Patents Examined by Walli Z Butt
  • Patent number: 10999759
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to report uncategorized data in a buffer status report. A first portion of buffered uplink data to be reported in a buffer status report may be categorized using a traffic flow template. A second portion of buffered uplink data to be reported in the buffer status report may not be categorized using the traffic flow template. A buffer status report indicating both the categorized and the uncategorized buffered uplink data may be transmitted to a base station providing a serving cell to the wireless device. According to some embodiments, the categorized buffered uplink data may be stored in a baseband processor buffer of the wireless device, while the uncategorized buffered uplink data may be stored in an application processor buffer of the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sree Ram Kodali, Xu Ou, Ashwini Raina
  • Patent number: 10992359
    Abstract: In wireless communications, an access point may transmit a first frame to one or more stations. In response to the first frame, the station(s) may transmit a respective second frame to the access point. The access point may generate a beamforming report based on the second frame(s) received by the access point from the station(s). The access point may transmit a third frame(s) that includes the beamforming report to the station(s). The station(s) may generate a respective beamforming matrix based at least on the third frame(s). Other methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: NEWRACOM, INC.
    Inventors: Sungho Moon, Young Hoon Kwon, Daewon Lee
  • Patent number: 10979355
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for providing a multipath transmission control protocol proxy in a cellular network. A wireless device may establish a wireless link with a cellular network. The wireless device may provide an indication that the wireless device is multipath transmission control protocol (MPTCP) capable to a core network entity of the cellular network. The wireless device may receive MPTCP proxy information for a MPTCP proxy comprised in the cellular network from the core network entity. The MPTCP proxy information may include MPTCP server IP address and port information. The wireless device may establish a first MPTCP flow with the MPTCP proxy comprised in the cellular network via the wireless link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Krisztian Kiss, Christoph Paasch, Farouk Belghoul, Sarma V. Vangala, Rohan C. Malthankar
  • Patent number: 10972517
    Abstract: The invention concerns a computer-implemented method for executing call control for a client (CI1) on a telephone terminal (30) representing a user (U1), comprising the following steps: a logic unit (L1) of a port handler (20) transmits a first call (C1) through a first trunk receiving unit (ET1) representing a first trunk (T1) to a first sending unit (SU1) assigned to the user (U1), by processing a first identification (ID1) received through the first trunk receiving unit (ET1), the logic unit (L1) assigns the first trunk receiving unit (ET1) and the first call (C1) to the user (U1), using an appropriately structured database DB1 and allocation table (Z1), the logic unit (L1) transmits at least a second call (C2) through a second trunk receiving unit (ET2) representing at least one second trunk (T2) also to the sending unit (SU1) assigned to the user (U1), by processing a second identification (ID2) received through the second trunk receiving unit (ET2), the logic unit (L1) assigns the second trunk receiv
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Claus Rist, Norbert Schonfeld
  • Patent number: 10972941
    Abstract: A front-haul transport network and a data transmission method, the front-haul transport network including: an access type front-haul transport node (FTN-ACC), used for connecting to a remote radio unit (RRU); an aggregate type front-haul transport node (FTN-AGG), one end of which is connected to the FTN-ACC and the other end of which is connected to baseband processing units (BBUs); at least two transmission channels having different transmission delays are established between the FTN-ACC and the FTN-AGG, the FTN-ACC and/or the FTN-AGG being specifically used for selecting a corresponding transmission channel for carrying out transmission according to time delay requirements for data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han Li, Weiqiang Cheng, Lei Wang
  • Patent number: 10966200
    Abstract: A communication device determines an overall bandwidth of an operating channel for a wireless local area network (WLAN), where the overall bandwidth spans a plurality of sub-channels. The communication device determines that one or more sub-channels within the overall bandwidth will not be used for the operating channel, and generates a packet that includes i) a first subfield that indicates the overall bandwidth of the operating channel, and ii) a second subfield that indicates the one or more sub-channels within the overall bandwidth that will not be used for the operating channel. The communication device transmits the packet to inform one or more other communication devices in the WLAN of the operating channel for the WLAN, the operating channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Hongyuan Zhang, Hui-Ling Lou
  • Patent number: 10966214
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a transmitter configured to transmit a first frame including information to specify a plurality of frequency components; and controlling circuitry configured to determine whether a second frame is received via each of the plurality of frequency components. The transmitter is configured to transmit a third frame including first information concerning a first value range which is used to determine whether to respond to the first frame, the first value range being dependent on a number of frequency components via which the second frame has been received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoko Adachi, Ryoko Matsuo
  • Patent number: 10952098
