Patents Examined by Wayne H Cai
  • Patent number: 10630835
    Abstract: Methods and computing systems for sharing content between related devices in a cellular network are described. A first device receives content from an external content source via a wireless connection, and causes presentation of the content on an output device of the first device. The first device retrieves information for one or more related devices that utilize the same telephone number the first device for sending and receiving at least cellular communications via the cellular network. The first device enables sharing of the content with at least one related device of the one or more related devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Yasmin Karimli, Gunjan Nimbavikar
  • Patent number: 10631205
    Abstract: A communication technique of fusing a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with an Internet of things (IoT) technology and a system thereof are provided. The communication technique may be used for an intelligent service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or a connected car, health care, digital education, a retail business, a security and safety related service, or the like) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology. A method for defining media access control (MAC) sub-header structures suitable for a next generation mobile communication system and applying the MAC sub-header structures to provide a high data transmission rate and a low latency in the next generation mobile communication system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Donggun Kim, Soenghun Kim, Seungri Jin, Sangbum Kim, Gert-Jan Van Lieshout, Alexander Sayenko, Jaehyuk Jang
  • Patent number: 10623919
    Abstract: An IoT device for properly performing charging even when data from an IoT device is relayed and transmitted to a base station includes a first transmitter that directly transmits acquired data to the base station, a second transmitter that transmits the data to a neighboring device by near-field communication to relay the data by the neighboring device and transmit the data to the base station, and a third transmitter that transmits, to the base station, communication cost bearer information representing that the user of the IoT device bears the communication cost of the data relayed by the neighboring device and transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Yamada, Akira Kamei, Masahiro Serizawa, Kyoji Hirata, Yumiko Okuyama, Satoshi Hasegawa, Masashi Shimoma
  • Patent number: 10624153
    Abstract: According to one configuration, an access point control resource receives channel allocation information indicating a change to allocation of channels in a wireless band currently used by multiple wireless access points to communicate with multiple communication devices in a network. The access point control resource uses the channel allocation information to identify a particular wireless channel (such as a de-allocated wireless channel) to be terminated from use by the multiple wireless access points. In accordance with the channel allocation information, when vacating use of the de-allocated channel, the access point control resource controls an order of terminating use of the particular wireless channel by the multiple wireless access points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Umamaheswar A. Kakinada, Arun Manroa, Rajesh Gangadhar, Praveen Srivastava
  • Patent number: 10613207
    Abstract: A method for analyzing an environment of a mobile terminal by emission of unique identification data associated with at least one lighting device, by a light-based communication of the at least one lighting device, and determination of location coordinates of the mobile terminal in accordance with the identification data collected using an optical sensing unit of the mobile terminal with respect to the at least one lighting device, on the basis of the stored location coordinates of the at least one lighting device, each correlated with a respective installation position of the at least one lighting device, wherein provision of a respective sensor signal by at least one environmental signal sensor, extraction of environmental data from the respective sensor signal, and storage of the environmental data in accordance with the location coordinates of the mobile terminal, causing existing environmental data to be updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Henry Feil, Florian Wildner
  • Patent number: 10616826
    Abstract: Provided is a method for a MCE transmitting a list of cells providing a SCPTM service in a wireless communication system. A MCE may receive a cell ID list from a MME and transmit the cell ID list received from the MME to a base station. The cell ID list transmitted to the base station and the cell ID list received from the MME may be identical. Provided is a method for a base station receiving a list of cells providing a SCPTM service in a wireless communication system. A base station may receive, from a MCE, a cell ID list received from a MME, and on the basis of the cell ID list received from the MCE, perform a SCPTM service. The cell ID list received from the MCE and the cell ID list received from the MME may be identical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Daewook Byun, Jian Xu
  • Patent number: 10602476
    Abstract: Determining an indoor or outdoor location of a mobile device. Particular embodiments described herein determine a geographic area of potential locations in which a mobile device resides, identify any buildings that occupy part of the geographic area, and determine if the mobile device does not reside inside any building, the mobile device resides inside a particular building from the identified buildings, or that one or more of the identified buildings are candidate buildings in which the mobile device may reside based on the geographic area and building footprints of the identified buildings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: NextNav, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Dormody, Badrinath Nagarajan, Arun Raghupathy
  • Patent number: 10575131
