Patents Examined by Ronald Eisner
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Patent number: 11343718Abstract: A method includes: a) provisioning at least one latency critical application; b) determining mean latency and mean throughput which are required by a respective latency critical application, and assigning the determined mean latency and mean throughput to a reference point value; c) allocating the reference point value to the respective latency critical application; d) calculating via a time variable point value function an actual point value for the respective latency critical application; e) comparing the reference point value with the actual point value; f) determining a difference value between the reference point value and the actual point value; g) repeating steps d) to f) for a subset of points in time within the time interval; h) summing up all difference values determined in step f) for all points in time of the subset; and i) continuously optimizing current use of resources in the cell.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AGInventor: Dominik Schnieders
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Patent number: 11337274Abstract: Provided are method, apparatus and device for controlling dual-mode communication, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The method applied to a first communication node includes: establishing a communication connection with at least one target communication node in a target communication network through a wired communication protocol, to obtain a wired communication data packet; extracting wireless communication configuration information pre-stored in the wired communication data packet; and configuring a wireless communication port based on the wireless communication configuration information.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: HANGZHOU VANGO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Ching-Kae Tzou, Yuanfu Chen
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Patent number: 11337231Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating in a communication medium are provided. A base station (BS) receives from a user equipment (UE), feedback information of the UE. The BS determines a schedule for the UE. The schedule includes a scheduling duty cycle based on the feedback information of the UE. The BS communicates with the UE, a communication signal based on the schedule.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Wooseok Nam, Jing Sun, Tao Luo, Xiaoxia Zhang, Srinivas Yerramalli, Arumugam Chendamarai Kannan, Sony Akkarakaran, Sungwoo Park
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Patent number: 11323852Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system capable of causing a user of a destination apparatus to be aware of arrival of delivered information without the destination apparatus communicating directly with the peripheral apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes: a notification processing unit that generates notification information for causing a user of a destination apparatus to be aware of arrival of delivered information, which is directed to a peripheral apparatus that is estimated to be located within a predetermined range from the destination apparatus of the delivered information on a basis of positional relationship information; and a communication unit that transmits the notification information generated by the notification processing unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Ayumi Kato, Ikuo Yamano, Kei Takahashi, Kosuke Yoshitomi, Jun Kimura, Tsubasa Tsukahara
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Patent number: 11317327Abstract: A mobile terminal assists in the updating of a neighbor cell list associated with a first cell of a wireless telecommunications network. The list comprises elements that identify other cells that have a neighbor cell relationship with the first cell. The mobile terminal comprises a radio transceiver; and a controller coupled to the radio transceiver.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Unwired Planet, LLCInventors: Johan Moe, Harald Kallin
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Patent number: 11317246Abstract: An example system connects to a location engine in a mesh network, transmits a first message indicating a bus master service hosted by a bus master, and receives a message indicating a location service hosted by a location engine and an aggregation service hosted by an aggregator connected to the location engine. The bus master stores a first entry corresponding to the location service and a second entry corresponding to the aggregation service. The bus master transmits a request to access the location service; receives a response confirming a subscription to the location service; and receives timing data indicating times at which the multiple receivers in a clinical environment received a wireless signal from a tag. The bus master aggregates the timing data into a data stream and transmits data stream to the location service in accordance with the subscription.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Britten J. Pipher, Kenzi L. Mudge, Frederick Collin Davidson
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Patent number: 11272352Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. In addition, various embodiments recognized through the specification are possible. The electronic device includes a communication module, a processor operatively connected with the communication module, and a memory operatively connected with the processor. The memory includes instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the processor to receive information associated with a SIM of another electronic device from the other electronic device via the communication module, receive a user input requesting a voice call for a first SIM of the other electronic device, and transmit a message requesting a voice call for a second SIM of the other electronic device to an IMS server via the communication module based on the information associated with the SIM.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Woojun Choi
