Patents by Inventor Ana Lucia Pinheiro

Ana Lucia Pinheiro has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11177971
    Abstract: A device for participating in a group of cooperating devices that is identified by a group code includes membership circuitry and group circuitry. The membership circuitry is configured to generate and analyze membership messages, wherein the membership messages include a group name that is associated with the group code; and instruct the device to transmit and receive membership messages with a network. The group circuitry is configured to generate and analyze group messages, based at least on a received membership message that includes the group code; and instruct the device to transmit and receive, using a device-to-device interface circuitry of the device, group messages with a device in the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Ranganadh Karella, Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde, Dave Cavalcanti
  • Patent number: 11160006
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can include processing circuitry configured to decode system information including access barring parameters for one or more access categories for accessing a cell of a next generation Node-B (gNB). A network access attempt is detected by a control plane layer of the UE that is higher than a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer. The processing circuitry map s, using a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) layer of the control plane, the network access attempt to at least one access category of a plurality of available access categories based on mapping rules. The processing circuitry performs an access barring check procedure for the mapped at least one access category based on the access barring parameters. Upon determining that access to the cell is not barred, a NAS message is encoded for transmission to an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), e.g. an Attach Request message to perform an attach procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Zaus, Marta Martinez Tarradell, Ana Lucia Pinheiro, Sudeep K. Palat, Chen-ho Chin, Richard C. Burbidge, Alexandre Saso Stojanovski
  • Patent number: 11151866
    Abstract: System and techniques for enhanced electronic navigation maps for a vehicle are described herein. A set of map tiles may be received at a vehicle component from a remote entity. Sensor derived data that has a locality corresponding to a map tile in the set of map tiles may be obtained. A field-programmable gate array of the vehicle may then be invoked to combine the sensor derived data and the map tile to create a modified map tile. The modified map tile may be communicated to a control system of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Hassnaa Moustafa, Subramanian Anandaraj, Ana Lucia Pinheiro, Patricia Robb, Jithin Sankar Sankaran Kutty
  • Publication number: 20210321324
    Abstract: An application management apparatus for controlling tasks, including a task split and response merge circuit configured to divide an application into a plurality of tasks and associate respective Key Performance Indicator (KPI) attributes to the plurality of tasks; and a task management circuit configured to allocate each of the plurality of tasks to a first or second Radio Access Technology (RAT) based on the KPI attributes, and to derive a plurality of task responses from the first or second RATs to which the respective plurality of tasks are allocated, wherein the task split and response merge circuit is further configured to merge the task responses to select the first or second RAT to run the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Biljana Badic, Markus Dominik Mueck, Zhibin Yu, Bernhard Raaf, Dave Cavalcanti, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Pinheiro
  • Patent number: 11140529
    Abstract: A computing device (308) includes communications circuitry to communicate with a first access network (306) and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is to perform operations to transmit an authorization request for a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication to a V2X application function (312) within a service coordinating entity, the request transmitted from the device via the first access network. V2X configuration parameters are received from the service coordinating entity, via the first access network. The V2X configuration parameters are received in response to the authorization request and based on V2X subscription information received by the V2X application function via a V2X application programming interface (API) within the service coordinating entity. A V2X communication link (340) for the V2X communication is established with a second device (326) based on the V2X configuration parameters, the second device associated with a second access network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Dario Sabella, Ana Lucia Pinheiro
  • Patent number: 11133857
    Abstract: A method configured to selectively retransmit a message includes analyzing a message received by a device to determine a set of radio access technologies (RATs) in which the message has been transmitted. If the device supports a device RAT that is different from set of RATS the message is updated to include the device RAT and the updated message is transmitted using the device RAT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Dave Cavalcanti, Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde, Ranganadh Karella
  • Patent number: 11108754
    Abstract: Device to device (D2D) communication can be performed with packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) based encapsulation without internet protocol (IP) addressing. The non-IP D2D PDCP-encapsulated communication can further include two forms of secure data transfer. A first non-IP D2D PDCP-encapsulated communication can be a negotiated non-IP D2D PDCP-encapsulated communication. A second non-IP D2D PDCP-encapsulated communication can be a non-negotiated non-IP D2D communication. The non-negotiated non-IP D2D PDCP-encapsulated communication can include a common key management server (KMS) version and a distributed KMS version. The encapsulated communication can be used with various protocols, including a PC5 protocol (such as the PC5 Signaling Protocol) and wireless access in vehicular environments (WAVE) protocols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Alexandre Stojanovski, Muthaiah Venkatachalam, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Farid Adrangi
