Patents Examined by Gennadiy Tsvey
  • Patent number: 11259197
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing at least one report relating to a wireless communications spectrum. At least one device is operable for wideband scan; to detect and measure at least one signal transmitted from at least one signal emitting device autonomously, thereby creating signal data; to analyze the signal data in near real-time, thereby creating analyzed data; generate the at least one report in near real-time; and to communicate at least a portion of the at least one report over a network to at least one remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Dzierwa, Daniel Carbajal
  • Patent number: 11258475
    Abstract: An electronic device according to a disclosed embodiment includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a first communication circuit configured to communicate in a first frequency band with the first antenna at a first data rate, a second communication circuit configured to communicate in a second frequency band with the second antenna at a second data rate, a first coupler electrically connected between the first antenna and the first communication circuit, and at least one communication circuit configured to control to identify, during at least part of a period of simultaneously transmitting a first transmit signal with the first antenna and a second transmit signal with the second antenna, an amplitude of a first receive signal including at least part of the second transmit signal detected by the first coupler, disable an operation of attenuating the at least part of the second transmit signal included in the first receive signal based on the amplitude of the first receive signal falling in a first designate
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngmin Lee, Yongjun An, Yuseon Lee
  • Patent number: 11252535
    Abstract: A device, system and method for transmitting a response command to a radio using a visualization of locations of radios and communication links therebetween is provided. A device generates a visualization of respective locations of radios and communication links therebetween, the visualization distinguishing between the radios that are inside a coverage area of a communication network and a first radio that is outside of the coverage area, the visualization indicating a second radio in communication with the first radio via a local communication link. The device detects an input indicating a response command associated with the first radio. The device determines a routing path from the computing device to a given radio of the radios that are inside the coverage area. The device transmits, to the given radio, via the routing path, the response command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Scott J. Pappas, Peter Gilmore, Jeffrey Wheeler, Jeff Sausman, Shaun Cavanaugh, Chantal Levert
  • Patent number: 11240667
    Abstract: A method for operating a mobile radio module of a telephony controller for a means of transport includes receiving a predefined deactivation command using the telephony controller via a wireless interface. In response thereto, the method also includes deactivating the mobile radio module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Markus Kaindl
  • Patent number: 11233588
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed. A device includes one or more processors and one or more non-transitory memory modules storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to receive a plurality of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) signals from a plurality of peripheral devices, and, for each of the plurality of peripheral devices, determine a count of the BLE signals received within a period of time. When executed, the machine-readable instructions cause the one or more processors to determine a threshold count value based on the count of each of the plurality of peripheral devices, and determine a proximity of the plurality of peripheral devices with respect to the device based on a comparison of the count of each of the plurality of peripheral devices and the threshold count value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Katsumi Nagata
  • Patent number: 11234146
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for spectrum data management for a radio frequency (RF) environment are disclosed. An apparatus comprises at least one receiver, an automatic signal detection (ASD) module, and a learning and conflict detection engine. The apparatus is at the edge of a communication network. The at least one receiver processes RF energy received from the RF environment, thereby generating processed data. The ASD module is configured to extract meta data and detect anomaly based on the processed data. The learning and conflict detection engine is configured for conflict recognition and anomaly identification based on the processed data. The apparatus is operable to generate at least one report for the RF environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: David William Kleinbeck, Ronald C. Dzierwa, Daniel Carbajal
