Patents Examined by Huy C Ho
  • Patent number: 10659143
    Abstract: A method of data communication includes: determining, by a first terminal, an idle channel, and transmitting a data handshake request carrying interruption information on the idle channel, wherein the interruption information at least includes an indication for interrupting a call of a traffic channel; receiving a data handshake response transmitted by a repeater; when the data handshake response is of a type allowing interruption, jumping to the traffic channel designated by the repeater according to a channel jumping indication included in the data handshake response; and when determining that a second terminal occupying the traffic channel making the call interrupts the call and releases a resource of the traffic channel, initiating a call on the traffic channel. The embodiments of the present invention can interrupt the call of the transmitting terminal and release the channel resource, and have strong flexibility and high efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Hytera Communications Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Yan Xu, Zhenghua Luo, Chengfu Huang
  • Patent number: 10659923
    Abstract: A method is disclosed including determining an indicator information indicative of one or more indicators of a current usage of an electronic device, determining a condition information indicative of if the electronic device is rigidly positioned with respect to a user, wherein the condition information is determined based, at least in part, on the determined indicator information. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Jari Tapani Syrjarinne, Pavel Ivanov, Muhammad Irshan Khan
  • Patent number: 10656278
    Abstract: Processing location sensor data to detect location anomalies by defining a multi-cell overlay grid for a defined asset tracking area, determining a current location on the overlay grid for an asset according to location data, determining that a probability of transitioning from a previous location to the current location is below a threshold, registering the current location as an anomaly and updating the last known location of the asset to the current location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joao Souto Maior, Thiago Bianchi, Tiago Bertoni Scarton, Gary A. Cooper, Suraj Shirodkar Singh
  • Patent number: 10630847
    Abstract: A method and a radio network node, a method and a core network node as well as a method and a charging node for enabling management of a traffic steering policy are disclosed. The radio network node receives, from the core network node, an indication of the traffic steering policy indicating one or more access resources and at least one of a PDN connection, a packet flow and a bearer to use on the one or more access resources. Furthermore, the radio network node determines to steer traffic. radio network node transmits access information to the core network node. The access information indicates a currently used access resource for the PDN connection, the packet flow or the bearer. The core network node transmits the access information. The charging node determines an amount of traffic for the PDN connection, packet flow or bearer on the currently used access resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Jari Vikberg, Ralf Keller, Stefan Rommer
  • Patent number: 10623073
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement for securing a remote radio unit in combination with a telecommunications tower or elevated structure for mounting a telecommunication antenna. The mounting arrangement includes a docking station comprising: (i) a control unit having at least two openings through an upper wall of the control unit for receiving each remote radio unit, (ii) a sealing gasket disposed about the periphery of each opening; (iii) at least one pair of guide rails projecting upwardly from the upper wall of the control unit and between the at least two openings, and (iv) a mechanism for producing a watertight seal between the control unit and each remote unit. The control unit defines an internal enclosure for housing an electronic interface configured to provide digital energy and exchange data between each remote unit and a base station. The guide rails of the docking station are configured to slidably receive, and guide each of the remote unit into the openings of the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates, LLC
    Inventors: Adam T. Nugent, Christopher P. Natoli, Todd Landry, Matthew Cooke, Leon Marketos, Shawn M. Chawgo
  • Patent number: 10616822
    Abstract: A first method includes receiving a first signal at a user equipment (UE), where the UE communicates with a network using first system information, the first signal including an indication of whether system information is to be requested by the UE; determining, based at least in part on the first signal, to request updated system information; and requesting updated system information based at least in part on the determining. A second method includes transmitting a first signal from a base station to a UE, where the UE communicates with a network using first system information, the first signal including an indication of whether system information is to be requested by the UE and information to allow the UE to determine to request updated system information; receiving a request from the UE for updated system information; and transmitting the updated system information based at least in part on the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Keiichi Kubota, Gavin Bernard Horn
  • Patent number: 10616849
    Abstract: One disclosure of the present specification provides a method for a proxy-call session control function (P-CSCF) of a home public land mobile network (H-PLMN) to register a roaming user equipment with an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) network. The method may comprise the steps of: receiving an identifier of a visited public land mobile network (V-PLMN) in which a user equipment is roaming, wherein the identifier of the V-PLMN is received in a state where packet data network (PDN) connection for the user equipment is established but the user equipment is not registered with the IMS network; receiving, from the user equipment, a REGISTER message for registration with the IMS network; adding the identifier of the V-PLMN to a header of the REGISTER message; and transmitting the REGISTER message to which the identifier of the V-PLMN is added to an Interrogating-CSCF (I-CSCF).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyunsook Kim, Jinsook Ryu, Laeyoung Kim, Myungjune Youn, Dongsoo Kim
