Patents Assigned to InterDigital Technology
  • Patent number: 9774457
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for providing advanced security functions. The WTRU includes trusted platform module (TPM) for performing trusted computing operations; and a secure time component (STC) for providing a secure measurement of a current time. The STC and the TPM are integrated to provide accurate trusted time information to internal and external to the WTRU. The STC may be located on an expanded a subscriber identity module (SIM), on the WTRU platform, or two STCs may be used, one in each location. Similarly, the TPM may be located on an expanded SIM, on the WTRU platform, or two TPMs may be used, one in each location. Preferably, the STC will include a real time clock (RTC); a tamper detection and power failure unit; and a time report and sync controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yogendra C. Shah, Inhyok Cha
  • Publication number: 20170273081
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may receive a first downlink signal, which may include a resource assignment having an indication of a first resource of a plurality of resources. The resource assignment may also have an indication of a number of resources of the plurality of resources. In addition, the plurality of resources may be consecutive resources in a sequence. Further, the first downlink signal may include an indication as to a number of time intervals that the resource assignment applies. Moreover, each time interval may include at least one time slot. Additionally, the UE may receive at least one additional downlink signal over a downlink shared channel in the indicated first resource and in the number of consecutive resources in the sequence in the number of indicated time intervals. In an example, the first downlink signal may be received over a downlink signaling channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen E. Terry, Stephen G. Dick, James M. Miller, Eldad M. Zeira, Ariela Zeira
  • Publication number: 20170273021
    Abstract: A method and apparatus may be used for assigning groups of stations in wireless communications to one or more groups. Groups may be assigned by an access point (AP) based on information received from a station (STA). Group information may be signaled to each station and a group identifier may be indicated in a frame. The group information may be applied to a performance enhancement, for example power savings for the station, wherein the station enters a power saving mode on a condition that the station determines that it is not a member of the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Mohammed Sammour, Sudheer A. Grandhi, Arty Chandra
  • Publication number: 20170272205
    Abstract: A subscriber unit for automatic repeat request mechanisms and related methods are disclosed. The subscriber unit may comprise transmitting a single carrier frequency domain equalization (SC-FDE) signals using a plurality of hybrid automatic repeat request (ARQ) mechanisms. The plurality of hybrid ARQ mechanisms may use a stop and wait architecture. Further, each of the plurality of hybrid ARQ mechanisms may transmit in a different time interval and each time interval includes at least one time slot. The subscriber unit may receive downlink data signals using hybrid ARQ and may receive acknowledgments (ACKs)/negative acknowledgments, wherein the ACK/NAKs may be received in a time period between the downlink transmissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph A. Kwak
  • Patent number: 9769843
    Abstract: A method and system for providing control information for supporting high speed downlink and high speed uplink packet access are disclosed. A Node-B assigns at least one downlink control channel and at least one uplink control channel to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The downlink control channel and the uplink control channel are provided to carry control information for both the downlink and the uplink. Conventional control channels, for downlink and uplink are combined into a reduced set of control channels for uplink and downlink. The Node-B and the WTRU communicate control information via the downlink control channel and the uplink control channel. The WTRU receives downlink data and transmits uplink data, and the Node-B receives uplink data and transmits downlink data based on the control information transmitted via the downlink control channel and the uplink control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Arty Chandra, Stephen E. Terry
  • Publication number: 20170265152
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for controlling transmitter power in a wireless communication system in which channels, including one or more shared channels, are utilized. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive a control signal from a base station. The WTRU may also receive a transmit power command from the base station. Further, the WTRU may transmit a shared channel signal to another WTRU in a transmission time interval (TTI) based on the control signal. The transmission power level of the transmitted shared channel signal may be based on the received transmit power command. Also, the transmission power level may be further based on a measured pathloss. In addition, the WTRU may transmit a second channel signal to the another WTRU in a TTI, wherein a transmission power level of the transmitted second channel signal is derived from a measured pathloss and a received transmit power command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen G. Dick, Marian Rudolf
