Patents Assigned to IPR Licensing, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20160323770
    Abstract: Receiving Internet Protocol (IP) data content having an associated file type and service port number is disclosed. Determining a level of service for a portable wireless transceiver is further disclosed. The level of service may be associated with the file type, the service port number and a saturation of users in a cell of the wireless transceiver. On a condition the level of service is determined to be a partial service level, data content may be delivered to the portable wireless transceiver at a limited data rate. On a condition the level of service is determined to be a full service level, the data content may be delivered to the portable wireless transceiver at a data rate higher than the limited data rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Gorsuch
  • Publication number: 20160323074
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for encoding digital communication signals is described herein. A wireless communication unit may comprise a processor configured to produce first symbols derived from data bits and parity bits. The wireless communication unit may transmit a wireless signal including the first symbols and reference symbols in a time interval including a plurality of symbol time intervals. In one of the symbol time intervals a plurality of the reference symbols may be transmitted in a predetermined pattern, which may have the reference symbols not adjacent to each other. A base station may receive a wireless signal including first and reference symbols. In one of the symbol time intervals a plurality of the reference symbols may be received in a predetermined pattern. The base station may then demodulate the first symbols using the reference symbols, wherein the first symbols are derived from data bits and parity bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Hoffmann, George R. Nelson, James A. Proctor, Antoine J. Rouphael
  • Patent number: 9462583
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for communication is disclosed. Information is received on a downlink channel in a first time interval. Feedback information regarding the received information is transmitted in a second time interval on an uplink channel. For the second time interval, an explicit allocation of the uplink channel is not received. The second time interval on the uplink channel is a pre-determined time period away from the first time interval on the downlink channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin P. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9456428
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for base stations and subscriber units allows soft handoff of a CDMA reverse link utilizing an orthogonal channel structure. Subscriber units transmit an orthogonally coded signal over a reverse link to the base stations. A given base station provides timing control of the timing offset of the reverse link signal. Based on at least one criterion, an alignment controller determines that the given base station should hand off timing control to another base station, and a soft handoff process ensues. In response to a command or message for soft handoff of the subscriber unit from the given base station to another base station, the subscriber unit makes a coarse timing adjustment to the timing of the coded signal. The subscriber unit may make fine timing adjustments based on feedback from the base station controlling timing. Multiple base stations may provide power control feedback to the subscriber unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Proctor, Jr., Pertti O. Alapuranen
  • Patent number: 9456376
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamic uplink communication in a wireless communication system are disclosed herein. The method includes transmitting, by a base station, a pilot signal on a first channel to a mobile station (MS), the pilot signal indicating a signal strength, receiving, by the MS, a one-bit indicator from a plurality of base stations on a second channel, the one-bit indicator indicating a congestion status for each of the plurality of base stations, determining, by the MS, the congestion status for each of the plurality of base stations, and selecting, by the MS, a base station based on the one-bit indicator received on the second channel, wherein the one-bit indicator further indicates a neighboring base station that is lightly congested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Proctor, Jr., Dennis D. Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20160270098
    Abstract: A transceiver apparatus and method to select data from one of a plurality of queues for transmission via a shared wireless medium based on a first value. Each of the plurality of queues has at least one associated priority, an assigned second value, and an assigned maximum continuous transmission time. Wherein the first value is derived from the assigned second value of the queue associated with the selected data. Further, the transceiver apparatus and method are configured to transmit at least one wireless signal including the selected data for a duration not exceeding the assigned maximum continuous transmission time of the queue associated with the selected data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: Carlo Amalfitano
  • Publication number: 20160242120
    Abstract: A subscriber unit receives a control message, wherein the control message includes an indication of periodic time intervals and an indication of a phase, and wherein each of the periodic time intervals include at least one time slot. The subscriber unit further receives power commands. The subscriber unit transmits signals in the indicated periodic time intervals, wherein each of the transmitted signals is derived from a sequence having the indicated phase and having a transmission power level derived from the received power commands, and wherein the transmitted signals are not transmitted simultaneously with traffic data by the subscriber unit. The subscriber unit transmits traffic data signals, wherein the traffic data signals have a transmission power level also derived from the received power commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Proctor
  • Patent number: 9397808
    Abstract: A technique for encoding digital communication signals. Data symbols are augmented in pilot symbols inserted at predetermined positions. The pilot augmented sequence is then fed to a deterministic error correction block encoder, such as a turbo product coder, to output a coded sequence. The symbols in the error correction encoded sequence are then rearranged to ensure that the output symbols derived from input pilot symbols are located at regular, predetermined positions. As a result, channel encoding schemes can more easily be used which benefits from power of two length block sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Hoffmann, George R. Nelson, James A. Proctor, Antoine J. Rouphael, III
  • Patent number: 9392484
    Abstract: A portable subscriber access unit includes a wireless transceiver and a processor. The processor controls the transceiver, determines a mobility state of the access unit, and determines a data packet content type. The transceiver transmits the mobility state, receives service rights based on the mobility state, and transmits the data packet on a condition that the content type is allowed by the service rights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Gorsuch
  • Patent number: 9374139
    Abstract: A MIMO radio transceiver to support processing of multiple signals for simultaneous transmission via corresponding ones of a plurality of antennas and to support receive processing of multiple signals detected by corresponding ones of the plurality of antennas. The radio transceiver provides, on a single semiconductor integrated circuit, a receiver circuit or path for each of a plurality of antennas and a transmit circuit or path for each of the plurality of antennas. Each receiver circuit downconverts the RF signal detected by its associated antenna to a baseband signal. Similarly, each transmit path upconverts a baseband signal to be transmitted by an assigned antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Sugar, Robert M. Masucci, David G. Rahn
