Patents Examined by Ayodeji Ayotunde
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Patent number: 9136990Abstract: Methods and apparatus for multiple carrier utilization in wireless communications are disclosed. These methods include multiple carrier activation/deactivation, multiple carrier discontinuous transmission (DTX) and discontinuous reception (DRX) activation/deactivation and operations, and multiple carrier acknowledgment/negative acknowledgement feedback. The methods include provisions for joint multiple carrier activation and deactivation and joint DTX and DRX activation and deactivation of multiple carriers.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Paul Marinier, Diana Pani, Benoit Pelletier, Fengjun Xi
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Patent number: 9137058Abstract: It is disclosed to insert an anti-whitened data block, which is obtainable from a specific data block by anti-whitening, into a data block that is to be whitened by a whitening to yield a whitened data block, wherein the anti-whitening compensates the whitening so that the whitened data block will comprise the specific data block in non-whitened form. It is further disclosed to output, in a first operating mode, an output data block generated by one of whitening and de-whitening an input data block in its entirety, and outputting, in a second operating mode, one of: an output data block generated by one of whitening and de-whitening all parts of an input data block under exclusion of a specific data block contained in the input data block.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2008Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Ilari Aleksi Teikari, Ville Valtterie Ranki
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Patent number: 9130834Abstract: A method, device, and computer program product for data processing in a coordinated multipoint transmission area formed by a base station in a network are provided, wherein the base station determines a performance of a connection to at least one other base station, and wherein the base station and the at least one other base station are connected via an X2 interface. Based on the determined performance, a selection is made between a decentralized self-organizing cooperation and a centralized coordinated multipoint transmission. Furthermore, a communication system is suggested comprising such a device.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2009Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Bernhard Wegmann, Wolfgang Zirwas
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Patent number: 9130605Abstract: A system for the coexistence between a plurality of wireless communications modules sharing single antenna is provided. A wireless communications chipset includes a first wireless communications module configured to transmit or receive first wireless communications signals, and a second wireless communications module configured to transmit or receive second wireless communications signals. A path selection circuit is configured to connect the first wireless communications module to the antenna via a first transceiving path or a second transceiving path for transmitting and receiving the first wireless signals according to transceiving statuses of the first wireless signals and the second wireless signals.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Hong-Kai Hsu, Yuan-Hung Chung, Hsien-Chyi Chiou, Wei Wang, Wen-Ying Chien, Jwo-An Lin, I-Lin Hsieh
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Patent number: 9123059Abstract: A method and a device for making a wireless cellular communication using a merchandising product with a marketing message. A merchant delivers a merchandising product to a user. The merchandising device contains an electronic module that comprises memory that stores multimedia and an identifier such as telephone number. The electronic module contains the components necessary to play the multimedia, including one or more audio output devices and optionally a video screen. The electronic module also contains the components necessary to connect to a wireless network and to place a cellular communication using the wireless network to the identifier. The electronic module is activated by a switch. Upon activation, the electronic module plays the multimedia on the one or more audio output devices and, optionally, the video screen. While the multimedia is playing, the module connects to a wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Americhip, Inc.Inventor: Timothy P. Clegg
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Patent number: 9124346Abstract: This invention concerns a sub-harmonic homodyne mixer suitable for operation at the millimeter waveband (MMW); for instance the 60 GHz RF radio band. The mixer comprises: A first pair of transistors connected together with common source and common drain, and having an input port across their gates to receive the in-phase voltage signal from a local oscillator. A second pair of transistors also connected together with common source and common drain, and having an input port across their gates to receive the quadrature voltage signal from the local oscillator. Wherein, an input voltage port is defined directly across the common sources of the first and second pairs of transistors, and an output voltage port is defined between the common drains of the first pair of transistors and the common drains of the second pair of transistors. According to another aspect the present invention is a transceiver comprising a mixer according to the first aspect.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Nitero Pty LimitedInventors: Stan Skafidas, Fan Zhang
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Patent number: 9123993Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a vehicle antenna apparatus is provided on a vehicle in such a way that this results in the antenna having a horizontal main beam direction. A first reflection apparatus above the conductive roof of the vehicle, with an exciter between these two elements, causes the reflections to be doubled, thus causing the main beam direction to be lowered from a vertical to a horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHGInventors: Sighard Schräbler, Sebastian Strunck, Andreas Schirling, Michael Stämmler, Marc Menzel
