Patents by Inventor Olof ZANDER

Olof ZANDER 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: 20230095720
    Abstract: An antenna assembly (10) includes a substrate (24) and an array of antenna elements (26). Each antenna element is supported by the substrate at respective locations so that the antenna elements are arranged in space in a helix pattern (28). The helix pattern has a pitch along an axis about which the helix pattern turns. An arc length spacing of the antenna elements along the helix pattern and the pitch are arranged so that, in a transmit mode, a radio frequency (RF) signal fed to each of the antenna elements results in emission of a radiated signal with a rotational wave front from the antenna assembly at a first frequency and a first mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jose FLORDELIS, Kun ZHAO, Olof ZANDER, Erik BENGTSSON, Fredrik RUSEK
  • Patent number: 11611966
    Abstract: A method for operating an access node for transmission of radio signals in a plurality of beams of a beam sweep, includes: transmitting a first radio signal using a first polarization in a first beam having a first beam direction, and transmitting a second radio signal using a second polarization, which is different from the first polarization, in a second beam in said first beam direction, wherein the transmission of the first radio signal is linked to the transmission of the second radio signal in accordance with a predetermined rule. By means of such a link, a communication device may determine, based on the predetermined rule, that the first and second beams have a common directionality, but are configured for transmission with different, preferably orthogonal, polarization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Olof Zander, Fredrik Rusek, Erik Bengtsson
  • Publication number: 20230060540
    Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device (102) configured to connect to a communications network (100) includes: monitoring for multiple downlink reference signals (411) transmitted by at least one access node of the communications network (100) using multiple downlink transmit beams (361-364), each one of the multiple downlink reference signals (411) being associated with a respec-five at least one of multiple random-access occasions (415-418); and accessing at least two random-access occasions (415, 418) of the multiple random-access occasions (415-418), the at least two random-access occasions (415, 418) being associated with at least two downlink reference signals (411) selected from the multiple downlink reference signals (411) based on said monitoring and establishing a multibeam operation between the wireless communication device (102) and the communications network (100), wherein the multi-beam operation is established based on at least two downlink transmit beams (361,364) used for trans
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Olof ZANDER, Fredrik RUSEK, Erik BENGTSSON, Kun ZHAO, Jose FLORDELIS
  • Publication number: 20230063345
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for operating a device (30) of a wireless multiple-input and multiple-output, MEM, system (10) providing a wireless communication between the device (30) and a network node (20) of the MIMO system (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Olof ZANDER, Erik BENGTSSON, Fredrik RUSEK, Kun ZHAO, Jose FLORDELIS
  • Publication number: 20230069193
    Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device (102) configured to communicate with a communications network (100) using frequency duplex transmission in an uplink frequency band (601) and in a downlink frequency band (602) is provided. The method includes monitoring for first downlink reference signals (445, 6052) transmitted by an access node (101) of the communications network (100) in the uplink frequency band (601) and using multiple first downlink transmit beams (351-354); and monitoring for second downlink reference signals (411, 446) transmitted by the access node (101) of the communications network (100) in the downlink frequency band (602) and using multiple second downlink transmit beams (361-364).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jose FLORDELIS, Fredrik RUSEK, Olof ZANDER, Kun ZHAO, Erik BENGTSSON
  • Publication number: 20230051329
    Abstract: A method carried out in a User Equipment, UE, (1) for establishing communication with a wireless network (100) using inter-band Carrier Aggregation, CA, comprising: transmitting (610), to the wireless network, information identifying capabilities (51) of the UE to perform beam management of multiple Component Carriers, CC; receiving (612), from a base station (110) of the wireless network, dependent on the capabilities, information (52) indicative of co-location properties of a first CC in a first band and a second CC in a second band; establishing (617) communication between the UE (1) and the wireless network (100) using the first and the second CC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: José FLORDELIS, Kun ZHAO, Olof ZANDER, Erik Lennart BENGTSSON, Fredrik RUSEK
  • Patent number: 11581934
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method performed by a wireless device, for beam correspondence signalling. The wireless device comprises a plurality of antenna panels including a first antenna panel. The method comprises obtaining, for the first antenna panel, a first beam correspondence, BC, capability parameter associated with a first panel identifier. The method comprises transmitting to a network node a first BC capability indicator. The first BC capability indicator comprises the first BC capability parameter and the first panel identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Olof Zander, Fredrik Rusek, Kun Zhao
