Patents Examined by Yemane Mesfin
  • Patent number: 11153179
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described, and relate to a base station to communicating with a user equipment (UE) over a channel. A first device (for example, the base station or the UE) may use a trained neural network to estimate one or more link performance metrics associated with the channel. Predicting the link level performance may include determining one or more neural network weights associated with one or more input parameters associated with the channel to estimate the one or more link performance metrics. The first device may report feedback to the second device based on the estimated link performance metrics. Based on the feedback, the second device may adapt the link by adjusting channel parameters to improve the reliability or efficacy of later transmissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Weiliang Zeng, Sanaz Barghi, Siddhartha Mallik, Taesang Yoo, Yisheng Xue, Xiaoxia Zhang
  • Patent number: 11153122
    Abstract: For a set of gateway devices at the edge of a logical network, some embodiments provide a method for ensuring that data messages from an external network requiring a stateful service are received at an active gateway device. The method advertises the availability of a set of internet protocol (IP) addresses from standby gateway devices with a higher cost than the cost advertised by an active gateway device. In some embodiments, the advertisement is made using a border gateway protocol. Data messages may be unexpectedly received on a standby node despite the higher advertised cost. This could happen due to asymmetric network failures. The method determines if a stateful service is needed for the data messages received on standby node. Based on the determination, the method forwards the received data message to the active gateway device for the active gateway device to provide the stateful service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: NICIRA, INC.
    Inventors: Ankur Dubey, Sami Boutros, Vijayalaxmi Basavaraj, Yashika Narang, Sharath Bhat
  • Patent number: 11153813
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. Network slicing may be used to provide services for a wireless device. A network slice may be used for a wireless device based on a network entity located in a home public land mobile network (PLMN) or in a visited PLMN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Weihua Qiao, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Kyungmin Park, Peyman Talebi Fard
  • Patent number: 11147018
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting and receiving Z-Wave Beams that are transmitted over a plurality of channels is disclosed. The system includes a radio circuit, which includes a Digital Signal Arrival (DSA) circuit and a read channel. The DSA circuit is able to detect the presence of a valid signal on a particular channel, based on received signal power, detected frequency deviation, the magnitude of phase spikes and/or other characteristics. The read channel is able to decode incoming packets. Software is used to control the DSA circuit and the read channel so that, during each wake up period, the FLiRS device monitors all available channels to determine if a Z-Wave Beam is present. If a Z-Wave Beam is detected, the read channel receives the Z-Wave Beam. Otherwise, the FLiRS device returns to sleep mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Casey Ryan Weltzin, Charles Anthony Weinberger, Jake Gordon Wood, Guner Arslan
  • Patent number: 11129057
    Abstract: User equipment (UE) includes processing circuitry coupled to memory. To configure the UE for active bandwidth part (BWP) switching, the processing circuitry is to decode RRC signaling configuring a plurality of BWPs for the UE. The RRC signaling further includes an indicator for an initial BWP of the plurality of BWPs for initial use by the UE as an active BWP. DCI received on a PDCCH is decoded, which includes a BWP indicator for switching the active BWP from the initial BWP to another BWP of the plurality of BWPs. RF and baseband parameters to switch the active BWP from the initial BWP to the another BWP are reconfigured. Reconfiguring the RF and baseband parameters cause an interruption of one or more slots of a serving cell of the UE. A starting time of the interruption is within a time duration of a BWP switching delay supported by the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andrey Chervyakov, Rui Huang, Yang Tang, Jie Cui, Yuhan Zhou
  • Patent number: 11129145
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Ggeneration (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Ggeneration (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars, connected cars, health care, digital education, smart retail, security, and safety services. A method of transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoondong Noh, Hyojin Lee, Youngwoo Kwak
  • Patent number: 11129206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to MAC layer communication for parallel random access procedures of dual connectivity. In this scheme, a first MAC entity of a user equipment informs the initiation of the first random access procedure to a second MAC entity of the UE; and informs the completion of the first random access procedure to the second MAC entity, when the first random access procedure is finished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunyoung Lee, Seungjune Yi, Sungjun Park, Youngdae Lee
  • Patent number: 11122616
