Patents Examined by Muthuswamy G. Manoharan
  • Patent number: 10841407
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mobile terminal, which may include a housing; a mother board arranged into the housing; a first display screen coupled to the mother board. The first display screen may be arranged on a front side face of the housing. A storage groove may be defined on a top end face of the housing. The storage groove may be located between the front side face and the rear side face and may extend to and penetrate a left side face and a right side face of the housing. The mobile terminal may further include a mounting frame; a first camera arranged on the mounting frame and also coupled to the mother board. The mounting frame may be configured to extend itself out of the storage groove to expose the first camera or retract itself into the storage groove to hide the first camera into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoyu Fan, Zhengshan Zhang
  • Patent number: 10841892
    Abstract: A method for assisting in locating a position of a mobile wireless device includes: obtaining location information of an approximate location of the mobile wireless device; generating an almanac of base stations based at least in part on proximity of locations of the base stations to the approximate location of the mobile wireless device, the almanac of base stations comprising at least one cooperative terrestrial base station that can communicate with the mobile wireless device in at least one mode and at least one uncooperative terrestrial base station capable of bi-directional communications and configured to prevent data and voice communications with the mobile wireless device, the at least one uncooperative terrestrial base station being configured to acknowledge a message received from the mobile wireless device; and providing the almanac of base stations to the mobile wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Leonid Sheynblat, Mark Leo Moeglein
  • Patent number: 10827456
    Abstract: According to methods for service based mobility management, a map between a plurality of service classes and/or message types and a plurality of predetermined contents of data packets is acquired (S101, S201, S301). A service class and/or message type is detected for an incoming request message (S102). A predetermined content of a data packet corresponding to the service class and/or message type is determined from the map (S103). The incoming request message is forwarded (S104) in the data packet including the predetermined content. Then, the predetermined content of the data packet is detected (S202), the service class and/or message type corresponding to the predetermined content is determined (S203) from the map, and the incoming request message is forwarded (S204) in a data block including a predetermined indication of the service class and/or message type determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Juha Antero Rasanen, Antti Jaakko Pasanen
  • Patent number: 10798538
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a floor map indicating a layout of a location, displaying at least a portion of the floor map, capturing signal strength data representing a signal field for at least one position on the floor map, identifying an asset within the layout of the location, determining at least one property that identifies the asset using one of a discovery process using a wireless protocol and an image processing application programming interface (API) configured to classify an image and detect individual within the image, updating the floor map with the asset and the at least one property, and communicating the asset and the at least one property to the remote computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Priyanka Jain, Sameer Mardhekar, Anand Bhagwat
  • Patent number: 10791452
    Abstract: An apparatus, e.g. a mobile computing device, directs presence information toward a presence server (PS). The presence information includes public-safety (PuSa) specific proximity-based services (ProSe) information. The apparatus also directs to the PS a request to subscribe to PuSa-specific ProSe information of a target ProSe presentity, the request including a dedicated PuSa service ID. The apparatus may discover user equipment (UE) of the target presentity only on the condition that the PS returns the presence information of the target presentity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Suzann Hua, Yigang Cai
  • Patent number: 10778824
    Abstract: A pen-type handset has a clip portion as a cartilage conduction unit. The clip portion, of an elastic body, is supported on a main body with no direct contact of a cartilage-conduction vibration source in the clip portion with the main body. The clip portion supporting the cartilage-conduction vibration source is supported on the main body via a vibration isolating material. With the clip portion closed, vibration of the cartilage-conduction vibration source is not conducted to the main body; with the clip portion open, vibration of the cartilage-conduction vibration source is conducted to the main body. With the clip portion open, operation of an incoming-call display unit is prohibited. With the clip portion open, operation on an operation unit is invalidated. An incoming call is responded to by closing the open clip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Finewell Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hosoi, Yoji Hosoi, Masahide Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10771119
    Abstract: A vehicle communications system includes a pair of antennas, a radio, and a controller. The controller is configured to enable and disable antenna diversity between communication over a safety channel and communication over a service channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Aaron Weinfield
  • Patent number: 10742794
    Abstract: A system for sharing sounds on a phone call, using a smartphone having a touchscreen display, having a sound library containing a plurality of sounds, and having an app for facilitating the sound sharing functionality, and for initiating a phone call. The app includes a pad controller view which displays a plurality of pads that may each be associated with one of the sounds in the library and will play that sound upon request. The app includes means for associating the sounds with the pads, for editing the sounds associated with the pads, and for adjusting the relative volume of sounds associated with the pads with a mix that may be provided as outgoing audio on the phone call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventor: Steve Antoine
  • Patent number: 10735121
    Abstract: Unified spatial operations for dynamic medium sharing is disclosed in which a non-priority transmitter detects a priority reservation reference signal (RRS) over a shared spectrum from a high-priority transmitter The shared spectrum is shared by the non-priority transmitter with at least one high-priority communication pair. The high-priority communication pair includes a high-priority transmitter and the high-priority receiver. After detecting the RRS, the non-priority transmitter generates a non-priority channel estimate for a first channel between the non-priority transmitter and a non-priority receiver and a priority channel estimate for a second channel between the non-priority transmitter and the priority receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Xiaoxia Zhang, Taesang Yoo
  • Patent number: 10735922
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided comprising: a building including one or more facilities each including at least one broadcast short-range communications unit having a fixed location, an application/computer code configured for execution by at least one of a plurality of mobile devices, and at least one server, that, together, are configured to cooperate to trigger one or more mobile device actions including causing to be output visual information, based on particular location-relevant information that is, in turn, based on at least one value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: DYFAN, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Sturges Andrews, Axel Fuchs
  • Patent number: 10735896
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bilateral social media notification system. In one example, the social network system features the ability for users to have unique identification variables that are searchable. This social networking system also has a series of specific activity tags which may be associated with the unique identifications. Only unique identifications with the same activity tags will be matched and disclosed by the system to ensure no embarrassing rejections occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventor: Mohamed Elgamal
