Patents Examined by Huy C Ho
  • Patent number: 10825122
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for configuring indication devices in transportation services. The method includes receiving a plurality of transportation requests including passenger pick-up points located in a preset geographical area. The method further includes identifying a first transportation request matching a first vehicle and a second transportation request matching a second vehicle, where the first vehicle and the second vehicle are detected to be located in the preset geographical area. The method also includes determining that first indication information assigned with the first transportation request shares an attribute with second indication information assigned with the second transportation request. The method additionally includes adjusting the first indication information so that the first indication information no longer shares the attribute with the second indication information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: BEIJING DIDI INFINITY TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pengcheng Wang, Yongqing Mu, Qiang Ma, Chuanlan Li, Zhaozhi Sun, Quansheng Guo, Lu Qian
  • Patent number: 10827320
    Abstract: In one aspect, a first device includes a processor, a wireless communication interface accessible to the processor, and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to receive data through the wireless communication interface from a second device different from the first device that indicates that the second device is not in physical contact with a person. The instructions are also executable to decline to transmit at Least first information to the second device based at least in part on the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Nathan J. Peterson, Arnold S. Weksier, John Carl Mese, Russell Speight VanBlon
  • Patent number: 10820312
    Abstract: TDD access equipment modified by introducing a frequency change at the normal TDD guard point, with respective downlink or uplink periods for individual subscriber stations offset to form overlapping frames. Cyclo-stationary processing, block equalization, and burst timing coordination allow the boundary between downlink and uplink portions of both frames to be set dynamically, improving spectral efficiency. Fast frequency switching within an allotted physical slot enables synchronization of time-sharing the dedicated frequencies to be maintained among subscriber stations. Duplex spacing between downlink and uplink frequencies for individual subscriber stations, combined with in-depth filtering of received signals, prevents spurious out-of-band transmission signal strength from reaching an interference level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: General Access Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul F. Struhsaker
  • Patent number: 10820152
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes acquiring a plurality of received signal strength indicators obtained by a target wireless terminal which observes a plurality of wireless signals transmitted from a plurality of transmitters, selecting a set of received signal strength indicators which is a portion of the plurality of received signal strength indicators, acquiring a set of reference received signal strength indicators corresponding to the set of received signal strength indicators, from a database of a plurality of reference received signal strength indicators that serve as a reference for the plurality of received signal strength indicators, and estimating a received signal strength indicator offset of the target wireless terminal, based on the set of received signal strength indicators and the set of reference received signal strength indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masayuki Murata
  • Patent number: 10818017
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for tracking a plurality of objects in a sequence of images. The method comprises: receiving an image from a sequence of images; calculating, based on the received image, a detection probability map which, for each state of a predefined set of states of an object, specifies a probability that any of the plurality of objects is detected in that state in the received image; updating, based on the calculated detection probability map, an object identity map and an accumulated probability map recursively from a previous object identity map and a previous accumulated probability map corresponding to a previously received image of the sequence of images, and tracking each object in the received image based on the updated object identity map and the updated accumulated probability map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: AXIS AB
    Inventor: Håkan Ardö
  • Patent number: 10820137
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to predict whether a current location of a mobile device corresponds to a user of that mobile device. To do so, the mobile device may evaluate information from sensors that indicate a current state of the device or device surroundings. Based on the probability, the mobile device may send the current location and the probability to a user of the mobile device, an application on the device, or another party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: NortonLifeLock, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Newstadt, Ilya Sokolov
  • Patent number: 10820353
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for transmit signalling to configure a UE with a UE specific root to use in generating a Zhadoff Chu (ZC) sequence for reference signal transmission. With conventional LTE, a cell specific root is used within each cell. There is a need for a more flexible association between roots and UEs that, for example, allows for multiple roots to be associated with a cell. The provided approach may help with maintaining re-use distance as networks become denser. The method provided in this embodiment improves the capabilities of automatic driving and ADAS of electric vehicles. The method can be applied to vehicle networking, such as V2X, LTE-V, V2X, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yicheng Lin, Keyvan Zarifi, Mohammadhadi Baligh
