Patents Examined by Alejandro Rivero
  • Patent number: 9425910
    Abstract: Processing of public warning notifications in a mobile communication terminal is disclosed, the terminal being camped on a cell belonging to a first public land mobile network, PLMN. A first warning notification is received, and information contained in the first warning notification is provided to a user of the mobile communication terminal. Radio reception conditions are analyzed and, depending on results of the analysis of radio reception conditions, a secondary public warning notification, SN, is received from a second PLMN. Information contained in the SN is then provided to the user of the mobile communication terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
    Inventors: Bela Rathonyi, Jagadeesh Arunachalam
  • Patent number: 9407328
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a contactless communication method between an NFC card with a contact and contactless dual interface, installed in a communication terminal, and an external NFC device, the terminal including an NFC module coupled to the contact interface of the card and including a contactless communication interface, the method including the steps of: selecting one or the other of the contact and contactless interfaces of the card, transmitting signals between the card and the NFC device through the selected interface, and if the contact interface of the card is selected, through the contactless interface of the NFC module, and detecting by the card the presence of the NFC module connected to its contact interface, the selection of one or the other of the contact and contactless interfaces of the card being performed by the card depending on the result of the detection of the NFC module presence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Inside Secure
    Inventor: Bruno Charrat
  • Patent number: 9407520
    Abstract: A method and cell controlling node providing radio communication in a first cell of a communication network, for supporting management of the communication network based on performance related reports sent to a management system. Signal measurement reports are obtained from User Equipments being served by the first cell controlling node, on measurements on signals from cell controlling nodes in neighboring cells. Based on the measurement reports, the cell controlling node identifies a neighboring cell from which signals fulfill a signal condition. A current identity of the identified neighboring cell is then selected as a cell cluster identity, in order to send performance related reports to the management system indicating the cell cluster identity. Cell cluster identity can be shared by cells forming a cell cluster of a specific area, and performance related reports can be more uniform regardless of which cell controlling nodes they are received from.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Per-Daniel Stålnacke
  • Patent number: 9407311
    Abstract: A first electronic device may include a first electronic circuit and a second electronic circuit. The first electronic device may include an internal communication link providing a signal path for conducting communication signals between the first electronic circuit and the second electronic circuit. An interface circuit may be operatively coupled to the internal communication link. The interface circuit may include an extremely high frequency (EHF) communications circuit configured to receive an EHF electromagnetic signal from another EHF communications circuit of a second electronic device. This EHF electromagnetic signal may enable the second electronic device to control or monitor the first electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Keyssa, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary D. McCormack, Ian A. Kyles
  • Patent number: 9397708
    Abstract: A method and system for flexible radio communications using a wideband radio includes a wideband radio and multiple separable radio definition modules, wherein the wideband radio is configured to operate over a large portion of the radio-frequency (RF) spectrum and each of the radio definition modules are configured to operate in a specific frequency band. The separability of the radio definition modules maintains the capability of the wideband radio to operate over the large portion of the RF spectrum, as well as enabling its robust and reliable operation in a specific frequency band associated with the attached radio definition module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: TrellisWare Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Ian Koch, James F. Morse
  • Patent number: 9397721
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for reducing filter insertion loss while maintaining out-of-band attenuation. In some embodiments, a system can be configured for processing of radio-frequency (RF) signals. The system can include a plurality of signal paths configured to accommodate multiple frequency bands, with each of the multiple bands having a passband. The system can further include a filter circuit disposed along each of the signal paths. At least one of the filter circuits can be segmented into two or more segments that substantially cover the passband corresponding to the filter circuit. The segmented filter circuit can be configured to provide a desired attenuation of out-of-band interferers and a desired insertion loss level. In some embodiments, the signal paths can include receive (Rx) paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: David Richard Pehlke
