Patents Examined by Qutbuddin Ghulamali
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Patent number: 11364842Abstract: A notification device includes a calculation unit calculating, based on a speed of a vehicle, a vehicle stoppage distance by which the vehicle travels until the vehicle enters a stopped state while performing autonomous driving, a notification unit performing notification about information with respect to an outside of the vehicle, and a notification controller causing the notification unit not to perform notification about information indicating that the vehicle is in the middle of deceleration until the vehicle passes by a first soon-to-cross pedestrian and to cause the notification unit to perform notification about the information after the vehicle passes by the first soon-to-cross pedestrian when a distance between the vehicle and the first soon-to-cross pedestrian is smaller than the vehicle stoppage distance and a distance between the vehicle and a second soon-to-cross pedestrian is equal to or greater than the vehicle stoppage distance.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Junichi Morimura
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Patent number: 11363419Abstract: A system identifies a first position of a tag in a clinical environment based on first times at which first receivers received a first wireless signal from the tag. The system estimates a second position of the tag in the clinical environment based on second times at which second receivers received a second wireless signal from the tag. The system determines that a boundary is located between the first position and the second position, defines a path range around the first position of the tag based on an expected movement of the tag during a time interval between the first and second wireless signals, determines that the boundary lacks a door within the path range, adjusts the second position of the tag based on the boundary map, and transmits a message indicating that the tag is located at the adjusted position at the second time.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Brandon M. Ayers, Frederick C. Davidson, Stephen R. Embree, Matthew D. Morgan, Kenzi L. Mudge, Britten J. Pipher, Eugene G. Urrutia
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Patent number: 11347957Abstract: A system includes an asset management system in communication with an asset disposed within a rack, an asset tracking server, a gateway, and a set of equipment racks including the rack in which the asset is disposed. Each equipment rack defines a face. The equipment rack includes an observer device and a location indicator device. The system includes a set of tags attached to assets disposed within the set of equipment racks, a tag of the set of tags attached to the asset. The asset management system is to identify a maintenance event associated with the asset and is to communicate the identity of the asset to the asset tracking server. The asset tracking server is to locate the rack location of the tag associated with the asset and is to communicate with the associated observer device, which is to direct the location indicator device to provide a light signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: RF Code, Inc.Inventors: Peter Vancorenland, Ben Gawiser, Jonathan Guy, Peter Kazmir, Rick Trujillo
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Patent number: 11337082Abstract: A wireless backhaul connection method, applied to an LTE base station, includes: receiving device type reporting information sent by a wireless backhaul base station located in a coverage of the LTE base station, the device type reporting information indicating that a device type of the wireless backhaul base station is a wireless backhaul type; and configuring, for the wireless backhaul base station according to the device type reporting information, a secondary base station used for the wireless backhaul connection.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wei Hong
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Patent number: 11336501Abstract: [Task] There is provided a signal generation apparatus and a signal generation method capable of performing mutual switching between a PAM N signal having n values and a PAM M signal having m values (m<n) without generating a noise or an overvoltage. [Means for Resolution] There are provided a PAM N generation circuit 41 that generates a PAM N signal of n values, a PAM M generation circuit 42 that generates a PAM M signal of m values (m<n) having a maximum voltage level equal to a maximum voltage level of the PAM N signal generated by the PAM N generation circuit 41, and a selector 43 that outputs any one of the PAM N signal generated by the PAM N generation circuit 41 and the PAM M signal generated by the PAM M generation circuit 42.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: ANRITSU CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuya Iwai, Tomoaki Kabasawa
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Patent number: 11335193Abstract: A traffic safety triggering device that helps motorists and pedestrian become aware of the presence of one or more cyclists on the road. This portable device triggers a safety warning signal that flashes intermittently for a few seconds, thereby making motorists and pedestrians in the immediate area aware of the presence of cyclists, identifying their direction of travel and volume thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Inventor: Carlos Alberto Scandiffio
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Patent number: 11323952Abstract: A method for multiple attachment of a mobile terminal to access points of a plurality of access points to at least one cellular network. The method is implemented by the terminal and includes: reception of messages diffused by access points of the plurality of access points, including an identifier relating to the pertaining of a resource used by the respective access point, called a GRP identifier, to a shared risk group; first attachment of the terminal to a first access point of the plurality of access points; and second attachment of the terminal to a second access point of the plurality of access points, selected according to the GRP identifier thereof and the GRP identifier of the first access point.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: ORANGEInventors: Charles Hartmann, Antoine Mouquet
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Patent number: 11323867Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for providing wireless signal coverage. The device includes a wireless signal transceiver and a displacement assembly for moving the wireless signal transceiver within a zone. The device is provided with a processor configured to control the displacement assembly to move the mobile device based on the wireless signal coverage within the zone and the location with respect to the zone of a wireless device operable to access the wireless signal coverage.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SASInventors: Jean C. Bolot, Kent Lyons, Akshay Pushparaja, Ajith Pudhiyaveetil
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Patent number: 11310728Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product able to determining whether a user equipment in a wireless communications network has applied a stored or acquired system information message of a new system information area within a predefined time, where the user equipment replaced a system information message of an initial system information area with a system information message of another system information area or with a cell-specific system information message of another cell. If the new system information area is equivalent to the system information area of the initial system information area, then the system information message for the initial system information area is applied. If the new system information area is different from the system information area of the initial system information area, then a system information message for that different system information area is applied.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Ahmad Awada, Ingo Viering
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Patent number: 11304120Abstract: A method for acquiring a system information SI, a user equipment UE and a network side device. The method includes: receiving, by the UE, an SI table index from the network side device; and acquiring, by the UE, the SI based on the SI table index and a pre-acquired SI table. The SI table includes SI table indices, SI and a parameter configuration of the SI.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2017Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuan He
