Patents Examined by Barry W Taylor
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Patent number: 11134146Abstract: A method of applying a user preference from a user device in a first space to a user controllable device in a second space. The method includes acquiring a user preference associated with a first building system, authorizing communication with at least one user controllable device associated with a second building system, permitting control of a selected controllable device associated with the second building system based on the authorizing, and applying the user preferences associated with the first building system to the selected controllable device associated with the second building system.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Siva S. Iyer, Adam Kuenzi, Daniel J. Dempsey
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Patent number: 11129059Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. Further, the apparatus may be configured to determine that content is available for reception based on broadcast context information. In an aspect, the apparatus may be in an idle or inactive mode and may be associated with a first base station that is associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) that does not support broadcasting of the content. The apparatus may be further configured to receive a release message from the first base station, the release message including redirection information indicating a second base station associated with a second RAT that supports broadcasting of the content, establish a connection with the second base station based on the redirection information, and receive the content from the second base station using the second RAT.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Tom Chin, Ajith Tom Payyappilly, Kuo-Chun Lee
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Patent number: 11115782Abstract: A locationing platform may receive, via a mesh network, a locationing communication associated with a waypoint beacon. The locationing platform may identify an entry node of the locationing communication. The locationing platform may determine a waypoint location associated with the waypoint beacon based on locationing information in the locationing communication. The locationing platform may determine a node location of the entry node based on the waypoint location. The locationing platform may configure, based on the node location, a relay node of the mesh network to forward or drop subsequently received locationing communications that are associated with the waypoint beacon.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Edward W. Geiger, Janakiraman Gopalan
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Patent number: 11089644Abstract: A method in a network node (115) is disclosed for managing interruptions to Wide Area Network, WAN, operation of a wireless device (110), wherein the wireless device provides Proximity Services, ProSe, over at least two carriers (305, 310). The method comprises determining (804) a configuration of the wireless device for ProSe operation such that an aggregated interruption to the WAN operation of the wireless device is below an allowed interruption value.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Santhan Thangarasa, Muhammad Kazmi
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Patent number: 11089565Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for beam group reporting for positioning in new radio (NR) wireless communications systems. In some wireless communications systems, multiple PRS resources, e.g., a beam group, received by a user equipment (UE) from the same network entity may be used to produce a combined Time of Arrival (TOA) measurement for the reference or target to derive an Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) estimate. The UE provides to a network entity an indication of the PRS resources in the beam group, which may be specifically or generally identified. Additionally, parameters associated with the beam group are provided, such as a relative quality of the TOA measurement for each PRS resource in the subset, a spread of the TOA measurements in the subset, a relative signal strength of each PRS resource in the subset, or a spread of the signal strength in the subset.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Alexandros Manolakos, Sony Akkarakaran, Guttorm Ringstad Opshaug, Sven Fischer, Joseph Binamira Soriaga
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Patent number: 11071024Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a method and device for obtaining cell information. The method incudes: when receiving measurement configuration information, according to target information, determining a target timing duration of a timer; wherein the measurement configuration information is configured to instruct the user equipment to obtain identifier information of a target cell, the target information includes at least one of frequency related information of the target cell, synchronization status of the target cell and a serving cell, capability information of the user equipment, and operation state related information of the user equipment; when the identifier information is obtained within the target timing duration, reporting the identifier information to a network device.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventor: Xiaodong Yang
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Patent number: 11057827Abstract: A method of provisioning an eUICC of a mobile communication device. The method comprises sending a GSMA confirm order request from an eUICC provisioning application executing on a computer system to a SM-DP+ server, wherein the confirm order comprises an ICCID and a FQDN of a discovery server; in response to receiving a GSMA confirm order response indicating a failure of the discovery server, determining by the eUICC provisioning application that a mobile communication device associated with the ICCID is configured with an LPA application that is able to complete an alternative eSIM profile provisioning process using a scanning device to capture an activation code; generating an activation code by the eUICC provisioning application that encodes an address of the SM-DP+ server and the ICCID; and sending the activation code by the eUICC provisioning application to an email account associated with a user of the mobile communication device.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLCInventors: Ryan P. Dreiling, Balasubramaniam Guru, Rima Khurana, Philip W. Uehling
