Patents Examined by Nicole Louis-Fils
  • Patent number: 9913179
    Abstract: The embodiments herein provide a method and system to trigger UE handover in a radio communication network including a serving base station and a plurality of candidate base stations. The serving base station shares uplink transmission information associated with the UE with the candidate base stations. A candidate base station detects the presence of the UE located in radio coverage of the candidate base station by obtaining information from the uplink transmission of the UE. Further, the candidate base station computes a second parameter and sends to the serving base station. The serving base station determines to trigger handover procedure when the second parameter meets handover criteria. Further, the serving base station sends handover command to the UE after determining that the second parameter meets handover criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kalyana Rama Sesha Sayee Kompalli Chakravartula, Nadeem Akhtar, Siva Kishore Reddy Yerrapareddy, Sunil Kaimalettu, Venkatarao Gonuguntla
  • Patent number: 9888085
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for providing notice of geo-locations of potential interest to a user. The method includes obtaining the user's current geo-location, collecting geo-locations indicated in the user's network-based social data, and collecting geo-locations indicated in network-based social data of other persons who are identified in the user's network-based social data. The user's current geolocation is compared with the collected geo-locations, ones of the collected geo-locations are selected responsive to the comparing, and the selected ones are presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Aaron J. Quirk
  • Patent number: 9883030
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for providing interfaces on call connected terminals. A first interface including text corresponding to a detected voice signal is provided, after connecting the call. A second interface including one or more items each indicating a corresponding function corresponding to a portion of the text is provided, when a selection of the portion of the text is received through the first interface. Indication information indicating a function indicated by a selected item is transmitted from the first terminal to the second terminal, when a selection of the item among the one or more items is received through the second interface. A function is performed at the second terminal, when the indication information is received from the first terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Soonsang Park
  • Patent number: 9883435
    Abstract: A device may establish a first connection to a first radio access network (RAN) associated with a first radio access technology (RAT). The device may register to receive a call service via the first RAN. The device may receive the call service via the first connection. The device may establish a second connection to a second RAN associated with a second RAT that is different from the first RAT. The device may register to receive the call service via the second RAN. The device may compare a first signal quality metric, associated with the first connection, and a second signal quality metric associated with the second connection. The device may cause the call service to be transferred from the first connection to the second connection, based on comparing the first signal quality metric and the second signal quality metric, without causing an interruption to the call service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Wade Ohlarik, Mauricio Pati Caldeira de Andrada, David B. Murray
  • Patent number: 9876868
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for providing notice of geo-locations of potential interest to a user. The method includes obtaining the user's current geo-location, collecting geo-locations indicated in the user's network-based social data, and collecting geo-locations indicated in network-based social data of other persons who are identified in the user's network-based social data. The user's current geolocation is compared with the collected geo-locations, ones of the collected geo-locations are selected responsive to the comparing, and the selected ones are presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Aaron J. Quirk
  • Patent number: 9788174
    Abstract: A server device may receive a message from a first user device, the message being destined for a second user device; determine a call session control function (CSCF) server device associated with the second user device; and output, based on the determining, the message to the CSCF server device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Sethumadhav Bendi, Lalit R. Kotecha, Mingxing S. Li, Kumar Sanjeev, Priscilla Lau
  • Patent number: 9763181
    Abstract: There is described a method for selecting a transmission path for a communication connection of a mobile communication device, wherein at least two transmission paths can be selected by the mobile communication device. In a first step, an option is determined via the position of the communication device, in a second step, the option is accessed using the determined option on the data bank for the transmission path, in a third step, a preferred transmission path is determined using at least one entry of the data bank, and in a fourth step, the preferred transmission path is selected and used for the communication connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jurgen Luers
  • Patent number: 9742901
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus and terminal device for obtaining a call log of a terminal device. The method includes: when requesting for call log data of a terminal device, determining whether the terminal device is already in jailbreak; when the terminal device is not in jailbreak, from a call log database corresponding to an application program with a call function, obtaining call log data corresponding to the application program, and displaying the call log data through a User Interface (UI); and when the terminal device is in jailbreak, obtaining a full amount of call log data of the terminal device by a service program running background or a hook system interface, and displaying the full amount of call log data through a UI. According to the present disclosure, obtaining the call log data compatible with both the non jailbreak terminal device and the jailbreak terminal device is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Liwei Ye, Bin Li
  • Patent number: 9736759
    Abstract: Provided are a service control method and device. The method includes: acquiring related information of a user service and real-time status information of a service used by a user, wherein the related information includes: information needing to be referenced for regulating a control policy for the user service; based on the related information and real-time status information which are acquired, monitoring a current service status of a mobile network; and generating or adjusting user control policy information according to a result of the monitoring, and issuing the generated or adjusted user control policy information. The technical solution solves the problem in the related art of being unable to dynamically adjust the control policy of a user, thereby improving the mobile network quality, and improving the network experience of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: XI'AN ZTE NEW SOFTWARE COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Yizhong Zhan