  • Patent number: 10736168
    Abstract: A communication device for handling a User Plane Evolved Packet System (EPS) Optimization procedure comprises a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing circuit coupled to the storage unit. The processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions a RRC layer of the communication device receiving system information from a cell of a network; the RRC layer informing an EPS mobility management (EMM) layer of the communication device that a User Plane EPS Optimization functionality (e.g., a resume/suspend functionality) is allowed in the cell, when the system information indicates that the User Plane EPS Optimization functionality is allowed; and the RRC layer informing the EMM layer that the User Plane EPS Optimization functionality is not allowed in the cell, when the system information indicates that the User Plane EPS Optimization functionality is not allowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Hsiang Wu, Te-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 10721621
    Abstract: First, an authentication module may receive an identification (ID) linking request, create a secured ID linking request from the ID linking request, and send the secured ID linking request to a packet gateway module located in a packet core of a mobile network. Next, the packet gateway module may insert into the secured ID linking request, an encrypted version of a mobile identifier corresponding to a client device from which the secured ID linking request was received. Next, a mobile video session manager module may receive from the packet gateway module, the secured ID linking request and link a subscriber of a managed video service corresponding to a video identifier to the client device corresponding to the mobile identifier. A policy corresponding to the subscriber of the managed video service may then be applied to flows over the packet core to and from the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Schlack, Timothy P. Stammers
  • Patent number: 10716058
    Abstract: Provided is a method for managing terminals by a base station when a plurality of networks coexist. Specifically, in a wireless communication system where a first network coexists with a second network, the terminal management method of a base station of the first network may include: receiving coexistence information from a first network management apparatus managing the base station, and examining the coexistence information; generating time information that is needed by a user equipment attached to the first network to access a third network on the basis of the coexistence information; and sending a message containing the time information to the user equipment. Thereby, it is possible to operate WiMAX and TD-LTE simultaneously while using a CDMA network for a voice service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Youngkyu Choi
  • Patent number: 10694330
    Abstract: Allowing access to regulated content (e.g., FDA regulated) via mobile devices can increase operational efficiency of companies that have this type of content, and allow users to quickly interact with this content even when outside of the company office. Yet, mobile devices present security issues in ensuring that the integrity of the regulated content is maintained. A regulated content management system applies a multi-step validation and authentication process to allow mobile access to regulated content. The system validates a mobile application installed on the device for regulated content access, the mobile device itself, and the credentials of the user trying to access the content before access is granted. This thus provides users with access to regulated content in a mobile environment while maintaining the integrity of the regulated content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Metadata Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Anthony Barrett, Patrick Michael Pollard, Patrick Roberts, Martin Frid-Nielsen
  • Patent number: 10638267
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine-to-Machine (M2M), Machine Type Communication (MTC), and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as, for example, and without limitation, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety services. A method for operating a management server configured to process location information of a terminal includes receiving, from a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal ID of the mobile terminal and a beacon terminal ID of a beacon terminal broadcast by the beacon terminal; generating first location information related to the mobile terminal ID and the beacon terminal ID and indicating an estimated location of the mobile terminal; and generating content information based on the first location information and transmitting the content information to the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junhyung Kim, Hyukjoong Kwon, Sunghoon Kim, Dongkeon Kong
  • Patent number: 10631177
    Abstract: A method of configuring hardware parameter values of a user equipment (UE) after distribution to an end user. The method comprises identifying an electronic chip that comprises a component in the UE by a carrier application that executes on the UE, where the carrier application is configured with wireless communication service provider access permissions, transmitting a request for preferred hardware parameter values by the carrier application to a device management server, where the request comprises the identity of the electronic chip, receiving preferred hardware parameter values by the carrier application from the device management server, and, based on the received preferred hardware parameter values, setting a hardware parameter value of the electronic chip to the corresponding preferred hardware parameter value, whereby the UE is configured for optimized wireless communication in a radio access network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Benjamin E. Bellinder, Jagannath Ghoshal, Dale S. Schempp, Simon Youngs
  • Patent number: 10631146
    Abstract: Various systems are provided comprising: a building including one or more facilities each including at least one broadcast short-range communications unit having a fixed location, an application/computer code configured for execution by at least one of a plurality of mobile devices, and at least one server, that, together, are configured to cooperate to trigger one or more mobile device actions including causing to be output visual information, based on particular location-relevant information that is, in turn, based on at least one value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: DYFAN, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Sturges Andrews, Axel Fuchs
  • Patent number: 10623912
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for creating and transmitting a telephone call requested by a transmitting service to the telephone of a recipient, wherein a server of the transmitting service is capable of submitting a call request to a call server, the call request containing digital information enabling the call server to initiate a call to the telephone of the recipient using a calling number to be displayed on the telephone, wherein the call contains an enhanced voicemail, consisting of a voicemail constructed by the call server from a portion of the information contained in the call request and intended to be broadcast during the call, and additional non-voice information contained in the call request and used by the call server to form the calling number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: PAYCOOL INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Serge Barthelemy
  • Patent number: 10623989
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications. In some aspects, a method, apparatus, system, computer program product, non-transitory computer-readable medium, user equipment, transmitter device, and wireless communication device are presented for unidirectional robust header compression (RoHC). The transmitter device may identify a system resource condition of at least one of the transmitter device or a receiver device of one or more data units, configure robust header compression in a single direction for wireless communication of the one or more data units between the transmitter device and the receiver device, and/or process the data units based at least in part on configuring the robust header compression. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Saket Bathwal, Shailesh Maheshwari, Gang Xiao