Patents Examined by Philip Sobutka
  • Patent number: 9900836
    Abstract: A method in a radio network node for selecting a second SCell of a wireless device. The radio network node sends (201) data to a network node, upon a request to release the wireless device from a first connected state, in which the wireless device is connected to a first PCell and configured with a first SCell. The data indicates the first PCell and the first SCell. The radio network node retrieves (202) the sent data when the wireless device enters a second connected state. Then, the wireless device is connected to a second PCell. The radio network node compares (203) the second PCell with the first PCell and the first SCell. When the second PCell is the same as one of the first PCell and the first SCell, the radio network node selects (204) as the second SCell the other of the first SCell and the first PCell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Rasmus Axén, Tobias Ahlström, Tobias Ljungström
  • Patent number: 9882625
    Abstract: The invention relates to a passive repeater for forwarding radio signals from a first device having a radio interface to a second device having a radio interface, wherein the passive repeater is configured to forward radio signals between an interior of a housing, which has a housing wall acting as a radio barrier, and an exterior, through the housing wall, wherein the passive repeater has a first antenna and a second antenna for this purpose, which are connected to each other by a passive and galvanic coupling, and wherein the first antenna can be arranged in the interior and the second antenna can be arranged in the exterior, and the passive coupling can be carried out through an opening in the housing wall, and wherein the first antenna can be inserted into the interior from the exterior through the opening and/or the second antenna can be withdrawn from the interior to the exterior through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Gluck
  • Patent number: 9876893
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a mobile terminal audio signal processing system including the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a first body including an opening, a main circuit board, and a main earphone jack, a first audio signal processing body including a first circuit board, on which a sub-sound module receiving a digital audio signal from the first body and converting the digital audio signal into an analog audio signal is mounted, and a sub-earphone jack outputting the analog audio signal, and a controller outputting a first audio signal to the sub-earphone jack and outputting a second audio signal to the main earphone jack. The first audio signal processing body is a first state where the first audio signal processing body is coupled with the opening, or a second state where the first audio signal processing body is separated from the first body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sukhun Yoo, Jongwon Seo, Seoungmyun Oh, Jonghwan Lee, Jihoon Kim, Minyong Jung
  • Patent number: 9876594
    Abstract: A content projection solution includes a first device paired with an IVI system, a second device, instances of an application running on these devices, and a corresponding application server. The first device registers an application on an IVI. The application notifies the server of the registration. The IVI may broadcast IDs of registered applications over BLE. An application on the second device searches for a target to present/control application content on the IVI via the first device, either through linking of application users logged into its server from first and second devices or by detecting presence of its ID in a BLE broadcast. In response to selection of a target, the IVI requests authorization. If authorized, control inputs received on the second device are transmitted to application server, which processes them and provides content or instructions to the first device, which invokes presentation or execution thereof by the IVI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Ashish Nadkar
  • Patent number: 9867148
    Abstract: A method including receiving at a user equipment first power information for transmitting to a first base station, receiving at the user equipment second power information for transmitting to a second base station, causing said user equipment to transmit to said first base station with a first power less than or equal to a first maximum power dependent on said first power information and causing said user equipment to transmit to said second base station with a second power less than or equal to a second maximum power dependent on said second power information, such that said first and second power does not exceed a total power allowed for said user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Jari Olavi Lindholm, Kari Juhani Hooli, Timo Erkki Lunttila, Esa Tapani Tiirola, Tommi Koivisto
  • Patent number: 9867138
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for a terminal controlling uplink power in the wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: configuring an uplink subframe (UL SF) of a first set and a UL SF of a second set; receiving a downlink control information (DCI) format including a bitmap for indicating transmit power control (TPC) for a plurality of terminals; and controlling transmit power of an uplink channel by using TPC information on the terminals from the bitmap, wherein the TPC information is used for controlling transmit power of an uplink channel transmitted from the UL SF of the first set when the DCI format comprises a first identifier, and the TPC information is used for controlling transmit power of an uplink channel transmitted from the UL SF of the second set when the DCI format comprises a second identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Suckchel Yang, Joonkui Ahn, Dongyoun Seo, Yunjung Yi
