Patents Examined by Siren Wei
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Patent number: 9998262Abstract: In order to provide a wireless communication system capable of improving the throughput of wireless communication by effectively using frequency resources, in a wireless communication system in which a first wireless access point which communicates with one or more wireless stations within a first cell by orthogonal frequency-division multiple access and a second wireless access point which is capable of performing carrier sensing with the first wireless access point and communicates with one or more wireless stations within a second cell by the orthogonal frequency-division multiple access operate in cooperation with each other, the first wireless access point includes a transmission opportunity acquiring unit which acquires a transmission opportunity when data to be transmitted is generated; and a transmitting unit of permission for use which transmits permission for use of channels which are not scheduled to use within the first cell, to the second wireless access point in a period in which the transmissioType: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Nippon Telegraph And Telephone CorporationInventors: Hirantha Sithira Abeysekera, Yasuhiko Inoue, Yusuke Asai, Shoko Shinohara, Takeo Ichikawa, Masato Mizoguchi
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Patent number: 9986469Abstract: The present application discloses a switch supporting method comprising: an eNB sends a path switching request message to an MME to notify the MME of information on a bearer remaining unchanged; the MME reserves the bearer remaining unchanged and does not trigger a deactivation process for the bearer remaining unchanged; the MME sends a modify bearer request message to an SGW. With the present application, data loss can be avoided and service continuity is ensured when a UE moves in a small cell scenario.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lixiang Xu, Hong Wang, Xiaowan Ke
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Patent number: 9985907Abstract: A network node module within a vehicle operates to manage devices coupled to a vehicular communication network of the vehicle based on a use mode defining rights and privileges for operating in the vehicular communication network. Upon being configured in accordance with a particular use mode of a set of use modes, the network node module can identify a device coupled to the vehicular communication network and enable the device to operate within the vehicular communication network in accordance with the use mode. The network node module is securely reconfigurable to any use mode in the set of use modes.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (Singapore) PTE. LTDInventors: Nariman Yousefi, Yongbum Kim, John Walley, Sherman (Xuemin) Chen, Wael William Diab, Nicholas Ilyadis
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Patent number: 9979777Abstract: A system and method for generating a stream of content includes a content stream module that generates a model based on user input and/or prior activities using heterogeneous data sources. The heterogeneous data sources include search, entertainment, social activity and activity on third-party sites. The content stream module retrieves candidate content items that have interests that are similar to the user. The candidate content items are compared to the model and scored based upon interestingness of the content item to the user. The content stream module generates the stream of content from the candidate content items.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Andrew Tomkins, Dandapani Sivakumar, Sangsoo Sung, Justin Kosslyn, Todd Jackson, Andre Rohe, Ya Luo, Andrew Bunner, Alexander Sobol, Luca de Alfaro
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Patent number: 9967791Abstract: A method implemented in a user equipment (UE) for establishing reattachment to a first network includes establishing a data connection to a second network. The method further includes detecting a detachment from the first network. The method further includes entering a conditional state after detecting the detachment from the first network. After entering the conditional state, the method further includes monitoring one or more broadcast transmissions from a network node, extracting broadcast data included in the broadcast transmissions of the first network, applying the extracted broadcast data in a predetermined rule, and if the predetermined rule is satisfied, establishing the reattachment to the first network.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Dinand Roeland, Oumer Teyeb
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Patent number: 9955433Abstract: In a case where transmission power control is performed for a plurality of CCs in CA, information transmitted between a transmitter and a receiver in terms of the transmission power control is reduced. A wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention is a wireless communication apparatus configured to perform communication using at least two or more types of component carriers, including transmission power control units 106-1 to 106-3 configured to select one calculation formula from a plurality of different calculation formulas depending on a type of the component carrier and calculate transmission power of the component carrier, and an RF unit 107 configured to perform communication using the component carrier based on the calculated transmission power.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Hayashi, Hiroki Takahashi, Jungo Goto, Osamu Nakamura, Kazunari Yokomakura, Yasuhiro Hamaguchi
