Patents Examined by Said Elnoubi
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Patent number: 10038780Abstract: The present invention provides a system for switching and outputting a sender-controlled incoming ringtone, in which applications transmitting a message to be transmitted to each counterpart of a phone call or text message transmission and automatically setting and outputting the message as the ringtone when a receiver receives the message transmitted by the sender are installed in a sender terminal and a receiver terminal, respectively, such that the message set by the sender is output as the ringtone of the receiver terminal by the control of the sender when making a voice call or transmitting the text message, and a method therefor.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Inventors: Se-yong Lee, Kyo-sik Hong
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Patent number: 10009709Abstract: A mobile computing device that lacks a network connection receives a low energy radio signal comprising a unique identifier assigned to the electronic device. The mobile computing device sends a query to a remote server computing device, the query comprising the unique identifier and information identifying a user of the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device receives a response from the remote server computing device, the response indicating that the user is authorized to access the electronic device. The mobile computing device notifies the user of a presence of the electronic device and establishes a wireless connection to the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Medea Inc.Inventors: Jed Putterman, Brandon S. Laidlaw, Margaret L Taylor
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Patent number: 10009942Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for establishing radio resource control connections between wireless devices and cellular networks. According to some embodiments, a wireless device and a cellular base station may establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection. The wireless device may indicate to the cellular base station to store access stratum context information associated with the wireless device after the RRC connection is released. The wireless device may also store access stratum context information associated with the cellular base station. The stored access stratum context information may be used in conjunction with a subsequent RRC connection establishment procedure between the wireless device and the cellular base station.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Haijing Hu, Huarui Liang, Dawei Zhang
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Patent number: 9998164Abstract: A device for affixing SIM card and a mobile terminal are provided. The device is arranged in the mobile terminal, which includes: a card tray, a card holder, and a locking mechanism for fitting the card tray. The card holder includes a first elastic component. The locking mechanism includes: a press component, a lock rod and a second elastic component. The lock rod includes a lock catch, while the card tray includes a lock piece. The press component includes a first driving surface in contact with the lock rod. The second elastic component is connected to the lock rod and configured to reset the lock rod after the card tray is removed.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: XIAOMI INC.Inventors: Fenghui Wu, Kesheng Yan
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Patent number: 9974109Abstract: A wireless communication system is presented in which user equipment (UE) performs non-intra-frequency (NIF) cell reselection. The NIF cell reselection process can: detect, on a discontinues reception (DRX) cycle, whether a NIF for a second cell has passed a second reselection threshold; perform, on the DRX cycle, additional checks or measurements to determine whether a higher priority NIF for a third cell has passed a third reselection threshold; and continue a cell reselection process for the second cell and the third cell. The NIF cell reselection techniques can help ensure that the UE reselects to higher priority cells without expending an unnecessary amount power.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Shivesh Makharia, Sree Ram Kodali, Longda Xing, Jianxiong Shi
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Patent number: 9949182Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a cell reselection method, device, and system, where the method includes: receiving a broadcast message sent in a first cell by a base station, where the broadcast message includes information about a set of second cells; when it is determined, according to the information about the set of the second cells, that a target reselection cell is a second cell, determining, according to second-cell reselection parameter information, time for performing cell reselection; or when it is determined, according to the information about the set of the second cells, that a target reselection cell is not a second cell, determining, according to first-cell reselection parameter information, time for performing cell reselection.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Tong Wu, Jing Han, Anjian Li, Yuan He
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Patent number: 9948763Abstract: A method for restricting a use of a portable device is provided. The method includes receiving an input for selecting an icon displayed on a screen of the portable device, the icon corresponding to an application for executing a concentration improvement mode that restricts the use of the application, setting a restriction time for the concentration improvement mode, deactivating the selected icon in the concentration improvement mode, and blocking a notification message provided by the application corresponding to the selected icon in the concentration improvement mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hwa-Kyung Kim, Jun-Seok Lee, Jin-Ha Jun