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing capacity in a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) network. An exemplary method embodiment includes operating a Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device (CBSD) of a cell to perform the steps of: receiving a power down message; decreasing, in response to the power down message, UE inactivity timer length for one or more UEs from a first length to a second length; and continuing to transmit packets to UEs at an edge of the cell. An exemplary system embodiment includes: a CBSD of a cell that comprises: a network receiver that receives a power down message; a first processor that controls the first CBSD to decrease, in response to the power down message, UE inactivity timer length for one or more UEs from a first length to a second length; and a wireless transmitter that continues to transmit packets to UEs at an edge of the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Haider Syed, Volkan Sevindik
  • Patent number: 10945160
    Abstract: The present invention provides a data management apparatus for managing a plurality of data items output by a plurality of communication devices that output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: KDDI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Miyamoto, Takashi Saitou, Masato Andou
  • Patent number: 10939413
    Abstract: A communication method and a related apparatus are disclosed. The method is performed by an MME, including: receiving an attach request message from an eNB, where the attach request message is used to request to attach to a network, and the attach request message includes an identity of the UE; sending, to an HSS according to the attach request message, an authentication data request message including the identity of the UE; receiving an authentication data response message including an AV from the HSS, where the authentication data response message is used to indicate that the authorization on the UE succeeds; and determining, according to the authentication data response message, that the UE is allowed to perform a V2X service, and performing authentication on the UE according to the AV. The method can enable a network side to perform authentication on UE during V2V communication, thereby reducing an air-interface resource overhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jiangwei Ying
  • Patent number: 10938645
    Abstract: A communication apparatus communicates with another communication apparatus that can operate as a creating apparatus creating a wireless network or as a participating apparatus participating in a wireless network created by a creating apparatus, and determines, when the another communication apparatus operates as the creating apparatus, whether a number of connectable apparatuses is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. When the number of connectable apparatuses is greater than or equal to the predetermined value, the communication apparatus provides the another communication apparatus with communication parameters to be used for operating as the creating apparatus. When the number of connectable apparatuses is less than the predetermined value, the communication apparatus provides the another communication apparatus with communication parameters to be used for operating as the participating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tatsuhiko Sakai
  • Patent number: 10931426
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a method includes, by a first mobile device, obtaining a data packet and determining, from a first set of resources, control resources for transmitting scheduling information associated with the data packet. The control resources include a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH). The method includes determining, by the first mobile device from a second set of resources, acknowledgement (ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK) resources associated with the data packet and related to the control resources. The scheduling information includes transmission information for transmitting the data packet and an indication of the ACK/NACK resources. The method includes transmitting, by the first mobile device to a second mobile device, the scheduling information on the control resources and the data packet on a set of resources indicated by the transmission information and listening, by the first mobile device, for an ACK/NACK transmitted by the second mobile device on the ACK/NACK resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vipul Desai, Philippe Sartori
  • Patent number: 10931555
    Abstract: Provided are a communication method and a communication device, capable of accurately obtaining a time delay between devices. The method comprises: a sending end adds time indication information to a sending packet, the time indication information being used for a receiving end to obtain a time delay from the sending end to the receiving end; and the sending end sends the sending packet to the receiving end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Hai Tang
  • Patent number: 10924887
    Abstract: Devices, systems, methods and computer-readable media are provided for data communication to and from a vehicle. A device is provided that includes memory storing processor-executable instructions; and at least one processor in communication with the memory that executes the stored instructions to: receive, from at least one user on the vehicle, at least one request for data communication; identify a plurality of communication links available at a current location of the moving vehicle; form an adaptive bonded communication link using the plurality of communication links to aggregate throughput across the plurality of communication links for the requested data communication, wherein the adaptive bonded communication link is configured to adapt to data communication requirements for the requested data communication and to data communication characteristics of the plurality of communication links as the vehicle moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: DEJERO LABS INC.
