Patents Examined by Joshua Smith
  • Patent number: 11297674
    Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) apparatus to reduce power consumption in response to an outcome of a signal reception. The outcome can indicate whether or not the UE needs to be active at a next discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle. The signal can also provide configurations of parameters for transmissions or receptions during the next DRX cycle and be used by the UE for measurements and to obtain channel state information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chao He, Aris Papasakellariou
  • Patent number: 11284314
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including receiving, from a first network, a first node identifier associated with a second network, transmitting the first node identifier to a small cell node, receiving a handover initiation signal from the first network responsive to a request for a handover, from a macro cell node of the second network to the small cell node of the first network, of a communication session associated with a first wireless communication link to a communication device, where the request is triggered at the second network responsive to identification of the first node identifier in a first wireless signal from the communication device, and where the first node identifier is obtained by the communication device via a second wireless signal from the small cell node, and facilitating a second wireless communication link to the communication device via the small cell node to complete the handover. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Venson Shaw, Sangar Dowlatkhah
  • Patent number: 11252572
    Abstract: A method is provided for registration of a device as a Network Application Function, NAF, in a Generic Bootstrapping Architecture, GBA. The device performs a GBA bootstrap operation with a Bootstrapping Server Function, BSF, and sends to a NAF registration function a request to register as a NAF. The device receives NAF registration information from the NAF registration function, and performs a NAF registration with the BSF. The NAF registration function receives from the device a request to register as a NAF, confirms that that the device is authorised to act as a NAF, and transmits the NAF registration information to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Patrik Salmela, Joona Kannisto, Mohit Sethi, Kristian Slavov
  • Patent number: 11239932
    Abstract: Techniques for emulating a time division multiplexed (TDM) circuit using a packet switched network are described. First and second packet nodes are installed in a communication network. The first TDM node and second TDM node form a first span in the TDM circuit. First and second fiber connections are disconnected from the first and second TDM nodes, and connected to the first and second packet nodes. A portion of TDM data transmission across the first span is emulated using a packet connection formed by the first packet node and the second packet node. The TDM data transmission includes transport overhead data, and the packet connection emulates the transport overhead data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raghunandan Annavajjala, Anand B. Agarwal, Onkar R. Deshpande, Christian Schmutzer
  • Patent number: 11233725
    Abstract: A network device (e.g., an evolved Node B (eNB), user equipment (UE) or the like) can operate to reduce an interruption time during a fallback operation resulting from a communication link blockage condition (e.g., a human blockage or other natural/physical wireless blockage). The network device includes a network convergence protocol (NCP) layer that enables communication between other network devices of different radio access technologies (RATs) in a heterogeneous network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yujian Zhang, Mo-Han Fong, Candy Yiu, Wey-Yi W. Guy, Umesh Phuyal, Youn Hyoung Heo
  • Patent number: 11206550
    Abstract: A method for identifying a client device in a network, and a first radio in the network that is coupled with the client device is provided. The method includes determining one or more sequences of roaming events for multiple client devices in the network, evaluating a performance metric for a roaming event and evaluating an interaction between the client device and one or more radios involved in the roaming events for the plurality of client devices. The method also includes selecting a second radio in the network based at least in part on (1) the one or more sequences of roaming events, (2) the performance metric, and (3) the interaction between the client device and the one or more radios, and recommending switching the client device from the first radio to the second radio. A system and a predictive tool to perform the above method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Jose Tellado, Bernd Bandemer, Sachin N. Ganu, Sai Pradeep Venkatraman
  • Patent number: 11194754
    Abstract: PCI Express is a Bus or I/O interconnect standard for use inside the computer or embedded system enabling faster data transfers to and from peripheral devices. The standard is still evolving but has achieved a degree of stability such that other applications can be implemented using PCIE as basis. A PCIE based interconnect scheme to enable switching and inter-connection between multiple PCIE enabled systems each having its own PCIE root complex, such that the scalability of PCIE architecture can be applied to enable data transport between connected systems to form a cluster of systems, is proposed. These connected systems can be any computing, control, storage or embedded system. The scalability of the interconnect will allow the cluster to grow the bandwidth between the systems as they become necessary without changing to a different connection architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventor: Mammen Thomas
  • Patent number: 11191066
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method for transmitting data, a terminal device and a network device, the method includes: receiving, by the terminal device, a control channel carrying resource indication information on a first time domain unit; if the value on the second bit field belongs to a first value set, determining, by the terminal device, that the at least one time domain symbol refers to all time domain symbols in a first symbol set; if the value on the second bit field belongs to a second value set, determining, by the terminal device, that the at least one time domain symbol refers to a time domain symbol in a second symbol set corresponding to the value on the second bit field; and transmitting, by the terminal device, the data channel on the at least one time domain symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Hai Tang
  • Patent number: 11172389
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for measurement gap configuration in communication systems are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Candy Yiu, Wenting Chang, Yuan Zhu, Yujian Zhang, Yushu Zhang, Yang Tang, Rui Huang
  • Patent number: 11139931
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for flexible transmissions on one or more frequency division duplexing resources. In some aspects, a subset of resources originally allocated for transmissions in a frequency division duplex (FDD) mode of operation associated with a first base station is identified for reallocation, and the identified subset of resources is reallocated to transmissions in a time division duplex (TDD) mode of operation, for example, associated with a second base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Chao Wei, Peter Gaal, Wanshi Chen, Hao Xu, Jilei Hou, Neng Wang
  • Patent number: 11121791
    Abstract: A method for monitoring data exchange over a network of the H link type implementing a technology of the TDMA type includes transmitting a monitoring agent from a remote server to a communication server, installing the monitoring agent on the communication server, launching the monitoring agent on the communication server, the monitoring agent implementing an interface for receiving and for transmitting data designed and arranged to receive the data received by the communication server and transmit the data received by the monitoring agent to the remote server, transmitting the data received by the monitoring agent to the remote server, the transmission of the data received being carried out by the monitoring agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: BULL SAS
