Patents Examined by Christopher M Crutchfield
  • Patent number: 11405117
    Abstract: Method for determining a characteristic of detection and/or identity information and/or location information of a receiver, wherein: a) a primary wave is emitted by an antenna, b) adjustable elements are controlled with a plurality of sets of parameters, to modify the propagation of a primary wave and/or of a secondary wave coming from the receiver, and c) signals received by the antenna are saved, and d) the characteristic of the receiver in the medium is determined based on the signals received for each set of parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: GREENERWAVE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LE RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE—CNRS, ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARIS
    Inventors: Geoffroy Lerosey, Philipp Del Hougne, Mathias Fink, Alexandre Aubry
  • Patent number: 11405845
    Abstract: A C-RAN includes a plurality of remote units (RUs), each being configured to exchange RF signals with at least one UE. The C-RAN also includes a central unit communicatively coupled to the plurality of RUs via a fronthaul interface. The fronthaul interface includes at least one ETHERNET switch configured to perform deep packet inspection on a received packet in order to determine whether an RU identification is present in the packet. The RU identification, if present in the packet, indicates at least one RU the packet is intended for. When the RU identification is present in the packet, the at least one ETHERNET switch is also configured to communicate, for each of the at least one RU, at least a portion of the packet to the RU based on a comparison of the RU identification with at least one bit pattern for the RU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Irfaan Ahamed Salahuddeen, Raymond Zachary Lovell
  • Patent number: 11405149
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and devices for data retransmission. In example embodiments, a method implemented in a first device is provided. According to the method, a RLC packet to a second device is transmitted on a RLC layer. It is determined whether an ACK feedback for the RLC packet is received from the second device during a predetermined RLC retransmission period. In response to missing the ACK feedback during the RLC retransmission period, the RLC packet is retransmitted to the second device on the RLC layer, regardless whether a NACK feedback for the previously transmitted RLC packet is received from the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Huaisong Zhu, Qianxi Lu, Zhan Zhang
  • Patent number: 11397909
    Abstract: A method of tracking remotely captured sensor readings in relation to mobile or stationary assets. Remote assets with local sensors are associated with sensor interface device capable of capturing local sensor readings along with geolocation and timestamps, and transmitting such information via a network interface to a server for storage in a sensor record database. A user in communication with the server can indicate a sample request, via which a subset of sensor records for a particular time window is extracted and the sensor readings and geolocations displayed to the user. The information could be presented in graphic map format. The sensor interface device has a self-contained power supply not requiring power input, allowing for long term remote field use. The server and sensor interface device for use in association with the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: TATTLE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Aaron Serhan
  • Patent number: 11398882
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide methods whereby a terminal and a base station transmit and receive signals in a wireless communication system, and devices for supporting same. Comprised are the steps of: transmitting a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) to a base station; receiving, from the base station, hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) information on the PUSCH before transmitting the PUSCH a number of times, the number of times being the number of repeated transmissions corresponding to the PUSCH; and determining whether or not to end the transmission of the PUSCH on the basis of the received HARQ-ACK information. Accordingly, the terminal can effectively control unnecessarily repeated transmission of uplink data, and the power consumption of the terminal can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Changhwan Park, Joonkui Ahn, Seonwook Kim, Suckchel Yang
  • Patent number: 11399378
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are data transmitting method, a terminal and a base station. Provided is as feasible method for transmitting feedback information under the scenario in which a unlicensed carrier works independently, and in which the feedback information corresponding to a plurality of time limits for downlink transmission are transmitted within a time unit for uplink transmission, thereby improving the efficiency of feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Bin Feng
  • Patent number: 11394514
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to a method of operating a user equipment (10) in a radio access network. The method comprises transmitting control signaling utilising a resource sequence, the control signaling being of a control signaling type representing acknowledgement information and/or resource requesting information, wherein the resource sequence is selected from a set of resource sequences based on the control signaling type. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Robert Baldemair, Daniel Chen Larsson, Erik Dahlman, Sorour Falahati, Stefan Parkvall
