Patents Examined by Amancio Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 10708719
    Abstract: A provider-side metadata acquisition part acquires provider-side metadata regarding a sensing data providing terminal. The provider-side metadata includes a current position of the sensing data providing terminal. Also, the user-side metadata acquisition part acquires user-side metadata regarding sensing data using terminal. A matching part performs matching with the user-side metadata, using the current position of the sensing data providing terminal included in the provider-side metadata and the current time, and decides whether to request the sensing data providing terminal to provide the sensing data. A request part requires the sensing data providing terminal to provide the sensing data in accordance with the decision by the matching part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Misumi, Tetsuji Yamato
  • Patent number: 10708722
    Abstract: A tracking system determines a location of a tracking device associated with a user using one or more access points at the location. Each access point at the location is configured to detect and couple with the tracking device when the tracking device is within a communicative range of the access point. An access point provides updates on the tracking device's presence, as well as the tracking device's arrival to and departure from the communicative range of the access point, to a tracking server. The tracking server determines, from these updates, whether the tracking device is at the location. The user may be notified, via a mobile device, of the tracking device's location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Klinkner, Josselin de la Broise
  • Patent number: 10694397
    Abstract: An antenna assembly includes a substrate having front and back surfaces thereon and a plurality of through-holes therein, along with a solder pad on the back surface of the substrate. An input cable is also provided, which is attached to the back surface of the substrate. The input cable includes an outer conductor, which contacts the back surface of the substrate, and an inner conductor, which extends at least partially through a first of the plurality of through-holes and is electrically connected to the solder pad. A metal trace (e.g., 50-ohm trace) is provided on the front surface of the substrate. The metal trace is electrically connected to the solder pad by electrically conductive plating in a second of the plurality of through-holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Pengfei Guo, Ligang Wu, Hangsheng Wen, Jun Sun
  • Patent number: 10694577
    Abstract: A system for the electronic acquisition, compilation, and distribution of legal information, comprising an application, comprising software, which is configured to be downloaded to a mobile device of a user is disclosed. The application is configured to enable the user to indicate a situation to a legal information processing system configured to transmit a plurality of legal information correlated to the indicated situation. The system may automatically connect a microphone and a camera are each associated with the mobile device and in operable communication with the application to permit the user to record and store audio and video data via a database in operable communication with the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Inventor: Dana Bradshaw
  • Patent number: 10694320
    Abstract: The disclosed systems, methods and apparatus enable alert messaging systems to send geographic location information with a geo-targeted message to end user wireless devices. The disclosed technology can be used to generate a plurality of messages where payload of a first message can include a message content, and where a payload of one or more additional messages can includes compressed location information. The user devices receiving the plurality of generated messages can process the compressed location information to determine whether the content of the received message should be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Neustar, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland Guegel, Deepak Sonar, Ralph Holmes, Adam Campbell
  • Patent number: 10694490
    Abstract: In cell-based wireless network systems supporting subscriber device communication, any movement of a cell's antenna may interrupt service. As cell sizes decrease and transmission frequencies increase, especially with 5G systems, cell transceivers that were once tower or building based are being mounted on smaller structures including the strand of a wired network infrastructure. However, smaller structures may be subject to movement due to weather, nearby traffic, surf, or other conditions. A cell apparatus, particularly one mounted on a structure subject to movement may include a motion detector to report motion of the cell apparatus. A wired or wireless network channel apart from the wireless network system may be used to transport movement data to a network service center or performance analysis server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Artuso
  • Patent number: 10693553
    Abstract: A hybrid satellite communication system for cockpit, cabin, and crew connectivity includes a hybrid antenna mountable on an exterior surface of an aircraft. The hybrid antenna includes an L-band antenna. The hybrid antenna includes a high-throughput antenna configured to operate on at least one of a ku-band or a ka-band. The hybrid satellite communication system includes a multi-constellation modem manager in communication with the hybrid antenna. The multi-constellation modem manager includes an L-band antenna modem card configured to communicate with the L-band antenna. The multi-constellation modem manager includes a high-throughput modem card configured to communicate with the high-throughput antenna. The multi-constellation modem manager is configured for simultaneous operation on multiple satellite constellations by simultaneously communicating via the L-band antenna and the high-throughput antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee M. Paulsen, Steven C. Atkins