  • Patent number: 10817753
    Abstract: The learning assistance device acquires a plurality of learned discriminators obtained by causing learning discriminators provided in a plurality of respective terminal devices to perform learning using image correct answer data, sets the learned discriminator having the highest correct answer rate among the plurality of learned discriminators as a new learning discriminator, and outputs the learning discriminator and identification information capable of identifying the image correct answer data used for learning. The plurality of terminal devices repeatedly performs a process of outputting a plurality of learned discriminators obtained by causing the learning discriminators to perform learning using image correct answer data different from image correct answer data indicated by the identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Yuya Kudo
  • Patent number: 10791574
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a user equipment (UE) performing random access to a network is disclosed. For this end, the UE determines a predetermined number of beams, as candidate beams for the random access to the network, among multiple beams, wherein each of the multiple beams is allocated on different time domain units. And, the UE transmits the random access preamble over a transmission beam selected as one from the candidate beams to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunyoung Lee, Seungmin Lee, Daesung Hwang, Seungjune Yi
  • Patent number: 10789036
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provide for removal of a display screen from a wireless device, or, in a different embodiment, provide for a display screen as a separate and additional device that functions in real time in the same way as if the screen were incorporated in the wireless device. This functionality is enabled by a short range wireless connection, such as Bluetooth, between transceivers located in the wireless device and the display screen device. The display screen device allows a user to monitor the associated wireless device without needing to operate the full device. The display screen device may also have control capability for controlling the wireless device. Thus, a user can monitor and control a mobile device from a smaller remote display device while being presented with the information that would be displayed on the display screen of the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Mark J. Enzmann, Paul Christopher Grooms, Robert Torrence Moton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10778836
    Abstract: The disclosed system enables the display of enhanced user profile information on a terminating handset of a call recipient. A caller initially submits enhanced user profile information to a telecommunications service provider, such as the caller's name, company name, physical address, e-mail address, and photograph. When the caller places a phone call, the enhanced user profile information is displayed on a terminating handset of the call recipient. The enhanced user profile information may be transmitted directly to the call recipient or may be retrieved by a network associated with the called party. The disclosed system provides management options for both the caller and the call recipient. For example, the call recipient may specify a preference to automatically save the enhanced user profile information on the terminating handset, or the caller may specify a preference to disable or enable the display of enhanced user profile information on the terminating handset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Bikash Agarwal
  • Patent number: 10764859
    Abstract: Example method includes: determining, by a network device, a plurality of client devices' locations within a wireless network; assigning the plurality of client devices into a number of clusters; calculating an original cluster centroid location for each cluster of client devices; calculating an average distance between each client device in a particular cluster and the original cluster centroid location for the particular cluster; iteratively adjusting the number of clusters and assignment of the plurality of client devices to determine the number of clusters associated with a low number of cluster and a low average distance from each client device in a respective cluster to a respective cluster centroid location; and assigning a subset of access points in the wireless network to a high priority, each AP in the subset having the closest distance to the respective cluster centroid location corresponding to the determined number of clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Gaurav Patwardhan, Sachin Ganu
  • Patent number: 10735945
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique that combines a 5G communication system for supporting a data rate that is higher than that of a beyond 4G system with IoT technology, and a system thereof. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related services. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method in which a terminal performs communication connection by downloading and installing a communication service in a communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hyewon Lee, Duckey Lee, Sujung Kang, Youngsun Ryu, Jonghan Park, Kangjin Yoon
  • Patent number: 10720951
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a terminal body, a metal case forming an appearance of the terminal body and including a side region and a second region integrally formed with the side region and supporting the inside of the terminal body, and a rear molding part formed in a region of the metal caser. The rear molding part includes a first molding region formed to have a closed loop shape along an inner surface of the side region and a second molding region extending from the first molding region and forming a receiving space for receiving at least one electronic component. The side region includes a plurality of opening holes, and the first molding region is formed to cover the plurality of opening holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Insu Song, Jaewook Lee, Sukho Hong, Jeongjoong Kim