  • Patent number: 11395353
    Abstract: A method for 4G Automatic Link Establishment protocol enhancement may include, but is not limited to, determining a first signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) value with a called participating unit (called PU) from a first protocol data unit (PDU) including a first number of transmit level control (TLC) blocks transmitted by a calling participating unit (calling PU), determining a second SNR value corresponding to the first SNR value from a lookup table stored on the called PU, determining a third SNR value with the calling PU from a second PDU including a second number of TLC blocks transmitted by the called PU, determining a fourth SNR value corresponding to the third SNR value from a lookup table stored on the calling PU, and determining a fifth SNR value with the called PU from a third PDU including a third number of TLC blocks transmitted by the calling PU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Ho Ting Cheng
  • Patent number: 11395169
    Abstract: A network device including a transmitter, configured to send second information to a user equipment, where the second information instructs the user equipment to report a second measurement result, and where the second measurement result comprises a beam measurement result, and a receiver, configured to receive the second measurement result sent from the user equipment in response to the user equipment receiving the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lili Zhang, Guorong Li, Hongcheng Zhuang
  • Patent number: 11394494
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for providing a single-bit hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback and a multi-bit HARQ feedback in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). For example, a WTRU may receive, via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), downlink control information (DCI). The DCI may include a field that indicates a code block group (CBG) based retransmission for at least one transport block (TB). On a condition that the DCI does not include the field, the WTRU may transmit, via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), a single-bit HARQ feedback for a TB-based retransmission. On a condition that the DCI includes the field, the WTRU may transmit, via the PUCCH, the multi-bit HARQ feedback for the CBG-based retransmission. The WTRU may be configured to provide the single-bit HARQ feedback for the TB-based retransmission and a multi-bit HARQ feedback for the CBG-based retransmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: IDAC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Ananth Kini, Seyed Mohsen Hosseinian
  • Patent number: 11388107
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for locating a root cause of a network anomaly in the field of network technologies comprises, when a PFC deadlock occurs in a first egress port queue in a network device, the network device determines an abnormal data flow in the first egress port queue based on an access control list, where both an egress port and an ingress port of the abnormal data flow are uplink ports of the network device. The first egress port queue is any egress port queue in the network device. The network device sends anomaly information to a network management device, where the anomaly information includes an identifier of the abnormal data flow. The network management device transmits the identifier of the abnormal data flow to a display device for display by the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhigang Ji, Siyu Yan
  • Patent number: 11388714
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) receives a SPS resource configuration from an eNodeB (eNB), and transmits information related to a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) activation for a specific logical channel to the eNB. The information may include timing information for the specific logical channel which indicates when a SPS resource for the specific logical channel should be activated. The specific logical channel may correspond to a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngdae Lee, Sunghoon Jung
  • Patent number: 11388778
    Abstract: This application provides a time configuration method, a network device, and a terminal. A sending time of a reference signal is determined according to an on duration period, or an on duration period is determined according to a sending time of a reference signal, so that the sending time of the reference signal is associated with the on duration period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Luo, Keyvan Zarifi, Kelvin Kar Kin Au, Zhengzheng Xiang, Jin Liu
  • Patent number: 11382034
    Abstract: A network system comprises a first logic block providing a link to a first network via an access point of a WLAN and a second logic block communicating with a node of a second network (such as a WPAN) and configured to provide a link between the node and the first network via the access point. The network system is configured to maintain continuous connections to both the access point and the node while receiving power. The second logic block can communicate with the node using a modified communication protocol that is only partially compliant with an 802.11x communications protocol. A wireless hub can integrate a WPAN with a WLAN including, in part, a wireless circuit compliant with the WLAN standard (such as an 802.11x standard), a processor, and a memory. The wireless circuit can connect to the WPAN without losing connectivity (such as association and synchronization) to the WLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Ozmo Licensing LLP
    Inventors: Katelijn Vleugels, Roel Peeters
