Patents Assigned to Intellectual Ventures II LLC (remove and reenter with front before filing)
  • Publication number: 20250234101
    Abstract: A digital camera system and method for improving low-light performance. The system includes a plurality of digital cameras, each comprising a luminance channel configured to directly detect luminance signals, one or more chrominance channels configured to detect red and blue chrominance signals, and an optical assembly with lenses optimized for light transmission. A processor is configured to combine luminance and chrominance signals from the cameras to generate image data, independently adjust the integration times for each camera based on the image data to form optimized image data, and transmit the optimized image data for use in digital imaging systems, such as those in automobiles. The invention also encompasses a method and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for performing these operations, providing an efficient solution for capturing high-quality images in low-light environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventors: Richard Ian Olsen, James Gates, Darryl L. Sato
  • Patent number: 12341712
    Abstract: A mobile station using orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA). The frequency processing circuitry and the processor of the mobile station are configured to scan spectral bands for a first signal. The first signal having synchronization and cell identification information, and is received in a first band of a cell having a full bandwidth. The first band being within a first bandwidth part and the first bandwidth part being a portion of the full bandwidth of a cell that comprises a plurality of bandwidth parts. Further, the frequency processing circuitry and the processor configured to receive and process signals in the first bandwidth part and configured to switch to receive and process a second bandwidth part, the second bandwidth part being different frequency size than the first bandwidth part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventors: Xiaodong Li, Titus Lo, Kemin Li, Haiming Huang
  • Patent number: 12335953
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may receive control information including a plurality of bits, wherein the plurality of bits indicates a time interval where physical control channel resources are utilized to signal UE-specific information. The UE may monitor the physical control channel resources in the indicated time intervals and determine whether signaling information for the UE is present. This determination is based on an identification of the UE and in response to the determination that signaling information for the UE is present, process the signaling information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Martin Warwick Beale
  • Patent number: 12335766
    Abstract: A base station (BS) is configured to transmit information including a plurality of first values, wherein each of the plurality of first values is associated with at least one radio bearer to a user equipment (UE). The BS is configured to receive a plurality of buffer occupancy indicators from the UE, wherein each buffer occupancy indicator is associated with a at least one queue, wherein each queue is associated with at least one radio bearer. The BS is further configured, in response to the received plurality of buffer occupancy indicators, to transmit an uplink resource allocation to the UE via a control channel and to receive data provided by selected queues in resources based on the transmitted uplink resource allocation from the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Timothy J. Speight
  • Publication number: 20250080217
    Abstract: A base station configured to transmit resource allocation information associated with an uplink physical control channel to a user equipment (UE), wherein the uplink physical control channel and a physical uplink shared channel have different resources. The base station is further configured to receive from the UE, data over the physical uplink shared channel in assigned time intervals. The base station is further configured, in a time interval that it is not receiving information from the UE, over the physical uplink shared channel, to receive a signal over the uplink physical control channel based on the transmitted resource allocation information, wherein the processor is further configured to receive the signal from the UE, over the uplink physical control channel between transmissions of data over the physical uplink shared channels within a frame. The base station is further configured to transmit feedback information to the UE from a downlink control channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Paul Howard
  • Patent number: 12222216
    Abstract: A device, system and method notifying a selected recipient that a driver of a vehicle has exceeded a posted speed limit. The process includes receiving an indication of a violation from a computing device located in the vehicle, wherein the indication includes information about the vehicle. The indication is received in response to the computing device determining that the driver of the vehicle committed the violation based on the information about the vehicle and the posted speed limit associated with a roadway on which the vehicle is traveling. The process further includes instantly sending a notification to the selected recipient in response indication, wherein the notification indicates that the driver of the vehicle has committed the violation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Leigh M. Rothschild
  • Patent number: 12200374
