Patents Examined by Kevin C. Harper
  • Patent number: 12200678
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for multi-carrier network operation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of performing channel scrambling in a multi-carrier network, wherein the multi-carrier network includes a first component carrier (“CC”) and a second CC between a base station and a user equipment (“UE”) comprises receiving a Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier (“C-RNTI”) and a cell identification (“ID”) for at least one of the first CC and the second CC; and using the RNTI and the cell ID to perform scrambling of information transmitted on at least one of the first CC and the second CC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Mo-Han Fong, Youn Hyoung Heo, Hua Xu, Jun Li, Sean Michael McBeath
  • Patent number: 12200730
    Abstract: For acquiring system information instances, a method determines if one or more system information instances requested in a request message are received in a reply message from a base station. The request message includes a request bitmap indicating the requested system information instances. The reply message includes a reply bitmap indicating the system information instances in the reply message. The method acquires the system information instances indicated in the request bitmap and the reply bitmap from the reply message. In addition, the method requests the system information instances from the base station that are indicated in the request bitmap and not indicated in the reply bitmap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Prateek Basu Mallick, Joachim Loehr, Ravi Kuchibhotla
  • Patent number: 12185176
    Abstract: In a wireless communication network implementing network slicing (NS), an Initial Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) for a user equipment (UE) in one NS is able to re-allocate a UE to a Target AMF in a different NS, despite not being able to directly communicate with the Target AMF due to NS security restrictions. In a first embodiment, the Initial AMF transfers the UE context—including its security context—to a Default AMF. The Default AMF has the capability to communicate with network functions in different NSes. The Default AMF transfers the UE context to the Target AMF. In a second embodiment, a security key Kamf? is horizontally derived in a manner that avoids NS security conflicts. The derived key is transferred to the UE and Target AMF, which establish a security context. In a third embodiment, the Initial AMF allocates a Token, and transfers it, along with the UE security context (directly or via RAN) to the Default AMF. The Default AMF then transfers the security context to the Target AMF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Monica Wifvesson, Vlasios Tsiatsis, Peter Hedman
  • Patent number: 12185141
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to method and system for generating spatial data maps corresponding to a centralized wireless network. The method includes receiving in real-time, network data from each of a plurality of data sources through one or more user space applications; computing in convenient time frame, derived information based on the network data and geographical location of data source; iteratively evaluating the derived information for each of plurality of data points in network data span with missing information through kriging interpolation technique to obtain continuous derived information; for each of data point with missing information in previous iterations, comparing the derived information of current iteration step with the derived information at previous iteration steps to obtain trust score; and generating spatial data map based on geographical location of each of the plurality of data sources and at least one of the continuous derived information and the trust score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Inventor: Paolo Spallaccini
  • Patent number: 12185227
    Abstract: A method for determining an effective time of a minimum cross-slot scheduling interval includes: receiving a second minimum cross-slot scheduling interval; and making the second minimum cross-slot scheduling interval take effect at or after an effective time. The effective time depends on following parameter: a position of a symbol where a first channel is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaodong Shen
  • Patent number: 12185295
    Abstract: A communication device generates a first packet to include a first indication of one or more first frequency subchannels in a first frequency segment that will be utilized to transmit the first packet. The communication device also generates a second packet to include a second indication of one or more second frequency subchannels in a second frequency segment that will be utilized to transmit the second packet. The communication device simultaneously transmits the first packet via the first frequency segment and the second packet via the second frequency segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Hongyuan Zhang, Hui-Ling Lou
  • Patent number: 12177840
    Abstract: A base station may transmit, and a wireless device may receive, configuration parameters for a control channel used for wireless communications between the base station and the wireless device. The configuration parameters may indicate various aspects of the control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Dinan
  • Patent number: 12177098
    Abstract: A data network analysis system includes a computer-executable set of instructions that obtain service account information associated with a route provided to a customer through a data communication network having network elements. Using the service account information, the instructions identify a termination port that terminates the route to a customer premises equipment of the customer, and at least one target port of the route and those network elements that are assigned to convey the route through one or more of the network elements. The instructions then obtain the routing information for the route from each of the network elements that are assigned to convey the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Steve R. Wakumoto, Andrew S. Gerber, John D. Clouatre
  • Patent number: 12177163
    Abstract: A communication method and system for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with a technology for internet of things (IoT) are provided. The communication method and system 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 for determining frequency resources in a cellular network is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Xue, Yeohun Yun, Hyunseok Ryu, Hyunkyu Yu
  • Patent number: 12170990
    Abstract: A method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving one or more configuration messages indicating a plurality of component carriers (CCs) and one or more CC selection criteria associated with the plurality of CCs. The method further includes receiving a downlink message and transmitting, based on the downlink message, one or more repetitions of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback message using a particular CC of the plurality of CCs. The particular CC is selected by the UE from the plurality of CCs based on the one or more CC selection criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Konstantinos Dimou, Yan Zhou, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 12166706
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In a wireless communications system, multiple transmission/reception points (TRPs) may perform a joint transmission to a user equipment (UE) such that the UE may rely on demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) from the TRPs for channel estimation and data demodulation to receive the joint transmission. When TRP transmissions are punctured, which may introduce reception errors at a receiving UE, one or more TRPs may transmit unique DMRSs such that each TRP transmits a DMRS that is unique to the transmitting TRP, transmit DMRSs that are unique to punctured resource elements (REs), or determine to refrain from transmitting on punctured REs. In some cases, TRPs may transmit preemption indications (PIs) to a UE, where the PIs may indicate punctured (e.g., or not utilized) REs to allow the UE to utilize a unique DMRS for channel estimation or to ignore the punctured REs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Xiaoxia Zhang, Tamer Kadous, Srinivas Yerramalli, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 12160383
