Fading Compensation Patents (Class 455/10)
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Patent number: 11848692Abstract: A signal processing device includes a prediction and correction engine configured to receive a signal including a target signal, and to execute a single-moment filter, based on a current measurement sample of the signal and a model of the target signal, to obtain a single-moment state estimate and a single-moment state estimate error covariance for the target signal, a covariance renormalizer configured to determine a multi-moment state estimate error covariance for the target signal based on a prior single-moment state estimate error covariance, corresponding to a sample prior to the current measurement sample, and the single-moment state estimate error covariance, and a multi-moment prediction and correction engine configured to execute a multi-moment filtering extension based on the current measurement sample and the multi-moment state estimate error covariance to obtain a multi-moment state estimate, and further configured to determine an estimate for the target signal based on the multi-moment state estiType: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: David Arditti Ilitzky, Harry Skinner, Fernando Ramos Alarcon Barroso, Valeri Kontorovich Mazover, Rocio Hernandez Fabian
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Patent number: 11778019Abstract: A base station or content delivery server in a wireless network is configured to receive wireless network topology information from each of a plurality of wireless user devices. The wireless network topology information indicates which wireless user devices are within radio communication range of each other. The base station or content delivery server is configured to respond to a request for content from a first wireless user device by using the wireless network topology information for selecting a second wireless user device that has the content and is within radio communication range of the first wireless user device. The base station or content delivery server can be configured to forward the request to the second wireless user device, send a resource identifier to the first wireless user device that identifies the second wireless user device, and/or transmit a radio resource allocation to the first wireless user device to create a peer-to-peer link with the second wireless user device.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Tybalt, LLCInventor: Steve J Shattil
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Patent number: 11770176Abstract: An integrated repeater system that includes a repeater device having a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface. The repeater device further comprises phased array antenna receivers arranged on the first surface and receives a mmWave radio frequency signal from a base station, and one or more phased array antenna transmitters arranged on the second surface and transmits the received mmWave radio frequency signal through a glass structure to a user equipment. The integrated repeater system further comprises an impedance matching component between the second surface and the glass structure. Further, an impedance of the one or more phased array antenna transmitters is tuned in accordance with the glass structure based on the impedance matching component.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Movandi CorporationInventors: Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Alfred Grau Besoli
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Patent number: 11750272Abstract: A technology is described for a time division duplex (TDD) repeater with network protection. The TDD repeater can comprise a first port, a second port, and one or more amplification paths coupled between the first port and the second port. The TDD repeater can comprise a signal detector configured to measure a received signal power for a downlink (DL) signal in a first set of one or more TDD DL subframes. The TDD repeater can be further configured to adjust an uplink (UL) noise power or gain of the one or more amplification paths based on the received signal power for the DL signal in the first set of the one or more TDD DL subframes.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Ilesh V. Patel
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Patent number: 11705958Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a first antenna port and a second antenna port. The repeater can include a first uplink analog signal amplification and filtering path and a second uplink analog signal amplification and filtering path. The repeater can include a first downlink analog signal amplification and filtering path and a second downlink analog signal amplification and filtering path. The repeater can include an uplink software-defined filtering (SDF) module and a downlink SDF module.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Dale Robert Anderson, Casey James Nordgran, Christopher Ken Ashworth, Ilesh V. Patel
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Patent number: 11700581Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for uplink power control of a terminal in a satellite communication system. Calibration data that includes output backoff values corresponding to input backoff values for each of a first set of calibration frequencies is initially stored in the terminal. A normalized transmit power for the terminal is determined for multiple transmit frequencies based on the calibration data. Upon receiving an assigned frequency for communicating, the terminal selects one of the normalized transmit power previously determined and begins transmitting.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Murali Regunathan, George Eapen
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Patent number: 11492114Abstract: A Handy Base Station (HBS) which is capable of connecting through a base portion into a power socket (e.g., lamp socket). The HBS may have a plurality of functional modules capable of being detachably mounted in a housing. One of the functional modules may be a light emitter such as a light emitting diode (LED). Another module may be a a communication module which may communicate using a wire line or wirelessly using standard wireless communication protocols. Further disclosed is a combination unit which has the HBS located on a pole such as a utility pole with a landing pad for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to allow the UAV a recharging location between deliveries and to allow the HBS to guide the UAV on its flight.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Micro Mobio CorporationInventors: Zlatko Aurelio Filipovic, Guan-Wu Wang, Weiping Wang, Adam Wang, Yi-Hung Chen
