Patents Examined by Maryam Soltanzadeh
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Patent number: 9710213Abstract: A method for controlling a portable device including first and second display units at opposing surfaces of the portable device. The method includes detecting one of a first unlock command for switching a state of the first display unit to an active state and maintaining a state of the second display unit in a locked state or a second unlock command for switching the state of the first display unit to the active state and switching the state of the second display unit to a ready-to-activate state; switching the state of the first display unit to the active state and switching the state of the second display unit to the ready-to-activate state when the second unlock command is detected; detecting an unlock trigger for switching the second display unit, which is in the ready-to-activate state, to the active state; and switching the second display unit, which is in the ready-to-activate state, to the active state according to the detected unlock trigger.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Hyorim Park
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Patent number: 9602155Abstract: A transceiver element for an active, electronically controlled antenna system includes a transmit path, a receive path and single-pole change-over switches having a common central connection and two connections for switching between the transmit path and the receive path. An amplitude controller and a phase adjuster are arranged between the common center connections of a first and second single-pole change-over switch. Single-pole multiple toggle switches having a common central connection and a number N of connections are present. The common central connection of the first and second single-pole change-over switch is connected to the common central connection of a first and a second single-pole multiple toggle switch respectively, and an amplitude controller and a phase adjuster are connected between each connection of the number N of connections of the first multiple toggle switch and the second multiple toggle switch.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventor: Sebastien Chartier
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Patent number: 9596039Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing a radio frequency index and a wireless index of an active antenna system are provided. A probe-type testing cover based on a near field coupling mode is adopted to test the radio frequency index of the tested active antenna system. The method comprises testing cover monomer calibration, testing cover environment calibration, radio frequency index test, putting the tested active antenna system into the testing cover, wherein the test environment is the same as the calibration environment, and performing radio frequency test on the tested active antenna system through a radio frequency port of a test probe after compensating the test environment according to a calibration result obtained from the calibration. Further a comprehensive testing method is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Boming Wang, Xiangling Li, Xianfeng Guo, Peng Wang
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Patent number: 9585079Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for wireless beacon devices for use in managing transportation service terminals. A user may travel with a device, such as a communication device, that includes a communication module that may utilize specialized hardware features to establish short range wireless communications with nearby wireless beacons. The wireless beacons may be established at or nearby transportation service terminals, such as bus/train stops. The beacon may provide the aforementioned communication services with the communication device and be utilized to determine whether the user will utilize a transportation service for the terminal. If the user wishes to utilize the transportation service, a transportation service may be alerted. The user may also be alerted of an expected time of arrival for the transportation service, other transportation services available at the transportation terminal, and/or of nearby transportation terminals.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Michael Charles Todasco, Megan Marie Williams, Michael Hwang, Michelle Serrano
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Patent number: 9559767Abstract: A satellite communications system comprising a Hub station and a plurality of terminals, the system is configured to utilize a FWD link and a RTN link in accordance with adaptation techniques for relevant transmission properties (e.g. modulation, coding, transmission power, etc.) and to use adaptive margins to ensure proper reception of transmitted information under various link conditions. Methods are presented for determining said adaptive margins in real time or substantially in real time, and for setting relevant transmission properties in accordance with the determined margins. Adaptive margins may be determined either directly or following the determining of a link state for each of the FWD link and the RTN link.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.Inventors: Timor Blau, Dubi Lever, Eli Shapira, Moti Goldshtein, Ori Porat
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Patent number: 9510160Abstract: A method between a controlling server and a participating server, a network, and a server include enhanced signaling via a Multicast-Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) report allowing User Equipment (UE) to communicate MBSFN areas to a controlling server. Thus, the enhanced controlling server's Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS) decisions can count all visiting devices in addition to its own in its MBSFN areas. The method, network, and server include new signaling and additional info to provide a participating server with MBSFN areas that will have MBMS activated for a group session. This enhances the participating server's determination of which its visiting devices need unicast bearers. The participating server can add information related to the current MBSFN area of its UE to a message to the controlling server indicating joining the UE to a group.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Anatoly Agulnik, Peter M. Drozt, Michael F. Korus
