Patents Examined by Rhonda L Murphy
  • Patent number: 10812162
    Abstract: A method for channel state information (CSI) reporting is provided. The method comprises receiving, by a user equipment (UE) from a base station (BS), a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling including a quasi co-location (QCL) indication between a first resource and a second resource and activation of the second resource, wherein the UE is configured with the second resource for CSI reporting; and identifying, by the UE from the MAC-CE signaling, the activation of the second resource and a QCL relation between the first resource and the second resource based on the QCL indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Han Nam, Boon Loong Ng
  • Patent number: 10812389
    Abstract: A terminal device in a first network includes a processor programmed to receive first data indicating a respective first loading of each of a plurality of first level access devices. The processor is further programmed to select a first level access device based at least in part on the first data; and communicate with a second network via the selected first level access device and a selected second level access device. Each of the first level access devices is switchable to communicate with the first terminal via at least a respective one of one or more shared access channels, and each of a plurality second level access devices is switchable to communicatively couple one or more of the plurality of first level access devices with a second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Jun Xu, Robert Torres, John Border, Nagesh Javali
  • Patent number: 10791479
    Abstract: A base station may be associated with a primary cell to communicate with a user equipment (UE) in a licensed frequency band and at least one secondary cell to communicate with the UE in an unlicensed frequency band. The base station may receive a traffic flow associated with an application executing at the UE and assign the traffic flow to either the primary cell or the at least one secondary cell based on a classification associated with the traffic flow. For example, the traffic flow may be assigned to the primary cell based on the classification indicating that the application is executing at the UE in a foreground state or to the at least one secondary cell based on the classification indicating that the application is executing at the UE in a background state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing I nc.
    Inventors: Sachin Vargantwar, Maulik Shah
  • Patent number: 10779194
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments provide for multipath transport of Internet Protocol (IP) packets by a computing device including a plurality of modems. In various embodiments, IP packets may be assigned to a selected one of a plurality of modems for transport based on available bandwidths of each of the plurality of modems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ralph Akram Gholmieh, Susheel Kumar Yadav Yadagiri, Sanjay Vishin, Siddharth Chitnis, Varun Tutpetkeshavamurthy, Bojun Pan, Vaibhav Kumar
  • Patent number: 10764955
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and arrangements for controlling point-to-point microwave transmission on a microwave link between a first and a second microwave network node, wherein the microwave link is configured for payload data transmission at a payload data rate. The method comprises obtaining information indicative of a current data rate capability of the microwave link and comparing the current data rate capability to the configured payload data rate. When the current data rate capability is below the configured payload data rate, transmission on the microwave link is adapted to comprise transmission of dummy data on the microwave link between the first and second microwave network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Filip Hellgren, Björn Gävert
  • Patent number: 10728927
    Abstract: A method for wireless communication of a user equipment (UE) in a radio resource control (RRC) Inactive state, the method includes sending, by the UE, an RRC Connection Resume Request message to a base station, and transmitting, by the UE, a packet to the base station using one or more radio resources allocated by the base station, where the base station identifies the UE based on the RRC Connection Resume Request message, which includes a UE ID or a UE-specific preamble. Before the UE enters the RRC Inactive state, the base station sends a pre-configured random access configuration to the UE for transmitting the packet in a subsequent a random access procedure. The pre-configured random access configuration includes at least one of a pre-configured bandwidth part configuration, a plurality of access control parameters, the UE ID, and a time pattern for the random access procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Chie-Ming Chou, Yung-Lan Tseng
  • Patent number: 10708010
    Abstract: A first allocation of physical resources for uplink transmission is received over a downlink signaling channel. Data of a logical channel is received. A first block is transmitted over the first allocated physical resources in response to receipt of the data of the logical channel. A timer is initiated in response to transmission of the first block. In response to an expiration of the timer and not receiving a second allocation of physical resources, a first type of request from a plurality of types of requests is selected and the selected first type of request for the second allocation of physical resources is transmitted over an uplink signaling channel. The second allocation of physical resources is received in response to the transmitted first type of request. A second block is transmitted in response to the second allocation of physical resources over the second allocated physical resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen E. Terry, Guodong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10687245
