Patents Examined by Jeff Banthrongsack
  • Patent number: 10645031
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a virtual network element that includes a plurality of virtual machine modules configured to process a plurality of control packets in a virtualized telecommunication network. A classifier module is configured to receive telecommunications traffic that includes the plurality of control packets and a plurality of data packets, to separate the plurality of control plane data from the at least one data packet, and to forward the plurality of control packets to selected ones of the plurality of virtual machine modules. A forwarding device, coupled to the classifier module and separate from the plurality of virtual machine modules, is configured to forward the plurality of data packets in the virtualized telecommunication network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Chengwei Wang, Vijay Gopalakrishnan, Oliver Spatscheck, Yang Xu, Kyle Robert Bilbray
  • Patent number: 10602466
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for multi-basic service set (BSS) time alignment. In one implementation, an access point (AP) may determine a first transmission parameter for a first trigger transmission to be sent to a station (STA) belonging to the first BSS. The first transmission parameter may include a transmission order for time-separated trigger transmissions, non-overlapping bandwidths for frequency-separated trigger transmissions, trigger data precoding information for spatially-separated trigger transmissions, or a combination thereof. The AP may transmit the first trigger transmission to the first STA, and in response, receive a first synchronized transmission from the first STA. The first synchronized transmission may be synchronized, for example, aligned in time, with a second synchronized transmission from a second STA of a second set of STAs in a second BSS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Venkata Ramanan Venkatachalam Jayaraman, Abhishek Pramod Patil, Alfred Asterjadhi, George Cherian, Yan Zhou
  • Patent number: 10567284
    Abstract: A device may include one or more processors to receive, from at least one user device, multiple network packets. The device may identify, from the network packets, a set of individual network packets, the set including at least two of the received network packets that are destined for a particular destination device. The device may generate, based on the set of individual network packets, a batch packet, the batch packet including: the set of individual network packets, data identifying the number of individual network packets included in the set, and offset data for each of the individual network packets included in the batch packet. Based on the batch packet, the device may perform an action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Shibu Piriyath, Sridhar O S, Umesh Mangla
  • Patent number: 10560886
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for transmitting a signal in a wireless communication system supporting a Relay UE. The method performed by the Relay UE comprises transitioning to a Remote UE mode; monitoring a channel through which a specific Relay UE transmits a signal in the Remote UE mode; receiving relay-related system information including indication information indicating that state information of a neighbor Relay UE is transmitted for each specific period through the monitoring; receiving state information of the neighbor Relay UE from the neighbor Relay UE based on the indication information; transmitting a connection request for transmitting and receiving the signal to the neighbor Relay UE; and receiving a response to the connection request from the neighbor Relay UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ki-Dong Lee, Sanggook Kim
  • Patent number: 10555213
    Abstract: An operation method of a first communication node in a communication network, which supports a radio link control (RLC) function among functions of a base station, may comprise receiving a first message from a second communication node supporting a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) function among the functions of the base station; processing the received first message by performing the RLC function; and transmitting the processed first message to a third communication node supporting a medium access control (MAC) function and physical (PHY) functions among the functions of the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Kwon Cho, Won Ik Kim, Seung Kwon Baek, Jae Su Song
  • Patent number: 10554707
    Abstract: A method and system for delivery of real-time popular recorded over-the-top (OTT) streams in a broadband network are provided. The method includes monitoring OTT streams flow in the broadband network; for each monitored OTT stream, determining if a type of a monitored OTT stream is a recorded OTT stream; upon determining that the type of a monitored OTT stream is a recorded OTT stream, determining an efficiency in delivering the recorded OTT stream in a multicast format; reformatting the recorded OTT stream into a multicast OTT stream, if the recorded OTT stream can be efficiently delivered in a multicast format; and delivering the recorded OTT stream as a multicast OTT stream to a user edge device over the broadband network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: imVision Software Technologies Ltd.
