Patents Examined by Justin T Van Roie
  • Patent number: 9893863
    Abstract: A system and method for allocating adequate uplink radio resources for delivery acknowledgement information of a downlink shared data channel when downlink control information is transmitted using an enhanced downlink control channel is disclosed. A radio base station configures a plurality of enhanced PDCCH sets, which are each formed to include a plurality of enhanced control channel elements (eCCEs) allocated to the enhanced downlink control channel, for a user terminal, the radio base station transmits, to the user terminal, the downlink control information, to which resource identifiers (ARIs) are added, the resource identifiers being different between the plurality of enhanced PDCCH sets, and the user terminal determines radio resources for an uplink control channel that are used to transmit delivery acknowledgment information of the downlink shared data channel, based on offset values that are associated with the resource identifiers (ARIs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Takeda, Satoshi Nagata, Yoshihisa Kishiyama, Qin Mu, Liu Liu, Lan Chen
  • Patent number: 9888465
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for a base station to enable a user equipment (UE) configured for operation with carrier aggregation over a number of cells to determine cells and transmission time intervals (TTIs) where the base station transmits data information to the UE and for the UE to determine and arrange corresponding acknowledgement information in a codeword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Aris Papasakellariou
  • Patent number: 9883540
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a multiple users cooperative communication (MUCC) method and system. The main idea of the present invention is as follows: through multiple users cooperative communication between APs, data to be sent to a UE by an eNB may be sent to a support AP at first, and then the support AP sends the data to the UE; and when the support AP is in a poor network environment, the eNB may send the data to other APs near the support AP, and finally forward the data to the support AP through one or more times of forwarding between other APs. The present invention has a multiuser diversity gain without increasing the complexity and power consumption of the UE; furthermore, a laying cost of wired backhaul can be reduced and reliability and transmission efficiency of MUCC can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Xiaolong Guo, Fei Yang, Song Zhu, Bingzhao Li
  • Patent number: 9866299
    Abstract: A beamforming system synchronization architecture is proposed to allow a receiving device to synchronize to a transmitting device in time, frequency, and spatial domain in the most challenging situation with very high pathloss. A periodically configured time-frequency resource blocks in which the transmitting device uses the same beamforming weights for its control beam transmission to the receiving device. A pilot signal for each of the control beams is transmitted in each of the periodically configured time-frequency resource blocks. The same synchronization signal can be used for all stages of synchronization including initial coarse synchronization, device and beam identification, and channel estimation for data demodulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Jiann-Ching Guey, Chao-Cheng Su, Ju-Ya Chen
  • Patent number: 9847851
    Abstract: A transmitting apparatus is disclosed. The transmitting apparatus includes an encoder to perform channel encoding with respect to bits and generate a codeword, an interleaver to interleave the codeword, and a modulator to map the interleaved codeword onto a non-uniform constellation according to a modulation scheme, and the constellation may include constellation points defined based on various tables according to the modulation scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Belkacem Mouhouche, Daniel Ansorregui Lobete, Hong-sil Jeong
  • Patent number: 9848078
    Abstract: Automatic determination of caller identification information and encoding of such information in outgoing data requests, such a API calls to a call management component, are disclosed herein. The caller identification information may be determined by analyzing information associated with a call target to determine if the target has a custom outbound telephone number assigned, was contacted through a specific campaign, has local geographic data, is being called from a specific entity, or is being made from a call originator with a specific outbound number set. The system may execute machine learning on previous calling data in order to update caller identification selection models used for other outgoing calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Velocify, Inc.
