Patents Examined by Won Tae C. Kim
  • Patent number: 12295025
    Abstract: Wireless resources may be determined for communications between wireless devices. A wireless device may select resources based on measuring one or more channels (e.g., associated with sidelink transmission, feedback transmission, etc.). Resource selection may comprise exclusion of certain resources being used for other communications and/or exclusion or selection of resources based on one or more priorities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Bing Hui, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Yunjung Yi, Hyukjin Chae
  • Patent number: 12294934
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for access or RAT restriction. A method at a first access management entity of a network comprises determining that a user equipment (UE) is using LTE-M radio access technology (RAT). The method further comprises obtaining access restriction or RAT restriction data associated with the UE, wherein the access restriction or RAT restriction data indicates that LTE-M RAT type is restricted. The method further comprises determining whether the UE using LTE-M is allowed to attach or register to the network based on the obtained access restriction or RAT restriction data associated with the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Jinyin Zhu, Xiaoming Li, Jesús Ángel de Gregorio Rodríguez
  • Patent number: 12289711
    Abstract: The exchange of resource allocation assistance information between a requester User Equipment (UE) and an assistant UE allows the requester to make better resource allocation decisions. The assistance information may include a blacklist, a whitelist, resource allocation information, a candidate resource set, and measurement information, for example. Both UEs may have an assistance configuration to assist in the exchange of resource allocation assistance information, that may be obtained from a third apparatus, such as a base station. The configuration may include information related to when to trigger assistance, identities of UEs, and types of assistance information, for example. The requester may, based on the assistance information received, modify a candidate resource set at a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer. The requester may, at the MAC layer, determine a configured sidelink grant for a selected destination using assistance information targeting this destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Rocco Di Girolamo, Pascal Adjakple, Mohamed M. Awadin, Qing Li, Yifan Li, Kyle Pan, Zhuo Chen, Allan Tsai
  • Patent number: 12284513
    Abstract: Provided are a method for managing network slice connection, a terminal and a computer-readable storage medium. The method for managing network slice connection includes: obtaining connection request information transmitted by a terminal application in a case where the terminal application initiates a network slice connection request; performing an authentication process on the terminal application initiating the network slice connection request; and in response to the terminal application passing the authentication process, enabling the terminal application to connect to a network slice according to the connection request information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: ZTE Corporation
    Inventors: Dingyuan Tu, Bing Fu
  • Patent number: 12279292
    Abstract: This application discloses a resource scheduling method, an apparatus, and a system, to provide a resource scheduling manner based on sidelink transmission. The method includes: A scheduling terminal device determines a resource for a sending terminal device to perform sidelink (sidelink) transmission; and the scheduling terminal device sends a first message to the sending terminal device, where the first message is used to indicate the transmission resource, where the resource is specifically used to perform a part or all of the following: transmission of data information, transmission of control information, and transmission of feedback information. A manner in which the scheduling terminal device determines, for the sending terminal device, the transmission resource for data transmission is provided, and is an enriched and complete sidelink-based resource configuration manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Dong, Lei Lu
  • Patent number: 12279200
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device comprising: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: receiving from user equipment an indication that a user has been authenticated by the user equipment via a biometric process; responsive to the receiving of the indication, obtaining user profile data associated with the user; responsive to the receiving the user profile data, selecting a first service provider from among a plurality of service providers; and routing communications between the first service provider and the user equipment. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: James H. Pratt, Yupeng Jia, Eric Zavesky
  • Patent number: 12273851
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a network node for communicating with a wireless device is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to receive measurement capability information of a wireless device where the measurement capability information indicates an ability to perform a global navigation satellite system, GNSS, measurement. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine a GNSS measurement gap configuration during which the wireless device is to perform at least one GNSS measurement during at least one GNSS measurement gap where the GNSS measurement gap configuration is based at least in part on the received measurement capability information, and indicate the GNSS measurement gap configuration to the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Olof Liberg, Xingqin Lin, Sebastian Euler, Jonas Sedin
  • Patent number: 12273765
    Abstract: A system and method for minimizing Bluetooth packet retransmission is disclosed. The Bluetooth device creates a channel map as is currently done. However, the Bluetooth device also establishes a “clean channel” threshold. In relatively low noise environments, all of the channels in the channel map may also be considered clean channels, such that all of the channels in the channel map are used for Bluetooth packet transmissions. However, in noisy environments, some of the channels in the channel map may not be denoted as “clean channels”. In this situation, the Bluetooth device may transmit NULL or POLL packets when these channels are scheduled to be used and transmit the actual data packet in the next scheduled slot on a clearer channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Karthik Gunturi, Venkata Naganjaneya Sairam Sriram, Krishna Chaitanya Suryavenkata Emani
  • Patent number: 12267719
    Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards location selection for disaggregated radio access network (RAN) network functions. Disaggregated RAN network functions include, for example, RAN distributed units (DUs) and RAN central units (CUs) that are associated with RAN cells and RAN radio units (RUs). When multiple viable equipment locations are available, of equipment that can host DUs and/or CUs, the disclosed techniques can be used to select preferred location(s). The DU(s) and/or the CU(s) can be moved to equipment at the selected location(s) to improve network performance. Disclosed techniques can account for inter-cell delay requirements of different RAN cells, to place network functions in a manner that supports effective coordination between multiple cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.
