Multiple Access (e.g., Fdma) Patents (Class 370/319)
  • Patent number: 11852743
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for learning radio frequency pulses transmitted at various frequencies in a wireless environment, including false radar signals and actual radar. For example, the system can keep a list of radio frequency pulse characteristics detected by access points (APs) but ignored when not declared a radar. The detected radio frequency pulse can be compared with those on the list and may be added to the deny-list if not radar. The AP learns what intervals are normal for the communication environment and if the noise someday looks like a real radar (but it not actually a radar), it will not be classified as radar because it is on the deny-list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Gagnon, Myung Cheol Kim, Andre Beaudin
  • Patent number: 11848717
    Abstract: A method for profiling the performance of a wireless local area network may include receiving, from a wireless access point (WAP), measurements associated with client devices in a wireless local area network (WLAN), and identifying a dominance of the client devices in the WLAN. The method may further include classifying the received measurements into categories representing channel qualities with the client devices in the WLAN, and transforming the categories of the client devices into values. The method may further include determining a profile of the WLAN based on the values and the dominance of the client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Lu, Mark M. Massarano, Hamid U. Azizullah, Akhil Dayal, Gary P. Ventriglia, Ahmed Attoh
  • Patent number: 11818714
    Abstract: A transmission control method includes: receiving N pieces of transmission control information; and generating, based on the N pieces of transmission control information, transmission feedback information corresponding to transport blocks respectively scheduled by using the N pieces of transmission control information. Transport blocks can be accurately distinguished based on different effective transmission parameter group fields, and an effective feedback is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shibin Ge, Xiaohan Wang, Yong Liu, Huangping Jin, Xiaoyan Bi
  • Patent number: 11722207
    Abstract: A service-area repeater for deployment in a service area to provide capacity supplied by a base station located remotely from the service-area repeater includes downlink circuitry to receive, via a donor antenna coupled to the service-area repeater, transformed RF downlink signals transmitted from the base station or a base-station repeater, the base station transforming original RF downlink signals or the base-station repeater transforming original RF downlink signals received from the base station to produce the transformed RF downlink signals. The downlink circuitry includes a signal transformation circuit to de-transform the received transformed RF downlink signals to generate non-transformed downlink signals and a frequency correction circuit to apply a frequency correction to the downlink signals to produce corrected downlink signals. The downlink circuitry wirelessly transmits the corrected downlink signals via a coverage antenna to user equipment in the service area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Alfons Dussmann, Bogdan George Mazilu, Van Erick Hanson, Gregory Allan Maca
  • Patent number: 11678247
    Abstract: A protocol for use in wireless mesh networks uses helper nodes to improve data flow in the network. The protocol is compatible with traditional mesh network routing algorithms. Techniques, systems, devices, and circuits for implementing the protocol are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Aalborg Universitet
    Inventors: Frank H. P. Fitzek, Daniel E. Lucani, Peyman Pahlevani
  • Patent number: 11625875
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for accurately and flexibly generating modified digital images utilizing a novel swapping autoencoder that incorporates scene layout. In particular, the disclosed systems can receive a scene layout map that indicates or defines locations for displaying specific digital content within a digital image. In addition, the disclosed systems can utilize the scene layout map to guide combining portions of digital image latent code to generate a modified digital image with a particular textural appearance and a particular geometric structure defined by the scene layout map. Additionally, the disclosed systems can utilize a scene layout map that defines a portion of a digital image to modify by, for instance, adding new digital content to the digital image, and can generate a modified digital image depicting the new digital content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Taesung Park, Alexei A. Efros, Elya Shechtman, Richard Zhang, Junyan Zhu
  • Patent number: 11606766
    Abstract: One example method includes obtaining first configuration information, where the first configuration information includes an initial reference time or a scale parameter, determining a current time according to a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) clock, and calculating a transmission timeslot in a device-to-device (D2D) communications system according to the current time and the first configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingchao Li, Jiezuo Zhu, Jun Zhang, Guanglin Han
  • Patent number: 11564111
    Abstract: A system includes a base station and a server. The server includes a communication interface, a memory, and an electronic processor communicatively connected to the memory. The communication interface is configured to communicate with one or more base stations including the base station. The electronic processor is configured to receive location information of a third-party communication device that has received interference, determine whether the third-party communication device is located within a threshold distance from the base station based on a first interference radius associated with the base station, and output one or more resolution options to resolve interference between the base station and the third-party communication device in response to determining that the third-party communication device is located within the threshold distance from the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: ATC Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Maqbool Aliani, Mike Johnson, Katya Share, Oleksiy Shevchenko, Shervin Gerami
  • Patent number: 11523269
    Abstract: A method for initializing an electronic subscriber identity module (SIM) is provided. The method includes selecting a first bootstrap profile out of a plurality of bootstrap profiles configured with a device, wherein the first bootstrap profile is set with a first range of international mobile subscriber identifiers (IMSIs); activating the first bootstrap profile; attempting to connect to a first cellular network through an IMSI in the range of IMSIs; and establishing a connection with a central server when the device is connected to the first cellular network. The method may be operated by any device configured to connected to a cellular network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Flo Live Israel Ltd.
