Patents Examined by Tan H Trinh
  • Patent number: 10841752
    Abstract: A terminal device includes at least one processor and a transceiver. The at least one processor is configured to execute computer readable instructions to generate a list of a plurality of other terminal devices located within a threshold range from the terminal device via short-range wireless communication. The transceiver is configured to transmit, in response to selection of a set of terminal devices from among the plurality of other terminal devices included in the list, a request to establish an association with users corresponding to terminal devices in the selected set of terminal devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: LINE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenichi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 10834567
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods broadcast a device state in a wireless communication network. A wireless audio output device is configured to be paired with a second wireless device via a first piconet connection, wherein the second wireless device comprises a source of audio data to be output by the wireless audio output device. The wireless audio output device includes a processor configured to detect a change in the state of the wireless audio output device and set a transmission parameter of a broadcast transmission based at least in part on the detected change in the state and a transceiver configured to broadcast an advertising message to the second wireless device including information describing the wireless audio output device via the broadcast transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Watson, Sriram Hariharan, Ganesha Adkasthala Ganapathi Batta, Jason Giles
  • Patent number: 10834688
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for automated setup of a wireless datacenter. A computer-based wireless management and discovery system communicates with datacenter computers (nodes) via a management service set identifier (SSID). The wireless management and discovery system establishes a list of eligible wireless channels that can be used for the datacenter by scanning wireless channels currently in use. Each wireless datacenter node is assigned an SSID that corresponds to the datacenter. A transmission test is performed to set a minimum transmit power for upstream and downstream communication between the datacenter nodes and corresponding wireless access points. Once the minimum transmission power levels are established, the datacenter node enters an operational mode using the assigned SSID. The setup is accomplished without human intervention. Once in operational mode, the datacenter node performs its intended datacenter function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Seng Chai Gan, Gregg Talewsky, Randy A. Rendahl
  • Patent number: 10834731
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for managing events. A method receives mobile sensor information from mobile devices operated by human nodes in a location and determines whether the event has occurred at the location in which event management is needed for the event using the mobile sensor information. The method identifies resources needed for the event using the mobile sensor information in response to a determination that the event has occurred and allocates the resources identified to handle the event using the mobile sensor information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brian Dale Laughlin, William David Kelsey
  • Patent number: 10812122
    Abstract: A radio-frequency module includes a multilayer substrate, an input switch, an output switch, and filters. A switch IC is disposed on a main surface of the multilayer substrate. The input switch is disposed in the switch IC and includes a first input terminal and first output terminals. The output switch is disposed in the switch IC and includes second input terminals and a second output terminal. The filters are disposed outside the switch IC and are connected to the first output terminals and the second input terminals. In a plan view of the multilayer substrate, the first input terminal and the first output terminals are disposed close to a first side of an exterior of the switch IC, and the second input terminals and the second output terminal are disposed close to a second side different from the first side of the exterior of the switch IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10813054
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Techniques for multiple transmission reception points (TRPs) in a cluster may coordinate scheduling and communications with a user equipment (UE). Different TRPs may allocate uplink resources for one or more UEs within a coordinated cluster to transmit feedback information. A first TRP may provide a first set of resources that one or more associated UEs may use to transmit acknowledgment (ACK) feedback to indicate successful receipt of a downlink transmission of the first TRP, and one or more other TRPs of the coordinated cluster may provide a second set of resources that the one or more UEs may use to transmit negative acknowledgment (NACK) feedback to indicate that a downlink transmission of the first TRP was lost. The second set of resources may include non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Piyush Gupta, Junyi Li, Christophe Chevallier
  • Patent number: 10804955
    Abstract: A high-frequency module includes a transmission signal amplifier that outputs a transmission signal to an antenna terminal side; a reception signal amplifier that amplifies a reception signal supplied from an antenna terminal; a switch that selectively connects the antenna terminal to either an output of the transmission signal amplifier or an input of the reception signal amplifier; and a directional coupler that is provided on a transmission signal path and detects a signal level of the transmission signal. The transmission signal amplifier is controlled by a first control signal supplied from a first control circuit. The reception signal amplifier is controlled by a second control signal supplied from a second control circuit. The switch is controlled by a switch control signal supplied from the first control circuit. The directional coupler is controlled by a coupler control signal supplied from the first control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Sakurai, Satoshi Arayashiki, Satoshi Tanaka, Kyoichi Hirayama, Tomohito Ito, Kenta Kurahashi
