Patents Examined by Deepa Belur
  • Patent number: 12295027
    Abstract: A method of operating a communications device in a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises determining that the communications device should transmit at least two uplink signals to the wireless communications network, wherein the uplink signals are each to be transmitted in a set of uplink resources of a wireless access interface, determining that the set of uplink radio resources in which a first of the uplink signals should be transmitted at least partially overlaps the set of uplink radio resources in which a second of the uplink signals should be transmitted, wherein the first uplink signal has a different one of a plurality of physical layer priority levels to the second uplink signal, and detecting an indication of whether the first uplink signal and the second uplink signal should be multiplexed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shin Horng Wong
  • Patent number: 12279134
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE) are described. Aspects of the described techniques may include the user equipment measuring signal aspects for a plurality of respective receive beams for receiving communications associated with a synchronization signal block transmitted by a base station on a transmit beam. From the measured signal aspects, the UE may determine that a receive beam from the plurality of receive beams is a preferred beam for receipt of communications from the base station transmitted on the transmit beam. With the determined preferred beam, the UE may initiate a beam-sweeping procedure to re-measure the plurality of UE receive beams, where the UE measures the first UE receive beam before measuring others of the plurality of UE receive beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jun Zhu, Yong Li, Hongbo Yan, Raghu Narayan Challa
  • Patent number: 12279132
    Abstract: An example method includes receiving, by a wireless device, downlink control information (DCI). The DCI may schedule transport blocks (TBs) via physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) at a first slot and a second slot. The DCI may also indicate a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for reception of the TBs. The method may also include receiving, based on a second TCI state, a first TB, of the TBs, at the first slot. The method may also include receiving, based on the first TCI state, the second TB, of the TBs, at the second slot in response to a time difference between the first slot and the second slot being larger than a time gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
    Inventors: Kai Xu, Hua Zhou, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Yunjung Yi, Ali Cagatay Cirik, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Nazanin Rastegardoost
  • Patent number: 12273710
    Abstract: V2X Enhancements to support V2P communication are disclosed. In particular, Vehicle to Pedestrian Communications are provided. Methods and apparatus for operation by an initiating wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for direct link with a peer WTRU using a first key identifier of a root key are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes sending, by the initiating WTRU to the peer WTRU, a release request message to release the direct link with the peer WTRU, the release request message including information indicating first security information associated with a second key identifier of the root key. The method further includes receiving, receiving, by the initiating WTRU from the peer WTRU, a response to the release request message including second security information associated with the second key identifier of the root key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Saad Ahmad, Samir Ferdi, Michelle Perras
  • Patent number: 12273892
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus transmits a predetermined message to a base station apparatus based on a two-step random access procedure, upon receiving one signal that is transmitted from the base station apparatus in response to the predetermined message, and includes pieces of upper layer control information for the terminal apparatus and another terminal apparatus in a multiplexed manner, specifies a first radio resource for transmitting a first response signal indicating whether or not succeeded in receiving control information that is for the terminal apparatus and is included in the one signal, and is different from a second radio resource for transmitting a second response signal for the other terminal apparatus, based on at least one of a control signal that is used for transmitting the one signal and the one signal, and transmits the first response signal using the first radio resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: KDDI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeo Ohseki, Issei Kanno, Kosuke Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 12267177
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that enable efficient group-based acknowledgment feedback reporting. Techniques are provided for feedback for a number of different downlink transmissions to be reported by a user equipment (UE) using transport block level feedback, code block group level feedback, or combinations thereof. Acknowledgment feedback may be provided in one or more group-based or enhanced dynamic feedback reports, a one-shot feedback report, or any combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mostafa Khoshnevisan, Kapil Bhattad, Jing Sun, Xiaoxia Zhang
  • Patent number: 12262401
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises: a processing circuit, configured to: determine a first resource application system and a second application system which interfere with each other in management ranges of spectrum management apparatuses and respectively use different wireless access technologies; and determine, according to the interference situation between the first resource application system and the second resource application system, the width of a guard band between spectrum resources allocated for the first resource application system and the second resource application system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youping Zhao, Yu Zhao, Chen Sun, Xin Guo
  • Patent number: 12256236
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for determining default spatial relation for uplink signals are disclosed. A method comprising: determining a default spatial relation for transmission of an uplink signal if no higher layer parameter for indicating a spatial relation is configured for the transmission of the uplink signal; and transmitting the uplink signal using the determined default spatial relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Bingchao Liu, Chenxi Zhu, Wei Ling, Lingling Xiao
  • Patent number: 12256371
    Abstract: Various schemes pertaining to optimization of distributed resource unit (RU) tone plans for peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) reduction in 6 GHz low-power indoor (LPI) systems are described. An apparatus distributes a plurality of subcarriers of a RU over a bandwidth to generate a distributed-tone RU (dRU) or a distributed-tone multi-RU (dMRU). The apparatus then communicates with a communication entity using the dRU or the dMRU. In distributing the plurality of subcarriers of the RU to generate the dRU or the dMRU, the apparatus distributes the plurality of subcarriers of the RU with a predefined span over each 20 MHz frequency segment or subblock in the bandwidth and with a gap of at least a minimum size around a center direct-current (DC) tone in a distribution pattern of the plurality of subcarriers to result in reduction in a PAPR in communicating with the communication entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shengquan Hu, Jianhan Liu, Thomas Edward Pare, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12250562