    Inventors: Manoj Goyal, Shze Chew Lee, Nicholas Hedges
  • Patent number: 9838943
    Abstract: The method of routing for wireless ad hoc and sensor networks is a routing protocol that uses a greedy approach, selecting the best route having the maximum remaining energy above a pre-defined threshold limit. The method of routing for wireless ad hoc and sensor networks is an energy efficient routing protocol, in that the routing path is selected to maximize the lifetime of an individual source-destination pair by selecting a route between them that is based on the energy levels of neighboring nodes, without requiring an energy-intensive network flooding approach. The routing path between a source node and a destination node is selected by choosing, at each node, a neighboring node that has the greatest remaining energy level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Uthman Baroudi, Md. Enamul Haque
  • Patent number: 9832737
    Abstract: The terminal apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus includes a receiving unit and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit receives a higher layer signal including a first parameter concerning uplink power control, and receives a higher layer signal including a configuration of first and second subframe sets and including a second parameter concerning uplink power control. The transmitting unit sets a transmit power for a sounding reference signal transmitted on a subframe, the transmit power being based on the first parameter, in a case where the first and second subframe sets are configured and the subframe belongs to the first subframe set. The transmitting unit sets a transmit power for a sounding reference signal transmitted on a subframe, the transmit power being based on the second parameter, in a case where the first and second subframe sets are configured and the subframe belongs to the second subframe set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wataru Ouchi, Kimihiko Imamura, Yosuke Akimoto, Toshizo Nogami, Daiichiro Nakashima, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Shoichi Suzuki, Yasuyuki Kato, Katsunari Uemura
  • Patent number: 9801143
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a receiving circuit and a transmitting circuit. The receiving circuit receives a higher layer signal including a first parameter concerning uplink power control, and receives a higher layer signal including a configuration of first and second subframe sets and a second parameter concerning uplink power control. The transmitting circuit sets a transmit power for a physical uplink shared channel transmitted on a subframe, the transmit power being based on the first parameter, in a case where the first and second subframe sets are configured and the subframe belongs to the first subframe set, and sets a transmit power for a physical uplink shared channel transmitted on a subframe, the transmit power being based on the second parameter, in a case where the first and second subframe sets are configured and the subframe belongs to the second subframe set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wataru Ouchi, Kimihiko Imamura, Yosuke Akimoto, Toshizo Nogami, Daiichiro Nakashima, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Shoichi Suzuki, Yasuyuki Kato, Katsunari Uemura
  • Patent number: 9801210
    Abstract: In order to provide a transmission device and transmission method with which a response signal for random access preamble transmitted from a preamble transmission device is efficiently transmitted, setting unit in base station sets a first resource candidate group, which enables terminal capable of receiving a latch response transmitted by demodulation reference signal (DMRS) transmission to be selected, and a second resource candidate group, which enables terminal incapable of receiving a latch response transmitted by DMRS transmission but capable of receiving a latch response transmitted by cell-specific reference signal (CRS) transmission to be selected. Control unit selects DMRS transmission as the latch response transmission method when a resource in which latch preamble has been received is included in the first candidate group, but selects CRS transmission as the latch response transmission method when the resource is included in the second resource candidate group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Akihiko Nishio, Masayuki Hoshino, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Takashi Iwai
  • Patent number: 9794887
    Abstract: In a communication system in which a base station apparatus and a terminal apparatus communicate with each other, a base station apparatus, a terminal apparatus, and a communication system with which the base station apparatus and the terminal apparatus can efficiently communicate with each other are provided. The terminal apparatus that communicates with the base station apparatus includes a radio resource control section 6011 that configures a plurality of uplink physical channels and that configures an uplink power control-related parameter for each of the plurality of uplink physical channels in accordance with information included in a radio resource control (RRC) signal and a transmission power control section 6015 that sets transmission power of the uplink physical channels on the basis of the uplink power control-related parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wataru Ouchi, Kimihiko Imamura, Daiichiro Nakashima, Toshizo Nogami, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Shoichi Suzuki, Yasuyuki Kato, Katsunari Uemura
  • Patent number: 9787589
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that processes incoming network packets to an electronic device. The system includes an analysis apparatus that maintains a list of accepted incoming packet attributes for the electronic device based on outgoing packets from the electronic device. The system also includes a filtering apparatus that compares a first set of header information for an incoming packet to the list. If the first set of header information is not included in the list, the filtering apparatus discards the incoming packet. If the first set of header information is included in the list, the filtering apparatus enables subsequent processing of the incoming packet on the electronic device by, for example, providing the incoming packet to a transport-layer mechanism on the electronic device for subsequent processing of the incoming packet by the transport-layer mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Amit K. Vyas, Ray L. Chang, Matthew W. Massicotte, Madhusudan Chaudhary, Cherif Jazra, Tong Liu
  • Patent number: 9774474