  • Patent number: 9692870
    Abstract: In a monitoring camera system, a master device registers a smart phone and a wireless router therein in advance. If sensor detection information is received from a human sensor, the master device requests a monitoring camera to transmit image/audio data, and sends image/audio data transmitted from the monitoring camera to the smart phone via the wireless router. The smart phone displays the image data sent from the monitoring camera on a touch panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Wada, Hideyuki Matsuo
  • Patent number: 9585375
    Abstract: A method and system for remote operation of at least one electric fishing reel by radio communication with a communication terminal having a radio communication module. The at least one electric fishing reel includes a radio communication module compatible with the command terminal radio communication module. The communication terminal carries an application that transmits a command through a user interface to control the at least one electric fishing reel. The at least one electric fishing reel transmits to the communication terminal a connection request signal. together with a device ID, at startup of the program. The communication terminal transmits to the electric fishing reel having the device ID a connection permit signal upon receiving the connection request signal such that a communication protocol connection is established between the communication terminal and the electric fishing reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: MIYAMAE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshiaki Miyamae
  • Patent number: 9591546
    Abstract: A method for handing over a cluster UE includes: measuring signal quality of a current cell and signal quality of a neighboring cell; determining whether both the signal quality of current cell and the signal quality of neighboring cell meet a preset decision rule, and obtaining a determination result; and when the determination result is that both the signal quality of current cell and the signal quality of neighboring cell meet the preset decision rule, controlling the current cell to hand over to the neighboring cell, to make a cluster UE continue, in the neighboring cell, a service performed in the current cell. By adopting the technical scheme of the present invention, the mobility management of a cluster UE in a cluster system based on a TD standard can be implemented, and when moving in a cell, the cluster UE can be handed over without interrupting a current service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventor: Bo Li
  • Patent number: 9578529
    Abstract: A device may receive preferences related to performing cellular data testing in a cellular network. The preferences may identify one or more target network addresses. The device may receive location information identifying a testing location. The device may configure a component of the device to set a location of the device based on the location information. The device may perform a cellular data test by transmitting network traffic to the one or more target network addresses via a gateway associated with the testing location. The device may determine a result of the cellular data testing based on transmitting the network traffic. The device may selectively provide a notification based on the result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Vinayak Antarkar, Venkat G. Kolli, Gong Zhang, Jian Huang
  • Patent number: 9560486
    Abstract: A method for identifying a motion status of a mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes collecting information about multiple wireless local area network (WLAN) access points during each time of scanning, where the information includes a basic service set identifier and signal strength; calculating a belief value and a list orthogonality value according to the information about the multiple WLAN access points; and presetting a belief decision threshold and a list orthogonality decision threshold, and comparing the decision thresholds with calculated values to acquire the motion status of the mobile terminal. Therefore, the motion status of the mobile terminal may be acquired without making a change in any hardware on an existing mobile terminal. In addition, the present disclosure is applicable to an area covered by multiple wireless local area network access points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Li, Qiang Ding
  • Patent number: 9456438
    Abstract: A communication system comprising a base station and two or more terminals configured for communicating with the base station by means of a communications protocol, wherein: the communications protocol operates in a frequency band to which unlicensed access is permitted; and the terminals are configured for unattended operation with the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: NEUL LTD.
    Inventors: William Webb, Robert Young, James Collier
  • Patent number: 9448576
    Abstract: Methods of powering a radio that is mounted on a tower of a cellular base station are provided in which a direct current (“DC”) power signal is provided to the radio over a power cable and a voltage level of the output of the power supply is adjusted so as to provide a substantially constant voltage at a first end of the power cable that is remote from the power supply. Related cellular base stations and programmable power supplies are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: John C. Chamberlain, Michael Guerin
  • Patent number: 9451444
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for enabling a mobile device to connect with a data network, based on the type of account associated with the mobile device. The system transmits a first signal to the data network and receives one or more network codes in response. The network codes may correspond to a type of SIM card associated with the mobile device. The system may display one or more setup screens on the mobile device based on the received network codes. The setup screens may guide the user of the mobile device to access the data network using an existing account, or setup a new account to access the data network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Maxine C. Dawson-Haney, Zhengfang Chen, Andrew E. Youtz
  • Patent number: 9294931
    Abstract: An apparatus includes one or more processors and one or more memories including computer program code. The one or more memories and the computer program code are configured, with the one or more processors, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: allowing a first user to learn to share available radio spectrum with a second user in a coverage area of a cell, comprising, assigning a probability distribution function of a transmit configuration based on a number of component carriers in the cell, conducting a transmission from the cell, calculating a cost for operation of the cell over a selected time interval, updating the probability distribution function at an end of the selected time interval, selecting an optimal number of component carriers for use in the transmit configuration, and using the selected optimal number of component carriers to determine a sharing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Mehdi Bennis, Petri Luoto, Sumudu Samarakoon