  • Patent number: 9756550
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for providing compatible mapping for backhaul control channels, frequency first mapping of control channel elements (CCEs) to avoid relay-physical control format indicator channel (R-PCFICH) and a tree based relay resource allocation to minimize the resource allocation map bits. Methods and apparatus (e.g., relay node (RN)/evolved Node-B (eNB)) for mapping of the Un downlink (DL) control signals, Un DL positive acknowledgement (ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK), and/or relay-physical downlink control channel (R-PDCCH) (or similar) in the eNB to RN (Un interface) DL direction are described. This includes time/frequency mapping of above-mentioned control signals into resource blocks (RBs) of multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS) single frequency network (MBSFN)-reserved sub-frames in the RN cell and encoding procedures for these.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kalpendu R. Pasad, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Mihaela C. Beluri, Marian Rudolf, Pascal M. Adjakple, John W. Haim
  • Publication number: 20170249394
    Abstract: Embodiments for sharing a web session with privacy protected content with a between a primary user and a secondary user is described. A request may be transmitted to a service server by the primary user. The request may include a command to create a shared session to share portions of a web session with the secondary user and a first uniform resource locator (URL) corresponding with the web session to be shared. The primary user may mark content of the webpage as privacy protected content, which may not be shared with the secondary user. The privacy protected content may be replaced by content targeted to the secondary user during the shared session. The parameters and marked content may be transmitted to the service server. The primary user may receive a second URL for the shared session and may transmit it to the secondary user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shoshana LOEB, Mohamed K. HASSANIN, Kuo-Chu LEE, Zijun YAO
  • Patent number: 9749158
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The WTRU is configured to generate at least one local codebook based on a baseline codebook, and select a codeword from the local codebook that is associated with feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Robert Lind Olesen, Donald M. Grieco
  • Patent number: 9749951
    Abstract: A method for controlling discontinuous reception in a wireless transmit/receive unit includes defining a plurality of DRX levels, wherein each DRX level includes a respective DRX cycle length and transitioning between DRX levels based on a set of criteria. The transitioning may be triggered by implicit rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen E. Terry, Peter S. Wang, Jin Wang
  • Publication number: 20170245268
    Abstract: The architecture of the high-speed shared service provides a Node B yielding various sets of information that answer a set of basic questions that a data service needs. Many potential measurements the Node B can make are provided to the RNC to enable a resource manager to perform certain functions and which can be used to answer the set of basic questions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: James M. Miller
  • Publication number: 20170238254
    Abstract: A method and apparatus may be used in wireless communications. The apparatus may he an access point (AP), and may transmit a power save frame. The power save frame may include one or more Uplink (UL) Transmission Times (ULT)s. The apparatus may determine that a station (STA) did not transmit during its respective ULT. The AP may transmit another power save frame. The other power save frame may include a modified ULT. The modified ULT may be for a STA that did not transmit during its respective ULT. The other power save frame may include an unmodified ULT. The unmodified ULT may be for a STA that did not transmit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Mohammed Sammour, Sudheer A. Grandhi, Robert L. Olesen
  • Publication number: 20170237538
    Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may process logical channel data from a logical channel and determine that a type of trigger has occurred for the logical channel based on higher layer signaling. In response to the type of trigger, the WTRU may transmit a predetermined sequence over an uplink control channel in a transmission time interval (TTI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Paul Marinier
  • Patent number: 9730214
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for requesting and releasing resources for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and/or Node B. The WTRU may transmit a channel acquisition request to the Node B and receive a resource allocation from the Node B. The resource allocation may include a common resource. The WTRU may release the common resource. The release may be based on one or more conditions. The channel acquisition request or the resource allocation may include information related to one or more channels or resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Benoit Pelletier, Eldad M. Zeira, Christopher R. Cave, Paul Marinier, Vincent Roy, In H. Kim
  • Patent number: 9730158
