Patents Examined by Nghi H. Ly
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Patent number: 11849505Abstract: A communication method applicable to different scenarios of interworking between communications systems includes determining, by a session management network element, a first data channel in a first system, where the first data channel is a data channel to be synchronized with a terminal device; and synchronizing, by the session management network element in an interworking procedure for the terminal device from the first system to a second system, at least one of the first data channel or a second data channel that is in the second system and that corresponds to the first data channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Hao Jing, Zaifeng Zong, Fenqin Zhu, Mirko Schramm
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Patent number: 11843447Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for achieving interference coordination for 5G flight communication. That is, systems and methods are disclosed that improve QoS by implementing interference coordination between nodes, wherein one of the nodes is optimized for flight communication.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: AERO5G, INC.Inventors: Jun Wang, Bin Liu
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Patent number: 11844129Abstract: A system includes: a user equipment (UE); at least two Internet access providers; a multi-connectivity provider backend; a home network (HN); and a data network (DN). The UE comprises at least two access interfaces. Multi-connectivity is provided between the UE and the HN. The multi-connectivity provider backend is configured to establish a connection to the HN, and to provide the UE with access to the HN.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AGInventors: Markus Amend, Eckard Bogenfeld, Thomas Henze, Katja Hellebrand
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Patent number: 11832161Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is capable of making correct settings for wireless communication of which standards are different depending on the country, in conformity to the standards of a country where the information processing apparatus is used. On an image forming apparatus as the information processing apparatus, a wireless LAN module can be mounted which can be used in a plurality of specific countries and stores a country destination group number indicative of the plurality of specific countries in an OTP section. The image forming apparatus acquires the country destination group number as the group identification information from the OTP section of the mounted wireless LAN module. A control unit makes settings for enabling wireless communication using the mounted wireless LAN module, by using setting information on the acquired country destination group number.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takayuki Miyamoto, Kozo Toda
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Patent number: 11818070Abstract: A technique for transmitting and receiving a sequence of symbols on a sidelink, SL, in a transmission time interval, TTI, is described. As to a method aspect of the technique, an automatic gain control, AGC, is performed for the SL based on at least one first symbol of the SL in the TTI. Based on the AGC, SL control information, SCI, encoded in at least one second symbol of the SL in the TTI is received. Data encoded in at least one third symbol of the SL in the TTI is received based on the SCI.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Hieu Do, Ricardo Blasco Serrano, Ning He
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Patent number: 11812509Abstract: One disclosure of the present specification provides a method for performing, by relay UE, communication related to a configuration update. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, from a network node, a configuration update command message including information requesting to perform a registration procedure; and transmitting, to the network node, a response message to the configuration update command message, wherein the response message includes information requesting to maintain a NAS signaling connection between the relay UE and the network node.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sangmin Park, Laeyoung Kim, Myungjune Youn
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Patent number: 11804886Abstract: Provided are CSI feedback and receiving methods, apparatuses, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: a terminal determines PMI, the PMI includes at least one of: first base vector information, second base vector information, second coefficient amplitude information or phase information; for one transmission layer, a frequency domain resource in one preset frequency domain unit corresponds to one precoding vector, the precoding vector is a linear combination of first base vectors, and weighting coefficients used in the linear combination of the first base vectors are first coefficients; on multiple frequency domain units contained in a CSI feedback band, a vector composed of first coefficients corresponding to a same first base vector is a linear combination of second base vectors, and weighting coefficients used in the linear combination of the second base vectors are second coefficients; and the terminal feeds back CSI containing the PMI to a base station.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Hao Wu, Yijian Chen, Guozeng Zheng, Yong Li, Zhaohua Lu, Yu Ngok Li
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Patent number: 11792649Abstract: A radio base station apparatus includes a processor configured to hold an electronic certificate for a communication carrier and a key pair to be used for authentication of the electronic certificate, for each communication carrier that requests a use of the radio base station apparatus, in a case where a connection request is received from the communication carrier, use the key pair and the electronic certificate for a use communication carrier being the communication carrier that has performed the connection request to authenticate whether or not the use communication carrier is the communication carrier to which a connection to the radio base station apparatus is permitted, and, in a case where an attempt of the authentication succeeds, construct a virtual leased line for connecting the radio base station apparatus with a connection device functioning as an interface with the radio base station apparatus in a communication facility of the use communication carrier, and transfer data in accordance with contType: GrantFiled: October 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventor: Ayumi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11785570Abstract: A method of establishing a signalling connection between a remote User Equipment, UE, and a telecommunication network via a relay capable UE, wherein said relay capable UE has established user plane connectivity to an intermediate node comprised by said telecommunication network and is arranged for supporting establishment of said connection for said remote UE, said method comprising the steps of receiving a registration message over said user plane forwarded by said relay capable UE and originating from said remote UE for registering said remote UE to said telecommunication network, forwarding said registration message to a Mobility Management Function comprised by said telecommunication network and receiving a registration accept message from said Mobility Management Function for accepting registration of said remote UE to said telecommunication network, and forwarding said registration accept message to said remote UE via said relay capable UE.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignees: KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V., NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNOInventors: Toni Dimitrovski, Antonius Norp, Erwin Willem Middelesch
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Patent number: 11778454Abstract: Delivering communication services is provided. A request for a mobile number from a mobile number authority is received from a subscriber. In response to receiving the request from the subscriber, the mobile number is assigned to the subscriber and sent to the subscriber. A request to register with the mobile number authority is received from a communication service provider. In response to receiving the request from the communication service provider, the communication service provider is registered with the mobile number authority. The mobile number from the mobile number authority may be used by the subscriber to subscribe at the same time to a plurality of communication services for a mobile device from a plurality of different communication service providers registered with the mobile number authority.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Dharmendra Misra, Abhinav Aggarwal, Rahul Kumar
