Patents Examined by Joshua L Schwartz
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Patent number: 11611951Abstract: Facilitating device contexts, operational modes, and policy driven enhancements for paging in advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a network device can comprise analyzing a group of contextual data for a user equipment device, and mobility management behaviors historically implemented for the user equipment device and based on an indication that a page request is scheduled to be sent to the user equipment device. The operations can also comprise configuring a paging message for the user equipment device based on the contextual data and the mobility management behaviors. Further, the operations can comprise sending the paging message to the user equipment device.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Rajendra Prasad Kodaypak, Ryan Redfern, Jiansong Wang
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Patent number: 11601992Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first wireless communication circuit that provides a first radio access technology (RAT) associated with a long term evolution (LTE), a second wireless communication circuit that provides a second RAT associated with a new radio (NR), a subscriber identification module, a communication processor, and a memory. The electronic device obtains access technology identifier (ATI) information associated with one public land mobile network (PLMN) from the subscriber identification module and performs frequency scanning by using the first wireless communication circuit, when the ATI information indicates a next generation radio access network (NG-RAN) associated with the first RAT.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Soomin Lee, Junsuk Kim, Jihwan Kim, Kyunghoon Lee, Chungwan Hong, Hyejeong Kim, Sangho Lee
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Patent number: 11595786Abstract: An early alert and location intelligence geographic information system (GIS) includes a plurality of Internet of Thing (IoT) devices and a GIS system. The GIS system tracks locations and movements of the IoT devices and is activated when an IoT device signals detection of a threat or an urgent medical need. Based on locations and escalating state changes of the IoT devices, alerts are provided to the IoT devices, and the threat location, a danger zone and a buffer zone are calculated and displayed on a mobile software application. Based on device proximity to the threat location, the GIS system communicates escape directions and shelter guidance to the mobile software applications of those affected. Smart alert escalations are provided as needed to security, law enforcement and medical personnel.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Armor at HandInventor: Chad A Ahrens
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Patent number: 11595942Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for coordinating communication and avoiding and/or mitigating collisions for multi-subscriber identity module devices in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may coordinate communication associated with different subscriber identity modules and/or may mitigate collisions between communications associated with different subscriber identity modules. A network may provide information to improve coordination and/or mitigate collisions. A network may adjust paging schedules and/or provision of alert messages to improve coordination.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Murtaza Shikari, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Vijay Venkataraman, Yaoqi Yan, Yuqin Chen, Zhiwei Wang
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Patent number: 11596007Abstract: A social distance determination system includes a first electronic device. The first electronic device is configured to establish a first communication link with a wireless base station, detect the first communication strength of the first communication link, generate a first conversion vector according to the first communication strength, and perform a similarity calculation on the first conversion vector and a second conversion vector to obtain a similarity result.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: WISTRON CORP.Inventor: Yi-Hsi Huang
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Patent number: 11596017Abstract: During operation, a radio node may provide, at a transmit time during a first time interval, a first instance of a keep-alive message to a computer. Then, the radio node may receive, at a receive time prior to a first instance of a transmit expire time, an instance of a keep-alive response from the computer, where the instance of the keep-alive response authorizes the radio node to transmit in a granted portion of the spectrum until a second instance of the transmit expire time has elapsed. Moreover, the radio node may determine, based at least in part on the receive time and the first instance of the transmit expire time, an updated transmit time. Next, the radio node may provide, at the updated transmit time, which is prior to the second instance of the transmit expire time, a second instance of the keep-alive message addressed to the computer.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Awaiz Khan, Ravi Sharma
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Patent number: 11588593Abstract: Embodiments relate to a method and device for transmitting and receiving sidelink HARQ feedback information. An embodiment relates to a method of receiving, by user equipment, a positioning reference signal (PRS). The user equipment receives configuration information regarding a PRS resource, which is used in reception of a PRS, from a base station, configures the PRS resource for the user equipment in accordance with the configuration information, and receives the PRS from the base station via the PRS resource.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)Inventors: Sun Woo Kim, Yong Min Song
