Patents Examined by Tarell A Hampton
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Patent number: 11140712Abstract: Techniques for transmission of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or enhanced PDCCH (EPDCCH) within a partial subframe of a license assisted access (LAA) burst are discussed. One example apparatus comprises a processor configured to generate a LAA burst; generate one or more downlink control channel messages that comprise at least one of PDCCH messages or EPDCCH messages; generate a physical layer encoding of the LAA burst comprising a first partial subframe, wherein the first partial subframe comprises a physical layer encoding of the one or more downlink control channel messages; and output the first partial subframe comprising the physical layer encoding of the one or more control channel messages to transmitter circuitry for subsequent transmission via an unlicensed carrier.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Abhijeet Bhorkar, Hwan-Joon Kwon, Jeongho Jeon, Qiaoyang Ye
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Patent number: 11133916Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a base station, a customer premise equipment (CPE) and a repeater. The repeater includes a down-link circuit and an up-link circuit. The down-link circuit includes a first receiving antenna array and a first transmitting antenna array, and the up-link circuit includes a second receiving antenna array and a second transmitting antenna array. The down-link circuit is separated from the up-link circuit with a first predetermined distance.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATIONInventors: Tsun-Che Huang, Horen Chen, Chieh-Wen Cheng, Shoou-Hann Huang
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Patent number: 11129231Abstract: Accordingly the embodiments herein provide a for providing a Radio Link Control (RLC) status report based on a configuration of a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity of a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless network system. The method comprises detecting, at the UE, that a RLC layer is configured to an Acknowledge Mode (AM), informing, at the UE, a t-reordering timer from the PDCP entity of the UE to a RLC entity of the UE, receiving, at the UE, a first Packet Data unit (PDU) by the entity and at least one second PDU by the RLC entity, detecting, by the UE, a PDU gap when the first PDU and the second PDU are not consecutive; providing, by the UE, the RLC status report to a transmitter side of the RLC entity of a network to recover packets missed in the PDU gap based on the t-reordering timer, and recovering, by the network, the packets based on the RLC status report.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Raja Moses Manoj Kumar Eda, Surendra Pandey, Ashok Kumar Reddy Chavva
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Patent number: 11122614Abstract: Systems and methods of wireless communication in which wireless devices are adapted to implement adaptive waveform selection are disclosed. For example, operation according to embodiments may provide for use of a waveform design that minimizes peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR), such as single-carrier frequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM), as well as a waveform design that provides higher spectral efficiency, such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), for scenarios that are not power-limited and the higher PAPR is acceptable. Adaptive waveform selection may be based implicitly on one or more parameters or may be based on explicit signaling. Adaptive waveform selection may be utilized with respect to initially establishing a communication link and/or with respect to an established communication link.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Tao Luo, Sony Akkarakaran
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Patent number: 11115857Abstract: Minimum guaranteed wireless network bandwidth is provided to client network devices by monitoring the performance of network connections to identify client network devices experiencing network congestion. Congested network connections are then analyzed to determine the source of the network congestion. Depending upon the source of the network congestion, an embodiment of the invention may undertake steps to either improve the quality of the network connection or to mitigate the impact of this network connection on other network connections. High quality network connections may be allocated additional bandwidth, airtime, or other resources to reduce the network congestion. Low quality network connections are not allocated additional bandwidth, airtime, or other resources. Instead, the impact of this network connection on the other network connections is mitigated.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Extreme Networks, Inc.Inventors: Huizhao Wang, Changming Liu, Peter Wu
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Patent number: 11115150Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by the UE, Downlink Control Information (DCI), the DCI containing an aperiodic channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration. The method also includes when the DCI is received by the UE during a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) operation mode, transmitting, by the UE, an aperiodic CSI report according to a transmission time indicated by the aperiodic CSI reporting configuration regardless of whether the transmission time for the CSI report is within active or non-active time periods of the DRX operation mode.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: FG Innovation Company LimitedInventors: Chien-Chun Cheng, Chia-Hung Wei, Yu-Hsin Cheng
