Patents Examined by Dinh A. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11234107
    Abstract: A method for distributing data between mobile devices includes creating, by a processing device, a group comprising of mobile devices in an ad-hoc mode that share data. The mobile devices are located within a pre-defined range. The method also includes identifying, by the processing device, at least a portion of the data available for sharing in at least one of the mobile devices. The method also includes replicating, by the processing device, the identified data for distribution to the mobile devices. The method further includes distributing, by the processing device, the replicated data to the at least one of the mobile devices in the immediate mode when the at least one of the mobile devices is within the pre-defined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Radoslav Husar, Jiri Sedlacek
  • Patent number: 11229058
    Abstract: A wireless device is provided that is configured to determine a Random Access-Radio Network Temporary Identifier, RA-RNTI, for use in a radio network system. The wireless device comprises a first counter configured to be incremented after a predefined period of time and to be re-set when having reached a predefined first number, wherein the first counter counts a first count; a second counter configured to be incremented when the first counter reaches the predefined first number and to be re-set when having reached a predefined second number, wherein the second counter counts a second count; and a third counter configured to be incremented when the second counter reaches the predefined second number and to be re-set when having reached a predefined third number, wherein the third counter counts a third count. The wireless device is configured to determine an RA-RNTI at least based on the second count and the third count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Ritesh Shreevastav, Mattias Bergström, Magnus Stattin, Yutao Sui
  • Patent number: 11218946
    Abstract: An access control method includes: receiving, by a network device, an access request message from user equipment (UE); determining, by the network device based on the access request message, a network slice that the UE requests to access; and when the network device determines to reject an access request of the UE for accessing the network slice, returning, by the network device, a rejection response message to the UE, where the rejection response message includes back-off condition information, and the back-off condition information indicates a condition under which the UE requests again to access the network slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuan Wang, Fenqin Zhu
  • Patent number: 11211993
    Abstract: Communication apparatus of a cellular communication network, wherein the apparatus is configured to receive a reference signal; and to estimate a phase estimate based on the received reference signal; and to provide a localization module with the phase estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Martin Kurras, Norbert Franke, Mohammad Alawieh, Benjamin Sackenreuter
  • Patent number: 11212723
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a corresponding computer program product are proposed. Wherein one of the method according to one embodiment of the invention determines at least one cell in a network sharing context of at least one user equipment with at least one other cell within the network. Then creates at least one measurement configuration being used by the at least one user equipment, wherein the at least one measurement configuration indicates at least to the at least one user equipment that it can decide whether to perform cell change without transmitting back its measurement report to its serving cell. Then method further transmits the created at least one measurement configuration to the at least one user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Haitao Li, Dalsgaard Lars, Yang Liu
  • Patent number: 11196847
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a first plate including a glass plate, a second plate facing the first plate, and a side surface surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate, a display positioned inside the space and exposed through a first area of the first plate, an antenna structure at least partially overlapping a second area of the first plate when viewed from above the first plate and which is connected to the second area, and a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seyoung Jang, Chulwoo Park, Dongil Son, Hyeongju Lee
  • Patent number: 11196157
    Abstract: A communication optimization system/method for mobile networks uses a server that generates waypoints based on a first communication network within a route to be travelled by an aerial vehicle, the aerial vehicle comprising a communication hub configured to communicate with at least one communication node, a communication hub controller configured control movement of a steerable antenna, and an aerial vehicle controller configured control movement of the aerial vehicle. The server then transmits the waypoints to the aerial vehicle controller; periodically monitors networks not connected to the communication hub; when a second communication network not connected to the communication hub satisfies a threshold, transmits causes the communication controller to steer the steerable antenna in a direction of the second communication network, further causing the communication hub to communicate and connect with the second communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: ARCHITECTURE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jordan Bonney, Barry Trent
  • Patent number: 11195347
    Abstract: A vehicle operation and riding data collection device includes a housing defining an internal cavity, a power source supported by the housing in the internal cavity, a communications element supported by the housing in the internal cavity, a global positioning element supported by the housing in the internal cavity, at least one sensor supported by the housing in the internal cavity, and a processor configured to manage the power source, the communications element, the global positioning element, and the at least one sensor, to perform functional features corresponding to providing vehicle operation and riding data to, and receiving input from, a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: MotoLink LLC
    Inventor: Alex Leonov
  • Patent number: 11191028
    Abstract: Described are circuits and techniques to communicate a digital envelope signal from a baseband chipset to a discrete supply modulator power management circuit (PMC). Also described is an apparatus and technique for power management control over a radio frequency (RF) transmission line for millimeter wave chip sets for cellular radios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: ETA WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: John R. Hoversten, Yevgeniy A. Tkachenko, Birol Bekirov, Sri Harsh Pakala, James Garrett
  • Patent number: 11178700
    Abstract: A method for managing an unmanned aerial method includes: receiving a random-access request from an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the random-access request includes a preamble; in a case that the preamble is as same as a preset preamble, determining that the unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped with a dedicated chip for a cellular network unmanned aerial vehicle, and managing the unmanned aerial vehicle in an unmanned aerial vehicle management manner; or in a case that the preamble is different from the preset preamble, determining that the unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped with a terminal and establishes a communication connection through the terminal, and managing the unmanned aerial vehicle in a terminal management manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Hong
  • Patent number: 11178269
    Abstract: Apparatus for constructing a digital telephone message including a message defining unit, configured for allowing a sender to define a message for sending to a recipient, and a response defining unit, configured for allowing the sender to predefine a recipient response, and to include the predefined recipient response in the message for activation at the recipient. Apparatus for receiving a digital telephone message, the message including an activatable sender-defined response, the apparatus including a receiving unit for receiving the message, a notification unit for notifying a recipient of the arrival of the message, and a response activation unit for displaying the sender-defined response, and associating the sender-defined response with a user action for providing user input to send the response. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: BKLK Ltd.
