Patents Examined by Brandon M Renner
  • Patent number: 10638331
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a channel accessing method and device in a wireless communication system and, particularly, to a channel accessing method and device for a call handover for a terminal in a wireless communication system using a plurality of beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sunheui Ryoo, Jungsoo Jung, Jungmin Moon, Anshuman Nigam, Sungjin Lee
  • Patent number: 10638278
    Abstract: Multicast expert system information dissemination systems and methods making use of artificial intelligence are provided. The systems and methods include a wireless device for receiving RF multicast information messages from a content provider wherein said information is descriptive of objects potentially of interest to users of the device. Received multicast messages may include information parameters about objects of potentially interest to the user. The wireless device also includes a knowledge base prestored in the wireless device descriptive of the user's level of interest in various objects. Artificial intelligence expert system control is used to evaluate a combination of the user's level of interest in the object information and distance from the user to the location where the object may be obtained. The artificial intelligence expert system derives a user advisory action index. In one embodiment the artificial intelligence may be implemented using fuzzy logic inference engine apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Inventor: Robert D. Pedersen
  • Patent number: 10638277
    Abstract: Multicast expert system information dissemination systems and methods making use of artificial intelligence are provided. The systems and methods include a wireless device for receiving RF multicast information messages from a content provider wherein said information is descriptive of objects potentially of interest to users of the device. Received multicast messages may include information parameters about objects of potentially interest to the user. The wireless device also includes a knowledge base prestored in the wireless device descriptive of the user's level of interest in various objects. Artificial intelligence expert system control is used to evaluate a combination of the user's level of interest in the object information and distance from the user to the location where the object may be obtained. The artificial intelligence expert system derives a user advisory action index. In one embodiment the artificial intelligence may be implemented using fuzzy logic inference engine apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Inventor: Robert D. Pedersen
  • Patent number: 10638532
    Abstract: Methods and circuitry for transmitting data between a first network operating in a first frequency band and a second network operating in a second frequency are disclosed. An example of a method includes receiving a first data frame transmitted in the first network in the first frequency band. A transmitter is switched to transmit in the second frequency band, A second data frame is transmitted in the second frequency band, wherein the second data frame includes a payload section, and wherein at least a portion of the first data frame is in the payload section of the second data frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Mehul Soman, Arvind Kandhalu Raghu, Kumaran Vijayasankar
  • Patent number: 10630820
    Abstract: Various wireless communication methods are provided for controlling two or more wireless devices. In one embodiment, various processes optimize the wireless communication, especially when multiple devices are present in a system or a network. In another embodiment, various controlling devices are accommodated in a network of devices at different points in time. The speed at which the new controlling device comes into a range of the networked devices is improved with existing signatures of different wireless protocols or devices present in the network. In another embodiment, a change in the signal strength of a wireless device can be used to detect an object or person, such as an intruder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: ILUMI SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Swapnil Bora, Corey Egan, Qinghui Tang
  • Patent number: 10630506
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for connecting a user equipment (UE) to a wireless communication network such as a 5th generation network. The network supports node-level tunneling. Node-level tunnels can be pre-configured prior to receipt of UE attach requests. The tunnels can be shared by plural UEs, flows, or services. A policy function is connected to a network management function and performs tasks such as applying constraints to the node-level tunnels. A session management function pre-establishes node-level tunnels based on policy information from the policy function. Operations of network elements such as the access network node and user plane function to handle UE attachment, session establishment, and handling of mobile-originated and mobile-terminated traffic are described. Also described is a method and apparatus for packet transmission in which packets are processed according to an identified tunnel type. The tunnel type can be identified using a field in the tunnel encapsulation header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ngoc Dung Dao, Xu Li, Hang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10630565
