Patents Examined by Kibrom T Hailu
  • Patent number: 11575601
    Abstract: In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a network function (NF). The NF comprises, a communication unit configured to receive, from another NF, a message regarding association between the NF and the another NF; and a message processing unit configured to obtain, from the received message, delivery information for a message to be transmitted to the another NF, and to transmit the message to be transmitted to the another NF based on the obtained delivery information to the another NF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 11576210
    Abstract: A method of transmitting and receiving a signal for a random access channel (RACH) procedure by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes transmitting a message A including a physical random access channel (PRACH) and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and receiving a message B related to contention resolution in response to the message A. Transmission power for a retransmission of the message A is configured based on that a counter value related to the transmission power is incremented or maintained, the counter value is maintained based on that a transmission spatial filter related to the PRACH is changed for the retransmission of the message A, and the counter value is used for configuring the transmission power based on that the PRACH and the PUSCH are transmitted via the message A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeongsu Lee, Hyunsoo Ko
  • Patent number: 11570734
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for transmitting and receiving a synchronization signal in a wireless communication system supporting NarrowBand-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, the method for transmitting and receiving a synchronization signal may include: receiving, from a base station, a narrowband synchronization signal; and performing a cell search procedure for the base station based on the narrowband synchronization signal, in which the narrowband synchronization signal may include a narrowband primary synchronization signal and a narrowband secondary synchronization signal, the narrowband primary synchronization signal and the narrowband secondary synchronization signal may be transmitted in different subframe, and the subframe in which the narrowband secondary synchronization signal is transmitted may be configured differently according to a type of a radio frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seokmin Shin, Changhwan Park, Joonkui Ahn, Seunggye Hwang
  • Patent number: 11569971
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including an antenna module including one or more antennas transmitting or receiving a signal in a first frequency band and a second frequency band wirelessly, a first duplexer separating the first frequency band into a first transmission frequency band and a first reception frequency band and adjusting the first reception frequency band, a second duplexer separating the second frequency band into a second transmission frequency band and a second reception frequency band and adjusting the second reception frequency band, and a diplexer including a first terminal electrically connected to the antenna module, a first filter passing the first frequency band, a second terminal electrically connected to the first filter and the first duplexer, a second filter passing the second frequency band, and a third terminal electrically connected to the second filter and the second duplexer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Inventors: Dongil Yang, Hanyeop Lee, Hyoseok Na
  • Patent number: 11570725
    Abstract: A method and a network node (300) for enabling wireless communication with a wireless device (302), wherein no more than a pre-determined maximum total transmit power is available for downlink transmission by the network node (300). When detecting that the wireless device (302) requires an extended transmission range (300B) which is larger than a nominal transmission range (300A), a boosted transmit power is determined and used for transmitting a first set of channels and/or signals to be used by the wireless device (302) to achieve the extended transmission range (300B). An attenuated transmit power is also determined and used for transmitting a second set of channels and/or signals not included in the first set of channels and/or signals, which provides a slightly reduced transmission range (300C) for the second set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Magnus Åström, Bo Hagerman, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Nordström
  • Patent number: 11563829
    Abstract: Various examples and schemes pertaining to simple Ethernet header compression are described. A first network node transmits a first packet with a full header to a second network node. The first network node determines whether a header compression context for the full header has been established by the second network node. In response to determining that the header compression context for the full header has been established by the second network node, the first network node transmits a second packet with a compressed header to the second network node. In response to determining that the header compression context for the full header has not been established by the second network node, the first network node transmits the second packet or a third packet with the full header to the second network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventors: Per Johan Mikael Johansson, Mukesh Chouhan, Pradeep Jose, Pavan Santhana Krishna Nuggehalli
  • Patent number: 11564120
    Abstract: A communication method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system, according to an embodiment, includes: transmitting, to an access and mobility management function (AMF) or a session management function (SMF), UE capability information including first information about whether or not extended session management is supported; receiving from the AMF or the SMF network capability information including second information about whether or not the extended session management is supported; and receiving, from the AMF or the SMF, a result of mapping a protocol data unit (PDU) session to an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer, performed based on the first information and the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyungjoo Suh, Sangjun Moon
