Patents Examined by Dominic E. Rego
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Patent number: 11929820Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for frequency adjustment in a wireless network, particularly a Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN). Embodiments of a method performed by a User Equipment (UE) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a UE for compensating for a Doppler shift in a wireless network comprises obtaining, from a network node, a characterization of Doppler variations in a particular cell. The method further comprises tuning a local frequency reference fRef, of the UE to a received downlink frequency for the particular cell and adjusting the local frequency reference fRef, over time according to the pre-calculated characterization of Doppler variations in the particular cell. In this manner, the communication between the UE and the network node in the presence of large and varying Doppler shifts is enabled. Embodiments related to compensating for timing drift are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Talha Khan, Olof Liberg, Stefan Eriksson Löwenmark, Xingqin Lin
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Patent number: 11924773Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling uplink transmission power in a multiple element carrier wave system. The method for controlling uplink transmission power by a terminal in a multiple element carrier wave system includes the steps of: generating an uplink signal to be transmitted in a first serving cell; receiving, from a base station, random access start information for commanding the start of a random access procedure for a second serving cell; calculating the estimated surplus power from first transmission power scheduled for an uplink signal transmission, and second transmission power scheduled for a transmission of a PRACH to which a random access preamble is mapped; and when the estimated surplus power is smaller than a threshold power, adjusting the first transmission power or the second transmission power on the basis of power allocation priority.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: PANTECH CORPORATIONInventors: Ki Bum Kwon, Myung Cheul Jung, Jae Hyun Ahn
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Patent number: 11915446Abstract: A method is for generating a medical result image using a current image, a target image and a reference image. All images depict at least partially the same body region of a patient. In an embodiment, the method includes defining at least one image segment within the target image; registering the reference image with the target image by establishing a registration matrix for each image segment within the target image, the respective registration matrix being specific for the respective image segment; detecting a position of a surgical instrument in the current image, the position corresponding to an image segment of the target image; and generating the medical result image by fusing the current image and the reference image using the registration matrix assigned to the image segment according to the position of the surgical instrument within the current image.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AGInventors: Qi Sun, Jing Feng Han
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Patent number: 11910290Abstract: A wireless distribution system (WDS) is configured for transmitting a downlink signal or for receiving an uplink signal. A computing device configured to serve as a client device to the WDS includes a memory; a multiple applications processor in communication with the memory and configured to execute one or more mobile applications; and a wireless service processor in communication with the multi applications processor for communicating via a corresponding wireless service with the WDS. The multi applications processor is configured to execute an instance of a data service to establish a connection with the WDS for a specified application process utilizing the wireless service to provide at least one datum on the WDS. In the method, an instance of a data service is executed to establish a connection with a WDS for a specified application process utilizing a wireless service to provide at least one datum on the WDS.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLCInventors: Igor Berlin, Aravind Chamarti, Yuval Zinger
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Patent number: 11902896Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for managing a sleep-mode of an electronic device that includes a processor, a memory and a communication interface configured to enable communication with a sleep-client device; the electronic device being arranged to enter the sleep-mode in predetermined circumstances to reduce power consumption; the method comprising the steps of: the electronic device modifying a value of a memory location associated with the communication interface; and the sleep-client device, reading a value of the memory location associated with the communication interface prior to transmitting data to the electronic device via the communication interface; wherein the memory location is representative of the availability of the electronic device to receive data via the communication interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Morse Micro Pty. LTD.Inventor: Harith Hamed Mohammed Al-Haboubi
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Patent number: 11889428Abstract: A method can include an integrated circuit device, determining if first communication circuits are operating in a first mode that wirelessly receives data at a first rate or a second mode that wirelessly receives data at a second rate that is lower than the first rate. If the first communication circuits are operating in the second mode, transmitting signals with the second communication circuits at a first power level, and if operating in the first mode, transmitting signals with the second communication circuits at a second power level that is lower than the first power level. In the first mode, X symbols per data bit are received and in the second mode, Y symbols per data bit are received, where X<Y. Corresponding devices and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor CorporationInventor: Raghunatha Kondareddy