    Inventor: Sharon Mantin
  • Patent number: 10536941
    Abstract: Provided are a data transmission method and system for when an LTE system operates using a time division duplexing mode in an unlicensed frequency band, and a device having a base station function. The data transmission method comprises: a channel monitoring sub-frame used for periodically detecting a downlink channel state is arranged in a frame structure of a time division duplexing mode; within any period, if the channel monitoring sub-frame detects that a downlink channel is in idle state, downlink data is sent via a downlink sub-frame located within the period in the frame structure, and if not, downlink data is not sent within the period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Nanchang Coolpad Intelligent Technology Company Limited
    Inventors: Mingju Li, Yajun Zhu, Yunfei Zhang
  • Patent number: 10530414
    Abstract: An active electronic device that enables bidirectional communication over a single antenna or path is disclosed. The device may be characterized by a forward path (from an input to an antenna port) offering high gain, and a reverse path (to a receiver port) that can be configured as an finite impulse response (“FIR”) filter. An amplifier of the device is disclosed, the amplifier allowing for tuning of output resistance using passive mixers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: Alyssa Apsel, Alyosha Molnar
  • Patent number: 10517085
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for receiving acknowledgement information by a base station in a wireless communication system. The method includes transmitting control information for uplink transmission of acknowledgement information, the control information including at least one of information associated with a cyclic shift of a sequence or information for identifying a first resource block (RB) to be used for the uplink transmission of the acknowledgement information; and receiving the acknowledgement information from a user equipment based on the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Young-Bum Kim, Joon-Young Cho, Aris Papasakellariou, Hwan-Joon Kwon
  • Patent number: 10516553
    Abstract: Integration of a land mobile radio (LMR) communications system and other wireless IP based systems such as LTE by way of a virtual router and virtual base stations. The LMR system may be either trunked or conventional. The virtual router maintains LMR IDs and also IP addresses for both physical and virtual base stations, multi bearer terminals and other components of the integrated system. Physical LMR base stations form a physical network. Virtual LMR base stations form a virtual network. These physical and virtual LMR networks communicate using ISSI, AIS or DFSI for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: TAIT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Niall McAndrew, Nick Clark, Clive Douglas Horn, Steve Penny
  • Patent number: 10498553
    Abstract: A method of connecting a plurality of first slave units in a distributed control system, a distributed control system and a master control unit. The system comprises a master control unit, a plurality of first slave units. The system further comprises a second slave unit which comprises a first communication port, a second communication port and a third communication port. The method further comprises forming a chain of first slave units from the plurality of first slave units, communicatively connecting the master control unit to the first communication port of the second slave unit, communicatively connecting a first communication port of a front slave unit of said chain of first slave units to the second communication port of the second slave unit and communicatively connecting a second communication port of a rear slave unit of said chain to the third communication port of the second slave unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Johan Borkhuis, Frank Jan Exoo
  • Patent number: 10461976
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to wireless communication systems configured to provide techniques for managing the cyclic prefix (CP) type of a transmission as a function of one or more parameters, such as the transmission type (e.g., the type of channel or signal), the resources utilized for the transmission, or the tone spacing of the transmission. In some examples, at least a portion of the downlink and/or uplink control channels or signals utilize a CP having one duration, while other control channels or signals and/or traffic channels may utilize either the same CP or a different CP having a different duration. The CP type or duration for a given transmission may be indicated in various manners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Wanshi Chen, Jing Jiang, Tingfang Ji, Peter Gaal
  • Patent number: 10462745
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes techniques for preserving battery life of a mobile device by monitoring a mobile device to determine a state of inactivity. A state of inactivity may be determined if the screen of the mobile device is off and the mobile device remains stationary for a period of time. Battery life may be preserved by placing the mobile device and/or a mobile application of the mobile device into an idle state for successive idle periods separated by maintenance periods. When in an idle state, the mobile device and/or a mobile application of the mobile device may be prevented from utilizing various features or functions of the mobile device that may tend to drain the battery. The mobile device and/or mobile application may be granted temporary access to the various features and functions during the maintenance periods to temporarily allow the mobile device and/or mobile application to perform updates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Meghan Desai, Dianne Hackborn, Paul Eastham
  • Patent number: 10462065
    Abstract: An example method is provided for a source device to perform discovery of a path maximum transmission unit (PMTU) of a path between the source device and a destination device in a communications network. The method may comprise configuring and sending a request message to the destination device via an intermediate device on the path. The request message may be configured to have a size of an estimated PMTU of the path, to cause a reply message to be received from the destination device or at least one report message to be received from the intermediate device, and to include a flag that allows fragmentation of the request message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: VMWARE, INC.
