Patents Examined by Alexander O. Boakye
  • Patent number: 9642122
    Abstract: Mechanisms for determining a cluster set of mobile devices are disclosed. A controller node identifies a primary mobile device that has a scheduled transmission for the controller node at a first time. The controller node identifies, from a plurality of mobile devices, a set of eligible assistant (EA) mobile devices. Each EA mobile device in the set is directed to determine a corresponding mobile device-to-mobile device (MD-MD) channel indicator that identifies a quality of a channel between the each EA mobile device and the primary mobile device. The controller node receives from at least one EA mobile device in the set the corresponding MD-MD channel indicator. The controller node then determines a cluster set that includes the primary mobile device and the at least one EA mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Seyed Hossein Seyedmehdi, Gary D. Boudreau
  • Patent number: 9642050
    Abstract: A communication control method in a relay station that holds a donor base station list, is connected to a donor base station existing on the donor base station list, and performs relay transmission between the donor base station and a user terminal, comprises a step A of designating a neighboring base station, a step B of inquiring the neighboring base station designated in the step A of whether to accept or refuse the relay station, and a step C of updating the donor base station list in response to an inquiry result in the step B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Fujishiro, Chiharu Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 9615388
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication method and apparatus using a wireless local area network access point (WLAN AP). The communication method of the WLAN AP according to one embodiment of the present invention may include step of storing identifiers by correlating a first identifier to be used for the WLAN AP to identify user equipment (UE) with a second identifier to be used for an eNodeB (eNB) to identify the UE, step of receiving, from the UE, a first packet including the first identifier and data, step of creating a second packet, when the first packet is received, by combining the second identifier corresponding to the first identifier with the data of the first packet, and step of transmitting the second packet to the eNB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sang Soo Jeong, Song Yean Cho, Han Na Lim
  • Patent number: 9602229
    Abstract: A method of interference cancellation is proposed. A UE obtains configuration information of a data transmission from a neighboring cell via an interference channel in a mobile communication network. The UE receives radio signals on a set of data resource elements as determined based on the obtained configuration information. The UE then estimates the interference channel corresponding to the data transmission from the neighboring cell based on the received radio signals on the set of data resource elements. Finally, the UE cancels the data transmission from the neighboring cell based on the estimated interference channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Lung-Sheng Tsai, Xiangyang Zhuang
  • Patent number: 9603154
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for transmitting a data signal and a user equipment, where the method includes: acquiring, by a first user equipment, a scheduling assignment signal sent by a second user equipment and a scheduling assignment signal sent by at least one third user equipment, where the second user equipment is a user equipment that performs D2D communication with the first user equipment; determining, by the first user equipment, a first time adjustment amount according to a time adjustment amount included in the acquired scheduling assignment signal; and receiving, by the first user equipment according to the first time adjustment amount and subframe information that is included in the scheduling assignment signal sent by the second user equipment, a data signal sent by the second user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jian Wang
  • Patent number: 9590858
    Abstract: For identifying a nearest connection is disclosed. The method encodes node data as a linear array that includes a plurality of logic states. Each logic state represents a node of node data. The method identifies a valid connection policy for a valid connection element between two logic states of a plurality of logic states. The method further generates a connection element between each two logic states of the plurality of logic states that satisfy the valid connection policy through a combination map. In addition, the method iteratively generates a connection weight sum for each node connection between a start state and an end state. The method further identifies a first node connection between the start state and the end state with a minimum connection weight sum as a nearest node connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Assurant Design Automation LLC
    Inventor: M. David McFarland
  • Patent number: 9577791
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for implementing notification by network elements of packet drops. In response to determining a packet is to be dropped, a network element such as a switch or router determines the source of the packet and returns a dropped packet notification message to the source. Upon receipt of notification, networking software or embedded hardware on the source causes the dropped packet to be retransmitted. The notification may also be sent from the network element to the destination computer to inform networking software or embedded logic implemented by the destination computer that the packet was dropped and notification to the source has been sent, thus alleviating the destination from needing to send a Selective ACKnowledge (SACK) message to inform the source the packet was not delivered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Eliel Louzoun, Radia Perlman, Ben-Zion Friedman, Ygdal Naouri, Eliezer Tamir
