Patents Examined by Andrew Wendell
  • Patent number: 11968735
    Abstract: A communication system includes a terminal apparatus; and a plurality of base stations respectively configured to wirelessly communicate with the terminal apparatus, the base stations including an MgNB and an SgNB that configures dual connectivity with the terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus performs small data transmission for the SgNB in an RRC_INACTIVE state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tadahiro Shimoda, Mitsuru Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 11968557
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for notifying MDT information, including: performing MDT in a disconnected state by a first SIM card in the plurality of SIM cards to obtain MDT information; detecting whether a second SIM card in a connected state exists in the plurality of SIM cards after the first SIM card obtains the MDT information; sending request information to the second SIM card in response to the second SIM card existing, wherein, the request information is configured to request the second SIM card to notify a base station that the MDT information exists in the terminal; and sending, by the second SIM card, notification information to the base station, wherein the notification information is configured to notify the base station that the MDT information exists in the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Hong
  • Patent number: 11968627
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front surface and a rear surface, a display, a communication circuit, at least one processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the at least one processor to receive a signal from outside of the electronic device using the communication circuit, in response to receiving the signal, display a user interface on an elongated region that extends along at least one edge region of the display, and display at least one content corresponding to the signal, while displaying the user interface or after displaying the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Moo Lee, Seung Min Choi, Gyu Chual Kim, Ji Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 11962413
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a wireless communication device and method capable of improving reliability of notification regarding a reception result in communication using a plurality of bands. The wireless communication device controls to transmit, by using any band of two or more bands, an MBO BA Setup signal containing setting information regarding a setting of a notification method for a reception result used for communication in the two or more bands, and to transmit a Data signal containing data by using the two or more bands. The present technology can be applied to wireless communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanaka, Ryuichi Hirata
  • Patent number: 11962711
    Abstract: An electronic device including an antenna and a stylus pen, that can reduce antenna performance degradation, is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a conductive part and at least one cut-off portion formed in the conductive part, a printed circuit board disposed inside the housing, a wireless communication interface disposed on the printed circuit board, and a stylus pen, wherein the conductive part may be electrically connected to the wireless communication interface, wherein the stylus pen may include at least one cut-off portion, and at least one magnet enabling attachment and detachment to and from the housing, and wherein when the stylus pen is attached to the housing, the at least one cut-off portion formed in the conductive part and the at least one cut-off portion formed in the stylus pen are aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyungmoon Seol, Hyeonuk Kang, Jinkyu Bang, Jinwoo Jung, Donguk Choi
  • Patent number: 11956640
    Abstract: There is provided a communication device comprising: a wireless communication circuit configured to control wireless communication with a portable device in conformity with a specific communication standard; a capacitive sensor circuit configured to detect proximity of an object on a basis of a change in capacitance; an antenna configured to be used for both transmitting/receiving a wireless signal conforming to the specific communication and detecting the capacitance; a high-pass filter disposed between the wireless communication circuit and the antenna; and a low-pass filter disposed between the capacitive sensor circuit and the antenna, wherein the communication device is configured to be disposed in a gripping portion to be gripped by a user carrying the portable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventor: Masanori Kosugi
  • Patent number: 11949443
    Abstract: An eyewear device that includes a lens; a support structure adapted to be worn on the head of a user, the support structure including a rim configured to support the lens in a viewing area visible to the user when wearing the support structure; an antenna embedded into or forming part of the support structure, the antenna at least partially extending into the rim; a transceiver adapter to send and receive signals; and a tuner coupled between the transceiver and the antenna, the tuner adapted to match impedance between the antenna and the transceiver to improve power transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Ugur Olgun
  • Patent number: 11947045
    Abstract: A controlling method for an electronic device includes: determining an orientation of a laser projector; projecting a laser in a first mode by the laser projector when the laser projector is oriented toward a first side where the display screen is located; and projecting a laser in a second mode by the laser projector when the laser projector is oriented toward a second side opposite to the display screen, and the laser projected in the second mode has a greater energy than that of the laser projected in the first mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Xueyong Zhang, Xiangnan Lyu, Bin Zhao
  • Patent number: 11943379
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include: a first housing including a first conductive portion, a second conductive portion disposed to be spaced apart from one side of the first conductive portion, and a third conductive portion disposed to be spaced apart from another side of the first conductive portion, a second housing configured to perform slide movement with respect to the first housing, a flexible display connected to the second housing and configured to be extended or contracted in response to the slide movement, a first non-conductive member comprising a non-conductive material configured to electrically separate the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion from each other, a circuit board disposed inside the first housing and including a circuit disposed thereon, a fixing member comprising a conductive material configured to fix the circuit board to the first housing, and a switch disposed adjacent to the fixing member and configured to e
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yeonsik Yu
  • Patent number: 11943008
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for aligning a smartphone providing NFC wireless power for charging a battery of a device, the method comprising: emitting, with a first NFC antenna of the smartphone, an NFC field for wirelessly charging the battery of the device comprising a second NFC antenna; obtaining, with the smartphone, a measured value of a signal representative of the NFC field strength between the smartphone and the device; determining, by the smartphone, a range of values of a plurality of ranges of values the measured value belongs; and emitting, by the smartphone, at least one notification signal to a user with a frequency determined by the determined range of values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS LTD, STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS
    Inventors: Chia Hao Chen, Nicolas Cordier
  • Patent number: 11942677