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for performing a random access by a user equipment (UE), including identifying a path loss and a size of a message that the UE will transmit after a transmission of a preamble, selecting a preamble set from at least two preamble sets based on a first threshold and a second threshold, wherein a first preamble set is selected if the path loss is less than the first threshold and the size of the message is greater than the second threshold, wherein a second preamble set is selected if the path loss is greater than or equal to the first threshold, or the size of the message is less than or equal to the second threshold, selecting a preamble from the selected preamble set, transmitting, to a base station, the selected preamble, receiving, from the base station, a random access response message including resource allocation information in response to the transmission of the selected preamble, and transmitting, to the base station, a radio resource control message based on the resource allocati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Kyeong-In Jeong, Himke Van Der Velde, Gert Jan Van Lieshout, Yong-Jun Kwak, Soeng-Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 11121959
    Abstract: The network switch architecture permits modifications to the network topology in real time without the need for manual intervention. In this architecture, a switching core is capable of switching data paths directly from the ingress or egress of the switching core to alternate destination ports in real time, either under software or hardware control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Fiber Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammad H Raza, David G Stone, Aristito Lorenzo, Ronald M. Plante, John R. Lagana
  • Patent number: 11122519
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first communication controller and a second communication controller. The first and second communication controller are configured to communicate wirelessly using respective antennas. The electronic device includes a processor that is configured to execute instructions for determining that the first controller is transmitting a first radio frequency signal, and setting a transmit power of the first controller to a first transmit power value. The processor is configured to execute instructions for determining a duty cycle of the first controller is greater than a packet loss threshold associated with the second controller, and setting the transmit power of the first controller to a second transmit power value. The second transmit power value is less than the first transmit power value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ravi Ichapurapu, Morris Yuanhsiang Hsu, Sameet Ramakrishnan, Duck Ho Bae
  • Patent number: 11122491
    Abstract: Techniques are provided that leverage inband metadata techniques for use in a mobile core network in order to create relevant third generation 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) control plane interfaces between virtual control plane and virtual user plane elements that can be used to instruct the virtual entities to perform various functions, collect telemetry and other data from the virtual entities and signal maintenance messages between control plane and user plane entities. One control plane interface can be used to perform holistic performance analysis functionalities and identify the better performing path and accordingly use primary path and warm paths for control plane exchanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Carlos M. Pignataro, Om Prakash Suthar, Nagendra Kumar Nainar, Rajiv Asati
  • Patent number: 11115911
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may obtain access to a base station by performing an initial access procedure within an initial access bandwidth that contains control channel resources. The UE may receive a configuration of a downlink bandwidth part (BWP) following the initial access procedure, and may determine that the downlink BWP fully contains the initial access bandwidth. In some cases, the UE may make the determination based on an indication sent from the base station. For instance, the indication may be provided as part of one or more control channel configurations transmitted to the UE. Based on determining that the downlink BWP fully contains the initial access bandwidth, the UE may monitor for control information in the downlink BWP using control channel resources in the downlink BWP that correspond to control channel resources used in the initial access bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Huilin Xu, Prashanth Haridas Hande, Heechoon Lee, Peter Pui Lok Ang, Keiichi Kubota
  • Patent number: 11115992
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for simultaneous multiprotocol processing of different radio standards using a common pipeline. In an exemplary embodiment an apparatus includes a plurality of wireless interfaces that transmit radio data symbols, a scheduler that outputs scheduled events that control transmission of the radio data symbols using any wireless interface type and any radio protocol, and an event processor that processes the transmission events to transport the radio data symbols to selected wireless interfaces for over the air transmission using selected radio protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ahmed Shahid, Tejas Maheshbhai Bhatt, Eric Marenger
  • Patent number: 11116006
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described that provide for selecting different uplink transmission parameters for transmission or retransmission of a random access message. A user equipment (UE) may retransmit a random access message to a base station during a random access procedure if an initial transmission of the random access message was unsuccessfully received by the base station. The UE may select a different transmission beam, uplink resource, or transmission power for retransmission of the random access message. The selection may be based on path loss associated with synchronization signals or previous transmissions. The selection may also be based on a maximum number of retransmissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Muhammad Nazmul Islam, Sumeeth Nagaraja, Tao Luo, Bilal Sadiq, Junyi Li, Sundar Subramanian
