Patents Examined by Kiet Doan
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Patent number: 10015730Abstract: A method and device for selecting a heterogeneous network serving cell based on inter-cell cooperation, which relate to the field of digital communications. The method disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention comprises: acquiring, by a central node base station in a heterogeneous network, alternative users in each cell in the heterogeneous network; and according to a pre-set alternative user selection criterion, selecting an alternative user in the entire network from the alternative users in all cells in the heterogeneous network; and if the alternative user in the entire network needs to conduct a reselection operation, initiating a cell reselection flow. Also disclosed is a device for selecting a heterogeneous network serving cell based on inter-cell cooperation corresponding to the method.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Shaopeng Wang, Hongfeng Qin
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Patent number: 10009741Abstract: An auxiliary content delivery gateway. The gateway comprises a processor, a non-transitory memory, and an application stored in the non-transitory memory. When executed by the processor the application creates auxiliary content request messages comprising a collaborator mediation indication based on requests for auxiliary content received from a plurality of mobile communication devices and transmits the auxiliary content request messages to a plurality of auxiliary content sourcing channels, whereby the auxiliary content sourcing channels discern that the auxiliary content request messages do not constitute click-fraud based on the collaborator mediation indication in the auxiliary content request messages. The application further receives auxiliary content response messages from the plurality of auxiliary content sourcing channels and transmits selected auxiliary content to the mobile communication devices based on the auxiliary content response messages.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Robert H. Burcham, Jason R. Delker
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Patent number: 10009470Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first communication module configured to perform a call signal based communication and a second communication module configured to perform a short range communication or wired communication; and a processor configured to control call signal reception processing of the first communication module, wherein when an operation change of a communication channel established based on the second communication module, based on at least one of a movement of an electronic device and a movement of a second electronic device that is connected through the second communication module or has a connection history, the processor allows the electronic device or the second electronic device to receive the call signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: In Ho Baek
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Patent number: 10004055Abstract: A method for performing a detach of a terminal registered to a telecommunication network is disclosed. The detach is performed by associating an identification for the terminal, deriving a signature for the identification, and allocating a pair consisting of the identification and the signature to the terminal. The method further includes sending the detach request including the identification and the identification signature from the registered terminal to the network. The detach request is received at the network and compared to a record of registration data of the terminal kept at the network. The terminal is detached from the network if the received detach request coincides with the record of registration data.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventor: Jaakko Rajaniemi
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Patent number: 9992641Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include a camera module obtaining image data of a user, a controller configured to detect at least one feature corresponding to an intention of the user from the image data obtained by the camera module, to obtain a pattern based on the at least one feature, to determine text data corresponding to the pattern, and to convert at least a portion of the text data into voice data, and an output module outputting the voice data. Other various embodiments of the pattern recognition are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Woo-Jong Lee
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Patent number: 9986325Abstract: Apparatus comprises adapter and speaker system. Adapter is configured to plug into port of personal digital audio player. Speaker system is in communication with adapter, and comprises multiple acoustic transducers, programmable processor circuit, and wireless communication circuit. In first operational mode, processor circuit receives, via adapter, and processes digital audio content from personal digital audio player into which adapter is plugged, and the multiple acoustic transducers output the received audio content from the personal digital audio player. In second operational mode, wireless communication circuit receives digital audio content from a remote digital audio source over a wireless network, processor circuit processes the digital audio content received from remote digital audio source, and the multiple acoustic transducers output the audio content received from the remote digital audio source.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: KOSS CORPORATIONInventors: Michael J. Koss, Michael J. Pelland
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Patent number: 9986440Abstract: Techniques and systems are disclosed for addressing the challenges in interference and mobility management in broadband, UAV-assisted heterogeneous network (BAHN) scenarios. Implementations include BAHN control components, for example, at a controlling network node of a BAHN. Generally, a component implementing techniques for managing interference and handover in a BAHN gathers state data from network nodes or devices in the BAHN, determines a candidate BAHN model that optimizes interference and handover metrics, and determines and performs model adjustments to the network parameters, BS parameters, and UAV-assisted base station (UABS) device locations and velocities to conform to the optimized candidate BAHN model. Also described is a UABS apparatus having a UAV, communications interface for communicating with a HetNet in accordance with wireless air interface standards, and a computing device suitable for implementing BAHN control or reinforcement learning components.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: The Florida International University Board of TrusteesInventor: Ismail Guvenc
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Patent number: 9979836Abstract: Mobile devices may obtain applications from an application market infrastructure. The applications may consume data from a data allocation that has been purchased from a mobile data provider. A user may assign a sub-allocation of the data allocation with a specific application, for use by the application. When the sub-allocation is depleted, the application may alert the user and also give the user an opportunity to purchase additional data. If the user accepts an offer to purchase additional data, the application calls the application market infrastructure to process a purchase transaction for the additional data. The application market infrastructure interacts with the user to complete the transaction and then instructs the mobile data provider to allocation additional data to the mobile device of the user, which is then added to the sub-allocation associated with the application.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jayadev Vadakkanmarveettil, Ajith Kumar Manhachery, Anthony Nicolas Haddad
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Patent number: 9980231Abstract: A system for providing real-time always-on location is presented for maintaining the current location of a mobile device, while saving the battery by managing the GPS in a power-saving mode while the device is considered to be stationary. The system also provides a real-time location in an indoor environment where a GPS signal may not be available. Additionally, methods for driving detection are also presented.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: mPanion, Inc.Inventor: Neeraj Chawla