    Inventor: Ramy Atawia
  • Patent number: 12262432
    Abstract: A link identifier indication method includes: A multi-link device working on a plurality of links sends a radio frame, where the radio frame includes link information of at least one link in the plurality of links, and link information of one link is used to indicate the link and corresponds to a link identifier of the link; a receiving device that receives the radio frame may determine the link identifier of the link corresponding to the link information, so that in communication of the multi-link device, a link can be identified by using the link identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mao Yang, Zhongjiang Yan, Yifan Zhou, Yunbo Li, Guogang Huang
  • Patent number: 12262404
    Abstract: An information transmission method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: in a case where first wireless transmission and second wireless transmission overlap in a time domain, performing the following processing: comparing a first priority value corresponding to the first wireless transmission with a second priority value corresponding to the second wireless transmission, and discarding the wireless transmission corresponding to a higher priority value; or, comparing the first priority value corresponding to the first wireless transmission with a parameter value A, in a case where the first priority value is greater than or equal to the parameter value A, discarding the first wireless transmission, otherwise, discarding the second wireless transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuanghong Huang, Youxiong Lu, Weimin Xing
  • Patent number: 12238723
    Abstract: A method for operating a transmission node performing link adaptation in a mobile communication network may include the steps of: receiving, from a resource allocation node, resource allocation information for a resource for transmission of data; determining link adaptation information and transmitting the determined link adaptation information to a reception node; and on the basis of the determined link adaptation information, transmitting the data to the reception node. Therefore, link adaptation accurately reflecting a radio channel state between a base station and terminals can be performed, thereby enabling efficient use of a radio resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Sung Cheol Chang
  • Patent number: 12238671
    Abstract: An approach is described for a user equipment (UE) to provide vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication. The UE includes processor circuitry that generates a registration request message in a protocol for a cellular network, a V2X policy provisioning request and an indication of PC5 radio access technology (RAT) capability for V2X. The UE also includes a transmitter that transmits the registration request message, the V2X policy provisioning request and the indication of PC5 radio access technology (RAT) capability for V2X to an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) in the cellular network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Changhong Shan
  • Patent number: 12238568
    Abstract: A virtual Radio Access Network (vRAN) system (300) for provisioning a virtual Radio Access Network (RAN) that is portable across one or more RAN hardware platforms is provided. The virtual Radio Access Network (vRAN) system (300) includes a waveform development kit (WDK) (302), and a waveform execution environment (304). The waveform development kit (302) defines at least one portable Radio Access Network (RAN) application into a form that is instantiated on a RAN hardware (326). The waveform execution environment (304) (i) monitors real-time schedulable resources in real-time, and (ii) collects one or more statistics and monitors the one or more statistics for network automation. The waveform execution environment (304) includes a RAN hypervisor (314) that virtualizes at least one attribute of a spectral resource required to provision the RAN that is portable across at least one hardware platform of the one or more RAN hardware platforms in the RAN hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: TEJAS NETWORKS LIMITED
    Inventors: Parag Naik, Anindya Saha, Makarand Kulkami, Hemant Mallapur, Susmit Kumar Datta, Sandeep Pendharkar, Venugopal Kolathur, Sudarshan V
  • Patent number: 12238690
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network node, a slot based at least in part on a transmit beam, wherein the slot is associated with a plurality of slot repetitions using different transmit beams. The UE may transmit, to the network node in the slot and based at least in part on a metric associated with a beam pair satisfying a threshold, feedback to early terminate remaining slot repetitions of the plurality of slot repetitions using the different transmit beams. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Shay Landis, Yehonatan Dallal, Idan Michael Horn
  • Patent number: 12238681
    Abstract: A method of transmitting uplink data by a communications device in a wireless communications network, the method comprising receiving an indication of first communications resources allocated for a transmission of data by the communications device and associated with encoding parameters, determining that first uplink data is available for transmission, selecting the first communications resources for the transmission of the first uplink data, selecting encoding parameters different from the encoding parameters associated with the first communications resources, forming a transport block comprising the first uplink data in accordance with the selected encoding parameters, and transmitting, using the first communications resources, the transport block and an indication of the selected encoding parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yassin Aden Awad, Vivek Sharma, Yuxin Wei, Shin Horng Wong, Hideji Wakabayashi
  • Patent number: 12232062
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine, within a synchronization resource set, synchronization resources to use to transmit a UE-specific sidelink synchronization signal. The UE may transmit the UE-specific sidelink synchronization signal using the synchronization resources included in the synchronization resource set. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventors: Shuanshuan Wu, Kapil Gulati, Gabi Sarkis
  • Patent number: 12231921
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a quantity of data streams, a terminal, and a MIMO system. In the method, the terminal may actively negotiate the quantity of transport layers used in a downlink data transmission process with a network device based on an operation status of the terminal, so as to adaptively and dynamically adjust the quantity of data streams in the downlink data transmission process. This may reduce power consumption of the terminal and prolong a standby time of the terminal without affecting user experience while meeting requirements for a data transmission rate of the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lianyi Zhao, Kai Yuan, Yanzhao He, Hongyang Ma
  • Patent number: 12225539
    Abstract: The present specification provides a method, performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, for receiving a minimum slot offset, the method being characterized in that: the minimum slot offset is received from a base station, and is associated with the expectation that a terminal will receive a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on the basis of at least one slot offset having a value equal to or greater than the minimum slot offset; and a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is monitored on at least one search space set, on the basis of the minimum slot offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Inkwon Seo, Sukhyon Yoon, Joonkui Ahn, Changhwan Park, Seonwook Kim
  • Patent number: 12224862
    Abstract: Data including a plurality of blocks is received from a communication apparatus 102. A communication time of retransmission data which is a part of the received data and which is to be retransmitted by the communication apparatus 102 and a communication time of a response signal to be transmitted by the communication apparatus 103 are acquired. The response signal in which a communication reservation time is set is transmitted wherein the communication reservation time includes the communication time of the retransmission data and the communication time of the response signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirohiko Inohiza