Patents Assigned to IPCom
  • Patent number: 10879963
    Abstract: A telecommunication system is provided comprising a Single Frequency Network, which enables the activation and respectively deactivation of base stations (SCn?SCn+3), each providing a radio cell such as a so-called Small Cell (SCn?SCn+3). Single Frequency Networks provide the advantage that no handover procedures are required for user equipment traversing several radio cells. The subject matter of the present invention provides means for a location based adaption of the transmission parameters for operating the Small Cells (SCn?SCn+3) in dependence of the location of the user equipment to be supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Achim Luft, Martin Hans, Maik Bienas
  • Patent number: 10873362
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of determining a transmission power for device to device, D2D, transmissions between a first user equipment device and a second user equipment device using transmission resources being used for transmissions to a cellular network entity by a third user equipment device, the method comprising determining a measure of a path loss between the cellular network entity and the first user equipment device, and using the measure of the path loss to determine a maximum transmission power such that the D2D transmissions are received at the cellular network entity with a signal level around or below a noise level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Maik Bienas, Andreas Schmidt, Martin Hans
  • Patent number: 10791525
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of operating a non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA, communications network, the method comprising receiving from each of a plurality of user equipment, UE, devices at least one radio resource measurement report; processing the radio resource measurement reports to select a group of UE devices of the plurality of UE devices as a NOMA group; for the UE devices in the NOMA group determining a set of control parameters for the UE devices; informing the NOMA group UE devices a of the control parameters, wherein the control parameters are transmitted to the NOMA group UE devices using a downlink control information message having a format specific for NOMA messaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Maik Bienas
  • Patent number: 10771953
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for selecting a transmission mode for a transmission to at least one further user equipment, by selecting a communication profile for communication with the at least one further user equipment out of a set of provided communication profiles as a function of at least one determined location property, wherein each communication profile defines a set of transmission parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Maik Bienas, Andreas Schmidt, Martin Hans, Achim Luft
  • Patent number: 10750572
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of transferring resource control unit operational control functionality within a single frequency network, in which multiple transmission points transmit identical downlink data packets in a synchronized manner, from a first node to a second node, the method comprising receiving at a resource control unit a set of resource control information from at least one candidate node; determining using the resource control information a suitability of the at least one candidate node to be the second node; and initiating transfer of the resource control unit operational control functionality from the first node to the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Achim Luft, Martin Hans, Maik Bienas
  • Patent number: 10720968
    Abstract: A telecommunication system is provided comprising a Single Frequency Network, which enables the activation and respectively deactivation of base stations (SCn-SCn+3), each providing a radio cell such as a so-called Small Cell (SCn-SCn+3). Single Frequency Networks provide the advantage that no handover procedures are required for user equipment traversing several radio cells. The subject matter of the present invention provides means for a location based adaption of the transmission parameters for operating the Small Cells (SCn-SCn+3) in dependence of the location of the user equipment to be supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Achim Luft, Martin Hans, Maik Bienas
  • Publication number: 20200052824
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for providing configurable feedback latency in a communication system in which a feedback information message is sent after reception of a data transmission, the method comprising transmitting a single combined feedback information message following receipt of a configurable number of received transport blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Maik BIENAS, Martin HANS
  • Patent number: 10477421
    Abstract: The present invention provides a resource controller for resource management in a telecommunication network, the telecommunication network providing a first set of resources for cellular communication and a second set of resources for direct device-to-device, D2D, communication between UEs, the resource controller comprising a measurement request unit being arranged to request a measurement be performed by at least one user equipment, the measurement indicating a capacity utilization of the second set of resources; and a resource pool adaption unit being arranged to adapt the first set of resources and the second set of resources as a function of the performed measurement. In particular, where no resources are available for D2D communication, a UE may request a bearer setup and in response suitable resources for D2D communication are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Maik Bienas, Andreas Schmidt, Martin Hans