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Patent number: 11381301Abstract: An integrated repeater system that includes a repeater device having phased array antenna receivers that receives a mmWave radio frequency signal from a base station, and one or more phased array antenna transmitters that transmits the received mmWave radio frequency signal through a glass structure to a user equipment with a first level of transmission loss. Based on an impedance matching component provided in the integrated repeater system, the repeater device changes a filter response of the glass structure based on a dielectric property of the impedance matching component.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Movandi CorporationInventors: Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Alfred Grau Besoli
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Patent number: 11223415Abstract: Technology for a mobile repeater operable to operate in a low power mode is disclosed. The repeater can comprise of detecting an uplink signal from one or more mobile devices for a selected period of time. The repeater can comprise of setting the mobile repeater to the low power mode when the uplink signal is not detected within the selected period of time to reduce a power draw. Wherein setting the mobile repeater to the low power mode comprises turning off one or more signal chain components in one or more signal chains including at least one power amplifier (PA) to reduce a power draw of the mobile repeater. Wherein the one or more signal chain components further comprises a low noise amplifier (LNA); a gain block; or a variable attenuator.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Nolan J. Bradshaw, Dale Robert Anderson
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Patent number: 11171676Abstract: Disclosed is a method for sensitivity control in a near-field communication, NFC, device operating in a receiving mode. The method comprises calculating a threshold value, using a threshold value calculating unit, as a function of a determined current received signal strength indicator, RSSI, value, optionally a determined current gain control, GC, value, and further optionally a so-called margin value that is a product-specific parameter, and applying the calculated threshold value as a threshold parameter to a threshold comparison unit, which is configured to receive, as input.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Ulrich Andreas Muehlmann, Shuli Chi, Martin Hrastnik
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Patent number: 10999860Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing network access services to mobile users via multi-user network access terminals over a multi-beam satellite system. Quality-of-service (QoS) is controlled for the mobile devices at a per-user level according to user-specific traffic policies. Mobile users may be provisioned on the satellite system according to a set of traffic policies based on their service level agreement (SLA). System resources of the satellite may be allocated to mobile users based on the demand of each mobile user and the set of traffic polices associated with each mobile user, regardless of which multi-user network access terminal is used to access the system. Dynamic multiplexing of traffic from fixed terminals and mobile users on the same satellite beam can take advantage of statistical multiplexing of large numbers of users and on different usage patterns between fixed terminals and mobile users.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Viasat, Inc.Inventors: Corey Ryan Johnson, Brian T. Sleight, Thomas Duncan Lookabaugh, James Esserman, William F. Sullivan, Meherwan Polad
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Patent number: 10630374Abstract: Technology for a multi-port repeater is disclosed. The multi-port repeater can include a plurality of ports. The multi-port repeater can include one or more amplifiers coupled to the plurality of ports. The multi-port repeater can determine one or more active ports from the plurality of ports. The multi-port repeater can determine an allocation of transmit power or gain between the one or more active ports up to a composite transmit power or gain. The multi-port repeater can adjust an output power or gain of each of the one or more amplifiers based on the allocation of the transmit power or gain between the one or more active ports.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLCInventor: Christopher Ken Ashworth
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Patent number: 10498378Abstract: A beam plan that defines beams generated by a satellite that satisfy a set of communication service requirements is obtained. Fade condition information that indicates an amount of fade at particular geographic areas for one or more of the beams is obtained. A modification to the beam plan that mitigates the amount of fade at the particular geographic areas for the one or more of the beams is determined. The beam plan is modified based on the determined modification.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: RKF Engineering Solutions, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Freedman, Erik Halvorson, Michael Mandell, Ted Kaplan, Arnold Berman, Brian Sipos, Scott Conrad Markley, David Marshack
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Patent number: 10462705Abstract: Systems and methods are described for preventing premature processing during beam forming. It may be determined, at an access node, that a wireless device has received data using a beam formed transmission from the access node. A gap may be calculated between a reported signal level for the wireless device and a transmission scheme used to transmit downlink data to the wireless device. A threshold value may then be adjusted based on the calculated gap, where the threshold value is used to determine when the wireless device scans a plurality of frequency bands. The adjusted threshold value may be transmitted to the wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.Inventors: Sanghoon Sung, Udit Thakore, Tri Duong, Dhaval Mehta