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Patent number: 11778449Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for allowing a Third-Party (TP) User Equipment (UE) to use a base station/access point (BS/AP), such as a 4G eNodeB (eNB) or a 5G gNodeB (gNB) of a private network, such as an enterprise network to access components of a network core, such as an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) in the TP network while also having access to features provided by or through components of an EPC within the private network.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Celona, Inc.Inventor: Srinivasan Balasubramanian
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Patent number: 11765787Abstract: Provided are an entity configuration method, device and system, a gNB-CU-User Plane (gNB-CU-UP). The entity configuration method includes: acquiring, through an Xn interface, specified information for configuring each packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity for processing a data radio bearer, where the Xn interface is an interface between a gNB-CU-Control Plane (gNB-CU-CP) and a gNB-CU-UP; and configuring the each PDCP entity according to the specified information. The present disclosure solves the problem of how to implement configuration of a gNB-CU-UP protocol entity and achieves centralized traffic convergence.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Yin Gao, Qingchun He, He Huang
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Patent number: 11758591Abstract: A communication method and a communications apparatus, the method including receiving, by a second network device, from a third network device, first identification information of a first radio access network area to which a first cell corresponding to the third network device belongs, and sending, by the second network device, second identification information of the first cell and the first identification information of the first radio access network area to a first network device.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tingting Geng, Hongping Zhang, Qinghai Zeng, Le Yan
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Patent number: 11751023Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices can be utilized to provide charging function (CHF) fallback in a 5th Generation Core (5GC). An example method is performed by a fail-open function (FOF), and includes receiving, from the CHF, information corresponding to a subscriber of a network. The information is stored in a database. Further, the example method includes receiving, from the CHF or a connected function, a request corresponding to the subscriber. The connected function is a session management function (SMF) and/or a policy control function (PCF). Based on the request, the information stored in the database is at least one of accessed or modified. Based on performing at least one of accessing or modifying the information stored in the database, a response is generated and transmitted to the CHF or the connected function.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Saad Hamid, Kashif Nadeem, Nitin Bhakri, Omer Ocak, Nader Nabil Farouk Riad, Robert L. Engelhart, Muhammad Waqar Afzal
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Patent number: 11751105Abstract: This application provides a network handover method and an apparatus. Before a terminal device is handed over from a first network to a second network, the terminal device sets up a first tunnel to a first interworking device, where a communication identifier, of the terminal device, in the first tunnel is a first identifier the first identifier is an identifier used in the first network by the terminal device, and the first interworking device is an interface device in the first network and oriented toward a network other than the first network. After the terminal device is handed over from the first network to the second network, the terminal device sends an update request to the first interworking device, where the update request to update the communication identifier to a second identifier, and the second identifier is an identifier used in the second network by the terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Weisheng Jin, Huan Li, Wei Lu
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Patent number: 11743854Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for determining a timing advance are described. One example method includes obtaining ephemeris information of a satellite, where the ephemeris information includes coordinates of the satellite and an ephemeris error of the satellite. A timing advance is determined according to a preset rule based on the ephemeris information and location information of a terminal device, where the location information includes coordinates of the terminal device and a positioning error of the terminal device. The preset rule is determined by using a first horizontal distance, a first vertical distance, the ephemeris error, and the positioning error.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiaolu Wang, Hejia Luo, Chenlei Xu, Rong Li, Jun Wang
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Patent number: 11743934Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for providing enhanced QoS via a non-3GPP access network. One apparatus includes a transceiver communicates with a gateway function in a non-3GPP access network. The apparatus includes a processor that receives a create security association request for each of at least one security association. Here, each create security association request includes additional QoS information for the security association. The processor reserves, for each create security association request, at least one access resource in the access network based on the additional QoS information and sends a create security association response to the gateway function for each create security association request, each create security association response indicating whether the corresponding security association is accepted.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Apostolis Salkintzis, Roozbeh Atarius, Dimitrios Karampatsis, Genadi Velev
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Patent number: 11743933Abstract: Disclosed are a wireless communication method and a wireless communication device. Provided is a resource management device, comprising one or a plurality of processors, said processor or processors being configured to: obtain interference information from another resource management device, said interference information comprising mutual interference between a plurality of managed systems managed by the resource management device, and interference of a plurality of managed systems by one or a plurality of non-managed systems not managed by the resource management device; determine a communication resource for each managed system on the basis of the obtained interference information; and notify a corresponding managed system of the determined communication resource.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Chen Sun, Xin Guo
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Patent number: 11722911Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for coverage enhancement information indication via wake-up signaling. An example method generally includes obtaining a message, the message including: a first field including at least one wake-up indication bit associated with a user equipment (UE) and a second field including coverage information associated with at least one downlink channel. The method may also include monitoring for the at least one downlink channel based, at least in part, on the message.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mahmoud Taherzadeh Boroujeni, Xiaoxia Zhang, Tao Luo
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Patent number: 11722908Abstract: A wireless system is shared amongst a hierarchal tier of entities. A communication management resource receives notification that a second-tier priority entity has been allocated use of a second wireless spectrum as a replacement to first wireless spectrum. In one embodiment, the first wireless spectrum is revoked from the second-tier priority entity based on use of the first wireless spectrum by a first-tier priority entity (such as incumbent entity). The communication management resource controls a wireless transmit power level of a third-tier priority entity in the hierarchy to provide protected use of the second wireless spectrum by the second-tier priority entity. According to one configuration, the communication management resource controls a power level of wireless communications transmitted by a wireless base station operated by the third-tier priority entity.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Charter Communications Operating. LLCInventors: Abdulrauf Hafeez, Maulik V. Vaidya