  • Patent number: 10440601
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of controlling a mobile communication network, the method comprising, an uplink controlling entity, in response to reception quality measurement reports sent by a plurality of reception points within the mobile communication network following a transmission of data by a user equipment device, the reception quality measurement reports being responsive to the reception of the transmission, configuring the reception points within the mobile communication network such that each of the multiple reception points is configured to exhibit a participation behavior with respect to at least one of subsequent measurement reporting and payload reporting with regard to transmissions from the user equipment device, the participation behavior being dependent on the reception quality measurement report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Hans, Maik Bienas, Andreas Schmidt, Achim Luft
  • Patent number: 10382909
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for transmitting messages in a telecommunications network, in which a first message service and a second message service are available. Dedicated messages of the first message service are sent, using messages of the second message service. The method of the present invention has the particular advantage, that an optimized transmission scheme can be maintained for the dedicated messages of the first message service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Josef Laumen, Joerg Reinecke, Frank Schange, Gunnar Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9736096
    Abstract: For transmitting messages in a radiotelecommunications network from a first subscriber station, a transmission frame at least two data fields with data in a first data format transmitted in a first data field of the short message, and data in a second data format, different from the first data format, are transmitted in a second data field of the short message, a first identification code, which identifies a makeup of the short message, is transmitted in the first data field and includes information about at least one of a number of data fields, one or more data formats of data in the data fields, and a size of the data fields, and in each of two data fields, one data-field-specific identification code, which identifies a makeup and content of the corresponding data field, per data field is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: IPCOM GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Martin Hans, Frank Kowalewski, Holger Schulz, Ralf Fischer, Gunnar Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9674314
    Abstract: A method of operating a mobile wireless network is described to ensure proper function of protocol entities during the transmission of data units between two wireless stations of the mobile wireless network. In this case, user data is assembled by a first convergence protocol layer of the first wireless station into at least one first data unit, particularly a packet data unit, before transmission to a second convergence protocol layer of a second wireless station, particularly on the same protocol level, with the user data being supplied to the first convergence protocol layer by at least one user in a network layer. At least one protocol entity of the first convergence protocol layer is configured as a function of a configuration request received by the second wireless station, in order to form the at least one first data unit from the data received from the at least one user and to transmit it through a carrier to a link control layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Hans, Mark Beckmann
  • Patent number: 9509808
    Abstract: A method of operating a mobile wireless network is described to ensure proper function of protocol entities during the transmission of data units between two wireless stations of the mobile wireless network. In this case, user data is assembled by a first convergence protocol layer of the first wireless station into at least one first data unit, particularly a packet data unit, before transmission to a second convergence protocol layer of a second wireless station, particularly on the same protocol level, with the user data being supplied to the first convergence protocol layer by at least one user in a network layer. At least one protocol entity of the first convergence protocol layer is configured as a function of a configuration request received by the second wireless station, in order to form the at least one first data unit from the data received from the at least one user and to transmit it through a carrier to a link control layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Hans, Mark Beckmann
  • Patent number: 9344863
    Abstract: For transmitting messages in a radiotelecommunications network from a first subscriber station, a transmission frame at least two data fields with data in a first data format transmitted in a first data field of the short message, and data in a second data format, different from the first data format, are transmitted in a second data field of the short message, a first identification code, which identifies a makeup of the short message, is transmitted il} the first data field and includes information about at least one of a number of data fields, one or more data formats of data in the data fields, and a size of the data fields, and in each of two data fields, one data-field-specific identification code, which identifies a makeup and content of the corresponding data field, per data field is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: IPCOM GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Martin Hans, Frank Kowalewski, Holger Schulz, Ralf Fischer, Gunnar Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9246739