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for transmitting and/or receiving data in an electronic device are provided. According to an embodiment, an electronic device includes a communication module and a processor. When the electronic device outputs content, the processor can transmit the content to an external electronic device using the communication module, detect a state of the electronic device in relation to the output, select substitute content for the content at least based on the detection, determine a schedule corresponding to the substitute content, and transmit the substitute content to the external electronic device based on the schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bu-Seop Jung, Bum-Jib Kim
  • Patent number: 10681675
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a method and apparatus for transmitting data through a device-to-device (D2D) communication between user equipments (UEs), the method including: generating, at a first UE, first D2D data, the first D2D data corresponding to a transport block (TB) unit; and transmitting, from the first UE to a second UE, the first D2D data through at least one D2D communication resource, the at least one D2D communication resource being based on a sub-RPT (sub-resource pattern for transmission). An RPT defined in a D2D resource pool is configured based on the sub-RPT, and the sub-RPT indicates the at least one D2D communication resource for the transmission of the first D2D data among at least two D2D communication candidate resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Innovative Technology Lab Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung Jun Yoon
  • Patent number: 10681615
    Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes determining, by a host processor of a master device, a combined cost of an outgoing message transmission of the master device and an expected response message from a slave device; determining, by the host processor, a number of available tokens associated with data transmission; reducing, by the host processor, the number of available tokens by the combined cost in response to a determination that the combined cost does not exceed the number of available tokens; periodically increasing the number of available tokens up to a token maximum by a predefined number of tokens based on a token refill rate; and sending the outgoing message from the host processor to Bluetooth Low Energy communication circuitry of the master device in response to the determination that the combined cost does not exceed the number of available tokens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Keith R. Broerman, Andrew Setter
  • Patent number: 10667193
    Abstract: Methods and systems for balancing traffic in a wireless network by controlling DAS and an access node of a macro nodes to direct a wireless device to the system with the lowest latency, according to a priority of an application of a wireless device. The method includes receiving an indicator of an application type, or a bearer type, from a wireless device, determining a processing delay of a distributed antenna system, determining a priority of the received signal, and in response to the processing delay of the distributed antenna system meeting a first criteria and a quality of service indicator meeting a second criteria, directing the wireless device to an access node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Sreekar Marupaduga, Saravana Velusamy
  • Patent number: 10659977
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a communication interface and a processor that operate to generate a first transmission stream by processing first information based on first parameter(s) and a second transmission stream by processing second information based on second parameter(s). In some examples, the second at least one parameter is relatively less robust than the first at least one parameter, and the second information augments the first information when combined with the first information. The wireless communication device then transmits the first transmission stream and the second transmission stream to at least one other wireless communication device. Examples of such parameters include forward error correction (FEC) code, error correction code (ECC), modulation coding set (MCS), modulation type including a mapping of constellation points arranged in a constellation, power (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Ron Porat, Nihar Jindal
  • Patent number: 10660076
    Abstract: A method for transmitting multiple uplink control information (UCI) on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. More specifically, the method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station, first control information related to the PUCCH for transmitting the multiple UCI; determining a first parameter representing a number of coded bits for the multiple UCI based on the first control information, wherein the multiple UCI includes channel state information (CSI) including at least one of a first part or a second part; determining a size of the first part based on the first parameter and second control information related to the size determination of the first part; and transmitting, to the base station, the multiple UCI on the PUCCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaehyung Kim, Seonwook Kim, Joonkui Ahn, Suckchel Yang
  • Patent number: 10652066
    Abstract: To enable a base station to select a more preferable codebook, a device includes a communication unit configured to perform radio communication and a control unit configured to perform control such that information regarding a codebook for multi-dimensionally modulating input data into a codeword is transmitted from the communication unit to a base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Atsushi Yoshizawa
