Patents Examined by Angelica M. Perez
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Patent number: 12027756Abstract: A communication system and method for vehicles, particularly trains, are described with the vehicle having antenna sets. Each antenna set includes a plurality of antennas mounted onto a convex-shaped vehicle roof in which an axis of one antenna set is approximately perpendicular to an axis of another antenna set and in which the antenna sets are mounted below roof level of the convex-shaped vehicle roof A switching device is operable to switch between a first antenna configuration and a second antenna configuration based on a difference in measured signal power received at the antenna sets. The first antenna configuration is associated with a first stationary communication system of the plurality of stationary communication systems and a second antenna configuration is associated with a second stationary communication system of the plurality of stationary communication systems.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Swisscom AGInventor: Nima Jamaly
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Patent number: 11974357Abstract: A method for virtual subscriber identity module (SIM) sharing. The method can include a service provider receiving a request including service details from a first UE. The service provider can verify the request and then generate a first SIM over-the-air (OTA) message. The first virtual SIM-OTA message can be sent to the first UE and causes the first UE to dynamically provision a virtual SIM. The service provider can also generate and transmit a first unique identifier to the first UE. The method can further include the service provider receiving a second unique identifier from a second UE. After determining the first unique identifier matches the second unique identifier, the service provider can generate and transmit a second SIM-OTA message to the second UE. The service provider can then provide the service to the first UE and second UE according to the service details.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventor: Ahmad Arash Obaidi
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Patent number: 11895579Abstract: A system and method for automatic offload in multi SIM devices. The system comprises a learning module [108] to learn the SIM slot ID of the inserted desired operator, the structure alignment and field information, wherein feedback of the learnt information is provided to the network server [114]. A method selection module [110] analyzes the structure alignment and field information for mapping unique connection methods to different devices. A WiFi configuration and connection module [112] uses appropriate WiFi configuration and attempts connection to desired Service Providers enterprise Wi-Fi AP using the determined connection method.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: JIO PLATFORMS LIMITEDInventors: Devesh Chauhan, Vinita Kaushik, Hiren Patel, Abhilash Shrivastava
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Patent number: 11876593Abstract: A system of a machine includes a network of nodes distributed throughout the machine. Each of the nodes is operable to communicate using a plurality of electromagnetic signals. A controller is operable to communicate with the nodes using electromagnetic signals. A radio frequency-based repeater is in the network between the controller and at least one of the nodes. The radio frequency-based repeater is configured to operate using power extracted from at least one of the electromagnetic signals when a signal-to-noise ratio is above a threshold, and the radio frequency-based repeater is configured to use energy stored in an onboard energy storage system when the signal-to-noise ratio is below the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: RTX CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan Gilson, Joseph V. Mantese, Goran Djuknic, Gurkan Gok, Brenda J. Lisitano, Sanjay Bajekal, Coy Bruce Wood
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Patent number: 11871798Abstract: A mobile device is described. The mobile device includes an application installed thereon. The application is configured to communicate with a smoking substitute device, wherein the application is configured to: instruct a user to perform an operation at the smoking substitute device; verify whether the operation has been correctly performed by the user at the smoking substitute device; and inform the user whether the operation has been correctly performed.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Imperial Tobacco LimitedInventors: Daniel Fard, Oliver Talbot
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Patent number: 11855724Abstract: An apparatus and a method for generating a frame for communication using beamforming in a wireless communication system are provided. A method for transmitting a signal in a transmitting stage includes determining a beam change time of a region for transmitting information in a frame, and transmitting the information to a receiving stage over the region for transmitting the information by considering the beam change time. The frame includes a plurality of regions divided based on a type of the information transmitted to the receiving stage, and the plurality of the regions includes different beam change times.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yung-Soo Kim
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Patent number: 11832674Abstract: A soft mobile phone pouch is provided, which comprises an elastic fabric, forming a soft-walled pocket having a longitudinal length, a width and a depth, an opening for receiving a mobile phone, so that said mobile phone is substantially disposed within said pocket, and one or a plurality of fasteners for removably attaching said pouch to an article of clothing, whereby the internal speakers of said mobile phone are positioned to direct audio sound to the ears of the wearer. The pouch can include RF/EMF protective materials and can be made waterproof.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Inventors: Brian Cronk, Connor Cronk
