Patents by Inventor Lars Nord

Lars Nord 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).

  • Publication number: 20170196044
    Abstract: A portable electronic device comprises a first wireless interface and a second wireless interface. The first wireless interface is controlled to perform a control signaling with a further device over the first wireless interface. The second wireless interface is selectively activated to transmit data traffic to the further device and/or to receive the data traffic from the further device over the second wireless interface. The first wireless interface is maintained in an activated state to control the data traffic over the second wireless interface by the control signaling over the first wireless interface while the second wireless interface is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Lars NORD
  • Patent number: 9692533
    Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment in a wireless communication network and a user equipment are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Vanja Plicanic Samuelsson, Rickard Ljung, Lars Nord, Anders Berggren
  • Patent number: 9661499
    Abstract: A computing device may be configured to authenticate a user for access control, and may include at least one ground electrode configured for contact with a user, an impedance sensor coupled to the least one ground electrode, where the impedance sensor may be configured to perform a measurement based on a touch input from the user, a memory which stores instructions, and a processor, coupled the impedance sensor and the memory, where the processor may be configured to execute the instructions. The instructions may cause the processor to: receive the touch input from the user, receive an impedance value based on the touch input measured by the impedance sensor, and determine whether the received impedance value corresponds to at least one stored impedance value associated with a user profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Hunt, David de Léon, Lars Nord, Ola Thörn
  • Patent number: 9609592
    Abstract: A method for operating a first user equipment in a wireless communication network, a method for operating a second user equipment in a wireless communication network, a method for operating a wireless communication network, and a wireless communication system are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Lars Nord, Anders Berggren
  • Publication number: 20170079016
    Abstract: Schemes for supporting device-to-device, D2D, communications between terminal devices in a wireless telecommunication system. A network entity, e.g. a base station, establishes a set pool of radio resources to be reserved for use for D2D communications and communicates an indication of these resources to terminal devices. On an ongoing basis the network entity monitors the extent to which the set of radio resources reserved for D2D communications is being used, for example based on feedback received from terminal devices or its own measurements. If it is determined the set of radio resources reserved for D2D communications is being under-utilized or over-utilized, the network entity may establish an updated set of radio resources to be used for D2D communications, and communicate this to the terminal devices. Thus a mechanism is provided for dynamically adjusting the size of a set of resources available for D2D communications in response to changing resource utilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lars NORD, Anders BERGGREN, Brian Alexander MARTIN, Yuichi MORIOKA
  • Publication number: 20170064690
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for updating the CE (Coverage Enhancement)-level of a User Terminal (UE) during an idle mode. While the UE is resynchronizing to a network after an absent time that has generated clock drift between the UE and the network, the UE evaluates the CE-level to determine that the CE-level has changed and, in response to determining that the CE-level has changed, determines a revised CE-level estimation. After the UE has re-synchronized, the UE updates the network with the revised CE-level estimation, which, in response to receiving the revised CE-level estimation, the network adjusts the CE-level of the UE based, at least in part, on the CE-level estimation. In specific embodiments, such updating of the network by the UE is achieved by using a TAU (Tracking Area Update) procedure that extend the request message with a CE-level estimation parameter provided by the UE (User Equipment)/mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Lars Nord
  • Patent number: 9578576
    Abstract: In a cellular network based on a cellular radio technology, a communication device sends a request for D2D communication to the cellular network. Further, the communication device receives a response to the request. The response indicates that an alternative radio technology is to be utilized for the D2D communication. The communication device then establishes the D2D communication on the basis of the alternative radio technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Anders Berggren, Lars Nord, Brian Alexander Martin
  • Publication number: 20170048875
    Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device and a base station in a wireless telecommunications system to communicate with one another using a primary component carrier operating on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary component carrier operating on radio resources within a second frequency band. The terminal device makes measurements of radio usage in the second frequency band, and transmits an indication of the measurements to the base station. The base station then establishes a configuration setting for the secondary component carrier. The configuration setting is associated with a validity period during which the base station communicates data to the terminal device using the primary component carrier and the secondary component carrier operating in accordance with its configuration setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Alexander MARTIN, Dimitris KOULAKIOTIS, Jussi Tapani KAHTAVA, Rickard LJUNG, Anders BERGGREN, Peter C. KARLSSON, Lars NORD
  • Publication number: 20170042768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical device connector for connecting a piercing device, with a vial comprising a base member. A plurality of grip members, each grip member comprising a distal end (D) and a proximal end (P) and each comprising a wedge portion adapted to temporarily or permanently lock the medical device connector to the vial. The base member further comprises a plurality of flanges, wherein the proximal ends (P) of the grip members are arranged to the flanges. The flanges extend substantially out from the periphery of the base member in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the grip members, wherein the space formed between the flanges of the base member forms at least one grip portion. The present invention provides for a medical device connector which is easy and comfortable to use, which provide good stacking capabilities and which permits a user to readily acknowledge that the medical device connector is correctly assembled with the vial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Lars Nord, Alexander Cederschiöld
  • Publication number: 20170034860
    Abstract: An access point node comprises a first interface configured to communicate with a radio access node of a cellular network via a radio link and further comprises a second interface configured to communicate with a terminal via a further radio link. The access point node is configured to establish an end-to-end connection with a user-plane gateway node of the cellular network in response to receiving an attach message from the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Anders BERGGREN, Rickard LJUNG, Lars NORD, Linh TRANG