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, computer readable media, and other various embodiments are described for location management processes in wearable electronic devices. One embodiment involves pairing a client device with a wearable device, capturing a first client location fix at a first time using the first application and location circuitry of the client device. The client device then receives content from the wearable device, where the content is associated with a content capture time and location state data. The client device then updates a location based on the available data to reconcile the different sets of location data. In some embodiments, additional sensor data, such as data from an accelerometer, is used is used to determine which location data is more accurate for certain content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, John James Robertson, Antoine Ménard, Tamer El Calamawy
  • Patent number: 10560582
    Abstract: User identification information for identifying a user of a first terminal connecting to a communication network of a virtual communication operator via a communication network of a first communication operator is specified, and, based on the user identification information, charging for communication of the first terminal and charging for a service that the virtual communication operator is enabled to provide to the user identified by the user identification information are managed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Nakano, Satoru Ishii, Hideo Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 10560804
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of enabling device use is provided. The method includes receiving from a first user an indication of at least one geographic area. Location information of a second user corresponding to a mobile device is received. The location information of the second user and the at least one geographic area are compared, and at least one of an application on the mobile device and a functional component of the mobile device are enabled based on the comparison of the location information of the second user and the at least one geographic area. A computing system for enabling device use is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Location Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Hodges, Tasos Roumeliotis, Scott Hotes
  • Patent number: 10555230
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a V2X message sending method, apparatus, and system, and relate to the field of Internet of Vehicles. The method includes: obtaining, by a terminal, first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used for determining a first transmission resource pool; determining the first transmission resource pool based on the first configuration information; selecting a first transmission resource from the first transmission resource pool in a first transmission resource obtaining manner when a preset condition is met; and sending a V2X message by using the first transmission resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingchao Li, Zhenzhen Cao, Xiao Xiao
  • Patent number: 10555118
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for managing audio on a mobile device based on environmental factors. The method includes one or more processors determining that an audio-related task initiates on a mobile device. The method further includes determining whether a location of the mobile device is within a threshold proximity to a paired smart speaker. In response to determining that the location of the mobile device is within the threshold proximity, the method further includes determining a first set of environmental factors associated with a physical environment of the paired smart speaker based on data associated with the mobile device, the paired smart speaker, and the corresponding operating environment. The method further includes determining whether to transfer the audio-related task from the mobile device to the paired smart speaker based on analyzing of the first set of environmental factors in comparison to user preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Bostick, John M. Ganci, Jr., Martin G. Keen, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 10536833
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence IP-PBX system with mobile value-added services collaboratively operates a cloud server, an IP-PBX, and a master application (APP). The cloud server is provided with a payment module and a first registration module and provided to a user for uploading APP information edited by an APP developer and storing the APP information in a first database. The cloud server is used as an independent platform like the APP Store. The IP-PBX is provided with an AI mechanism that analyzes instant messages of users and performs a correlative comparison on the first database and a second database to calculate and show the list of optimal requirements. The master APP is installed in a host device and provided to the user for performing an instant messaging operation. The master APP uses a displaying unit to display the list of optimal requirements for utilization by users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventor: Charles Lap San Chan
  • Patent number: 10531297
    Abstract: An authentication method includes: receiving, by an authentication server, a second request from a terminal requesting to access a redirection address. The second request carries hardware information of the terminal, and the redirection address is obtained by the terminal from a proxy server in response to the terminal initiating a first request to a to-be-accessed address. The authentication server generates a first identification parameter according to the hardware information, and sends the first identification parameter to the terminal. The terminal initiates a third request used for authentication to the proxy server according to the first identification parameter. The authentication server receives a fourth request from the proxy server to verify validity of the first identification parameter, and informs the proxy server that the authentication request is approved when verification of the first identification parameter succeeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Fugen Wang
  • Patent number: 10531358
    Abstract: A system and method for routing IP-based messaging, voice and video calling, comprising detecting network parameters of a network that a device is connected to, detecting a location of the device and routing the call based on the network parameters and the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: RELIACE JIO INFOCOMM USA, INC.
