Patents Assigned to AND Communications
  • Patent number: 11190955
    Abstract: In a wireless communication network, a Centralized Unit (CU) and Distributed Units (DUs) wirelessly communicate with Access Points (APs). The DUs wirelessly receive test signals from the APs and generate radio data. The CU receives the radio data from the DUs. The CU determines data throughputs for combinations of the DUs and the APs based on the radio data. The CU configured selects one of the combinations of the DUs and the APs based on the data throughputs. The CU exchanges user data with the DUs in the selected combination. The DUs in the selected combination wirelessly exchange the user data with the wireless network APs in the selected combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Herkole Sava, Ankit Arvind Muchhala, Michael Scott Witherell, Zheng Fang
  • Patent number: 11190913
    Abstract: The subject matter described herein relates to wireless network discovery, management, the enabling of services, and economic exchanges in a cooperative manner by one or more federated sets of consumers, one or more access point providers, and one or more wireless service providers. Described herein are methods and apparatus for the discovery, classification, and management of wireless networks. The methods and apparatuses described herein may leverage two complementary elements impacting the performance of wireless LANs: (1) organization and management of the wireless access points (hot spots) from an ontology perspective, and (2) organization of mobile devices as a federation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Alain C. Briancon, Edward R. Thomas, David P. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11190861
    Abstract: Gateway apparatus and methods for providing data services (including IoT data services) which leverage existing managed network (e.g., cable network) infrastructure. The disclosed methods and apparatus enable, among other things, delivery of IoT data services in a unified manner via a common portal or IoT gateway (IoTG) which may be both remotely accessed by a user, and remotely controlled/configured by the host network operator (e.g., MSO). In one variant, the premises devices include RF-enabled receivers (enhanced consumer premises equipment, or CPEe) configured to receive (and transmit) OFDM waveforms via a coaxial cable drop to the premises, and interface with the aforementioned IoTG to enable provision of both 5G high-speed data services and lower bandwidth IoT services to the premises, all via a single coaxial cable drop in the exemplary embodiment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventor: Ramneek Bali
  • Patent number: 11190933
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method that includes receiving, by an embedded subscriber identity module (“eSIM”) management platform, a channel request from an eSIM card. In response to the channel request, the platform opens an encrypted data channel and downloads the information to the eSIM card over the encrypted data channel only when the platform has information to download to the eSIM card. Optionally, before the platform receives the channel request, the platform receives a status request from the eSIM card that does not request that the platform open the encrypted data channel, and sends a response to the eSIM card that is positive only when the platform has information to download to the eSIM card, the eSIM card sending the channel request only when the response is positive. The channel request or the status request, when present, originating from the eSIM card and having been triggered by a timer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: TEAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Robert Martin Hamblet
  • Patent number: 11187517
    Abstract: Optical coherent receiver arrays are described. The optical coherent receiver arrays include an integrated array of photodetectors separated by integrated mirrors which may cause interference of received free space optical and local oscillator signals. The mirrors may serve as splitters, helping to align the received signal and local oscillator to cause interference. The photodetectors of the optical coherent receiver array may be electrically coupled in various manners to read out the signals. The optical coherent receiver array may be implemented in an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging system in some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Acacia Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Doerr
  • Patent number: 11190949
    Abstract: A base station, e.g., a CBSD, selects or more user equipment (UE) devices, e.g., cell phones, to operate in monitoring mode. In monitoring mode the UE device, in addition to its normal communications with the base station, performs received power measurements in a frequency band, e.g., a CBRS band. The UE reports to the base station information indicating a UE determined measured power level attributed to incumbent user or measurement information used to derive a power level attributed to incumbent user. One or more base stations report received power measurement values attributed to incumbent user to a system management device, e.g., a SAS. The system management device processes the received information, e.g. combining information, and comparing a result to a threshold level. If the result exceeds the threshold the system management device sends a command to one or more base station to shut down DL traffic in the CBRS band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Volkan Sevindik, Haider Syed
  • Patent number: 11190813
    Abstract: A video transrater, and a transrater system and method. The transrater system and method may select an optimal bit rate from among a plurality of available bit rates in order to obtain a particular video quality and/or format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Danial E. Holden
  • Patent number: 11190232
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing quasi-licensed spectrum access within a prescribed area or venue, including to users or subscribers of one or more Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). In one embodiment, the quasi-licensed spectrum utilizes 3.5 GHz CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) spectrum allocated by a Federal or commercial SAS (Spectrum Access System) to a managed content delivery network that includes one or more wireless access nodes (e.g., CBSDs) in data communication with a controller, and the core(s) of the MNO network(s). In one variant, the controller dynamically allocates (i) spectrum within the area or venue within CBRS bands, and (ii) MNO “roaming” users or subscribers to CBRS bands (e.g., via extant LTE-TD technology). In one particular implementation, the managed network comprises a Multiple Systems Operator (MSO) network such as a cable or satellite network, and the MSO and MNO coordinate to implement user-specific and/or data-specific policies for the roaming MNO subscribers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Umamaheswar Kakinada, Don Gunasekara, Ahmed Bencheikh, Shane Newberg
  • Patent number: 11190940
    Abstract: A message archival and retrieval system is disclosed comprising a telecommunications service provider server that receives a request for messages associated with a party from a government agency server and transmits a grey list to one or more private gateways. The system also comprises a private gateway configured to couple a plurality of user equipment (UE) to a radio access network that receives the grey list from the telecommunications service provider server, identifies data messages associated with the party from one or more of the plurality of UE based on identifying information included in the grey list, continues transmission of the identified data messages to one or more intended endpoints, and stores the identified data messages and corresponding metadata in one or more block chains in a message data store. The one or more block chains are transmitted to the government agency server in response to the request for messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: David Hufker, Lyle W. Paczkowski, George J. Schnellbacher, Michael D. Svoren, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11191020
