Patents Examined by Diane D. Mizrahi
  • Patent number: 11832214
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques for utilizing paging cause values for paging user equipment (UE). The Paging Cause may be used for the UE in an CM_IDLE state or when the UE is in an RRC_INACTIVE state. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Alexandre Saso Stojanovski
  • Patent number: 11832164
    Abstract: A technique for Time-Sensitive Networking, TSN, over a radio access network, RAN, is described. As to a handling method aspect of the technique, system information is received from a radio base station of the RAN. The system information is implicative or indicative of support for TSN through the radio base station. Depending on the received system information, at least one TSN stream of the TSN through the radio base station is established or initiated to establish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Hubertus Munz, Torsten Dudda, Dhruvin Patel
  • Patent number: 11825543
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may establish a unicast connection over a sidelink communications with a second UE. To establish the unicast connection over the sidelink, the first UE may transmit a request message (e.g., a first message) to the second UE, and the second UE may transmit a response message (e.g., a second message) to the first UE accepting the request. The unicast connection over the sidelink may then be established between the first UE and the second UE, and user data may then be transmitted over the sidelink on the established unicast connection. Additionally, the first UE may transmit a connection complete message (e.g., a third message) to the second UE indicating that the unicast connection has been established. The request message, the response message, and the connection complete message may be radio resource control (RRC) messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Zhibin Wu, Hong Cheng, Sudhir Kumar Baghel, Shailesh Patil, Kapil Gulati, Arjun Bharadwaj, Tien Viet Nguyen, Shuanshuan Wu
  • Patent number: 11812371
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for adaptive node activation and configuration in cooperative sensing. A method that may be performed by a sensing management function (SnMF) entity includes receiving a first radio frequency (RF) sensing request, from a first entity, for scanning an environment to detect at least a first object, initiating a first RF sensing session in the environment in response to the first RF sensing request, receiving a second RF sensing request, from a second entity, for scanning the environment to detect at least a second object during the first RF sensing session, accommodating the second RF sensing request using output from the first RF sensing session, wherein the first RF sensing session is ongoing, detecting the first and second objects in the environment, and transmitting information about the detected first and second object to the first and second entity, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Marwen Zorgui, Srinivas Yerramalli, Rajat Prakash, Xiaoxia Zhang, Roohollah Amiri
  • Patent number: 11812367
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for information transmitting and receiving in a wireless communication system. A method in a network device that serves a first cell with a first RAT comprises receiving, from a network controlling device, configuration information for a second cell operating with a second RAT different from the first RAT. The method further comprises broadcasting the configuration information to a terminal device, and the configuration information is encoded according to the second RAT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Rui Fan, Pal Frenger
  • Patent number: 11812377
    Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to mobility with consideration for network slicing are provided. In one embodiment, a user equipment (UE) transmits in a first cell frequency of a network, a request for a network slice of the network that is not provided by the first cell frequency. The UE receives, in response to the request, an information for communicating in a second cell frequency of the network that provides the requested network slice. In one embodiment, a core network entity receives, from a network entity operating over a first cell frequency of a network, a request to provide a network slice of the network to a UE, the network slice not provided by the first cell frequency. The core network entity transmits, to the BS, information associated with a second cell frequency of the network providing the network slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Xipeng Zhu, Gavin Bernard Horn, Miguel Griot, Ozcan Ozturk, Luis Fernando Brisson Lopes, Tom Chin
  • Patent number: 11805479
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to establishing a connection between a client device and an access point (AP). The AP may receive a series of connection frames from a client device. In response to determining that the client device is unstable based on the series of connection frames, the AP may assign a simplified wireless connection configuration to the client device. Further, the AP may receive a request management frame from the client device after the simplified wireless connection configuration has been assigned to the client device. The AP may generate a customized response frame for the request management frame based on the simplified wireless connection configuration. The AP may send the customized response management frame to the client device. Finally, a reliable connection may be established between the AP and the client device based on the customized response management frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Aidan Doyle, Omar El Ferkouss, Karthik Srinivasa Murthy
  • Patent number: 11805475
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for access control barring. The method includes: performing an access attempt at a designated coverage enhancement level; when the access attempt fails, determining a corresponding access attempt barring scheme based on a preset rule; and performing corresponding access attempt barring based on the corresponding access attempt barring scheme. Therefore, the present disclosure can avoid unlimited access attempts at the designated coverage enhancement level, thereby reducing resource consumption and improving the reliability of access control barring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yanhua Li
  • Patent number: 11805480
    Abstract: A wireless access node wirelessly broadcasts System Information Blocks (SIBs) that indicate individual slice characteristics for wireless network slices. A wireless UE wirelessly receives the SIBs, selects one of the slices based on user requirements for a user application and the individual slice characteristics for the slices, and transfers UE capability information that indicates the selected slice to the wireless access node. The wireless access node transfers the UE capability information to an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF). The AMF authorizes the wireless UE for the selected slice and selects Quality-of-Service (QoS) parameters for the wireless UE that correspond to the individual slice characteristics for the selected slice. The AMF transfers signaling to the wireless access node to serve the wireless UE per the selected QoS parameters. The wireless access node wirelessly exchanges user data with the wireless UE per the selected QoS parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Anurag Thantharate, Hannah Jo Sifuentes, Sougata Saha, Sreekar Marupaduga
  • Patent number: 11800438
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongmu Choi, Heechan Kim, Junyoung Park, Bokun Choi, Hyunah Oh, Seongyu Cho
  • Patent number: 11800483
