Patents Examined by Hong S. Cho
  • Patent number: 11129086
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system message notification and sending method and apparatus. The method comprises: a CU determines system message relevant information; and the CU sends the system message relevant information to a DU. The DU receives the system message relevant information sent by the CU; and the DU notifies a terminal of the information. The present application provides an access control and system message processing solution under a CU-DU architecture, and a CU can provide sufficient auxiliary information to a DU, and thus the DU can generate suitable system information according to same. The two coordinate to provide a service to a UE, and the system efficiency is improved and a good user experience is ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Dajun Zhang, Aijuan Liu, Ying Wang
  • Patent number: 11129094
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a wireless communication circuitry, a processor operatively connected with the wireless communication circuitry, and a memory, operatively connected with the processor, storing configured network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) and an application. The memory stores instructions, when executed, causing the processor to, when the electronic device is booted, identify a single-NSSAI (s-NSSAI) candidate group including at least one s-NSSAI, based on configuration information of the application, determine a specified number of s-NSSAIs among at least one s-NSSAI included in the configured NSSAI as a first requested NSSAI based on the number of s-NSSAIs included in the configured NSSAI and the s-NSSAI candidate group, and transmit a first registration request message including the first requested NSSAI, via the wireless communication circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soomin Lee, Seonmi Kim, Kyunghoon Lee, Hyejeong Kim, Sangho Lee, Sunmin Hwang
  • Patent number: 11121826
    Abstract: To make flexible design according to a use case possible and further improve the transmission efficiency of the entire system. A communication apparatus includes a communication section configured to perform wireless communication, and a control section configured to control such that information corresponding to a plurality of one-encoding units to be made a target of re-transmission is notified to another apparatus, the target of re-transmission being, from among one or a plurality of one-encoding units defined so as to include at least part of a plurality of one-encoding units included in a predetermined transmission unit, any of the plurality of one-encoding units whose reception results in failure and all of the plurality of one-encoding units included in the predetermined transmission unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsuda, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Naoki Kusashima
  • Patent number: 11122638
    Abstract: For example, a wireless communication device may be configured to, while communicating via a first radio of the wireless communication device over a first network connection in a first WLAN over a first wireless communication frequency band, identify a second WLAN over a second wireless communication frequency band for Concurrent Multiple Band (CMB) network access, the second wireless communication frequency band different from the first wireless communication frequency band; based on identifying the second WLAN, to automatically transmit from a second radio of the wireless communication device user credentials to establish a second network connection with the second WLAN over the second wireless communication frequency band, the second network connection concurrent with the first network connection; and to concurrently communicate over the first and second network connections by routing to the first and second radios a plurality of application streams corresponding to one or more applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ofer Hareuveni, Daniel Cohn, David Birnbaum, Ehud Reshef, Dor Chay, Sivan Koffler
  • Patent number: 11122502
    Abstract: Example systems relate to access point fit. A system may include a processing resource and a memory resource. The memory resource may store machine readable instructions to cause the processing resource to determine a fit for a first client device using a plurality of metrics in response to a scan request from the first client device. The memory resource may further include instructions to cause the processing resource to determine that the fit for the first client device is above a threshold fit. The memory resource may further include instructions to cause the proceeding resource to respond to the scan request from the first client device with a probe response in response to the determination that the fit for the first client device is above the threshold fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Aruba Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Jianpo Han
  • Patent number: 11115905
    Abstract: A method for publishing information at a wireless routing device end includes the following steps. An information release request message sent by the user equipment is received, wherein the information release request message includes at least one display content and a display time indication of each display content in at least one display content. Based on the display time indication, the identification information of the wireless access point provided by the wireless routing device is updated and broadcast according to the display content. A wireless routing device and user equipment each includes one or more processors and a storage device for storing one or more programs. When one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors implement the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI SHANGWANG NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fanpan Shi
  • Patent number: 11109298
    Abstract: Provided are: a method by which a central unit (CU) of a base station updates access control barring (ACB)-related parameters in a wireless communication system; and an apparatus for supporting the same. The method comprises the steps of: receiving information indicating a change in the ACB-related parameters; updating the ACB-related parameters based on the received information; and transmitting the updated ACB-related parameters to a distributed unit (DU) of the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Daewook Byun, Jian Xu, Sangwon Kim, Seokjung Kim, Jaewook Lee
  • Patent number: 11109305
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for an extended feature indication in new radio (NR), such as for slice specific extension (SSE). Aspects provide a method that may be performed by a transmitter device, such as a user equipment (UE) or a network node (e.g., a base station (BS)). The method generally includes determining a network node supports an extended feature, the extended feature being associated with an extended feature identifier. The transmitter device transmits a message, the message including the extended feature identifier and an indication that the apparatus is using the extended feature. A receiver device can receive the message and process the message and/or one or more subsequent messages based on the indication that the transmitter device is using the extended feature and the extended feature identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Gavin Bernard Horn, Ozcan Ozturk, Peerapol Tinnakornsrisuphap, Linhai He, Charles Alfred Bergan, Ajay Gupta
  • Patent number: 11109415
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to perform a Random Access procedure that is based on one or more access control parameters that are specific for a predefined coverage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vivek Sharma, Brian Alexander Martin, Shin Horng Wong, Martin Warwick Beale
  • Patent number: 11108509
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method whereby a terminal transmits acknowledgement information to a base station in a wireless communication system, and a device therefor, characterized by: receiving N pieces of downlink data (N is a natural number), wherein one piece of downlink data comprises M transmission blocks (TBs) (M is a natural number), and one TB comprises L code block groups (CBGs) (L is a natural number); bundling acknowledge information on the total number N*M*L of CBGs, comprised in the N pieces of downlink data, into an X-bit size (X is a natural number greater than or equal to 1 and less than N*M*L) on the basis of a predetermined rule; and transmitting the bundled acknowledgement information in the X-bit size to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hanjun Park, Suckchel Yang, Seonwook Kim, Joonkui Ahn, Seunggye Hwang, Jaehyung Kim
