Patents Examined by Fred Casca
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Patent number: 9906962Abstract: Apparatus and method for communication are provided. The solution may include serving one or more cells of a radio access system, the geographical area of the radio access system comprising one or more reservation zones, where the use of the resources of the zones may be activated or deactivated by a network element of the system; storing for each served cell category classification information of each served cell, the category classification describing how the cell interferes with each of the one or more authorized/licenced shared access reservation zones; storing one or more predetermined actions for each category classification and reservation zone; receiving a command from a network element related to the activation or deactivation of one or more authorized/licenced shared access reservation zones and executing one or more predetermined actions on the basis of the command.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christian Markwart, Ruediger Halfmann
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Patent number: 9900407Abstract: A gateway for X2 interface communication is disclosed, comprising: an X2 internal interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a first and a second radio access network (RAN); an X2 language processing module for receiving messages from the first RAN according to a first X2 protocol and mapping the received messages to a second X2 protocol for transmission to the second RAN; and an X2 external interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a gateway in a wireless telecommunications core network.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Steven Paul Papa, Kaitki Agarwal, Zeev Lubenski, Jitender Arora
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Patent number: 9894498Abstract: Adaptive message notification for mobile devices is disclosed. Notification messages, each with an attached or embedded Trace ID, are sent by a message service to one or more mobile devices. The message content and timing is controlled by a modifiable ruleset maintained by the message service. User action in response to a notification message results in session data and an embedded or attached Trace ID being sent by the mobile device(s) to the message service. The message service analyzes the session data and, if appropriate, modifies the ruleset.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Wellpepper, Inc.Inventor: Michael Van Snellenberg
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Patent number: 9894475Abstract: In some implementations, methods for selecting a set of beacons that are to be monitored by a mobile device may be employed. Specifically, an optimal set of beacons to monitor may be provided to a mobile device depending on particular groups of beacons that are in proximity to the mobile device, the distance from the mobile device to each of the particular groups of beacons, and the mobile device's position/movements as provided by a tracking service such as GPS. These techniques may ensure that the mobile device is not blind to the closest and/or most relevant beacons.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Perfect Sense, Inc.Inventors: Bryan Morgan, Peter Dupris, David Gang
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Patent number: 9894582Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide a congestion control implementation method and apparatus, where the method includes: determining one or more user equipments for which single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC) offloading needs to be performed; sending an SRVCC offload message to an E-UTRAN NodeB serving the one or more user equipments, so that when triggering an SRVCC handover procedure, the E-UTRAN NodeB switches the one or more user equipments from a Long Term Evolution (LTE) domain to a circuit switched (CS) domain. When the SRVCC handover procedure is completed, the one or more user equipments can be switched from VoLTE user equipments to VoCS user equipments. In this way, LTE cell load can be alleviated and QoS of the one or more user equipments can be guaranteed.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xinyong Wang, Haopeng Zhu, Tao Jiang, Xiaobo Wu, Xiaoji Sun, Wei Tan
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Patent number: 9888358Abstract: A vehicular communication terminal is provided. A reception strength acquirer acquires a reception strength of a signal transmitted from a service provider terminal. When the vehicle communication terminal receives a signal corresponding to service initiation information from the service provider terminal, a transmission terminal determiner determines whether a transmission source of the signal is the service provider terminal that provides a service targeted for the vehicular communication terminal, based on at least either one of magnitude of the reception strength of the received signal acquired by the reception strength acquirer and a degree of reception strength change in signal received from the service provider terminal serving as a transmission source of the received signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Takahisa Yamashiro, Seigou Kumabe
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Patent number: 9882627Abstract: A repeater configured to dynamically affect the gain level of the repeater in response to the input signal power level over time. The repeater system includes a gain hold processor executing a gain hold algorithm. The gain hold algorithm preempts a large up-step in signal power level to follow a large down-step in signal power level. After a large up-step in input signal is detected, the system holds the gain level in response to a drop in input signal level after the large up-step. The gain is held at the level set by the large burst of input signal power to the repeater. In response to a larger up-step in signal power level, the system will lower the gain. In response to a large down-step in signal power after the larger up-step in signal power level, the system will hold the gain level of the repeater. During a prolonged low-power level or zero power signal at the input of the repeater, the system will slowly raise the gain level of the repeater over time.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Nextivity, Inc.Inventor: Ian Riphagen
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Patent number: 9883364Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for transmitting a handwriting animation message. Handwriting animation message data is received from a transmitting mobile terminal. Specifications of a receiving mobile terminal, which is to receive the handwriting animation message data, are analyzed to determine whether the receiving mobile terminal is capable of reproducing the handwriting animation message. If the receiving mobile terminal is not capable of reproducing the handwriting animation message, the handwriting animation message data is converted into a data format which can be reproduced by the receiving mobile terminal, and transmitting the converted format. If the receiving mobile terminal is capable of reproducing the handwriting animation message, the received handwriting animation message data is transmitted.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventor: Jung-Rim Kim
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Patent number: 9883523Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for scheduling a terminal in a wireless communication system permitting overlapping between base station clusters, and an apparatus therefor, the method comprising the steps of: grouping a plurality of terminals into a plurality of groups satisfying predetermined conditions; and selecting one more terminals for scheduling by means of a group-based greedy algorithm for each of the plurality of groups, wherein, in the group-based greedy algorithm, a check is skipped for whether the total number of base station antennas corresponding to each group is equal to or greater than the number of terminals selected from each group.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Hyunsoo Ko, Changsik Lee, Jihwan Kim, Jaehoon Chung, Song Chong
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Patent number: 9876688Abstract: A method is disclosed of a wireless communication device connectable to a subscriber identity module and adapted to communicate with a wireless communication network using one of a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology. The method comprises determining if the subscriber identity module supports the second radio access technology and determining if the wireless communication network supports emergency call using the second radio access technology. If the subscriber identity module does not support the second radio access technology, the method comprises performing neighboring cell measurements for the second radio access technology only if the wireless communication network supports emergency call using the second radio access technology. Corresponding computer program product, arrangement and wireless communication device are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Magnus Holmqvist, Fredrik Carlsson