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Patent number: 10374698Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include one or more amplification and filtering signal paths. The repeater can include a controller. The controller can detect an oscillation in the repeater. The controller can reduce a gain in the repeater by a first amount to cease the oscillation in the repeater. The controller can reduce the gain in the repeater further by a second amount to create an oscillation margin. The controller can modify the gain in the repeater further by a third amount to create an offset to the oscillation margin.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLCInventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Miklos Zoltan, Patrick Lee Cook
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Patent number: 10368257Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to more stably perform communication. [Solution] There is provided a communication control device including: a communication status grasping unit configured to grasp a communication status of wireless communication of image information between an image shooting device and a surgical site image information acquiring unit on the basis of an operating room image showing a situation of an operating room, the image shooting device capturing an image of a surgical site of a patient, the surgical site image information acquiring unit acquiring information on a surgical site image captured by the image shooting device for display control of the surgical site image; and a communication method deciding unit configured to decide a communication method between the image shooting device and the surgical site image information acquiring unit on the basis of the grasped communication status.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoyuki Hirayama, Hiroshi Ichiki, Masahito Yamane
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Patent number: 10321390Abstract: An antenna system with network awareness includes a control system that points the antenna to a compatible network. The user provides the antenna with an input of a particular wireless service carrier and the control system begins searching for radio frequency signals that indicate the antenna is pointed at a compatible tower. Once a tower is located, the control system reads the carrier identification data transmitted from that tower to determine if the wireless carrier is compatible with the user's service. If an appropriate signal is not found, the control system will continue moving the antenna until another tower is found and the carrier identification information will again be checked. This process is repeated until a compatible tower is identified. Additional iterations can locate additional compatible towers. The antenna can be moved to a final position where the desired network signal is at the highest detected RF power.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Electronic Controlled Systems, Inc.Inventor: Scott Wilken
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Patent number: 10211910Abstract: According to an aspect of the inventive concept, there is provided an interference cancellation repeater for repeating a long term evolution (LTE) signal between a terminal and a base station, the interference cancellation repeater includes: an interference canceller configured to generate a restored LTE signal by canceling a feedback signal included in an input LTE signal; a sync signal detector configured to detect a first sync level which is a level with respect to a sync signal of the input LTE signal and a second sync level which is a level with respect to a sync signal of the restored LTE signal; and a gain controller configured to control a signal amplifier according to isolation calculated based on a difference between the first sync level and the second sync level.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: SOLiD, INC.Inventors: Hyunbeom Lee, Hyunchae Kim
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Patent number: 10103826Abstract: A testing device (3), especially a fading simulator incorporating antenna and circuit parameters, for testing a device under test (6), comprises a signal generating unit (4) and a fading simulation unit (5). The signal generating unit (4) generates a first number of signals according to a number of transmitting means (1) for a simulated transmission to the device under test (6). The fading simulation unit (5) outputs a second number of faded signals, which corresponds to a number of receiving means (2) of the device under test (6), to the device under test (6). It simulates the transmission channels between said transmitting means (1) and said receiving means (2) with the aid of an extended channel correlation matrix comprising a channel correlation matrix based on receive antenna characteristics of the device under test (6).Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Stefan Schmidt
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Patent number: 10070394Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting power headroom information by a terminal in a mobile communication system. The method includes receiving, by the terminal, information on an allocated uplink transmission resource; determining whether a path loss has changed more than a threshold, after transmitting last power headroom information, when the terminal has the allocated transmission resource; if the path loss has changed more than the threshold when the terminal has the allocated transmission resource, determining a transmission of the power headroom information; and transmitting an uplink packet including the power headroom information using the allocated uplink transmission resource.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Soeng-Hun Kim, Gert Jan Van Lieshout, Kyeong-In Jeong, Youn-Hyoung Heo
