Patents by Inventor Joseph S. Levy

Joseph S. Levy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11974288
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) for Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) using carrier aggregation is disclosed. Methods for UCI transmission in the uplink control channel, uplink shared channel or uplink data channel are disclosed. The methods include transmitting channel quality indicators (CQI), precoding matrix indicators (PMI), rank indicators (RI), hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK), channel status reports (CQI/PMI/RI), source routing (SR) and sounding reference signals (SRS). In addition, methods for providing flexible configuration in signaling UCI, efficient resource utilization, and support for high volume UCI overhead in LTE-A are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Erdem Bala, Philip J. Pietraski, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Guodong Zhang, Allan Y. Tsai, Joseph S. Levy, Pascal M. Adjakple, John W. Haim, Robert L. Olesen, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan
  • Publication number: 20240072983
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for sounding reference signal (SRS) power control for a wireless transmitter/receiver unit (WTRU) are disclosed. These methods and apparatus include methods and apparatus for carrier-specific and carrier-common SRS power control in WTRUs that utilize carrier aggregation techniques. These methods and apparatus also include methods and apparatus for SRS power control in WTRUs utilizing both carrier aggregation and time division multiplexing (TDM) techniques. Additionally, these methods and apparatus include methods and apparatus for SRS power control for WTRUs utilizing multiple input multiple output MIMO operation. Methods and apparatus for SRS overhead reduction and power management in a WTRU are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Hyuk Shin, Joseph S. Levy, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Philip J. Pietraski, Guodong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240064646
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for rediscovery and medium access for wake-up radios. For example, a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may receive, via a first transceiver, a frame that includes a wake-up radio (WUR) operation element having a first counter value. The WTRU may deactivate the first transceiver and activate a second transceiver, wherein the first transceiver enters into a doze state and the second transceiver is in an awake state. The WTRU may then receive, via the second transceiver in the awake state, a WUR frame that includes a second counter value indicating an update of a plurality of basic server set (BSS) parameters associated with the first transceiver. On a condition that the second counter value is different than the first counter value, the WTRU may activate the first transceiver to update the plurality of BSS parameters, wherein the first transceiver enters into an awake state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Wang, Hanqing Lou, Joseph S. Levy
  • Patent number: 11824816
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for sounding reference signal (SRS) power control for a wireless transmitter/receiver unit (WTRU) are disclosed. These methods and apparatus include methods and apparatus for carrier-specific and carrier-common SRS power control in WTRUs that utilize carrier aggregation techniques. These methods and apparatus also include methods and apparatus for SRS power control in WTRUs utilizing both carrier aggregation and time division multiplexing (TDM) techniques. Additionally, these methods and apparatus include methods and apparatus for SRS power control for WTRUs utilizing multiple input multiple output MIMO operation. Methods and apparatus for SRS overhead reduction and power management in a WTRU are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Hyuk Shin, Joseph S. Levy, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Philip J. Pietraski, Guodong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230344564
    Abstract: A method performed by a station (STA) for operating in a wireless local area network (WLAN) is provided. The method includes communicating, in an operation mode, with devices in the WLAN including another STA and transmitting, to the another STA, one or more of a data frame or a management frame including a medium access control (MAC) header. The MAC header includes an operation mode field indicating a change in one or more parameters of the operation mode. The method includes transmitting or receiving, based on a determination that the indicated change in the one or more parameters of the operation mode has taken effect, a frame to or from the another STA in accordance with the indicated change in the one or more parameters of the operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Wang, Guodong Wang, Joseph S. Levy
  • Patent number: 11785550
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for rediscovery and medium access for wake-up radios. For example, a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may receive, via a first transceiver, a frame that includes a wake-up radio (WUR) operation element having a first counter value. The WTRU may deactivate the first transceiver and activate a second transceiver, wherein the first transceiver enters into a doze state and the second transceiver is in an awake state. The WTRU may then receive, via the second transceiver in the awake state, a WUR frame that includes a second counter value indicating an update of a plurality of basic sewer set (BSS) parameters associated with the first transceiver. On a condition that the second counter value is different than the first counter value, the WTRU may activate the first transceiver to update the plurality of BSS parameters, wherein the first transceiver enters into an awake state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Wang, Hanging Lou, Joseph S. Levy
  • Patent number: 11729677
