Patents Examined by Khawar Iqbal
  • Patent number: 11617148
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of a first network entity in a wireless communication system is provide. The method and apparatus comprises: identifying at least one set of bit strings to generate a ranging scrambled timestamp sequence (STS); identifying at least one initialization vector (IV) field corresponding to the at least one set of bit strings, wherein the at least one IV field comprises a 4-octet string; generating a ranging STS key and IV information element (RSKI IE) that includes the at least one IV field to convey and align a seed that is used to generate the ranging STS; and transmitting, to a second network entity, the generated RSKI IE for updating the ranging STS of the second network entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheda Li, Aditya V. Padaki, Boon Loong Ng
  • Patent number: 11601991
    Abstract: A network access system providing network access to a mobile terminal or other device via an untrusted access point such as a wireless access point in an untrusted network. The access point registers with a service gateway, and the wireless terminal connects with the access point and receives a first network address for use with the service gateway. The terminal registers with the service gateway via the access point, and a context identity is maintained at the service gateway, associating the terminal with the access point for the duration of the connection. The terminal can then access a wider network through the service gateway. The service gateway may maintain billing and reward data associated with the context identity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Xuejun Lu, Nima Ahmadvand
  • Patent number: 11595797
    Abstract: A communication method is provided for performance by a first network function entity. The communication method includes determining a service zone ID, transmitting information including the service zone ID to a second network function entity, where the service zone ID is used for the second network function entity to select a service producer instance from a service producer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Yunfei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11588938
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for a computer-based communication application that displays, along with an incoming call notification, content specific to the parties involved. The application identifies electronic records of events attended by the users, and retrieves content specific to those records. For example, the application may identify electronic mail or meeting notifications sent between the users and concerning a particular subject matter. Images related to that subject matter are then retrieved and displayed during calls between those users. Users are thus presented with customized and personalized content specific to the subject matter of each call, thus helping them better recognize callers and more readily engage with the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Rovi Product Corporation
    Inventors: Durga Prasad Pulicharla, Madhusudhan Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 11589330
    Abstract: Satellite access to a PLMN with a Fifth Generation (5G) core network (5GCN) is supported by a serving satellite NodeB (gNB). The gNB determines or verifies the country in which a user equipment (UE) is located to ensure that the UE is located in the same country as the PLMN. The gNB may determine the country of the UE based on UE measurements from broadcast satellite signals and a positioning ID (PID) broadcast for each radio cell. The PID frequently changes to prevent spoofing. The gNB may use multiple UE measurements from a moving radio cell over a period of time to generate a more accurate location for the UE. The gNB may indicate to a 5GCN whether the country of the UE has been verified. The 5GCN will determine the location and country of the UE if the gNB indicates that the country is not fully verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Stephen William Edge
  • Patent number: 11576053
    Abstract: A measurement method, a terminal, and a network-side device are provided. The method applied to a terminal side includes: acquiring first system information sent by a network-side device in a case that the terminal is in a non-connected state; performing a corresponding measurement operation according to the first system information. In the present disclosure, through first system information, the terminal in a non-connected state is enabled to determine and perform a corresponding measurement operation according to the first system information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qian Zheng, Xiaodong Yang
  • Patent number: 11558732
    Abstract: A wireless communication network selects Network Functions (NFs) using a first Network Repository Function (NRF) and a second NRF. The first NRF receives first status data from a first set of the NFs and transfers the first status data to the second NRF. The second NRF receives second status data from a second set of the NFs and transfers the second status data to the first NRF. The first NRF receives a request for one of the NF types and responsively identifies status data for the one of the NF types. The first NRF indicates the status data. The second NRF receives another request for another one of the NF types and responsively identifies status data for the other one of the NF types. The second NRF transfers another response that indicates status data. The wireless communication network selects individual ones of the NFs based the status data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Rajil Malhotra, Anuj Sharma, Anil Kumar Mariyani
