Patents Examined by Jamaal Henson
  • Patent number: 11825526
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing devices access to wireless base stations. An exemplary method embodiment includes the steps of: receiving over the air at a wireless base station a plurality of random access preamble signals from a plurality of devices; and determining, by the wireless base station, the order in which to respond to the received random access preamble signals based on an access priority list. The access priority list being determined based on customer premises equipment devices characteristics, attributes and/or properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Volkan Sevindik, Haider Syed
  • Patent number: 11817989
    Abstract: A method of separating a desired signal from an undesired signal includes obtaining a total input signal comprising the desired signal and the undesired signal in a time domain occupying a time duration from time t1 to time t2 of a single symbol in the desired signal. A transform is performed of the total input signal wherein an output of the transform is a time domain signal representing the desired signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Photonic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward I. Ackerman, Charles H. Cox
  • Patent number: 11811642
    Abstract: A MANET protocol, comprising: receiving a data packet (DP) from a current sender (CS) by a recipient, defining: an identity of the CS, a prior sender (PS) from which CS received DP, and a target recipient (ID), a count (HC) of hops previously traversed by DP, and a sequence identifier (SI); updating a forwarding table (FT) to mark CS as being reachable in one hop, and PS as being reachable in two hops via CS as next hop; determining if ID is the recipient; determining whether to rebroadcast by recipient, if and only if the SI is not present in a list of prior SIs; and selectively rebroadcasting DP by recipient in dependence on said determining, modified by: replacement of CS with an identity of the recipient, PS with CS, and ID with a next hop from the FT if present, and incrementing HC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: goTenna, Inc.
    Inventors: Subramanian Ramanathan, Christophe Servaes, Seth Foster
  • Patent number: 11812489
    Abstract: A radio terminal (3) can perform carrier aggregation using a first cell (10) of a first radio station (1) and a second cell (20) of a second radio station (2). The first radio station (1) performs, with the radio terminal (3), radio resource control for the first cell (10) and the second cell (20) in order to perform the carrier aggregation. At least one of the second radio station (2) and the radio terminal (3) is configured to transmit, to the first radio station (10), information about a problem occurring in a radio link in the second cell (20) between the second radio station (20) and the radio terminal (30) while the carrier aggregation of the first cell (10) and the second cell (20) is being performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisashi Futaki, Hiroaki Aminaka
  • Patent number: 11805491
    Abstract: Uplink messages in 5G and 6G are expected to arrive at the base station in alignment with the base station's resource grid, at the proper time and frequency. Disclosed are lean procedures and compact timing signals that can enable user devices to maintain synchronization with a base station's resource grid. Shaped timing signals are disclosed that, when measured by a receiver, can indicate whether the receiver's clock is synchronized with the transmitter's clock, or is in disagreement, and in which direction, and by how much. The receiver thereby determines the clock error by amplitude measurements only, since the timing signal is configured to convert the timing error into a readily determined amplitude value, which the receiver can quantify using normal amplitude-demodulation procedures. The receiver's amplitude resolution corresponds to the time resolution achievable. No special time-measurement signal processing is required. No synchronization messages or other legacy overhead are required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Inventors: David E. Newman, R. Kemp Massengill
  • Patent number: 11800511
    Abstract: Provided are a resource scheduling method, a resource determining method, an eNB, and a user equipment. The resource scheduling method for wireless communication is performed by the eNB. The wireless communication involves at least a first carrier and a second carrier. The resource scheduling method includes: transmitting a DCI in the first carrier to a UE to schedule downlink resources for a PDSCH of the second carrier, wherein the eNB is able to start transmitting a burst in the second carrier at a flexible time independent of the subframe boundaries of the second carrier after the second carrier is occupied by the eNB, and the DCI for a flexible PDSCH of the burst different from the normal PDSCH of the second carrier contains information on the time period scheduled for the flexible PDSCH. The flexible PDSCH and its corresponding RS can reuse the DwPTS subframe structure for minimal specification impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Li Wang, Alexander Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Michael Einhaus, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Lilei Wang, Masayuki Hoshino
