Patents by Inventor Marcus Mertens

Marcus Mertens 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: 11985733
    Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE), operable to generate an enhanced buffer status report (eBSR) is disclosed. The UE can identify packets for uplink transmission. The UE can filter the packets for uplink transmission, to identify a number of small packets pending for transmission and a number of larger packets, relative to the small packets, that are pending for transmission in the uplink transmission. The UE can encode the eBSR for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB), wherein the eBSR includes information identifying the number of small packets pending for transmission. The UE can have a memory interface configured to send to a memory the number of small packets pending for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jerome Parron, Hyung-Nam Choi, Jing Zhu, Marcus Mertens, Christian Hofmann, Sudeep Palat
  • Patent number: 11812513
    Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE), operable to generate an enhanced buffer status report (eBSR) is disclosed. The UE can identify packets for uplink transmission. The UE can filter the packets for uplink transmission, to identify a number of small packets pending for transmission and a number of larger packets, relative to the small packets, that are pending for transmission in the uplink transmission. The UE can encode the eBSR for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB), wherein the eBSR includes information identifying the number of small packets pending for transmission. The UE can have a memory interface configured to send to a memory the number of small packets pending for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jerome Parron, Hyung-Nam Choi, Jing Zhu, Marcus Mertens, Christian Hofmann, Sudeep Palat
  • Patent number: 11758617
    Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE), operable to generate an enhanced buffer status report (eBSR) is disclosed. The UE can identify packets for uplink transmission. The UE can filter the packets for uplink transmission, to identify a number of small packets pending for transmission and a number of larger packets, relative to the small packets, that are pending for transmission in the uplink transmission. The UE can encode the eBSR for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB), wherein the eBSR includes information identifying the number of small packets pending for transmission. The UE can have a memory interface configured to send to a memory the number of small packets pending for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jerome Parron, Hyung-Nam Choi, Jing Zhu, Marcus Mertens, Christian Hofmann, Sudeep Palat
  • Publication number: 20220346193
    Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE), operable to generate an enhanced buffer status report (eBSR) is disclosed. The UE can identify packets for uplink transmission. The UE can filter the packets for uplink transmission, to identify a number of small packets pending for transmission and a number of larger packets, relative to the small packets, that are pending for transmission in the uplink transmission. The UE can encode the eBSR for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB), wherein the eBSR includes information identifying the number of small packets pending for transmission. The UE can have a memory interface configured to send to a memory the number of small packets pending for transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Jerome Parron, Hyung-Nam Choi, Jing Zhu, Marcus Mertens, Christian Hofmann, Sudeep Palat
  • Publication number: 20220346191
    Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE), operable to generate an enhanced buffer status report (eBSR) is disclosed. The UE can identify packets for uplink transmission. The UE can filter the packets for uplink transmission, to identify a number of small packets pending for transmission and a number of larger packets, relative to the small packets, that are pending for transmission in the uplink transmission. The UE can encode the eBSR for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB), wherein the eBSR includes information identifying the numbePr of small packets pending for transmission. The UE can have a memory interface configured to send to a memory the number of small packets pending for transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Jerome Parron, Hyung-Nam Choi, Jing Zhu, Marcus Mertens, Christian Hofmann, Sudeep Palat
  • Publication number: 20220346192
    Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE), operable to generate an enhanced buffer status report (eBSR) is disclosed. The UE can identify packets for uplink transmission. The UE can filter the packets for uplink transmission, to identify a number of small packets pending for transmission and a number of larger packets, relative to the small packets, that are pending for transmission in the uplink transmission. The UE can encode the eBSR for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB), wherein the eBSR includes information identifying the number of small packets pending for transmission. The UE can have a memory interface configured to send to a memory the number of small packets pending for transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Jerome Parron, Hyung-Nam Choi, Jing Zhu, Marcus Mertens, Christian Hofmann, Sudeep Palat
  • Patent number: 11337270
    Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE), operable to generate an enhanced buffer status report (eBSR) is disclosed. The UE can identify packets for uplink transmission. The UE can filter the packets for transmission, to identify a number of small packets pending for transmission and a number of larger packets, relative to the small packets, that are pending for transmission in the uplink transmission. The UE can encode the eBSR for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB), wherein the eBSR includes information identifying the number of small packets pending for transmission. The UE can have a memory interface configured to send to a memory the number of small packets pending for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jerome Parron, Hyung-Nam Choi, Jing Zhu, Marcus Mertens, Christian Hofmann, Sudeep Palat
  • Patent number: 11012367
    Abstract: Technologies for managing Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) packet delivery include a network interface controller (NIC) of a computing device. The NIC is configured to retrieve identifying data from received IP packets and identify a TCP data stream associated with each received IP packet based on the retrieved identifying data. Additionally, the NIC is configured to determine a service data flow queue associated with the TCP data stream, determine whether a plurality of IP packets presently enqueued in the determined service data flow queue are out of order, and enqueue the received IP packet at a tail of the identified service data flow queue if the NIC determines that the plurality of IP packets presently enqueued in the determined service data flow queue are out of order. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juergen Steffen, Ahmed Soud Salem, Hans Leicht, Marcus Mertens, Mohamed Khalil
  • Publication number: 20190387577
    Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE), operable to generate an enhanced buffer status report (eBSR) is disclosed. The UE can identify packets for uplink transmission. The UE can filter the packets for transmission, to identify a number of small packets pending for transmission and a number of larger packets, relative to the small packets, that are pending for transmission in the uplink transmission. The UE can encode the eBSR for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB), wherein the eBSR includes information identifying the number of small packets pending for transmission. The UE can have a memory interface configured to send to a memory the number of small packets pending for transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Jerome Parron, Hyung-Nam Choi, Jing Zhu, Marcus Mertens, Christian Hofmann, Sudeep Palat
  • Publication number: 20190044878
    Abstract: Technologies for managing Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) packet delivery include a network interface controller (NIC) of a computing device. The NIC is configured to retrieve identifying data from received IP packets and identify a TCP data stream associated with each received IP packet based on the retrieved identifying data. Additionally, the NIC is configured to determine a service data flow queue associated with the TCP data stream, determine whether a plurality of IP packets presently enqueued in the determined service data flow queue are out of order, and enqueue the received IP packet at a tail of the identified service data flow queue if the NIC determines that the plurality of IP packets presently enqueued in the determined service data flow queue are out of order. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Juergen Steffen, Ahmed Soud Salem, Hans Leicht, Marcus Mertens, Mohamed Khalil
  • Publication number: 20160378471
    Abstract: A processor includes cores and a context management circuit. The circuit includes logic to determine an execution context group (ECG) to be migrated between cores. The ECG is to include application threads. The circuit also includes logic to halt all execution contexts in the ECG before migrating the ECG, reassign processor affinity to designate the target core, and restart execution of the ECG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Juergen Lerzer, Marcus Mertens, Christoph Kabek
  • Patent number: 8619710
    Abstract: A technique for providing network access to an external device is described. A modem device for realizing this technique comprises a first mobile platform module adapted to support network access via a first radio access technology (RAT) and comprising a first data interface towards the external device, as well as a second mobile platform module adapted to support network access via at least one second RAT and comprising a second data interface towards the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Jürgen Lerzer, Morten Christiansen, Marcus Mertens
  • Patent number: 8543158
    Abstract: A technique for selectively providing network access to various components is described. A modem device for realizing this technique comprises a first platform module adapted to support network access via a Radio Access Technology (RAT). The first platform module comprises a first data interface. The apparatus further comprises a second data interface adapted to be coupled to a second platform and a third data interface adapted to be coupled to an external device. A switching mechanism selectively couples the first data interface to the second data interface to provide network access, via the second platform module, to an application residing on the apparatus. The switching mechanism may further couple the first data interface to the third data interface to provide network access to the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Jürgen Lerzer, Morten Christiansen, Marcus Mertens
  • Patent number: 8531940
    Abstract: An apparatus such as a mobile telephone or a network card is described. In one implementation, the apparatus comprises a first functional module, a second functional module and a hub circuit. The hub circuit includes a first downstream port connectable to the first functional module, a second downstream port connectable to the second functional module and an upstream port adapted to be coupled to an external device. The hub circuit is configured to couple the upstream port with at least one of the first and second downstream port. Moreover, the hub circuit comprises a switching mechanism adapted to selectively couple the first downstream port internally within the hub circuit with the second downstream port to enable a data transfer between the first functional module and the second functional module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Jürgen Lerzer, Morten Christiansen, Marcus Mertens
  • Publication number: 20110090865
    Abstract: A technique for providing network access to an external device is described. A modem device for realizing this technique comprises a first mobile platform module adapted to support network access via a first radio access technology (RAT) and comprising a first data interface towards the external device, as well as a second mobile platform module adapted to support network access via at least one second RAT and comprising a second data interface towards the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Jürgen Lerzer, Morten Christiansen, Marcus Mertens
  • Publication number: 20110034162
    Abstract: A technique for selectively providing network access to various components is described. A modem device for realizing this technique comprises a first platform module adapted to support network access via a Radio Access Technology (RAT). The first platform module comprises a first data interface. The apparatus further comprises a second data interface adapted to be coupled to a second platform and a third data interface adapted to be coupled to an external device. A switching mechanism selectively couples the first data interface to the second data interface to provide network access, via the second platform module, to an application residing on the apparatus. The switching mechanism may further couple the first data interface to the third data interface to provide network access to the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERRICSSON
    Inventors: Jurgen Lerzer, Morten Christiansen, Marcus Mertens
  • Publication number: 20110013624
    Abstract: An apparatus such as a mobile telephone or a network card is described. In one implementation, the apparatus comprises a first functional module, a second functional module and a hub circuit. The hub circuit includes a first downstream port connectable to the first functional module, a second downstream port connectable to the second functional module and an upstream port adapted to be coupled to an external device. The hub circuit is configured to couple the upstream port with at least one of the first and second downstream port. Moreover, the hub circuit comprises a switching mechanism adapted to selectively couple the first downstream port internally within the hub circuit with the second downstream port to enable a data transfer between the first functional module and the second functional module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Jürgen Lerzer, Morten Christiansen, Marcus Mertens