Patents Examined by A. S. Roberts
  • Patent number: 10278183
    Abstract: In order to transmit capability information of a user equipment (UE) to an evolved Node B (eNB), the UE may generate a UE CAPABILITY INFORMATION message including the capability information of the UE, and transmit the generated UE CAPABILITY INFORMATION message to the eNB. Here, the capability information of the UE may include at least one band combination supported by the UE and whether Time Division Duplexing-Frequency Division Duplexing Carrier Aggregation (TDD-FDD CA) for the band combination is supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soenghun Kim, Kyeongin Jeong, Sangbum Kim
  • Patent number: 10271216
    Abstract: A wireless access system in which a first operator and a second operator share a predetermined band, includes a first base station belonging to the first operator, the first base station configured to transmit broadcast information indicating a priority of the first operator in the predetermined band; and a second base station belonging to the second operator, the second base station configured to perform wireless communication using a band configured based on a priority of the second operator in the predetermined band and the broadcast information transmitted by the first base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Daisuke Nitta, Satoshi Yamamoto, Hitoshi Yokoyama, Hiroki Akiyama
  • Patent number: 10270655
    Abstract: In a method for running a computer network (2) comprising a number of devices (4a-d) being arranged in a daisy-chained loop and running a spanning-tree algorithm (10) involving handling of state machines (14), wherein each device (4a-d) comprises a bridge (6a-d) having at least three ports (8a-c), whereby during running the network (2) each device (4a-d) can take different states (D, L, F, O) to avoid a loop in the network (2), whereby logical port states (D, L, F, O) of the ports are defined by the state machines (14), for at least one device (4a-d) at least once before a reboot of the device (4a-d) a momentary state (S) of a state machine (14) is stored, and in case of rebooting the state (D, L, F, O, S) of the device (4a-d) is restored, if it is successfully validated that the stored state (S) is still valid. A Computer network (2), comprising a number of devices (4a-d) being arranged in a daisy-chained loop is adapted for performing the method above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Smaak, Marcel Versteeg, Stephan Van Tienen, Tom De Brouwer
  • Patent number: 10271353
    Abstract: In some aspects, a method for configuring channel access parameters in a wireless communication system includes determining, at an access point, an enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) parameter for a first subset of stations of a plurality of stations, the first subset of stations capable of transmitting multi-user uplink transmissions. The method further includes generating an information element including the EDCA parameter. The method further includes transmitting the information element such that the information element is decodable by the first subset of stations and not by a second subset of stations of the plurality of stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Simone Merlin, Gwendolyn Denise Barriac, Alfred Asterjadhi, George Cherian
  • Patent number: 10264614
    Abstract: Disclosed are time synchronization methods for domains based on time information of a vehicle. A time synchronization method performed by a first end node belonging to a first domain of a vehicle includes: receiving a first frame including time information from the vehicle; changing the first end node to a grand master node of the first domain when the time information indicates a time of a universal time domain; and synchronizing a time of the grand master node with the time of the universal time domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Seong Jin Park, Woo Sub Kim, Ju Ho Lee, SungKwon Park
  • Patent number: 10263897
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing traffic engineering, e.g., allocating bandwidth, on a wireless access network are disclosed. For example, the method determines a number of subscriber stations (SSs) that a Base Station (BS) is capable of supporting in accordance with at least one performance objective for voice traffic, wherein the at least one performance objective for voice traffic comprises a type of codec. The method then allocates bandwidth by the base station in accordance with the number of subscriber stations that the base station is capable of supporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: David Hoeflin, Yonatan Levy, Xiaowen Mang
  • Patent number: 10257089
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing a distributed customer premises equipment (CPE) comprising several devices. The distributed CPE may include a control plane subsystem configured to execute on a first device, a first data plane subsystem configured to execute on a second device, and a second data plane subsystem configured to execute on a third device. The second device may be further configured to execute a first virtual machine capable of executing a first network function. The third device may be further configured to execute a second virtual machine capable of executing a second network function. In certain embodiments, the control plane subsystem may be configured to control forwarding functionality of the first data plane subsystem and the second data plane subsystem, and control the first network function and the second network function. In certain embodiments, the first device and the second device are customer premises equipment (CPE) devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Bays, Srinivas Narayan
  • Patent number: 10251081
    Abstract: Separate aperiodic channel state information (CSI) reports are handled for static subframe(s), in which the direction of signal transmission is fixed, and flexible subframe(s), in which the direction of signal transmission is variable. A method by a UE includes receiving a trigger for an aperiodic CSI report as part of an uplink (UL) grant from a radio node in a static downlink (DL) subframe, where the trigger indicates a CSI subframe set, out of at least two alternative CSI subframe sets. An aperiodic CSI measurement is performed for a CSI reference resource in the indicated CSI subframe set, and the result of the CSI measurement is reported to the radio node. One of the at least two alternative CSI subframe sets relates to the one or more static subframes, and another one of the at least two alternative CSI subframe sets relates to the one or more flexible subframes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Xinghua Song, Shaohua Li, Zhiheng Guo, Rui Fan, Jinhua Liu
  • Patent number: 10237894
    Abstract: An Access Point, AP, and a wireless device as well as a method performed by the AP and a method performed by the wireless device for communication with the other are provided. The method performed by the AP comprises using (130) a first Clear Channel Assessment Threshold, CCAT for a first Quality of Service, QoS, category and at least a second CCAT for a second QoS category for communication with the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Filip Mestanov, Johan Söder, Soma Tayamon, Yu Wang, Gustav Wikström
  • Patent number: 10237880