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating the placement of a small cell, wherein at least one of a first set of parameters is determined at each of a first and a second location, at least one of a second set of parameters is determined at each of the first and the second location, and a recommended small cell placement location is generated based on at least one of the determined first set of parameters and the determined second set of parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Julio Cesar Costa, Muralidhar Reddy Malreddy, Shilpa Kowdley Srinivas, Bhanu Prakash Voruganti
  • Patent number: 12238750
    Abstract: According to an example embodiment, an example method may include estimating, by a receiver device in a wireless network, a set of one or more active beams for the receiver device based on an estimated receive power of each active beam to obtain an estimated set of one or more active beams for the receiver device; receiving, by the receiver device, verification information associated with the estimated set of one or more active beams for the receiver device; and, verifying, by the receiver device based on the verification information, the estimated set of one or more active beams for the receiver device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Wolfgang Zirwas, Mihai Enescu, Youngsoo Yuk, Rakash Sivasiva Ganesan
  • Patent number: 12232206
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for communication are provided. One or more link identifiers used by a first terminal device are obtained. Information on communication of another terminal device with the first terminal device based on the obtained one or more link identifiers is obtained. Based on the obtained information, it is determined, that the first terminal device is active for communication and transmission to the first terminal device performed based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Faranaz Sabouri-Sichani, Nuno Manuel Kiilerich Pratas, Lianghai Ji, Berthold Panzner, Ranganathan Mavureddi Dhanasekaran, Panagiotis Spapis, Daniel Medina
  • Patent number: 12225541
    Abstract: A method and a user equipment for HARQ process ID selection are provided. The method includes: receiving a configuration message to configure a Configured Grant (CG) configuration and a set of HARQ process IDs that is available for the CG configuration, the set of HARQ process IDs including a first HARQ process ID for retransmission and a second HARQ process ID for initial transmission; determining that a CG physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) corresponding to the CG configuration becomes available for transmission; selecting, based on a first HARQ process ID selection procedure, the first HARQ process ID or the second HARQ process ID from the set of HARQ process IDs for the CG PUSCH; and transmitting, based on the selected first or second HARQ process ID, a first Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) for retransmission or a second MAC PDU for initial transmission on the CG PUSCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Heng-Li Chin
  • Patent number: 12225439
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for identifying and/or classifying capabilities associated with a wireless device. In some aspects, a process of the disclosed technology can include steps for receiving a first message comprising V2X capability information associated with a first wireless device, and transmitting via the at least one transceiver, a second message to the first wireless device, wherein the second message is associated with a periodicity based on the V2X capability information associated with the first wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mohammed Ataur Rahman Shuman, Soumya Das, Mohammad Nekoui
  • Patent number: 12212997
    Abstract: Systems and methods for beam management in a wireless communication system are provided. In a network with a full duplex network entity communicating with two UEs, the network entity may configure cross-link interference (CLI) resources such that the interference between the devices may be characterized. One UE may transmit a reference signal which is read by the other device. Based on the measurement, a report may be sent to the network entity. The network entity may use the information in the report to then base scheduling decisions, and/or indicate to the UEs which beams are restricted from use in order to avoid excessive interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Qian Zhang, Navid Abedini, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 12192976
    Abstract: This application relates to a communication method, a communication apparatus, a terminal device, and a network device. The terminal device receives first signaling from the network device, where the first signaling indicates the terminal device to send a first uplink signal to the network device on a first uplink carrier, and the first signaling further indicates a first frequency. Further, the terminal device sets an operating frequency of the terminal device based on the first frequency after sending the first uplink signal on the first uplink carrier; or the terminal device sets an operating frequency of the terminal device based on the first frequency before an end moment of a time unit in which the first uplink signal is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinqian Xie, Zhiheng Guo, Yi Long
  • Patent number: 12192150
    Abstract: A method for indicating in-device coexistence interference is provided. The method includes that: a terminal determines that in-device coexistence interference exists or is to occur in the terminal; and the terminal sends a carrier frequency of a carrier that causes or suffers interference, and information of a sub-band in the carrier that causes or suffers interference, to a base station, where the carrier includes at least one sub-band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaowei Jiang
  • Patent number: 12191956
    Abstract: A channel state information transmission method, where a responder receives a channel measurement signal sent by an initiator by using one or more transmit antennas, and the responder sends a feedback frame to the initiator based on the channel measurement signal. The feedback frame includes information used to indicate a transmit antenna subset of the initiator and one or more channel state information blocks of a channel between the corresponding transmit antenna subset of the initiator and the responder, where the transmit antenna subset is determined from one or more transmit antennas by using which a channel measurement signal is sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yanchun Li
  • Patent number: 12193056
    Abstract: A method, a User Equipment, a computer program and a computer readable medium for Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring are provided. The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) monitoring, performed by User Equipment (UE). The method includes: a first switching step, including: switching from monitoring a PDCCH of a serving cell according to a second Search Space Set (SSS) group to monitoring the PDCCH according to a first SSS group, under a first condition based on a time threshold and/or based on a Channel Occupancy Time (COT) duration occupied by a base station of a serving cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao Lin, Zuomin Wu
  • Patent number: 12185300
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing channel state information reporting for multi-transmission-reception-point operation in a wireless communication system. Channel state information configuration information may be provided to a wireless device. The channel state information configuration information may indicate channel measurement resources associated with each of multiple transmission reception points. The wireless device may perform channel state information reporting based on the channel state information configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Haitong Sun, Dawei Zhang, Wei Zeng, Yushu Zhang, Hong He, Chunxuan Ye, Huaning Niu, Oghenekome Oteri