Patents Examined by Dominic Rego
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Patent number: 9569426Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product selectively sends push notifications to mobile devices. One or more processors determine that a push notification of a mobile device event is to be issued to one or more mobile devices from a set of mobile devices. The processor(s) receive a status of applications running on at least one mobile device from the set of mobile devices and an extent of user engagement for at least one of the applications. The processor(s) associate a content with the push notification, and parse and evaluate the content. The processor(s) select a mobile device from the set of mobile devices based on the status of the applications, the extent of user engagement, and the parsed evaluated content, and then transmit the push notification to that mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: James E. Bostick, John M. Ganci, Jr., Martin G. Keen, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
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Patent number: 9559796Abstract: A location sensitive, public security advisory system and method that communicates with the service subscriber app running on mobile devices, and utilizes the real-time location information to present comprehensive subscriber status information in a given area of interest to security agents. This system can also identify zones at different security status and direct the apps on the mobile devices to display textual alerts and visual geographical zone alerts on the map and blueprint of the area of interest. The system can also provide escape route advice to the subscribers textually or visually on the app's map.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Inventor: Calvin Jiawei Wang
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Patent number: 9559803Abstract: A system for transmitting a wireless countermeasure signal to disrupt third party communications is disclosed that include an antenna configured to receive wireless signals and transmit wireless counter measure signals such that the wireless countermeasure signals are responsive to the received wireless signals. A receiver processes the received wireless signals to create processed received signal data while a spectrum control module subtracts known source signal data from the processed received signal data to generate unknown source signal data. The unknown source signal data is based on unknown wireless signals, such as enemy signals. A transmitter is configured to process the unknown source signal data to create countermeasure signals and transmit a wireless countermeasure signal over the first antenna or a second antenna to thereby interfere with the unknown wireless signals.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: National Security Technologies, LLCInventor: Douglas R. Seastrand
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Device discovery management using peer device relationships for device-to-device (D2D) communication
Patent number: 9554408Abstract: In a macrocell wireless communication system that supports device-to-device (D2D) communication, wireless communication devices 104, 106 identified as peer devices are monitored for an occurrence of a trigger event 122 related to the quality of the D2D radio path between the peer devices. In response to the trigger event, information 118, 120 is sent to at least one peer device to invoke a search for the other peer device. Wireless communication devices may be identified as peer devices based on, for example, call history and contents of a contacts list of at least one of the wireless communication devices. The quality of the D2D radio path 114 may be based on, or at least estimated using, the geographical positions of the wireless communication devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Kyocera CorporationInventor: Amit Kalhan -
Patent number: 9549377Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a power control method and a device. The power control method provided includes: estimating, by a BS, receiving quality of an uplink channel transmitted by UE, and generating an uplink TPC command, where the UE is configured in a compressed mode, and configuration information in the compressed mode includes a transmission interval and a non-transmission interval; and increasing a current transmit power of the uplink TPC command according to the configuration information of the UE in the compressed mode, and repeatedly transmitting the uplink TPC command to the UE. In the embodiments of the present invention, power control accuracy is increased.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wenying Xu, Fan Wang, Xueli Ma
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Patent number: 9544856Abstract: A V2X communication device includes a communication unit, an occupancy time calculation unit, a power control unit. The communication unit supports communication between a vehicle and an object. The occupancy time calculation unit calculates at least one of a radio wave occupancy time, in which data is transmitted/received through the communication unit in each communication period, and a radio wave non-occupancy time, in which the data is not transmitted/received in each communication period. The power determination unit determines whether to adjust the data transmission power based on at least one of the radio wave occupancy time and the radio wave non-occupancy time, which are calculated by the occupancy time calculation unit. The power control unit adjusts and controls the data transmission power according to the determination from the power determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: MANDO CORPORATIONInventor: Man Bok Park
