Patents Assigned to Nokia Technologies Oy
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Patent number: 11915144Abstract: A method comprising: obtaining (400), in a first apparatus (500), media content, encoding (402), in a neural data compression network of the first apparatus (500), the media content wherein one or more parameters of the neural data compression network are determined based on a type of at least one analysis task to be performed on the media content; and transmitting (404) the encoded media content to a second apparatus (502).Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Caglar Aytekin, Miska Hannuksela, Francesco Cricrì
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Patent number: 11916640Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to reporting beam failure. A terminal device performs beam failure detection on a first number of serving cells configured for the terminal device. The terminal device determines information to at least indicate respective results of the beam failure detection on a second number of serving cells among the first number of serving cells, where the second number is smaller than the first number. The determined information is transmitted by the terminal device to a network device serving the terminal device using a resource allocated for the terminal device. Based on the information, the network device determines an overall result of the beam failure detection performed on the first number of serving cells.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Samuli Turtinen, Timo Koskela, Chunli Wu
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Patent number: 11916799Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for reducing latency in 5G/NR are provided. One method may include determining, by a network node, to apply selective reordering of one or more data units received at a user equipment, and indicating the decision to apply selective reordering to the user equipment. The selective reordering temporarily alters packet data convergence protocol window behaviour in the user equipment such that a packet data convergence protocol layer in the user equipment is caused to deliver, to upper layer(s), the stored data units with an associated count value that is less than the count value associated with a data unit at the user equipment and/or the stored data units with consecutively associated count values starting from the count value associated with a data unit at the user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Benoist Pierre Sebire, Samuli Heikki Turtinen
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Patent number: 11917392Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed comprising means for providing first positional data indicative of a first user position in a virtual space which comprises a plurality of audio objects. The means may also be for receiving, based at least partially on the first positional data, data indicative of a first allocation of the audio objects into a prioritized order or into one of a plurality of prioritized groups in which each group has a respective priority order, and receiving audio data associated with at least some of the audio objects. The means may also be for rendering the received audio data for at least some of the audio objects associated with the received audio data, based on the first allocation data, in which audio objects with a higher priority or in a higher priority group are rendered with priority over audio objects allocated with a lower priority or in a lower priority group.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Lasse Laaksonen, Arto Lehtiniemi, Antti Eronen, Jussi Leppänen
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Patent number: 11911127Abstract: An apparatus comprising: circuitry configured to classify a signal; and circuitry configured to control saving of the signal to a memory with a conditional resolution, wherein a signal that is classified as anomalous is saved at higher resolution as a higher resolution signal and a signal that is not classified as anomalous is saved at lower resolution as a lower resolution signal or is not saved.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Arto Palin, Jukka Pekka Reunamaki
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Publication number: 20240064326Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and computer programs are provided for utilizing motion prediction in video coding. A block of pixels of a video representation encoded in a bitstream is read, and a type of the block is determined. If the determining indicates that the block is a block predicted by using two or more reference blocks, a first reference pixel location in a first reference block is determined and a second reference pixel location in a second reference block is determined. The first reference pixel location is used to obtain a first prediction. The first prediction has a second precision, which is higher than the first precision. The second reference pixel location is used to obtain a second prediction, which also has the second precision. The first prediction and the second prediction are combined to obtain a combined prediction; and the precision of the combined prediction is reduced to the first precision.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Kemal UGUR, Jani LAINEMA, Antti HALLAPURO
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Patent number: 11909477Abstract: A method comprises: determining, from an indication that an initial uplink beam between a user equipment and a network node is misaligned with respect to a downlink beam between the network node and the user equipment, at least one misalignment angle between the initial uplink beam and the downlink beam; and reconfiguring the uplink beam based on the misalignment angle to produce a reconfigured uplink beam.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Samantha Caporal Del Barrio, Frederick Vook, Johannes Harrebek, Simon Svendsen, Jun Tan, Benny Vejlgaard, Kim Nielsen
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Patent number: 11909464Abstract: Various example embodiments provide a system for transmission of low power signals based on using transmission time as one coding parameter. A code table may be used at a transmitter and receiver to map different data to different transmission times and/or other parameters. Advantageously, large amount of information may be transmitted with short and power efficient signals, for example to report status of a sensor every now and then. A receiver may use the same code table to decode the signals. Apparatuses, methods, and computer programs are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventor: Timo Tero Joonas Hussa
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Patent number: 11909484Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices, apparatuses and computer readable storage media for Uplink Control Information (UCI) design. The method comprises determining, at a terminal device, a matrix comprising a set of non-zero linear combination coefficients for quantizing a channel between the terminal device and a network device, the matrix having spatial components and frequency components; shifting the frequency components of the matrix circularly, such that a target coefficient of the set of non-zero linear combination coefficients is located in a frequency component with a predetermined index of the frequency components in a shifted matrix; generating a first indication indicating the spatial component associated with the target coefficient in the matrix; and transmitting, to the network device, uplink control information comprising the first indication. In this way, a new solution for designing the UCI may reduce the overhead for reporting the parameters in the UCI.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Filippo Tosato, Marco Maso, Nhat-Quang Nhan, Hao Liu
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Patent number: 11910347Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to provide a network controlled radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment mechanism. The method, apparatus and computer program product receive a registration request originating with user equipment in a communication network. The method, apparatus and computer program product then construct a registration accept message. The registration accept message includes an Access Stratum Connection Establishment NSSAI (Network Slice Selection assistance information) Inclusion Mode parameter. The method, apparatus and computer program product then transmit the registration accept message to the user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventor: Alessio Casati
