Patents Examined by Afsar M Qureshi
  • Patent number: 10568003
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide to establish a radio connection with an end device; obtain context information pertaining to the end device; analyze the context information; determine whether to not provide handover to the end device in response to the analysis of the context information; and transmit, to the end device, multiple thresholds that indicate when a partial handover is to be invoked and when a completive handover is to be invoked, in response to a determination that handover is to be provided to the end device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Yang, Lei Song
  • Patent number: 10565506
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to communication generation by traversing routes of a graph in a complex computing network. The communication generation is used for determining whether an input signal has certain desired signal attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Research Now Group, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Bigby, Leonard A. Bucchino, III, Charles A. Hunt, Khusro Khalid, Rabik Maharjan, Gregory B. Molik, Michael C. Munsie, Timothy W. Proffitt, Bradley D. White
  • Patent number: 10560930
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for transmitting and receiving control information in the common search space on an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH). According to some embodiments, a cellular base station may allocate some resource blocks of a subframe as the EPDCCH. The cellular base station may provide control information on a common search space in the EPDCCH for wireless user equipment (UE) devices in the cell provided by the cellular base station during a subframe. A UE device may monitor the EPDCCH to determine whether any indication on the common search space decodable by the UE device is contained in the EPDCCH, and may decode such information if present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Awais M. Hussain, Tarik Tabet, Syed Aon Mujtaba
  • Patent number: 10555195
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for performing UL packet measurements in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving a measurement configuration including a measurement period and a report unit from an eNB, performing an UL Packet Measurement per the report unit using the measurement period, and generating an UL Packet Measurement report including at least one ID of the report unit and at least one result of the UL Packet Measurement corresponding to the at least one ID of the report unit, and transmitting the UL Packet Measurement report to the eNB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungjune Yi, Sunyoung Lee, Hyunjin Shim
  • Patent number: 10548037
    Abstract: A method for identifying cellular networks using a computer processor and a signal receiver including determining whether a cellular network being used is either an LTE-DL, LTE-UL, GSM, CDMA2000 or UMTS network. The determination is made on the basis of individual tests eliminating one network at a time based on unique characteristics of each particular network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Allen-Vanguard Corporation
    Inventors: Yahia Ahmed Eldemerdash, Octavia A. Dobre, Oktay Ureten, Trevor Noel Yensen
  • Patent number: 10536360
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for managing historically large flows in network visibility monitoring. In some implementations, provided is an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may be operable to receive packet information describing a packet at the cycle of a clock input. The packet may be associated with a packet flow being transmitted across a network. The integrated circuit may further generate keys using information identifying a packet flow provided by the packet information. The integrated circuit may further read values for counters and state information associated with each counter from a memory, using the keys. The integrated circuit may further determine from the state information that the packet flow identified by the packet information is a historically large packet flow. Upon determining that the packet flow is a historically large packet flow, the integrated circuit may further update an entry in a flow memory using the packet information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Scott Whiteside, Thomas A. Volpe
  • Patent number: 10536979
    Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication terminal that wirelessly communicates with a base wireless communication terminal. The wireless communication terminal includes a transceiver, and a processor. The processor is configured to set an integer selected from a range of 0 to a value equal to or smaller than an OFDMA Contention Window (OCW) as a counter for random access, receive a trigger frame for triggering random access using one or more resource units (RUs) allocated for the random access from the base wireless communication terminal using the transceiver, decrement a value of the counter based on the one or more RUs allocated for the random access, randomly select one RU based on the one or more RUs allocated for the random access when the value of the counter is 0 or reaches 0, and attempt transmission to the base wireless communication terminal using the selected RU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Geonjung Ko, Juhyung Son, Woojin Ahn, Jinsam Kwak
  • Patent number: 10517128
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE). A method for transmitting a device to device (D2D) discovery signal by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system supporting a D2D scheme is provided. The method includes determining transmission power for D2D discovery signal transmission, and transmitting a D2D discovery signal using the transmission power, wherein the transmission power is determined by considering a cell at which the D2D discovery signal is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Seok Ryu, Peng Xue, Sang-Won Choi
  • Patent number: 10512066
    Abstract: The first radio network node transmits a request to a core network node for initiation of the automatic neighbour detection. In response to the request, the core network node selects at least one second radio network node based on geographical information. The first radio network node also transmits, to the user equipment, an instruction to transmit an uplink signal. The user equipment transmits the uplink signal based on the instruction. The core network node transmits, to said at least one second radio network node, a command instructing said at least one second radio network node to listen for the uplink signal. In response to the command, the second radio network node listens for the uplink signal from the user equipment. Then, the second radio network node transmits, a message relating to whether the second radio network node is neighbouring to the first radio network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Johan Rune
  • Patent number: 10512077
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and apparatus for performing fractional subframe transmission. The method may comprise: determining first temporal information that indicates when a channel becomes available; and determining, based on the first temporal information and transmission opportunity information, second temporal information that indicates an end of the fractional subframe transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lei Jiang, Hongmei Liu, Gang Wang, Zhennian Sun, Chuangxin Jiang