  • Patent number: 10578732
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for location measurement reporting in a wireless network are disclosed. An apparatus of an initiator station (ISTA), where the apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to encode a null data packet announce (NDPA) frame for transmission to a responder station (RSTA), the NDPA frame indicating a sounding sequence number, and encode a first null data packet (NDP) for transmission at a time T1 to the RSTA. The processing circuitry may be further configured to: decode a second NDP, the second NDP received from the RSTA, wherein the second NDP is received at a time T4, and decode a first location measurement report (LMR). The processing circuitry may be further configured to in response to an ISTA-to-RSTA LMR feedback agreement between the RSTA and ISTA indicating the ISTA is to send a second LMR, encode a second LMR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Feng Jiang, Jonathan Segev, Chittabrata Ghosh, Qinghua Li, Robert J. Stacey, Po-Kai Huang
  • Patent number: 10576905
    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 many 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: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: MacNeil IP LLC
    Inventors: David F. MacNeil, David S. Iverson
  • Patent number: 10565834
    Abstract: An disclosure apparatus for an emergency rescue service includes: a cluster transmitting an electric warning sound output signal related to information regarding a vehicle; an emergency call unit connected to the cluster so as to receive the electric warning sound output signal from the cluster, and selecting and transmitting one of a plurality of previously stored electric sound sources so as to output an electric sound corresponding to the selected and transmitted electric warning sound output signal; and a speaker outputting the electric sound source selected by the emergency call unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Young Kim
  • Patent number: 10560841
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for facilitating anonymized communication sessions. An anonymized communication platform receives a request to initiate an anonymized communication session between a first user and a second user of an online service. The anonymized communication platform selects, from a set of available proxy contact identifiers, a first proxy contact identifier for the first user, and a second proxy contact identifier for the second user, and generates an anonymized communication record for the anonymized communication session that indicates that that the first proxy contact identifier is assigned to the first user and the second proxy contact identifier is assigned to the second user. The anonymized communication platform causes the first proxy contact identifier and the second proxy contact identifiers to be provided to the first and second users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Stein, David Ganly, Malachy McKay
  • Patent number: 10557915
    Abstract: An apparatus estimates successive headings of a mobile device based on respective results of measurements by the mobile device on radio signal transmitted by a plurality of transmitters to obtain estimated headings (201). It computes a mean heading based on a predetermined number of the estimated headings and computing a standard deviation of the predetermined number of estimated headings (202). It determines whether the mean heading is to be considered valid based on the computed standard deviation of the estimated headings (203). Finally, it provides an indication of the mean heading as an indication of a current heading of the mobile device for use by a specific application only if the mean heading is determined to be considered valid (204).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Muhammad Irshan Khan, Jari Syrjärinne, Pavel Ivanov
  • Patent number: 10554236
    Abstract: Mitigation of interference between wireless network signals and signals emitted from sources external to the wireless network are disclosed. The wireless network signals may include out-of-band emissions that create interference with the signals emitted from the external source. To mitigate the interference, an antenna is provided with sensors configured to detect when a signal is directed at the antenna from the external source. A controller is configured to activate/deactivate signal transmission from the antenna based on feedback from the sensors in order to mitigate interference with the signal emitted from the external source. The sensors may be configured to detect radar emissions or other types of signal emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Walter F. Rausch, Harry William Perlow
  • Patent number: 10547334
    Abstract: A method and a terminal device for executing a radio application are disclosed. The method for executing a radio application comprises the steps of: allowing a radio virtual machine (RVM) of a reconfigurable mobile device to reference a radio programming interface (RPI); and replacing at least one abstract processing element (APE) of the RVM with at least one elementary RVM according to an RVM hierarchical structure referenced by the RPI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Seung Won Choi, Yong Jin, Dong Hyun Kuem, Kyung Hoon Kim, Heung Seop Ahn
  • Patent number: 10547969
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for location tracking. In one embodiment, an apparatus receives a message sent to a user of a mobile device in a wireless network, and a processor determines at least one location parameter. Data is extracted from the message, and initiation of a computing function (e.g., transmission of a communication to the mobile device) is triggered by a match between the location and the data from the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: OATH INC.
