Patents Examined by Juvena Loo
  • Patent number: 9882696
    Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) for sending feedback information is described. The UE includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The UE determines a primary cell (PCell) feedback parameter corresponding to a PCell. The UE also determines a secondary cell (SCell) feedback parameter corresponding to an SCell. The SCell feedback parameter is different from the PCell feedback parameter. The UE further performs Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) Format 1b channel selection based on the PCell feedback parameter and the SCell feedback parameter. The UE additionally sends Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information based on the channel selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Zhanping Yin, Shohei Yamada
  • Patent number: 9883536
    Abstract: A system and method to prevent collision between mobile stations to which the same C-RNTI is allocated in a simple implementation while avoiding a problem of C-RNTI depletion in a phantom cell is disclosed. A radio base station includes an allocation unit configured to allocate multiple C-RNTIs to each of mobile stations, and the allocation unit performs adjustment such that collision of search spaces to which PDCCH resources are allocated does not occur among the multiple mobile stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Tooru Uchino, Sadayuki Abeta, Kazuaki Takeda, Hiroyuki Ishii
  • Patent number: 9876625
    Abstract: A method and a first base station are described for setting measurement resources. Information about setting of a blank subframe of a second base station among a plurality of subframes is received. Resources are set in which a terminal will perform measurement using the information about setting of the blank subframe of the second base station. The information about setting of the blank subframe of the second base station includes a bitmap indicating blank subframes and non-blank subframes of the second base station. In addition, the resources in which the terminal will perform measurement are determined among the blank subframes indicated by the bitmap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hanbyul Seo, Daewon Lee, Byounghoon Kim, Kijun Kim, Inkwon Seo
  • Patent number: 9876725
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes sending a first flow control signal to a first stage of transmit queues when a receive queue is in a congestion state. The method also includes sending a second flow control signal to a second stage of transmit queues different from the first stage of transmit queues when the receive queue is in the congestion state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Avanindra Godbole, Pradeep Sindhu, Jean-Marc Frailong
  • Patent number: 9860133
    Abstract: Techniques for validating configuration changes in a mixed node topology are provided. In one embodiment, a device can identify a link to be removed from a topology comprising a plurality of nodes, where the plurality of nodes includes one or more nodes of a first type and one or more nodes of a second type. The device can then determine whether the removal of the link from the topology would require data traffic between two nodes of the first type to pass through a node of the second type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kwun-Nan Kevin Lin, Shyamsunder Prayagchand Rathi, Shafiuddin Mohammed, Ravi Swamy
  • Patent number: 9838903
    Abstract: A wireless communication method and system are provided in which an uplink data stream that has uplink data associated with a user device is received. Channel performance data based at least in part on a portion of the uplink data stream is determined. A determination is made whether the channel performance data meets a predetermined performance level. The portion of the uplink data stream is discarded when the channel performance data does not meet the predetermined performance level. The portion of the uplink data stream is tagged for additional processing when the channel performance data meets the predetermined performance level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Leonard Lightstone, Gary David Boudreau, Edward Mah
  • Patent number: 9839022
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for preventing physical hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) indicator channel (PHICH) ambiguities or collisions, for example, in a multi-carrier system or when transmitting multiple streams over multiple antennas, are described. Methods may include dividing resources or groups among multiple component carriers (CCs), using and assigning unused or vacant resources to CCs, forcing usage of adaptive HARQ processes in specified scenarios, setting a value for the cyclic shift of the corresponding uplink demodulation reference signals (DMRS) to a previous value for semi-persistent scheduling, and assigning a different first resource block for semi-persistent scheduling uplink resources and random access response grants for multiple CCs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Robert L. Olesen, Allan Y. Tsai
  • Patent number: 9832745
    Abstract: Provided is a method of transmitting transport stream packets from a terminal connected to a network including generating a time stamp with reference to time information managed in synchronization with other terminals by a medium access control (MAC) layer in order to control medium use in the network; processing the transport stream packets by using the time stamp; and transmitting the processed transport stream packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chil-youl Yang, Scott Seong-wook Lee, Dong-hwi Roh
