Patents Examined by Philip Sobutka
  • Patent number: 9532344
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more specifically, provides a method for controlling uplink power and a device therefor. The method whereby user equipment controls uplink transmission power in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: receiving first uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configuration information from a base station through a system information block; receiving second UL-DL configuration information for a downlink hybrid automatic repeat and request (HARQ) operation from the base station; receiving a transmission power control (TPC) command from the base station; and determining uplink transmission power for a first uplink channel on the basis of the first UL-DL configuration information and the TPC command and determining uplink transmission power for a second uplink channel on the basis of the second UL-DL configuration information and the TPC command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jonghyun Park, Hanbyul Seo, Seungmin Lee
  • Patent number: 9526075
    Abstract: The invention discloses a system comprising a first device and a plurality of second device. The system comprises a first device and a plurality of second devices. The first device comprises a receiver, a spectrum analyzer, a controller and a transmitter. The receiver receives, from at least one antenna, a plurality of signals with different signal strengths from different sources. The spectrum analyzer is communicatively coupled to the receiver and obtains strengths of the plurality of received signals. The controller is communicatively coupled to the spectrum analyzer and adjusts a radiation feature of one of at least one antenna to minimize a difference of the strengths between a plurality of received signals after adjustment. The transmitter transmits the received signals after adjustment to a plurality of second devices distributed within a site. The plurality of second devices transmit the plurality of received signals after adjustment within the site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: WHOOP WIRELESS LLC
    Inventor: Scott Terry
  • Patent number: 9521238
    Abstract: A mobile communication system and a method of establishing a wireless connection between a vehicle and at least one mobile device. The method includes: establishing a first short range wireless communication (SRWC) link between the vehicle and the mobile device; and using the first SRWC link to establish a second SRWC link between the vehicle and the mobile device, wherein the first and second SRWC links use different SRWC protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Lakshmi V. Thanayankizil, Fan Bai, Wen Gu
  • Patent number: 9487295
    Abstract: A wireless media distribution system for a passenger vehicle including a media server and a plurality of transmitters adapted to wirelessly transmit media signals representative of media delivered from the media server. Each transmitter is adapted to direct a media signal to a selected passenger location or a group of passenger locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Inventors: William James Sim, Nigel Greig, Robert David Beck, Mark Nicklin
  • Patent number: 9485675
    Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communications network comprising a first plurality of base stations serving a second plurality of subscriber stations and at least one Radio Network Controller. The method comprises detecting (102) a malfunction affecting provision of services by a base station, determining (104) cell affected by said malfunction. If said base station continues (106) to transmit signal in said affected cell then power of signal transmitted by said base station in the affected cell is reduced (108) and adjusting (110) power of signal transmitted by base stations in cells adjacent to said affected cell to provide network coverage for the affected area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Colm Russell, Richard Walsh, Anthony Lee
  • Patent number: 9473579
    Abstract: A communication device for a vehicle has a first communication unit and a second communication unit. The first communication unit is configured to communicate with a server via a first communication protocol. The second communication unit is configured to communicate with at least one further vehicle via a second communication protocol. The first communication unit is configured to receive from the server control information for the second communication protocol and to forward it to the second communication unit. The second communication unit is configured to perform, depending on the forwarded control information, at least one predetermined setting for communicating with the at least one further vehicle by use of the second communication protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: David Gozalvez Serrano, Oliver Klemp, Hyung-Taek Lim, Markus Strassberger
  • Patent number: 9474024
    Abstract: According to a mobile communication apparatus, an external apparatus location storage processor stores an external apparatus location acquired by an external apparatus location acquisition processor. A wireless communication switching processor switches a wireless communication function from OFF state to ON state if the distance between a mobile communication apparatus location acquired by a mobile communication apparatus location acquisition processor and the external apparatus location stored by the external apparatus location storage processor is shorter than a predetermined distance, and switches the wireless communication function from ON state to OFF state if the distance is longer than the predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Suguru Matsushita
  • Patent number: 9462633
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes: a display unit disposed at a front of the mobile terminal; a front proximity sensor disposed at the front of the mobile terminal; a back proximity sensor disposed at a back of the mobile terminal; and a control unit performing an operation by using a detection result of the back proximity sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hongjo Shim, Dongsu Han, Juno Yoon, Seonghyok Kim, Hyunwoo Kim, Gukchan Lim, Youngho Sohn
  • Patent number: 9445374
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a control apparatus includes a terminal information collection unit, a map generator, a terminal information accumulation unit, a parameter calculator, and a parameter setting unit. A map generator generates a map indicating a distribution of the representative terminals. A terminal information accumulation unit accumulates the map generated by the map generator. A parameter calculator sets operating frequencies and transmission powers for the base stations by simulation, empirically estimate, based on past maps accumulated in the terminal information accumulation unit, received powers of the representative terminals generated by the operating frequencies and transmission powers sets by simulation, and determine new operating frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kohta Nakamura, Keiji Yamamoto, Taichi Tashiro, Kenichi Ohno
  • Patent number: 9438292
    Abstract: A vehicle communication apparatus includes an antenna module, a wireless communication device placed and physically separated from the antenna module, a first communication cable and a second communication cable. The antenna module includes a first antenna and a second antenna. The wireless communication device includes a first antenna-connecting sending portion, a second antenna-connecting receiving portion, an adjustment portion, a memory, and a loss amount calculation portion calculating a loss amount by the first communication cable. The adjustment portion adjusts the sending power of the sending wave radiated from the first antenna based on the loss amount calculated by the loss amount calculation portion, and equalizes the sending power with a reference power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, NIPPON SOKEN, INC.