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Patent number: 9503130Abstract: A signal transmitter with adjustable signal power includes a housing, a first adjustable metal shielding layer and a circuit board. The first adjustable metal shielding layer is disposed within the housing. The area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer consists of a first shielding area and a first un-shielding area. The first shielding area and the first un-shielding area are adjustable. The circuit board is disposed within the housing, and is located below the first adjustable metal shielding layer. The circuit board is electrically connected with the first adjustable metal shielding layer, and includes a signal emission chip. The signal emission chip is configured for adjusting signal emission power to emit a signal according to the first un-shielding area of the first adjustable metal shielding layer. A message generating system and a signal power adjusting method are disclosed herein as well.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRYInventors: Yeh-Kuang Wu, Liang-Chun Chang, Hui-Chun Wang, Wen-Tai Hsieh, Hsiao-Chen Chang
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Patent number: 9496912Abstract: A cover panel made of sapphire is provided on a surface of electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a casing that supports a first area positioned in an edge area of the cover panel; a first component that is disposed so as to face a second area positioned further inside than the first area in the cover panel; and a supporting structure that supports a third area positioned between the first and second areas and separated from the first and second areas in the panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2016Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Mizuho Hidaka, Norikazu Morioka, Hiroyoshi Kawanishi
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Patent number: 9473196Abstract: Disclosed is a radio-frequency front-end circuit of a multi-frequency terminal, including: a radio-frequency transceiver chip, a radio-frequency amplifier chip and a radio-frequency switch, wherein all frequency bands share one transmission port in the radio-frequency transceiver chip; the radio-frequency amplifier chip includes a plurality of radio-frequency amplifiers corresponding to frequency bands in which the radio-frequency transceiver chip transmits signals, and the plurality of radio-frequency amplifiers are integrated together and share a common input port; the input port of the radio-frequency amplifier chip is connected to the transmission port of the radio-frequency transceiver chip; the radio-frequency switch is connected to an output of the radio-frequency amplifier chip, and used for switching signals in different frequency bands.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Ligang Yuan, Zhenglin Zhou
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Patent number: 9454896Abstract: A medical technical apparatus includes an optical viewing unit including a receiver unit and a wireless footswitch device. The wireless footswitch device includes at least one switch configured to generate a control command corresponding to a performance of a function of the optical viewing unit, a transmitter unit configured to wirelessly, unidirectionally transmit data signals corresponding to the control command from the wireless footswitch device to the optical viewing unit using radio technology, a control processor, and a switching device. The switching device is configured to switch the control processor from an operating mode to a standby mode upon completion of a data transfer of the data signals from the wireless footswitch to the optical viewing unit and is also configured to switch the control processor from the standby mode to the operating mode in response to an actuation of the at least one switch for generating the control command.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2011Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (SCHWEIZ) AGInventor: Marc Hocke
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Patent number: 9439220Abstract: A contactless system is described in which multiple execution environments may be coupled to a near field communication (NFC) controller, wherein each execution environment is configured to communicate with remote readers via the NFC controller using an assigned one of a plurality of communication protocols. During a polling session from a proximate reader, responding to a request command using a requested communication protocol and activating one of the plurality of execution environments assigned to the requested communication protocol to use the NFC controller. An arbitration is performed in response to each polling session such that a same combination of communication protocol and execution environment is not activated for adjacent polling sessions.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Koby Levy, Ran Katz, Tally Mane, Rachel Stahl
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Patent number: 9438296Abstract: A cover panel is disposed on a surface of an electronic apparatus and is made of sapphire. A flexible printed wiring board extends in a state of being curved in the electronic apparatus. A gap reduction member is in contact with at least a curved portion of the flexible printed wiring board from the cover panel side.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventors: Katsumi Arao, Akito Iwai
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Patent number: 9420409Abstract: A near field communication (NFC) device for providing a communication path between a processing unit of the device and an external device is disclosed. A mobile device is also disclosed. An NFC integrated circuit (IC) is also disclosed. In an embodiment, an NFC IC includes a mobile host processor interface for communicating with a mobile host processor, a wireless interface for communicating with at least one of a contactless card and an external radio frequency (RF) reader, and a single wire protocol (SWP) interface for communicating with a secure element. In an embodiment, the NFC IC is configured to enable communications between the secure element and the mobile host processor by providing a channel for exchange of ISO 7816 commands between the mobile host processor and the secure element, wherein the ISO 7816 commands are carried over the SWP interface and the mobile host processor interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Giten Kulkarni