  • Patent number: 11102708
    Abstract: Provided are a method of acquiring changed system information (SI) and a device supporting the method. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for acquiring changed SI in a wireless communication system includes: receiving a first SI message; receiving a notification of SI change; receiving an indication indicating a second SI message, which only contains system information blocks (SIBs) to be modified in the first SI message; and receiving the second SI message according to the indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Oanyong Lee, Youngdae Lee, Sangwon Kim, Hongsuk Kim
  • Patent number: 11102771
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring downlink control information (DCI) in a wireless communication system, especially in a new radio access technology (NR) is provided. A user equipment (UE) monitors first DCI having a first size in a UE specific search space (USS). The first size is determined based on an active bandwidth part (BWP). The UE further monitors second DCI having a second size in a common search space (CSS). The second size is determined based on a default BWP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yunjung Yi, Daesung Hwang
  • Patent number: 11096062
    Abstract: Novel tools and techniques for are provided for implementing a hybrid spectrum access system and access probe framework. A system includes a base station coupled to a network, a spectrum access system, and user equipment coupled to the base station and the spectrum access system. The user equipment is configured to transmit, to the base station, a first network access request following a first access sequence while transmitting signals under a first power limit. If no response is obtained from the base station, the user equipment is configured to transmit a second network access request above the first power limit, but under a second power limit. The user equipment is configured to obtain spectrum access from the spectrum access system and transmit a second network access request to the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Schwengler, Stewart Gormley
  • Patent number: 11096223
    Abstract: A method for requesting system information, includes: sending a first random access request, wherein the first random access request carries at least one pilot code for identifying system information to be requested; monitoring a response message corresponding to the first random access request within a preset time period, wherein the response message carries information for responding to the at least one pilot code; and when the response message is detected, based on a pilot code identifier included in the response message, monitoring and receiving system information corresponding to the pilot code identifier within a transmission window of the system information corresponding to the pilot code identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiaowei Jiang
  • Patent number: 11089638
    Abstract: A mobile device, electronic device, and operation methods thereof are provided. The mobile device includes a communication interface; a memory storing one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to: connect through the communication interface to an electronic device to be wirelessly connected to an access point (AP), obtain an AP list including one or more APs to each of which the mobile device has a history of being connected, identify one or more APs selected from the AP list having the connection history as candidate APs and create a candidate AP list including information about the identified one or more candidate APs, and transmit, to the electronic device, the candidate AP list and information about a home AP indicating an AP to which the mobile device is currently connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinho Kim, Deoknam Kim, Geunyoung Yu, Sukun Yoon, Minju Lee
  • Patent number: 11082976
    Abstract: Methods and systems for waking up a wireless receiving stations having wake-up radio (WUR) circuits. A method of providing a wake-up signal in a communications channel for a plurality of receiving stations, including generating at least a first series and a second series of waveform coded symbols, the first series being incorporated into a first wake-up-radio (WUR) frame that is intended for a first receiving station and has a first predefined bandwidth, the second series being incorporated into a second WUR frame that is intended for a second receiving station and has a second predefined bandwidth; combining the first and second WUR frames into a multiband WUR data unit having a bandwidth that is greater than a sum of the predefined bandwidths of the first and second WUR frames; and transmitting a wake-up signal including the multiband WUR data unit in the communications channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hoon Suh, Osama Aboul-Magd, Kwok Shum Au
  • Patent number: 11083023
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting a random access preamble (hereinafter, message 1); receiving a random access response (hereinafter, message 2) including a first uplink grant and a second uplink grant, as a response to the message 1; performing an initial transmission of a message 3 using the first uplink grant; starting a timer at a time when the initial transmission of a message 3 is performed; and performing a retransmission of the message 3 using the second uplink grant when the timer expires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sunyoung Lee, Jeonggu Lee
  • Patent number: 11076344
    Abstract: A wireless device receives, from a base station, one or more broadcast messages comprising system information. The system information may indicate that a first type of wireless device is barred from accessing or camping on a first cell. The wireless device may determine, based on the system information and based on the wireless device not being of the first type, that the wireless device is not barred from accessing or camping on the first cell. The wireless device may transmit, to the base station, a random access preamble for accessing or camping on the first cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: PanPsy Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Alireza Babaei
  • Patent number: 11071055
    Abstract: This document discloses a solution for selecting a network slice for an application. According to an aspect, a method comprises as performed by a terminal device: triggering, by the terminal device, network slice selection in the terminal device for an application executed in the terminal device; transmitting, by the terminal device in response to said triggering, a network slice query request message to a network node of a network infrastructure; receiving, by the terminal device from the network node as a response to the network slice query request message, a network slice query response message indicating at least one network slice available to the terminal device and comprising at least one quality-of-service parameter of the at least one network slice; and selecting, by the terminal device, a network slice of the at least one network slice for the application on the basis of the at least one quality-of-service parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Zhi Wang, Laurent Thiebaut
  • Patent number: 11063786
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an apparatus and method for integrating long-range wireless devices in industrial wireless networks. A wireless device manager is configured to function as a gateway for at least one industrial wireless network. The gateway is associated with at least one industrial wireless network protocol; and the wireless device manager comprises a first radio module configured to communicate directly with one or more devices over a distance of at least about two kilometers using a long-range wide area network protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Prasad Samudrala, Paul F. McLaughlin, Vibhor Tandon