Patents Examined by Walli Z Butt
  • Patent number: 11375444
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for indicating a network for a remote unit. One method (600) includes transmitting (602) a first message including a first registration request from a remote unit (102). The first message includes a discovery indication indicating that the remote unit (102) is attempting to discover a network configured for use by the remote unit (102). The method (600) includes receiving (604) a second message including a list of networks configured for use by the remote unit (102). The second message is received in response to transmitting (602) the first message. The method (600) includes transmitting (606) a third message including a second registration request from the remote unit (102). The second registration request includes an indication of a network selected from the list of networks configured for use by the remote unit (102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Andreas Kunz, Genadi Velev, Apostolis Salkintzis, Dimitrios Karampatsis
  • Patent number: 11368921
    Abstract: In a terminal, in a slot having allocated thereto both an uplink control channel (PUCCH) and an uplink channel (PUSCH) that includes uplink data, in a case where the difference between the power spectrum density (PSD) of the PUCCH and the PSD of the PUSCH is greater than a threshold value (permitted difference), a control unit drops symbols of the PUSCH in a transmission interval for the PUSCH overlapping with a transmission interval for the PUCCH. A transmission unit transmits at least the PUCCH in the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamamoto, Hidetoshi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11368929
    Abstract: A set of neighboring base stations coordinate to simultaneously transmit a common resynchronization signal via a Common Synchronization Channel (CSCH). The common resynchronization signal is transmitted from the base stations utilizing a common sequence and a common set of time/frequency resources. A user equipment (UE) device receives the common resynchronization signals from a plurality of the base stations and combines the received common resynchronization signals. In some examples, the UE device coherently combines the received common resynchronization signals. Once the received signal strength of the combined received common resynchronization signals exceeds a threshold level, the UE device utilizes the combined received common resynchronization signals to obtain resynchronization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Amit Kalhan
  • Patent number: 11363559
    Abstract: A method of testing an Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) node is disclosed, the method including: providing a device under test as well as a test equipment for testing the device under test, wherein the device under test corresponds to an Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) node to be tested; simulating at least one Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) donor by the test equipment; simulating a participant by the test equipment, the participant being connected with the device under test; establishing at least one connection between the device under test and the test equipment, wherein a backhaul link is established with the test equipment; configuring link resources for the device under test via configuration information by the test equipment; gathering reception information by the test equipment; and combining the configuration information with the reception information by the test equipment in order to verify correct resource utilization of the device under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sandra Merkel, Daniela Raddino, Juergen Schlienz, Rabih El-Masri
  • Patent number: 11363618
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a scheduling method and device. AUE receives a first signaling firstly and transmits a wireless signal on a target time frequency resource. The first signaling indicates a first time frequency resource, and the first time frequency resource includes a second time frequency resource. The target time frequency resource includes a time frequency resource of the first time frequency resource except the second time frequency resource. The target and the second time frequency resources are orthogonal. The first time frequency resource includes T1 sub frames in a time domain, and includes P1 sub carriers in a frequency domain. The second time frequency resource includes T2 sub frames of T1 sub frames and P1 sub carriers in a time domain. T1 and P1 are a positive integer, T2 is smaller than T1. A position of the second time frequency resource in the first time frequency resource is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SISVEL INTERNATIONAL S.A.
