Patents Examined by Benjamin H Elliott, IV
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Patent number: 11729735Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to communication systems, and more particularly, to interpreting a timing advance (TA) command for members of a timing advance group (TAG), such as different uplink component carriers and/or different bandwidth parts, having different numerologies, such as different subarrier spacing (SCS). A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a TA command. The UE interprets the TA command differently for different members of a same TAG, associated with different numerologies. The UE applies a timing adjustment when transmitting an uplink transmission to the BS based, at least in part, on the interpretation.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sony Akkarakaran, Peter Gaal, Muhammad Nazmul Islam, Amir Aminzadeh Gohari, Peter Pui Lok Ang, Tao Luo
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Patent number: 11729646Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some wireless communications systems, a base station may transmit a set of reference signals spanning a channel to a user equipment (UE), where each of the reference signals is associated with one of a set of transmit beams. The UE may measure a signal quality of each of the set of reference signals. In some cases, each measured signal quality may correspond to one of a set of subbands of the channel and one of the set of transmit beams. The UE may then transmit an indication of at least one signal quality associated with one of the set of subbands and one of the set of transmit beams. In some cases, the UE may indicate the at least one signal quality according to a configuration that may be indicated by the base station or selected by the UE.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mohammed Hirzallah, Arumugam Chendamarai Kannan, Srinivas Yerramalli, Xiaoxia Zhang, Vasanthan Raghavan, Tao Luo
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Patent number: 11722349Abstract: A transmission apparatus comprises circuitry that generates a physical protocol data unit (PPDU) that contains a legacy signal field and a first signal field wherein both of the legacy signal field and the first signal field comprise an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, and the first signal field is derived from the legacy signal field, and a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits the PPDU. A format of the PPDU is indicated based on whether a part of bits of the first signal field is inverted or not. The format of the PPDU is a first format or a second format, and data subcarriers of the first signal field in the second format have inverted values of corresponding values in the legacy signal field, and pilots of the first signal field in the second format are not inverted and have same values of corresponding values in the legacy signal field.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lei Huang, Michael Hong Cheng Sim, Yoshio Urabe
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Patent number: 11711838Abstract: There is provided a method of transmitting downlink control-related information to a terminal in a wireless telecommunications system. The method comprises allocating downlink resources in a first set of resources for sending the downlink control-related information; determining that a further downlink transmission will be transmitted using at least part of the allocated downlink resources thereby identifying a collision between the downlink control-related information transmission and the further downlink transmission; upon identifying a collision, allocating a second set of resources for sending the downlink control-related information; and transmitting the downlink control-related information using at least the second set of resources.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shin Horng Wong, Martin Warwick Beale, Samuel Asangbeng Atungsiri
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Patent number: 11711712Abstract: Disclosed are a measuring method, a base station, and a terminal. The method comprises: a base station transmits to a terminal a switching message of a narrow bandwidth receiving mode, thus instructing the terminal to switch to a specified narrow bandwidth to receive information; when channel state information (CSI) of a downlink channel needs to be measured, the base station schedules the terminal to switch sequentially to at least two different measuring narrow bandwidths to measure a downlink reference signal, where the width of the narrow bandwidth and that of the at least two different measuring narrow bandwidths are less than the width of a system bandwidth. The employment of embodiments of the present invention allows the terminal to flexibly switch between the narrow bandwidth and the system bandwidth, reduces power consumption of the terminal, and implements the measurement of the CSI of the downlink channel at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION'S CORP., LTD.Inventors: Zhi Zhang, Hua Xu, Ning Yang
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Patent number: 11706113Abstract: This application provides an example delay measurement method and an example network device. The method includes receiving, by a first network device, a first service flow. The method also includes determining, by the first network device, a first delay value based on a first measurement code block in the first service flow. The first delay value is a time difference between a first moment at which the first measurement code block is detected in the first network device and a second moment at which the first measurement code block is detected in the first network device.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Renlei Wang, Zhe Lou, Min Zha, Zhigang Zhu
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Patent number: 11696281Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform multiple TTI PUSCH transmissions in a wireless communication system as well as code block groups (CBGs) based retransmissions operations. A UE may perform radio resource control (RRC) signaling with a network entity to configure a data structure that may include one or more sets of physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission configurations, where each set of PUSCH transmission configurations span multiple TTIs. The wireless device may be configured to receive, from the network entity, a downlink control information (DCI) message that may include a time domain resource assignment field (TDRA) that may indicate a set of PUSCH transmission configurations included in the data structure. The wireless device may perform PUSCH transmissions spanning multiple TTIs according to the indicated set of PUSCH transmission configurations over an unlicensed band.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hong He, Dawei Zhang, Haitong Sun, Jia Tang, Pengkai Zhao, Wei Zeng, Wei Zhang, Yuchul Kim