  • Patent number: 9859935
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to managing communications on a first subscription and a second subscription of a multi-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) wireless communication device via a Radio Frequency (RF) resource, including, but not limited to, tuning the RF resource away from the second subscription to the first subscription, detecting a network-set activation state of a secondary cell associated with the first subscription, and adjusting the activation state of the secondary cell based on the network-set activation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Arun Agarwal, Ravi Kishore Paruchuru, Suresh Sanka, Mukesh Kumar, Kamalpreet Singh Padam
  • Patent number: 9853754
    Abstract: A satellite monitoring system is disclosed. The system may monitor various downlink signals of various satellites. In response to user queries, the system may provide diagnostic and other data related to the characteristics of the downlink signals. In this manner, an independent verification and validation of downlink signal characteristics may be performed. Moreover, the system may take various actions in response to detected anomalies related to the characteristics of the downlink signals, such as automatically generating alerts for users and/or activating an uplink facility, such as a backup uplink facility and/or providing control signals to user devices, such as antenna controllers, to reorient user antennas in response to the characteristics of the downlink signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Flyaway Antennas, LLC
    Inventors: Zuhair Muakkit, Kevin M. O'Neil
  • Patent number: 9853710
    Abstract: A relay apparatus of this disclosure includes: a communication unit that communicates with a radio device by radio; a storage unit that stores connection history information on a past radio connection with the radio device; and a controller that specifies a frequency offset, which is used at a time when the radio connection with the radio device is initiated, based on the connection history information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Maimi Monzen
  • Patent number: 9853673
    Abstract: A cradle device removably stores a terminal device having a first recess. This cradle device includes a second recess, a locker, and a push up member. The second recess is capable of storing at least a part of the terminal device, the part including the first recess. The locker is formed to be engageable with the first recess of the terminal device, and the locker being engaged with the first recess, which is stored in the second recess, of the terminal device to hold the terminal device. The push up member is connected to the locker, and pushes up the locker engaged with the first recess to push up the terminal device from the second recess with the state in which the terminal device is held by the locker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaro Usuginu
  • Patent number: 9848357
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a wireless adapter for communicating with a wireless link. The information handling system further includes positional detector and an application processor that determines a trajectory estimation during a future time interval. An application processor to select a predicted future information handling system path during the future time interval based on correlation between the trajectory estimation and wireless device usage trend data for a plurality of locations and further selecting an optimal wireless link from a plurality of available wireless links for the predicted future information handling system path during the future time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Will A. Egner, Liam B. Quinn
  • Patent number: 9832783
    Abstract: A communication device may be provided. The communication device may include a first communication circuit configured to perform a first communication activity; a second communication circuit configured to perform a second communication activity; a priority weight determination circuit configured to determine a first priority weight based on an activity history of the first communication circuit and configured to determine a second priority weight based on an activity history of the second communication circuit; and a resource distribution circuit configured to determine based on the first priority weight and based on the second priority weight whether the first communication circuit shall perform the first communication activity at a pre-determined point in time or whether the second communication circuit shall perform the second communication activity at the pre-determined point in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Manthan Shah
  • Patent number: 9825694
    Abstract: Aspects of methods and systems for transceiver array synchronization are provided. An array based communications system comprises a plurality of transceiver circuits and an array coordinator. Each transceiver circuit of the plurality of transceiver circuits comprises a plurality of wireless transmitters and a local oscillator generator. Each wireless transmitter of the plurality of wireless transmitters is able to modulate a local oscillator signal from the local oscillator generator based on a weighted sum of a plurality of digital datastreams. The array coordinator is able to adjust a phase of a first local oscillator signal based on a phase difference between the first local oscillator signal and a second local oscillator signal. The first local oscillator signal is generated by a first local oscillator generator of a first transceiver circuit. The second local oscillator signal is generated by a second local oscillator generator of a second transceiver circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Maxlinear, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Gallagher, Curtis Ling