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Patent number: 9955505Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for conducting peer-to-peer communications while channel hopping among two or more wireless channels, at least one of which is a restricted channel. One type of restricted channel requires the use of DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) or a similar scheme for avoiding use of the channel during certain circumstances (e.g., for radar avoidance). Communicating peers may synchronize a channel-hopping sequence with TBTTs (Target Beacon Transmission Times) of the restricted channel(s), so that they switch to such a channel in time to capture a beacon and determine whether the channel is free. If the channel is free, or if no beacon is received, they may immediately begin or resume their communications. They may also quiesce just before another TBTT so as to capture that beacon. Thus, the peer-to-peer communications do not diminish a peer device's ability to receive and comply with channel switch announcements.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Pierre B. Vandwalle, Christiaan A. Hartman, Peter M. Agboh
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Patent number: 9948744Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: generating a first mobile device fingerprint of a mobile device and associating the first mobile device fingerprint to an identifier, and generating a second mobile device fingerprint of the mobile device and associating the second mobile device fingerprint to a MAC address of a mobile device. The methods, computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: receiving a first mobile device fingerprint of a mobile device and an identifier associated to the first mobile device fingerprint; receiving a second mobile device fingerprint of the mobile device and a MAC address associated to the second mobile device fingerprint; and associating received data received from the mobile device to the identifier.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael R. Billau, John K. Gerken, III, Jeremy A. Greenberger, Ciaran E. Hannigan
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Patent number: 9942926Abstract: The method includes storing a gateway tunnel identifier, a base station identifier and a base station tunnel identifier; receiving, by the base station, a service request message from a device; establishing, by the base station, a radio bearer between the base station and the device in response to the service request message; receiving, by the base station, one or more first uplink data packets from the device using the radio bearer; modifying, by the base station, the one or more first uplink data packets such that the one or more first uplink data packets include the gateway tunnel identifier, the base station identifier and the base station tunnel identifier; and sending, by the base station, the modified uplink data packet to a gateway.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: ALCATEL LUCENTInventors: Richard Ejzak, Bruno Landais, Harish Viswanathan, Deborah Barclay
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Patent number: 9935759Abstract: Configuration of various radio systems may have a number of possible benefits. For example, small cell configuration may be useful for interference mitigation. A method, in certain embodiments, can include determining a virtual subframe index for a cell. The method can also include communicating the virtual subframe index for the cell by communicating a time division duplex configuration and a relative subframe offset.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Yuantao Zhang, Haipeng Lei, Kodo Shu, Cássio Ribeiro, Xiaolong Liu
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Patent number: 9923823Abstract: The present invention provides a flow control method and a device. The method includes: obtaining, by a gateway, a data packet of a user; determining N value-added services required by the data packet, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1; modifying a first IP address in the data packet to an Mth IP address in an address sequence, where the first IP address is an IP address of a network server, M is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, the address sequence is an IP address set allocated by the gateway to the user, and a correspondence exists between an address in the address sequence and a value-added service; sending a modified data packet to a value-added service server corresponding to the Mth IP address.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Xu Wang, Qingchun Lin, Yusheng Hu, Ying Du
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Patent number: 9913105Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a communication system capable of broadcasting and distributing various types of messages. The communication system according to the present invention includes a network operator device (21) disposed in a network (20) managed by a carrier; and a service platform (30) disposed between the network operator device (21) and a plurality of application servers that provide an application service. The service platform (30) transmits, to the network operator device (21), distribution data transmitted from any one of the application servers according to an event notification transmitted from a communication device (10_1), and a distribution policy used to distribute the distribution data. The network operator device (21) distributes the distribution data to a plurality of communication devices (10_1) to (10_3) based on the distribution policy.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Takanori Iwai, Norio Uchida
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Patent number: 9912744Abstract: Digital items may be lent from one user to another. A lending system may facilitate matching users that have a digital item to lend with users that wish to borrow a digital item. Each user may have a reputation associated with his or her lending behavior that is represented as a lending metric. The lending metric may show whether a given user is primarily a lender or borrower of digital items. Heavy borrowers that do not engage in commensurate lending may be penalized. Multiple users that lend and borrow digital items from one another may be connected in a social network. The nature of a relationship in the social network may and the lending metrics of users are factors used to make lending decisions.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Karthik G. Anbalagan, Emily Margaret Anderson, Tom Killalea, Valeria A. Pakhomova
