Patents Examined by George Eng
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Patent number: 10154395Abstract: Provided are a terminal and a service providing device, an electronic wallet system including the same, a control method thereof, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program recorded thereon. That is, according to the present invention, instead of directly sharing a content including personal information displayed in a specific app, such as an electronic wallet app, installed in the terminal with an SNS or the like, the same content, which does not include personal information and is previously stored in the service providing device so as to correspond to the content, is shared through an SNS corresponding to the terminal, so that it is possible to improve convenience of a user and enhance availability of contents.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: SK PLANET CO., LTD.Inventors: Han Ho Lee, Jong Soo Lee
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Patent number: 10149252Abstract: Methods and apparatus related to the sharing of wide area network (WAN) with peer to peer communication signaling usage are described. A mobile communications device receives a signal from a base station and measures a power of the received signal. The mobile communication device determines a transmission power level of a peer to peer reference signal as a function of the measured power of the received signal from the base station, wherein said function of the measured power of the received signal from the base station depends on a mobile target signal to noise ratio. The mobile communications device broadcasts the peer to peer reference signal at the transmission power level.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Junyi Li, Rajiv Laroia, Xinzhou Wu
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Patent number: 10149168Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a paging message that includes a secured UE identifier calculated based on a security configuration negotiated between the UE and a trusted source, e.g., a mobility management entity (MME) of the core network. The UE may determine whether the paging message is received from the trusted source or an untrusted source based on the secured UE identifier. The UE may transmit a connection request message based on the determination that the paging message is received from a trusted source.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Yogesh Bhalchandra Deshpande, Mungal Singh Dhanda, Adrian Edward Escott
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Patent number: 10135963Abstract: A mobile terminal that may take images and a control method for the mobile terminal are disclosed. The mobile terminal comprises a display module; a camera provided with a plurality of lenses; and a controller configured to receive images through the plurality of lenses and outputting the received images on the display module, wherein the controller generates one moving image data by using an image received from the first lens of the plurality of lenses and an image received from the second lens different from the first lens.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Minchul Kim, Jeonghyun Lee, Kyungmin Cho, Jaemoo Lee, Jongkyeong Park
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Patent number: 10136371Abstract: Systems and methods for Radio Access Technology (RAT) selection for devices capable of Device-to-Device (D2D) communication are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a wireless device in a cellular communications network is provided. The method includes camping on a first cell on a first carrier, where the first cell does not support D2D communication. The method also includes, during a first time interval when the first cell satisfies one or more criteria for the wireless device to remain camped on the first cell, monitoring at least one second carrier on a set of pre-configured radio resources for at least one of the group consisting of: a second cell that supports D2D communication, a signal from a second wireless device that supports D2D communication, and D2D communication.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Iana Siomina, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Bengt Lindoff, Stefano Sorrentino
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Patent number: 10129806Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a demand for real-time services to a first mobile device, by way of a base station of an LTE system. In response, utilization of a first wireless channel of a first radio of the base station is evaluated. The first radio supports a first wireless service that includes the real-time service and a non-real-time service to a second mobile device within the same cellular region. A handover of the second mobile device to a second radio of the base station is facilitated in response to the utilization. The second radio is configured to support a second wireless service that excludes the real-time service within the same cellular region. Responsive to the handover, the second radio supports the non-real-time service over the second wireless channel to the second mobile device within the cellular region. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventor: John McCann
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Patent number: 10117046Abstract: A method for identifying a location of a mobile device is disclosed. The method includes during each of a plurality of instances of time: measuring one or more signal properties of one or more other devices across a time interval; obtaining an identifier from each of the one or more other devices; creating a data point to include the one or more signal properties; and storing the data point in a database. The method further includes analyzing the plurality data points in the database to determine clusters of data points; detecting an event at an input device of the mobile device; measuring one or more new signal properties of one or more of the plurality of other devices at one or more new times; creating a new data point from the one or more new signal properties; and identifying a first cluster corresponding to the new data point.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brent M. Ledvina, Robert W. Mayor, Lukas M. Marti, David R. Stites, Jahshan A. Bhatti, Kevin Duffy
