Power Conservation Patents (Class 455/574)
  • Patent number: 10609700
    Abstract: A downlink control information (DCI), such as a blanking DCI (bDCI) message may be transmitted by a base station (e.g., eNB) and received by a mobile device (e.g., UE). The bDCI may indicate that the eNB will not transmit a subsequent DCI to the UE for a duration of time. The UE may be in continuous reception mode or connected discontinuous reception (C-DRX) mode. The UE may therefore determine to enter a sleep state or take other action. The bDCI may specify an explicit blanking duration, or an index indicating a blanking duration from a lookup table, and/or the blanking duration (and/or a blanking duration offset value) may be determined in advance, e.g., semi-statically. When the UE is in C-DRX mode, the UE may be configured such that either the sleep/wake period of the C-DRX mode or the blanking period of the bDCI may take precedence over the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Johnson O. Sebeni, Yang Li, Zhu Ji, Yuchul Kim, Wei Zeng, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Xiangying Yang, Li Su
  • Patent number: 10596417
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for monitoring the performance of an individual during a fitness activity are disclosed. A method of monitoring the performance of a participant engaged in a fitness activity includes receiving a GPS signal during the fitness activity at a portable fitness device used by the participant; determining participant performance data based on the received GPS signal; at a stationary position beacon, transmitting location data associated with the location of the stationary position beacon; at a mobile participant receiver supported by the participant, receiving the location data from the stationary position beacon; and modifying the participant performance data based on the data received from the stationary position beacon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Jon Harald Werner, Christian Dibenedetto, Stephen John Black
  • Patent number: 10602459
    Abstract: A system is disclosed, comprising: a solar panel; an electric power supply source; a wireless fronthaul access point coupled to a radio mast and in communication with a remote baseband unit, the wireless fronthaul access point further comprising a first millimeter wave wireless interface; a self-organizing network module in communication with a coordinating server; and an antenna-integrated radio for providing access to user equipments (UEs), mounted within line of sight on the radio mast with the wireless fronthaul access point, the antenna-integrated radio further comprising: a second millimeter wave wireless interface configured to receive the digital I and Q signaling information from the remote baseband unit wirelessly via the wireless fronthaul access point, wherein the wireless fronthaul access point thereby wirelessly couples the remote baseband unit and the antenna-integrated radio. Synchronization is used to pack used resource blocks to reduce the duty cycle of the PAs, thereby reducing power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Paul Papa, Prashanth Rao, Yang Cao, Rajesh Kumar Mishra
  • Patent number: 10595163
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for updating directions to a container. In one embodiment an apparatus for updating directions to a container comprises a container housing, a movement sensor attached to the container housing, a wireless transceiver; and a control circuit coupled to the movement sensor and the wireless transceiver. The control circuit being configured to: detect a relocation of the container housing via the movement sensor, determine an estimated new location of the container, and send, via the wireless transceiver, the estimated new location to a computing device to initiate an update of a direction to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventor: Bruce W. Wilkinson
  • Patent number: 10588087
    Abstract: A communications system and method provide power-saving while maintaining required protocol timing resolution. In a communication system that requires a high-frequency, high-precision, but high-power, clock source to meet timing requirements, selective disablement and re-enablement of the high-frequency clock provides for both timing precision and power reduction in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventors: Edgar H. Callaway, Jr., Vasan Venkataraman
  • Patent number: 10588072
    Abstract: The wireless apparatus and network node disclosed herein facilitate the selection and use of one of multiple RATs for communications between the wireless apparatus and the network node. The selected RAT provides a lower energy consumption at the wireless apparatus for the communications with the network node. To that end, the wireless apparatus selects between at least two RATs, e.g., first and second RATs, where the first and second RATs are both coordinated by a network node in communication with the wireless apparatus, and where a system bandwidth of the second RAT and a system bandwidth of the first RAT are both comprised within a third system bandwidth of a third RAT coordinated by the network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Joakim Axmon, Muhammad Kazmi, Santhan Thangarasa
  • Patent number: 10582450
    Abstract: A system of controlling one or more building automation devices. The system may incorporate communicating over a first network with one or more network connected devices. An access point for the first network may be utilized to facilitate communication among the network connected devices. One or more of the network connected devices may be a low power device that has a first mode and a second mode. The low power device may expend less energy in one of the first mode and the second than in the other of the first mode and the second mode. The system may allow network devices connected to the first network to receive details about the low power device while the low power device is operating with the first mode and the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Ademco Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh Mallikarjuna Mandiganal, Robert D. Juntunen, Soumitri Kolavennu, Gabriel A. Bergman
