Patents Examined by Jean A Gelin
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Patent number: 11563649Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting, e.g., that a Network Function (NF) service consumer in a core network of a cellular communications system has restarted are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a NF service consumer in a core network of a cellular communications system comprises sending, to a NF service producer, a message comprising information related to a unit of the NF service consumer.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Yunjie Lu, Wenliang Xu, Yong Yang
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Patent number: 11558728Abstract: A disclosed apparatus obtains emergency data for multiple device types from a plurality of emergency data sources and provides a jurisdictional map view to a plurality of emergency network entities, where each emergency network entity corresponds to a given geographic boundary. The jurisdictional map view corresponds to a respective emergency network entity's geographic boundary. The apparatus determines portions of the emergency data corresponding to emergencies occurring within each respective emergency network entity geographic boundary, and provides location indicators within each respective jurisdictional map view, with each location indicator corresponding to an emergency.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: RAPIDSOS, INC.Inventors: William Pellegrini, Lucas Richard Eager Leavitt, BingJun Sy, Henry Katz, Gabriel Mahoney, Andrew Hwang, Zvika Ferentz, Riccardo Pellegrini, Angela Lynn Orthmeyer
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Patent number: 11553367Abstract: The present disclosure provides a measurement method, user equipment, and a network side device. The method includes receiving first measurement configuration information sent by a network side device, and performing measurement in an inactive mode based on the first measurement configuration information, to obtain a measurement result, where the first measurement configuration information is used at least in the inactive mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventors: Jianping Zhou, Xiaodong Yang, Qian Zheng
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Patent number: 11553555Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for faster radio frequency (RF) activation are provided. One method may include transmitting by a network node, or receiving by a user equipment, a connection release message for the user equipment, wherein the connection release message comprises an indication for the user equipment to start measuring secondary cells after connection release. The method may then include during or immediately after connection setup or connection resume, receiving by the network node or transmitting by the user equipment, an indication of availability of measurements of the secondary cells.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Lars Dalsgaard, Tero Henttonen, Elena Virtej
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Patent number: 11546722Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) device, such as a cellular telephone, configured to store Higher Priority Public Land Mobile Network (HPPLMN) timer setting values and enterprise geofence information associated with the entries on its Equivalent Home Public Land Mobile Network (EHPLMN) list is disclosed. When the UE is camped on an EHPLMN, the UE may search/scan for higher priority EHPLMNs using the HPPLMN timer setting values associated with the entries on the list that have higher priority than the current EHPLMN. The rate of the scans may be set based on the shortest HPPLMN timer entry of the higher priority entries on the EHPLMN list. The UE may also or instead be configured to search for geofenced EHPLMNs on the list for which entrance criteria are currently satisfied, even when the current EHPLMN has higher priority than the geofenced EHPLMNs.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Celona, Inc.Inventors: Srinivasan Balasubramanian, Mehmet Yavuz
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Patent number: 11540083Abstract: Locations for mobile computers may be adaptively determined in a system which includes a server, a set of mobile computers, and an administrator computer. In such a system, the set of mobile computers may each be programmed with instructions operable to, when executed, transmit multiple forms of location information to the server. Additionally, the server may be programmed with a set of location determination routines and these routines may be used in determining a location for each of the mobile computers from the set of mobile computers. These locations may then be used to populate an interface of the administrator computer with icons at positions corresponding to the mobile computers' locations.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: GigFlex LLCInventors: Larry S. Schwartz, Mitesh D. Desai
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Patent number: 11540179Abstract: Techniques for multiple call types for a call event are described and may be implemented via a wireless device to enable multiple connections for wireless calls. For instance, redundant connections for a call event of a wireless device are established via different call types and utilized to exchange call media of the call event. In at least some implementations, call media from the different call types is combined to provide a combined media stream for output as part of the call event. Thus, techniques for multiple call types for a call event are applicable to increase call quality in different scenarios and environments, such as in situations where a primary call connection experiences an anomaly condition that causes quality call degradation.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Daniel C. Chisu, Si Chen
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Patent number: 11533602Abstract: A device, system, and method for selecting a public safety answering point server to include on a call is provided. A first communication device associated with a first responder, during a call with a second communication device, provides first and second input mechanisms to select a public-safety answering point (PSAP) to include on the call, respectively based on an association with the first communication device or based on a location of the second communication device. In response to detecting activation of the first or second input mechanism, the first communication device respectively provides, to a network server: information to identify the association with the first communication device or the location of the second communication device. Subsequently, first and second communication devices communicate on the call with a PSAP as selected by the network server.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Scott J. Pappas, Steve Mardakis, Chantal Levert, Jeremiah J. Nelson, Francois Cregheur
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Patent number: 11532017Abstract: A messaging system and methods that can be simultaneously employed during a voice conversation, ensuring not all information conveyed to the called party can be overheard. Eliminating the need for callers to switch between calling and text to send detail information that needs to be written down. Text messages storage of in a searchable database format as opposed to a running series of sequential messages, enabling both security and quick access to information when needed. Interactivity that will allow text messages to response to date/times to determine a course of action such as alarm notification of upcoming deadlines or being able to automatically eliminate old and outdated messages.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Inventor: Oliver Wendel Gamble
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Patent number: 11533601Abstract: A network node obtains (302) a message to be transmitted as a public warning system notification to multiple UEs, via one or more SIBs, and obtains (304) area information corresponding to the message. The area information indicates an area for which the message is relevant. The network node determines (306) how many SIBs are needed for transmitting the area information and segments (308) the message into a plurality of segments, based on how many SIBs are needed for transmitting the area information. The network node transmits (310) the message and the area information via SIBs, such that a segment of the message is included in each SIB and such that each portion of the area information included in a SIB is accompanied by a segment of the message. A UE receives the SIBs and assembles the message and area information, displaying the message if it is relevant.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Mattias Bergström, Stephen R. Hayes, Jens Bergqvist