    Inventor: Xiaobo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11349686
    Abstract: A network arrangement is provided for a charging park for providing IP services to the charging park. The charging park has a plurality of components. The network arrangement comprises a core network, a backend server and a central gateway that is coupled to the core network and to the backend server. The central gateway provides an interface for one or more communication nodes of the core network. The components of the charging park are connected communicatively to one another and to the central gateway via the core network. Each component of the charging park has an associated communication node of the core network, and the components of the charging park can interchange data with the backend server via the central gateway via their respective associated communication nodes and the interfaces associated with the communication nodes. Further, the invention relates to a method for addressing components of the charging park.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Volker Reber, Iosif-Norbert Gaier, Eric Vogel, Steve Zander, Julian Kramer, Timo Kaul, Christian Metzger
  • Patent number: 11350480
    Abstract: Provided is a method of performing a radio resource control (RRC) connection resume procedure by a user equipment (UE), the method including receiving an RRC release message including suspend configuration information, transiting to an RRC_INACTIVE mode, based on the RRC release message, performing an RRC connection resume procedure with a first base station if a certain condition is satisfied, receiving, from the first base station, an RRC resume message including secondary cell group (SCG) configuration information, and performing a random access procedure with a second base station, based on the SCG configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangyeob Jung, Soenghun Kim
  • Patent number: 11343834
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and device in User Equipment (UE) and base station. The UE receives first configuration information, and then receives a first radio signal and a second radio signal in first time domain resources and second time domain resources respectively. A first bit block is used for generating the first radio signal and the second radio signal. The first configuration information is applied to the first radio signal and the second radio signal. According to the disclosure, the first configuration information is used for configuring both the first radio signal and the second radio signal, and the first radio signal and the second radio signal are received on different time domain resources respectively; therefore, data corresponding to one same bit block can be transmitted through different modes, air interface resources can be fully utilized and the overall spectrum efficiency of the system can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qi Jiang, Xiaobo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11343152
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable for load distribution amongst smart network interface cards (sNICs) connected to a host device include a controller. The controller can instantiate an agent in the host device to obtain telemetry information pertaining to the sNICs, where the sNICs can be used for communication between the host device and upstream devices in a software-defined network. The telemetry information indicates service offloading capabilities of the sNICs. The controller can also obtain network topology information pertaining to at least the host device, the sNICs and the upstream devices, and determine load distribution policies for the sNICs based on the network topology information and the telemetry information. The controller can provide the load distribution policies to the one or more upstream devices, where the load distribution policies take into account the service offload capabilities of the sNICs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Nagendra Kumar Nainar, Carlos M. Pignataro
  • Patent number: 11337150
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for adjusting a wake-up period of a terminal, a storage medium, and an electronic device. The method includes: broadcasting heartbeat information and remaining in a monitoring state for a first predetermined time; and adjusting a current first wake-up period of a terminal to a second wake-up period when the monitoring state ends according to information received by the terminal in the monitoring state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ying Zhang, Hongyan Pei, Yi Bian
  • Patent number: 11330023
    Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for Embodiments described herein provide for the use of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and/or other techniques for network-implemented spam call detection. Calls may be screened prior to notifying a called User Equipment (“UE”) that a call has been placed to the called UE. A Machine Learning Spam Detection Component (“MLSDC”) may screen a call, such as a voice call, by initiating a call session between the MLSDC and a calling UE, from which the call was requested. Via the established call session, the MLSDC may receive communications, such as voice communications, from the UE, and may determine a measure of likelihood that the call request is associated with spam by using machine learning or other techniques to compare the received communications against one or more models that indicate attributes of calls that have been identified as spam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Chen, Federico Zarfati, Stuart R. Burkhart, Chiang Ming Yang, Aude Claire Marzuoli
  • Patent number: 11329911
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for improving speed of network convergence after node failure. In one example, a method includes storing, by a virtual router agent of a compute node managed by a Software Defined Networking (SDN) controller, a forwarding information data structure with a shared liveness vector orthogonal to the forwarding path to indicate a liveness state of a plurality of overlay network tunnel endpoint next hops, wherein the shared liveness vector is shared by each of a plurality of members for a plurality of composite next hops that share a common list of the plurality of overlay network tunnel endpoint next hops; and in response to determining, by the virtual router agent, that the orthogonal liveness vector indicates that each of the plurality of overlay network tunnel endpoint next hops are reachable, distributing network traffic to one or more of the plurality of overlay network tunnel endpoint next hops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Anantharamu Suryanarayana, Richard Roberts
