Patents Examined by Timothy J Weidner
  • Patent number: 11540257
    Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating uplink control information (UCI) in a network operating over multiple aggregated unlicensed carriers are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device, a downlink communication signal. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, an unscheduled uplink communication signal including an uplink report associated with the downlink communication signal, the unscheduled uplink communication signal communicated based on a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure. The uplink report includes at least one of an acknowledgement (ACK) for data in the downlink communication signal, a negative-acknowledgement (NACK) for the data in the downlink communication signal, or channel information based at least on the downlink communication signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Qingjiang Tian, Xiaoxia Zhang, Jing Sun, Srinivas Yerramalli
  • Patent number: 11533658
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may perform a measurement operation to attain multiple measurements to report to a base station. The measurements may correspond to a first number of bits if reported. The UE may compress the measurements using an encoder neural network (NN) to obtain an encoder output indicating the measurements. This encoder output may include a second number of bits that is less than the first number of bits. The UE may report the encoder output to the base station in this compressed form. At the base station, the encoder output may be decompressed according to a decoder NN. Once the base station decompresses the encoder output, the UE and base station may communicate according to the measurements determined from the decompression. In some cases, the base station may perform load redistribution based on the measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Taesang Yoo, Naga Bhushan, Pavan Kumar Vitthaladevuni, June Namgoong, Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli, Tingfang Ji, Jay Kumar Sundararajan
  • Patent number: 11528712
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for controlling interference from a controllable device. The method includes that: a target RB suffering interference from a controllable device is determined from all RBs for data transmission; a target notification message is generated, the target notification message containing an interference indication identifier and RB information of the target RB and the interference indication identifier being configured to indicate that the interference is from the controllable device; and the target notification message is transmitted to a target base station to reduce the interference from the controllable device over the target RB according to the target notification message, the target base station being a base station for providing service for the controllable device. According to the present disclosure, interference from a controllable device over a base station of a cellular network may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Hong
  • Patent number: 11523297
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatus and methods of signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR)-based group beam reporting. In particular, this disclosure relates to measurement report configurations for initiating a protocol layer 1 (L1)-SINR based group beam report, and corresponding measurement resource transmissions by a base station and measurement and reporting actions of the UE to report the L1-SINR for each of at least two beams that can be simultaneously received. The measurement report configurations include a channel measurement resource (CMR) configuration, an interference measurement resource (IMR) configuration, or both. The measurement configuration may indicate a plurality of CMR repetition sets, or N resource sets of 1 CMR resource plus N?1 IMRs, e.g., 1 CMR mapped to N?1 IMRs, or NĂ—(N?1) resource sets of a CMR and an IMR, e.g., 1 CMR mapped to 1 IMR, where N is the number of candidate Tx beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yan Zhou, Kiran Venugopal, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11523295
    Abstract: A user apparatus communicates with a first base station apparatus and a second base station apparatus, and the user apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive, from the first base station apparatus, a configuration for measuring a timing difference between the first base station apparatus and the second base station apparatus; a control unit configured to execute measurement with respect to the second base station apparatus, based on the configuration for measuring the timing difference; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit a result of the executed measurement, to the first base station apparatus, wherein the executed measurement is executed before starting to communicate with the second base station apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hiroki Harada, Yousuke Sano, Takuma Takada
  • Patent number: 11516865
    Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to determining, by a node, to establish a first backhaul connection with a first upstream node for access link communications with a first downstream node, determining, by the node, to establish a second backhaul connection with a second upstream node for access link communications with a second downstream node, establishing the first backhaul connection with the first upstream node based on a first transmit/receive beam pair, and establishing the second backhaul connection with the second upstream node based on a second transmit/receive beam pair and while the first backhaul connection is established with the first upstream node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Vasanthan Raghavan, Andrzej Partyka, Junyi Li, Kapil Gulati, Jung Ho Ryu, Tianyang Bai
