Patents Examined by Sai-Ming Chan
  • Patent number: 11388696
    Abstract: A method for improving reliability of a narrowband physical broadcast channel (NPBCH) reception in narrowband internet-of-things (NB-IoT) user equipment (UE) during a cell acquisition phase. An object is to improve the existing NPBCH reception procedure in order to achieve a lower code-rate and hence a more reliable transmission between eNodeB and UEs will be solved thereby that the UE receives, descrambles and de-rate-matches at least a first and a second group of 64 NPBCH subframes, whereas using the four most significant bits of the system frame number as a counter and a modifier sequence {m}, which is applied to the first group of 64 NPBCH subframes, before combining the both groups, decoding and extracting the master information block from the combined NPBCH subframes and whereas the UE attaches to the cell if a match is found.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Fliess, Chethan Venkatesan
  • Patent number: 11388721
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling air-interface resource utilization in a wireless communication system in which an access node provides service on a carrier defining air-interface resources. An example method includes monitoring a rate of voice muting on the carrier, detecting when the monitored rate of voice muting on the carrier is at least predefined threshold high, and responsive to detecting that the monitored rate of voice muting on the carrier is at least predefined threshold high, starting to apply a maximum limit on how many user equipment devices (UEs) the access node will concurrently serve with a resource-intensive service on the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Sreekar Marupaduga, Vanil Parihar
  • Patent number: 11381511
    Abstract: An accelerator and system to provide a combined transport Wide-Area Network (WAN) transports. The accelerator includes a tunnel manager to maintain tunnels traversing each of the WAN transports; an inspector to perform packet and IP flow classification to set a respective classification metric for a downstream packet to be sent over the combined transport; a transport selector to select a preferred tunnel from the tunnels based on the respective classification metric of the downstream packet; and a sender to send the downstream packet over the preferred tunnel. In the accelerator, the WAN transports include a high latency satellite transport and a low latency transport, and a respective tunnel connects the accelerator to a peer accelerator via one of the WAN transports. The accelerator includes a receiver to receive upstream packets arriving over the combined transport and to forward the upstream packets to a user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Chin, Douglas Dillon, Sampath Ramaswami
  • Patent number: 11382169
    Abstract: Provided is an operating method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the operating method including: receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer configuration information for each data radio bearer (DRB); and when a PDCP entity is configured to be reestablished for each DRB and the PDCP layer configuration information includes an indicator indicating to continuously use header compression protocol configuration information, indicating to a lower layer entity that the header compression protocol configuration information is configured to be continuously used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Donggun Kim, Soenghun Kim, Suyoung Park
  • Patent number: 11374727
    Abstract: A method for configuring an access node to operate within a time division duplex communications system between the access node and at least one user equipment wherein the time division duplex communications system is a narrowband internet of things time division duplex communications system co-located with a long term evolution communications system network configured to switch a uplink and downlink configuration from frame to frame, the method comprising: generating a channel/signal, the channel/signal comprising information of a uplink and downlink configuration for communication between the access node and the at least one user equipment; mapping the channel/signal to at least one subframe period; and transmitting the channel/signal to the at least one user equipment during the at least one subframe period, such that the channel/signal is received and used by the at least one user equipment to set a uplink and downlink configuration for communication between the access node and the at least one user equipm
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventors: Srinivasan Selvaganapathy, Muneender Chiranji
  • Patent number: 11368244
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a resource configuration method. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, first indication information sent by a network device, where the first indication information is used to indicate S first time units and T second time units, when S?0, the first indication information further indicates an index value or an identifier of format information of the first time unit; and when T?0, the first indication information further indicates first set information of the second time unit, the first set information indicates a first set, and the first set includes index values or identifiers of at least two types of format information of the second time unit; and determining, by the terminal, the format information of the first time unit based on the index value or the identifier of the format information of the first time unit, or determining the first set based on the first set information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yafei Wang, Chi Zhang, Zhenfei Tang
  • Patent number: 11363669
    Abstract: In some aspects, a node may configure whether a set of soft time resources is to be conditionally released or unconditionally released. The set of soft time resources may be configurable in a schedulable state or a non-schedulable state. The set of soft time resources may be schedulable subject to at most a directionality constraint when unconditionally released and, when conditionally released, being schedulable subject to: the directionality constraint and one or more conditions other than the directionality constraint if the set of soft resources is configured subject to the directionality constraint, or at least one of the directionality constraint or the one or more conditions other than the directionality constraint if the set of soft resources is not configured subject to the directionality constraint. The node may transmit a configuration that indicates whether the set of soft time resources is conditionally released or unconditionally released in the schedulable state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Navid Abedini, Jianghong Luo, Luca Blessent, Muhammad Nazmul Islam, Karl Georg Hampel, Tao Luo, Junyi Li
  • Patent number: 11336752
    Abstract: A transmitting apparatus and an operating method for the apparatus in a multimedia system are provided. The operating method includes inputting at least one network layer packet, generating a link layer packet based on the at least one network layer packet, and transmitting the link layer packet. The link layer packet includes a header including information indicating a packet type of the at least one network layer packet, information indicating whether the link layer packet includes a single network layer packet, and information indicating an identifier related to the at least one network layer packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Koo Yang, Kyung-Mo Park, Young-Wan So, Sung-Hee Hwang
  • Patent number: 11336485
    Abstract: Techniques are presented herein for managing the processing of network data units (NDUs) received by a network device. More specifically, the techniques relate to updating NDU processing information in a network device in response to a link becoming active, where the updating reduces the NDU loss when the NDU processing information is being updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajesh Kumar Semwal, Amit Dattatray Ranpise
