Patents Examined by Nick Corsaro
  • Patent number: RE48742
    Abstract: Embodiments are provide for communicating data or other non-control information messages within a downlink control channel directly, rather than in a data channel or broadcast channel. Thereby, radio resource utilization can be substantially improved in the cellular system, such as in the case of transmitting smaller data packets. In an embodiment, a transmitter arranges a set of time-frequency radio resources, associated with a downlink control channel, for transmitting information other than control information sent on the downlink control channel. The transmitter then sends, on the set of time-frequency radio resources, a data information message comprising the information other than the control information. The information other than the control information comprises one of user-specific data information and broadcast data information. A receiver then receives on the downlink control channel, control information and the data information message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Fredrik Berggren, Anthony C. K. Soong
  • Patent number: RE48758
    Abstract: A method of arranging the transmission of packet data in a system comprising a mobile terminal, a wireless local network and a mobile network that includes end-to-end service related parameters that are signalled via a separate signalling element. A resource authorization identifier is transmitted to the mobile network via the local network. Authorization is requested from the signalling element on the basis of the resource authorization identifier. A tunnel between the mobile terminal and the mobile network is bound to the end-to-end data flow of the mobile terminal on the basis of an authorization from the signalling element and tunnel identification information identifying the tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    Inventors: Janne Rinne, Henry Haverinen
  • Patent number: RE48846
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for estimating and assigning agent performance characteristics in a call routing center. Performance characteristics (e.g., sales rate, customer satisfaction, duration of call, etc.) may be assigned to an agent when the agent has made few calls relative to other agents or otherwise has a large error in their measure of one or more performance characteristics used for matching callers to agents (e.g., via a performance based or pattern matching routing method). A method includes identifying agents of a plurality of agents having a number of calls fewer than a predetermined number of calls (or an error in the performance characteristic exceeding a threshold), assigning a performance characteristic to the identified agents (that is different than the agent's actual performance characteristic), and routing a caller to one of the plurality of agents based on the performance characteristics of the plurality of agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zia Chishti, S. James P. Spottiswoode
  • Patent number: RE48860
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for estimating and assigning agent performance characteristics in a call routing center. Performance characteristics (e.g., sales rate, customer satisfaction, duration of call, etc.) may be assigned to an agent when the agent has made few calls relative to other agents or otherwise has a large error in their measure of one or more performance characteristics used for matching callers to agents (e.g., via a performance based or pattern matching routing method). A method includes identifying agents of a plurality of agents having a number of calls fewer than a predetermined number of calls (or an error in the performance characteristic exceeding a threshold), assigning a performance characteristic to the identified agents (that is different than the agent's actual performance characteristic), and routing a caller to one of the plurality of agents based on the performance characteristics of the plurality of agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zia Chishti, S. James P. Spottiswoode
  • Patent number: RE48896
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for estimating and assigning agent performance characteristics in a call routing center. Performance characteristics (e.g., sales rate, customer satisfaction, duration of call, etc.) may be assigned to an agent when the agent has made few calls relative to other agents or otherwise has a large error in their measure of one or more performance characteristics used for matching callers to agents (e.g., via a performance based or pattern matching routing method). A method includes identifying agents of a plurality of agents having a number of calls fewer than a predetermined number of calls (or an error in the performance characteristic exceeding a threshold), assigning a performance characteristic to the identified agents (that is different than the agent's actual performance characteristic), and routing a caller to one of the plurality of agents based on the performance characteristics of the plurality of agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Afiniti, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zia Chishti, S. James P. Spottiswoode
  • Patent number: RE48917
    Abstract: A deformed dipole is suggested with trace elements configured for wideband LTE and GPS operation. The deformed dipole comprises a first dipole conductor disposed on a first surface and first side of the circuit board and a second dipole conductor disposed on an opposite surface and opposite side of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: TAOGLAS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Wen Chieh Yang