    Inventors: Bogdan Frusina, Jonathon Oberholzer, David Pui Keung Sze, Anthony Todd Schneider, Akos Horvath, Hagen Kaye, Cameron Kenneth Smith, Barry Gilhuly, Joseph Robert Wayne Mallet, Robert Flatt
  • Patent number: 10924949
    Abstract: Provided is an abnormality detecting method implemented by a computer, the abnormality detecting method including: acquiring a plurality of pieces of performance information each containing performance of a management target device; determining whether abnormal performance information is included among the plurality of pieces of performance information, in accordance with a condition for determining an abnormality of the performance; when the abnormal performance information is included, identifying a type of a failure corresponding to the abnormal performance information, in accordance with a correspondence relationship that associates respective combinations of a plurality of identifiers indicating the abnormality of the performance with failure types; and deciding a degree of importance of a measure against the failure, in accordance with information related to the identified failure type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Ai Yano, Takeshi Ohtani, Ryuichi Matsukura, Jun Kakuta
  • Patent number: 10917301
    Abstract: A wireless communication network implements a wireless network slice that has a slice configuration. A slice controller signals a Network Function Virtualization (NFV) Management and Orchestration (MANO) to implement a Network Service Descriptor (NSD) for the slice based on the slice configuration. The NFV MANO signals an NFV Infrastructure (NFVI) to execute Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) for the slice based on the NSD. The NFVI executes the VNFs, and the VNFs handle user data for wireless user devices that use the slice. The VNFs generate and transfer slice data responsive to handling the user data. The wireless user devices generate and transfer slice data responsive to using the slice. Wireless access points generate and transfer slice data responsive to serving the user devices. A distributed ledger receives the slice data, forms a consensus for the slice data, and stores the slice data in a distributed ledger format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Ronald R. Marquardt, Arun Rajagopal, Lyle Walter Paczkowski
  • Patent number: 10917816
    Abstract: A method by a terminal in a communication system and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including a radio link control (RLC) configuration and a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) configuration associated with a packet duplication, identifying whether a PDCP packet data unit (PDU) is a PDCP control PDU in case that the packet duplication is activated, and transmitting, to the base station, the PDCP control PDU without the packet duplication through a primary RLC entity based on the PDCP configuration in case the PDCP PDU is the PDCP control PDU. The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates with a technology for internet of things (IoT), and may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Donggun Kim, Soenghun Kim
  • Patent number: 10911189
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus relating to transmitting uplink control information (UCI) in a short duration. In certain aspects a method includes identifying resources, within an uplink short burst (ULSB) region within a transmission time interval (TTI), for transmitting at least a portion of uplink control information (UCI), the UCI including at least one of one scheduling request (SR) bit and one or more acknowledgment (ACK) bits for acknowledging or negatively acknowledging downlink transmissions. In certain aspects, the method also includes transmitting the UCI using the identified resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Renqiu Wang, Yi Huang, Tingfang Ji, Peter Gaal, Juan Montojo, Tao Luo, Wanshi Chen
  • Patent number: 10903886
    Abstract: Methods and systems for reporting Channel State Information (CSI), including ordering of CSI in Uplink Control Information (UCI), are provided herein. According to one embodiment, a method performed in a wireless device for reporting CSI comprises at least one of: receiving an indication of a resource allocation for an UL transmission; determining, from the indication, a maximum container size for a CSI report; mapping the one or more information bits of a CSI report to a bitstream, optionally such that a first CSI subset is mapped to more significant bits than a second CSI subset; and omitting the one or more least significant bits of the bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Sebastian Faxér, Robert Mark Harrison
  • Patent number: 10897724
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention may provide a method and a device for improving voice quality in a mobile communication network. An embodiment of the present invention may provide a method for improving communication quality by a base station and a device using the same, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a terminal, at least one internet protocol (IP)-based voice packet; determining whether a packet loss exists, on the basis of the received packet; generating compensation information corresponding to a lost packet when it is determined that a packet loss exists; and transmitting the compensation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventor: Taiho Yoon