Patents by Inventor Joshua Tennyson MACDONALD
Joshua Tennyson MACDONALD 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).
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Publication number: 20240155494Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may monitor a channel for wireless communication associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) during one or more of a first active duration or a first inactive duration. The UE may operate in a first power mode during the first inactive duration. The UE may monitor the channel for wireless communication associated with a second RAT during one or more of a second active duration or a second inactive duration. The UE may operate during the second inactive duration in one or more of the first power mode or a second power. The UE may operate according to the first mode or the second mode based on the monitoring of the channel associated with the first RAT and the second RAT.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Reza SHAHIDI, Brian Clarke BANISTER, Vishal MAHAJAN, Vikram RAMESH BABU, Joshua Tennyson MACDONALD, Thawatt GOPAL, Udayan BHAWNANI, Yu FU, Bhupesh Manoharlal UMATT, Sridhar BANDARU, Scott HOOVER, Brian GEORGE, Hemanth Kumar RAYAPATI, Sunil KC, Sandeep RAMANNAVAR, Sandeep RAO
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Patent number: 11895590Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may monitor a channel for wireless communication associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) during one or more of a first active duration or a first inactive duration. The UE may operate in a first power mode during the first inactive duration. The UE may monitor the channel for wireless communication associated with a second RAT during one or more of a second active duration or a second inactive duration. The UE may operate during the second inactive duration in one or more of the first power mode or a second power. The UE may operate according to the first mode or the second mode based on the monitoring of the channel associated with the first RAT and the second RAT.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Reza Shahidi, Brian Clarke Banister, Vishal Mahajan, Vikram Ramesh Babu, Joshua Tennyson Macdonald, Thawatt Gopal, Udayan Bhawnani, Yu Fu, Bhupesh Manoharial Umatt, Sridhar Bandaru, Scott Hoover, Brian George, Hemanth Kumar Rayapati, Sunil Kc, Sandeep Ramannavar, Sandeep Rao
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Patent number: 11889421Abstract: A base station may configure a user equipment (UE) with a discontinuous reception (DRX), e.g., connected mode DRX (CDRX), and the UE may select a synchronization signal block (SSB) set to perform an SSB warm-up to wake up, search, and measure the SSB set to improve the performance of the UE during a DRX ON duration. The UE may select the SSB set based on a time difference of the SSB set relative to the DRX ON duration. The UE may be configured to wake up to measure one of a first SSB set or a second SSB set having a smaller time difference relative to the DRX ON duration.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Arnab Pal, Jun Zhu, Yongle Wu, Scott Hoover, Joshua Tennyson MacDonald, Uzma Khan Qazi, Vishnu Namboodiri Karakkad Kesavan Namboodiri
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Patent number: 11871406Abstract: A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting an uplink message to a first base station associated with a first radio access technology (RAT). The method also includes transmitting one or more scheduling requests (SRs) to a second base station associated with a second RAT to trigger a connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX) ON period. The method further includes receiving a downlink message from the second base station during the CDRX ON period in response to transmitting the uplink message to the first base station.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Scott Hoover, Yu Hu, Joshua Tennyson MacDonald, Tom Chin
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Publication number: 20230370973Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The method may include the user equipment (UE) selecting, based at least in part on an operating characteristic for the UE, a procedure for entering a sleep mode from among a set of procedures for entering the sleep mode. The set of procedure may include a first procedure and a second procedure. Upon selecting the procedure, the UE may monitor for page signaling for the UE during a time period and perform the selected procedure for entering the sleep mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Arvind Vardarajan Santhanam, Scott Hoover, Joshua Tennyson Macdonald, Yash Pathak, Omkar Reddy Seelam, Mona Agrawal
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Publication number: 20230239801Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a UE determines a completion time associated with a communication event for a wakeup period, the wakeup period characterized by at least radio frequency (RF) circuitry being set to an active state. The UE schedules a transition from the wakeup period to a sleep period at the completion time, the sleep period characterized by at least the RF circuitry being set to an inactive state. The UE performs the communication event during the wakeup period. The UE transitions from the wakeup period to the sleep period at the completion time in accordance with the scheduling. The UE determines, after the transition from the wakeup period to the sleep period, a wakeup time associated with a next wakeup period.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Tian MAI, Scott HOOVER, Yash PATHAK, Joshua Tennyson MACDONALD, Omkar Reddy SEELAM
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Publication number: 20230199650Abstract: A base station may configure a user equipment (UE) with a discontinuous reception (DRX), e.g., connected mode DRX (CDRX), and the UE may select a synchronization signal block (SSB) set to perform an SSB warm-up to wake up, search, and measure the SSB set to improve the performance of the UE during a DRX ON duration. The UE may select the SSB set based on a time difference of the SSB set relative to the DRX ON duration. The UE may be configured to wake up to measure one of a first SSB set or a second SSB set having a smaller time difference relative to the DRX ON duration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Arnab PAL, Jun ZHU, Yongle WU, Scott HOOVER, Joshua Tennyson MACDONALD, Uzma Khan QAZI, Vishnu Namboodiri KARAKKAD KESAVAN NAMBOODIRI
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Publication number: 20220078820Abstract: A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting an uplink message to a first base station associated with a first radio access technology (RAT). The method also includes transmitting one or more scheduling requests (SRs) to a second base station associated with a second RAT to trigger a connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX) ON period. The method further includes receiving a downlink message from the second base station during the CDRX ON period in response to transmitting the uplink message to the first base station.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Scott HOOVER, Yu HU, Joshua Tennyson MACDONALD, Tom CHIN