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Patent number: 11909983Abstract: A method comprising: encoding video media content into at least a first representation and a second representation, wherein the first representation comprises a switchable inter-coded picture, wherein the switchable picture has a first characteristic that no pictures preceding the switchable picture in decoding order are used as reference pictures for any non-switchable pictures following the switchable picture in decoding order; and the second representation comprises one or more decoder reset pictures aligned with the switchable pictures of the first representation, wherein the frame rate of the second representation is smaller than or equal to the frame rate of the first representation and the resolutions of the first and the second representation are equal.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Miska Hannuksela, Igor Curcio, Sujeet Shyamsundar Mate, Emre Aksu, Ari Hourunranta
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Patent number: 11910292Abstract: In an embodiment, there is provided an architecture for the support of user plane transactions over a mobile network between an User Equipment UE and an IP network, the mobile network comprising at least one node, referred to as control plane node, supporting control plane transactions between the UE and the mobile network over control plane bearer, the architecture includes the UE and the control plane node adapted to support user plane transactions over the mobile network between the UE and the control plane node, over control plane bearer, the control plane node adapted to support user plane transactions over the mobile network between the control plane node and the IP network without need of user plane bearer in the mobile network, the control plane node interfacing, with or without IP tunneling, with a gateway function interfacing with the IP network.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Alistair Urie, Omar Elloumi, Laurent Thiebaut, Bruno Landais
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Physical sidelink control channel transmission for sidelink inter-user equipment resource allocation
Patent number: 11910358Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for physical sidelink transmission for sidelink inter-user equipment resource allocation. A method may include receiving at a first user equipment based on a decision of a second user equipment, a resource allocation from the second user equipment. The method may also include determining whether to transmit a sidelink control information associated to a transmission using the resource allocation over a control channel. The method may further include performing a transmission using the resource allocation.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Ling Yu, Vinh Van Phan, Lianghai Ji -
Patent number: 11908160Abstract: A method of detecting an object in an image using a convolutional neural network (CNN) includes generating, based on the image, a plurality of reference feature maps and a corresponding feature pyramid including a plurality of final feature maps; obtaining a proposed region of interest (ROI); generating at least a first context ROI having an area larger than an area of the proposed ROI; assigning the proposed ROI and the first context ROI to a first and second final feature maps having different sizes; extracting, by performing ROI pooling, a first set of features from the first final feature map using the proposed ROI and a second set of features from the second final feature map using the first context ROI; and determining, based on the first and second sets of extracted features, at least one of a location of the object and a class of the object.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventor: Jing Nie
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Patent number: 11910441Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for physical random access channel (PRACH) in unlicensed spectrum may be provided. For example, a configuration may be provided to a user equipment, where the configuration is related to using short control signaling exemption (SCSe) in connection with the management of uplink PRACH transmissions.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Jorma Johannes Kaikkonen, Timo Erkki Lunttila, Sami-Jukka Hakola, Jarkko Tuomo Koskela
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Publication number: 20240056595Abstract: A method comprising encoding a bitstream comprising a base layer, a first enhancement layer and a second enhancement layer; encoding an indication of both the base layer and the first enhancement layer used for prediction for the second enhancement layer in the bitstream; encoding, in the bitstream, an indication of a first set of prediction types that is applicable from the base layer to the second enhancement layer, wherein the first set of prediction types is a subset of all prediction types available for prediction between layers, and encoding, in the bitstream, an indication of a second set of prediction types that is applicable from the base layer or the first enhancement layer to the second enhancement layer, wherein the second set of prediction types is a subset of all prediction types available for prediction between layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Miska Matias HANNUKSELA, Kemal UGUR
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Publication number: 20240056362Abstract: There is provided a network apparatus configured to receive a request for data to be provided to an apparatus, the request comprising at least one diversity requirement for the requested data; solicit data using the at least one diversity requirement; receive the solicited data; and provide the solicited data to the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2021Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Guillaume DECARREAU, Péter SZILÁGYI
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Patent number: 11902189Abstract: A method includes generating a payload container information element comprising two or more payload entries at user equipment in a communication system, and sending the payload container information element from the user equipment to at least one network element in the communication system. Another method includes receiving a payload container information element comprising two or more payload entries at a network function in a communication system from user equipment in the communication system, and decoding the two or more payload entries of the payload container information element into two or more individual payloads at the network function.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventor: Jennifer J-N. Liu
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Patent number: 11902768Abstract: An apparatus including circuitry configured to: obtain at least one location and/or orientation associated with a user; obtain, based on the at least one location and/or orientation, one or more audio element, wherein the one or more audio element at least partially forms an audio scene; obtain, based on the at least one location and/or orientation, at least one auxiliary audio element, the at least one auxiliary audio element being at least one audio element or a combination of audio elements, wherein the at least one auxiliary audio element is associated with at least a part of the audio scene and is located at an outside zone of the audio scene; render the obtained audio element and/or at least one auxiliary audio element.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Antti Eronen, Arto Lehtiniemi, Jussi Leppanen, Lasse Laaksonen
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Patent number: 11902868Abstract: According to an example aspect, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, with the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to obtain information characterizing physical surroundings of the apparatus, transmit the information characterizing the physical surroundings to a network entity, and responsive to the transmission, receive provisioning information and associate the apparatus with the provisioning information.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Arto Palin, Jukka Pekka Reunamäki