    Inventors: Oren Bouskila, Eran Dotan Rosenberg
  • Patent number: 11445383
    Abstract: An information feedback method, device and system are provided. The method includes: determining, by a first communication node, feedback information for indicating a status of communication links between the first communication node and a serving communication node, where the feedback information includes at least one of the following: failure information of a first type of transmission link, a request for training signal of transmission modes and/or a request for training signal of receiving modes, and indication information of M preferred transmission links, and the first type of transmission link and the M preferred transmission links include transmission links from the serving communication node to the first communication node, where M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; and transmitting, by the first communication node, the feedback information to the serving communication node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shujuan Zhang, Zhaohua Lu, Yuhong Gong, Hao Wu
  • Patent number: 11425708
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource management method and a related device. The resource management method includes: receiving, by UE, signaling for releasing resource sent by a base station, where the signaling for releasing resource indicates information of resource location; and determining, based on the information of resource location, a time-frequency resource corresponding to the information of resource location in allocated resources already allocated by a network side to the UE, and then releasing the time-frequency resource. The UE may release some of the allocated resources based on an indication of the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shurong Jiao, Meng Hua
  • Patent number: 11412504
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating resources to a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) includes the WTRU transmitting a signature sequence to a Node B, receiving an acknowledge signal from the Node B, and determining a default resource index. The resource index is associated with enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Pelletier, Eldad Zeira, Paul Marinier, Christopher R. Cave, Rocco Di Girolamo
  • Patent number: 11398854
    Abstract: A low complexity multiple input multiple output transmitter that transmits a single codeword per channel is disclosed herein. Instead of sending multiple codewords per channel for transmissions that support higher data layer transmissions, the transmitter can send single codewords over multiple channels in order to improve spectral efficiency over a range of signal to interference plus noise ratios. For instance, if a downlink transmission to a user equipment (UE) has a rank of 4, capable of supporting 4 data layers, instead of sending 2 or more codewords over a single downlink control channel, the transmitter can schedule multiple control channels and transmit a single codeword per channel. The transmitter can also include in the signaling to the UE that the multi-codewords are included in multiple downlink control channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: SaiRamesh Nammi, Arunabha Ghosh
  • Patent number: 11381419
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computing unit, a switch connected to the computing unit, a user terminal connected to the switch in such a way that the computing unit, the switch and the user terminal form a communication system with a central architecture, and at least one communication system with a distributed architecture that is connected to the switch. The switch is designed to be used as an intermediate system for the communication system with the central architecture as well as for the communication system with the distributed architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Patrice Toillon, Francois Guillot
  • Patent number: 11283514
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for communicating from a plurality of gateways (10) to a satellite (14) over a set of uplink channels (12) and then towards Earth (22) in a plurality of beams (20). In that context, inter-beam interference mitigation precoding (s40) of signals intended to non-space-based receiver locations (18) is performed. At each gateway (10), precoding weightings are generated (s30) and uplink signals are transmitted (s32) to the satellite (14) in each of the uplink channels (12). At the satellite (14), the uplink signals are received (s34) from the gateways (10) over the uplink channels (12), and, for each uplink signal, a downlink signal (s36) is derived before transmitting (s38) the downlink signals towards Earth (22). In addition, constraints are defined to allow an effective inter-beam mitigation precoding processing. In other words, the method aims at providing system-wide precoding when more than one gateway is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SES S.A.
