Patents Examined by Charles N. Appiah
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Patent number: 11974359Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to systems and methods for configuring a voice domain preference and/or a radio access technology (RAT) preference for a user equipment (UE) in a radio access network (RAN) according to the capability and compatibility of the UE. The UE may send at least one of a requested voice domain preference or a requested RAT preference to a 5G core network (5GC). The UE may also receive, from the 5GC, at least one of a voice domain preference or a RAT preference based on, for example, the capability and compatibility of the UE. The 5GC may additionally generate a RAT/frequency selection priority (RFSP) index for the UE, giving priority to the voice domain preference and/or the RAT preference of the UE. The 5GC may communicate the RFSP index to the RAN. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Xipeng Zhu, Juan Zhang, Gavin Bernard Horn, Srinivasan Balasubramanian
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Patent number: 11974355Abstract: Provided are an indication information sending method, apparatus and system, a storage medium, and an electronic device, where the indication information sending method includes: sending, by a first access and mobility management function (AMF), first indication information to a first target network element, where the first indication information is used for indicating whether a packet data unit (PDU) session is capable of interworking with a target network system.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Zhendong Li, Shuang Liang
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Patent number: 11968587Abstract: Disclosed are a mobility management method, a radio access network, a terminal and a computer storage medium. The method includes: sending, to a terminal, a configuration message, and the terminal reports, according to the configuration message, neighbor cell signal strength or terminal position information; and after a measurement report, which is reported by the terminal and includes the neighbor cell signal strength or the terminal position information, has been received, according to the measurement report and position information of an NG-RAN, determining whether a specified condition allowing the terminal to carry out neighbor cell handover is satisfied, and if so, sending a cell handover message to the terminal, and the terminal is handed over from the current cell to a target cell, and the specified condition is a condition allowing the terminal to carry out neighbor cell handover.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Jiancheng Sun, Haiyang Quan
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Patent number: 11963145Abstract: Wireless communications are described. A wireless device may receive grants for transmission in uplink time intervals. The time intervals may overlap. The grants for transmission may include grants for transmission via cells of different cell groups. A cell of one of the cell groups may be an unlicensed cell. Transmission power for one of the time intervals may be adjusted. The transmission power adjustment may be based on one of the time intervals starting later than another one of the time intervals and a listen before talk procedure indicating a clear channel for one of the cells.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Alireza Babaei, Esmael Hejazi Dinan
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Patent number: 11963080Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamically generating intelligent alerts at a network edge based on coverage area characteristics. A central alert orchestrator within the network determines target edge locations and forwards alerts to regional alert systems at the target edge locations. The regional alert systems modify either content of the alert or the alert metadata or both based on characteristics of the alerts and the coverage area.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLCInventors: Marouane Balmakhtar, Gregory Schumacher
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Patent number: 11956069Abstract: A multiplexer (1) used in a communication device (5) includes an antenna (21) for a first frequency band group including 5GNR and an antenna (22) for a second frequency band group and includes a filter (12) for a first communication band and a filter (13) for a second communication band. The second frequency band group is higher than the first communication band, the second communication band is lower than the first communication band, the filter (12) includes a resonant circuit (31), an inductor (L1) connected to a node (n1) in a series arm path, and an inductor (L2) magnetically coupled with the inductor (L1).Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Hirotsugu Mori
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Patent number: 11950167Abstract: A mobile computing device can operate as a user device or a service provider device for a network-based service. The mobile computing device can transmit location data to a network system to aid in the network system's management of the network-based service. The mobile computing device can dynamically adjust the location data transmission rate at which location data is transmitted to the network system based on various parameters, including one or more of: a power status, information related to the network-based service, network connectivity metrics, and the like. By dynamically adjusting the location data transmission rate based one or more of these parameters, the mobile computing device can conserve battery power without adversely affecting the provisioning of the network-based service.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Erick Chang, Katherine Swanson
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Patent number: 11943704Abstract: A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a session request from an application function (AF) device for a user equipment (UE) device and select a network slice based on the AF device. The computer device may be further configured to send a slice selection trigger to an Access and Mobility Function device for the UE device in response to selecting the network slice, wherein the slice selection trigger includes an instruction to UE device to request the selected network slice; receive a notification from a User Plane Function device associated with the selected slice, wherein the notification identifies a Packet Data Unit session between the UPF device and the UE device; and instruct the AF device to start a session with the UE device via the identified PDU session.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Ye Huang, Suzann Hua
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Patent number: 11937136Abstract: Provided are a method and a device for performing a UE-based handover in a next generation wireless access network. The method of a UE may include receiving, from a source base station, an upper layer signaling including information on UE-based handover command and information on conditions for handover execution; storing a target cell configuration by using the information on conditions for handover execution; and determining whether to perform a handover procedure to a target cell, by determining whether predetermined conditions for handover are satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: KT CORPORATIONInventors: Sung-pyo Hong, Woo-jin Choi
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Patent number: 11909843Abstract: A method for prefetching and caching data onto a device is disclosed. An association of a user with a travel to a destination location is determined. Data network availability in at least a portion of a likely future travel path from a current location of the user to the destination location is analyzed. Based on the analysis of the data network availability, a segment of the likely future travel path where data network is likely unreliable is identified. Data likely desired by the user when the user travels in the identified segment is predicted. A device of the user is caused to obtain and cache the predicted data.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventor: Louis Feng
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Patent number: 11906445Abstract: Provided are embodiments for performing automated defect detection for a flexible member using image processing. The techniques include monitoring, by one or more sensors, a flexible member to obtain sensor data, converting the sensor data from the one or more sensors to image data, and receiving reference image data to compare to the image data. The techniques also include determining a defect based on the comparison and threshold setting information for the flexible member, and transmitting a notification based on the defect.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Basavaraja Kotyal Mahadevappa, Nitin Kumar Goyal, Shyam Sundar S. Iyer