  • Patent number: 11558281
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for allocating the same ESI label on multihomed peers for a given ES. In some embodiments, each network device that provides multihoming to a host using an ES, advertises EVPN AD per ES routes to each other, wherein the EVPN AD per ES routes comprise an ESI label associated with the ES. Because the network devices advertise the same ESI label for the ES, a first network device generates a bitmap. The first network device uses the bitmap to include the advertised ESI label in replicated packets that the first network device forwards to the other network devices that provide multihoming to the host via the ES. The network devices that consider themselves non-DF devices will drop the packet. The network devices that consider themselves the DF device will not forward the packet to the host via the ES because of the ESI label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Vishal Bandekar, Ramakrishnan Ganapathy Iyer, Vijay Mahadevan, Rajesh Semwal, Victor Wen
  • Patent number: 11552671
    Abstract: A method of a first communication device for removing a self-interference signal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving a signal having a size less than a first threshold value from a second communication device in a first interval within a first frame, transmitting a first signal to a third communication device in the first interval, and estimating a self-interference channel through which the self-interference signal is transmitted based on the signal received in the first interval and the first signal transmitted in the first interval. The self-interference signal is a signal transmitted by the first communication device and is received by the first communication device through the self-interference channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventors: Kwonjong Lee, Sang-Hyo Kim, Hyojin Lee, Min Young Chung, Dong Hyun Kong, Seungil Park, Hyosang Ju
  • Patent number: 11546824
    Abstract: A communication system for transmitting data packets includes: at least one Access Node (AN) connectable to a user equipment (UE); a User Plane Function (UPF) component; and a data network (DN). The UPF component is a distributed component and comprises: at least one User Plane Function Edge (UPF-E) component and a User Plane Function Core (UPF-C) component, the UPF-E component being connected between the at least one AN and the UPF-C component, and the UPF-C component being connected between the UPF-E component and the data network (DN) or another UPF-C; and a UPF Management (UPF-M) component configured to terminate an N4 interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Josep Colom Ikuno, Manuel Paul
  • Patent number: 11546887
    Abstract: Provided is an information transmission method and apparatus. The method applied to a first base station includes: acquiring related information of a terminal, where the related information is uplink information or downlink information, and includes traffic data and/or control information; sending the related information to the second base station through a common transmission channel between base stations. When the related information is uplink information, the first base station is a current serving base station of the terminal, the second base station is a previous serving base station of the terminal, and the uplink information is supplied to the second base station to be decoded. When the related information is downlink information, the second base station is the current serving base station, the first base station is the previous serving base station, and the downlink information is sent to the terminal to be decoded. Further provided is a computer storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventors: Dongying Zhang, Yumin Wu
  • Patent number: 11546727
    Abstract: A method includes receiving wireless signals from consumer devices that are in communicable range of the merchant device. The wireless signals each include a unique identifier associated with one of the consumer devices. The method further comprises generating signal strength data that includes one signal strength value associated with the unique identifier of each of the wireless signals, storing the signal strength data in a data storage device, analyzing the signal strength data to determine how many of the consumer devices achieved various signal strength levels, determining a threshold signal strength value based on the analysis, determining a consumer device is present within a physical area when a subsequent wireless signal from a subsequent consumer device is greater than the threshold signal strength value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Yishai Lerner, Ulf Schwekendiek, Tuomas Artman
  • Patent number: 11540328
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise a transmission module including a first transmission module and a second transmission module, and a processor. The processor may feedback-receive a transmission power of the first transmission module, calculate a difference value between a target transmission power and the transmission power of the first transmission module, determine a state of the first transmission module on the basis of the difference value, and turn off a transmission operation of the first transmission module and activate a transmission operation of the second transmission module in accordance with the determination that the state of the first transmission module is abnormal. Various other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyungjoon Yu, Seungbum Ju
  • Patent number: 11539497
    Abstract: A method for wireless communication and an apparatus are provided, comprising: determining location information, wherein the location information indicating a quantity of M subcarrier spacings between a second location of a physical resource block (PRB) in a system common PRB grid and a first location in a synchronization signal block, the system common PRB grid having a first subcarrier spacing, the first location being a beginning subcarrier of the synchronization signal block and the first location overlapping with the PRB, M is a value of a preset value set, and the preset value set is {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23}; sending the location information via a broadcast message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiheng Guo, Qian Wu, Xinqian Xie
