Patents Examined by Ronald H Davis
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Patent number: 9019992Abstract: A method for controlling error resilience in network communication is described. The method includes: determining, by a receiver-side controller, a packet gap representing a packet loss of a packet being communicated over a network; projecting, by the receiver-side controller, a retransmission time-out for at least one missing packet of the packet loss; issuing, by the receiver-side controller, a retransmission request for the at least one missing packet; if the packet gap is not filled within a first time period of the retransmission time-out, then issuing, by the receiver-side controller, at least one synchronization frame request; and selecting, by a sender-side controller, to respond to at least one of either of the retransmission request or the at least one synchronization frame request and neither of the retransmission request nor the at least one synchronization frame request.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: TangoMe, Inc.Inventors: Yuanyuan Wang, Haim Vaisburd, Yuxin Liu, Shaowei Su, Yixin Yang
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Patent number: 9014034Abstract: A network access device for network traffic analysis of a plurality of client devices in a local area network (LAN) maintains a hierarchical key combination traffic analysis (HKCTA) table for each of the client devices of the LAN (LAN devices) to store network traffic statistics of each LAN device, wherein the HKCTA includes entries identified by keys, each key being formed based on a combination of zero or more packet attributes of packets or flow attributes of a network flow associated with the packets (packet/flow attributes) exchanged by the LAN device. Each key represents one of hierarchical levels of a hierarchy of the entries. Each level of the hierarchy includes all packet/flow attributes of its parent hierarchical level plus at least one additional packet/flow attribute that is not present in its parent hierarchical level.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Clifford A. Frey, Brandon Smyth
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Patent number: 8995470Abstract: A transmitting device is provided which includes a plurality of input interfaces, each of which receives a signal from another device, a plurality of output interfaces, each of which transmits a signal to another device, a multiplexing unit which multiplexes the signals received by the plurality of input interfaces, a distributing unit which transmits the signal multiplexed by the multiplexing unit to each of the plurality of output interfaces, and a table storage unit which stores a switching table in which a transmission destination of each signal is defined. The output interface extracts a signal which the output interface is to transmit according to content of the switching table from each signal included in the signal multiplexed by the multiplexing unit, and transmits the extracted signal to a transfer destination according to the content of the switching table.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Souichi Hirose, Shinya Kamada
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Patent number: 8995269Abstract: A server stores data to be transmitted in a first S queue, reads the data stored in the first S queue, and transmits it. If congestion is detected, from among data to be transmitted after the congestion is detected, the server stores, in a second S queue, data other than data for the destination for which the congestion is detected. If congestion is detected, from among data to be transmitted after the congestion is detected, the server stores, in a D queue, data for a destination for which the congestion is detected. After the data is stored in the first S queue, the server reads data stored in the second S queue and transmits it. After the data is stored in the first S queue, the server reads the data stored in the D queue, controls a bandwidth thereof, and transmits the data in the D queue.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Masahiro Sato
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Patent number: 8982836Abstract: A method for maintaining IP context during an inter RAT handover of a UE between an eHRPD network and an LTE network may include delaying a transfer of an Internet Protocol context for at least one active packet data network until an IP address for an attach (PDN) Packet Data Network has been assigned and in the case where the Internet Protocol address for the Attach Packet Data Network is not assigned, initiating a detach operation from the LTE network without the user equipment losing the Internet Protocol context of the at least one active Packet Data Network.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Suli Zhao, Ajith T. Payyappilly, Shrawan K. Khatri, Siddharth D. Chitnis
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Patent number: 8964569Abstract: A method implemented by a network element monitor OpenFlow data flows and enable operations, administration and management (OAM) functionality in OpenFlow. The method inserts OpenFlow OAM packets into an OpenFlow data flow to monitor the OpenFlow data flow, wherein inserted OpenFlow OAM packets have fate sharing with data packets in the OpenFlow data flow. The method comprises the steps of receiving by the network element the OpenFlow OAM packets from a source through a port of the network element, matching by an OpenFlow switch module using a matching structure of OpenFlow data packets received by the network element to identify the OpenFlow OAM packets, and forwarding the identified OpenFlow OAM packets to a flow table or group table of the OpenFlow switch module to aggregate the OpenFlow OAM packets with a corresponding OpenFlow data flow.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: David Jocha, Andras Kern
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Patent number: 8953556Abstract: A method of transmitting CountingResponse message for a mobile device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises steps of receiving a CountingRequest message from a network; activating security between the mobile device and a network in the wireless communication system; and transmitting a CountingResponse message to the network.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: HTC CorporationInventor: Chih-Hsiang Wu