    Inventor: Jens Krause
  • Patent number: 11277715
    Abstract: An example network device may include a processor to assign resource units (RUs) for a multicast frame and a unicast frame, wherein the assigned RUs include a first RU corresponding to the multicast frame and a second RU corresponding to the unicast frame, and wherein a client device corresponding to the unicast frame is excluded in a subset of client devices corresponding to the multicast frame; and transmit the multicast frame and the unicast frame in a same duration by the first RU and the second RU, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Qiang Zhou, Guangzhi Ran, Jianpo Han
  • Patent number: 11272373
    Abstract: A method and system for sharing frequency spectrum with multiple networks includes selecting a first geographical coverage area served by a first base station associated with a first network. The first base station is configured to utilize a predetermined frequency spectrum. A second base station, associated with a different network, that is operating within the first geographical coverage area is identified. Frequency resources from the predetermined are subsequently allocated to the second base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Channasandra Ravishankar
  • Patent number: 11166148
    Abstract: A method for resource management in a vehicle-based mobile communications unit. In the method, during a mobile communication transaction conducted via two simultaneously established mobile communication channels, the user-nonspecific data components of the currently active identity profile are compared with one another to determine the mobile communication services provider currently being used. In case of a mobile communication services provider identity determined within the context of the comparison, one of the mobile communication channels is switched off and the mobile communications are conducted via the other mobile communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Krauss, Peter Fertl, Markus Kaindl
  • Patent number: 11139889
    Abstract: A Wireless LAN (WLAN) Li-Fi transceiver includes a Wi-Fi device and an Analog Front-End (AFE). The Wi-Fi device is configured to produce a spatial stream carrying data, and to produce from the spatial stream In-phase and Quadrature (I/Q) signals for transmission over a radio channel having a predefined Radio Frequency (RF) band. The Analog Front-End (AFE) is configured to modify the I/Q signals, or modify operation of the Wi-Fi device, for producing a real Li-Fi signal in a predefined optical band, and to transmit the data carried by the spatial stream to a remote Li-Fi receiver by driving an optical emitter with the real Li-Fi signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: CELENO COMMUNICATIONS (ISRAEL) LTD.
    Inventors: Albert Rapaport, Shlomi Arbel, Gil Rosenzweig
  • Patent number: 11115886
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for obtaining radio capability information of a terminal, a core network entity, a base station, and a terminal. When a first terminal changes from a first communication path for the first terminal to directly access a network to a second communication path for the first terminal to access the network by using a second terminal, the first terminal receives a first message that is sent by a base station to obtain radio capability information of the first terminal; and then sends the radio capability information of the first terminal to the base station, where the radio capability information includes information about a manner of connection between the first terminal and the second terminal and identification information of the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Jin, Guowei Ouyang, Xiaoyan Duan
  • Patent number: 11082861
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for facilitating the deployment of a wireless extender in combination with a base station at a customer premises are described. Support is provided for data rate testing in combination with configuring one or more aspects of the system such as wireless extender and/or base station transmission power level. By using testing a system can be deployed where one or more devices may use transmission power levels which are less than the maximum permitted transmission power level while still supporting an expected data rate corresponding to a subscriber service level in a reliable manner. In various embodiments DFS channel black and/or white lists are generated for each link taking into consideration the determined transmit power to be used for a given link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Dillon, Taren G. McCullough, Christopher W. Watson
  • Patent number: 11057170
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for implementing a hybrid communications network including both radar and radio communications devices. These systems and methods may advantageously include shared resource allocation protocols for automatically allocating communication resources for transmitting and/or receiving a signal using a device in the network based on one or more dimensions of separability for the signal selected from time-division, frequency-division, spatial-division and/or code-division multiplexing. Importantly, the resource allocation protocol may account for radar specific operational parameters of one or more radar devices in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Mark B. Hammond, Michael Rakijas, Marina Gurevich
  • Patent number: 10997298
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit generates second boot code by encrypting first boot code, and transmits, based on route information indicating a delivery route of the second boot code, encrypted data including the second boot code to a first destination via a network. A different semiconductor integrated circuit is the first destination, and receives the encrypted data via the network and generates third boot code by decrypting the second boot code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: SOCIONEXT INC.
