Patents Examined by Duc C. Ho
  • Patent number: 12206620
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus of an Evolved Node-B (eNB). The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to determine a first Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) sequence and a second SRS sequence. The second circuitry may be operable to process a first Uplink (UL) transmission from the first UE incorporating the first SRS sequence over a first set of subcarrier frequencies. The second circuitry may also be operable to process a second UL transmission from the second UE incorporating the second SRS sequence over a second set of subcarrier frequencies. The second SRS sequence may comprise at least a first block that overlaps the first set of subcarrier frequencies and a second block that does not overlap the first set of subcarrier frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Sameer Pawar, Alexei Davydov
  • Patent number: 12200792
    Abstract: A communication method includes establishing, by a communication device, a first connection to a first network device and a second connection to a second network device. The first connection and the second connection are used to process a first service. The method also includes sending, by the communication device, first information to the first network device based on the communication device determining that a second service needs to be processed. The second service is different from the first service. The first information is used to request to disable the first connection or the second connection, or the first information is used to indicate the communication device to establish a third connection to a third network device. The third connection is used to process the second service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junren Chang, Jifeng Li, Shulan Feng
  • Patent number: 12199857
    Abstract: A data traffic analyzer is configured for detecting bursty data traffic on a data path. The data traffic analyzer measures data traffic parameters of the data path and analyzes the data traffic parameters of the data path to detect a bursty traffic pattern based on comparing the data traffic parameters to a time interval threshold TLimit which defines gaps between bursty data traffic. The measured traffic parameters include: i) a data traffic volume and/or a protocol data unit (PDU) count transmitted on the data path; and ii) a time stamp TLPU characterizing the last path usage (LPU) of the data path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Markus Amend, Eckard Bogenfeld
  • Patent number: 12192810
    Abstract: A terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a control section that allocates a plurality of PDCCH candidates to at least one of a plurality of search space (SS) sets, based on maximum numbers of monitored physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates and non-overlapped control channel elements (CCEs) per slot per transmission/reception point, and a receiving section that monitors the plurality of allocated PDCCH candidates, wherein each of the plurality of SS sets corresponds to any of a plurality of transmission/reception points. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately monitor a downlink control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Matsumura, Satoshi Nagata, Shaozhen Guo, Jing Wang, Xiaolin Hou
  • Patent number: 12184420
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for one-shot HARQ-ACK codebook determination are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a receiver that receives a first signal configuring a number of Downlink (DL) Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) processes, and a second signal triggering a HARQ-Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback for each of the number of DL HARQ processes; and a transmitter that transmits a HARQ-ACK codebook, wherein the HARQ-ACK codebook comprises a first part including the HARQ-ACK feedback for each of the number of DL HARQ processes. The HARQ-ACK codebook may further comprise a second part and each bit in the second part corresponds to a HARQ process of the number of DL HARQ process with positive acknowledgement reported in the first part for the HARQ process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Haipeng Lei, Alexander Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Yu Zhang
  • Patent number: 12184494
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for automatic Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) configuration involves at a first router, receiving OSPF communications from a second router and at the first router, deriving OSPF configuration for the first router based on the received OSPF communications to match OSPF configuration of the second router.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Nile Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Siddhesh Dindorkar, Avoy Nanda, Promode Nedungadi, Suresh Katukam, Venu Hemige
  • Patent number: 12184349
    Abstract: A system may include a processor. The processor may perform operations including receiving multiple light patterns from multiple wireless devices. The operations may also include determining a location for each of the multiple wireless devices based at least in part on the multiple light patterns. Moreover, the operations may include pairing a first wireless device of the multiple wireless devices to the processor based at least in part on the location for each of the multiple wireless devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Emily Margaret Gray, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Robert Wiseman Simpson, Manfred Amann, Donnette Moncrief Brown, Eric David Schroeder, Meredith Beveridge, Michael J. Maciolek, Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Brian F Shipley, Justin Dax Haslam, Qunying Kou, Ashley Raine Philbrick
  • Patent number: 12176991
    Abstract: A method for wireless communication is disclosed, wherein an access node is configured to transmit signals using beamforming to a user device, wherein transmitting signals using beamforming comprises transmitting signals using a selected beam of a plurality of available beams, and wherein beam tracking comprises measurements by the user device on a candidate set of beams of the plurality of available beams for beam selection. The method comprises estimating at least one of a distance from the access node to the user device and a velocity parameter of the user device, and adjusting one or more of a beam tracking measurement frequency, a beam tracking measurement periodicity, the beam tracking measurement period, and a beam tracking measurement interval based on at least one of the estimated distance from the access node to the user device and the estimated velocity parameter of the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
    Inventors: Per Fryking, Martin Klitte, Jianmin Hou, HÃ¥kan Schang
  • Patent number: 12176965
    Abstract: Embodiments of disclosure relate to a method and an electronic device for identifying aggressor nodes in communication network. The method comprises receiving data related to a plurality of nodes of the communication network, from a network management entity, wherein the data comprises information on aggressor nodes and one or more victim nodes associated with the aggressor nodes; predicting an interference pattern indicating an interference caused by each of the aggressor nodes on the one or more victim nodes for at least one of a plurality of time instances, using a trained estimation model; and identifying at least one aggressor node having a possibility to interfere with the one or more victim nodes during the at least one of the plurality of time instances based on the interference pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manjunath Channappagoudar, Saravanan Balasubramanian, Varadarajan Seenivasan, Mahesh Sawan Thakwani
  • Patent number: 12177795
    Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to detecting maximum permissible exposure (MPE) events and/or reporting cell metrics related to MPE events. A cell group metric for multiple cells configured in inter-band carrier aggregation (CA) can be measured. Based on the cell group metric, occurrence of a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) event can be detected, and/or the cell group metric can be reported to one or more cells of the multiple cells based on detecting occurrence of the MPE event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Fang Yuan, Yan Zhou, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 12160482