  • Patent number: 11337220
    Abstract: An information indication method includes: adding time-frequency indication information configured for a CORESET of RMSI to a PBCH of a SSB; if the time-frequency indication information indicates the CORESET of RMSI and the SSB are multiplexed in time division, querying a pre-stored correlation according to a present band, an SCS of the SSB and an SCS of the CORESET of RMSI to obtain an extended RB offset minimum set corresponding to the present band; an RB offset is selected from the obtained extended RB offset minimum set, and adding an offset index of the selected RB offset to the time-frequency indication information; and sending the SSB comprising the time-frequency indication information to UE in a beam scanning manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yang Liu
  • Patent number: 11337075
    Abstract: Systems and methods discussed herein are directed to handling the identity and authentication of server security certificates on SIMs, and establishing secure channels with cloud servers via a wireless communication network using the security certificates and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) libraries on SIMs. A mechanism to manage the security certificates on SIMs using an Over-the-Air (OTA) platform of the wireless communication network and certificate authority network elements is provided. Multiple cloud systems and their cloud servers are supported by storing multiple cloud certificates on SIMs and enabling features of a dynamic selection of the appropriate server certificate by the OTA platform for secure communication. Accordingly, electronic devices may be used within the wireless communication network for exchanging data with multiple cloud servers without changing codes/software devices, SIMs, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Phani Ramisetty, Mathew George, Kyeong Hun An
  • Patent number: 11330560
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method whereby a terminal transmits data to another terminal in a wireless communication system, the data transmission method comprising the steps of: selecting resources for transmitting multiple pieces of data; and transmitting the multiple pieces of data by using the selected resources, wherein the terminal is configured to execute the transmission through sensing, and if the terminal fails to transmit the data a preset number of times or more in a row, the terminal reselects resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyukjin Chae, Hanbyul Seo
  • Patent number: 11329950
    Abstract: A WAN controller can configure a first WAN interface on a first WAN edge device to connect to a first transport network. The WAN controller can configure a second WAN interface on a second WAN edge device to connect to a second transport network. The WAN controller or the first WAN edge device, connected to a first access device of an access network, can determine the first WAN edge device has no Layer 2 connectivity to the second WAN edge device, connected to a second access device of the access network. The WAN controller or the first WAN edge device can establish a tunnel between the first WAN edge device and the second WAN interface. The WAN controller can route a specified class of WAN traffic received by the first WAN edge device from the access network through the tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Ajay Kumar Mishra, Satyajit Das, Laxmikantha Reddy Ponnuru, Anubhav Gupta
  • Patent number: 11330472
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for the pseudo-cooperative load balancing and/or distribution of traffic and/or other types of data by independent nodes. Techniques described herein may be considered “pseudo-cooperative” in that the resulting distribution of traffic and/or other data may resemble load balancing techniques in which various nodes, that serve as an ingress for data for distribution and/or other types of processing, communicate with each other (e.g., share context information) in order to perform load balancing in a coordinated or cooperative manner. In contrast, nodes in accordance with some embodiments described herein may perform load balancing with the same or similar results (e.g., a relatively even distribution of traffic and/or other data), without communicating with each other, thus saving time, processing resources, and/or other resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Bynum, Joshua J. Hollander
  • Patent number: 11330063
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The disclosure provides a method for supporting re-authentication of a PDU session generated through DN authentication/authorization with a DN-AAA server, and a method and an apparatus for managing a corresponding PDU session if DN authorization information is updated at the time of re-authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngkyo Baek, Sangjun Moon, Jicheol Lee
  • Patent number: 11316721
    Abstract: A reference signal sequence to modulate the demodulation reference signal for the Physical Broadcast Channel in New Radio standard is disclosed. Formulas are proposed for calculating the initialization value for the RS sequence generator so as to accord with the characteristics of New Radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Morozov, Dae Won Lee, Alexei Davydov, Seung Hee Han, Yongjun Kwak
  • Patent number: 11296979
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention relate to managing the processing of network data units (NDUs) received by a network device. More specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to minimize the use of a peer link between two multichassis link aggregation group (MLAG) peers to transmit NDUs that are to be routed or bridged by the MLAG peers. The aforementioned minimization of the use of the peer link may be achieved, e.g., using a shared media access control (MAC) address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Alton Lo
  • Patent number: 11297687
    Abstract: To prevent a decrease in transmission rate of an entirety of a system including devices that transmit data items with use of a plurality of channels ever, in a case where some of the channels change in condition, for example, decrease in transmission rate. In an information processing device including channel evaluation units, a channel selection unit, and a transmission control unit, the channel evaluation units evaluate, on the basis of an evaluation function, a plurality of channels that transmit data items via wireless communication. The channel selection unit performs selection from the plurality of channels on the basis of results of the evaluations. The transmission control unit transmits the data items to the plurality of channels subjected to the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Hayashi, Junji Kato, Tomoaki Matsumura, Osamu Yoshimura, Kensaku Wakuda, Tomoya Oikawa
  • Patent number: 11290577
    Abstract: An example method may include receiving, at a device, a first frame over a wireless network and constructing a preliminary data portion of a second frame. The second frame may be configured for transmission over the wireless network. The method may also include in response to the receiving of the first frame at the device, beginning transmission of a header portion of the second frame over the wireless network and after the beginning transmission of the header portion of the second frame, constructing, based on the preliminary data portion, a finalized data portion of the second frame for transmission over the wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Huizhao Wang, Karthik Ramasubramanian, Denis Bykov, James Wood, Jun Jin, Lin Fang, Hongping Liu, Benjamin Mung, Ping Lu
  • Patent number: 11290857
    Abstract: A Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) service configuration method includes: acquiring V2X configuration information sent by a plurality of public land mobile networks (PLMNs), where the V2X configuration information is used for instructing a user equipment (UE) to receive a V2X service; and sending the V2X configuration information to the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Xu, Yaying Wang, Yong Lv