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Patent number: 11888577Abstract: A communication system includes an earth station configured to receive a downlink transmission from a satellite and transmit an uplink transmission to the satellite. The communication system further includes a server in operable communication with the earth station, a beacon detector in operable communication with the server, an access point configured to operate within a proximity of the earth station, and a beacon transmitter disposed within close proximity to the access point. The beacon transmitter is configured to transmit a beacon signal to one or more of the server and the beacon detector. The beacon signal uniquely identifies the access point. The server is configured to implement a measurement-based protection scheme with respect to at least one of the downlink transmission and the uplink transmission.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventor: Peter Paul Smyth
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Patent number: 11881904Abstract: Technology described herein can gather and statistically analyze time domain power data for enabling real-time adjustment of one or more parameters of a radio system. In an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor and a read circuit communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the processor controls the read circuit to read power data in a time domain from a radio system, and an analysis component communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the analysis component compares the power data in the time domain to a power threshold, and wherein, based on a result of the power data being compared to the power threshold, the analysis component sorts the power data into bins at a storage component communicatively coupled to the processor.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.Inventors: John Bradley Deforge, Sewvanda Don, Tommy Ivarsson
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Patent number: 11877131Abstract: A wireless speaker audio system configured to receive audio information wirelessly transmitted by an audio source including first and second wireless transceivers. The first wireless transceiver establishes a bidirectional secondary wireless link with the audio source for receiving and acknowledging receipt of the audio information. The first and second wireless transceivers communicate with each other via a primary wireless link. A wireless audio system including an audio source and first and second wireless transceivers. The first and second wireless transceivers communicate via a primary wireless link. The audio source communicates audio information to the first wireless transceiver via a secondary wireless link which is configured according to a standard wireless protocol. The first wireless transceiver is configured to acknowledge successful reception of audio information via the secondary wireless link. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Clarke S. Watson, Benjamin W. Cook, Axel D. Berny, Jason A. Trachewsky
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Patent number: 11871360Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message. The RRC message may comprise information that indicates an association between each of a plurality of beams and power information. The WTRU is configured to receive a trigger message. The WTRU is configured to select a beam in response to the received trigger message. The WTRU is configured to send a control channel transmission using a power level. The power level may be based on the power information mapped to the selected beam.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Yugeswar Deenoo, Ghyslain Pelletier, Martino M. Freda
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Patent number: 11870476Abstract: A system for multiple wireless systems of vehicle to share cabling. The system may include a plurality of first antennas to interface signals with a first transceiver as part of a first wireless system and a plurality of second antennas to interface signals with a second transceiver as part of a second wireless system. The system may include a first switch configured to selectively connect the first and second antennas to first and second cables and a second switch configured to selectively connect the first and second transceivers to the first and second cables such that the first and second antennas and transceivers share the first and second cables.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: George Knish, Jang Hwan Oh, Lakshmi V. Thanayankizil
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Patent number: 11864208Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support reduced bandwidth devices and particularly, allocation of control resource sets for reduced bandwidths. In a first aspect, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, from a base station at a user equipment (UE) having a first type, a master information block (MIB) within a physical broadcast channel (PBCH). The MIB includes CORESET size information and search space information for devices having a second type. The method also includes selecting a CORESET size from a plurality of preconfigured CORESET sizes based on a subcarrier spacing used to communicate with the base station. The method further includes monitoring a set of time and frequency resources to receive a message from the base station. The set of time and frequency resources has the selected CORESET size. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Yongjun Kwak, Hung Dinh Ly, Jing Lei, Yuchul Kim, Hwan Joon Kwon
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Patent number: 11849397Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communications device may transmit, to a second communications, a request to update a phase shifter configuration. The first communications device may receive, from the second communications device and in response to the request, a response accepting the request to update the phase shifter configuration. The first communications device may then transmit, to the second communications device, an uplink transmission in accordance with the updated phase shifter configuration based on receiving the response. The first communications device may include a first user equipment (UE) and the second communications device may include a second UE or a base station.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Vasanthan Raghavan, Kang Yang, Raghu Narayan Challa, Shrenik Patel
