Patents Examined by Jael Ulysse
  • Patent number: 9179496
    Abstract: Systems and methods of controlling characteristics of messages in sub-1 GHz networks (e.g., IEEE 802.11ah networks) are disclosed. One or more data structures indicating tone scaling parameters may be stored at or accessible to transmitters and receivers. The data structures may be organized based on a frame format, a wireless network bandwidth, and/or the number of spatial streams in use at the wireless network. Information stored in the data structures may be used in generation and processing of messages communicated via the sub-1 GHz network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Eugene J Baik, Sameer Vermani
  • Patent number: 9173181
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for converting a precision time protocol (PTP) to a GPS signal. Enterprise versions of Femtocells are located within buildings and do not have access to a GPS signal directly from a GPS satellite. An adapter is provided that takes an available PTP and power over Ethernet (PoE) flow and converts the signal into a pseudo-GPS signal that acts as a timing input into the Femtocell. The pseudo-GPS signal is a GPS signal modulated at the L1 band frequency or 1575.42 megahertz, but does not have location data nor subframes 1, 2, or 3, as found in an ordinary GPS signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Timothy Hugh Pearson, Seng Gan, Henry Burford, Eric C. English
  • Patent number: 9167482
    Abstract: A method and system for realizing network switching, and a mobile node are provided. An LMA receives a PBU message from a second MAG, wherein the PBU message carries identifier information of the mobile node, the IP address of a first interface, and the IP address of the second MAG. The LMA checks in the stored BCE whether the identifier information of the mobile node and the IP address of the first interface exist. If the existence is checked, the LMA continually judges whether the Proxy Care-of-Address in the BCE is the same as the Proxy Care-of-Address in the PBU message. If they are different, the LMA determines that the connection of the mobile node is a switchable connection, and determines that the mobile node has the ability of address preservation, then sends the IP address of the first interface to the second MAG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Chunhui Zhu, Zaifeng Zong, Xiaoyun Zhou, Jinguo Zhu
  • Patent number: 9137104
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method of remotely communicating with a managed machine. One example method of operation may include selecting the managed machine operating in a communication network, transmitting a connection request message to the managed machine and establishing a secure connection between the managed machine and an administrator machine. The example method may also include responsive to connecting with the managed machine, executing a host service on the managed machine, and connecting to the host service over the communication network via an application client operating on the administrator machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: KASEYA LIMITED
    Inventor: Derek Rodrigues
  • Patent number: 9125137
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for applying an extended access barring (EAB), the method performed by a machine type communication (MTC) device and comprising: recognizing, by an upper layer of the MTC device, a change from being operated in an override low priority to being operated in a low priority; informing, by the upper layer, a lower layer that the priority has been changed; and determining, by the lower layer, whether to apply the EAB, to handle at least one of an attach request, a tracking area update request, and a service request. If the EAB is applied, a RRC connection is barred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Kim, Hyun Sook Kim, Lae Young Kim, Tae Hyeon Kim
  • Patent number: 9107222
    Abstract: A method for communicating in a wireless local area network. The method according to one embodiment includes transmitting, by a first station, a plurality of a request to send (RTS) frames to a second station through a plurality of subchannels; receiving, by the first station, at least one clear to send (CTS) frame; and transmitting, by the first station, a data frame to the second station. If the at least one CTS frame includes channel information indicating all of the at least one idle subchannel through which the at least one CTS frame is transmitted, the data frame is transmitted via the at least one idle subchannel indicated by the channel information, and if the at least one CTS frame does not include the channel information, the data frame is transmitted via at least one of the plurality of subchannels indicated by the plurality of RTS frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Yong Ho Seok
  • Patent number: 9100983
    Abstract: A telecommunications network adapted to process data packets according to the client mobile internet protocol domain is extended to provide bearer capability, such that subsessions can be used to distinguish one portion of traffic from another. A different Quality of Service (QoS) can be assigned to each bearer. The bearers can be setup by a mobile node or a home agent in the telecommunications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Zoltán Richárd Turányi, György Miklós
  • Patent number: 9092158