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Patent number: 11696330Abstract: A network node (300), a wireless device (304) and methods therein, for handling interference in a wireless network where a Listen-Before-Talk, LBT, scheme is employed to control transmissions. The network node (300) determines whether a first wireless device (302) is compatible with a second wireless device (304) at a serving network node (300) so that uplink signals transmitted (3:1A, 3:2A) from the wireless devices (302, 304) are spatially separable at the serving network node (300). An LBT-related message is then transmitted (3:4A) to the first wireless device (302), which message indicates that the wireless devices (302, 304) are compatible or incompatible at the serving network node (300). The second wireless device (304) is then able to detect (3:4A), i.e. overhear, the LBT-related message and use it as a basis for deciding (3:5) whether to perform a transmission or not.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Gabor Fodor, Osama Al-Saadeh, Chrysostomos Koutsimanis
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Patent number: 11696232Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may monitor a wakeup signal search space (WUS-SS) set for a physical downlink shared channel (PDCCH) wakeup signal (WUS). The UE may detect the PDCCH WUS in the WUS-SS set based at least in part on monitoring the WUS-SS set. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Huilin Xu, Peter Pui Lok Ang, Wooseok Nam, Gabi Sarkis
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Patent number: 11696289Abstract: A user equipment and a method for activating a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) spatial relation are provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) including a first field and a second field, the first field indicating an identifier (ID) of a specific PUCCH spatial relation to be activated or deactivated, the second field indicating an ID of a specific PUCCH resource; applying the MAC CE to all PUCCH resources in a specific PUCCH group that includes the specific PUCCH resource in a case that the MAC CE is identified by a first LCID; and applying the MAC CE to the specific PUCCH resource in a case that the MAC CE is identified by a second LCID.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: FG Innovation Company LimitedInventors: Chien-Chun Cheng, Yu-Hsin Cheng, Chie-Ming Chou, Hung-Chen Chen, Chia-Hung Wei
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Patent number: 11690113Abstract: An operating method of a mobile device for performing pairing with an electronic device, including receiving a reception wireless signal from the electronic device; in response to determining that a strength of the reception wireless signal is equal to or greater than a proximity threshold for determining proximity to the electronic device, obtaining sensing information about a movement of the mobile device using at least one sensor of the mobile device; adapting a touch threshold for determining a touch with the electronic device, based on the sensing information; and in response to determining that the strength of the reception wireless signal is equal to or greater than the adapted touch threshold, performing the pairing with the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chungyong Eom, Dongik Lee
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Patent number: 11689468Abstract: Systems, methods, and related technologies for classification are described. Network traffic transmitted by a first device is obtained. A set of features is determined based on the network traffic. A first classification for the device is determine a first classification for the first device based on the set of features. The first classification is associated with a first classification level. A second machine learning model is identified based on the first classification. The second machine learning model is associated with the first classification. A second classification for the first device is determined based on the second machine learning model. The second classification is associated with a second classification level. At least one of the first classification and the second classification is stored.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: FORESCOUT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Itai Koren, Zvika Plotkin
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Patent number: 11689235Abstract: Wireless communications may use one or more devices for transmission and/or reception that may lead to potentially harmful exposure. One or more safety measures may be used for wireless communication devices, such as maximum power exposure (MPE) reporting and/or related operations. A time window may be used to detect a quantity of exposure instances. A message may be sent indicating exposure, for example, based on a quantity of exposure events during the time window satisfying a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Hua Zhou, Esmael Dinan, Yunjung Yi, Ali Cirik, Kai Xu, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Jonghyun Park
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Patent number: 11690082Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Some wireless communications systems may support a determination of user equipment (UE) capabilities, such as a category or a coverage level for broadcast or multicast content. In some cases, a radio interface may be configured to account for an indicated capability of a target UE. For example, a base station may receive an indication of a capability of a particular targeted UE. The capability of the targeted UE may be specified by a service provider to deliver multicast or broadcast content, and subsequently associated with a radio interface between the base station and the target UE. The radio interface may then be configured based on the indicated capability of the target UE, for example, by configuring a transport block size or bandwidth. The base station may then transmit broadcast or multicast content to the UE using the configured radio interface.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Alberto Rico Alvarino, Miguel Griot, Kapil Bhattad, Haris Zisimopoulos, Lenaig Genevieve Chaponniere, Mungal Singh Dhanda