    Inventors: Kazuya Asano, Yuya Ueno, Seiji Goto
  • Patent number: 10959237
    Abstract: The object is achieved by providing a base station apparatus for performing time and frequency scheduling in uplink packet access with: an interference amount measurement part configured to measure an uplink interference amount for each interference amount measurement unit which comprises a predetermined period and a predetermined number of frequency blocks; an interference amount determination part configured to determine whether the uplink interference amount satisfies a predetermined condition; and an overload indicator reporting part configured to report an overload indicator to a neighboring cell when the predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motohiro Tanno, Yoshihisa Kishiyama, Kenichi Higuchi, Mamoru Sawahashi, Toshifumi Sato
  • Patent number: 10951280
    Abstract: A low complexity multiple input multiple output transmitter that transmits a single codeword per channel is disclosed herein. Instead of sending multiple codewords per channel for transmissions that support higher data layer transmissions, the transmitter can send single codewords over multiple channels in order to improve spectral efficiency over a range of signal to interference plus noise ratios. For instance, if a downlink transmission to a user equipment (UE) has a rank of 4, capable of supporting 4 data layers, instead of sending 2 or more codewords over a single downlink control channel, the transmitter can schedule multiple control channels and transmit a single codeword per channel. The transmitter can also include in the signaling to the UE that the multi-codewords are included in multiple downlink control channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: SaiRamesh Nammi, Arunabha Ghosh
  • Patent number: 10938474
    Abstract: A method is provided for interleaving frequency reuse plans of multiple satellites to form an aggregate frequency reuse cell plan. A first plurality of spot beams is generated by a first satellite for a first frequency reuse plan based on radio frequency (RF) spectrum bands. A second plurality of spot beams is generated by a second satellite for a second frequency reuse plan based on the RF spectrum bands. The first and second plurality of spot beams are interleaved to generate an aggregate frequency reuse cell plan. According to the aggregate frequency reuse plan, each of a first plurality of cells is covered by a combination of at least two of the plurality of spot beams of the first satellite, and each of a first plurality of cells is covered by a combination of at least two of the plurality of spot beams of the second satellite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Adrian Morris, Dave Roos, Stan Kay
  • Patent number: 10924324
    Abstract: Systems and methods of managing a modular network element as a single entity and the modular network element includes a plurality of line modules and zero or more switch modules in a chassis. The plurality of line modules are located separate from the chassis and connected to the chassis and/or to one another via cabling. The method includes operating a management plane between the plurality of line modules and the zero or more switch modules via one or more dedicated links in the cabling; managing the plurality of line modules and the zero or more switch modules as a single network element utilizing a chassis management protocol over the management plane; and designating one of a controller in the chassis and a processor in one of the plurality of line modules operating as a virtual controller as primary for the chassis management protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Rivaud, Ian Duncan, Anthony J. Mayenburg, James Tierney, Simon J. E. Shearman
  • Patent number: 10886965
    Abstract: Provided is a layered process for identifying a first signal sequence within a received signal sequence by cross-correlating a received signal sequence with a first correlation sequence to derive a first correlation pattern indicating occurrences of the first correlation sequence within the received signal sequence and cross-correlating the first correlation pattern with a first correlation sequence pattern to detect a first signal sequence comprising occurrences of the first correlation sequence as indicated by the first correlation sequence pattern, within the received signal sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Universität der Bundeswehr München
    Inventors: Andreas Knopp, Christian Hofmann, Robert Schwarz
  • Patent number: 10779359
    Abstract: Embodiments provide an information transmission method, a base station, user equipment, and a system, which relate to the field of information transmission. The method includes: determining a characteristic parameter of user equipment; determining, according to a correspondence between a characteristic parameter and a resource configuration, a resource configuration corresponding to the characteristic parameter of the user equipment, and using the resource configuration corresponding to the characteristic parameter of the user equipment as a first resource configuration, where the first resource configuration includes one or more types of the following sub-configurations: a spreading resource configuration, a random access preamble format configuration, a narrowband resource configuration, and a frequency hopping pattern configuration; and determining a resource according to the first resource configuration, and performing information transmission with the user equipment by using the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zheng Yu
