Patents Examined by William D. Cumming
  • Patent number: 11870782
    Abstract: Management of hosted channel membership of a communication platform is described. A request can be received from a first client of a first user, associated with a first organization, of the group-based communication platform, wherein the request is to associate a second user, associated with a second organization, with a communication channel of the first organization. An invitation to join the communication channel can be sent to a second client of the second user. In response to receiving an indication of an acceptance of the invitation, the second user can be associated with the communication channel. A request can be received from the second client to associate other user(s) associated with the second organization with the communication channel and the other user(s) can be associated with the communication channel based at least in part on permission(s) associated with the communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Ilan Frank, Shanan Delp, Michael Demmer, Sri Vasamsetti, Neha Sharma
  • Patent number: 11864092
    Abstract: Techniques for performance measurements related to application triggering and short message service (SMS) over non-access stratum (NAS) including obtaining raw performance measurements from one or more network functions in a wireless communication network, the one or more network functions including at least one of a network exposure function (NEF) or an access and mobility management function (AMF), and generating performance measurements for the one or more network functions based on the raw performance measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yizhi Yao, Joey Chou
  • Patent number: 11863968
    Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards user equipment geolocation. Network measurement data associated with user equipment can be separated into static periods in which the user equipment was not moving, and moving periods in which the user equipment was moving. Static location processing can be applied to determine static locations from the static period network measurements, and moving location processing can be applied to determine moving locations from the moving period network measurements. Resulting static location information and moving location information can then be merged in order to improve the accuracy of both the static and the moving location information. The enhanced accuracy location information can be stored and used for any desired application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Jie Chen, Wenjie Zhao, Abraham George
  • Patent number: 11856415
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided that use lower-layer signalling, for example Layer 1 (L1) and/or Layer 2 (L2), as a part of mobility beam management. A method for performing inter-cell mobility management may include receiving, by a user equipment (UE) from a network, higher-layer signaling that includes configuration information for a plurality of mobility beam management reference signals (MBM-RSs) enabling the UE to measure MBM-RSs transmitted by at least one base station in the network. In addition the UE may receive from the network, lower-layer signaling include additional information relating to monitoring for a mobility beam MBM event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aman Jassal, Xi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11856489
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for processing uplink broadcast or multicast (“broadcast/multicast”) packets from a user equipment (UE) and distributing the broadcast/multicast packets to other UEs in a network. In some aspects, a UE may receive, from a base station, a downlink packet comprising broadcast or multicast (broadcast/multicast) Ethernet data for a protocol data unit (PDU) session of the UE with a data network (DN) associated with the base station, determining whether the downlink packet corresponds to an uplink packet previously transmitted to the base station by the UE, discarding the downlink packet for the PDU session based on determining that the UE previously transmitted the corresponding uplink packet comprising the broadcast/multicast Ethernet data for the PDU session to the base station, and processing the downlink packet for the PDU session based on determining that the UE did not previously transmit the corresponding uplink packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Vinay Joseph, Rajat Prakash, Peerapol Tinnakornsrisuphap, Fatih Ulupinar
  • Patent number: 11855708
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for determining quality of experience (QoE) for wireless communications are described. One technique involves transmitting a QoE support message to an access point (AP) within an access network. The QoE support message queries whether the AP supports providing key performance indicators (KPI(s)) indicative of QoE provided by the access network. An indication of whether the AP supports providing the KPI(s) is received in response to the QoE support message. The KPI(s) are received when the AP supports providing the KPI(s). A determination is made whether to communicate with the AP based at least in part on the KPI(s). Communications are then performed in accordance with the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Henry, Robert E. Barton, Nagendra Kumar Nainar, Carlos M. Pignataro, Bart A. Brinckman
  • Patent number: 11852739
    Abstract: There is provided a method for providing Observed Time Difference of Arrival (OTDOA) Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) measurements from a wireless device to a location server. The method includes sending, from the wireless node to the location server, a capability to support OTDOA location measurements using multipath RSTD, receiving, at the wireless node, a request for OTDOA location measurements using multipath RSTD, from the location server. The method includes receiving, at the wireless node, assistance data providing details of required OTDOA location measurements using multipath RSTD from the location server, receiving, at the wireless node, a signal from an RSTD reference cell and a neighbor cell. The method includes observing, at the wireless node, a time difference between the received signals thereby obtaining the required OTDOA location measurements using multipath RSTD and sending the required OTDOA location measurements using multipath RSTD from the wireless node to the location server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Henrik Ryden, Sara Modarres Razavi, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Kai-Erik Sunell