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Patent number: 9124684Abstract: A signal testing system of a handheld device is described in the present invention. The signal testing system comprises a testing apparatus and a computer device. The testing apparatus is connected with the handheld device. The computer device is connected with the handheld device and the testing apparatus, and is configured to control the handheld device accessing a signal testing state and receives a power value corresponding to the signal testing state through the testing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignees: INVENTEC APPLIANCES (PUDONG) CORPORATION, INVENTEC APPLIANCES CORP., INVENTEC APPLIANCES (JIANGNING) CORPORATIONInventor: Ren-Hui Zhong
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Patent number: 9125159Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mobile terminal and an operation control method thereof in which the status of a wireless communication unit is controlled based on a user's usage pattern for the wireless communication unit in the mobile terminal, thereby reducing the consumption of a battery caused by the abuse of the wireless communication unit in the mobile terminal and allowing the user to conveniently connect to an external device. In order to accomplish the foregoing object, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a wireless communication unit; a storage unit configured to store a usage pattern of the wireless communication unit; and a controller configured to provide an interface of changing or capable of changing the wireless communication unit to an active or inactive state based on the usage pattern, wherein the usage pattern is changed based on time or location information.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seungwon Lee, Jinwook Choi, Seungcheon Baek, Jungsu Lee
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Patent number: 9118766Abstract: The invention relates to a one to multi communication method wherein each terminal participating in group communication can grasp the states of the other terminals, a communication system, and a communication terminal used for the same. Each terminal acquires information concerning its own state (for example the reception sensitivity of a signal from a base station) and transmits it via a communication management apparatus to the other communication terminals. Further, information concerning the states of the other communication terminals is displayed on a display part provided in each communication terminal. Due to this, each communication terminal can grasp correctly of the information concerning the states of the other communication terminals, therefore it becomes possible to judge whether or not the other communication terminals are in states where normal conversation is possible, and occurrence of a difference in recognition among users in the one to multi communication can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2006Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Kousuke Okada
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Patent number: 9118380Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a repeater (14) of a wireless communication system (6) that includes a positioning unit (4), such as a GPS receiver, in order to calculate the location of the repeater (14). In addition, various techniques are described that exploit the positioning information generated by the repeater (14) in order to improve the wireless communication system (6).Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2004Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Kenneth R. Baker, Charles E. Wheatley, III, Daniel J. Willis, Leonid Sheynblat
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Patent number: 9113420Abstract: A radio system (110) comprising a first (120) and a second (130) radio unit which comprise a transmitter (122, 132) and a receiver (121, 131). The first radio unit (120) communicates with a first external radio unit (101) and the second radio unit (140) with a second external radio unit (102). Both transmitters (122, 132) are arranged to vary their output power level in response to a request from the external radio unit with which they are arranged to communicate. Both of the transmitters also vary their output power level in response to a variation in the transmitter output power level of the other radio unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2009Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Dan Rutger Weinholt, Marcus Karl Hasselblad
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Patent number: 9112546Abstract: A process for performing Near Field Communication (NFC) between a first NFC device and a second NFC device is provided. The first NFC device includes an NFC transceiver and an FM receiver which are both integrated into the same chip. The provided process involves initializing the first NFC device to perform a device detection polling loop for detecting a second NFC device. The device detection polling loop has activity detection periods, which occur periodically. The first NFC transceiver may then perform a slicing procedure, which slices the activity detection periods into small time slots. Each time slot has a duration smaller than a predetermined value so as to reduce the noise generated by harmonics of the NFC operation frequency which might be audible to the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: ST-Ericsson SAInventors: Daniel Orsatti, Onno Marcel Kuijken, Pablo Ignacio Gimeno Monge, Steven Terryn, Roland Van Der Tuijn
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Patent number: 9107026Abstract: An example method for adjusting the range of transmission of advertising packets is disclosed. In particular, method includes receiving, from an application executing on a mobile computing device, a request. The request may include a request to transmit an advertisement packet via a short-range wireless device of the computing device. Additionally, the request may include a power level for the transmission of the advertisement packet via the short-range wireless device. The request may be received via an application programming interface (API) exposed to the application. Additionally, the method may include causing the transmission, via the short-range wireless device, of the advertisement packet. The short-range wireless device may be configured to transmit the advertisement packet at a transmission power level less than or equal to the requested power level. Further, the requested power level may be less than or equal to a nominal power level for the short-range wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Prerepa V. Viswanadham, Wei Wang