  • Patent number: 11510085
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques configuring channel state information (CSI) reporting for certain service types, such as the ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) service type. In some cases, a UE may obtain information regarding a first set of channel state information (CSI) reporting configurations for a first service type separate from a second set of CSI reporting configurations for a second service type, receive a first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a CSI report for the first service type on at least one physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), generate at least one CSI report for the first service type based on one of the first set of CSI reporting configurations selected based on a field in the DCI, and transmitting the CSI report for the first service type on the PUSCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei Yang, Seyedkianoush Hosseini, Seyed Ali Akbar Fakoorian, Wanshi Chen, Mostafa Khoshnevisan
  • Patent number: 11503488
    Abstract: Techniques for measuring and reducing signal misalignment in a dual connectivity environment are discussed herein. When using Non-Standalone Architecture (NSA), a device initially communicates with a network using a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) connection. After the LTE connection is established, an LTE base station may instruct the device to measure signal strength of a neighboring New Radio (NR) cell during a specified LTE measurement gap. When the NR cell is implemented by an indoor NR base station, the NR signal may not be sufficiently synchronized with the LTE signal and the device may be unable to measure the NR signal during the measurement gap. In these cases, the device can determine the frame timing difference between the LTE and NR signals, obtain an adjusted measurement gap that reduces any measurement gap misalignment, and attempt to measure the signal strength of the NR cell using the adjusted measurement gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Wafik Abdel Shahid, Ming Shan Kwok, Neng-Tsann Ueng
  • Patent number: 11503601
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) comprising: at least one processor (12); and at least one memory (13) including computer program instructions (14); the at least one memory (13) and the computer program instructions (14) configured to, with the at least one processor (12), cause the apparatus (10) at least to perform: receiving (201) configuration information for enabling the apparatus (10) to measure a first set of Downlink (DL) Reference Signals (RSs) (302) and/or a second set of DLRSs (304), wherein DLRSs (302 #0-302 #4) of the first set of DLRSs (302) are respectively associated with a first set of DL beams (303), wherein one or more DLRSs (302 #1-302 #3) of the first set of DLRSs (302) are configured to be Quasi-Co-Located (QCLed) with at least one DLRS (304 #m) of the second set of DLRSs (304), and wherein DLRSs (304 #a-304 #z) of the second set of DLRSs (304) are respectively associated with a second set of DL beams (305); receiving (202) information for enabling the apparatus (10) to determine a Quasi-Co-Location (Q
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Sami-Jukka Hakola, Kari Juhani Hooli, Mihai Enescu, Timo Erkki Lunttila, Vitaly Petrov, Margarita Gapeyenko
  • Patent number: 11503470
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for managing a message relaying system are described. One technique includes an access point (AP) detecting a first signal and a second signal from a computing device. A validation of the first signal is performed based on parameters of the first signal and the second signal. After the validation, information associated with the first signal is transmitted to a computing system. In another technique, the computing system may designate one of multiple APs reporting information regarding first signals as a primary reporting AP and designate the remaining APs as secondary reporting APs. The computing system may instruct the secondary reporting APs to refrain from reporting information regarding first signals to the computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Henry, Robert E. Barton, Darryl E. Sladden, Thomas Szigeti
  • Patent number: 11503537
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for steering in mesh networks by a serving device are described. The method may include determining that a client device within a range of the serving device is eligible for steering, where the client device is outside a set of one or more trigger client devices, requesting, based on the determination, a radio resource management report from at least one trigger client device of the set of one or more trigger client devices, receiving the radio resource management report from the at least one trigger client device of the set of one or more trigger client devices, and performing a steering operation of the client device from the serving device to a target device based on the radio resource management report from the at least one trigger client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thanigaivel Nagendran, Vignesh Elumalai, Subramanian Anantharaman
  • Patent number: 11502933
    Abstract: A broadband diagnostics system provides the capability to collect, store and retrieve diagnostic information for the purpose of comparing various channel information to current and existing network elements and conditions. The system allows testing, troubleshooting, tracking, identifying and logging information pertaining to cable, xDSL, FTTx and other networks, and their associated elements. The system also provides identification and testing of network elements deployed at various customer premises, behind a demarcation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: VTrum Group LLC
