Patents Examined by Guang W Li
  • Patent number: 10574399
    Abstract: Group acknowledgement of a range of consecutive sequence numbers associated with non-received data. The acknowledgement includes indication of at least one endpoint of the range. It can include, for example, the sequence numbers of the first and last non-received data or the last received data packet. The feedback can refer also to a single sequence number, relating to a single PDU. The triggering of the acknowledgement can be done by conventional gap detection or receiver timers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventor: Henri Markus Koskinen
  • Patent number: 10575163
    Abstract: A communication method, user equipment, an access network device, and an application server. The method is: allocating, by the access network device, an IP address to the UE; and after the UE notifies the IP address to the application server, performing, by the application server, a data transmission service for the UE by using the IP address. By using the technical solutions of the present invention, a PDN-GW, an SGW, a PCRF entity, an MME, and an HSS in an existing wireless communications network are deleted, and functions of the foregoing network side devices are implemented by using the access network device and the application server. Therefore, it is avoided that an SGW-to-PDN-GW link becomes a bottleneck of a processing capability of the wireless communications network, network layers are greatly reduced, a data transmission delay is effectively reduced, and a network paralysis risk is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Qinghai Zeng
  • Patent number: 10567979
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication device including a control-message creation/transmission-instruction unit which sends notification information via a wireless communication network and also sends response information in the case of receiving notification information sent from another device, a reception/interpretation processing unit which receives, from another device which has received the notification information of the wireless communication device, response information of such other device and also receives the notification information sent from such other device, and an operation mode determination unit which determines, based on operation mode determination information included in the notification information of such other device or the response information of such other device, that the wireless communication device is caused to operate as one of a master device and a slave device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsutoshi Itoh, Hideyuki Suzuki, Masahiko Naito
  • Patent number: 10568015
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method by which a station (STA) performs an extended inter-frame space (EIFS) operation in a wireless LAN system supporting multi-user (MU) transmission comprise the steps of: receiving a MU frame including a SIG-A field and a SIG-B field; estimating, by other STAs for receiving the MU frame, an ACK transmission time (ACK Tx Time) required for transmitting ACK information when the MU frame causes the EIFS operation; and delaying channel access during an EIFS time determined on the basis of the estimated ACK transmission time, wherein the step for estimating the ACK transmission time enables the estimation of the ACK transmission time by assuming the lowest MCS level among modulation and coding scheme (MCS) levels used for the transmission of the ACK information, and the minimum resource (RU) among the RUs used for the transmission of the ACK information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeongki Kim, Kiseon Ryu, Hangyu Cho
  • Patent number: 10554281
    Abstract: Embodiments contemplate methods, systems, and apparatuses for interference measurement in a wireless communication network, including wireless communication networks the employ MIMO in uplink and/or downlink communication. Embodiments contemplate identifying one or more interference measurement resource elements that may be received from one or more transmission points. Embodiments also contemplate performing interference measurement estimation based at least in part on the identified one or more interference measurement resource elements. Channel state information (CSI) perhaps in the form of reports may be generated based at least in part on the one or more interference measurement estimation. Embodiments also contemplate that the CSI report may be transmitted to one or more nodes. In some embodiments, the one or more interference measurement resource elements may be received as part of a set of resource elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Moon-il Lee, Paul Marinier, Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar, Allan Y. Tsai, Guodong Zhang, J. Patrick Tooher
  • Patent number: 10541916
    Abstract: Systems and methods relating to transmitting data between an internetwork of multiple networks. The transmitted data uses a device address that uses a common addressing scheme regardless of network protocols used to implement the multiple networks. The multiple networks includes networks having multiple network protocols, and the multiple networks extend a connection from a home network to a service using a tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Pradip De, Jay D. Logue
  • Patent number: 10536836
    Abstract: A device, including a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRM, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, STMicroelectronics GmbH
    Inventors: Thierry Meziache, Pierre Rizzo, Alexandre Charles, Juergen Boehler
  • Patent number: 10492102
