Patents Examined by William D. Cumming
  • Patent number: 11350385
    Abstract: A paging failure processing method, an access network device, and a core network device are provided. The method includes: in a case in which downlink data of a terminal device needs to be transmitted, an access network device determines that a paging initiated by the access network to the terminal device failed; and the access network device transmits first indication information to a core network device, the first indication information being used for indicating that the paging initiated by the access network device to the terminal device failed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Jianhua Liu
  • Patent number: 11343748
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for maintaining network information. A method for operating a base station (BS) in a wireless communication network includes receiving a neighbor discovery signal block (NDSB) from a neighbor BS in the wireless communication network, generating measurement information based on the NDSB, and generating a path metric for the neighbor BS based on the generated measurement information. The method further includes determining whether the neighbor BS as an interferer neighbor BS based on comparison of the path metric to a threshold and updating network information maintained at the BS based on the determination of whether the neighbor BS is the interferer neighbor BS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Vishnu Vardhan Ratnam, Jeongho Jeon, Joonyoung Cho
  • Patent number: 11337275
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electronic device comprises: at least one communication processor configured to support first network communication and second network communication, wherein the at least one communication processor is configured to: receive a measurement command of at least one parameter associated with the second network communication based on the first network communication, identify whether a network communication other than the first network communication and the second network communication is activated, and based on identifying that the other network communication is activated, skip measurement on the at least one parameter associated with the second network communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yungyu Bae, Jiyoung Cha
  • Patent number: 11337139
    Abstract: Method and apparatus relating to determining the services exempted from being blocked when accessing a communication system based on the one or more access network of different technology type supported by a wireless device are provided. The method is performed at the wireless device that supports more than one access network technology type (3GPP, non-3GPP) and comprises obtaining on a per access network technology type, one or more list of services exempted from being blocked when accessing the system using a particular access network type and providing to the communication system over each access network used by the wireless device, information indicating an activity status related to exempting services from being blocked in accordance with the technology type of each of the supported access network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: George Foti, Ralf Keller
  • Patent number: 11330407
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the embodiments, a base station device in a wireless communication system including a terminal device and a base station device that is wirelessly connected to the terminal device and transmits signals to the terminal device, the base station device includes, an acquirer which acquires a first version of a signal format corresponding to the terminal device, and a transmitter that transmits, to the terminal device, difference information relating to a signal used for a different purpose from a purpose of a signal of a second version corresponding to the base station device when the first version differs from the second version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenji Suda, Toshiro Sawamoto
  • Patent number: 11330655
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may include a first subscriber identity module corresponding to a first cellular network, a second subscriber identity module corresponding to a second cellular network, a wireless communication circuit, and a processor. The processor may be is configured to: perform data communication with the first cellular network that supports EUTRA NR dual connectivity (EN-DC) using first identity information of the first subscriber identity module, via the wireless communication circuit; detect an activity that triggers data communication via the second cellular network; and in response to the detection of the activity, perform a process of connecting data communication with the second cellular network using second identify information of the second subscriber identity module via the wireless communication circuit, and maintain support of an EN-DC of a UE capability associated with the first cellular network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sanghyun Lee, Jungmin Oh, Kyungwon Lee
  • Patent number: 11330414
    Abstract: Techniques for device to device (D2D) wireless communication are provided. In an aspect, a first user equipment (UE) receives device-to-device (D2D) information from a second user equipment (UE). The first UE determines whether the first UE is within a threshold range from the second UE based on the D2D information. Application layer processing is enabled for a message in the D2D information, if the first UE is within the threshold range. The message is blocked from the application layer, if the first UE is not within the threshold range from the second UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard Reid Hovey, Hong Cheng, Dan Vassilovski
  • Patent number: 11323906
    Abstract: A method for terminal measurement and configuration, a terminal and a base station are provided. The method for terminal measurement and configuration applied to the terminal includes: detecting a state parameter of the terminal; and obtaining measurement configuration information configured based on the state parameter. The method for terminal measurement and configuration applied to the base station includes: obtaining a state parameter of a terminal; and feeding back measurement configuration information to the terminal based on the state parameter. Therefore, the measurement configuration information configured based on the state parameter of the terminal is obtained, and more control optimization on the behavior of the terminal can be performed according to the measurement configuration information. Thus, power consumption of the terminal is saved in a communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li Chen, Fei Qin
  • Patent number: 11324063
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a user equipment, UE, in a suspended state in a Radio Access Network, RAN, in response to expiration of a first timer, transmits (1910) an RRCResumeRequest message. The UE receives (1920) a reject message in response to the RRCResumeRequest message. In response to the reject message, the UE starts (1930) a second timer and subsequently transmits (1940) a further RRCResumeRequest message. The further RRCResumeRequest message is received by the network during a period hounded approximately by the lesser of a duration of the second timer and a period of the periodic UE event and the greater of the duration of the second timer and the period of the periodic UE event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Icaro L. J. da Silva, Gunnar Mildh
  • Patent number: 11310806
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting, identifying, and locating a source of radio frequency (RF) interference are discussed herein. An interference signal can prevent a user equipment (e.g., mobile phone, smartphone, or the like) from receiving a network signal altogether, can cause a temporary loss of the network signal, can affect the quality of the network signal received, or the like. The system allows for an interference source emitting the interference signal to be detected, identified, and located so that the signal can be powered off to clear a frequency band, thereby improving network service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