  • Patent number: 9832591
    Abstract: A mobile device may obtain wireless network connectivity from a local telecommunications provider by replacing a card in a mobile device associated with the user. In one implementation, a method may include receiving identification information relating to a mobile device; determining, based on the identification information, that the mobile device is compatible with a wireless network; transmitting, based on the determination that the mobile device is compatible with the wireless network, a Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) client application to the mobile device, the VoLTE client application providing functionality, for the mobile device, relating to usage of VoLTE services in the wireless network; and communicating, with the mobile device and the VoLTE client application, to provide one or more VoLTE services to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Arda Aksu, William H. Stone, Sanyogita Shamsunder
  • Patent number: 9832761
    Abstract: It is possible to efficiently transmit and receive signals containing uplink control information between a base station apparatus and a mobile station apparatus. eREG is configured with a plurality of resources into which one DL PRB pair is divided, eCCE is configured with an aggregation of a plurality of eREGs, a second PDCCH is configured with an aggregation of one or more eCCEs, a PUCCH resource corresponds to each eCCE, a first reception processing unit receives information indicating a plurality of second PDCCH regions and information indicating a PUCCH resource in which association with eCCE of the second PDCCH region for each second PDCCH region is started, from the base station apparatus, and a first control unit configures a PUCCH resource, in which association with eCCE of the second PDCCH region is started, for each second PDCCH region, based on the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daiichiro Nakashima, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Toshizo Nogami, Kimihiko Imamura
  • Patent number: 9819469
    Abstract: Techniques are described for managing QoS parameters of a bearer for which at least a portion of bearer data is served over a WLAN radio access technology. According to these techniques, a first device may identify a first set of one or more QoS parameters for serving a bearer over a wireless wide area network (WWAN). The first device may also determine a second set of one or more QoS parameters for serving the bearer over the WLAN based on an association between the first set of QoS parameters and the second set of one or more QoS parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Gavin Bernard Horn, Abhijit S. Khobare, Ajay Gupta, Fang Chen, Vikas Jain
  • Patent number: 9820131
    Abstract: Systems and methods for formatting frames in neighborhood aware networks are described herein. One aspect of the subject matter described in the disclosure provides a method of communicating in a wireless neighborhood aware network (NAN). The method includes determining a discovery period. The method further includes generating a discovery window information element indicating a start time of a discovery window. The method further includes generating a NAN beacon or other sync frame comprising the discovery period and the discovery window information element. The method further includes transmitting, at a wireless device, the NAN beacon or other sync frame during the discovery window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Santosh Paul Abraham, George Cherian, Alireza Raissinia, Ashish Kumar Shukla, Guido Robert Frederiks, Simone Merlin
  • Patent number: 9813229
    Abstract: A high frequency signal is down-converted into an intermediate frequency signal, transmitted over a limited bandwidth medium from a master unit to a remote unit and up-converted back into its original high frequency at the remote unit. The up-conversion is aided by reconstruction of a reference signal embedded at the master unit as a carrier for a management signal which is transmitted to the remote unit through the same limited bandwidth medium together with the intermediate frequency signal. The reference signal is reconstructed using a phase locked loop which includes a charge pump and is kept stable during intervals between bits and messages by a charge pump shutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications Wireless Ltd
    Inventors: Ofer Saban, Isaac Shapira, Yair Zeev Shapira
  • Patent number: 9806966
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing network management layer configuration management. In some embodiments, a system might determine one or more network devices in a network for implementing a service arising from a service request that originates from a client device over the network. The system might further determine network technology utilized by each of the one or more network devices, and might generate flow domain information (in some cases, in the form of a flow domain network (“FDN”) object), using flow domain analysis, based at least in part on the determined network devices and/or the determined network technology. The system might automatically configure at least one of the network devices to enable performance of the service (which might include, without limitation, service activation, service modification, fault isolation, and/or performance monitoring), based at least in part on the generated flow domain information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Century Link Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventor: John T. Pugaczewski
