Patents Examined by John J Lee
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Patent number: 10194323Abstract: Provided is a wireless base station capable of increasing an area of overlap between a cell of the wireless base station and a cell of an adjacent wireless base station before the wireless base station narrows a cell range or reduces transmission power. A wireless base station (1-1) includes a communication unit (1A) and a control unit (1B) that transmits, to a wireless base station (1-2) adjacent to the wireless base station (1-1), through the communication unit (1A), an instruction signal that gives an instruction to expand a cell range of the wireless base station (1-2) in a direction of the wireless base station (1-1) before the wireless base station (1-1) narrows a cell range or reduces transmission power.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Tomoki Furuya
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Patent number: 10193616Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for a communication system optimized for low data volume communications. In embodiments of the invention, a terminal in the communication system sends a burst comprising a message to network infrastructure in the system at a pre-scheduled time such that the network infrastructure can derive a terminal identity for the terminal by the time of the burst without having to include terminal identity information in the message. The bursts are intended to communicate a message without all of the overhead used in establishing and terminating a connection associated with convention communication systems. The bursts are sent in predetermined formats, at predetermined times so that the identity of the terminal can be easily determined eliminating the need for much of the overhead of a conventional MSS.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: eSAT Global, Inc.Inventor: Michael Parr
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Patent number: 10187102Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a radio remote unit, a receiver, and a base station. The radio remote unit includes at least one receive channel pair, a first local oscillator module, a second local oscillator module, a local oscillator switching switch, and a controller. Each receive channel pair includes a first receive channel and a second receive channel. Each receive channel in each receive channel pair includes a filtering module, a frequency mixing module connected to the filtering module, and a digital processing module connected to the frequency mixing module. A frequency mixing module on the second receive channel is connected to the first local oscillator module and the second local oscillator module by the local oscillator switching switch. The controller is configured to receive an operating mode that is sent by a base station, and control the local oscillator switching switch to perform switching.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Haizheng Tang, Xiaomin Zhou
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Patent number: 10187519Abstract: The present disclosure provides details of a system and method for detecting and monitoring a contraband device including communication devices by utilizing a combination of mobile devices, fixed monitoring devices, and a contraband monitoring center. The mobile devices include smart phones or tablets that are borrowed, rented, or purchased by an inmate from a correctional facility. These mobile devices are configured to detect, monitor, and intervene in the communications of target devices. Further, the mobile devices are configured to communicate with fixed monitoring devices located throughout the correctional facility in performing intervention operations. The contraband monitoring center may also be utilized in the coordination, monitoring, and intervention of target devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Global Tel*Link CorporationInventor: Stephen Lee Hodge
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Patent number: 10182408Abstract: The present invention provides a TPC command generating method, device, and system, and relates to the field of communications. The TPC command generating device includes: a first determining unit, configured to determine a target cell in at least one non-serving high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) cell included in an active set of user equipment; and a first generating unit, configured to generate a TPC command of the target cell according to a measurement result of a downlink channel of the target cell. The present invention can solve a problem that no valid TPC command can be generated for any non-serving HS-DSCH cell, thereby achieving an effect of at least generating a TPC command corresponding to a target cell. The TPC command generating method, device, and system that are provided in the present invention TPC command are used for generating a TPC command.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Peng Zhang, Min Xu
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Patent number: 10181916Abstract: A novel and useful apparatus and method for an image-interferer aware single quadrature RF downconversion (SQRD) low intermediate frequency (LIF) receiver and related power reduction techniques utilized therein. The invention applies zero-margin adaptive transceiver (ZMAT) design principles to considerably reduce the receiver's power consumption in an adaptive fashion in accordance with the instantaneous reception conditions. In a low IF dual-branch (i.e. quadrature) downconversion receiver, the radio monitors the image strength and shuts off the receiver's Q branch (or I branch) when image rejection is not needed (i.e. when the relative image strength is below a threshold), thus significantly reducing power consumption in the RF receiver. A zero IF receiver is switched to a SQRD low IF receiver of lower power consumption when the image interferer strength is low enough to allow for a given required level of performance.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2017Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Short Circuit Technologies LLCInventors: Sankalp Modi, Oren E. Eliezer
