Patents Examined by Bob Phunkulh
  • Patent number: 8493979
    Abstract: Executing a single instruction/multiple data (SIMD) instruction of a program to process a vector of data wherein each element of the packet vector corresponds to a different received packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan E. Veal, Travis T. Schluessler
  • Patent number: 8493916
    Abstract: Provided are a MIMO transmission device and a MIMO transmission method which can improve reception quality of a response signal. A terminal (100) as the MIMO transmission device maps a first and a second element of the ACK/NACK signal vector formed from ACK/NACK signals onto a first and a second stream, respectively, and transmits the elements contained in a 2SC-FDMA symbol in a single slot. In the terminal (100), a response signal vector formation unit (140) forms [aSack, O] as the ACK/NACK signal vector in a first SC-FDMA symbol and [O, aSack] as an ACK/NACK signal vector in a second SC-FDMA symbol. A precoding unit (165) uses a unitary matrix to precode the ACK/NACK signal vector formed in the response signal vector formation unit (140).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Seigo Nakao, Masayuki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 8477726
    Abstract: A method, system and device for MS handover are provided in an embodiment of the present invention. The method includes: receiving the handover-assisting information from the RS by the serving MR-BS; determining whether to recommend the RS to the MS as the target station according to the handover-assisting information by the serving MR-BS. The embodiments of the present invention enable the serving MR-BS to obtain related information from the RS and the serving MR-BS of the MS to better ascertain the potential target station and related information to be recommended to the MS. This helps improve the handover performance of the MS and reduce the failure rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting Li, Yunbao Zeng, Liangliang Zhang
  • Patent number: 8477683
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter relates to configuring a host device through utilization of MMP, which is a protocol that is based upon MIP but not associated with several deficiencies associated therewith. In particular, a wireless terminal can be configured to run MMP and send messages that conform to MMP over a wireless link. A base station can be configured to act as a DHCP server. The base station can provide configuration information to host device by way of DHCP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Rajiv Laroia, Prasanna Nadhamuni, Rick Dynarski, George Tsirtsis, Vincent D. Park, M. Scott Corson, Pablo Anigstein, Prashanth Hande
  • Patent number: 8472375
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for user data traffic handling for an EVDO enabled hybrid mode mobile device, the method having the steps of: blocking a system selection at the mobile device until no EVDO traffic state exists, the blocking step includes either monitoring whether a user changes a scan mode on the mobile device; and if the user changes the scan mode, checking whether the mobile device is in an EVDO traffic state; and if yes delaying a system selection until the EVDO traffic state is ended, or monitoring whether a user is in an EVDO traffic state, and if yes, preventing a user from accessing a scan mode menu on the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Asif Hossain, Hao Xue, Shahid Chaudry, Wen Zhao
  • Patent number: 8457049
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling system information change. When the system information changes, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be running a procedure. Depending on the nature of the system information, the WTRU may not need to interrupt the procedure to update the system information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shankar Somasundaram, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Peter S. Wang, Paul Marinier, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez
  • Patent number: 8451852
    Abstract: A system provides congestion control and includes multiple queues that temporarily store data and a drop engine. The system associates a value with each of the queues, where each of the values relates to an amount of memory associated with the queue. The drop engine compares the value associated with a particular one of the queues to one or more programmable thresholds and selectively performs explicit congestion notification or packet dropping on data in the particular queue based on a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Pradeep Sindhu, Debashis Basu, Jayabharat Boddu, Avanindra Godbole
  • Patent number: 8451792
    Abstract: The object is achieved by providing a base station apparatus for performing time and frequency scheduling in uplink packet access with: an interference amount measurement part configured to measure an uplink interference amount for each interference amount measurement unit which comprises a predetermined period and a predetermined number of frequency blocks; an interference amount determination part configured to determine whether the uplink interference amount satisfies a predetermined condition; and an overload indicator reporting part configured to report an overload indicator to a neighboring cell when the predetermined condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Motohiro Tanno, Yoshihisa Kishiyama, Kenichi Higuchi, Mamoru Sawahashi, Toshifumi Sato
  • Patent number: 8442018
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a first communication apparatus that uses first frequency band to communicate wirelessly by time division method, a second communication apparatus that uses second frequency band adjacent to the first frequency band to communicate wirelessly by time division method, and a router apparatus that relays data communicated wirelessly in the first and second communication apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignees: NEC Corporation, NEC Access Technica, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Okamoto, Masahiko Yahagi
  • Patent number: 8437289
    Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a controller configured to control transmission of a bandwidth request message, the transmission being triggered by a detection of connection establishment between the communication apparatus and a destination apparatus in a layer that is higher than a media-access control layer; and a transmitter configured to transmit the bandwidth request message in accordance with a control of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Tetsumei Tsuruoka
  • Patent number: 8432886
    Abstract: A communication node, which performs ad hoc communication by occupying at least one time slot and transmitting a data block to one or a plurality of other nodes via the occupied at least one time slot through broadcasting, comprises a determination unit that determines an occupation time slot to be occupied by an own node in a frame used for transmitting the data block, based on occupation state data, a data block generating unit that generates the data block storing, in a control field, control data containing new occupation state data obtained by updating the occupation state data based on an occupation state of the occupation time slot, the data block being to be transmitted by the own node through the broadcasting, and a transmission unit that transmits the data block generated through the broadcasting via the occupation time slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Nakano
  • Patent number: 8416784
