Patents Assigned to Ofinno Technologies, LLC
  • Beamforming handover messaging in a wireless network
    Patent number: 8913593
    Abstract: A serving base station transmits a message to one or more target base station in response to a handover decision for a wireless device supporting beamforming and multiple carrier configurations. The message includes a plurality of measurement configuration parameters for the wireless device. The serving base station receives a response from at least one of the target base stations. The serving base station transmits a handover command to the wireless device subsequent to receiving the response message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Multi-cell signals in OFDM wireless networks
    Patent number: 8908679
    Abstract: A wireless device receives control messages indicating CSI measurement resources of cells belonging to at least two base stations or belonging to at least two sectors of a base station. The wireless device measures CSI employing at least CSI measurement resources of the cells. The wireless device quantizes the measured CSI jointly across cells and encodes and transmits the jointly quantized CSI. The wireless device receives a resource assignment for data packets from one serving cell in the subset of cells. The wireless device simultaneously receives signals carrying the data packets from multiple cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Control and data channel radio resource configuration
    Patent number: 8908633
    Abstract: A base station transmits on a first control channel first scheduling information for a control message. First radio resources of the first control channel start from the first symbol of each subframe in a plurality of subframes. The base station transmits the control message configuring second radio resources of a second control channel. The second radio resources comprise resource blocks in a subset of subframes in the plurality of subframes. The control message indicates the subset of subframes and a starting symbol of the second control channel. The base station transmits second scheduling information on the second control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Multicarrier signal transmission in wireless communications
    Patent number: 8897248
    Abstract: A wireless device receives a control command for transmission of a random access preamble on a first cell in the plurality of cells. A fourth packet is scheduled for parallel uplink transmission with the random access preamble transmission. The fourth packet is one of a first control packet, a second packet and a third packet. The wireless device transmits the random access preamble. The wireless device transmits the fourth packet in parallel with the random access preamble, unless the random access preamble and the fourth packet are scheduled for transmission in the same cell group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Beamforming signaling in a wireless network
    Patent number: 8885569
    Abstract: A first base station receives a message from a second base station. The second base station comprises a downlink carrier comprising downlink resource blocks. The message comprises downlink beamforming information element indicating a beamforming codeword employed for a downlink resource block. The first base station obtains channel state input information for a wireless device based on, at least in part, processing the downlink beamforming information. The first base station transmits the channel state input information to the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • CONTROL AND DATA CHANNEL RADIO RESOURCE CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20140328315
    Abstract: A base station transmits on a first control channel first scheduling information for a control message. First radio resources of the first control channel start from the first symbol of each subframe in a plurality of subframes. The base station transmits the control message configuring second radio resources of a second control channel. The second radio resources comprise resource blocks in a subset of subframes in the plurality of subframes. The control message indicates the subset of subframes and a starting symbol of the second control channel. The base station transmits second scheduling information on the second control channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Beamforming codeword exchange between base stations
    Patent number: 8879496
    Abstract: A first base station receives a message from a second base station. The first base station and the second base station communicate to wireless devices employing a downlink carrier comprising downlink resource blocks. The message comprises downlink beamforming information indicating a beamforming codeword of a codebook employed for downlink resource block(s). The first base station selects, for a subset of the downlink resource blocks, beamforming codewords from a codebook based, at least in part, on the downlink beamforming information. The first base station transmits signals on a subset of the downlink resource blocks employing beamforming codewords.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Control channel detection
    Patent number: 8873467
    Abstract: A wireless device at least demodulates, descrambles and decodes a first control signal to generate a first signal. The wireless device processes the first signal by at least encoding, scrambling, modulating and scaling the first signal. The wireless device subtracts the processed first signal from received signals to generate a second signal. The wireless device at least demodulates, descrambles and decodes the second signal to generate a second control message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Beam information exchange between base stations
    Patent number: 8848673
    Abstract: A first base station receives an application protocol message from a second base station. The application protocol message comprises an identifier of the second base station and a beamforming codebook. The beamforming codebook comprises a plurality of beamforming codewords. Each of the plurality of beamforming codewords is identifiable by an index. The first base station transmits signals to wireless devices using a subset of the plurality of beamforming codewords.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Carrier information transmission to wireless devices
    Patent number: 8842637
    Abstract: A base station configured to communicate over a plurality of carriers. The plurality of carriers comprise at least one backward compatible carrier and at least one non-backward compatible carrier. The base station transmits a control message to a wireless device. The control message comprises an identifier for a carrier and information identifying a carrier type. The carrier type is either a backward compatible type or a non-backward compatible type. The base station configured to transmit a plurality of packets to a wireless device on non-backward compatible carrier(s) and backward compatible carrier(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Synchronized network transmission
    Patent number: 8817736