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a substrate disposed in an internal space of the housing, a battery disposed on a plane identical with a plane of the substrate, a support structure disposed to at least partially overlap the substrate when the substrate is viewed from a top, an antenna structure configured to include a dielectric substrate and at least one coil member disposed in the dielectric substrate as an antenna disposed to at least partially overlap the battery when the battery is viewed from the top, a tape member configured to include a first region at least partially overlapping the support structure, a second region at least partially overlapping the antenna structure, and a connection part connecting the first region and the second region when the support structure is viewed from the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Nam, Youngkon Lim, Jongdoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11935684
    Abstract: A coil, such as, by way of example, an inductance communication coil, that includes a conductor including a first portion extending in a first level and a second portion extending in a second level, wherein the conductor includes a third portion located on a different level than that of the second portion, wherein an electrical path of the conductor is such that the second portion is located between the first portion and the third portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Oliver John Ridler, Patrik Kennes, Kurt Forrester
  • Patent number: 11929775
    Abstract: A mobile terminal, includes a housing, and a middle frame and a display that are disposed in the housing. The display is coupled to the middle frame. An accommodation space is formed between the display and the middle frame. In addition, the mobile terminal further includes a first magnet and a second magnet, and a part of the first magnet and a part of the second magnet are disposed in the accommodation space. The first magnet is disposed on a back facet of the display, the second magnet is disposed on the middle frame, and the first magnet and the second magnet are disposed face to face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhuojun Yu, Jinhua Liu, Yingming Li, Yuqing Zhang, Chien Feng Yeh, Renxuan Qin
  • Patent number: 11924759
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of a communication device operating in a wireless communication network for managing power consumption of the device. The device is configured to operate according to first, second and third operational states for communication with a network node associated with the communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Ali Nader, Tahmineh Torabian Esfahani
  • Patent number: 11924908
    Abstract: User equipment (UE) network radio link state management for ambient electromagnetic power harvesting chip (AEPH) reader applications and devices is provided. In some embodiments, radio link state management services are provided that may be engaged by a UE that can wirelessly communicate both with a wireless telecommunications network, and an AEPH chip. Embodiments may include a method that determines when an AEPH chip communication event is pending, suspends a UE connection state of at least one data channel of the one or more data channels of the UE radio link in response to the determining when the AEPH chip communication event is pending, performs the AEPH chip communication event; and releases suspension of the UE connection state of the at least one data channel of the one or more data channels of the UE radio link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Lyle Walter Paczkowski, Marouane Balmakhtar, Galip Murat Karabulut
  • Patent number: 11917537
    Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate power management at a User Equipment (UE) via selection of a power management stage based on a current power status. One example aspect is a UE comprising one or more processors configured to: monitor a temperature of the UE via one or more temperature sensors and a power usage of the UE; determine a power status of the UE based at least in part on the temperature of the UE and the power usage of the UE; select, based at least in part on the determined power status, a power management stage of a plurality of power management stages; and implement one or more power management techniques associated with the selected power management stage. A notification can be triggered to alert a user that the processor is implementing the one or more power management techniques prior to implementation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Firouz Behnamfar, Faraz Faheem, Farouk Belghoul, Rema Vaidyanathan
  • Patent number: 11909898
    Abstract: This application provides a mobile terminal and relates to the field of display technologies. The mobile terminal includes a display panel, a cover body, a photoelectric conversion apparatus, and a bearer layer. The bearer layer includes a non-polarized part, where the bearer layer is disposed between the cover body and the display panel, and the bearer layer is located in a partial transmissive region of the display region, where an orthographic projection of the photoelectric conversion apparatus on the bearer layer is located in an orthographic projection of the non-polarized part on the bearer layer, and the non-polarized part is configured to enable a polarization direction of light. Furthermore, the mobile terminal includes an ink layer, disposed on a surface of the bearer layer, where the ink layer is located in a peripheral region of the mobile terminal. As discussed herein, the techniques resolve a problem of how to evenly print ink in a corresponding peripheral region of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qi Cai, Jiao Lin, Xu Peng
  • Patent number: 11895598
    Abstract: A wireless device receives configuration parameters. The configuration parameters are for a first antenna group for a cell. The configuration parameters are for a second antenna group for the cell. The wireless device triggers a power headroom report in response to activating the first antenna group. The wireless device transmits the first power headroom report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
    Inventors: Hyoungsuk Jeon, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Ali Cagatay Cirik, Kai Xu, Kyungmin Park
  • Patent number: 11889310
    Abstract: The disclosure provides communication methods and apparatuses. One example method including a first access network device sends a first message to a terminal device and a second message to a core network device. The first message is used to indicate the terminal device to enter an inactive state. The second message carries context information and a first security verification parameter of the terminal device, and the first security verification parameter is used to perform security verification on the terminal device. The first access network device receives a third message from a second access network device, where the third message is used to request the context information of the terminal device. The first access network device sends a fourth message to the second access network device, where the fourth message is used to indicate the first access network device not to provide the second access network device with the context information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tingting Geng, Yedan Wu, Le Yan
  • Patent number: 11889006
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electronic device comprises: a first housing, a second housing, a hinge module pivotably connecting the first housing and the second housing, and a flexible display disposed from a surface of the first housing through an area where the hinge module is disposed to a surface of the second housing. The hinge module may include: a detent hinge at least partially receiving a pair of rotation shafts and including a cam-shaped cam surface formed in a direction perpendicular to a rotation axis of the rotation shaft, a roller contacting the cam surface and disposed to rotate corresponding to the cam shape, at least one elastic member including an elastic material formed to provide an elastic force disposed in the direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the rotation shaft and configured to deliver an elastic force to the roller, and a detent bracket including the pair of shafts and defining a space for receiving the roller and the at least one elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongyoon Kim, Jongkeun Kim