Patents Examined by Abdullahi Ahmed
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Patent number: 11678377Abstract: A random access preamble sequence generation method and user equipment are provided. The method includes the following: when receiving first notification signaling sent by a base station, determining, by UE, to calculate a cyclic shift value by using a first solution; obtaining a first logical root sequence number, and determining a root sequence based on the first logical root sequence number; and generating a random access preamble sequence based on the root sequence and the cyclic shift value, where the first solution is a solution of calculating the cyclic shift value when a Doppler shift of the UE is less than a first preset value and greater than a second preset value, the first preset value is less than twice of a physical random access channel (PRACH) subcarrier spacing, the second preset value is greater than the PRACH subcarrier spacing.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yue Zhao, Li Chai, Zhiheng Guo, Xingqing Cheng
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Patent number: 11671852Abstract: A method of operating a communication system includes communicating a sounding signal to a plurality of devices through a first antenna array coupled to a basestation. The method further includes, in response to the sounding signal, communicating a response signal to the basestation from each of the plurality of devices, from the response signal determining device data comprising a device location, a signal strength of the sounding signal and phase information of the sounding signal, grouping the plurality of devices into a first group based on the device data, generating first transmit beamforming weights for the first group to shape the power output of the first beamforming weight vector to communicate a data signal to the first group and broadcasting the data signal to the first group through a wireless signal from the first antenna array using the first transmit beamforming weights and nulls.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Siden, Inc.Inventors: Boris Bogatin, Matthew Bromberg, Narayan Parappil Menon, John L. Norin
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Patent number: 11671835Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for a satellite device that can be associated with a user account of a minor aged (e.g., child or adolescent) user that does not have a smartphone that can be used as a companion device to the satellite device. The satellite device can be configured to be used as a primary device, without reliance upon a paired smartphone. Certain information can be synchronized with the satellite device via the association with the family account. During initial configuration, a set of cryptographic keys can be generated to associate the account of the satellite device with the set of accounts in the family. The satellite device can then access calendars, media, or other data that is shared with user accounts within a family of user accounts.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Tyler D. Hawkins, David S. Clark, Reed E. Olsen, Paul W. Salzman
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Patent number: 11659456Abstract: Disclosed are a signal transmission method and device, and a computer storage, including that: a base station sends or receives a signal within a sweep time interval, an access signal time interval, which is comprised of sweep time blocks sweep time blocks. The access signal time interval includes a downlink access signal time interval and an uplink access signal time interval. The base station sends the signal over the downlink access signal time interval, and receives the signal over the uplink access signal time interval. A terminal sends or receives a signal within the access signal time interval which is comprised of the sweep time blocks. The terminal sends the signal over the uplink access signal time interval, or receives the signal over the downlink access signal time interval.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Peng Hao, Junfeng Zhang, Xing Liu, Zhaohua Lu, Xinhui Wang, Liujun Hu, Gang Bai
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Patent number: 11659369Abstract: A sidelink node has a distributed processing architecture for wireless communications. The sidelink node comprising a central unit configured to perform sidelink node functions. The sidelink node also comprises distributed units including a first distributed unit and a second distributed unit. Each distributed unit is coupled to the central unit and controlled by the central unit. Each distributed unit is configured to perform a subset of the sidelink node functions. The sidelink node comprises radio units including a first set of radio units coupled to and controlled by the first distribution unit and a second set of radio units coupled to and controlled by the second distribution unit. Each radio unit is configured for sidelink transmission and reception.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Karthika Paladugu, Gavin Bernard Horn
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Patent number: 11653226Abstract: A method and a device in a node for wireless communications. A first node monitors or drops monitoring a first signal in a first resource block; and transmits a second signal in a second resource block. The second resource block corresponds to a first index; the first resource block is reserved for a HARQ-ACK for a bit block set transmitted in a third resource block; when a first condition set is fulfilled, a spatial relation of the second signal is unrelated to the first index; when the first condition set is unfulfilled, the first index is used for determining the spatial relation of the second signal; the first condition set relates to whether the first signal is conveyed in the first resource block. The method above provides an easy implementation of beamforming in a V2X system, which optimizes gains of beamforming and also prevents complicated signaling interaction.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Keying Wu, Xiaobo Zhang