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Patent number: 10117094Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying one or more rogue devices within a wireless communication network over a particular geographic location. A rogue base station detection system receives air interface transmissions from base stations belonging to a wireless communication network, as well as from one or more rogue base stations that do not belong to the network and are used for monitoring (e.g., hacking or eavesdropping) communication terminals communicating in the network. The system typically searches for signaling channels and converts the RF signal into GSM/UMTS messages including overcoming the different encryption methods used. The system than analyzes the received transmissions so as to identify suspicious transmissions that may be transmitted by the rogue base stations.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: VERINT SYSTEMS LTD.Inventor: Eithan Goldfarb
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Patent number: 10111236Abstract: An aspect of the invention provides a wireless communication apparatus that includes a generator configured to generate modulated signals; a mapping unit configured to map the modulated signals on at least one subcarrier in a frequency domain, the subcarrier being in a first subcarrier group corresponding to one of a plurality of subcarrier groups, wherein frequencies of the subcarrier mapped by the mapping unit is predefined by a pattern with slot, each slot including symbols in a time domain, the predefined pattern of the frequencies of each slot depending on a base station; and a transmitter configured to transmit the modulated signals mapped by the mapping unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Noritaka Deguchi, Jun Mitsugi
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Patent number: 10111152Abstract: A network node in a cellular telecommunications system hands over responsibility for serving a wireless communication equipment from a serving cell to a target cell, wherein the wireless communication equipment is situated in a first aircraft that is in-flight. An aircraft position, an aircraft velocity, and an aircraft direction are determined. For each candidate cell of a number of candidate cells, a level of beam distortion that would result from a beam directed from the candidate cell to the first aircraft is predicted. The target cell is selected from the candidate cells by identifying which of the candidate cells has a least amount of predicted beam distortion. The target cell is then signaled to prepare for a handover of responsibility for serving the wireless communication equipment.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)Inventors: Joakim Axmon, Peter Alriksson, Bengt Lindoff, Bjorn Ekelund
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Patent number: 10104214Abstract: The disclosure relates to seamlessly generating an in-call voice note. An embodiment of the disclosure conducts a call with a target wireless subscriber device, transmits, to the target wireless subscriber device, an indication to start recording a portion of the call, and transmits, to the target wireless subscriber device, an indication to stop recording the portion of the call. Another embodiment of the disclosure conducts a call with an originator wireless subscriber device, receives, from the originator wireless subscriber device, an indication to start recording a portion of the call, and receives, from the originator wireless subscriber device, an indication to stop recording the portion of the call.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2012Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Chinmay S. Dhodapkar
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Patent number: 10091732Abstract: A mobile phone initially probes while in an open-loop mode with an estimated power level based on the received power level from a base station. If a response is not received, power is incremented, and a subsequent probe is sent. The process is repeated until a response is received or when maximum power is reached. If a response is still not received, the mobile phone tests for changing its location state. When BTS probes are unsuccessful and maximum power is reached, available sensors are sampled and tested for a change of state, e.g., by way of an inclinometer, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a GPS, standard 802.11, or employing a Bluetooth, and the like. If no state change is detected, a delay block is entered, reducing the probing rate and the power consumption rate. If a state change is detected, the delay block is bypassed and probing resumes immediately.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventor: Laurence V. Marks
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Patent number: 10084879Abstract: A system includes a subscriber identity module (SIM) application; a physical SIM driver configured to be coupled to a physical SIM card; a simulated SIM driver; a control switch that selectively couples the SIM application to the physical SIM driver or the simulated SIM driver, wherein the SIM application, when coupled to the physical SIM driver, is configured to read and write on the physical SIM card; and a SIM simulator in communication with the control switch and the simulated SIM driver, wherein the SIM simulator is configured to control the selective coupling of the control switch, and is configured to receive at least one request comprising an authentication request from the simulated SIM driver and transmit at least one response comprising an authentication response to the simulated SIM driver.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: SIMO Holdings Inc.Inventors: Jing Liu, Wei Ren, Chao Wang, Xiaolei Qin