    Abstract: A telecommunication system for bidirectional data transmission of a data set between a data transmission device and a data reception device via at least one packet-oriented network device, which includes encapsulation of the data set to enable a connection-oriented data transmission of the data set; connection-oriented transmission of the encapsulated data set by means of at least one mobile telephone from the data transmission device to a base station of a mobile telephone network; evaluation of the data encapsulation protocol in the base station for an unpacking of the data set to enable a packet-oriented data transmission of the data set; and packet-oriented transmission of the data set from the base station to the data reception device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: IPCOM GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Martin Hans, Frank Kowalewski, Josef Laumen, Gunnar Schmidt, Siegfried Baer, Mark Beckmann
  • Patent number: 9185532
    Abstract: A method and a device for transmitting electronic mail messages using a mobile wireless telephone network short message service are provided. An electronic mail message is transmitted by using the at least one short message which includes a short message header portion and a short message data portion. The short message data portion includes a user data header portion having: a) an identifying data field to identify that the short message data portion includes addressing information in accordance with RFC 822, and b) a length data field identifying a length of the addressing information in accordance with RFC 822. The addressing information in accordance with RFC 822 includes data fields differentiated from one another by keywords.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: IPCOM GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Josef Laumen, Gunnar Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9166827
    Abstract: A data transmission method includes transmitting an encoded data signal in form of a data stream of data bursts between a transmitter and a receiver, making a decision as a function of at least one data transmission parameter as to whether an interference treatment of the data signal to be transmitted will be performed in the transmitter or in the receiver, performing the interference treatment in terms of at least on code in the transmitter, and performing the interference treatment of the data to be transmitted in terms of at least one further code in the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: IPCOM GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Frank Kowalewski, Peter Mangold
  • Patent number: 9100827
    Abstract: A method for identification of a physical unit (M) storing a secret identity (SIMEI) and an open identity (IMEI) in memory in a physical unit (M); generating a first parameter (CHv) in the testing device (P); sending an identity request (IR) with the first parameter (CHv) from the testing device (P) to the physical unit (M); generating an electronic signature (SIGt) by use of a first cryptographic function (F3) from the secret identity (SIMEI) and at least the first parameter (CHv) in the physical unit (M), and sending SIGt and the open identity (IMEI) to the testing device (P); and identifying the physical unit (M) by a comparison of the electronic signature (SIGt) sent and a corresponding electronic signature (SIGv) in the generated testing device (P).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: IPCOM GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Wael Adi
  • Patent number: 9072023
    Abstract: User data is transmitted between a mobile station (10) and a first base station (25), the user data being combined into data units, in particular packet data units, before being transmitted. For transmission of data units, transmission-specific information describing an instantaneous state of the transmission is stored in the mobile station (10) as well as in a first network unit (50) at a higher level than the first base station (25). With the relocation of the mobile station (10) from the first base station (25) to a second base station (30) having a second higher-level network unit (55), the transmission-specific information stored in the first higher-level network unit (50) is transmitted to the second higher-level network unit (55) to continue the transmission after the relocation essentially directly from its latest state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: IPCOM GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Martin Hans, Mark Beckmann
  • Patent number: RE47895
    Abstract: A method and a subscriber station for allocating rights of access to a telecommunications channel of the telecommunications network to at least one subscriber station (5, 10, 15, 20) are proposed in which information signals are transmitted to the at least one subscriber station (5, 10, 15, 20). With the information signals, access authorization data (45, 50, 55) are transmitted to the at least one subscriber station (5, 10, 15, 20). Upon reception of the access authorization data (45, 50, 55) in an evaluation unit (6) of the at least one subscriber station (5, 10, 15, 20), the question is asked whether the access authorization data (45, 50, 55) include an access threshold value (S), and the access threshold value (S) is compared with a random number or a pseudo-random number (R), and the right of access to a telecommunications channel of the at least one subscriber station (5, 10, 15, 20) is granted as a function of the outcome of comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Fischer, Martin Hans, Frank Kowalewski, Josef Laumen, Gunnar Schmidt, Detlef Lechner, Holger Schulz