Patents Examined by Derrick W Ferris
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Patent number: 11632145Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication controller (131; 132) and method for controlling communications between an access node (101; 102) and a plurality of remote communication units (211; 212) coupled to the access node via at least one wired transmission medium (20; 40). At least one communication unit (111, 211; 112, 212) of the access node and of the plurality of remote communication units is configured to operate in full-duplex mode according to a first full-duplex communication profile (OP1) when using a first subset of transmission resources (TSSET1; TONESET1) selected from a whole set of transmission resources available for communication over the at least one transmission medium, and according to a second full-duplex communication profile (OP2) when using a second non-overlapping subset of transmission resources (TSSET2; TONESET2) selected from the whole set of transmission resources.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Paschalis Tsiaflakis, Jochen Maes
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Patent number: 11617195Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE). In one embodiment, the method includes the UE being configured with a first DL (Downlink) BWP (Bandwidth Part) and a second DL BWP. The method also includes the UE receiving and/or monitoring a DCI (Downlink Control Information) in a scheduling CORESET (Control Resource Set) in the first DL BWP, and for determining size of the DCI for decoding, the UE determines whether a TCI (Transmission Configuration Indication) field is present in the DCI or not based on a parameter of the scheduling CORESET before the UE decodes the DCI successfully. The method further includes the UE truncates or pads zero-bits to at least one field (other than the TCI field) in the DCI based on configuration of the second DL BWP after the UE decodes successfully the DCI, wherein a BWP indicator field in the DCI indicates the second DL BWP different from the first DL BWP.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.Inventors: Chun-Wei Huang, Jia-Hong Liou
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Patent number: 11611863Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for facilitating efficient device discovery. In regards to a method implemented by a master device, a first identifier is received from a remote source. The method also receives one or more wireless device discovery packets comprising a second identifier from a proximate device, wherein the wireless device discovery packet comprises information compliant with a short-range communication technology to advertise presence of the proximate device or information compliant with a short-range communication technology to scan for proximate devices according to proximity-based communication technology.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Arto Palin, Jukka Reunamaki
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Patent number: 11606819Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, Generally, a base station may send to a user equipment (UE) a configuration message, which may include an indication of one or more CSI-RS resources and one or more random access occasion indices. The UE may identify one or more random access occasions associated with the UE based on the CSI-RS resources, the random access occasion indices for the UE, and a random access occasion index reset time. The random access occasion index rest time may be based on a fixed time period. The random access occasion index reset time may be based on a number of CSI-RS resources. In some examples, the random access occasion index reset time may be based on a number of actually transmitted synchronization signal blocks (SSBs).Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Muhammad Nazmul Islam, Hung Dinh Ly, Junsheng Han
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Patent number: 11595841Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure generally relate to interference measurement. A device determines an interference measurement pattern indicating distribution of resource elements allocated for interference measurement. Then, the device determines, based on the interference measurement pattern, an interference type for measuring interference on the resource elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Yukai Gao, Gang Wang
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Patent number: 11588682Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide novel methods for providing a stateful service at a network edge device (e.g., an NSX edge) that has a plurality of north-facing interfaces (e.g., interfaces to an external network) and a plurality of corresponding south-facing interfaces (e.g., interfaces to a logical network). In some embodiments, each interface associated with a different bridge calls a service engine based on identifiers included in data messages received at the interface. Each data message flow is associated with a particular identifier that is associated with a particular service engine instance that provides the stateful service. In some embodiments, the interface that receives a data message identifies a service engine to provide the stateful service and provides the data message to the identified service engine. After processing the data message, the service engine provides the data message to the egress interface associated with the ingress interface.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: VMWARE, INC.Inventors: Jayant Jain, Mike Parsa, Xinhua Hong, Subrahmanyam Manuguri, Anirban Sengupta
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Patent number: 11582060Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying manufacturer-specific controller-area (CAN) data for a vehicle type are provided. Manufacturer-specific CAN data may be identified by processing defined CAN data having a correlation relationship with the target data and undefined manufacturer-specific CAN data for determining if there is a correlation relationship therebetween. Also provided are methods and systems for identifying and automatically collecting manufacturer-specific CAN data for a vehicle type.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Geotab Inc.Inventor: Ian Grzegorczyk
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Patent number: 11569874Abstract: Channel state information (CSI) can be transmitted to a network node incrementally to increase network efficiency. The CSI feedback framework can be enhanced by allowing a user equipment (UE) to report multiple sets of CSI feedback, where each set can comprise a rank indicator (RI), a pre-coder matrix indicator (PMI), and a channel quality indicator (CQI). Since a different set may have a different sub-band, the CSI feedback framework can support the sub-band rank, wherein rank data from a wideband and the sub-band can be used by the network.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Xiaoyi Wang, Arunabha Ghosh, Salam Akoum
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Patent number: 11563502Abstract: A method of signal reception performed by a user equipment (UE), including receiving a reference signal by at least two measuring beams; determining at least two reference signal received power (RSRP) values measured by the at least two measuring beams; processing the at least two RSRP values measured by the at least two measuring beams as at least two data tables; and performing the signal reception according to the at least two data tables.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Songhui Shen, He Wang, Yiyan Zhang
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Patent number: 11539611Abstract: In some cases, a network monitoring system may determine an operating or health condition of a node or connection link in a network (e.g., a datacenter network) by preparing an encapsulated data packet according to a tunneling protocol. Depending on a result of routing the encapsulated data packet, the network monitoring system determines whether the node or connection link is functioning normally or is experiencing an issue such as overloading or malfunctioning.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Haitao Wu, Chuanxiong Guo, David A. Maltz, Lihua Yuan, Yongguang Zhang
