Patents Assigned to Wireless Innovation
  • Publication number: 20160029273
    Abstract: A method and wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed that is configured to perform cell reselection to another cell when the WTRU is in a CELL_FACH state using an Enhanced-Dedicated Channel (E-DCH). The cell reselection is based on internal measurements by the WTRU. Alternatively, the cell reselection can be WTRU based on the WTRU measurements reported to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Diana Pani, Rocco DiGirolamo, Christopher R. Cave, Paul Marinier, Benoit Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20160007303
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are used to determine an efficient transmit power for point to multipoint (PtM) transmissions by maintaining a database at a base station which specifies which of a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) are members of each PtM group. The transmit power of each WTRU's downlink dedicated channel is adjusted to the minimum required power necessary and the PtM transmit power for each PtM group is set such that the PtM transmit power of a PtM group is equal to the greatest of a WTRU in the PtM group plus a PtM power offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: SIGNAL TRUST FOR WIRELESS INNOVATION
    Inventor: Stephen E. Terry
  • Publication number: 20150381325
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method and system for transferring wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU)-specific information to support enhanced uplink (EU) operation in a wireless communication system. A radio network controller (RNC) obtains WTRU-specific information, and transfers the WTRU-specific information to the Node-Bs. Each Node-B is configured to schedule uplink transmissions from a WTRU and utilizes the WTRU-specific information in operation of EU transmissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: SIGNAL TRUST FOR WIRELESS INNOVATION
    Inventors: Marian Rudolf, Stephen E. Terry, Stephen G. Dick
  • Publication number: 20150372712
    Abstract: A wireless communications system employs code-division multiple access information transmission techniques where the uplink and downlink transmission bandwidths are unequal. The higher bandwidth is an integer multiple of the lower bandwidth. The present system requires a base station and a subscriber unit to have two pseudo-random code generators which can be clocked separately. Alignment of the uplink and downlink pseudo-random spreading codes is achieved by truncating the code sequence for the lower speed link at the conclusion of a complete code sequence for the higher speed link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: SIGNAL TRUST FOR WIRELESS INNOVATION
    Inventor: Fatih M. Ozluturk
  • Patent number: 9215636
    Abstract: An enhanced uplink user equipment is in soft handover. A radio network controller selects a primary Node-B out of a plurality of Node-Bs supporting the soft handover. The radio network controller receiving successfully received enhanced uplink data packets from the plurality of Node-Bs. The radio network controller reordered the successfully received enhanced uplink data packets for in-sequence deliver. The primary Node-B sends specified scheduling information to the user equipment that the other Node-Bs does not transmit. At least the primary Node-B transmits acknowledgements and negative acknowledgements to the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
  • Publication number: 20150341805
    Abstract: Disclosed is method and apparatus for operation of a base station in wireless communications, including self-configuration of the base station for secure and authenticated communications with other base stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Peter S. Wang, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez, James M. Miller, Louis J. Guccione
  • Publication number: 20150333875
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forwarding non-consecutive data blocks in enhanced uplink (EU) transmissions. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and one or more Node-Bs include one or more automatic repeat request (ARQ)/hybrid-ARQ (H-ARQ) processes for supporting an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH). Data blocks transmitted by the WTRU are re-ordered in a re-ordering entity located in the Node-B(s) or a radio network controller (RNC). Once a missing data block is identified, a data forwarding timer in the Node-B(s) or RNC is initiated and subsequent WTRU transmissions are monitored to determine whether the missing data block has been discarded by the WTRU. Upon recognition of the discard of the missing data block, the non-consecutive data blocks are forwarded to higher layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: SIGNAL TRUST FOR WIRELESS INNOVATION
    Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Stephen E. Terry, Stephen G. Dick
  • Patent number: 9161285
    Abstract: A method and wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed that is configured to perform cell reselection to another cell when the WTRU is in a CELL_FACH state using an Enhanced-Dedicated Channel (E-DCH). The cell reselection is based on internal measurements by the WTRU. Alternatively, the cell reselection can be WTRU based on the WTRU measurements reported to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Diana Pani, Rocco Di Girolamo, Christopher Cave, Paul Marinier, Benoit Pelletier
  • Patent number: 9144027
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are used to determine an efficient transmit power for point to multipoint (PtM) transmissions by maintaining a database at a base station which specifies which of a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) are members of each PtM group. The transmit power of each WTRU's downlink dedicated channel is adjusted to the minimum required power necessary and the PtM transmit power for each PtM group is set such that the PtM transmit power of a PtM group is equal to the greatest of a WTRU in the PtM group plus a PtM power offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventor: Stephen E. Terry
  • Patent number: 9130649
    Abstract: A wireless communications system employs code-division multiple access information transmission techniques where the uplink and downlink transmission bandwidths are unequal. The higher bandwidth is an integer multiple of the lower bandwidth. The present system requires a base station and a subscriber unit to have two pseudo-random code generators which can be clocked separately. Alignment of the uplink and downlink pseudo-random spreading codes is achieved by truncating the code sequence for the lower speed link at the conclusion of a complete code sequence for the higher speed link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventor: Fatih M. Ozluturk
  • Patent number: 9100849
