Patents Examined by Thinh D Tran
  • Patent number: 11109362
    Abstract: The invention relates to the allocation of radio resources by a transmitting user equipment to perform a plurality of direct SL transmissions to one or more receiving user equipments. The allocation of radio resources within a SC period is restricted, for the SC period, by a maximum number of SL processes with which a transmitting user equipment is configured. A plurality of SL grants is acquired. Among the acquired SL grants a number of those SL grants is selected that have most recently been acquired before the start of the subsequent SC period. A plurality of SL processes is associated such that each of the plurality of SL process is associated with a different one of the selected number of SL grants. For each of the plurality of the SL processes, the radio resources are allocated. Each of the plurality of SL transmissions comprises at least one SCI transmission and at least one data transmission over the SL interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Joachim Loehr, Prateek Basu Mallick, Lilei Wang
  • Patent number: 11102667
    Abstract: A communication device of handling a wireless local area network (WLAN) measurement configuration comprises instructions of establishing a connection to a base station (BS) of a cellular network; receiving the WLAN measurement configuration on the connection from the BS; performing WLAN measurement on a WLAN according to the WLAN measurement configuration; transmitting a first WLAN measurement result of the WLAN measurement on the connection to the BS according to the WLAN measurement configuration; receiving a cellular-WLAN aggregation (CWA) configuration on the connection from the BS; communicating a plurality of packets with the WLAN according to the CWA configuration; keeping the WLAN measurement configuration, when detecting a connection failure on the WLAN; and releasing the WLAN measurement configuration, when detecting a connection failure on the cellular network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Hsiang Wu
  • Patent number: 11096196
    Abstract: Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) in wireless environments may be provided. First, a Radio Frequency (RF) profile associated with a station may be received by a computing device. Next, a number of Transmit Opportunities (TxOPs) to use for transmitting data between an Access Point (AP) and the station based on the received RF profile may be determined. The determined number of TxOPs may then be provided to a wireless controller associated with the AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Barton, Maik Guenter Seewald, Pascal Thubert, Jerome Henry
  • Patent number: 11082824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and devices for supporting a transfer process of data in wireless communication networks. The transfer process comprises a decision step to relay data based on a comparison between a first data device's requirements on delivery time and a second device's estimate on the next time for obtaining network connectivity. In addition the transfer procedure considers the reliability required for a particular data piece and the probability of successful delivery provided by the relaying device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Athanasios Karapantelakis, Jing Fu
  • Patent number: 11070271
    Abstract: Relating to the field of communications technologies, an embodiment of the present invention discloses an 802.11 network-based CSI obtaining method and apparatus, so as to provide a CSI obtaining mechanism that addresses a positioning requirement, to improve accuracy of a terminal positioning process by providing more comprehensive CSI for a terminal. An embodiment of the present invention is applicable to a CSI collecting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhihao Xing
  • Patent number: 11064530
    Abstract: The present 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 present 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 present invention provides a method and a device for a terminal transmitting/receiving a signal while executing random access in a communication system, and provides a method and a device for configuring the size of an RBG and a PRG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Inventors: Taehyoung Kim, Youngbum Kim, Cheolkyu Shin, Hoondong Noh, Younsun Kim, Jeongho Yeo, Jinyoung Oh, Seunghoon Choi, Youngwoo Kwak
  • Patent number: 11064567
    Abstract: Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Next Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are generally described herein. The UE may receive configuration information to configure the UE with a plurality of channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource sets. One of the CSI-RS resource sets may be allocated for beam failure detection (BFD). The UE may determine, based on a sub-carrier spacing (SCS) of a bandwidth part (BWP), a frequency density of the CSI-RS resources in the BWP in terms of a number of resource elements (REs) per resource block (RB). The UE may determine, based on the frequency density of the CSI-RS resources, an evaluation period for CSI-RS based BFD, wherein the evaluation period is longer for higher frequency densities and the evaluation period is shorter for lower frequency densities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jie Cui, Yang Tang, Zhibin Yu
  • Patent number: 11032183
    Abstract: Example methods are provided for a computer system to validate routing information in a software-defined networking (SDN) environment. The method may comprise obtaining routing information associated with a logical router in a first autonomous system and network topology information associated with the first autonomous system. The routing information may specify multiple first routes to respective multiple first networks, and the network topology information may specify multiple second routes that connect the logical router to respective multiple second networks. The method may also comprise validating the routing information based on the network topology information to determine whether the multiple first routes are valid based on the multiple second routes; and in response to determination that a particular first route from the multiple first routes is invalid, configuring the logical router to exclude the particular first route from route advertisement information destined for a second autonomous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: NICIRA, INC.