  • Patent number: 10721692
    Abstract: A radio communication method is provided in which a local area base station apparatus, arranged in a wide area where a first carrier frequency is used and forming a local area that is narrower than the wide area, transmits a downlink signal, using a second carrier frequency, which belongs to a different frequency band from the first carrier frequency and which has a wider bandwidth than the first carrier frequency, the local area base station apparatus transmits a detection signal that is used to detect the local area base station apparatus in the mobile terminal apparatus, and the local area base station apparatus transmits the downlink signal for the mobile terminal apparatus with transmission power that is determined based on the path loss of the detection signal received in the mobile terminal apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kishiyama, Anass Benjebbour, Kazuaki Takeda
  • Patent number: 10715296
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided to allocate a time and frequency resource of a resource request indicator (RRI) and to transmit an RRI. Codes are allocated for an RRI and other (such as non-RRI) uplink control signaling. The RRI and other uplink control signaling can be multiplexed in the same time and frequency resource, such as through multiplexing in a code division manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shujun Dang, Sha Ma, Xianghua Wang, Tianle Deng, Xiaobo Chen, Chengyu Wang
  • Patent number: 10624084
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating resources to a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) includes the WTRU transmitting a signature sequence to a Node B, receiving an acknowledge signal from the Node B, and determining a default resource index. The resource index is associated with enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Pelletier, Eldad M Zeira, Paul Marinier, Christopher R Cave, Rocco Di Girolamo
  • Patent number: 10616899
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a radio resource manager device is provided. The radio resource manager device may include a receiver configured to receive an application applying for radio resources; an interference allowance determiner configured to determine whether interference of signal transmission during radio communication using radio resources is allowed; and a radio resource assigner configured to assign radio resources based on the determined interference allowance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Mueck, Christian Drewes, Wen Xu
  • Patent number: 10602539
    Abstract: A communication means which allocates a terminal identifier to a destination communication apparatus and carries out communication with the destination communication apparatus by use of a plurality of functions including an identifier generation section 152 for generating different terminal identifiers corresponding to a function used and an identifier allocation section 114 having an identifier selecting section 104 for allocation to the destination communication apparatus. Using a plurality of different terminal identifiers (terminal function identifiers), a function to be used between the destination can be specified. Moreover, it is possible to optimize the size of a memory for storing information required for adaptive modulation control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideo Namba, Shimpei To, Yasuhiro Hamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10555343
    Abstract: A method for improving fairness among devices accessing a radio bandwidth. The devices include a mobile device using the radio bandwidth to access a radio access system using a channel access protocol, wherein the channel access protocol is a collision avoidance-type channel access protocol configured for using a back-off time before transmitting a retransmission (e.g., CSMA). Information is determined from the radio bandwidth. The information is analyzed to determine an adjusted back-off time. The mobile device implements the adjusted back off time before transmitting the retransmission over the radio bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Rickard Ljung, Kåre Agardh
  • Patent number: 10530626
    Abstract: A transmitter adapted for massive multiple-input multiple-output (M-MIMO) operation includes a first set of power amplifiers (PAs) that amplifies a first signal to produce an amplified first signal, and a second set of PAs that amplifies a second signal to produce an amplified second signal, wherein PAs in the first set of PAs are different from PAs in the second set of PAs. The transmitter includes an antenna array operatively coupled to the first set of PAs and the set of second PAs, the antenna array including a plurality of transmit antennas, wherein the antenna array transmits one or more of the amplified signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Jia, Jianglei Ma