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Patent number: 10009090Abstract: A repeater system including bi-directional amplifier circuitry that is configured for repeating signals between at least one device and a first signal source. Receiver circuitry is coupled with the amplifier circuitry provides at least one signal associated with at least one of a device or the first signal source or a second signal source. Controller circuitry is configured for monitoring a parameter of a provided signal that is reflective of a property of a signal source or a device. The monitored parameter is used to make a determination of whether repeated signals associated with the first signal source will desensitize the operation of the second signal source. The controller circuitry is also operable for adjusting the power level of the signals that are repeated by the bi-directional amplifier circuitry based on the determination that repeated signals will desensitize the operation of the second signal source.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Andrew Wireless Systems GmbHInventor: Alfons Dussmann
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Patent number: 9998854Abstract: Methods for mobility indication of wireless Access Points (APs) are disclosed. An AP may determine mobility indication information, based, in part, on at least one of: configuration information on the AP pertaining to mobility; and/or wireless signal measurements associated with the AP, and/or captured images associated with the AP, and/or sensor measurements associated with the AP. The AP may transmit the mobility indication information for the AP. The mobility indication information may indicate that the AP is mobile and/or characterize the mobility. The mobility indication information may further include a request to remove information associated with the AP from location determination databases, location assistance databases, and/or base station almanacs.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Weihua Gao, Meghna Agrawal, Gengsheng Zhang, Ju-Yong Do, Sai Pradeep Venkatraman
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Patent number: 9912805Abstract: Mobile device user notifications of highly likely call drops or service losses are provided. A wireless network can determine from the location history of a mobile device if that mobile device is likely to lose connectivity to the wireless network or to a particular wireless service and issue an alert to the user. The form of the alert can be through one of various types of mobile device messages, or through an application on the mobile device. The mobile device's location can be determined using the global positioning system. Alternative directions can be provided to the user so that the user can travel without losing connectivity. The user may provide a destination before beginning travel, and receive a suggested course of travel that keeps the user within a higher quality coverage area.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventor: Mina Awad
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Patent number: 9900050Abstract: A communication verification system is provided. The communication verification system includes a local transmitting-end unit, a remote receiving-end unit, and a repeater device. The local transmitting-end unit is set to a first computing mode and outputs an initial value. The remote receiving-end unit is set to a second computing mode. The repeater device receives the initial value from the local transmitting-end unit and outputs an initial value to the remote receiving-end unit according to the second computing mode. The repeater device receives and stores a computation result from the remote receiving-end unit, and then outputs a confirmation signal to the local transmitting-end unit according to the first computing mode. The repeater device outputs the computation result to the local transmitting-end unit for verification when the repeater device receives a query signal from the local transmitting-end unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: ATEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei Kao, Hao-Tai Hsu
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Patent number: 9876832Abstract: The present invention relates to a technology for providing a place/time-based local interactive service, which provides multi-formatted content information to a user moving while carrying a smart terminal having a dedicated application installed therein. In particular, when moving into a place were a specific wired/wireless AP is installed, a user who carries a smart terminal with a dedicated application activated therein can receive multi-formatted content information previously mapped with the place using a place/time, without a separate manipulation of the smart terminal. According to the present invention, time periods during which the user carrying the smart terminal stays at the place where the specific wired/wireless AP is installed are accumulated and managed using time coins, and the user is then given a benefit according to the accumulated time periods.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2013Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: IPOPCORN CO., LTDInventors: Jae-Joon Choi, Kyung-Hoon Kim, Ju-No Yoon, Hyun-Min Lee
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Patent number: 9781626Abstract: A system and method are provided for allocating wireless channels in a base station processor to messages sent between a subscriber and the base station processor in a wireless network. A latency period is determined corresponding to a return message to be received from a responsive node in response to an outgoing message sent from a sender via the base station processor. A latency manager in the base station processor computes the latency period and stores the latency period in an allocation table. A scheduler schedules a channel to be available at the end of the latency period indicated in the allocation table. At the end of the latency period, the return message is received and the scheduler allocates a channel as defined in the allocation table. The scheduled channel is used to transmit the message to or from the corresponding subscriber.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.Inventors: Kevin L. Farley, James A. Proctor, Jr.