    Inventor: Amardeep Nagarkar
  • Patent number: 11026270
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to an RRC connection method and a serving node. In the embodiments, an RRC connection is established between an anchor node and a UE. Therefore, when a serving node of the UE is switched, a connection between an MME and the anchor node does not change. When the MME needs to send a paging message, the MME does not need to send the paging message to all base stations in a TA area that corresponds to the paging message, thereby effectively reducing signaling load of a core network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Lin, Yajuan Li
  • Patent number: 11026265
    Abstract: The present 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 present 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 present invention provides a method and a device for a terminal transmitting/receiving a signal while executing random access in a communication system, and provides a method and a device for configuring the size of an RBG and a PRG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: Taehyoung Kim, Youngbum Kim, Cheolkyu Shin, Hoondong Noh, Younsun Kim, Jeongho Yeo, Jinyoung Oh, Seunghoon Choi, Youngwoo Kwak
  • Patent number: 11026256
    Abstract: The terminal apparatus 1 receives an uplink grant to be used for scheduling a PUSCH in the serving cell and an uplink grant to be used for scheduling a sPUSCH in the serving cell, transmits a periodic channel state information report using a PUCCH in the serving cell, transmits the periodic channel state information report using the PUSCH in a subframe in which the PUSCH is scheduled, and does not transmit the periodic channel state information report using the sPUSCH in a subframe in which the sPUSCH is scheduled. According to the present invention, the terminal apparatus 1 can efficiently transmit the uplink control information. Also, the base station apparatus 3 can efficiently receive the uplink control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shoichi Suzuki, Tatsushi Aiba, Kimihiko Imamura, Wataru Ouchi, Takashi Hayashi, Tomoki Yoshimura, Liqing Liu
  • Patent number: 11005716
    Abstract: A network customer may support a plurality of network connectivity services (such as an E-line). A network connectivity service may experience spikes of traffic, and therefore, spikes of bandwidth usage. Dynamic capacity allows a network connectivity service to increase its available bandwidth during such traffic spikes. A computer-implemented method is disclosed that facilitates identifying network customers that might be interested in purchasing dynamic capacity. The method comprises collecting bandwidth utilization data of network connectivity services supported by each network customer, and identifying those connectivity services that exhibit patterns (e.g., cogent peaks) in their utilization data indicating the network connectivity service is a candidate for dynamic capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Sergey Yermakov, Pete J. Caputo, II
  • Patent number: 10986468
    Abstract: Provided are a method for determining an MBMS service in which a terminal has interest in a wireless communication system, and a device supporting same. The terminal may include acquiring an SIB15 and determining whether an MBMS SAI (service area identity) for a certain MBMS service in a USD (User Service Description) is included in the SIB15, and determining the certain MBMS service to be an MBMS service of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sangwon Kim, Youngdae Lee
  • Patent number: 10985957
    Abstract: A mixed numerology OFDM system is presented herein relative to a first OFDM numerology having a first subcarrier spacing and associated with a first signal having a first length. A second signal having a second length and associated with a second OFDM numerology having a second subcarrier spacing greater than the first subcarrier spacing is generated by generating a sub-frame comprising redundant data appended to each of a plurality of OFDM symbols and generating the second signal by appending group redundant data to the sub-frame such that the second length equals the first length. The number of OFDM symbols in the sub-frame is selected such that a length of the sub-frame is as large as possible without exceeding the length of the first OFDM symbol in the first signal. The receiver may extract the first the first and second signals from a received composite signal using a single FFT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Miguel Lopez, Bo Hagerman
  • Patent number: 10980061