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Patent number: 9942779Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium are provided for providing a customer call analytics system for analyzing network events. In embodiments, customer calls from a mobile device to a network's customer care organization are an indication that a network event has occurred. An address associated with a user of the mobile device is identified. The network event is attributed to a base station associated with the address. Events associated with the base station are aggregated. A normal value for calls is determined based on historical data. A threshold value is set based on customer calls in excess of the normal value for the base station. A severity level is associated with the threshold value. The severity levels are monitored and tickets for network services are created and prioritized.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: John Charles Proctor, Wei Wu
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Patent number: 9924335Abstract: According to an aspect, a communication device includes: a first communication unit for performing communication using a first communication scheme; a second communication unit for performing communication using a second communication scheme; and a control unit for processing the incoming call based on a status of the second communication unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsutaka Hata, Emi Watanabe, Shinji Kono
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Patent number: 9918305Abstract: Methods and apparatus for decoding system information include determining a maximum repetition rate duration based at least in part on a master information block (MIB). The methods and apparatus further include generating a distributed system information block (SIB) decoding scheme for allocating radio frequency resources between a first subscriber identity module (SIM) and a second SIM. In some aspects, the distributed SIB decoding scheme includes a partitioned SIB decoding schedule for the maximum repetition rate duration and based at least in part on a continuous SIB decoding period. Additionally, the methods and apparatus include attempting to decode one or more SIBs during the maximum repetition rate duration according to the distributed SIB decoding scheme.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: An-Swol Clement Hu, Jittra Jootar
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Patent number: 9912762Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for displaying splash screen content, a terminal, a content server, and a system therefor. The method includes: receiving a content request sent by a terminal, the content request carrying first time and/or a geographical location of the terminal, the first time being time when the terminal last requests splash screen content; acquiring splash screen content according to the first time and/or the geographical location of the terminal; and sending the splash screen content to the terminal such that the terminal displays the splash screen content. The content server includes: a first receiving module, a first acquiring module, and a first sending module. The terminal includes: a second sending module, a second receiving module, and a display module. The system includes: a terminal and a content server. The present disclosure enhances personality and interest of a terminal product and improves user experience.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Jing Zhang, Chen Zhang, Danzhi Chen, Peng Dong, Yufei Liu, Jie Hou, Jun Ye, Meina Li, Yang Li, Qunli Ma, Nian Liu
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Patent number: 9903954Abstract: A pseudolite device for providing navigation data, while denied or having limited access to satellite navigation signals for instance, may include a receiver for receiving, from each of a plurality of pseudolites, respective navigation data including an indication of an absolute position of a respective pseudolite and a time instance at which the navigation data is transmitted by the respective pseudolite. The pseudolite device may include a processor configured to determine an absolute position of the pseudolite device according to the navigation data received from each of the plurality of pseudolites, and a transmitter for broadcasting positioning data and transmission time data. The positioning data can include an indication of the determined absolute position of the pseudolite device and the transmission time data includes an indication of a time instance at which the positioning data is transmitted by the transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventor: Michael Greg Farley
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Patent number: 9872338Abstract: A radio communication device is provided comprising a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Cellular Wide Area radio communication technology; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a Short Range radio communication technology or a Metropolitan Area System radio communication technology; a first processor configured to control the first transceiver, the first processor comprising a first interface and a second interface; a second processor configured to control the second transceiver, the second processor comprising a first interface and a second interface; and a third processor configured to determine real-time transceiver control information signals via the first interface of the first processor and via the first interface of the second processor, and to determine non-real-time transceiver control information signals via the second interface of the first processor and via the second interface of the second processor.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Bruno Jechoux, Francois Deparis, Jeff Davis, Lars Persson, Itzik Shahar