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Patent number: 9775091Abstract: A handover control method and apparatus for limiting handover of a User Equipment (UE) from a macrocell to an underlying small cell when the UE is operating in a High Speed Mobility (HSM) mode in a radio access network. The UE receives an HSM pilot strength threshold offset parameter from the network and initiates handover from a macrocell to an underlying small cell using a first pilot strength threshold value when the UE is operating in a standard mode. The UE initiates the handover using a second pilot strength threshold value when the UE is operating in HSM mode. The second pilot strength threshold value is equal to the first pilot strength threshold value modified by the HSM pilot strength threshold offset parameter.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventor: Ke-Chi Jang
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Patent number: 9736844Abstract: A method of dynamic resource allocation for at least one satellite access network associated with at least one telecommunications satellite comprises a frequency-flexible payload, the at least one satellite access network comprises a plurality of resource allocation controllers. The method comprises the acquisition of the bandwidth desired by each resource allocation controller, reconfiguration of the payload of the at least one satellite considering the bandwidth desired by each resource allocation controller and the frequency resources available on board each satellite, and a step of frequency allocation to the various resource allocation controllers, considering the bandwidth desired by each resource allocation controller and the frequency resources available on board each satellite.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: THALESInventors: Pierre Tayrac, Olivier Courseille, Cyrille Yves Joël Blosse, Bruno Roger
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Patent number: 9668102Abstract: A method for providing an alert notification to a user in a degraded location includes obtaining incoming call data indicating the mobile terminal is unable to establish a first communication link with a communication terminal for receiving an incoming call using voice over long term evolution. The method also includes providing the alert notification to a user associated with the mobile terminal based on the obtained incoming call data. The alert notification informs the user that the incoming call directed toward the mobile terminal is pending. The method also includes receiving the incoming call from the communication terminal after the mobile terminal moves away from the degraded location and establishes the first communication link with the communication terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Sharath Ananth, Erik Stauffer, Paul Heninwolf
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Patent number: 9530138Abstract: A method and system for authorizing card account transactions by geographic region by providing data for a user interface displaying geographic regions and merchant locations each corresponding to the location of a merchant where a transaction using a card account may be initiated, receiving a user interface selection representing a request to authorize or restrict card account transactions, receiving authorization requests for desired transactions, and authorizing or restricting the transactions in accordance with the request.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONInventor: Michele Matthews
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Patent number: 9491786Abstract: Systems (100) and methods (300) for providing Digital Selective Calling (“DSC”) based services. The methods involve: receiving, by a satellite (104) deployed in space, a DSC emergency message transmitted from a vessel (102) located in a body of water on Earth; and performing operations by the satellite to deliver the DSC emergency message to an appropriate authority located on Earth.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Harris CorporationInventors: Eric Petkus, Timothy F. Dyson, Jason Plew, Joshua P. Bruckmeyer
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Patent number: 9485682Abstract: A mobile terminal testing apparatus that is capable of simulating a state where an electric wave to multiple mobile communication terminals causes interference. The mobile terminal testing apparatus includes: a scenario processing unit that controls each unit of an apparatus in order to perform each procedure for testing according to a test scenario; a cell initialization processing unit that initializes a cell that is subject to interference and an interfering cell that interferes with the cell that is subject to the interference, with a parameter for the cell that is subject to the interference, and a parameter for the interfering cell; and a cell combination processing unit that adjusts output levels of a signal of the cell that is subject to the interference and a signal of the interfering cell and performs combination in order to simulate an interference state.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: ANRITSU CORPORATIONInventors: Keiichiro Samejima, Satoshi Wakasa, Takayuki Koguchi