    Abstract: Systems and methods for overload management of Internet-of-Things (IoT) gateways. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: detect an overload condition in the IHS; in response to the detection, compare a current volatility of a data field against a volatility baseline for that data field, wherein the data field is one of a plurality of other fields contained within a packet communicated between an IoT device and the IHS; and take responsive action based, at least in part, upon the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Tyler Ryan Cox, Todd Erick Swierk, Marc Randall Hammons
  • Patent number: 10623164
    Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications network comprising the terminal device and a plurality of base stations arranged into groups of one or more base stations supporting communications over different areas. The method including establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with an initially selected base station and entering an RRC connected mode of operation with respect to the initially selected base station and suspending the RRC connection with the initially selected base station and entering an RRC suspended mode of operation. The method includes subsequently transmitting a message to request a resumed RRC connection to a subsequently selected base station, wherein the subsequently selected base station is selected in accordance with a cell (re)selection procedure for the terminal device performed while in the RRC suspended mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Brian Alexander Martin, Anders Berggren, Martin Warwick Beale
  • Patent number: 10616124
    Abstract: A method for processing input data in a transmitter is discussed. The method includes processing a link layer packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Woosuk Kwon, Kyoungsoo Moon
  • Patent number: 10602318
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a network device for user data transmission are provided, where the method includes: transmitting a multicast frame for acquiring a user scheduling request to users in a user group, the multicast frame includes a long training sequence and a spread spectrum sequence(s) allocated to all users in the user group; receiving the user scheduling request(s) fed back by a user(s) with data transmission in the user group, the user scheduling request(s) is fed back by the user(s) using at least one of the long training sequence(s) and the spread spectrum sequence(s) allocated to the user(s); scheduling user data transmission according to the user scheduling request(s). According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the delay of users with data transmission is reduced, and the quality of service for the system is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yalin Liu, Jiayin Zhang, Yi Luo
  • Patent number: 10601713
    Abstract: A method for processing network packets in a network device is described. A network packet is stored in a transient buffer as the network packet is being received at an ingress port of the network device. After at least a first portion of the network packet has been received and before the entire network packet has been received: the first portion is processed to identify an egress port of the network device from which the network packet is to be transmitted; a congestion state of the egress port is determined; and the network packet is selectively transferred from the transient buffer to the identified egress port for transmission from the network device or a different action is performed on the network packet, based on the congestion state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Marvell Israel (M.I.S.L) Ltd.
    Inventors: Shira Turgeman, Sharon Ulman, Rami Zemach, Gil Levy
  • Patent number: 10588134
    Abstract: An ultra low power wireless node (50) sends (100) a packet on at least two radio channels to a network of backbone nodes (65, 70, 75, 80). Which of the radio channels are listened for at the backbone nodes is allocated (130) according to detected reception performance. The allocating is coordinated for different ones of the backbone nodes. By combining sending on multiple radio channels with dynamically allocating the listening channels according to reception performance and with coordinated allocations for different backbone nodes, the spatial diversity and channel diversity of the separate receiving locations can be exploited. This can make the system more resilient to time varying location specific interference or channel specific interference for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Greenpeak Technologies N.V.
