Patents Examined by Nathan S Taylor
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Patent number: 11778503Abstract: Examples of techniques for Association Identifier (AID) assignment are disclosed. In an example, a controller managing an AP may allocate a set of numbers for AID assignment to clients connecting to VAPs in a multiple BSSID set of the AP. The controller may configure the AP to assign AIDS to non-Multi-Link (non-ML) clients from a first subset of the set based on a first monotonic sequence and assign AIDS to ML clients from a second subset of the set based on a second monotonic sequence. The AP may receive an association request from a client to associate with a VAP of the multiple BSSID set, determine whether Multi-Link operation (MLO) is enabled for the client, and in response to determining that MLO is disabled for the client device, assign a first AID to the client from the first subset based on the first monotonic sequence.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Jianpo Han, Zhen Zhong
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Patent number: 11777750Abstract: A terminal includes circuitry and a transmitter. The circuitry, in operation, determines a first transmission power for a first uplink signal and a second transmission power for a second uplink signal by prioritizing allocation of a transmission power to the second transmission power for the second uplink signal, responsive to, in a first transmission time interval (TTI) where the first uplink signal is transmitted, the second uplink signal being transmitted in a second TTI that is shorter than the first TTI. The transmitter, in operation, transmits the first uplink signal with the determined first transmission power and transmits the second uplink signal with the determined second transmission power.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Ayako Horiuchi, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Lilei Wang, Takashi Iwai
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Patent number: 11770739Abstract: Methods may be provided to operate a wireless terminal in communication with a base station. Such methods may include receiving a Radio Resource Control RRC message from the base station, wherein the RRC message includes information regarding at least one Quality of Service, QoS, flow being reflective and/or non-reflective. Such methods may also include providing communication of a data packet between the wireless terminal and the base station using a non-reflective QoS flow, wherein the data packet includes a data field and a Service Data Application Protocol SDAP header field with a QoS Flow Identity QFI, and wherein the QFI is used for the data packet based on the information from the RRC message. Methods of operating base stations and core network nodes may also be provided. Related wireless terminals, base stations, and core network nodes are also discussed.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Jani-Pekka Kainulainen, Henrik Enbuske, Paul Schliwa-Bertling, Ylva Timner
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Patent number: 11765675Abstract: This application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus. One example method includes: A sending device sends a first physical layer protocol data unit PPDU over a first link, where the first PPDU carries a trigger frame. The sending device sends a second PPDU over a second link, where an end time of sending the second PPDU is not earlier than a first time and not later than a second time, the first time is related to an end time of sending the first PPDU and a state turnaround time in a short interframe space SIFS time, and the second time is related to the end time of sending the first PPDU and the SIFS time.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yunbo Li, Ming Gan, Yuchen Guo
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Patent number: 11751158Abstract: Embodiments include methods for downlink (DL) transmission by a network node in an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network. Such methods include receiving, from an upstream node in the network, first timing offset information related to communications between the network node and the upstream node. Such methods include transmitting a DL signal or channel, to one or more downstream nodes, based on a DL transmission timing for the network node. The DL transmission timing is determined from the network node's DL reception timing of signals or channels transmitted by the upstream node and a second function of the first timing offset information, which is determined based on a first function of the first timing offset information (when the first function is greater than a threshold) or on an alternate timing offset (when the first function is not greater than the threshold). Embodiments also include network nodes configured to perform such methods.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Boris Dortschy, Erik Dahlman
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Patent number: 11751053Abstract: A method of controlling screen lock and a mobile terminal employing the same is provided. The mobile device includes a User Interface (UI) for setting a screen unlock mode using a wireless device other than the mobile terminal and stores IDentifier (ID) information of the wireless device designated by the UI corresponding to the screen unlock mode. The mobile terminal is capable of detecting a wireless device. After the ID information of the wireless device is stored, if the wireless device is detected by the mobile terminal and ID information of the detected wireless device is identical to the stored ID information, the mobile terminal controls not to display an unlock requesting screen when the display unit of the mobile terminal is turned on.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ju-youn Lee, Sang-hyup Lee
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Patent number: 11743062Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a multi-operator anchor service is provided. A multi-operator anchor device may provide a centralized user plane anchor for traffic of end devices associated with multiple networks and operators. The multi-operator anchor device may provide virtual routing and forwarding to isolate traffic among the networks and operators. The multi-operator anchor device may provide a charging service for traffic and a handover service based on end device mobility.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Carlo Thompson, Adeniyi O. Soremi, Chris Bramble, Alexander C. Smith, Mirwais Popal, Michael Vazquez
