Patents Examined by Dang T Ton
  • Patent number: 11336366
    Abstract: In response to a determination that network communication traffic at a network node relates to an emergency communication, a network controller can be operable to analyze a network condition associated with the network node. Based on an analysis of the network condition, the network controller can facilitate an adjustment to a partition of an integrated access and backhaul link. The network controller can further be operative to determine whether an operator policy is applicable to the adjustment of the partition. Additionally, the network controller can be operable to facilitate the selection of a path to route the emergency communication based upon the network condition and the operator policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Paul Smith, Jr., Sangar Dowlatkhah
  • Patent number: 11337240
    Abstract: An apparatus to be used in a UE in a mobile communication network to communicate with a base station, includes a memory configured to store a RRC message, and processing circuitry configured to decode the RRC message to obtain BWP configuration information and mapping information, identify one or more UL BWPs and one or more DL BWPs within a carrier bandwidth per Serving Cell based on the BWP configuration information, identify one or more SR configurations which a LCH is mapped to for the UL BWPs based on the mapping information, the LCH being mapped to none or one SR configuration for each of the UL BWPs, identify activation of a UL BWP of the UL BWPs, and encode an SR on a PUCCH based on a SR configuration for the UL BWP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Youn Hyoung Heo, Bharat Shrestha, Yujian Zhang
  • Patent number: 11330609
    Abstract: A method for performing an uplink transmission to a base station by a user equipment through an unlicensed cell in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes: receiving an uplink grant that schedules the uplink transmission in at least one subframe from the base station; and performing the uplink transmission in the at least one subframe using at least one of a first type channel access or a second type channel access. The uplink transmission is performed using the second type channel access when all of the at least one subframe is included in a predetermined interval determined based on a downlink transmission through the unlicensed cell from the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Minseok Noh, Jinsam Kwak, Juhyung Son
  • Patent number: 11329674
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, connecting to network infrastructure to extend a scope of coverage associated with a service provided by the network infrastructure to a communication device, transmitting a first signal at a first frequency included within a frequency band that is detectable by the communication device, subsequent to the transmitting of the first signal, receiving a second signal from the communication device, and establishing, in accordance with the receiving of the second signal, a connection between the network infrastructure and the communication device via a processing system to facilitate the service. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Sangar Dowlatkhah, Zhi Cui
  • Patent number: 11323894
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a network system, a wireless network extender, and a network provider. The network system includes a network provider, a wireless network router, and a wireless network extender. The wireless network extender includes a communication unit and an extension unit. The wireless network extender connects to the wireless network router through a first communication channel provided by the communication unit and communicates with the network provider through the wireless network router, or communicates with the network provider through a second communication channel provided by the extension unit. When the first communication channel is unavailable, the wireless network extender connects to the network provider through the second communication channel. The first communication channel and the second communication channel use different communication protocols. The disclosure can provide a mesh network with a redundancy mechanism for diagnosis/management using different communication protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Ten-Long Dan, Chang-Yi Shen, Wei-Sheng Teng
  • Patent number: 11323905
    Abstract: A wireless device (400), a higher layer node (404) and methods therein, for handling measurement reporting in a wireless network as performed by the wireless device (400). The wireless device (400) detects (4:1) a coverage object being a cell or a beam not contained in a predefined first list of coverage objects for which the wireless device (400) is required to send measurement reports to a lower layer node (402) operable according to at least one of layer 1 and layer 2. The wireless device (400) then measures a radio signal of the coverage object where the measured radio signal fulfils a predefined event condition, and sends (4:2B) a measurement report of said measuring to a higher layer node (404) operable according to one or more layers above layer 1 and layer 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventor: Walter Müller
  • Patent number: 11317309
    Abstract: A communication method and system are provided 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 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. A method for efficiently measuring the strength of a signal in a wireless communication system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: June Hwang, Soenghun Kim, Himke Van Der Velde
  • Patent number: 11303426
    Abstract: An apparatus include a baseband processor configured to receive digital samples of a first wireless local area network (WLAN) signal demodulated with a first phase locked loop (PLL). The baseband processor is configured to determine whether to switch from using the first PLL to demodulate the first WLAN signal to a second PLL to demodulate the first WLAN signal. The apparatus further includes a selection circuit coupled to the first PLL and the second PLL. The selection switch is configured to switch from the first PLL to the second PLL based on the determination. The baseband processor is configured to receive additional digital samples of the first WLAN signal demodulated with the second PLL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Roy Amel, Eran Segev, Shahar Gross
  • Patent number: 11296733
    Abstract: A communication apparatus and a communication method are provided. The communication apparatus includes an antenna configured to receive a wireless signal, an oscillator driven by a driving current and configured to generate an oscillating signal based on the wireless signal, a measurer configured to measure an oscillation degree of the oscillating signal, and an accumulator configured to accumulate a difference between a target value and a measurement value of the oscillation degree. A value of the wireless signal is determined based on a cumulative signal corresponding to the accumulated difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Ju Yun, Joonseong Kang
  • Patent number: 11297624
    Abstract: A bandwidth efficient way to improve reliability without introducing additional latency is provided for Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communications (URLLC) service in 5G NR. In particular, using rateless fountain codes in conjunction with packet duplication for split bearers at the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer increases the reliability of transmission without the need for retransmissions, and with a lower bandwidth requirement compared to traditional packet duplication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Milap Majmundar, Arunabha Ghosh
  • Patent number: 11297636
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method, an apparatus, and a system for performing channel access. In detail, provided are a method including: receiving uplink scheduling information; and when the user equipment has stopped an uplink transmission during the uplink transmission being performed according to the uplink scheduling information, to resume the uplink transmission, performing a second type channel access when a channel sensed by the user equipment is continuously idle after the uplink transmission has been stopped, and performing a first type channel access when the channel sensed by the user equipment is not continuously idle after the uplink transmission has been stopped, wherein the first type channel access comprises performing a random backoff after a channel sensing, and the second type channel access only comprises performing a channel sensing and an apparatus and a system therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Minseok Noh, Jinsam Kwak, Juhyung Son