  • Patent number: 11382002
    Abstract: A radio network (6) and a radio terminal (4) are configured to, when the radio terminal (4) is using a first cell (10) served by a first radio station (1) as a primary cell and a second cell (20) served by a second radio station (2) as a secondary cell, change the secondary cell form the second cell (20) to a third cell (30) while keeping communication status information regarding the radio terminal (4) on the second cell (20). It is thus, for example, possible to enable a communication service in the secondary cell to be continued after the secondary cell is changed when the radio terminal which is simultaneously using a plurality of cells served by different radio stations changes the secondary cell from a cell of one radio station to a cell of another radio station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisashi Futaki, Hiroaki Aminaka
  • Patent number: 11381440
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a base station used for Unlicensed Spectrum. The base station first transmits K1 radio signals in a reference time window and then receives K1 HARQ feedbacks, and performs Q1 energy detections respectively in Q1 time sub-pools on a first frequency sub-band; the K1 HARQ feedbacks are respectively used for determining whether the K1 radio signals are correctly received; a first radio signal is a radio signal of the K1 radio signals, the first radio signal carries part of bits comprised by a first bit block; a first HARQ feedback is used for determining whether the first radio signal is correctly received, HARQ feedback(s) other than the first HARQ feedback among the K1 HARQ feedbacks is(are) used for determining the Q1 time sub-pools. The present disclosure increases the chance of access to Unlicensed Spectrum and the utilization ratio of spectrum resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zheng Liu, Xiaobo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11382168
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of communications technologies, and provide an RRC connection management method and apparatus, and a device. The method includes: sending, by UE when in an RRC idle mode, an uplink data request to an access network node by using a shared data sending resource, where the uplink data request includes uplink data and request information that is used for requesting to enter an RRC connected mode; and receiving, by the UE, an access network dedicated identifier of the UE from the access network node, where the access network dedicated identifier of the UE is determined by the access network node according to the request information, and the UE is in the RRC connected mode within a validity period of the access network dedicated identifier of the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoying Xu, Xiaoxiao Zheng, Tianle Deng
  • Patent number: 11382122
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for allowing cell access. In one aspect there is provided a method, which may include determining, by a user equipment whether a cell allows a communication type, wherein the determining is based on at least one of a scheduling information included in a first type of broadcast message received by the user equipment or a receipt of a second type of broadcast message by the user equipment; and initiating, by the user equipment based on at least the determining, a connection to cell, when at least one of the scheduling information or the second type of broadcast message indicates the communication type is allowed in the cell. Related systems, articles of manufacture, and the like are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jussi-Pekka Koskinen, Jarkko Tuomo Koskela
  • Patent number: 11375376
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, device, and medium for verifying vehicle information are provided. A specific implementation scheme is: determining a target coding precision and a target coding mode of a target data packet to be transmitted; coding the target data packet based on the target coding precision and the target coding mode, to determine target verification information of the target data packet; and transmitting the target data packet and the target verification information, to instruct a receiving-end vehicle to verify the target data packet based on the target verification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Apollo Intelligent Driving Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guohao Gong, Junping Wang, Tiankun Zhao, Dongchao Gao, Zelin Wu, Chengfa Wang, Yongyi Sun
  • Patent number: 11374711
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed to enhance the efficiency of available bandwidth between UEs and base stations. A UE transmits a sounding reference signal (SRS) to the base station. The base station characterizes the uplink channel based on the SRS received and, using reciprocity, applies the channel characterization for the downlink channel. As part of applying the channel information, the base station forms the beam to the UE based on the uplink channel information obtained from the SRS. The UE may include an array of antennas, each UE transmitting a different SRS that the base station receives and uses to characterize the downlink. Multiple UEs (or a single UE with multiple antennas) transmit SRS at the same time and frequency allocation (non-orthogonal), but with each sending its own unique SRS. Further, multiple UEs (or a single UE with multiple antennas) may send their SRS at unique time/frequency allocations (orthogonal).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph Binamira Soriaga, Jing Jiang, Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli, Pavan Kumar Vitthaladevuni, Naga Bhushan, Tingfang Ji, John Edward Smee