Patents Examined by Prenell P Jones
  • Patent number: 11006468
    Abstract: One example relay implementation method includes setting up a first bearer to a second terminal, where the first terminal serves as a relay device between the second terminal and a base station, receiving, by using the first bearer, a service request message, forwarding the service request message to the base station, receiving a first service response message sent by the base station, forwarding the first service response message to the second terminal by using the first bearer, where the first service response message comprises first configuration information, and the first configuration information is configuration information of bearers between the base station and the second terminal, and setting up a second bearer to the second terminal and a third bearer to the base station according to fourth configuration information, where the second bearer and the third bearer serve as the bearers between the second terminal and the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiangdong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10999828
    Abstract: A wireless communications system is configured to perform wireless communication by using a first band dedicated to the system and a second band shared by the system and another wireless communications system. The system includes a base station configured to transmit in the first band to a terminal when detecting an available carrier wave of the second band, a control signal permitting data transmission in the second band from the terminal to the base station, the base station continuously sending out a radio wave of the second band during a period until the data transmission; and the terminal configured to perform the data transmission after a predetermined time from transmission of the control signal by the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Yoshinori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10999026
    Abstract: A method for receiving orthogonal time, frequency and space (OFTS) basis allocation information by an user equipment in a wireless communication system using an OTFS transmission scheme includes receiving control information including information on an OTFS basis size N from a base station; and receiving data on OTFS bases of a predetermined size indexed according to a pre-defined rule in an N×N OTFS transform matrix on time and frequency domains corresponding to the OTFS basis size, wherein the OTFS bases of the OTFS basis size N is represented into an N×N OTFS transform matrix, wherein in the N×N OTFS transform matrix, a row index represents a cyclic frequency shift index, and a column index represents a cyclic time shift index, wherein the indexing according to the pre-defined rule includes indexing the OTFS bases of the predetermined size in an order such that the cyclic frequency shift and the cyclic time shift in the N×N OTFS transform matrix are maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hojae Lee, Sangrim Lee, Kwangseok Noh, Dongkyu Kim
  • Patent number: 10993130
    Abstract: The present invention provides a measurement method and an apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by served user equipment UE accessing a serving base station, restrictive measurement resources of at least two neighboring cells that are respectively sent by base stations serving the at least two neighboring cells; and performing, by the served UE based on the restrictive measurement resources, RRM measurement on a neighboring cell, in the at least two neighboring cells, whose measurement resource needs to be limited, and/or performing radio link monitoring RLM on a serving cell of the UE based on the restrictive measurement resources. According to the method, the served UE can learn the restrictive measurement resource of the neighboring cell, and according to the restrictive measurement resource learnt by the served UE, the served UE performs neighboring-cell RRM measurement and/or performs RLM on the serving cell of the served UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lili Zhang
  • Patent number: 10979198
    Abstract: A communication device receives a first physical layer (PHY) data unit via a communication channel. The first PHY data unit corresponds to a trigger frame, and includes: a first PHY preamble having a legacy portion and a non-legacy portion, a first training field that includes a first training signal having a periodicity LP, and a second training field that includes a second training signal having the periodicity LP. The communication device generates a second PHY data unit. The second PHY data unit includes: a second PHY preamble that includes a third training field that includes a third training signal, and a fourth training field that includes a fourth training signal having a periodicity 2*LP. Generating the second PHY data unit comprises: modulating the third training field using a first tone spacing LTS between adjacent OFDM tones, and modulating the fourth training field using a second tone spacing equal to LTS/4 between adjacent OFDM tones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: Yakun Sun, Hongyuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 10980038
    Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method, user equipment, and a base station. The method is applied to a scheduling-free scenario of the base station for the user equipment UE, and the method includes: determining, by the UE, a target resource group from a plurality of transmission resource groups; and sending, by the UE, data to the base station by using a transmission resource in the target resource group, so that the base station performs data processing on the data by using a transmission format corresponding to the target resource group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ping Zhou
