Patents Examined by Congvan Tran
  • Patent number: 11412363
    Abstract: Aspects relating to abnormal transmission identification include, for example, a method involving, at a receiving device, receiving a plurality of V2X messages from a plurality of transmitting devices, obtaining a plurality of RSSI-to-distance data pairs, including an RSSI-to-distance data pair for each of the plurality of V2X messages, establishing an RSSI-to-distance relationship model based, at least in part, on the plurality of RSSI-to-distance data pairs. The method further involves, at the receiving device, receiving an additional V2X message from a transmitting device different from the plurality of transmitting devices, obtaining an additional RSSI-to-distance data pair for the additional V2X message, and comparing the additional RSSI-to-distance data pair to the RSSI-to-distance relationship model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Cong Chen, Jonathan Petit, Mohammad Raashid Ansari
  • Patent number: 11412479
    Abstract: A server may determine that two-way communication to a plurality of autonomous vehicles has been lost, during conditions suitable for using the autonomous vehicles for evacuation. The server may also determine evacuation points and determine a geographic perimeter around each evacuation point, the perimeter projected to encompass sufficient vehicles to service the evacuation point based on determined evacuation needs of a given evacuation point. Further, the server may formulate an evacuation instruction for each evacuation point, each instruction having one or more parameters, including at least the geographic perimeter corresponding to a given evacuation point, wherein a given evacuation instruction instructs vehicles executing the instruction to travel to the corresponding evacuation point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Oliver Lei
  • Patent number: 11412345
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed relating to proximity detection of devices and targeted information services, such as information campaigns. Disclosed methods provide targeted campaigns to a user, such as targeted campaigns to presentation devices based on proximity of user devices near the information devices. Other methods provide targeted campaigns across various applications, while other methods provide for scheduling campaigns to premises device identifiers based on an event schedule, and other methods provide a hierarchal system for monitoring different sets of premises device identifiers when a user device can monitor for a limited number of premises device identifiers at a time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Connelly, Franklyn Athias, Erami Botchway, John Hart, Michael Chen, Corey Farrell
  • Patent number: 11399303
    Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a controller from a radio access network (RAN) node within a wireless network, at least one of a neural network support information, and a measurement information that includes one or more measurements by the radio access network node or one or more measurements by a wireless device that is in communication with the radio access network node; determining, by the controller based on the at least one of the neural network support information and the measurement information, a configuration of a neural network for the radio access network node; an sending, by the controller to the radio access network node, neural network configuration information that indicates the configuration of the neural network for the radio access network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Anand Bedekar, Rajeev Agrawal, Hua Xu, Suresh Kalyanasundaram
  • Patent number: 11394818
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system updating method and device, and a storage medium. The method can include, in response to detecting a prompt for updating an operating system, determining whether there is an Application (APP) that is not compatible with the updated operating system in a mobile terminal. Further, the method can include in response to determining that there is the APP that is not compatible with the updated operating system in the mobile terminal, outputting first prompt information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Qi Wang
  • Patent number: 11395094
    Abstract: An electronic system provides various features and functionality for managing resources. An alert may be sent when a mobile device crosses a geo-fence. The alert may describe how much of the resource is available for the types of transaction that are likely to occur within the geo-fence. The alert may request or confirm the allocation of the transaction to a resource pool or suggest alternative transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Wayne Hartman, Nathan Mahoney, Hoang Trung Vo, Joshua Samuel Leonard, Michal Leighton Van Cleave, Jeffrey Young, Luke James Gradeless, Brandon K. Esplin
  • Patent number: 11395300
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communications. In an aspect, a network entity obtains a user equipment (UE) capability report, the UE capability report including first and second UE capabilities, the first UE capability indicating a capability of the UE to measure positioning signals in a first band, the second UE capability indicating a capability of the UE to measure positioning signals in a second band, and configures the UE with an indication of one or more downlink positioning signal resources for measurement by the UE based on a function of the first and second UE capabilities, the one or more downlink positioning signal resources being for transmission by one or more transmission/reception points (TRPs), each downlink positioning signal resource occupying a frequency region that is at least part of the first or second band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Alexandros Manolakos, Sony Akkarakaran, Guttorm Ringstad Opshaug, Sven Fischer, Arash Mirbagheri, Peter Gaal
  • Patent number: 11395102
    Abstract: A field cooperation system according to an embodiment includes a terminal device and a management device. The terminal device includes: a position measurement unit; and a display unit. The position measurement unit measures a position of the terminal device. A display device displays a display image. The management device includes: a database; and a display control unit. The database stores three-dimensional data representing a layout of a structure. The display control unit generates a display image to illustrate the structure and an icon representing the position of the terminal device on the display unit in correspondence with each other based on the three-dimensional data and the measured position of the terminal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomomi Hishinuma, Kenji Osaki, Shota Saito, Masaaki Ueno
  • Patent number: 11382137
    Abstract: A wireless device (14) is configured for use in a wireless communication system. The wireless device (14) is configured to transmit signaling (18A, 18C) 5 indicating whether or not the wireless device (14) is capable of receiving user data during a random access procedure (20). The signaling may for instance indicate whether or not the wireless device (14) is capable of receiving user data over a user plane during a random access procedure (20), e.g., by indicating whether or not the wireless device (14) supports early data for cellular internet of things, CIoT, Evolved 10 Packet System, EPS, user plane (UP) optimization. Regardless, the wireless device (14) may also receive user data during the random access procedure (20) in accordance with said signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Andreas Höglund, Dung Pham Van, Tuomas Tirronen, Emre Yavuz
  • Patent number: 11381959
