Patents Examined by Ayaz R. Sheikh
  • Patent number: 11516781
    Abstract: A method for transmitting control information, a network device, and a terminal device are provided. The method includes determining a cyclic shift value according to a configuration of an uplink control channel sequence; wherein the cyclic shift value is one of at least two cyclic shift values of the uplink control channel sequence and wherein the configuration of the uplink control channel sequence comprises at least one of an initial cyclic shift value, a cyclic shift difference value, or a quantity of cyclic shift values. The method also includes receiving uplink control information (UCI) from a terminal device according to the determined cyclic shift value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanan Lin, Jia Shen
  • Patent number: 11510047
    Abstract: A mobile information handling system may include, in an embodiment, a wireless network interface; a wireless performance modulator to adjust the performance of the wireless network interface; and a sensor to receive input descriptive of the environment of the mobile information handling system and provide the input to the wireless performance modulator to adjust the performance of the wireless network interface based on information associated with the sensed environment received by the sensor wherein the sensor is a movement sensor to detect the movement of the mobile information handling system so as to determine, with the wireless performance modulator, whether to initiate a roaming process to search for a wireless network to communicatively couple the mobile handling system upon detection of movement above a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Kamal J. Koshy, Karun P. Reddy
  • Patent number: 11510269
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for signaling between an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) and a non-AP MLD that support multi-link communication in a wireless local area network (WLAN). In some implementations, a multi-link association may include a first link (referred to as an anchor link) and one or more other links (referred to as auxiliary links). The signaling may include control information to activate or deactivate auxiliary links dynamically based on communication load, throughput requirements, or quality of service (QoS). The signaling also may include requests, acknowledgments, or negotiation regarding multi-link connections. Furthermore, signaling and timing information may be used to coordinate when auxiliary links are used for communication or when to promote an auxiliary link to an anchor link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Alfred Asterjadhi, Abhishek Pramod Patil, George Cherian, Sai Yiu Duncan Ho, Lochan Verma
  • Patent number: 11510270
    Abstract: Various methods, apparatus and systems are disclosed related to the detection and reporting of UE inactivity. One exemplary method is performed by a distributed unit of a base station. The base station further comprises a centralized unit. The method comprises: monitoring the activity of one or more data radio bearers, established between the distributed unit and a user equipment, for carrying user data; and transmitting, to the centralized unit, a report message comprising an indication of the activity of the one or more data radio bearers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Matteo Fiorani, Angelo Centonza, Alexander Vesely
  • Patent number: 11502801
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for transmitting or receiving one on more signals in a system where multiple numerologies are used, and for adapting, selecting, or determining the ON/OFF mask for said signals depending on the numerology used for the respective signals, and based on the location of critical signals close to the transient periods. The disclosure also relates to corresponding devices and to a computer program for executing the proposed methods, and to a carrier containing said computer program. Further, embodiments relating to a host computer and activities therein, is also comprised in the current disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Imadur Rahman, Muhammad Kazmi
  • Patent number: 11503633
    Abstract: A method for indicating TXOP duration in a wireless communication system, comprising: generating, by a TXOP holder, a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU), the High Efficiency Signal field A (HE-SIGA) in the PPDU carries a TXOP duration field, wherein the TXOP duration field is used to indicate the remaining time for using the channel by the station to other stations; wherein the TXOP duration field includes a first part which is used to indicate the granularity used, and a second part which is used to indicate the TXOP duration using the granularity indicated by the first part; so as that different granularities are able to be used to indicate different TXOP duration in the system; sending, the generated PPDU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiayin Zhang, Chixiang Ma, Jun Luo
  • Patent number: 11503441
    Abstract: A system information transmission method and device. The system information transmission method comprises: generating, by a first communication node, first system information indicative of indication information corresponding to second system information, wherein the second system information is used to assist a second communication node to access a system; transmitting to the second communication node the first system information; receiving, by the second communication node, the first system information transmitted from the first communication node; receiving, according to the indication information in the first system information, the second system information; and accessing, according to the second system information, the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Zhaohua Lu, Kun Liu, Guanghui Yu, Yijian Chen, Feng Xie
