Patents Examined by Ayaz Sheikh
  • Patent number: 9949317
    Abstract: An apparatus, computer readable medium, and method for overlapping basic service set (OBSS) indication in a high-efficiency wireless local-area network (HEW). An apparatus of a high-efficiency wireless local-area network device is disclosed. The apparatus including transceiver circuitry and processing circuitry configured to receive a frame and determine whether the frame is a frame transmitted from a basic service set (BSS) or a frame transmitted from an OBSS based on one or more media access control (MAC) addresses of the frame. The MAC address may include an indication of a BSS of the HE wireless device. If the HE wireless device is an access point, then a second part of the MAC address may be a predetermined pattern, the second part of the MAC address may be a formula applied to a first part of the MAC address, or an individual/group bit of the MAC address may be set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Kai Huang, Robert J. Stacey, Qinghua Li
  • Patent number: 9949134
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for providing a service from a Time Division Duplex (TDD) cell to a terminal, which includes: configuring a cell of which frequency bands can interfere a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) uplink frequency band and a cell of which frequency bands can interfere an FDD downlink frequency band in cells provided by an eNB as an uplink cell only for transmitting uplink data and a downlink cell only for transmitting downlink data respectively on an eNB of a TDD system in advance, and storing configuration information of the uplink and downlink cells in the eNB; transmitting the configuration information of the uplink and downlink cells to a UE by the eNB; receiving, by the UE, the configuration information of the uplink and downlink cells, and transmitting data with the eNB by at least one of the uplink and downlink cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaoqian Yu, Yada Huang
  • Patent number: 9942190
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for group messaging are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a group messaging system receiving a broadcast message from an originating user, imposing a limit on a number of text characters included in the broadcast message, identifying a group of intended recipients of the broadcast message, determining contact information for an intended recipient included in the group, determining at least one broadcast message sending method for the intended recipient, and sending the broadcast message to the intended recipient using the at least one broadcast message sending method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Helbling, Craig L. Reding, Ashutosh K. Sureka, Paula A. Giuda, Sandeep Chakravarty, John Reformato
  • Patent number: 9942151
    Abstract: At an application executing in conjunction with a vSwitch in a host system, using a processor assigned to the vSwitch in the host system, a CWND value is computed corresponding to a flow from a VM using a period measured by a timer and a number of packets of the flow received and acknowledged in response packets, the number being counted by a counter, the timer being associated with a packet of the flow. The CWND value is stored in a field in a response packet received from a receiver of the flow, the field being designated for carrying a RWND value, the response packet corresponding to a packet in the flow. The storing forms a modified response packet. The modified response packet is sent from the vSwitch to the VM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kanak B. Agarwal, John Carter, Wesley M. Felter, Yu Gu, Keqiang He, Eric J. Rozner
  • Patent number: 9942163
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a media access control address are provided. The method comprises assigning a priority to the MAC address. The method also comprises managing the MAC address in a forwarding database based on the priority. With the method and apparatus, a MAC flooding attack can be efficiently avoided and communication performance would be improved in a secure manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Baifeng Cui, Jiang He, Ying Lu
  • Patent number: 9942130
    Abstract: A client analyzes requests for network resources to determine an IP address associated with the request, such as a destination IP address of a network packet. The client device selectively routes the request and other traffic associated with the IP address. The client device establishes a tunnel or other direct connection with a remote server. Network traffic can be selectively routed to the destination IP address associated with a resource request, or to the remote server based on the destination IP address associated with the request. The system can route client network requests to the remote server based on a category or other information associated with the destination IP address. Network packets associated with malicious or suspicious IP addresses, for example, may be routed to the remote server for performance of security features, while packets associated with other IP addresses may be directly routed to their target destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Ulevitch, Geoff Townsend, Yariv Keinan, Lucas Siba
  • Patent number: 9942881
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for transmission and reception of an uplink grant during a gap created in radio resources assigned by a previous multiple Transmit Time Interval (multi-TTI) uplink grant in a system operating according to a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) scheme. In one embodiment, a method of operation of a radio network node in a cellular communications network is provided. The method includes transmitting a first uplink grant that assigns radio resources for a multi-TTI uplink transmission, and transmitting a second uplink grant during a gap in the radio resources assigned by the first uplink grant. In one embodiment, by utilizing the gap to transmit the second uplink grant, uplink radio resources assigned for uplink transmission can be maximized, which is particularly beneficial in high uplink traffic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Henrik Sahlin, Mattias Frenne, Johan Furuskog, Stefan Parkvall, Qiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 9942139
    Abstract: The embodiments described herein provide a data transmission system comprising a plurality of video routers, a supervisory system for transmitting one or more router configuration signals to one or more video routers, and a control communication network for coupling the plurality of video routers and the supervisory system. Each router in the system comprises a backplane including a plurality of backplane connections, at least one line card and at least one fabric card. Each line card comprises a plurality of input ports and output ports where each input and output port is coupled to a respective external signal through the backplane. Each line card further comprises a line card cross-point switch having a plurality of input switch terminals and a plurality of output switch terminals. Each fabric card comprises a fabric card cross-point switch having a plurality of input switch terminal and a plurality of output switch terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Evertz Microsystems Ltd.