  • Patent number: 10959112
    Abstract: Systems and methods include [i] identifying operational attributes of the mesh radio network; [ii] identifying an Internet communication request originating from at least one of the plurality of network communication devices or identifying an Internet communication response originating from the one or more Internet sources; [iii] generating an Internet communication routing table for the mesh radio network; [iv] transmitting the Internet communication routing table to the mesh radio network; and [v] in response to identifying the Internet communication requests, selecting an optimal communications routing path for the Internet communication request or the Internet communication response based on the Internet communication routing table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Jen, Zachary Brock, Amrik Kochhar
  • Patent number: 10952233
    Abstract: A user terminal is disclosed that communicates in a narrow band that is narrower than a minimum bandwidth for use supported in an existing LTE (Long Term Evolution) system. The user terminal includes a receiver that receives downlink control information and a controller that controls a scheduling unit of a downlink data signal and/or an uplink data signal based on command information included in the downlink control information. A radio base station is also disclosed that communicates in a narrow band that is narrower than a minimum bandwidth for use supported in an existing LTE (Long Term Evolution) system. The radio base station includes a transmitter that transmits downlink control information and a controller that controls scheduling of a downlink data signal and/or an uplink data signal, wherein the downlink control information includes command information that is used to control a scheduling unit of the downlink data signal and/or the uplink data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Takeda, Satoshi Nagata
  • Patent number: 10951259
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for simultaneously transmitting/receiving upstream and downstream signals using a remote PHY architecture and an apparatus for the same. The method determines whether to divide frequencies depending on whether signal interference occurs among multiple cable modems connected to a cable network, if it is determined to divide the frequencies, categorize the multiple cable modems into multiple groups so that signal interference occurs in each group, but signal interference does not occur between groups, set transmission bands for the multiple groups so that an upstream band and a downstream band of one group alternate with upstream bands and downstream bands of remaining groups by dividing the frequencies in accordance with a number of groups, and cancels, by a remote physical layer (PHY) device located at an optical network terminal of the cable network, self-interference signals for respective groups based on the transmission bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Joon-Young Jung, Tae-Kyoon Kim, Eun-Hee Hyun, Heung-Mook Kim
  • Patent number: 10945207
    Abstract: A beacon signal processing system of reducing wake-up frequency periodically receives a beacon signal from an access point. The beacon signal processing system, according to a data transfer type of a traffic indication message contained in the beacon signal, maintains a sleep mode or only wakes up part of modules of hardware and software necessary for communication for processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Dialog Semiconductor Korea Inc.
    Inventors: Won Man Kim, Chang Hwan Park
  • Patent number: 10939438
    Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device in a wireless communication system is discussed. The method includes receiving, by the wireless device, broadcast signaling from a network, wherein the broadcast signaling informs that the network supports a device-to-device (D2D) related information; after receiving the broadcast signaling, transmitting, by the wireless device, a message including the D2D related information based on a change of the D2D related information to the network; receiving, by the wireless device, D2D radio resources from the network via a dedicated signaling; and performing, by the wireless device, a D2D operation based on the D2D radio resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghoon Jung, Youngdae Lee
  • Patent number: 10932282
    Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to determining scheduling and transmission timeline for communicating in a shared communication medium are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device, scheduling information during a first time period of a first transmission opportunity (TXOP) of a first network operating entity in a shared communication medium, the scheduling information indicating an offset time period relative to the first time period. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, a communication signal during a second TXOP subsequent to the first TXOP based on the offset time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Xiaoxia Zhang, Vikas Jain, Taesang Yoo, Tamer Kadous, Yongbin Wei
  • Patent number: 10924157
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for distribution of time synchronization information to ultra-wide-band (UWB) devices are disclosed. A system includes anchors and tags having synchronized timing systems. The system includes a site master configured for transmitting a first time-synchronization message to at least a first anchor. The first anchor is configured for distributing time synchronization information to at least a second anchor by transmitting a first UWB message during an assigned time slot for the first anchor. The first UWB message includes timing information based on the first time-synchronization message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: CLAIRVOYANT NETWORKS, LLC
