Patents Examined by Quan M Hua
  • Patent number: 10771203
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) operable to perform inter-frequency measurements is disclosed. The UE can decode an information element (IE) received from an eNodeB. The UE can determine whether the IE received from the eNodeB includes a reduced measurement performance field. The UE can determine that a neighboring inter-frequency is configured for a reduced measurement performance when the reduced measurement performance field is included in the IE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Candy Yiu, Yang Tang, Hyung-Nam Choi, Richard Burbidge, Youn Hyoung Heo
  • Patent number: 10764954
    Abstract: A communications method of a wearable device, a communications system, and a related device are disclosed, which are applied to a communications technology field. In the communications method of a wearable device, if a second BLUETOOTH connection between user equipment and the wearable device is disconnected, a first BLUETOOTH connection between a network connection device and the wearable device is established, so that the network connection device may send, to the wearable device through the first BLUETOOTH connection, first information sent by the user equipment through a third communication connection to the network connection device. In this way, indirect communication between the user equipment and the wearable device is implemented by using the network connection device, so that the user equipment and the wearable device are not limited by a communication range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qinliang Zhang, Yu Zhu
  • Patent number: 10743225
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a scheduling method and a base station. In a cell handover process, a target base station serving a target cell receives a random access request from a terminal, sends a random access response to the terminal according to the random access request, and proactively sends an uplink grant to the terminal after sending the random access response and prior to receiving a handover complete command from the terminal. By proactively sending the uplink grant, the target base station can perform uplink scheduling for UE before cell handover is completed, so as to reduce an uplink transmission latency caused by the cell handover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiangzhen Kong, Lian Li, Chao Qin, Meiling Wang, Jiao Zheng
  • Patent number: 10734107
    Abstract: A finding classification unit classifies a target region included in an examination image into a plurality of lesion regions indicating a plurality of findings to generate a finding classification result. A first search unit searches for a case image similar to an examination image as a first similar case image from a case database DB based on the finding classification result. A display controller displays the examination image and the first similar case image. A key finding specification unit receives designation of a position of a key finding to the displayed examination image to specify a position of the key finding and specifies a finding name of the key finding having the position specified. A second search unit further searches for a case image associated with the specified position and the finding name of the key finding from the first similar case image to acquire a second similar case image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Osawa
  • Patent number: 10719951
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wearable display system for capturing retraining eye images of an eye of a user for retraining a neural network for eye tracking. The system captures retraining eye images using an image capture device when user interface (UI) events occur with respect to UI devices displayed at display locations of a display. The system can generate a retraining set comprising the retraining eye images and eye poses of the eye of the user in the retraining eye images (e.g., related to the display locations of the UI devices) and obtain a retrained neural network that is retrained using the retraining set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian Kaehler, Douglas Bertram Lee, Vijay Badrinarayanan
  • Patent number: 10681221
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100) of detecting a “soliciting” telephone number that is being used fraudulently for soliciting calls to “target” numbers. The method (100) comprises a plurality of iterations of a detection stage (104) comprising the following steps: sending (106) a telephone call to at least one target number; receiving (108) at least one message; detecting (110) at least one soliciting number from said received message; and detecting a new target number in said received message; the method being characterized in that it includes a new iteration of the detection stage (104) using said new target number when said target number is a new number. The invention also provides a system for performing such a method (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ARAXXE
    Inventors: Xavier Lesage, Christophe Scholer, Philippe Orsini, Alexandre Marchal, Lilian Perron
  • Patent number: 10671894
    Abstract: Automated evaluation and extraction of information from piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs). Aspects of the systems and methods utilize machine learning and image processing techniques to extract relevant information, such as tag names, tag numbers, and symbols, and their positions, from P&IDs. Further aspects feed errors back to a machine learning system to update its learning and improve operation of the systems and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Bhaskar Sinha, Ashish Patil, Amitabha Bhattacharyya, Venkatesh Jagannath, Sameer Kondejkar
  • Patent number: 10660041
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first communication circuit, a second communication circuit, a processor configured to be electrically connected with the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit, and a memory configured to be electrically connected with the processor. The memory includes instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to obtain location information of the electronic device, transmit a first message for requesting to change a state of the electronic device to a network, receive a first response message to the transmitted first message from the network, transmit a second message for requesting a parameter for an operation cycle of the second communication circuit to the network, receive a second response message to the second message from the network, and change the operation cycle of the second communication circuit to a value corresponding to a current state of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Young Cha, Hye Jeong Kim, Jung Hoon Ahn
  • Patent number: 10651998
    Abstract: Networks use channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) to measure channel conditions between a user equipment (UE) and a transmit/receive point (TRP) in a cell. The resources configured for the transmission of a CSI-RS may be indicated to the UE using higher layer signaling. Measurement results for a CSI-RS are transmitted by the UE in the form of a measurement report. A need exists for signaling designs that aim to provide more flexible and efficient signaling of CSI-RS resource configurations and measurement reports. In some embodiments, CSI-RS resource configurations and measurement reports are resource-specific. The CSI-RS resource configurations may be independent from an identifier of the cell that the CSI-RS is transmitted from, and the measurement reports do not necessarily include the identifier of the cell. Advantages may include allowing the network to freely allocate CSI-RS resources without the need for reconfiguration at the UE side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aman Jassal, Keyvan Zarifi
  • Patent number: 10652721
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a user equipment that can receive a cellular broadcast message comprising a data element identifying the cellular broadcast message as a wireless emergency alert. The network address information (e.g., URL) can identify a network location associated with multimedia content to be transmitted to the user equipment, the multimedia content stored at a repository associated with a server device. The user equipment can, in response to detecting that the cellular broadcast message comprises the data element, send a content request to the server device associated with the network location identified by the network address information, and subsequently it can receive the multimedia content from the server device and provide the multimedia content via a graphical user interface displayed on a screen of the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Brian Daly, Joseph Marx, Charles Musgrove
