Patents Examined by Ryan C Kavleski
  • Patent number: 10721631
    Abstract: Systems and methods may use a math programming model for designing an edge cloud network. The edge cloud network design may depend on various factors, including the number of edge cloud nodes, edge cloud node location, or traffic coverage, among other things.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Sichong Guan, Wei Yuan, Arun Jotshi, Abraham George, Carolyn Roche Johnson, Kenichi Futamura, Mohan Gawande
  • Patent number: 10707989
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and device in user equipment and a base station for wireless communication. The base station equipment sequentially generates a first information block, performs first channel coding and transmits a first radio signal, wherein the first information block includes bits in a first sub-information block and padding bits, the first information block is used to generate a first check bit block, the first information block and the first check bit block are interleaved to generate the first bit block, and the first bit block is used as the input of the first channel coding; the bits in the first sub-information block are discontinuous in the first information block, or the padding bits are discontinuous in the first information block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jin-Hui Chen, Xiaobo Zhang
  • Patent number: 10708892
    Abstract: A client station generates a media access control (MAC) data unit (MPDU) that includes a MAC header. The MAC header is generated to include a control field that indicates an amount of data queued at the client station for transmission to an access point. The control field is generated to include i) a first subfield that specifies a scale factor, and ii) a second subfield that specifies a base value, and multiplying the specified base value by the specified scale factor indicates the amount of data queued at the client station. The client station transmits the MPDU to the access point to inform the access point of the amount of data queued at the client station for transmission to the access point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Hongyuan Zhang, Lei Wang, Yakun Sun, Jinjing Jiang, Hui-Ling Lou
  • Patent number: 10708887
    Abstract: An example device tracks geographical location of the wireless device and time associated with the wireless device. The device may access channel map data comprising a predicted channel condition value for each of a plurality of Wi-Fi channels within each of a plurality of geographical locations during a plurality of time periods of day. The device can use the channel map data to select one of the plurality of Wi-Fi channels for communication based on a geographical location of the wireless device and a time of day associated with the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley Evans, Nicholas Stopher
  • Patent number: 10694426
    Abstract: A base station includes: a transmitter configured to transmit an operation signal for a remote control; and a controller that is coupled to the transmitter, wherein the controller is configured to execute a setting process that includes setting, with regard to transmission of the operation signal, a service class for the remote control, and execute a control process that includes controlling, in accordance with the service class, the operation signal to be transmitted via the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Takayoshi Ode, Junichi Takagi
  • Patent number: 10694510
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a terminal device, which, when ARQ is used for communication that uses an uplink unit band and a plurality of downlink unit bands associated with the uplink unit band, and when a transmission mode that supports up to 2 TB in a PCell is set in the terminal, is capable of reducing the amount of signaling from a base station while eliminating a lack of PUCCH resources when semi-permanent scheduling (SPS) is used in the PCell. A control unit in this device selects one value among values obtained by adding 1 to four PUCCH resource indexes, which have been preset for PUCCH resource 1 by the base station, on the basis of values for transmission power control information (TPC command for PUCCH) in a PDCCH, for which notification has been received at the start of SPS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Sun Patent Trust
    Inventors: Toru Oizumi, Akihiko Nishio, Ayako Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 10693840
    Abstract: A method and system for distributing contacting information between applications is provided. The system preferably uses an ENUM-type protocol and a middleware tool kit to associate telephone numbers to other identifying information, such as e-mail addresses or URLs for web sites. The system enables the associated contacting information to be shared across multiple applications that may be implemented on a computer or a mobile telephony device. Information is shared only after verification that a requester is authorized to receive the requested contacting information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Neustar, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Peterson, Webb Dryfoos, Peter Charlier Davis
  • Patent number: 10681702
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication method and a device. A network controller receives a first message sent by a first access network device, where the first message is used to request the network controller to configure at least one access network device for first user equipment, to implement data transmission or reception between the first user equipment and the at least one access network device; the network controller configures a second access network device for the first user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Yang, Hongzhuo Zhang, Kaijie Zhou
  • Patent number: 10673783
    Abstract: A data switch for a packet data switch includes switching nodes connected to each other in an interconnecting matrix, providing a multiplicity of data paths between an incoming data or telecom port and an outgoing data or telecom port of the data switch. The interconnecting switching nodes can achieve high capacity data switching by providing a partial switching solution at each node, distributing the switching load. A switching protocol for interconnecting switching nodes allows data packets to be selectively passed from any incoming port on an interconnecting switch node to any interconnecting switching node or outgoing port connected to it. In at least one example, the switching protocol has mechanisms in it to provide for the duplicating of the contents of the data packet and pass them to multiple interconnecting switching nodes or outgoing ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: OMEGA SWITCHING SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventor: Forrest Lawrence Pierson
  • Patent number: 10667201
    Abstract: A method performed by a network node for handling communication in a communication network, the communication network comprises a radio network node providing radio coverage over a second service area and an access node providing radio coverage over a first service area. The network node determines that the first service area covers the second service area, and in that case requests the access node to broadcast access information for the second service area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Paul Stjernholm
  • Patent number: 10659197