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Patent number: 9838834Abstract: Techniques for wireless transmitter location detection are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a location database generator component. The location database generator component may comprise: a logging component operative on the processor circuit to receive a plurality of location data packages, the location data packages comprising locations and associated wireless transmitter identifiers, and to log the location data packages into a location database, the location database comprising a plurality of tuples of the locations and the wireless transmitter identifiers; and an analysis component operative on the processor circuit to construct a transmitter mapping from wireless transmitter identifiers to locations based on the plurality of tuples of the location database. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Aude Hofleitner, Pierre Moreels
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Patent number: 9817102Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for determining and filtering potential outliers in RF signals used in radionavigation are described. A radionavigation subsystem of a mobile device can determine a first location estimate of the mobile device. The mobile device can determine a free direction from the first location estimate. The free direction can be a direction along which RF signals may cause greater position errors than RF signals from other directions may cause. The mobile device can determine a potential outlier among the received RF signals, the potential outlier being an RF signal from a signal source in the free direction. The mobile device can indicate to the radionavigation subsystem that a weight of the potential outlier shall be reduced when determining a second location estimate of the mobile device using the RF signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Isaac Thomas Miller, Glenn Donald MacGougan, Kumar Gaurav Chhokra
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Patent number: 9805379Abstract: A method and a device for obtaining a customer traffic distribution are provided. The method comprises steps of: obtaining position information of mobile terminals; determining at least one cluster center in a preset range and a heat value of each cluster center according to the position information; and generating the customer traffic distribution according to the at least one cluster center and the heat values.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd.Inventors: Kaihua Wang, Suqi Lin, Zhenghai Yuan, Huijun Hu, Tingru Yin
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Patent number: 9775053Abstract: A method for localizing the position of a wireless device (7) in an environment (2) includes a wireless network (1) having at least one access point (3), wherein the method includes the step of receiving, by the wireless device (7), a radio frequency signal (10) which is transmitted by the at least one access point (3) and which comprises basic information for connecting to the at least one access point (3), wherein the radio frequency signal (10) includes geographic information (20) about the geographic position of at least one electronic radio frequency device (5) located in the environment (2) and not connected to the wireless network (1).Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Sisvel Technology S.R.L.Inventor: Andrea Scozzaro
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Patent number: 9706446Abstract: A method performs a Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) Packet Switched (PS) to Circuit Switched (CS) handover of an emergency call that is routed over an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network. The call is transferred from a first region served by a first Mobility Management Entity (MME) to a second region served by a second MME. The method includes sending a first handover request from the first MME to the second MME to transfer the call. The first handover request includes an Emergency Session Transfer Number for SRVCC (E-STN-SR) identifying an Emergency Access Transfer Function (EATF) in the first region. A second handover request for handover to a CS access is sent to a target Mobile Switching Centre, MSC, and includes the E-STN-SR. The call is handed over to the CS access using the E-STN-SR to route the call via the EATF in the first region.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Fredrik Lindholm, Afshin Abtin
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Patent number: 9699761Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method for selecting a positioning solution. The method includes receiving information of a channel allocated to a terminal, and selecting, based on the information of the channel, a solution from a set of positioning solutions for the terminal. The method of the present invention is robust and automatically adapts itself to different traffic scenarios.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Yang Zhang, Li Lv
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Patent number: 9674754Abstract: A method for handover of a user equipment in cell based networks includes: Detecting a deterioration of a predetermined connection quality for an application on the network connection path between the user equipment and the core network device via the connected base station; Providing backhaul connection information about at least one alternative base station providing at least the predetermined connection quality on its backhaul connection for the application; Blacklisting the connected base station on the user equipment; Providing a removing condition when to remove the connected base station from the blacklist; Requesting a handover of the user equipment from the connected base station to the alternative base station; Handover of the user equipment to the alternative base station if the handover request is accepted; and Handing back the user equipment to the previously connected base station if the removing condition is fulfilled.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: John Fitzpatrick, Marcus Schoeller