  • Patent number: 10575133
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented systems and methods for transmitting and receiving audio and video data. A method may include determining, by a device including one or more processors and a plurality of antennas, that the device is in an active state. The method may also include determining, via the plurality of antennas in response to a location request, location information associated with the device. Furthermore, the method may include receiving, from at least one sensor component included in the device, sensor information associated with the device. Additionally, the method may include determining, based at least in part on the location information and the sensor information, a scan rate adjustment event. The method may further include adjusting a current scan rate of the first antenna to a second scan rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wey-Yi W. Guy, Chai-Hung S. Kuo
  • Patent number: 10575340
    Abstract: A radio communication apparatus performing radio communication based on either role, a master or a slave, includes a role change receiver receiving a role change request from a slave to a master when the radio communication apparatus has a role of slave and has established connection to another radio communication apparatus operating as a master, and a receiver awaiting identification information transmitted by the other radio communication apparatus by receiving multiple channels including a given channel in a given pattern when the role change receiver receives the change request. The receiver receives the multiple channels in the given pattern such that the time or number of times of awaiting the identification information on the given channel is longer or higher than a given comparison criterion for when the role change receiver does not receive the change request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Terazaki, Toshihiro Takahashi, Ryo Okumura, Takahiro Tomida
  • Patent number: 10575254
    Abstract: A wireless signal transceiver device including an RF transceiver, a microcontroller, and a wake-up module is disclosed. Wherein, the microcontroller is electrically connected to the RF transceiver, and the wake-up module is electrically connected to the microcontroller. The power-saving control method for the wireless signal transceiver device includes making the RF transceiver to operate in the first sleeping mode, waiting to receive an RF wires signal, and determining whether there is a triggering signal included in the RF wireless signal or not; if not, returning to step B, and if yes, sending out a wake-up signal to the microcontroller according to the triggering signal so as to enable the microcontroller to control the RF transceiver to change from the first sleeping mode to the first operation mode. Whereby, it is favorable to prevent the RF transceiver from consuming electric power continuously so as to save power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: GRAND MATE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Chin Huang, Chin-Ying Huang, Hsin-Ming Huang, Hsing-Hsiung Huang, Yen-Jen Yeh, Chiang-Wen Lai
  • Patent number: 10575142
    Abstract: A first radio has duplex communication with a second radio, without using a base station by using a multiple-access protocol system. The first radio is configured to perform as a slave radio and then switch to be a master radio based on a master flag. A master radio provides timing synchronization and/or assigns transmission slots for radios in the multiple-access protocol system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Dominant Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ronald H. Fraser
  • Patent number: 10568149
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can determine that a thermal condition or a battery condition is satisfied with regard to the UE, wherein the UE is associated with a 4G/Long Term Evolution (4G/LTE) connection and a 5G/New Radio (5G/NR) connection; determine whether the 5G/NR connection is to be activated or deactivated based on the thermal condition or the battery condition; transmit a tracking area update request based on determining that the thermal condition or the battery condition is satisfied; transmit capability information, wherein, when the 5G/NR connection is to be activated, the capability information indicates a 5G/NR capability of the UE, and wherein, when the 5G/NR connection is to be deactivated, the capability information does not indicate the 5G/NR capability of the UE; and deactivate or activate a 5G/NR modem of the UE based on determining that the thermal condition or the battery condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent And Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew E. Youtz, Lily Zhu, Xin Wang, Balaji L. Raghavachari
  • Patent number: 10560322
    Abstract: A narrow-band wireless data network includes a central provisioning server that is configured for providing command and control data to the network, to retain the mesh-tree structure of the network, and to manage and retain all sensor data and new connection requests. A gateway device is connected to the central provisioning server for communicating with the network through a first and a second radio receiver/transmitter that is configured to send and receive data on at least one frequency channel. Multiple device nodes that control and communicate with associated sensor devices for collecting sensor data. The device nodes interpret and execute commands transmitted from the gateway device or other device nodes on the network addressed to individual device nodes. The commands are executed with no acknowledgment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Synap Technologies Ltd.