  • Patent number: 9386400
    Abstract: A detector, positioned at a first geographic location, receives a message from a mobile device that is sent without a request from the detector and via a short-range communications protocol, such as Bluetooth® or other WPAN. The detector parses the message to obtain data associated with the mobile device, such as extracting a media access control (MAC) address, a device type, or other information from the message. The detector may further identify an attribute, such as a signal power loss or frequency, associated with the received message. A second geographic location, associated with the mobile device, may be determined based on the attribute. The detector may also identify an associated user based on the data associated with the mobile device. The local device may receive data identifying, for example, the user, the second geographic location, or preference data related to user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventor: Charles M. Link, II
  • Patent number: 9374123
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit assembly which comprises an antenna path (A1), which can be connected to a first antenna (ANT1), a transmission path (TX1), a reception path (RX1), a duplexer (DPX1), operating with acoustic waves, which connects the transmission and reception paths (TX1, RX1) in each case to the antenna path (A1), and means for suppressing an interference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: EPCOS AG
    Inventor: Edgar Schmidhammer
  • Patent number: 9363342
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided that includes a display configured to output visual information, a frame covering a rear surface of the display, and an adhesive member that provided between the rear surface of the display and the frame and configured to couple the display to the frame, the frame formed in a curved shape to generate a bending force causing the display to curve when the display is coupled to the frame using the adhesive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Minchul Shin, Dongyoup Han, Jaeyoung Han, Dongjun Choi, Jongseok Park
  • Patent number: 9356349
    Abstract: Provided is a micro wideband antenna feeder, and more particularly, to a micro wideband antenna feeder in which a quad scheme antenna and a cross dipole antenna are coupled to each other. The micro wideband antenna feeder includes: a quad scheme antenna; and a cross dipole antenna installed orthogonal to the quad scheme antenna and irradiating current distribution orthogonal to current distribution irradiated from the quad scheme antenna. Since phases 0, 90, 180, and 270 can be shifted by being designed as a feeding network PCB, a circularly polarized wave can be implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: WIWORLD CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chan Goo Park, Jun Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 9344155
    Abstract: A system and method for mitigating interference between two or more inductive systems. Interference can be mitigated by, in response to an interference causing event, temporarily adjusting operation of one or more of the inductive sub-systems to reduce interference. A controller can receives communication from multiple inductive systems and instruct the systems to operate so as to reduce interference. The inductive systems can coordinate to operate out of phase with respect to one another to reduce interference. Communication from a data transfer inductive system can be mimicked by another inductive system so that both systems transmit the communication. Interference between multiple inductive systems can be mitigated by specific physical positioning of the transmitters of the inductive sub-systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Access Business Group International LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin C. Moes, Neil W. Kuyvenhoven, Hai D. Nguyen, Joshua K. Schwannecke, Dale R. Liff, Andrew Zup
  • Patent number: 9344908
    Abstract: Systems and methods for quality of experience measurement and wireless network recommendation are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method comprises connecting to a non-cellular wireless data network, the digital device capable of communicating over a cellular network, transmitting a plurality of pings to a QoE system accessible over the non-cellular wireless data network, receiving a set of ping responses from the QoE system in response to the plurality of pings, calculating a QoE score based on the set of ping responses, and determining whether to maintain connectivity with the non-cellular wireless data network based on the QoE score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Devicescape Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Wynn, John Gordon
  • Patent number: 9332580
    Abstract: The invention is a mobile device collaboration framework (MDCF)—a form of communications framework, which enables devices to discover other devices that support the framework, access applications and services on those devices and exchange a variety of media and application-specific data. It is not tied to any one communications medium or protocol. It supports access restriction and data security at many levels. Sessions can involve multiple devices, creating subnets of devices, each with a shared purpose or task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Kopin Corporation
    Inventors: David Hollick, Christopher Parkinson
  • Patent number: 9326174
