Patents Examined by Farid Seyedvosoghi
  • Patent number: 11540246
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for selecting a public land mobile network (PLMN) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system comprises: in a manual network selection mode, displaying one or more first PLMN items corresponding to one or more first PLMNs on a display of the UE; when an input for a second PLMN item among the one or more PLMN items is received, controlling a communication module of the UE to attempt to register the UE on a second PLMN corresponding to the second PLMN item; when the registration on the second PLMN fails, providing access to restricted local operator service (RLOS), and displaying, on the display, one or more third PLMN items corresponding to one or more third PLMNs included in an RLOS PLMN list configured in a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) of the UE; and when an input for a fourth PLMN item among the one or more third PLMN items is received, controlling the communication module to initiate registration for access to the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungduck Chun, Laeyoung Kim, Hyunsook Kim
  • Patent number: 11528679
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods for de-registration of the wireless device from a first access type over a second access type. Methods also include procedures for maintaining state machines associated with both access types as well as procedures to determine a connection for re-transmitting a de-registration request and to avoid collisions between procedures associated with the first and second access types. Further, methods include an information element configured to indicate which access type has been de-registered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Venkataraman, Krisztian Kiss, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Sang Ho Baek, Shivani Suresh Babu, Utkarsh Kumar, Viswanath Nagarajan, Yifan Zhu, Hariharan Sukumar
  • Patent number: 11527162
    Abstract: Novel techniques are described for usage tracking for shared dockless personal transport vehicles (PTVs) over one or more communications networks. Features encourage desired interactions between consumers and PTVs, such as by encouraging consumers to park the PTVs in a desirable condition and in desirable locations. For example, embodiments obtain location data from at least one sensor (e.g., a camera of a smart phone) indicating a parked location of a PTV of a fleet of shared PTVs. A set of parked location attributes is computed in accordance with the obtained location data, and an arbitration determination is computed indicating whether the set of parked location attributes meets a stored set of acceptance criteria. In accordance with a favorable computed arbitration determination, embodiments can output lock control data for a vehicle lock of the PTV (e.g., to lock the PTV in its parked location).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventor: Chris Bruhn
  • Patent number: 11521492
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. A data set including: (a) identifiers of a set of incidents occurring within a defined geographic region to which at least one service provider responded during a first time period and (b) address data identifying a location within the geographic region of each said incident of the set is retrieved over a network. An instruction to generate a heat map of the incidents occurring within the geographic region during the first time period is received from a user via a user interface generated to a display device. In response to the instruction to generate the heat map, the address data is converted to GPS data. A heat map of an aerial view of the geographic region based on the GPS data is generated. The heat map is displayed to the display device in a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NORCOM
    Inventors: Nathan Way, Ron Tiedeman
  • Patent number: 11514788
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. A data set including: (a) identifiers of a set of incidents occurring within a defined geographic region to which at least one service provider responded during a first time period and (b) address data identifying a location within the geographic region of each said incident of the set is retrieved over a network. An instruction to generate a heat map of the incidents occurring within the geographic region during the first time period is received from a user via a user interface generated to a display device. In response to the instruction to generate the heat map, the address data is converted to GPS data. A heat map of an aerial view of the geographic region based on the GPS data is generated. The heat map is displayed to the display device in a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: NORCOM
    Inventors: Nathan Way, Ron Tiedeman
  • Patent number: 11516331
    Abstract: An apparatus, related devices and methods, having a memory element operable to store instructions; and a processor operable to execute the instructions, such that the apparatus is configured to identify, on an electronic device, a phone number of an incoming caller device; request, via an out-of-band control channel, a digital certificate for the phone number from the incoming caller device; receive, via the out-of-band control channel, the digital certificate for the phone number from the incoming caller device; determine whether the digital certificate for the phone number is authentic; and indicate, on the electronic device, based on a determination that the digital certificate for the phone number is authentic or not authentic, whether the phone number is authentic or not authentic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: McAfee, LLC
    Inventors: Harsha Ramamurthy Joshi, Shashank Jain, Piyush Pramod Joshi
  • Patent number: 11510109
