Patents Examined by Marisol Figueroa
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Patent number: 12133120Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are described for command handling for simultaneous connectivity handovers. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Candy Yiu, Jaemin Han, Sudeep Palat, Yi Guo
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Patent number: 12120625Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Embodiments herein disclose a method performed by a terminal in a mobile communication system. The method includes performing a registration procedure on a first standalone non-public network (SNPN), selecting a second SNPN based on a predetermined condition, and transmitting, to a network entity, a registration request message on the second SNPN for an initial registration, in case that the second SNPN differs from the first SNPN.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kundan Tiwari, Rajavelsamy Rajadurai, Anikethan Ramakrishna Vijaya Kumar, Lalith Kumar, Narendranath Durga Tangudu
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Patent number: 12108469Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing relay communication by a relay wireless device in a wireless communication system. A relay wireless device may receive bearer configuration information from a network. Based on the bearer configuration information, the UE may establish a bearer with a remote wireless device. The relay wireless device may forward data to/from the remote wireless device using the bearer.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Fangli Xu, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Yuqin Chen, Longda Xing, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sree Ram Kodali
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Patent number: 12101701Abstract: A method of wireless communication by a first user equipment (UE) includes requesting multi-static channel sensing estimates from a device to establish a communications link with a second UE, and receiving the multi-static channel sensing estimates from the device. The method further includes setting communication parameters based on the multi-static channel sensing estimates. The method still further includes communicating with the second UE over the communications link based on the communication parameters.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Preeti Kumari, Kapil Gulati, Anantharaman Balasubramanian, Junyi Li, Shuanshuan Wu
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Patent number: 12096328Abstract: A method at a user equipment for obtaining emergency codes using a non-Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network, the method including sending a request message to a network node, the request message containing an indication; and receiving, at the user equipment, a response message, the response message including at least one mobile country code (MCC), and the response message indicating an emergency number, type or category information, wherein the emergency number, type or category information is associated with the at least one MCC, and wherein the at least one MCC indicates a portion of a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) code to which the emergency number, type or category information applies.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Malikie Innovations LimitedInventors: Adrian Buckley, Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker
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Patent number: 12081463Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a wireless network communication method and a terminal device. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, information indicating a transmission direction type of a first time unit of a first component carrier and information indicating a transmission direction type of a corresponding second time unit of at least one second component carrier; and when the transmission direction type of the first time unit of the first component carrier of the terminal device is a flexible or variable transmission direction, determining, based on target information, sending and receiving manners of the terminal device in the corresponding second time unit of the at least one second component carrier.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lili Zhang, Meng Deng
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Patent number: 12074998Abstract: This application provides a decorating assembly, a housing assembly, and an electronic device. Gas flows between the outside of the electronic device, the first gap, the first channel, the breathable space, the waterproof breathable film, and the first space to implement a quick balance between internal air pressure of the first space and external air pressure of the electronic device. In addition, the waterproof breathable film is installed on the base, and the waterproof breathable film covers the breathable space, to ensure that when the decorating assembly is applied to the electronic device, the waterproof breathable film can prevent external liquid of the electronic device from entering the first space through the breathable space, thereby ensuring that the electronic device has relatively good waterproof performance.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shizhe Li, Mengruo Zou
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Patent number: 12075333Abstract: A mobile gateway may provide access to one or more networks based on a variety of configurable parameters, constraints, etc. A Mobile Gateway Management System (“MGMS”) may maintain different sets of rules, parameters, etc. associated with multiple different mobile gateways, such that a network may be able to determine whether to provide access to a particular mobile gateway based on location parameters, temporal parameters, account parameters, or other parameters. When access is granted to the network based on the parameters, the mobile gateway may serve as an interface between one or more User Equipment (“UEs”) and the network.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventor: Seng Gan
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Patent number: 12075493Abstract: A wireless device registers with a first PLMN having a first PLMN identity. A first plurality of RA procedures is performed while registered with the first PLMN. First information related to the first plurality of RA procedures is stored. The wireless device registers with a second PLMN having a second PLMN identity different than the first PLMN identity after registering with the first PLMN and after performing the first plurality of RA procedures. The first information is discarded responsive to registering with the second PLMN. A second plurality of RA procedures is performed while registered with the second PLMN. Second information related to the second plurality of RA procedures is stored. An information message is transmitted to the second PLMN. The information message includes a plurality of RACH reports corresponding to the second plurality of RA procedures based on the second information.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Ali Parichehrehteroujeni, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Angelo Centonza
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Patent number: 12069532Abstract: Roaming coverage evaluation is performed by receiving a roaming handover message including an error code, the roaming handover message identifies a serving cell and a touch point, verifying whether the touch point is accepting roaming handovers by retrieving roaming information from the touch point, retrieving a signal report from a terminal served by the serving cell in response to determining that the touch point is not accepting roaming handovers, determining a signal strength difference between a signal of the touch point and a signal of a cell neighboring the touch point, and mitigating coverage loss due to the touch point not accepting roaming handovers based on the signal strength difference.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC.Inventors: Krishnan Venkataraghavan, Hiroshi Takeshita, Sharad Sriwastawa
