Patents Examined by Mazda Sabouri
  • Method and apparatus for performing communication by UE in wireless communication system supporting circuit switched fallback service
    Patent number: 10805844
    Abstract: Provided is a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting a Circuit Switched FallBack (CSFB) service. The UE includes a transceiver for transmitting and receiving a signal to/from a first or second communication system that uses a different frequency; a receiver for receiving a signal from the second communication system; and a controller for controlling an operation of receiving signaling information for the CSFB service from the first communication system through the transceiver, and simultaneously measuring channel status of the second communication system using the signal received from the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Soo Jeong, Hee-Jeong Lee
  • Object tracking method, device, augmented reality system and storage medium
    Patent number: 10796451
    Abstract: An object tracking method, device are provided according to the disclosure. The object tracking method includes: acquiring an object image comprising an object; determining a current image with the object from images captured consecutively, according to the object image; calculating a first pose of the object in the current image using a first algorithm, and calculating a second pose of the object in the current image using a second algorithm, wherein the first algorithm has a faster calculating speed than the second algorithm; determining a pose of the object to be the first pose before a calculation of the second pose is completed; and in a case that the calculation of the second pose is completed, calculating a third pose of the object according to the first pose and the second pose; and determining the pose of the object to be the third pose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sili Chen, Yongjie Zhang, Zhaoliang Liu, Yuan Lin, Hongwu Zhang
  • Magnetic ink reader and printer having the same
    Patent number: 10776648
    Abstract: A magnetic ink reader includes a conveyance mechanism for a sheet, a magnetizing mechanism configured to magnetize magnetic ink on the sheet and including a magnet having a first side of a first polarity, that is arranged to face the sheet, and a yoke that is formed of a soft magnetic material and includes a base portion attached directly to a second side of the magnet, and a partition wall of a second polarity extending towards the conveyance path, such that a side surface of the partition wall faces a third side of the magnet and an end surface of the partition wall faces the sheet, and a magnetic detection head for detecting magnetism of magnetized magnetic ink. A first distance between the conveyance path and the first side of the magnet and a second distance between the conveyance path and the end surface of the partition wall are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sanada, Yuji Kawamorita
  • Method for charging inter-PLMN roaming data service online, and device
    Patent number: 10764727
    Abstract: A method for charging an inter-Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) roaming data service online, and a device are presented. The method includes, after determining that an access subscriber is a roaming subscriber, establishing, by a visited-place packet data network gateway, an online charging session for the access subscriber; determining a first charging information parameter list; sending, to a home online charging system, a first quota request message carrying a rating group; receiving a roaming data service quota of the rating group sent by the home online charging system; and sending first charging information to the home online charging system according to the first charging information parameter list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaoqian Chai
  • Synchronising radio configuration parameters
    Patent number: 10735974
    Abstract: A method, in a radio communication system, for synchronising radio configuration parameters between user equipment in dual connectivity using a first set of parameters with a primary node and a secondary node of the system, comprising: transmitting a set of radio configuration parameters from the secondary node to the UE; transmitting a synchronisation request from the user equipment to the secondary node for the set of updated parameters; and applying the set of updated parameters, if any.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Chandrika K. Worrall, Sudeep K. Palat
  • Fast roaming and uniform policy for wireless clients with distributed hashing
    Patent number: 10728807
    Abstract: Techniques for efficient roaming of clients between access points (APs) of a wireless data communications network are described. A first AP can receive a request for the first client to join the network. The request can specify a unique identifier for the first client. An identifier for a second AP can be determined by processing the unique identifier for the first client using a predefined hash function. A network address of the second AP can be determined using the determined identifier for the second AP. The first AP can transmit a request to the determined network address of the second AP to query for network state information corresponding to the first client, and upon receiving a pairwise master key (PMK) associated with the first client, can authenticate the first client to join the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Kumar, Tirthankar Ghose
  • Systems and methods for improved PET imaging
    Patent number: 10719961