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Patent number: 11582620Abstract: The present disclosure relates to radio network communication. In one of its aspects, the disclosure presented herein concerns a method for retrieving configuration information from a target Base Station (BS) in an E-UTRA New Radio-Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) wireless communication system. The method is performed by a source en-gNB. According to the method, a request message requesting configuration information from the target BS is transmitted to a first proxy evolved Node B (eNB). The request message comprises identifiers identifying the source en-gNB and the target BS, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Daniel Henriksson, Tobias Ahlström, Erik Eriksson, Peter Werner
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Patent number: 11576012Abstract: An irrigation system includes a network hub and a plurality of remote terminal units configured for wireless communication with the network hub. The remote terminal units are connected to a device for irrigation control or sensing, such as a valve for a sprinkler. The network hub is configured to transmit a wireless broadcast to the remote terminal units, in which the wireless broadcast includes a plurality of individual packets transmitted in succession, each of the plurality of individual packets including a network identifier associated with the network hub, a time remaining in a broadcast period of time, and an assignment map indicative of an assigned state for each of the plurality of remote terminal units.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Nelson Irrigation CorporationInventors: Travis Griggs, Mark Bauman
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Patent number: 11564106Abstract: Improved techniques are provided for managing and optimizing network resources and spectrum access in a Self-Organizing Network (SON). A Spectrum Access System (SAS) collects network-related information from a plurality of network sources, such as base stations and user equipments (UEs), to perform optimization and organization across different networks, network operators, and network technologies. In some embodiments, the SAS may use the network information and a Radio Environment Map to optimize TDD synchronization in the SON. In other embodiments, the SAS may use the network information to populate a global Neighbor Relation Table. The SAS also may use the network information to optimize one or more network parameters, such as Physical Cell Identities or Root Sequence Indexes, antenna parameters, transmit power levels, handover thresholds, channel assignments, and so on, for use in the SON.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: FEDERATED WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: Samuel Jay MacMullan, Deepak Das, Osama Tarraf, Pirouz Zarrinkhat
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Patent number: 11564108Abstract: Improved techniques are provided for managing and optimizing network resources and spectrum access in a Self-Organizing Network (SON). A Spectrum Access System (SAS) collects network-related information from a plurality of network sources, such as base stations and user equipments (UEs), to perform optimization and organization across different networks, network operators, and network technologies. In some embodiments, the SAS may use the network information and a Radio Environment Map to optimize TDD synchronization in the SON. In other embodiments, the SAS may use the network information to populate a global Neighbor Relation Table. The SAS also may use the network information to optimize one or more network parameters, such as Physical Cell Identities or Root Sequence Indexes, antenna parameters, transmit power levels, handover thresholds, channel assignments, and so on, for use in the SON.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: FEDERATED WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: Samuel Jay MacMullan, Deepak Das, Osama Tarraf, Pirouz Zarrinkhat
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Patent number: 11562471Abstract: Arrangement for acquiring images for producing a head related transfer function filter is disclosed. In the arrangement the camera of a mobile phone or similar portable device is adjusted for the imaging. All acquired images are analyzed and only suitable images are sent further for producing the head related transfer filter. The arrangement is further configured to provide instructions to the user so that the whole head and other relevant body parts are sufficiently covered.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Antti J. Vanne, Tomi A. Huttunen, Jukka O. Antikainen
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Patent number: 11564107Abstract: Improved techniques are provided for managing and optimizing network resources and spectrum access in a Self-Organizing Network (SON). A Spectrum Access System (SAS) collects network-related information from a plurality of network sources, such as base stations and user equipments (UEs), to perform optimization and organization across different networks, network operators, and network technologies. In some embodiments, the SAS may use the network information and a Radio Environment Map to optimize TDD synchronization in the SON. In other embodiments, the SAS may use the network information to populate a global Neighbor Relation Table. The SAS also may use the network information to optimize one or more network parameters, such as Physical Cell Identities or Root Sequence Indexes, antenna parameters, transmit power levels, handover thresholds, channel assignments, and so on, for use in the SON.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: FEDERATED WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: Samuel Jay MacMullan, Deepak Das, Osama Tarraf, Pirouz Zarrinkhat
