Contention Avoidance Patents (Class 340/10.2)
  • Patent number: 11957278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an RFID tagged and identified cookware in robotic or automated cooking system for identification of each one of the cooking vessels throughout the variety of stages of the cooking processes or meal preparation processes in automated or robotic cooking apparatus through an integrated RFID tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventors: David Ben-David, Yair Gordin
  • Patent number: 11950373
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrical circuit from bulk materials includes the steps of machining a first bulk dielectric material, forming a conductive element, and placing the conductive element on a first side the first bulk dielectric material. The method further includes the step of machining a second bulk dielectric material and placing the second bulk dielectric material on the first side of the first bulk dielectric material and over the conductive element. The first bulk dielectric material and the second bulk dielectric material may be laminated together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Marc T. Angelucci, Anthony R. Niemczyk
  • Patent number: 11924677
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling packet duplication based on congestion level of frequency in a wireless communication system is provided. A wireless device configures at least two lower entities associated with an upper entity. A wireless device activates packet duplication in the upper entity for multiple frequencies. A wireless device submits a data unit to at least one lower entity among the at least two lower entities based on a congestion level of at least one frequency among the multiple frequencies. A wireless device performs transmission of the data unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngdae Lee, Sunyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 11909092
    Abstract: A rollable antenna mat for sports timing comprises one or more planar antenna structures connected to one or more transmission lines for conveying signals to and/or from the one or more planar antenna structures. Each of the one or more planar antenna structures comprises a conductive plate positioned above a conductive ground plane. A spacer element is positioned between the conductive ground plane and the conductive plate. The planar antenna structure is configured to generate a radiation field having a main axis that is substantially perpendicular to the conductive plate. The planar antenna structure and a transmission line is embedded in a flexible elongated sheet structure of one or more elastomeric materials, and comprises the embedded one or more planar antenna structures being suitable to be rolled up in a roll, the axis of the roll being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the flexible elongated sheet structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MYLAPS B.V.
    Inventor: Adriaan Klaas Verwoerd
  • Patent number: 11908257
    Abstract: User access to a physical location (e.g., a homes, businesses, or other locations) may be granted for certain limited tasks based on one or more access procedures stored in a registry and associated with an identity of the user. Such access may be given without including an interaction with an owner, administrator, or manager of the location. User individuals may self-identify themselves to an access server or registry after arriving at the premises and receive corresponding access privileges via one or more devices within the premises based on access procedures stored in the access registry. The access procedures may be executed by the access server through communications with access devices within or about the premises and may be tailored based on the type of user individual or type of access requested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: David Wechsler, Neal Foster
  • Patent number: 11907778
    Abstract: A tag communication device includes a communication device and one or more control processors configured to cause the communication device to transmit a first command for notifying selection of a wireless tag including an identification code including a mask pattern that is a part of the common portion of identification codes. The one or more control processors are configured to cause the communication device to transmit a second command for requesting a response to the selected wireless tag and to cause the communication device to transmit a third command for requesting rewriting to the wireless tag that transmits data in response to receiving the data transmitted from one wireless tag. The one or more control processors are configured to cause a repeat of transmission of the second command if a third command is transmitted until the third commands are transmitted to each of a predetermined number of the wireless tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Tomiyama
  • Patent number: 11900196
    Abstract: A radio frequency identification integrated circuit for reducing pin counts and an RFID providing method thereof are provided in the present invention. The radio frequency identification integrated circuit includes a first IO pin, a second IO pin and a third IO pin. The method includes determining whether the coil is coupled to the first IO pin, the second IO pin and the third IO pin when the RFID IC is enabled; and determining the identification according to the voltage status of the non-coupled pin and the pins coupled to the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: GENERALPLUS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Hsin Chou Lee, Li Sheng Lo, Hsien-Yao Li
  • Patent number: 11900203