    Abstract: An aspect of the disclosed invention provides a network apparatus for a network function, the network apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory comprising code that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the network apparatus to: in response to a request from a service consumer, determine a first network service function for providing services to the service consumer; determine an identity of a second network service function, wherein the second network service function is an alternative or backup network service function to provide the service to the service consumer; and provide the service consumer with the identity of the second network service function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Prashanti Das, Bruno Landais
  • Patent number: 12160826
    Abstract: A first communication device for communicating in a wireless local area network (WLAN) includes a WLAN network interface device and a wakeup radio (WUR) coupled to the WLAN network interface device. The WLAN network interface device is configured to receive, from a second communication device, a WLAN packet that includes a WUR identifier for a third communication device. The WUR of the first communication device is configured to receive a WUR packet that includes the WUR identifier. At least one of the WLAN network interface and the WUR are further configured to use the WUR packet to determine whether to change a WLAN association from the second communication device to the third communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Hongyuan Zhang, Hui-Ling Lou
  • Patent number: 12150111
    Abstract: The present invention enables more efficient control of Multi-AP coordination. A base station, according to the present invention, comprises: a control circuit that generates shared information that is shared among a plurality of users and includes information pertaining to unassigned resources, and individual user information specific to each of the plurality of users; and a transmission circuit that transmits a control signal comprising the shared information and the individual user information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Takashi Iwai, Tomofumi Takata, Yoshio Urabe, Takayuki Nakano, Jun Minotani
  • Patent number: 12149970
    Abstract: Devices of a control system may communicate with each other via a network. The control devices may be configured to form the network by joining the network and each attempt to attach to another device on the network. Attachment may be performed using one or more link quality thresholds. For example, the control device may measure background values and the link quality threshold may represent an Nth percentile value of the recorded background values measured at the control device. During a router optimization mode, the control devices may measure and store a communication quality metrics that may be used to assign the role of router devices and/or the role of leader device to control devices on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Lutron Technoglogy Company LLC
    Inventor: Galen Edgar Knode
  • Patent number: 12143980
    Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) configuration with a maximum number of control resource sets (CORESETs) exceeding 3, and a control section that assumes that a transmission configuration indication state (TCI state) for a PDCCH with respect to the CORESETs is designated on the basis of a Medium Access Control Control Element (MAC CE). According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to perform DL communication preferably even when multiple panels/TRPs are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Yuki Matsumura, Satoshi Nagata, Shaozhen Guo, Jing Wang, Xiaolin Hou
  • Patent number: 12143929
    Abstract: Various arrangements for facilitating digital content in multi-network television receiver communication systems are provided. A general network access point can provide access to a general network. A private network access point can provide access to a private network. Credentials for accessing the private network are distributed by a primary television receiver configured to determine that a secondary television receiver is connected to the general network via the general network access point. In response, the primary television receiver transmits, via the general network, credentials configured to enable the secondary television receiver to access the private network via the private network access point to the secondary television receiver. The primary television receiver is further configured to transmit, via the private network, digital media content to the secondary television receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventors: Aram Semerjyan, Eric Palmer
  • Patent number: 12143917
    Abstract: A computer-readable media, system, and method for providing role-based access management to channels within a group-based communication system. Role-based access management allows for a plurality of roles to be established and for users to be associated with these roles. Roles may be associated with sets of permissions allowing users assigned to the respective role to perform various actions within the group-based communication system. The group-based communication system may include preset, system roles with predetermined permissions and custom, user-defined roles may be created by administrators within the group-based communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Carmen Raffa, Aish Raj Dahal, Jose Medina, Robin McConnell Balaga, Jennifer Enrique
  • Patent number: 12133255
    Abstract: A method implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for wireless communications includes receiving a signal sequence from a base station (BS) and generating a channel quality indicator (CQI) indication based on the signal, transmitting the CQI indication to the BS, receiving a first control message from the BS comprising configuration information, wherein the configuration information includes information elements for configuring CQI subgroups, determining a CQI subgroup identifier (ID) based on the information elements included in the received first control message, and transmitting an energy harvesting feedback using at least one resource associated with the CQI subgroup ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hussain Elkotby, Anantharaman Balasubramanian, Marian Rudolf, Tanbir Haque, Patrick Cabrol, Ravikumar Pragada
  • Patent number: 12127192
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, specifically, to a method and an apparatus therefor, the method comprising the steps of: receiving configuration information related to the maximum number N (N>1) of PDSCHs that can be scheduled by single DCI through a higher layer signal; receiving DCI having scheduling information for K (K<=N) PDSCHs; and transmitting a HARQ-ACK codebook including N pieces of HARQ-ACK information as a response to the K PDSCHs, on the basis of the configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seonwook Kim, Suckchel Yang, Changhwan Park, Hyunho Lee
  • Patent number: 12126460
    Abstract: A multifunctional data reorganization network includes a binary switching unit and a recursive shuffle network (RSN), wherein both the binary switching unit and the recursive shuffle network can enable bidirectional transmission of data, and the data reorganization network completes data reorganization by controlling the transmission direction of a signal in the network. The network may serve as a data transfer path between a storage unit and a computation unit to perform multiple data reorganization functions while transferring data, thereby enabling flexible data structure adjustment of non-regular data, and thus improving data transfer efficiency and computational efficiency of non-regular computation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tian Xia, Lingfeng Chen, Wenzhe Zhao, Pengchen Zong, Pengju Ren, Nanning Zheng