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Patent number: 11671923Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling uplink power in a non-terrestrial network (NTN). An NTN station transmits a reference signal at a first time having a defined transmission power and the reference signal is received by non-terrestrial user equipment. The user equipment evaluates the reference signal and determines a first downlink loss of the reference signal by calculating a difference between a measured power level of the received reference signal and the defined transmission power. The NTN station transmits a communication signal at a second time and is received by the user equipment, which estimates a second downlink loss of the communication signal based on the first downlink loss and a power level of the communication signal. A first uplink loss is estimated based on the second downlink loss, and the user equipment adjusts a transmission power of its transmitter based on the first uplink loss.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: DISH WIRELESS L.L.C.Inventors: Mehdi Alasti, Siddhartha Chenumolu, Mariam Sorond
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Patent number: 11626764Abstract: Using inductive currents to wirelessly charge a device via a device connected to a power source. This inductive charging may result when a first mobile device recognizes a second mobile device via a wireless connection (e.g., Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Near-Field Communication (NFC), or the like). An application stored on the first mobile device may recognize a second mobile device by transmitting an advertising packet when the first mobile device is connected to a power source. An advertising packet may be received by the second mobile device and the second mobile device may transmit a response to the advertising packet in order to generate a connection between the first and second mobile devices. The response may include data such as, connection strength, response time, connection preferences, and the like. Upon detection and connection, the second mobile device may be wirelessly charged by the first device via inductive charging.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLCInventors: Adam Koeppel, Tyler Locke, David Wurmfeld
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Patent number: 11611855Abstract: A grouping method of user devices comprises configuring one or more codes for each of the user devices by a base station wherein each of said one or more codes corresponds to a delay tolerance, performing a grouping task by the base station according to the delay tolerances and a determining result of channel-usage demand corresponding to each of the user devices so as to form one or more first-type groups and one or more second-type groups wherein each first-type group corresponds to a first-group delay tolerance and each second-type group corresponds to a second-group delay tolerance, and performing a selection from user devices in the first-type groups and the second-type groups to form one or more target groups by the base station according to the first-group delay tolerances and the second-group delay tolerances.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: You-En Lin, Jen-Feng Huang
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Patent number: 11611374Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a low-frequency detection and ranging. In an embodiment, an apparatus comprises: an open electrode; an alternating current (AC) voltage source configured to supply an excitation voltage to the open electrode at an excitation frequency; a resonant circuit coupled to the open electrode, the resonant circuit configured to oscillate when an object is within a detection distance of the open electrode; one or more processors configured to: obtain time domain samples of an output voltage of the resonant circuit when the resonant circuit is oscillating; convert the time domain samples into frequency domain samples; for each frequency domain sample, determine an amplitude difference and a phase difference as compared to an amplitude and phase of the excitation voltage; and determine a material class of the object based on the amplitude difference and the phase difference.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jouya Jadidian, Sujeet Milind Patole
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Patent number: 11582340Abstract: Systems and methods are described for providing a notification mode determination service. A notification mode determination service may apply various criteria to determine a mode for displaying a notification on a mobile computing device, and may analyze responses to previously displayed notifications in order to determine the criteria to apply, prioritize the application of the criteria, and identify preferred notification modes. Notifications may be displayed using audio feedback, visual feedback, haptic feedback, or combinations thereof, and may be deferred until a particular time or condition is reached. Notification modes may be determined based on factors such as a foreground software application, a type or category of the foreground software application, calendar events, holidays, geolocations, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventor: Kalyan Yalamanchili
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Patent number: 11575548Abstract: Examples described herein include systems and methods which include wireless devices and systems with examples of full duplex compensation with a self-interference noise calculator. The self-interference noise calculator may be coupled to antennas of a wireless device and configured to generate adjusted signals that compensate self-interference. The self-interference noise calculator may include a network of processing elements configured to combine transmission signals into sets of intermediate results. Each set of intermediate results may be summed in the self-interference noise calculator to generate a corresponding adjusted signal. The adjusted signal is received by a corresponding wireless receiver to compensate for the self-interference noise generated by a wireless transmitter transmitting on the same frequency band as the wireless receiver is receiving.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Fa-Long Luo, Jeremy Chritz, Jaime Cummins, Tamara Schmitz