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Patent number: 11051148Abstract: A universal subscriber identity module (USIM) management device includes a communication interface, a storage configured to store an issue date indicating a date on which a USIM is installed into an industrial communication terminal, and an operation processor. The operation processor is configured to execute: (a) receiving the issue date from at least one among the industrial communication terminal and a subscriber management system in a mobile communication network to which the industrial communication terminal is connected, and storing the received issue date in the storage; (b) receiving USIM usage information from the industrial communication terminal through the communication interface; and (c) determining whether to replace the USIM based on the issue date and the USIM usage information.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: UNIONPLACE CO., LTD.Inventors: Seongcheol Bang, Jaewon Cha
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Patent number: 11044599Abstract: Provided are a connection method, a configuration updating method, a control plane device and a user plane device. The method includes: transmitting, by a control plane device, a first request message for establishing a connection to a user plane device, where the first request message for establishing the connection includes information about the control plane device; and transmitting, by the user plane device, a first response message indicating that the connection is successfully established or a first response message indicating that the connection fails to be established to the control plane device, where the first response message indicating that the connection is successfully established includes information about the user plane device, and the first response message indicating that the connection fails to be established includes the information about the user plane device and a reason why the connection fails to be established. Further provided is a storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: ZTE CORPORATIONInventors: Yang Liu, Yin Gao, He Huang, Li Yang
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Patent number: 11044580Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed describing potentially enhanced vehicle safety for passengers using blockchain. Example methods may include tracking a location of a first user using at least one device; determining a first state comprising the first user entering a vehicle with a second user; receiving a first confirmation of the first state from the device; adding a first transaction to a blockchain, the first transaction comprising a description of the first state and the first confirmation; determining a second state comprising the second user exiting the vehicle while the first user remains in the vehicle; and adding a second transaction to the blockchain, the second transaction comprising a description of the second state.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Brian Bennie
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Patent number: 11039282Abstract: A system and method for selecting alternate global positioning system coordinates is provided. The system generally comprises a geolocation device, processor operably connected to the geolocation device, and non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon. The instructions instruct the system to select alternate GPS coordinates based off geospatial data received by the processor as well as parameters of the system that may limit the alternate GPS coordinates in which the system may select. The parameters may be selected within a user interface of the system.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Fishing Chaos, IncInventor: John Calagaz
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Patent number: 11032720Abstract: An electronic apparatus and method used in wireless communications, and a computer readable storage medium, the electronic apparatus comprising: a processing circuit configured to determine by dynamic means a partitioning solution for a virtual cell in a predetermined region, determination of the partitioning solution for the virtual cell comprising partitioning of a plurality of access points in the predetermined region to be one or more virtual cells, and designating each of the virtual cells to serve as master access points; and generating a message indicating the virtual cell partitioning solution so as to notify all of the designated master access points.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Youping Zhao, Dongzhi Zhu, Chen Sun, Xin Guo
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Patent number: 11012397Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling messages to be modified are disclosed. The system can enable messages that have already been sent, and even messages that have already been read, to be edited, recalled, or deleted. The system can identify incoming messages with message identifications (IDs) that are associated with previously sent or received messages, or “stored” messages, and modify the stored messages according to the content of the incoming messages. The system can include new SIP headers including X-EDIT-MessageID, X-RECALL-MessageID, and X-DELETE-MessageID. When an incoming message is received with a message ID associated with a stored message and/or one of the new commands, the receiving user equipment (UE) can replace the contents of the stored message with the contents of the incoming message or recall or delete the stored message.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventor: Karthik Iyer