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Patent number: 9980274Abstract: In order to minimize reduction of the usage efficiency of radio resources even when a radio base station performs LBT in an LTE/LTE-A operating system, the present invention provides a user terminal capable of communicating with a radio base station of a given operator using an unlicensed band. The user terminal has: an obtaining section that obtains a PLMN-ID (Public Land Mobile Network Identifier) of a cell that is detected in a cell search; a detecting section that detects the cell of an other operator cell that is different from the given operator based on the PLMN-ID; and a transmission section that transmits an identifier to specify the cell of the other operator and the PLMN-ID of the other operator to the radio base station.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventors: Hiroki Harada, Satoshi Nagata, Liu Liu, Jing Wang, Yu Jiang, Huiling Jiang
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Patent number: 9980267Abstract: Systems and methods configured to form and manage different types of beams toward target ground terminals to “optimally” communicate with the terminals. In one set of embodiments, the UAV generates a set of beams to cover cells on the ground, the beams are divided into groups, and the UAV communications system deterministically and sequentially turns a subset of the beams on/off to reduce cross-beam interference and increase system throughput. In another embodiment, in order to increase throughput, the UAV communications system determines the highest data rate on the downlink and uplink that are decodable at the receiver given the received signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) while maintaining a low packet error rate. Systems and methods are described to determine the UAV antenna pattern toward different terminals needed for SINR calculation and data rate determination.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Bridgewest Finance LLCInventor: Ahmad Jalali
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Patent number: 9980214Abstract: A SIM selection method of a wireless communication device connectable to a first SIM associated with a first subscription in relation to a first wireless communication system and a second SIM associated with a second subscription in relation to a second wireless communication system. The method comprises obtaining current values of first second and third parameters. The first parameters are applicable in relation to the first SIM and in relation to the second SIM, and comprise a geographical location of the wireless communication device. The second and third parameters obtained for the first SIM are applicable in relation to the first SIM only and the second and third parameters obtained for the second SIM are applicable in relation to the second SIM only. The current values of the third parameters are based on values of the third parameters associated with the geographical location and uploaded to a server by a plurality of other wireless communication devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)Inventor: Andreas Anyuru
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Patent number: 9974011Abstract: Disclosed are a network access method and a mobile communications terminal, said method comprising the following steps: obtaining the geographical location information of a mobile communications terminal; if the geographical location information of said mobile communications terminal is not the home geographical location information of the mobile communications terminal, then selecting, according to the geographical location information of said mobile communications terminal, a visited public land mobile network matching said geographical location information; adding said visited public land mobile network to an equivalent public land mobile network list; searching for a network according to the appended equivalent public land mobile network list, and if the visited public land mobile network is found, then executing a network registration operation for said mobile communications terminal.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventor: Hai Liu
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Patent number: 9961195Abstract: Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for location-based call control. In one embodiment, call control rules for an outbound call can be determined/identified based on the location of the mobile device. The call control rules direct the outbound call to different numbers and/or different applications.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: MBTE SWEDEN ABInventors: Yoram Meriaz, Ran Meriaz, Alex Tkachman
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Patent number: 9955337Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to enable the identification of a UE in both the cellular network (e.g., a 3GPP network) and the WLAN. In some aspects, the UE is provided with information enabling it to find the transport network layer, TNL, address (e.g., an IP address) of the WT and an identifier of the UE. Using the TNL of the WT, the UE can establish a connection towards the WT (either connectionless or connection oriented) and provide the UE identity. The WT and eNodeB exchange information about the UE ID, and the UE is identified in both the 3GPP network and the WLAN. The WT is a logical node and may be integrated in the eNodeB, in a WLAN node (e.g. access controller, access point), standalone or somewhere else. Once identified, user data can be sent to the UE via the WT.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Markus Drevö, Rasmus Axén, Paul Schliwa-Bertling
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Patent number: 9948641Abstract: A method and a system are provided for providing a subscription profile on a mobile terminal for communication via a mobile communication network. The method comprises the following steps: the logging in of a first mobile terminal with a first subscription profile to a mobile communication network; the downloading of a second subscription profile to the first mobile terminal via the mobile communication network; and the forwarding of the second subscription profile from the first mobile terminal to a second mobile terminal via a communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: GIESECKE+DEVRIENT MOBILE SECURITY GMBHInventors: Carsten Ahrens, Bernd Müller, Jens Dinger, Andreas Morawietz, Ulrich Huber
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Patent number: 9948791Abstract: A method, computer program product, and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes determining whether a shared balance threshold has been breached, and notifying a member of a sharing group, in response to a determination that the balance threshold has been breached. The shared balance threshold is for the sharing group, which includes a number of members.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventor: Avinash Permude
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Patent number: 9936060Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and media for the provision of emergency services information are provided. Embodiments include receiving emergency services information at a mobile device from a computing device of a cellular network to which the mobile device is in communication. Embodiments further include displaying, in response to input from a user of the mobile device, at least a portion of the emergency services information on a display screen of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Rajasekar Raja, Keemat Rai, Adiseshu Kumar Mylavaram
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Patent number: 9936387Abstract: A system for managing mobile electronic communications devices includes a user directory database configured to hold authentication data associated with at least one user, an authentication authority communicatively connected to the user directory database, an administration server configured to send and receive command messages with at least one mobile electronic communications device, a messaging server configured to send and receive communications messages with at least one mobile electronic communications device, and the authentication authority, administration server, and messaging server are configured to send and receive data via a data communications network.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Zipit Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Rafael Heredia, Michael W. Crowe, Frank U. Greer, IV, Joseph A. Ellis, Jordan Upham, William R. Matson
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Patent number: 9930158Abstract: A vehicle communication system facilitates hands-free interaction with a mobile device in a vehicle or elsewhere. Users interact with the system by speaking to it. The system processes text and processes commands. The system supports Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free use. The system handles telephone calls, email, and SMS text messages. The user can customize the device via a user profile stored on an Internet web server.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2010Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: RIDETONES, INC.Inventor: Otman A. Basir