  • Publication number: 20160173189
    Abstract: A system for wireless data transmission that uses a channel bandwidth, channel separation, and radio frequency power spectrum which is compatible with existing deployments of wireless voice services. The transmitted waveforms are thus compatible with existing cellular networks. However, the time domain digital coding, modulation, and power control schemes are optimized for data transmission. Existing cellular network sites can thus be used to provide a high speed service optimized for wireless data traffic without the need for new radio frequency planning, and without interfering with existing voice service deployments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlo Amalfitano, James A. Proctor
  • Patent number: 9363759
    Abstract: A subscriber unit performs power control of a reverse link by sending heartbeat messages to a base station, permitting the base station to determine a reverse link quality report. Using a reverse link quality report message received from the base station, the subscriber unit calculates its reverse power level and maintains the reverse power level during the standby state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Proctor
  • Patent number: 9344220
    Abstract: A transmitter/receiver system for high data transfer in a wireless communication system includes a physical layer processor that comprises an FEC coder, a demultiplexer and a plurality of modem processors. The FEC coder applies error correction codes to the high data rate signal. Thereafter, the demultiplexer distributes portions of the coded high data rate signal to the modem processors. Each modem processor processes its respective portion of the coded signal for transmission in an independent channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Proctor, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9306658
    Abstract: A system for wireless data transmission that uses a channel bandwidth, channel separation, and radio frequency power spectrum which is compatible with existing deployments of wireless voice services. The transmitted waveforms are thus compatible with existing cellular networks. However, the time domain digital coding, modulation, and power control schemes are optimized for data transmission. Existing cellular network sites can thus be used to provide a high speed service optimized for wireless data traffic without the need for new radio frequency planning, and without interfering with existing voice service deployments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlo Amalfitano, James A. Proctor
  • Publication number: 20160050546
    Abstract: A subscriber unit includes a receiver configured to monitor at least one channel for a first identifier and a second identifier. The first identifier is associated with a unicast transmission and the second identifier is associated with a multicast transmission. The subscriber unit includes a transmitter configured, in response to receiving a first message including the first identifier over the monitored at least one channel, to utilize an assignment of resources within the first message for the unicast transmission. The subscriber unit further includes a processor configured, in response to receiving a second message including the second identifier over the monitored at least one channel, to process information within the second message associated with the multicast transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin L. Farley, Leslie M. Brooks
  • Patent number: 9210616
    Abstract: A packet data system such as a TCP/IP network transmits packets containing a variety of data types along links in the network. Packets are transmitted in a stream between nodes interconnected by the links connections which conform to a transport layer protocol such as TCP, UDP, and RSTP, and includes wireless links, which transmit packets using a radio frequency (RF) medium. Typical protocols, however, are usually developed to optimize throughput and minimize data error and loss over wired links, and do not lend themselves well to a wireless link. By examining the data in a packet, performance characteristics such as a port number are determined. The performance characteristics indicate the application type, and therefore, the data type, of the packets carried on the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin L. Farley, James A. Proctor, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9185604
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed regarding data rate and resource allocation decisions which are made for a communications channel, such as a wireless reverse connection. The wireless reverse connection may be between stations. One of the stations may be a base station and another station may be a field unit. The field unit may transmit data to a base station at a first data rate, based on a first resource allocation. Also, the field unit may transmit, to the base station, an indication, such as a digital data word, that the field unit has the capability to support the transmission of uplink data at a second data rate. The base station may transmit a second resource allocation to the field unit. After receiving the second resource allocation, the field unit may transmit additional uplink data to the base station at the second data rate based on the second resource allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: George R. Nelson, John E. Hoffmann, James A. Proctor, Antoine J. Rouphael
  • Patent number: 9179431
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for transmitting information in a Mobile Internet Protocol (IP) environment, which includes a home network, a home agent (HA) provided at the home network, a base station (BS) broadcasting a pilot signal, a foreign agent (FA) provided at or associated with the BS, a mobile node (MN) providing the ability to detect and identify itself to a BS, a proxy mobile node (PMN) Identifying the MN wherein the PMN is provided at the BS. If the PMN identifies the MN, the PMN retrieves an IP address for each of the MN, FA and HA and sends a registration request to the FA. The FA relays the registration request to the HA, and the proxy MN is registered with the HA. The MN functionality is provided transparently to the MN by the PMN. The network may further include a further base station (BS) with a further foreign agent (FA) provided at or associated with the new BS. Another PMN is provided at the further BS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: Howard Andrew Heller
  • Publication number: 20150189650
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for communication is disclosed. Information is received on a downlink channel in a first time interval. Feedback information regarding the received information is transmitted in a second time interval on an uplink channel. For the second time interval, an explicit allocation of the uplink channel is not received. The second time interval on the uplink channel is a pre-determined time period away from the first time interval on the downlink channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin P. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9019930
    Abstract: A field unit includes circuitry configured to receive a signal and determine whether the received signal has a predetermined quality; circuitry configured to select a signal from a plurality of signals including a first signal indicating that the field unit is requesting an assignment of resources and the received signal was received with the predetermined quality, a second signal indicating that the field unit is requesting an assignment of resources and the received signal was not received with the predetermined quality, a third signal indicating that the field unit is not requesting an assignment of resources and the received signal was received with the predetermined quality, and a fourth signal indicating that the field unit is not requesting an assignment of resources and the received signal was not received with the predetermined quality; and circuitry configured to transmit the selected signal over a control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: IPR Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Proctor, Jr.