  • Patent number: 11581920
    Abstract: A method of configuring a multichannel uplink transmission (199) comprising multiple channels (151, 152, 159, 451, 452) between a wireless communication device (102) and multiple receive panels (1013-1, 1013-2) of at least one network node (101) is provided. The multiple receive panels (1013-1, 1013-2) and the at least one network node (101) are connected via backhaul links (1018-1, 1018-2). The method is carried out by the wireless communication device (102). The method comprises receiving, from the at least one network node (101), a downlink message encoding control data (4001) for the multichannel uplink transmission (199), the control data (4001) being associated with the backhaul links. The method further comprises configuring the multichannel uplink transmission (199) based on the control data (4001).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Fredrik Rusek, Erik Bengtsson, Olof Zander
  • Publication number: 20230036055
    Abstract: A method includes receiving (402) a plurality of reference signals (301-303) at an antenna port of a communication device (101). Each reference signal (301-303) is sent using a corresponding precoder. The precoder is selected from a first set of precoders. The method further includes determining (403) a channel estimate based on the received plurality of reference signals (301-303), and selecting (404) a precoder from a second set of precoders based on the determined channel estimate. The second set of precoders comprises at least one precoder in addition to the precoders of the first set of precoders. The method includes sending (405) an indication (304) relating to the selected precoder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Erik BENGTSSON, Thomas BOLIN, Olof ZANDER, Fredrik RUSEK, Kun ZHAO, Zuleita HO
  • Publication number: 20230006747
    Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed in a radio network node, for handling interference caused by a plurality of wireless terminals served by the radio network node. The method comprises transmitting, to at least one wireless terminal of the plurality of wireless terminals served by the radio network node, a message indicative of a beam width restriction criterion to be applied to transmissions from the at least one wireless terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Olof ZANDER, Kun ZHAO, Erik BENGTSSON, Fredrik RUSEK, Jose FLORDELIS
  • Publication number: 20230006728
    Abstract: The present application relates to methods for operating a communication device. According to an embodiment, the method comprises transmitting configuration data indicating a first polarization of a first radio frequency signal and a second polarization of a second radio frequency signal, transmitting the first radio frequency signal using the first polarization, and transmitting the second radio frequency signal using the second polarization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Olof ZANDER, Erik BENGTSSON
  • Publication number: 20220416963
    Abstract: A method is disclosed performed by a Wireless Device (WD) for handling one or more private transmissions (PT) from the WD in a wireless communication network. The method comprises receiving synchronization signaling occupying one or more first resource elements of a synchronization signal burst transmitted by a radio network node. The method comprises communicating PT in one or more second resource elements located on same time resources as the synchronization signal burst, wherein the one or more second resource elements are different from the one or more first resource elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Olof ZANDER, Kun ZHAO, Erik BENGTSSON, Fredrik RUSEK, Jose FLORDELIS
  • Patent number: 11522598
    Abstract: A method in a communication device (30) for transmitting a beam report (823) to an access node (20) of a wireless network (1), the method comprising transmitting (810,817) a capability indication (820) to the wireless network to announce capability to perform interference reduction between received beams; receiving (812) a first beam (50) and a second beam (51) of an access node beam sweep (802); determining (814) first link quality metric for the received beams; determining (815) second link quality metric for the received beams based on applied interference reduction in the communication device; transmitting (817) a beam report (823) based on at least one of first and second link quality metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Olof Zander, Torgny Palenius, Fredrik Rusek, Erik Bengtsson
  • Publication number: 20220386319
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method, performed by a network node, for interference coordination for side-link communication between a first and a second User Equipment, UE. The method comprises sending, to the first and second UE, information allowing the first and the second UE to perform a side-link beam sweep for establishing a side-link beam pair in a set of resources. The method comprises sending, to other wireless nodes in the network, wherein other wireless nodes are bystanders to the side-link communication, information indicating that a potentially interfering transmission is to occur in the set of resources allowed for the side-link beam sweep of the first and the second UE. The method comprises receiving, from the first and/or the second UE, beam pair information indicative of one or more beam pairs intended for side-link communication between the first and the second UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Zhinong YING, Olof ZANDER, Erik BENGTSSON, Fredrik RUSEK, Kun ZHAO, Jose FLORDELIS