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless tag reading apparatus includes a first communication interface configured to communicate with a first external device, a second communication interface configured to communicate with a second external device, an antenna configured to emit a radio wave to read a wireless tag, and a controller. The controller is configured to identify either (a) the first communication interface as being in communication with the first external device or (b) the second communication interface as being in communication with the second external device. The controller is configured to change a power level of the radio wave emitted by the antenna based on which of the first communication interface or the second communication interface is identified. The controller is configured to read the wireless tag by controlling the antenna to emit the radio wave with the changed power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuo Murofushi, Wataru Sakurai, Shigeaki Suzuki, Yuki Suzuki, Masaki Kimura
  • Patent number: 11875214
    Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder is provided, comprising: a receiver configured to receive a command from an external RFID reader, wherein the command is a first command transmitted by the RFID reader during a communication session and wherein said command comprises a at least one parameter indicative of one or more modifiable settings of the RFID transponder; and a controller configured to modify the settings of the RFID transponder in accordance with a value of said parameter. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder is conceived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Pichler, Ivan Jesus Rebollo Pimentel
  • Patent number: 11809926
    Abstract: A noncontact communication medium includes a processing circuit mounted on a substrate having a coil to induce power by action of an external magnetic field applied from an outside, and processing circuit having an internal capacitor; and an external capacitor externally attached to the processing circuit. The external capacitor, the internal capacitor, and the coil constitute a resonance circuit resonating at a predetermined resonance frequency by the action of the external magnetic field. The external capacitor is connected in parallel with the internal capacitor, and the resonance circuit has a Q-value determined in accordance with a characteristic of the external capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eiichiro Kataoka
  • Patent number: 11794644
    Abstract: A device and method are configured to provide a notification of an occurrence of a vehicle accident when an airbag is deployed. The device acquires an intensity of a signal received from a server for at least one communication medium, transmits a notification including information on an occurrence of an accident to the server when an airbag of a vehicle is deployed, and retransmits the notification based on the intensity of the received signal when the transmission of the notification has failed. When the transmission of the notification including the information on the occurrence of the accident has failed because a wireless network communication is not operating correctly, wireless communication connection may be reattempted the appropriate number of times to increase a success rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Hyunwoo Choi
  • Patent number: 11797813
    Abstract: RFID tag ICs in a population can adjust the impedance values used to backscatter-modulate reply signals to increase the distribution or spread of backscattered signal parameters, thereby facilitating the recovery of collided tag replies. An RFID tag IC may adjust its impedance value(s) based on a reader command or independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Impinj, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua F. Ensworth, Alberto Pesavento, Harley K. Heinrich, Theron Stanford, Thomas G. Anderl
  • Patent number: 11790191
    Abstract: A magnetic field induction coupled RFID system for scanning and reading at least one object having an RFID tag or inlay label device attached or embedded therein to impart a unique identity to each of the objects. The RFID tag has two distinct modes of air interface protocol operation, such that the tag is capable of being read at close proximity range by a device utilizing a command-and-control protocol, such as an NFC-protocol compatible smartphone or similarly functioning device, and alternatively by an RFID reader utilizing a different protocol capable of supporting efficient high-speed anti-collision features for enabling fast inventorying at item level of retail store items, warehousing, customs and logistics operations over considerably greater interrogation distances, where both protocols utilize substantially the same carrier frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: RADICALID, Inc.
    Inventors: Leigh Holbrook Turner, Allan Hugh Goodman
  • Patent number: 11722872
    Abstract: A method includes detecting, by a first near-field communication device, the presence of a second near-field communication device. In a case where the second device is intended to be charged in near-field by the first device, the method further includes adjusting, by a control device, an impedance of an impedance matching circuit forming part of a near-field communication circuit of the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventor: Alexandre Tramoni
  • Patent number: 11710021