  • Publication number: 20170034857
    Abstract: An access point node (240) comprises a first interface configured to communicate with a radio access node (112) of a cellular network (110) via a radio link (211) and further comprises a second interface configured to communicate with a terminal (130) via a further radio link (212). The access point node (240) is configured to establish an end-to-end connection (250) with a user-plane gateway node (117, 118) of the cellular network (110) in response to receiving an attach message from the terminal (130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Anders BERGGREN, Rickard LJUNG, Lars NORD, Linh TRANG
  • Patent number: 9532259
    Abstract: The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for forming a mobile cell in a network. An exemplary method comprises: first determining a first node of the network is within a predetermined distance of a second node of the network; second determining the first node's movement pattern is substantially similar to the second node's movement pattern; forming a mobile cell comprising the first node and the second node based on the first determining and second determining steps; and selecting the first node as a base station for the mobile cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Larsson, Lars Nord
  • Patent number: 9510197
    Abstract: An electronic equipment comprises a sensor circuit operative to measure at least one electrical property of a user at a plurality of frequencies to thereby capture frequency-resolved electrical characteristics of the user. The electronic equipment comprises a processing circuit operative to perform a comparison between the frequency-resolved electrical characteristics of the user and reference characteristics to authenticate the user. The processing circuit is operative to perform an unlocking operation based on a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: David De Léon, Alexander Hunt, Ola Thörn, Magnus Midholt, Lars Nord
  • Publication number: 20160345292
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium having instructions to obtain extended discontinuous reception (DRX) parameters from a wireless network; store the extended DRX parameters; camp on a cell of the wireless network; wake up from an idle state based on the extended DRX parameters, wherein the device wakes up at a time, prior to a paging occasion, wherein a time period from the time to the paging occasion has a duration during which the device can perform a cell reselection procedure, and subsequently, a tracking area update; measure a metric of the cell in response to a wake up; and monitor a scheduled paging occasion, wherein the scheduled paging occasion is a paging occasion that is first to occur subsequent to the wake up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Rickard Ljung, Anders Berggren, Lars Nord
  • Patent number: 9504012
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium having instructions to obtain extended discontinuous reception (DRX) parameters from a wireless network; store the extended DRX parameters; camp on a cell of the wireless network; wake up from an idle state based on the extended DRX parameters, wherein the device wakes up at a time, prior to a paging occasion, wherein a time period from the time to the paging occasion has a duration during which the device can perform a cell reselection procedure, and subsequently, a tracking area update; measure a metric of the cell in response to a wake up; and monitor a scheduled paging occasion, wherein the scheduled paging occasion is a paging occasion that is first to occur subsequent to the wake up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Rickard Ljung, Anders Berggren, Lars Nord
  • Patent number: 9492353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical device connector for connecting a piercing device (3), with a vial (2) comprising a base member. A plurality of grip members (50), each grip member (50) comprising a distal end (D) and a proximal end (P) and each comprising a wedge portion (61) adapted to temporarily or permanently lock the medical device connector (1) to the vial (2). The base member (30) further comprises a plurality of flanges (40), wherein the proximal ends (P) of the grip members (50) are arranged to the flanges (41, 40). The flanges (40) extend substantially out from the periphery of the base member (30) in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of the grip members, wherein the space formed between the flanges (40) of the base member (30) forms at least one grip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Carmel Pharma AB
    Inventors: Lars Nord, Alexander Cederschiöld
  • Patent number: 9491679
    Abstract: The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for managing handover of a terminal on a network. An exemplary method comprises: receiving sensor data associated with the terminal; receiving time data associated with the terminal; predicting a journey of the terminal based on at least one of the sensor data and the time data; generating a mobility map based on the predicted journey; and transmitting the mobility map to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Kåre Agardh, Lars Nord
  • Patent number: 9460323
    Abstract: A tag includes a communication interface that is configured to receive and transmit wireless transmissions, a movement detector and a digital logic circuit configured to perform operations. The operations may include broadcasting wireless transmissions comprising a tag ID of the tag from the communication interface according to a transmission pattern. A stationary movement pattern of the tag may be detected with the movement detector. The operations may further include adjusting the transmission pattern responsive to detecting the stationary movement pattern. A confirmation from a computing device indicating that information for the tag ID has been received by a server tracking the tag. The adjustment to the transmission pattern may also be responsive to receiving the confirmation. The tag broadcasts wireless transmissions according to the adjusted transmission pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Sandell, Lars Nord, Heino Wendelrup
  • Publication number: 20160275986
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a display to output a video, a user interface for controlling a navigation in the video along a time axis, and a processing device. The processing device is configured, when operating in an operating mode in which an object shown in a plurality of frames of the video is selected by a user input, to determine a magnitude of a speed vector of the object, and to apply a time scaling factor which depends on the determined magnitude of the speed vector of the object to the navigation along the time axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Lars Nord, Hakan Jonsson, Ola Thorn, Par-Anders Aronsson
  • Publication number: 20160278038
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a cellular radio network (100). According to the method, a predicted location information (203) relating to a user equipment (110) is determined. The predicted location information (203) comprises a predicted future location of the user equipment (110). Depending on the predicted location information (203) control information is determined. Based on the control information, a registering of the user equipment (110) at cells (101, 101A-101H) of the cellular radio network (100) is controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bo LARSSON, Lars NORD