Patents Examined by Qutbuddin Ghulamali
  • Patent number: 11490244
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a mobility information reporting and exchange method, a terminal device, and a network device. The mobility information reporting method includes obtaining mobility information, where the mobility information includes at least one of geographical location information of the terminal device, time information corresponding to the geographical location information, and identification information of the terminal device, and reporting the mobility information to the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yumin Wu
  • Patent number: 11485381
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a notification of control authority transition in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a speaker configured to output a sound notification, a vibration motor configured to output a vibration notification, and a control circuit configured to be electrically connected with the speaker and the vibration motor. The control circuit is configured to output a first notification using the speaker during a first time interval, when a situation to transfer control authority for the vehicle occurs, output a second notification using the speaker and the vibration motor during a second time interval, after the first time interval elapses, and output a third notification using the speaker and the vibration motor during a third time interval, after the second time interval elapses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Wook Seo, Jin Su Jeong
  • Patent number: 11484264
    Abstract: A fabric-based item may be provide with a stretchable band. The stretchable band may be formed from a ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric having an opening configured to fit around a body part of a user. Circuitry may be coupled to strands of material in the stretchable band. The circuitry may include sensor circuitry for making measurements on the body part such as electrocardiogram measurements, blood pressure measurements, and respiration rate measurements. Wireless communications circuitry in the fabric-based item may be used to communicate wirelessly with external electronic equipment. A wireless power transmitting device may transmit wireless power. A coil formed from conductive strands in the fabric-based item may be used by wireless power receiving circuitry in the fabric-based item to receive the wireless power. The coil may have one or more turns that run around the ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Keating, Daniel D. Sunshine, Benjamin J. Grena, Daniel A. Podhajny, Jerzy S. Guterman, Jessica J. Lu, David M. Kindlon
  • Patent number: 11463841
    Abstract: Computer-based systems and methods provide location, information and call tracking, and the reporting, evaluation and transmission of required information in event of emergencies or violations to students, which systems and methods are monitored and controlled by a centralized authority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Student Ally, Inc.
    Inventor: Alex Romano
  • Patent number: 11462090
    Abstract: An autonomous facility monitoring apparatus and method in a facility can remain on at all times and functions to determine whether an unauthorized person has entered or is attempting to enter the facility and/or whether an environmental danger exists or is predicted. Continuously monitoring physical characteristics of a person and/or location of a person in the facility provides information for automatically detecting and signaling a detrimental health condition, for automatically controlling operation of apparatus of the facility, for operating gaming features, and so on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Martin A. Alpert
  • Patent number: 11463944
    Abstract: An electronic device may include at least one communication processor and an application processor. The at least one communication processor is configured to: receive first system information including information on whether at least one node supporting first cellular communication supports DC or second system information including information on a node which is adjacent to the at least one node and supports second cellular communication, from the at least one node via the first cellular communication; update, based on the first or second system information, a database which includes information indicating whether the at least one node supports the DC and information indicating whether the node adjacent to the at least one node supports the second cellular communication; determine, based on the updated database, a searching order of at least one node included in the updated database; and search for a node to be registered, based on the determined searching order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Yueh Chen, Inshik Kang, Kipyo Nam
  • Patent number: 11449141
    Abstract: A systematic bilateral situational awareness tracking apparatus provides a wearable device with neurosynaptic, EEG, EKG, SpO2, body temperature, and blink sensors. A processor monitors the sensors and determines the wearer's state of situational awareness. When the wearer is fatigued or otherwise less alert, the device provides haptic feedback in conjunction with audio and visual alerts to the wearer, and text message alerts to others. The device integrates with dynamic assessment of situational awareness (DASA) software in order to allow further analysis of the wearer's situational awareness capability and longevity, and prediction of times of peak wakefulness and fatigue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: BIOFLI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael P. Kielbasa, Matthew P. Kielbasa
  • Patent number: 11448726
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting and monitoring human breathing, respiration, and heart rate using statistics about the wireless channel between two or more connected devices. A user is monitored for identifying patterns in the user's behavior that may allow the system to alert a caregiver to deviations in the user behavior that may be indicative of a potential issue, such as depression. A presence may further detected in a sensing area through the detection of spectral components in the breathing frequency range of comprises user includes transforming phase difference between spatial streams and amplitude of the samples representing frequency response of the channel for any frequency value into frequency domain to perform frequency analysis. Statistical analysis may be performed on the frequency space provided by the transformation. Micro motions may also be detected by detecting presence in a sensing area through the detection of spectral components in the micro motion frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Aerial Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Michel Allegue Martinez, Negar Ghourchian, David Grant, Francois Morel, Pauline Tranchant, Amir Minayi Jalil
  • Patent number: 11440467
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle including a projector and a sensor system configured to output data representative of an object in an environment exterior of the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle can further include a data store that stores height map data. A computing system of the autonomous vehicle can classify an object as a person and can detect an initial position of the person. Responsive to the detection, the computing system can calibrate a notification to be projected on a ground of the environment exterior of the autonomous vehicle. The notification is based on output of a transform from a position of the projector to the ground and the transform is applied based on the predefined height map of the ground. The notification can be projected adjacent the person. The notification may be configured to inform the person that the autonomous vehicle detects a position of the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Shih
  • Patent number: 11433918
