission may be received without indicating a parameter for determining a power for the transmission. The transmission power may be determined based on a pathloss reference signal associated with a lowest index of a power control parameter set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Ali Cirik, Esmael Dinan, Yunjung Yi, Hua Zhou, Alireza Babaei, Youngwoo Kwak, Kyungmin Park
  • Patent number: 11212747
    Abstract: Base stations and wireless devices may use cross-slot scheduling for each of a plurality of cells. Base stations and wireless devices may communicate regarding the cross-slot scheduling, including for example, one or more indications associated with cross-slot scheduling for one or more cells. A wireless device may determine cross-slot scheduling for one or more transmissions associated with the one or more cells. The wireless device may save power by switching to a power saving mode for at least one cell during one or more slots, based on the cross-slot scheduling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Hua Zhou, Esmael Dinan, Yunjung Yi, Ali Cirik, Alireza Babaei, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Kyungmin Park, Kai Xu
  • Patent number: 11212756
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology, and a system therefor. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. Methods and apparatuses are provided in which a PHR configuration including a threshold and a prohibit timer are received from a base station. It is identified whether a PHR is triggered based on the PHR configuration. The PHR is transmitted to the base station in case that the PHR is triggered. The PHR includes a bit field indicating a power backoff that is applied based on power management in case that a P field is set to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jaehyuk Jang, Soenghun Kim
  • Patent number: 11212753
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for a wireless communication node configured for operation in accordance with a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure. The method comprises—for an upcoming transmission—performing channel sensing to determine an interference level experienced by the wireless communication node, determining a maximum transmission power level for the upcoming transmission responsive to the determined interference level, and selecting at least one of a coding rate and a modulation to be used for the upcoming transmission responsive to the determined maximum transmission power level. According to some embodiments, the method further comprises preparing a plurality of transmission packet variants before performing the channel sensing, wherein each transmission packet variant is associated with a respective transmission power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
    Inventor: Leif Wilhelmsson
  • Patent number: 11206617
    Abstract: A method for a terminal for transmitting a signal in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: receiving repeated transmission related information comprising the count N by which an uplink signal transmission is to be repeated from a base station; determining the transmission power of the uplink signal; and transmitting repeatedly the uplink signal N times by the determined transmission power on the basis of the repeated transmission related information, wherein the terminal can determine the transmission power of the uplink signal on the basis of the count N by which the transmission of the uplink signal is to be repeated. The terminal is capable of communicating with at least one of another terminal, a terminal related to an autonomous driving vehicle, a base station or a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunho Lee, Seungmin Lee, Kyuhwan Kwak, Yunjung Yi
  • Patent number: 11206616
    Abstract: An electronic device including a housing, at least one antenna disposed inside the housing or disposed on at least a part of the housing, a first transceiver configured to generate a first signal corresponding to a first communication network and transmit the first signal to the at least one antenna, a second transceiver configured to generate a second signal corresponding to a second communication network and transmit the second signal to the at least one antenna, a first coupler electrically connected between the at least one antenna and the first transceiver, a first communication processor operatively connected to the first transceiver, and a second communication processor operatively connected to the second transceiver, wherein the second communication processor is configured to control a transmission power of the second signal, at least partially based on a signal received via feedback by the first coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Namjun Cho, Jooseung Kim, Hyoseok Na
  • Patent number: 11200695
    Abstract: There is provided a system including one or a plurality of information processing apparatuses that individually or cooperatively realize functions including a first image acquisition function of acquiring a first image of an object, an angle information acquisition function of acquiring angle information indicating an angle of the object in the first image, a dictionary data generation function of generating dictionary data based on the first image and the angle information, a second image acquisition function of acquiring a second image of the object different from the first image; and an angle estimation function of estimating an angle of the object in the second image based on the second image and the dictionary data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Norio Nagatsuka, Takeshi Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 11196856
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing standardized mobile device distraction prevention and safety protocols are disclosed. In particular, an embodiment of a method for activating a distraction prevention or safety protocol behavior in a mobile device when the mobile device satisfies a specific condition is disclosed. The method includes discovering one or more protocol activators configured to transmit discovery information associated with a specific condition. The method further includes activating distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in the mobile device based at least in part on the discovery information. In an implementation, the specific condition may be a specified environment itself and or include an event when the mobile device enters a specified environment or a specified sequence of numbers is dialed from the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Cell Command, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Fischer, Hap Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11191032
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first antenna that transmits/receives a signal in a first frequency band, a second antenna that transmits/receives a signal in a second frequency band, a first wireless communication circuit connected with the first antenna, a second wireless communication circuit connected with the second antenna, at least one processor connected with the first and second wireless communication circuits, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that cause the processor to output a first signal with a first power to control the first wireless communication circuit to output the first signal through the first antenna, and output the first signal with a power, which is obtained by backing off from the first power as much as a first backoff value, to control the second wireless communication circuit to output a second signal through the second antenna while controlling the first wireless communication circuit to output the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woosik Cho, Kyungrok Lee, Hyeongjoo Oh, Minhwan Jeon, Daeyoung Jo, Kwan Heo, Wonhyung Heo
  • Patent number: 11184866
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to beam selection. An example method generally includes selecting, from a plurality of beams, a beam for uplink transmission during a particular time interval, the selecting being based on a transmission power and a radio frequency (RF) exposure for each of the plurality of beams and transmitting at least one uplink signal using the selected beam during the particular time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mingming Cai, Tienyow Liu, Raghu Narayan Challa, Jing Lin, Junsheng Han