    Inventor: Shahzad Bashir
  • Patent number: 11304127
    Abstract: Operating a wireless communications network includes transmitting a management frame by a first multi-link entity of a set of entities using a reporting link associated with a first network identifier and a first communication band. The management frame includes first information associated with the first multi-link entity and second information associated with a second link of the set of entities. The second link is associated with a second network identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Liwen Chu, Hongyuan Zhang, Hui-Ling Lou
  • Patent number: 11303352
    Abstract: Systems and methods implementing a satellite radio access network (SRAN) receiving a registration request from a user terminal (UT), determining a current tracking area (TA) of the UT, forwarding the registration request and the current TA to an access and mobility management function (AMF), and receiving a registration accept from the AMF that indicates a UT registration area. An implementation receives a UT page command from the AMF and, in response, determines a satellite beam for paging the UT, from among a plurality of satellite beams using the identifier of the current TA, and pages the UT on the satellite beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Channasandra Ravishankar, Gaguk Zakaria
  • Patent number: 11304197
    Abstract: A method performed by a network node for managing a radio resource between the network node and a first User Equipment, in a wireless communications network is provided. The network node serves a number of UEs, comprising the first UE and one or more second UEs. The first UE has a radio resource allocated for communication between the first UE and the network node. The network node estimates (203) a prediction of a forthcoming empty data flow related to the allocated radio resource, based on a measured data flow between the network node and the first UE. The network node further determines (205) a threshold related to the prediction, based on a measured data flow between the network node and the number of UEs. The network node then decides (206) whether or not to initiate a removal of the radio resource allocated to the first UE based on whether or not the prediction exceeds the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Mats Zachrison, Raimundas Gaigalas, Jonas Wiorek
  • Patent number: 11284222
    Abstract: A communication apparatus and corresponding method for performing wireless communication, to include controlling delivery of content for plural programs using a directional beam, and notifying a terminal apparatus of first information regarding a timing of transmitting the directional beam in each of a plurality of directions in association with second information notified commonly to one or more of the terminal apparatuses within a communication range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroaki Takano
  • Patent number: 11284398
    Abstract: A communication link configuration method includes: sending capability enquiry signaling to a terminal, the capability enquiry signaling being used for querying about a wireless transmission capability of the terminal; receiving capability reporting signaling sent by the terminal, the capability reporting signaling including first information for representing the wireless transmission capability of the terminal; and configuring a corresponding communication link for the terminal according to the first information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Hong
  • Patent number: 11284461
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling a packet transmission for a split bearer to reduce latency in a wireless communication system are provided. A method by a third node for controlling a packet transmission for a split bearer connected to a first node and a second node in a wireless communication system includes obtaining information related to a buffer state of each of the first node and the second node, determining a packet arrival time at a terminal through each of the first node and the second node based on the information related to the buffer state of each of the nodes, selecting one of the first node and the second node based on a comparison of the packet arrival time corresponding to the first node with the packet arrival time corresponding to the second node, and transmitting a packet to the terminal through the selected node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongsook Kim, Dongho Kwak, Hoon Huh
  • Patent number: 11271633
    Abstract: A communication device for an ultra-high-speed vehicle comprises a processor for performing a radio resource control function for communication between a first mobile device and the communication device, and a plurality of distributed antennas (DAs) positioned in a path of the first mobile device and transmitting or receiving a signal according to a control of the processor. The communication device also comprises a memory for storing at least one command executed by the processor. The at least one command is executed to configure a first sliding window including n DAs corresponding to a first position of the first mobile device, among the plurality of DAs, and perform communication with the first mobile device located at the first position by using the n DAs. Therefore, the performance of a communication system can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Soon Gi Park
  • Patent number: 11272573
    Abstract: A communication device performs direct communication between terminals. The system transmits and receives wireless signals and controls transmission of data using a predetermined resource pool and reception of feedback from a transmission destination terminal of the data. The system performs control to secure a resource for transmission of the data and a resource for the feedback for the transmission destination terminal of the data within the predetermined resource pool, and notifies the transmission destination terminal of information regarding the resource for the feedback by using SCI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromasa Uchiyama, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Naoki Kusashima, Hiroki Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11265123
    Abstract: A method for a terminal to transmit and receive signals for position estimation in a wireless communication system includes: receiving a downlink (DL) positioning reference signal (PRS) from each of a serving base station and reference base stations; measuring phase differences between sinusoidal components included in the DL PRSs for each of the serving base station and the reference base stations; generating an uplink (UL) PRS on the basis of the measured phase differences; and transmitting the UL PRS to the serving base station, wherein the terminal may report the phase difference measured for the serving base station and the phase differences measured for the reference base stations through the transmission of the UL PRS to the serving base station. The terminal is capable of communicating with at least one of another terminal, a terminal related to an autonomous driving vehicle, a base station or a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myeongjin Kim, Sangrim Lee
  • Patent number: 11265879
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for wireless communications for receiving, by a network entity from a user equipment (UE), a component carrier/bandwidth portion (CC/BWP) grouping capability message that indicates a capability of the UE to support CC/BWP group-based signaling; transmitting, by the network entity to the UE, a CC/BWP grouping indication that identifies at least one CC/BWP group based on the CC/BWP grouping capability message; transmitting, by the network entity to the UE, a CC/BWP configuration message that includes CC/BWP group configuration information that identifies a CC/BWP group configuration for the at least one CC/BWP group; communicating, by the network entity with the UE, on at least one CC/BWP of the at least one CC/BWP group based on one or more communication parameters configured according to the CC/BWP group configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Tianyang Bai, Yan Zhou, Kiran Venugopal, Jung Ho Ryu, Tao Luo, Junyi Li, Ruhua He