    Inventor: Thomas Kwan
  • Patent number: 10551920
    Abstract: Provided are a wearable device and a method of operating the same. The wearable device includes: a display configured to display content; a user input unit configured to receive a command of a wearer; and a controller configured to: when the content is reproduced in a state in which the wearable device is worn, output, through the display and based on content reproduction related information of the wearable device, information informing the wearer that stopping reproduction of the content is requestable, and control to stop the reproduction of the content in response to a reproduction stop request for the content, received through the user input unit in response to the output information, wherein the content reproduction related information corresponds to information influential on a health of the wearer when the content is reproduced in the state in which the wearable device is worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ga-hyun Joo
  • Patent number: 10554251
    Abstract: A first wireless device determines, while a first and second wireless transceiver are powered off, start of a service period. The first wireless transceiver is turned on in response to the determination to enable the first wireless device to establish communication via a LP wireless channel while the second wireless transceiver is off. The first wireless device receives a request frame from a second wireless device and a time of a timing function is updated based on the request frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Hongyuan Zhang, Hui-Ling Lou
  • Patent number: 10542489
    Abstract: A terminal wakeup method and an apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: if an access point fails to send a data frame to a station, and the access point fails to send a data frame to the station after channel switching, sending, by the access point, a wakeup signal to the station to wake up the station. According to the method, a data frame loss caused by channel switching can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingming Zhang, Keming Zhao
  • Patent number: 10536935
    Abstract: Disclosed are reporting and controlling methods for DRX (Discontinuous Reception) parameter and terminal moving velocity and devices thereof, which are used to decrease the network resource wasting and reduce the terminal power consumption. The reporting and controlling method for DRX parameter includes the following steps: the network side sends indication information which indicates whether the terminal is permitted to report DRX reference parameter or DRX parameter configuration advice to the terminal, and the indication information is used to indicate the terminal to report DRX reference parameter or DRX parameter configuration advice when it receives the indication for permitting reporting reference parameter or DRX parameter configuration advice, and not report DRX reference parameter or DRX configuration advice when it receives the indication for not permitting reporting reference parameter or DRX configuration advice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youjun Gao, Nan Hu, Chunfeng Cui
  • Patent number: 10516965
    Abstract: An HVAC control system, wherein a building temperature is controlled to a comfort temperature set point when users are inside the geofence and is allowed to deviate from the comfort temperature set point when all users are outside of the geofence. The amount that the building temperature is allowed to deviate from the comfort temperature set point may be in accordance with how long the users have remained outside of the geofence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Ademco Inc.
    Inventors: Soumitri Kolavennu, Kevin L. Weirich
  • Patent number: 10510042
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining an inventory. The methods comprise: placing an RFID tag in a first operational mode in which at least one communication operation or device of the RFID tag is disabled or bypassed; performing first operations by the RFID tag to determine when it is time to begin communications in accordance with the time slotted communications scheme; transitioning an operational mode of the RFID tag from the first operational mode to a second operational mode in which the communication operation(s) or device of the RFID tag is enabled or no longer bypassed, in response to a determination that it is time for the RFID tag to begin communications; and transitioning the operational mode of the RFID tag back into the first operational mode when the RFID tag's communications with a remote tag reader for inventory determination purposes are complete or a time slot has expired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Craig E. Trivelpiece, Steve E. Trivelpiece
  • Patent number: 10496148
    Abstract: Technologies for managing power consumption include a power management device that determines a context associated with a user of computing devices located within a building and in communication with the power management device. The power management device compares the context associated with the user to a power management policy. The power management policy includes power management rules that define power consumption levels for the computing devices based on the context associated with the user. The power management device communicates with the computing devices to adjust the power consumption levels in response to the context associated with the user satisfying a power management rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tomer Rider, Rachel Cohen
  • Patent number: 10495764
    Abstract: An inventory tracking system includes a tracking device coupled to a transport structure that is designed to carry items. The tracking device includes a processor as well as several modules operatively connected to the processor for determining the location of the transport structure. The tracking device determines location using a short-range communication module when the tracking device is within a storage facility. When outside of the storage facility, the tracking device determines a location of the transport structure using a satellite navigation module. A mobile communication module is used to determine the location of the transport structure if neither the short-range communication module nor the satellite navigation module is successful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Bastian Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: William A. Bastian, II, Carlos Lemus, Logan Wendholt