    Inventors: Bram Van Den Bosch, Wilhelmus Van Hoogstraeten
  • Patent number: 10588049
    Abstract: Described herein are technologies related to an implementation of improving power and performance of a portable device by controlling background traffic of one or more device applications based upon a determined and measured radio link condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Roni Abiri, Segev Ravgad, Olga Weisman, Juergen H Kreuchauf, Roy Ramon, Erez Tavor, Ofer Zafrir
  • Patent number: 10588101
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for employing relaying devices, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) user equipment (UE) relays, having a licensed wireless or wired backhaul link and an unlicensed access link. One method generally includes receiving, at a first device, data from a first apparatus via a first carrier frequency in a licensed spectrum, wherein the first device comprises a relaying device, and relaying the data to a second apparatus via a second carrier frequency in an unlicensed spectrum. In this manner, wireless communication systems with relaying devices may achieve better spectral efficiency in unlicensed access links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Durga Prasad Malladi, Yongbin Wei, Gavin B. Horn, Aleksandar Damnjanovic
  • Patent number: 10575301
    Abstract: An acquisition method for data in a wireless body area network and a central device, the acquisition method includes: a central device acquiring topology structure information of a network formed by node devices, and according to the topology structure information of the network determining time slot information about a super-frame; after time slot information is published, acquiring service data packets of an Exclusive Access Phase EAP, a Random Access Phase called RAP and a managed access MAP1 phase in sequence; acquiring packet loss information in the MAP1 phase, and allocating time slots of a managed access MAP2 phase according to the packet loss information; and after the allocated time slots are published, acquiring service data packets in the MAP2 phase according to the allocated time slots. The technical solution can realize the reliable transmission of data in a wireless body area network and reduce the power consumption and time delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming Li, Yang Guo, Jing Liu, Xinbing Wang, Bin Yuan
  • Patent number: 10568111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for receiving a signal from a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting reconfiguration of a wireless resource. Specifically, the present invention comprises the method for receiving, during a reconfiguration period, a plurality of reconfiguration messages from a subframe at a location indicated by means of upper layer signaling, wherein the plurality of reconfiguration messages indicate the same uplink-downlink configuration within the reconfiguration period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin Lee, Inkwon Seo, Hanbyul Seo
  • Patent number: 10560241
    Abstract: A method for transmitting Acknowledgement/Negative Acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information at a User Equipment (UE) configured to use a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) format 3 in a wireless communication system, the method includes transmitting ACK/NACK information for downlink transmission in a downlink frame set including M downlink subframes in one uplink subframe, where M?1, wherein the ACK/NACK information is transmitted using a PUCCH format 1b when at least one of specific conditions is met, wherein more than one serving cell is configured for the UE and the more than one serving cell includes one Primary Cell (PCell) and at least one Secondary Cell (SCell), wherein the specific conditions comprise: a first condition in case both one Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), indicated by a detection of a corresponding Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), is present only on the PCell in the downlink subframe set, and a Downlink Assignment Index (DAI) value in the PDCCH is equal to 1, and a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyunwoo Lee, Jaehoon Chung, Seunghee Han
  • Patent number: 10554792
    Abstract: A serial interface-Ethernet interface data conversion apparatus includes a printed circuit board, a microcontroller controlling operations on the printed circuit board and a power input connection for providing power to components on the printed circuit board. One or more serial interface is provided along with an Ethernet interface. The microcontroller is programmed to convert a signal input received via the one or more serial interface to a signal output via one of the Ethernet interface and to convert a signal input received via the Ethernet interface to a signal output via the one or more serial interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SYNQ ACCESS + SECURITY TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: Casey Matson-Dekay, Joshua Rodriguez, Vince Geisler, Nolan Wheeler
  • Patent number: 10547349
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a network element of a distributed antenna system, a reference signal, a control channel and a first modulated signal at a first carrier frequency, the first modulated signal including first communications data provided by a base station and directed to a mobile communication device. The instructions in the control channel direct the network element of the distributed antenna system to convert the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the first modulated signal in a first spectral segment. The reference signal is received at an in-band frequency relative to the control channel. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Irwin Gerszberg, Paul Shala Henry, Robert Bennett, Farhad Barzegar, Donald J Barnickel, Thomas M. Willis, III
  • Patent number: 10548105
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a synchronization signal carrying method and an apparatus. The synchronization signal carrying method in the present invention includes: determining, by first user equipment, a priority parameter of a synchronization signal; determining, by the first user equipment according to the priority parameter, a resource for carrying the synchronization signal, where a configuration of the resource indicates the priority parameter; and sending, by the first user equipment, the synchronization signal to second user equipment by using the resource, so that the second user equipment determines a synchronization signal for the second user equipment. The embodiments of the present invention enable a more flexible synchronization signal determining manner in a D2D communications system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jian Wang