    Inventors: Julianne Compann, K. Scott Helms
  • Patent number: 11496922
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a methods, apparatus, and computer readable medium for implementing the methods for transmitting multi-bit SR (SRs) from a user equipment (UE). The UE receive from a base station a radio resource control (RRC) message from the base station. The RRC message may indicate that uplink component carriers (CCs) of the UE are to be assigned to a plurality of uplink CC groups. Upon receipt of the RRC, the UE may assign the uplink CCs to the plurality of uplink CC groups. A multi-bit SR may be generated for each group of the plurality of uplink CC groups. The UE may transmit the multi-bit SR generated for each group of the plurality of uplink CC groups to the base station. multi-bit SR transmission across different CCs may reduce latency in uplink grant and improve data transmission time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sony Akkarakaran, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11496917
    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. The disclosure provides a method for, if an activated BWP is changed in a wireless communication system in which a BWP is configured and operated, effectively measuring and reporting a channel state of the changed BWP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventors: Taehyoung Kim, Hoondong Noh, Jinkyu Kang, Youngbum Kim, Jinyoung Oh, Seunghoon Choi
  • Patent number: 11490281
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a measurement gap configuration method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, configuration information sent by a network device, where the configuration information includes at least one measurement gap corresponding to a plurality of radio frequency channels that the terminal device has; and performing, by the terminal device, signal quality measurement according to the at least one measurement gap. The measurement gap configuration method enables the terminal device to flexibly process a measurement and data receiving/transmission process, to reduce impact of measurement on data receiving/transmission, thereby improving user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhi Zhang, Ning Yang
  • Patent number: 11483034
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for multi-destination wireless transmissions as disclosed. An example multi-destination transmitter includes a direction determiner to determine directions for wireless transmission of data to destination devices and a transmission handler to: select a subset of the destination devices that are associated with different ones of a plurality of antennas as indicated by the directions determined by the direction determiner; and transmit the data to the subset of the destination devices via the plurality of antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Laurent Cariou, Carlos Cordeiro, Assaf Kasher, Solomon Trainin, Chittabrata Ghosh
  • Patent number: 11483687
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may select, based at least in part on a sensor selection criteria, a first subset of sensors from a set of available sensors of the UE, each sensor in the set of available sensors associated with a sensor type. The UE may perform, using the first subset of sensors, sensing operations to obtain a first sensing data, the first sensing data comprising sensing data measured by the UE during the sensing operations. The UE may transmit a first sensing report indicating the first sensing data. The UE may receive, based at least in part on the first sensing report, a second sensing report indicating a second sensing data, the second sensing data comprising a unified sensing report based on the first sensing report from the UE and one or more additional sensing reports from other UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Anantharaman Balasubramanian, Junyi Li, Kapil Gulati, Dan Zhang, Chang-Sik Choi
  • Patent number: 11477789
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to configuring a physical channel monitoring occasion in a wireless network and to scheduling beam failure recovery requests by an WTRU in a CONNECTED DRX state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: IDAC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Deng, Yugeswar Deenoo
  • Patent number: 11470493
    Abstract: This application provides a method for sending a measurement report. The method includes a terminal device receiving first configuration information and second configuration information, where the first configuration information indicates a measurement resource and the second configuration information indicates a slot format of a non-serving cell of the terminal. The method also includes the terminal device sending a measurement report to a network device, where a measurement quantity type of the measurement report is related to the slot format of the non-serving cell, and the measurement report corresponds to the measurement resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaojun Ma, Chi Zhang, Yafei Wang
  • Patent number: 11470492
    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for handling reporting of performance degradation from wireless devices in a communications system. A method is performed by a network node in the communications system. The method includes determining a configuration for real time reporting of events from wireless devices in idle mode. The events pertain to performance degradation experienced by the wireless devices when in idle mode. The configuration includes restrictions in terms of real time reporting of the events to the network node. The method includes providing information of the configuration to the wireless devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Badawi Yamine, Iana Siomina