Patents Examined by Will W Lin
  • Patent number: 11596022
    Abstract: A base station central unit receives, from a base station distributed unit, assistance information comprising information of subsequent data for a small data transmission procedure of a wireless device. Based on the assistance information, the base station central unit sends, to the wireless device, a radio resource control release message or a radio resource control message indicating transition to a radio resource control connected state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
    Inventors: Kyungmin Park, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Taehun Kim, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Jinsook Ryu, Peyman Talebi Fard
  • Patent number: 11582663
    Abstract: Provided are a handover method and apparatus. The method includes following steps: a UE receives an RRC reconfiguration message sent by a source base station, where the RRC reconfiguration message includes a list of target cells for performing a conditional handover by the UE, information of each target cell in the list of the target cells for performing the conditional handover includes at least one of the following: frequency information of the target cell, a physical cell identifier of the target cell, a conditional handover command of the target cell generated by the target cell, or at least one piece of measurement configuration identifier information, and the at least one piece of measurement configuration identifier information is used for instructing an execution condition for the UE to perform a conditional handover in the target cell; and the UE performs a handover according to the RRC reconfiguration message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaojuan Shi, He Huang, Jing Liu
  • Patent number: 11582829
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. Aspects described herein provide techniques and apparatuses associated with synchronizing a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) release counter between a base station and a user equipment (UE). For example, the synchronization may be performed in connection with the UE entering a connected mode, the base station reconfiguring a PUR, and/or the like. By synchronizing the PUR release counter, misalignment of the PUR release counter between the UE and the base station may be reduced or eliminated. Reducing the misalignment of the PUR release counter reduces the occurrence of a premature release of a PUR, thus reducing UE interference and improving the likelihood of success of the UE's transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Umesh Phuyal, Mungal Singh Dhanda, Alberto Rico Alvarino, Le Liu, Ayan Sengupta
  • Patent number: 11576226
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for requesting an RRC connection and an apparatus supporting same. The method comprises the steps of: generating a message for an RRC connection request; generating a header including an indicator indicating a use relating to the RRC connection request of the generated message, and generating a medium access control protocol data unit (MAC PDU) including the generated message; and transmitting the generated MCA PDU to a base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Youngdae Lee, Bokyung Byun
  • Patent number: 11570844
    Abstract: A first base station receives, from a second base station, a request message indicating a small data transmission (SDT) procedure of a wireless device. The first base station sends, to the second base station, an indication that the first base station keeps a context of the wireless device. The first base station receives, from the wireless device via the second base station, uplink data associated with the SDT procedure. The first base station sends, to the second base station and based on completion of the SDT procedure, a radio resource control (RRC) release message for the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
    Inventors: Taehun Kim, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Kyungmin Park, Jinsook Ryu, Peyman Talebi Fard
  • Patent number: 11570836
    Abstract: A wireless device receives, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message comprising a first logical channel configuration for transmission of data of a first logical channel in an RRC connected state. The wireless device receives, from the base station, an RRC release message comprising a second logical channel configuration for transmission of data of a second logical channel in an RRC inactive state or an RRC idle state, wherein the second logical channel configuration comprises an allowed configured grant list indicating that the data of the second logical channel is mapped to a configured grant configuration, of a configured grant, for transmission in the RRC inactive state or the RRC idle state. The wireless device transmits, while in the RRC inactive state or the RRC idle state, to the base station, the data of the second logical channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
    Inventors: Taehun Kim, Kyungmin Park, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Jinsook Ryu, Peyman Talebi Fard
  • Patent number: 11564279
    Abstract: A method of operating a first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes performing an access stratum (AS) configuration procedure with a second UE by the first UE, and transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) message to a base station (BS) based on failure of the AS configuration procedure by the first UE. The RRC message includes information about a destination identifier (ID) of a unicast link related to the failure of the AS configuration procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Giwon Park, Laeyoung Kim, Hanbyul Seo