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Patent number: 12058729Abstract: A channel quality measurement method and apparatus are described. The method can include a network device sending configuration information to a terminal device. The configuration information configures a downlink carrier set. The terminal device determines a first downlink carrier from the downlink carrier set. The terminal device sends a random access process message 3 (Msg3) to the network device. The random access process message 3 includes first information. The first information includes information indicating channel quality of the first downlink carrier. The channel quality provides information about a first repetition level to the network device. The first repetition level is a minimum repetition level required when transmission performed on a downlink channel based on a preset transmission parameter meets a preset block error rate.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhihu Luo, Jun Li, Zhe Jin
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Patent number: 12047897Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for resolving multiple contexts for a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless network. In one embodiment a method includes maintaining, for a coordinating node hosting a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) controller and a second RAT controller simultaneously, a centrally maintained database; determining, based on the contents of the centrally maintained database, when the UE is registering with the second RAT controller while currently registered with the first RAT controller; and sending, by the second RAT controller, a deregistration command to the first RAT controller the UE was registered with, wherein context is freed and wherein resources held at both the coordinating node and at a base station are freed.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.Inventor: Mahendra Singh Rajput
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Patent number: 12041527Abstract: A routing selection method, apparatus, device and system and a storage medium are provided. The method includes receiving a route reassignment message sent by a serving core network device. The route reassignment message includes at least one of at least one of identification information or address information of an initial core network device; at least one of identification information or address information of the serving core network device; a context identifier assigned for a served object in at least one of the initial core network device, the access network device or the serving core network device; network slice information supported by the served object; or operator information supported by the served object.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Dapeng Li, Yin Gao, Jinguo Zhu, Shuang Liang
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Patent number: 12028167Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to resource allocation for feedback in groupcast communication. A method comprises identifying a plurality of destination devices for reception of data from a source device in groupcast communication; in response to the number of the plurality of destination devices being below a threshold, allocating resources to the plurality of destination devices to enable feedback transmission associated with the reception by the plurality of destination devices; and in response to the number of the plurality of destination devices exceeding the threshold, disabling feedback transmission associated with the reception by the plurality of destination devices. By flexibly allocating resources to the destination devices, it is possible to facilitate identifying destination devices that miss the data or control information and save the resource consumption.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Gang Wang
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Patent number: 12022421Abstract: 5G provides for interworking with the 4G/LTE networks, which provides for mobility of user equipment between the 5G and 4G/LTE networks. Mobility from 5G to 4G/LTE requires deregistering user equipment from the 5G core network (5GC) by communicating a deregistration notification from the Evolved Packet Core (EPC) to the 5GC. Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for an optimized deregistration process through avoidance of redundant deregistration notification traffic injected into the 5G network by utilizing 4G/LTE connectivity information to determine whether or not to inject deregistration notifications into the 5G network.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: John I. Ayers, Lu Tian, Anh Tran, David C. Williamson, Michael R. Kelly
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Patent number: 12022346Abstract: A terminal determines an interrupt time applied to a transition from a transition source cell to a transition destination cell. Specifically, the terminal changes a value of the interrupt time based on a combination of subcarrier spacings set in the transition source cell and the transition destination cell.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.Inventor: Takuma Takada
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Patent number: 12010761Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating identifier-based transport types of a GNLP are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a transmitting UE includes receiving a message based on a GNLP, the message including a GNLP header. The example method also includes populating the GNLP header to indicate that the message is associated with a single-hop transport type, the single-hop transport type including a unicast message, a groupcast message, or a broadcast message. The example method also includes transmitting the message via sidelink to a receiving UE. An example method for wireless communication at a receiving UE includes receiving, from a transmitting UE, a message via sidelink, the message based on a GNLP and including a GNLP header. The example method also includes using the GNLP header to determine that the message is associated with a single-hop transport type.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Seung Ryul Yang, Vincent Douglas Park
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Patent number: 12004066Abstract: Provided are a path, a path information processing method and device, a storage medium, and an electronic device. The path processing method may be performed by an I-SMF and include: receiving a first message sent by an anchor-session management function (A-SMF), wherein the first message comprises context information associated with a User Equipment (UE); determining, according to the context information, a mode corresponding to a data path established by the I-SMF, wherein the mode is indicative of whether the data path supports a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session with multi-homing function; and determining a node type of a node according to the mode, wherein the node type comprises an uplink classifier (UL-CL) or a branching point (BP).Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: ZTE CORPORATIONInventors: Shuang Liang, Jinguo Zhu, Zhijun Li
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Patent number: 11985584Abstract: A method for a User Equipment (UE) (500) comprises performing registration procedure to 5G System (5GS); receiving at least one of area restriction related information indicating at least one of allowed area and not allowed area, wherein the area restriction related information is at least one of per Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI) basis, per Access Point Name (APN) basis, and per S-NSSAI and APN basis; and determining whether or not to transmit a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session related signaling based on the area information; wherein the UE (500) transmits the PDU session related signaling when the UE (500) enters Tracking Area (TA) present in the allowed area or when the UE (500) does not enter TA present in the not allowed area.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kundan Tiwari, Toshiyuki Tamura, Linghang Fan
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Patent number: 11974326Abstract: Methods for selecting and configuring a random access channel, an access device and a network device are provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shaoli Kang, Deshan Miao, Shaohui Sun, Yingmin Wang