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described of devices and associated methods for processing a signal using a plurality of vector signal analyzers (VSAs). An input signal may be split and provided to a plurality of VSAs, each of which may process a respective frequency band of the signal, where the respective frequency bands have regions of overlap. Each VSA may adjust the gain and phase of its respective signal such that continuity of phase and magnitude is preserved through the regions of overlap. The correction of gain and phase may be accomplished by a complex multiply with a complex calibration constant. A complex calibration constant may be determined for each VSA by comparing the gain and phase of one or more calibration tones generated with each region of overlap, as measured by each of the VSAs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen L. Dark, Daniel J. Baker, Johnathan R.W. Ammerman
  • Patent number: 9325437
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting spectrum interference. The apparatus includes: a receiving antenna; a normal signal processing unit; an interference signal processing unit; a radio frequency channel processing unit, configured to perform radio frequency processing for a received normal signal, and to perform radio frequency processing for a preprocessed interference signal in an idle timeslot; a radio frequency sampling unit, configured to perform, according to an input sampling clock, radio frequency sampling for the normal signal, for the interference signal, and to send the interference signal to an interference signal detecting unit; and the interference signal detecting unit, configured to perform fast Fourier transform in a digital domain for the interference signal, to perform frequency band identification, and to acquire a communication mode of the interference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaoyu Guo, Xuelu Mu, Dachuan Yi, Zhiyong Zhao, Yijun Cui, Xuede Yu, Guangguo Xiao
  • Patent number: 9320065
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems, methods and apparatus that pre-plan the payload connections of multiple dockees with a stationary docking environment in a docking process in accordance with a connection negotiation process which balances the needs and capabilities for all parties participating in the docking process. In accordance with one disclosed aspect, a connection negotiation system establishes one or more communication paths between one or more pairs of end points located in devices in a communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Koen Johanna Guillaume Holtman
  • Patent number: 9320039
    Abstract: Method and arrangement in a base station for scheduling communication between the base station and a user equipment in a multi-carrier communication network system. The base station and the user equipment are comprised in the multi-carrier communication network system, and adapted to communicate with each other on downlink carriers and uplink carriers in at least a first frequency band and a second frequency band over a radio interface. The method comprises signalling an indication to the user equipment on the downlink carrier in the first frequency band, which the user equipment currently is scheduled on, to switch to a second carrier in order to communicate data and/or control signalling on the second carrier. In addition, a method and arrangement in a user equipment for assisting the base station in scheduling radio resources are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Unwired Planet, LLC
    Inventors: Dirk Gerstenberger, Johan Bergman
  • Patent number: 9306603
    Abstract: A device includes an adjustable capacitance and a switchable inductance coupled to the adjustable capacitance and configured as a tunable resonant circuit, the switchable inductance comprising a tapped structure having a first inductance and a second inductance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Hong-Ming Lee, Kevin Hsi-huai Wang, Himanshu Khatri, Meng Li
  • Patent number: 9301194
    Abstract: An eNB1-1 transmits an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message to UE2-1 to UE2-3, in which SRS parameters and an application timing parameter are set, the SRS parameters differ for each of the UE2-1 to the UE2-3 and the application timing parameter is common in the UE2-1 to the UE2-3. The UE2-1 to the UE2-3 receive the RRC Connection Reconfiguration message and recognize the SRS parameters and the application timing parameter set in the message. Furthermore, when an application timing of the SRS parameter arrives, the UE2-1 to the UE2-3 apply the SRS parameter to the SRS and transmit the SRS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuaki Takamatsu, Masahiro Yagi, Yoshizo Sato, Masaaki Nakata, Hiroki Fujita
  • Patent number: 9301337
    Abstract: A Near Field Communication (NFC) device has a short range wireless radio frequency communicator capable of seeking to initiate short range communication by transmitting an RF signal and of responding to such initiation so that communication between two short range wireless radio frequency communicators occurs when in range. The NFC device also has a high data rate data communicator for communicating directly with another high data rate data communicator to receive and transmit data when the short range wireless radio frequency communicator has communicated with another in-range short range wireless radio frequency communicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Europe Limited
    Inventors: Robert Brown, Peter Robert Symons