    Abstract: An image capture device includes a plurality of independently formed camera channels. Each of the plurality of independently formed camera channels includes a respective sensor, wherein the respective sensor includes circuitry that controls an integration time of the respective sensor, and a respective lens that receives incident light and transmits the incident light to the respective sensor without transmitting the incident light to respective sensor of other camera channels within the plurality of independently formed camera channels. Further, a processor that is communicatively coupled to the respective sensor of each of the plurality of independently formed camera channels. The processor is configured to receive respective images from the respective sensor of each of the plurality of independently formed camera channels, and form a combined image by combing each of the respective images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventors: Richard Ian Olsen, James Gates, Darryl L. Sato
  • Publication number: 20240430865
    Abstract: A base station (BS) is configured to transmit information including a plurality of first values, wherein each of the plurality of first values is associated with at least one radio bearer to a user equipment (UE). The BS is configured to receive a plurality of buffer occupancy indicators from the UE, wherein each buffer occupancy indicator is associated with a at least one queue, wherein each queue is associated with at least one radio bearer. The BS is further configured, in response to the received plurality of buffer occupancy indicators, to transmit an uplink resource allocation to the UE via a control channel and to receive data provided by selected queues in resources based on the transmitted uplink resource allocation from the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Timothy SPEIGHT
  • Publication number: 20240422736
    Abstract: A network node comprising a network interface, receiving circuitry, transmitting circuitry, and a processor. The network interface configured to receive a first paging message for a user equipment (UE). The processor is configured to determine a paging occasion for the UE based on a user identity of the UE known to a core network. The processor and the transmitting circuitry configured to transmit to the UE, a control channel having a paging identity and a shared channel. Further, recover an indication of a shared channel resource from the control channel and recover a paging message for the UE from a shared channel signal received using the indication of the shared channel resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Chandrika K. WORRALL
  • Patent number: 12149334
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive resource allocation information associated with an uplink physical control channel, wherein the uplink physical control channel and a physical uplink shared channel have different resources. The UE is configured to send data over the physical uplink shared channel in assigned time intervals. The UE is further configured to, in a time interval that it is not sending information over the physical uplink shared channel, to send a signal over the uplink physical control channel based on the received resource allocation information, wherein the UE is further configured to transmit the signal over the uplink physical control channel between transmissions of data over the physical uplink shared channels within a frame. The UE is configured to receive feedback information from a downlink control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Paul Howard
  • Patent number: 12089189
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive information including a plurality of first values and queue limit information including a plurality of first values and queue limit information from a base station (BS), wherein each of the plurality of first values is associated with at least one radio bearer. Further, the UE is configured to transmit a plurality of buffer occupancy indicators, wherein each buffer occupancy indicator is associated with at least one queue, wherein each queue is associated with the at least one radio bearer. In response to the plurality of buffer occupancy indicators transmitted, receive, using the communication interface, allocated uplink resources including data provided by a limited number of queues in allocated uplink resources, wherein an amount of data received from each of the limited number of queues is limited based on the first values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Timothy J. Speight
  • Patent number: 12082153
    Abstract: A base station (BS) comprising a processor and a communication interface configured to transmit a paging identity to user equipment (UE) to recover a shared channel allocation from a control channel from among the control channels having the paging identity. Further, the BS is further configured to transmit, using the communication interface, a shared channel based on the shared channel allocation and transmit a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) assigned to the UE when the UE is in a second state, different than an idle state, and has a radio access network connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Chandrika K. Worrall
  • Patent number: 12069511
    Abstract: A device for use in a base station receives, via the communication interface, a service request message from a first radio access technology (RAT) from a user equipment (UE), wherein the service request message includes information associated with at least one UE service, transmit, via the communication interface, based on the service request message, a message with information to setup a bearer for a second RAT to the UE, wherein the second RAT is a different RAT than the first RAT. The device for use in a base station transmits, via the communication interface, multimedia data using the second RAT to the UE, and transmit, via the communication interface, data using the first RAT to the UE, wherein the data and multimedia data are transmitted simultaneously and use a same packet data protocol and same security keys to recover the multimedia data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventors: Haris Zisimopoulos, Chandrika K. Worrall, Alan Edward Jones