    Abstract: A migration destination storage apparatus among a plurality of storage apparatuses and has a controller for sending or receiving information to or from a host computer and managing each migration destination volume as an access target of the host computer. The controller manages each migration destination volume by dividing the migration destination volumes into a plurality of resource groups based on identification information for identifying each migration source volume; manages a plurality of resources related to each migration destination volume by associating them with each resource group; and manages each migration destination volume and each resource belonging to each resource group as operation targets to be allocated individually to each migration source user who uses each migration source volume, and as operation targets over which only each migration source user has operation authority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Nakagawa, Mioko Mori
  • Patent number: 9088477
    Abstract: A distributed fabric system comprises a plurality of independent network elements interconnected by inter-switch links and assigned to a same group. Each network element includes a switching chip, a processor, and memory storing program code that is executed by the processor. The program code of each network element includes a device configuration (DC) stacking module and a switch discovery protocol (SDP) module. The SDP module of each network element, when executed, discovers each other network element in the group and elects one of the network elements as a master network element. The SDP module of the master network element, when executed, sends messages to the DC-stacking module of the master network element. Each sent message identifies one of the network elements in the group. The DC stacking module of the master network element, when executed, maintains a record of all network elements that are currently members in the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sushma Anantharam, Nirapada Ghosh, Keshav Govind Kamble, Dar-Ren Leu, Chandarani J. Mendon, Vijoy A. Pandey, Nandakumar Peethambaram
  • Patent number: 9077637
    Abstract: Determining the physical location of a mobile wireless device. A computer receives 1-hop and 2-hop neighbor information from a mobile wireless device for neighbor devices of the mobile wireless device responding to a discovery request transmitted by the mobile wireless device in an ad hoc wireless communications protocol. The computer determines a physical location of the mobile wireless device based in part on stored fixed physical locations of responding devices; an area in which the mobile wireless device is in range of responding 1-hop neighbors associated with a fixed physical location; and an area in which the mobile wireless device is in range of responding 1-hop neighbors not associated with a fixed physical location, which are in the range of 2-hop neighbors associated with fixed physical locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kieran G. A. Boland, Telemaque Ndizihiwe, Stephen Renwick, Mark E. Wallace
  • Patent number: 9071508
    Abstract: A distributed fabric system comprises a plurality of independent network elements interconnected by inter-switch links and assigned to a same group. Each network element includes a switching chip, a processor, and memory storing program code that is executed by the processor. The program code of each network element includes a device configuration (DC) stacking module and a switch discovery protocol (SDP) module. The SDP module of each network element, when executed, discovers each other network element in the group and elects one of the network elements as a master network element. The SDP module of the master network element, when executed, sends messages to the DC-stacking module of the master network element. Each sent message identifies one of the network elements in the group. The DC stacking module of the master network element, when executed, maintains a record of all network elements that are currently members in the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sushma Anantharam, Nirapada Ghosh, Keshav Govind Kamble, Dar-Ren Leu, Chandarani J. Mendon, Vijoy A. Pandey, Nandakumar Peethambaram
  • Patent number: 9065776
    Abstract: An addressable node unit includes connections for at least two lines via which the node unit can be addressed. The connections are connected to a circuit which evaluates an addressing signal. The node unit includes at least one power source which is supplyable with power via at least one of the lines. A switch is provided in the path between the evaluating circuit and the corresponding line connection, the switch being opened after an addressing process so that the power supply of the evaluating circuit is ensured by the at least one power source after the addressing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: RADICOS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Luan-Vu Tran, Walter Hammer
  • Patent number: 9060313
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to facilitate provision of acknowledgement signals in a wireless communications network are disclosed herein. An evolved node B (eNodeB) transmits radio resource control (RRC) signals indicating inclusion of an enhanced physical hybrid automatic repeat request (ARQ) indicator channel (e-PHICH) in a radio frame. The eNodeB configures the radio frame including the e-PHICH. At least one subframe of the radio frame includes a first resource block (RB) associated with a first UE, a second RB associated with a second UE, and a third RB. The first RB includes a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) control region in a Slot 0 of the subframe and a first enhanced PDCCH (e-PDCCH) allocation in the Slot 0 and in a Slot 1 of the subframe. The e-PHICH allocation is included in the third RB or at least the Slot 1 of the subframe of the first RB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Hong He, Jong-Kae Fwu