  • Patent number: 11217875
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a cover glass, a display exposed through the cover glass, a housing for mounting the display, a first printed circuit board (PCB) and a second PCB that are disposed inside the housing, a back cover coupled to the housing, a first antenna element electrically connected to a ground area through the first PCB, and a communication circuit feeding the first antenna element and transmitting or receiving a signal through the first antenna element. A spaced distance between the first PCB and the display is longer than a spaced distance between the second PCB and the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Dong Yeon Kim, Jun Hwa Oh, Hyung Joo Lee, Soon Ho Hwang, Sung Hyup Lee, Yoon Jae Lee
  • Patent number: 11217899
    Abstract: A mobile communication device includes a processor positioned on a first printed circuit board, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC), and an antenna module. The antenna module includes a second printed circuit board, a first antenna and a second antenna positioned on the second printed circuit board, and a plurality of front-end chips positioned on the second printed circuit board. The plurality of front-end chips include a first front-end chip electrically connecting the RFIC and the first antenna, and a second front-end chip electrically connecting the RFIC and the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Namjun Cho, Hyoseok Na
  • Patent number: 11206058
    Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder is provided, comprising a modulator, a current sensor and a clock recovery circuit, wherein: the modulator is configured to modulate an unmodulated carrier signal received from an external RFID reader; the current sensor is configured to sense a current that flows through one or more transistors comprised in the modulator; and the clock recovery circuit is configured to recover a clock signal using the current sensed by the current sensor. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder is conceived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Pichler, Ivan Jesus Rebollo Pimentel
  • Patent number: 11196638
    Abstract: A method includes determining signaling sequence data of a user according to signaling plane data of the user, the signaling plane data of the user includes N pieces of signaling data and a timestamp of each of the N pieces of signaling data, and each of the N pieces of signaling data includes a signaling type, determining a first probability value of occurrence of a first network event according to the signaling sequence data of the user and a first supervised prediction model, determining a second probability value of occurrence of the first network event according to expert feature data of the user and a second supervised prediction model, the expert feature data of the user represents a value of at least one preset feature of the user, and determining a predicted occurrence probability of the first network event according to the first probability value and the second probability value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jianfeng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11184764
    Abstract: A representative electronic device comprises an audio/visual device, a wireless device, a processing device, and memory. The audio/visual device transmits either audio or visual signals, or both. The wireless device transmits and receives wireless signals having communications protocol to allow connectivity and collaboration between the electronic device and a targeted device. The memory includes an authentication/connection software which has instructions that are executed by the processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: AMZETTA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Rajasekhar Jonna, Govind Kothandapani, Vinothkumar Sundaramoorthy, Nicholas Panayioto
  • Patent number: 11165466
    Abstract: A wearable device with integrated RFID or NFC chipset, includes: a microchip for management and encryption of radio-frequency communications in RFID or NFC standards; at least one antenna, including metal coils to transmit/receive signals in RFID or NFC standards and/or metal coils to generate the electric current required for operation; a memory chip for storing data and encryption keys, manageable by the microchip; a wearable object, integrating the components of the device; a reversible closing buckle for the wearable object, associated with the opposite ends of the coils of the antenna. The buckle can determine in the coils a point of discontinuity, capable of reversibly inhibiting the respective transmission/reception functions of signals in RFID or NFC standards and of generating electric current via electromagnetic induction, thereby preventing unauthorized transmission by the microchip of the data and of the encryption keys of the same, contained in the memory chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: GUIDI FRANCESCO S.R.L.U.
