Patents Examined by German Viana Di Prisco
  • Patent number: 10798561
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that manages utilization of mobile subscriber identity information including enabling use of such information by different communication devices. The use of a same generic mobile subscriber identity information by multiple devices can be based on intercepting registration requests and simulated registrations can be performed without providing a unique device identifier. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Stephen Emille Chin
  • Patent number: 10798585
    Abstract: A distributed controller of local radio resources implements a hybrid FFR system. The distributed controller provides user channel information to a central controller of regional radio resources. The distributed controller also obtains an FFR plan from the central controller. The FFR plan designates for an access point associated with the distributed controller, a central frequency band, an edge frequency band, and a distribution of user devices connected to the access point. The distribution indicates whether each user device communicates with the access point via the central frequency band or via the edge frequency band. The distributed controller provisions the access pint to connect to the user devices according to the FFR plan, and adjusts the distribution of user devices locally based on a change in the user channel information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Qing Zhao, Dantong Liu, Fred Jay Anderson, Matthew Aaron Silverman
  • Patent number: 10798525
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a technique is provided for wireless position determination wherein identification information and positional information about wireless beacons is downloaded to a local database of a wireless computing device from a central database. The local database is usable by a wireless positioning system of the wireless computing device to estimate a position of the wireless computing device. A receiver unit of the wireless computing device may receive signals from wireless beacons that include a least one new wireless beacon not included in the local database. The wireless positioning system estimates positional information of the at least one new wireless beacon based on the position of the wireless computing device. Identification information and positional information for the at least one new wireless beacon is added to the local database. Thereafter, a contribution may be uploaded to the central database for the at least one wireless beacon, to further build the central database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Skyhook Holding, Inc.
    Inventor: Cyril Houri
  • Patent number: 10779124
    Abstract: Various embodiments may include a method and/or arrangement for assigning the spatial position to a device, in particular in the context of the commissioning of the device (e.g. field device, actuator, sensor), wherein a positioning system is used to determine the spatial position of a mobile communication terminal located in the spatial vicinity of the device. The mobile communication terminal (e.g. smartphone) is configured to transmit the spatial position to the device and such that the transmission of the spatial position from the mobile communication terminal to the device only takes place when the device has been identified as an authorized receiver prior to transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Patrik Domeisen, Oliver Zechlin
  • Patent number: 10764742
    Abstract: Fifth Generation (5G) standards specify use of a Subscription Concealed Identifier (SUCI) (i.e. a concealed identity) for a user equipment (UE) during initial registration, where the SUCI is derived from a Subscription Permanent Identifier (SUPI) of the UE. Given the identity concealment and use of different identities on different interfaces in a 5G network, maintaining subscriber state with a stateless network architecture may be challenging. Accordingly, one or more techniques and mechanisms are provided herein for subscriber management with a stateless network architecture in a 5G network, even without the need to maintain intermediate states of a UE in an external data store. The one or more techniques and mechanisms may be provided in relation to processing of Next Generation (NG) Application Protocol (NGAP) signaling messages at an access and mobility management function (AMF), and in particular, in relation to a registration procedure for the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jis Abraham, Aditya Prakash, Vinod Suresh Kamble, Ameo Ghosh
  • Patent number: 10764715
    Abstract: Described is a technology by which a mobile computing device such as a mobile telephone operates differently based on detected proximity to another mobile device with which the first mobile device has a defined relationship. For example, the first mobile device may transfer content to the second mobile computing device when proximity corresponds to a non-cellular communications coupling, such as Bluetooth® or Wi-Fi coupling. In this manner, content transfer is deferred until a non-cellular coupling exists. The mobile device (or both devices) may output a notification to indicate that the other mobile computing device has been detected within a threshold proximity, such as via GPS data or by being within the same cellular tower. The type and/or settings of an output notification may vary based on different thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Difei Tang, Sin Lew, Wei Hun Liew, Kong-Kat Wong, Sun H. Shaw, Xu Ji
  • Patent number: 10757551
    Abstract: An infrastructure node and a method of using the node. The node may comprise a processor and memory. The memory may store instructions executable by the processor that include, to: identify a hazard to a target vehicle; and based on the identification, transmit a private message to the target vehicle using a line-of-sight (LOS) transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Linjun Zhang, Helen Elizabeth Kourous-Harrigan
  • Patent number: 10735933
    Abstract: A method for communicating with a given device that is located at a given direction, the method may include transmitting a triggering signal, by a communication device and over a directional communication link; receiving, by the communication device, one or more responses to the triggering signal, wherein the one or more responses originate from one or more devices; participating in determining of whether the one or more devices comprises the given device or receiving indication about whether the one or more devices comprises the given device; and when the one or more devices comprises the given device then attempting, by the communication device, to establish communication with the given device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SONULAR LTD.