  • Patent number: 9826334
    Abstract: An information handling system comprising a wireless adapter for communicating via a wireless link and a storage device for storing a spatial-temporal user profile comprising wireless service usage trend data for a location where the information handling system is operating. The storage device further stores radiofrequency wireless traffic reports indicating signal quality for a plurality of wireless links available at the location and an application processor executes code of a context aware radiofrequency resource management system in determining link ratings for the plurality of wireless links available at the location based on the wireless service usage trend data for the information handling system and signal quality for the available wireless protocols for anticipated wireless service usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Will A. Egner, Christopher Labrador
  • Patent number: 9819777
    Abstract: A vehicle may obtain formation associated with audio of a broadcast radio station. Based on the obtained information, a mobile device in proximity to the vehicle may display information associated with the audio of the broadcast radio station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Iftekhar Alam, Wasib Khallil
  • Patent number: 9807699
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for adapting clear channel assessment (CCA) thresholds with or without Transmit Power Control (TPC) are disclosed. An IEEE 802.11 station (STA) may dynamically calculate a STA specific transmit power control (TPC) value and a STA specific clear channel assessment (CCA) value based on a target TPC parameter and a target CCA parameter. The target TPC parameter and the target CCA parameter may be received from an IEEE 802.11 cluster head configured to control TPC and CCA for a plurality of STAs associated with the BSS. The target TPC parameter and the target CCA parameter also may be related. The STA may then determine whether a carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) wireless medium of a wireless local area network (WLAN) basic service set (BSS) is occupied or idle based on the STA specific CCA value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Oghenekome Oteri, Pengfei Xia, Xiaofei Wang, Hanqing Lou, Monisha Ghosh, Robert L. Olesen, Nirav B. Shah, Frank La Sita
  • Patent number: 9781725
    Abstract: Provided is a communication control device including an information acquisition unit acquiring first information concerning a position a guard area for a first wireless communication system and second information concerning a position of a master node of a second wireless communication system which is secondarily operated using a frequency channel used by the first wireless communication system, a determination unit determining, using the first information and the second information acquired by the information acquisition unit, whether or not an interval between a reference point of the first wireless communication system and the master node meets a condition which depends on a width of the guard area and a communication distance assumed for the second wireless communication system, and a control unit causing the second wireless communication system to be operated with a given transmission power if the determination unit determines the interval meets the condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryota Kimura, Ryo Sawai
  • Patent number: 9772363
    Abstract: An apparatus, configured and operable to determine a state and/or an operation of a powered electrical device, comprises one or more antennas, a receiver operable to receive emission(s) of electromagnetic energy from the electrical device; an illumination device operable to illuminate the electrical device with a pulse of electromagnetic energy; a controller including: one or more processors, a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of selecting a spectral frequency target component of the emission(s), iteratively controlling the illumination device, measuring, at each iteration, a change in characteristic(s) of the spectral frequency target component of the emission(s), assigning a score value to each measurement, and iteratively effecting optimized parameter(s) of the pulse based on the score value until a final score value indicates a desired state, operation of the e
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Nokomis, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Heike Spieler Canne, Walter John Keller, Todd Eric Chornenky
  • Patent number: 9774469
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed comprising receiving an upstream service signal from a premises. In an aspect, the systems and methods are configured for providing a wireless signal based on the received service signal external to the premises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Gene Werner, James Stephen Poder
  • Patent number: 9774410
    Abstract: Remote actuation of machines or machine systems is realized by a system for coupling a radiobeacon to a smart device and in turn to a broader network. The smart device is configured as a proximity-actuated “community nodal device” by an application that operates as part of the system. The community nodal device is given instructions to function as a “soft switch”: to automatically “upswitch”, amplify, and broadcast low energy, local area radiobeacon “messages” to a cloud-based server, where the message is interpreted according to rules or policies established by an operator, and a command is transmitted for execution to a remote device. Conventional smart devices generally discard data not addressed to the owner of the smart device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: PB, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J Daoura, Nick L Pearson-Franks