  • Patent number: 9793975
    Abstract: A method for associating a new end-station (end-STA) with a relay access point (R-AP) in a relay transmission. An assignment of a new identifier is transmitted to the new end-STA, wherein traffic indication map indications for the new end-STA in a beacon from the R-AP follows the transmission of the new identifier assignment. A message is sent to a root access point (AP), the message including an indication of a number of information fields in the message and at least one information field, each of the at least one information fields including an identifier of one end-STA associated with the R-AP. An acknowledgement is received from the root AP on a condition that the root AP correctly receives the message and associates an identifier of the end-STA with an identifier of the R-AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Xiaofei Wang, Hanqing Lou, Sudheer A. Grandhi
  • Patent number: 9794840
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for determining candidates for handover of wireless devices in a wireless network. A first access node in communication with one or more wireless devices may receive signal information for second access nodes from the wireless devices. A communication link between the first access node and each second access node may be used to transmit second access node network characteristics to the first access node. The first access node may store information about second access nodes in a neighbor relation table. If a removal condition is satisfied, one or more second access nodes may be removed from the first access node neighbor relation table and may be blacklisted. Blacklisted second access nodes may be monitored for improvements in signal information or network characteristics. Improved second access nodes may be removed from the blacklist based on a comparison with threshold values for signal information and network characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Sprint Sprectrum LP
    Inventors: Pinalkumari Tailor, Yun-Sung Kim, Manmeet Kaur
  • Patent number: 9787591
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for performing traffic load balancing on ingress traffic directed to a Link Aggregation Group (LAG). The mechanisms monitor a ingress traffic load across a plurality of links of the Link Aggregation Group (LAG). The mechanisms determine if the ingress traffic load across the plurality of links is unbalanced. Moreover, the mechanisms, in response to determining that the ingress traffic load across the plurality of links is unbalanced, send a message to a switch associated with the LAG requesting the switch to modify routing of ingress traffic to the LAG to perform ingress traffic load balancing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Adekunle Bello, Omar Cardona, Shaival J. Chokshi
  • Patent number: 9763125
    Abstract: A measuring device serves the purpose of performing measurements of a measuring signal generated by a device under test. The measuring signal uses carrier aggregation of at least a first carrier and a second carrier. The measuring device comprises a high-frequency unit adapted to receive the measuring signal comprising the first carrier and the second carrier and a control unit. The control unit comprises a measuring unit adapted to perform measurements on the received measuring signal. While performing these measurements, it is assumed that an alignment of a power of the first carrier and a power of the second carrier is present. Moreover, the control unit comprises a power alignment determination unit adapted to determine, based upon results of the measurements of the measuring unit, whether the power of the first carrier and the power of the second carrier are in alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jonas Baehr
  • Patent number: 9756190
    Abstract: A proxy server of an Internet protocol (IP) telephony system determines when a call setup message generated by a first of the IP telephony system's customers is directed to a second of the IP telephony system's customers. When that occurs, the call setup message is forwarded directly to a call cluster operated by the IP telephony system and that services the second customer. As a result, the call is handled internally by the IP telephony system, and there is no need to involve a second telephony system in conducting the requested call. The proxy server may also insert information into the call setup messaging to flag the call as an internal call between two customers of the IP telephony system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: VONAGE BUSINESS INC.
    Inventor: Robert Smith
  • Patent number: 9742546
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wireless communication system. More particularly, disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for coordinating and reducing inter-cell interference in a wireless communication system. A method of transmitting channel state information (CSI) measurement resource information by a base station includes determining first and second subframe sets, in which CSI measurement will be performed, among a plurality of downlink subframes, transmitting information indicating the first and second subframe sets to a terminal, and receiving the CSI of each of the first and second subframe sets from the terminal. A subframe belonging to the first subframe set and a subframe belonging to the second subframe set do not overlap, and some of the plurality of subframes do not belong to either of the first and second subframe sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hanbyul Seo, Daewon Lee, Byounghoon Kim, Kijun Kim, Inkwon Seo