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for updating a sequence hopping (SH) pattern of an uplink channel during handover from a current cell having a current SH pattern. A method may include receiving, from a base station associated with current cell, a transmission including information indicating a handover command that instructs the WTRU to handover to a target cell. The handover command may include information indicating a SH enablement indication and a SH parameter. The SH enablement indication may indicate that SH is enabled for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission. A PUCCH transmission may be sent to a base station associated with the target cell, and the PUCCH transmission may include symbols derived from a sequence that is based on the SH parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Wang, Joseph S. Levy, Stephen E. Terry, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11722198
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to implement features in the IEEE 802.11ad+/ay protocols by utilizing combinations of analog and digital precoding (such as hybrid mmWave precoding) to enable multi-stream/multi-user transmissions. These systems and methods are also suitable for 5G wireless networks, such as found in 3GPP. These systems and methods address performing general precoder design, reducing of beam-training overhead with leak wave antennas, performing single-stage approximate precoding with enhanced SLS for SU-MIMO transmissions (eSLS1), performing multi-stage approximate precoding with enhanced SLS for SU-MIMO transmissions (eSLS2), and performing exact precoding with enhanced SLS for SU-MIMO transmissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Alphan Sahin, Hanqing Lou, Joseph S Levy
  • Patent number: 11546893
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) for Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) using carrier aggregation is disclosed. Methods for UCI transmission in the uplink control channel, uplink shared channel or uplink data channel are disclosed. The methods include transmitting channel quality indicators (CQI), precoding matrix indicators (PMI), rank indicators (RI), hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK), channel status reports (CQI/PMI/RI), source routing (SR) and sounding reference signals (SRS). In addition, methods for providing flexible configuration in signaling UCI, efficient resource utilization, and support for high volume UCI overhead in LTE-A are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Erdem Bala, Philip J. Pietraski, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Guodong Zhang, Allan Y. Tsai, Joseph S. Levy, Pascal M. Adjakple, John W. Haim, Robert L. Olesen, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan
  • Publication number: 20220353821
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for network discovery. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may transmit, to a first access point (AP), via a Primary Connectivity Radio (PCR), a request indicating that on a condition that the WTRU is disassociated from the first AP, the WTRU will enter a wake-up radio (WUR) only discovery mode. The WTRU may receive, from the first AP, via the PCR, a management frame that has WUR discovery elements including an indication of at least one channel used by a second AP. The WTRU may perform disassociation from the first AP. The WTRU may activate a WUR and deactivate the PCR. On a condition that the WTRU is disassociated from the first AP, the WTRU may receive, from the second AP, via the WUR, a WUR frame over the at least one channel to enable the WTRU to activate the PCR to initiate association.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaofei WANG, Li-Hsiang Sun, Hanqing Lou, Oghenekome Oteri, Joseph S. Levy, Rui Yang, Alphan Sahin
  • Publication number: 20220287122
    Abstract: As disclosed herein, there may be systems, methods, and devices for enabling multi-link wireless local area networks (WLAN). One or more non-AP station (STA) multi-link devices (MLDs) and one or more Access Point (AP) MLD may establish a multi-link association between each other, thereby establishing a multi-link connection that enables improved and more efficient wireless communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Wang, Hanqing Lou, Li-Hsiang Sun, Joseph S. Levy
  • Publication number: 20220255693
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for feedback based midamble adaptation. For example, a first station (STA) may transmit, to a second STA, a request frame that includes an indicator indicating a request for midamble information. The first STA may receive, from the second STA, a response frame that includes the midamble information determined by the second STA based on one or more channel measurements associated with the second STA. The midamble information may include a midamble report, a Doppler measurement report, or the like. The midamble report or the Doppler measurement report may include at least one of a midamble periodicity, a mobility/Doppler level, or the like. Based on the midamble information, the first STA may generate a physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) that includes at least one midamble within a data portion of the PPDU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Hanqing Lou, Li-Hsiang Sun, Rui Yang, Joseph S. Levy, Xiaofei Wang
  • Publication number: 20220231823
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for sounding reference signal (SRS) power control for a wireless transmitter/receiver unit (WTRU) are disclosed. These methods and apparatus include methods and apparatus for carrier-specific and carrier-common SRS power control in WTRUs that utilize carrier aggregation techniques. These methods and apparatus also include methods and apparatus for SRS power control in WTRUs utilizing both carrier aggregation and time division multiplexing (TDM) techniques. Additionally, these methods and apparatus include methods and apparatus for SRS power control for WTRUs utilizing multiple input multiple output MIMO operation. Methods and apparatus for SRS overhead reduction and power management in a WTRU are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Hyuk Shin, Joseph S. Levy, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Philip J. Pietraski, Guodong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11395231