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Patent number: 11272428Abstract: Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, architectures, mechanisms and apparatus for creating coverage zones (CZs) at a Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device (CBSD) nodes where each CZ is defined by a respective Physical layer Cell Identity (PCI), and each CZ is allocated a respective time slot having a duration selected in accordance with a type of wireless device (WD) to be supported by the CZ, and each CZ communicates during its respective time slot via some or all of the antennas or antenna sections (e.g., coverage areas or sections S1-S3) of the node such that the node communicates with different types of WD in a time-interleaved manner via some or all of the coverage areas associated with the node.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCInventors: Volkan Sevindik, Haider Syed
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Patent number: 11240681Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques provide for a first IAB node determining an adjustment to at least one parameter corresponding to a cell coverage of the first IAB node based at least in part on a geographic proximity of a cell relative to the first IAB node. For example, the first IAB node may determine to adjust the parameters based reference signal measurements, signal quality measurements (e.g., received from child nodes or user equipments (UEs)), etc. In another example, the first IAB node may receive an instruction from a central unit (CU) of the IAB network to adjust the at least one parameter. The first access node may transmit an indication of the adjustment to the at least one parameter. For example, the first access node may signal the adjustments to the CU, child IAB nodes, UEs and/or, other IAB nodes.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Qualcomm IncorporatedInventors: Jianghong Luo, Navid Abedini, Karl Georg Hampel, Junyi Li, Luca Blessent, Tao Luo, Naeem Akl
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Patent number: 11233666Abstract: A policy control method performed by an enforcement function network element, where the enforcement function network element receives an update request to modify or remove a target packet flow description (PFD) associated with a target application identifier. For a session for which a first policy rule including the target application identifier is installed or activated, the enforcement function network element determines that data about an application corresponding to the target application identifier has been detected using the target PFD. The enforcement function network element further determines that start indication information of the application has been reported to a control function network element, and sends stop indication information of the application to the control function network element, which adjusts the first policy rule.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Hui Ding
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Patent number: 11223958Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for distributing resource block between interfering cells, are disclosed. One method includes allocating resource blocks to a plurality of macro-cells and a plurality of sectors of a supercell, wherein the supercell includes a wireless communication cell that provides wireless coverage to a larger region than the plurality of macro-cells and includes the plurality of sectors, wherein each of the macro-cells provide wireless coverage that at least partially overlaps with a region of wireless coverage of the supercell, wherein the supercell includes one or more supercell sector coverage areas that are interfered by at least one macro-cell. The allocating the resource blocks includes determining which of the plurality of macro-cells wirelessly interfere with which of the plurality of sectors, and determining, for each interfered sector, a total unmet demand of the interfered sector and interfering macro-cells for a coverage area of the interfered sector.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Mustafa Emin Sahin, Abhishek Tiwari, Pratheep Bondalapati
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Patent number: 11206636Abstract: Disclosed are a paging message sending method and device, and a computer storage medium. The method comprises: a network determining the maximum number of paged UEs of a paging message according to paging configuration parameters, the paging configuration parameters comprising configuration information of a paging time unit and information concerning the maximum number of paged UEs corresponding to the paging time unit; the paging time unit comprising at least a first type of paging time unit and a second type of paging time unit, each type of paging time unit corresponding to the respective maximum number of paged UEs; the network sending a paging message according to the paging configuration parameters.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventor: Hai Tang
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Patent number: 11153845Abstract: The embodiments herein discloses a method and a network for handling UEs travelling in predefined/predetermined route. The method includes determining by a network one of at least one parameter and learned mobility patterns of at least one UE. The at least one parameter is determined based on a negotiation with the at least one UE. The at least one parameter includes at least one of a source information, a destination information, a speed, a start time, a guard percentage, and a predefined route of the at least one UE. Further, the method includes sending at least one pair of a tracking area identifier list (TAI'S) and a timing map to the at least one UE based on one of the determined at least one parameter and the learned mobility patterns of the at least one UE.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lalith Kumar, Arijit Sen, Rajavelsamy Rajadurai, Jagadeesh Gandikota, Siva Selvaganesan