    Abstract: A system for processing barcode information provided by the user, which may be used to print and encode RFID-enabled product labels. The system may include a bar code scanner or may include a manual bar code entry interface such as a keyboard and mouse, and may be configured to output a label corresponding to a barcode once the barcode has been scanned, optionally with user customization by an operator and optionally including variable data provided through a variable data module. This system may allow for the calculation of EPC values, the tracking of serial values used in the printing process, exporting of the printing history, and printing and encoding of tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services, LLC
    Inventor: Victor Cotoc
  • Patent number: 11694541
    Abstract: A load control system may include devices for performing communications for controlling an amount of power provided to an electrical load. The devices may include load control devices that may communicate by transmitting digital messages. A user device having an adjustable wireless communication range may be used for discovering devices, configuring devices, and/or diagnosing devices in the load control system. The user device may detect whether devices are within an established wireless communication range of one another for performing communications. The user device may detect digital messages transmitted from a device and/or digital messages received at a device to determine whether the digital messages are correctly communicated in the load control system. The user device may provide an indication to a user indicating whether a digital message is correctly transmitted or received by a device in the load control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Jordan H. Crafts, Kyle Thomas Barco, Bryan Robert Barnes, David J. Dolan, William Bryce Fricke, Joel Hnatow, Jonathan T. Lenz
  • Patent number: 11662721
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for routing one or more autonomous vehicles to minimize a density of autonomous vehicles and passengers passing through network areas with oversubscribed bandwidth. The method includes one or more processors determining a bandwidth requirement of a first autonomous vehicle. The method further includes determining respective bandwidth requirement for one or more additional autonomous vehicles utilizing a wireless network. The method further includes determining a total bandwidth capacity of one or more nodes of the wireless network. The method further includes determining routing instructions from a current location of the first autonomous vehicle to a destination of the first autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the bandwidth requirement of the first autonomous vehicle and the total bandwidth capacity of the one or more nodes of the wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Shikhar Kwatra, Martin G. Keen, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 11657664
    Abstract: There are disclosed devices, systems and methods for keyless courier entry into a safe using a courier mobile computing device for receiving and authenticating a courier login and a selection for keyless courier entry into the safe. The safe has a computing device for receiving and authenticating a selection for keyless courier entry into the safe. Upon receiving the authenticated selection for keyless entry, the safe computing device generates and displays a factor code based on a safe's serial number. The courier inputs the factor code into the mobile device. In response to receiving and authenticating of the factor code, the mobile computing device generates and displays a security check code. The courier enters the security check code into the safe computing device, which in response to the entry and upon authenticating the security check code, unlocks the safe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: AMERICAN SECURITY PRODUCTS CO.
    Inventor: Donald Ray McKay, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11646758
    Abstract: An emitting method, by an emitting device to at least one receiving station, of UWB messages, the emitting device including a simplex communication module for the emitting of UWB messages, a module for receiving wireless electrical energy suitable for receiving emitted electrical energy and for storing the electrical energy received in an electric accumulator, the method including a charging of the electric accumulator by the module for receiving wireless electrical energy, an evaluation of a criterion of sufficient electrical energy for the emitting of a UWB message, when the criterion of sufficient electrical energy for the emitting of a UWB message is satisfied, a selecting of a random emission delay and an emitting of the UWB message, by the simplex communication module, after the expiration of the random emission delay selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: UWINLOC
    Inventor: Jan Mennekens
  • Patent number: 11637372
    Abstract: A mobile computing device including a modal antenna is disclosed. The mobile computing device may include a radio frequency circuit and a modal antenna mechanically coupled to a portion of the mobile computing at a location that is remote from the radio frequency circuit. The modal antenna may include a driven element and a parasitic element positioned proximate to the driven element. The modal antenna may be operable in a plurality of different modes. Each mode may be associated with a different radiation pattern. The mobile computing device may include a transmission line coupling the radio frequency circuit to the modal antenna. The radio frequency circuit may be configured to transmit an RF signal over the transmission line to the modal antenna and configured to communicate a control signal to adjust the mode of the modal antenna over the transmission line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA AVX Components (San Diego), Inc.