  • Patent number: 10511416
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) and a base station (BS) are provided. The UE transmits a first uplink signal to the BS based on a current data repetition transmission parameter. After receiving a dynamic indication message from the BS, the UE generates an updated data repetition transmission parameter according to the dynamic indication message. The UE transmits a second uplink signal to the BS based on the updated data repetition transmission parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
    Inventors: Chun-Che Chien, Hai-Han Wang
  • Patent number: 10506632
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a signalling from a network node to trigger a non-contention based random access procedure, wherein the signalling includes a first information indicating a first numerology and a second information indicating a second numerology. The method also includes transmitting a random access preamble based on the second numerology to the network node. The method further includes receiving a random access response from the network node. In addition, the method includes monitoring a control channel for scheduling a new transmission based on the first numerology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: I-Jen Chen, Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • Patent number: 10499411
    Abstract: Various solutions for data transmission enhancements with respect to user equipment (UE) and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. As a transmitter, a UE may determine whether specific information is comprised in a protocol data unit (PDU). The UE may mark the PDU in an event that the specific information is comprised in the PDU. The UE may further prioritize the marked PDU and deliver the marked PDU to a next protocol layer. As a receiver, a UE may receive a marked PDU comprising the specific information. The UE may deliver the marked PDU to a higher protocol layer out-of-order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Pavan Santhana Krishna Nuggehalli, Chia-Chun Hsu, Ming-Yuan Cheng
  • Patent number: 10484890
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for performing a measurement in a wireless communication system are disclosed herein. In one method, a user equipment (UE) is served by a cell supporting multiple numerologies. The UE is configured with a first numerology for data reception. The UE performs a measurement with a second numerology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Ko-Chiang Lin, Ming-Che Li
  • Patent number: 10484976
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described that includes receiving circuitry configured to receive, from a base station apparatus, a radio resource control message including first information used for configuring a periodicity for an uplink data transmission, the receiving circuitry configured to receive on a physical downlink control channel, from the base station apparatus, second information used for indicating an activation for the uplink data transmission. Transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit, to the base station apparatus, confirmation information Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) for the second information, the transmitting circuitry configured to perform on a physical uplink shared channel, to the base station apparatus, the uplink data transmission based on the first information and the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Kai Ying, Toshizo Nogami, Tatsushi Aiba, John Michael Kowalski, Zhanping Yin, Jia Sheng
  • Patent number: 10470202
    Abstract: Techniques for improving data rates at mobile terminals that are subject to periodic channel interruptions in a beyond-line-of-sight communication system are disclosed, including improved encoding and decoding systems that identify blockages and modify receiver operation during blockages to reduce data errors. In certain embodiments, encoding, symbol mapping, interleaving, and use of unique periodic identifiers function to enable a series of packets that may be received in a blockage impaired channel with reduced errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Viasat, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Wilcoxson, John O'Neill, Daniel Chester, Brian Sleight, Changping Li
  • Patent number: 10462773
    Abstract: Disclosed is a base station capable of appropriately configuring a resource on which EPDCCH is located when soft combining is applied. The base station includes configuration section 102 that configures an EPDCCH set in a plurality of subframes, the EPDCCH set being formed of ECCEs to which control information (assignment information) transmitted over the plurality of subframes is assigned; and an assignment section 105 that assigns the control information to any of the ECCEs in each of the plurality of subframes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Ayako Horiuchi, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Kazuki Takeda, Lilei Wang
  • Patent number: 10461911
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a channel quality indicator (CQI) feedback method, user equipment, and a network device. The method includes: receiving, by the user equipment, a secondary pilot receive signal of each single sector and that is obtained after a secondary pilot transmit signal of each single sector transmitted by a network device is transmitted by using a radio channel; estimating, by the user equipment, a channel matrix according to the secondary pilot receive signal of each single sector and the pre-known secondary pilot transmit signal of each single sector; estimating, by the user equipment, a CQI of each single sector according to the channel matrix and a first precoding matrix, and estimating a CQI of each joint sector according to the channel matrix and a second precoding matrix; and feeding back, by the user equipment, each CQI to the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peng Zhang, Yueying Zhao, Zongjie Wang, Xiaolei Tie
  • Patent number: 10462704
    Abstract: There is provided a method comprising determining a bearer to be used for first traffic between a user equipment and one of a plurality of base stations in dependence on information indicating the user equipment's ability to communicate with a plurality of base stations, policy rules, and information about the application characteristics of said first traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventor: Juha Antero Rasanen
  • Patent number: 10454660
    Abstract: A transmission system for performing communication according to time division duplex (TDD), includes a relay unit configured to relay uplink signals and downlink signals in the first and second communication systems, a TDD information estimation unit configured to estimate a transmission stop period during which no uplink signal of the first communication system is transmitted, an estimation error detection unit configured to detect that the estimation of the transmission stop period is erroneous on the basis of the uplink signal or the downlink signal of the first communication system, and a bandwidth allocation unit configured to prioritize allocation of a bandwidth in the relay unit for the uplink signal of the first communication system over allocation of a bandwidth in the relay unit for the uplink signal of the second communication system if the estimation of the transmission stop period is erroneous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Hisano, Tatsuya Shimada