Patents Examined by Hoon J Chung
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Patent number: 10764759Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and provides a method and a device for same. The method comprises the steps of: receiving information about SPS transmission periods; confirming information about the number of SPS repetitions; and receiving SPS data, which is newly and repeatedly transmitted in every SPS transmission period, on the basis of the SPS transmission periods and the number of the SPS repetitions, wherein, if the SPS transmission periods are greater than the number of the SPS repetitions, a frequency band in which the SPS data is received is maintained to be the same in every SPS transmission period and, if the SPS transmission periods are smaller than the number of the SPS repetitions, the frequency band in which the SPS data is received is switched in every SPS transmission period.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyangsun You, Joonkui Ahn, Daesung Hwang, Yunjung Yi, Byounghoon Kim
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Patent number: 10756958Abstract: A method for processing a forwarding device fault, a device, and a controller are provided, and relate to the communications field. The method is as follows. An SNC receives a notification message sent by a first forwarding device, where the notification message includes a fault parameter of the first forwarding device, and the fault parameter includes a device identifier of the first forwarding device, a port identifier of a degraded port, and a degradation value of the port identified by the port identifier. The SNC determines, according to the device identifier and the port identifier, at least one forwarding path that passes through the port identified by the port identifier. The SNC also determines, according to the fault parameter of the first forwarding device and the fault parameters of other forwarding devices on one forwarding path, whether to update the forwarding path.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhongyu Wang, Peilin Yang, Wenxiong Zhu
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Patent number: 10750460Abstract: This application discloses a communications method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining, by a terminal device, downlink synchronization signal block index information; receiving, by the terminal device, information used to indicate an association relationship between a random access resource RO and a synchronization signal block; and accessing, by the terminal device, a network device based on the information on an RO corresponding to the synchronization signal block index information. This application further discloses a corresponding apparatus. A time-frequency location of a random access resource associated with each downlink synchronization signal is indicated, so that the terminal device obtains, through downlink synchronization, a time-frequency location for sending an uplink random access signal, to avoid a blind attempt of the terminal device and a beam mismatch of the network device occurring when the network device receives a random access signal, thereby improving efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Huang Huang, Kuandong Gao, Mao Yan, Hua Shao
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Patent number: 10750519Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a priority order based on an uplink transmission parameter. One apparatus includes a receiver that receives an uplink grant corresponding to an uplink transmission parameter. The apparatus includes a processor that determines a priority order of multiple logical channels based on an uplink transmission parameter priority corresponding to the uplink transmission parameter and a logical channel priority of the multiple logical channels. The processor assigns resources to logical channels of the multiple logical channels based on the priority order.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Joachim Loehr, Prateek Basu Mallick, Ravi Kuchibhotla
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Patent number: 10736015Abstract: In one embodiment, a controller of a multi-hop wireless network may access an interference map indicating interference among network nodes, each network node comprising sectors that each comprise an array of beamforming antennae. The controller may identify desired links between network nodes, each desired link being associated with a transmitting (TX) beamforming weight variable and a receiving (RX) beamforming weight variable. The controller may generate a factor-graph representation of the multi-hop wireless network comprising a first and second set of vertices, wherein the first set of vertices are variable nodes representing pairs of beamforming weight variables associated with identified desired links, and the second set of vertices are function nodes representing capacity equations associated with identified desired links.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: Djordje Tujkovic
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Patent number: 10736142Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate after a 4G system and, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related service, etc.). When a particular frequency at which an LTE-A system operates is included in an unlicensed band, a situation may occur where some subframes of the LTE-A system cannot be used.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jinyoung Oh, Hyojin Lee, Juho Lee, Hyoungju Ji, Cheolkyu Shin
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Patent number: 10736124Abstract: A method and device for wireless communication in a UE and a base station is disclosed. In one embodiment, a user equipment receives a first signaling; a first wireless signal is transmitted in Q1 air interface resource(s); wherein the first signal signaling is configured to determine L1 multiple access signatures groups, any one of the L1 multiple access signatures groups includes a plurality of multiple access signatures; each of Q1 air interface resource(s) includes a time frequency resource and a multiple access signature; the first wireless signal comprises Q1 sub wireless signals, the Q1 sub wireless signals are respectively transmitted by Q1 antenna port group(s), any one of Q1 antenna port group(s) is composed of a positive integer number of antenna port groups. This disclosure can improve the efficiency and spectrum utilization of uplink transmission.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Xiaobo Zhang