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Patent number: 10172100Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power control method and a wireless device, in a cluster comprised of wireless devices including a first wireless device and a second wireless device, comprising: receiving power control information including a second data channel transmission power, from the second wireless device; determining a first data channel transmission power based on the second data channel transmission power; and controlling data channel transmission power of the first wireless device according to the first data channel transmission power; wherein, the first data channel transmission power is a power allowing the first wireless device to reach all wireless devices in the cluster, and the second data channel transmission power is a power allowing the second wireless device to reach all wireless devices in the cluster.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Sun Patent TrustInventors: Lilei Wang, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Masayuki Hoshino
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Patent number: 10172053Abstract: A radiographic image capturing system includes: a radiographic image capturing apparatus which wirelessly transfers a signal value read from each of a plurality of radiation detecting elements; a channel switch controlling device capable of switching a channel used for wirelessly transferring the signal value from the radiographic image capturing apparatus to another channel; a notifying device which gives a notice to an operator who operates the radiographic image capturing system; and a display device which displays a radiographic image generated based on the signal value transferred from the radiographic image capturing apparatus, wherein the notifying device notifies an operator of the fact that the channel is being switched, at least once, while the radiographic image capturing apparatus is switching the channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.Inventor: Takanori Ando
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Patent number: 10157026Abstract: A communication system may comprise an information processing device and a communication device. Communication between the communication device and the information processing device using the first wireless communication scheme may be performed. The communication device may send the connectable network identification information to the information processing device. Communication between the information processing device and the communication device using the second wireless communication scheme and using the second network may be executed, in case that the first network belongs is not included in one or more networks identified by the connectable network identification information. Communication between the information processing device and the communication device using the second wireless communication scheme and using the first network may be executed, in case that the first network is included in the one or more networks identified by the one or more connectable network identification information.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hirotaka Kubota, Yoshitsugu Tomomatsu
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Patent number: 10159030Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for dynamically changing coverage modes and/or communication bandwidth in a wireless communication system. According to some embodiments, a wireless device may attach to a serving cell associated with a cellular network. A volume of data for upcoming communication with the cellular network may be determined. An indication of a requested communication bandwidth may be provided to the serving cell. The wireless device may communicate data with the serving cell using the requested communication bandwidth. In some instances, a request for narrowband communication bandwidth may result in use of a coverage enhancement mode, while a request for wideband communication bandwidth may result in use of a normal coverage mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Li Su, Srinivasan Nimmala
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Patent number: 10159041Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a memory that stores instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions. The instructions are executed to transmit to another communication apparatus a notification for requesting a predetermined type of packet which is used by the communication apparatus for changing an operation mode of the communication apparatus from a first operation mode to a second operation mode higher than the first operation mode in power consumption, and to determine, in a case where the predetermined type of packet is received from the another communication apparatus during a test time period according to the notification, the first operation mode as an operation mode of the communication apparatus after the test time period. The operation mode of the communication apparatus is set to the first operation mode according to such a determination.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomoya Sakai, Kazuya Taniguchi, Kensuke Yasuma
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Patent number: 10159051Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems are described for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to manage its transmission power. A power headroom report (PHR) may be triggered based on changes to backoff or the impacts of backoff. Additional backoff may be used to calculate a maximum output power of the WTRU and may be indicated by a domination indicator to network resources. The WTRU may be configured to eliminate triggers caused by virtual PHRs. Furthermore, the WTRU may be configured to respond to rapid changes to backoff.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: John W. Haim, Stephen E. Terry, Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz, Sung-Hyuk Shin, Virgil Comsa
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Patent number: 10153829Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Network access (for example, to the Internet) may be provided by detecting a UAV and fixing one or more beams from one or more ground terminals to the UAV. In one embodiment, the detection of a UAV includes forming and pointing beams from a ground terminal and ground gateways toward the UAV. The ground terminal may be configured to autonomously steer its antenna beam during initial installation to detect the reference signal from a UAV. In one variant, the ground terminals are steered to more finely track the position of the UAV based on a signal quality metric such as received signal strength and the UAV real-time position location coordinates. In one embodiment, the ground terminal antenna is initially manually pointed toward the UAV, and thereafter allowed to automatically steer to track the position of the UAV.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Bridgewest Finance LLCInventors: Ahmad Jalali, Viktor Filiba