  • Patent number: 11108664
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for routing messages in a network. Gateways may be selectively chosen to forward messages from a user device to a network server. Gateways may forward messages based on forwarding priorities for the user device. The forwarding priorities may, for example, indicate a repeat count threshold for a quantity of times the gateway may receive a message from a particular user device before the gateway forwards the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Ross Gilson, John Jason Brzozowski, Brett Dietsch, Jessica Phillips
  • Patent number: 11108688
    Abstract: A method for enhanced use of a switching fabric within a central office point of delivery of a broadband access network of a telecommunications network includes: transporting data packets to or from a specific remote access node using a pseudo wire, wherein the pseudo wire spans at least the specific remote access node and the switching fabric. Using the pseudo wire comprises using first header label information for a data packet to be received by the specific remote access node and using second header label information for a data packet sent from the specific remote access node. Segment routing of the data packets is used involving third header label information for the data packet to be received by the specific remote access node and involving fourth header label information for the data packet sent from the specific remote access node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Deutsche Telekom AG
    Inventors: Carsten Michel, Thomas Haag, Hans-Joerg Kolbe
  • Patent number: 11109314
    Abstract: A communication device in a wireless local area network (WLAN) generates a first portion of a wakeup radio (WUR) packet and a second portion of the WUR packet. The first portion of the WUR packet corresponds to a WLAN legacy physical layer (PHY) preamble. Generating the second portion of the WUR packet includes: generating the second portion of the WUR packet to include a WUR packet PHY sync signal. The WUR packet PHY sync signal corresponds to a sync bit sequence with each bit in the sync bit sequence modulated by a sync waveform. The second portion of the WUR packet is generated to also include a PHY data portion and a padding signal. The padding signal corresponds to a padding bit sequence with each bit in the padding bit sequence modulated by the sync waveform. The communication device transmits the WUR packet in the WLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.
    Inventors: Rui Cao, Hongyuan Zhang, Liwen Chu
  • Patent number: 11109297
    Abstract: A method of communication between a user terminal powered by a battery and a base station allowing optimization of the management of the battery of the user terminal, includes a step of selecting from among terminals, termed surrounding terminals, powered by battery and situated in a zone within range of the base station, terminals whose distance with the user terminal is less than a predetermined distance and whose battery level is greater than a predetermined threshold, termed neighbour terminals, a step of configuring the neighbour terminals and the user terminal by way of a configuration setpoint, a step of transmitting data between the user terminal and the base station according to the configuration setpoint defining at least one neighbour terminal through which the data pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: AIRBUS DS SAS
    Inventors: Christophe Gruet, Eric Georgeaux, Hervé Gromat, Xavier Pons Masbernat
  • Patent number: 11109397
    Abstract: Wireless communications using multiple active resources (e.g., bandwidth parts (BWP)) are described. At least one of multiple active resources (e.g., BWPs) of a first cell may be selected to send scheduling information (e.g., cross-carrier scheduling information) for other cells. A base station may send downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling (e.g., cross-carrier scheduling) a second cell using the selected BWP. A wireless device may monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of the selected BWP to detect the DCI for scheduling (e.g., cross-carrier scheduling) the second cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Hua Zhou, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Ali Cirik, Alireza Babaei, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Kyungmin Park
  • Patent number: 11108534
    Abstract: A method and device for transmitting a service are disclosed. A terminal device receives position information of specific radio frames in a time unit, and position information of a specific subframe in each of the specific radio frames in the time unit from a base station. Every 2m radio frames in the time unit include one specific radio frame, the position information of the specific radio frames in the time unit comprises a value of a period of the specific radio frames in the time unit, and a length of the period is 2m radio frames, where m is a nonnegative integer. The terminal device receives the service carried in the specific subframe in one or more of the specific radio frames from the base station in accordance with the position information of the specific radio frames and the position information of the specific subframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junwei Wang, Xiaoan Fan, Jianghua Liu