  • Patent number: 10499379
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for wireless communication in a wireless network include generation of a bandwidth query report poll (BQRP) frame by an access point and transmission of the BQRP frame to multiple wireless stations. The BQRP frame includes a bandwidth query for each station. Each wireless station receives the BQRP frame and generates a bandwidth query report. The bandwidth query report includes channel availability information at a corresponding wireless station. The access point allocates channel resources to each wireless station according to the channel availability information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Zhou Lan, Matthew J. Fischer
  • Patent number: 10499241
    Abstract: A user device is provided. The user device comprises a transceiver configured to: receive a first Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI), wherein the first RNTI is valid for a first set of network nodes of a radio communication network; receive at least one second RNTI, wherein the second RNTI is valid for a second set of network nodes of the radio communication network, and wherein the first set of network nodes and the second set of network nodes are different sets of network nodes; transmit data to the radio communication network, or receive data from the radio communication network, using the first RNTI or the second RNTI. Furthermore, a network node and corresponding methods, a computer program, and a computer program product are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Petteri Kela, Henrik Lundqvist, Henrik Olofsson
  • Patent number: 10499334
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies provided herein can provide power efficient radio receiver control for user equipment that can connect to a wireless network. A user equipment executing instructions via a processor can confirm that a battery charge state of the user equipment indicates charged or charging, and can check a user interface state of the user equipment. The user equipment can have at least one radio receiver that is initially active to support communicative coupling with the access point via a primary component carrier radio link. Based on the user interface state and/or the battery charge state that indicates charged or charging, the user equipment can activate additional radio receivers that are available to support the primary component carrier radio link until an active receiver capacity for supporting the primary component carrier radio link is met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Arthur Richard Brisebois, Haywood Peitzer, Jianchun Zhou
  • Patent number: 10492144
    Abstract: A communication system includes: a communication terminal, configured to be ready to communicate within a predetermined time interval; a management entity, coupled with the communication terminal, wherein the predetermined time interval is stored in the management entity; and a communication entity, coupled with the management entity, wherein the communication entity is configured to transmit a connection request for requesting establishment of a communication link to the communication terminal to the management entity at a first time. The management entity is configured to check, responsive to the connection request, whether the first time falls within the predetermined time interval, and if the first time does not fall within the predetermined time interval, to transmit information about a communication time to the communication entity at which communication time the communication terminal is ready to communicate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventor: Andreas Neubacher
  • Patent number: 10492142
    Abstract: Described herein are various wake-up procedures for user equipments (UEs). A UE may include a low power wake-up radio (LP-WUR) separate from a front end module (FEM). The LP-WUR may remain awake continuously (or at high-frequency intervals) and monitor for a wakeup signal, allowing the FEM to remain powered down in the absence of downlink data. When the LP-WUR detects a wakeup signal configured for the LP-WUR, the LP-WUR may be configured to wake up the FEM to receive incoming downlink data. Various network components may be configured to ensure UEs with LP-WURs receive corresponding wake-up signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Maruti Gupta Hyde, Minyoung Park, Kathiravetpillai Sivanesan, Vallabhajosyula S. Somayazulu
  • Patent number: 10492105
    Abstract: An example method includes receiving, from a high bitrate communication device, a first request to communicate via a high bitrate communication protocol; responding to the first request from the high bitrate communication device by establishing a high bitrate communication session; sending, after the high bitrate communication session is established, a second request to the high bitrate communication device to communicate via a low bitrate communication protocol; receiving, from the high bitrate communication device, a response associated with the second request; and establishing a low bitrate communication session using the low bitrate communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Yuan, Xin Wang, Nanjun Qian
  • Patent number: 10491610
    Abstract: A software signature transceiver includes a signature receiver configured to couple to a programmable electronic device and sense a signature signal generated by the programmable electronic device, wherein the signature signal varies according to computer program codes executed by the programmable electronic device, and a signature transmitter operably connected to the signature receiver, the signature transmitter configured to transmit a signature transmission signal corresponding to the signature signal. A corresponding method to use the software signature transceiver and a software monitoring device to determine whether unknown software is executing on a programmable electronic device is also disclosed herein. A corresponding system comprising the programmable electronic device, the software signature transceiver, and a software monitoring device is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Keith A. Jenkins, Raphael P. Robertazzi, Alberto Valdes Garcia
  • Patent number: 10481666
    Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose a method and system for optimizing communication in a heterogeneous network. The method includes forming, by a non-constrained device, an association between the non-constrained device and a constrained device, wherein the association is formed by the non-constrained device in response to receiving an association request broadcasted by the constrained device. Further, the method includes sending, by the non-constrained device, sleep information to the constrained device, wherein the sleep information for the constrained device is computed at the non-constrained device based on at least one parameter associated with the heterogeneous network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bharat Kumar Prathipati, Chethan K Puttanna, Jun-Hyung Kim
  • Patent number: 10477472
    Abstract: A method is provided for optimizing energy efficiency over an energy-harvesting Long Term Evolution cellular network. The method includes assigning (a) resource blocks, (b) transmission modes, and (c) bit loadings on the resource blocks to a set of users such that (i) the assigned resource blocks satisfy a system of linear ascending inequality constraints, and (ii) respective sums of the bit loadings for each of the users do not exceed respective queue sizes pertaining to the each of the users. The method further includes incorporating a resource block and transmission mode assignment for a user into downlink scheduler of a base station to cause the downlink scheduler to perform downlink scheduling in accordance with the resource block and transmission mode assignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Narayan Prasad, Sampath Rangarajan, Hajar Mahdavi-Doost
  • Patent number: 10470151
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and device for controlling detachment of a mobile terminal. The method comprises: upon deactivation, a mobile terminal starts a first timer, and sends to a network apparatus deactivation indication information used to indicate that the mobile terminal is deactivated, such that the network apparatus starts a second timer to time synchronously with the first timer; and upon expiration of the first timer, the mobile terminal performs detachment operation if the mobile terminal is not reactivated. The method and device for controlling detachment of a mobile terminal in the embodiments of the present invention can effectively reduce signaling costs of ATTACH/DETACH processes, especially for services involving frequent ATTACH/DETACH operations, such as V2X, and improve system efficiency, thus reducing delay of a first-time access of a mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Bin Feng
  • Patent number: 10459511
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a wireless communication unit configured to transmit/receive a packet according to a wireless communication manner, a storage unit configured to store information of at least one wake-up registration device, and a controller configured to allow the wireless communication unit to operate in a wake-up mode when power of the display device is turned off. The wireless communication unit outputs a first packet including information of the display device as operating in the wake-up mode, receives a second packet corresponding to a response of the outputted first packet, and turns on the power of the display device on the basis of the received second packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sangrok Lee, Sunho Hwang, Kwangseob Jeong, Sijin Kim, Eunjung Lee
  • Patent number: 10454506
    Abstract: Described herein are front-end architectures and wireless devices that support uplink carrier aggregation and simultaneous MIMO operations in a plurality of band combinations. The front-end architectures include a combination of low-band, mid-band, high-band, MIMO, and uplink carrier aggregation modules to provide the described functionality. The architectures include an antenna switch module coupled to a first antenna and to a second antenna. The second antenna is coupled to the antenna switch module through a diplexer that combines high- and mid-band signals with low-band signals received from a low-band module, the low-band signals coupled to the diplexer without passing through the antenna switch module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Richard King, David Richard Pehlke, John Chi-Shuen Leung
  • Patent number: 10448382
    Abstract: A method of transmitting downlink data in a mobile communications system, wherein the mobile communications system comprises a base station configured to communicate wireless signals to one or more terminal devices. The method comprises receiving an indicator of a maximum number of downlink repetitions “Nmax” currently accepted by a terminal device, wherein a number of downlink repetitions indicates a number of times that the same signal is transmitted to the terminal device; setting an actual number of downlink repetitions “Ntx” so that the actual number of downlink repetitions meets the condition Ntx?Nmax; and transmitting the downlink data, to the terminal device, wherein the downlink data is transmitted via a signal transmitted a number of times equals to the actual number of downlink repetitions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Morioka, Martin Warwick Beale
  • Patent number: 10440648
    Abstract: Sleeping and wake-up methods and apparatuses of a master-slave network, and a power saving system of a master-slave network, are provided. The method includes: obtaining, from a link management list, running statuses of slave devices on links; determining a target device, where the target device is a slave device whose running status is idle; if running statuses of the target slave device to an end slave device on a link on which the target slave device is located are all idle, determining that a sublink from the target slave device to the end slave device on the link on which the target slave device is located is a target sublink; and sending a power saving message to at least one slave device on the target sublink, so that the slave device enters a sleep and listen state when receiving the power saving message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chong Zhu, Peng Chen, Zhirong Yang
  • Patent number: 10433270