    Abstract: Disclosed are a terminal state conversion method and apparatus. A base station configures and sends a configuration policy for/to a terminal, wherein the configuration policy is a rule for determining that the terminal enters an inactive state; and a terminal in a connected state receives the configuration policy sent by the base station, and according to the configuration policy, enters the inactive state from the connected state. By means of the present invention, a terminal enters an inactive state from a connected state, and thus the terminal can perform rapid data transmission while saving power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li Chen, Chandrika Kumudinie Worrall
  • Patent number: 11190211
    Abstract: A method and a device of selecting a base graph of a low-density parity-check code are provided. The method includes: acquiring a data information length and a channel coding rate of to-be-encoded data; determining a target base graph selection strategy according to the data information length and an information length range of a base graph; determining a target base graph for the to-be-encoded data according to the target base graph selection strategy and the channel coding rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Di Zhang, Jiaqing Wang, Xueming Pan, Shaohui Sun
  • Patent number: 11191002
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention relates to a communication node (CN, N1-N4) capable of communicating with other nodes in a communication system (10) according to a given communication sequence (S). The communication node comprises an analysis unit (110) configured to determine the optimal position of its communication node inside the communication sequence (S) as well as the corresponding optimal predecessor node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: R3—RELIABLE REALTIME RADIO COMMUNICATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Mathias Bohge, Florian Bonanati, James Gross
  • Patent number: 11190216
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for deinterleaving data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Acacia Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Pierre Humblet
  • Patent number: 11190638
    Abstract: A method that detects unwanted calls based on information shared between a first telecommunications network provided by a first service provider and a second service provider providing a second telecommunications network including receiving, by a data-processing system, a request to provide a telecommunications service to the first telecommunications network, the request being received by the first telecommunications network from a user of the first telecommunications network through a first gateway, and wherein the request comprises a calling party identification that identified a calling party and a called party identification that identified a called party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Tata Communications (America) Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Benlolo, Carlos Miranda, Alan Tai, Kumar Thirumalaiappan
  • Patent number: 11190017
    Abstract: A smart local power distribution (SLPD) system is provided for improving the efficiency of local power generation and consumption. The SLPD system includes a local distribution grid connected to a regional power grid by a local power manager including a local power storage unit and further connected to a plurality of power meters. The local power storage unit is configured to store excess locally-generated power and to provide supplemental power to prosumers for minimized usage of regionally-supplied power and minimized peak-time usage of regionally-supplied power. The local power manager analyzes data provided by the power meters, generates power load and generation profiles, and makes various data-based power flow decisions corresponding to optimizing efficiency of the SLPD system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Keith Alan Rothschild, Ron Lev, Steve Malenfant
  • Patent number: 11190994
    Abstract: A method of triggering an intra-frequency measurement of a terminal, a device of triggering an intra-frequency measurement of a terminal, a terminal and a base station are provided. The method includes: acquiring parameter information sent by a base station and configured to determine whether to trigger an intra-frequency measurement; determining whether to perform the intra-frequency measurement based on the parameter information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: China Mobile Communication Co., Ltd Research Institute, China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ningyu Chen, Qiuxiang Li, Hang Cui, Rui Wang, Furong Xu, Nan Hu
  • Patent number: 11190948
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing quasi-licensed spectrum allocation among two or more entities within a prescribed coverage or operational area. In one embodiment, the quasi-licensed spectrum utilizes 3.5 GHz CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) spectrum allocated between two or more Federal or commercial SASs (Spectrum Access Systems), for use by various service provider entities such as a managed content delivery network that includes one or more wireless access nodes (e.g., CBSDs). In one variant, each of two or more SAS entities generate both proposed allocations for themselves and other participating SAS entities with respect to available GAA spectrum, and differences between the proposed allocations are reconciled and condensed using a dynamic, iterative process to converge on a final allocation which fits the available GAA spectrum and which equitably distributes the spectrum between the participating SAS entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Umamaheswar A. Kakinada, Hossam H. Hmimy
  • Patent number: 11190876
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are a mobile terminal-based HAC system and an implementation method thereof. The mobile terminal-based HAC system comprises a mobile terminal and a coil accessory; the coil accessory comprises an audio plug and a magnetic induction coil connected to the audio plug; the mobile terminal comprises a mobile terminal body, a main board, an audio interface circuit and an audio jack, the main board and the audio interface circuit are provided in the mobile terminal body, the audio jack is formed on a side edge of the mobile terminal body, and the main board, the audio interface circuit, and the audio jack are connected in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: JRD COMMUNICATION (SHENZHEN) LTD.
    Inventors: Xiulu Jin, Lingyun Sun
  • Patent number: 11190598
    Abstract: Methods and systems for sending data are described. A computing device may send data to one or more requesting devices via one or more communication sessions. The computing device may update a state of a token(s) based on requests received and/or data sent. The computing device may manage the one or more sessions according to the state of the token(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Garey Hassler
  • Publication number: 20210367707
    Abstract: The present disclosure provide a blind detection method, a signal transmission method, relevant devices and a system. The method includes: receiving a target signal transmitted from a network device; and based on the target signal, performing blind detection on PDCCH or maintaining a sleep state when detecting the PDCCH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kai WU, Dajie JIANG, Yu DING, Fei QIN, Na LI