  • Patent number: RE48986
    Abstract: A method and a terminal for establishing a communication connection. In an embodiment, the method for establishing a communication connection includes: exchanging, by a first terminal, Wi-Fi Direct configuration information with a second terminal through a near field communication connection between the first terminal and the second terminal, where the exchanged Wi-Fi Direct configuration information includes group information of the first terminal or second terminal; and establishing a Wi-Fi Direct connection between the first terminal and the second terminal according to the exchanged Wi-Fi Direct configuration information. The present invention can simplify a process of establishing a Wi-Fi Direct connection, so that both of two terminals can establish a Wi-Fi Direct connection within an NFC communication range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guoqing Li, Zhihao Jin
  • Patent number: RE49034
    Abstract: A physiological trend monitor has a sensor signal responsive to multiple wavelengths of light transmitted into a tissue site. The transmitted light is detected after attenuation by pulsatile blood flow within the tissue site. A processor has an input responsive to the sensor signal and a physiological parameter output. Features are extracted from the physiological parameter output. Criteria are applied to the features. An alarm output is generated when the criteria are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Masimo Corporation
    Inventor: Ammar Al-Ali
  • Patent number: RE49078
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus that may control a configuration and operation of a network including a base station to support a multicast and broadcast multimedia service in a cellular system and may control an operation of a terminal and the like, and thus, may effectively provide a multimedia service in the cellular system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jae Heung Kim, Kyoung Seok Lee, Kook Jin Lee, Jae Young Ahn, Yeong Jin Kim
  • Patent number: RE49108
    Abstract: An autonomous system (AS) comprising a topology transparent zone (TTZ) comprising a plurality of TTZ nodes, wherein the plurality of TTZ nodes includes an edge node and an internal node, wherein each of the plurality of TTZ nodes is configured to connect to another TTZ node via an internal link, and a plurality of neighboring external nodes connected to the TTZ edge nodes via a plurality of external links, wherein no link state advertisements (LSAs) describing the internal links are distributed to the neighboring external nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Renwei Li, Huaimo Chen
  • Patent number: RE49159
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of transmitting a reference signal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes generating a precoded reference signal or a non-precoded reference signal in accordance with a rank, and transmitting the generated reference signal. Uplink transmission using multiple transmit antennas is supported through reference signal design and related control signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byoung-Hoon Kim, Dae Won Lee, Byeongwoo Kang, Bong Hoe Kim, Yujin Noh
  • Patent number: RE49263
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for transmitting control signal via a PUCCH in a wireless communication system, and to an apparatus for the method, wherein the method comprises the following steps: joint-coding a plurality of pieces of control information to obtain a single codeword; obtaining a first modulation symbol sequence from the single codeword; obtaining, from the first modulation symbol sequence, a plurality of second modulation symbol sequences corresponding to each slot in the PUCCH; cyclically shifting the plurality of second modulation symbol sequences in a time domain to obtain a plurality of third modulation symbol sequences; performing a discrete Fourier transform (DFT) precoding process on the plurality of third modulation symbol sequences to obtain a plurality of complex symbol sequences in a frequency domain; and transmitting the plurality of complex symbol sequences via the PUCCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Hee Han, Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Ho Moon, Moon Il Lee
  • Patent number: RE49346
    Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a system for providing wireless coverage and capacity for a public land mobile network within a building. The system comprises a pico base station comprising multiple transceiver units. The pico base station is installed in the building. The system further comprises a plurality of antennas located within the building. The plurality of antennas are located remotely from the pico base station. The pico base station is communicatively coupled to the public land mobile network. The pico base station is communicatively coupled to the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: STRONG FORCE IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Robert D. Schmidt, Rahul Jain, Mark F. Schutzer, Lance K. Uyehara, Gilad Peleg, John O'Connell, Ilan Vardi
  • Patent number: RE49539