  • Patent number: 10805028
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiving device, a transmitting device, and a data processing method which are capable of providing a broadcast service using a wide bandwidth more flexibly. A receiving device processes a stream in which delivery configuration information indicating that the stream of the broadcast service is delivered across a predetermined frequency band is included in transmission information which is transmitted through an upper layer higher than a physical layer, the stream having a delivery configuration corresponding to the delivery configuration information, so that a broadcast service using a wider bandwidth can be provided. The present technology can be applied to a FW proxy device connected to a network such as, a home LAN, a head end of a cable operator, a base station of a mobile network, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuaki Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 10798659
    Abstract: There is provided a method for controlling a transmission power in a second communication service making secondary usage of a spectrum assigned to a first communication service, with use of any node of one or more secondary usage node that transmits a radio signal of the second communication service, comprising the steps of: acquiring an acceptable interference power allocated to the second communication service; calculating a total sum of interference power levels on the first communication service based on transmission powers respectively required for the one or more secondary usage node; and excluding any secondary usage node of the one or more secondary usage node from allocation of the transmission power when the calculated total sum of interference power levels is larger than the acceptable interference power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo Sawai
  • Patent number: 10797813
    Abstract: A method of operating a mobile receiving system includes the steps of registering and storing, in a first cycle, a plurality of receivable transmitters in a first specifiable frequency range with a first receiving method, and establishing a number of the receivable transmitters from the first cycle. The method further includes the steps of registering and storing, in a second cycle, a plurality of receivable transmitters in the first specifiable frequency range with the first receiving method, and establishing a number of the receivable transmitters from the second cycle. The number of receivable transmitters from the first cycle are compared with the number of receivable transmitters from the second cycle and, when the numbers of receivable transmitters in the first cycle and the second cycle deviate from one another by a first specifiable value, the first receiving method is switched to a second receiving method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Hirshmann Car Communication GmbH
    Inventor: Dimitri Stotski
  • Patent number: 10791527
    Abstract: A transmitter device in a wireless communication system is provided. The transmitter device comprises a processor configured to: generate an extType field indicating a section extension; generate a mcScaleReMask field indicating a set of resource elements; generate a mcScaleOffset field indicating a power offset value; generate an extLen field indicating a number of a pair of the mcScaleReMask and the mcScaleOffset fields included in the section extension; and generate a downlink and uplink (DL/UL) control message including the extType field, the mcScaleReMask field, and the mcScaleOffset field, and the extLen field. The transmitter device further comprises a transceiver operably connected to the processor, the transceiver configured to transmit, to a receiver, the DL/UL control message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sanil Rama Chandran
  • Patent number: 10785729
    Abstract: The present application provides a method and a device for controlling uplink power. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, uplink power control information transmitted by a network device; determining, by the terminal device, according to the uplink power control information, a target power control parameter corresponding to a target transmission mode, where the target transmission mode is a target uplink multiple access mode, or a target uplink beam, or a target uplink precoding scheme, or a target transmission scheduling scheme; and determining, by the terminal device, according to the target power control parameter, target transmitting power for transmitting a target uplink signal using the target transmission mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Yanan Lin
  • Patent number: 10785741
    Abstract: A method of registration for a broadcast receiver, a terminal and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: classifying a broadcast sender according to a frequency of a broadcast message sent by the broadcast sender and called by a broadcast recipient, and recording the broadcast sender and a type of the broadcast sender determined in a classification result; querying, after obtaining a registration instruction of the broadcast receiver and according to a registration object in a registration instruction, the type of the broadcast sender corresponding to the registration object from the classification result; and processing, according to the type of the broadcast sender, the registration of the broadcast receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Liangjing Fu, Zhiyong Lin, Runsheng Pei, Ruyu Wu
  • Patent number: 10779168
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising circuitry that controls transmitting signals through a first communication link toward a base station or a second communication link toward a mobile station. The second communication link uses an uplink resource of the first communication link. The circuitry determines transmission power for the second communication link based on a first parameter and a second parameter. The first parameter indicates a signal level, a power level, or a noise level in the first communication link. The second parameter corresponds to path loss information for the first communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Sawai, Ryota Kimura