    Abstract: Method and radio access point for handling a two-way communication between a first wireless device and a second wireless device which are both served by the radio access point. A set of candidate transmission modes are available for use in the two-way communication. The radio access point obtains a mode-specific quality metric related to a predicted Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio, SINR, for each one of the candidate transmission modes, and selects one of the candidate transmission modes based on the obtained mode-specific quality metrics. The radio access point is thus able to select the transmission mode that has the best mode-specific quality metric in the set. The selected transmission mode is then applied for the two-way communication. Thereby, the most favorable transmission mode may be selected and used to provide satisfactory or even optimal performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Aidilla Pradini, Ather Gattami, Gabor Fodor
  • Patent number: 10231181
    Abstract: Various of the disclosed embodiments concern efficiency improvements in wireless products. For example, some embodiments specify profiles for regional and custom-specified operational constraints. The profiles may be retrieved from across a network or stored locally upon the device. The profiles may specify various configuration adjustments that optimize the system's performance. For example, when possible, some embodiments may allow the system to operate at a lower power level and to thereby save energy. Various factors and conditions may be assessed in some embodiments prior to adjusting the existing power configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: NETGEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Amalan Arul Emmanuel, Shun-Liang Yu, Peiman Amini
  • Patent number: 10225881
    Abstract: A user equipment uses extended discontinuous reception (DRX) when the user equipment is in connected mode with a communication network. The extended DRX comprises extended DRX cycles and offsets, which are based on a value of a specific DRX cycle. The user equipment receives (S31) signaling from the communication network, the signaling comprising an extended DRX cycle indication and offset value, calculates (S32) an extended DRX cycle from the extended DRX cycle indication and an offset from the offset value, using the value of the specific DRX cycle, and executes (S33) the DRX when the user equipment is in the connected mode with the extended DRX cycle calculated and the offset calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Benoist Pierre Sebire, Chunli Wu, Guillaume Decarreau
  • Patent number: 10219278
    Abstract: A data transmission method and a related device are disclosed. The data transmission method includes: obtaining to-be-transmitted K bits; mapping the K bits to F resource units according to a codebook and a value of the K bits, so as to obtain a codeword CK that is to be transmitted by using the F resource units, where the codebook includes S codewords in a one-to-one mapping relationship with S different values of the K bits; and sending the codeword CK by using the F resource units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Shunqing Zhang, Yan Chen
  • Patent number: 10219196
    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: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Stephen E. Terry, James M. Miller, Stephen G. Dick
  • Patent number: 10217060
    Abstract: Optimal enhancement of 3G cellular network capacity utilizes two components of learning and optimization. First, a pair of learning approaches are used to model cellular network capacity measured in terms of total number of users carried and predict breakpoints of cellular towers as a function of network traffic loading. Then, an optimization problem is formulated to maximize network capacity subject to constraints of user quality and predicted breakpoints. Among a number of alternatives, a variant of simulated annealing referred to as Block Coordinated Descent Simulated Annealing (BCDSA) is presented to solve the problem. Performance measurements show that BCDSA algorithm offers dramatically improved algorithmic success rate and the best characteristics in utility, runtime, and confidence range measures compared to other solution alternatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Homayoun Yousefi'zadeh, Amr Albanna
  • Patent number: 10211969
    Abstract: A method and arrangement for the coordinated, distributed, and linearly ordered collection and publication of event streams (i.e. time series data) includes features that harden it against internal errors, network partitions, data loss/corruption, and adversaries who wish to tamper with or interrupt its operation. Two modes of operation are described, one in which events are processed in aggregate (batching), and another in which updates occur continuously across the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kelly Littlepage, Stephen Johnson
  • Patent number: 10200164
    Abstract: A wireless device receives, in a first subframe, a media-access-control control element (MAC CE) comprising at least one parameter instructing the wireless device to activate at least one licensed cell and at least one LAA cell. The wireless device performs channel monitoring on the at least one LAA cell before a first maximum number of subframes after the first subframe. The wireless device performs channel monitoring on the at least one licensed cell before a second maximum number of subframes after the first subframe. The first maximum number of subframes and the second maximum number of subframes are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Patent number: 10200888
    Abstract: Provided is a method for generating inter-cell information for inter-cell interference removal in a wireless communication system. A method by which a terminal removes inter-cell interference comprises the steps of: receiving a signal from a serving cell and a neighboring cell adjacent to the serving cell; identifying the priority of the serving cell for feedback of channel information on the basis of an identifier of the cell and a resource block; identifying whether there is feedback of channel information on the signal received on the basis of the priority; and transmitting the channel information to a base station of the serving cell according to the identification of whether there is feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ilmu Byun, Heejeong Cho, Hyunsoo Ko, Kungmin Park
  • Patent number: 10200933
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting data in a wireless LAN system. The method for transmitting data comprises the steps of: generating an activation request frame including end-point terminal identifier information for operating an end-point terminal connected to a relay device and in a wake mode; and transmitting the activation request frame to the relay device. As a result, the occurrence of a buffer overflow in the relay device can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: KT Corporation
    Inventors: Yang Seok Jeong, Joo Young Kim
  • Patent number: 10194424
    Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method includes identifying a first interval for an uplink transmission in a shared radio frequency spectrum band; identifying a second interval for the uplink transmission; comparing the first interval with the second interval; and determining uplink resources to use for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the comparison of the first interval with the second interval. A second method includes transmitting one or more assignments of uplink resources to use for an uplink transmission in a shared radio frequency spectrum band; detecting a duration of the uplink transmission; and identifying uplink resources used for the uplink transmission based at least in part on the detecting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Wanshi Chen, Aleksandar Damnjanovic, Durga Prasad Malladi, Hao Xu, Peter Gaal, Yongbin Wei, Tao Luo