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Patent number: 11502874Abstract: Network identifiers are extracted from route advertisements. A table associates virtual network identifiers with provider edge devices. When a virtual network identifier extracted from a route advertisement matches a virtual network identifier in the table, the route advertisement is propagated to the provider edge devices associated with that virtual network identifier in the table. The route advertisement is not propagated to provider edge devices not associated with that virtual network identifier in the table.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.Inventors: Amit Dattatray Ranpise, Alton Lo, Nitin Singh
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Patent number: 11438779Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of requesting for a measurement report, comprising steps of: setting, in a request message, a first field for indicating an action on measurement to be stop and a second field including cell information for which a stop action on measurement is needed, so as to indicate a reporting eNB to stop measurement reports according to the second field; and transmitting to the reporting eNB the request message for the measurement report. The present disclosure also provides a requesting eNB using the above method, a method of stopping a measurement report by a reporting eNB and a reporting eNB using the above method, as well as a computer readable recording medium comprising computer instructions for executing the above methods.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Yong Yao, Qing Huang, Angelo Centonza
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Patent number: 11405853Abstract: A server, a communication system, and a performance measurement method are provided. In the method, frequency spectrum information is determined. The frequency spectrum information includes multiple frequency spectrums supported by at least two mobile networks. A network configuration is generated according to the frequency spectrum information. The core network entity instructs a radio access network node (i.e., base station) to transmit a control message to a user equipment (UE) according to the network configuration. The frequency spectrums are scanned for a network performance measurement of the UE, and the UE is allowed to register to at least one its own subscribed mobile network of the at least two mobile networks but not allowed to register to the others of the at least two mobile networks. Accordingly, an easier way to motoring competitors' network performance is provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Groundhog Inc.Inventors: Amit Kumar Sharma, I-Hung Lin
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Patent number: 10659245Abstract: A technique for delivering schedule information for MBMS User Services is presented. A method implementation of this technique comprises the steps of providing schedule information that describes a schedule for an MBMS User Service in the form reoccurring events. Additionally, or in the alternative, the schedule may be described in the form of start/stop lists. A User Service Description (USD) and the schedule information, which is linked to the USD (e.g., via an identifier such as a URI), are then delivered to a mobile client.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Thorsten Lohmar, Michael John Slssingar
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Patent number: 10637789Abstract: A wireless terminal device (1) for use in a store-and-forward type wireless network includes a wireless communication unit (11), a memory (12), and a control unit (13). The memory (12) is coupled to the wireless communication unit (11) and is configured to store messages transferred via the wireless network. The control unit (13) is configured to adjust, based on first information, at least one of a maximum number and maximum retention time of messages stored in the memory (12). The first information relates to a degree of contribution of the wireless terminal device (1) to success in sending messages from a source node to a destination node via the wireless network. It is thus possible to provide, for example, an efficient memory control method suitable for a store-and-forward type wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Masato Kudou, Masakazu Ono
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Patent number: 10638449Abstract: A centralized node collects and stores radio access network (RAN) user plane congestion information (RCI) that is reported from the RAN to a core network. The centralized node provides a congestion information collection function (CICF) and includes one or more interface to communicate with a mobility management entity (MME) and/or a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN). The MME and/or SGSN allows the centralized node to determine user equipments (UEs) and associated access point name (APNs) impacted by RAN congestion. The centralized node reports the RCI to a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) associated with the APNs for congestion mitigation.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Chang Hong Shan
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Patent number: 10630438Abstract: The present invention is related to a method and an apparatus for transmitting a reference signal in a wireless communication system. The present specification comprises transmitting at least one of the user equipment (UE)-specific value which is the parameter used for generating the UE-specific reference signal sequence to the UE, selecting one value out of at least one of the UE-specific value and cell-specific value, calculating an initialization value of pseudo-noise (PN) sequence based on the value selected, generating a first reference signal sequence using the initialization value of PN sequence, mapping the first reference signal sequence to a resource element, and transmitting a reference signal to the UE using the resource element to which the first reference signal sequence is mapped.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Sung jun Yoon
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Patent number: 10575286Abstract: A method and network element for sending a transition indication to transition a user equipment to a different state or mode, the method receiving a configuration message from a network; and transmitting a transition indication from the user equipment, the transition indication only includes a cause if the configuration message contains an inhibit transition indication. Also, a method and user equipment for processing a transitioning indication from a user equipment indicating the user equipment desires a transition to a different state or mode, the method comprising: receiving the transition indication from the user equipment; if the transition indication contains a cause: releasing a signaling connection of the user equipment or transitioning the user equipment to a different state or mode; and if the transition indication does not contain the cause: releasing the signaling connection.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Muhammad Khaledul Islam, Jeffrey William Wirtanen, Takashi Suzuki, Gordon Peter Young, Claude Jean-Frederic Arzelier
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Patent number: 10568011Abstract: A method for selecting a target network side device includes: after at least one first network side device completes admission control and receives a data packet for user equipment, selecting, by the user equipment, from the at least one first network side device according to configuration information of the at least one first network side device, a first network side device that meets a first preset condition as a target network side device to communication with the user equipment, where the at least one first network side device is a candidate target network side device that is determined by a second network side device and that is for communication with the user equipment that meets a second preset condition; and sending, by the user equipment to the first network side device, a message instructing the first network side device to provide a service for the user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Bo Lin
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Patent number: 10554544Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a multicast based solution to solving the slow-start problem that ensures both optimal (1-hop) and in-sequence delivery of packets to the destination. Packets are hardware switched thereby completely eliminating the slow software switching path.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Shyam Kapadia, Nilesh Shah, Bhushan Kanekar