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Patent number: 11848741Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a repeater may transmit, via a first interface, information associated with a capability of the repeater to provide a wideband signal on a second interface. The repeater may receive via the first interface, a configuration for transmitting the wideband signal on the second interface, and may transmit the wideband signal on the second interface based at least in part on the configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Navid Abedini, Raju Hormis, Junyi Li, Juergen Cezanne, Ozge Koymen
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Patent number: 11843423Abstract: A broadband measurement system and a measurement method for broadband property are provided. The signal measurement apparatus is used to transmit a measuring signal belonging to a first frequency domain from its measuring port. Two ports of the signal converter are used to connect with two measuring ports of the signal measurement apparatus. The first passive mixer of the signal converter is configured as bidirectional, and the second passive mixer of the signal converter is configured as bidirectional. Two mixers are used to convert the signals from the first frequency domain into a second frequency domain, and convert the signals from the second frequency domain into the first frequency domain.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: TMY Technology Inc.Inventors: Wei-Yang Chen, Ssu-Han Liu, Wan-Yu Chu, Han-Ti Chuang
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Patent number: 11844047Abstract: A method of transmitting system information, a terminal and a network-side equipment are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, an SI change notification transmitted by a first network-side equipment; and receiving, by the terminal, SI transmitted by the first network-side equipment and corresponding to the SI change notification. And the SI change notification is carried in a DCI format corresponding to a PDCCH used for scheduling the paging message, or a DCI format corresponding to a PDCCH scrambled with C-RNTI.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventor: Li Chen
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Patent number: 11838237Abstract: A wireless communication method includes receiving a reference signal and a data signal, based on a coverage enhancement level represented by a number of transmission repetitions; processing the reference signal and the data signal received by the receiving; setting a number of resource elements for transmitting the reference signal based at least on a channel type; and setting usage of resource elements indicated by a System Information Block (SIB). The reference signal is a Cell-specific Reference Signal (CRS) or a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS).Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Lilei Wang, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Masayuki Hoshino
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Patent number: 11838070Abstract: Examples relate to an amplification apparatus, device or method, to a Tap for a cable communication network comprising an amplification apparatus or device, and to a cable communication network comprising an amplification apparatus or device. The amplification apparatus comprises interface circuitry for exchanging a first version of a shared signal with a first component of the cable communication network. The shared signal is based on a frequency spectrum comprising at least a first frequency band and a second frequency band. The amplification apparatus comprises interface circuitry for exchanging a second version of the shared signal with a second component of the cable communication network. The amplification apparatus comprises amplifier circuitry configured to selectively amplify the first frequency band of the frequency spectrum of the shared signal, such that the first frequency band is amplified in the second version of the shared signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Thushara Hewavithana, Nathan Goichberg
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Patent number: 11838045Abstract: A system includes: a TX port and a RX port; an omnidirectional TX antenna connected to the TX port; a plurality of RX antennas connected to the RX port, wherein each RX antenna comprises a first antenna element and a second antenna element; a monitoring circuit connected to the TX antenna; a switching circuit connected to the second antenna element of each RX antenna; and a processor connected to the monitoring circuit and to the switching circuit. The monitoring circuit monitors a status of the TX antenna. In response to a failure of the TX antenna detected by the monitoring circuit: the monitoring circuit notifies the processor of the failure; and the processor controls the switching circuit to switch the second antenna element of each RX antenna to be connected to the TX port. When the failure is not detected, the second antenna element of each RX antenna is disconnected from the TX port.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Abdullah Y. Al-Hassan, Khalid D. Al-Mahasheer, Rami A. Al-Ghanim, Abdulaziz K. Al-Abdullatef, Firas A. Al-Kaud
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Patent number: 11831392Abstract: A communication device comprising: a first unit having a first antenna, a second antenna, and a first signal transmitting and receiving circuitry; a second unit having a third antenna and a fourth antenna and wherein the second unit is located in proximity to the first unit; wherein the second unit is capable of receiving a first radio frequency (RF) signal at a first frequency, amplifying the first RF signal in a second unit low noise amplifier (LNA), and autonomously transmitting the first RF signal through a barrier to the first unit; and wherein the first unit is capable of transmitting signals at the first frequency to a wireless device. The communication device is capable of operating in a first mode by communicating with a terrestrial base station and in a second mode with a satellite.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Micro Mobio CorporationInventors: Zlatko Aurelio Filipovic, Guan-Wu Wang, Weiping Wang, Adam Wang, Yi-Hung Chen