  • Patent number: 11844008
    Abstract: A method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station are provided for wireless communication. The UE receives a target radio signal in a first frequency-domain resource, transmits a first radio signal, monitors a second radio signal in a first time window, and monitors a third radio signal in a first time-domain resource in the first frequency-domain resource. A channel measurement for the target radio signal is used for triggering a transmission of the first radio signal; the first radio signal is used for determining a multiantenna related transmission of the third radio signal; the first radio signal is related to a multiantenna related reception of the third radio signal; the second radio signal is used for determining the first time-domain resource, or, the second radio signal is used for determining that the first radio signal is correctly received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Xiaobo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11843967
    Abstract: An electronic device provides low latency communication for an extended reality service. Based on a first value of quality of service (QoS) requested by an extended reality (XR) application stored in the electronic device, a first communication connection corresponding to the first value for receiving data regarding an XR service from an XR server is established. Based on a change of a value of the QoS from the first value to a second value, the first communication connection is maintained, and a second communication connection corresponding to the second value is established. Data regarding the XR service from the XR server is received via the second communication connection. The second communication connection can be a radio access technology (RAT) different from the first communication connection and/or a bearer different from the first communication connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seonik Seong, Songyean Cho, Chaeman Lim
  • Patent number: 11838839
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide solutions for provisioning vehicle-to-everything (V2X) policy and parameters to a user equipment (UE). A UE may generate a registration request to register with a wireless network. The registration request may include a first indication of a V2X policy provisioning request. The UE processes a message from a policy control function (PCF) including either a current V2X policy and corresponding parameters or a second indication that the PCF does not support V2X provisioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Changhong Shan
  • Patent number: 11838973
    Abstract: A master node (MN) that determines a manner of a protocol data unit (PDU) session to be served, wherein the manner of the PDU session includes a split PDU session between the MN and a secondary node (SN) or a whole PDU session served by the MN, generates a request message to be transmitted to the SN to setup PDU session resources on the SN based on the manner of the PDU session is to be served and indicates, to the SN, the manner of the PDU session to be served. A SN that receives, from a MN, a request message to setup PDU session resources, determines a manner of the PDU session to be served, and sets up the PDU session resources on the SN, based on at least the manner of the PDU session to be served.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jaemin Han, Feng Yang, Alexander Sirotkin, Sudeep Palat
  • Patent number: 11825407
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a frequency and network slice selection service is provided. The service may configure network slices at a cell level which may include carrier frequencies or bands that may be ranked in terms of preference for a network slice. The service may provide frequency/band-network slice information to end devices via system information block and radio resource control messages. End devices may perform a cell search procedure and use other criteria to select and establish a network slice connection via a frequency/band of a network slice and in accordance with the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jignesh S. Panchal, Vishwanath Ramamurthi
  • Patent number: 11825501
    Abstract: Various radio resource management techniques may be implemented to reduce in-device coexistence issues and/or interference between a Uu link established between a mobile device (first UE) and a base station (first NB), and a sidelink/PC5 link established between the first UE and another mobile device (second UE), where the second UE is served by a different base station (second NB). The first UE may receive, from the first NB, measurement configuration information that enables/configures the first UE to report to the NB any indication(s) of issues caused by communications between the first UE and the second UE over the PC5 link affecting communications between the first UE and the first NB over the Uu link, and/or communications over the Uu link affecting communications over the PC5 link. The first NB may analyze the feedback from the first UE and may implement mitigation measures to reduce/eliminate any interference and/or in-device-coexistence issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Srirang A. Lovlekar, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Fangli Xu, Yuqin Chen, Haijing Hu, Srinivasan Nimmala, Longda Xing, Dawei Zhang, Sree Ram Kodali
  • Patent number: 11812366
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking mobile devices are provided. One system comprises at least one processor and memory storing code which when executed by the at least one processor configure the at least one processor to perform a method of tracking a mobile device. The method comprises receiving broadcasting an IMSI message, receiving an IMSI attach request message from a mobile device, and identifying the mobile device within a location area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: TRESPASS TRACKER LTD.