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for efficiently supporting data calls to WTRUs in systems that also support telephony. Various types of data is transmitted on a known schedule which is tightly synchronized to a predetermined time frame. The WTRUs synchronize their wake-up periods to search for data at times when data may or will actually be transmitted to them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Jeffrey Goldberg, Stephen E. Terry
  • Patent number: 9729384
    Abstract: A method and wireless communication system may be used for transferring management information. An access point (AP) may transmit a management information base (MIB) information request including a category field and an action details field to a wireless transmit/receive (WTRU). In response to receiving the information request, the WTRU may determine whether or not to provide management information to the AP. When the WTRU provides management information to the AP, the WTRU may compile management information stored in a MIB located in the WTRU and transmit a MIB information report to the AP. The MIB may list a plurality of tables containing information associated with radio resource management (RRM) and at least one table containing physical layer measurements. The AP may include a MIB for storing MIB information of the WTRU. The AP may transmit the stored MIB information of the WTRU in response to a request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Marian Rudolf, Stephen G. Dick, Teresa Joanne Hunkeler, Shamim Akbar Rahman, Joseph A. Kwak
  • Patent number: 9716604
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for efficient precoding matrix verification in a multiple-input multiple-output MIMO wireless communication system are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit WTRU sends a precoding matrix index PMI to an eNodeB. The eNodeB sends a verification message including a PMI indicator indicating whether or not the PMI of the WTRU and a PMI of the eNodeB are identical. If the PMI of the WTRU and of the eNodeB are identical, the eNodeB sends just a PMI indicator otherwise the eNodeB sends to the WTRU a PMI indicator and the PMI of the eNodeB. A plurality of PMIs may be sent simultaneously, and the PMIs may be partitioned into a plurality of groups. The PMI indicator may be either attached to or inserted into control signaling. PMI validation messages can be signaled to WTRU by control signaling or use of a dedicated reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Kyle Jung-Lin Pan
  • Patent number: 9712294
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes an infrastructure device for transmitting and receiving communications to and from a plurality of wireless user terminals. Each wireless user terminal includes a receiver and a controller that receives a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals on a first carrier frequency of a downlink. Each of the plurality of OFDM signals includes carrier frequency assignment information indicating a carrier frequency to transmit uplink data and spatial pattern information indicating a spatial pattern. In response to the carrier frequency assignment information of each of the plurality of OFDM signals, a transmitter and the controller of the wireless user terminal transmit a plurality of uplink signals. Each of the plurality of uplink signals are transmitted on the indicated carrier frequency and using the indicated spatial pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Zuniga, Teresa J. Hunkeler
  • Publication number: 20170201991
    Abstract: A wireless network device may receive a first list indicating a first assignment for uplink and downlink time intervals in a time division duplex (TDD) frame and determine at least first downlink time intervals based on the first list. The device may receive a second list indicating a second assignment for uplink and downlink time intervals in a TDD frame and determine at least first uplink time intervals based on the second list. The device may determine at least second downlink time intervals and second uplink time intervals based on a third list, wherein the third list indicates a third assignment for uplink and downlink time intervals in a TDD frame, and wherein the second downlink time intervals include downlink time intervals of at least the first downlink time intervals and the second uplink time intervals include uplink time intervals of at least the first uplink time intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Ariela Zeira
  • Patent number: 9706453
    Abstract: A variety of wireless communication methods and apparatus for supporting reconfiguration of radio link control (RLC) parameters are disclosed. A radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message is generated that indicates that an RLC unit in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) or a universal terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) should be reconfigured from supporting flexible size RLC protocol data units (PDUs) to supporting fixed size RLC PDUs. If an information element (IE) “one sided RLC re-establishment” is present in the RRC reconfiguration message, only a receiving side subassembly in the RLC unit is re-established. Otherwise, both the receiving side subassembly and a transmitting side subassembly in the RLC unit are re-established. Flexible size RLC PDUs may be discarded and a message indicating the discarded flexible size RLC PDUs may be transmitted. The flexible size RLC PDUs may be modified such that they correspond to a set of pre-defined sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Diana Pani, Christopher R Cave, Stephen E Terry, Paul Marinier