  • Patent number: 11792807
    Abstract: A bandwidth scheduling method. The method includes a bandwidth allocation apparatus receives a bandwidth request message sent by a message conversion apparatus, where the bandwidth request message includes a bandwidth requirement, and the bandwidth requirement is a bandwidth required by a user-side apparatus for completing transmission of a service. The bandwidth allocation apparatus calculates first bandwidth grant information and second bandwidth grant information based on the bandwidth requirement, where the first bandwidth grant information is information about a bandwidth that is allocated to the user-side device, and the second bandwidth grant information is information about a bandwidth that is allocated to a second access device. The bandwidth allocation apparatus sends the first bandwidth grant information to the user-side device, and the bandwidth allocation apparatus sends the second bandwidth grant information to the second access device by using a first access device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ruobin Zheng
  • Patent number: 11792880
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The method includes receiving, from a second UE, a discontinuous transmission configuration for a sidelink connection between the first UE and the second UE, determining, based on the received discontinuous transmission configuration, a set of receive beams for discontinuous reception by the first UE for the sidelink connection, and transmitting, to the second UE, a discontinuous reception configuration that indicates the determined set of receive beams for discontinuous reception for the sidelink connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sourjya Dutta, Shuanshuan Wu, Kapil Gulati
  • Patent number: 11778552
    Abstract: A method of wireless communication by a base station includes configuring a tracking reference signal (TRS) with respect to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) for an idle/inactive mode user equipment (UE). The method also transmits the tracking reference signal and the PDSCH during a paging cycle, in accordance with the configuration. A method of wireless communication by a UE includes expecting a TRS to be received when a PDSCH is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter Pui Lok Ang, Peter Gaal, Nathan Yee, Hung Dinh Ly, Wooseok Nam, Linhai He, Wanshi Chen, Huilin Xu, Yuchul Kim
  • Patent number: 11777683
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a method and an apparatus for transmitting a DMRS, and relate to the field of communications technologies. The method and the apparatus are applicable to an NR system. The method for transmitting a DMRS may include: determining a time-frequency resource used to carry a DMRS; and then sending the DMRS by using the time-frequency resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiang Ren, Yong Liu, Shibin Ge, Xiaoyan Bi
  • Patent number: 11778551
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for harvesting radio frequency (RF) energy based on an energy harvesting EH indication signal. A transmitting device such as a base station may transmit, to a user equipment (UE), an EH indication signal that indicates a time period when radio frequency (RF) energy is to be available. The UE may receive the EH indication signal and harvest RF energy from the RF signal during the time period. The transmitting device may transmit an RF signal to the UE or another UE during the time period. The UE may receive a wake up indication indicating a second time period to monitor a control channel. The UE may split power between energy harvesting and receiving RF signals during the second time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Huilin Xu, Yongjun Kwak, Yuchul Kim, Jing Lei, Hwan Joon Kwon
  • Patent number: 11758606
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine that a failure event for a beam or a link, between the UE and a base station, is occurring or will occur, and transmit a message to the base station indicating that the UE is refraining from performing a recovery procedure for the beam or a link for a time duration. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Hamed Pezeshki, Tao Luo, Sony Akkarakaran, Jingchao Bao
  • Patent number: 11751181
    Abstract: A scheduling apparatus and a scheduling method, wherein the amount of signaling for frequency resource allocation information can be reduced while maintaining system throughput performance. In a base station apparatus, a scheduling section allocates frequency resources to frequency allocation target terminals based on set frequency allocation units, and a frequency allocation parameter setting section adjusts the set frequency allocation units set in the scheduling section based on cluster numbers. Due to this, in each cluster number, frequency resources can be allocated based on the most suitable frequency allocation units with respect to the signaling bit number. As a result, the amount of signaling for frequency resource allocation information can be reduced. Further, system throughput can be maintained by making the cluster number, which is a parameter having little effect on system throughput, a setting parameter for frequency allocation units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Takashi Iwai, Sadaki Futagi, Daichi Imamura, Akihiko Nishio, Seigo Nakao, Yoshihiko Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11751270
