Patents Examined by Tan Trinh
  • Patent number: 8818457
    Abstract: A compact antenna includes a main antenna patch. A first feed point and a second feed point connect with the main antenna patch to provide current in the main antenna. Excitation of the first feed point produces polarization in a first direction along the main antenna patch and excitation of the second feed point produces polarization in a second direction different from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Grau Besoli, Nick Alexopoulos, Jesus Alfonso Casteneda
  • Patent number: 8812064
    Abstract: The invention is directed at a headset for a mobile communication device having a multi-button control and is implemented with a standard headset jack. The multi-button control is decoded by a microprocessor after which an encoded signal is then transmitted from the processor to the handset. In this manner, by using the standard jack, no additional hardware is required on the handset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Robert J. Lowles, Edward Hui, David Mak-Fan
  • Patent number: 8812039
    Abstract: A system and method of cancelling downlink inter-channel interference between a first selected UE in one sector of a cell and a second selected UE in a second sector of said cell by using intra-eNB DL CoMP is described. UEs which are affected by ICI are identified in sectors which are adjacent to each other in the cell. A downlink CoMP operational set is formed for the identified UEs. Channel matrix blocks are estimated for the first and second selected UEs. The channel matrix blocks are representations of the channel characteristics between the first and second UE, in their respective sectors and the serving base station. The estimated channel matrix blocks are then loaded into a cross-sector channel block matrix. The inverse values of the channel matrix blocks are then calculated to form a sector specific cross-sector pre-coding matrix which is used to enable interference cancellation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Jiandong Zhuang
  • Patent number: 8811906
    Abstract: The present technology provides an apparatus and a method for transmitting data via two or more FM signals in an interference avoiding manner. The apparatus comprises at least two FM transmitters. Each FM transmitter is configured to transmit a FM signal on a particular FM channel characterized by a certain carrier frequency that includes data and optionally one or more corresponding alternative frequencies (AFs). The apparatus further includes at least two receivers for receiving incoming electromagnetic radiation (EMR). At least one of the receivers is configured to receive incoming EMR associated with at least one of the FM channels, and another is configured to receive incoming EMR at least at frequencies outside of the FM channels. The controller is configured to separately control activation and deactivation of the FM transmitters and determine the carrier frequencies and the one or more AFs based upon incoming EMR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Sierra Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish Syal, Roderick David Earle Filer, Behrouz Pourseyed, Steven John Bennett
  • Patent number: 8812040
    Abstract: This invention has been accomplished in consideration of problems, and an object thereof is to provide a technology that enables a maximum transmit power suitable for each user equipment. This invention is a communication system, is characterized in deciding a maximum value of a transmit power of a user equipment by employing at least one of an access scheme and control information indicating a content of a communication control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Le Liu, Yoshikazu Kakura
  • Patent number: 8805275
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for robust scheduling of beam switching patterns in satellite communications systems. Embodiments operate in context of a hub-spoke satellite communications architecture having a number of gateway terminals servicing large numbers of user terminals over a number of spot beams. The satellite includes switching subsystems that distribute capacity to the user beams from multiple of the gateway terminals in a shared manner according to a beam group switching pattern. The beam group switching pattern is robustly formulated to continue distributing capacity during gateway outages (e.g., when one or two gateway terminals are temporarily non-operational due to rain fade, equipment failure, etc.). For example, the beam group switching pattern can be formulated to minimize worst-case degradation of capacity across user beams, to prioritize certain beams or beam groups, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Viasat Inc.
    Inventors: John Hai O'Neill, Donald W. Becker, Mark J. Miller
  • Patent number: 8805271
    Abstract: A method of configuring a repeater in a mobile communication network includes receiving information identifying a first set of scrambling codes from a repeater. The first set of scrambling codes includes one or more scrambling codes that are being used by base stations from which the repeater has received signals. The method also includes determining a set of one or more unavailable scrambling codes based on the first set and selecting a scrambling code for the repeater based on the set of unavailable scrambling codes. Additionally, the method includes transmitting information identifying the selected scrambling code to the repeater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Fredrik Gunnarsson, Pål Frenger
  • Patent number: 8798584
    Abstract: Provided are wireless and standalone handheld devices, such as PDAs and wireless telephones, that are configured for inputting a unique contact identifier that uniquely identifies a desired contact record, querying a central database of contact information to obtain the desired contact record, receiving the record and storing it. In various embodiments, such requests can be made directly over a wireless network or indirectly when synchronizing the handheld device with a computer connected to the Internet or to another network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Inventor: Joseph G. Swan
  • Patent number: 8798524
    Abstract: The invention relates to a technique for controlling the distribution of content items such as advertisements, news, etc., to user devices in a mobile communications network. A method embodiment of the technique is performed in a distribution control gateway of the mobile communications network and comprises the steps of receiving, from a content provider server, a target user indication indicative of one or more target user devices for presentation of a content item; accessing a provider registry for determining a provider authorization of the content provider server; accessing a user registry for determining a user authorization for receiving the content item from the content provider server; and initiating a transmission of the content item to one or more of the target user devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Jakob Saros, Tommy Arngren
  • Patent number: 8792871
    Abstract: A system, method, and wireless communication device that profiles a user thereof, or a user at a second wireless communication device in communication therewith. The wireless communication device gathers user data for a user thereof, or from a user at a second wireless communication device, and either directly generates, or has generated elsewhere, a user profile, such as a personality or psychological profile, or medical diagnosis of the user, and can display the user profile to the user and/or alter the wireless communication device functionality based upon the user profile. The gathered user data can be from physical user interaction with the wireless communication device, or from other equipment resident at the wireless communication device, such as a camera and medical diagnostic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: David Jonathan Ross, Eric Carl Rosen