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for simultaneously receiving a plurality of Packet Data Units (PDUs) are provided. In a method of receiving a plurality of PDUs, the plurality of PDUs, each PDU having an associated Sequence Number (SN), are received, one of the plurality of PDUs is input into a reception buffer, a first variable is updated based on the SN of the PDU input into the reception buffer, wherein the first variable indicates the highest SN of PDUs input into the reception buffer, a determination is made if a timer is running, if the timer is not running, a determination is made if all of the received PDUs are input into the reception buffer, and, if any of the received PDUs is not input into the reception buffer, a next PDU to be input into the reception buffer is awaited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soeng-Hun Kim, Gert Jan Van Lieshout
  • Patent number: 8406250
    Abstract: A medium access control method is provided in which a control station transmits one specific frame to terminal stations, thereby arranging a schedule of a data transmission time of the control station and each of the terminal stations and allowing a time zone unused by a station for data transmission to be allocated to another station. The control station transmits a schedule frame having defined therein a time occupied by each of the terminal stations, thereby reducing overhead. Also, the completion of the preceding communication performed by another station is detected, thereby effectively using an idle time of a medium and improving transmission efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Gou Kuroda, Akio Kurobe, Koji Ikeda, Kensuke Yoshizawa
  • Patent number: 8400960
    Abstract: Method for reservation of a medium in a radio communication network for data transmission between stations (A-E) of the network comprising at least one station (A, B, E) operating according to a first protocol (DRP) and a second station (C, D) operating according to a second protocol (802.11), the method comprises the steps of: providing a contention free period (23) within the first and second protocol; performing the reservation of the medium for the first station (A, B, E) according to the first protocol; and performing the reservation of the medium for the second station (C, D) according to the second protocol, announcing the contention free period for the first and second protocol by use of the same signal (21, 22, 31, 33). In particular a beacon signal is used, wherein the beacon includes a signal (488) which is recognized and accepted by the second stations (C, D). Further information (404) is added into the beacon frame (41) for reserving reservation periods (23) for the first stations (A, B, E).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Guido Hiertz, Begonya Otal, Jörg Habetha, Francesc Dalmases, Klaus Peter May
  • Patent number: 8396028
    Abstract: A client in a home entertainment network can communicate with other components, including the server, over both a wired and a wireless link, with the particular path being selected based a component preference, and/or a bandwidth capability, and/or an occupancy ratio. Both links may be simultaneously used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Ryuichi Iwamura
  • Patent number: 8396073
    Abstract: A voice relaying apparatus includes a receiving section for receiving a cell from an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network, a plurality of cell assembling/disassembling units for assembling and disassembling the cells, and a transmitting section for transmitting the cells assembled by each of the plurality of cell assembling/disassembling units. Each of the plurality of cell assembling/disassembling units is composed of a cell disassembling section for disassembling the cell received by the receiving section, a detecting section for detecting whether or not the voice relaying apparatus is carrying out a relay switch operation, and a cell assembling section for assembling the cell disassembled by the cell disassembling section and then sending to the transmitting section, if the fact that the voice relaying apparatus is carrying out the relay switch operation is detected by the detecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Noboru Tatsuki
  • Patent number: 8391203
    Abstract: A wireless device may establish a data connection with a 2G or 3G wireless network, which the wireless device can then use to engage in packet data communications with other devices on packet data networks. The wireless device may then roam from one wireless network to the other wireless network, such by roaming from the 2G wireless network to the 3G wireless network or vice versa. The wireless device may then transfer its data connection between the networks, thereby allowing the wireless device to continue in any established data sessions with other devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventor: Manish Mangal
  • Patent number: 8385327
    Abstract: An integrated access system and method and an integrated access module are provided. The system includes a broadband service interface module (310), a narrowband service interface module (320), and a main control switching interface module (10). The main control switching module (10) includes a broadband service switching module (110) providing a broadband uplink interface and a narrowband service processing module (120) providing a narrowband uplink interface and performing narrowband service data process. The broadband service switching module (110) is connected to the broadband service interface module (310) and the narrowband service interface module (320) though broadband buses (21), so as to collect and switch the narrowband service data. The broad band service switching module (110) is connected with network though the broadband uplink interface, and the narrowband service processing module (120) is connected with network though the narrowband uplink interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Haijun Wu, Hui Sheng
  • Patent number: 8385240
    Abstract: A device chooses to use any one of a number of nodes with wireless wide area network (WWAN) modems, depending on whether utilization of one of the nodes will mitigate the power consumption of the device. The choice might also be a function of an energy level of the nodes. The choice can also be based on a link performance indicator. The chosen node is selected as a WWAN modem for communication and utilizes the identity of the device for application data services being supported in this mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Dilip Krishnaswamy
  • Patent number: RE44065
    Abstract: A method of signalling in a mobile communication system, and more particularly, to a method of processing control information associates with handover in a mobile communication system is disclosed. In a radio (UE) user equipment receiving a service from a radio network including a plurality of base stations (E-NODE B), a control node (E-RNC) performing a control operation above the base stations and a processing node (SG5N) processing a user traffic above the base stations, the present invention includes the steps of transmitting a request message making a request for a specific service provided by a first base station to a second base station, the request message including control information indicating data to be received by the radio user equipment and receiving the data corresponding to the control information from the second base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Young Dae Lee, Sung Duck Chun, Myung Cheul Jung