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Patent number: 11297680Abstract: Methods and systems for handling emergency services in a wireless network. A method disclosed herein includes enabling at least one User Equipment (UE) supporting only Closed Access Group (CAG) cell/non-public network (NPN) to camp onto at least one non-CAG cell/public network cell to access the emergency services. The method further includes enabling the at least one UE to switch behavior of a timer from a periodic registration timer with a “Strictly Periodic Registration Timer Indication” to a normal periodic registration timer/pre-release 16 behavior for performing the emergency services.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kundan Tiwari, Lalith Kumar
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Patent number: 11283587Abstract: The application provides a data extraction method for transmission signal, the data extraction method for transmission signal includes: upon receiving a transmission signal, parsing a first clock signal corresponding to the transmission signal to obtain a signal frequency; generating a second clock signal of same frequency according to the signal frequency; and extracting a data of the transmission signal according to the second clock signal. The present application aims to solve the problem of inaccurate data extraction of the transmission signal and improve the accuracy of data extraction of the transmission signal. The present application also provides a data extraction device for transmission signal and a computer readable storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignees: HKC Corporation, Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Mingliang Wang
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Patent number: 11280053Abstract: A magnetic marker to be laid in or on a road to achieve driving support control such as lane departure warning for warning departure of a vehicle from a lane and so forth, is a magnetic marker in which an RFID tag having an antenna for transmitting or receiving electric waves for wireless communication is retained in a magnet forming a magnetism generation source. The magnetic marker further includes a protective cover which prevents proximity of water to the antenna of the RFID tag and isolates the antenna from water. Thus, more information can be stably provided to a vehicle side.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: AICHI STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Michiharu Yamamoto, Tomohiko Nagao, Hitoshi Aoyama
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Patent number: 11277881Abstract: This disclosure is related to a procedure to provide emergency services support for a UE which does not have a valid subscription for the serving PLMN. This disclosure more specifically provides procedure to support IMS emergency call or eCall support for a UE which is in limited state on a E-UTRA cell is connected to both EPC and 5GCN.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kundan Tiwari, Toshiyuki Tamura
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Patent number: 11272437Abstract: The present invention provides a method for mapping the wireless network environment as observed from a computing device having at least one network interface for accessing said environment. The mapping method requires limited storage space and processing power, so that it may be executed on said computing devices without requiring further network services. Structured mapped data generated from gathered network discovery traces enables a plurality of location-based, mobility or network routing services.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)Inventor: Sébastien Faye
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Patent number: 11265681Abstract: An electronic device is capable of determining a radio communications configuration. The electronic device includes a GPS module arranged for receiving an updated GPS coordinate. A controller is electronically coupled to the GPS module, and arranged for controlling the GPS module to receive the updated GPS coordinate and for determining the radio communications configuration based on the updated GPS coordinate received from the GPS module. A transmitter is electronically coupled to the controller and arranged for transmitting a message from the controller according to the determined radio communications configuration.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: ELITE SEMICONDUCTOR MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Chun-Yi Lee, Hung-Ta Tso, Chun-Chieh Huang
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Patent number: 11259143Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a location of a first mobile tag, responsive to detecting a second mobile tag crossing a threshold relative to the location of the first mobile tag, determining according to an activity associated with the first mobile tag, the second mobile tag, or both whether there is an association event between the first mobile tag and the second mobile tag, and responsive to determining the activity corresponds to the association event, determining whether to associate the first mobile tag and the second mobile tag. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Red Point Positioning CorporationInventors: Chunjie Duan, Yara Osko, Anton Shpakovskiy, Yuyi Wei, Jay Sun, Keru Xia, Alex Tidwell, Mingda Zhou, Alexey Liushnia, Dmitry Zvegincev
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Patent number: 11254173Abstract: A tire pressure monitor includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and a sealed pressure chamber mounted to the PCB. The tire pressure monitor also includes a piston mounted adjacent to the sealed pressure chamber. The piston is configured to contact the sealed pressure chamber in response to an applied pressure. The tire pressure monitor also includes a liquid within the sealed pressure chamber. Translation of the piston causes the liquid to apply pressure to a pressure sensor. The pressure sensor is mounted within the sealed pressure chamber, and is configured to detect the applied pressure.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Trek Bicycle CorporationInventor: Jon Quenzer
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Patent number: 11252651Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for selecting a network slice to which a User Equipment (UE) can connect in the telecommunications network. A Cache Inventory Repository (CIR) stores cache associations indicating content cached at each of a plurality of Cache Network Functions (Cache NFs) and the network slice in which each Cache NR is located. A Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF) transmits to the CIR a request for cache data indicating a particular content cached in one or more network slices. The CIR determines the requested cache data based on the stored cache associations and transmits the requested cache data to the NSSF. The NSSF selects a network slice to which the UE can connect, based at least in part on the received cache data identifying the one or more network slices.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Miguel Angel Garcia Martin, Pablo Martinez de la Cruz
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Patent number: 11234501Abstract: A protective case for an electronic device. The protective case comprises a shell configured to receive the electronic device. The shell includes: i) sidewalls that encircle the periphery of the electronic device; ii) an inner wall proximate the rear surface of the electronic device; and iii) an outer wall configured to form with the inner wall a compartment adjacent the rear surface of the device. Each of the sidewalls comprises a convex shape that curls around an edge of the device. The inner wall comprises a grid of raised bumps that provide cushioning between the rear surface of the electronic device and the inner wall. The outer wall forms a plurality of slots, each of the slots configured to receive an adaptor module that connects the protective case to a peripheral device or a support structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Inventor: Andre Lamont Chenier