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Patent number: 11558872Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an apparatus of a user equipment (UE) may determine a set of inputs to a neural network configured to predict radio frequency channel conditions or a user context associated with the UE. In some aspects, the set of inputs includes historical data related to a wireless environment, a communication pattern, or a behavior pattern associated with the UE. The apparatus of the UE may determine, using the neural network and based at least in part on the set of inputs, an optimal number of aggregated carriers to maximize one or more of a power parameter or a performance parameter. The apparatus of the UE may communicate using the optimal number of aggregated carriers. Numerous other aspects are described.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Sharad Shahi, Madhup Chandra, Tom Chin
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Patent number: 11540085Abstract: A method of determining a position of a mobile telecommunication device (10) which transmits a signal (S) to base stations (1, 2, 3, . . . ) connected by a data link (8) comprises the steps of: correlating the received signal (S) and a reference signal (S?) so as to produce a correlation for each base station, detecting a maximum in each correlation, which maximum is indicative of a time of arrival of the signal (S) at the respective base station, and using the respective times of arrival and the distances (D1, D2, . . . ) derived therefrom to derive a location of the mobile telecommunication device. The method uses receivers (21, 22, . . . ) coupled to a data network (7), each receiver (21, 22, . . . ) deriving the reference signal (S?) from the received signal (S). Each base station may select, if it receives multiple reference signals, the reference signal (S?) having the highest quality.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: K.Mizra LLCInventors: Martin Van Rijn, Franciscus Hendrikus Elferink
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Patent number: 11539827Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to detect the presence of a wireless network access point usable for vehicular communication. The processor is also configured to connect to the wireless access point and report connection information relating to the connected wireless access point to an entity capable of establishing direct cellular connection with a vehicle, identifying the connected wireless access point as an alternative communication method if cellular communication is unavailable.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Oliver Lei, Allen R. Murray
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Patent number: 11533624Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method performed by a network access node to thwart unauthorized activity on a network such as a 5G wireless network. For example, the method can include employing contextual information to determine risk to the 5G wireless network. A network access node can detect that a wireless device seeks to perform unauthorized activity, and then implements security measures such that the unauthorized activity is thwarted at the network access node.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Venson Shaw, Sunil Lingayat, Gaviphat Lekutai
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Patent number: 11496629Abstract: A spectrum access system (SAS) grants one or more channels of a shared spectrum to a base station, e.g., in response to receiving a registration request from the base station. The SAS increments a usage of a connection between the base station and the SAS in response to the SAS receiving information indicating that the base station has an active connection with the apparatus during a service time interval. The processor does not increment the usage if the base station does not have an active connection with the apparatus during the service time interval. In some cases, the active connection is indicated by heartbeat messages exchanged between the base station and the SAS. A customer associated with the base station is charged a cost based on the usage determined by the SAS.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Mohammad Riaz Khawer, Milind M. Buddhikot
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Patent number: 11491011Abstract: A method of using a computer processor for grouping prosthetic valve leaflets of an aggregate of prosthetic valve leaflets is provided. For each leaflet of the aggregate, in response to an image parameter of the leaflet, a leaflet-flexibility value is derived. At least some of the leaflets of the aggregate are designated into leaflet groups, based on similarity between the respective leaflet-flexibility value of each leaflet of the aggregate. For each of the designated leaflet groups, the flexibility value of each leaflet in the designated leaflet group is within the intra-group tolerance with respect to the leaflet-flexibility value of each other leaflet in the designated leaflet group. An indication of the designated leaflet groups is outputted. Other embodiments are also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: CARDIOVALVE LTD.Inventors: Yonatan Kislev, Or Cohen, Meni Iamberger
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Patent number: 11489575Abstract: A Channel Status Information (CSI) transmission method and apparatus of a terminal are provided for use in a wireless communication system. In the wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the terminal transmits the CSIs of component carriers without conflict of their transmission time points, resulting in an improvement of system performance. In a case where the transmission time points are determined to overlap unavoidably, the terminal transmits the CSI as compressed.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young Bum Kim, Joon Young Cho, Ju Ho Lee, Jin-Kyu Han, Hyoung Ju Ji