    Abstract: Hybrid ARQ is employed in a multi-carrier communication system for retransmission of erroneous packets by taking advantage of time/frequency/space diversity and by combining ARQ functions at physical layer and MAC layers, making the multi-carrier system more robust in a high packet-error environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaodong Li, Haiming Huang, Titus Lo, Kemin Li
  • Patent number: 10652368
    Abstract: Parameter encoding techniques for wireless communication networks are described. In some embodiments, an apparatus may comprise a memory and logic for a wireless communication device, at least a portion of the logic comprised in circuitry coupled to the memory, the logic to determine a channel usage configuration to be applied for a transmission of a packet to a remote device, the channel usage configuration to designate a primary channel and one or more data transmission channels, generate a PHY header for the packet, the PHY header to comprise a first field comprising information indicating the one or more data transmission channels and a second field comprising information identifying the primary channel, and encode the PHY header for wireless transmission. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Laurent Cariou, Carlos Cordeiro
  • Patent number: 10637970
    Abstract: A packet processing method and an apparatus are provided. A first SFC proxy of a first SF entity splits a first packet to obtain a first original packet and a first SFC header, and the first SFC proxy sends the first SFC header to a second SFF. The first SF entity processes the first original packet to obtain a second original packet, and sends the second original packet to a service classifier. The service classifier sends, to the second SFF, a second packet that is obtained after the service classifier adds a second SFC header to the second original packet. The second SFF changes the second SFC header in the second packet into the first SFC header. In this way, a first packet carrying a first SFC header can be transmitted in a network architecture in which a legacy SF exists, so that the legacy SF becomes compatible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianjie You, Haibin Song
  • Patent number: 10631203
    Abstract: A wireless communication device serving as an NG60 WiGig device includes a PPDU generator that generates an MF control PHY PPDU (physical layer protocol data unit) including a legacy preamble, a legacy header, an NG60 header (a non-legacy header), a data field, and identification information indicating that the non-legacy header is included in the PPDU and a transmitter that transmits the generated MF control PHY PPDU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Huang, Michael Hong Cheng Sim, Takenori Sakamoto, Naganori Shirakata
  • Patent number: 10624109
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, one or more scheduler of base stations may be configured to schedule resource blocks on a frequency band of two adjacent cells to eliminate crossed timeslots interference by selecting different starting points on the frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventor: Anpeng Huang
  • Patent number: 10623257
    Abstract: A wireless network slice controller instructs a Network Function Virtualization (NFV) Management and Orchestration (MANO) system to implement a Network Service Descriptor (NSD) for a network slice. The NFV MANO system directs an NFV Infrastructure (NFVI) to execute NFV Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) for the network slice based on the NSD. The slice controller instructs a slice oracle to start a distributed ledger for the network slice. The slice oracle launches a distributed ledger for the network slice. The slice controller instructs access points to serve user devices for the network slice. The access points, NFVI, and VNFs serve the user devices. The slice oracle receives slice data from the access points, the NFVI, and the VNFs and transfers the slice data to the distributed ledger. The distributed ledger forms a consensus for the slice data and stores the slice data for the network slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Ronald R. Marquardt, Arun Rajagopal, Lyle Walter Paczkowski
  • Patent number: 10575197
    Abstract: A device initiates voice communication sessions with a media resource function processor (MRFP) of a network, where each voice communication session communicates audio data via one or more network devices of the network. For each voice communication session, the device sends first audio data to the MRFP and receives second audio data from the MRFP via the voice communication session, processes the first audio data and second audio data to determine one or more characteristics of the second audio data, and generates a record concerning the voice communication session based on the one or more characteristics of the second audio data. The device generates a report based on a respective record of each voice communication session, processes the report using an artificial intelligence technique to identify an issue concerning at least one network device, and performs, based on identifying the issue, an action concerning the at least one network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Charles David Briggs
  • Patent number: 10574374
    Abstract: A frequency-selective system that may be used as, or as part of, an add/drop multiplexer. An input signal is fed to a Mach-Zehnder interferometer configured to drop, or suppress, by destructive interference, a signal component in a first frequency band from among a plurality of frequency bands. One or more bandpass filters in one arm of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer suppress other frequencies, outside of the first frequency band, so that signals at these other frequencies are not suppressed by destructive interference and are present at the output of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer. A coupler connected after the output of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer adds, into the signal path, a replacement for the dropped signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Applied Signal Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Ready
  • Patent number: 10560860
    Abstract: A method for reporting channel condition includes receiving an initial configuration identifying a group of assessment devices, and determining a channel condition for each communications channel between one of the assessment devices and the transmission point. The method also includes comparing each of the channel conditions with a first threshold, and transmitting a report to a network entity if at least one of the channel conditions meets the first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yishen Sun, Hao Bi
  • Patent number: 10555323
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a cell selection and reselection method and apparatus, so as to resolve a problem existing in the prior art that repeated reception of data by using an existing cell selection and reselection method causes a waste of resources and an increase in power consumption. The cell selection method includes: measuring signal quality of a cell, and acquiring a coverage class offset value that is preconfigured by a network side for the cell; and selecting a target cell according to the signal quality of the cell and the acquired coverage class offset value of the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Ma, Yinghui Yu