Patents Examined by Kevin Mew
  • Patent number: 10158517
    Abstract: A method for transmitting broadcast signals includes encoding service data; mapping the encoded service data to symbols; building a signal frame including the symbols; and frequency interleaving the symbols in the signal frame. After an interleaving sequence is generated based on a toggle bit, a basic interleaving sequence, and a symbol offset, it is checked whether or not an address of the generated interleaving sequence is within a range of an OFDM symbol being frequency-interleaved. After checking the address, the symbols are frequency interleaved using the interleaving sequence, and when the FFT size is 32K, a single permutation is applied to the basic interleaving sequence, and when the FFT size is 8K or 16K, different permutations are applied to the basic interleaving sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongseob Baek, Woosuk Ko, Sungryong Hong
  • Patent number: 10149325
    Abstract: A method of performing a random access procedure includes randomly selecting a backoff time from within a backoff window ranging from 0 to a specified multiple of a random access preamble unit, waiting until a time initialized with the backoff time expires, and retransmitting a random access preamble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Bin Liu, Yongbo Zeng, Jian Wang, Guorong Li, Yu Cai
  • Patent number: 10148380
    Abstract: A communication control apparatus, a radio communication apparatus, a communication control method, a radio communication method, and a program capable of contributing to improving a radio communication technology related to IDMA. The communication control apparatus including: a communication unit configured to communicate with a radio communication apparatus of a radio communication system using interleave division multiple access (IDMA); and a control unit configured to allocate an interleaver type of an interleaver to be used for IDMA by the radio communication apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromasa Uchiyama, Ryota Kimura, Sho Furuichi
  • Patent number: 10135589
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and devices for inserting and extracting a pilot sequence according to a pilot mapping indicating a location for inserting the pilot sequence in a plurality of time-frequency resources. One example method includes inserting, by a transmitter according to pilot mappings corresponding to Nt transmit antenna ports by using Nt orthogonal pilot sequences that are different from each other, a pilot sequence corresponding to each of the transmit antenna ports into OFDM symbols that are included in the pilot mapping corresponding to the transmit antenna port. There is a one-to-one correspondence between the Nt pilot sequences and the Nt transmit antenna ports of the transmitter, where Nt is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. The pilot mappings corresponding to the transmit antenna ports are the same among the Nt transmit antenna ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Wang, Xiaohu Tang, Rui Ni
  • Patent number: 10129864
    Abstract: Virtualized group-wise communications between a wireless network and a plurality of user equipments (UEs) are supported using UE cooperation. UE cooperation includes receiving, at a cooperating UE (CUE), downlink information from the wireless network destined for a target UE (TUE) and associated with a group identifier (ID). The group ID indicates a virtual multi-point (ViMP) node that includes the TUE and the CUE. The UE cooperation also includes sending the downlink information to the TUE. The UE or UE component can have a processor configured to forward between the wireless network and a TUE at least some information that is associated with a group ID indicating a ViMP node that groups the TUE and the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Amine Maaref, Mohammadhadi Baligh, Jianglei Ma
  • Patent number: 10123362
    Abstract: In a multi-standard base station (BS) site, a first (BS) module operates in multi-antenna transmission mode according to a first radio access technology (RAT) by means of multiple transmitter branches. The first BS module determines phase/time compensation information based on UE feedback information representative of precoding matrix index, PMI. The multi-standard BS site performs, for operation according to the first RAT, a first compensation for a relative phase/time error between at least two of the transmitter branches based on the phase/time compensation information. A second BS module operates for transmission according to a second RAT by means of at least two of the multiple transmitter branches. The multi-standard BS site performs, for operation according to the second RAT, a second compensation for a relative phase/time error between at least two of the transmitter branches based on the phase/time compensation information from the first BS module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Ulf Skärby, Farshid Ghasemzadeh, Bo Göransson
  • Patent number: 10110470