    Abstract: A wireless communication device comprising: one or more network modems enabling the wireless communication device to communicate over a first wireless network; one or more network modems enabling the wireless communication device to communicate with two or more end-point devices over a second wireless network; one or more processors configured to execute one or more instructions; and memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to provide the one or more processors with the one or more instructions. The one or more instructions, when executed by the processors, cause processors to: establish a first connection between the wireless communication device and a first end-point device; establish a second connection between the wireless communication device and a second end-point device; apply a first control to traffic transmitted by or to the first end-point device; and apply a second control to traffic transmitted by or to the second end-point device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC
    Inventors: Gregory G. Raleigh, Vien-Phuong Nguyen, Lisa Stark, Jose Tellado
  • Patent number: 10491526
    Abstract: A transmission control method and apparatus for network services and controller. The transmission control method for network services includes: negotiating, before start of the network services, operational modes supported by each of links, and detecting quality of services in the operational modes supported by each of the links; grouping all network services to be transmitted according to requirements of the network services on quality of services and the quality of services in the operational modes supported by each of the links, and allocating links and operational modes for each of the groups; and designating a link for each of the network services in the groups according to the links and operational modes allocated for each of the groups. Hence, abilities of transmission quality detection and adjustment of a multi-carrier optical communication system may be used to satisfy quality requirements of different network services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Lei Li, Bo Liu, Zhenning Tao
  • Patent number: 10492226
    Abstract: The invention relates to a technique for performing a random access procedure over a radio interface, for example between a mobile terminal and a radio base station of a mobile network. A method aspect of the invention comprises the steps of transmitting a synchronization request for synchronization information; receiving synchronization information in response to the synchronization request; and transmitting, based on at least one transmission parameter adjusted in accordance with the synchronization information, a resource request for data transmission resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Robert Baldemair, Maria Edvardsson, Erik Dahlman, Jacobus Cornelis Haartsen, Stefan Parkvall
  • Patent number: 10462751
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method (400) for use in a terminal device for coordinating resources between two different types of communications. The method comprises receiving (410) resource allocation information indicating the allocation of resource units for the two different types of communications and determining (420), based on the resource allocation information, whether there will be a collision between the two different types of communications on a specific resource unit. The method also comprises in response to determining that there will be a collision between the two different types of communications on the specific resource unit, adjusting (430) one of the two different types of communications on the specific resource unit such that the collision may be avoided. The method further comprises resuming (440) the adjusted one of the two different types of communications on a next non-colliding resource unit allocated for the adjusted type of communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Zhenshan Zhao, Qianxi Lu
  • Patent number: 10448390
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for enabling an immediate response. In this manner, issues can be avoided where data carried by the last symbol of a frame cannot be entirely decoded by a receiver within a deadline for generating an immediate response. One example method for wireless communications by a first apparatus generally includes determining at least one constraint for communicating with a second apparatus; generating a frame that solicits a response; and outputting the frame for transmission to the second apparatus, wherein at least a last symbol of the frame is transmitted in a manner determined by the constraint to allow the second apparatus to transmit the response within a determined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Simone Merlin, Bin Tian, Youhan Kim, George Cherian
  • Patent number: 10439908
    Abstract: System and techniques are described for time correlated playback of traffic patters between nodes in a network. Node statistics of data transfers between nodes are received in a control point, wherein the node statistics include a time stamp (tn) according to time at the control point of when a request statistics message was sent to each node, a node timestamp (ta) according to time at each node of when the message was received in the node, and a first delta between tn and ta that is used to determine a second delta which adjusts the node statistics. The node statistics adjusted according to the second delta are stored in a statistics database at the control point. A time stepping mechanism is used to repeatedly access the node statistics from the statistics database at a predetermined rate for playback presentation beginning from a specified start time to a specified end time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Talari Networks Incorporated
    Inventors: Adam Phillip Schultz, Robert A. Coleman, Jr., Christopher W. Parsons, Todd Martin