  • Patent number: 11503602
    Abstract: Efficient downlink transmission is implemented. A terminal apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive a sequence of bits in a physical downlink control channel, wherein the sequence of bits is scrambled with a scrambling sequence initialized by cinit, the cinit is given based at least on NID and NRNTI, the NID is given based at least on a higher layer parameter Control-scrambling-Identity in a case that the higher layer parameter Control-scrambling-Identity is configured and the NRNTI is given based at least on a Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI), and the NID is given based at least on a physical layer cell identity in a case that the higher layer parameter Control-scrambling-Identity is configured and the NRNTI is not given based on the C-RNTI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shouichi Suzuki, Tomoki Yoshimura, Wataru Ohuchi, Liqing Liu, Taewoo Lee
  • Patent number: 11503555
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for dynamically adjusting the access link timing alignment at the integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node. Specifically, features of the present disclosure provide techniques for signaling to one or more child nodes the timing advance and timing offset values associated with each operational mode of the IAB node that may impact the access link timing for the child node (for uplink and/or downlink transmissions). Additionally or alternatively, aspects of the present disclosure identify whether a gap period may be included in order to ensure that the child node has sufficient time to transition between states during the transition period (e.g., from downlink to uplink) when the IAB node dynamically adjusts the access link timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Wooseok Nam, Tao Luo, Junyi Li
  • Patent number: 11496190
    Abstract: This application provides a full-duplex communication method and an apparatus. The method includes: when sending a first signal to a first device by using a first transmit sector, receiving, by a third device by using a first receive sector, a second signal sent by a second device. A coverage area of the third device in a receiving direction may be divided into at least one receive sector, the at least one receive sector forms one receive sector group, and the third device may receive the second signal by using the first receive sector that is in the receive sector group and that is different from the first transmit sector. In this way, the third device can simultaneously receive a signal and send a signal by using different sectors, to implement full-duplex transmission, and reduce mutual interference between signal sending and signal receiving, thereby improving communication quality of the full-duplex transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming Gan, Jingjing Huang, Dandan Liang, Tao Wu
  • Patent number: 11496878
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure provide a relay selection method and apparatus and a system. The method includes: relay equipment broadcasts relay discovery information, the relay discovery information including identifier information (a relay UE ID) of the relay equipment and identifier information (a cell ID) of a serving cell of the relay equipment, so that remote terminal receiving the relay discovery information selects relay equipment according to the relay discovery information or transmits relay information of discovered relay equipment to an eNB, thus the eNB may select relay equipment for the remote terminal. With the embodiments of this disclosure, the serving cell may learn a cell where a relay to which the terminal accesses is located, so as to perform configuration for the terminal or perform path switching of downlink data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Lianhai Wu, Haibo Xu, Hua Zhou
  • Patent number: 11490326
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a slice-based communications method. In one example method, an access and mobility management function (AMF) node sends a first request message to a network slice selection function (NSSF) node. The AMF node receives a response message from the NSSF node. The AMF node obtains, based on the response message, allowed network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fang Yu, Hui Ni, Yan Li
  • Patent number: 11489651
    Abstract: A frequency-band state processing method and device are provided. The frequency-band state processing method at a UE side includes: receiving, by a UE, control signaling sent by a network device; wherein the control signaling includes at least one BWP identifier and a state configuration indication, and the state configuration indication includes an activation indication or a deactivation indication; configuring, by the UE according to the state configuration indication, a BWP state of a BWP corresponding to the BWP identifier included in the control signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yumin Wu
  • Patent number: 11483816
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for selectively activating physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) repetition for retransmissions in wireless communications systems. In an exemplary method, a base station (BS) may transmit, without repetition, a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) to a user equipment (UE) in a set of initial transmissions in a period of a transmission cycle; and activate repetition including multiple transmissions for physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) in a potential retransmission slot for the UE during the period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Xiaoxia Zhang, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11483877