  • Patent number: 11291013
    Abstract: A transmitting device may select frequency domain resources for an alert transmission based on a severity level of the alert transmission. The transmitting device may determine a severity level of an alert transmission to be transmitted on one or more available channels. The transmitting device may determine a presence of one or more systems configured to transmit on one or more neighbor channels of the one or more available channels. The transmitting device may select, for the alert transmission, frequency domain resources within the one or more available channels based on the presence of the one or more systems and the severity level. The frequency domain resources for a highest severity level transmission are spaced further apart from the one or more neighbor channels in the frequency domain than resources for a lower severity level transmission. The transmitting device may transmit the alert transmission on the frequency domain resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Haim Mendel Weissman, Alexander Vladimir Sverdlov, Michael Levitsky
  • Patent number: 11290225
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present invention, disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a first antenna element configured so as to transmit and receive a signal of a first frequency band or a second frequency band; a second antenna element configured so as to transmit and receive the signal of the first frequency band or the second frequency band; a first RF block electrically connected to the first antenna element and the second antenna element and including a first transmission and reception circuit and a second transmission and reception circuit; an RF reception circuit for receiving the signal of the first frequency band or the second frequency band from the first antenna element or the second antenna element; and a transceiver, wherein the first transmission and reception circuit processes the signal of the first frequency band or the second frequency band, the second transmission and reception circuit processes the signal of the first frequency band or the second frequency band, and th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Seung Kim, Young Ju Kim, Jung Joon Kim, Sung Chul Park
  • Patent number: 11291079
    Abstract: Devices for and methods of providing low latency 5G FDD communications are generally described. A HARQ ACK/NACK for an xPDSCH is transmitted in the xPUCCH of the same or next subframe as the xPDSCH and xPDCCH. An xPUSCH is generated in the same subframe in response to an xPDCCH and HARQ ACK/NACK response is carried by another xPDCCH or xPHICH in the same or next subframe. The xPDCCH and the xPUCCH are at opposite ends of the same subframe, DL and UL subframe are delayed relative to each other, or at least one of the DL and UL subframe has an additional blank portion, portion with data associated with another UE or portion that contains a reference signal, broadcast signal or control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gang Xiong, Glenn J. Bradford, Yushu Zhang, Jong-Kae Fwu, Yuan Zhu
  • Patent number: 11284390
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a data communication method, a terminal device, and a network device. In the solution, a terminal device receives first indication information in a first time period; and the terminal device transmits first information in a second time period, where a duration of the first time period is a first time unit, a duration of the second time period is a second time unit, and a duration of the second time unit is greater than a duration of the first time unit. In this way, although the terminal device receives the first indication information in a first time unit N, the terminal device transmits the first information in a second time unit M whose duration is greater than that of the first time unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiafeng Shao, Sha Ma, Chaojun Li
  • Patent number: 11284360
    Abstract: Technologies directed to improving power for wireless transceivers are described. One method processes, in a first power mode, a first portion of a data packet, the first portion being modulated with a FSK modulation. The method determines a first gain value for an amplifier and determines that the first data packet has a second portion that is modulated with a PSK modulation. The method determines a receive signal strength indicator (RSSI) value associated with the first portion and determines that the RSSI does not exceed a threshold value corresponding to a throughput requirement. The method switches to a second power mode, the second power mode being higher in power than the first power mode. The method determines, in the second power mode, a second gain value for the amplifier and process the second portion of the first data packet. The second gain value is determined before the processing the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Songping Wu, Sai Prashanth Chinnapalli
  • Patent number: 11284396
    Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to configuring, at a device, default beam information for determining a beam for data channel communications. The device can determine to use the default beam information for configuring the beam for a data channel communication based on determining explicit beam information is not configured. In addition, the device can transmit, based on determining to use the default beam information, the data channel communication based on the beam configured using the default beam information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sony Akkarakaran, Xiao Feng Wang, Tao Luo, Wooseok Nam, Makesh Pravin John Wilson, Yan Zhou
  • Patent number: 11283546
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and a device in a User and a base station used for channel coding. A first node determines a first bit block; performs channel coding; and transmits a first radio signal. Bits in the first bit block are used to generate bits in a second bit block. The bits in the first bit block and in the second bit block are used for an input to the channel coding, an output after the channel coding is used to generate the first radio signal. Channel coding is based on a polar code. A sub-channel occupied by a target first type bit is related to the number of bits in the second bit block related to the target first type bit. The target first type bit belongs to the first bit block. The disclosure can improve decoding performance of polar codes and reduce complexity of decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Xiaobo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11272389
    Abstract: A communication method and system are provided 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 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. A method for efficiently measuring the strength of a signal in a wireless communication system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: June Hwang, Soenghun Kim, Himke Van Der Velde
  • Patent number: 11265061
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to correction apparatus and correction methods. One example correction apparatus includes a first adjustment module, a plurality of second adjustment modules, a correction calculation module, and a plurality of non-ideal channels. One second adjustment module is disposed on one non-ideal channel. The first adjustment module is connected to each non-ideal channel. The correction calculation module is separately connected to the first adjustment module and the plurality of second adjustment modules. The correction calculation module is connected to an output end of each non-ideal channel. The non-ideal channel is a channel that outputs an output signal in response to a drive signal having an error value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinsong Lv, Mo Chen, Wei Wang, Zhiwei Zhang, Lie Zhang