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Patent number: 11743953Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments that provide distributed user plane functions for radio-based networks. In one embodiment, data is received from a client device connected to a radio access network of a radio-based network. The data is forwarded to a user plane component of a user plane function. The user plane component is implemented in a computing device of the radio access network. The data is processed by the user plane component. The data that has been processed is then routed to a data network.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Haritha Tamvada, Uffaz Nathaniel, Diwakar Gupta, Ishwardutt Parulkar
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Patent number: 11743858Abstract: A method of performing ranging, by a first device, with respect to a second device is provided. According to an embodiment, the method includes: receiving, by the first device, a plurality of timestamps including a first timestamp and a second timestamp, and determining, by the first device, a range R with respect to the second device by calculating an average time-of-flight (TOF) of the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal based on the first timestamp and the second timestamp. The first timestamp indicates a time-of-arrival (TOA) of a first wireless signal arriving at the second device, a maximum possible value of the first timestamp being Tmax1. The second timestamp indicates a time-of-departure (TOD) of a second wireless signal departing from the second device, and a maximum possible value of the second timestamp being Tmax2 and greater than Tmax1.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Inventor: Erik David Lindskog
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Patent number: 11737018Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing a hibernation mode for multi-link wireless communication networks such as a wireless local area network (WLAN). For example, some aspects relate to a multi-link device (MLD) including a first station (STA) associated with a first link of a wireless network and configured to communicate with a second MLD over the first link. The MLD also includes a second STA associated with a second link of the wireless network. The second STA is in a hibernation mode. The MLD also includes one or more processors communicatively coupled to the first and second STAs and configured to control operations of the first and second STAs.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yong Liu, Su Khiong Yong, Qi Wang, Tianyu Wu, Lochan Verma, Jinjing Jiang, Jarkko L. Kneckt
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Patent number: 11736981Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, apparatuses and computer program products for enforcing a rule related to traffic routing. A method implemented at a terminal device comprises receiving a rule related to traffic routing for traffic and enforcement information for the rule; and controlling enforcement of the rule based on the enforcement information. The enforcement information indicates whether a modification to a PDU session associated with the traffic due to the enforcement of the rule is allowed.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventor: Yang Shen
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Patent number: 11729762Abstract: A method includes determining whether a first access point of a plurality of access points and a second access point of the plurality of access points should communicate simultaneously over a shared channel in a first network and in response to determining that one of the plurality of access points won contention of a transmission opportunity for the shared channel, dividing the transmission opportunity into a plurality of time slots. The method also includes scheduling transmissions of the first and second access points into the plurality of time slots according to the determination whether the first and second access points should communicate simultaneously over the shared channel and communicating, to the second access point and over a wired network or a second network different from the first network, an indication of whether the second access point should communicate during a first time slot of the plurality of time slots.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Brian D. Hart, Malcolm M. Smith, Sanjay K. Katabathuni, Pooya Monajemi, Venkataprasad Chirreddy
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Patent number: 11729723Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for power control indication for multiple services. A base station may transmit scheduling information to a UE indicating first, second, and third open-loop power levels associated with uplink transmissions on a first wireless channel. The base station may select one of the first, second, or third open-loop power levels to be used for a first uplink transmission based on a type of service associated with the first uplink transmission. For example, the first open-loop power level may be associated with enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) services, the second open-loop power level may be a base open-loop power level associated with ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) services, and the third open-loop power level may be a boosted open-loop power level associated with URLLC services. The base station may further transmit open loop power control information to the UE indicating the selected open-loop power level.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Wei Yang, Seyedkianoush Hosseini, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian
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Patent number: 11722593Abstract: Determining one or more heights of one or more mobile devices above surfaces. Particular embodiments described herein include machines that retrieve first data (e.g., measurement value(s) determined by sensor(s) of a mobile device or estimated position(s) of the mobile device), determine a location context based on the first data, identify second data (e.g., measurement value(s) determined by sensor(s) of the mobile device or status indicator value(s) of feature(s) of the mobile device) to retrieve for use in determining an estimated height above a surface at which the mobile device is located based on the determined location context, retrieve the second data, and determine an estimated height above a surface at which the mobile device is located based on the retrieved second data.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: NextNav, LLCInventors: William Alberth, Michael Dormody