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Patent number: 11652723Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to ascertaining whether data messages are repetitions of a previous data message. As may be implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments characterized herein, data packets (130/131) are received (102) and which use a first time delay relative to transmission of a previous data packet (120/121) by a different transmitter. Repetitions (110A/111A) of data packets are also received (102), and which use a second time delay relative to transmission of a previous data packet (110/111) by the same transmitter. The second time delay is less than the first time delay. The received packet is identified (102) as being a repetition of an immediately-previous data packet based on a time delay between the data packet and the immediately-previous data packet, relative to the first and second time delays.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Artur Tadeusz Burchard, Vincent Pierre Martinez, Alessio Filippi
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Patent number: 11651453Abstract: A mesh network includes a plurality of nodes and a network head. The plurality of nodes includes a first node structured to generate and output a message to the network head in response to an event. The message includes at least one first information item associated with the first node, the electrical device monitored by the first node, or the section of the electrical distribution system monitored by the first node. The plurality of nodes includes a second node disposed on a communication path between the first node and the network head and being structured to add at least one second information item associated with the second node, the electrical device monitored by the second node, or the section of the electrical distribution system monitored by the second node to the message and to output the message to the network head.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventor: Roger Kirk Alexander
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Patent number: 11653228Abstract: A method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) receives a channel state information (CSI) decoder and CSI encoder from a base station on a physical downlink control channel (PDSCH) or a media access control-control element (MAC-CE). The method also includes training the CSI decoder and CSI encoder based on observed channel and interference conditions to obtain updated decoder coefficients and updated encoder coefficients. The method further includes receiving an indication of resources for transmission of the updated encoder coefficients and updated decoder coefficients. The method includes transmitting the updated decoder coefficients and updated encoder coefficients to the base station in accordance with the indication of resources. Further, the method includes receiving an updated CSI decoder and updated CSI encoder from the base station for further training.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Taesang Yoo, Pavan Kumar Vitthaladevuni, Naga Bhushan, June Namgoong, Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli, Tingfang Ji, Jay Kumar Sundararajan
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Patent number: 11653270Abstract: An application transaction comprised in a payload section of at least one data unit is identifying. In response to identifying the application transaction, allocation of radio resources for transmission of the at least one data unit on a radio link is controlled.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Ola Melander, Branko Djordjevic
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Patent number: 11650572Abstract: A remote management system includes: a facility information receiver that receives facility information representing a facility within a space; a facility information storage that stores the facility information; a use information receiver that receives use information representing a facility to be operated during a use period of the space among facilities represented by the facility information; a use information storage that stores the use information; a relay that relays communication between the facility within the space and an outside of the space; and a facility controller that controls the facility to operate or not to operate via the relay, based on the facility information and the use information.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuteru Watanabe
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Patent number: 11653266Abstract: An access point (AP) device comprising a controller configured to monitor bandwidth allocated by the AP device to a plurality of data flows directed to a plurality of wireless clients using a supported AP device, receive from the supported AP device a message indicating a degradation of a quality of service (QoS) level of the supported AP device, and adapt, in response to the message, a bandwidth allocated to a data flow which is forwarded to the supported AP device.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Ofer Idan, Nir Drori, Amnon Cohen Tidhar, Zhigang Huang, Eitan Bar
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Patent number: 11653289Abstract: Manners of controlling a data rate for a user equipment (UE) on a per slice basis by either a core network or a radio access network (RAN). In one exemplary manner, a request is received to establish a new Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session for a network slice for a user equipment (UE), a maximum session throughput value is received for the new PDU session, the maximum session throughput value for the new PDU session is added to an accumulated maximum session throughput value to determine an updated accumulated maximum session throughput value, the updated accumulated maximum session throughput value is compared to a maximum slice throughput value and, when the updated accumulated maximum session throughput value exceeds the maximum slice throughput value, an action is performed related to the new PDU session.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yifan Zhu, Krisztian Kiss, Srinivasan Nimmala, Utkarsh Kumar, Vijay Venkataraman