  • Patent number: 10476584
    Abstract: A mission planning system for scheduling the operations of one or more ground stations in order to optimize overall system communications with a plurality of satellites. The mission planning system comprises a digital processor in communication with each ground station, with the digital processor acting to assess the benefits and penalties acting in the system as a whole over a given time horizon. A system-wide cost function evaluated by the processor generally compares resultant SNR and slewing penalties for achievable communications, and provides a control vector uj(t) for each ground station determined through an optimization process, in order that various physical constraints and weighting factors pertinent to an individual ground station may be incorporated and accommodated as the digital processor optimizes overall system communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Giovanni Minelli, Mark Karpenko, Issac Michael Ross
  • Patent number: 10477487
    Abstract: In a communication system in which a base station apparatus and a terminal apparatus communicate with each other, a base station apparatus, a terminal apparatus, and a communication system with which the base station apparatus and the terminal apparatus can efficiently communicate with each other are provided. The terminal apparatus that communicates with the base station apparatus includes a radio resource control section 6011 that configures a plurality of uplink physical channels and that configures an uplink power control-related parameter for each of the plurality of uplink physical channels in accordance with information included in a radio resource control (RRC) signal and a transmission power control section 6015 that sets transmission power of the uplink physical channels on the basis of the uplink power control-related parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wataru Ouchi, Kimihiko Imamura, Daiichiro Nakashima, Toshizo Nogami, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Shoichi Suzuki, Yasuyuki Kato, Katsunari Uemura
  • Patent number: 10469144
    Abstract: A low complexity multiple input multiple output transmitter that transmits a single codeword per channel is disclosed herein. Instead of sending multiple codewords per channel for transmissions that support higher data layer transmissions, the transmitter can send single codewords over multiple channels in order to improve spectral efficiency over a range of signal to interference plus noise ratios. For instance, if a downlink transmission to a user equipment (UE) has a rank of 4, capable of supporting 4 data layers, instead of sending 2 or more codewords over a single downlink control channel, the transmitter can schedule multiple control channels and transmit a single codeword per channel. The transmitter can also include in the signaling to the UE that the multi-codewords are included in multiple downlink control channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: SaiRamesh Nammi, Arunabha Ghosh
  • Patent number: 10447542
    Abstract: Methods and systems here may be used for managing a wireless network including associating a first and second wireless access device to an access point (AP), assigning the first and second wireless access device to respective first and second isolation groups, providing local communication via the AP within the isolation group, and prohibiting local communication via the AP between the first and second isolation groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventor: David Stiff
  • Patent number: 10397766
    Abstract: A method for device-to-device (D2D) operation performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, and a terminal using the method are provided. The method comprises: receiving, from a cell, resource pool information indicating a first resource pool which may be used in transmitting a D2D signal within the coverage of the cell; and transmitting a D2D signal by using overlapping resources between the first resource pool, and a second resource pool which may be used in the D2D operation outside the coverage of the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghoon Jung, Youngdae Lee
  • Patent number: 10381716
    Abstract: This application proposes multi-beam antenna systems using spherical lens with high isolation between antenna ports and compatible to 2×2, 4×4, 8×8 MIMO transceivers. Several compact multi-band, multi-beam solutions (with wideband operation, 40%+, in each band) are achieved by creating dual-band radiators movable on a track around one or more spherical lenses and by placing lower band radiators between spherical lenses. By using secondary lenses for high band radiators, coupling between low band and high band radiators is reduced. Beam tilt range and side lobe suppression are improved through phase shifting and/or a rotational angle of radiators. A wide beam tilt range (0-40 degree) can be achieved via the proposed multi-beam antenna systems. Each beam can be independently tilted. Based on proposed single and multi-lens antenna solutions, cell coverage improvements and stadium tribune coverage optimization are also achieved, together with a reduction in interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Matsing, Inc.
