Patents Examined by Tan H Trinh
  • Patent number: 9313665
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are directed to coordination of spectrum usage rights among entities. In one embodiment, logic may be configured to receive, from a first entity, spectrum information relating to a first frequency range available for allocation, and store the spectrum information in a database. The logic may also be configured to receive a request for allocation of at least one frequency range to a second entity, and query the database for at least one frequency range available for allocation to the second entity based on the allocation request. The logic may further be configured to determine that the first frequency range is available to satisfy the allocation request based on the query and the storage of the spectrum information, and allocate the first frequency range to the second entity based on the determination that the first frequency range is available to satisfy the allocation request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mohamed El-Refaey, Hazem Abdelmegeed, Hani Elgebaly
  • Patent number: 9312816
    Abstract: A frequency and phase conversion circuit and wireless communication unit for supporting a plurality of different duty cycles is described. The frequency and phase conversion circuit comprises: a local oscillator module comprising a plurality of frequency conversion modules arranged to receive at least one input clock signal wherein a plurality of phases of the at least one input clock signal are selectable to support a plurality of different duty cycle clock signals; and at least one frequency conversion module comprising a plurality of mixer arrangements configured to receive at least one baseband input signal and the selected plurality of phases of the at least one input clock signal and output a frequency and phase converted representation of the at least one baseband input signal, wherein at least one of the plurality of mixer arrangements is re-used in a plurality of the selectable supportable duty cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Neric Fong, Siu-Chuang Ivan Lu
  • Patent number: 9306628
    Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating hybrid communication between devices according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes coupling an inductive coil of a near proximity circuitry with a capacitive pad of a body area circuitry to form a hybrid circuitry, and facilitating, via the hybrid circuitry, the hybrid communication between a plurality of devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anand S. Konanur, Ulun Karacaoglu, Kwan Ho Lee, Akihiro Takagi
  • Patent number: 9307066
    Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal to which a touch input is applicable, and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal includes: a terminal body; a wireless communication unit configured to receive position information on the terminal body; and a controller configured to extract one or more schedules stored in the terminal body, to acquire azimuth information on positions related to the extracted schedules based on the received position information, and to output one or more icons related to the extracted schedule(s) to an edge region of the display unit, wherein when a tilted state of the terminal body is sensed, the controller controls the one or more icons to move along the edge region of the display unit, based on azimuth information changed according to a sensed gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Wooseong Park, Daehwan Kim, Changkeun Choi, Gwanggoo Kang, Taewon Jang
  • Patent number: 9300388
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for using radio frequency (RF) signals with different beam widths for purposes of balloon-to-balloon communication are described. One example method includes determining a vertical angle between a first balloon and a second balloon, if the vertical angle is below a threshold angle, communicating with the second balloon using a narrow beam RF signal from a communication system of the first balloon, and if the vertical angle is not below the threshold angle, communicating with the second balloon using a wide beam RF signal from the communication system of the first balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Cyrus Behroozi, Eric Krenz
  • Patent number: 9300368
    Abstract: Information may be communicated between two or more wireless devices via adaptive or steered antennas or antenna systems and 60 GHz signals. The adaptive or steered antennas or antenna systems may be initialized based upon location information determined from a beacon signal and/or a reference system. The beacon signal may be swept through an angle and may be utilized along with reference system information to determine the direction and/or distance between the two or more wireless devices. Spatial relationships between the two or more wireless devices may vary. The two or more wireless devices may communicate and coordinate communications between them via alternate lower frequency signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hansen, Jeyhan Karaoguz
  • Patent number: 9300342
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with antenna structures. Proximity sensors and other sensors may be used in determining how the electronic device is being operated. Wireless circuitry such as a radio-frequency transmitter associated with a cellular telephone communications band, a wireless local area network band, or other communications band may be used in transmitting radio-frequency signals through the antenna structures at a transmit power. Control circuitry may adjust the wireless circuitry to ensure that the transmit power is capped at a maximum transmit power. The maximum transmit power may be adjusted dynamically by the control circuitry based on data from the proximity sensors, data from a magnetic sensor that detects whether a cover is present on the device, a connector sensor that detects whether the device is coupled to a dock or other accessory, and other sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Schlub, Yi Jiang, Qingxiang Li, Digvijay Jadhav, Matthew Fong, Brian Mariner
  • Patent number: 9295088
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for a terminal having latency tolerance to perform procedures for connection with a network in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method is characterized in comprising the steps of: transmitting a connection request message to the network; receiving a connection set message from the network in response to the connection request message; and transmitting a connection set completion message to the network, wherein the connection request message comprises a low priority connection indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngdae Lee, Sunghoon Jung, Seungjune Yi, Sungduck Chun, Sungjun Park
  • Patent number: 9294939
    Abstract: A method includes receiving information relating to interference between a relay node associated with a first base station and at least one other relay node associated with a second base station. The method also includes initiating modifying transmitting parameters of the relay node and/or the at least one other relay node on the basis of the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Simone Redana, Erlin Zeng, Hai Ming Wang, Jing Han
  • Patent number: 9294830
    Abstract: A system that includes a bus, a battery, core processing circuitry, radio frequency (RF) processing circuitry, first power regulating circuitry, second power regulating circuitry, and control circuitry is provided. The bus can be coupled to receive power from a source external to the system. The core processing circuitry and RF processing circuitry can be selectively coupled to each other via a switch. The switch can be operative to turn ON and OFF based on a signal level received on the bus. The first power regulating circuitry can be electrically coupled to the bus, the core processing circuitry, and the switch. The second power regulating circuitry can be electrically coupled to the battery, the RF processing circuitry, and the switch. The control circuitry can be operative to selectively turn ON and OFF the first power regulating circuitry and the second power regulating circuitry based on a number of monitored conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey J. Terlizzi