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Patent number: 9912539Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring and managing ambiguity among a plurality of configuration items residing in a configuration management database include determining for at least a first configuration item, at least a second configuration item such that a first set of attributes associated with the first configuration item and a second set of attributes associated with the second configuration item have at least one attribute with an identical value. As an indicator for the ambiguity, an ambiguity index for the first configuration item may be measured. One of the first configuration item and the second configuration item may be identified as an ambiguous configuration item. Upon identification, an operational state of the ambiguous configuration item or a set of one or more attributes associated with the ambiguous configuration item may be modified. The ambiguity for configuration item transactions may likewise be measured and managed to locate and resolve transaction ambiguity.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: CA, Inc.Inventors: Abed Ali, Peter McKay, John Michael Tomaszewski
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Patent number: 9900358Abstract: A system and method for generating a stream of content with candidate content items associated with a likelihood of being interesting to a user. A model generation engine generates a model for a user. A scoring engine obtains candidate content items and compares candidate content items to a model to determine the most interesting content items. A user interface engine organizing first and second content items in a first direction and a third content item in a second direction. The user interface engine receives feedback that includes a request for additional content items or a request to remove an interest associated with a selected content item from the model. The model generation engine updates the model in response to feedback.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Andrew Tomkins, Todd Jackson, Shaun Modi, Ray Su, Justin Lewis Kosslyn, Robert Spiro, Jessica Ko, Cameron Adams
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Patent number: 9900912Abstract: Embodiments provide a data transmission method, a device, and a system. The method includes: acquiring, by user equipment, a first preamble corresponding to a cell set of a primary timing advance group of a first base station and a second preamble corresponding to a cell set of a secondary timing advance group of a second base station; sending the first preamble to the first base station, to initiate random access to the first base station according to the first preamble; and sending the second preamble to the second base station, to initiate random access to the second base station according to the second preamble.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., LtdInventors: Qufang Huang, Jian Zhang, Qinghai Zeng
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Patent number: 9888493Abstract: A method for performing multi-point coordination for receiving uplink data by a serving point in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: scheduling physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission of a served terminal by the serving point; transmitting a message including at least a part of a scheduling result of the PUSCH transmission to a coordinated point; and after transmission of the message, transmitting downlink control information including the scheduling result of the PUSCH transmission to the terminal, wherein the PUSCH of the terminal scheduled by the serving point is received by the coordinated point which has obtained the message.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jonghyun Park, Kijun Kim
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Patent number: 9866791Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for reducing network delay in video conferencing using random tree pushing. A plurality of nodes is randomly selected as next hop forwarders for a piece of content by a source who generates a video stream. Additional next hop forwarders are added to the randomly selected plurality of nodes to form a set of next hop forwarders until a total upload bandwidth of all next hop forwarders is no less than a bandwidth required to deliver the video stream to a set of receivers. The set of receivers in a video session is partitioned and each of the set of receivers is assigned to one of the set of next hop forwarders for forwarding the video stream to an assigned receiver either directly or through a multi-hop path.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: SplendorStream, LLCInventors: Yin Zhang, Lili Qiu
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Patent number: 9860880Abstract: There is provided a terminal device that communicates with a base station device. The terminal device includes a reception unit that receives downlink control information which is used for scheduling of a physical uplink shared channel and includes first information used to trigger a report of channel state information using the physical uplink shared channel, a higher layer signal including second information used to indicate two subframe sets, and the higher layer signal including third information.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazunari Yokomakura, Tatsushi Aiba, Shoichi Suzuki, Hiroki Takahashi, Wataru Ouchi
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Patent number: 9853896Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for advertising routing information, and embodiments of the present invention further provide a virtual private network server device, an IP edge node device, and a client-based virtual private network system. In the technical solutions of the present invention, a virtual private network server first collects MAC address routing information of each site on a local virtual private network and then sends MAC address routing information of each site except a destination site in a unicast manner to a customer edge node that corresponds to each site on the virtual private network. This solves the problem that CE nodes in sites on the virtual private network cannot exchange routing information with each other by using a routing protocol because multicast packets are filtered by an access node of the data center network.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ruobin Zheng