  • Patent number: 11553064
    Abstract: A method at an Access and mobility Management Function (AMF) for facilitating a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session procedure for a User Equipment (UE) in a 5th Generation System (5GS) network, wherein the 5GS network is interworking with an Evolved Packet System (EPS) network, and a Packet Data Network Gateway Control plane Function+Session Management Function (PGW-C+SMF) supporting the interworking is selected for managing the PDU session. The method comprises determining whether the PDU session supports interworking with the EPS network, based on at least one of a capability of the UE and a subscription data of the UE; and sending an indication which indicates whether the PDU session supports interworking with the EPS network to the PGW-C+SMF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Juying Gan, Yunjie Lu, Gang Ren, Wu Wang
  • Patent number: 11553546
    Abstract: Methods and systems for Radio Access Network (RAN) aggregation of multiple Radio Access Technologies (RATs). A method disclosed herein includes aggregating the RATs at a RAN level to provide at least one User Equipment (UE) with multi-connectivity. The method further includes enabling at least one Centralized unit (gNodeB-CU) within at least one RAN node to uniformly control Distributed Units (DUs) of different RATs (5G New Radio (NR) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) RATs). The method further includes enabling the at least one gNB-CU to control the at least one UE and allow the at least one UE to connect with an additional RAT irrespective of an initial RAT, the UE is connected to. The method further includes controlling WLAN Access Point (AP) as a 5G distributed unit (gNB-DU).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY
    Inventors: Abhay Karandikar, Prasanna Chaporkar, Pranav Kumar Jha, Akshatha Nayak M.
  • Patent number: 11546906
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for switching control beams in multi-link systems using new radio (NR) technology multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) techniques. A user equipment (UE) may obtain a configuration from a base station (BS) comprising at least one first pattern of beams to monitor when performing a beam recovery procedure, communicate using beamforming, with the BS, via an active transmit and receive beam pair, determine a beam failure of the active transmit and receive beam pair, and monitor the beams according to the first pattern in response to the beam failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Makesh Pravin John Wilson, Tao Luo, Sony Akkarakaran, Xiao Feng Wang, Sumeeth Nagaraja
  • Patent number: 11528229
    Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for enhanced network communication for use in higher performance applications including storage, high performance computing (HPC) and Ethernet-based fabric interconnects. In some embodiments, a network controller may include a transmitter circuit configured to transmit packets on a plurality of virtual lanes (VLs), the VLs associated with a defined VL priority and an allocated share of network bandwidth. The network controller may also include a bandwidth monitor module configured to measure bandwidth consumed by the packets and an arbiter module configured to adjust the VL priority based on a comparison of the measured bandwidth to the allocated share of network bandwidth. The transmitter circuit may be further configured to transmit the packets based on the adjusted VL priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Albert S. Cheng, Thomas D. Lovett, Michael A. Parker
  • Patent number: 11522856
    Abstract: A system for selecting an electronic communication pathway from a pool of potential pathways. The system includes a network communication routing hub operating on at least a server wherein the network communication routing hub selects an electronic communication pathway from a plurality of electronic communication pathways. The at least a server is configured to include an authorization module wherein the authorization module is configured to authenticate each device of the plurality of remote devices. The system includes a pathway selection module operating on the at least a server wherein the pathway selection module is configured to select based on a pathway probability variable a pathway from the plurality of electronic communication pathways and transmit an outgoing communication over the selected pathway to a remote device of the plurality of remote devices associated with the selected pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Johann Donikian
  • Patent number: 11523259
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for exchanging real-time data between vehicle systems by receiving, at a first source system, a request for data from a requestor and, based on determining that the first source system does not have all requested data, querying an operations center for missing data. Then, based on determining that the operations center does not have all missing data, the operations center is queried for a list comprising candidate source systems. Upon identifying a next source system from the list, the next source system is queried for missing data, and the next source system is removed from the list. Based on whether the next source system has all missing data, either all missing data is transmitted to the requestor, or, the process of finding and querying for the missing data is iteratively performed until all missing data is received or the list is empty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E Flasher, Nayyar Azam Khan Rao, Robert Pickell, Charles Dairman, Justin Schassler, Paramjit Kaur, Carol Rogers, Anup Raje