    Inventors: Alexandre Roman, Michel Cartier, Dominique Foison
  • Patent number: 11109425
    Abstract: A lighting control system that includes a first transceiver in a controller device for IEEE 802 connection to a routed mesh network that connects the control device to a luminaire. The routed mesh network is based on an IEEE 802 standard and includes a first WiFi connection of the controller device to a router, a second WiFi connection of the router to a gateway, and a gateway connection from the gateway to the luminaire. The lighting control system further includes a second transceiver based on Bluetooth radio frequency standard, the second network including a first Bluetooth connection between the controller device and the luminaire, and a second network connection between the controller device and the gateway. The lighting control system further includes a data exchange application run from the controller device for sharing address information for the gateway and the luminaires between the first and second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: LEDVANCE LLC
    Inventors: Shiyong Zhang, Aaron Ganick
  • Patent number: 11109360
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for frequency hopping in the unlicensed band are described. A NB-IoT UE receives a MIB from a RAN. The MIB includes a DL/UL configuration for communication with the RAN. Frequency hopping information is preconfigured in the UE. The MIB is received in an anchor segment of a fixed NB anchor channel in the unlicensed band. The frequency hopping sequence is determined based on timing information carried in a PBCH on the anchor channel. Data is communicated between the NB-IoT UE and the RAN in data segments on the data channels in accordance with the frequency hopping sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wenting Chang, Huaning Niu, Salvatore Talarico, Rongrong Sun
  • Patent number: 11096140
    Abstract: A system, devices, and methods include a player network hub and relay network hubs. The player network hub is configured to form a body area network with peripheral devices by communicating wirelessly according to a first wireless protocol and transmit location information according to a second wireless protocol different than the first wireless protocol. The relay network hubs are configured to form a wide area network with the player network hub and a master network hub by communicating, at least in part, according to the second wireless protocol, wherein the relay network hubs are configured to receive the location information from the player network hub and wherein at least one of the relay network hubs or the master network hub are configured to determine a location of the player network hub based on the location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Andon, Brian Kash, Ryan Palmer, Holli Pheil
  • Patent number: 11083012
    Abstract: There is provided a method comprising determining, at a first access point, whether a carrier from a plurality of carriers is a primary listen-before-talk carrier or a secondary listen-before-talk carrier and providing information using the carrier, said information comprising an indication of whether the respective carrier is a primary listen-before-talk carrier or a secondary listen-before-talk carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Michal Cierny, Klaus Hugl, Timo Erkki Lunttila, Cassio Barboza Ribeiro
  • Patent number: 11071079
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods for synchronizing multiple-input/multiple-output (“MIMO”) signals or other signals in telecommunication systems. Some aspects may involve transmitting signals between a head-end unit and remote units of a telecommunication system. A first delay of a signal path between the head-end unit and a first remote unit of the remote units may be determined to be greater than each delay of signal paths between the head-end unit and other remote units. Based on the first delay, the telecommunication system may be configured to delay transmission of additional signals such that the additional signals are simultaneously transmitted to another unit by either the head-end unit or the remote units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Andrew Wireless Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Van E. Hanson
  • Patent number: 11071117
    Abstract: Provided are a resource determination method, a base station and a mobile station. A resource determination method performed by the base station according to embodiments of the present invention includes: determining a resource configuration used for uplink transmission for each mobile station group in a plurality of mobile station groups corresponding to the base station; determining a resource offset set used for the plurality of mobile station groups, wherein the resource offset set includes a plurality of resource candidate offsets such that a mobile station connected to the base station determines uplink transmission resources for the mobile station according to the resource configuration of the mobile station group to which the mobile station belongs and resource candidate offsets in the resource offset set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaohang Chen, Anxin Li, Qin Mu, Liu Liu, Huiling Jiang, Satoshi Nagata
  • Patent number: 11057947
    Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from improved network access. For example, communication systems may benefit from deriving a radio network temporary identification at both a user equipment and a base station, without requiring additional uplink signaling. A method, in certain embodiments, may include sending a short identification from a user equipment to a base station during a contention based access instance. The short identification is generated based on an initial cell radio network temporary identification. The method may also include receiving at the user equipment a user equipment radio network temporary identification from the base station. The user equipment radio network temporary identification is based on the short identification. In addition, the method may include generating at the user equipment a subsequent cell radio network temporary identification based at least on the short identification and the received user equipment radio network temporary identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Istvan Zsolt Kovacs, Jeroen Wigard, Thomas Jacobsen
  • Patent number: 11051175
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. The described techniques provide for transmission of uplink data from a user equipment (UE) in the absence of scheduled uplink resources for the uplink data transmission that are allocated to the UE prior to the transmission of the uplink data. Various examples provide uplink configurations that may be used for unscheduled uplink transmissions of a UE, which may be selected dynamically or semi-statically. Unscheduled uplink transmissions may be transmitted in shared radio frequency spectrum according to one or more frame structures, and access to the shared radio frequency spectrum may be determined based on a priority of an operator associated with a UE for accessing the spectrum. Beamforming techniques may be used for transmissions and beam widths may be selected based on the information in a transmission, an operator priority for use of shared radio frequency spectrum, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Srinivas Yerramalli, Tamer Kadous
  • Patent number: 11044235
    Abstract: An administrative interface is provided between a first network and a second network, where the administrative interface is separate from one or more communications session signaling interfaces between the first network and second network. At least one of authorization, authentication, and accounting messages is communicated over the administrative interface. A module associated with the administrative interface is provided to perform topology hiding of the first network such that topology information of the first network is hidden from the second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Stucker