    Abstract: A network comprises a plurality of base stations. Transmission time is divided into a plurality of frames and each frame is assigned a system frame number. A base station transmits the system frame number and a synchronization signal during each frame. The transmission of the synchronization signals are substantially time aligned among the plurality of base stations. Base stations transmit the same system frame number in frames that are transmitted substantially at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Control and data channel radio resource configuration
    Patent number: 8811333
    Abstract: A base station transmits on a first control channel first scheduling information for a control message. First radio resources of the first control channel start from the first symbol of each subframe in a plurality of subframes. The base station transmits the control message configuring second radio resources of a second control channel. The second radio resources comprise resource blocks in a subset of subframes in the plurality of subframes. The control message indicates the subset of subframes and a starting symbol of the second control channel. The base station transmits second scheduling information on the second control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Radio resources for data and scheduling information
    Patent number: 8804772
    Abstract: A base station transmits on a first control channel first scheduling information for a control message. First radio resources of the first control channel start from the first symbol of each subframe in a plurality of subframes. The base station transmits the control message configuring second radio resources of a second control channel. The second radio resources comprise resource blocks in a subset of subframes in the plurality of subframes. The control message indicates the subset of subframes and a starting symbol of the second control channel. The base station transmits second scheduling information on the second control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Primary and secondary cell group configuration
    Patent number: 8804668
    Abstract: A base station transmits a message assigning each secondary cell to a cell group. The message comprises dedicated parameters for a secondary cell. If the dedicated parameters comprise a cell group index for the secondary cell, the secondary cell is assigned to a secondary cell group. Otherwise, the secondary cell is assigned to the primary cell group. The message comprises MAC dedicated parameters comprising a sequence of at least one information element. Each information element comprises a first cell group index of a first secondary cell group and a corresponding time alignment timer value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Channel state information transmission
    Patent number: 8797966
    Abstract: A wireless device receives control messages from a first base station. The control messages configure measurement parameters and triggers measurements of channel state information for a subset of carriers. The control messages configure an uplink transmission resource, physical uplink channel format, and a list of carriers. The wireless device measures and transmits the channel state information for each active carrier in the list of carriers. The wireless device simultaneously receives signals from a subset of carriers belonging to at least two base stations or belonging to at least two sectors of the first base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Transmission Timing in a Carrier Group
    Publication number: 20140177623
    Abstract: Transmission timing of a random access preamble in an uplink carrier of a carrier group being determined employing a synchronization signal transmitted on a downlink carrier of the carrier group. The wireless device receives a time alignment command from the base station. The time alignment command comprises a time adjustment value and an index identifying the carrier group. The wireless device applies the time adjustment value to uplink signals transmitted on any activated uplink carriers in the carrier group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Carrier grouping in multicarrier communications
    Patent number: 8717866
    Abstract: A wireless device receives a message assigning each second carrier to one of a first carrier group and second carrier group(s). The message comprises parameters for each second carrier. If the parameters comprise a carrier group index for a second carrier, the second carrier is assigned to one of the second carrier group(s) identified by the carrier group index. Otherwise, the second carrier is assigned to the first carrier group. The wireless device receives a time alignment command comprising the carrier group index and a time adjustment value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Handover signaling in wireless networks
    Patent number: 8711731
    Abstract: A base station receives a first radio resource control (RRC) message comprising parameter(s) indicating whether a wireless device supports an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH). The base station selectively transmits second RRC message(s) configuring first radio resources of a first ePDCCH. The base station makes a handover decision for the wireless device. The base station transmits a third message to a target base station. The third message comprises at least one of: parameter(s) indicating whether the wireless device supports an ePDCCH, and configuration information of the first ePDCCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Control and data channel radio resource configuration in an OFDM network
    Patent number: 8699449
    Abstract: A base station transmits first scheduling information on a first control channel for a first packet communicated with a first wireless device. First radio resources of the first control channel start from the first OFDM symbol of each subframe. The base station transmits a radio resource control (RRC) message causing configuration of second radio resources of a second control channel in a second wireless device. The second radio resources comprise resource blocks in a subset of subframes. The base station transmits second scheduling information on the second control channel for a second packet communicated with the second wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Transmission timing in a carrier group
    Patent number: 8699317
    Abstract: A base station configures a first carrier group and a second carrier group in a wireless device. The wireless device transmits first uplink signals in the second carrier group employing a first secondary carrier in the second carrier group as a timing reference carrier. The wireless device autonomously changes the timing reference carrier to a second secondary carrier in the second carrier group. The second secondary carrier is an active carrier different from the first secondary carrier. The wireless device transmits second uplink signals in the second carrier group employing the second secondary carrier as the timing reference carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan