Patents Examined by Won Tae C. Kim
  • Patent number: 12389315
    Abstract: Network nodes and methods for control thereof for dynamic network slice selection. An AMF receives a UE request originating from the UE, the UE request being any one of a registration request and a session request. A network slice requester controls a transmitter to transmit a network slice selection request to a PC_NSS. A selection data manager of the PC_NSS determines selection data specifying one or more UE specific parameters affecting network slice selection. A network slice selector selects a network slice assignable for the UE, based on the selection data, determines network slice data and a corresponding network slice routing rule, and transmits them to the AMF. A network slice manager of the AMF controls assignment of a network slice to the UE in dependence on the received network slice data and network slice routing rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Fuencisla Garcia Azorero, Susana Fernandez Alonso, Victor Ferraro Esparza, Angel Navas Cornejo, Ignacio Rivas Molina
  • Patent number: 12382484
    Abstract: A gateway access method and an electronic device are provided. The gateway access method includes: determining a target ePDG based on a priority level of at least one pre-recorded evolved packet data gateway ePDG; and initiating an access procedure to the target ePDG based on pre-recorded address information; where the priority level includes a priority level that is determined based on access parameter information of the at least one ePDG; and the address information includes address information of the target ePDG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuanze Mao
  • Patent number: 12375964
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for reporting channel state information per user equipment-supported demodulator. The techniques may include a method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), the method involving generating channel state information (CSI) for a plurality of demodulator types supported by the UE, and transmitting, to a network entity, one or more reports, each report including CSI for at least one of the demodulator types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Inventors: Jacob Pick, Shay Landis, Shlomit Shaked, Michael Levitsky, Gideon Shlomo Kutz
  • Patent number: 12369148
    Abstract: A sorting method of communication data is executed by a communication apparatus including a processor. The processor sorts communication data packages according to sorting indexes by a first sorting procedure to establish a first sorting list, and determines at least one priority data package and general data packages. The processor sorts the general data packages according to the sorting indexes by a second sorting procedure to establish a second sorting list, and decodes the priority data package. After the priority data package is decoded, the processor determines whether a remaining time period of a time slot is less than an invalid time period of the time slot. If not, the processor executes a worst case. Since the processor decodes the communication data packages that have been sorted, the remaining time period of the time slot can be effectively utilized to improve an efficiency of the communication apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Aespula Technology INC.
    Inventors: Terng-Yin Hsu, Hong-Ming Huang
  • Patent number: 12362890
    Abstract: User equipment may transmit and receive wireless signals to and from various communication networks. Furthermore, user equipment may indicate usage capabilities to the various wireless communication networks to enable the user equipment to transmit and/or receive wireless signals to and from at least two different communication networks. In particular, the user equipment may indicate usage capabilities of supporting both Frequency Range 2 (FR2) wireless signals of a fifth generation (5G) network and 7-24 gigahertz (GHz) wireless signals of a sixth generation (6G) network in an intermediate frequency range of the user equipment. The communication network(s) may then configure and/or schedule the user equipment based on the usage capabilities to enable the user equipment to simultaneously or non-simultaneously communicate using both the FR2 wireless signals and the 7-24 GHz wireless signals while preventing interference in the intermediate frequency range of the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Anatoliy S Ioffe, Amit Freiman, Alexander Sayenko, Sumit Verma, Sharad Sambhwani
  • Patent number: 12356349
    Abstract: A method by which a first apparatus performs wireless communication is proposed. The method may comprise the steps of: selecting a first synchronization source, on the basis of a sidelink synchronization priority; obtaining a first synchronization, on the basis of the first synchronization source; receiving a plurality of synchronization signals from a plurality of synchronization sources; obtaining a plurality of synchronizations, on the basis of the plurality of synchronization signals; selecting a second synchronization source from among the plurality of synchronization sources, on the basis of a gap between a time related to the first synchronization and a time related to a second synchronization being greater than or equal to a threshold value, wherein the second synchronization is obtained on the basis of the second synchronization source; and transmitting, to a second apparatus, a sidelink-synchronization signal block (S-SSB), on the basis of the first synchronization or the second synchronization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Woosuk Ko, Hanbyul Seo
  • Patent number: 12342416
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, nodes and computer readable medium for solving a dual VLR issue. The method at a first MSC/VLR includes: determining that a dual VLR issue occurs; and transmitting a dual VLR indication to a HSS/HLR for the HSS/HLR to trigger an MME that is serving a UE to initiate a process of solving the dual VLR issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Lei Xia, Zhiwei Qu
  • Patent number: 12335007
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for channel state information report coefficients. One method (700) includes receiving (702), at a user equipment, a set of reference signals. The method (700) includes identifying (704) a set of ports based on the set of reference signals. The method (700) includes selecting (706) a subset of ports from the set of ports. The method (700) includes computing (708) a subset of coefficients corresponding to a set of indices for each reference signal in the set of reference signals. The method (700) includes generating (710) a channel state information report comprising the subset of coefficients corresponding to the set of indices for each port in the subset of ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Udar Mittal, Ahmed Monier Ibrahim Saleh Hindy, Tyler Brown
  • Patent number: 12336019
    Abstract: This application discloses a random access preamble configuration method applicable to a satellite network and a communication apparatus. In the method, a random access preamble location offset and duration of a PRACH occasion can be flexibly configured based on features of a satellite system. The method includes: A receiving apparatus receives first indication information, where the first indication information includes indication information used to identify the random access preamble location offset at the physical random access channel PRACH occasion. The receiving apparatus transmits a random preamble based on the first indication information, where the random preamble includes a sequence part and a guard time. Because a communication distance is relatively long and a transmission delay difference between users is relatively large in a satellite communication system, time domain resources occupied by the PRACH occasion can be minimized by using this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chenlei Xu, Jianwei Zhou, Xiaolu Wang, Hejia Luo
  • Patent number: 12328710
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) sense sidelink transmissions to determine a set of resources that may be reserved by one or more other UEs. The set of resources may include a first subset of resources associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second subset of resources associated with a second, different RAT. The first UE may transmit a message to a second UE indicating resource information for transmissions by the second UE, and the resource information may indicate that the first subset of resources is associated with the first RAT and that the second subset of resources is associated with the second RAT. Additionally, or alternatively, the first UE may transmit an indication of collisions between resources reserved for transmissions associated with the first RAT and resources reserved for transmissions associated with the second RAT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sourjya Dutta, Tien Viet Nguyen, Gabi Sarkis, Junyi Li
  • Patent number: 12323949
    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: June 3, 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: 12323973
    Abstract: An uplink transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving by a terminal equipment indication information, wherein the indication information does not include an indication field used for indicating RB set, the indication information scheduling uplink transmission on an uplink bandwidth part including at least two resource block sets; and transmitting the uplink transmission on at least one predefined or preconfigured resource block set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Qinyan Jiang, Tsuyoshi Shimomura, Lei Zhang, Xin Wang
  • Patent number: 12302429
    Abstract: A method of transmitting an acknowledgement (ACK) signal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes: establishing a first wireless connection between a first and second electronic devices; establishing a second wireless connection between the first electronic device and a source device; transmitting, by the first electronic device, communication parameter information to the second electronic device; transmitting, by the first electronic device, a data request to the source device; receiving, by the first electronic device, a data packet from the source device in response to the data request; receiving, by the second electronic device, the data packet from the source device based on the communication parameter information; transmitting, by the first electronic device, a first ACK signal to the second electronic device; and transmitting, by the second electronic device, a second ACK signal to the source device based on the first ACK signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minseop Jeong, Jinwook You, Myeongcheol Shin, Sangho Lee
  • 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: 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