Patents Examined by Yaotang Wang
  • Communication apparatus, base station, and network apparatus
    Patent number: 10779129
    Abstract: A communication apparatus according to one embodiment includes a receiver configured to receive predetermined information from a base station. The predetermined information indicates a corresponding relationship between identification information for identifying multicast data and area identification information for identifying a geographical area. The receiver is configured to receive predetermined multicast data from the base station based on the predetermined information. The predetermined multicast data includes data from another communication apparatus in a first area in which the communication apparatus is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Fujishiro, Chiharu Yamazaki, Mayumi Komura
  • V2V communication method, apparatus, and terminal
    Patent number: 10779299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a V2V communication method, apparatus, and terminal. The method includes: receiving, by a first terminal, a first scheduling assignment SA message that is sent by a second terminal, where the first SA message includes a first pilot resource and a first diversity multiplexing mode that are used by the second terminal; determining, by the first terminal based on the first pilot resource and the first diversity multiplexing mode, a second pilot resource and a second diversity multiplexing mode that are to be used by the first terminal; and sending, by the first terminal, a data stream to a third terminal based on the second pilot resource and the second diversity multiplexing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guangri Chen, Zhenshan Zhao, Zhe Wang
  • Method for transmitting or receiving signal in wireless communication system and apparatus for same
    Patent number: 10772124
    Abstract: A method for a terminal transmitting an uplink signal in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, information indicating a contention-based transmission scheme or a contention free-based transmission scheme; and transmitting uplink data according to the transmission scheme indicated by the information received, wherein when the indicated transmission scheme is the contention-based transmission scheme, the terminal transmits, in addition to the uplink data, information for identifying the terminal, wherein the terminal may prioritize transmission success of the information for identifying the terminal that is additionally transmitted over transmission success of the uplink data transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Inkwon Seo, Kijun Kim, Eunsun Kim, Joonkui Ahn
  • System and method of flow source discovery
    Patent number: 10768970
    Abstract: An example method comprises receiving flow packets from network traffic analyzing platforms, for each particular flow packet: identify the particular flow packet as belonging to one of at least two flow packet types based on a format, if the particular flow packet is sFlow, determine if the particular flow packet is an sFlow sample, counter record, or a third packet type, if the particular flow packet is the sFlow sample or counter record, identify a flow source of the particular flow packet and at least one metric, and update a flow source data structure else ignore the particular flow packet, and if the particular flow packet is a second flow packet type: if the particular flow packet is of a format that matches a template, identify the flow source, and update the flow source data structure to include the identified flow source and the at least one metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Virtual Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas York, Rosanna Lee, Vishal Neema, Xiaohong Pan
  • Method for transmitting V2X signal of terminal having limited transmission capability and terminal using the method
    Patent number: 10772075
    Abstract: Provided are a method for transmitting a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) signal performed by a user equipment (UE) having a limited transmission capability in a multi-carrier system and a UE using the method. The method includes selecting a first resource in a first carrier, if using a specific subframe in a second carrier exceeds a transmission capability of the UE considering the first resource, selecting a second resource randomly among the remaining subframes except the specific subframe in the second carrier and transmitting the V2X signal using the first resource and the second resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seungmin Lee, Hanbyul Seo, Hyukjin Chae
  • Method for transmitting and receiving signals by terminal supporting EN-DC
    Patent number: 10764777
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of transmitting/receiving signals by a terminal supporting EN-DC. The method comprises determining a number of interrupted slots; and transmitting or receiving the signals based on the number of interrupted slots, wherein the signals are not transmitted or received during the interrupted slots, wherein the number of interrupted slots is determined based on SCS of cell supporting the NR, a MG offset, and a MGL, and wherein the number of interrupted slots is 7 when the SCS is 15 kHz, the MG offset is 0.5 ms, and the MGL is 6 ms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yoonoh Yang, Sangwook Lee, Suhwan Lim, Manyoung Jung, Jinyup Hwang
  • Openflow match and action pipeline structure
    Patent number: 10764200
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention includes a packet processing pipeline. The packet processing pipeline includes match and action stages. Each match and action stage in incurs a match delay when match processing occurs and each match and action stage incurs an action delay when action processing occurs. A transport delay occurs between successive match and action stages when data is transferred from a first match and action stage to a second match and action stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Patrick W. Bosshart, Hun-Seok Kim
  • Quality of service management in a satellite platform
    Patent number: 10757027
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for managing quality of service for data communications on a satellite of a satellite platform. In one implementation, a satellite obtains a plurality of packets to be transmitted to a second system of the satellite platform. Once obtained, the satellite prioritizes the transmission of the plurality of packets based on a quality of service associated with each of the packets, and transmits the plurality of packets based on the prioritization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Shaun Coleman, Darren D. Garber
  • Method and device for determining uplink data and control signal transmission timing in wireless communication system
    Patent number: 10735171
    Abstract: Disclosed are: a communication technique for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of 4G system; and a system therefor. The disclosed communication technique and system can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G commendation technology and IoT related technology. A method for efficiently determining uplink data and control signal transmission timing is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jeongho Yeo, Jinyoung Oh, Heedon Gha, Taehan Bae
  • Terminal and communication method thereof
    Patent number: 10728131
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a terminal using and a communication method thereof. In the communication method, the terminal receives at least one data segment from a sender and transmits at least one acknowledgment (ACK) segment corresponding to the at least one data segment to the sender. In addition, the terminal transmits a predetermined number of optimistic ACK segments corresponding to data segments to be received to the sender. Other embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hakyung Jung, Jicheol Lee
  • Bandwidth management across logical groupings of access points in a shared access broadband network
    Patent number: 10700771