  • Patent number: 10771166
    Abstract: There is disclosed a radio relay arrangement for a radio communication network, the radio relay arrangement including: a first relay arrangement with a first transmitter antenna array adapted for transmitting first signaling and a first receiver antenna array adapted for receiving second signaling. The radio relay arrangement further includes a second relay arrangement with a second transmitter antenna array adapted for transmitting third signaling and a second receiver antenna array adapted for receiving fourth signaling. The first transmitter antenna array and the first receiver antenna array are separated by a metallic separator, and the second transmitter antenna array and the second receiver antenna array are separated by a metallic separator. The first signaling is based on received second signaling, and the third signaling is based on received fourth signaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Dennis Hui, Mehrnaz Afshang, Jung-Fu Cheng
  • Patent number: 10771526
    Abstract: A method of distributing media content using mobile communication devices including providing media access cards which promote selected media content to users of such devices whereby a user may access a web server associated with the media access cards and download application software enabling access to selected media content via a mobile device, the media access cards including a machine readable identification number code that identifies media content associated with the card whereby the application software facilitates reading and transmitting the code to a web server via the mobile device, receiving the identification number with the web server and using the identification number to locate a table value in a database wherein a plurality of media access cards identification numbers are associated with a media content table value, using the table value to identify media codes associated with the selected content server which transmits media to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: 1974 Productions, Inc.
    Inventors: William Green, James L. Cross
  • Patent number: 10756808
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for transmission of terrestrial data between aircraft and ground-based systems using broadband over power line (BPL) communication channels. These channels are established based on authentication of biometric data. Specifically, a biometric module, positioned on an aircraft or a gate, receives biometric data from a user and then authenticates this data based on available reference data. The authentication results are used by a BPL module to establish (or not establish) a BPL communication channel. The BPL communication channel is established through an electrical power cable connecting the aircraft to the gate. Furthermore, the BPL communication channel is established through at least a portion of the onboard electrical power distribution system of the aircraft. The terrestrial data, e.g., aircraft control data, in-flight entertainment data, and/or airplane information system data, is then transmitted through this BPL communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Su-Nei N. Shen, Timothy M. Mitchell, David S. Mier
  • Patent number: 10757596
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed provide an apparatus comprising a data manager to transmit a first signal to a discovery drone, the first signal to cause the discovery drone to discover user equipment in an environment, the user equipment outside of a first network including a first drone; and collect one or more values corresponding to the user equipment; a utility function determiner to, in response to a trigger event corresponding to the one or more values, determine a first position of the first drone in the environment; and a navigation dispatcher to transmit a second signal to the first drone, the second signal to cause the first drone to regulate the first position to establish one or more connections between the user equipment and the first network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mustafa Akdeniz, Shu-ping Yeh, Nageen Himayat, Nikita Tafintsev, Mikhail Gerasimenko, Sergey Andreev, Yevgeni Koucheryavy
  • Patent number: 10757542
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to broadcast bearer management methods and devices. One example method includes receiving, by a first bearer management server (BMS), a first message sent by a server, where the first message includes a group identifier of a service group, determining, by the first BMS, a first broadcast bearer for the service group based on the first message, and sending, by the first BMS, a second message to the server, where the second message carries user plane information of the first broadcast bearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanmei Yang, Cuili Ge, Yizhuang Wu
  • Patent number: 10757597
    Abstract: Resource health indication for new and/or emerging nodes is provided in the form of a a resource stability/confidence indicator that is based at least on, and in some instances solely on, the conventional resource health indicators of downstream nodes (i.e., nodes that receive resources from the new/emerging node in exchange for objects and/or services), and, in some embodiments, upstream nodes (i.e., nodes that receive objects and/or services from the emerging new node in exchange for resources) and/or secondary downstream and/or upstream nodes (i.e., nodes that receive or provide resources from or to the primary downstream and upstream nodes). The emerging/new node is provided with a resource stability indicator that can be used to acquire resources for obtaining objects and/or services from downstream nodes and/or provide confidence that the new/emerging node will provide objects/resources to upstream nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Manu Jacob Kurian