Patents Examined by Kenneth P Hunt
  • Patent number: 10680745
    Abstract: A system and method for blind detection of preempted resources in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system is herein disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method for blind detection of resources in an eMBB pre-empted by a URLLC includes receiving soft information including at least one code block, attempting to decode the at least one code block, and running URLLC blind detection on the at least one code block with the decoding attempt fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Farrokh Etezadi, Hyukjoon Kwon, Kee-Bong Song
  • Patent number: 10674492
    Abstract: A device and method controlling working state change of a small cell and a base station including the device. The device includes: an information acquiring unit that acquires interference between a small cell to be controlled and an adjacent small cell and/or load of the small cell to be controlled; and a state change determination unit that determines working state change to be performed by the small cell to be controlled according to the acquired interference and/or load. The working state includes multiple sleep levels from low to high. A sleep degree of the small cell to be controlled in a low sleep level is less than a sleep degree of the small cell to be controlled in a high sleep level, the working state change being performed among multiple sleep levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qimei Cui, Ningyu Chen, Jiahui Liu, Yingni Zhang, Liang Zeng, Zhongbin Qin
  • Patent number: 10673757
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of a network element that processes data by a network element with a data processing pipeline is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the network element receives network data and performs a policy-based routing lookup using one or more characteristics of the network data to retrieve a next hop identifier. In addition, the network element generates a key for the next hop identifier and performs a longest prefix match lookup to retrieve a forwarding result. The network element further determines a next hop interface based on the forwarding result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Prasanna Parthasarathy, Sriharsha Jayanarayana, Prashant Kumar
  • Patent number: 10674398
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method by a terminal configured with a dual connectivity for processing data is provided. The method includes acquiring the data, determining a cell group to preprocess the data based on an amount of the data and a threshold value, preprocessing the data by the determined cell group before receiving an uplink grant for transmitting the data, and determining a radio link control (RLC) sequence number of the preprocessed data based on the uplink grant if the uplink grant is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Donggun Kim
  • Patent number: 10645607
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein for improving carrier aggregation for wireless networks. A plurality of bandwidth channels are assigned to a basic service set (BSS) for transmissions. Specifically, the bandwidth channels are divided into multiple channel segments corresponding to multiple primary or alternate primary channels. A channel segment possibly further includes one or more additional secondary channels. The locations of the primary or alternate primary channels that correspond to the channel segments of the BSS are then broadcasted in the network. When a station or AP receives this BSS information, it searches for an available primary or alternate primary channel of the BSS to begin transmission. Upon detecting an available primary channel or alternate primary channel that is not used for another transmission, the station or AP transmits data on the channel segment corresponding to the detected primary or alternate primary channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osama Aboul-Magd, Kwok Shum Au, Jung Hoon Suh
  • Patent number: 10637778
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to distributed computing systems, and methods and devices relating thereto, said systems comprising a plurality of distributed computing hosts that process client requests from a computing client; and a programmable network switch, comprising two or more network ports for communicatively interfacing said plurality of distributed computing hosts and said computing client, said programmable network switch operable to forward client requests to a given network port based on forwarding rules related to client source addresses; wherein the programmable network switch replaces a request destination address with an incoming network port indicator that identifies on which network port a given client request is received; and wherein the programmable network switch forwards, without reference to the forwarding rules, request responses to the network port associated with the request source address and replaces the response source address with the request destination address associated with
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Warfield, Geoffrey Lefebvre
  • Patent number: 10630412
    Abstract: Provided is a method for transmitting a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble in a wireless communication system. More specifically, the method performed by the UE includes generating a PRACH preamble sequence having a zero correlation zone (ZCZ) having a specific length based on a specific number-th root Zadoff-Chu sequence and a cyclic shift; and transmitting to a base station the PRACH preamble including the generated PRACH preamble sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeongsu Lee, Hyunsoo Ko, Sukhyon Yoon
  • Patent number: 10623278
    Abstract: A reactive mechanism for in-situ operation, administration, and maintenance (IOAM) traffic is provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes assigning a plurality of discriminator identifiers associated with a plurality of discriminators. Each discriminator is mapped to a specified action. The method includes receiving a data packet that includes an IOAM header comprising telemetry data associated with the data packet and a bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD) field that includes a specified discriminator identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shwetha Subray Bhandari, Nagendra Kumar Nainar, Carlos M. Pignataro, Frank Brockners, Reshad Rahman
  • Patent number: 10616141
    Abstract: A plurality of fabric controllers distributed throughout a fabric attached architecture and each associated with at least one resource node. The plurality of fabric controllers configured to control each associated resource node. Resources of the resource nodes are utilized in virtual environments responsive to respective fabric controllers issuing instructions received from the fabric attached architecture to respective resource nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Clarke, Jeffrey Bloom, John Considine
  • Patent number: 10602443
    Abstract: Provided are a communication method and system that integrate 5G communication systems with IoT technologies to support higher data rates after 4G systems. The present disclosure is based on 5G communication technologies and IoT related technologies, and may be applied to intelligent services such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail, and security and safety. The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for reducing power consumption in an electronic device supporting machine type communication. There is provided a method of signal processing for an electronic device in a mobile communication system. The method may include: obtaining repetition level information for signal reception; determining a decoding start point and decoding period; and making, if the decoding start point arrives, an attempt to decode the repeatedly received signal at every decoding period on the basis of the repetition level information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangbum Kim, Kyeongin Jeong, Soenghun Kim, Juho Lee, Jaehyuk Jang
