Patents Examined by Kevin C. Harper
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Patent number: 11025395Abstract: A user equipment (UE) for reporting information is described. The UE includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The UE selects a reference cell having a reference uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configuration. The UE also selects a first uplink subframe from the reference cell. The UE further selects a first subframe set from a first cell having a first UL-DL configuration. The first UL-DL configuration is different than the reference UL-DL configuration. The UE additionally determines a first set of associations between the first subframe set and the first uplink subframe. The UE further aggregates information corresponding to the reference cell and information corresponding to the first cell based on the first set of associations to produce aggregated information. The UE also reports the aggregated information on an uplink reporting cell.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Zhanping Yin, Shohei Yamada, Ahmad Khoshnevis, John Michael Kowalski
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Patent number: 11025336Abstract: Operating a communication system comprises providing N transmitting antennas (TA) for transmitting symbol streams (SST) and K ground receivers (GR) which may be provided with symbol streams (SST) transmitted by transmitting antennas (TA). Transmitting antennas (TA) are located with a distance from Earth (E). Ground receivers (GR) are spatially separated from each other, wherein the constraint K>N applies. The method includes: simultaneously transmitting N symbol streams (SST) by N transmitting antennas (TA), receiving a linear combination of N simultaneously transmitted symbol streams (SST) by each ground receiver (GR), respectively, determining the respective linear combination for N transmitting antennas (TA) and each of the K ground receivers (GR), respectively, deciding on the basis of the determined linear combinations which of the K ground receivers (GR) is assigned to a respective common receiver group in order to be simultaneously and with the same frequency provided with symbol streams (SST).Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: NEOSAT GmbHInventors: Andreas Knopp, Thomas Delamotte, Christian Hofmann, Robert Schwarz, Kai-Uwe Storek
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Patent number: 11026223Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a second communication, of a bandwidth part (BWP) selection process, that indicates a subset of BWPs, of a set of BWPs, to be selected as a set of active BWPs, wherein the set of BWPs is configured to the UE for a component carrier via radio resource control signaling as a first communication of the BWP selection process, wherein the subset of BWPs includes one or more BWPs of the set of BWPs. In some aspects, the UE may select the subset of BWPs as the set of active BWPs based at least in part on receiving the second communication, wherein a particular BWP, of the subset of BWPs, is to be used for a post-BWP selection process communication. Numerous other aspects are provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Wooseok Nam, Tao Luo, Peter Pui Lok Ang, Heechoon Lee, Olufunmilola Omolade Awoniyi-Oteri
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Patent number: 11019683Abstract: Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Evolved Node-B (eNB) and methods of communication are generally described herein. The UE may receive a SystemInformationBlockType1 from an eNB. The UE may determine that the eNB supports Fifth Generation Core (5GC) operation if the SysteminformationBlocklType1 message includes a plmn-Identity-5GC-r15 parameter. The UE may transmit a radio resource control (RRC) connection request message to establish an RRC connection. If it is determined that the eNB supports 5GC operation, and if the UE supports 5GC operation, the UE may encode the RRC connection request message in accordance with a default new radio packet data convergence protocol (NR PDCP) configuration; and may use NR PDCP for one or more subsequent messages.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Sudeep K. Palat, Seau S. Lim, Yi Guo
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Patent number: 11019673Abstract: A distributed network comprises a network fabric of networking nodes interconnected with each other through at least one of a physical link and a wireless link. The networking nodes include a plurality of access points, each access point configured to allow a first device to exchange data with a second device through the network fabric. A network fabric manager is configured to establish a network topology among the networking nodes, maintain a communication channel over the network topology between the first device and the second device, and transfer manager responsibilities from a first networking node to a different networking node while retaining connectivity.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Nant Holdings IP, LLCInventor: Thomas Wittenschlaeger
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Patent number: 11013020Abstract: In embodiments, one or more wireless stations operate to configure direct communication with neighboring mobile stations, i.e., direct communication between the wireless stations without utilizing an intermediate access point. Embodiments of the disclosure relate to NAN datapath scheduling and NAN pre-datapath operation setup and scheduling. The NAN datapath embodiments described herein provide a mechanism through which stations can communicate and provide services. In particular, embodiments described herein relate to the use of cancelable and non-cancelable further availability windows in conjunction with NAN communication.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yong Liu, Christiaan A. Hartman, Lawrie Kurian, Peter N. Heerboth