    Abstract: Disclosed is method and apparatus for operation of a base station in wireless communications, including self-configuration of the base station for secure and authenticated communications with other base stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Peter S. Wang, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez, James M. Miller, Louis J. Guccione
  • Patent number: 9094203
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forwarding non-consecutive data blocks in enhanced uplink (EU) transmissions. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and one or more Node-Bs include one or more automatic repeat request (ARQ)/hybrid-ARQ (H-ARQ) processes for supporting an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH). Data blocks transmitted by the WTRU are re-ordered in a re-ordering entity located in the Node-B(s) or a radio network controller (RNC). Once a missing data block is identified, a data forwarding timer in the Node-B(s) or RNC is initiated and subsequent WTRU transmissions are monitored to determine whether the missing data block has been discarded by the WTRU. Upon recognition of the discard of the missing data block, the non-consecutive data blocks are forwarded to higher layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Stephen E. Terry, Stephen G. Dick
  • Patent number: 9065648
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forwarding non-consecutive data blocks in enhanced uplink (EU) transmissions. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and one or more Node-Bs include one or more automatic repeat request (ARQ)/hybrid-ARQ (H-ARQ) processes for supporting an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH). Data blocks transmitted by the WTRU are re-ordered in a re-ordering entity located in the Node-B(s) or a radio network controller (RNC). Once a missing data block is identified, a data forwarding timer in the Node-B(s) or RNC is initiated and subsequent WTRU transmissions are monitored to determine whether the missing data block has been discarded by the WTRU. Upon recognition of the discard of the missing data block, the non-consecutive data blocks are forwarded to higher layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Stephen E. Terry, Stephen G. Dick
  • Publication number: 20150103666
    Abstract: A system and method which improve the performance of a wireless transmission system by intelligent use of the control of the flow of data between a radio network controller (RNC) and a Node B. The system monitors certain criteria and, if necessary, adaptively increases or decreases the data flow between the RNC and the Node B. This improves the performance of the transmission system by allowing retransmitted data, signaling procedures and other data to be successfully received at a faster rate, by minimizing the amount of data buffered in the Node B. Flow control is exerted to reduce buffering in the Node B upon degradation of channel qualities, and prior to a High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS-DSCH) handover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: SIGNAL TRUST FOR WIRELESS INNOVATION
    Inventors: Stephen E. Terry, Yi-Ju Chao
  • Publication number: 20150094028
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating with the Internet via a gateway are disclosed. The gateway may be a Radio Access Network (RAN) gateway. The gateway may communicate data with at least one user equipment (UE). The gateway may route the data via one or more interfaces. The data may be routed by bypassing a core network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Prabhakar R. Chitrapu, Narayan Parappil Menon, Fatih M. Ozluturk, Brian Gregory Kiernan
  • Publication number: 20150085831
    Abstract: A wireless communications system employs code-division multiple access information transmission techniques where the uplink and downlink transmission bandwidths are unequal. The higher bandwidth is an integer multiple of the lower bandwidth. The present system requires a base station and a subscriber unit to have two pseudo-random code generators which can be clocked separately. Alignment of the uplink and downlink pseudo-random spreading codes is achieved by truncating the code sequence for the lower speed link at the conclusion of a complete code sequence for the higher speed link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: SIGNAL TRUST FOR WIRELESS INNOVATION
    Inventor: Fatih M. Ozluturk
  • Patent number: 8942200
    Abstract: A system and method which improve the performance of a wireless transmission system by intelligent use of the control of the flow of data between a radio network controller (RNC) and a Node B. The system monitors certain criteria and, if necessary, adaptively increases or decreases the data flow between the RNC and the Node B. This improves the performance of the transmission system by allowing retransmitted data, signaling procedures and other data to be successfully received at a faster rate, by minimizing the amount of data buffered in the Node B. Flow control is exerted to reduce buffering in the Node B upon degradation of channel qualities, and prior to a High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS-DSCH) handover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Stephen E. Terry, Yi-Ju Chao
  • Patent number: 8902810
    Abstract: A wireless communications system employs code-division multiple access information transmission techniques where the uplink and downlink transmission bandwidths are unequal. The higher bandwidth is an integer multiple of the lower bandwidth. The present system requires a base station and a subscriber unit to have two pseudo-random code generators which can be clocked separately. Alignment of the uplink and downlink pseudo-random spreading codes is achieved by truncating the code sequence for the lower speed link at the conclusion of a complete code sequence for the higher speed link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventor: Fatih M Ozluturk
  • Patent number: 8897186
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating with the Internet via a gateway are disclosed. The gateway may be a Radio Access Network (RAN) gateway. The gateway may communicate data with at least one user equipment (UE). The gateway may route the data via one or more interfaces. The data may be routed by bypassing a core network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Prabhakar R. Chitrapu, Narayan Parappil Menon, Fatih M. Ozluturk, Brian Gregory Kiernan
  • Publication number: 20140314021
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus is provided for terminating an enhanced random access channel (E-RACH) message in an E-RACH transmission. Triggers for terminating the E-RACH message are provided. The actions upon termination of the E-RACH messages are provided to release enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) resources while in cell forward access channel (CELL_FACH) state or transition to cell dedicated channel (CELL_DCH) state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Benoit Pelletier, Diana Pani, Rocco DiGirolamo, Christopher R. Cave, Vincent Roy, Paul Marinier, Eldad M. Zeira