Patents Examined by Weibin Huang
  • Patent number: 11564162
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to an access point (AP) that can via up from power save mode via a including Bluetooth low energy (BLE) system-on-chip (SoC) within the AP. The AP can include a power source, a power reset logic component in communication with the power source, a BLE SoC, a processor, and a non-transitory memory resource instructions executable by the processor that signals the AP is in a power save mode, receives an indication, via the BLE SoC, to wake up the AP, and wake up, via the BLE SoC, the AP in response to receiving the indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Berend Dunsbergen, Kannan Konath, Mohd Shahnawaz Siraj
  • Patent number: 11552696
    Abstract: A relay station includes a beam formation unit capable of emitting multiple beams to multiple respective emission areas. The beam formation unit forms clusters each from two or more of the emission areas, and emits the beams based on assignment information indicating which slot is assigned to which of the emission areas on a per cluster basis. One emission area belongs to multiple clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigenori Tani, Katsuyuki Motoyoshi
  • Patent number: 11546269
    Abstract: This application provides a scheduling method and an apparatus. The method includes: determining, by an application processor, a type of a to-be-sent data packet, and putting, by the application processor, the to-be-sent data packet into a quality of service QoS data flow corresponding to the type of the to-be-sent data packet, where the type of the to-be-sent data packet is a GBR type or a non-GBR type; and scheduling, by the application processor, a to-be-sent data packet in a QoS data flow corresponding to the GBR type to send the to-be-sent data packet to a modem in a terminal in which the application processor is located, and after determining that a data transmission rate requirement of the GBR type is met, scheduling, by the application processor, a to-be-sent data packet in a QoS data flow corresponding to the non-GBR type to send the to-be-sent data packet to the modem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiwu Liu, Yanbing Li
  • Patent number: 11546801
    Abstract: An apparatus which is able to communicate based on at least two communication methods, wherein each communication method is configured to communicate with access networks by using at least one subflow, acquires (S41) information from at least one of the communication methods for at least one of the subflows and provides (S42) the information to a subflow control entity at a higher layer of the apparatus. Based on the information, the subflow control entity evaluates (S43) whether a change will occur in the at least one of the subflows. In case the change is evaluated to occur in the at least one of the subflows, the subflow control entity evaluates (S44) when the change will occur, and evaluates (S45) whether the change evaluated to occur impacts a specific requirement of delivering packets by using the at least one of the subflows. In case the change is evaluated to impact the specific requirement, the subflow control entity changes (S46) usage of the subflows for delivering packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Troels Emil Kolding, Frank Frederiksen, Daniela Laselva, Jeroen Wigard
  • Patent number: 11528646
    Abstract: A method for forwarding downlink packets based on S1 handover is provided. The method includes: numbering a packet not processed by using PDCP according to a message that comprises PDCP Serial Number (SN) information if downlink packets to be forwarded include the packet not processed by using PDCP; and sending the downlink packets to the UE according to the PDCP SN corresponding to the packet included in the downlink packets. A method for forwarding uplink packets based on S1 handover is disclosed. The method includes: receiving state report information of the packet sent by the target eNodeB; and sending the packet according to the state report information of the packet. Another method for forwarding downlink packets based on S1 handover and an eNodeB are disclosed. Through the embodiments of the present disclosure, the packets are forwarded without loss in the case of S1 handover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ying Huang
  • Patent number: 11516795
    Abstract: A method for managing a wireless communication between user equipment (UE) by a UE in a communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a base station (BS), a first signalling message to configure a report of assistance information for the wireless communication related to a vehicular service; transmitting, to the BS, the assistance information based on the first signalling message, wherein the assistance information comprises at least one of a period and timing offset of a data arrival and a data size; receiving, from the BS, a second signalling message comprising at least two semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configurations for the wireless communication based on the assistance information; and performing the wireless communication with radio resources corresponding to the at least two semi-persistent SPS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventors: Neha Sharma, Fasil Abdul Latheef
  • Patent number: 11516134
    Abstract: This application discloses a method for controlling traffic in a packet-based network. In the method, after receiving a control packet from a transmit end, an intermediate node between the transmit end and the receive end sends a control packet at the head of a first control queue based on first duration, wherein the first duration is obtained based on a committed burst size (CBS) and a first committed information rate (CIR), and the intermediate node is configured to send a packet of a first transmit end to a first receive end in the packet-based network. After sending the control packet in the control queue, the intermediate node sends a first data packet set at the head of a data queue based on the sent control packet, wherein the first data packet set comprises C data packets, and C is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guoping Li, Tingqiu Yuan, Boyan Tu, Tao Ma
  • Patent number: 11510088
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing measurement results for early measurement in a wireless communication system is provided. A wireless device receives, from a network, measurement configuration for early measurement, wherein the measurement configuration includes 1) a first frequency group for a first Radio Access Technology (RAT), and 2) a second frequency group for a second RAT. A wireless device transmits a measurement report including the measurements results of only one of the first frequency group and the second frequency group. A wireless device discards the stored measurement results of the other one of the first frequency group and the second frequency group which are not transmitted to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Oanyong Lee, Sunghoon Jung, Jongwoo Hong
  • Patent number: 11496397
    Abstract: Techniques for reducing network congestion are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving, by a computing device, a packet from a sender over a network; retrieving, by the computing device, congestion information; inserting, by the computing device, congestion data representing the congestion information into a header option of the packet to generate an augmented packet; transmitting, by the computing device, the augmented packet to a receiver; receiving, by the computing device, a response packet, the response packet including the congestion data; and transmitting, by the computing device, the response packet to the sender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Li, Haim S. Ner, Bjorn Olof Erland Kalderen, Kevin J. Marnik
  • Patent number: 11489773
    Abstract: Methods and devices for processing packets with reduced data stalls are provided. The method comprises: (a) receiving a packet comprising a header portion and a payload portion, wherein the header portion is used to generate a packet header vector; (b) producing a table result by performing packet match operations, wherein the table result is generated based at least in part on the packet header vector and data stored in a match table; (c) receiving, at a match processing unit, the table result and an address of a set of instructions associated with the match table; and (d) performing, by the match processing unit, one or more actions in response to the set of instructions until completion of the instructions, wherein the one or more actions comprise modifying the header portion, updating memory based data structure or initiating an event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Pensando Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Brian Galles, David Clear
  • Patent number: 11490272
    Abstract: Systems and methods for Radio Access Network dynamic functional splits are de-scribed. In one embodiment, a method may be disclosed for Radio Access Network dynamic functional splits, comprising: determining, by a user for a RAN, a first split of different functionalities between a central Unit (CU) and a Distributed Unit (DU), the functionalities including a Radio Resource Controller (RRC), a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP), a Radio Link Control (RLC); a Medium Access control (MAC), a Physical Layer (PHY), and a Radio Frequency Unit (RF); and wherein the system is able to provide different splits of the functionalities based on factors such as user count, fronthaul capacity, fronthaul usage, required baseband processing capacity, and latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Babak Jafarian, Praneet Chivate
  • Patent number: 11483118
    Abstract: A method of receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a reference signal in a wireless communication system. The method includes: receiving downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling downlink data in a first transmission time interval (TTI); acquiring, from the DCI, information related to whether the reference signal is included in the first TTI in which the downlink data is scheduled; and receiving, in the first TTI, the reference signal for the first TTI based on the information related to whether the reference signal is included in the first TTI. The method further includes, based on the downlink data scheduled to be repeatedly transmitted in the first TTI and at least one second TTI: receiving, in each of the at least one second TTI, a reference signal for the each of the at least one second TTI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyuhwan Kwak, Seungmin Lee, Yunjung Yi, Hyunho Lee
  • Patent number: 11477700