    Abstract: Wireless communication is appropriately performed. An information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus including a management unit. The management unit included in the information processing apparatus manages a transmission suppression time period set in a network including the information processing apparatus. Along with the management, the management unit also manages a transmission suppression time period set in each of other networks, the other networks not including the information processing apparatus and transmitting radio waves reaching at least the information processing apparatus, the management unit managing the transmission suppression time period for each of the other networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigeru Sugaya, Yusuke Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10973025
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for allocating bandwidth in a wireless network comprising an aggregated uplink carrier formed from a plurality of contiguous uplink component carriers. In some embodiments, a base station allocates bandwidth for UE (User Equipment devices) transmissions within the aggregated uplink carrier during an upcoming TTI (Transmission Time Interval), wherein for the upcoming TTI, the aggregated uplink carrier has an enhanced subframe format with an enhanced PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel) region that maps to a continuous frequency range extending across one or more frequency boundaries between one or more of the plurality of uplink component carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Yu Zhou, Muhammad Ahsan Naim, Volkan Sevindik
  • Patent number: 10951304
    Abstract: A satellite communication framework includes a satellite system controller; at least one satellite transponder; and a plurality of remote terminals, each including a modem, a router, and a terminal agent. The terminal agent is configured to, based on a current allowable data rate and measurements of a current router queue size and a current router packet arrival rate, use a delayed uplink resource assignment for each modem and an MCV-based flow-control policy to forecast a future router queue size and a future router packet arrival rate and further update the delayed uplink resource request for a time after an uplink allocation delay. The modem is configured to communicate with the router and also with the satellite system controller through the satellite transponder, perform modulation and demodulation, and manage packet loss and delay according to the future router queue size and the future router packet arrival rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: INTELLIGENT FUSION TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Khanh Pham, Dan Shen, Xin Tian, Genshe Chen
  • Patent number: 10932294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transmitting uplink data in a spectrum sharing wireless communication system wherein, in order to enhance uplink transmission efficiency in an LTE-U service, clear channel assessment (CCA) is performed on a user terminal so as to consider the hidden node problem, and channel occupation based on an uplink signal of another terminal is considered, wherein applied are: a method for generating and transmitting a random backoff counter value at a base station so that all terminals can equally use a channel connection parameter needed for transmitting an uplink subframe in an unlicensed band; and a downlink controlling method for scheduling an uplink multi-subframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jung Sun Um, Sung Jin Yoo, Hoi Yoon Jung, Seung Keun Park
  • Patent number: 10917757
    Abstract: Provided is a method for sending a V2X service. The method includes: a Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Application Server (AS) classifies and identifies the V2X service, where different types of V2X service have different identifiers; the V2X AS sends a request message to a Broadcast Multicast Service Center (BM-SC), where the request message is used for instructing the BM-SC to establish a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) bearing corresponding to an identifier of the V2X service; and the V2X AS sends the V2X service through the MBMS bearing established by the BM-SC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Hui Xu, Zijiang Ma, Chen Lu, Yutang Xie, Yaying Wang
  • Patent number: 10868791
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide a packet forwarding method and apparatus applied to a VXLAN. In examples of the present disclosure, redundancy protection for a VXLAN IP gateway is realized by deploying a VXLAN IP gateway group in a VXLAN, and a first VTEP in the VXLAN can ensure each VXLAN IP gateway in the VXLAN IP gateway group to learn an ARP entry of a same VM by establishing a VXLAN control tunnel from the first VTEP to each VXLAN IP gateway of the VXLAN IP gateway group and establishing a VXLAN data tunnel from the first VTEP to the VXLAN IP gateway group, thus ensuring the VXLAN IP gateway correctly forwards the service packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: NEW H3C TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dimin Zhang