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Patent number: 10728783Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for improving inter-Radio Access Technology (RAT) measurements. A user equipment (UE) determines, while in a connected state Discontinuous Reception (CDRX) mode in a first cell of a first Radio Access Technology Network (RAT), that a second cell of a second RAT is to be measured. The UE schedules at least two operational periods related to transitioning between ON and OFF states of the CDRX mode to overlap, to increase a period available for measuring signals in the second cell.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Scott Allan Hoover, Arvind Vardarajan Santhanam, Srinivasan Balasubramanian, Kushang Desai, Vishal Hingorani, Rajarajan Rajendran, Hua Feng, Michael Allen Corley, Selvi Shah
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Patent number: 10728787Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a measurement method, user equipment, a network side device, and a measurement apparatus. The method includes: determining, by user equipment, a measurement time set and first measurement configuration information that are corresponding to a first target frequency band, where the first measurement configuration information is configuring the user equipment to perform wireless condition measurement according to identification information of a target cell; determining a status of using the first target frequency band by the target cell corresponding to the identification information; and measuring, in the measurement time set according to the status of using the first target frequency band by the target cell, a wireless condition of the first target frequency band corresponding to the target cell, to obtain a measurement result.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Qiang Li, Juan Zheng, Lei Guan
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Patent number: 10728858Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for a User Equipment (UE) configured by a Master enhanced NodeB (MeNB) for operation with dual connectivity to a Secondary eNB (SeNB) to determine a power for transmission to the MeNB and a power for transmission to the SeNB in a subframe when a total power the UE determines according to power control processes for transmission to the MeNB and for transmission to the SeNB exceeds a maximum transmission power in the subframe. Methods and apparatus are also provided for the MeNB to select one or more antenna ports the UE uses to transmit to the MeNB and inform the selected antenna ports to the UE.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Aris Papasakellariou, Boon Loong Ng
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Patent number: 10715617Abstract: There is provided a network device for processing data packets transmitted between nodes of a network, the network device to intercept data packets of a first traffic class transmitted by a first network node and addressed to a second network node, convert the intercepted data packets into data packets of a second traffic class, and transmit the converted data packets to the second network node.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBHInventor: Jens Rotzinger
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Patent number: 10715989Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for connecting related applications over a peer-to-peer network wireless connection using layer 2 communications protocols to initiate the connection between the applications. The layer 2 communications protocols include discovery frames that may be used to discover various types of systems available on a wireless network. The discover frames also include application names or identifiers that may be used to discover which applications are available for connecting with other systems over the wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Venkata R. Vallabhu, Rita Lee, Marc Meylemans
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Patent number: 10700965Abstract: Embodiments are provided for implementing control plane functionality to configure a data plane at a plurality of network nodes. A software defined topology (SDT) component is configured to determine a data plane logical topology indicating a plurality of selected nodes and a logical architecture connecting the selected nodes. The data plane logical topology enables traffic delivery for a service or virtual network for an end-customer or operator. A software defined networking (SDN) component is configured to interact with the SDT component and map the data plane logical topology to a physical network. The mapping includes allocating network nodes including the selected nodes and network resources which enable communications for the service or virtual network and meet QoS requirement. A software defined protocol (SDP) component is configured to interact with the SDN and define data plane protocol and process functionality for the network nodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hang Zhang