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, otherwise known as a user equipment (UE) may receive signaling indicating a set of multicast configurations for a set of multicast modes supported by the UE. Each multicast mode of the set of multicast modes may be associated with one or more radio resource control (RRC) states. The UE may determine a multicast configuration of the set of multicast configurations based on an RRC state according to which the UE is operating. The UE may receive, while operating according to the RRC state, multicast data according to the determined multicast configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kazuki Takeda, Alberto Rico Alvarino, Le Liu
  • Patent number: 11509760
    Abstract: A method in an electronic device comprises detecting, with one or more sensors, a geometry or geometric form factor defined by an amount a first device housing or first device housing portion of the electronic device is pivoted about a hinge or deformable portion relative to a second device housing or second device housing portion of the electronic device, as well as also detecting, with one or more other sensors, multiple persons within an environment of the electronic device. One or more processors then enable, in response to detecting the geometric form factor and the multiple persons within the environment, a dual content presentation mode of operation allowing presentation of first content on a first display of the electronic device and second content on a second display where the first content and the second content are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal, Caio Luiz Leal Chagas do Nascimento, Mahadevan Ayalur
  • Patent number: 11510137
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for network slice selection and/or reselection. A WTRU may receive updated assistance information for network slice selection and/or reselection. The WTRU may apply local policies to determine when to use the updated assistance information to access a network slice. The WTRU may determine whether to contact an existing network slice function or a new network slice function to establish a connection to a network slice. Based on the determination, the WTRU may transmit different information to the network. The network slice selection and/or reselection may be initiated by a WTRU or by a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Mahmoud Watfa, Saad Ahmad
  • Patent number: 11498476
    Abstract: The present disclosure described herein, in general, relates to a system 500 for controlling headlamps of a vehicle. The system 500 may comprise a signal processing unit 509, a relay circuit 401, a switch 302 and a user device 407. The user device 407 comprises a GPS tracker 408-A, an output unit 409, a processor 408-B and a memory 408-C. The system comprises comparing one or more parameters with the predefined threshold value, notifying information based upon the one or more parameters, instructing the user to change the status of the headlamp using the switch 302 based upon the comparison of the one or more parameters with the predefined threshold value and controlling the status of the headlamps upon receiving command by the user based upon the instructions or automatically operating the relay circuit 401 based upon the received signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Saint Sita Ram Innovation Lab Private Ltd
    Inventors: Lalit Mohan, Sabita Sharma
  • Patent number: 11496619
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide methods, apparatuses, and terminal devices for managing communications services. In an implementation, a method comprises: identifying, by an input device of a terminal device, an operation performed on the terminal device for entering a service mode that prioritizes data services over voice services; sending, by a subscriber identification module (SIM) card of the terminal device, one or more instructions to a network server, wherein the one or more instructions instruct the network server to disable the voice services of the SIM card; and in response to identifying the operation, activating, by the SIM card, the service mode by disabling a function on the terminal device corresponding to the voice services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Delai Zheng, Rui Ning
  • Patent number: 11490411
    Abstract: A method for processing multiple overlapping channels includes: transmitting, by a base station comprising a processor and a memory, a channel comprising a plurality of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) in a slot, the PDSCHs being organized into one or more sub-groups of overlapping PDSCHs; and receiving, by the base station and from a mobile station, an acknowledgment (ACK) or a negative acknowledgment (NACK) for two or more overlapping PDSCHs in at least one of the one or more sub-groups in the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hamid Saber, Jung Hyun Bae
  • Patent number: 11477318
    Abstract: Shortcut keypad system for electronic communications comprises first apparatus and second apparatus. First apparatus and second apparatus each comprise an input device, a processor and a memory. The input device comprises selectable items including first selectable item. The processor of the first apparatus receives a selection of the first selectable item, and transmits a signal corresponding to the first selectable item to the second apparatus. The processor of the second apparatus receives the signal corresponding to the first selectable item, and causes the input device of the second apparatus to indicate that the signal corresponding to the first selectable item is received. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Shree K. Nayar, Brian Anthony Smith, Karl Bayer, Marian Pho, Gurunandan Krishnan Gorumkonda
  • Patent number: 11468008
    Abstract: A file processing method includes obtaining, by a mobile terminal, a first operation from a user, displaying a first file on a first screen of a first application, obtaining, by the mobile terminal, a second operation from the user on the first screen, displaying, in response to the second operation, the first file on a recycle bin screen of the first application, deleting, by the mobile terminal, a first data table, where the first file is invisible to the user on the recycle bin screen of the first application due to deletion of the first data table, obtaining, by the mobile terminal, a third operation from the user, and generating, in response to the third operation, a second data table, where the first file is visible due to existence of the second data table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tangsuo Li, Shaojun Chen, Xinjian Wang, Chengfu Zhou