    Inventors: Ben-Zion Klein, Israel Belfer, Ehud Spiegel
  • Patent number: 11165899
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for managing contact information received in the context of a messaging system. Messages may be received from known contacts which contain user contact records for third parties. Based on the trust relationship with the known contacts, the user contact record is placed in a contact record repository for later retrieval. When another message is received which either references the user contact record or is from the third party referenced in the user contact record, a dialog box is presented offering the user the opportunity to add the user contact record as an address entry in the address book of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: WHATSAPP LLC.
    Inventors: Michael B. Donohue, Clark Chen, Alan Liu
  • Patent number: 11166225
    Abstract: A method includes transmitting a RAN profile indexing message from a cell to a user equipment (UE) within the cell's radio coverage, the RAN profile indexing message comprising a plurality of sets of RAN parameters corresponding to a plurality of physical layer configurations, and a plurality of indices corresponding to the plurality of sets of RAN parameters. The method also includes transmitting a downlink control information message to the UE indicating a resource block allocated for the UE, and an index corresponding to one of the plurality of sets of RAN parameters. The method further includes performing a RAN profile indexing operation to define the plurality of sets of RAN parameters corresponding to a plurality of physical layer configurations, and assigning the plurality of indices to the plurality of sets of RAN parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Chie-Ming Chou, Yung-Lan Tseng
  • Patent number: 11159670
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide an electronic device and a method, the electronic device comprising a memory; a communication unit; a display; and a processor functionally connected to the memory, the communication unit, or the display, wherein the processor is configured to identify log information associated with a notification received through the communication unit, determine a display order of the notification based on the log information, and display the notification on the display based on the determined display order. Also, other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyuhyung Choi, Giang Yoon Kwon, Ki Hyoung Son, Jihun Lee, Han-Soo Jung, Na-Woong Han
  • Patent number: 11153889
    Abstract: A user equipment receives a first uplink grant and a second uplink grant from a base station. The first uplink grant assigns first uplink resources, and the second uplink grant assigns second uplink resources. The first uplink resources and the second uplink resources overlap within a time interval. The user equipment determines whether the transmission of second data has priority over that of first data. When determining that the transmission of the second data has priority over that of the first data, the user equipment determines one of the first uplink resources and the second uplink resources as the designated resources of the second data, and transmits the second data to the base station according to the designated resources within the time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
    Inventor: Yi-Ting Lin
  • Patent number: 11153764
    Abstract: An example non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions executable by a processor to: determine a channel distribution vector based on a channel priority for a plurality of available wireless channels within a wireless network; receive a set of constraints on a channel plan; determine a channel plan meeting the set of user defined constraints based on the channel distribution vector; and transmit the channel plan to a plurality of radios on the wireless network, wherein the channel plan comprises a channel assigned to each radio of the plurality of radios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Dongwoon Hahn, Mathieu Mercier, Sachin Ganu, Nethra Muniyappa, Sree Harsha, Rajini Balay
  • Patent number: 11146919
    Abstract: A system and method for determining location information of a portable device relative to an object is provided. The system and method may include communicating with a secondary portable device separate from the portable device, which may be considered a primary portable device. The secondary portable device may be not be configured to communicate with the object or unaware that it is communicating with the object, and may receive communication parameters from the primary portable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Smith, Kyle Golsch
  • Patent number: 11146932
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle authentication method and apparatus. The method includes: determining whether the unmanned aerial vehicle is a lawful unmanned aerial vehicle or an unlawful unmanned aerial vehicle in response to receiving the flight status information reported by the unmanned aerial vehicle, where the flight status information is configured to indicate that an altitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle from the ground is greater than or equal to a preset altitude threshold; providing a communication service for the unmanned aerial vehicle in response to the unmanned aerial vehicle being the lawful unmanned aerial vehicle; and stopping the provision of the communication service for the unmanned aerial vehicle in response to the unmanned aerial vehicle being the unlawful unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Hong
  • Patent number: 11140694
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE) configured with logical channel based prioritization, the UE determines prioritization between a first uplink (UL) grant and a first scheduling request based on a first logical channel associated with triggering the first scheduling request, wherein the first UL grant and the first scheduling request overlap in time domain. The UE receives a second UL grant, wherein the second UL grant and a second scheduling request overlap in time domain. The UE prioritizes the second UL grant over the second scheduling request based on the second UL grant being addressed to a Temporary Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI) of the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Hsuan Kung, Yu-Hsuan Guo
  • Patent number: 11129020
    Abstract: A method for establishing a connection to a wireless access point includes: sending, based on an operation of establishing a connection to a target wireless access point by a user in an application of a user equipment, a connection request to a wireless routing device corresponding to the target wireless access point by the user equipment, wherein the connection request includes connection authentication information generated by the user equipment; receiving connection success information sent by the wireless routing device by the user equipment after connection authentication on the connection request succeeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI SHANGWANG NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junwu Pan, Xiyi Yin