Patents Examined by Stephen N Steiner
  • Patent number: 11696206
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved implementation of a flood fill mesh network that utilizes probability forwarding for rebroadcasting network messages. The forwarding probability may be determined based on analyzing a network topology map constructed by each network node relative to its neighbor nodes communicating on the network and derived from state information contained in synchronization frames broadcasted by the network nodes on the network. The forwarding probability may comprise a statistical probability that a message frame received by a network node will be forwarded to the intended destination network node by one or more of the network node's neighbor network nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventor: Guy McIlroy
  • Patent number: 11690117
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Himke Van Der Velde, Gert Jan Van Lieshout, Soenghun Kim
  • Patent number: 11683077
    Abstract: A coordinated transmission control method, apparatus, and system are disclosed. A primary access point and a secondary access point determine whether to perform coordinated transmission through inter-cell configuration parameter sharing and based on a dual decision condition of an interference test, further determine an anti-interference beamforming manner based on a specific cell configuration parameter, and determine whether to perform coordinated transmission with reference to the dual decision condition of the interference test, so that the access points can learn an interference status in advance, thereby preventing unnecessary retransmission resulting from interference caused during actual coordinated transmission, and improving communication efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiangbai Liao, Yingzhuang Liu, Jian Yu
  • Patent number: 11678206
    Abstract: The present invention is designed to reduce the decrease of communication throughput even when multiple beams and/or transmission reception points are used. A user terminal according to one aspect of the present invention has a receiving section that receives a predetermined signal, and a measurement section that distinguishes between different beams by using associations between the predetermined signal and beams, and performs beam-level measurement based on the predetermined signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Harada, Satoshi Nagata, Jing Wang
  • Patent number: 11672002
    Abstract: Base stations of neighbor cells can coordinate with each other in allocating grant-free uplink (GUL) resources for a device-to-device (D2D) connection or channel between user equipments (UEs) across the neighbor cells. The base stations coordinate to determine a condition conducive to D2D communication between the UEs. If the condition exists, the base stations coordinate to allocate network resources for D2D communication between the UEs, and establish a D2D connection between the UEs using the allocated network resources for D2D communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Hua Wang, Junyi Li, Piyush Gupta, Chong Li
  • Patent number: 11658891
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods, systems, and apparatuses for automatic broadband information correlation and record generation. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving performance information related to a broadband connection of customer premises equipment (CPE), and receiving information related to a local network connected to the CPE. The method includes processing the local network information to generate location information associated with the CPE. The method further includes generating a record including the performance information and the location information associated with the CPE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLC
    Inventors: Jerome M. Joanny, Ardavan Maleki Tehrani
  • Patent number: 11652516
    Abstract: In an aspect, a method of wireless communication includes transmitting first reference signals from a base station using a first set of antenna ports, and receiving first feedback information at the base station from a user equipment (UE). The first feedback information may be associated with the first reference signals. The method includes configuring a first precoder based on the first feedback information, and transmitting second reference signals to the UE based on the configuration of the first precoder. The method includes receiving second feedback information at the base station from the UE. The second feedback information may be associated with the second reference signals. The method includes configuring a second precoder based on the second feedback information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Chao Wei, Yu Zhang, Jilei Hou
  • Patent number: 11637743
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves at a communications device, receiving a request for changing a network parameter of the communications device and at the communications device, granting or denying the request based on link status information that is stored in the communications device, where the link status information specifies a link failure status of a communications link within a wired communications network that involves the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Sujan Pandey
  • Patent number: 11622362
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method for performing in an access node time- and frequency scheduling for a cell comprising two or more subcells. The method comprises the following steps. The access node selects a set of one or more active beams for each of at least two of subcells comprised in the two or more subcells from beams produced by an antenna array of the access node. The access node performs time-scheduling for the cell in common. Finally, the access node performs frequency-scheduling separately and in parallel for each of the at least two subcells for transmission using a corresponding set of one or more active beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Moushumi Sen, Hans Kroener, Suresh Kalyanasundaram, Alois Herzog
  • Patent number: 11622335
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for priority-based transmit power control. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes communicating with at least a second UE via a link, determining a transmission power for transmitting information via the link based, at least in part, on a priority corresponding to the information, and outputting the information for transmission via the link in accordance with the determined transmission power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jung Ho Ryu, Kapil Gulati, Junyi Li, Vasanthan Raghavan, Sony Akkarakaran, Tao Luo, Tianyang Bai
  • Patent number: 11606766
    Abstract: One example method includes obtaining first configuration information, where the first configuration information includes an initial reference time or a scale parameter, determining a current time according to a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) clock, and calculating a transmission timeslot in a device-to-device (D2D) communications system according to the current time and the first configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingchao Li, Jiezuo Zhu, Jun Zhang, Guanglin Han