    Abstract: A device may receive a route identifier that includes a range identifier or a configuration identifier. The range identifier may identify a range of broadcast domain identifiers associated with a first device. The configuration identifier may identify an Ethernet segment identifier (ESI) configuration of the first device. The device may identify the range identifier or the configuration identifier included in the route identifier. The device may select a designated forwarder from among multiple devices based on the range of broadcast domain identifiers or based on identifying the configuration identifier. The designated forwarder may be the same designated forwarder selected by at least one other device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Maruthi Kishore Tiruveedhula, Rukesh Dorai, Sudhin Jacob
  • Patent number: 10104154
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes sending a request to a computing server from a mobile-client system for a multimedia object. The mobile-client system receives, from the computing server, a query in response to the request for SIM-card information of the mobile-client system. The mobile-client system executes an application in response to the query to access a SIM card of the mobile-client system and retrieve SIM-card information. The mobile-client system sends the retrieved SIM-card information to the computing server. The mobile-client system receives a multimedia object from the computing server, the multimedia object being customized based on the retrieved SIM-card information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenqi Shao, Alex Bain, Yingyi Liang, James Sadewhite, Tsz Kuen Ching
  • Patent number: 10104615
    Abstract: In order to reduce the power consumption after a transmitting electronic device in a wireless network has been detected, a receiving electronic device calculates transmit times of subsequent beacons from the transmitting electronic device based on a clock drift of the transmitting electronic device and the beacon period. Then, the receiving electronic device receives the subsequent beacon by opening scan windows that encompass the calculated transmit times. However, because the transmit times are more predictable after the transmitting electronic device has been detected (and the clock drift of the transmitting electronic device is known to the receiving electronic device), the receiving electronic device can reduce the width of the scan windows. In addition, the transmitting electronic device can further reduce the power consumption by increasing the beacon period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ran Irony, Ran Katz, Alon Paycher
  • Patent number: 10097472
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting network traffic of a traffic flow at a traffic controller of a first portion of a software-defined network, wherein the detected network traffic is based on a service of a number of services. A source of the detected network traffic is identified based on the detected traffic, wherein the traffic flow is between a subscriber device and a service platform. The service is identified based on the detected network traffic, and a service requirement is determined based on the identifying of the service. A virtual network function of a plurality of virtual network functions is selected based on the source of the network traffic and the service requirement, and a traffic flow is facilitated between the subscriber device and the service platform by way of the virtual network function. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Sangar Dowlatkhah, Venson Shaw, Zhi Cui
  • Patent number: 10098062
    Abstract: Provided herein a system and a method that may include the following steps: receiving data from one or more sensors configured to measure one or more predefined metrics of an infrastructure; establishing a wireless channel with a wireless network; obtaining time-varying characteristics of the wireless network; and determining a series of transmission time slots for transmitting the data received from the sensor, based on the time-varying characteristics, for reducing overall power consumption of the data transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: AYYEKA TECHNOLOGIES LTD
    Inventors: Yair Poleg, Ariel Stern
  • Patent number: 10098142
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus generates a transmission resource request message that includes identifier information for identifying a service or an application to which transmission data belongs, or frequency information indicating a frequency that is used for the service or the application to which the transmission data belongs, and notifies the base station apparatus of the generated transmission resource request message, in a case where the transmission data for the service or the application for any device-to-device data communication is prepared in a transmission buffer of the terminal apparatus itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidekazu Tsuboi, Katsunari Uemura
  • Patent number: 10079721
    Abstract: A digital network assistant which can detect network anomalies, identify actions likely to remediate them, and assist the user in carrying out those actions. In particular, a digital network assistant constantly monitors data streams associated with the network to determine key performance indicators for the network. When these key performance indicators indicate a network anomaly, the digital network assistant associates it with a digital string to one or more actions likely to remediate similar network issues. The digital network assistant can take these actions automatically or present them to a user to be taken. The system can also aid the user in taking the required actions via an augmented reality interface. In addition, the system can create narratives embedding findings from data analysis eliminating subjectivity. The system can also find optimal parameter sets by continuously analyzing anomaly-free parts of the network and their key performance indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Netsights360