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Patent number: 10085186Abstract: A method is described for controlling a user equipment to be served by a small cell base station in a wireless communication system including a plurality of small cell base stations controlled by a macro base station. The method includes signaling, by the small cell base station, the small cell base station capabilities to the macro base station; signaling, by the user equipment, the user equipment capabilities to the macro base station; and signaling, by the macro base station, a small cell base station configuration to the user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Patrick Agyapong, Emmanuel Ternon, Liang Hu, Katsutoshi Kusume, Mikio Iwamura
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Patent number: 10080150Abstract: A communication device which can reduce amount of control information, limit interference with other traffics, and prevent an increase in current consumption. In this device, a separation unit separates radio resource allocation information, specific section information and transmission parameter information from a received signal. A specific section information control unit selects a sub-carrier designated by the specific section information to allocate data to be transmitted to the own unit. A channel quality measuring unit uses a pilot signal to measure the channel quality of the selected sub-carrier. A channel quality information creating unit creates channel quality information indicating the measurement results input from the channel quality measuring unit. A multiplexing unit multiplexes the transmission signal with the channel quality information.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Masayuki Hoshino, Hiroki Haga
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Patent number: 10064005Abstract: Many machine-to-machine (M2M) devices and portable user devices have the ability to switch between cellular technology and satellite technology to ensure network connectivity. While the automatic handover is useful, there are situations where it is desirable to have greater control over the configuration of the communication modes of these devices. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention describe the ability to designate a prioritized list of communication modes, the ability to manually configure communication modes directly on the device, the ability to configure communication modes remotely over the air, and the ability to configure communication modes according to a geofence.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventor: Gaithri Maheswaranathan
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Patent number: 10063996Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating and delivering data content to a mobile device using geospatially-aware virtual environments. A virtual environment management system generates a virtual environment based on a hybrid application having one or more functionality associated with an activation condition, and provides the virtual environment to the mobile device. The virtual environment management system then determines that a location of the mobile device satisfies the activation condition, and activates the one or more functionality for the virtual environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2012Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: THERMOPYLAE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Abraham J. Clark, John-Isaac Clark
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Patent number: 10051543Abstract: A mobile small station including a transceiver, a processor, and a memory having instructions for execution by the processor to exchange measurement information with a macro station, provide a wide area network connection and act as a relay for a small station moving network with the mobile small station, and perform handover of relay responsibilities to another mobile small station in the small station moving network.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Martin Hans, Andreas Schmidt, Maik Bienas, Michael Faerber, Carlos Cordeiro, Huaning Niu, Pingping Zong, Qian Li
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Patent number: 10042035Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for tile-based reduction of access point location information are described. Embodiments may reduce a set of network access points and respective locations to generate a reduced set. For instance, embodiments may include parsing a representation of a geographic region into multiple tiles. Embodiments may also include, for each sub-area or “bucket” of multiple buckets that make up a given tile, evaluating the set of network access points and respective locations to identify network access points residing in that bucket, and based on a ranking of the network access points in that bucket, eliminating at least some network access points of that sub-area from the reduced set. Embodiments may also include, for each sub-tile of multiple sub-tiles of the given tile, assigning within the reduced set a common location to multiple access points residing within different locations of that sub-tile.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Apple, Inc.Inventors: Yefim Grosman, Robert W. Mayor, Ronald K. Huang, Andrew Konstantinov
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Patent number: 10045210Abstract: The invention relates to a method for authentication of a person previously known by a server to own a telephone having a unique identifier and to possess an access code, which method involves: the server sending (53) an identification code to a terminal on request by the latter via a first network; transferring (57) the identification code to the telephone; the server receiving (59), from the telephone via a second network, the identification code in association with the unique identifier; the server (61) generating a single-use authentication token and sending (63) the latter to the telephone; returning (64) the token to the server; and, in parallel: acquiring (67) via the terminal the access code input by the person; and sending (69) said access code to the server; authentication (71) of the person is obtained by the server if the identification code, the unique identifier, the authentication token and the access code correspond.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: ONEY BANKInventors: Benoît Charles Maurice Fernand Ferlin, Alexis Rizet, Peyman Aleboyeh