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Patent number: 11153745Abstract: Methods, network node (200) and wireless device (202) for supporting positioning of the wireless device in a wireless network. The network node requests (2:4) the wireless device to provide a positioning related report when a mobility criterion is fulfilled, which criterion may be selected (2:3) based on sensor capabilities of the device. The wireless device monitors (2:5) sensor measurements and evaluates the mobility criterion. When the mobility criterion is fulfilled the wireless device provides (2:6) the positioning related report to the network node which then obtains (2:7) the position or mobility status of the wireless device based on the positioning related report which may contain information related to said mobility status and/or sensor measurements made in the device.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Henrik Rydén, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Sara Modarres Razavi, Ritesh Shreevastav
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Patent number: 11146448Abstract: A cellular communication apparatus includes antenna circuitry. A transceiver receives or transmits a signal using the antenna circuitry on a chosen channel of a portion of a radio spectrum. The portion of the radio spectrum is divided into one or more channels including the chosen channel each occupying a bandwidth of the portion of the radio spectrum. Control circuitry dynamically changes a configuration of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum and communication circuitry communicates the configuration of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum to one or more items of user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: AIRSPAN IP HOLDCO LLCInventors: Marlon Peter Persaud, Andrew Logothetis, Krzysztof Dudzinski, Venkateswarlu Katepalli, Ashvtosh Goel
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Patent number: 11146408Abstract: In some examples, a system receives first information corresponding to an intelligent transport system (ITS) station, and detects, based on the first information corresponding to the ITS station and based on second information provided by a cellular network relating to the ITS station, misbehavior of the ITS station, the second information includes location information acquired by the cellular network.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2017Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Claude Jean-Frederic Arzelier, Stephen John Barrett, Eswar Vutukuri
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Patent number: 11115859Abstract: A method and an apparatus for autonomous transmission in an unlicensed band are provided. The method and apparatus comprising: a wireless device receiving a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration for first uplink transmission, wherein the SPS configuration includes information regarding an SPS window indicating a time section in which the first uplink transmission is allowed; the wireless device receiving on a DL channel downlink control information (DCI) having an uplink grant that instructs second uplink transmission, wherein the uplink grant includes a second hybrid automatic repeat request process identifier (HARQid) for the second uplink transmission; and the wireless device performing the first uplink transmission in the SPS window when it is confirmed that a wireless medium is in an idle state by performing a listen before talk (LBT) in the SPS window, wherein a first HARQid for the first uplink transmission is not the same as the second HARQid.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Joonkui Ahn, Suckchel Yang, Seonwook Kim
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Patent number: 11115336Abstract: Embodiments herein may include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media, for a multi-access edge computing (MEC) system. An apparatus for MEC may include a communication interface, a local cost measurements module, and a service allocation module. The communication interface may receive, from a UE, a request for a service to be provided to the UE. The local cost measurements module may collect a set of local cost measurements for the service. The service allocation module may determine to allocate the service to a MEC host based on an allocation policy related to a cost for the MEC host to provide the service or a cost for a service provider to provide the service in view of the one or more local cost measurements. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Dario Sabella, Kilian Roth
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Patent number: 11096041Abstract: It is provided a method for configuring a first radio network node to join a system area of a mobile network, each system area being served by one or more radio network nodes configured to collaborate in user data transmissions. The method is performed in a configuration device and comprises the steps of: obtaining system area data, using the first radio network node, relating to at least one system area of a second radio network node; selecting a system area for the first radio network node to join based on the system area data; and triggering the first radio network node to join the selected system area.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Paul Stjernholm, Stefan Engström, Peter Loborg, Tomas Nylander
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Patent number: 11076289Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a multi-mode wireless access protocol (MMWAP). A redirection router may receive a pre-association request, from a user communication device, and send an acknowledgment of the pre-association request. The user communication device may further transmit authorization keys associated with an application installed in the user communication device. Based on the authorization keys, the redirection router may send an authentication indication to the user communication device. The user communication device may use the redirection router to transmit and receive messages associated with the application to public networks and other private networks. The redirection router may maintain multi-mode connectivity independently with multiple user communication devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Yash Pant Dashputra, Tirupathirao Madiya, Kiran Kumar Vemuri, Yellaiah Ponnameni