Patents Examined by Jay L Vogel
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Patent number: 11456766Abstract: A method that incorporates aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving digital data via a plurality of fiber optic cables, wherein the digital data represents a plurality of radio frequency signals received at a plurality of remote radio units via a plurality of uplink paths, wherein the first virtual processing system is configured to mitigate interference detected in one or more of the plurality of uplink paths, performing a plurality of measurements of the digital data to identify an interference condition associated with at least a portion of the plurality of uplink paths associated with the plurality of remote radio units; and providing updated digital data, according to the interference condition that is identified, to a second virtual processing system including at least one second virtual processor, wherein the second virtual processing system is configured to operate as one or more baseband units for providing cellular communication services. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: ISCO International, LLCInventor: Amr Abdelmonem
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Patent number: 11451979Abstract: Mobile device testing efficiencies can be increased by a testing interface designed to elicit mobile device characteristics from a mobile device. A mapping table can be used to request specific characteristic data from a mobile device. Once received by a base station device, the base station device can utilize the characteristic data to optimize performance of the base station device and/or the mobile device. The requested characteristics can comprise temperature data, beamforming data, array data, and/or other data that is relative to the mobile device and its performance.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Yizhe Zhang, Yupeng Jia
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Patent number: 11438874Abstract: Disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention is a method by which a terminal selects a resource on a plurality of component carriers (CCs) and transmits a signal in a wireless communication system, and the method for transmitting signals on a plurality of CCs comprises the steps of: performing sensing on an anchor CC for a first time period; performing sensing on a non-anchor CC for a second time period; allowing a terminal to select, at the ending times of the first time period and the second time period, a resource through which a signal is to be transmitted on the anchor CC; and transmitting a signal through a resource selected on the anchor CC and a resource on the non-anchor CC, which is connected by the resource selected on the anchor CC, wherein the second time period should be included in the first time period, and the ending times of the first time period and the second time period are the same.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Hyukjin Chae
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Patent number: 11425739Abstract: A scheduling method implements flexible scheduling in a relay network. A method includes: determining, by a first device, information about a transmission time difference, where the transmission time difference is a time difference between a control channel of a first link and a data channel that is of the first link and that is scheduled by the control channel of the first link; notifying a second device of the information about the transmission time difference; and performing, by the second device, scheduling based on the information about the transmission time difference. In this way, the second device determines whether a resource needs to be reserved for the data channel of the first link, and it is possible that a time division resource, a frequency division resource, or a space division resource is shared for data of the first link and data of a second link.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lei Chen, Fengwei Liu, Jing Qiu
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Patent number: 11418943Abstract: According to one configuration, a system comprising: a first SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) device; a second SIM device; and user equipment in which the first SIM device and the second SIM device are installed. The user equipment is operable to: access first subscriber identity information stored in the first SIM device, the first subscriber identity information providing the user equipment access to a first wireless network in a network environment; access second subscriber identity information stored in the second SIM device, the second subscriber identity information providing the user equipment access to a second wireless network in the network environment; and via analysis of configuration settings in the second subscriber identity information, detect that the second network is assigned to support non-voice wireless communications between the user equipment and a remote network.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLCInventor: Loay O. Kreishan
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Patent number: 11418932Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a meter interface device may measure a temperature associated with the meter interface device, and use the measured temperature as a basis to regulate the transmission and the reception of data between the meter interface device and a wireless network. The meter interface device may also measure voltage, and use the measured voltage as a basis to regulate the transmission and the reception of data.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Neptune Technology Group Inc.Inventor: David Hamilton
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Patent number: 11412074Abstract: This application provides a method and device for transparently transmitting a service frequency, where the method includes: determining, by a first device, first service frequency information Xn, where the first service frequency information Xn is used to indicate an amount of n-bit first service data that is sent by the first device within first statistical duration, and a sending frequency of the first device is used as a reference for the first statistical duration; and encapsulating, by the first device, the first service frequency information Xn into a first S/T bit code block, inserting the first S/T bit code block into a data stream of the first service data, and sending the data stream of the first service data to a second device.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Renlei Wang, Xiaojun Zhang, Xingyao Chen, Shuai Xiao
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Patent number: 11405120Abstract: An audio system, method, and computer program product for synchronizing device clocks. The systems, methods and computer program product can establish a first isochronous data stream between a peripheral device and a first device and establish a second isochronous data stream between the first device and a second device to send data between the first and second device. As the two data streams may rely on two different device clocks, e.g., one clock which defines the timing for the first isochronous data stream and a second clock which defines the timing for the second isochronous data stream, the systems, methods, and computer program disclosed herein are configured to maintain synchronization and/or synchronize the first clock with the second clock to prevent data loss due to clock drift.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Inventors: Casper Stork Bonde, Rasmus Abildgren, Douglas Warren Young
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Patent number: 11399353Abstract: A telecommunications system communicating data to/from one or more terminals, including one or more transmitters to transmit first and second carriers over respective first and second frequency bandwidths. During a first time period the transmitters can transmit data receivable by first and second classes of terminal on the first and second carriers. During a second different time period, the transmitters can transmit data to the second class of terminal on the first and second carriers in combination. A data transmission format on the first carrier in the first time period is incompatible with a user data transmission format on the second carrier during the first time period. The transmitters can transmit control data on the first carrier in the first time period which is receivable by the second class of terminal to enable the second class of terminal to maintain synchronisation with the first carrier during the first time period.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: SCA IPLA HOLDINGS INC.Inventors: Peter Darwood, Martin Beale
