Patents Examined by Chuck Huynh
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Patent number: 11490322Abstract: A network provider implements network slicing. Network instances are instantiated on a communication network that are configured to provide a configured set of services that are accessible to a controlled set of devices. When a first device is either registered or authenticated with the communication network or has entered a service area, a service profile is identified and analyzed. In response to determining that the service profile matches a configured set of services for one of the instantiated network instances, the first device is enabled to access the matching instantiated network instance.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Ahmad Arash Obaidi, Christopher Joul, Jean-Luc Bouthemy
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Patent number: 11445468Abstract: Provided is an electronic device that may include: an ultra wide band (UWB) communication module; a plurality of antennas; and a processor operatively connected to the UWB communication module. The UWB communication module may be configured to: receive first data of an UWB data frame from an external electronic device by using a first antenna set including at least two antennas among the plurality of antennas to measure a first angle of arrival (AOA); receive second data of the UWB data frame by using a second antenna set including at least two antennas among the plurality of antennas to measure a second AOA, where the second antenna set is configured during a section of the UWB data frame that does not include data; and measure the direction of the external electronic device by using the first AOA and the second AOA. It is possible to provide various other embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi Yang, Moonseok Kang, Hyunchul Kim, Jonghoon Jang, Sehwan Choi, Sukgi Hong
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Patent number: 11425634Abstract: This application provides a slice information update method and an apparatus. The method includes: when determining that a network slice that was not supported by a PLMN is updated to be supported by the PLMN, sending, by a network slice selection network element, a notification message to a communications network element, where the notification message is used to indicate that the PLMN supports the network slice; and notifying, by the communications network element, a terminal that the PLMN currently supports the network slice. In this way, the corresponding terminal learns that the PLMN currently supports the network slice.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fangyuan Zhu, Yan Li
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Patent number: 11419088Abstract: An emitter positioning method based on spectrum monitoring big data processing comprises the following steps: station monitoring data obtaining, multi-station spectrum monitoring data-based emitter direction finding, multi-station spectrum monitoring data-based emitter cross positioning, and emitter continuous positioning.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Inventors: Hong You, Hongguang Ma
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Patent number: 11405759Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for mobile crowd sensing applications are disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State UniversityInventors: Sandeep Gupta, Ayan Banerjee, Madhurima Pore, Vinaya Chakati
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Patent number: 11395128Abstract: A method for steering a mobile device to a preferred network, such as a Private LTE network or a 5G network, in a scenario in which the coverage area of the preferred network overlaps the coverage area of a non-preferred network. A preferred network list is provisioned into a SIM/eSIM module at the mobile device side. The steering application is hosted at the home network and periodically triggers the home network to request from the visited network a set of values for attributes associated with a current location of the mobile device. Based on these values, the steering application determines whether the mobile device is within the coverage area of the preferred network and, if so, directs the home network to send a cancel location request to the non-preferred visited network, thereby triggering the mobile device to attach to the preferred network.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Syniverse Technologies, LLCInventors: Sreenivasa Ganji, Huiyue Xu, Zidan Lian, Thiagu Somasundaram, Deliang Qian, Edward Yau
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Patent number: 11388656Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system such as LTE. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method in a roaming environment supporting a network slice is provided. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, from a terminal, a first packet data unit (PDU) session request message including slice assistance information indicating the properties of a service the terminal intends to use; transmitting, to a network function (NF) repository function, a first discovery request message including a home public land mobile network (PLMN) ID of the terminal and the slice assistance information; and receiving, from the NF repository function, a first discovery response message including a session management network function (SM NF) address of the home PLMN. The SM NF is selected, on the basis of the slice assistance information, from SM NFs of a PLMN associated with the home PLMN ID.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youngkyo Baek, Sunghoon Kim, Jungje Son, Hoyeon Lee
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Patent number: 11356914Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for selecting or reselecting a cell from among a plurality of cells. The present disclosure is also providing mobile stations for performing these methods, and computer readable media the instructions of which cause the mobile station to perform the methods described herein. For this purpose, the mobile station is detecting cells which are candidates (i.e. candidate cells) for selection or reselection, utilizing either the normal coverage mode or the enhanced coverage mode. Further, the mobile station is selecting or reselecting a cell among the candidate cells detected, utilizing either the normal coverage mode or the enhanced coverage mode. The mobile station is performing the detection and the selection or reselection on the basis of stored information indicating whether or not at least one of the candidate cells supports that the detection and the selection or reselection utilize the enhanced coverage mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Prateek Basu Mallick, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Joachim Loehr
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Patent number: 11304123Abstract: Disclosed is a system for managing wireless transmitting devices in which a wireless transmission from a transmission device is detected within or about a set area and an allowability of the transmission device to continue transmitting is based on an identification information, of the device, a location of the device and a number being called by the device.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2016Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Binj Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Joseph S. Noonan, James P. Noonan
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Patent number: 11304124Abstract: There is provided a method for determining, by a network node, network access of a user equipment (UE). The method may include: receiving identity information of the UE from a base station to which the UE is connected; receiving capability information of the UE from the base station, the capability information of the UE including multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) layer information of the UE; and determining whether to allow network access of the UE on the basis of the identity information and the MIMO layer information.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Manyoung Jung, Yoonoh Yang, Sangwook Lee, Suhwan Lim, Jinyup Hwang, Jongkeun Park