  • Publication number: 20240255303
    Abstract: A device, system and method notifying a selected recipient that a driver of a vehicle has exceeded a posted speed limit. The process includes receiving an indication of a violation from a computing device located in the vehicle, wherein the indication includes information about the vehicle. The indication is received in response to the computing device determining that the driver of the vehicle committed the violation based on the information about the vehicle and the posted speed limit associated with a roadway on which the vehicle is traveling. The process further includes instantly sending a notification to the selected recipient in response indication, wherein the notification indicates that the driver of the vehicle has committed the violation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Leigh M. Rothschild
  • Publication number: 20240243861
    Abstract: A mobile station using orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA). The frequency processing circuitry and the processor are configured to scan spectral bands for a first signal, the first signal having synchronization and system information. Wherein, the system information comprises configuration of a first multi-carrier communication structure, wherein the first multi-carrier communication structure comprises allocated subcarriers, a subcarrier bandwidth, and a time duration of an OFDM symbol. Further, the frequency processing circuitry and the processor configured to receive and process signals in the first multi-carrier communication structure and switch to receive and process signals using a second multi-carrier communication structure, the second multi-carrier communication structure having different subcarrier bandwidth than the first multi-carrier communication structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventors: Xiaodong LI, Titus Lo, Kemin Li, Haiming Huang
  • Patent number: 12035346
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) transceiver configured to receive N orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) data streams from a first network device and a second network device, wherein M data streams are from the first network device and N-M of the data streams are from the second network device, and wherein the M data streams and the N-M data streams are substantially synchronized. Further, the transmissions from the first network device and the second network device are scheduled and coordinated based on a determined channel quality of a radio channel between the first network device and the UE, wherein a first number of data streams used for communication with the UE in a time period and a second number of data streams transmitted within the time period are adjusted based on the determined channel quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas William Anderson
  • Patent number: 11997652
    Abstract: A base station (BS) is configured to transmit information including a plurality of first values and queue limit information to a user equipment (UE), wherein each of the plurality of first values is associated with at least one radio bearer. Further, the BS is configured to receive a plurality of buffer occupancy indicators, wherein each buffer occupancy indicator is associated with at least one queue, wherein each queue is associated with the at least one radio bearer. In response to the plurality of buffer occupancy indicators received, the BS allocates uplink resources to the UE, including data provided by a limited number of queues in the allocated uplink resources, wherein an amount of data received from each of the limited number of queues is limited based on the first values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Timothy J. Speight
  • Publication number: 20240137116
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive resource allocation information associated with an uplink physical control channel, wherein the uplink physical control channel and a physical uplink shared channel have different resources. The UE is configured to send data over the physical uplink shared channel in assigned time intervals. The UE is further configured to, in a time interval that it is not sending information over the physical uplink shared channel, to send a signal over the uplink physical control channel based on the received resource allocation information, wherein the UE is further configured to transmit the signal over the uplink physical control channel between transmissions of data over the physical uplink shared channels within a frame. The UE is configured to receive feedback information from a downlink control channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Paul Howard
  • Patent number: 11933628
    Abstract: A device, system and method notifying a selected recipient that a driver of a vehicle has exceeded a posted speed limit. The process includes determining, by the computing device located within the vehicle, that the driver of the vehicle committed a violation based on the information about the vehicle and the posted speed limit associated with a roadway on which the vehicle is traveling. Sending, from the computing device located in the vehicle to a remote computing device, an indication of the violation, wherein the indication about the violation includes the information about the vehicle, wherein the remote computing device is configured to instantly notify the selected recipient that the driver of the vehicle has committed the violation, wherein the selected recipient is notified by sending a notification to recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Leigh M. Rothschild
  • Patent number: 11916793
    Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventors: Floyd Backes, Gary Vacon, William Hawe, Roger Durand, Paul Callahan