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Patent number: 11653218Abstract: Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, and apparatus for allocating resources in a 5G network comprising Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device (CBSD) nodes configured for communicating via granted spectrum with customer premises equipment (CPE) supporting wireless access points (WAPs) and the like, wherein an initial small bandwidth part (BWP) is assigned to each CPE, a BWP update process provides to a policy control function a list of devices/capabilities consuming CPE bandwidth so that the PCF may calculate a new bandwidth requirement for the CPE, the new requirement being used by the CPE to generate a CPE UE capability information message for the CBSD node, the CBSD node assigning an appropriately sized BWP for the CPE.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC.Inventor: Volkan Sevindik
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Patent number: 11653223Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to variable antenna patterns. A method comprises determining respective locations of a plurality of candidate client stations to be communicated with an access point (AP); assigning the plurality of candidate client stations to at least one of a plurality of predetermined station groups based on the determined respective locations, the plurality of station groups being associated with a plurality of antenna patterns supported by the AP, respectively, and the plurality of antenna patterns providing respective radiation coverage areas; in accordance with a determination that at least one target client station is selected from the plurality of candidate client stations for communication, determining a target antenna pattern associated with a target station group to which the at least one target client station is assigned; and causing the AP to communicate with the at least one target client station using the target antenna pattern.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Kuanyue Li, Jianpo Han, Yuying Chen
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Patent number: 11653392Abstract: A wireless communication terminal communicating wirelessly with a base wireless communication terminal and unassociated with the base wireless communication terminal is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignees: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.Inventors: Geonjung Ko, Juhyung Son, Jinsam Kwak
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Patent number: 11647551Abstract: A method of user information management includes that, a first network element transmits a setup request message of a user equipment (UE) radio bearer context to a second network element, the setup request message includes at least one of the following information: a first UE association flag, configuration information about signaling radio bearers (SRBs) or information about SRB transmission channel uplink address; and upon reception of a setup response message of the UE radio bearer context fed back by the second network element, the first network element determines that information of the UE radio bearer context is established by the second network element; the setup response message includes at least one of the following information: configuration information about SRBs set up by the second network element, configuration information about modified SRBs, a second UE association flag, information about SRB transmission channel downlink address, or a cause value for configuration modification.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Yin Gao, He Huang
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Patent number: 11646974Abstract: A method for end point data communications anonymization for a local communications hub is provided. The method commences with receiving a first request addressed to a server from a computing device. The method further includes selecting a first remote communications hub from a plurality of remote communications hubs. The method continues with modifying the first request to generate a first modified request and sending the first modified request to the first remote communications hub. The first remote communications hub modifies the first modified request to produce a second modified request and forwards the second modified request to the server. The method further includes receiving a first response to the second modified request from the server, modifying the received first response to produce a first modified response, modifying the first modified response to produce a second modified response, and providing the second modified response to the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Ooma, Inc.Inventors: William M. Gillon, Hai Lei, Tobin E. Farrand, David A. Bryan
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Patent number: 11638218Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be configured to determine a PSD based on a transmission power associated with transmission of an uplink signal. The apparatus may be configured to select one of a first beam or a second beam for the transmission of the uplink signal based on the PSD. The second beam may be wider than the first beam, and may be generated by a single antenna element of the apparatus. The apparatus may be configured to transmit the uplink signal using the selected one of the first beam or the second beam.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Ruhua He, Shrenik Patel, Sang-June Park, Mihir Vijay Laghate, Raghu Narayan Challa
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Patent number: 11632153Abstract: This invention is a transmission device capable of enhancing the reception characteristics of a terminal when employing transmit diversity using two antenna ports in an ePDCCH. In a base station (100) that transmits a reference signal to a terminal (200) using two antenna ports, a setting unit (102), on the basis of the reception quality of the terminal, sets as the aforementioned two antenna ports either a first antenna port pair for which DMRS (reference signals) do not undergo mutual code multiplexing, or a second antenna port pair for which the DMRS do undergo code multiplexing. A transmitter (109) transmits the DMRS from the two antenna ports set in the setting unit (102).Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Tadashi Yoshida, Ayako Horiuchi, Takashi Iwai, Yoshihiko Ogawa, Akihiko Nishio