  • Patent number: 10645682
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may identify a payload size, associated with performing a search for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), wherein the payload size is identified based at least in part on an aggregation level, associated with performing the search for the PDCCH, or an offset associated with performing the search for the PDCCH; and perform the search for the PDCCH based at least in part on the payload size. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kapil Bhattad, Hao Xu, Alberto Rico Alvarino, Xiao feng Wang, Peter Gaal
  • Patent number: 10645538
    Abstract: A tracking system determines a location of a tracking device associated with a user using one or more access points at the location. Each access point at the location is configured to detect and couple with the tracking device when the tracking device is within a communicative range of the access point. An access point provides updates on the tracking device's presence, as well as the tracking device's arrival to and departure from the communicative range of the access point, to a tracking server. The tracking server determines, from these updates, whether the tracking device is at the location. The user may be notified, via a mobile device, of the tracking device's location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Klinkner, Josselin de la Broise
  • Patent number: 10644651
    Abstract: A power supply modulator includes: a linear regulator; a switching regulator; and a mode-based connection circuit. The mode-based connection circuit includes a coupling circuit configured to drop an output signal of the linear regulator by a target coupling voltage in an envelope tracking (ET) modulation mode; and a coupling voltage management circuit configured to monitor a coupling voltage of the coupling circuit in another modulation mode, and selectively apply a voltage to the coupling voltage based on a monitoring result such that the coupling voltage is maintained at the target coupling voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-su Kim, Jun-suk Bang
  • Patent number: 10635945
    Abstract: Automated evaluation and extraction of information from piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs). Aspects of the systems and methods utilize machine learning and image processing techniques to extract relevant information, such as tag names, tag numbers, and symbols, and their positions, from P&IDs. Further aspects feed errors back to a machine learning system to update its learning and improve operation of the systems and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Bhaskar Sinha, Ashish Patil, Amitabha Bhattacharyya, Venkatesh Jagannath, Sameer Kondejkar
  • Patent number: 10635934
    Abstract: A method of recognizing image content, comprises applying to the image a neural network which comprises an input layer for receiving the image, a plurality of hidden layers for processing the image, and an output layer for generating output pertaining to an estimated image content based on outputs of the hidden layers. The method further comprises applying to an output of at least one of the hidden layers a neural network branch, which is independent of the neural network and which has an output layer for generating output pertaining to an estimated error level of the estimate. A combined output indicative of the estimated image content and the estimated error level is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
    Inventors: Lior Wolf, Noam Mor
  • Patent number: 10630664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a counter check and reconfiguration method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: sending a second identity information and a second count information to a terminal, so that the terminal compares, according to the second identity information, the second count information with third count information maintained by the terminal itself to obtain first comparison result information or second comparison result information; receiving the first comparison result information sent by the terminal, or the second identity information and second comparison result information sent by the terminal; and determining counter check result information according to the received first comparison result information, or the received second identity information and second comparison result information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Zhang, Bo Lin, Dongmei Zhang
  • Patent number: 10616777
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an improved cellular user quality of experience (QoE) are disclosed. The system can comprise a database from multiple data points to monitor and analyze cellular user experiences holistically. The system supplements conventional quality of service (QoS) metrics with user-side, application provider, and internet provider data, among other things. The data can be used to create highly granular service maps. The data can also be used in methods for analyzing and solving network issues, including slowdowns, dropped calls, and network availability are also disclosed. Improved analysis of network, user equipment (UE), and application issues can locate and solve QoE issues, improving cellular customer satisfaction, retention, and loyalty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Lau
  • Patent number: 10601609
    Abstract: A method for transmitting real-time messages in a computer network (100), in particular real-time computer network, wherein said network comprises two or more computing nodes (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26) and one or more star couplers (1, 2, 3, 4), wherein said nodes are interconnected via at least one star coupler, wherein each node is connected to at least one star coupler via at least one of the communication links (50), and wherein the nodes exchange messages (M1, M2) with one another and with the at least one star coupler, and wherein star couplers, which are synchronized to a global time base (C), transmit a first non-empty set (SSET) of real-time messages according to a synchronized communication paradigm, and/or wherein computing nodes, which are synchronized to the global time base, transmit said first non-empty set of real-time messages according to the synchronized communication paradigm, wherein a star coupler, which is not synchronized to a global time base, and/or a computing node, which is not synch
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: TTTECH COMPUTERTECHNIK AG
    Inventors: Wilfried Steiner, Günther Bauer, Mirko Jakovljevic, Arjan Geven
  • Patent number: 10594855
    Abstract: Mobile device feature disablement is provided through a method that identifies, by a mobile device, a mobile device feature of which usability is to be disabled. The method includes identifying one or more hardware devices of the mobile device that the mobile device feature relies on for proper usability of the feature. The method also includes disabling, by the mobile device, one or more drivers of the one or more hardware devices, the disabling the one or more drivers disabling usability of the mobile device feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, Erik Rueger
  • Patent number: 10582378
    Abstract: A message protection method, user equipment, and a core network device are disclosed. The method includes: sending a request message on which no security protection is performed to the core network device, where the request message includes a first random number; receiving an abnormal response message, where the abnormal response message includes a third random number and a signature; and determining, based on the third random number, the signature, and an obtained credential, whether the abnormal response message is a valid message. According to the message protection method provided in the embodiments of the disclosure, security protection can be performed on a message transmitted before a security context is established between the user equipment and the core network device, so as to improve network communication security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jing Chen, Li Hu