    Inventor: Abhishek Singh
  • Patent number: 11634137
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a method, an apparatus, a computer program, a base station and a vehicle for providing information related to an approaching vehicle. The method comprises Receiving (110) information related to a velocity of a plurality of vehicles. The method further comprises Determining (120) the information related to the approaching vehicle based on the information related to the velocity of the plurality of vehicles. The information related to the approaching vehicle indicates a presence of a vehicle of the plurality of vehicles having a velocity higher than an average velocity of the plurality of vehicles. The method further comprises Providing (130) the information related to the approaching vehicle to at least a subset of vehicles of the plurality of vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Teodor Buburuzan, Thorsten Hehn, Roman Alieiev, Ernst Zielinski, Joakim Cerwall
  • Patent number: 11610071
    Abstract: A method for providing identification and access with respect to a passive radio-frequency tag in a tag population, including, receiving a command for initiating an inventory round or a command for initiating a tag access, the command including, as a parameter, a number including an identifier of a reader, generating a 16-bit value referred to as first or second binding handle, the first or second binding handle including N juxtaposed bits forming the reader identifier, backscattering the first or second binding handle, receiving an ACK command, analyzing the identification parameter of the ACK command, and in a case where the identification parameter includes the reader identifier then ignoring the ACK command, only tags having the selected inventoried flag value for the session number are inventoried, the first initiating command only including the same inventoried flag for every inventoried tags during a session and wherein the at least other inventoried flag value is never used during the session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
    Inventor: James Springer
  • Patent number: 11604250
    Abstract: A transceiver may wirelessly transmit a communication signal at a first frequency and a sensing signal at a second frequency. The communication signal may include a command that causes a backscatter node to modulate impedance of an antenna, and thereby modulate reflectivity of the backscatter node. The communication signal may also deliver wireless power to the backscatter node. While the impedance is being modulated in response to the command, the transceiver may transmit the sensing signal and measure wireless reflections. The power of the sensing signal may be much lower than that of the communication signal. The transceiver may frequency hop the sensing signal in a wide band of frequencies and take measurements at each frequency in the hopping. Based on the measurements, a computer may determine time-of-flight or phase of a reflected signal from the backscatter node and may estimate location of the backscatter node with sub-centimeter precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Yunfei Ma, Nicholas Selby, Fadel Adib
  • Patent number: 11601778
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-executable instructions for reducing network traffic from a beacon reader including detecting a plurality of beacon information from the beacon during a read delay period of time. A distance between the beacon reader and the beacon for each of the two of more beacon information is determined. A combined distance based on the determined distances between the beacon reader and the beacon for each of the plurality of beacon information is determined. A distance moved from the combined distance and the previous distance of the beacon is determined. The distance moved is greater than a predetermined distance threshold. A beacon identifier is transmitted to a remote server based on the distance moved being greater than the predetermined distance threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: DeCurtis LLC
    Inventor: David DeCurtis
  • Patent number: 11537804
    Abstract: A configuration that achieves stable wireless communication. In this configuration, electrical power according to transmission waves is reliably supplied to a wireless tag serving as a target of wireless communication. A first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device are provided. Both the wireless communication devices substantially simultaneously transmit transmission waves on different channels separated from each other by a predetermined frequency or more on a frequency band in the frequency axis, when performing wireless communication processing to wirelessly communicate with a wireless tag in a predetermined communication area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yousuke Okayama, Koji Konosu, Kentarou Maruyama
  • Patent number: 11527918
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for receiving wireless power using a wireless power receiver client architecture are disclosed. A simplified wireless power receiver apparatus includes an energy storage device and a radio frequency (RF) transceiver including an antenna. Energy harvester circuitry is coupled to the energy storage device and the RF transceiver, and control circuitry is coupled to the energy storage device, the RF transceiver, and the energy harvester. The control circuitry causes the RF transceiver to: establish a connection with a wireless power transmitter (WPT), transmit a beacon signal to the WPT, and receive a wireless power signal from the WPT. The control circuitry causes the energy harvester to deliver at least a portion of energy of the wireless power signal to the energy storage device for storage therein. In some embodiments, a single antenna is utilized both for transmitting the beacon signal and for receiving the wireless power signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ossia Inc.
    Inventors: Hatem Ibrahim Zeine, Douglas Wayne Williams, James J. Wojcik
  • Patent number: 11514741
    Abstract: An access control system includes a plurality of physical access control readers that form a reader network which utilizes a first communication protocol. The system includes a plurality of mobile communication devices each having a first communication interface and a second communication interface. The first communication interface enables the mobile communication devices to access a mobile communication network which utilizes a second communication protocol, and the second communication interface enables the mobile communication devices to communicate with the access control readers. The plurality of physical access control readers exchange status information for the plurality of physical access control readers and for the plurality of mobile communication devices over the reader network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AB
    Inventors: Toby Mark Padilla, Nathan Stevens, Tom Edward Stephens, Masha Leah Davis
  • Patent number: 11493391
    Abstract: A gradient sensing probe system, and method of using same, including a sensing segment which includes a plurality of sensors, a support structure, and an electrical interface having first and second faces. The system further includes a housing, a power source, and an electronics package including a controller and disposed within the housing. The sensing segment is configured to measure external gradients and to exchange data with the controller. The power source is connected energetically to provide power to the sensing segment and the electronics package, and is controlled by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Inventors: Richard Sanger, Paul D. Fucile, Maurice Tivey
  • Patent number: 11485319
    Abstract: The present application generally relates to battery powered door unlock mechanisms. More specifically, the application teaches an unlock system including a door unlock mechanism, a capacitive circuit having a first time response, a resistive-capacitive circuit having a second time response wherein the second time response is longer than the first time response, a battery for coupling a battery charge to the capacitive circuit and the resistive capacitive circuit in response to a door unlock authentication signal, and a relay for coupling a first charge from the capacitive circuit to the door unlock mechanism in response to the relay being activated by a second charge from the resistive-capacitive circuit after the second time response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Marcelo Lazarini
  • Patent number: 11482063
    Abstract: A method for operating an access control comprises creating a plurality of wake-up schedules for a wireless transceiver. Each of the plurality of wake-up schedules may be configured to control how frequently the wireless transceiver wakes up to transmit or receive information. Each of the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver may be different from another one or the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver. The method may further comprise automatically switching between the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver such that a duration of time between wake-ups for the wireless transceiver radio is shorter during some predefined times and longer during other predefined times. The duration of time between wake-ups for the wireless transceiver may be configurable by an administrative user via an interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: LockState, Inc.