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Patent number: 8934504Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include determining a range of frequencies allocated to resource blocks to be transmitted during a subsequent sub-frame slot or sounding reference symbol sub-slot. The method may also include determining an approximate center frequency of the range of frequencies. The method may additionally include modulating resource blocks of the sub-frame or sounding reference symbol sub-slot at the approximate center frequency. The method may further include transmitting the modulated resource blocks at the approximate center frequency.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Intel IP CorporationInventors: Daniel B. Schwartz, David Harnishfeger, Jeffrey D. Ganger, George B. Norris, Bing Xu, Mark Alan Kirschenmann, Claudio Rey
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Patent number: 8934433Abstract: A method for transmitting control format indicator values includes RRC configuring CFI values and transmitting signalings related thereto with one of multiple modes. The modes include configuring one RRC signaling for each component carrier which can be cross-carrier scheduled for user equipment, to indicate a CFI value of each subframe of said component carrier; configuring one RRC signaling respectively for each of subframe types designated by all component carriers which can be cross-carrier scheduled for user equipment, to indicate a CFI value of each designated subframe type; configuring one RRC signaling respectively for each designated subframe type of each component carrier which can be cross-carrier scheduled for user equipment, to indicate a CFI value of each subframe type designated; and configuring one RRC signaling for each user equipment for which cross-carrier scheduling can be performed, to indicate the CFI values of all component carriers which can be cross-carrier scheduled.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Bo Dai, Ping Zeng, Xin Wu, Zhisong Zuo
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Patent number: 8917633Abstract: A method of providing conference call connections includes initiating a conference call between multiple conferees using a conferencing controller, placing each of the multiple conferees in a half-duplex listen only mode using the conferencing controller, and receiving a signal at the conferencing controller from at least one of the multiple conferees to actively participate in the conference call. Active participation can be in the form of asking questions, giving comments, or providing a keypress to vote or provide other information. The conference call can also be broadcast to increase participants. Also, after the conference call is initiated, additional potential conferees can be added.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2011Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Tele-Town Hall, LLCInventors: Rodney A. Smith, Vladimir Smelyansky, Roman M. Marchevsky
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Patent number: 8913549Abstract: There are disclosed systems and methods for detecting and controlling congestion in an Optical Line Terminal (OLT). The OLT has a plurality of ports. Each port of the plurality of ports communicates with at least one Optical Network Unit (ONU), and each port of the plurality of ports has a respective enforced maximum upstream bandwidth. For example, the maximum upstream bandwidth may be enforced by a Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (DBA) algorithm. The OLT further includes an uplink port through which data received from each of the plurality of ports are transmitted. In one embodiment, if there is congestion of the data at the uplink port, then the enforced maximum upstream bandwidth for at least one port of the plurality of ports is modified.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2011Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Cortina Access, Inc.Inventors: Abhimanyu Das, Eugene Lee, Deyi Dong, Dongsheng Zhang
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Patent number: 8891389Abstract: A method for detecting a transmission collision between a first wireless communication terminal and a second wireless communication terminal includes the following steps: when one retry packet transmitted from the first wireless communication terminal is received by the second wireless communication terminal, checking if at least one transmission collision condition is met and accordingly generating a checking result; deriving statistic data from a plurality of checking results generated in response to a plurality of retry packets transmitted from the first wireless communication terminal; and detecting the transmission collision between the first wireless communication terminal and the second wireless communication terminal according to the statistic data.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: MediaTek Inc.Inventors: Hsuan-Yu Liu, Ho-Chi Huang
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Patent number: 8891409Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for simulating intelligent network triggers in a network system are provided. A mobile terminal is configured with an intelligent network Simulator adapted to detect call events and originate simulated intelligent network triggers in response to the call events. Call progressions implemented according to the simulated intelligent network triggers may be managed or coordinated by at least one of a carrier-gateway server and an Enterprise-gateway server. Call progressions implemented by simulated intelligent network triggers may be specified according to Enterprise member policies or general Enterprise behaviors.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2011Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Tango Networks, Inc.Inventors: Lathan W. Lewis, Andrew Silver, Patricia A. Landgren
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Patent number: 8879488Abstract: A shared logical device physical network address is assigned to each of a set of wireless physical devices. The set of wireless physical devices forms a logical device group addressable over a single wireless communication channel using the shared logical device physical network address within a wireless network. In response to receipt of a data packet addressed to a physical network address of one of the set of wireless physical devices from an application server, the physical network address is translated to the shared logical device physical network address with which the wireless physical device is logically grouped. The physical network address of the wireless physical device is embedded within the data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address. The data packet is sent to the shared logical device physical network address.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Pavlovski, Laurence J. Plant