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Patent number: 9473620Abstract: Mobile device user notifications of highly likely call drops or service losses are provided. A wireless network can determine from the location history of a mobile device if that mobile device is likely to lose connectivity to the wireless network or to a particular wireless service and issue an alert to the user. The form of the alert can be through one of various types of mobile device messages, or through an application on the mobile device. The mobile device's location can be determined using the global positioning system. Alternative directions can be provided to the user so that the user can travel without losing connectivity. The user may provide a destination before beginning travel, and receive a suggested course of travel that keeps the user within a higher quality coverage area.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventor: Mina Awad
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Patent number: 9357456Abstract: A handover control method and apparatus for limiting handover of a User Equipment (UE) from a macrocell to an underlying small cell when the UE is operating in a High Speed Mobility (HSM) mode in a radio access network. The UE receives an HSM pilot strength threshold offset parameter from the network and initiates handover from a macrocell to an underlying small cell using a first pilot strength threshold value when the UE is operating in a standard mode. The UE initiates the handover using a second pilot strength threshold value when the UE is operating in HSM mode. The second pilot strength threshold value is equal to the first pilot strength threshold value modified by the HSM pilot strength threshold offset parameter.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventor: Ke-Chi Jang
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Patent number: 9161289Abstract: The invention relates to the selection of at least one dynamic node, in a mobile network, as a candidate for relaying a data communication signal between a transmitting entity and a receiving entity of the network. In terms of the invention: at least one first area around at least one first entity among the transmitting and receiving entities is defined, beyond which a data communication signal is attenuated beyond a first predetermined threshold; and the selection of nodes as possible candidates for relaying the communication signal on the basis of the definition of the first area is limited.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2010Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: OrangeInventors: Agisilaos Papadogiannis, Eric Hardouin, Ahmed Saadani
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Patent number: 9155010Abstract: Methods and arrangements for autonomous handover are provided. In a step, a mobile terminal sends a measurement report to a first network node. In another step, the mobile terminal starts a timer for measuring a wait period. In a further step, the mobile terminal waits until the wait period has expired. In still another step, the mobile terminal measures a signal used for mobility evaluations from the first radio network node. In yet another step, the mobile terminal performs random access to the second radio network node, if appropriate. Furthermore, the first radio network node sends information about random access channel (RACH) characteristics. Moreover, the first radio network node may send the wait period to the mobile terminal. In another step, the first radio network node sends the terminal context to neighbouring radio network nodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Konstantinos Dimou, Erik Dahlman
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Patent number: 9143222Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, a communication control method, and a relay station. The wireless communication system includes: a wireless terminal; a plurality of base stations; and a relay station, wherein the relay station defines a wirelessly communicable base station among the plurality of base stations as a candidate for a master station, in a case where a plurality of the candidates for the master station are present, acquires priority order setting information for setting priority orders of connection regarding the respective candidates for the master station, and sets the priority orders of the connection based on the priority order setting information. Then, in a case where the relay station has received a connection request from the wireless terminal, the control unit decides a candidate for the master station, which has a highest priority order of the connection, as an optimal master station.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Takeo Miyata
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Patent number: 9136935Abstract: In a cellular wide-area radio communications system, comprising a plurality of base stations, a plurality of relay stations, and a plurality of mobile stations, wherein each of the relay stations is associated with at least one of the base stations, each of the mobile stations is associated with at least one of the base stations or one of the relay stations, wireless data transmissions between mobile stations and base stations take place either as single-hop data transmissions between the mobile stations and their associated base stations, or as multi-hop data transmissions between the mobile stations and their associated relay stations and a data transmission between the relay stations and the base stations associated with the relay stations, wherein an average number of multi-hop data transmissions in the radio communications system equals at least an average number of single-hop data transmissions.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AGInventors: Bernhard Walke, Norbert Esseling