    Inventors: Nolan Mondrow, Robert Goff, Ewe Chye Tan
  • Patent number: 11469856
    Abstract: When a received message is found to be corrupted in 5G or 6G, the receiver can request a retransmission. If only one message element is faulted, retransmitting the whole message may be a waste. Procedures are disclosed for the receiver to determine which message elements are likely faulted by measuring the modulation quality, based on how far each message element's modulation deviates from the states of the modulation scheme. The receiver can then indicate, in an acknowledgement for example, which portion of the message needs to be retransmitted. After receiving that retransmitted portion, the receiver can then produce a merged version by substituting the retransmitted portion in the as-received message, or can select the best-quality elements from the two versions for the merged copy, and thereby eliminate most or all of the faults.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ULTRALOGIC 6G, LLC
    Inventors: David E. Newman, R. Kemp Massengill
  • Patent number: 11448749
    Abstract: A tag enhances vehicle radar visibility of objects by increasing the effective radar cross-section of the object, allowing detection at longer ranges and providing the vehicle/driver with more time to avoid a collision. The tag may include a receive antenna and a bandpass filter configured to receive a signal from the receive antenna and to allow a portion of the frequency range of the signal from the receive antenna through. The tag may also include an amplifier configured to receive and amplify the signal with the portion of the frequency range from the bandpass filter. The tag may further include a transmit antenna configured to transmit the amplified signal. The receive antenna, the transmit antenna, and the amplifier may be configured such that antenna-to-antenna isolation between the receive antenna and the transmit antenna is greater than a gain of the amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Triad National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Judd, David Guenther, Nicholas Dallmann, William Mairson
  • Patent number: 11399329
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) comprises a processor configured to execute executable instructions to receive configuration information associated with at least two uplink carriers from a base station, the at least two uplink carriers including a supplementary uplink carrier and a normal uplink carrier, select one of the at least two uplink carriers of the base station if a power of a first downlink reference signal from the base station and measured by the UE is below a first threshold value, select a contention-free random access (CFRA) resource associated with a second downlink reference signal on the selected uplink carrier of the base station if a power of the second downlink reference signal from the base station and measured by the UE is above a second threshold value, and perform a random access procedure with the base station by using the selected CFRA resource over the selected uplink carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Mei-Ju Shih, Chie-Ming Chou, Hung-Chen Chen, Chia-Hung Wei, Yung-Lan Tseng, Yu-Hsin Cheng
  • Patent number: 11386279
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for picking a 16-bit random sequence (RN16) and generating an acknowledgement packet in a tag reading session. The method includes decoding RN16s from signals received by a plurality of antennas by treating signal interference as noise. The method further includes selecting the RN16 from the decoded RN16s based on properties of the decoded RN16s and the signals from which they are decoded in the tag reading session. The method also includes generating the acknowledgement packet based on the selected RN16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventors: Mohammad Khojastepour, Carlos Bocanegra
  • Patent number: 11379676
    Abstract: A method for employing cycle counting is presented. The method includes interrogating, by an RFID reader, RFID tags by using a plurality of antenna ports, determining, by an activation sequencer, an activation sequence of the plurality of antenna ports that have been enabled, collecting RFID tag responses from each of the RFID tags, and matching one or more of the RFID tag responses to a particular antenna port of the plurality of antenna ports in an activation cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventors: Mohammad Khojastepour, Mustafa Arslan, Sampath Rangarajan
  • Patent number: 11350451
    Abstract: A method of handling communication for a communication device of a wireless communication system, wherein the communication device is configured with a plurality of frequency bands, includes the step of: receiving a downlink (DL) control signal from a network of the wireless communication system via a first frequency band among the plurality of frequency bands, wherein the DL control signal indicates whether at least one of the plurality of frequency bands is available or not available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chien-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11340713
