Abstract: A server-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: receiving a request from an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network node of an IMS network; and in response to receiving the request, providing NAS registration state information associated with a user equipment (UE) to the IMS network node, the NAS registration state information indicating at least one of fourth-generation (4G) single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC) capability of the UE or fifth-generation (5G) SRVCC capability of the UE that is applicable when using an access network supported by a core network, wherein the server is configured to store separate instances of UE SRVCC capabilities, the separate instances including indications of at least one of 4G UE SRVCC capability or 5G UE SRVCC capability that is applicable when using the access network supported by the core network, and wherein the UE is registered with the IMS network using a session initiation protocol (SIP) via the access network.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 6, 2023
Date of Patent:
September 24, 2024
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited
Inventors:
Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker, Nicholas James Russell
Abstract: A method at a user equipment, the method including receiving a string of indicia identifying at the user equipment, the string further comprising an indicator bit; based on the indicator bit, performing one of: determining whether the user equipment supports one or more indicium of the string of indicia and skipping display of characters corresponding to non-supported indicia; or displaying all indicium within the string of indicia. In other embodiments, utilizing a language delineator to choose a string of indicia to display or providing a language delineator to a network element and using the complete string of indicia received from a network element based on the provided language delineator.
Abstract: A method at a computing device, the method including receiving, at the computing device, sensor data from a data source; converting, at a playback tool on the computing device, the sensor data into converted data, thereby bypassing abstraction layers at the computing device; and providing the converted data to at least one synthetic sensor on the computing device, wherein each of the at least one synthetic sensor provides an insight regarding operation of the computing device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 21, 2021
Date of Patent:
September 24, 2024
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited
Inventors:
Sue Hsiu Ying Ludwig, Houffaneh Ali Osman
Abstract: In some examples, a network node receives, from a first user equipment (UE), a report indicating that the first UE received a proximity beacon from a second UE and indicating a transmission opportunity during which the proximity beacon was received. In response to receiving the report at the network node, the network node transmits, to the first UE, an identity associated with the second UE according to contents of the proximity beacon.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 26, 2021
Date of Patent:
September 17, 2024
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited
Inventors:
Robert Novak, Biswaroop Mukherjee, Masoud Ebrahimi Tazeh Mahalleh
Abstract: A method at a sensor apparatus, the method including calculating a value for a target function based on at least one sensor of the sensor apparatus; determining that the value of the target function is within a defined threshold range for a defined time period, thereby finding an in-flight state for the sensor apparatus; and turning off transmission from a radio of the sensor apparatus based on the in-flight state.
Abstract: A bracket for affixing a device to a shipping container, the bracket having a base; a first arm and a second arm disposed on distal ends of the base; a first flange and second flange extending from the first arm and the second arm; a first affixing mechanism and a second affixing mechanism to affix the first flange and the second flange respectively to adjacent locking rods on the shipping container, said first affixing mechanism and second affixing mechanism allowing rotation of the locking rods; and a mounting mechanism on the base for mounting the device, wherein the base is configured to fit within a corrugation behind the adjacent locking rods, and at least one portion of the base is configured to contact the shipping container when the first flange and the second flange are behind the adjacent locking rods.
Abstract: In some implementations, a method of wireless communications between a wireless communications network and wireless user equipment includes receiving, using a primary Time Division Duplex (TDD) configuration, data on a primary component carrier in a first frequency band. Using a secondary TDD configuration, data on a secondary component carrier is received in a second frequency band different from the first frequency band. A Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) for data received on the secondary component carrier is transmitted using a supplemental TDD configuration. A transmission or retransmission on the secondary component carrier uses a supplemental TDD configuration as well. The supplemental TDD configuration is different from the secondary TDD configuration. Furthermore, an uplink supplemental configuration may be different from a downlink supplemental configuration.