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Patent number: 9112665Abstract: The method of transmission between a transmitter and a receiver using a mode of adaptive modulation and coding, wherein the modulation and coding are selected based on the comparison of a characteristic variable of the signal to noise ratio measured by the receiver with a threshold value plus a margin, which margin is variable depending on the prior change in the signal to noise ratio. The margin changes based on a statistical function of a higher order than 1 of the characteristic variable of the signal to noise ratio measured by the receiver over at least one time horizon.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: THALESInventors: Jacques Eudes, Marc Touret, Jullien Pailler
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Patent number: 9106302Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, a communication control method, and a relay station. The wireless communication system includes: a wireless terminal; a plurality of base stations; and a relay station, wherein the relay station defines a wirelessly communicable base station among the plurality of base stations as a candidate for a master station, in a case where a plurality of the candidates for the master station are present, acquires priority order setting information for setting priority orders of connection regarding the respective candidates for the master station, and sets the priority orders of the connection based on the priority order setting information. Then, in a case where the relay station has received a connection request from the wireless terminal, the control unit decides a candidate for the master station, which has a highest priority order of the connection, as an optimal master station.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Takeo Miyata
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Patent number: 9106303Abstract: Provided is a method and relay that performs network coding. The relay may determine transmission and/or receiving beamforming vectors for terminals so as to align effective channels of a plurality of transmit-and-receive pairs into different dimensions.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Won Jae Shin, Chang Yong Shin
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Patent number: 9031496Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for monitoring a communication satellite, including: a receiver to receive at least one satellite service signal from a satellite repeater; a measurement unit to measure a frequency, a bandwidth, and a magnitude of the at least one satellite service signal; a controller to determine whether a signal transmitting station malfunctions by comparing the at least one satellite service signal with a predetermined reference value based on the measurement result; and a communication unit to inform an operator terminal about a malfunction of the signal transmitting station when the signal transmitting station is determined to malfunction.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Jin Ho Jo, Moon Hee You, Won Chan Jung, Jae Hoon Kim
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Patent number: 9026036Abstract: The invention is directed to a method and system for supporting wireless RF services over a wired digital data network infrastructure, such as an Ethernet network. The system includes a control unit that can be connected to a base station that supports one or more wireless RF services. The control unit converts the wireless RF signals to an intermediate frequency (IF) that does not interfere with the data network signals and combines the IF signals onto the cable run to a remote network device on the digital data network. The remote network device includes a multiplexer or a low pass filter and a high pass filter that separates the IF signals from the digital data signals on the downlink and combines the IF signals with digital data signals on the uplink over the cable run. The IF signals can be input to an RF module connected to the remote network device which converts the IF signals back to the original RF signals for transmission by a transceiver to wireless devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Corning Optical Communications Wireless Ltd.Inventors: Ofer Saban, Isaac Shapira, Ami Hazani, Nissim Atias, Dror Ben Shlomo
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Patent number: 9026044Abstract: Responder-aware relay station selection in a wireless communication network is provided. One implementation includes evaluating operational parameters of multiple candidate wireless relay stations, and selecting a wireless relay station among the multiple candidate wireless relay stations based on the evaluation. A wireless communication is transmitted to the selected wireless relay station over a wireless communication medium.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2011Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ju-Lan Hsu, Huai-Rong Shao, Chiu Ngo
