Patents Assigned to AND Communications
  • Patent number: 11146944
    Abstract: A method of sharing electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) credentials between two mobile communication devices. The method comprises changing a state of an eSIM of the first device by an eSIM sharing application executing on the first device to a transfer-in-progress state, transmitting eSIM credentials to the second device via a peer-to-peer wireless communication link by the eSIM sharing application, where the eSIM sharing application reads the eSIM credentials from the eSIM of the first device, changing a state of the eSIM of the first device by the eSIM sharing application to a disabled-transferred state, and transmitting a disabled-transferred message to the second device via the peer-to-peer wireless communication link by the eSIM sharing application, whereby the second device is enabled to communicate on a cellular wireless communication network based on authentication using the eSIM credentials transmitted by the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Balasubramaniam Guru, Ryan P. Dreiling, Philip W. Uehling
  • Patent number: 11146976
    Abstract: An intelligent distributed antenna system is disclosed which improves upon known distributed antenna systems particularly with respect to identifying failures or anomalies in the system. The disclosed system includes a signal source, a master unit, and one or more remote units each connected to antennas for transmitting radio frequency signals to terminal units and each connected to the master unit through fiber. The remote units, the master unit, or both may include power signal readers. The remote units may be configured to determine a point of failure in the system based on the power measured from reflected signals. The master unit can be in communication with the remote units to generate alarms and reports as well as to control the system in response to detection of a failure or anomaly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Fiplex Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Ricardo Matias de Goycoechea
  • Patent number: 11146948
    Abstract: A mechanism for sharing electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) credentials between two mobile communication devices is described. This includes establishing, by a source user equipment (UE) comprising a first of the mobile communication devices, a data connection with a subscription manager data preparation (SMDP+) server associated with eSIM credentials stored at the source UE. The source UE notifies the SMDP+ server of an intent to transfer the eSIM credentials. The source UE receives metadata describing an activation code containing identification data for the eSIM credentials. The source UE forwards the activation code to a destination UE comprising a second of the mobile communication devices. The activation code is forwarded to support a download of the eSIM credentials to the destination UE from the SMDP+ server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Philip W. Uehling, Ryan P. Dreiling, Balasubramaniam Guru
  • Patent number: 11147058
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a communication method and related devices. The method includes: before obtaining remaining minimum system information (RMSI) transmitted by a network device, partitioning precoding resource block groups (PRGs) on an initial bandwidth part (BWP); and, communicating with the network device on the initial bandwidth part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuan Shi, Peng Sun
  • Patent number: 11147062
    Abstract: A wireless device may receive message(s) comprising configuration parameters of cells grouped into a first cell group and a second cell group. One or more first grants for transmission in a first subframe on one or more first cells of the first cell group are received. The one or more first cells may comprise an LAA cell. One or more second grants for transmission in a second subframe on one or more second cells of the second cell group may be received. The first subframe may overlap the second subframe. The first subframe may lead the second subframe by a timing difference. In response to the timing difference being larger than a timing value, a power scaling rule may be applied to transmissions corresponding to the one or more second grants based on whether a listen before talk procedure indicates a clear channel for the LAA cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Alireza Babaei, Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Patent number: 11146528
    Abstract: In a wireless communication network, a Gateway Control Plane (GW-C) receives a session request for a User Equipment (UE) from an Access Point (AP) that serves the UE. The GW-C transfers a DNS request having an AP ID and network data. A Domain Name System (DNS) translates the AP ID and the network data into an AGW-U ID and an EGW-U ID for co-located GW-Us. The GW-C receives a DNS response and transfers GW control signals using the AGW-U ID and the EGW-U ID. The co-located AGW-U and EGW-U serve the UE responsive to the control signals. In some examples, the selected AGW-U and EGW-U are co-located at the network edge near the AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Brian David Waters
  • Patent number: 11146485
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for a router to process time-sensitive packets, the method comprising: receiving a time-sensitive packet comprising a stack containing at least one local deadline, the stack being comprised within a header of the time-sensitive packet; retrieving a local deadline from the at least one local deadline comprised within the header; and scheduling transmission of the time-sensitive packet based on the local deadline. Also provided is a method for a router to process time-sensitive packets, the method comprising: receiving a time-sensitive packet comprising a stack containing at least one entry, each entry of the at least one entry respectively comprising, as sub-entries, a forwarding instruction and a local deadline; retrieving an entry from the stack; forwarding the time-sensitive packet according to the forwarding instruction comprised in the retrieved entry; and scheduling transmission of the time-sensitive packet based on the local deadline comprised in the retrieved entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: RAD Data Communications Ltd.