    Abstract: A connection device for connecting to all bus systems of a motor vehicle is provided for communicating between different vehicle systems and is included in a gateway for the motor vehicle. A computing device designed for controlling the exchange of data between the bus systems is also included in the gateway. The gateway additionally has at least one communication device for wireless Communication in a network having at least one device external to the motor vehicle and the computing device is designed for controlling the data exchange between the several bus systems and the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Niels-Stefan Langer
  • Patent number: 9775157
    Abstract: A method, of operating an end node to wirelessly communicate with a central node, includes: receiving wirelessly a current instance of a beacon signal periodically-transmitted from the central node; measuring a received power, PB-RX, of the beacon signal; reading locally-stored values of PB-TX and G representing a presumed transmitted power of the beacon signal and a performance goal of the end node, respectively; determining, for a given channel, a path loss, PL, based on the PB-RX and the PB-TX; and adaptively setting an energy level, EN-TX, of a forthcoming message to be transmitted from the end node by adaptively determining, based on PL and G, at least two of: a level of power, PN-TX; a forward error correction coding rate, c; and a spreading factor, SF; and a modulation format, M.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Link Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Ricardo Luna, Jr., Adrian Sapio, Richard Kevin Sawyer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9762421
    Abstract: A method and device for determining available spectrums is disclosed in embodiments of the present invention. By applying the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention, with consideration on the bi-directionality of the interference between wireless communication systems, when introduction of the cognitive system is required, the corresponding frequency will be determined as an available frequency only in the case the incumbent system and the cognitive system can be simultaneously guaranteed to meet the corresponding coexistence criterion among the corresponding frequency and adjacent frequencies thereof, thus ensuring that the determined available frequency band guarantees that the normal operation of the incumbent system is not interfered by the cognitive system while ensuring that the newly-introduced cognitive system can also operate normally without interference of the incumbent system, thereby improving the communication quality of the wireless communication systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yuanyuan Li, Yeming Tang, Wenling Bai, Chenggang Jiang, Yu Yang, Xiaolu Wang, Xin Tong
  • Patent number: 9742814
    Abstract: A selective call blocking function (SCBF) device, included in an internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS), processes a request to establish an IP call on an LTE network, such as a voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) call. The SCBF device identifies a user equipment (UE) associated with the IP call and an associated eNode B (eNB). For example, the SCBF may access a subscriber location memory to determine a location of the UE and an eNB associated with the location. The SCBF determines whether the eNB supports the IP call, and permits the IP call to be established via the IMS when the eNB supports the IP call. When the eNB does not support the IP call, the SCBF blocks the IP call and initiates a non-IP call, such as a 1× call, to the UE to prevent communications interruptions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Lalit R. Kotecha, Jignesh S. Panchal
  • Patent number: 9736722
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed to provide small cell enhancement in a wireless communication system. The method includes connecting to more than one serving cell. The method further includes triggering a Buffer Status Report (BSR) or a Power Headroom Report (PHR). The method further includes transmitting a Medium Access Control (MAC) control element corresponding to the BSR or the PHR in a serving cell, wherein the serving cell depends on a trigger of the BSR or the PHR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: INNOVATIVE SONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yu-Hsuan Guo
  • Patent number: 9729293
    Abstract: A terminal is disclosed that includes a higher layer processing circuitry, a channel measurement circuitry, and a transmitting circuitry. The terminal is configured to set a first parameter and a second parameter measurement. The channel measurement circuitry is configured to perform a measurement of a reference signal received power based on a first reference signal in a case that the first parameter is configured in a measurement configuration, and perform a measurement of a reference signal received power based on a second reference signal in a case that at least the second parameter is configured in the measurement configuration. The transmitting circuitry is configured to report a first measurement report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kimihiko Imamura, Wataru Ouchi, Yosuke Akimoto, Toshizo Nogami, Daiichiro Nakashima, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Shoichi Suzuki, Yasuyuki Kato, Katsunari Uemura
  • Patent number: 9693370
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for transmitting a random access preamble in a transmitting sub-frame at a terminal device. The method comprises: creating a random access preamble such that it comprises a plurality of random access sequences; dividing the plurality of random access sequences into a number Nc of groups, each of groups including two or more random access sequences; performing code division multiplexing with respect to the groups of the plurality of random access sequences in a frequency domain, based on an orthogonal cover code selected for the terminal device from a pre-defined code set; and transforming signals after the code division multiplexing into the time domain. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there are provided corresponding methods and devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Jianfeng Wang, Zhiheng Guo, Huaisong Zhu
  • Patent number: 9686059
    Abstract: Multi-cell interference management (MCIM) for interference management among multiple cells in a wireless communication network is provided. In some embodiments, MCIM includes collecting data (e.g., CQI measurements and/or subband usage statistics) from a neighborhood of base stations; determining local and neighborhood system utility metrics; and determining interference managing directives (e.g., that can be communicated to the MAC layer of a base station in the neighborhood of base stations).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: AirHop Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Hsien Woo