  • Patent number: 11540250
    Abstract: A communication technique for convergence of internet of thing (IoT) technology and a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond a 4th generation (4G) system, and a system therefor are provided. The disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, and services associated with security and safety) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The disclosure provides a paging monitoring method according to a state of a terminal and a method for reporting a connection setup failure in consideration of an inactive state of the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: June Hwang, Soenghun Kim, Sangyeob Jung
  • Patent number: 11516822
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are presented to facilitate coexistence between multiple wireless communication protocols implemented by a wireless communication device, using a shared antenna, e.g., due to limitations resulting from a small form factor of the wireless communication device. The wireless communication device may determine whether communications according to a second protocol are causing performance of communications according to a first protocol to fall below a threshold level. If so, the wireless communication device may operate in a mode that favors communications according to the first protocol. If not, the wireless communication device may operate in a mode that favors communications according to the second protocol. For example, the mode that favors communications according to the first protocol may include temporarily implementing operations to remedy the poor performance of the communications according to the first, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Camille Chen, Akshay Tumkur Rajshekhar, Arjun Dheer, Gordon Kin, Sanjay Mani, Yang Yu, Tahir Shamim
  • Patent number: 11509357
    Abstract: A relay device for relaying communications between a plurality of radio devices that perform radio communications with a terminal and a radio control apparatus that controls the plurality of radio devices, the relay device including a plurality of signal combiners that are each provided for one of functional splitting points between the plurality of radio devices and the radio control apparatus, and are each configured to convert signal data transmitted from one of the plurality of radio devices based on a signal format in accordance with the one of the functional splitting points, and transmit the converted signal data to the radio control apparatus, and a signal switcher configured to output the signal data transmitted from the one of the plurality of radio devices, to one of the plurality of signal combiners supporting one of the functional splitting points that corresponds to the one of the plurality of radio devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Keita Takahashi, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Noriyuki Ota, Jun Terada
  • Patent number: 11510097
    Abstract: Method and computing device for inferring an optimal wireless data transfer rate using a neural network. The method comprises storing a predictive model generated by a neural network training engine in a memory of a computing device. The method comprises determining, by a processing unit of the computing device, parameters of a data transfer through a wireless communication interface of the computing device. The method comprises executing, by the processing unit, a neural network inference engine using the predictive model for inferring an optimal data transfer rate based on the parameters of the data transfer through the wireless communication interface. The method comprises configuring the wireless communication interface to operate at the optimal data transfer rate. For example, the computing device consists of an environment control device (ECD). The ECD may consist of an environment controller, a sensor, a controlled appliance, and a relay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Distech Controls Inc.
    Inventor: Francois Gervais
  • Patent number: 11502946
    Abstract: In general, various aspects of the techniques are described in this disclosure for distributed label assignment for labeled routes. In one example, a method includes obtaining, by a first thread of a plurality of execution threads for at least one routing protocol process executing on processing circuitry of a network device, an allocation of first labels drawn from a label space for a network service; adding, by the first thread, the first labels to a first local label pool for the first thread; generating, by the first thread, after obtaining the allocation of the first labels, a labeled route comprising a route for the network service and a label assigned by the first thread from the first local label pool; and outputting, by the network device, the labeled route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Wang, Jaihari V. Loganathan, Jeffrey Haas, Sanjay Khanna
  • Patent number: 11496161
    Abstract: A modular filter system includes a front panel, a back panel, and a multiband combiner coupled to the front panel, the combiner including an antenna connector and filter connectors. The modular filter system further includes filter modules separate from the combiner, each filter module including first and second connectors to pass respective frequency bands, and a combiner connector to pass the frequency bands. Each filter module is configured to duplex, combine, or split first signals in the first frequency band and second signals in the second frequency band. The combiner connector of each filter module is coupled to a respective filter connector using a respective cable. The modular filter system further includes a fixing system comprising bars and plates, the bars coupled to the front and back panels using fasteners, wherein the bars and plates are configured to secure the filter modules between the combiner and the back panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Andrew Wireless Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Frantisek Ondracek, Roman Hofman, Martin Kufa, Libor Strachon, Peter Schmid