  • Publication number: 20220377575
    Abstract: A method for controlling radio transmission, carried out in a wireless terminal (10), comprising obtaining (435), from a wireless network (100,120), a transmission grant (430) which gives the wireless terminal permission to transmit a radio signal, wherein said transmission grant is indicative of a spatial limitation associated with the permission to transmit; and transmitting (440) the radio signal in accordance with said spatial limitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Olof ZANDER, Fredrik RUSEK, Kåre AGARDH, Erik BENGTSSON
  • Publication number: 20220376766
    Abstract: An access node (120) of a wireless network (100), comprising a wireless transceiver (313) coupled to an antenna arrangement (314) for communication of radio signals in a plurality of beams; logic (310) configured to control the wireless transceiver to: transmit (505) a plurality of synchronization signals in a period (P) of a beam sweep, in which each of said synchronization signals identifies a beam-specific resource to be used when responding to the beam sweep; and monitor (560) omni-directionally dedicated resources allocated for reception of a low latency message (55) from a wireless terminal (10). The dedicated resources may be are allocated throughout said period, allowing for unscheduled transmission of the message to the access node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Erik BENGTSSON, Fredrik RUSEK, Olof ZANDER
  • Patent number: 11502740
    Abstract: A method for performing a listen-before-talk procedure in a first transceiver device (N1) for wireless electromagnetic communication in a frequency band (150) is disclosed. A first transceiver device (N1) configured to perform the method is also disclosed. The method comprises receiving at the first transceiver device (N1) a stream of data (11) from a second transceiver device (N2), and determining whether the second transceiver device (N2) is capable of receiving in only a single or in two polarization directions. If the second transceiver device (N2) is capable of receiving in two polarization directions, then the method comprises determining and using an energy threshold that is larger than a regulated energy threshold for listen-before-talk within the frequency band (150).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Olof Zander, Rickard Ljung, Erik Bengtsson, Fredrik Rusek
  • Patent number: 11502732
    Abstract: A method includes receiving (402) a plurality of reference signals (301-303) at an antenna port of a communication device (101). Each reference signal (301-303) is sent using a corresponding precoder. The precoder is selected from a first set of precoders. The method further includes determining (403) a channel estimate based on the received plurality of reference signals (301-303), and selecting (404) a precoder from a second set of precoders based on the determined channel estimate. The second set of precoders comprises at least one precoder in addition to the precoders of the first set of precoders. The method includes sending (405) an indication (304) relating to the selected precoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Erik Bengtsson, Thomas Bolin, Olof Zander, Fredrik Rusek, Kun Zhao, Zuleita Ho
  • Publication number: 20220349984
    Abstract: A radio communication terminal (UE1) configured to act as a radar device, comprising a wireless communication chipset (313) including a transmitter (314) and a receiver (315), and logic (310) configured to control the wireless communication chipset to communicate on a radio channel (120) in a wireless communication system; execute radar probing (130) during a probing period, including to transmit a radar signal (140) using the transmitter and sense receive properties of a reflection (150) of the radar signal using the receiver; inhibit transmission of communication signals from the communication terminal during said probing period; and receive communication signals on the radio channel during said probing period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kåre AGARDH, Erik BENGTSSON, Olof ZANDER, Fredrik RUSEK, Thomas BOLIN
  • Patent number: 11489577
    Abstract: The present disclosure comprises a method performed by a wireless device, wherein the wireless device is configured to communicate, using a set of beams, with a network node of a wireless communication system. The method comprises receiving, on one or more receive beams, one or more downlink, DL, signals from the network node. The method comprises determining one or more DL measurement parameters based on the received one or more DL signals. The method comprises determining whether the one or more DL measurement parameters satisfy a criterion. The method comprises, when it is determined that at least one of the one or more DL measurement parameters does not satisfy a criterion, indicating to the network node a beam reciprocity parameter, wherein the beam reciprocity parameter indicates a qualitative measure of one or more transmission beams of the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Olof Zander, Fredrik Rusek, Kun Zhao, Erik Bengtsson