    Inventors: Gautam G. Reddy, Matthew Oommen, Pallavur A. Sankaranaraynan, Chao Kan
  • Patent number: 10531296
    Abstract: A method for loading a subscription into an embedded security element of a system configured on a chip of a mobile end device, wherein the system comprises an application processor, a non-volatile memory and a secure processor. The application processor and the secure processor can access the non-volatile memory via a bus. In the process, the subscription is loaded by a provisioning service into the non-volatile memory, so that the secure processor can load the subscription from the memory and execute it. The provisioning service is executed by the secure processor and the subscription is loaded by the provisioning service into a region of the non-volatile memory readable and writeable only by the secure processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: GIESECK+DEVRIENT MOBILE SECURITY GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Baldischweiler, Claus Dietze
  • Patent number: 10528974
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, services, and platforms for prompting a user to respond to an offer on a mobile device. The disclosure enables Mobile Network Operators to create campaigns to target customers who are nearing the limit of their data plans, voice plans, SMS plans, and MMS plans. In some embodiments, the cloud server interacts with a client application to prompt the use of a mobile device to respond to an offer send in a campaign. The disclosure also provides embodiments to check to see if the user has opted out of receiving offers, or if a device can not execute a command, or if a threshold number of offers has already been sent. This disclosure also provides embodiments for authenticating third party account log-in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: OnePIN, Inc.
    Inventors: Feyzi Celik, Marcin Nowak
  • Patent number: 10531333
    Abstract: A communication technique of fusing a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with an Internet of things (IoT) technology and a system thereof are provided. The communication technique may be used for an intelligent service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or a connected car, health care, digital education, a retail business, a security and safety related service, or the like) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology. A method for defining media access control (MAC) sub-header structures suitable for a next generation mobile communication system and applying the MAC sub-header structures to provide a high data transmission rate and a low latency in the next generation mobile communication system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Donggun Kim, Soenghun Kim, Seungri Jin, Sangbum Kim, Gert-Jan Van Lieshout, Alexander Sayenko, Jaehyuk Jang
  • Patent number: 10524296
    Abstract: To provide a communication procedure such as an attach procedure suitable for a CIoT terminal. A method includes: a step of receiving an ATTACH ACCEPT message from a core network; a step of transmitting user data by using a radio bearer for transmitting and/or receiving a control message in a case that the ATTACH ACCEPT message does not include first identification information; and a step of establishing a Packet Data Network (PDN) connection and/or a radio bearer for user data transmission and/or reception and transmitting user data by using the Packet Data Network (PDN) connection and/or the radio bearer for user data transmission and/or reception, in a case that the ATTACH ACCEPT message includes the first identification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yudai Kawasaki, Masafumi Aramoto
  • Patent number: 10517027
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for efficiently communicating network connectivity information in a communications system are described. Two types of signals with different characteristics, e.g., long range synchronous beacons, e.g., LTE-D beacons, and short range asynchronous beacons, e.g., WiFi beacons, are used in combination to advertise network connectivity information and accelerate the acquisition of a routing path for a communications device to a device serving as a gateway for a infrastructure network. Reception of a first type signal triggers monitoring for a second type signal, and a received second type signal communicates information used to determine a communications path to a gateway device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: M87, Inc.
    Inventors: Tuan Ta, Vidur Bhargava