Abstract: Methods and systems for building a coverage map for a mobile network operator based on a plurality of location reports received from a plurality of deployed asset tracking devices, the reports including geolocation data and mobile network identifiers. On request from a user device the coverage map is used to generate an overlay atop a geographical map showing the boundaries of coverage for that mobile network operator.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 28, 2023
Publication date:
August 29, 2024
Applicant:
BlackBerry Limited
Inventors:
Jason Wayne JANTZI, Ryan Anthony BIVINETTO, Mark Edward REAUME, Adam Paul JOCKSCH
Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically selecting a mobile network rate plan for an asset tracking device based on a set of reported geolocations of the device overtime, coverage data for various mobile networks, and a set of possible network rate plans. A change in mobility rate plans may be implemented through remote provisioning of a new mobile network profile to the asset tracking device.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 28, 2023
Publication date:
August 29, 2024
Applicant:
BlackBerry Limited
Inventors:
Jason Wayne JANTZI, Ryan Anthony BIVINETTO, Mark Edward REAUME, Adam Paul JOCKSCH
Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to control permissions of vehicle signals. In some aspects, one example method includes: receiving a permission map, wherein the permission map comprises a configured permission value of a permission element of a node in a vehicle signal catalog; and setting a permission value of the permission element of the node in the vehicle signal catalog according to the configured permission value in the permission map.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 28, 2023
Publication date:
August 29, 2024
Applicant:
BlackBerry Limited
Inventors:
Pierre Pierre BLAIS, Xavier JAVORNICKI, Geordon Thomas FERGUSON
Abstract: An asset tracking device and method for detecting the presence of an intermodal shipping container and responsively selecting a preferred location determination. The device may include a controller, a sensor coupled to the controller, a global navigation satellite system chip, and a cellular signal transceiver. While not detecting a container, the controller obtains location data via a global satellite system chip. While a container is detected, the sensor sends a detection signal to the controller and, responsive to the detection signal, the controller obtains location data from a cellular signal transceiver and not from the global satellite system chip.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 27, 2023
Publication date:
August 29, 2024
Applicant:
BlackBerry Limited
Inventors:
Jason Wayne JANTZI, Mahendra FULESHWAR PRASAD, Yu Edward GAO
Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to communicates vehicle signals. In some aspects, one example method includes: receiving, at a server, a query for a vehicle signal; and transmitting, from the server, a response message comprising an identifier of the vehicle signal, wherein the identifier comprises a representation of a name of the vehicle signal and a definition of at least one other element of the vehicle signal.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 28, 2023
Publication date:
August 29, 2024
Applicant:
BlackBerry Limited
Inventors:
Pierre Pierre BLAIS, Geordon Thomas FERGUSON
Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling an asset tracking device and, in particular, determining when an asset tracking device is aboard a ship. The device may have a ship mode in which the device determines it has been loaded onto a ship and in which geolocation is not determined. The device may further have an ocean mode to which it transitions from the ship mode in which it ceases to look for a cellular connection in order to send location reports. The device may detect a beacon signal from a ship-mounted base-station to trigger the ship mode and may detect, or fail to detect, one or more wireless signals or identifiers as the trigger to transition to ocean mode.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 28, 2023
Publication date:
August 29, 2024
Applicant:
BlackBerry Limited
Inventors:
Jason Wayne JANTZI, Mark Edward REAUME, Yu GAO, Scott Leonard DILL, Ryan Michael PARKER, Steven Joseph MACDONALD, Mahendra FULESHWAR PRASAD
Abstract: A method for verification at a computing device of a signed message received from a first party over a public communications channel, the method including extracting a message digest “a” belonging to a semigroup from the signed message; obtaining a public key [c,e] for the first party, including a fixed value checker “c” and an endpoint “e”, checker “c” and endpoint “e” belonging to the semigroup and the endpoint comprising a multiplication of a private key “b” for the first party and the checker “c”, multiplying the message digest “a” and the endpoint “e” to create an endmatter “ae”; extracting a signature “d” from the signed message, the signature “d” belonging to the semigroup and being a multiplication of message digest “a” and private key “b”; multiplying the signature “d” and the checker “c” to create a signcheck “dc”; and verifying that the endmatter “ae” matches the signcheck “dc”.