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes acquiring initial PET imaging data. The method also includes acquiring CT imaging data. Further, the method includes training a deep learning model for PET image reconstruction using the initial PET imaging data and the CT imaging data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Xiao Jin, Xue Rui, Jiahua Fan
  • Electronic apparatus, information processing device and information processing method
    Patent number: 10715993
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus used on a user equipment side includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to select the mode of the relay discovery process of user equipment. In the relay discovery process, the mode determines whether the user equipment, when acting as a relay device, discovers a relayed device or is discovered by a relayed device, or whether the user equipment, when acting as a relayed device, discovers a relay device or is discovered by a relay device. After a connection is established between the relay device and the relayed device, the relayed device obtains a communication service via the relay device by means of a proximity service communication. The processing circuit is further configured to perform control, so that the user equipment carries out the relay discovery process according to the selected mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaodong Xu, Yunqiu Xiao, Yi Zhang, Bingshan Hu
  • Baby cloud
    Patent number: 10706705
    Abstract: A child monitor device system which collects visual and audio data at a first location [and also transmits visual and auditory signals at this first location], ideally a baby's crib, then provides access to [and displays] this data at a second location (e.g. a touchscreen monitor-&-speaker-system on the dashboard of a parent's vehicle) via specially-tailored systems and device(s) which additionally alert the parent to hazards, and wherein the monitor device system may be detached and moved to a third location (e.g. a car's back seat) so the parent can continuously monitor [and entertain] the child throughout the day. The device itself is portable via removable couplings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Inventor: Paula Holt
  • Dual mode service WiFi access control
    Patent number: 10708731
    Abstract: The provision of dual mode services is facilitated. Access to the dual mode services is controlled by associating a mobile device to an access point. Subscribers are required to provide valid geographical addresses for access points associated with the mobile devices prior to provision of service. Consequently, physical addresses are necessarily available for emergency services (e.g., E911). Mobile devices are restricted to specific access points based upon the access point identifiers automatically provided during initialization of service and maintained for authorization purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: David Glass, Adnan Abu-Dayya
  • Facilitation of community notification for emergency events
    Patent number: 10694363
    Abstract: A system can allow users of mobile devices to opt-in to receive emergency notifications based on a source mobile device sending a notification of an emergency situation. The users of the mobile devices can filter reception of the notification based on several factors including, but not limited to location, time, type of event etc. The system can also comprise video devices capable of being activated and/or recording video in response to an indication that the notification as been sent. Additionally, notifications and identification of mobile device users intending to response to the emergency can be sent to emergency personnel to assist the emergency personnel in determining who should be at the scene of the emergency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignees: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC, AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Sheldon Meredith, Biren Parekh, Zachary Meredith
  • Information processing system, storage medium having stored therein information processing program, information processing method, and information processing apparatus
    Patent number: 10688386
    Abstract: A detection target portion of a device is captured by an image capturing unit. An operation unit of the device is operated by a user and causes the detection target portion to move in conjunction with the operation unit in accordance with the operation. A detection target portion image representing the detection target portion comprised in a captured image captured by the image capturing unit is detected, and at least one of a position and a shape of the detection target portion image in the captured image is specified. Then, based on the at least one of the position and the shape of the detection target portion image, it is determined whether or not a condition for performing a first process that is information processing is satisfied. Then, based on data output from an inertial sensor, the condition is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsubasa Sakaguchi
  • Guidance assistance apparatus, guidance assistance method, and storage medium for storing program
    Patent number: 10687170
    Abstract: A guidance assistance apparatus includes: a memory that stores a set of instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to: acquire a guidance route through which a guided person is to be guided from routes from a start-point position to an endpoint position; calculate, based on information relating to the routes, an influence level on the guided person in a case in which the guided person deviates from the acquired guidance route, with respect to each of branch places at which the guidance route branches into a route different from the guidance route; and output the calculated influence level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiharu Maeno