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for network discovery. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may transmit, to a first access point (AP), via a Primary Connectivity Radio (PCR), a request indicating that on a condition that the WTRU is disassociated from the first AP, the WTRU will enter a wake-up radio (WUR) only discovery mode. The WTRU may receive, from the first AP, via the PCR, a management frame that has WUR discovery elements including an indication of at least one channel used by a second AP. The WTRU may perform disassociation from the first AP. The WTRU may activate a WUR and deactivate the PCR. On a condition that the WTRU is disassociated from the first AP, the WTRU may receive, from the second AP, via the WUR, a WUR frame over the at least one channel to enable the WTRU to activate the PCR to initiate association.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Wang, Li-Hsiang Sun, Hanqing Lou, Oghenekome Oteri, Joseph S. Levy, Rui Yang, Alphan Sahin
  • Publication number: 20220225323
    Abstract: Techniques, devices and systems are disclosed for generating a resource request poll comprising at least one response criteria, transmitting the resource request poll, receiving a resource request report from STAs that meet at least one response criteria. A trigger frame may be transmitted to the at least one STA based on the resource request report from the at least one STA. The response criteria may include at least one of a NFRP, a UL access type, a delay bound, an NDP feedback report AC, a number of indicated AID bits, an AID range, an information requested, a number of bits to be included in NDP feedback report or preamble, number of LTFs to be included in the NDP feedback report or preamble, and a number of bits to be included in NDP feedback report or preamble per LTF or per N LTF symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Wang, Hanqing Lou, Alphan Sahin, Li-Hsiang Sun, Joseph S. Levy, Rui Yang
  • Publication number: 20220173773
    Abstract: A method for multiple access point (AP) transmission is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a repetition beacon from each of a plurality of APs, each received repetition beacon comprising a common information part and an AP-specific information part; decoding at least a subset of the received common information parts to obtain a first parameter; decoding the received AP-specific information parts to obtain a second parameter for each of the plurality of APs; performing a calculation based on the first parameter, the obtained second parameters and a number of the plurality of APs to obtain a calculation result; and transmitting a feedback based on the calculation result to the plurality of AP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Hanqing Lou, Xiaofei Wang, Li-Hsiang Sun, Oghenekome Oteri, Rui Yang, Joseph S. Levy, Frank La Sita
  • Publication number: 20220167224
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for updating a sequence hopping (SH) pattern of an uplink channel during handover from a current cell having a current SH pattern. A method may include receiving, from a base station associated with current cell, a transmission including information indicating a handover command that instructs the WTRU to handover to a target cell. The handover command may include information indicating a SH enablement indication and a SH parameter. The SH enablement indication may indicate that SH is enabled for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission. A PUCCH transmission may be sent to a base station associated with the target cell, and the PUCCH transmission may include symbols derived from a sequence that is based on the SH parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Wang, Joseph S. Levy, Stephen E. Terry, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11323234
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for sounding reference signal (SRS) power control for a wireless transmitter/receiver unit (WTRU) are disclosed. These methods and apparatus include methods and apparatus for carrier-specific and carrier-common SRS power control in WTRUs that utilize carrier aggregation techniques. These methods and apparatus also include methods and apparatus for SRS power control in WTRUs utilizing both carrier aggregation and time division multiplexing (TDM) techniques. Additionally, these methods and apparatus include methods and apparatus for SRS power control for WTRUs utilizing multiple input multiple output MIMO operation. Methods and apparatus for SRS overhead reduction and power management in a WTRU are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Hyuk Shin, Joseph S. Levy, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Philip J. Pietraski, Guodong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220132421
    Abstract: A method for use in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is disclosed. The method comprises: generating, by a Station Management Entity (SME), a request primitive enabling a wake-up radio (WUR) scanning process for WUR discovery frames transmitted by one or more access points (APs), the request primitive comprising a plurality of first parameters; conducting the WUR scanning process using WUR based on the plurality of the first parameters; generating, at a MAC layer, at least one confirm primitive based on a result of the WUR scanning process and at least a part of the plurality of first parameters; and communicating, from the MAC layer to the SME, the at least one confirm primitive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Wang, Oghenekome Oteri, Joseph S. Levy, Hanqing Lou, Li-Hsiang Sun
  • Patent number: 11252678
    Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may utilize pre-configured rules for scaling power levels. Channels may be grouped based on a type of data to be transmitted. A power level of a channel from a group may be scaled using the pre-configured rules. A power level of a channel of a supplementary carrier may be scaled before another channel of a non-supplementary carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Pelletier, Diana Pani, Joseph S. Levy, Fengjun Xi, Christopher Cave