  • Patent number: 10681523
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an emergency warning system includes a low energy Bluetooth module, which is equipped in the delineators, that transmits a beacon signal which includes an emergency warning signal, to nearby delineators in relay and sends emergency warning signals as push notifications to nearby drivers' smartphone S1, an internet of things communication module, which is equipped in the first delineator (top repeater) and the 1 many delineators installed in regular intervals on medians or guardrails, with individually unique IDs, grouped into zones and having reflective panels and LED lights, an internet of things communication module, which is equipped in the first delineator (top repeater) and the last delineator (bottom repeater) within the zone in the direction of driving, a bottom repeater that collects emergency warning information and transmits the information to the central control server through the internet of things communication module, and a central control server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: TLE.INC
    Inventor: Yung Keun Hong
  • Patent number: 10674474
    Abstract: System and method for receiving a plurality of cellular signals, determining a plurality of context data including at least one of an action data and a location data, mapping the plurality of cellular signals to the plurality of context data, generating a plurality of context signatures based on the mapping of the plurality of cellular signals to the plurality of context data, storing the plurality of context signatures, and determining a context profile associated with the communication device at an instance using a probability distribution of the stored plurality of context signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Nithyananthan Poosamani, Injong Rhee
  • Patent number: 10674470
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing mobile network services are described herein. The systems and methods enable a user to register an endpoint for use on a mobile network. When registered on the mobile network, the endpoint can be used for mobile network services, such as placing or receiving audio/video calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Daniel Allen, Prakasa Bellam, Chakravarthi Japa, Mehul Shah, Mikhail Fridman
  • Patent number: 10666473
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for implementing a portable spectrum analyzer. An example system, according to an embodiment, includes a signal analyzer including an RF receiver to receive RF signals from an antenna, an analog-to-digital converter to generate a sampled signal based on the received RF signals, and a signal analysis co-processor to perform cognitive scanning analysis of the sampled signal. The cognitive scanning analysis includes detection, identification, and characterization of digital/analog signal(s) embedded in the sampled signal. The system may further include a communications interface circuit to provide communication between the signal analyzer and an associated mobile host platform (e.g., smartphone). The communication includes transmitting results of the cognitive scanning analysis to the mobile host and receiving parameters from the mobile host to control the operation of the cognitive scanning analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Apurva N. Mody, Jack Chuang, Ronald Lawrence
  • Patent number: 10659989
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for controlling congestion in a mobile communication system. A method for controlling congestion of a network node according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: receiving congestion-related information from at least one base station; transmitting a user equipment information request message for making a request for information on a piece of user equipment corresponding to the base station to a mobility management entity; receiving a user equipment information response message including the information on the user equipment corresponding to the base station from the mobility management entity; and transmitting the information on the piece of user equipment corresponding to the base station to another core network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangsoo Jeong, Songyean Cho
  • Patent number: 10659956
    Abstract: A contract assignment switching apparatus includes a memory and a processor configured to send a notification to switch an assignment of identification information corresponding to one contract for communication through a telephone network, at a switching time of the assignment of the identification information, to a first terminal device to which the identification information is assigned before the switching time and a second terminal device to which the identification information is assigned after the switching time, and request the first terminal device and the second terminal device to rewrite information with respect to the contract stored in the first terminal device and the second terminal device respectively so as to switch the assignment of the identification information from the first terminal device to the second terminal device in accordance with a response to the notification from each of the first terminal device and the second terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yu Minakuchi, Hideyuki Matsuda, Jo Sugino
  • Patent number: 10649077