  • Patent number: 10439933
    Abstract: Services can be isolated across a single physical network interface. A gateway that is installed at the user's premises can include a single inbound port over which multiple services can be provided to the premises. The gateway can evaluate all outbound frames that are received at the port to identify to which service they pertain and then tag the frames with an identifier assigned to the service. This tagging will enable the frames to be delivered to the intended service provider. When the gateway receives an inbound frame, it can strip the identifier from the frame and forward it over the single inbound port regardless of the service to which it pertains. In this way, multiple services that are provided to the user's premises can remain isolated on the wide area network even though they are provided over the same physical medium on the user's local area network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Entry Point, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Peterson, Eric Turner, Robert Peterson
  • Patent number: 10425305
    Abstract: A wireless access point array having a plurality of access point radios, a monitor radio and an array controller. The array controller includes processes, methods and functions for verifying the operation of the access point radios. The access point radios may be verified by attempting to establish a data connection between the monitor radio and each of the access point radios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Riverbed Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kirk Mathews, Dirk Gates, Michael B. Rydalch
  • Patent number: 10419281
    Abstract: A method and a device for service provisioning in a communication network are provided, wherein a resource is utilized in the communication network, which resource is not yet available for productive use by the network. Also, an according communication system comprising at least one such device is suggested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Xieon Networks S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Michael Frantz, Mladen Milev, Sandrine Pasqualini
  • Patent number: 10405266
    Abstract: Information indicating one of possible PDSCH start subframes may be provided to the UE via the PDCCH. The PDSCH corresponding to the PDCCH may be transmitted/received starting from the indicated subframe. The possible PDSCH start subframes may be determined based on the ratio of the maximum number of PDCCH repetitions in the PDCCH search space and may be determined based on the ratio of the number of times related to the PDSCH repetition after the PDCCH search space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyangsun You, Yunjung Yi
  • Patent number: 10404557
    Abstract: A method for solving an under-determined inverse problem or network inference/tomography problem in per-flow size, delay, loss and throughput inference in a computer network, through a system is presented. The method includes the following steps, which are not necessarily in order. First, establishing the computer network having a plurality of nodes wherein the per-flow size, the delay, the loss and the throughput inference are unknown. An original observation or routing matrix determines how flows are appeared on the links and construct the measurements. Next, performing a learning phase to obtain an optimal observation matrix or pseudo-optimal observation matrix. After that, performing a computer controller adaptive measurement and inference phase to estimate the set of unknowns using the measurement quantities, and a function of one of the set consisting of: the optimal observation matrix, the original observation matrix, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Inventor: Mehdi Malboubi
  • Patent number: 10404560
    Abstract: Method for operating a network having a prescribable topology, wherein the topology contains a plurality of network devices which are connected to one another and interchange data via multiwire data lines connected to their data ports, wherein test messages are also sent to the data lines in order to check whether or not two data ports on two network devices have the connection between them via the interposed data line, characterized in that, in a prescribable time interval, the number of CRC errors which have occurred and the number of data items transmitted in this time interval are ascertained on a data line between two data ports, and at least these two values are used to calculate an error rate which is a measure of the operability of the multiwire data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Johannes, Rami Shouani, Dirk Mohl, Jochen Dolezal
  • Patent number: 10405226
    Abstract: An invention relates to methods for transmitting a buffer status report (BSR) in a mobile communication system, more particularly to the definition of rules for triggering, generating and transmitting BSRs. The invention also relates to a data transmission method utilizing new rules to decide data of which radio bearers is transmitted within a given transmission time interval. Moreover, the invention relates to scheduling method for radio resources that is taking into account additional scheduling-relevant information from the buffer status reporting and/or data transmission method. To avoid unnecessary grants from the network and to suggest an advanced handling of data transmissions the invention suggests a buffer status reporting and data transmission schemes that take into account the scheduling mode of data of radio bearers pending for transmission to decide whether to report on it in a buffer status report, respectively, whether to multiplex the data to a transport block for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Martin Feuersaenger, Joachim Loehr, Christian Wengerter