Patents Examined by Samina Choudhry
  • Patent number: 9727400
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems and methods for timeout monitoring of concurrent commands or parallel communication channels comprising assigning or de-assigning each one of the commands or communication channels to a corresponding one of a plurality of timeout timers when corresponding commands are to be transmitted or command acknowledges are received respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Ag
    Inventors: Karl Herz, Ljudmil Anastasov, Harald Zweck
  • Patent number: 9730099
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, a device, and a system for measuring channel state information, which relate to the communications field. The method includes: transmitting, by a base station BS, multiple sets of channel state indication reference signal CSI-RS resources; and notifying a user equipment UE of an aggregation mode of the CSI-RS resources, so that after the UE aggregates the multiple sets of CSI-RS resources according to the aggregation mode of the CSI-RS resources to form a measurement source, the UE performs CSI measurement according to a channel corresponding to CSI-RS ports on the measurement source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Wu, Xiaotao Ren
  • Patent number: 9723033
    Abstract: A router including a processor, a wide area network (WAN) signal transceiver, and a local area network (LAN) is provided. The WAN signal transceiver is controlled by the processor. The WAN signal transceiver is configured to transceive voice signals and data signals with a base station via a telecommunication network. The LAN signal transceiver is controlled by the processor. The LAN signal transceiver is configured to transceive the voice signals and the data signals with a wireless access point via a local area network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventor: Chun-Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 9717102
    Abstract: Disclosed are an access method for a WiFi access point, a WiFi access point and a WiFi system, which relate to communications technology. The present application adds to a WiFi system the RAN and PSCN of a 3G network, and adds a 3G module to an AP, so that the AP can serve as a 3G terminal to access the 3G network, thereby connecting the AP and an AC/BRAS through the RAN and PSCN. Because the 3G network has broader coverage, implementing access point access through the 3G network reduces the complexity of an AP accessing the AC/BRAS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: DATANG MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xiaobo Su, Jianghai Duan, Ge Wang, Suling Zou, Jie Chen
  • Patent number: 9712995
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method of performing group communication using user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method includes: detecting a first group of discovery signals having a first tier counter value; generating a second group of discovery signals having a second tier counter value by using the first value; and transmitting the second group of discovery signals to another UE, wherein the tier counter indicates a tier value to which the UE belongs based on an initially activated UE or base station in the group communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hanbyul Seo, Byounghoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9706470
    Abstract: A communications apparatus includes a reception signal processor that receives a wireless signal; a processor that controls a wait time that the reception signal processor waits for reception of wireless signals that include data to be transmitted and information of transmission paths; extracts from the information of the transmission paths included in the wireless signals received by the reception signal processor during the wait time, information of a common relay point in the transmission paths; determines a network state according to a ratio of transmission paths that include the common relay point, among a total count of the transmission paths; and generates based on the determined network state, a signal that includes information of a relay point; and a transmission signal processor that transmits the generated signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiromasa Yamauchi, Koichiro Yamashita, Takahisa Suzuki, Toshiya Otomo
  • Patent number: 9698894
    Abstract: A broadband multi-beam satellite radiocommunication system configured to implement a scheme for re-use of frequencies from a total band allocated to an uplink comprises a satellite with a multi-beam receive antenna that forms adjacent reception spots of a terrestrial coverage. Each reception spot consists of a central inner zone and a peripheral zone. Each central inner zone is a cellular pattern identical except for a scale factor to geographical cells wherein the principal frequency sub-bands of a bundle of separate or adjacent principal sub-bands are unitarily distributed and the combination of which is equal to a principal band, included in the total band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Antonin Hirsch, Erwan Corbel, Jean-Michel Mateus, RĂ©gis Lenormand, Olivier Maillet
  • Patent number: 9686151
    Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a self-organizing network and system thereof. The method comprises processing data informative of network events with regard to the one or more access points and respectively served clients, thereby periodically associating the clients with the one or more access points; periodically assessing to each access point a value indicative of a privilege level of a given access point, the value being a function of priority values assigned to clients associated with the given access point during an assessing period; and using the assessed values for periodically identifying at least one access point requiring at least one corrective action in consideration of its privilege level. The method can further comprise periodically reassigning at least part of priority values to be used for assessing the values to the one or more access points, wherein reassigning comprises processing data periodically received by the SON system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Cellwize Wireless Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel Dribinksi, Evgeny Finkel, Sergei Edelstein
  • Patent number: 9686058
    Abstract: A method for transmitting reduced power-almost blank subframe (r-ABS) setting information from a first cell to a second cell, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises a step of the first cell transmitting to the second cell r-ABS pattern information for indicating the r-ABS which is setup by the first cell, and r-ABS power indication information for indicating transmission power of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) of the first cell from the r-ABS, wherein the PDSCH transmission power of the first cell can be set to a transmission power which is low compared to a common subframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Eunsun Kim, Hanjun Park, Hanbyul Seo, Seungmin Lee, Kijun Kim, Byounghoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9661596
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving a radio frequency signal, comprising a device for digitizing, without prior alteration of frequency, an analog radio frequency representation of each of a plurality of radio frequency signals to produce a respective plurality of digital radio frequency signals having a respective associated radio frequency digital clock, the plurality of digital radio frequency signals having a sufficiently high respective associated clock rate to preserve an information content of an information communication present in the analog radio frequency representation; a switch matrix adapted to concurrently switch the plurality of digital radio frequency signals and associated digital radio frequency clock to ones of a plurality of digital signal processors; and a control adapted to selectively automatically control the concurrent switching of a plurality of digital signals and associated digital clock to the respective plurality of digital signal processors; wherein the digital signal processors
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Hypres, Inc.
    Inventor: Deepnarayan Gupta
  • Patent number: 9648560
    Abstract: Explicit congestion notification (ECN) bits that have traditionally been utilized in end to end congestion mitigation can be redefined to identify and compare congested and uncongested wireless accesses. Accordingly, mobile devices or other user equipment can leverage ECN data in order to make intelligent network selection, e.g., selecting a network with no congestion over one in a congested state. Accordingly, an application executing at the mobile device can send or receive data via the selected network that is selected based on ECN data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Farooq Bari
  • Patent number: 9641646
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable media are provided for facilitating communication of multimedia data across a distributed network. When the invention is employed for facilitating intra-communication between mobile network carriers, the invention can be configured to utilize a plurality of distribution sites. A first distribution site of a sender can receive an item of multimedia data and an identifier from a sender. The first distribution site may then transmit the identifier to a look-up server in order for the look-up server to identify the location of a recipient's distribution site. Once the look-up server identifies the recipient's distribution site for the first distribution site, the first distribution site can transmit the multimedia data to the recipient's distribution site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Lyle Bertz, John Belser, William Parsel
  • Patent number: 9642063
    Abstract: A user equipment, UE, (20) determines a mobility state of a Wi-Fi access point, AP, as one of a moving mobility state and a non-moving mobility state along with control information relating to UE cell (re-)selection and/or handover behavior based on the determined mobility state of the Wi-Fi access point, AP. The UE then controls its cell (re-)selection and/or handover behavior in relation to the Wi-Fi access point, AP based on the determined control information. In a preferred embodiment, the UE can communicate with a cellular base station, BS, and with the Wi-Fi access point, AP. The UE detects the Wi-Fi AP, determines that the Wi-Fi AP is moving based on a moving AP indication, and controls cell (re-Selection and/or handover behavior of the UE based on the determination that the Wi-Fi AP is moving along with other information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Erik Westerberg, Muhammad Kazmi, Gunnar Mildh, Oumer Teyeb, Jari Vikberg
  • Patent number: 9634743
    Abstract: A MIMO ARC transmitter derives demux streams (15, 20) carrying different parts of the information, at given data rates, processes each demux stream by coding and modulation (25, 30) before transmission over the channels, and varies (50, 165) the coding or modulation according to channel conditions, and controls the data rates (50, 155) according to conditions of the channels independently of the variations in coding and modulation. The separate control of processing and of data rates for each demux stream can provide a better balance of rapid response to changing conditions and efficiency in less rapidly changing conditions. The frequency of updating the processing can be limited since these take more time to adapt in the receiver. Sensitivity to rapid changes can be achieved by the data rate changes since these involve less overhead than changes in the processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Yanmeng Sun
