Patents Examined by Dominic Rego
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Patent number: 9883277Abstract: A case for a portable listening device includes a rechargeable battery and a first and a second charging system. The first charging system is configured to charge the portable listening device and the second charging system is configured to wirelessly charge a portable electronic device positioned outside of the case adjacent to an exterior charging surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Arun D. Chawan, Lee M. Panecki, Rico L. Zörkendörfer, Kurt Stiehl, Christopher S. Graham, Christopher J. Walton
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Patent number: 9877289Abstract: A user apparatus in a mobile communication system including a base station and the user apparatus, including: reception means configured to receive a plurality of prioritized signaling values corresponding to a band that the user apparatus uses from the base station; selection means configured to select a signaling value of the highest priority from among signaling values that the user apparatus can apply in the plurality of signaling values; and control means configured to perform control of transmission power by applying the signaling value selected by the selection means.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Hiromasa Umeda
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Patent number: 9871541Abstract: A power amplification module includes a first input terminal arranged to receive a first transmission signal in a first frequency band, a second input terminal arranged to receive a second transmission signal in a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band, a first amplification circuit that amplifies the first transmission signal, a second amplification circuit that amplifies the second transmission signal, a first filter circuit located between the first input terminal and the first amplification circuit, and a second filter circuit located between the second input terminal and the second amplification circuit. The first filter circuit is a low-pass filter that allows the first frequency band to pass therethrough and that attenuates a harmonic of the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal. The second filter circuit is a high-pass filter that allows the second frequency band to pass therethrough and that attenuates the first transmission signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takayuki Tsutsui, Satoshi Tanaka, Hidenori Obiya
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Patent number: 9866659Abstract: A waterproof presskey structure includes a shell, a button or presskey, and an elastic element. The elastic element and the shell can be assembled together with gum, the presskey is movably assembled to the shell and matches with the elastic element. The elastic element comprises a tubular structure having an elastic wall. The elastic wall is arched, and the elastic wall projects out towards within the tubular structure. For the arched elastic wall stretches under pressure from the button or presskey, an assembly of the elastic element and other parts is not affected, the elastic element cannot be separated from the shell due to the gum failing, and water resistance between the presskey and the shell is increased.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Power Idea Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji-Dong Ma, Dong-Ming Chen
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Patent number: 9867190Abstract: A method for improving LTE connectivity in known trouble areas is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at an eNodeB, a communication message from a mobile device and determining a first timing advance (TA) information associated with the communication message received from the mobile device. Based on the first TA information it is determined if the mobile device is located in an area susceptible to a communication failure. Upon determining that the mobile device is located in the area susceptible to the communication failure, messages are temporality transmitted from the eNodeB to the mobile device at an increased power level.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventor: David Sanjiv Sinnaduray
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Patent number: 9860000Abstract: Small changes in a broadcast version of a base media item can be identified by performing a multi-level comparison of digital fingerprints. A fingerprint of a base media item is compared to a fingerprint of a media broadcast to determine whether a media item embedded in a broadcast is likely, to a first level of certainty, to be the base media item. A second, more stringent, match between the fingerprint of the base media item and loosely matched items can be used to identify potentially-altered versions of the base media item. Potentially-altered versions can be compared against each other, and resulting matches are flagged as altered base media items, which can be fingerprinted and tested against broadcast fingerprints in the same manner as the base media item.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.Inventors: Dyon Anniballi, Philippe Generali
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Patent number: 9860938Abstract: Power cabling connections for supplying power from a power supply to a plurality of remote radio heads include a trunk power cable having a trunk power supply conductor and a trunk return conductor that are enclosed within a cable jacket and electrically insulated from each other; and a plurality of remotely-controlled switches that are interposed between the trunk power cable and the respective remote radio heads that are configured to selectively electrically connect the trunk power supply conductor and the trunk return conductor to a respective one of the radio heads.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventor: John C. Chamberlain