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Patent number: 11012207Abstract: A method for transmitting a tracking reference signal (TRS) in an unlicensed band and a device using the method are provided. The device performs listen before talk (LBT) in the unlicensed band and transmits the TRS in a TRS resource set according to a result of the LBT.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Joonkui Ahn, Seonwook Kim, Changhwan Park, Sukhyon Yoon
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Patent number: 11012817Abstract: Embodiments described herein are directed to creating a cognitive heterogeneous ad hoc mesh network via generation and utilization of a participant table. Participant object transmit notification signals to inform other participants objects in line-of-sight of their position and movement. Mobile participants that receive these notification signals update a local version of the participant table. If the receiving mobile participant is responsible for forwarding participant table updates to the sending mobile participant, then the receiving mobile participant includes the received notification signal with the transmission of its next notification signal to propagate the participant table update to a stationary participant. The stationary participant can then transmit participant table updates to other mobile participants. If a stationary participant is not accessible or not functioning, the participants continue to propagate participant table changes when a responsible forwarding participant changes.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: QUIXOTIC HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Matthew David Perdew, Ryan Scott Luther
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Patent number: 11012167Abstract: A receiving device comprises a first receiving circuit, for receiving a plurality of signals and comparing a plurality of signal powers of the plurality of signals with a first threshold, to generate a first plurality of comparison results; a second receiving circuit, for receiving the plurality of signals and comparing the plurality of signal powers of the plurality of signals with a second threshold, to generate a second plurality of comparison results, wherein the first threshold is smaller than the second threshold; and a control circuit, coupled to the first receiving circuit and the second receiving circuit, for determining whether an average signal power of the plurality of signals is greater than a reference power according to the first plurality of comparison results and the second plurality of comparison results, to generate a determination result.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Inventors: Chao-Huang Wu, Han-Chang Kang, Ka-Un Chan
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Patent number: 11005640Abstract: This invention relates to a proposal of an uplink resource assignment format and a downlink resource assignment format. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of the new uplink/downlink resource assignments in methods for (de)activation of downlink component carrier(s) configured for a mobile terminal, a base station and a mobile terminal. To enable efficient and robust (de)activation of component carriers, while minimizing the signaling overhead, the invention proposes a new uplink/downlink resource assignment format that allow the activation/deactivation of individual downlink component carriers configured for a mobile. The new uplink or downlink resource assignment comprises an indication of the activation state of the configured downlink component carriers, i.e., indicate which downlink component carrier(s) is/are to be activated or deactivated.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Sun Patent TrustInventors: Joachim Loehr, Alexander Golitschek Edler von Elbwart, Martin Feuersaenger
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Patent number: 11006307Abstract: A processor-implemented method includes receiving, from a mobile device, signal strength information indicative of a signal strength of a signal between the mobile device and a network transceiver in a mobile device telecommunications network. The processor determines, based at least in part on the signal strength information, a coverage area associated with the network transceiver, determines, based at least in part on the signal strength information, an aggregated signal strength associated with a location within the coverage area, and determines a predicted signal strength associated with the location. The predicted signal strength is based at least in part on a signal strength estimation model. The processor determines a difference between the aggregated signal strength and the predicted signal strength, determines whether the difference meets or exceeds a signal strength threshold, and generates a message to update hardware component associated with the location.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventor: Jong Sung Yoon
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Patent number: 11006440Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In particular, the present invention provides a method for transmitting uplink signals in a wireless communication system, which supports carrier aggregation, and a device for same, the method comprising the steps of: configuring multiple cells having different subframe configurations; transmitting, in a first cell of subframe #n, first control information through a first PUCCH; and transmitting, in a second cell of subframe #m, second control information through a second PUCCH, wherein: the first cell is a cell the transmission direction of which is configured as an uplink in subframe #n; the second cell is a cell the transmission direction of which is configured as an uplink in subframe #m; and the second cell is different from the first cell.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Suckchel Yang