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide bandwidth management on the inroute of a satellite network. Inroute group managers (IGMs) monitor bandwidth usage in each terminal group (TG) under each of the IGMs, and report this bandwidth usage to a bandwidth manager. Upon receipt of the reported bandwidth usage from each of the IGMs, the bandwidth manager compares the bandwidth usage and minimum/maximum throughput rates associated with each TG. The bandwidth manager calculates scaling factors that it transmits to each of the IGMs to allow the IGMs to allocate bandwidth accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Jun Xu, Chandrasekhar Sangireddi, Robert James Torres, Thomas Jagodits, Sandeep Ahluwalia, Liqing Xiao, Satyajit Roy, ALexey Razuvaev, Yeqing Tang
  • Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving reference signal
    Patent number: 10694512
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of providing a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The method includes receiving configuration information comprising at least one information element indicating transmission resources for the reference signals, receiving downlink control information indicating that a transmission of at least one of the reference signals is activated, and receiving the at least one of the reference signals based on the configuration information, in response to receiving the downlink control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youn-Sun Kim, Ki-Il Kim, Ju-Ho Lee, Hyo-Jin Lee, Joon-Young Cho
  • Method of forwarding data between IP devices
    Patent number: 10693835
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to data routing using first and second pieces of IP type equipment, the second piece of equipment being suitable for communicating with a management node of a sensor network. The sensors may have respective IP addresses that are generated by said management node, the node also having a function of routing data in the sensor network. The method includes, in a router, generating an address for the second piece of equipment, verifying the availability of the address in the sensor network from the management node, and if the address is available, requesting the management node to add the second piece of equipment in the sensor network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: ORANGE
    Inventors: Fabrice Fontaine, Flavien Moullec
  • Method and apparatus for carrier aggregation communication in wireless communication system
    Patent number: 10687267
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus comprising a transceiving unit and a control unit, and a communication method using the same, wherein the transceiving unit is configured to perform communication with at least one network node in a macro cell, the macro cell comprising at least one small cell and communicating in an FDD mode, and wherein the control unit is configured to control the small cell to communicate in a TDD mode, generate control information for preventing the occurrence of handover when a terminal moves between the small cells within the macro cell, and perform control to transmit the control information to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myoungseok Kim, Hoon Huh, Heekwang Lee, Ilwon Kwon, Jaeho Jeon, Jungah Choi
  • Intelligent gateway configuration for internet-of-things networks
    Patent number: 10686626
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: detect deployment context information for an edge gateway, wherein the deployment context information identifies a deployment environment of the edge gateway based on information from one or more sensors; transmit, via a communications network, the deployment context information for the edge gateway to a gateway management node; receive, via the communications network, a gateway configuration for the edge gateway from the gateway management node; and configure the edge gateway based on the gateway configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Usman Sarwar, Anil Kumar, Lee Booi Lim
  • Flexible time masks for listen-before-talk based channel access
    Patent number: 10687361
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing flexible time masks for transmission in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a node in a wireless communication system comprises providing, to a wireless device, an indication of a position of a transient period during a time mask, where the position of the transient period is adapted to a clear channel assessment period at the wireless device or the position of the transient period is such that the transient period occurs at least partially during a clear channel assessment period. The time mask defines an OFF period during which a transmitter of the wireless device is to be off, an ON period during which the transmitter of the wireless device is to be on, and the transient period. The transient period is a period during which the transmitter of the wireless device is to ramp-up or ramp-down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Christian Bergljung, Muhammad Kazmi, Imadur Rahman
  • Network-enabled devices
    Patent number: 10680878
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems and computer program products for operating and controlling network-enabled devices. A network-enabled device communicates capability information representative of its set of capabilities. The network-enabled device also communicates a status signal indicative of the status of the device. It may be determined that the first network-enabled device is unable or unavailable to perform a function based on a status signal communicated by the first network-enabled device. A second network-enabled device may be identified to assign a failover function to based on the respective capabilities of the second network-enabled devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James K. Hook, Hamish C. Hunt, Nicholas K. Lincoln, Simon D. Stone
  • Method and apparatus for extracting data stream information in low-latency mode by ethernet chip
    Patent number: 10659394
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for extracting data stream information by an Ethernet switch chip in a low-latency mode. The method includes: setting, by a data feature extraction module, one piece of starting information including feature information and one piece of ending information including a packet length; performing matching, by a data stream feature comparison module, on the feature information, and if the matching succeeds, sending the starting information and the ending information to a module for collecting statistics on data stream information; and combining, by the module for collecting statistics on data stream information, the feature information in the starting information and the packet length in the ending information into one piece of data stream information, and sending the data stream information to a CPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Centec Networks (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lei Geng
  • Method and apparatus for supporting network slicing selection and authorization for new radio access technology
    Patent number: 10652809
    Abstract: For supporting selection/authorization of network slicing, a radio access network (RAN) node in a new radio access technology (RAT), e.g. gNB, receives a service request including slice information from a user equipment (UE), and determines a slice based on the slice information. The RAN node forwards the service request including the slice information to a common control plane function (C-CPF), and then, the C-CPF checks whether the UE is authorized for a specific slice. The RAN node receives a service response including an authorization indication for the specific slice from the C-CPF, and performs a corresponding action for the specific slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jian Xu, Seokjung Kim, Daewook Byun
  • System, method and architecture for data center network switching
    Patent number: 10630606
    Abstract: A hyperscale switch is implemented with a plurality of semiconductor crossbar switching elements connected to one another according to a direct point-to-point electrical mesh interconnect for transceiving data packets between peripheral devices connected to the switch and utilizing a lookup table and network device addressing for reduced switching power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Brightways Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen DiFerdinando