    Inventor: Tadd Christian Torborg
  • Patent number: 10904869
    Abstract: Methods and systems for transmitting uplink control information and feedback are disclosed for carrier aggregation systems. A user equipment device may be configured to transmit uplink control information and other feedback for several downlink component carriers using one or more uplink component carriers. The user equipment device may be configured to transmit such data using a physical uplink control channel rather than a physical uplink shared channel. The user equipment device may be configured to determine the uplink control information and feedback data that is to be transmitted, the physical uplink control channel resources to be used to transmit the uplink control information and feedback data, and how the uplink control information and feedback data may be transmitted over the physical uplink control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Robert L. Olesen, Ghyslain Pelletier, Marian Rudolf, Paul Marinier, Charles A. Dennean, Stephen G. Dick, Allan Y. Tsai, Christopher R. Cave, Chang-Soo Koo
  • Patent number: 10897341
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods, apparatuses and a program relating to detecting passive intermodulation in broadband communication. The present invention includes transmitting, at a base station, a first signal at a first centre frequency and a second signal at a second centre frequency with a predetermined transmit power, capturing, at the base station, received signal at a reception frequency, obtaining, at the base station, a delay between the transmitted signal and a passive intermodulation caused received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Marko Fleischer, Michael Kronwald, Thomas Klink, Jan Hellmann, Eric Koenig
  • Patent number: 10873866
    Abstract: A beam management method, performed by a terminal in a communication system, includes receiving a control message including at least one parameter used for beam management from a first base station; performing a monitoring operation on a first beam configured between the first base station and the terminal based on the at least one parameter; detecting a beam problem in the first beam based on the monitoring operation; and in response to determination that the beam problem is detected in the first beam, performing a recovery operation on the first beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Jae Heung Kim
  • Patent number: 10856326
    Abstract: Methods and systems for channel access in a BSS having two or more PCP/APs. A C-PCP/AP transmits at least a first management/extension frame, the management/extension frame including information for channel access by a STA. The C-PCP/AP receives, from the STA, at least a second management/extension frame. Based on information exchanged between the C-PCP/AP and the STA via at least the first and second management/extension frames, the STA is provided with channel access within the BSS by: the C-PCP/AP establishing a communication link for the C-PCP/AP to serve the STA; or the C-PCP/AP assigning a second PCP/AP in the BSS to serve the STA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mengyao Ma, Sheng Sun, Yan Xin, Kwok Shum Au
  • Patent number: 10849163
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to a communication between a user equipment (UE) and an evolved Node B (eNB) that are both running in Enhanced Coverage (EC) mode. The UE and eNB may communicate in a contention-based random access procedure having an EC level that may be used to determine the number of times an RA preamble may be sent, and one or more RA response opportunity windows that may be used to receive one or more RA responses. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marta Martinez Tarradell, Hyung-Nam Choi, Debdeep Chatterjee, Richard Burbidge, Youn Hyoung Heo, Umesh Phuyal
  • Patent number: 10841835
    Abstract: Control of a maximum bit rate in a multi-access network scenario that includes a 3GPP access and a non-3GPP access. This maximum bit rate control is enforced in a wireless device having a first radio access and a second radio access to a communications network, the first radio access being a cellular communication access and the second radio access being a non-cellular communication access. The wireless device receives, via the first radio access or the second radio access, a Multi-Access User Equipment Aggregated Maximum Bit Rate, Multi-Access-UE-AMBR, value and/or a User Equipment Aggregated Maximum Bit Rate, UE-AMBR, value for the second radio access, and ensures that a bit rate of traffic generated by the wireless device and/or received by the wireless device does not surpass the received Multi-Access-UE-AMBR and/or said UE-AMBR value for the second radio access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Fabian Castro Castro, Susana Fernandez Alonso
  • Patent number: 10826666
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a terminal apparatus capable of preventing the degradation of reception quality of control information even in a case of employing SU-MIMO transmission system. A terminal (200), which uses a plurality of different layers to transmit two code words in which control information is placed, comprises: a resource amount determining unit (204) that determines, based on a lower one of the encoding rates of the two code words or based on the average value of the reciprocals of the encoding rates of the two code words, resource amounts of control information in the respective ones of the plurality of layers; and a transport signal forming unit (205) that places, in the two code words, the control information modulated by use of the resource amounts, thereby forming a transport signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ogawa, Akihiko Nishio, Seigo Nakao