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for facilitating positioning based on signal correlation function characteristic feedback. In an embodiment, the method may involve steps performed by a network node in communication with a wireless communication device (WCD) and a plurality of base stations. The network node receives, from the WCD, location information including position reference signal (PRS) correlation function characteristics of a cross-correlation between a received downlink signal and a transmitted PRS for each base station from the plurality of base stations. The network node determines a position of the WCD using the PRS correlation function characteristics. The WCD may initiate the transmission of the PRS correlation function characteristics on its own, or in response to a request to do so from the network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Fredrik Gunnarsson, Sara Modarres Razavi, Henrik Rydén, Meng Wang, Ali Zaidi
  • Patent number: 11792313
    Abstract: A system and method of using an intelligent voice assistant to assist a user is described. The intelligent voice assistant includes a voice module to control speech functionality and one or more other modules that provide a variety of other assistance, including a document explanation module, a push content module, a call connection module, or an enhanced assistant module. The modules may be configured as applications that are downloaded to the intelligent voice assistant and used to provide various assistance to the user to explain documents, pay bills, call a customer service representative, navigate to a target view on an application of a user device, or retrieve diagnostic data for sensors in communication with the intelligent voice assistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Richard Daniel Graham, Ruthie D. Lyle
  • Patent number: 11785544
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a memory, and a processing circuitry coupled to the memory. The processing circuitry is to process a wake-up radio (WUR) frame transmitted by an Access Point (AP), the WUR frame comprising a medium access control (MAC) header and a frame body, the MAC header comprising a Frame Control field, an Address field, and a Type Dependent (TD) Control field, wherein the Frame Control field comprises a Type field; determine, based on a value of the Type field, that the WUR frame is a WUR Discovery frame; determine an identifier (ID) of the AP front the WUR Discovery frame; and in response to a determination that the WUR frame is a WUR Discovery frame, cause a Primary Connectivity Radio (PCR) corresponding to the wireless communication device to communicate with the AP based on the WUR Discovery frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Kai Huang, Daniel F. Bravo, Noam Ginsburg, Robert J. Stacey
  • Patent number: 11785513
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a radio base station serving a user equipment in a first radio cell of a mobile communication system. The radio base station comprises processing circuitry which determines that a neighbor radio base station does not provide a beamformed reference signal to the user equipment. The neighbor radio base station controls the transmission in its neighbor radio cell of an omni-directional reference signal and the beamformed reference signal. A transmitter transmits a reference signal request to the neighbor radio base station. The reference signal request requests the neighbor radio base station to provide the beamformed reference signal to the user equipment. A receiver receives from the neighbor radio base station a reference signal request response, including information on the transmission of the requested beamformed reference signal. The transmitter transmits a notification to the user equipment, comprising information on the requested beamformed reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Tao, Rikin Shah, Hidetoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11778547
    Abstract: A method of operating a node, for inter-node discovery, in a telecommunication network, the node being configured for Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) is provided. The method includes the steps of defining a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) Transmission Configuration (STC) comprising information elements related to one or more of numerology, periodicity, offset, duration, SSB index, or location in the frequency domain; and transmitting, by the node, an SSB or SSB burst set according to the information elements in the STC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yinan Qi
  • Patent number: 11778674
    Abstract: A method, system and external instrument are provided. The method initiates a communication link between an external instrument (EI) and an implantable medical device (IMD), established a first connection interval for conveying data packets between the EI and IMD and monitors a connection criteria that includes at least one of a data throughput requirement. A battery indicator or link condition of the communications link is between the IMD and EI. The method further changes from the first connection interval to a second connection interval based on the connection criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Pacesetter, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongjian Wu, Chao-Wen Young, Jun Yang, Xing Pei, Reza Shahandeh
  • Patent number: 11777694
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a related device and a system for searching for a Synchronization Signal Block (SS block). The method includes: receiving detection configuration information of the SS block transmitted by a network device; and searching for the SS block according to the detection configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Siqi Liu, Xueming Pan, Yu Ding
  • Patent number: 11765784
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing data communication while in an inactive state in a cellular communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Dawei Zhang, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Xu Ou, Yuqin Chen
  • Patent number: 11765017
    Abstract: A method to access a device may include obtaining, at a first device, data over a short-range wireless network from a second device. The data may originate at a remote system that sends the data to the second device through a network connection over a wide area network. The method may also include in response to a fault at the second device, obtaining, at the first device from the remote system, a maintenance command for the second device. The maintenance command may be obtained by the first device over an analog voice network. The method may also include directing, from the first device to the second device, the maintenance command over the short-range wireless network to enable the second device to perform the maintenance command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Jalaja Ramanadham, David Thomson, Jasper Cheekeong Pan
  • Patent number: 11758371
    Abstract: The system receives a message from a user, along with a recipient list and generated personalized messages for recipients of the recipient list. The system determines the format of the message, and whether to, and how to, modify the message based on information about the recipient. For example, a recipient category may be used to determine how to personalize a message for each recipient. A relationship between a sender and recipient may be determined using, for example, a database of relationship information. The system modifies, for example, text, images, or video of the message to generate the personalized message. The system may access historical communications records such as a chat group record, a contacts list, a text message record, an email message record, a social media post record, or a comments record corresponding to a media content item to determine how to personalize a message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuppappa Dandappa Harijan, Madhusudhan Srinivasan