Patents Examined by Willie J. Daniel, Jr.
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Patent number: 11723104Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described for wireless communication. In one example a first wireless signal is received in a first radio frequency spectrum using a first antenna exterior to a building. The first wireless signal is associated with a first wireless protocol. The first wireless signal is converted into a first intermediate signal associated with a coaxial protocol. The first intermediate signal is transmitted to an interior of the building using a coaxial cable. The first intermediate signal is converted into a second signal associated with a second wireless protocol. The second signal is then transmitted in a second radio frequency spectrum using a second antenna interior to the building. The second signal is transmitted using the second wireless protocol.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventors: Mark Jackson, Paul Langer
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Patent number: 11716558Abstract: Apparatus and methods for unified high-bandwidth, low-latency data services provided with enhanced user mobility. In one embodiment, a network architecture having service delivery over at least portions of extant infrastructure (e.g., a hybrid fiber coax infrastructure) is disclosed, which includes standards-compliant ultra-low latency and high data rate services (e.g., 5G NR services) via a common service provider. In one variant, an expanded frequency band (e.g., 1.6 GHz in total bandwidth) is used over the coaxial portions of the HFC infrastructure, which is allocated to two or more sub-bands. Wideband amplifier apparatus are used to support delivery of the sub-bands to extant HFC network nodes (e.g., hubs or distribution points) within the network. Premises devices are used to provide the 5G-based services to users at a given premises and thereabouts. In another variant, local area (e.g., “pole mounted”) radio devices are used to provide supplemental RF coverage, including during mobility scenarios.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCInventors: Diwelawatte Jayawardene, Manish Jindal, Pratik Das
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Patent number: 11711141Abstract: A method of operating a first infrastructure equipment of a wireless communications network comprising a core network part, the first infrastructure equipment, a second infrastructure equipment acting as a backhaul relay node between the first infrastructure equipment and the core network part, and a downstream wireless communications device. The method comprising receiving from the second infrastructure equipment an indication of a first set of communications resources, allocating resource elements of the first set of communications resources for receiving first data for transmission to the core network part from the downstream wireless communications device, and receiving second data transmitted by the second infrastructure equipment on one or more resource elements within a second set of communications resources, the second set of communications resources different from the first set of communications resources.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Samuel Asangbeng Atungsiri, Yuxin Wei
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Patent number: 11700633Abstract: The disclosure provides various methods for time-aware scheduling of time-sensitive network (TSN) streams in 5G networks. One method, performed in a core network associated with a radio access network (RAN), is for scheduling resources in the RAN according to a transmission schedule associated with an external network. The method comprises receiving (1210), from the external network, a transmission schedule associated with a time-sensitive data stream and sending (1220), to the RAN, a request to allocate radio resources for communication of the data stream between the RAN and a user equipment (UE). The request further comprises information related to the transmission schedule. The method also comprises receiving (1230), from the RAN, a response indicating whether radio resources can be allocated to meet the transmission schedule associated with the data stream.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Dhruvin Patel, Hubertus Munz, Torsten Dudda, Alexandros Palaios
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Patent number: 11696142Abstract: A method and apparatus in a wireless communication system supporting shared spectrum channel access is provided. The method and apparatus comprises: receiving a set of downlink channels supporting the shared spectrum channel access; identifying, a window for SS/PBCH block transmission, a bitmap for SS/PBCH blocks (ssb-PositionsInBurst), and a parameter for QCL assumption Q; determining, based on the identified window for the SS/PBCH block transmission, the identified bitmap for the ssb-PositionsInBurst, and the identified parameter for the QCL assumption Q, a SS/PBCH block as one of: a first set of SS/PBCH blocks assumed to be transmitted by the BS, or a second set of SS/PBCH blocks not transmitted by the BS; determining a set of resources that is not available for at least one PDSCH as overlapped with the first set of SS/PBCH blocks; and receiving the at least one PDSCH based on resource other than the determined set of resources.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hongbo Si, Yingzhe Li
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Patent number: 11695896Abstract: Methods for obtaining a shallow depth of field effect (DOF) and improved signal-to-noise (SNR) in an image through synthetically increase the camera aperture of a compact camera using at least one actuator included in such a camera for other known purposes, for example for providing optical image stabilization (OIS). The synthetically enlarged camera aperture enables to take a plurality of images at different aperture positions. The plurality of images is processed into an image with shallow DOF and improved SNR.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Corephotonics Ltd.Inventors: Noy Cohen, Gal Shabtay, Ephraim Goldenberg, Gil Bachar
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Patent number: 11683268Abstract: A switch device for relaying data in an on-vehicle network, being equipped with a switch section and a processing section for performing the relay processing via the switch section, wherein, in the case that a plurality of frames to be subjected to the relay processing is present in the processing section, the processing section performs adjustment processing so that the output rates of the respective frames to the switch section in the case that the transmission source addresses of the respective frames are different are made smaller than the output rate in the case that the transmission source addresses of the respective frames are the same.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignees: Sumitomo Electrical industries, Ltd., AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Akihito Iwata, Takeshi Hagihara, Yasuhiro Yabuuchi