  • Patent number: 10602440
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and access node for supporting one or more UEs as well as to a method carried out by a UE and the UE itself which enable to use resource and energy efficiently. The method for supporting one or more user equipments, UEs, in a wireless communication system, comprises transmitting from an access node a first reference signal in a beam; determining whether the access node received at least one indication about a UE's presence in the coverage area of the beam; and switching from transmitting of the first reference signal to transmitting a second reference signal if the access node received at least one indication about a UE's presence in the coverage area of the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolabet LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Johan Rune, Icaro L. J. Da Silva, Andres Reial, Henrik Sahlin
  • Patent number: 10602534
    Abstract: This application provides a method for sending uplink information in a wireless communication system that supports various services such as ultra-reliable and low latency communications (URLLC). A terminal device receives a timing advance coefficient from a network device. The terminal device determines value of a first timing advance based on a first time length and the timing advance coefficient. The first time length is one of at least two different time lengths that are supported by the terminal device. The terminal device sends the uplink information to the network device based on the first timing advance. With this method, the terminal device can uses different timing advances in different scenarios, so that diversified requirements of the fifth generation (5G) mobile communication systems for uplink synchronization are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiyu Yan, Yongxia Lyu
  • Patent number: 10595351
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for performing initial setup with a connection acceptance device by a connection request device, the method comprising the operations of: performing an association procedure with a configurator; transmitting a first probe request message to the configurator; receiving a first probe response message including information required for a connection to the connection acceptance device from the configurator; driving a timer and transmitting a second probe request message to the connection acceptance device; receiving a second probe response message from the connection acceptance device; and starting a secure connection to the connection acceptance device when the second probe request message is received before the timer has expired, and information included in the second probe response message coincides with the information required for the connection, which is included in the first probe response message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Soo-Yong Lee, Byung-Moo Lee, Joo-Yeol Lee, Dong He
  • Patent number: 10575360
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique of fusing a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology and a system thereof. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related service, or the like) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaehyuk Jang, Soenghun Kim, Sangbum Kim, Kyeongin Jeong
  • Patent number: 10560812
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for performing MBMS service communications and a method and apparatus for receiving an MBMS service. Specifically, there is provided a method for performing MBMS service communications, comprising acquiring location area information of an MBMS service distribution; and notifying a UE of the location area information of the MBMS service distribution. Further, there is provided a method for receiving an MBMS service, comprising receiving location area information of an MBMS service distribution; comparing location information of a UE with the location area information of the MBMS service distribution; and determining whether to read an MCCH and MCCH information change notification based on a comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Hua Chao, Zhongji Hu, He Wang, Philippe Godin
  • Patent number: 10554361
    Abstract: A method for changing reference signal (RS) allocation by a device operating in an FDR scheme may comprise the steps of: determining whether to release an additionally allocated RS according to a transmission power variation of the device or to additionally allocate an RS for channel estimation of a non-linear component of a self-interference signal; and transmitting information on a resource of the RS to be released or information on a resource of the RS to be additionally allocated, according to the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongkyu Kim, Hyunsoo Ko, Kwangseok Noh, Sangrim Lee, Hojae Lee
  • Patent number: 10547370
    Abstract: A method, performed in a network node, for channel characteristics handling for an antenna array in a communication system. The antenna array has a plurality of antenna elements. The method includes obtaining geometrical relationships between any pair of antenna elements in a spatial layout of the antenna array. All pairs of antenna elements are classified into sets based on the obtained geometrical relationships, wherein all pairs of antenna elements in a set have substantially equal geometrical relationship in the spatial layout. The method includes determining a representation of channel characteristics as P(?), wherein argument ? is a vector of elements, each element relating to a magnitude and/or phase of covariance between the antenna elements in the set, and P is a mapping function based on the classifying. Antenna characteristics are processed based on the representation P(?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Martin Johansson, Henrik Asplund, David Astley, Karl Werner
  • Patent number: 10541727
    Abstract: In a disclosed embodiment, a power line communication (PLC) transmitter includes a forward error correction (FEC) encoder that receives payload data and adds parity information to the data to create an encoded output, a fragmenter that receives the encoded output from the FEC encoder and segments the encoded output into a plurality of fragments, a fragment repetition encoder that receives the plurality of fragments from the fragmenter and copies each of the fragments a selected number of times, and an interleaver that receives the copies of the plurality of fragments from the fragment repetition encoder and interleaves the copies of the plurality of fragments for transmission on a power line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Badri N Varadarajan, Anand Dabak, Il Han Kim
  • Patent number: 10535359
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, disclosed is a method and an apparatus thereof for formatting a payload for transmission of multi-mode speech/audio codec data. The method comprises deciding whether a header-less or a header-full payload format is used for transmission of a coded frame. The decision is based on a codec mode and a required functionality. The payload data is packetized with or without the payload header depending on the decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventor: Stefan Bruhn
  • Patent number: 10536388
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for scheduling contention-based data transmission in a network system including an access point (AP) and a plurality of terminals. The method includes determining a contention window (CW) size based on the number of terminals connected to the access point, and transmitting information about the contention window size to any one of the plurality of terminals. The apparatus includes a processor and an RF unit. Here, the processor is configured to determine a contention window (CW) size based on the number of terminals connected to the access point, and transmit information on the contention window size to any one of the plurality of terminals through the RF unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
    Inventors: Tae-Jin Lee, Youngil Cho, Ji Hyoung Ahn