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Patent number: 11395125Abstract: Disclosed are techniques to minimize the electricity consumption of battery powered devices during network discovery and other phases of network operation. Example techniques include efficiently listening for other mains powered and battery powered devices within communication range of the battery powered device by, for example, shortening its listening window depending on how close the time reference maintained by the battery powered device is estimated to be to the time reference used by the other mains powered and battery powered devices within communication range. Other techniques include slowing the rate of listening by the battery powered device when the battery powered device is unlikely to be able to receive discovery messages or is already connected to the network. Other techniques include using knowledge of the network to listen for discovery messages on a channel or channels on which other devices are likely to be transmitting.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Itron, Inc.Inventors: Fabrice Monier, Thomas Uhling, Imad Jamil, Keith Barnes
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Patent number: 11388084Abstract: Techniques for routing traffic across different virtual local area networks (VLANs) within a single bridge domain are described. One technique includes receiving at a first network device a packet from a second network device on a first interface of multiple interfaces within a bridge domain at the first network device. Attachment circuit information associated with the packet is determined. An information element that includes an indication of the attachment circuit information is generated. The information element is transmitted to the third network device.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Ali Sajassi, Mankamana P. Mishra, Samir Thoria, Patrice Brissette, Mei Zhang, Tapraj Singh
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Patent number: 11374877Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch. During operation, the switch parses a first schema of the switch. The first schema indicates initialization information for one or more services of the switch expressed based on one or more tags. The switch then identifies a tag of the one or more tags in the first schema based on the parsing and identifies information corresponding to the tag from a profile of the switch. Subsequently, the switch generates a second schema from the first schema based on the identified information.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Michael Zayats, Aslam M. Khan, Noorinbano Shaikh, Shriharsha Shripadaraj
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Patent number: 11368392Abstract: A method and an apparatus for forwarding a packet in a Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network are provided. Based on an example of the method, a Provider Edge (PE) device assigns a private network application identifier to a received Internet Protocol (IP) packet and sends a Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) packet that is generated based on the IP packet and carries the private network application identifier in an extension label. In this way, when receiving the MPLS packet, a Provider (P) device may identify the private network application to which the MPLS packet belongs based on the private network application identifier in the extension tag.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Li Dai
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Patent number: 11368254Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a wireless device and an Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF, and methods performed by a wireless device and an AMF, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Ivo Sedlacek, Kaj Johansson, Mikael Wass
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Patent number: 11356225Abstract: Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for multiplexing and transmitting data and uplink control information, and receiving the data and control information in a wireless communication system. In the system multiplexing an uplink packet data channel and a control channel, a transport format of the control channel for transmission of the control information is changed according to the transport format of the data channel. The disclosed method and apparatus can control the quantity of resources for the control channel in the case of transmitting high speed data, and thus can the efficiency of the data channel resources.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youn-Hyoung Heo, Ju-Ho Lee, Joon-Young Cho
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Patent number: 11357011Abstract: A communications device transmitting/receiving signals to/from a mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for the communications device. The wireless access interface includes plural communications resource elements across a host frequency range of a host carrier, and a first section of the communications resources within a first frequency range for preferable allocation to reduced capability devices forming a first reduced bandwidth carrier and a second section of the communications resources within a second frequency range for preferable allocation to the reduced capability devices forming a second reduced bandwidth carrier. Each of the first and second frequency ranges is within the host frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew Webb, Dimitris Koulakiotis, Hideji Wakabayashi, Yuichi Morioka, Stephen Truelove
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Patent number: 11343709Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device and base station using a first radio access technology to monitor traffic load on a second radio access technology. A wireless device may monitor traffic of the second radio access technology and may transmit one or more traffic load reports to the base station. The base station may, based on the report(s) and its own observations, determine whether a hidden network of the second radio access technology is present at the wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Wei Zhang, Tianyan Pu, Haitong Sun, Wei Zeng, Dawei Zhang, Sami M. Almalfouh, Johnson O. Sebeni
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Patent number: 11330596Abstract: A method and a device for indicating transmission resources, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: selecting N transmissions according to a target indication rule, and determining N transmission resources of data information of a data packet corresponding to the N transmissions as selected; and transmitting in control information the N transmission resources as determined.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Lin Lin, Rui Zhao, Yuan Feng, Jiayi Fang, Haijun Zhou
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Patent number: 11330544Abstract: Provided is a method for automatically calibrating wireless frequency offsets. The method includes following steps: a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) wireless transmission module monitors or scans a specific data packet of an access point (AP); the Wi-Fi wireless transmission module acquires a frequency offset between a central frequency of the Wi-Fi wireless transmission module and a central frequency of the AP according to the specific data packet; the Wi-Fi wireless transmission module executes frequency offset tracking according to the frequency offset to control the Wi-Fi wireless transmission module to calculate a central frequency according to a frequency offset acquired for a surrounding AP of the Wi-Fi wireless transmission module in such a way that each of the calculated central frequency and the frequency offset for the surrounding AP is in a preset standard, and adjusts the central frequency of the Wi-Fi wireless transmission module according to the calculated central frequency.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: ESPRESSIF SYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.Inventors: Ke Shang, Zhifu Liu, Ping Huang
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Patent number: 11329894Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed towards a frame-based indicator that can convey current network condition information and the type and quality of service currently available. The frame-based indicator can fit the shape of a user equipment, such as surrounding the display screen. The frame can be used to indicate various network information, including, but not limited to signal power, signal quality, noise, type of band available, network speeds and network latency. Network quality and types of services can be differentiated by frame size, frame pattern, frame color, frame color intensity, frame background gradient, frame flash pattern, frame animation, and so forth. The operating system and application programs can use the frame-based indicator to convey the various network-related information.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Iftekhar Alam, Ming-Ju Ho, Alexander Viox