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Patent number: 11683714Abstract: Presented herein are embodiments that provide mobile edge computing (MEC) with low latency traffic segregation within a packet data network (PDN) using dedicated bearers. Techniques are provided that are performed at an edge user plane entity and a control plane entity to coordinate the directing of low latency traffic over a dedicated bearer broken out at the edge, and to communicate normal latency traffic over a default bearer that is centrally broken out.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Nithin Chitta, Amit Ghadge, Dishant Mukeshbhai Parikh
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Patent number: 11652582Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for providing acknowledgment feedback in sidelink communications. A sidelink transmitting UE may receive a resource grant for a sidelink communication with one or more other UEs and may transmit the sidelink communication in accordance with the grant. The transmitting UE may then monitor for acknowledgment feedback from the one or more other UEs and generate sidelink acknowledgment feedback. A joint communication that provides both downlink acknowledgment feedback and the sidelink acknowledgment feedback may be provided to a serving base station. The transmitting UE may also multiplex sidelink acknowledgment feedback for each of two or more other UEs in a communication to the serving base station. The serving base station may determine whether any resources for retransmissions are to be granted based on the acknowledgment feedback.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Wei Yang, Seyedkianoush Hosseini
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Patent number: 11646815Abstract: Provided are a transmission parameter determination method, a terminal device and a network device. The method comprises: the terminal device determines a first transmission parameter according to the channel busy ratio (CBR) and the priority of service to be transmitted; and the terminal device sends the service to be transmitted using the first transmission parameter, and further comprises: the terminal device acquires at least one proportion coefficient, the at least one proportion coefficient being configured by a network device or pre-configured in the terminal device, wherein the operation of determining the first transmission parameter according to the CBR and the priority of the service to be transmitted comprises: the terminal device determines a second transmission parameter according to the CBR and the priority of the service to be transmitted, and processes the second transmission parameter using the at least one proportion coefficient to obtain the first transmission parameter.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventor: Hai Tang
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Patent number: 11641659Abstract: [Problem] A base station includes a plurality of radio communication units individually supporting a plurality of communication capabilities, and controls a terminal station to be connected with the base station to select a radio communication unit according to a communication scheme of the terminal station. [Solution] Provided is a radio communication method of a radio communication system. The radio communication system includes a plurality of base stations mounted with a plurality of radio communication units for which different communication schemes are settable, a terminal station configured to perform radio communication in a certain communication scheme, and a centralized control station configured to control the plurality of base stations.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiro Nakahira, Tomoki Murakami, Hirantha Abeysekera, Akiyoshi Inoki, Keisuke Wakao
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Patent number: 11638291Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a single downlink control information (DCI) message scheduling a simultaneous downlink transmission and uplink transmission in an unpaired band. In some aspects, the single DCI message may include a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) field having one or more bits that indicate a first MCS for the downlink transmission. The UE may determine a second MCS for the uplink transmission based at least in part on an offset from the first MCS for the downlink transmission. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Wanshi Chen, Wei Yang, Muhammad Sayed Khairy Abdelghaffar, Ahmed Attia Abotabl, Seyedkianoush Hosseini, Yi Huang
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Patent number: 11627529Abstract: A device comprising: a transceiver operable in a first or second mode and configured to receive packets from a remote device, each packet comprising an indication of whether or not the remote device has a further packet to transmit, wherein: in the first mode the transceiver: (i) sends a polling message in response to receiving the indication of a further packet for transmission; and (ii) listens for that further packet; and in the second mode the transceiver: (i) does not send a polling message in response to receiving the indication of a further packet for transmission; and (ii) listens for packets regardless of whether a received packet indicates that there is a further packet to transmit or not; and a controller configured to monitor an activity level for the transceiver and cause the transceiver to operate in the first or second mode in dependence on the activity level.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Nordic Semiconductor ASAInventor: Chaitanya Tata
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Patent number: 11617160Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques relate to the categorization of resources in a system to enable a user equipment (UE) to determine whether resources may be reclaimed. At least two categories may be defined for the resources, and the UE may use various criteria for categorizing the resources in a system. For example, the UE may include a first set of resources in an “available” category and a second set of resources in an “occupied” category. Resources in the “occupied” category may be indicated as occupied by another UE's sidelink channel information. In cases where resources are indicated as reserved for retransmission by another UE, but no feedback is detected, then the UE may use additional parameters to determine whether those resources may be reclaimed for its own transmission and may categorize the resources accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sudhir Kumar Baghel, Tien Viet Nguyen, Kapil Gulati, Gabi Sarkis, Shuanshuan Wu, Chang-Sik Choi, Anantharaman Balasubramanian