Abstract: A method at a sensor module within a sensor system for communicating with a gateway, the method including storing a timing profile for communications with the gateway; waking a radio core of the sensor module at a threshold time prior to a beacon signal being expected from the gateway; sampling a channel for the beacon signal at the radio core; if the beacon signal is detected: waking a processor on the sensor module; exchanging communication with the gateway; and powering down the processor and radio core upon completion of the exchanging communication.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 25, 2023
Date of Patent:
August 27, 2024
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited
Inventors:
Mahendra Fuleshwar Prasad, Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann, Jesse William Bennett, Scott Leonard Dill, James Randolph Winter Lepp
Abstract: A method at a computing device within an Intelligent Transportation System, the method including detecting a traffic event at the computing device; determining no fixed roadside unit is available from the computing device; establishing an Internet Protocol connection from the computing device to a network node; and sending a traffic event message from the computing device to the network node, the traffic event message providing information for the traffic event.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 21, 2023
Date of Patent:
August 20, 2024
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited
Inventors:
Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann, Adrian Buckley
Abstract: A method at a first device for enabling a device-to-device wireless link, the method detecting whether a presence signal of a second device is received over a first time period, the presence signal of the second device having a time-slot boundary; and if the presence signal of the second device is not detected, initiating a time-slot boundary by the first device including: transmitting a first presence signal of the first device in a selected time-slot; and checking for an acknowledgment to the first presence signal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 4, 2023
Date of Patent:
August 6, 2024
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited
Inventors:
Nam Nguyen, Yufei Wu Blankenship, Sagar Dhakal
Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and provides an efficient control information transmission method and apparatus for supporting a multiple antenna transmission technique. A method is provided for transmitting downlink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information related to an uplink multiple codeword transmission and includes receiving the uplink multiple codeword transmission, generating HARQ information related to each of the multiple codewords based on a result of decoding each of the multiple codewords, modulating the HARQ information, and transmitting the modulated HARQ information via one or more physical HARQ indicator channels (PHICHs).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 5, 2021
Date of Patent:
July 30, 2024
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited
Inventors:
Hyun Soo Ko, Jae Hoon Chung, Bin Chul Ihm, Moon Il Lee
Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to detect distribution assessments of production data sample of a machine learning operation. In some aspects, a method includes: receiving, from a first machine learning model, pre-activation data, wherein the pre-activation data comprises pre-activation information of one or more neurons of the first machine learning model, and the pre-activation data is obtained when the first machine learning model processes a production data sample to generate a prediction outcome; using, a second machine learning model to process the pre-activation data to generate a distribution assessment; and determining, based on the distribution assessment, wherein the production data sample is an adversarial data sample or a drift data sample.
Abstract: Systems, methods, and software can be used to process a control channel at a user agent (UA) within a wireless communication system. In some aspects, the method includes identifying one carrier as an anchor carrier and at least one other another carrier as a non-anchor carrier; for each carrier: determining a location of a UA specific search space including one or more control channel candidates for the carrier based on a linear congruential random number; and attempting to decode each of the control channel candidates in the UA specific search space to identify at least one of an uplink or a downlink grant associated with the carrier and receiving information indicating a first number of control channel candidates for a first aggregation level for the anchor carrier and a second number of control channel candidates for the first aggregation level for the non-anchor carrier, wherein the first number of control channel candidates is different from the second number of control channel candidates.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 9, 2019
Date of Patent:
August 20, 2024
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited
Inventors:
Sean Michael McBeath, Mo-Han Fong, Youn Hyoung Heo, Zhijun Cai, Andrew Mark Earnshaw