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Patent number: 11290950Abstract: A method for neighbor discovery in a wireless ad hoc network based on an adaptive antenna array includes: generating a synchronous SSS with a period length of n+?log2n?+1 timeslots, or generating a asynchronous SSS with a period length of 4n timeslots; labeling the n+?log2n?+1 timeslots in each period of the synchronous SSS by 0, 1, . . . , n+?log2n?; labeling the 4n timeslots in each period of the asynchronous SSS by 0, 1, . . . , 4n?1; if the node is synchronized with its neighbors, representing the number of bit 0 in a binary sequence b0b1 . . . bn?1 by a (?log2n?+1)-bit binary sequence c0c1 . . . c?log2n?, and then appending the (?log2n?+1)-bit binary sequence c0c1 . . . c?log2n? behind the binary sequence b0b1 . . . bn?1 to generate an (n+?log2n?+1)-bit binary sequence b0b1 . . . bn?1c0c1 . . . c?log2n?; otherwise, extending the binary sequence b0b1 . . . bn?1 into a 4n-bit binary sequence; and based on the (n+?log2n?+1)-bit or 4n-bit binary sequence, generating the synchronous or asynchronous SSS.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINAInventors: Jiabei Xie, Xuesong Tan
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Patent number: 11265252Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for optimizing a wireless network. A description of a traffic incident is received. An impact area is generated from the description. A geographic polygon is generated based on the impact area. The network usage of the geographic polygon is determined. A message including the network usage for the geographic polygon may be transmitted to a mobile network operator.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventor: George Filley
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Patent number: 11240657Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for communicating a user equipment (UE)'s capabilities to a network entity, such as a base station. An example method that may be performed by a UE includes transmitting a first message to a network entity, the first message comprising a base identification and a delta flag, wherein the base identification identifies base capabilities of the UE, and wherein the delta flag indicates whether there is delta information to be shared by the UE, the delta information corresponding to changes to the base capabilities of the UE. The method further includes determining whether to transmit a third message to the network entity based on whether the UE receives a second message from the network entity, the second message comprising a full capability flag indicating whether the UE should send an indication of its full capabilities to the network entity.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Mayank Arora, Harish Singh Bisht, Arun Gilda, Raghuveer Ramakrishna Srinivas Tarimala, Narasimhan Agaram
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Patent number: 11206698Abstract: In one aspect, a control plane Interworking Function (IWF-C) is used to establish a Packet Data Unit (PDU) session in a data communications network. A create session request is received, for example from a Mobile Management Entity (MME). A create session management context request is generated by the IWF-C and transmitted to a Session Management Function (SMF). A create session management context request response is received from the SMF. A create session request response is generated by the IWF-C and sent, for example to the MME. In other aspects, control plane policy interworking and user plane interworking is provided between components of 4G and 5G networks.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD.Inventors: Leland Douglas Benson, David Reekie, Benjamin Thomas Wright, Matthew Ian Ronald Williams, Richard Hewitt
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Patent number: 11202181Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a message associated with a 5th Generation (5G) wireless service, the message containing: a first section including a service type identifier entry and a first timestamp that corresponds to the service type identifier entry; and a second section including a secondary radio access technology (RAT) entry, one or more data volume entries, and a second timestamp that corresponds to the secondary RAT entry and to the one or more data volume entries; matching the first timestamp and the second timestamp based upon a first value of the first timestamp equaling a second value of the second timestamp; and responsive to the matching of the first timestamp and the second timestamp, associating the service type identifier entry of the first section with the one or more data volume entries of the second section. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Mario Manuel Jardon
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Patent number: 11197145Abstract: A method for providing an alternate communication pathway for emergency data to an emergency service provider (ESP) is disclosed. In some embodiments, one or more processors of said emergency assistance system (EAS) implement the method for using social media content to detect and facilitate emergency communications.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: RAPIDSOS, INC.Inventors: Michael John Martin, Nicholas Edward Horelik, Reinhard Ekl, Michelle Cahn, John Paul Lawrence
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Patent number: 11184837Abstract: Frame collisions are prevented in a communication system in which wireless communication is performed in accordance with the IEEE 802.11 standard. A communication unit receives terminal list information including respective addresses of wireless terminals belonging to a predetermined network. In a case where a frame the destination of which is an address included in the transmitted terminal list information is received, a control unit sets a period to prohibit data transmission until communication in the predetermined networks is completed, and in a case where a frame the destination of which is another address not included in the terminal list information is received, the control unit sets a period to prohibit data communication until communication in a network to which the other address belongs is completed.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kosuke Aio, Tomoya Yamaura, Yuichi Morioka
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Patent number: 11153744Abstract: A core network includes a home network and a visiting network. The home network includes a first slice selector module configured to select a first slice and a first network function selection module configured to select a network function within the first slice. The visiting network includes a second slice selector module configured to communicate with the first slice selector and select a second slice, a second network function selection module configured to select a network function within the second slice, and a common core network function (CCNF) module. The CCNF module communicates with the second slice selector module to receive an identity of the first slice and an identity of the second slice, assign a temporary identifier, and transmit the temporary identifier to a user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jayshree A. Bharatia
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Patent number: 11129212Abstract: In one aspect, a control plane Interworking Function (IWF-C) is used to establish a Packet Data Unit (PDU) session in a data communications network. A create session request is received, for example from a Mobile Management Entity (MME). A create session management context request is generated by the IWF-C and transmitted to a Session Management Function (SMF). A create session management context request response is received from the SMF. A create session request response is generated by the IWF-C and sent, for example to the MME. In other aspects, control plane policy interworking and user plane interworking is provided between components of 4G and 5G networks.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Metaswitch Networks, Ltd.Inventors: Leland Douglas Benson, David Reekie, Benjamin Thomas Wright, Matthew Ian Ronald Williams, Richard Hewitt
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Patent number: 11128757Abstract: A method of a roaming user equipment (UE) according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes obtaining billing information of the roaming UE from a message received from a communication carrier server, sending a billing information authentication request message including the obtained billing information to an authentication server, and receiving an authentication result regarding whether the billing information is valid.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ho-Yeon Lee