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Patent number: 8879483Abstract: A shared logical device physical network address is assigned to each of a set of wireless physical devices. The set of wireless physical devices forms a logical device group addressable over a single wireless communication channel using the shared logical device physical network address within a wireless network. In response to receipt of a data packet addressed to a physical network address of one of the set of wireless physical devices from an application server, the physical network address is translated to the shared logical device physical network address with which the wireless physical device is logically grouped. The physical network address of the wireless physical device is embedded within the data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address. The data packet is sent to the shared logical device physical network address.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Christopher J. Pavlovski, Laurence J. Plant
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Patent number: 8861519Abstract: Disclosed herein is a data filtering apparatus, including: a plurality of pre-filters configured to extract a designated type of data from input data carrying a plurality of types of data; a plurality of post-filters configured to extract, from the data extracted by the pre-filter designated to be connected, the data that matches a designated data extraction condition; and a filter connection information holding device configured to hold filter connection information for designating at least one of the pre-filters to be connected, in correspondence with each of the post-filters.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Noriaki Oishi
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Patent number: 8854979Abstract: A radio measurement collection method using UE configured to perform a process of retaining a measurement log including a measurement result of a radio environment according to a measurement configuration set by a measurement configuration message received from a network includes a step S109 in which the network transmits a UEInformationRequest message to request a transmission of the measurement log to the UE, and a step S110 in which the UE transmits a UEInformationResponse message to transmit the measurement log to the network. In step S110, the UE transmits the UEInformationResponse message to the network even when the measurement log is not retained.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Henry Chang, Noriyoshi Fukuta
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Patent number: 8837343Abstract: The disclosed method for processing a digital broadcast signal comprises encoding signaling information for mobile service data of the mobile service, the signaling information including first signaling data which includes transmission parameters and second signaling data which contains cross layer information between a physical layer and a upper layer, formatting a data group including known data, the first signal data and the mobile service data and transmitting the digital broadcast signal including data in the data group, wherein the mobile service in the digital broadcast signal is transmitted via first transmission mode or second transmission mode, wherein the slot is a basic time period for multiplexing of the mobile service data and main service data according to the first or second transmission mode, wherein the first signaling data includes slot indicating information identifying whether the slot is a slot for the first transmission mode or a slot for the second transmission mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Wongyu Song, Byounggill Kim, Chulkyu Mun, Inhwan Choi, Jinwoo Kim
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Patent number: 8830820Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for semi-centralized routing. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method receives a network protocol packet at a router adapted for routing data packets to one or more additional routers. The network protocol packet conforms to a routing protocol that provides distributed routing computation. The method also sends the network protocol packet, through a controller, to a selected one of a plurality of route control servers. The method also processes the network control packet at the selected route control server to generate a routing computation result that conforms to the routing protocol. The method also generates routing information based on the routing computation. The routing information conforms to a control protocol that provides centralized routing computation. The method also sends the routing information to the router for routing of data packets based on the control protocol.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Subhasree Mandal, Subbaiah Venkata, Leon Poutievski, Amit Gupta, Min Zhu, Rajiv Ramanathan, James M. Wanderer, Joon Ong
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Patent number: 8824487Abstract: Different residences can be communicatively linked to a communication backbone via a multi-access gateway, where each residence comprises an adapter through which a set of IP devices directly connect to the multi-access gateway via IPSec compliant communication channels. The multi-access gateway can connect each of the IP devices to remotely located resources. Telecommunication services can be provided to the IP devices in the residences for fees. The multi-access gateway can controls specifics of the telecommunication services, which can include emergency (e.g., 911) services, home control services, and residential administration services. Any of the telecommunication services can be initiated, modified, or terminated by a carrier maintaining the multi-access gateway on a per residence basis for any of the different residences.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventor: Amar Nath Ray