    Abstract: A system including a first device with a surface and an identification feature that includes or encodes machine-readable data related to the surface, and a second device including a sensor and one or more processors coupled to the sensor that are configured to determine a relative displacement of the second device as it is moved along the surface of the first device. The second device receives the machine-readable data related to the surface from the identification features from the first device and configures the second device to determine the relative displacement along the surface differently (e.g., improves displacement tracking) based on the machine-readable data related to the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Nicolas Chauvin, François Morier
  • Patent number: 11226395
    Abstract: A tracking system uses a mobile reader or scanner that scans, for example through a barcode reader, a passive tag reader, a probe, input, camera, or an active RF tag communication reader, and records item (asset or inventory) data. After being recorded, this item data and other relevant data is sent by radio transmission to a receiver network in the tracking system. The receiver network has at least two receivers (or at least two receiver antennae). The scanner location data, calculated by comparing the signal information at each receiver antenna receiving the radio transmission, is then used to register and record the location data of the scanned item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: POSITION IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Edward L. Hill, Harry Lee Deffebach, III
  • Patent number: 11216583
    Abstract: The present application provides a computer system which allows a user to make available a dataset for analysis by others whilst hiding the contents of the dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: CREME SOFTWARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Cronan McNamara, Brian O'Mullane
  • Patent number: 11164144
    Abstract: A multi-tenant, RFID system that may be Cloud based or run on a local area network (LAN) for distributed RFID devices and RFID applications. The RFID system a central abstraction and translation layer between RFID devices installed in geographically diverse locations and applications. RFID devices initiate communication to a Cloud or LAN network over to send events and receive commands. RFID applications can receive RFID tag data, device health, and requested and derived events from the RFID system to automatically run processes based on the provided data. Applications manage RFID devices and settings in the RFID system using command and configuration interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Promega Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Sehmer, Travis Phillips, Mike Lohmeier
  • Patent number: 11159971
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method sets a threshold over a frequency spectrum and receives a set of measurements that measures interference between a set of network devices over the frequency spectrum. A set of metric values based on the set of measurements is compared to the threshold at a plurality of points over the frequency spectrum. The method then selects whether the set of network devices are in a group that interfere with communications of each other based on the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventor: Ayham Al-Banna
  • Patent number: 11120233
    Abstract: A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) localization system is provided. The system includes a set of passive RFID tags, each for reflecting transmitted signals. The system further includes an RFID reader for detecting the reflected signals by the passive RFID tags. The system also includes a processor for localizing an object in an area based on the reflected signals by computing signatures using probabilistic macro-channels between the RFID reader and locations of the passive RFID tags. The transmitted signals form inputs to the probabilistic macro-channels, and the signatures form outputs from the probabilistic macro-channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Mohammad Khojastepour, Mustafa Arslan, Sampath Rangarajan
  • Patent number: 11115816
    Abstract: A communication apparatus connectable to a communication network notifies the presence of the communication apparatus using a communication channel assigned to the communication apparatus, then sets one communication channel different from the assigned communication channel of those available in the communication network, and searches for a communication partner apparatus which functions as a providing apparatus that provides communication parameters using the set communication channel. The communication apparatus repetitively executes the notification processing and the search processing, and changes a communication channel used in the search processing every time the repetition is executed one or a plurality of number of times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fumihide Goto, Tatsuhiko Sakai
  • Patent number: 11088845
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a Replay Protected Memory Block (RPMB) formed in a plurality of non-volatile memory cells. Control circuitry is configured to authenticate access to the RPMB with a plurality of keys. Authentication of write access to the RPMB is through a write key and authentication of read access to the RPMB is through a read key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rotem Sela, Miki Sapir
  • Patent number: 11067960