  • Patent number: 9577957
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system for communicating packets through a network switch fabric. During operation, at an aggregation point in the network switch fabric, the system segregates packet flows from multiple sources into a set of quality-of-service (QoS) buckets. Next, the system monitors traffic rates for each QoS bucket. The system then determines a state for each QoS bucket by comparing a traffic rate for the QoS bucket with one or more state-specific thresholds. When a packet is subsequently received for a given QoS bucket, the system performs an action based on a state of the given QoS bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arvind Srinivasan, Shimon Muller
  • Patent number: 9537764
    Abstract: A communication apparatus is provided with: a processing rule storage unit capable of storing a first processing rule for unknown packets set in advance, and a second processing rule set by a control apparatus; a packet processor that processes received packets based on processing rules stored in the processing rule storage unit; and a state notification unit that transmits a predetermined control message to the control apparatus when a packet is processed using the first processing rule. On receiving the predetermined control message, the control apparatus creates the second processing rule to be set in the communication apparatus and sets the second processing rule in the communication apparatus, and also discards packets included in the control message. The communication apparatus continues packet processing using the first processing rule until the second processing rule is set by the control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Mamoru Takajo, Masanori Takashima, Shihomi Sato
  • Patent number: 9526087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to allowing configuring CSI reporting (step S-224, 310) on radio resources that are allocated over a plurality of sub frames on Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH). Allocation of said radio resources (steps S-202, 404) can be performed by semi-persistent allocation or by using Transmission Time Interval (TTI) bundling. By using either semi-persistent scheduling or TTI-bundling as decided by an eNB (104, 204, 600) the UE (102, 202, 500) can be configured to report CSI (step S-224, 310) for a plurality of UL transmissions. By allocating radio resources by using semi-persistent scheduling, the signaling overhead, which can be substantial for dynamic scheduling of radio resources, decreases. By using TTI-bundling the coverage of the CSI-reports increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Eva Englund, Erik Eriksson, Kristina Jersenius, George Jongren, Peter Moberg, Stefan Parkvall
  • Patent number: 9521203
    Abstract: Measures for use in processing communication sessions in a telecommunications network are provided. Each communication session has a signaling path spanning a plurality of devices including one or more intermediate network devices and at least two endpoint devices, the signaling path comprising a plurality of signaling segments, each segment being between two devices in the plurality of devices. A first signaling message, comprising a first identifier associated with the communication session, is received via a first signaling segment for a communication session. At least part of the first identifier is transformed using a deterministic encryption algorithm to generate a second identifier. A second signaling message, comprising the second identifier, is transmitted via a second signaling segment for the communication session to associate the second identifier with the communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Metaswitch Networks Ltd.
    Inventors: Oliver James Carter, Christopher Richard Gibbs, Oliver Fairless Nicolson, Phillip James Springett
  • Patent number: 9516596
    Abstract: This invention suppresses power consumption of a mobile communication terminal apparatus in data exchange in wireless communications. For this purpose, when wireless communications are established between a mobile communication terminal apparatus (200) and MFP (300), the mobile terminal (200) sends a processing request to the MFP (300). Upon reception of this request, the MFP (300) re-establishes communications with the mobile terminal (200) so as to set a communication mode in a passive mode, and to share roles to have the MFP as an initiator, and the mobile terminal as a target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Taketoshi Kusakabe
  • Patent number: 9509472
    Abstract: Methods, devices and a system for transmitting an SRS and a UE are provided. A network node transmits an SRS configuration information set to a UE, wherein the SRS configuration information set includes first configuration information indicating the configuration of a first SRS and second configuration information indicating the configuration of a second SRS, wherein the first SRS is transmitted on a cellular uplink and used for performing uplink channel measurement during cellular communication; and the second SRS is transmitted on a D2D link and used for performing channel measurement of the D2D link during D2D communication. The solution addresses the problem of the configuration and the transmission of a reference signal existing in the conventional art when D2D communication is introduced into a cellular system, realizes the compatibility of D2D communication with cellular communication and avoids the noticeable increase in UE design and realization complexity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuanshuan Wu, Bo Dai, Ming Yuan, Feng Liang, Yifei Yuan
  • Patent number: 9510252