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Patent number: 9105965Abstract: A near field communications (NFC) device is disclosed that interacts with other NFC devices to exchange information and/or the data. An operator may touch, or be sufficiently proximate to, an antenna module of the NFC device to operate and/or control the NFC device. The antenna module includes antenna components that are characterized by a corresponding characteristic impedance. The touch, or sufficient proximity, of the operator changes the corresponding characteristic impedance of antenna components. The NFC device may determine a location of the touch, or proximity, of the operator based upon this change. The NFC device may interpret the location of the touch, or proximity, of the operator as information from the operator to operate and/or control the NFC device.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: David Grant Cox, Andrew Pienkowski
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Patent number: 9077564Abstract: A short-range wireless communication network may be established by direct communication between two or more wireless communication devices. A conventional cellular telephone includes an integrated short-range transceiver. The short-range transceivers of multiple wireless communication devices can be coupled together to form a short-range communication network without utilizing any wireless communication network supported by wireless service providers. The short-range communication network may be extended as additional devices come within range or consolidated as wireless communication devices leave the communication range. The short-range communication network is built upon the proximity of wireless communication devices with each other. Data is disseminated between the wireless communication devices using a data message synchronization process. Messages may also be carried from one wireless network to another as the communication devices are carried by individuals.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Mobilitie, LLCInventors: Gary B. Jabara, Christos Karmis, David Brett Simon, Lloyd Frederick Linder, Gharib Gharibjanians, Varag Ishkhan Gharibjanian, Eric Keith Chun, Bryon C. Davis
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Patent number: 9077531Abstract: Operations of a relay are disclosed. To perform a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ), the relay receives a plurality of codewords from a base station and transmits a status indicator with respect to the plurality of codewords to the base station. The status indicator is a signal informing the base station about whether or not the configuration of an HARQ has been changed. Although a backhaul link and an access link are asymmetric, HARQ operation can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2009Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hak Seong Kim, Eun Sun Kim, Byeong Geol Cheon, Bong Hoe Kim
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Patent number: 9071698Abstract: The present invention provides a charging device (100) for a portable electronic device (200), the charging device (100) arranged to provide power to the portable electronic device (200) upon physical coupling with the portable electronic device (200), the charging device (100) comprising one or more charging couplings to provide physical coupling (110, 210, 120, 220) of the charging device (100) to a portable electronic device (200), wherein the charging device (100) is arranged to transmit power and data via one or more of the couplings.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2005Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Kai Inha
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Patent number: 9071282Abstract: In general, techniques and systems for selecting a read rate for short-range communication with a computing device are described. In one example, a method includes detecting, by a computing device, a trigger event. The method may also include, responsive to the detection of the trigger event, changing a near-field communication (NFC) read rate from a first read rate to a second read rate by multiplying the first read rate by a predetermined value. The method may also include generating, by the computing device, NFC signals at the second read rate. In some examples, the trigger event may include an acceleration or velocity of the computing device exceeding a threshold, detecting the computing device within a predetermined geographical location, or detecting an ambient light intensity exceeding a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Roy Want, Richard Carl Gossweiler, III, William Noah Schilit
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Patent number: 9065930Abstract: An exemplary method for providing presence detection in a communication system includes associating the identity of a first entity participating in the communication system, with a communication link of the system, and providing access to information regarding the first entity to other entities participating in the communication system. An exemplary method can further include receiving an indication of an incident, including a class or magnitude of the incident, accessing a list of users authorized to participate in the communication system, based on the indication, and denying users absent from the accessed list, access to the communication system. The last communication mechanism or communication address used by each authorized user can also be determined, and displayed.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2005Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: LINK US ALL, LLCInventors: Francois-Frederic Ozog, Robert S. Block