    Abstract: A method of operating a mobile communications network including a plurality of base stations and a base station for a mobile communications network, wherein the base station includes a plurality of transmitters, a plurality of receivers and a processor, is disclosed. Each transmitter is configured to transmit radio signals to a plurality of mobile terminals. Each receiver is configured to receive radio signals from a plurality of mobile terminals. The processor is configured to serve a mobile terminal via the transmitter over multicast/broadcast across a radio link; receive information from the mobile terminal being served by the transmitter, in which the information derives from signal quality of a multicast/broadcast serving signal received at the mobile terminal from the transmitter; and provide to the mobile terminal first instructions based on a first comparison of the quality of the multicast/broadcast serving signal received at the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Richard MacKenzie, Zaid Al-Daher, Michael Fitch
  • Patent number: 11469940
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide various techniques for beam recovery. For example, a method for wireless communication by a network entity may include providing configuration information to a user equipment (UE) indicating a sequence of target beams and timing information to try each target beam in the sequence, and attempting to communicate with the UE using one or more of the target beams according to the timing information, in response to a beam failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sumeeth Nagaraja, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11463210
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to wirelessly communicating information by embedding that information in a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequence. In some examples disclosed herein, a DMRS sequence may be configured to communicate uplink control information (UCI) in an uplink (UL) communication. Other aspects, configurations, and features are also claimed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sony Akkarakaran, Tao Luo
  • Patent number: 11456960
    Abstract: A method of network data transmission is implemented by a computer device, and includes: defining every data packet to be generated by a specific application program as belonging to a direct data packet; defining every data packet to be generated by other application programs as belonging to a controlled data packet; determining which one of the direct data packet and the controlled data packet a data packet belongs to; and when it is determined that the data packet belongs to the direct data packet, transmitting the data packet, and delaying transmission of another data packet which is determined as belonging to the controlled data packet and which is received later than the data packet that is determined as belonging to the direct data packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: JOTUN TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Shun-Yuan Yang, Ming-Hsun Wu, Wei-Teng Tai
  • Patent number: 11452083
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of receiving a downlink signal, which is received by a user equipment in a wireless communication system, includes the steps of receiving a TxPowerResourceConfigList for a user equipment which is not configured with a transmission mode 10 and one or more zeroTxPowerResourceConfigLists and receiving a DCI (downlink control channel) including a PRI (PDSCH RE mapping indicator). In this case, the user equipment can recognize whether a PDSCH (physical downlink shared channel) is mapped to REs (resource elements) to which a CSI-RS is transmittable using the one or more zeroTxPowerResourceConfigLists and the PRI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kijun Kim, Jonghyun Park
  • Patent number: 11438928
    Abstract: A communication device includes a radio transceiver and a processor. The radio transceiver is configured to transmit or receive wireless signals and includes a collision detection device. The collision detection device is configured to detect energy in a wireless communication channel during a first time interval before a packet is transmitted by the radio transceiver and accordingly generate a detection result. The first time interval covers a period of time for the radio transceiver to switch from a receiving state to a transmitting state. The processor is configured to adjust at least one transmission parameter according to the detection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Wei-Hsuan Chang, Shau-Yu Cheng, Cheng-Deom Hasio, Tsung-Chun Cheng
  • Patent number: 11432271
    Abstract: Disclosed is an information transmission method. In the method, an RS symbol is placed at beginning of a PUCCH, UCI symbols are placed after the RS symbol in the PUCCH, and the PUCCH is transmitted. Also disclosed is an information transmission apparatus and computer readable storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Hua Xu
  • Patent number: 11425557
    Abstract: Systems and methods include obtaining monitored messages between a Mobility Management Entity (MME) and a Serving Gateway (SGW) in a 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) system; detecting base stations that are gNodeB base stations based on the monitored messages; and storing the detected gNodeB base stations in a database of known gNodeB base stations in the 5G NSA system. The systems and methods can include identifying a bearer as utilizing 5G Radio Access Technology based on a presence of an address associated with the detected gNodeB base stations in the database of known gNodeB base stations. The systems and methods can further include identifying a bearer as utilizing 4G Radio Access Technology based on a lack of the presence of the address in the database of known gNodeB base stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: EXFO Solutions SAS
    Inventors: Antoine Vallée, Francois Daunay