  • Patent number: 11558801
    Abstract: A mobile wireless communication device provides information to a communication infrastructure. In response to the information, a serving base station of the mobile wireless communication device sends a transition instruction to the mobile wireless communication device indicating the mobile wireless communication device is authorized to perform a transition procedure from the serving base station to any one of a group of base stations. The transition instruction authorizes the mobile wireless communication device to perform the transition procedure in response to a trigger and without transmitting any measurement reports. In response to determining the trigger has occurred and without transmitting a measurement report, the mobile wireless communication device transitions from receiving communication service from the serving base station to receiving communication service from a target base station of the group of base stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Henry Chang, Douglas Dunn
  • Patent number: 11557196
    Abstract: An emergency response system (ERS) configured to acquire target terminal location data, emergency responder terminal location data, and equipment location data, engage a camera component of the emergency responder terminal to capture images of at least a portion of the surrounding real-world scene, providing such images for display on the touchscreen display of the emergency responder terminal, together with a selectable display object associated with a registered user that is further associated with the target terminal. Upon selection of the display object, details about the associated registered user may be displayed on the display of the emergency responder terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TITAN HEALTH & SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Vic Merjanian, Ryan Khalili, Eduardo Juarez, Ed Merjanian, Serene Nasser, Daniel Wallengren
  • Patent number: 11553348
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for authorizing an application in User Equipment (UE) for direct discovery. In one embodiment, an authorization mechanism receives information (e.g., application ID) for a discovery request sent by an application in a UE. In response to the discovery request, the authorization mechanism challenges the UE for information regarding security parameters that are mapped to the application ID. Based on the information provided by the UE, the authorization mechanism determines whether the application is authorized for direct discovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Zhi Wang, Yigang Cai
  • Patent number: 11543783
    Abstract: A method for maintaining timing accuracy in a mobile device includes: obtaining a range estimate using a signal received from a timing information source via a communication unit of the mobile device; obtaining position and velocity estimate information for the mobile device from a source of position and velocity information separate from the timing information source, the position and velocity estimate information being obtained from at least one sensor of the mobile device, or via a communication unit of the mobile device using a Vehicle-to-Everything wireless communication protocol, or a combination thereof; determining estimated clock parameters based on the position and velocity estimate information and the range estimate; and adjusting a clock of the mobile device based on the estimated clock parameters in response to a position-and-velocity-assisted timing uncertainty corresponding to the estimated clock parameters being below a timing uncertainty threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sumit Bhattacharya, David Tuck, Naveen Kumar Bonda, Dominic Gerard Farmer
  • Patent number: 11523283
    Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for GPS attack prevention in association with wireless communication devices. In at least one embodiment, a method may include receiving, at a mobile device from a first access point (AP), first location information and one or more of a first token or first neighbor information relating to neighboring APs. The mobile device may receive from a second AP, second location information and one or more of a second token or second neighbor information relating to neighboring APs. The first token may be compared to the second token to determine whether the first and second tokens are consistent, and/or the first neighbor information may be compared to the second neighbor information to determine whether the first and second neighbor information are consistent. It may be determined whether the first location information provided by the first AP and the second location information provided by the second AP are valid based on the comparison(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jerome Henry, Andrew Frederick Myles, Pooya Monajemi
  • Patent number: 11516337
    Abstract: A mobile device can include ranging circuitry to determine distance to another mobile device. A first wireless protocol can establish an initial communication session to perform authentication and/or exchange ranging settings. A second protocol can perform ranging, and other wireless protocols can transmit content. In one example, the distance information can be used to display a relative position of another device on a user interface of a sending device. The user interface can allow a user to quickly and accurately select the recipient device for sending the data item. As other example, the distance information obtained from ranging can be used to trigger a notification (e.g., a reminder) to be output from a first mobile device or used to display a visual indicator on a receiving device. Proximity of a device (e.g., as determined by a distance) can be used to suggest recipient for a new communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brent M. Ledvina, Marc J. Krochmal, Robert W. Brumley, Sriram Hariharan