  • Patent number: 8792841
    Abstract: A method for providing a radio channel list and a mobile terminal supporting the method are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a radio module for performing a radio channel search and for supporting radio broadcast reception, a radio antenna that serves as an antenna for the radio module, a switch placed between the radio module and the radio module, and a control unit for controlling a process of generating a first channel list of ineffective radio channels by performing radio channel search while the radio antenna is disconnected from the radio module by the switch, generating a second channel list of effective radio channels by performing radio channel search while the radio antenna is connected to the radio module by the switch, creating a valid radio channel list by removing entries of the first channel list from the second channel list, and providing the created valid radio channel list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Ryong Park
  • Patent number: 8787824
    Abstract: A method for operating a repeater in a wireless communication network includes transmitting a predetermined sequence of bits over a first antenna of a repeater and measuring an attenuation in the transmitted bits as received at a second antenna of the repeater. The method also includes determining a power value for the repeater based on the attenuation. Additionally, the method includes receiving information at a first power level from one of a mobile terminal and a base station and determining, based at least in part on the power value, a second power level at which to transmit the received information. Furthermore, the method includes transmitting the received information at the second power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventor: Fredrik Gunnarsson
  • Patent number: 8781517
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for cell sleep/wakeup, and a method and an apparatus for controlling carrier power, wherein the method for controlling carrier power comprises: a SON judging whether a cell of a base station requires sleep and/or wakeup, wherein when the judgment result is that the cell requires sleep, the SON indicates the base station to make the cell to sleep, so that the base station reduces pilot channel power of a carrier of the cell to zero or closes the carrier to make the cell enter an energy-saving state; and when the judgment result is that the cell requires wakeup, the SON indicates the base station to wake up the cell, so that the base station recovers the pilot channel power of the carrier of the cell to an operation state value to make the cell exit the energy-saving state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventor: Jie Zhao
  • Patent number: 8774866
    Abstract: An Electrically Floating, Near Vertical Incidence, Skywave (NVIS) Antenna comprising an antenna element, a floating ground element, and a grounding element. At least part of said floating ground element is positioned between said antenna element and said grounding element. The antenna is separated from the floating ground element and the grounding element by one or more electrical insulators. The floating ground element is separated from said antenna and said grounding element by one or more electrical insulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Allen A. Anderson, Timothy G. Kaser, Paul A. Tremblay, Belva L. Mays
  • Patent number: 8768394
    Abstract: Provided is a reception apparatus for outputting service information in an appropriate area at a suitable time so that the service information distributed has consumer attraction and a communication system in which the reception apparatus is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Kamibeppu
  • Patent number: 8768331
    Abstract: When an instruction operation given by a user to start communication parameter setting is detected, an operation mode of a communication device is determined. According to the determined operation mode, it is determined whether to provide a communication parameter through another communication device operating in a base station mode, or provide a communication parameter directly by the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takafumi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 8761821
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for detecting, monitoring and/or controlling one or more of mobile services for a mobile communication device (also referred to herein as a Controllable Mobile Device or CMD), and in particular, when the device is being used and the vehicle, operated by the user of the device, is moving. The present method and system determines whether the vehicle is being operated by a user that may also have access to a mobile communication device which, if used concurrently while the vehicle is in operation, may lead to unsafe operation of the vehicle. If the mobile services control system determines that a vehicle operator has potentially unsafe access to a mobile communication device, the mobile services control system may restrict operator access to one or more services that would otherwise be available to the operator via the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Katasi LLC
    Inventors: Scott Ferrill Tibbitts, Jafar Nabkel
  • Patent number: 8750936
    Abstract: A wireless communicator, including a modem operable to transmit and receive voice communication phone calls, and a controller coupled with the modem including a monitor operable to monitor an ongoing call, the controller being operable to restrict operation of the modem, based on data provided by the monitor, when the wireless communicator is not being used in a low radiation listening mode and the ongoing phone call exceeds a pre-designated length of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Eyal Bychkov, Lior Storfer, Itay Sherman, Hagay Katz, Uriel R. Brison, Uri Ron, Tal Engelstein, Sagiv Zeltser
  • Patent number: 8750787
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for changing a preamble in a moving network system, and a system for same. The method comprises the steps of: enabling a base station to select a relay, to change a preamble thereof from at least two relays using a first preamble; enabling the selected relay to alternately transmit a signal using the first preamble and a signal using a second preamble to at least one terminal controlled by the selected relay; enabling the selected relay to judge whether the preamble of said at least one terminal is completely changed; and enabling the selected relay to transmit only the signal using the second preamble to said at least one terminal if the preamble is completely changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Chan Ho Min, Young Hyun Jeon, Jong Hyung Kwun, Hyu Dae Kim, Min Suk Kang, Dong Won Lee
  • Patent number: 8744504
    Abstract: A method of deploying a distributed antenna system (DAS) is provided. The method comprises outputting first and second signals from a multiple-input and multiple-output base station (MIMO BTS) and coupling a master unit to the MIMO BTS. The method further comprises coupling first and second remote units to the master unit, the first remote unit communicating the first signal over a first air interface located within the environment at a first location, the second remote unit communicating the second signal over a second air interface within the environment at a second location. The first and second remote units are arranged at the first and second locations within the environment and configured to provide signal coverage of both the first signal and the second signal at a third location in the environment to provide the capacity for MIMO communications through the system at the third location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Andrew LLC
    Inventors: Pier Faccin, Luigi Tarlazzi