    Abstract: Various schemes pertaining to extremely-high-throughput short training field (EHT-STF) transmission for distributed-tone resource units (dRUs) in 6 GHz low-power indoor (LPI) systems are described. A communication entity distributes subcarriers of a RU over an entire physical-layer protocol data unit (PPDU) bandwidth or a frequency subblock of a bandwidth to generate a dRU associated with an EHT-STF of an uplink (UL) trigger-based (TB) PPDU. The communication entity then transmits the dRU associated with the EHT-STF in the entire PPDU bandwidth or a tone range of a regular RU (rRU) corresponding to the frequency subblock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shengquan Hu, Jianhan Liu, Gary A. Anwyl, Thomas Edward Pare, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12160386
    Abstract: Methods for receiving and transmitting downlink transmissions with increased reliability are provided. A method includes receiving configuration information defining first and second search space sets. The first search space set includes a first one or more search spaces each including a plurality of physical downlink control (PDCCH) candidates. The second search space set includes a second one or more search spaces each including a plurality of PDCCH candidates. The configuration information indicates that the first and second one or more search spaces are linked. The method further includes receiving downlink control information (DCI) by detecting, based on the received configuration information, a first transmission using PDCCH candidates of the first one or more search spaces, detecting a second transmission using PDCCH candidates of the second one or more search spaces, and decoding at least one of the first transmission or the second transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahmoud Taherzadeh Boroujeni, Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar
  • Patent number: 12143341
    Abstract: A wireless device, network node and methods using new radio time division duplex, NR-TDD, are provided. In one embodiment, the network node includes processing circuitry configured to configure placement of downlink control messages over at least two symbols of a NR TDD slot. The at least two symbols are different symbols in the time domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Gustav Wikström, Ismet Aktas, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Joachim Sachs
  • Patent number: 12143296
    Abstract: A network system for a data center is described in which an access node sprays a data flow of packets over a logical tunnel to another access node. In one example, a method comprises establishing, by a plurality of access nodes, a logical tunnel over a plurality of data paths across a switch fabric between a source access node and a destination access node included within the plurality of access nodes, wherein the source access node is coupled to a source network device; and spraying, by the source access node, a data flow of packets over the logical tunnel to the destination access node, wherein the source access node receives the data flow of packets from the source network device, and wherein spraying the data flow of packets includes directing each of the packets within the data flow to a least loaded data path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Pradeep Sindhu, Deepak Goel, Jean-Marc Frailong, Srihari Raju Vegesna, Wael Noureddine, Philip A. Thomas, Satish Deo, Sunil Mekad, Ayaskant Pani
  • Patent number: 12133072
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, a procedure for initial registration of a UE and a procedure for periodic registration or registration based on movement, and a communication unit are provided which are used to implement Network Slice Specific Authentication and Authorization in 5GS. Furthermore, by providing the Network Slice Specific Authentication and Authorization initiated by a network, a procedure for changing UE configurations initiated by the network, the procedure being initiated based on completion of the Network Slice Specific Authentication and Authorization, a de-registration procedure initiated by the network, and a communication unit, a communication unit is provided that is used to implement functions related to the Network Slice Specific Authentication and Authorization in the 5GS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoko Kuge
  • Patent number: 12133161
    Abstract: A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving configuration information for configuring one or more search space sets; identifying a connection between one or more PDCCH candidates of a first search space set and one or more PDCCH candidates of a second search space set, based on the configuration information; and monitoring the one or more PDCCH candidates of the first search space set and the one or more PDCCH candidates of the second search space set to receive repeated PDCCHs, wherein the one or more PDCCH candidates of the first search space set and the one or more PDCCH candidates of the second search space set are linked based on having a same aggregation level and a same PDCCH candidate index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Youngrok Jang, Taehyoung Kim, Hyoungju Ji
  • Patent number: 12132593
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for sending and receiving signaling information. The method includes: sending, by a base station, signaling information; where the signaling information includes: information about a correspondence between a sequence parameter and a time domain symbol. The correspondence between the sequence parameter and the time domain symbol includes: the sequence parameter hopping once every R3 time domain symbols; where R3 is an integer, each of the R3 time domain symbols includes an uplink channel or an uplink signal. R3 satisfies at least one of the following: R3 is equal to a length of a time domain orthogonal cover code (OCC) corresponding to the uplink channel or the uplink signal, or R3 is equal to a frequency domain repeated sending parameter R; where R is a positive integer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shujuan Zhang, Zhaohua Lu, Chuangxin Jiang, Yuxin Wang, Ke Yao
  • Patent number: 12132664
    Abstract: Example edge gateway circuitry to schedule service requests in a network computing system includes: gateway-level hardware queue manager circuitry to: parse the service requests based on service parameters in the service requests; and schedule the service requests in a queue based on the service parameters, the service requests received from client devices; and hardware queue manager communication interface circuitry to send ones of the service requests from the queue to rack-level hardware queue manager circuitry in a physical rack, the ones of the service requests corresponding to functions as a service provided by resources in the physical rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francesc Guim Bernat, Karthik Kumar, Suraj Prabhakaran, Ignacio Astilleros Diez, Timothy Verrall
  • Patent number: 12119969
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for indicating a frequency offset of a non-anchor carrier are disclosed. A method comprising: transmitting a broadcast signal on an anchor carrier and transmitting system information on a non-anchor carrier, wherein the broadcast signal includes a frequency offset of the non-anchor carrier to the anchor carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
    Inventors: Zhi Yan, Xiaodong Yu, Haipeng Lei, Chenxi Zhu