  • Patent number: 9628390
    Abstract: A method for load balancing IPTV channels is described. In one embodiment of the invention, a first Provider Edge (PE) network element of a label switched network, coupled with a second PE network element over multiple member links of an aggregate link, receives IPTV packets. For each IPTV packet received, the first PE network determines layer 3 information of the IPTV packet, and generates one or more channel load balancing keys based on the layer 3 information. The PE network element generates a hash value from the channel load balancing keys and determines which one of multiple member links to transmit the IPTV packet on based on the hash value, and transmits the IPTV packet to the second PE network element on the determined member link. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventors: Pritam Baruah, Rishi Mehta
  • Patent number: 9615372
    Abstract: In the present application, when the problem of co-channel interference between base stations is eliminated, normal neighboring cell measurement can still be performed on a second base station by delaying receive/transmit transition time of the user equipment. The method includes: receiving, by the user equipment, first indication information sent by a first base station; determining, by the user equipment according to the first indication information, receive/transmit transition time needing to be delayed; determining, by the user equipment according to the receive/transmit transition time needing to be delayed, a downlink time of performing neighboring cell measurement for a second base station, and performing, by the user equipment, neighboring cell measurement for the second base station at the downlink time. The present application is applicable to the field of wireless communications systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Juan Zheng, Lixia Xue
  • Patent number: 9602404
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a first managed forwarding element that implements a logical network. The method receives a packet from a second managed forwarding element. The first packet has an initial set of characteristics defining a first connection between a source machine connected to the second managed forwarding element and a destination machine connected to the first managed forwarding element. The method determines whether a second connection exists with the initial set of characteristics between a different machine connected to a third managed forwarding element and the destination machine. When a second connection exists with the initial set of characteristics, the method modifies at least one characteristic of the packet such that the modified packet does not have the same set of characteristics. The method delivers the modified packet to the destination machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: NICIRA, INC.
    Inventors: Teemu Koponen, Ronghua Zhang
  • Patent number: 9596635
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for releasing delay tolerant access user equipments (UEs) in a wireless communication system is provided. An eNodeB (eNB) receives an overload message or a user equipment (UE) context release command message including a request for releasing the delay tolerant access UEs from a mobility management entity (MME), releases the delay tolerant access UEs based on the overload message or the UE context release command message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyung Min Park, Jin Sook Ryu, Jian Xu, Young Dae Lee, Sung Hoon Jung
  • Patent number: 9590793
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a first subsystem having a first data module configured to provide a first signal, a second data module configured to provide a second signal, the first signal and the second signal are different types of signals, and a first aggregator unit coupled to the first data module and the second data module, and a second subsystem coupled to the first aggregator unit via a first aggregated signal line. The first aggregator unit receives the first signal from the first data module and the second signal from the second data module, aggregates, based upon a first aggregation algorithm, the first and second signals to create a first aggregated signal. The first aggregation algorithm aggregates the first signal and the second signal based on a specific type of each signal and provides the first aggregated signal to the second subsystem via the first aggregated signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Andrew T. Sultenfuss, Liam B. Quinn, Sean P. O'Neal
  • Patent number: 9584622
    Abstract: The invention provides an Access Selection Server (ASS) and a method for the same. The invention also provides a User Equipment (UE). The Access Selection Server (ASS) comprises storing means and software and is adapted for location in a communication network comprising at least one User Equipment (UE) and communication nodes. The ASS is also arranged to store information of all accesses for each UE in the communication network and information of overall load status of the communication network in the storing means by means of collecting information through interactions with the communication nodes, the UE and an Access Selection Server subscriber Data Base (ASS DB). The ASS is further arranged to communicate control messages, based on the stored information, from the ASS to the UE, thereby enabling control of multiple UE-accesses from the ASS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Tor Kvernvik