  • Patent number: 11464068
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling connectivity in a wireless communication system that includes a first cell and a second cell, when the first cell and the second cell are both candidates to serve a given user equipment device (UE). An example method includes determining a first Radio-Resource-Control (RRC)-connection-establishment failure rate of the first cell, where the first RRC-connection-establishment failure rate of the first cell is based on one or more instances of RRC-connection-establishment failure experienced in the first cell. And the method includes using at least the determined first RRC-connection-establishment failure rate of the first cell as a basis to control whether the given UE will be connected with the first cell or rather with the second cell. Further, in this method, the one or more instances of RRC-connection-establishment failure experienced in the first cell encompass RRC-connection-establishment failure experienced by one or more UEs other than the given UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Sreekar Marupaduga, Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 11463487
    Abstract: A method for providing a user agent (UA) with service identification data. The method includes an application server (AS) transmitting Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) data. The SIP data comprises an identifier of the AS and a service identifier for at least one service supported by the AS. The method further includes the UA receiving the SIP data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker, Andrew Michael Allen, Adrian Buckley
  • Patent number: 11463886
    Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to coordinating shared radio resources for spectrum sharing are provided. A spectrum resource control unit allocates a first resource for exclusive access by a first network operating entity in a spectrum. The exclusive access is configured for at least one of a network information communication or a feedback communication. The spectrum resource control unit allocates a second resource in the spectrum for shared access by the first network operating entity and a second network operating entity. The shared access is configured for at least a downlink control information communication. The spectrum resource control unit transmits, to the first network operating entity and the second network operating entity, a configuration indicating the first resource allocated for exclusive access by the first network operating entity and the second resource allocated for shared access by the first network operating entity and the second network operating entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Aleksandar Damnjanovic, Tamer Kadous, Yongbin Wei, Xiaoxia Zhang, Srinivas Yerramalli
  • Patent number: 11457105
    Abstract: Incoming call signal reception means receives an incoming call signal including a caller number, caller information, and ring type information. Image generation means generates, based on the incoming call signal, a caller information image including at least a portion of the caller information as character information. Telephone dictionary registering means registers the caller number, caller text information, and the caller information image in a telephone dictionary. Incoming call screen display means receives the caller number and acquires the registered caller text information and the caller information image corresponding to the received caller number from the telephone dictionary. Incoming call screen display means displays an incoming call screen including the caller text information and the caller information image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki Awatani, Hikaru Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11457341
    Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatuses, method and computer programs for a first vehicle and for a second vehicle. The method for the first vehicle is suitable for determining scheduling information for a wireless communication in a mobile communication system. The method comprises receiving one or more wireless messages via the mobile communication system. A content of the one or more wireless messages indicates a location of one or more second vehicles. The method comprises determining information related to a presence of the one or more second vehicles in a vicinity of the first vehicle based on the content of the received one or more wireless messages. The method comprises determining the scheduling information for the wireless communication based on the presence of the one or more second vehicles. The method comprises communicating in the mobile communication system based on the scheduling information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ernst Zielinski, Ahmad El Assaad, Joakim Cerwall
  • Patent number: 11451654
    Abstract: In a portable terminal device, it is possible to display information of caller and the like when a call is received. Incoming call signal reception means (11) receives an incoming call signal including a caller number, caller information, and ring type information. Image generation means (12) generates, based on the incoming call signal, a caller information image including at least a portion of the caller information as character information. Telephone dictionary registering means (13) registers the caller number, caller text information, and the caller information image in a telephone dictionary (14). Incoming call screen display means (15) receives the caller number and acquires the registered caller text information and the caller information image corresponding to the received caller number from the telephone dictionary (14). Incoming call screen display means (15) displays an incoming call screen including the caller text information and the caller information image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki Awatani, Hikaru Ogawa