    Abstract: A device, configured as a coordinator for a wireless IoT network, may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to identify Internet of Things (IoT) devices associated with the wireless IoT network; determine a clock error rate for the wireless IoT network; determine a last synchronization time; determine a data time period during which one or more of the IoT devices are expected to send data to the device; and set a wakeup time period for the device based on the determined clock error rate, last synchronization time, and data time period. The processor may be further configured to enter a sleep mode; exit the sleep mode when the wakeup time period begins; and perform a clock synchronization between the device and the plurality of IoT devices during the wakeup time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Aliasghar Arab, Nanjun Qian, Nitinkumar H. Gupta, Jeremy Nacer
  • Patent number: 10425896
    Abstract: A communication control method according to a first aspect is used in a base station that operates in a power saving mode. The communication control method includes steps of: setting a threshold; receiving an uplink signal transmitted from a user terminal connected to a neighboring base station; and starting a process of transitioning from the power saving mode to a normal mode, in response to that a received power of the uplink signal exceeds the threshold. In the step of setting the threshold, the base station sets the threshold on the basis of information received from the neighboring base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Fujishiro, Katsuhiro Mitsui
  • Patent number: 10425938
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for configuring a resource for the transmission/reception of data. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for configuring an MCS and a TBS for an MTC terminal. Particularly, provided is a method and apparatus for determining a TBS by an MTC terminal. The method may include receiving scheduling information transmitted based on an MCS used for the MTC terminal and a TBS table and determining a TBS using the scheduling information provided by a base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: KT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seunghyun Kang, Woo-jin Choi
  • Patent number: 10419954
    Abstract: A network controller automatically identifies and addresses low performance access points (APs) by obtaining performance data of the APs that associates each AP with a performance metric. The controller clusters the first data points into a first set of groups based on the performance metric, and determines a length of time each AP is associated with each group to generate a second set of data points. The controller clusters the second data points into a second set of groups based on the percentage of time each AP is associated with each of the first set of groups. Each group in the second set of groups associates each AP with a relative performance level. The controller selects one of the second groups as a low performance group based on the relative performance level. The controller identifies a configuration change, and automatically executes the configuration change on the low performance APs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ioannis Konstantakopoulos, Rajesh S. Pazhyannur
  • Patent number: 10412669
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a cellular modem that has reduced power requirements. The cellular modem architecture is divided into three orthogonal domains or modules, these being a control module, an uplink module, and a downlink module. Each of the uplink module and the downlink module is configured to be separately powered down without affecting operation of the other modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Moustafa M. Elsayed, Tarik Tabet, Awais M. Hussain, Lydi Smaini
  • Patent number: 10397943
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to wireless stations that operate to configure direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. In embodiments, a wireless station may transmit, to a first peer wireless station, a first availability schedule that may include one or more types of committed availability and receive, from the first peer wireless station, a second availability schedule applicable to the wireless station but not other peer wireless stations. The types of committed availability may include a first type that is non-cancelable and a second type that is cancelable. The second availability schedule may be the second type. The wireless station may be further configured to transmit, to a second peer wireless station of the plurality of peer wireless stations, a third availability schedule where the third availability schedule may be the first type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Yong Liu
  • Patent number: 10383055
    Abstract: A technique includes determining a consumption time for content received in a mobile device from a cellular network, where the consumption time represents a time at which the content is received in the mobile device to a time at which content associated with the received content is consumed at an output sink of the mobile device. The technique includes regulating a power consumption state of a cellular radio of the mobile device based at least in part on the consumption time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Souvik Sen, Benjamin E. Andow
  • Patent number: 10372398
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a foldable display device that includes a user interface surface located on an exterior cover section of the foldable display device that allows a user to interact with the user interface surface while the foldable display device is in a closed state. Interaction on the user interface surface during the closed state of the foldable display device may allow the user to select content to be shown on at least one display screen of the foldable display device on the interior section during a subsequent open state of the foldable display device. Additionally, the user interface surface may be configured to allow an object produced (e.g., drawn or written) on the user interface surface to be stored for display on at least one of the first display screen, the second display screen, or the user interface surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Charlene M. Jeune, Adolfo H. Santisteban, Donna K. Long, Aaron M. Burns, Brian Keane, Yevdokia K. Mashak, Jamie Cabaccang
  • Patent number: 10375624