    Abstract: There is provided a terminal including a processor that includes, in capability information, a frequency separation between a lower edge of a component carrier with a lowest frequency for supported carrier aggregation and an upper edge of a component carrier with a highest frequency for the supported carrier aggregation; and a transmitter that transmits the capability information to a base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Hiromasa Umeda, Kei Andou
  • Patent number: 11375362
    Abstract: In an aspect, a UE may determine a capability of the UE to support two or more frequency range and duplex mode combinations associated with a communication feature, wherein the communication feature is associated with a plurality of frequency ranges and is further associated with a plurality of duplex modes on at least one of the plurality of frequency ranges. The UE may transmit, to a core network component, a UE capability indication that indicates the determined capability. The core network component may receive the UE capability indication. The core network component may perform at least one action in response to the UE capability indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Gaal, Heechoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11357066
    Abstract: Examples of wireless communication based on link use capabilities of multi-link devices is disclosed. A first multi-link device receives a first physical layer conformance procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) on a first link from a second multi-link device and transmits a second PPDU on the second link based on a link use capability of the second multi-link device and a backoff counter counting down to a predetermined value. A first multi-link device also transmits a PPDU on the first link and the second link at a same start time based on an link idle determination and the backoff counter counting down to a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Rui Cao, Hongyuan Zhang, Huiling Lou
  • Patent number: 11357062
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a communication method and an apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a UCF, a first message from a terminal device, where the first message includes first information and an identifier of the terminal device; learning, by the UCF, of a first service type based on the first message; learning, by the UCF based on the service type and the identifier of the terminal device, of a first NF that serves the terminal device; and sending, by the UCF, the first information to the first NF, where the first information is information that the terminal device sends to the first NF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jingwang Ma, Runze Zhou
  • Patent number: 11350473
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. According to an embodiment the disclosure considers all the procedures of reporting a UE capability for MR-DC in a method in which a UE reports its own capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seungri Jin, Himke Van Der Velde
  • Patent number: 11350269
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques provide for the establishment of a communication link between a base station and a user equipment (UE). The UE may have a spatial partial reciprocity capability. The UE may be configured to determine antenna cross-correlation information for at least a first subset of antenna elements in the UE. The cross-correlation information may include one or more correlation parameters (e.g., correlation coefficients), a correlation model, or both. The UE may transmit sounding reference signals for a second set of antenna elements in accordance with the spatial partial reciprocity capability. The UE may also transmit an indication of the cross-correlation information for at least the first subset of antenna elements of the UE. The base station may use such information to derive correlation parameters for the unsounded antennas and determine precoders for downlink communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Alexandros Manolakos, Weimin Duan, Muhammad Sayed Khairy Abdelghaffar, Pavan Kumar Vitthaladevuni, Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli
  • Patent number: 11350422
    Abstract: A control device includes a first acquiring section; a second acquiring section; a determining section; and a notifying section. The first acquiring section acquires first geolocation information of a datum point for interference calculation of a first wireless operation and calculates or acquires an interference acceptable amount at the datum point. The second acquiring section acquires second geolocation information, first antenna information, and first beam pattern information of a wireless device belonging to a second wireless operation that shares a portion or all of a frequency assigned to the first wireless operation. The first beam pattern information indicates a beam pattern usable by the wireless device. The determining section determines information regarding a beam permitted to the wireless device on the basis of these acquired pieces of information. The notifying section notifies the wireless device of the information regarding the beam permitted to the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sho Furuichi
  • Patent number: 11337174
    Abstract: A method of providing a service in heterogeneous network systems and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. The method and apparatus of some embodiments of the present disclosure resolve the difficulty or inability to directly provide a particular service in heterogeneous network systems by a network system to which a user equipment is connected, by providing a service that temporarily provide the particular service by utilizing resources or functions of another network system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sangsoo Jeong
  • Patent number: 11337041
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for distributing publish-subscribe messages to clients over a network using a message broker. A first client is configured to send a message to the message broker to declare a second client as its successor. The message broker is configured to, when the first client disconnects from the message broker, route to the second client one or more messages that are indicated for delivery to the first client. The second client may then receive and process these messages in place of the first client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: VESTEL ELEKTRONIK SANAYI VE TICARET A.S.
    Inventor: Çagdas Döner
  • Patent number: 11328811
    Abstract: There is provided a medical image processing apparatus including: an association processing section configured to associate multiple medical captured images in which an observation target is imaged by each of multiple imaging devices including imaging devices in which one or both of an in-focus position and an in-focus range are different; and a compositing processing section configured to depth-composite each of a medical captured image for a right eye and a medical captured image for a left eye among the multiple medical captured images by using an associated other medical captured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Masataka Kado
  • Patent number: 11330657
    Abstract: A master RAN node (1) associated with a master RAT (1) communicates with a secondary RAN node (2) associated with a secondary RAT and provides a radio terminal (3) with dual connectivity that uses the master RAT and the secondary RAT. In response to receiving, from the radio terminal (3) or a core network (4), terminal capability information indicating that the radio terminal (3) supports the split bearer, the master RAN node (1) uses a PDCP entity, which provides unified PDCP functionalities, for a master cell group split bearer for the radio terminal (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hisashi Futaki