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Patent number: 9408082Abstract: In a method of receiving one or more resources, an apparatus having a coexistence enabler entity transmits a request message containing information on one or more devices using channels within a TV band to a coexistence manager. Here, the information contains an available channel list obtained from the one or more devices using the channels within the TV band, and the request message further contains one or more of maximum power level, channel load and location information. In the method, the apparatus receives a response message for allocating the resources from the coexistence manager. Here, the response message further contains one or more of information on channel numbers, start frequency, end frequency and maximum power level.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jihyun Lee, Eunsun Kim, Yongho Seok
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Patent number: 9357041Abstract: A cover panel made of sapphire is provided on a surface of electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a casing that supports a first area positioned in an edge area of the cover panel; a first component that is disposed so as to face a second area positioned further inside than the first area in the cover panel; and a supporting structure that supports a third area positioned between the first and second areas and separated from the first and second areas in the panel.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Mizuho Hidaka, Norikazu Morioka, Hiroyoshi Kawanishi
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Patent number: 9344121Abstract: The disclosure discloses a Software Defined Radio (SDR)-based radio communication transmission system. A front-end analog interface unit, a Digital-to-Analog (D/A) and Analog-to-Digital (A/D) conversion unit, a core processing unit and a storage unit adopt the universal bus for interconnection and interworking. The core processing unit is configured to acquire the front-end processed data from the front-end analog interface unit, and to choose to transmit the front-end processed data to the D/A and A/D conversion unit by the control of the universal bus according to whether the radio communication standard of the current data accords with the current working mode.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignees: ZTE Corporation, ZTE Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ning Chen, Bingxin Tian
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Patent number: 9338751Abstract: A device includes a first adjustment unit which is configured to adjust a power of a first carrier signal, and a second adjustment unit configured to adjust a power of a second carrier signal. The first adjustment unit is configured to adjust the first carrier signal power based on a maximum allowable imbalance between the first carrier signal power and the second carrier signal power. A method for controlling a transmit power in a user equipment of a radio communications system includes calculating in the user equipment first carrier signal power and a second carrier signal power. The method further includes adjusting in the user equipment the calculated transmit power for at least one out of the first carrier signal and the second carrier signal based on the maximum allowable power imbalance between the first carrier signal power and the second carrier signal power.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2012Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbHInventors: Tobias Scholand, Michael Speth, Majid Boloorian, Cheng Yi, Sanjeev Tavathia, Biljana Badic, Rajarajan Balraj
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Patent number: 9307494Abstract: An apparatus and method for selecting a processor clock speed and a wireless network are disclosed. The method for selecting a processing speed of a processor and/or a wireless network to be connected in a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes detecting states of a processor-related queue and a network module-related queue, and selecting a processing speed of the processor-related queue and/or a wireless network to be connected, based on the detected states of the processor-related queue and the network module-related queue and power consumptions of a processor and a network module. The processing speed of the processor-related queue and/or the wireless network to be connected are selected to keep a difference between a length of the processor-related queue and a length of the network module-related queue at a predetermined value and minimize the power consumptions of the processor and the network module.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignees: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY, LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaewon Lim, Jihwan Kim, Song Chong, Jeonghoon Mo, Byounghoon Kim, Jungho Kwak
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Patent number: 9258725Abstract: A power headroom report method and apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) provides an efficient resource allocation in a mobile communication system. The power headroom report method of the present disclosure includes calculating a power headroom change by comparing the current power headroom and the previous power headroom. The method also includes determining, when the power headroom change is greater than a predetermined threshold value, whether a report prohibit timer set to a predetermined value has expired. The method further includes reporting the current power headroom when the report prohibit timer has expired, and resetting the prohibit timer to a different value.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2012Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung Soo Jung, Gert-Jan Van Lieshout, Soeng Hun Kim, Kyeong In Jeong
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Patent number: 9210553Abstract: A management method and apparatus for a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) white list are provided in the present invention, which can avoid the case that causes the CSG white list of a User Equipment (UE) to include a new Operator CSG List (OCL) and an old Allowed CSG List (ACL). The method includes the following steps: a User Equipment (UE) receives an updated Operator CSG List (OCL) or an Allowed CSG List (ACL) from a network side; according to the updated OCL or ACL, UE generates the CSG white list. With the present invention, when UE performs cells selection or handover according to the CSG white list which is provided to a non-access stratum by an access stratum as a basis for access control, the selected CSG identifier can not be refused by the network, the user experience can not be reduced, and unnecessary network signaling overhead can not be increased.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYInventors: Ming Al, Guosheng Zhao