    Abstract: Method and an arrangement for monitoring status of a production device configured to implement an industrial process or industrial production with a control device with sensors and actuators, where at least one further sensor is carried through the production device with a product being processed by the production device, where further signals are wirelessly transmitted to a status-monitoring device by the further sensor, and where the signals and/or status information items and the further signals are placeable in relationship with one another to generate status information item about the production device such that it is possible to plan the status monitoring separately from the production device, and possible to combine information items of the industrial control device with the information items and data of a mobile sensor (further sensor) that passes through the production device, such that more precise status information items about the production device status can be acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Lars Jahn, Thomas Menzel
  • Patent number: 11055498
    Abstract: A method for coordinating reader transmissions, according to one embodiment, includes: at a first reader, receiving from a second reader a request to transmit to a RFID tag; determining whether the first reader is transmitting; and sending a denial of the request from the first reader to the second reader in response to determining that the first reader is transmitting. A method, according to another embodiment, includes: from a first reader, sending to a plurality of readers a request to transmit to a RFID tag; waiting for responses from the plurality of readers; not transmitting to the RFID tag in response to the first reader receiving a denial of the request from any of the readers; and transmitting to the RFID tag in response to the first reader not receiving a denial of the request from any of the readers. Additional systems, methods and computer program products are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Zest Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: William Henry Bares, Peter Arnold Mehring
  • Patent number: 11024120
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling access to wireless gaming devices and networks are provided. For example, access is controlled through one or more levels of security checks, such as a hard security check instead of or in addition to a soft security check. In a hard security check, the user employs an apparatus such as a card or other physical token that can be used to access the wireless gaming device. Such an apparatus may communicate information that identifies the user to the device or may simply be used to produce a signal without which the device is locked to users. The apparatus may further emit a time varying signal to enhance security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: CFPH, LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey M. Gelman, Ronald Rushin, Dean P. Alderucci, Joseph M. Asher
  • Patent number: 10977454
    Abstract: Provided is a technology that enables a plurality of sensor information to be synchronized for a technology of a sensor management device communicating with a plurality of wireless sensors in a time division manner. A sensor management device includes a transmission unit that transmits acquisition start instructions for starting acquisitions of sensor information to a plurality of wireless sensors respectively at different timings; and an extraction unit that extracts a plurality of common period sensor information that the plurality of wireless sensors have acquired in the common period from the plurality of sensor information with reference to deviation of times at which the transmission unit has transmitted the acquisition start instructions to the plurality of wireless sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Arata Kataoka, Yahiro Koezuka, Hidekatsu Nogami, Yoshimitsu Nakano
  • Patent number: 10980014
    Abstract: The present invention is designed so that, when special subframes are allowed to transmit a PUSCH, the transmission of the PUSCH can be controlled adequately. According to the present invention, a user terminal has a receiving section that receives downlink control information (DCI) that schedules an uplink (UL) shared channel, and a control section that controls transmission of the UL shared channel by using a table that associates a subframe, in which the DCI is received, and a timing, at which the UL shared channel is transmitted, per UL/downlink (DL) configuration. The transmission timing in the table is determined based on a special subframe, which is allowed to transmit the UL shared channel, and a predetermined reference value, which is lower than 4 ms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuki Takeda, Satoshi Nagata, Lihui Wang, Liu Liu, Huiling Jiang, Na Li, Yong Li, Wenbo Wang
  • Patent number: RE49217
    Abstract: A monitoring system 22 for a distributed antenna system (DAS) 10 is provided. The DAS comprises central transmitter 12 which is connected by a signal transmission network 14 to a plurality of distributed antenna devices (DAD) 16.1 to 16.n. The network comprises physical branches. Each of the DAD's is connected to a respective sub-branch 14.11 and comprises at least one antenna 18. The antenna is associated with a frequency band having a center frequency fc and an associated wavelength Ac. The monitoring system comprises a central monitoring unit (CMU) 24 which is coupled to the network 14. A monitoring device 28.1 is associated with at least one of the DAD's and permanently mounted a distance d<2?c away from the antenna of the DAD. The monitoring device comprises a controller 30, a transceiver 32 and an antenna 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: JD DESIGN ENTERPRISES LLC
    Inventors: Andries Petrus Cronje Fourie, Derek Colin Nitch