    Inventor: Rakesh Patel
  • Patent number: 9935701
    Abstract: A method of receiving a reference signal by a user equipment. A first channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) configuration related to a discovery of a transmission point is received. A second CSI-RS configuration related to a CSI measurement is received. A CSI-RS according to the first CSI-RS configuration or the second CSI-RS configuration is received. Feedback information is transmitted to a base station. If the CSI-RS has been received according to the first CSI-RS configuration, the feedback information includes information on a CSI-RS received strength. If the CSI-RS has been received according to the second CSI-RS configuration, the feedback information includes a result of the CSI measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ji Won Kang, Bin Chul Ihm, Jin Young Chun
  • Patent number: 9935884
    Abstract: A method for serving an aggregate flow in a communication network node includes a plurality of individual flows. The method includes identifying in the aggregate flow, based on serving resources allocated to the network node, individual flows that may be served without substantial detriment to perceived performance, and serving the identified individual flows with priority with respect to the remaining individual flows in the aggregate flow. The method allows the presence of individual flows that may not be served without substantial detriment to perceived performance due to shortage of serving resources to be notified to an external control entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Angelo Garofalo, Eugenio Maria Maffione
  • Patent number: 9936527
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring a cell in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a radio resource control (RRC) message which includes a configuration for a secondary cell (SCell) and an indication of an initial state of the SCell. The initial state of the SCell is set to either one of an activated state and deactivated state. The UE configures the SCell based on the configuration and the initial state of the SCell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sungjun Park, Youngdae Lee, Seungjune Yi, Sunghoon Jung, Sunyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 9936528
    Abstract: A device is disclosed which is programmed with an application or “app” to share bandwidth to and from multiple sources. In one embodiment, this uses a mobile device with a computer running a controlling program for operating functions of the mobile device, and an app that controls sharing of bandwidth from the mobile device, and obtaining shared bandwidth from another mobile device. Usage data is accumulated which indicates an amount of data received and shared from the one client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Tetherball Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Adib, Akshat Bhat, Adam Syed, Benjamin Kwitek
  • Patent number: 9936516
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication at a wireless device having collocated radios employing different radio access technologies (RATs). For example, a second radio of the wireless device may receive a first scheduling message. The first scheduling message may include information relating to timing, priority, transmission power, and radio capabilities. Using this scheduling message, a determination of whether a first radio employing a first RAT and the second radio employing a second RAT can transmit in parallel may be made. A first transmission on the first radio may be coordinated with a second transmission on the second radio based on the determination of whether the first radio and the second radio can transmit in parallel. A number of data units may be aggregated into an aggregate frame to be transmitted by the second radio. The number of data units may be based on the scheduling message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Olaf Josef Hirsch, Guido Robert Frederiks, Jibing Wang
  • Patent number: 9930714
    Abstract: A wireless communication system is presented for multiple wireless technology coexistence in a mobile device. A method according to this application might include obtaining one or more transmit allocation parameters for a wireless transmission via a first radio technology at a first wireless processor and the preparing to receive wireless data via a second radio technology at a second wireless processor. Next, the exemplary method might request that the wireless transmission be deferred, followed by deciding whether to grant the deferral request based at least on the one or more transmit allocation parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William S. Burchill, Wen Zhao, Huanyu Chen, Zhaojun Cheng, Weiping Dou
  • Patent number: 9930640