    Abstract: There are provided a signal transmitter that generates a signal indicating execution of distance measurement and transmits the signal to a plurality of antennas, a combiner that adds a plurality of received signals that are radio signals including a response signal from the mobile station and each of which is correspondingly received by each of the antennas, a timing detector that detects a timing at which reception power for a signal added by the combiner is maximized and determines a reception timing of the response signal, a base station time calculator that determines a round trip time from transmission of the signal indicating execution of distance measurement to reception of the response signal on the basis of the reception timing and a timing of the transmission of the signal indicating execution of distance measurement, a power detector that identifies one of the antennas that has received a received signal with highest reception power among the plurality of received signals, and a distance calculator
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kaoru Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 10651925
    Abstract: This system and method provides for a plurality of satellite ground stations, distributed across some geographic region, and for these regions in turn to be scalable to cover large regions, including across the Earth or in orbit with planets or other celestial bodies using a combination of low-orbit satellites, terrestrial participant devices, and cloud-based communications. The invention in its simplest form is intended to solve the short temporal window problem inherent to the scenario where a single base or ground station is trying to track and communicate with a low-end OSAT or even a cube-satellite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Inventor: Paul J. Darby, III
  • Patent number: 10650669
    Abstract: A system and method used for monitoring conditions in a space through characterizing detected occupants with properties in accordance with time, location and tracked traversal path. The intruder as a detected occupant is distinguished from the tenant, property management staff, and visitor. The system triggers an alert indicative of a condition by sending signals and messages to selected devices or systems as receiving nodes. A condition, such as collected sensor data incompliant to a threshold, is detected and an alert is triggered. A user carried mobile device such as the cellular phone, elevator control system operative in a building are possible receiving nodes of a triggered alert for a detected condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventor: Mark Kit Jiun Chan
  • Patent number: 10645544
    Abstract: A network device stores overload handling criteria for a real-time credit management system of a wireless core network. The network device monitors for overload conditions based on the overload handling criteria and determines, based on the monitoring, that a potential overload condition exists. The network device receives a first credit control request for a user device, determines a standard resource quota that is responsive to the first credit control request, and allocates an increased resource quota, over the standard resource quota, for the first credit control request. The increased resource quota is based on the potential overload condition and the overload handling criteria. The increased resource quota may prevent the system from reaching a complete overload condition, may reduce overall message traffic, and may provide time for manual or autonomous recovery from the circumstance that caused the potential overload condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Hugo David Munoz-Sanchez, Mirza Z. Zillur, Maria Cel Halili Zaballero, Daniel Osorio
  • Patent number: 10638281
    Abstract: Onboard need for data is determined based on a vehicle process requesting data. A request for the data is wirelessly communicated directly to other vehicles in local wireless communication. A price for the data is negotiated, and the data is received, responsive to sending an agreement to pay the negotiated price.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Abraham Mezaael, Hussam Makkiya, Hafiz Shafeek Khafagy
  • Patent number: 10623968
    Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to a network for providing air-to-ground wireless communication in various cells. The network includes a first base station array, each base station of which includes a respective first antenna array defining a directional radiation pattern that is oriented in a first direction, wherein each base station of the first base station array is disposed spaced apart from another base station of the first base station array along the first direction by a first distance. The network also includes a similar second base station array where the second base station array extends substantially parallel to the first base station array and is spaced apart from the first base station array by a second distance to form continuous and at least partially overlapping cell coverage areas between respective base stations of the first and second base station arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SMARTSKY NETWORKS LLC
    Inventor: Douglas Hyslop
  • Patent number: 10623552
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to method and a UE for facilitating communication between end users. The method comprises: receiving an incoming communication from a another UE; displaying identification information of the other UE and at least one previously generated note, said note being previously generated by a user of the UE and being associated to the identification information of other UE; and simultaneously displaying validity timing information indication for how long the at least one note should be valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: TELIA COMPANY AB
    Inventor: Anders Baer