Patents by Inventor Michael HEIMLICH

Michael HEIMLICH 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: 10939300
    Abstract: Embodiments of an Evolved Node-B (eNB), Local Controller (LC) device, and methods for allocation of shared spectrum for secondary usage are generally described herein. In some cases, primary usage of the shared spectrum may be prioritized over the secondary usage of the shared spectrum. The eNB may receive, from the LC device, a spectrum availability message that indicates an availability of the shared spectrum for the secondary usage. The eNB may transmit, to the LC device, spectrum sensing information that is based at least partly on one or more signal strength measurements for UEs connected to the eNB. The eNB may further transmit, to the LC device, a spectrum engagement message that indicates an intention of the eNB to use at least a portion of the shared spectrum for communication with the UEs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Dominik Mueck, Pierce Rixon, Michael Heimlich, Eryk Dutkiewicz, Christian Drewes
  • Patent number: 10812986
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium may store instructions that when executed by a processor direct the processor to perform a radio spectrum allocation method including processing requested radio access terms of one or more lower-tiered users and determining available radio access terms from one or more incumbents, generating a plurality of candidate radio access licenses based on the requested radio access terms and the available radio access terms, determining radio conditions of each of the plurality of candidate radio access licenses, and based on the determined radio conditions, selecting a radio access license from the plurality of candidate radio access licenses and directing the one or more lower-tiered users to use the selected radio access license or operated based on the selected radio access license.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Dominik Mueck, Christian Drewes, Eryk Dutkiewicz, Beeshanga Jayawickrama, Pierce Rixon, Gengfa Fang, Michael Heimlich, Srikathyayani Srikanteswara
  • Patent number: 10609595
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device may include a radio processing circuit and a baseband processing circuit adapted to interact with the radio processing circuit. The mobile terminal device may be configured to transmit or receive a data sequence using a first channel and a second channel according to a data allocation ratio, wherein the data sequence is allocated between frequency division duplexing (FDD) transmission or reception and time division duplexing (TDD) transmission or reception according to the data allocation ratio, and concurrently to transmitting or receiving the data sequence, recurrently adjust the data allocation ratio to re-allocate the distribution of the data sequence between FDD transmission or reception and TDD transmission or reception on the first channel and the second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Dominik Mueck, Michael Heimlich, Pierce Rixon, Beeshanga Jayawickrama, Eryk Dutkiewicz, Christian Drewes, Gengfa Fang
  • Publication number: 20190191314
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium may store instructions that when executed by a processor direct the processor to perform a radio spectrum allocation method including processing requested radio access terms of one or more lower-tiered users and determining available radio access terms from one or more incumbents, generating a plurality of candidate radio access licenses based on the requested radio access terms and the available radio access terms, determining radio conditions of each of the plurality of candidate radio access licenses, and based on the determined radio conditions, selecting a radio access license from the plurality of candidate radio access licenses and directing the one or more lower-tiered users to use the selected radio access license or operated based on the selected radio access license.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Markus Dominik MUECK, Christian DREWES, Eryk DUTKIEWICZ, Beeshanga JAYAWICKRAMA, Pierce RIXON, Gengfa FANG, Michael HEIMLICH, Srikathyayani SRIKANTESWARA
  • Publication number: 20190045397
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device may include a radio processing circuit and a baseband processing circuit adapted to interact with the radio processing circuit. The mobile terminal device may be configured to transmit or receive a data sequence using a first channel and a second channel according to a data allocation ratio, wherein the data sequence is allocated between frequency division duplexing (FDD) transmission or reception and time division duplexing (TDD) transmission or reception according to the data allocation ratio, and concurrently to transmitting or receiving the data sequence, recurrently adjust the data allocation ratio to re-allocate the distribution of the data sequence between FDD transmission or reception and TDD transmission or reception on the first channel and the second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Markus Dominik Mueck, Michael Heimlich, Pierce Rixon, Beeshanga Jayawickrama, Eryk Dutkiewicz, Christian Drewes, Gengfa Fang
  • Publication number: 20190045367
    Abstract: Embodiments of an Evolved Node-B (eNB), Local Controller (LC) device, and methods for allocation of shared spectrum for secondary usage are generally described herein. In some cases, primary usage of the shared spectrum may be prioritized over the secondary usage of the shared spectrum. The eNB may receive, from the LC device, a spectrum availability message that indicates an availability of the shared spectrum for the secondary usage. The eNB may transmit, to the LC device, spectrum sensing information that is based at least partly on one or more signal strength measurements for UEs connected to the eNB. The eNB may further transmit, to the LC device, a spectrum engagement message that indicates an intention of the eNB to use at least a portion of the shared spectrum for communication with the UEs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Markus Dominik Mueck, Pierce Rixon, Michael Heimlich, Eryk Dutkiewicz, Christian Drewes
  • Patent number: 9491634
    Abstract: Described herein are technologies related to an implementation of reducing a time cost of accessing a Licensed Shared Access (LSA) during a transmission opportunity in a transceiver circuitry of a portable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Markus Dominik Mueck, Michael Heimlich, Eryk Dutkiewicz, Gengfa Fang, Pierce Rixon, Beeshanga A. Jayawickrama
  • Publication number: 20160183267
    Abstract: Described herein are technologies related to an implementation of reducing a time cost of accessing a Licensed Shared Access (LSA) during a transmission opportunity in a transceiver circuitry of a portable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Markus Dominik MUECK, Michael HEIMLICH, Eryk DUTKIEWICZ, Gengfa FANG, Pierce RIXON, Beeshanga A. JAYAWICKRAMA