Patents Assigned to Nokia
  • Patent number: 12262427
    Abstract: An apparatus including means for receiving, from a first user equipment associated with a network via a first path, a request at a second user equipment associated with the network, for the second user equipment to act as a relay node for the first user equipment acting as a master node to provide a second path between the first user equipment and the network, wherein the first user equipment and the second user equipment are connected using a proximity service interface, performing, at the second user equipment, an authorisation procedure with the network to act as a relay node for the first user equipment and providing an indication to the first user equipment that the second user equipment is authorised to act as a relay node for the first user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Saurabh Khare, Devaki Chandramouli
  • Patent number: 12262339
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided for time of arrival (TOA) based correction for uplink channel synchronization at a user equipment (UE). In an example implementation, the method may include determining a first time of arrival (TOA) index value; receiving, by the user equipment (UE), a first timing advance (TA) correction index value from a network node; and determining, by the user equipment (UE), a first time of arrival (TOA) correction value corresponding to the first timing advance (TA) correction index value. The example implementations may further include determining a first adjusted uplink timing value based at least on the first time of arrival (TOA) correction value and the first timing advance (TA) correction index value; and transmitting, by the user equipment (UE), first uplink data based at least on the first adjusted uplink timing value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Fabian Wiacek
  • Patent number: 12262345
    Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to a solution for positioning of a low power device using sidelink peers. A target user device for a locally assisted positioning procedure may receive a trigger event to initiate positioning of the target user device, the trigger event originating from a location management function in relation to the locally assisted positioning procedure. The target user device may transmit at least one local positioning aid request to one or more anchor user devices for the locally assisted positioning procedure, the at least one local positioning aid request indicating a need for the locally assisted positioning procedure for the positioning of the target user device. Devices, methods, and computer programs are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Oana-Elena Barbu, Nuno Manuel Kiilerich Pratas, Benny Vejlgaard
  • Patent number: 12261779
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus for protocol independent deterministic transport of data in a time-sensitive network comprises a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store program code executable by the processor, the program code comprising one or more instructions, whereby to cause the apparatus to receive synchronisation data from the network, the synchronisation data comprising a measure for a clock frequency supporting transport of deterministic data traffic over the network, receive multiple input packets, the input packets comprising deterministic data traffic and non-deterministic data traffic, and generate, from the multiple input packets and using the synchronisation data, a set of isochronous output packets comprising respective payloads and headers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Bogdan Uscumlic, Andrea Enrici
  • Publication number: 20250097660
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising means configured to: obtain at least one audio signal; determine at least one direction parameter of at least one propagating sound associated with the at least one audio signal; determine at least one direction of at least one sound source associated with the at least one audio signal; modify the at least one direction parameter in accordance with the determined at least one direction; and output the modified at least one direction parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Mikko-Ville LAITINEN, Antti ERONEN, Juha VILKAMO, Tapani PIHLAJAKUJA
  • Publication number: 20250097964
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an apparatus configured to: select (500) a first slot and a second slot for sidelink transmissions via a first radio access technology, wherein the first slot and the second slot overlap with a subframe for sidelink transmissions via a second radio access technology, wherein the first slot and the second slot are associated with at least one transmission requirement; generate (502) a first transport block associated with at least one first transport block requirement and a second transport block associated with at least one second transport block requirement; determine (504) to transmit at least one of the first transport block or the second transport block over at least the first slot based on the at least one transmission requirement, the at least one first transport block requirement and the at least one second transport block requirement; and transmit (506) at least one of the first transport block or the second transport block over at least the first slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Vinh VAN PHAN, Thomas Haaning JACOBSEN, Torsten WILDSCHEK, Ling YU, Jakob Lindbjerg BUTHLER
  • Patent number: 12256337
    Abstract: A technique for power control including receiving, by a user device, a resource block allocation for uplink transmission that includes one or more resource blocks within a frequency channel; determining at least one resource allocation region or which an uplink resource block allocation within the resource allocation region will require an additional maximum power reduction (e.g., to reduce interference to a protected frequency band); and applying, by the user device, the additional maximum power reduction for a transmission power of the user device based on the resource block allocation being within the at least one resource allocation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Antti Piipponen, Vesa Lehtinen, Petri Vasenkari, Jaakko Marttila
  • Patent number: 12255821
    Abstract: In some embodiments, there may be provided a method that includes receiving, as a first input to a machine learning model, a measured link load; receiving, as a second input to the machine learning model, information indicating a network topology; receiving, as a third input to the machine learning model, at least one deflection parameter; learning, by the machine learning model, a first output to provide at least one updated deflection parameter, wherein the at least one updated deflection parameter indicates the fractional amount of traffic that is to be carried between the source node and the destination node and deflected through the intermediate node; and learning, by the machine learning model, a second output to provide dual variables that serve as a surrogate for a traffic matrix that could have generated the measured link load that is measured for the link of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Muralidharan Kodialam, TV Lakshman
  • Patent number: 12253616
    Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to positioning of a target node. A positioning report may comprise positioning assistance measurements from the target node and at least one anchor node, wherein the positioning assistance measurements are associated with angular differences between a pair of uplink and/or downlink transmission and/or reception beam directions. Apparatuses, methods, and computer pro-grams are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Juha Pekka Karjalainen, Timo Koskela, Sami-Jukka Hakola, Italo Atzeni, Carlos Morais De Lima, Dileep Kumar, Antti Tölli
  • Patent number: 12253286