    Abstract: The invention relates to a technique for managing an activation state of a module for radio access to a main network of a user device (30, 31). The device also includes a module for wireless access to a secondary network, which is activated. The user device looks for a beacon signal of the secondary network when the module for wireless access to the main network is deactivated. The user device detects a beacon signal of the secondary network broadcast by a transmitter device (21) associated with an access point (20) of the main network and, following said detection, activates the module for wireless access to the main network. The user device then connects to the main network via the access point. In a specific embodiment, following the detection of the beacon signal, the user device receives information broadcast on the beacon signal and obtains an identifier of the access point from said broadcast information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventor: Vincent Auvray
  • Patent number: 10374735
    Abstract: A counter is synchronized with a counter within a communication device and measures, as a first count value, a timing before a PTP packet is input to a processing unit that performs processing on the PTP packet. A multiplexing unit multiplexes the first count value into the PTP packet. The counter measures, as a second count value, a timing when processing by a processing unit that performs processing on the PTP packet is completed. A count extraction unit extracts the first count value from the PTP packet. A modification unit modifies a correction field by calculating a modification value based on the second count value, the first count value, and a value of the correction field within the PTP packet, the value of the correction field indicating a total amount of delay in a relay device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuki Shibata
  • Patent number: 10348952
    Abstract: A communication apparatus which, in a process for establishing a wireless communication, lowers power consumption and at the same time, saves a user from having to perform operation. A first communication unit receives a signal sent from an external apparatus using a first communication system. A second communication unit communicates with another communication apparatus different from the external apparatus using a second communication system different from the first communication system. When the signal received from the external apparatus by the first communication unit is a signal from a predetermined external apparatus, control is provided to send a signal for starting a communication unit of the other communication apparatus, which carries out communications using the first communication system, to the other communication apparatus using the second communication unit. The first communication system may be Wireless Lan (LAN), the second communication system may be Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryuichi Ishikuri
  • Patent number: 10341882
    Abstract: A mobile communication device has a processor, a radio, a near field communication (NFC) device, a battery, and memory for storing data. The power level of the battery is measured. When the measured power level is above a first predetermined level, power is provided to the radio to allow communication. Sufficient power is provided to operate the NFC device as a reader and a tag. When the measured power level of the battery falls below the first predetermined level, battery power to the radio is shut off. Sufficient power is maintained to the NFC device to allow it to operate only as a tag. Sufficient power is maintained to the memory to retain the data stored in the memory. When the measured power level of the battery falls below a second predetermined level, the NFC device is required to harvest all of its power from the field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Deane Hall, Mohamed Awad, Theodore Trost
  • Patent number: 10328900
    Abstract: The current disclosure relates to unlocking at least one vehicle door or a trunk and operating other welcome features on the vehicle, including but not limited to, opening a tailgate, turning on ambient lights or head lights, and starting a vehicle engine. The current disclosure is directed to a system and method for automatically unlocking at least one door or a trunk on the vehicle using a smartphone and a vehicle key fob. Due to the method provided herein, frequent recharging of the vehicle key fob is not required, nor does the size of the key fob have to be large enough to hold large batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Nikolay Yakovenko, Riad Ghabra, Chadi Shaya
  • Patent number: 10327167
    Abstract: A device selection method includes receiving a start demand of a service from a first device, acquiring positional-information of the first device, estimating a service continuation-time of the service, based on a history of the service continuation-time corresponding to an area to which the positional-information belongs by referring to the history of the service continuation-time for which the service is continuously provided for each area, estimating a battery continuation-time of the first device, based on a remaining battery quantity of the first device and a battery consumption rate of the first device at a time of receiving the start demand, selecting the first device or a second device installed in the area to which the positional-information belongs, based on the service continuation-time and the battery continuation-time, and causing a device selected between the first device and the second device to execute sensing of media data used for the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Masako Minato, Masahiko Murakami, Kenichi Horio, Shunsuke Yamaguchi, Daijiro Komaki
  • Patent number: 10317979
    Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating power extension service at computing devices according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes calculating potential power saving by one or more of a plurality of power-saving techniques supported by a computing device. The calculating includes identifying the one or more of the plurality of power-saving techniques that are available for selection and an expected amount of power to be saved with the one or more of the plurality of power saving techniques. The method may further include generating a list identifying the one or more of the plurality of power-saving techniques and relevant information resulting from the calculation, and displaying the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoxing Tu, Fei Li, Jie Yang