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Patent number: 11006361Abstract: Systems and methods relating to a core network detection mechanism for detecting abnormal signaling patterns for signaling aimed at wireless devices (e.g., low-power consumption wireless devices such as low-power consumption Machine Type Communication (MTC) devices) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a core network node in a cellular communications network comprises receiving signaling aimed at a wireless device, detecting, via a detection mechanism, an abnormal signaling pattern based on the signaling, and taking one or more actions upon detecting an abnormal signaling pattern. In this manner, an action(s) may be made to mitigate increased power consumption at the wireless device due to abnormal signaling.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Peter Ramle, Anders Bränneby, Ulf Larsson
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Patent number: 11005977Abstract: A packet filtering system uses linked zero-based binary search trees to filter received packets. The binary search trees may be generated from filter conditions defining filter parameters for filtering packets.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.Inventor: Sherwood Johnson
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Patent number: 10998941Abstract: A network interface device includes i) a separator circuit configured to separate data into a plurality of frequency bands, ii) a first multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) processing circuit configured to multiplex the data into a plurality of spatial channels, and iii) a first analog front end circuit. The first analog front end circuit is configured to, for each spatial channel of the plurality of spatial channels: i) combine data in the plurality of frequency bands, including combining data in a first frequency band with data in a second frequency band different from the first frequency band, into a respective combined signal for simultaneous transmission over the plurality of frequency bands, and ii) transmit the combined signal via a transmission medium. Transmission of symbols in the first frequency band is synchronized with transmission of symbols in the second frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.Inventor: Salvador Iranzo Molinero
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Patent number: 10986621Abstract: Disclosed are a method, device and system for determining a coding modulation parameter. The method includes: a terminal receives downlink control information from a base station, and determines a coding modulation parameter according to a domain, within the downlink control information, used for determining the coding modulation parameter. In the present invention, a coding modulation parameter is determined according to a domain, within downlink control information, used for determining the coding modulation parameter, thereby implementing coding modulation parameter determination for an NB-IOT system.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: ZTE CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Xu, Bo Dai, Jin Xu, Zewei Chen, Huiying Fang
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Patent number: 10986677Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for easily connecting to AP in WLAN. An embodiment provides a method for easily connecting to AP in WLAN to enable an IoT station to easily input connection information such as SSID, password, other information, and the like, for connecting the IoT station to the AP, and a device thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor Korea Inc.Inventors: Ji Young Jung, Chong Hoon Lee, Yong Jin Lee, Chang Hwan Park, Jin Wook Jeong
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Patent number: 10986693Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a service network. The controller receives a measurement configuration and a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configuration from the service network via the wireless transceiver, extends a measurement period indicated by the measurement configuration, and performs a cell measurement via the wireless transceiver in the extended measurement period.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.Inventors: Din-Hwa Huang, Wenze Qu, Yih-Shen Chen, Tsang-Wei Yu
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Patent number: 10985806Abstract: Using a transformation based at least in part on a non-simple orthogonal or unitary matrix, data may be transmitted over a data bus in a manner that is resilient to one or more types of signal noise, that does not require a common reference at the transmission and acquisition points, and/or that has a pin-efficiency that is greater than 50% and may approach that of single-ended signaling. Such transformations may be implemented in hardware in an efficient manner. Hybrid transformers that apply such transformations to selected subsets of signals to be transmitted may be used to adapt to various signal set sizes and/or transmission environment properties including noise and physical space requirements of given transmission environments.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De LausanneInventors: Harm Cronie, Amin Shokrollahi
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Patent number: 10980008Abstract: Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node-B (eNB) on a wireless network. The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to allocate a first set of Resource Elements (REs) for a set of Uplink Control Information (UCI) types corresponding with a first set of frequency resources. The first circuitry may also be operable to allocate a second set of REs for the set of UCI types corresponding with a second set of frequency resources. The second circuitry may be operable to prepare one or more Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmissions comprising the first set of REs and the second set of REs. A number of REs in the first set of REs may be different than a number of REs in the second set of REs.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Gang Xiong, Yushu Zhang, Ajit Nimbalker, Joonyoung Cho