    Inventors: Francesco Guidi, Fabrizio Martinelli, Marco Magnarosa, Alessandro Scata'
  • Patent number: 11159256
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for automatic signal detection in a radio-frequency (RF) environment are disclosed. At least one node device is in a fixed nodal network. The at least one node device is operable to measure and learn the RF environment in a predetermined period based on statistical learning techniques, thereby creating learning data. The at least one node device is operable to create a spectrum map based on the learning data. The at least one node device is operable to calculate a power distribution by frequency of the RF environment in real time or near real time, including a first derivative and a second derivative of fast Fourier transform (FFT) data of the RF environment. The at least one node device is operable to identify at least one signal based on the first derivative and the second derivative of FFT data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: David William Kleinbeck, Ronald C. Dzierwa
  • Patent number: 11140648
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for identifying a wireless signal-emitting device are disclosed. The apparatus is configured to sense and measure wireless communication signals from signal-emitting devices in a spectrum. The apparatus is operable to automatically detect a signal of interest from the wireless signal-emitting device and create a signal profile of the signal of interest; compare the signal profile with stored device signal profiles for identification of the wireless signal-emitting device; and calculate signal degradation data for the signal of interest based on information associated with the signal of interest in a static database including noise figure parameters of a wireless signal-emitting device outputting the signal of interest. The signal profile of the signal of interest, profile comparison result, and signal degradation data are stored in the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Dzierwa, Daniel Carbajal, David William Kleinbeck
  • Patent number: 11108445
    Abstract: The invention relates to devices and methods for signalling control information associated with transmission of data over a wireless channel. A second communication device receives (S2) data from a first communication device, wherein the data comprises an indication of recommended precoders and a recommendation of a first transmission rank to possibly use during transmission. The second communication device determines (S4) a second transmission rank to use for transmitting data, and transmits (S6) a confirmation message to the first communication device. The confirmation message comprises a confirmation that transmission of data from the second communication device is using at least parts of each recommended precoder associated with a frequency resource that falls within the transmission of data and an indicator of the second transmission rank to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Bo Göransson, George Jöngren
  • Patent number: 11108423
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing a mobile device cover are described. In some embodiments, the mobile device cover may include, for example, an acoustic sensor, a processor, and lighting devices. The processor can be operatively coupled to the acoustic sensor and the lighting devices. The acoustic sensor can be configured to receive sound generated by the mobile phone and to convert the sound into an acoustic signal. The processor can be configured to receive the acoustic signal and to determine whether the acoustic signal is similar to one of a plurality of acoustic signals previously stored on the mobile phone cover. Each of the previously stored acoustic signals can be indicative of, for example, a particular caller, a particular message sender, or a particular alert. Based on the acoustic signal determination, the processor is configured to cause lighting of the one or more lighting devices corresponding to the indicated caller, indicated message sender, or indicated alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: STAR CO Scientific Technologies Advanced Research Co, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas E. Coverstone
  • Patent number: 11109429
    Abstract: A communication method and a terminal device are provided, and whether two terminal devices are in a same network may be recognized. The method includes: receiving, by a first terminal, indication information sent by a second terminal, wherein the indication information is used for indicating information of a network on which the second terminal currently resides; and determining, by the first terminal, whether the first terminal and the second terminal reside on a same network according to the indication information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianhua Liu, Ning Yang
  • Patent number: 11102829
    Abstract: A primary wireless communication device includes: an output assembly; a short-range communications assembly; a pairing controller configured to: send a discovery request for detection by a secondary wireless communication device; responsive to sending the discovery request, receive a discovery response from the secondary wireless communication device, the discovery response containing an identifier of the secondary wireless communication device and charge data for the secondary wireless communication device; control the output assembly to present the identifier of the secondary wireless communication device and a charge indicator for the secondary wireless communication device; obtain an instruction to establish a paired communication link with the secondary wireless communication device; and responsive to obtaining the instruction, initiate a pairing stage to establish the paired communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Dikshith Anchan, Vikas N. Channappagoudra, Vattem Manohar Reddy, Deepak Ayyagari
  • Patent number: 11089147
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for generating and sending messages are described. messages are autonomously generated by at least one processor by identifying environmental context of a device, system, or user, such that minimal input is required from the user. Environmental context can include at least time, date, calendar entries, user activity, location, physical environment, message history, and relationship between users. Messages can also be generated by generating a first portion of a message, and having the user select a second portion to complete the message. Recipients for a message can be autonomously determined based on environmental context and content of a message to be sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel Reyes, Lee Payne, Samarth Singhal, Sushant Kulkarni, Angela Krone, Samuel Legge
  • Patent number: 11082859
    Abstract: Devices and methods enable optimizing a signal of interest based on identifying and analyzing the signal of interest based on radio frequency energy measurements. Signal data is compared with stored data to identify the signal of interest. Signal degradation data is calculated based on noise figure parameters, hardware parameters and environment parameters. The signal of interest is optimized based on the signal degradation data. Terrain data may also be used for optimizing the signal of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: DIGITAL GLOBAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Dzierwa, Gabriel R. Garcia, Daniel Carbajal