  • Patent number: 11516340
    Abstract: Methods and systems for replaying buffered audio of a telephone call are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for replaying buffered audio of a telephone call, comprises buffering audio data associated with a telephone call when a quality of an established data connection decreases below a first threshold quality measure; playing the buffered audio data from the buffer; determining the quality of the established data connection exceeds a second threshold quality measure; and replaying the audio data from the buffer, wherein replaying the audio comprises modifying the playback rate of the buffered audio data during playback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Vonage America LLC
    Inventors: Sagi Iltus, Eli Birger
  • Patent number: 11516877
    Abstract: A wireless communication system allows the movement of a carriage or an automated conveyance vehicle to which a plurality of slave wireless device and a plurality of appliances are provided. A master control unit of a master wireless device uses a master communication unit to transmit a cut-off request signal to a slave wireless device deviating from a communication-target region. If a slave communication unit receives the cut-off request signal, a slave control unit of the slave wireless device cuts off a wireless connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Aki, Norimasa Ozaki
  • Patent number: 11510261
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for wireless communication, and particularly for address translation during multi-link operation in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The method may include establishing one or more wireless communication links with a station (STA) including a first wireless communication link. The method may include receiving, via the first wireless communication link, a first frame including a first address field that includes a first link media access control (MAC) address associated with the STA. The method may include determining that the STA is associated with a first network MAC address. The method may include removing the first link MAC address from the first address field of the first frame, and inserting the first network MAC address of the STA in a second address field of the first frame. The method may include transmitting the first frame to a first local area network (LAN) device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sai Yiu Duncan Ho, George Cherian, Abhishek Pramod Patil
  • Patent number: 11510268
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for discarding a buffered data in a wireless communication system is described. A central unit (CU) user plane (UP) of a gNB receives a buffered data discard indication from a CU-control plane (CU-CP) of the gNB, and discards buffered data for a user equipment (UE) based on the buffered data discard indication. Even after discarding the buffered data, UE context is still kept. The CU-CP is a logical node constituting the gNB that hosts a radio resource control (RRC) protocol and a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP)-C protocol, and the CU-UP is a logical node constituting the gNB that hosts a PDCP-U protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seokjung Kim, Jian Xu, Daewook Byun
  • Patent number: 11503667
    Abstract: A method for handling multi-access (MA) Protocol data unit (PDU) session release is proposed. An MA PDU session uses one 3GPP access network or one non-3GPP access network at a time, or simultaneously one 3GPP access network and one non-3GPP access network. Upon receiving a PDU session release command message including an access type, the user equipment (UE) transmits a PDU session release complete message or a 5G session management (5GSM) status message to the 5G system (5GS). In addition, the UE determines the user plane resources of the MA PDU session on the access indicated in the access type as released, or determines the MA PDU session as released, depending on the access indicated in the access type and the access(es) over which the user plane resources of the MA PDU session are established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: MediaTek INC.
    Inventor: Chien-Chun Huang-Fu
  • Patent number: 11483887
    Abstract: An apparatus (e.g., a station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN)), receives, from an access point (AP), a frame comprising a multi-link configuration information element (IE) that indicates one or more enabled links as a subset of one or more supported links for a traffic identifier (TID). Accordingly, the apparatus transmits, to the AP, data over at least one of the one or more enabled links corresponding to the TID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongho Seok, James Chih-Shi Yee
  • Patent number: 11470676
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided to avoid unintended UE state transition, and the risk of packet loss due to unintended UE state transition is reduced. The methods and apparatuses are also provided to avoid unintended BWP switching, and the risk of packet loss due to unintended BWP switching is reduced. A device (e.g., UE) is configured by a network node through a signaling with a functionality, wherein the functionality is associated with a timer. The device receives a package, wherein the package contains one or more payload, and the payload is mapped to a logical channel, wherein the logical channel is used for multicast and/or broadcast service, and the device starts or restarts the timer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventor: I-Jen Chen