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Patent number: 9872165Abstract: A method for establishing an intra-network call between a first subscriber, which is served by a first call control node in a visited public land mobile network, V-PLMN, and a second subscriber of a home public land mobile network, H-PLMN, which is different to the V-PLMN. The second subscriber is served by a second call control node of the same V-PLMN. The method include sending, by the first call control node, a call setup message to a gateway node in the V-PLMN which is adapted to perform re-routing of calls to another network. The gateway node requests routing information of the second call control node from a proxy location register, PLR, in the V-PLMN. The gateway node routes the call to the second call control node responsive to if routing information towards the second call control node is available from the PLR.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventor: Oliver Speks
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Patent number: 9866686Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes a removable SIM, a secure memory configured to store at least one profile, a processor configured to select at least one of the removable SIM and the secure memory, to be used for packet data transmission and reception, in response to an occurrence of a data service change event, and a communication interface configured to perform network registration through the selected at least one of the removable SIM and the secure memory and to transmit and receive packet data through the registered network.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Tae Sun Yeoum, Hyong Jin Ban, Sang Soo Lee
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Patent number: 9848368Abstract: A method in a first network node for handling traffic tracing of a user equipment. The first network node is comprised in a first Radio Access Technology, RAT, system. The first network node starts a handover procedure to handover the user equipment from the first RAT system to a second RAT system. The user equipment has an active traffic tracing ongoing in the first RAT system. The traffic tracing relates to tracing associated with communication between the user equipment and the first RAT system. The first network node sends a message to a second network node in the second RAT system. The message is sent directly to the second network node or via one or more intermediate network nodes. The message comprises one or more parameters relating to the ongoing traffic tracing of the user equipment. The parameters define when the traffic tracing is to continue in the second RAT system.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Andreas Olsson, Diana Andrei, Sven Ekemark, Robert Petersen, Per-Daniel Stålnacke
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Patent number: 9826096Abstract: Incoming calls are received from audio capable devices. A call processing server receives an incoming call from an audio-capable device to a destination number, and detects availability for an ancillary source device linked to the audio-capable device. A set of data is provided to the ancillary source device. The set of data specifies graphical menu options for functions supported by the call processing server. The ancillary source device provides an indication of a selection of one of the graphical menu options. In response to the indication, a call transfer for the incoming call is implemented.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: 8x8, Inc.Inventor: Scott Slade
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Patent number: 9770666Abstract: A travelkinz mobile application as used to improve the communication between youngsters and loved ones.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Inventor: Jason Jower
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Patent number: 9762721Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing mobile device usage in a moving vehicle. In response to detecting that a user is traveling at a speed consistent with vehicular travel, optical data from an interior of the moving vehicle is detected. The optical data is analyzed to identify a set of vehicular markers. The user's intra-vehicular location is determined in relation to the set of vehicular markers. If the user's intra-vehicular location is the driver's seat, then restricted use protocols are initiated.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Inventor: Wilfred Ludick
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Patent number: 9756487Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to transmit a communication to a first computing device associated with a first person, wherein the communication includes an indication that the communication is from a phone number. A response to the communication is received from the first computing device. The response is routed to a second computing device associated with a second person and a second phone number. A reply to the response is received from the second computing device. The reply is transmitted to the first computing device, wherein the reply includes an indication that the reply is from the phone number.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Inventor: Majeed Ghadialy
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Patent number: 9756495Abstract: In one embodiment, a network interface receives a communication associated with a networked device over a communication link of a radio access network. A processor determines whether the communication is an emergency communication, and a memory stores location information of the networked device associated with the emergency communication. The network interface then receives, from a requesting user, a location request, wherein the location request identifies a requested networked device. The processor determines whether the identification of the requested networked device matches an identification of the networked device. When the identification of the requested networked device matches the identification of the networked device, the network interface further operable to communicate the location information of the networked device to the requesting user.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Global Business Software Development Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael W. Powers, Stephen P. Frisbie, Ch'ng Kean Kok, Nemencio Paggao
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Patent number: 9749830Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed. An example method includes attempting to establish a remote communication path to a wireless network from a proxy, the proxy physically attached to a balloon. A determination is made as to whether an emergency procedure is to be performed. In response to a first determination that the remote communication path is established and that the emergency procedure is to be performed, a current location of the proxy is determined, and the current location of the proxy is transmitted to an emergency server.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Sheldon Kent Meredith, Francisco Martinez, William Cottrill
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Patent number: 9736756Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program products for utilizing location information in a virtual private branch exchange (vPBX) system are described. In some implementations, the vPBX system can use the location information to determine an availability status of a user of a mobile device (e.g., out of the office, in the office, at home, busy, and the like). The vPBX system can obtain the geographic coordinates of the mobile device and correlate these coordinates with known coordinates for locations associated with the user (e.g., the user's office, home, or other predefined locations). An inference of the user's availability can then be determined based on the correlation (e.g., whether the user is currently out of the user's office, at the user's home, or at another location). The user's availability can be made available to other users associated with the vPBX system, and can be used for call management (e.g., routing).Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: RingCentral, Inc.Inventors: Vlad Vendrow, Bruce Young, Praful Shah, Boris Elpiner, Vladimir Shmunis