  • Patent number: 11516671
    Abstract: A method for mitigating location tracking and DoS attacks that utilize an AMF location service includes receiving, at an NF, an authentication response message from an HPLMN of a UE. The method further includes extracting, by the NF and from the authentication response message, a subscription identifier and an indicator of an authentication result for the UE. The method further includes storing, by the NF and in an AMF location service validation database, the subscription identifier and the indicator of the authentication result for the UE. The method further includes receiving, by the NF, an AMF location service message and using at least one of a subscription identifier extracted from the AMF location service message and contents of the AMF location service validation database, to classify the AMF location service message as a location tracking or DoS attack. The method further includes preventing the location tracking or DoS attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jay Rajput, Shashikiran Bhalachandra Mahalank, Venkata Srivatsa Grandhi, Prateek Wadhwa
  • Patent number: 11503450
    Abstract: Flexible physical channel configurations that support efficient transmission of discovery messages thereby enabling, among other things, SL discovery enhancement for NR. In one aspect, discovery messages are carried on either the PSCCH or the PSSCH or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Zhang Zhang, Marco Belleschi, Liang Hu, Jingya Li
  • Patent number: 11503467
    Abstract: Example authentication methods, devices, and systems are provided, where those example can be used to verify validity of access location information of a next generation-residential gateway (NG-RG) in a fixed-mobile convergence architecture. One example method includes a network device receiving first link information that is used to represent an access location of a residential gateway, and the network device obtaining second link information of the residential gateway. When the first link information matches partial or all information of the second link information, or when the first link information matches partial or all information of one link information of the second link information, the network device verifies validity of the access location of the residential gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hua Li, Chengdong He, Bo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11503150
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for restricting usage of a mobile device when a user is driving a vehicle. In one embodiment, it is determined that a mobile device is in use by a driver of an active vehicle. A functionality of the mobile device is then restricted based at least in part on determining that the mobile device is in use by the driver of the active vehicle. For example, a touch screen of the mobile device may be disabled, and the use of a hands-free interface may be made mandatory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: AirWatch LLC
    Inventors: Erich Peter Stuntebeck, Kar Fai Tse, Chen Lu
  • Patent number: 11496895
    Abstract: Secure communication for autonomous vehicles can be increased by performing authentication steps before the nodes (e.g., vehicles, roadside equipment (RSE), base stations, etc.) are within communications range. For example, a digital certificate management system for mobile nodes, specifically for moving vehicles, can facilitate ultra fast communications between vehicles and other nodes. In some embodiments, the RSE can propagate vehicle node data (e.g., direction, speed, estimated time of arrival, etc.) to other vehicles and/or other RSEs. Consequently, this propagation of data prior to the communication between nodes can facilitate a for efficient authentication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventor: Joseph Soryal
  • Patent number: 11477637
    Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory comprising computer code that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the following to be performed by the apparatus: reserve a plurality of identifiers for a user apparatus, each of said plurality of identifiers being suitable for addressing the user apparatus within at least one cell controlled by the network apparatus; and transmit an indication of at least one of said plurality of identifiers to the user apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Lars Dalsgaard, Elena Virtej, Jari Petteri Lunden
  • Patent number: 11470441
    Abstract: An in-vehicle terminal mounted in a vehicle includes a controller configured to: transmit a radio signal indicating that it is possible to share a ride in the vehicle; upon receipt of the radio signal from a user terminal that has received the radio signal, transmit information relating to the vehicle to the user terminal; and receive information indicating a result of determination of whether or not a user of the user terminal can join the ride in the vehicle, the determination being made using the information relating to the vehicle, from the user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koseki Sugiyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Hiroki Asano, Harunobu Saito, Yoshihiro Tsuge, Tae Sugimura, Kuniaki Jinnai