  • Antitheft method for mobile terminal and apparatus
    Patent number: 10687216
    Abstract: In an antitheft method for a mobile terminal that relates to the field of communications technologies, a baseband processor detects integrity of an operating system running on an application processor, generates a short message service (SMS) message when the operating system has no integrity, and transfers the SMS message to the application processor. The application processor controls a display to display the SMS message in order to inform a user that the operating system of the mobile terminal is damaged. In a scenario in which a mobile terminal is stolen and an operating system is maliciously tampered with, according to the solution provided in this application, an SMS message is used to prompt a user, thereby improving security of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jindong Ying, Zongbo Ye, Kan Li, Wenguo Zhong, Haibo Tu, Wenfang Xu
  • Method and apparatus for verifying entity information
    Patent number: 10681492
    Abstract: This specification describes techniques for verifying location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Kejing Xue, Pengzhi Wu
  • Measurement reporting method of terminal and terminal using same
    Patent number: 10659984
    Abstract: Provided are a measurement reporting method of a terminal in which a primary cell is set and a terminal apparatus using the measurement reporting method. The method comprises: a step for adding a secondary cell; a step for determining whether the secondary cell is applicable to related measurement; and a step for determining whether the secondary cell is included in a cellsTriggeredList, wherein when the secondary cell is not applicable to the related measurement and the secondary cell is included in the cellsTriggeredList, the secondary cell is removed from the cellsTriggeredList.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sunghoon Jung, Youngdae Lee
  • Geo-location based event gallery
    Patent number: 10659914
    Abstract: A computer implemented method may include receiving geo-location data from a device of a user; comparing the geo-location data with a geo-location fence associated with an event; determining that the geo-location data corresponds to the geo-location fence associated with the event; responsive to the determining that the geo-location data corresponds to the geo-location fence associated with the event, supplying user-selectable event gallery information, associated with an event gallery of the event, to the device for addition to a destination list on the device; detecting selection of the user-selectable event gallery information in the destination list by the user of the device; and/or responsive to the detecting of the selection of the user-selectable event gallery information by the user of the device, adding the user as a follower of the event, with access to the event gallery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Robert Cornelius Murphy, Evan Spiegel
  • Acoustic ranging based positioning of objects using sound recordings by terminals
    Patent number: 10641864
    Abstract: An electronic communications terminal records in a memory a sampled audio segment of sound sensed by a micro-phone. A time stamp associated with timing of the recording of the sampled audio segment is determined and stored in the memory associated with the sampled audio segment. The sampled audio segment and the time stamp are transmitted through a network interface toward a location service client of a network node that determines location of the electronic communications terminal based on correlating the sampled audio segment and other sampled audio segments of the sound received from other electronic communications terminals. A related network node and corresponding methods by terminals and network nodes are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Isberg, Magnus Persson
  • Method and device for handling paging extension
    Patent number: 10645672
    Abstract: Handling of a paging extension in a wireless communication network. A terminal device in the wireless communication network receives, from a base station in the wireless communication network, a message including an indication of a paging extension for the terminal device. The terminal device is associated with a first coverage class. Based on the message, the terminal device determines a second coverage class of a downlink transmission from the base station to a further terminal device. Then, the terminal device determines a target paging group for the paging extension based on the first coverage class and the second coverage class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Juntuan Wang, John Walter Diachina
  • Method and device for performing communication with virtual terminal in wireless communication system
    Patent number: 10631275
    Abstract: Provided is a method and device for performing communication with a virtual terminal in a wireless communication system. A base station determines a second plurality of virtual terminals, to which downlink data is to be transmitted, among a first plurality of virtual terminals constituting an actual terminal, transmits control information for transmitting the downlink data to at least one virtual terminal of the second plurality of virtual terminals, and transmits the downlink data to the second plurality of terminals. The actual terminal may be a vehicle terminal, and each of the first plurality of virtual terminals may comprise at least one of a plurality of distributed antenna arrays installed in the vehicle terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Heejin Kim, Jiwon Kang, Kilbom Lee, Kitae Kim