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Patent number: 11528672Abstract: An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) includes processing circuitry, where to configure the UE for New Radio (NR) communications above a 52.6 GHz carrier frequency, the processing circuitry is to decode higher layer signaling, the higher layer signaling including a default slot duration for a transmission of control signaling. The control signaling includes a synchronization signal (SS) and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) signaling. Synchronization information within a SS block is decoded. The SS block is received within a SS burst set and occupying a plurality of symbols within a slot having the default slot duration. A synchronization procedure is performed with a next generation Node-B (gNB) based on the synchronization information within the SS block and the PBCH signaling.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Gang Xiong, Avik Sengupta, Yushu Zhang, Jie Zhu, Dae Won Lee, Alexei Vladimirovich Davydov, Gregory Vladimirovich Morozov
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Patent number: 11528639Abstract: A system includes an IP communication unit that communicates by IP communication, a non-IP communication unit that communicates by non-IP communication for which a transmittable data size is smaller than the transmittable data size for IP communication, and a controller that controls a switching between communication by the IP communication unit and communication by the non-IP communication unit, such that communication is performed by non-IP communication in a case in which a size of data to transmit is equal to or less than a predetermined first size, and communication is performed by IP communication in the case in which the size of the data to transmit is greater than the first size.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventor: Teppei Aoki
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Patent number: 11528647Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to select a cell that is more preferable for a terminal device in an environment in which beamforming is performed. [Solution] There is provided a device including: an acquiring unit configured to acquire received quality information indicating received quality of a reference signal in a terminal device; and a control unit configured to perform cell selection for the terminal device based on the received quality information. When a predetermined condition related to use of weight sets for beamforming by a base station is satisfied, the control unit does not perform the selection based on the received quality information.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroaki Takano
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Patent number: 11528357Abstract: A communications system according to certain embodiments includes a mobile device and a second type of communications system, such as a landline telephone system, that share usage information. The shared information can include call logs of in-coming and out-going calls, missed calls, text messages, address book information, GPS data, internet browsing data, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Inventor: David Goren
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Patent number: 11523252Abstract: A positioning method includes separately sending, by a terminal, a request for obtaining assistance data to a serving base station and a neighboring cell base station; separately receiving, by the terminal, assistance data from the serving base station and the neighboring cell base station; identifying, by the terminal based on the assistance data, reference signals received from the serving base station and the neighboring cell base station; calculating, by the terminal, a time difference of arrival based on times at which the reference signals arrive at the terminal; and sending, by the terminal, the time difference to a server using an application layer protocol, to enable the server to calculate location information of the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Hongna Chang
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Patent number: 11523344Abstract: A device and a method for saving power in a mobile electronic device are provided. A mobile electronic device includes a plurality of antennas and a transceiver, wherein the transceiver includes a control unit configured to switch to a low power mode to operate in the low power mode, or to operate at least one of the plurality of antennas in the low power mode when a data non-transmission period occurs for a predetermined time in an active state.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong-Wook Song, Jin-Hee Cheon, Da-Hae Chong
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Patent number: 11516766Abstract: A system may be configured to identify from among a plurality of access points in an area in communication with a network, a first access point associated with the area. In addition the system may also be configured to determine first location-related data for the first access point. Determining second location-related data for a second access point of the plurality of access points, the second access point being interior to the first access point within the network includes exchanging ranging data indicative of a first relative distance between the first access point and the second access point, the ranging data based at least in part on ranging message exchange measurements, and communicating the first location-related data from the first access point to the second access point.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Jerome Henry, Pooya Monajemi, Santosh Ghanshyam Pandey, Jean-Philippe Marcel Vasseur
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Patent number: 11516333Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may present one or more enhanced communication features during a call. A destination identifier for a communication sent by a first device may be detected, the destination identifier being an identifier associated with a second device. A source identifier for the communication sent by the first device may be detected, the source identifier being an identifier associated with the first device. A direct connection between the first device and the second device may be established. By the direct connection, at least one call-enhancing element may be shared with the first device and the second device, the at least one call-enhancing element being associated with at least one of the source identifier and the destination identifier.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: UNITI, LLC.Inventor: Benjamin J. Whitehorn
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Patent number: 11503666Abstract: A CA configuration information processing method and a terminal are provided. The method includes: in a process in which a terminal performs radio resource control RRC connection resumption, processing CA configuration information based on measurement behavior of the terminal in a non-connected state, or processing the CA configuration information according to a processing instruction sent by a network side device, or processing the CA configuration information based on the measurement behavior of the terminal in the non-connected state and according to the processing instruction sent by the network side device.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventors: Qian Zheng, Xiaodong Yang
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Patent number: 11496915Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for radio link monitoring (RLM) for unicast sidelink (SL) communications. A processor for a base station includes first circuitry configured to generate a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising an RRC information element indicating a number of unicast SL RLM reference signals. The processor includes second circuitry configured to encode the RRC message for transmission to a user equipment (UE). The processor includes third circuitry configured to generate a reference signal indicating an in-sync (IS) threshold and an out-of-sync (OOS) threshold for an RLM resource. The processor includes fourth circuitry configured to encode the reference signal for transmission to the UE. The processor includes fifth circuitry configured to transmit the RRC message and the reference signal to the UE.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Honglei Miao