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Patent number: 11575780Abstract: An indicator (e.g., “5G+” or “5G”) displayed on a mobile device is based on whether the mobile device is connected in or (if idle) has the potential of connecting in a high channel bandwidth frequency band (e.g., n77 or mmWave). An accurate indication is displayed when the mobile device is connected, or when idle and the aggregated bandwidth is not directly known, such as when anchored to a lower bandwidth cell. When in idle mode, the mobile device can maintain cell identifiers (“fingerprints”) and determine a location estimated to be within a high bandwidth cell, to thereby determine potential high bandwidth operation (e.g., and display 5G+) when connected. When in the idle mode, the mobile device can evaluate neighbor cells including if within a high channel bandwidth cell's coverage to decide whether to select “5G+” or “5G” for display to indicate the potential high bandwidth operation (or not) when connected.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Yupeng Jia, Inderpreet Ahluwalia, Jinhong No, Jason Sikes
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Patent number: 11533072Abstract: A method for wearable computing device, the method comprising acquiring, by the wearable computing device, a first body status information of a person from a first data acquisition unit, wherein the person is wearing the wearable computing device. Receiving, by the wearable computing device, external information from other wearable computing devices via a wireless communication interface. In response to a fulfillment of a predefined crowd detection criterion by the external information, automatically, by the wearable computing device, transmitting the first body status information by the wireless communications interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Reinhold Geiselhart, Felix Beier, Knut Stolze, Luis Eduardo Oliveira Lizardo
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Patent number: 11528944Abstract: A mobile device on which an application is installed, wherein the application is configured to communicate with a smoking substitute device. The application is configured to inform a user about a function that can be performed by the smoking substitute device; and instruct the smoking substitute device to demonstrate the function. Associated systems, methods, and computer readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Nerudia LTDInventors: Daniel Fard, Oliver Talbot
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Patent number: 11528350Abstract: An electronic device includes first device housing and a second device housing. The electronic device included a hinge housing with a hinge coupled to the first device housing and the second device housing such that the first device housing is pivotable about the hinge housing between an axially displaced open position and a closed position. The hinge of the hinge housing changes a displacement between the hinge housing and the first device housing and second device housing, respectively, when the first device housing and the second device housing pivot about the hinge housing between the axially displaced open position and the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Yongho Lim, Alberto R. Cavallaro
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Patent number: 11522982Abstract: Status indicator devices for use with handheld transceiver devices are shown and methods of using the same are described. Status indicator devices are disposed between a battery and a handheld transceiver unit allowing a single battery to power both the status indicator device and the handheld transceiver unit. The status indicator devices are capable of wirelessly transmitting and/or receiving information and reproducing it visually, tactilely, or both.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Inventor: Zachary Kuperstein
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Patent number: 11523341Abstract: A display device includes a display; a memory storing at least one instruction; a communicator configured to communicate with a mobile device via a BLE communication network; and a controller including a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction stored in the memory. The processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to manage BLE identification information when the BLE identification information for identifying the mobile device connected via the BLE communication network is received from the mobile device during a normal mode in which an ambient service is being executed, and the communicator is further configured to, based on the BLE identification information received from the mobile device after a sleep mode is started, determine whether to wake up the controller based on whether information corresponding to the BLE identification information is stored in the communicator.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sukun Yoon, Younghoon Moon, Jongha Woo, Minji Kim, Jin Seol, Jungyon Cho
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Patent number: 11522985Abstract: An electronic device includes first device housing and a second device housing. The hinge housing is coupled to a first hinge arm extending into to the first device housing a second hinge arm extending into the second device housing. The first hinge arm has a first pin extending from a terminal edge of the first hinge arm that engages a first slot defined by a first bracket fixedly coupled to the first device housing. The second hinge arm has a second pin extending from a terminal edge of the second hinge arm that engages a second slot defined by a second bracket fixedly coupled to the second device housing. The first pin translates with the first slot and the second pin translates within the second slot, respectively, when the first device housing and the second device housing pivot to change a displacement between the hinge housing and the device housings.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Yong-Ho Lim, Alberto R. Cavallaro, Thomas Gitzinger