    Inventors: Joel Roberto Sotomayor, Idris Soule Alaofe
  • Patent number: 11812516
    Abstract: A user apparatus that performs communications with a base station apparatus by using a first RAT and a second RAT is provided. The user apparatus includes: a reception unit configured to receive, from the base station apparatus, first information indicating bands used for candidates of band combinations supported by the user apparatus; a generation unit configured to, based on the first information, generate terminal capability information including second information that includes a list including, at the beginning of the list, a band combination including a band used in the first RAT and a band used in the second RAT; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the generated terminal capability information to the base station apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC
    Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari
  • Patent number: 11805133
    Abstract: A method for managing wireless device communications including establishing active, persistent, and repetitive communications with a wireless device operating in a coverage area of a local wireless network. In an example, the local wireless network is an overlay to a portion of a macro wireless network. The repetitive communications include placing a call to the wireless device, completing a call connection to the wireless device, sending a message to the wireless device, receiving and processing a response to the message from the wireless device, and persistently repeating a call function of the placing a call, completing a connection, sending a response, and receiving and processing the response until a specified termination event. In an example, the termination event is a power off of the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Tecore, Inc.
    Inventor: Jay Salkini
  • Patent number: 11800357
    Abstract: A wireless communications system that creates a mobile overlay to a portion of an existing wireless communications network includes an intelligent network access controller with a processor and a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing a program of machine instructions, the controller coupled to radio frequency hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Tecore, Inc.
    Inventor: Jay Salkini
  • Patent number: 11785622
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus, and a corresponding wireless communication method and computer-readable medium, where the electronic apparatus for wireless communication includes a processing circuit which is configured to: determine a first position range of a user equipment on the basis of first measurement information from the user equipment and regarding first beam scanning; when the first position range is lower than a predetermined accuracy requirement, determine adjustment of a beam configuration on the basis of the first position range; and determine a second position range of the user equipment on the basis of second measurement information from the user equipment and regarding second beam scanning performed by means of the adjusted beam configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Xu, Yucheng Wang, Wenbo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11771059
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for tracking near-field communication (NFC)-enabled animals with a portable computing device (PCD) (i.e. mobile phone) may include providing an NFC-tag comprising memory in which the memory contains a unique identifier. The NFC-tag may be coupled to an animal and then the NFC-tag may be scanned with the PCD. A tag identification server may determine if data from the NFC-tag exists in a database and then transmits an animal production facility identifier and one or more animal records associated with data from the NFC-tag from the tag identification server if the data from the NFC-tag exists in the database. Access to a secure memory area on the portable computing device containing a complete set of animal records for an entire animal facility may be granted if the software identifier matches the animal production facility identifier received from the tag identification server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ANIMAL HEALTH USA INC.
    Inventor: Pierre-Emmanuel Deliou
  • Patent number: 11765739
    Abstract: In methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications, a user equipment (UE) may receive a downlink control information (DCI) block including DCI for a set of transport blocks scheduled for the UE, the DCI including a set of fields. The UE may decode the DCI block to obtain the DCI for the set of transport blocks, where at least two fields of the downlink control information are jointly decoded according to an encoding scheme, and where each possible output of the encoding scheme corresponds to a jointly valid combination of the at least two fields. The UE may receive the set of transport blocks from a base station based on the DCI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ayan Sengupta, Alberto Rico Alvarino, Le Liu