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Patent number: 10154465Abstract: One disclosure of the present specification provides a method for receiving downlink data in a wireless communication system supporting 256 QAM. The method for receiving downlink data in a wireless communication system supporting 256 QAM comprises the steps of: receiving configuration information about power back-off; receiving downlink data transmitted on the basis of the configuration information about power back-off; and demodulating the received downlink data on the basis of the configuration information about power back-off, wherein the configuration information about power back-off may comprise information related to at least one of the following: whether to apply power back-off, the reduced amount of power of downlink data by power back-off, a frame index to which power back-off is applied, a subframe index and a resource to which power back-off is applied.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daesung Hwang, Yunjung Yi, Joonkui Ahn
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Patent number: 10142770Abstract: A method for communicating location information to a device includes receiving, at a computer system that implements a social networking service, location information that represents a geographic location of a device associated with a first user; associating, by the computer system, the received location information with a profile associated with the first user; and sending, from the computer system to a device associated with a second user, a message that is generated based at least in part on the location information.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Dennis P. Crowley, Alexander M. Rainert
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Patent number: 10142944Abstract: A method of wireless communication is presented. The method includes receiving, at a user equipment (UE) operating on an authorized shared access (ASA) spectrum, an inter-frequency measurement report from a wireless device operating in a specific area and operating on a spectrum that is different from the ASA spectrum. The method also includes receiving, at the UE from a network controller, a transmission adjustment request based at least in part on the measurement report. The method further includes adjusting, at the UE, a transmission based on the transmission adjustment request and/or the measurement report.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Luis Fernando Brisson Lopes, Etienne Francois Chaponniere
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Patent number: 10135485Abstract: A transceiving circuit, which comprises: a transmitting circuit, configured to transmit a test signal; a receiving circuit, comprising a mixer configured to receive a plurality of predetermined DC bias voltage groups, wherein the receiving circuit generates a plurality of output signals according to the test signal while the mixer operates at the predetermined DC bias voltage groups; a frequency domain analyzing circuit, configured to transform the output signals to a plurality of frequency domain signals; and a DC bias voltage generating circuit, configured to generate a function according to the frequency domain signals and the predetermined bias voltage groups, and configured to generate a first DC bias voltage group to the mixer according to the function.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventor: Tzu-Ming Kao
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Patent number: 10135519Abstract: An antenna assembly includes: a first rod; a first casing having a first antenna installed thereon, and the first casing coupled to the first rod; a second rod, coupled to an outer surface of the first casing; and a second casing having a plurality of second antennas installed thereon, and the second casing coupled to the second rod. The assembly may include multiple numbers of casings each rotatably independent of one another, and allows the assembly to simultaneously communicate with multiple UAVs in the air.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Pinnacle Vista, LLCInventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 10136379Abstract: Provided are a method and device for processing a network access, and a network access method and device. The processing method includes: acquiring resource configuration information of an access signal group, the resource configuration information including: a sending resource required by a terminal for sending an access signal on a resource corresponding to the access signal group, and an access response resource corresponding to the access signal group, the access signal being used for accessing a network, the access response resource being used for indicating a resource used by a sending device of the access signal when receiving a response signal of the access signal; and notifying the terminal of the resource configuration information.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: SHANGHAI ZHONGXING SOFTWARE COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Wenhao Liu, Senbao Guo, Zhaohua Lu, Feng Bi
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Patent number: 10129856Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an uplink control information transmission method, a base station, and user equipment. The method includes: receiving, by UE in a downlink subframe N, a downlink control channel sent by a base station; sending, by the UE, a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement corresponding to the downlink control channel to the base station in an uplink subframe N+4 by using a PUCCH, where when the uplink subframe N+4 belongs to a first uplink subframe set, the PUCCH is carried on a second serving cell of the UE, and when the uplink subframe N+4 belongs to a second uplink subframe set, the PUCCH is carried on the first serving cell, where a duplexing mode of the first serving cell is different from a duplexing mode of the second serving cell.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Yan Cheng, David Jean-Marie Mazzarese, Lixia Xue, Brian Classon