    Inventor: Akshay Kumar Sreeramoju
  • Patent number: 10462724
    Abstract: Minimizing conflicts between different radio access technologies (RATs) is disclosed herein which include monitoring, by a user equipment (UE), a first use of a UE Radio Frequency (RF) resource by a first Radio Access Technology (RAT). The UE monitors a second use of the UE resource by a second RAT. The UE is served by a current serving cell in the second RAT. The UE may also determine a percentage of conflict between a first use of a UE resource by a first RAT and the second use of the UE resource by the second RAT over a predefined period of time, and initiating, by the UE, a cell reselection attempt to one or more neighboring cells of a plurality of neighboring cells serving the second RAT based on the determined percentage of conflict exceeding a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Parthasarathy Krishnamoorthy, Srinivasan Balasubramanian, Kuo-Chun Lee, Anand Rajurkar, Suresh Sanka, Prashanth Haridas Mohan, Aravinth Rajendran, Janga Reddy Alimineti, Krishnakumar Vasanthasenan
  • Patent number: 10448244
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating automated configuration and deployment of APs are provided. According to one embodiment, prior to deployment of a wireless access point (AP) within a private network, a cloud service receives a unique identifier associated with the AP and information regarding a network controller within the private network by which the AP will be managed. A mapping is stored by the cloud service between the unique identifier and the information regarding the network controller. Responsive to deployment within the private network, automated configuration processing is performing by the AP, including: (i) establishing a connection with the cloud service; (ii) querying the cloud service for the information regarding the network controller; (iii) configuring itself with the information regarding the network controller; and (iv) establishing a connection to the network controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Fortinet, inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. May
  • Patent number: 10432380
    Abstract: A device may determine one or more parameters relating to a network. The device may detect a trigger to alter a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) configuration for the network based on the one or more parameters relating to the network. The device may determine an alteration to the HARQ configuration based on detecting the trigger to alter the HARQ configuration. The device may communicate with a distributed unit or a centralized unit of the network to cause the alteration to the HARQ configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Vishwanath Ramamurthi, Arda Aksu, Ozgur Dural, Yuexin Dong
  • Patent number: 10433316
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method used in a control node and an associated control node. The method includes selecting one or more client radio nodes based on a Directional Link Interference Map (DLIM) for all active links under control of the control node; for each of the selected one or more client radio nodes, determining one or more candidate links between the client radio node and other radio nodes; for each of the determined candidate links and all active links, determining a set of sounding and sensing related parameters; and transmitting the determined set of sounding and sensing related parameters for each of the determined candidate links and all active links to a transmitting node and a receiving node of the link. The present disclosure further discloses a method used in a radio node under control of a control node and an associated radio node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Virgile Garcia, Jinhua Liu, Qingyu Miao
  • Patent number: 10433251
    Abstract: There is provided, for example, a method, comprising: transmitting, by a wireless device, a data accumulation request to an access node of a wireless network, wherein the data accumulation request comprises at least one downlink accumulation rule for accumulating downlink data; receiving a message from the access node, wherein the message indicates that there is downlink data in the access node for the wireless device; and triggering a service period for receiving the downlink data from the access node upon determining, on the basis of the received message, that the downlink data satisfies the at least one downlink accumulation rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jarkko Kneckt, Olli Alanen, Timo Nihtila, Mika Kasslin
  • Patent number: 10425834
    Abstract: Techniques to support directional transmission and reception by wireless network boosters are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise logic, at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic to receive a directionally-transmitted booster reference signal, receive a system information message comprising timing offset information, and determine a time at which to send a link establishment message based on the timing offset information and a time of receipt of the directionally-transmitted booster reference signal. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Maik Bienas, Martin Hans, Michael Faerber