    Abstract: According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure there is provided an apparatus comprising: one or more portions of material configured to vibrate at one or more ultrasonic frequencies when the material is positioned within a varying magnetic field; and wherein the one or more portions of material configured to vibrate at one or more ultrasonic frequencies are positioned so that, when a varying magnetic field is applied to the apparatus, the vibration caused by the varying magnetic field provides increased cooling within a cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Phil Catton, Christopher Wright, Wai Lau
  • Patent number: 12255781
    Abstract: Various example embodiments for supporting communication network management may be configured to support communication network management based on various policies which may include one or more static rule-based policies (e.g., a rule-based resource management policy) and one or more machine learning (ML) based policies (e.g., an ML-based resource management policy). Various example embodiments for supporting communication network management may be configured to support communication network management based on evaluation and selection of policies to be applied for supporting communication network management. Various example embodiments for supporting communication network management may be configured to support communication network management based on regulation of network management actions generated based on selected policies before application of the network management actions to the communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Qiang Liu, Nak Jung Choi
  • Patent number: 12256464
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive (806), by a first function, subscription information relating to a user equipment from a server in response to the first function being restored; and sending (808), by the first function, the subscription information relating to the user equipment to a second function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventor: Ashok Kumar Nayak
  • Patent number: 12256521
    Abstract: An apparatus for cooling electronic circuitry components and photonic components. In examples of the disclosure at least one photonic component is positioned overlaying at least one electronic circuitry component. In examples of the disclosure there is also provided a spacer for spacing the at least one electronic circuitry component and the at least one photonic component, wherein the spacer for spacing are thermally insulating. In examples of the disclosure there is also provided a first heat transfer configured to remove heat from the at least one electronic circuitry component, and a second heat transfer configured to remove heat from the at least one photonic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Raffaele Luca Amalfi, Stefano Grillanda, Ryan Enright
  • Patent number: 12256326
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, at a user equipment, a configuration message from a network element. The method may also include detecting a signaling radio bearer that has been used to transmit the configuration message. The method may further include storing the configuration message according to a trigger associated with the configuration message, wherein the configuration message may be either management-based or signaling-based. Further, the method may include performing measurement data collection pertaining to a cell according to the configuration message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Hakon Helmers, Malgorzata Tomala
  • Publication number: 20250088999
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for causing configuring user equipment (UE) for operator control of UE behavior in registering and deregistering with network slices and establishing and releasing PDU sessions in a communication system. A network entity can receive a registration request message from a UE. The network entity can determine one or more public land mobile network type (PLMN) types or PLMN identities and a version of an associated UE behavior policy, based at least in part on the registration request message. The network entity may request a UE behavior policy. The network entity may provide UE configuration update information to the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventor: Alessio CASATI
  • Publication number: 20250088903
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the apparatus is configured to perform receiving, at the apparatus, a plurality of packets of information to be transmitted from the apparatus to a node, generating at least one queue of the plurality of packets of information to be transported to the node, and discarding at least one packet from the queue at a specific time and/or based on a timing characteristic of the at least one packet to be discarded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Jochen MAES, Francois FREDRICX, Tomasz RAMS
  • Patent number: 12250654
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising estimating a time synchronization accuracy associated with a plurality of base stations comprising at least a first base station and a second base station based at least partly on one or more uncertainty factors determined by the terminal device, selecting the second base station from the plurality of base stations by comparing the estimated time synchronization accuracy associated with the plurality of base stations, and synchronizing a clock based on the selected second base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Renato Barbosa Abreu, Thomas Haaning Jacobsen, Troels Emil Kolding, Dawid Koziol
  • Patent number: 12250770
    Abstract: A printed circuit board for mounting electrical components thereupon include: a first side; a second side opposite the first side; electrical connection points disposed on the surface of an exterior edge of the printed circuit board; and wherein the exterior edge of the printed circuit board is between the first side and the second side. Further a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board for mounting electrical components thereupon includes the steps of disposing interconnect structures within the printed circuit board adjacent to at least one edge of the printed circuit board; and removing material from the printed circuit board edge to expose the interconnect structures such that the exposed interconnect structures correspond to a component connection footprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: David North, Daniel Anav, David Harvey, Scott David Dsouza, Alex Chan, Paul James Brown
  • Patent number: 12250030
    Abstract: This document discloses a solution for enabling spatial cooperation in a hidden node scenario. According to an aspect, a method comprises: detecting, by a station of a first wireless network managed by a first access node, that a second access node of a second wireless network is hidden to the first access node; in response to the detecting, transmitting by the station a spatial cooperation request message to the second access node; receiving, by the station from the second access node as a response to the spatial cooperation request message, a spatial cooperation response message comprising at least one information element acknowledging spatial cooperation; after receiving the spatial cooperation response message, receiving by the station a frame from the first access node while the second access node is transmitting another frame and while null steering is performed between the apparatus and the second access node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Adrian Garcia Rodriguez, David Lopez-Perez, Lorenzo Galati Giordano, Olli Alanen, Mika Kasslin
  • Patent number: 12250749
    Abstract: The method includes performing at least one first monitoring of a power savings channel of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for control information, the PDCCH being associated with at least one base station, the control information including a power saving downlink control information (PS-DCI) format, the control information providing an indication to start a timer for an ON duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle for a user equipment (UE) to monitor the PDCCH. The method further includes performing a random-access channel (RACH) procedure with the at least one base station based on the control information. The network node performs the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Timo Koskela, Jussi-Pekka Koskinen, Sami-Jukka Hakola, Juha Pekka Karjalainen, Jorma Johannes Kaikkonen