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Patent number: 11716745Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for improving network communications, for example by scheduling or configuring a downlink/uplink (DL/UL) slot ratio, and/or an amount of redundant Transmission Time Intervals (TTIs) to be transmitted, in some cases prior to an acknowledgement. In embodiments using FDD, an improved scheduler can be asymmetrical, for example limiting resources used by an uplink to 20%, while allowing a user device to use a maximum power level, or an increased power level, in the uplink.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLCInventors: Nagi A. Mansour, Akin Ozozlu
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Patent number: 11711733Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. a first donor node may serve a relay node, which in turn may serve a child node. The first donor node may determine to transfer (e.g., via a handover procedure) the relay node to a second donor node. The first donor node may transmit a first context transfer request for the relay node to the second donor node, and may transmit a second context transfer request for the child node of the relay node to the second donor node. The first donor node may indicate a correlation between the two context transfers. The second donor node may identify the correlated context transfers, and may successfully perform a migration procedure for the relay node and any descendent devices or nodes based on the correlated context transfers.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Naeem Akl, Karl Georg Hampel, Navid Abedini, Jianghong Luo, Ozcan Ozturk, Luca Blessent, Junyi Li, Tao Luo
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Patent number: 11711729Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for an access control and mobility management function (AMF) node, comprising a processor configured to receive a N2 session management (SM) information from a session management function (SMF) node, wherein the N2 SM information indicates an available area for N2 information, receive a service request from a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU), determine whether to update the N2 SM information based on a location of the WTRU and the available area for N2 information, wherein if the WTRU is outside of the available area for N2 information, the processor is configured to request a second N2 SM information from the SMF node and update the N2 SM information with the second N2 SM information, and send an N2 request with the N2 SM information to an access network associated with the WTRU.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Xiaoyan Shi, Saad Ahmad
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Patent number: 11706835Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for handling Quality of Service (QoS) mobility and dual connectivity. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a network node in a cellular communications network includes deciding to split an existing Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session that includes a current uplink tunnel information; and setting up resources for the split PDU session. In this way, it may be possible to support QoS mobility in the different tunnel during dual connectivity. In some embodiments, the network node is a Master Next Generation—Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) node, and setting up resources for the split PDU session includes sending an S-Node Addition/Modification Request including the current uplink tunnel information for the split PDU session to a Secondary NG-RAN node in the cellular communications network; and receiving a newly added additional downlink tunnel information from the Secondary NG-RAN node.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Nianshan Shi, Alexander Vesely
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Patent number: 11700590Abstract: This technology allows time synchronization in wireless networks with mobile stations. A wireless network controller transmits instructions to access points (“APs”) within the wireless network to monitor transmissions for time synchronization. One or more second APs observe fine time measurement (“FTM”) exchanges between a first AP and a mobile station. A particular second AP determines whether to perform a time synchronization with the first AP based on the detection of the FTM exchange or a determination that the station is moving toward the second AP. For time synchronization, the second AP determines the time that the first AP transmitted the FTM exchange and the time of transmission from the first AP to the second AP. The second AP synchronizes a second AP clock to the summation of the time of the transmission of the FTM exchange and the time of transmission from the first AP to the second AP.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Malcolm Muir Smith, Jerome Henry
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Patent number: 11690095Abstract: An indication to schedule a first uplink channel can be transmitted, where the first uplink channel can correspond to a first transmission occasion and a first priority. An indication to schedule a second uplink channel can be transmitted, where the second uplink channel can correspond to a second transmission occasion and a second priority, where the first transmission occasion can overlap in time with the second transmission occasion and the first priority can be higher than the second priority. A particular symbol of the second uplink channel from which a transmission of the second uplink channel is cancelled by a user equipment can be determined based on the first transmission occasion overlapping in time with the second transmission occasion. A reception of the second uplink channel can be cancelled based on the determined particular symbol.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Hyejung Jung, Vijay Nangia, Hossein Bagheri