  • Patent number: 10638506
    Abstract: A method for allocating resources for device-to-device transmission between two or more user equipment (UEs) includes transmitting, from a first UE to a second UE, a resource allocation configuration for device-to-device communications. A resource request for a device-to-device transmission is received from the second UE. In response to the resource request, a resource for the device-to-device transmission is selected at the first UE. A resource grant is transmitted to the second UE. The resource grant identifies the selected resource. A device-to-device transmission is received from the second UE over the selected resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Rene Faurie, Eswar Vutukuri, Takashi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10631183
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method used in a network node and an associated network node. The method includes: determining sounding and sensing related parameters for a link, wherein the determined sounding and sensing related parameters include dedicated sounding and sensing related parameters for the link and common sounding and sensing related parameters for all links controlled by the network node, and wherein the common sounding and sensing related parameters include a sounding and sensing period and a sounding and sensing interval; and transmitting the determined sounding and sensing related parameters to a transmitting node and a receiving node of the link. The present disclosure also discloses a method used in a receiving node of a link and an associated receiving node. The present disclosure further discloses a method used in a transmitting node of a link and an associated transmitting node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Jinhua Liu, Zhan Zhang
  • Patent number: 10623157
    Abstract: A method for receiving a downlink signal by a user equipment (UE) from an eNB in a wireless communication system is disclosed. In detail, the method comprises the steps of receiving a downlink control channel from the eNB; and receiving, from the eNB, a downlink data channel and a front loaded reference signal for demodulation of the downlink data channel by using control information included in the downlink control channel, wherein resource elements of symbols to which a front loaded reference signal is received are identified by two multiplexing groups or three multiplexing groups, and the downlink control channel includes information on a multiplexing group, to which the front loaded reference signal is allocated, among the multiplexing groups, and information on the number of multiplexing groups, to which data are not allocated, among the multiplexing groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyungtae Kim, Kyuseok Kim
  • Patent number: 10616097
    Abstract: Local switching may be provided over a flexible cross-connect VLAN-aware based service. First, a failure of a first segment link of a first segment may be detected by a first network device. The first segment may have a first segment identifier and the first segment link may be connected to the first network device. Next, a route withdraw indicating the first segment identifier may be sent by the first network device in response to detecting the failure of the first segment link of the first segment. A second network device may then receive the route withdraw. Then, the second network device may forward, in response to receiving the route withdraw, traffic received from the first network device to a second segment link of the first segment connected to the second network device. The traffic may be received from the first network device over a backup connection over an Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrice Brissette, Ali Sajassi, Ramanathan Lakshmikanthan
  • Patent number: 10582552
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for device-to-device communication in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for performing device-to-device (D2D) communication by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a base station, physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) resource pool setting information; receiving, from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) including the PSCCH resource allocation information; and sending the PSCCH on the basis of the PSCCH resource allocation information, wherein a first PSCCH time-frequency resource and a second PSCCH time-frequency resource for sending the PSCCH are determined on the basis of a value indicated in the PSCCH resource allocation information within the PSCCH resource pool, and the PSCCH may be sent in the first PSCCH time-frequency resource and the second PSCCH time-frequency resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hakseong Kim, Hanbyul Seo
  • Patent number: 10575233
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for wireless communication are provided. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may obtain a gain value based on a difference between an reference signal receive power (RSRP) value of a first antenna and an RSRP value of a second antenna, where the first antenna may be located on an exterior of the UE and the second antenna may be located within an interior of the UE. Further, in some aspects, the UE may obtain an antenna gain value based at least on a random access channel (RACH) power value and a reference signal receive quality (RSRQ) offset value. Additionally, in some aspects, the UE may obtain the antenna gain value based on one of a matching entry in a memory log or a minimum of a maximum antenna gain value or an aggregation of a RACH gain value and an RSRQ offset value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Madhusudan Kinthada Venkata, Srinivasan Balasubramanian, Raj Surya Pratha, Manjinder Singh Sandhu, Siva Kumar Jujaray