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Patent number: 9843945Abstract: A communication apparatus is configured to work by power supplied through a communication line, the communication apparatus includes: a controller, when the controller detects that the power supplied through the communication line decreases in a predetermined range, configured to degrade operation of the communication apparatus, the degraded operation including at least one of stop of partial function among functions held by the communication apparatus and a decrease in performance of the functions held by the communication apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Tadashi Kimura
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Patent number: 9838972Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for controlling power of an uplink channel, a UE and a communication system. The method for controlling power includes: a UE sorts priorities of uplink channels of at least two cells, when transmitting signals of the uplink channels containing uplink control information for the at least two cells within the same subframe; and allocates power for the uplink channels of the at least two cells according to a result of priority sorting; when allocating power for an uplink channel, needed power of one or more uplink channels with lower priorities than that of the uplink channel is taken into account. With the embodiments of the present disclosure, not only power may be allocated for uplink channels of high priorities, but also uplink channels of low priorities may be transmitted punctually, thereby further improving overall performance of uplink information transmission.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Yi Wang, Lei Zhang, Hua Zhou
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Patent number: 9832706Abstract: A method for information dissemination in a multi-technology communication network wherein network nodes are equipped with first communication means for operating via a long range communication network and with second communication means for performing short-range communication includes performing, by a central entity, the steps of determining coverage areas of the network nodes; establishing dissimilarity relations between network nodes with respect to the coverage areas of the network nodes such that a dissimilarity relation index value is larger for two network nodes covering less similar areas; and selecting, subject to configurable constraints, network nodes with a highest dissimilarity relation index value as mobile infrastructure nodes that are intended to act as relay and/or forwarder nodes for supporting optimal information penetration in a given destination dissemination area.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Pedro Miranda d'Orey, Nitin Maslekar, Nikola Zahariev
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Patent number: 9831962Abstract: An audio/video (A/V) hub that determines an environment of a portable electronic device is described. In particular, the A/V hub may identify the environment based on performance information about communication between the portable electronic device and receiver devices (which was received from the receiver devices), and a history of behavior of an individual associated with the portable electronic device and the A/V hub. Alternatively, the A/V hub may identify the environment based on performance information about communication between the portable electronic device and the A/V hub and the portable electronic device and another A/V hub (which was received from the portable electronic device and/or the other A/V hub), and a history of behavior of an individual associated with the portable electronic device and the A/V hub. Based on the determination, the A/V hub provides an instruction to power on an A/V display device in the environment.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: EVA Automation, Inc.Inventor: Gaylord Yu
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Patent number: 9826301Abstract: A case for a portable listening device includes a rechargeable battery and a first and a second charging system. The first charging system is configured to charge the portable listening device and the second charging system is configured to wirelessly charge a portable electronic device positioned outside of the case adjacent to an exterior charging surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Arun D. Chawan, Lee M. Panecki, Rico L. Zörkendörfer, Kurt Stiehl, Christopher S. Graham, Christopher J. Walton
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Patent number: 9826486Abstract: One example method of operation of a basestation in a mobile communications network is disclosed. The basestation may operate on a carrier channel and may be a member of a group of such basestations within the network. The method comprises establishing the presence of an adjacent basestation outside the group, which basestation operates on a carrier channel at least partially overlapping the carrier channel of the basestation and determining a degree of association between the basestation and the adjacent basestation with reference to other group members. The method further comprises setting at least one of a maximum downlink power for transmissions from the basestation and a maximum uplink power for transmissions from user equipment devices attached to the basestation, based on the degree of association between the basestation and the adjacent basestation. Also disclosed is a basestation operating in accordance with such a method.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Inventors: Pankaj Uplenchwar, Gbenga Salami