    Inventors: Sol Lipman, David Robinson, Jeffrey Bonforte, Victor Chen
  • Patent number: 10536842
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a communication system for simplifying terminal device configuration. [Solution] A communication system comprises a server and a terminal device. The server stores first information in order for the terminal device to communicate, and stores second information in order for the terminal device to connect to a network of the other bases. When the power is turned on in a normal operation, the terminal device connects to the network by using network information in a non-volatile memory unit, obtains the first information from the server, and writes the same in a volatile memory unit. Thus, the terminal device starts operation. When the power is turned on by using a particular operation, the terminal device connects to the network by using the network information in the non-volatile memory unit, obtains network information of the other bases from the server, and stores the same in the non-volatile memory unit. Thus, it is possible to connect to the network of the other bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: ICOM INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Yuma Oda
  • Patent number: 10522044
    Abstract: The following application is related to the fields of dispatching vehicles on the basis of location; monitoring the location of vehicles belonging to a group; and/or registering the workings of vehicles communicating information to a remotely located station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Inventor: Antonio J Ortiz
  • Patent number: 10509620
    Abstract: A display control apparatus including a first icon storage section storing a first icon; a second icon storage section storing a second icon; a first correspondence information storage section storing a combination of mobile terminal identification information and application identification information, in association with the second icon; a mobile terminal identification information receiving section receiving mobile terminal identification information from a mobile terminal; an application identification information receiving section receiving application identification information from the mobile terminal; and a display control section displaying the second icon in a display section if the combination of mobile terminal identification information received by the mobile terminal identification information receiving section and application identification information received by the application identification information receiving section is stored in the first correspondence information storage section, and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: EIZO Corporation
    Inventors: Kentaro Hotta, Kenji Hiraki, Koji Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Morishita, Ryotaro Imai, Ikumi Arai
  • Patent number: 10508474
    Abstract: A lock portable charging apparatus includes a case defining an interior area that is enclosed and a locking device situated in the case. A shackle assembly is operatively coupled to the locking mechanism and is functional to selectively secure the case to a support structure. The case defines a key inlet for receiving a key in to operate the lock mechanism. A battery, processor, and memory storing programming are situated in the case. A primary and auxiliary USB port are positioned on the case and electrically connected to the battery for receiving AC power to recharge the battery and share battery power with other electronic devices, respectively. A GPS module is in the case for determining a global location of the case. A solar cell is included to provide electrical current to the battery. Programming is included to locate a mobile phone associated with the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Inventor: Lashesa Wyatt
  • Patent number: 10497005
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for acquiring services on a multiplicity of devices. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a service management center (SMC) (100) that has a plurality of service centers (102-110) for supplying services to a corresponding plurality of devices (120-128), and a controller (112) for managing operations of the service centers. The controller is programmed to receive (202) from a select one of the devices an identification reference in response to a request for service by an end user, search (210) for one or more services associated with the identification reference, select (212) from the search results one or more services appropriate for the requesting device, and enable (220) the one or more services on the selected device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: David A. Deas, Michael Grannan, Umesh M. Desai, Anil Doradla, Lalitha Suryanarayana, David Wolter, Dinesh Nadarajah