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Patent number: 11601862Abstract: Disclosed is an improved implementation of a flood fill mesh radio network that utilizes probability forwarding for rebroadcasting network messages. The forwarding probability may be determined based on analyzing a neighbor topology map constructed by each network node relative to its neighbor nodes on the network and derived from state information supplied in synchronization frames. The forwarding probability may comprise a statistical probability that a message frame received by a network node will be forwarded to the intended destination network node by one or more of the network node's neighbor network nodes. The forwarding probability may also be based on constructing a heat map of hot nodes that are identified as those originating nodes in originating node/forwarding node pairs that are the first to forward message frames along paths in the network relative to duplicate message frames received from different originating/forwarding node pairs along different paths.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventor: Guy McIlroy
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Patent number: 11576137Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for interference measurements based on a priority value in a network (e.g., an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) network). One example method generally includes determining, based on a priority level associated with each of a first wireless node, a second wireless node, or both, at least one configuration for communicating one or more synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) between the first wireless node and the second wireless node, each of the first wireless node and the second wireless node being configured to serve one or more child nodes, wherein the at least one configuration comprises information enabling the first wireless node or the second wireless node to manage interference to communications. In some aspects, the method may also include transmitting the at least one configuration to at least one of the first wireless node or the second wireless node.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Naeem Akl, Navid Abedini, Jianghong Luo, Luca Blessent, Karl Georg Hampel, Junyi Li, Tao Luo
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Patent number: 11570763Abstract: Provided are an uplink control information transmission method and device. The method is applied to a terminal and includes: determining that there is overlap in time domain between at least two types of UCIs of at least two types to be transmitted, where each type in the at least two types is independently configured with uplink transmission related information; and independently transmitting UCI of the each type in the at least two types according to the configured uplink transmission related information. The method is applied to a network device and includes: sending uplink transmission related information for at least two types of UCIs; determining that there is overlap in time domain between at least two types of UCIs of at least two types to be transmitted; and receiving UCI of the each type in the at least two types according to the uplink transmission related information.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventor: Yanan Lin
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Patent number: 11570343Abstract: The present disclosure provides a floating touch camera module, a display device and a touch method. The floating touch camera module includes: a lens with a light collection surface and a light emitting surface; an image sensor at one side of the light emitting surface of the lens, the image sensor configured to receive light rays from the lens and form sensing information; and an infrared cut filter film at one side of a light incident surface of the image sensor and configured to filter out infrared light rays. The infrared cut filter film is movable relative to the lens between a first position at which the infrared cut filter film directly faces the lens and a second position at which the infrared cut filter film is offset from the lens, thereby enabling the floating touch camera module to switch between a photographing mode and a touch mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Fei Gao, Xuerong Wang, Lingyun Shi, Lu Yu, Lei Chen, Junjie Ma, Xuqing Feng, Pengfei Cheng, Xin Ma, Yuanda Lu, Haixu Li
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Patent number: 11563512Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for link adaption for Passive Intermodulation (PIM) avoidance. In one embodiment, a method includes determining an indication of a link adaption scheme for a wireless communication based at least on a first interference measurement, the first interference measurement measured on a first subset of time resources associated with passive intermodulation, PIM, interference independently of a second interference measurement measured on at least a second subset of time resources, the second subset of time resources being different from the first subset of time resources. The indication of the determined link adaption scheme may be communicated.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Karl Mann, Hatem Abou-Zeid
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Patent number: 11558889Abstract: A user equipment (UE) and a base station (BS) for a mobile communication system are provided. The UE receives, from the BS, a first downlink control information (DCI) indicating a first uplink resource for transmitting a first uplink signal, and then receives, from the BS, a second DCI indicating a second uplink resource for transmitting a second uplink signal. The BS configures the second uplink resource to be advanced to the first uplink resource in the time domain based on the uplink out-of-order configuration. The UE decides the transmission of the first uplink signal according to the condition of resource configuration.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Institute For Information IndustryInventors: Chun-Che Chien, Hai-Han Wang