    Abstract: A user terminal (UT) for a mobile satellite communications system, and an associated method for managing tracking areas for such a UT is provided. When initiating establishment of a radio connection, the UT transmits a connection request message to a satellite gateway (SGW) of the mobile satellite communications system, where the connection request message includes position information identifying a current location of the UT. The UT processes a connection setup message received in response to the connection request message, where the connection setup message includes a first tracking area identifier (TAID) that identifies a one of a plurality of tracking areas that is associated with the current location of the UT. The UT transmits a connection complete message to the SGW, together with an attach request message for a core network of the mobile satellite communications system, which includes the first TAID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Channasandra Ravishankar, John Corrigan, Rajeev Gopal, Nassir Benammar, Gaguk Zakaria, Deepak Arur
  • Patent number: 11483722
    Abstract: A multi-band remote unit is disclosed. The multi-hand remote unit includes a number of radio frequency (RF) front-end circuits configured to generate a number of downlink RF communications signals associated with a number of frequency bands based on a number of downlink digital communications signals, respectively. The multi-band remote unit also includes a digital interface circuit and a digital processing circuit. The digital interface circuit is configured to receive an encapsulated downlink digital communications signal and generate the downlink digital communications signals associated with the frequency bands based on the encapsulated downlink digital communications signal. The digital processing circuit is configured to digitally process the downlink digital communications signals before providing the downlink digital communications signals to the RF front-end circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Yona Henia, Roi Yosy Ziv
  • Patent number: 11483852
    Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method may include classifying feedback received for a first downlink transmission over a shared radio frequency spectrum band; identifying an interference parameter for a subsequent downlink transmission; and scheduling the subsequent downlink transmission based at least in part on feedback classified in a feedback category associated with the identified interference parameter for the subsequent downlink transmission. The feedback may be classified in one of a plurality of feedback categories, and the classifying may be based at least in part on an interference parameter for the first downlink transmission. A second method may include identifying an interference parameter for a first downlink transmission received over a shared radio frequency spectrum band; generating feedback for the first downlink transmission; and sending, to a base station, the feedback along with an indication of the interference parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Xiaoxia Zhang, Tao Luo, Arumugam Chendamarai Kannan, Zhengwei Liu
  • Patent number: 11483209
    Abstract: A communication network includes: a plurality of nodes in a topology, with each node having an upstream and a downstream neighboring node in the topology; a separate unidirectional communication link coupled between each node and that node's downstream neighboring node; and a separate unidirectional control link coupled between each node and that node's upstream neighboring node. A controller in each node keeps a count of packets sent by that node via the corresponding unidirectional communication link. The controller uses the count of packets sent to determine whether a given packet is allowed to be sent from that node to the downstream neighboring node and, if so, whether a full rate or a throttled rate is to be used for sending the given packet. Based at least in part on the determining, the controller selectively sends the given packet to the downstream neighboring node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: John Kelley, Kartik Shenoy
  • Patent number: 11483714
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a spectrum control system. The system comprises one or more high frequency (HF) antennas, one or more multi-band (MB) antennas, and one or more datalinks. A spectrum management processor is configured to receive signals from the one or more HF and MB antennas and the one or more datalinks, and switch to one or more alternate radio-frequency (RF) channels for communications and/or position, navigation, and timing (PNT) information in response to a failure in a current communication channel and/or a global positioning system (GPS) signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Bradley Landa, Brian C. Rieman, Joshua E. Walworth, Brendan R. Bougher, Laurence B. Finger
  • Patent number: 11477852
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) device may include a memory and one or more processors. The one or more processors operate to determine one or more of a signal strength or signal quality for each of a plurality of networks available for connection via the communication interface and the antenna assembly. Virtual user equipment (VUE) for two or more of the identified plurality of networks are allocated and the UE device connects to the two or more networks using the respective VUEs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Corey J. Christopherson, Donna L. Polehn, Fred Weisbrod