  • Patent number: 11089444
    Abstract: A method for coordinating communication amongst a plurality of mobile devices, includes generating joint transmission information describing transmission information for use by the plurality of mobile devices in transmitting data related to a cooperative communication message to a destination node and instructing a mobile device to transmit a coordination message to the plurality of mobile devices, wherein the coordination message includes the joint transmission information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Dave Cavalcanti, Jeffrey R. Foerster, Vallabhajosyula S. Somayazulu, Nageen Himayat, Roya Doostnejad, Ranganadh Karelia, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro
  • Publication number: 20210185499
    Abstract: A network node is configured to initiate a first authentication and key establishment procedure with a machine to machine (M2M) device. The network node is configured to determine a key agreement between the network node and the M2M device using the first authentication and key establishment procedure. The network node is configured to initiate a second authentication and key establishment procedure with an M2M server. The network node is configured to receive a request from the M2M server for the key agreement to be used to communicate with the M2M device using the second authentication and key establishment procedure. The network node is configured to send the key agreement to the M2M server using the second authentication and key establishment procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: IOT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul L. Russell, JR., Ashish Gupta, Nicholas J. Podias, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Rocco Di Girolamo, Guang Lu, Debjani Majumder
  • Publication number: 20210092668
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can include processing circuitry configured to decode system information including access barring parameters for one or more access categories for accessing a cell of a next generation Node-B (gNB). A network access attempt is detected by a control plane layer of the UE that is higher than a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer. The processing circuitry map s, using a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) layer of the control plane, the network access attempt to at least one access category of a plurality of available access categories based on mapping rules. The processing circuitry performs an access barring check procedure for the mapped at least one access category based on the access barring parameters. Upon determining that access to the cell is not barred, a NAS message is encoded for transmission to an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), e.g. an Attach Request message to perform an attach procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Zaus, Marta Martinez Tarradell, Ana Lucia Pinheiro, Sudeep K. Palat, Chen-ho Chin, Richard C. Burbidge, Alexandre Saso Stojanovski
  • Patent number: 10911962
    Abstract: Communication techniques are disclosed. An example apparatus configured for communication comprises a wireless communication system and an antenna array coupled to the wireless communication system. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to nm a communication application, wherein the communication application is configured to determine an area of interest. The apparatus also includes a pattern controller to adjust a radiation pattern of the antenna array to direct wireless energy toward the area of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Foerster, Zhibin Yu, Dave Cavalcanti, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Markus Dominik Mueck, Bernhard Raaf
  • Patent number: 10868648
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, and systems for managing bearers in a wireless communication system. In some embodiments, an apparatus, to be employed by a user equipment (UE), may comprise a communication module to: communicate with a core network on a first bearer through a master evolved Node B (MeNB); receive, from the MeNB, a first message of reconfiguring a radio resource control (RRC) connection to establish a second bearer between the UE and the core network and through a secondary eNB (SeNB); synchronize, in response to the message, with the SeNB in order to establish the second bearer; and communicate with the core network on the second bearer through the SeNB, and continue communicating with the core network on the first bearer through the MeNB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Yujian Zhang, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Youn Hyoung Heo, Candy Yiu, Mo-Han Fong
  • Publication number: 20200329427
    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a user equipment (UE) may enter into an E-UTRAN Routing Area Paging Channel state, and is configured with an E-UTRAN Routing Area and an Anchor identifier to identify an anchor evolved Node B (eNB) for the UE. The UE selects to a new cell without performing a handover procedure, and performs a cell update procedure. The UE also may enter into a Cell Update Connected state, and is configured with an Anchor identifier. The UE selects to a new cell, performs a cell update procedure, performs a buffer request procedure, and performs a cell update procedure to download buffered data and to perform data transmission with the new cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Alexandre S. Stojanovski, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Richard C. Burbidge, Candy Yiu, Youn Hyoung Heo, Sangeetha L. Bangolae
  • Patent number: 10805395
    Abstract: Technology for a vehicle-to-anything (V2X) a user equipment (UE) to perform V2X communication within a wireless communication network is disclosed. The V2X UE can process, by the V2X UE, for transmission to a V2X function a V2X service registration request having one or more parameters to confirm and authorize the V2X service registration request. The V2X UE can process a V2X service registration authorization response and V2X operation parameters, received by from the V2X function, for permitting the V2X UE to operate in one of a plurality of V2X operation modes. The V2X UE can operate in the one of the plurality of V2X operation modes using the V2X operation parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Dave Cavalcanti, Ana Lucia Pinheiro