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Patent number: 10687264Abstract: In one example, a method and apparatus for providing Internet protocol (IP) packet flow mobility from a first wireless access technology (RAT) interface to a second wireless access technology (RAT) interface communicates packet information of a first IP packet flow via the first RAT interface and transmits a redirection packet for the first IP packet flow via the second RAT interface during the communication of the packet information. The method and apparatus also transmits redirected packet information of the first IP packet flow to the second RAT interface in response to the receiving of redirected packet information of the first IP packet flow from the second RAT interface. In one example, a method and apparatus may receive redirected packet information of the first IP packet flow from the second RAT interface in response to the transmitting of the redirection packet. This operation may be carried out, for example, in a UE. However, a network gateway may also initiate the redirection operation if desired.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2015Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventor: Apostolis Salkintzis
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Patent number: 10666775Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for implementing packet checkers and packet generators within a network device. The packet checkers and packet generators can each operate in an internal mode to test functionality of the network device or in an external mode to test functionality of an external device.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Thomas A. Volpe
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Patent number: 10652752Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for controlling a hybrid node are disclosed. A network includes a controller, a plurality of first nodes, wherein sectors of the plurality of first nodes are configured to simultaneously transmit wireless signals or receive wireless signals, a plurality of second nodes, wherein sectors of the plurality of second nodes are configured to simultaneously transmit wireless signals when all of the one or more sectors of the plurality of first nodes are receiving wireless signals, or receive wireless signals when all of the one or more sectors of the plurality of first nodes are transmitting wireless signals, and a plurality of hybrid nodes, wherein the controller is operative to select at least a subset of sectors of the plurality of hybrid nodes to operate as one of the plurality of first nodes or to operate as one of the plurality of second nodes.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Nabeel Ahmed, Djordje Tujkovic, Sanjai Kohli
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Patent number: 10645591Abstract: A wireless communication system includes: a first base station configured to communicate using a frequency within a licensed band; a plurality of second base stations configured to communicate using a frequency within an unlicensed band; and a communication terminal configured to be able to communicate with the first base station and any of the plurality of second base stations, wherein the communication terminal is further configured to detect first identification information broadcasted from the first base station, the first identification information indicating a first communication network to which the first base station belongs, detect second identification information broadcasted from third base station being any of the plurality of second base stations, the second identification information indicating a second communication network to which the second base stations belong, determine whether to establish a connection with the third base station, in accordance with the first identification information anType: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Takayoshi Ode, Shinichiro Aikawa, Yoshiaki Ohta
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Patent number: 10645680Abstract: A method for use in a first user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station, control information and a resource assignment for uplink transmission; and transmitting, based on the control information, a discovery signal on the assigned resource for uplink transmission, the discovery signal including a first temporary UE identifier (ID) assigned to the first UE, wherein the first temporary UE ID is used to identify the first UE for device-to-device communication.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Zhijun Cai, Joon Beom Kim, Noun Choi, Changhoi Koo
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Patent number: 10645689Abstract: A solution to enable synchronization and establishing links among the APs using available RATs with minimum modifications is provided. In one aspect, an apparatus may determine a first set of resources to be used for establishing network access for a set of UEs. The apparatus may determine a second set of resources for establishing backhaul links with a set of base stations. A resource schedule of the apparatus may include the first set of resources and the second set of resources. In another aspect, an apparatus may be a first base station. The first base station may receive a set of reports from a set of base stations. The first base station may determine a resource schedule for a second base station within the set of base stations based on the set of reports. The first base station may transmit the resource schedule to the second base station.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Navid Abedini, Karl Georg Hampel, Muhammad Nazmul Islam, Sundar Subramanian, Junyi Li
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Patent number: 10635716Abstract: Methods and systems for forwarding data packets by a server system (e.g., a proxy server) are disclosed. The proxy server is coupled to a user device and a plurality of web servers. The proxy server receives a first data packet directed to a first web server of the plurality of web servers from the user device. The first data packet includes a first synthesized address associated with the first web server. The proxy server identifies a first actual address of the first web server. The proxy server replaces the first synthesized address in the first data packet with the first actual address of the first web server. The proxy server further forwards the first data packet to the first web server using the first actual address of the first web server.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventor: Dekel Shmuel Naar