  • Patent number: 9288306
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for processing user information, a mobile terminal, and a server. The method includes: collecting, by a mobile terminal, terminal information; obtaining prior probability information of different types of user activities at current time and in the position; and recognizing or forecasting, according to the prior probability information and the terminal information, an activity of a terminal user using the mobile terminal. In the embodiments of the present invention, during the recognition or the forecast, the number of data samples increases, and therefore accuracy of the recognition or the forecast is improved; in addition, a difference between information that is pushed to the terminal user by applying a recognition or forecast result in the embodiments of the present invention and information in which the user is interested is comparatively small, and therefore terminal using experience of the user can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liangwei Wang, Gong Zhang
  • Patent number: 9270303
    Abstract: A wireless communication system and method that includes configurable Carrier Aggregation (CA) and/or Multiple-input Multiple-output (MIMO) operational modes. In CA, multiple carriers (i.e., channel bundling) are aggregated and jointly used for transmission to/from a single terminal. Downlink inter-band carrier aggregation increases the downlink data rates by routing two signals, received in different frequency bands, simultaneously to two active receivers in the RF transceiver. MIMO utilizes two additional receivers as diversity paths and the frequency generation can be shared between main and diversity path for each carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Masound Kahrizi, Alireza Tarighat Mehrabani
  • Patent number: 9258029
    Abstract: A protective sheath includes a first cover portion, a flexible display unit, a second cover portion, a flexible portion, and a control unit. The first cover portion includes an external surface portion having an opening and an internal surface portion. The flexible display unit is sandwiched between the external and internal surface portions. A second display surface of the flexible display unit is exposed by the opening. The second cover portion has two bending openings. The second cover portion is bent along the bending openings to be divided into a leaning portion and a supporting portion. Two opposite sides of the flexible portion are foldably connected to the first cover portion and the supporting portion of the second cover portion. The control unit is disposed in an accommodating space of the supporting portion and electrically connected to the flexible display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Wu-Yang Hu, Shao-Pei Lin
  • Patent number: 9258027
    Abstract: Detection of an increase in a mismatch of an antenna of a radio frequency (RF) device and/or a change in a capacitance value of the antenna indicates proximity of a body to the antenna. Upon detection of proximity of a body to the antenna, reduction of transmit power of the RF device may be done to meet Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) level regulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Dieter Peter
  • Patent number: 9252823
    Abstract: A wireless communication system is disclosed. The system includes a transmitter which includes a data source configured to provide data to be transmitted, a modulator configured to modulate the data, a pre-filter configured to apply a filter to the modulated data generating pre-filtered data, and a transmitter antenna configured to receive the pre-filtered data and to transmit the pre-filtered data, the pre-filter based on a phase compensation topology that is based on channel characteristics between the transmitter and a receiver, the frequency response of the pre-filter based on spectral phase information of the channel such that the frequency response at the receiver is proportional to the magnitude of the channel frequency response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Andrew M. Weiner, Amir Dezfooliyan
  • Patent number: 9251806
    Abstract: Apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and method associated with speech recognition are described. In embodiments, a mobile phone may include a processor; and a speech recognition module coupled with the processor. The voice recognition module may be configured to recognize one or more voice commands and may include first echo cancellation logic and second echo cancellation logic to be selectively employed during recognition of voice commands. Employment of the first and second echo cancellation logic respectively may cause the mobile phone to variably consume a first and second amount of energy, with the second amount of energy being less than the first amount energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Saurin Shah, Brian W. Bramlett, Saurabh Dadu, Swarnendu Kar, Brian K. Vogel
  • Patent number: 9247393
    Abstract: Disabling wireless access point notifications is described. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications on a mobile device can be disabled when movement of the mobile device is detected. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications on a mobile device can be re-enabled when the mobile device detects that the mobile device has been stationary for a specified period of time following movement of the mobile device. In some implementations, wireless access point notifications can be disabled on a per access point basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Alexandre Naaman
  • Patent number: 9247552
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for resource allocation in a local wireless node of a system of a plurality of local wireless nodes is disclosed. An inner circle subgradient resource allocation iteration is performed based on information received from at least one other wireless node of the system and an iteration parameter until a convergent result. An updated iteration parameter is provided by at least one outer circle subgradient iteration based on the convergent result of the inner circle subgradient resource allocation iteration. The inner circle subgradient resource allocation iteration is then repeated at least once using the updated iteration parameter until a convergent result. Resources are then allocated based on the iterations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Yong Teng, Kari Veikko Horneman, Xiaojin Zheng, Jiang Wang, Jing Xu
  • Patent number: 9241238
    Abstract: A wireless communication system has a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus. The first communication apparatus has an information generator to generate first information associated with a mobile terminal, an encoder to encode the first information, and a first wireless communication module to transmit the encoded first information to the mobile terminal by close range wireless communication. The second communication apparatus has a second wireless communication module to receive the encoded first information transmitted by the mobile terminal and second information, a decoder to decode the encoded first information, a verification module to verify validity of the first information, and an information processing module to process the second information received by the second wireless communication module when the validity is confirmed by the verification module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takayoshi Ito, Ariyuki Kishimoto, Koji Akita
  • Patent number: 9232431
    Abstract: A method includes classifying signaling messages to be transmitted from a mobile communication terminal into one or more classes, wherein each class corresponds to a respective event relating to the terminal and specifies the signaling messages that become irrelevant when the event occurs. The signaling messages are queued for transmission in a queue. In response to detecting an occurrence of a given event, the irrelevant signaling messages are removed from the queue based on the class specifying irrelevant signaling messages corresponding to the given event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD.
    Inventors: Amit Wix, Amit Rahav, Gil Levy