    Inventor: Yaakov Stein
  • Patent number: 11146628
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to apparatuses and methods for a Content Distribution Network (CDN) node of a CDN to facilitate communication among two or more clients, including but not limited to determining, by the CDN node, that the two or more clients are connected to the CDN node for accessing content data originating from an origin server, receiving, by the CDN node, a message from a first client of the two or more clients, the message is to be routed to at least one second client of the two or more clients, and sending, by the CDN node, the message to the at least one second client without routing the message to the origin server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Newton
  • Publication number: 20210314779
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information transmission method in an unlicensed band, a terminal, and a network device. The method includes receiving indication information; and performing transmission from an actual start location according to the indication information. The actual start location is a start location of a reference time domain symbol, or the actual start location is within the reference time domain symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lei JIANG
  • Publication number: 20210314873
    Abstract: An uplink power control method, a terminal, and a network device are provided, which relates to the field of communications, and is to solve a problem that the terminal cannot reach a maximum transmission power for codebook-based or non-codebook-based uplink multi-antenna transmission in related technologies. The method includes: obtaining an uplink precoding indication; and controlling a value of an uplink transmission power determined according to a power control procedure to remain unchanged, in a case that the uplink precoding indication corresponds to a target precoding indication. Based on the solution of the present disclosure, it is ensured that the maximum uplink transmission power can be reached under part of precoding indications, the coverage of uplink transmission can be improved, and it is not required that all antennas of the terminal can reach the maximum transmission power, thereby reducing the cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiuping HUANG, Qiubin GAO, Rakesh TAMRAKAR
  • Publication number: 20210314778
    Abstract: An unlicensed band information transmission method includes: receiving indication information; and obtaining an actual ending position of a transmission according to the indication information, wherein the actual ending position is located at an end position of a reference time domain symbol, or the actual end position is located inside the reference time domain symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lei JIANG
  • Publication number: 20210312660
    Abstract: Article position estimation system comprises: article movement recognition part; reference point recognition part; position information generation part; and article position estimation part. Article movement recognition part generates article movement information including time point when article is taken out by mobile body or time point when article placement is completed by mobile body. Reference point recognition part recognizes reference point and generates reference point recognition information including identification information according to recognized reference point, reference point recognition time point, and information related to recognized reference point. Position information generation part generates information related to position of mobile body at reference point recognition time point based on reference point recognition information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: NEC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro HASEGAWA, Masahito IWAI, Kenichi ABE, Yuiebiro EZURE, Tetsuya ITO
  • Publication number: 20210314998
    Abstract: A method of determining a search space of a carrier, a terminal and a network device are provided. The method of determining the search space of the carrier includes: in a case that cross-carrier scheduling is configured, determining, according to a search space of a scheduling carrier configured by a network device and a scaling factor, a search space of a carrier other than the scheduling carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO.. LTD.
    Inventors: Lei WANG, Xuejuan GAO
  • Publication number: 20210311696
    Abstract: An audio output method applied to a mobile terminal, the screen of the mobile terminal comprises a first screen area provided with a first vibration unit, and a second screen area provided with a second vibration unit. The method includes: detecting a first folding state of the first screen area relative to the second screen area; and controlling working states of the first vibration unit and the second vibration unit according to the first folding state in a scenario that audio output is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jianxing SHI
  • Publication number: 20210314105
    Abstract: A HARQ-ACK sending method, a receiving method, a terminal and a base station are provided, the HARQ-ACK sending method includes: determining one PUCCH resource for transmitting HARQ-ACK of a SPS PDSCH from at least one PUCCH resource for transmitting the HARQ-ACK of the SPS PDSCH, wherein the at least one PUCCH resource includes at least one first type of PUCCH resource, and the first type of PUCCH resource is a PUCCH resource for carrying more than 2 bits of information; and sending the HARQ-ACK of the SPS PDSCH on the determined PUCCH resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xuejuan GAO, Tony EKPENYONG
  • Publication number: 20210314080
    Abstract: This disclosure describes devices and methods related to multiplexing optical data signals. A method may be disclosed for multiplexing one or more optical data signals. The method may comprise receiving, by a dense wave division multiplexer (DWDM), one or more optical data signals. The method may comprise combining, by the DWDM, the one or more optical data signals. The method may comprise outputting, by the DWDM, the combined one or more optical data signals to one or more wave division multiplexer (WDM). The method may comprise combining, by the one or more WDM, the combined one or more optical data signals and one or more second optical data signals, and outputting an egress optical data signal comprising the combined one or more optical data signals and one or more second optical data signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Harjinder S. Ghuman, Christopher Palmquist, David Job, Robert Kuse
  • Publication number: 20210314897
    Abstract: A time information obtaining method is provided, including: receiving a first message (201), where the first message includes at least one piece of time information, and each piece of time information corresponds to a respective clock source; and obtaining, from the first message, time information corresponding to a clock source required by a terminal (202). A time information transmission method, a terminal, and a network device are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yumin Wu, Xiaowan Ke
  • Publication number: 20210314697
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a terminal device includes: a first Type-C interface the first Type-C interface includes a first group of pins and a second group of pins. In a case where grounding impedance value of the first group of pins is within a preset range, a controller controls the first switch unit to connect the first group of pins to the application processor earphone interface, and controls the second switch unit to connect the second group of pins to the application processor fast charge interface; or in a case where the grounding impedance value of the second group of pins is within the preset range, the controller controls the second switch unit to connect the second group of pins to the application processor earphone interface, and controls the first switch unit to connect the first group of pins to the application processor fast charge interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yewei HUANG
  • Publication number: 20210315033
    Abstract: A unicast connection establishment method for a direct link, a terminal and a device are provided, the method is applied to a first terminal and includes the following steps: determining, according to status information of at least one second terminal, one terminal of the at least one second terminal as a target terminal for a unicast communication of a direct link; and establishing a unicast connection of the direct link with the target terminal, and determining transmission configuration information for performing a unicast data communication with the target terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rui ZHAO, Fangchen CHENG, Jiayi FANG, Ying PENG
  • Publication number: 20210314247
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for continuous integration testing of network access devices. A testing platform includes a virtual environmental library and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Ethan Wright, Micah Labbee