    Inventors: Serguei Matitsine, Igor Timofeev, Leonid Matytsine, Anthony DeMarco
  • Patent number: 10375225
    Abstract: Adjustable device settings is described herein. In one or more implementations, a client device is configured with device settings that are compatible with multiple different geographical locations. The client device attaches to a wireless network via a wireless radio of the client device, and receives location information from the attached wireless network. The client device determines a current geographical location of the client device based at least in part on the location information received from the wireless network, and adjusts the device settings of the client device to conform to location-specific settings of the current geographical location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mahesh Yadav, Srinivasa Lakshmana Rao, Tae Hwan Jung
  • Patent number: 10374986
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for balancing loads in a publish-subscribe system. An example method includes: selecting a first hosting node from a plurality of hosting nodes based, at least in part, on a load data selected from at least one of node-specific data representing loads on the plurality of hosting nodes and channel-specific data representing a load associated with a channel; sending a request to the first hosting node to temporarily host a portion of a channel; temporarily hosting the channel portion by the first hosting node by temporarily storing one or more messages published to the channel, and temporarily providing, to a plurality of subscribers to the channel, access to the one of more messages; receiving a request to access the channel portion; and granting permission to access the channel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: SATORI WORLDWIDE, LLC
    Inventors: Lev Walkin, Fredrik Erik Linder
  • Patent number: 10361769
    Abstract: A signal forwarding device forwards signals between a user equipment (UE) device and a base station using a partial decode and forward (PDF) signal forwarding scheme where an incoming signal is demodulated and forwarded to a destination as a forwarded signal without decoding the incoming signal. The signal forwarding device transmits, to the base station, channel information regarding the UE-SFD channel between the UE device and the signal forwarding device. A base station (BS) scheduler determines the coding rate to be used by the UE device at least partially based on the channel information. The base station transmits coding rate information indicative of the coding rate to the signal forwarding device. A signal forwarding device (SFD) scheduler schedules communication resources for use by the UE device at least partially based on the coding rate information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Amit Kalhan, Henry Chang
  • Patent number: 10349402
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to a transmission regulation method is for implementation by a station having at least one frame for transmission via a telecommunications network, the station belonging to a first group of stations sharing the same contention resolution mechanism. The method comprises participating in a tournament serving to decide, within the first group, between stations entitled to transmit at the end of the tournament and stations not entitled to transmit, and when the station is entitled to transmit, the method comprises transmitting the frame in a time period during which stations of a second group performing another contention resolution mechanism are not entitled to transmit in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventors: Patrick Brown, Jérôme Galtier
  • Patent number: 10341963
    Abstract: Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things). For example, a communication network implemented in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure may support transmission power adaptation in a network of moving things comprising various fixed nodes, mobile nodes, and/or a combination thereof, which are selectable to achieve any of a variety of system goals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: VENIAM, INC.
    Inventor: Carlos Eduardo Braga Ameixieira
  • Patent number: 10305667
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided to allocate a time and frequency resource of a resource request indicator (RRI) and to transmit an RRI. Codes are allocated for an RRI and other (such as non-RRI) uplink control signaling. The RRI and other uplink control signaling can be multiplexed in the same time and frequency resource, such as through multiplexing in a code division manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shujun Dang, Sha Ma, Xianghua Wang, Tianle Deng, Xiaobo Chen, Chengyu Wang
  • Patent number: 10285177
    Abstract: System and method for automatic communication with remote devices enabling remote control and monitoring of the devices. The primary target is for low-power, remote devices running narrow or relatively narrow bandwidths, though the method is not restricted for any payload limits. The system enables two devices on a fully automated basis to identify each other, sound the radio paths between them to discover spectrum characteristics, select and exchange a vector of currently unused and optimum frequency bands for communication. Once defined, the devices use the frequency bands for automatic communication. The method enables devices to configure themselves for exchange of data and then the transfer of data. The base station and/or end points have the ability to initiate a connection and data transfer and use software defined radios to implement this capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: RURISOND, INC.
    Inventors: Robert S. Stevenson, Thomas A. Riddle
  • Patent number: 10284309
    Abstract: Methods for tracking a signal origin by a spectrum analysis and management device are disclosed. Signal characteristics of other known emitters are used for obtaining a position of an emitter of a signal of interest. In one embodiment, frequency difference of arrival technique is implemented. In another embodiment, time difference of arrival technique is implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: DGS GLOBAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Gabriel R. Garcia, Daniel Carbajal