    Abstract: When a terminal generates an uplink signal in a communication system, the terminal hops a sequence for differentiating itself from another terminal with time. The terminal generates the uplink signal by multiplying a transmission symbol by a sequence of a transmission time corresponding to the transmission symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyeong-Geun Park, Il-Gyu Kim, Young-Jo Ko, Kap-Seok Chang, Hyo-Seok Yi, Young-Hoon Kim, Seung-Chan Bang
  • Patent number: RE49692
    Abstract: An apparatus generates an image signal in which pixels are encoded in N-bit words which encode at least a luma per pixel. A receiver (201) obtains high dynamic range pixel values in accordance with a first color representation in M-bitwords. A first generator (203) includes the high dynamic range pixel values in the image signal in the N-bit words according to a second color representation. A second generator (205) includes in the image signal an indicator that high dynamic range pixel values are encoded. In some examples, the high dynamic range pixel values may be provided in a segment that can alternatively contain high or low dynamic range pixel values, and the indicator may indicate which type of data is included. The approach may e.g. facilitate introduction of high dynamic range capability into e.g. HDMI systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Philip Steven Newton, Wiebe De Haan
  • Patent number: RE49728
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for monitoring a wireless link. A method for monitoring a wireless link by a terminal in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving a precoded control channel; and estimating the quality of the wireless link for the received precoded control channel, wherein the quality of the wireless link can be estimated on the basis of an assumption by the terminal regarding the precoding applied to the precoded control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hanbyul Seo, Joonkui Ahn, Inkwon Seo
  • Patent number: RE49751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for allocating an uplink carrier for transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system that supports carrier aggregation. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system that supports carrier aggregation of M (M?1) uplink component carriers comprises: a step of receiving setup information on a primary uplink component carrier, from among said M uplink component carriers, via which one or more pieces of uplink control information are to be transmitted; a step of multiplexing said one or more pieces of uplink control information; and a step of transmitting the multiplexed uplink control information through the primary uplink component carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Sung Ho Moon, Seung Hee Han, So Yeon Kim
  • Patent number: RE49764
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a medical device, such as a defibrillator, for use with an accessory capable of collecting a parameter of a patient. The medical device is capable of at least performing a basic functionality, an advanced functionality, and of defibrillating the patient. The medical device includes an energy storage module within a housing for storing an electrical charge that is to be delivered to the patient for the defibrillating. The medical device includes a processor structured to determine whether a data set received from the accessory confirms or not a preset authentication criterion about the accessory. Although when the accessory is coupled to the housing the medical device is capable of the defibrillating and the basic functionality, the medical device is capable of the advanced functionality only when the accessory is coupled to the housing and it is determined that the preset authentication criterion is confirmed. Embodiments also include methods of operation and a programmed solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard C. Nova
  • Patent number: RE49815
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for receiving data in a User Equipment (UE) supporting a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) are provided. A method of receiving data by a UE which supports an MBMS includes obtaining first indication information indicating a Multicast/Broadcast over a Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframe reserved for an MBSFN, obtaining second indication information indicating a subframe in the MBSFN subframe, the subframe decoding a Physical Multicast CHannel (PMCH), and when although a first subframe is indicated as the MBSFN subfame, the first subframe is not indicated to decode a PMCH and is not of a subframe for a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS), receiving a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) of the first subframe and decoding a corresponding Physical Downlink Shared CHannel (PDSCH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangbum Kim, Soenghun Kim, Gert-Jan Van Lieshout
  • Patent number: RE49822
    Abstract: A right-hand circularly-polarized patch antenna comprising a ground plane and a patch connected to each other with one or more wires for which the wire shape and location of the end points are selected such that they do not cause an antenna mismatch, and the electrical current carried in the wires produces an extra electromagnetic field subtracted from the patch field in the nadir direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: TOPCON POSITIONING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Andrey Vitalievich Astakhov, Dmitry Vitalievich Tatarnikov, Pavel Petrovich Shamatulsky