  • Publication number: 20200288341
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing V2X communications are generally described. The multimode UE communicates V2X messages with an eNB. The eNB detects whether the UE is able to receive messages from a nearby DSRC RSU based on measurements received from the UE and reported to the eNB. Based on the measurements, the eNB offloads V2X traffic to the DSRC RSU and triggers the UE to start communicating the V2X services from the DSRC RSU rather than the eNB. The measurements are reported in a BSR or DSRC MAC control element or RRC measurement report. The measurement report includes DSRC presence fields, CCH measurements and SCH measurements for each DSRC RSU that the UE is able to detect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Ranganadh Karella, Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde, Dave A. Cavalcanti, Ana Lucia Pinheiro
  • Publication number: 20200280827
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques for V2X communications using multiple radio access technologies (RATs) are described herein. A communication associated with one or more of the multiple RATs may be received at a device. The device may include a transceiver interface with multiple connections to communicate with multiple transceiver chains. The multiple transceiver chains can be configured to support multiple RATs. Additionally, the multiple transceiver chains may be controlled via the multiple connections of the transceiver interface to coordinate the multiple RATs to complete the communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan Fechtel, Kilian Roth, Bertram Gunzelmann, Markus Dominik Mueck, Ingolf Karls, Zhibin Yu, Thorsten Clevorn, Nageen Himayat, Dave A. Cavalcanti, Ana Lucia Pinheiro, Bahareh Sadeghi, Hassnaa Moustafa, Marcio Rogerio Juliato, Rafael Misoczki, Emily H. Qi, Jeffrey R. Foerster, Duncan Kitchin, Debdeep Chatterjee, Jong-Kae Fwu, Carlos Aldana, Shilpa Talwar, Harry G. Skinner, Debabani Choudhury
  • Publication number: 20200267518
    Abstract: A computing device (308) includes communications circuitry to communicate with a first access network (306) and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is to perform operations to transmit an authorization request for a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication to a V2X application function (312) within a service coordinating entity, the request transmitted from the device via the first access network. V2X configuration parameters are received from the service coordinating entity, via the first access network. The V2X configuration parameters are received in response to the authorization request and based on V2X subscription information received by the V2X application function via a V2X application programming interface (API) within the service coordinating entity. A V2X communication link (340) for the V2X communication is established with a second device (326) based on the V2X configuration parameters, the second device associated with a second access network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Dario Sabella, Ana Lucia Pinheiro
  • Publication number: 20200267558
    Abstract: Computer-readable media, methods and apparatus for allocating radio resources for a geographic region are disclosed. In some aspects, the apparatus may be an arrangement including a determiner that determines first radio resource utilization information for a first duration of a first geographic region. The arrangement may also include an estimator that estimates second radio resource utilization information for a second duration of a second geographic region, based on the first radio resource utilization information and based on movement information about a plurality of communication terminals that affected the first radio resource utilization information in the first geographic region. The arrangement may further include an allocator that allocates radio resources for the second geographic region based on the estimation of the second radio resource utilization information. The first duration may precede the second duration, and the first geographic region may neighbor the second geographic region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Sudeep Manithara VAMANAN, Ana, Lucia PINHEIRO
  • Patent number: 10735888
    Abstract: A machine-to-machine (M2M) gateway (GW) includes reachability, addressing, and repository (RAR) capability. The GW maintains a local mapping table and local device application repository, performs data aggregation, address/name translation, provides event reporting and establishes GW reachability and wake-up time. The GW supports requests from M2M applications or other capabilities within the GW, and from a network and application (N&A) domain RAR. The GW may include an M2M device and M2M gateway management (MDGM) capability that receives management requests for an M2M device and functions as a network proxy. The MDGM accepts and processes requests from the N&A domain on behalf of the M2M device and performs management functions of the M2M device on behalf of the N&A domain. The MDGM may request the N&A domain for permission to interact with the M2M device, initiate an interaction for device management tasks with the M2M device, and report to the N&A domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: IOT Holdings, INC.
    Inventors: Rocco DiGirolamo, Inhyok Cha, Paul L. Russell, Jr., Nicholas J. Podias, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Dale N. Seed, Ana Lucia Pinheiro, Michael F. Starsinic, Chonggang Wang
  • Patent number: 10708734
    Abstract: Proxy coordinated wireless communication operation is described for vehicular environments. In one example, a first user equipment receives a proxy operation authorization from a vehicular environment proximity services function for the first user equipment to operate as a Proxy for the proximity services function. The first user equipment then controls configuration information of other user equipment. The first user equipment also controls the vehicular environment operation mode used by the other user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Dave Cavalcanti, Ana Lucia Pinheiro