    Inventors: Yuji Sugimoto, Tadao Suzuki, Yasumune Yukizaki
  • Patent number: 9439239
    Abstract: A transmission playback device for selectively storing discrete transmission data is configured for use with a telecommunications accessory device. The playback device includes a memory assembly having a pair of identical storage buffers. A first storage buffer has memory designated for continuously recording transmission data, and a second storage buffer has memory designated for selectively storing a discrete message from the transmission data. A controller exchanges the designations of each storage buffer upon a request by a user such that the second storage buffer becomes designated for continuously recording transmission data and the first storage buffer becomes designated for selectively storing a discrete message from the transmission data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Inventor: William H. Jennings
  • Patent number: 9420543
    Abstract: Methods for management of high-speed dedicated physical control channel decoding in soft handover procedures include various methods that include controlling reverse link transmission power. Different algorithms may be used for controlling transmission power, including algorithms summarized as determining path-loss differences, determining a difference between pilot channel power from HSDPA serving and non-serving NodeBs, and adjusting a signal-to-interference target, an attenuation factor, or similar parameters for controlling reverse link power. Another of the management methods includes selecting a HSDPA serving NodeB for a mobile entity jointly based on the downlink and uplink channel quality, loading, and resource availability. The methods, and aspects of the methods, may be embodied in wireless communications apparatus, for example, in a NodeB or mobile entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Vinay Chande, Farhad Meshkati, Mehmet Yavuz
  • Patent number: 9420546
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a transmitter of a wireless communication device may incrementally increase a level of transmit power by a predefined amount, based on a channel quality indicator, up to a limited maximum level of transmit power to control the peak transmit power and further may control the Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventor: Anpeng Huang
  • Patent number: 9414236
    Abstract: Provided is a resource management system in a communication system including a plurality of systems having no right to use a first frequency band. The resource management system includes: a coexistence manager (CM) configured to manage the plurality of systems for the purpose of coexistence and frequency sharing of the plurality of systems in a frequency band available for the plurality of systems, when the available frequency band is detected in the first frequency band; a coexistence enabler (CE) configured to transmit and receive information of the plurality of systems and information of the CM; and a coexistence discovery and information server (CDIS) configured to support the CM to control the plurality of systems. The CM performs channel classification for the first frequency band based on channel information of the available frequency band, and allocates operating channels to the plurality of systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hyunduk Kang, Dong-Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 9407313
    Abstract: An interface system for communication devices comprises a radio having a through-hole opening from a front surface to a back surface, the through-hole forming a coaxial connector shaped interface for coupling to an accessory. The coaxial connector shaped interface allows for a plurality of different interchangeable electronic accessories to interface to the radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Hong Da Chua, Kok Yong Chan, Lanting L. Garra, Ying Hooi Tan
  • Patent number: 9407771
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide methods implemented on a multi-SIM-multi-active (MSMA) communication device for selectively enabling call forwarding. When the communication device is in an active data session on a first SIM, a processor in the communication device determines the data rate of a data session on a first SIM and detects whether the data rate exceeds a predefined first threshold. The processor enables call forwarding on the first SIM upon detecting that the data rate of the data session on the first SIM exceeds the predefined first threshold, to forward to a second SIM in the communication device one or more incoming calls made to the first SIM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ashokkumar Narayanaswamy, Bharadwaj Kumar Cheruvu, Karthik Selvan
  • Patent number: 9408020
    Abstract: A method for localizing an on-board unit, which has a radio transceiver and an identifier, to a predefined area around a radio beacon, comprising the following steps: a) storing the identifier and an associated radio property in a database; b) sending a first request; c) receiving a first response from an on-board unit; d) determining, from the database, the radio property of the transceiver associated with the received identifier; and e) localizing the on-board unit in the predefined area; wherein: the steps b) to e) are repeated, for each run-through of the steps b) to e), a localization result is stored in a presence list, and the localizing is verified when the number of the positive localization results exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Kapsch TrafficCom AG
    Inventors: Robert Povolny, Josef Winkler, Martin Frischherz
  • Patent number: 9391689
    Abstract: A satellite reception assembly that provides satellite television and/or radio service to a customer premises may comprise a wireless interface via which it can communicate with other satellite reception assemblies. Wireless connections between satellite reception assemblies may be utilized for providing satellite content between different satellite customer premises. Wireless connections between satellite reception assemblies may be utilized for offloading traffic from other network connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Maxlinear, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis Ling, Timothy Gallagher, Glenn Chang
  • Patent number: 9392556
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for reporting a power headroom in a wireless communication system. A terminal may check the configuration of a plurality of subframes for multiple serving cells, determine at least one power headroom (PH) in correspondence to at least one subframe corresponding to the subframe for which an uplink configuration is established, from among the plurality of subframes, and perform a power headroom report (PHR) including said at least one PH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joonkui Ahn, Suckchel Yang
  • Patent number: 9392126
    Abstract: A cellular traffic monitoring system includes: a traffic detection function (TDF) module to monitor cellular traffic associated with a cellular subscriber device, and to generate detection output which includes at least one of: a type of an application associated with the cellular traffic of the cellular subscriber device, and a type of the cellular traffic of the cellular subscriber device. The cellular traffic monitoring system further includes a policy charging and enforcement function (PCEF) module to enforce one or more charging rules to the cellular subscriber device, based on the detection output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: ALLOT COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
    Inventors: Alla Goldner, Asaf Shahar