    Abstract: A method for receiving feedback information by a user equipment (UE) includes: receiving scheduling information from a base station through a first downlink component carrier linked with a first uplink component carrier; determining resources on a second uplink component carrier other than the first uplink component carrier using said scheduling information, wherein said scheduling information allows cross-carrier scheduling which schedules the resources on the second uplink component carrier; transmitting data to the base station through the determined resources on the second uplink component carrier; determining a PHICH (a Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel) resource to receive feedback information for the data transmitted on the second uplink component carrier, wherein the PHICH resource is predetermined as that of the first downlink component carrier in which the scheduling information was received; and receiving the feedback information from the base station through the determined PHICH resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: So Yeon Kim, Jae Hoon Chung, Yeong Hyeon Kwon, Seung Hee Han, Moon Il Lee
  • Patent number: 9930646
    Abstract: The present invention determines a PUCCH resource based on which serving cell ACK/NACK information is related to, when a user device set as a plurality of serving cells transmits the ACK/NACK information. Moreover, if a PUCCH transmission time matches with a PUSCH transmission time, the present invention does not piggy back ACK/NACK information to PUSCH but transmits the ACK/NACK information through PUCCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyangsun You, Yunjung Yi, Bonghoe Kim, Suckchel Yang
  • Patent number: 9929953
    Abstract: According to an example, a receiver having a physical (PHY) layer may receive a portion of a frame from a transmitter, in which the portion of the frame comprises information available at the PHY layer. A signature of the transmitter may be determined based upon the information available at the PHY layer and a hardware component in the PHY layer may determine whether to continue to receive the frame based upon the determined signature of the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterpise Development LP
    Inventors: Jung Gun Lee, Sen Souvik, Paul T. Congdon
  • Patent number: 9930608
    Abstract: Method for operating a network node of a wireless digital data network based on broadcast layer-2 periodic frames, wherein said network is composed by a plurality of network nodes, wherein each network node is either a mobile node equipped with an on-board unit (OBU) node, or is a static node equipped with a road-side unit (RSU) node, said method comprising a current network node of the plurality of network nodes carrying out the following steps: periodically broadcasting a Network Status Information (NSI) frame which comprises: the node identifier and a type of node of the current network node; receiving broadcasted NSI frames from neighboring network nodes of the plurality of network nodes reachable by the current network node through wireless communication; for any one received NSI frame, storing the received NSI frame in an entry in a NSI table (NSIT) if the received NSI frame was the first received NSI frame from a neighboring network node, or otherwise, if the received NSI frame was not the first receiv
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: VENIAM INC.
    Inventor: Carlos Eduardo Braga Ameixieira
  • Patent number: 9923769
    Abstract: Methods and systems for verifying installation of a networked device are disclosed. Short message service (SMS) messages are used to communicate between an in-field device and a central computer system after an installation of a network device. The in-field device request an installation verification process be executed by the central computer system. The central computer system first requests an installation number from the in-field device, and then contacts a gateway networked to the network device to perform an installation verification test. The results of the test are sent to the in-field device via SMS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Candi Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Radsliff, Mike Anderson, Steve Raschke
  • Patent number: 9923735
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for handling a legacy circuit switched communication. A method may include receiving a service request message at a network node on a packet switched network that does not support circuit switched fallback. The method may additionally include determining that the service request message includes a request for establishment of a communication requiring a circuit switched connection and having a user equipment connected to the packet switched network as an end point of the communication. The method may further include releasing the connection between the user equipment and the packet switched network in response to the determination. Corresponding systems and apparatuses are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Marko Tapani Akselin, Jarkko Tuomo Koskela, Jussi-Pekka Koskinen, Marko Tapani Niemi