  • Patent number: 9059818
    Abstract: A wireless communication system, a method, and an apparatus for transmitting a multi-user Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) signal in a wireless communication system for supporting a relay. A method for transmitting a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for downlink multi-user MIMO transmission, the method including mapping a DMRS for first and second layers on a downlink physical resource block according to first and second DMRS patterns, respectively; and transmitting the downlink physical resource block. In the downlink physical resource block, a resource element corresponding to the second DMRS pattern can be punctured on the first layer and resource element corresponding to the first DMRS pattern can be punctured on the first layer and a resource element corresponding to the first DMRS pattern can be punctured on the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Moon II Lee, Sung Ho Moon
  • Patent number: 9025432
    Abstract: Systems and methods may be provided embodying an optimized Trill LAN network hello mode. The optimized hello mode may allow the number of LAN hellos exchanged to be reduced significantly in a steady state mode of operation. No modifications to the current Trill specification are needed and in a converged state (when designated RBridge election and appointed forwarder appointments are complete), only 1 hello PDU per RBridge is originated in every hello interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramkumar Parameswaran, Varun Shah, Erik Nordmark, Ayan Banerjee
  • Patent number: 9007923
    Abstract: Techniques for quick advertisement of a failure of a cellular router in a network are described herein. In one example, problems with the cellular router in the network are recognized, such as by the cellular router itself, or by a node in communication with the cellular router. In response, one or more cellular router failure notification packets are sent by the cellular router prior to failure to one or more nodes within a cell served by the failing cellular router. The cellular router failure notification packets indicate that the cellular router is failing, thereby starting a discovery process in each node, wherein an attempt is made to discover a new cellular router.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Itron, Inc.
    Inventor: Bastien Mainaud
  • Patent number: 8995435
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a computer system. The computer system includes a display mechanism, a storage, and a migration management mechanism. The storage stores a data structure indicating one or more port profiles. The migration management mechanism identifies one or more port profiles associated with a target switch for a migrating virtual machine, wherein the target switch is coupled to a target host machine of the virtual machine and recommends whether the target switch is suitable for the virtual machine by examining an identifier to the virtual machine in the port profiles associated with the target switch using the display mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Brocade Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Sesh Sayani, Vineet Banga, David B. Hamilton, Murthy Bhetanabhotla, Sadasivudu Malladi, Samir Savla
  • Patent number: 8995287
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a port profile management mechanism. The port profile management mechanism detects an active profile associated with a physical port on a switch and displays configuration of the port based on the identified port profile using the display mechanism. In addition, a port group management mechanism obtains information of a port group associated with a virtual machine, wherein the port group defines network configurations for the virtual machine. The port profile management mechanism detects a port profile associated with the virtual machine coupled to a physical port on a switch and displays an alert using the display mechanism in response to the port group and the port profile being out of synchronization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Brocade Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vineet Banga, Santhoshkumar Kolathur, Sadasivudu Malladi, Sesh Sayani
  • Patent number: 8989158
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a channel access method in a very high throughput (VHT) system using a bonding channel consisting of a plurality of subchannels is provided. Wherein the Method comprises: transmitting a request to send (RTS) frame by one source station or each of a plurality of source stations to a destination station through any subchannel selected from the plurality of subchannels; and in response to the received RTS frame, transmitting a clear to send (CTS) frame by the destination station to one source station selected from the plurality of source stations through the bonding channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Yong Ho Seok
  • Patent number: 8989110
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for transmitting multicarrier-supported capability of UE. When the UE supports multicarrier, the UE sends a message carrying multicarrier-supported capability of the UE to an RNC; the RNC parses the message from the UE and obtains the multicarrier-supported capability of the UE. The present disclosure also provides a system for transmitting multicarrier-supported capability of UE. Through the method and the system of the present disclosure, a network side can learn that the UE supports multicarrier, and determine whether a service can be received by a multicarrier cell based on the learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Lirong Shi, Meifang He