    Abstract: For providing data of an apparatus for applications, routing of the data via a communication node is provided. In this case, the apparatus communicates the data wirelessly to the communication node. This necessitates pairing the apparatus with the communication node beforehand, which is carried out with the aid of an installation key. The data transfer itself is then secured with a connection key defined during the pairing. If replacing or reconnecting the communication node necessitates carrying out re-pairing, at least one criterion relating to the reachability of the communication node is checked and the lack of reachability as per the criterion is made into the prerequisite for using the installation key instead of the connection key for re-pairing. At least one embodiment of the invention increases protection against interferers wanting to access the apparatus in an unauthorized manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Johann Dorrer
  • Patent number: 11743826
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for interference measurements based on a priority value in a network (e.g., an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) network). Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communications. The method generally includes determining, at a first wireless node, a priority value associated with the first wireless node configured to serve one or more child nodes, determining occurrence of interference to communications of the first wireless node and/or a second wireless node, and taking one or more actions in response to the determination of the interference based on the priority value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Naeem Akl, Navid Abedini, Jianghong Luo, Luca Blessent, Karl Georg Hampel, Junyi Li, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11737130
    Abstract: A method performed by a serving cell of a base station (BS) is provided. The method receives a measurement report from a user equipment (UE). The measurement report includes measurements associated with another cell. The method then transmits, to the UE, beam information based on the received measurements via a two-stage indication. The beam information includes at least a synchronization signal (SS) block bitmap having one or more SS block bits corresponding to one or more SS block indices for the another cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Yu-Hsin Cheng, Hung-Chen Chen, Chie-Ming Chou
  • Patent number: 11723102
    Abstract: A radio terminal (3) can perform carrier aggregation using a first cell (10) of a first radio station (1) and a second cell (20) of a second radio station (2). The first radio station (1) performs, with the radio terminal (3), radio resource control for the first cell (10) and the second cell (20) in order to perform the carrier aggregation. At least one of the second radio station (2) and the radio terminal (3) is configured to transmit, to the first radio station (10), information about a problem occurring in a radio link in the second cell (20) between the second radio station (20) and the radio terminal (30) while the carrier aggregation of the first cell (10) and the second cell (20) is being performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisashi Futaki, Hiroaki Aminaka
  • Patent number: 11722282
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamic acknowledgement repetition for a downlink medium access control packet data unit transmission ‘MAC PDU’ requiring multiple acknowledgements, the method having the steps of: receiving the downlink MAC PDU requiring multiple acknowledgements; and utilizing a differentiating factor and acknowledgement scheme, sending the multiple acknowledgements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Takashi Suzuki, Zhijun Cai, James Earl Womack
  • Patent number: 11711840
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises: a processing circuit, configured to: construct an interference overlapping diagram based on an interference/coexistence relationship between resource application systems within a management range, wherein a connection point of the interference overlapping diagram represents one or more resource application systems, and an edge of the interference overlapping diagram represents the fact that interference exists between the resource application systems represented by two connection points linked with the edge; remove one or more edges in the interference overlapping diagram so as to enable the interference overlapping diagram to meet a pre-determined condition after the removal; and carry out channel/resource allocation based on the adjusted interference overlapping diagram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youping Zhao, Lu Shi, Yu Zhao, Chen Sun, Xin Guo
  • Patent number: 11706818
    Abstract: Disclosed is a network access method, including that a station receives a first radio frame from a first access point, where the first radio frame indicates a resource unit for a random-access operation; and when the sending address of the first radio frame is a public identity or a private identity, the station performs the random-access operation. Also disclosed are a network access apparatus and a storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Han, Kaiying Lv, Bo Sun, Chen Lu