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Patent number: 9544743Abstract: At least one embodiment takes the form of a process carried out by a first radio-network switching system (RNSS). The first RNSS maintains a talkgroup of mobile radios that includes a first mobile radio. The first RNSS receives an add-mobile-radio request from the first mobile radio and responsively sends an add-mobile-radio response to the first mobile radio. The add-mobile-radio response includes an add-mobile-radio authentication token. The first RNSS receives, from a second mobile radio, an add-mobile-radio authentication message that identifies the second mobile radio and that includes the add-mobile-radio authentication token. In response to receiving the add-mobile-radio authentication message from the second mobile radio, the first RNSS adds the identified second mobile radio to the talkgroup.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Grzegorz Szyszka, Michal Szychowski, Mariusz R Wawrowski
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Patent number: 9538477Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention disclose an uplink power control method, a terminal and a base station, which can adjust or determine uplink transmission power of a terminal on subframes which belong to different subframe groups respectively. The method includes: a base station determining subframe group information, the subframe group information being used by a terminal to determine uplink transmission power adjustment amounts on subframes which belong to different subframe groups; and the base station transmitting the subframe group information to the terminal. A terminal determines uplink transmission power adjustment amounts on subframes which belong to different subframe groups, and determines uplink transmission power on corresponding subframes according to the determined uplink transmission power adjustment amounts on the subframes which belong to the different subframe groups.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Weimin Li, Yu Ngok Li, Lu Ren, Peng Hao, Wenfeng Zhang
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Patent number: 9537523Abstract: A cover configured to be attached to, and cover a portion of, a handheld electronic device. The cover includes a shell having a first side and a second side and a wireless charging receiver module connectable to the handheld electronic device. When attached to the handheld electronic device the first side of the shell faces the handheld electronic device. The wireless charging receiver module is positioned on the first side of the shell.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignees: CHAMP TECH OPTICAL (FOSHAN) CORPORATION, Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hai-Lin Chen, Di-Qiong Zhao, Ching-Hsing Huang, Chih-Feng Hu, Yung-Ping Lin
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Patent number: 9531831Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide storing multiple subscription profiles on a secure element; detecting a triggering event; using, by a first stack of a wireless end device, one of the subscription profiles to register with a first network service via a first network; indicating that the one of the subscription profiles is enabled; querying, by a second stack of the wireless end device, the secure element for another one of the subscription profiles; obtaining, by the second stack, access information to the other one of the subscription profiles; selecting, by the second stack, the other one of the subscription profiles; using, by the second stack, the other one of the subscription profiles to register with a second network service via a second network; and indicating that the other one of the subscription profiles is enabled.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Ruben Cuadrat, Warren Hojilla Uy, Manuel Enrique Caceres
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Patent number: 9532245Abstract: Disclosed are apparatuses, methods and computer program instructions which receive or detect an in-device coexistence interference condition change in a user equipment equipped with a plurality of transceivers, send an indication of the in-device coexistence interference condition change to an access point and receive a media access control element configured for muting/unmuting at least one of a plurality of transceivers from the access point. The condition of in-device coexistence interference relates to interference among transceivers such as a long term evolution advanced transceiver and a Bluetooth transceiver in the same user equipment. The media access control element can be configured to either promote a measurement gap pause or short discontinuous transmission during a condition of in-device coexistence interference.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Na Wei, Haiming Wang, Wei Hong
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Patent number: 9532235Abstract: A spacecraft, having a satellite receiver, that is configured so that the direction of the downlink beams transmitted from the satellite receiver depends on the location of the uplink signals transmitted from the ground and not the attitude of the spacecraft in space.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Michael A. Whelan
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Patent number: 9531473Abstract: 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: November 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: DALI WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: Paul Lemson, Shawn Patrick Stapleton, Sasa Trajkovic, Albert S. Lee
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Patent number: 9526076Abstract: A communication module includes: a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal using radio waves of a first frequency band; a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal using radio waves of a second frequency band; a selection unit configured to select one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver; a processor configured to receive a use range of a hotspot function when the hotspot function is selected and to control the selection unit to select one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver is selected; and a power adjustment unit configured to adjust power in such a manner that a strength of radio waves is adjusted according to the received use range.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Yunjoong Park