  • Patent number: 10717396
    Abstract: A vehicle cup holder cell phone mount has a base with a downwardly and inwardly tapering surface of rotation around a vertical axis. A pier stands up from a top of the base and a cell phone mounting bracket is pivotally mounted to the pier. The cell phone mounting bracket has adjustable jaws to fit cell phones of varying widths. The jaws always define an opening for a cell phone power/communications cable. One or more of a plurality of shells may be selectively assembled to the base. Each shell has a tapering surface of rotation around the axis. The shells are of different sizes. The user assembles from zero to (n) shells to the base, Russian-doll fashion, so as to optimally fit a particular vehicle cup holder. The user then wedges the assembly into the vehicle cup holder such that compressive force between the outermost tapering surface and the cup holder side wall securely holds the cell phone mount in place in the vehicle cup holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: MACNEIL IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MacNeil, David S. Iverson
  • Patent number: 10715949
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus for determining positioning of a device in connection with a geo-fence. The method includes obtaining fence information associated with a plurality of geo-fences from a local storage, determining whether to perform geo-fence determination, and in the event that geo-fence determination is determined to be performed, sequentially determining whether the mobile device is currently located within one of the plurality of geo-fences, wherein a sequence according to which the sequential determination is performed is based at least in part on distances between corresponding ones of at least two of the plurality of geo-fences and a current location of the mobile device, and determining, based at least in part on a location of a geo-fence among the at least two of the plurality of geo-fences that is currently nearest to the mobile device, a determination time for a next geo-fence determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventor: Lei Pang
  • Patent number: 10700881
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method performed at a Policy and Charging Rule Function, PCRF, entity for provisioning policy information. The method comprises preparing policy information for provision to a PCEF entity and then provisioning the policy information to the PCEF entity. The method also comprises indicating a recurring time interval for applying a policy associated with the policy information to the PCEF entity such that the policy can be applied at the PCEF repeatedly at the recurring time interval without further provisioning of the policy information to the PCEF entity. Correspondingly, there is also provided a method performed at a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function, PCEF, entity for applying a policy. Apparatuses embodied at the PCRF and PCEF are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Hui Yang, Juying Gan, Chengqiong Xie
  • Patent number: 10674350
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for handling network subscriptions of a subscriber entity having a network subscription locked to a source subscription management entity. A method is performed by a profile handling entity. The method comprises obtaining a request message for download of a new network subscription handled by a target subscription management entity, the request message comprising identity information of the target subscription management entity. The method comprises transmitting, when there is a mismatch between the identity information and reference identity information, a release request message of the network subscription to the source subscription management entity via the target subscription management entity. The method comprises receiving, from the source subscription management entity via the target subscription management entity, a release response message of the network subscription.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Abu Shohel Ahmed, Patrik Salmela, Kazi Wali Ullah
  • Patent number: 10667217
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an information processing device which reduces the possibility of a false detection of lifting of an electronic device. A standstill determination section (63) determines that a standstill condition is satisfied in a case where a dispersion of acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor (11) is (i) within a predetermined standstill reference range and (ii) outside a predetermined complete standstill reference range. Then, in a case where the standstill determination section (63) determines that the standstill condition is satisfied, a lifting determination section determines that an electronic device (1) has been lifted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Kashiwagi, Shinya Okuda, Akihiro Isoo, Tomoki Kato
  • Patent number: 10659370
    Abstract: A wireless local area network, WLAN, node (400) is adapted to be comprised in an integrated wireless communications network comprising a WLAN and a cellular communications network. The WLAN node (400) comprises a receiving module (401) adapted to receive traffic data from a wireless device. A differentiation module (403) is adapted to determine whether the received traffic data relates to a first traffic type which is to be routed locally within the WLAN or a second traffic type which is to be routed to the cellular communication network. A processing module (405) is adapted to control the handling of the traffic data according to whether the traffic data is determined as relating to the first traffic type or the second traffic type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Filip Mestanov, Karl Norrman, Oumer Teyeb