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Publication number: 20210360530Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may monitor a channel for wireless communication associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) during one or more of a first active duration or a first inactive duration. The UE may operate in a first power mode during the first inactive duration. The UE may monitor the channel for wireless communication associated with a second RAT during one or more of a second active duration or a second inactive duration. The UE may operate during the second inactive duration in one or more of the first power mode or a second power. The UE may operate according to the first mode or the second mode based on the monitoring of the channel associated with the first RAT and the second RAT.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Reza Shahidi, Brian Clarke Banister, Vishal Mahajan, Vikram Ramesh Babu, Joshua Tennyson Macdonald, Thawatt Gopal, Udayan Bhawnani, Yu Fu, Bhupesh Manoharial Umatt, Sridhar Bandaru, Scott Hoover, Brain George, Hemanth Kumar Rayapati, Sunil Kc, Sandeep Ramannavar, Sandeep Rao
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Patent number: 10356675Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications and, more particularly, to identifying a cell as a handover candidate in coverage areas based on decoding a secondary synchronization signal and/or a primary broadcast channel of the handover candidate cell. An example method generally includes initiating a search for a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) for a first cell of one or more handover candidate cells, and reporting the first cell as a handover candidate in a measurement report if the SSS for the first cell is detected a threshold number of times.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Madhusudan Kinthada Venkata, Nikhil Mali, Joshua Tennyson MacDonald, Manjinder Singh Sandhu
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Patent number: 10237801Abstract: Cell reselection for transitioning a user device from a macro cell to a small cell may be performed by comparing a first reselection candidate small cell and a second reselection candidate small cell based on reselection criteria, and selecting a final reselection candidate based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Yi Su, Sundaresan Tambaram Kailasam, Feilu Liu, Yongle Wu, Joshua Tennyson MacDonald, Satish Pavan Kumar Nichanametla, Uzma Khan Qazi, Aziz Gholmieh, Scott Allan Hoover, Feng Lu
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Patent number: 10117144Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may include memory and at least one processor, coupled to the memory, configured to determine a power parameter associated with communication using a first radio access technology (RAT). The at least one processor may be further configured to determine a quality parameter associated with the communication using the first RAT. The at least one processor may be further configured to apply, based on the quality parameter, an offset to the power parameter to form a modified power parameter. The at least one processor may be further configured to transmit a measurement report including the modified power parameter. The apparatus may be a wireless device, such as a user equipment (UE) and, more specifically, a high gain UE.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Manjinder Singh Sandhu, Madhusudan Kinthada Venkata, Raj Surya Pratha, Siva Kumar Jujaray, Srinivasan Balasubramanian, Patrick James Kusbel, Joshua Tennyson MacDonald
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Publication number: 20180049082Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications and, more particularly, to identifying a cell as a handover candidate in coverage areas based on decoding a secondary synchronization signal and/or a primary broadcast channel of the handover candidate cell. An example method generally includes initiating a search for a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) for a first cell of one or more handover candidate cells, and reporting the first cell as a handover candidate in a measurement report if the SSS for the first cell is detected a threshold number of times.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Madhusudan KINTHADA VENKATA, Nikhil MALI, Joshua Tennyson MACDONALD, Manjinder Singh SANDHU
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Publication number: 20170064656Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus and techniques to enhance mobility of single receive (RX) devices. An exemplary method generally includes searching for synchronization signals transmitted by one or more cells while performing one or more mobility procedures and taking one or more actions to enhance detection of synchronization signals, wherein the one or more actions taken depend, at least in part, on a type of mobility procedure performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Hobin KIM, Raghu Narayan CHALLA, Amir AMINZADEH GOHARI, Joshua Tennyson MACDONALD
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Patent number: 9398501Abstract: Aspects disclosed herein relate to determining frequencies for measuring cells in reselection. A set of frequencies over which to measure cells for reselection can be prioritized, wherein one or more first frequencies in the set of frequencies correspond to frequencies of previously visited closed subscriber group (CSG) cells, multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS) frequencies, etc. A command to deprioritize one or more second frequencies for reselection can be received, and it can be determined whether to deprioritize the one or more second frequencies in the prioritized set of frequencies based at least in part on the command. One or more cells can be measured over the prioritized set of frequencies based at least in part on respective priorities of the set of frequencies and may be evaluated for reselection.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Feilu Liu, Joshua Tennyson MacDonald, Srivatsa Venkata Chivukula, Vani Chaitanya Ginnela, Shyamal Ramachandran, Aziz Gholmieh
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Publication number: 20160150445Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may include memory and at least one processor, coupled to the memory, configured to determine a power parameter associated with communication using a first radio access technology (RAT). The at least one processor may be further configured to determine a quality parameter associated with the communication using the first RAT. The at least one processor may be further configured to apply, based on the quality parameter, an offset to the power parameter to form a modified power parameter. The at least one processor may be further configured to transmit a measurement report including the modified power parameter. The apparatus may be a wireless device, such as a user equipment (UE) and, more specifically, a high gain UE.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Manjinder Singh SANDHU, Madhusudan KINTHADA VENKATA, Raj Surya PRATHA, Siva Kumar JUJARAY, Srinivasan BALASUBRAMANIAN, Patrick James KUSBEL, Joshua Tennyson MACDONALD
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Publication number: 20150079988Abstract: Cell reselection for transitioning a user device from a macro cell to a small cell may be performed by comparing a first reselection candidate small cell and a second reselection candidate small cell based on reselection criteria, and selecting a final reselection candidate based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Yi SU, Sundaresan TAMBARAM KAILASAM, Feilu LIU, Yongle WU, Joshua Tennyson MACDONALD, Satish Pavan Kumar NICHANAMETLA, Uzma Khan QAZI, Aziz GHOLMIEH, Scott Allan HOOVER, Feng LU