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Patent number: 9513377Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an electronic terminal (1.1-1.4) comprising an integrated image sensor (2.1-2.4) that has a large number of pixels, in particular for a mobile telephone. According to the invention, a dosage value of ionizing radiation striking the image sensor is determined by means of the image sensor (2.1-2.4). The invention further relates to a terminal that operates accordingly (e.g. a smart phone having a corresponding application program).Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2011Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignees: Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen Deutsches Forschungszentrum fuer Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH)Inventors: Christoph Hoeschen, Rolf-Dieter Klein, Mathias Reichl
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Patent number: 9516608Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for power control by a first terminal that performs device-to-device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system. More specifically, the method comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a first signal including power control information defined for D2D communication; and transmitting a second signal according to transmission power determined on the basis of the received first signal, wherein the power control information indicates one of broadcast and groupcast, and the second signal is differently masked and transmitted according to a transmission method of the second signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daewon Seo, Hakseong Kim, Hanbyul Seo
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Patent number: 9516448Abstract: An information processing device, includes a setting unit configured to set, based on user operations or predetermined rules, a priority order regarding multiple wireless communication devices sharing connection rights to connect to a predetermined network using wireless communication, wherein, in the event that transfer of the connection rights is to be performed between the multiple wireless communication devices using wireless communication, the transfer is performed based on the priority order set to the wireless communication devices which are the object of the transfer.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Tadashi Ehara
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Patent number: 9509394Abstract: A system and method are provided for implementing a security construct for downloading, delivering and protecting large amounts of data for transfer to an aircraft upload capability in a short period of time, including between individual legs of a flight for a particular aircraft or fleet of aircraft. Large data packages include In Flight Entertainment and Electronic Flight Bag data. The data is downloaded at an available rate using wired communication paths communicating with various data sources via communication networks to a mobile communication device. The data is secured in the mobile communication device according to particular encryption schemes acceptable to data content providers. The mobile communication device securely holds the data for carriage to the aircraft where wired communication is established to upload the data in available abbreviated amounts of time in a manner that is not dependent on the availability of wireless communicating bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: James P. Mitchell, Mark Bortz, Robert L. Lentz, Scott J. Zogg, Fraser R. Chisholm, Kevin Delaney, Diane McClatchy, Rolf R. Stefani
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Patent number: 9510289Abstract: A wireless transceiver includes receiver front-end circuitry for processing an ingoing radio frequency (RF) signal to produce an in-going digital signal to a processor connected to receive the in-going digital signal. The processor includes sync word determination logic configured to identify a received sync word or other event or connection point and to subsequently generate an event determination signal. A low power oscillator produces low frequency pulses to a first counter. A crystal oscillator that produces higher frequency pulses to a second counter is used for the last portion of the desired sleep time for greater resolution. Thus, a calibration controller receives pulse counts from at least one of the first and second counters and determines a period between a common event of subsequent beacon signals or connection events and determines wake up times based on the received pulse counts from at least one of the first and second counters.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Silicon Laboratories, Inc.Inventor: Hendricus de Ruijter
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Patent number: 9510301Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of information communication and control, and discloses a method and an apparatus for adjusting transmit power and used to resolve a problem of interference between paths in a multipath system. The method provided by the present invention specifically includes: determining a path with worst signal quality according to signal quality information of each path; then, increasing transmit power of the path, or, decreasing transmit power of at least one path that produces strongest interference to the path with the worst signal quality; and finally, using a manner of cyclically adjusting signal transmit power to enable interference between the paths to meet a requirement of not affecting communications quality, thereby resolving a problem of interference between paths in a multipath system. Embodiments of the present invention are mainly used in a data transmission process in a multipath system.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2016Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zihuan Chen, Dafeng Tian, Jun Ma