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Patent number: 11690059Abstract: A method for configuring transmission order of uplink data, the method performed by a radio equipment (“RE”) of an access node. The RE has a RE controller (“REC”)-RE interface that communicatively couples the RE with a REC of the access node. The method includes receiving instructions from the REC that indicate a scheduling prioritization for transmission by the RE of uplink data between the RE and the REC over the REC-RE interface. The uplink data can be received by the RE on the radio interface. The method can further include transmitting the uplink data on the REC-RE interface according to the instructions, resulting in the scheduling prioritization of the uplink data.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Jan Roxbergh, Jacob Österling, Christer Östberg, Henrik Ronkainen
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Patent number: 11689894Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a capability of the UE relating to a carrier configuration of the UE, wherein the carrier configuration relates to carriers of at least two different numerologies; and transmit information identifying the capability, wherein the information identifying the capability identifies a bandwidth or number of carriers that is supported for carriers of a first numerology and one or more scaling values associated with one or more numerologies other than the first numerology. A base station may receive information identifying a capability of a UE relating to a carrier configuration of the UE, wherein the carrier configuration relates to carriers of at least two different numerologies; and determine a configuration for communication with the UE based at least in part on the information identifying the capability. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Alberto Rico Alvarino, Seyedkianoush Hosseini, Amir Farajidana, Amer Catovic, Wanshi Chen, Umesh Phuyal, Tae Min Kim, Supratik Bhattacharjee
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Patent number: 11683853Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling in-device coexistence interference (IDC) in a wireless communication system are provided. The present invention comprises transmitting IDC indication information including an unusable frequency band that is a frequency band in which performing communication is difficult because of IDC interference to a Base Station (BS), receiving Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration including IDC Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configuration reconfiguring DRX relating the unusable frequency band based on the IDC indication information from the BS and performing autonomously denial of Industrial Scientific Medical (ISM) transmission in the unusable frequency band by reconfiguring DRX based on the IDC DRX configuration.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: PANTECH CORPORATIONInventors: Jae Hyun Ahn, Myung Cheul Jung, Kang Suk Huh, Ki Bum Kwon
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Patent number: 11671806Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first communication circuit, a second communication circuit supporting a wireless protocol different from the first communication circuit, a display, a processor operatively connected to the first communication circuit, the second communication circuit, and the display, and a memory. The processor is configured to identify at least one external electronic device by using the first communication circuit, transmit, to a first external electronic device, a state change request for causing the first external electronic device to transition to a first state if state change information indicating that the first external electronic device has transitioned from the first state to a second state is received before transmitting data to the first external electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seungseok Kang, Seunggyu Kong, Hyungeun Kim, Jungmin Cho, Gajin Song, Sunkey Lee
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Patent number: 11671297Abstract: A method includes obtaining a reference signal waveform (b, b1-b5) which is defined in accordance with a non-coherent modulation scheme. The method also includes—shaping the reference signal waveform (b, b1-b5) to obtain at least one signal waveform (x˜) associated with one or more subcarriers (K) of a plurality of subcarriers (301-303). The method further includes inputting the at least one signal waveform to at least one corresponding channel (1552) of a multi-channel orthogonal frequency division multiplex, OFDM, modulator (F, 1502, 1503, 1504) and transmitting an OFDM symbol (s) output by the OFDM modulator (F, 1502, 1503, 1504).Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Nafiseh Mazloum, Ove Edfors
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Patent number: 11665780Abstract: A multi-link access point (AP) device is configured for multi-link operation to communicate with a plurality of non-AP stations (STAs) over a plurality of corresponding links. A multi-link policy element is encoded for transmission to the non-AP STAs to signal a multi-link policy. The multi-link policy element comprises a common policy sub-element and a plurality of link-specific policy sub-elements. The common policy sub-element is applicable to all links. Each of the link-specific policy sub-elements is applicable to a single link. The link-specific policy sub-elements comprise at least a first link-specific policy sub-element applicable to a first link and a second link-specific policy sub-element applicable to a second link. The common policy sub-element defines a link policy for all links that have been set up between the multi-link AP device and the non-AP STAs. Each link-specific policy element defines a link policy specific to an associated link.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Cheng Chen, Laurent Cariou, Dibakar Das, Chittabrata Ghosh, Carlos Cordeiro