    Inventors: Uriel Halavee, Jonathan Halavee, Arie Gavriely
  • Patent number: 10721583
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus, an information processing device and an information processing method. An electronic apparatus for a base station side includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: control a user equipment to acquire, from a base station, reference information about a signal intensity on a specific spectrum resource in a predetermined region; when the user equipment is located in the predetermined region, control the user equipment to sense the signal intensity on the specific spectrum resource; and control the user equipment to adjust, based on the reference information and the sensed signal intensity, a parameter for performing near-distance service communication in the predetermined region, so as to achieve an expected communication performance, wherein the parameter influences the access rate and/or transmission reliability of near-distance service communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Xin Guo
  • Patent number: 10720968
    Abstract: A telecommunication system is provided comprising a Single Frequency Network, which enables the activation and respectively deactivation of base stations (SCn-SCn+3), each providing a radio cell such as a so-called Small Cell (SCn-SCn+3). Single Frequency Networks provide the advantage that no handover procedures are required for user equipment traversing several radio cells. The subject matter of the present invention provides means for a location based adaption of the transmission parameters for operating the Small Cells (SCn-SCn+3) in dependence of the location of the user equipment to be supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: IPCom GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Achim Luft, Martin Hans, Maik Bienas
  • Patent number: 10708784
    Abstract: Systems and methods for securing access to a mobile device are disclosed. A method includes: synchronizing, by a first mobile computer device, with a remote mobile computer device; transmitting, by the first mobile computer device, a tone to a surface of an object; receiving, by the first mobile computer device, a compound resonance frequency from the object based on the transmitted tone; determining, by the first mobile computer device, the received compound resonance frequency conforms to a stored compound resonance frequency; unlocking, by the first mobile computer device, the first computer device based on the determining; and establishing, by the first mobile computer device, a group connection with the remote mobile computer device based on the unlocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa M. W. Bradley, Jonathan Dunne, Liam Harpur, Asima Silva
  • Patent number: 10701563
    Abstract: Systems and methods for securing access to a mobile device are disclosed. A method includes: synchronizing, by a first mobile computer device, with a remote mobile computer device; transmitting, by the first mobile computer device, a tone to a surface of an object; receiving, by the first mobile computer device, a compound resonance frequency from the object based on the transmitted tone; determining, by the first mobile computer device, the received compound resonance frequency conforms to a stored compound resonance frequency; unlocking, by the first mobile computer device, the first computer device based on the determining; and establishing, by the first mobile computer device, a group connection with the remote mobile computer device based on the unlocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa M. W. Bradley, Jonathan Dunne, Liam Harpur, Asima Silva
  • Patent number: 10701700
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for reducing signaling overhead associated with signaling the capability of a wireless device and/or other messages. Among various possibilities, tags and/or compression may be used. Additionally, techniques for enhanced security and signaling between network devices are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Murtaza A. Shikari, Sree Ram Kodali, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Srinivasan Nimmala, Adesh Kumar, Vijay Venkataraman, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Haijing Hu, Fangli Xu, Yuqin Chen, Xu Ou, Longda Xing, Dawei Zhang
  • Patent number: 10694335
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes: obtaining location information and motion information of a wireless communication apparatus, and a data set from one or more information sources external to the wireless communication apparatus; and organizing data of the data set for display, where the organizing is based on the location and motion information of the wireless communication apparatus. Methods of other embodiments may also include defining a search radius based on the location information and motion information of the wireless communication apparatus, and the organizing may also include filtering the data set from the one or more information sources to exclude data from information sources outside the defined search radius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Si Bin Fan, Zhi Lin Hu, Shi Wen Li, Zheng He Yang