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Patent number: 11006433Abstract: The present disclosure relates to bearer establishment methods, user equipment, and base stations. One example method includes configuring, by user equipment (UE), a bearer for the UE by using a pre-stored configuration parameter, where the pre-stored configuration parameter includes an access stratum (AS) configuration parameter, and sending, by the UE, service data to a base station by using the bearer.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiaoying Xu, Xiaoxiao Zheng, Lingli Pang
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Patent number: 10993281Abstract: Provided is a management device including an acquirer configured to acquire base station information indicating an operational status of a base station device in group communication and terminal device operational information indicating whether a call-destination terminal device registered in the base station device is capable of receiving the group communication, a processor configured to create communication result information in which information that identifies the base station device, information that identifies the call-destination terminal device, and participation information on the call-destination terminal device whether to participate in the group communication are associated with one another, and a transmitter configured to transmit the communication result information, wherein the processor is configured to create the participation information to identify a state of participation and a state of non-participation due to a factor on a call-destination terminal device side and a state of non-particiType: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: JVCKENWOOD CorporationInventors: Junichi Mikuriya, Ichiro Shishido
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Patent number: 10986474Abstract: The present application is at least directed to an apparatus on a network. The apparatus includes a non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon for online charging of an event. The apparatus also includes a processor that is operably coupled to the non-transitory memory. The processor is configured to execute the instructions of receiving, from an M2M gateway, a rating request message for service layer online charging. The processor is also configured to execute the instructions of determining a rating scheme to charge for the event. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions of calculating an amount of service units based on the rating request message and determined rating scheme. The processor is even further configured to execute the instructions of sending, to the M2M gateway, a rating response based upon the calculated amount of service units.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Convida Wireless LLCInventors: Hongkun Li, Michael F. Starsinic, Dale N. Seed, Nicholas Podias, Catalina Mihaela Mladin, Gregory S. Sternberg, Rocco Di Girolamo
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Patent number: 10986542Abstract: This application discloses a handover method to hand over relay UE and remote UE between different eNBs. The handover method includes: a source eNB determines based on a measurement report of the relay UE, to hand over the relay UE to a target eNB; sends a first handover required message to a source MME of the relay UE and sends a second handover required message to a source MME of the remote UE; the source MME sends a mobility management context of the remote UE and a mobility management context of the relay UE to a target MME to which the target eNB belongs; the target MME receives a redirection request message from the source MME; and sends information about the remote UE and information about the relay UE to the target eNB.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Jiangwei Ying
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Patent number: 10979947Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and device for determining carriers to be monitored. In example embodiments, a first number of carriers of a first radio access technology (RAT) to be monitored by a terminal device when operating using a second RAT is determined. The second RAT is different from the first RAT. A first total number of carriers to be monitored by the terminal device when operating using the second RAT is determined at least in part based on the first number. A second number of carriers of the second RAT to be monitored by the terminal device when operating using the first RAT is determined. A second total number of carriers to be monitored by the terminal device when operating using the first RAT is determined at least in part based on the second number.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Lars Dalsgaard, Li Zhang, Riikka Nurminen
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Patent number: 10972614Abstract: A method of alerting a user to information includes receiving a notification while a portable electronic device is in communication with a second electronic device, queuing the notification, terminating the communication between the portable electronic device and the second electronic device, and playing an audible alert of the notification after terminating the communication.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kaitlyn Marley Schoeck, Alexander Norman Bennett
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Patent number: 10966081Abstract: A system for registering an MSISDN with a device hosting the UICC and in which the UICC is or can be operated includes a UICC provisioning server operated by an UICC different from the MNO. A Local Profile Assistant LPA is installed within the device or the UICC, and enables establishment of secured data sessions between the UICC and the UICC provisioning server. A modem is installed within the device or UICC. The modem enables communication of the device within a mobile network operator MNO mobile network. An MSISDN retrieval logic is associated with the LPA. A logic is constructed to perform a retrieval sequence with the foregoing components and data.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT MOBILE SECURITY GMBHInventors: Jorgen Hult, Markus Haubner, Nils Nitsch, Waleed Badawy, Ulrich Huber, Anders Kokeritz, Hrushikesh Chidley, Rikard Forselius, Gero Galka