  • Patent number: 11602008
    Abstract: Provided are a delinking method implemented by a remote UE in a wireless communication system, and a device using said method. The method is characterized by: receiving a disconnect message for disconnecting a link between a relay UE and the remote UE; disconnecting the link on the basis of the disconnect message; and not attempting to establish a link between the remote UE and the relay UE in a UE-specified time section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sunghoon Jung, Jaewook Lee, Hanbyul Seo
  • Patent number: 11601301
    Abstract: A transceiver device for a bus system and a method for reducing conducted emissions. The transceiver device has a transmitting stage for transmitting a transmit signal to a first bus wire of a bus of the bus system, in which bus system an exclusive, collision-free access of a user station to the bus of the bus system is at least temporarily ensured, and for transmitting the transmit signal to a second bus wire of the bus, a receiving stage for receiving the bus signal transmitted on the bus wires, and an emission reduction unit for controlling a switch-on path of a first stand-off device in the transmitting stage as a function of whether or not a dominant stage of the transmit signal occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Sebastian Stegemann, Steffen Walker
  • Patent number: 11595229
    Abstract: A subscriber station for a serial bus system. The subscriber station encompasses: a communication control device for controlling communication with at least one further subscriber station of the bus system; a transmission/reception device for receiving a message from a bus of the bus system, which message was created by the communication control device or by the at least one further subscriber station of the bus system and is being transferred on the bus; an interference detection unit that is configured to detect interference in the context of transfer of the message on the bus; and an interference processing unit that is configured to evaluate the interference detected by the interference detection unit in terms of the nature and magnitude of the interference, and to adapt communication control by the communication control device to the result of the evaluation of the interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Walker, Jochen Huebl, Simon Weissenmayer
  • Patent number: 11582706
    Abstract: An example device comprising: a processor to detect a time difference between a first system clock of an access point (AP) and a second system clock of a controller; determine whether the AP has abnormal dock based on the time difference; and automatically recover the first system clock of the AP when the AP has abnormal clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Xuguang Jia, Qiang Zhou, Jianpo Han, Guangzhi Ran
  • Patent number: 11510120
    Abstract: Even when a radio terminal cannot receive content data from a base station to which the radio terminal serves, the radio terminal receives the content data from other base station. A wireless communication system (1) includes a plurality of radio base stations (21 to 23) and a radio terminal (40). The radio terminal (40) serves to a specific radio base station (serving radio base station) among the radio base stations (21 to 23). Moreover, the radio terminal (40) receives content data which is broadcasted or multicasted from a non-serving radio base station among the radio base stations (21 to 23) according to a gap pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisashi Futaki, Jinsock Lee
  • Patent number: 11496279
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include methods for activating or deactivating reference signal (RS) resources usable for management of transmit and/or receive beams for communication with a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network. Embodiments include sending, to the UE, one or more control messages comprising configuration of a plurality of RS resources associated with a particular bandwidth part (BWP) of a particular component carrier (CC) in the network. Embodiments also include sending, to the UE, a further control message comprising identification of at least one RS resource, of the plurality, to be activated or deactivated. The further control message can also include, for each identified RS resource, an indication of the identified RS resource's spatial relation with a further resource that is not associated with the particular BWP of the particular CC. Embodiments also include complementary methods performed by a UE, and apparatus configured to perform the exemplary methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stephen Grant, Sebastian Faxér, Claes Tidestav
  • Patent number: 11483745
    Abstract: A baseband and method in a centralized radio access network (C-RAN) are described herein that are configured to dynamically select an “X” number of neighboring basebands to be assigned to a co-ordination set of the baseband based at least in part on measurement reports received from a plurality of user equipments (UEs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Namit Singh, Narendra Tilwani, Miroslav Budic, Adrian Ha
  • Patent number: 11470531
    Abstract: An improved Wi-Fi access point dynamically determines the interference level of each channel. The access point determines that a new channel is better suited to serve an RTC/RTE application over the present channel based on the interference levels and a set of interference measure thresholds. The access point automatically creates a new basic service set on the new channel and associates the RTC/RTE device running the RTC/RTE application with the new basic service set. The access point further refuses to associate the RTC/RTE device with the previous channel when the interference level on the new channel remains low based on a second set of interference measure thresholds. In addition, the access point allows additional RTC/RTE devices to join the new basic service set with the first RTC/RTE device when the interference level on the new channel remains low based on the second set of interference measure thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Agora Lab, Inc.
    Inventor: Yue Cao
  • Patent number: 11470595
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal using a non-contiguous channel. To this end, provided are a wireless communication terminal including a processor and a transceiver, wherein the processor receives a wireless packet through the communication unit, obtains total bandwidth information indicated via a bandwidth field of HE-SIG-A of the received packet, obtains information of an unassigned resource unit via at least one of the bandwidth field of the HE-SIG-A and a subfield of HE-SIG-B of the received packet, and decodes the received packet based on the total bandwidth information and the information of the unassigned resource unit and a wireless communication method using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Juhyung Son, Jinsam Kwak, Geonjung Ko, Woojin Ahn