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Patent number: 9825690Abstract: A base station signal matching device is a base station signal matching device mounted in a distributed antenna system for amplifying a received base station signal and transmitting the amplified base station signal to a user terminal. The base station signal matching device includes a first unit for generating first and second branch base station signals by using a power division function based on the base station signal, and transmitting the second branch base station signal to a third unit, and a second unit for matching the first branch base station signal to be suitable for signal processing of the distributed antenna system.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: SOLiD, INC.Inventor: Yongki Cho
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Patent number: 9820172Abstract: Certain features relate to systems and methods for jointly optimizing a radio access network (RAN) and distributed antenna system (DAS). A joint RAN-DAS self-optimizing network (SON) entity can determine target parameters based on parameters specific to the DAS and parameters specific to the RAN. The joint RAN-DAS-SON entity can optimize the RAN and DAS using the target parameters. Jointly optimizing the RAN and the DAS can improve the capacity characteristics, coverage characteristics, or the performance characteristics of the RAN and DAS. In some aspects, the joint RAN-DAS-SON entity can optimize the RAN and DAS by re-allocating power levels of downlink signals transmitted by remote units of the DAS to compensate for underutilized carrier signals in situations of low traffic load.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Luigi Tarlazzi, Maurice D'Souza
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Patent number: 9819376Abstract: A method, communication device, and computer program product mitigates Specific Absorption Rating (SAR) exposure to a user who is proximate to a communication device. The method includes an on-device measurement receiver of the communication device detecting a first signal corresponding to transmit signals that are reflected by a first antenna. The method includes a controller determining, based on the first signal a first set of values for a power efficiency parameter. The method includes the controller determining whether both the first value and the second value differ from respective baseline values by respective Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) threshold amounts. In response to the controller determining that both the first and second values differ by the respective SAR threshold amounts, the controller adjusts the power delivered to the first antenna.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Gregory Black, Dale Schwent, Andrew Pavacic, Armin Klomsdorf
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Patent number: 9819446Abstract: A method for operating a downlink transmitter radio to automatically determine transmission parameters includes monitoring the spectral content of a range of frequencies, and identifying, based on the monitored spectral content, spectral characteristics associated with noise or interference. The downlink transmission channel carrier frequency and channel frequency bandwidth are determined based on the spectral characteristics of the interference together with operating requirements of the wireless transmission system.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: FreeWave Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Steven E. McMeekin, Timothy G. Mester, Gregory J. Veintimilla
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Patent number: 9820171Abstract: The present disclosure is a novel utility of a software defined radio (SDR) based Distributed Antenna System (DAS) that is field reconfigurable and support multi-modulation schemes (modulation-independent), multi-carriers, multi-frequency bands and multi-channels. The present disclosure enables a high degree of flexibility to manage, control, enhance, facilitate the usage and performance of a distributed wireless network such as flexible simulcast, automatic traffic load-balancing, network and radio resource optimization, network calibration, autonomous/assisted commissioning, carrier pooling, automatic frequency selection, frequency carrier placement, traffic monitoring, traffic tagging, pilot beacon, etc.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Dali Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Paul Lemson, Shawn Patrick Stapleton, Sasa Trajkovic, Albert S. Lee
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Patent number: 9800280Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) receiver device may include a receive path including a first amplifier. The device also includes a first mixer coupled to an output of the first amplifier and to an input of a second amplifier. Further, the device may include an auxiliary path including a second mixer coupled between an output of the first mixer and an input of the first mixer.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Hajir Hedayati, Milad Darvishi, Jeremy Dunworth
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Patent number: 9799947Abstract: A modular device system is provided having a base portable electronic communication device. The base portable electronic communication device has a display side and a reverse side, and one or more antennas being located along one of the device edges. A ground element on the reverse side of the housing is adjacent to the antennas and is grounded to the chassis. A multi-pin connector array on the same side is located adjacent to the ground element and the ground element lies between the connector array and the antennas. The ground element is configured to contact a mating ground element on an add-on module when the module is mated to the base portable electronic communication device.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: David Lim, Paul L Fordham, Mark Janninck