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Patent number: 9019891Abstract: An access gateway node couples a control node to an external data network, where the control node and access gateway node are for use in a wireless communications network. The access gateway node comprises a data function to route packets containing traffic data between the control node and the external data network. An interface to the control node enables exchange of control messages between the data function and a control function in the control node.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Stewart H. Maxwell, Wesley R. Erhart, Srinivas Eswara, Anthony D. Bennett, Eric C. Corum
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Patent number: 9014622Abstract: A repeater device may be utilized to enable forwarding extreme high frequency (EHF) communication between EHF-enabled wireless devices. The repeater device may utilize spatial isolation to prevent and/or reduce interference between received and transmitted EHF RF signals, wherein reception and/or transmission of EHF RF signals in the repeater device may be performed via narrow beams that may enable minimal interference by transmit EHF RF signals to reception of EHF RF. The repeater device may utilize phased arrays to enable performing beamforming, and signal processing operations, including shift and/or amplitude adjustment, may be performed on signals received and/or transmitted via antenna elements in the phased arrays to enable beamforming during reception and transmission of EHF RF signals. Signal processing operations performed in the repeater device may be modifiable to enable continued spatial isolation between receive and transmit EHF RF signal in the repeater device.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2013Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Ahmadreza Rofougaran
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Patent number: 8977188Abstract: A radio communication system whereby a range is enabled and communication control and quality can be ideally maintained even if the communication distance changes. The transmitting apparatus has a transmitting unit that repeatedly transmits one data packet; a receiving unit that repeatedly receives a response packet; an integrating unit that integrates a repeatedly received response packet; and a determining unit that determines, by use of a result of the integration, whether the received response packet is correct. The receiving apparatus has a receiving unit that repeatedly receives a data packet; an integrating unit that integrates a repeatedly received data packet; a determining unit that determines, by use of a result of the integration, whether the received data packet is correct; and a transmitting unit that repeatedly transmits the response packet when determination is made that the received data packet is correct.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: QUADRAC Co., Ltd.Inventors: Susumu Kusakabe, Fumio Kubono, Mamoru Suzuki
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Patent number: 8973060Abstract: There is provided a method where a terminal amplifies an MBS signal that the terminal receives using a terminal in an MBS service, transmits the amplified signal to another terminal and controls it in order to overcome the fact it is not possible to provide high quality contents over a broad area due to interference signals between MBS zones, a terminal is used as a repeater at MBS transmission time only, and an output of a repeating signal of the terminal is controlled so that an excessive interference signal for another MBS area is not generated when the terminal operates as a repeater.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventor: Young-Il Kim
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Patent number: 8948687Abstract: An apparatus for repeating signals includes a receive antenna for capturing a receive signal, processing circuitry for processing the receive signal to form a repeated signal, and a transmit antenna for transmitting the repeated signal. The processing circuitry includes gain circuitry for gain in the repeated signal and decorrelation circuitry configured for modifying the repeated signal with respect to the receive signal to thereby decorrelate the repeated signal from the receive signal. The processing circuitry further comprises circuitry configured for calculating a gain margin for the apparatus utilizing the decorrelated receive and repeated signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2009Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Andrew LLCInventors: Van Hanson, Christopher Ranson
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Patent number: 8937874Abstract: A method of controlling gains within a repeater may include determining a power control set point value which controls a transmit power of a mobile station (MS), and receiving a downlink signal from a base station transceiver system (BTS). The method may further include measuring a power of the received downlink signal, and computing a power level of a signal expected at the uplink of the repeater, wherein the computing is based on the measured downlink power and the power control set point value. Finally, the method may further include adjusting a gain of at least one amplifier based on the computed power level. An apparatus for controlling gains in a repeater may include a baseband processor for performing the above method.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Kenneth M. Gainey, Dhananjay Ashok Gore, James Arthur Proctor, Jr.