  • Patent number: 10687165
    Abstract: A positioning system, method and computer program product determine a position of a mobile device, such as in instances in which the mobile device is indoors. In regards to a positioning system, the positioning system is caused to determine a signal strength of signals received from at least first and second directive antennas of a beacon and at least a non-directive antenna of the beacon. The positioning system is also caused to normalize the signal strength of the signals received from the first and second directive antennas based on the signal strength of the signals received from the non-directive antenna in order to determine normalized signal strengths of the signals received from the first and second directive antennas. The positioning system is further caused to determine an angle at which the signals from the beacon propagate based upon the normalized signals strengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventor: Basel Hashisho
  • Patent number: 10681593
    Abstract: Example devices, computer-readable media, and methods for transferring a connection to a packet data network from a first session via a first radio access infrastructure to a second session via a second radio access infrastructure are disclosed. A processing system of a cellular network may receive, via a first radio access infrastructure from an endpoint device, a request to establish a connection to a packet data network via the cellular network and establish a first session for the connection to the packet data network for the endpoint device via the first radio access infrastructure. The processing system may detect at least one condition for transferring the connection to the packet data network to a second session via a second radio access infrastructure that is different from the first radio access infrastructure, establish the second session, and transfer the connection to the packet data network to the second session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Venson Shaw, Sangar Dowlatkhah
  • Patent number: 10674476
    Abstract: A method may include receiving an indication that an electronic alert is to be transmitted to a user; obtaining contextual information associated with the user; determining a first time for presenting the electronic alert to the user based in part on the contextual information; transmitting the electronic alert to a computing device associated with the user at the first time; storing the electronic alert in a message feed data structure; receiving a request to view the electronic alert at a second time, the second time occurring after the first time; in response to the request, retrieving the electronic alert from the message feed data structure; and transmitting the electronic alert at the second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Gene C. Baker, Jr., John A. Craft, Sai Ganesh, John Phillip Marquiss, Sr., Thomas A. Obreiter, John Lee Thompson, Reynaldo B. Timonera, Kenneth Bryan von Hagel, Jingjiu Wang, David W. Loomis, Irina Seabolt, Umamaheswari Veeraswami
  • Patent number: 10667181
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for providing data connectivity with various types of data session continuity. One apparatus 200 includes a processor 205 that receives a data session request, identifies a required continuity type based on the data session request, and establishes a PDU session having the required continuity type. The required continuity type may be selected from a plurality of continuity type supported by a mobile communication network 312. In various embodiments, the apparatus 200 includes a transceiver 225 that communicates with the mobile communication network 312.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventor: Apostolis K Salkintzis
  • Patent number: 10667192
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide a handover may be performed based on one or more conditions at a UE and in conjunction with a handover procedure from a source base station to a target base station. The one or more conditions at the UE may be associated with successful establishment or maintenance of the second connection. In some cases, the one or more conditions at the UE may correspond to one or more measurements associated with the source base station, the target base station, one or more neighboring base stations, or any combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Karthika Paladugu, Keiichi Kubota, Gavin Bernard Horn, Prashanth Handas Hande
  • Patent number: 10637996
    Abstract: A solution to provide on-demand roaming service to a user device. An available third-party wireless access point is detected. In a case the roaming user device is not authorized to access the detect third-party access point due to the existing subscription to home service provider and/or lack of roaming agreement between home service provider and the detected third-party access point, an on-demand roaming arrangement will be negotiated to enable the user device to access wireless resources associated with the third-party access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Ming Shan Kwok