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for selecting a cell in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a radio resource control (RRC) connection release message including redirection information from a serving cell. The UE determines whether to ignore the redirection information in the RRC connection release message according to a release cause of an RRC connection release and a user preference between a unicast service and a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) service. If it is determined to ignore the redirection information, the UE ignores the redirection information in the RRC connection release message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sangwon Kim, Youngdae Lee, Sunghoon Jung, Sungjun Park, Seungjune Yi
  • Patent number: 9510323
    Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system method thereof are disclosed. In a terminal of a wireless communication system, the present invention includes receiving a physical downlink control channel (hereinafter abbreviated PDCCH), receiving a physical downlink shared channel (hereinafter abbreviated PDSCH), and demodulating the PDSCH by interpreting the PDCCH according to a type of a subframe including the PDCCH and the PDSCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moon Il Lee, Seung Hee Han, Jae Hoon Chung, Hyun Soo Ko, Bin Chul Ihm
  • Patent number: 9509810
    Abstract: A method of providing information regarding an Ethernet frame, within the Ethernet preamble of the Ethernet frame, comprises inserting into the Ethernet preamble an inter-line-card header that includes a start control character, a version number, a parity bit, a source port, a destination port, and a forwarding domain entry; and preserving said inter-line-card header, inside of said Ethernet preamble, in a Media Access Control (MAC) sub-layer in said Ethernet frame. The method may include a step of selecting the decoding format for the inter-line-card header corresponding to the version number and/or forwarding other Ethernet frames according to additional forwarding information provided by the forwarding domain entry. The inter-line-card header may be preserved in the MAC sub-layer by keeping the Ethernet preamble at the beginning of an Ethernet frame received over an Ethernet backplane, and passing the combined preamble and associated Ethernet frame to an inter-line-card header processing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Accedian Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Yanick Viens, Steve Rochon
  • Patent number: 9503364
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a label switching path calculation method and a label switching path calculation device. In the method, by performing hierarchical level and domain value planning on a node in a network in advance, when an LSP is calculated, hierarchical domain information about each node is acquired, and the LSP is calculated using the acquired hierarchical domain information about each node. Since the hierarchical domain information about each node designates a network position where the node is located, it can be avoided that an LSP obtained by calculation reroutes an access layer according to the hierarchical domain information about each node and a satisfaction criterion for the LSP during the LSP calculation process. In addition, the technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present application needs no manual intervention in the whole LSP calculation process, realizing the automatic calculation of an LSP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Weifeng Li, Ruichuan You
  • Patent number: 9491738
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for assigning resources for low cost user equipments (UEs). A method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method generally includes determining a first bandwidth, within a second bandwidth, for resources available for downlink data transmissions, wherein the first bandwidth is smaller than the second bandwidth, determining a third bandwidth for resources available for uplink transmissions, wherein a bandwidth for resources available for uplink transmissions is different than the bandwidth for resources available for downlink transmissions, wherein the third bandwidth is greater than the first bandwidth, and communicating with a network using the determined downlink and uplink resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Wanshi Chen, Hao Xu, Peter Gaal
  • Patent number: 9485704
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and arrangements for handling handover-related parameters. A radio base station of a mobile communications network is arranged to serve at least a first cell, and to make handover decisions based on handover-related parameters. The radio base station comprises means for receiving handover related feedback from a radio base station serving a second cell after handover of a UE from said first cell to said second cell; means for using the handover related feedback received from the base station serving said second cell to adjust the handover-related parameters; and further by means for sending handover related feedback to a radio base station serving a second or another cell after handover of a UE to said first cell from said second or another cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Pal Frenger, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Johan Moe
  • Patent number: 9474063
    Abstract: An antenna port for an extended Physical Downlink Control CHannel (ePDCCH) transmission is determined based on at least an identifier for a leading extended Control Channel Element (eCCE) within the ePDCCH and an identifier for a user equipment (UE) to receive the ePDCCH transmission, and based on whether the ePDCCH transmission is localized or distributed. The determined antenna port is a DeModulation Reference Signal (DMRS) port to which the UE is assigned. Symbols are mapped in sequence to resource elements (REs) and transmitted via the determined antenna port to the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Kyu Han, Jianzhong Zhang, Younsun Kim