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Patent number: 11095475Abstract: There is provided a communication failure detection device configured to detect a communication failure of a two-wire CAN communication device that makes communication between nodes according to a CAN protocol. Each of the nodes is provided with two signal detection circuits configured to detect signals on the two communication lines. Each node makes communication for failure dentification to output signals of predetermined patterns onto the two communication lines when an execution condition is satisfied in response to the occurrence of a protocol error of CAN communication. Each node then performs failure identification to identify the type of a failure based on a combination of the signals respectively detected by the two signal detection circuits during the communication for failure identification.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akihiro Kotani, Makoto Oishi
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Patent number: 11089649Abstract: Accordingly the embodiments herein provide a for providing a Radio Link Control (RLC) status report based on a configuration of a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity of a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless network system. The method comprises detecting, at the UE, that a RLC layer is configured to an Acknowledge Mode (AM), informing, at the UE, a t-reordering timer from the PDCP entity of the UE to a RLC entity of the UE, receiving, at the UE, a first Packet Data unit (PDU) by the entity and at least one second PDU by the RLC entity, detecting, by the UE, a PDU gap when the first PDU and the second PDU are not consecutive; providing, by the UE, the RLC status report to a transmitter side of the RLC entity of a network to recover packets missed in the PDU gap based on the t-reordering timer, and recovering, by the network, the packets based on the RLC status report.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Raja Moses Manoj Kumar Eda, Surendra Pandey, Ashok Kumar Reddy Chavva
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Patent number: 11070971Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for optimization of information required for establishing an initial connection with a network device. According to some embodiments, a system can comprise receiving a service request from a network device. The system can further comprise determining a first size of a network device capabilities message, wherein the determining is based on a second size of the network device capability message previously collected from the network device; and based on a first result of analyzing the first size of the network device capabilities message and a message size threshold, determining that the network device capabilities message is not greater than the message size threshold, and requesting the network device to provide the network device capabilities message associated with network device capabilities in accordance with a single step enquiry.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Yupeng Jia, Yakun Gao, Yonghui Tong, Wen Yang, Ye Chen
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Patent number: 11064519Abstract: A method, a device, and a system for transmitting a downlink signal is provided. The method includes monitoring a first common control channel indicating a downlink (DL) interval of subframe (SF) #(n?1) and SF #n, monitoring a second common control channel indicating a DL interval of SF #n and SF #(n+1), and performing a DL reception process in the SF #n based on a detection result of the first common control channel and a detection result of second common control channel. The DL interval represents occupied OFDM symbols in a DL subframe.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minseok Noh, Jinsam Kwak, Juhyung Son
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Patent number: 11064494Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described for wireless communications. Cells may be grouped into a plurality of cell groups. A wireless device may transmit or drop one or more of a plurality of signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
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Patent number: 11044652Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a handover method and an apparatus, so as to reduce a handover delay in a process of handing over an MN from a previous access network to a new access network. The method includes: sending, by the MN, first instruction information to a NAR by using a PAR, where the first instruction information is used to instruct the NAR to construct a care-of test initialization message and send the care-of test initialization message to a CN, and the care-of test initialization message includes an NCoA of the MN and is used to request a care-of keygen token from the CN based on the NCoA; handing over the MN from the PAR to the NAR; receiving, by the MN, the care-of keygen token sent by the NAR from the CN; and binding the MN with the CN based on the care-of keygen token.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiuli Zheng, Xiaohu Xu
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Patent number: 11038756Abstract: A method is described that determines that a replacement node device has been connected to a mesh network, the replacement node device corresponding to an original node that has been removed from the mesh network. In response to determining that the replacement node device has been connected to the mesh network, network topology data is accessed that specifies one or more data routing configurations that are each associated with a node device included in the mesh network. From among the one or more data routing configurations specified by the network topology data, a particular data routing configuration is identified that is associated with the original node device that has been removed from the mesh network. Data that specifies the particular data routing configuration that is associated with the original node device that has been removed from the mesh network is provided to the replacement node device.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Matthew Flannery Knight, John Douglas Penning