    Inventors: Jithesh Kizhakkekkara Nair, Sunil Ponnangath Nair, Navin Babu Irimpan, Krishnakumar Nair
  • Patent number: 10080240
    Abstract: A device and method for transmitting a frame in a wireless LAN, with the method including the steps of: transmitting, by an AP, an RTS frame for medium protection to a first STA set; receiving, by the AP, CTS frames, in sequence, from each of a plurality of STAs included in a second STA set in response to the RTS frame, the second STA set being included in the first STA set; and transmitting, by the AP, each of a plurality of PPDUs to each of the plurality of STAs via each of a plurality of subbands for each of the plurality of STAs on an overlapping time resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jinsoo Choi, Kiseon Ryu, Wookbong Lee, Jinyoung Chun, Dongguk Lim, Hangyu Cho
  • Patent number: 10079696
    Abstract: A method for the communication of system control units with multiple energy generating systems includes receiving request data from the system control units and system data from the energy generating systems at a common gateway, managing the system data and processing the request data in the gateway, and sending control commands to the energy generating systems and/or data responses to the system control units via the gateway. The request data and/or the system data are received in at least two different data models at the gateway, and translated from their respective data models into a metadata model. The translated system data are managed and the translated request data are processed in the gateway, resulting in data responses and/or control commands in the metadata model that are translated back into the data models of the specific system control units and/or energy generating systems, and transmitted to them by the gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventors: Raimund Thiel, Dirk Schlote, Georg Engelhard
  • Patent number: 10075864
    Abstract: A UE may signal, to an eNB, a capability of the UE to communicate in an unlicensed band. The UE may communicate one or more measurements to the eNB associated with the unlicensed band. Based on the one or more measurements, the eNB may activate and configure communication with the UE through the unlicensed band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Gang Xiong, Hong He, Hwan-Joon Kwon
  • Patent number: 10070350
    Abstract: A method including receiving a message at a first cell including at least one of: state information for the first cell; and state information for any neighbouring cells of the first cell; and determining a neighbouring relationship between the first cell and any neighbouring cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Yi Zhi Yao, Bernhard Wegmann
  • Patent number: 10070356
    Abstract: A communication device includes: a first communication module configured to directly communicate with another device using first communication; a second communication module configured to directly communicate with the another device using second communication that is different from the first communication in a standard; a third communication module configured to connect to a public network and perform communication; and a controller configured to relay communication data with the public network to the another device, based on a request from the another device, using the first communication or the second communication, wherein the controller is configured to switch between the first communication and the second communication while maintaining a session with the public network performed by the third communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Tanigawa, Natsuhito Honda, Qiuying Liu, Motoaki Abe, Yasuhiko Nishimura
  • Patent number: 10069724
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for verifying the functionality of network paths may include (1) constructing, at a source node within a network, a test packet that uniquely identifies a network path whose functionality is unverified, (2) sending the test packet to a target node within the network via the network path in an attempt to verify the functionality of the network path, (3) receiving, back from the target node, the test packet sent to the target node via the network path, and then (4) verifying, at the source node, the functionality of the network path based at least in part on the test packet received back from the target node. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Raveendra Torvi, Ravi I Singh, Harish Sitaraman, Yakov Rekhter
  • Patent number: 10057116
    Abstract: Provided are a method and device for configuring and managing network element equipment, and network element equipment. The method includes that: a management IP address is generated according to network element parameter information; an IGP is started, and a network management VRF and at least one P2P type port is created; the management IP address of an adjacent network element and an a MAC address of the adjacent network element are learned; and network element equipment configuration and management information issued by a network management system is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yanfeng Qu, Guoman Liu