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a notification of control authority transition in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a speaker configured to output a sound notification, a vibration motor configured to output a vibration notification, and a control circuit configured to be electrically connected with the speaker and the vibration motor. The control circuit is configured to output a first notification using the speaker during a first time interval, when a situation to transfer control authority for the vehicle occurs, output a second notification using the speaker and the vibration motor during a second time interval, after the first time interval elapses, and output a third notification using the speaker and the vibration motor during a third time interval, after the second time interval elapses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Wook Seo, Jin Su Jeong
  • Patent number: 11425640
    Abstract: A communication device is provided that further improves the quality between radio links, in a communication system in which a base station apparatus communicates with a communication device. A communication device is provided that includes a reception unit that receives system information including a set of identities indicating virtual cells, and a setting unit that selects a virtual cell identity to be applied, from the set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Kusashima, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Yifu Tang
  • Patent number: 11425629
    Abstract: The technology relates to a wireless communication apparatus and a wireless communication method for enabling a wireless terminal station to easily select an appropriate connection destination from among a plurality of wireless base stations. A first wireless communication apparatus includes a communication section to transmit to a wireless terminal station a broadcast signal including network connection information regarding a wireless communication system having a plurality of base stations communicating with each other, the first wireless communication apparatus functioning as one of the plurality of wireless base stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Morioka, Ryuichi Hirata
  • Patent number: 11425544
    Abstract: Backend apparatus for triggering an automatic emergency call for a vehicle is arranged outside the vehicle, comprising a first interface for vehicle-to-environment communication to recurrently obtain a current collision probability from a collision detection device for a collision with an object, a second interface for vehicle-to-environment communication to recurrently obtain a data record updated by the vehicle comprising a time, a location and an identification number of the vehicle. The backend apparatus is designed, if the impact probability is not obtained, and on the basis of the impact probability obtained last, to trigger the automatic emergency call comprising the data record obtained last. A third interface makes the automatic emergency call. The invention also relates to a vehicle control unit for a vehicle-to-environment communication, a system and method for triggering an automatic emergency call, and a computer program product for a backend apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Oliver Briemle, Lulevera Qorraj
  • Patent number: 11414009
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus that can be attached to a vehicle and can be effectively utilized for acquisition of road surface condition information, detection of a hidden vehicle, and the like is provided. The image projection apparatus that projects an image includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information related to a vehicle; an image projection unit that projects an image based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and imaging means that acquires an image outside the vehicle, the image projection unit projects light in a wavelength band centered on a wavelength of 1.4 ?m and the imaging means provides the information related to the vehicle by imaging an image projected based on the light in the wavelength band centered on the wavelength of 1.4 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Kunii, Toshinori Sugiyama, Takuya Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11417213
    Abstract: A collision detection system (1) for detecting and assessing the state of a crash guard (2), comprising at least one crash guard (2), which is provided with a sensor for detecting a collision onto or against the said crash guard (2), wherein the said system comprises a processing unit, which is provided to assess, on the basis of the signals generated by the sensor, the effect of a collision on the crash guard (2) and, if necessary, to initiate an alarm signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: Xavier Ramon
  • Patent number: 11400889
    Abstract: An ultra wide band, UWB, ranging device is disclosed comprising: an input for receiving data directly from a sensor hub, and a radio configured for UWB communication; wherein the UWB device is configured to: commence a ranging process comprising at least one of a repeated range determination, and a repeated angle of arrival determination; receive sensor data from the sensor hub; process the data, and modify the ranging process in dependence on the data. Personal communication devices disclosing such UWB ranging devices are also disclosed as are associated methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Srivathsa Masthi Parthasarathi, Ghiath Al-kadi, Brian Charles Cassidy
  • Patent number: 11405248
    Abstract: An FPGA based system for decoding PAM-3 signals is disclosed, wherein the system comprises a directional coupler for separating 100BASE-T1 and 1000BASE-T1 master and slave signals, DVGAs for amplifying the master and slave signals, ADCs for sampling the amplified signals, and a FPGA module, wherein the FPGA module is configured for decoding the PAM-3 symbols, in real-time, from oversampled ADCs data using fully pipelined Register Transfer Level (RTL) architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: PRODIGY TECHNOVATIONS PVT. LTD.
    Inventors: Prajeesh Prabhakar, Sudarshan Shenoy Mulki, Zakioddin Mahammad
  • Patent number: 11381936
    Abstract: This document discloses a solution for managing a massive amount of asset tags in a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: HALTIAN OY
    Inventors: Ville Ylläsjärvi, Teemu Vaattovaara, Marko Parttimaa, Jyrki Okkonen
  • Patent number: 11378294
    Abstract: An air conditioner current loop communication circuit includes an indoor unit current loop communication circuit and an outdoor unit current loop communication circuit connected to each other via a communication connection wire and an AC power connection wire to form a current loop communication loop, an indoor microcontroller unit (MCU) and an outdoor MCU configured to communicate with each other through the current loop communication loop, and a switching power supply circuit connected in series to the communication connection wire or the AC power connection wire and configured to output a DC power to the current loop communication loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lizhi Su, Zhaojing Huo
  • Patent number: 11375442
    Abstract: A terminal for cell reselection in a wireless communication system includes: a transceiver; and at least one processor configured to select a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) in an idle mode or an inactive mode, receive, from a base station, a PLMN identity list including one or more pieces of PLMN identity information via a first type system information block, wherein each of the one or more pieces of PLMN identity information includes a PLMN identity for a corresponding PLMN, and the one or more pieces of PLMN identity information are listed in a first order for PLMN(s), receive, from the base station, a PLMN information list including one or more pieces of PLMN information via a third type system information block, wherein each of the one or more pieces of PLMN information includes a New Radio (NR) frequency band list for a corresponding PLMN in a same order as the first order for PLMN(s) in which the one or more pieces of PLMN identity information are listed in the PLMN identity list received via the fir
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangyeob Jung, Soenghun Kim, Himke Van Der Velde