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Patent number: 11032189Abstract: A method for transmitting a packet by a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity of a user equipment in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises delivering a packet to a first Radio Link Control (RLC) entity; and when a radio link failure (RLF) related to the first RLC entity is detected, retransmitting the packet through a second RLC entity if acknowledgement information of the packet is not received from the first RLC entity.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Geumsan Jo, Bokyung Byun, Seungjune Yi
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Patent number: 11005605Abstract: The efficiency of signal transmission is improved. A communication apparatus includes a memory unit, a communication control unit, and an updating unit. A retransmission interval value is stored in the memory unit. The communication control unit transmits a first signal and receives a response signal corresponding to the first signal from a receiver. If the received response signal is a negative response signal, the first signal is retransmitted at a time interval longer than or equal to the retransmission interval value stored in the memory unit, from the transmission of the first signal. The updating unit updates the retransmission interval value stored in the memory unit, according to a time from the transmission of the first signal to the reception of the positive response signal corresponding to the first signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventor: Takayuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 10986574Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide an eDRX service that may be implemented for idle mode and/or connected mode of an end device. A network device stores eDRX data as a part of subscription data. The network device may provide the eDRX data to another network device that manages eDRX for end devices. The eDRX data may indicate to use global default eDRX timer values, subscriber-based eDRX timer values, ranges of eDRX timer values, and single-valued eDRX timer values. Each type of eDRX timer value may be provisioned on a per end device basis, a per radio access technology type basis, and/or a per application type basis.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Priscilla Lau, Suzann Hua, Lily Zhu, Xin Wang, Jeremy Nacer
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Patent number: 10973018Abstract: Transmission of user equipment (UE) specific control information within a resource allocation including resource blocks allocated for downlink transmissions to the UE is disclosed. Common control information may be provided in a first transmission time interval (TTI)-level control region, and UE-specific control information, specific to a particular UE, may be provided along with data in allocated downlink resources to the UE. A base station may identify a resource block (RB) for transmission of data to a UE along with UE-specific control information to be included in the RB. The control information may include, for example, parameters for use by the receiver in demodulating the RB. The base station may multiplex the control information with the data within the RB and transmit the RB and control information.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Peter Pui Lok Ang, Tao Luo, Tingfang Ji, Jing Jiang, Jamie Menjay Lin, Yang Yang
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Patent number: 10965351Abstract: A method comprises configuring a transmission mode for a user equipment (UE) based on user equipment specific reference signals (UE-RS) and configuring one or more precoding resource groups; and providing a dynamic indication to indicate which precoding resource group is valid for a physical downlink shared channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alexei Davydov, Yuan Zhu, Gregory V. Morozov
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Patent number: 10966261Abstract: A communication apparatus determines whether the communication apparatus plays a role of capturing an image based on predetermined information indicating whether a communication partner apparatus plays the role of capturing an image in a sharing process executed based on the predetermined information which is supplied to establish from the captured image, and establishes the wireless connection with the communication partner apparatus by Wi-Fi Direct based on the communication parameters shared by the sharing process with the communication partner apparatus in accordance with the determination.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toshifumi Hamachi
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Patent number: 10958399Abstract: A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network, the terminal device comprising: transceiver circuitry configured to receive data from the wireless telecommunications network, and a controller configured: to control the transceiver circuitry to receive control information, a control channel and a data channel wherein, the control information defines the period of time between the control channel and the data channel, and to ignore a subsequent control channel received during the period of time following the control channel.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.Inventors: Shin Horng Wong, Martin Warwick Beale, Basuki Priyanto