  • Patent number: 11323964
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for reducing power consumption in a portable terminal that transmits digital broadcast data through an ad hoc network are provided. If a terminal receiving digital broadcast transmits the received digital broadcast to a neighboring terminal, a control unit enters a sleep mode after buffering received data for a predefined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bu-Seop Jung, Jong-Mu Choi, Jung-Hun Lee, Jae-Ki You
  • Patent number: 11324054
    Abstract: The embodiments set forth herein disclose techniques for enabling a user device to seamlessly establish a secure, high-bandwidth wireless connection with a vehicle accessory system to enable the user device to wirelessly stream user interface (UI) information to the vehicle accessory system. To implement this technique, a lower-bandwidth wireless technology (e.g., Bluetooth) is used as an initial means for establishing a Wi-Fi pairing between the user device and the vehicle accessory system. Wi-Fi parameters associated with a Wi-Fi network provided by the vehicle accessory system can be communicated to the user device using the lower-bandwidth wireless technology. A secure Wi-Fi connection can then be established between the user device and the vehicle accessory system using the provided Wi-Fi parameters. The embodiments also disclose a technique for enabling the user device to automatically reconnect with the vehicle accessory system in a seamless manner (e.g., when returning to a vehicle).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Borges, Sriram Hariharan, Matthew L. Semersky, Michael J. Giles, Andre M. Boule, Brian D. Pietsch, Artiom Shamis, Ganesha Adkasthala Ganapathi Bata, Christopher R. Whitney, Tanya G. Kancheva, Friedrich W. Drees
  • Patent number: 11317430
    Abstract: Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Next Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are generally described herein. The UE may receive an information element (IE) that includes: a higher layer parameter that indicates a plurality of modulation and coding scheme (MCS) thresholds; and another higher layer parameter that includes a plurality of resource block (RB) thresholds. The UE may determine a time density of phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) to be transmitted by the UE based at least partly on a comparison between a MCS and the plurality of MCS thresholds. The UE may determine a frequency density of the PT-RS based at least partly on a comparison between a scheduled bandwidth and the plurality of RB thresholds. The UE may encode the PT-RS for transmission in accordance with the determined time density and the determined frequency density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ajit Nimbalker, Alexei Davydov, Gang Xiong, Yushu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11310648
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Embodiments herein provide a method for triggering a transmission of a UE-to-Network relay indication comprising receiving, by UE, one of UE-to-Network relay criteria broadcasted by a base station, measuring, at the UE, a link quality parameter between the UE and the base station, detecting, by the UE, that the link quality parameter meets the UE-to-Network relay criteria, and transmitting, by the UE, the UE-to-Network relay indication (i.e. discovery message indicating itself as the UE-to-Network relay) on a Device to Device (D2D) discovery channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Anil Agiwal, Young-Bin Chang
  • Patent number: 11310847
    Abstract: A method for multi-layered distributed GTP-processing for communication between user devices (2, 3) via a communication network (1), the network comprises clusters (4) each cluster (4) including gateways (7) and a loadbalancer (8), and a runtime database (5) storing load information of the gateways and a subscriber data-base (6) storing information on user preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: EMNIFY GMBH
    Inventors: Dorgham Sisalem, Martin Giess
  • Patent number: 11310652
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system comprising a mobile device (1), a device (13b) for transmitting information, a device (15) hosting a device registry (14) and a wireless device (3a). The mobile device (1) comprises a receiver, a transmitter, storage means and a processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: Koninklijke KPN N.V., Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Antonius Norp, José Almodóvar Chico, Michael Schenk, Sander de Kievit
  • Patent number: 11304254
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a motion sensing topology of a multi-access point (multi-AP) wireless communication network can be controlled. In some aspects, the multi-AP wireless communication network includes a first AP device, a second AP device, and a multi-AP controller. The multi-AP controller identifies a wireless communication topology, which includes identifying that a first client station device is associated with the first AP device. The multi-AP controller defines a motion sensing topology that is different from the wireless communication topology, and the motion sensing topology includes a wireless motion sensing link between the first client station device and the second AP device. The multi-AP controller initiates a motion sensing measurement based on the motion sensing topology, and the motion sensing measurement uses the wireless motion sensing link while the first client station device remains associated with the first AP device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Cognitive Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Mohammad Omer, Christopher Beg, William James Halford
  • Patent number: 11303526
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a network slice deployment method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining slice coexistence relationship information of a first network slice, where the slice coexistence relationship information is used to indicate information about a second network slice that has a slice coexistence relationship with the first network slice; determining, based on the slice coexistence relationship information, a deployment mode of a network function entity required by the first network slice; and deploying the network function entity in the deployment mode. According to the embodiments, in a scenario in which one terminal device simultaneously accesses a plurality of network slices, how to deploy a network function entity shared by the plurality of network slices can be clearly learned, thereby improving network slice management efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Haipeng Fang