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Patent number: 11902461Abstract: A method for cellular network outage detection including monitoring error rates associated with a network node of a cellular network for a first predetermined time period. The method includes determining a first baseline error rate for the network node based on the plurality of first error rates for the first predetermined time period, and determining a first threshold error rate for the network node based on the first baseline error rate for the network node. The method includes monitoring a plurality of second error rates associated with the network node for a time period subsequent the first predetermined time period, and detecting an excessive error rate of the plurality of second error rates associated with the network node, where the excessive error rate exceeding the first threshold error rate. The method includes, in response to detecting the excessive error rate, automatically executing a predetermined override rule.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventor: Shon Lonkar
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Patent number: 11900398Abstract: A system for dynamic number insertion may include at least one application operable on at least one client device and at least one public facing API operable on at least one server, the at least one API configured receiving a request for a phone number swap comprising attribution information from the at least one client device, providing a phone number based on the attribution information to the at least one client device, receiving notification of a phone call made to the phone number, and attributing the phone call based on the attribution information. The at least one application can be interfaced to the at least one public facing API.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Callrail, Inc.Inventors: Miles Stanfield, Man Chun Lam, Kristin Douglas, Sean McCrohan, Leonardo Peres, James Denton, Elliott Wood, Laura Lawrie, Raed Badr, Abhishek Chandrasekhar
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Patent number: 11894906Abstract: An apparatus including: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: associate communication beams into at least two different groups, where at least one of the groups has at least two of the communication beams; based upon beam-group specific key performance indicators, where the beam-group specific key performance indicators have been based upon the association of the communication beams into the at least two different groups, use the beam-group specific key performance indicators to determine at least one beam-group specific mobility parameter for at least one of the groups of communication beams; and transmit the at least one beam-group specific mobility parameters to a base station.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Sina Khatibi, Ingo Viering, Umur Karabulut, Andreas Lobinger
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Patent number: 11895570Abstract: Systems and methods for triggering emergency mass notifications include an EMNS activation service, a plurality of activation premises devices, a plurality of EMNS provider services, and a plurality of event personnel devices. The EMNS activation service includes a universal translator module that receives an event trigger signal relating to an emergency event from one of the activation premises devices. The universal translator module translates the event trigger signal to event-specific EMNS protocols of the EMNS providers. The EMNS activation service communicates the event-specific EMNS protocols to the EMNS providers, and communicates event data to event personnel devices based on a list of event personnel devices to be notified of an emergency event. An activation premises device includes a housing event with trigger controls for creating the event trigger signal, wherein these event trigger controls are inaccessible to users in the absence of an authorized access or an emergency access.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Inventors: Brian Fitzpatrick, Henry Jeff Burkhardt
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Patent number: 11886695Abstract: A notification processing method includes displaying a lock screen on a touchscreen, receiving a new notification, determining whether the notification is a specified notification, where the specified notification is a notification bound to a second area on the lock screen, and if the notification is a specified notification, displaying the notification in the second area on the lock screen or if the notification is not a specified notification, displaying the notification in a first area on the lock screen, where the first area and the second area are two different display areas on the lock screen.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Jie Xu, Chunliang Liu, Bongwon Lee
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Patent number: 11889404Abstract: An architecture to avoid handover ping-pong for aerial user equipment (UE) operational in terrestrial fourth generation (4G) and/or fifth generation (5G) long term evolution (LTE) networks. A method can comprise receiving a request to connect to the network equipment from aerial user equipment; based on the request to connect, retrieving subscription data; based on the subscription data, determining that the aerial user equipment is aerial equipment; determining that the aerial user equipment is engaged in a ping-pong handover event with terrestrial based network equipment situated within a defined geographic area; and transmitting instructions to the aerial user equipment to confirm the ping-pong handover event, wherein the instruction comprises a delay value representing a back off time value for the aerial user equipment to refrain from gathering measurement data within the defined geographic area.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignees: AAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Vivanco, David Beppler, Slawomir Stawiarski
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Patent number: 11882495Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may establish a first call associated with a first subscriber of the UE. The UE may establish a second call associated with a second subscriber of the UE, wherein the first subscriber and the second subscriber are active contemporaneously, and wherein the first call and the second call are associated with a first radio access technology (RAT). The UE may identify a mobility event that associated with an interruption to at least one of the first call and the second call, the mobility event involving switching the first subscriber to a second RAT. The UE may perform a mitigation action. Numerous other aspects are described.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mona Agrawal, Arvind Vardarajan Santhanam, Rishav Rej, Qingxin Chen, Reza Shahidi, Kuo-Chun Lee
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Patent number: 11882539Abstract: A method of communicating over a plurality of network slices concurrently. The method comprises building a distributed ledger by a network slice registrar function (NSRF) application executing on a computer, where the distributed ledger records an association between a first network slice allocated to a user equipment (UE) and a second network slice allocated to the UE, providing information about the association of the UE to the first network slice and the second network slice by the NSRF application to a network slice selector function (NSSF), establishing a first communication link between the UE and a first call end point via the first network slice by a first user plane function (UPF) and establishing a second communication link between the UE and a second call end point via the second network slice by a second UPF based on the information provided by the NSRF application to the NSSF.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLCInventor: Lyle W. Paczkowski
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Patent number: 11871243Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media, are provided for enabling coexistence between Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Fifth Generation (5G) and Long Term Evolution (LTE) Radio Access Technologies (RATs). Disclosed embodiments enable 5G and LTE to simultaneously operate on the same licensed or unlicensed band such as for spectrum sharing between 5G and LTE RATs. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Avik Sengupta, Alexei Davydov, Bishwarup Mondal, Yongjun Kwak