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).

  • Multiple radio link control (RLC) groups
    Patent number: 10044613
    Abstract: Technology to process radio link control (RLC) groups is disclosed. In an example, a carrier aggregation (CA) capable user equipment (UE) operable process radio link control (RLC) groups can include a UE radio frequency (RF) transceiver and a processor. The UE RF transceiver can be configured to receive packets from more than one cell via a sending node RF transceiver. The processor can be configured to process service data units (SDU) of the packets in a radio link control (RLC) entity of a protocol stack (PS). Each SDU can be associated with an RLC flow identifier (RFI). The RFI can comprise an RLC group identifier (RGI) indicating the sending node RF transceiver, and a radio bearer identifier (RBID).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Zaigham Kazmi, Ana Lucia Pinheiro
  • TECHNIQUES TO CONFIGURE VEHICLE TO ANYTHING COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20180213376
    Abstract: Embodiments may be generally directed to determining one or more vehicle to anything (V2X) parameters for communicating subsequent V2X communications, generating a message comprising one or more V2X parameters, and communicating the message to at least one other device for use in communicating the subsequent V2X communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: ANA LUCIA PINHEIRO, DAVE CAVALCANTI
  • Machine-To-Machine (M2M) Interface Procedures For Announce and De-Announce of Resources
    Publication number: 20180192395
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed to propagate announcement and de-announcement of a resource across one or more networks. A first entity, which may be a hosting service capability layer (SCL), may receive a request from an issuer to announce a resource. The first entity may create a representation of the resource. The representation may be referred to as an announced resource. The first entity may send an announce resource request to a second entity (e.g., an announced-to SCL), which may be registered with the first entity. The announce resource request may be sent over an mId interface. The first entity may receive a first response from the second entity over the mId interface indicating that the second entity created the announced resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: IoT Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Guang Lu, Rocco Di Girolamo, Paul L. Russell, Jr., Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Dale N. Seed, Nicholas J. Podias, Michael F. Starsinic
  • Systems, methods, and devices for application aware access control for communication on a mobile network
    Patent number: 10003972
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive, from a network, a first access control message and a second access control message. The first access control message corresponds to a first access control service, and the second access control message corresponds to a second access control service. The first and second access control messages include access control information for controlling access to the network for at least one application on the UE. The UE is also configured to determine a combined access level for the at least one application based on the first and second access control messages and to limit access to wireless communications for the at least one application based on the combined access level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Marta Martinez Tarradell, Sangeetha L. Bangolae
  • PROXY COORDINATED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION OPERATION FOR VEHICULAR ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20180167790
    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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Dave CAVALCANTI, Ana Lucia PINHEIRO
  • ENHANCED PROXIMITY SERVICES (ProSe) PROTOCOLS FOR VEHICLE-TO-ANYTHING (V2X) COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20180159935
    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: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Dave CAVALCANTI, Ana Lucia PINHEIRO
  • ENHANCED SUPPORT VEHICLE-TO-ANYTHING (V2X) COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20180152819
    Abstract: Technology for eNodeB operable to perform vehicle-to-anything (V2X) communication within a wireless communication network is disclosed. The eNodeB can Process a data packet containing vehicle-to-anything (V2X) identification information that is received from a user equipment (UE). The eNodeB can identify the data packet as a V2X message according to the V2X identification information. The eNodeB can determine the V2X messages are to be forwarded to a V2X function. The eNodeB can process the V2X message for transmission directly to the V2X function via a V2X interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Ana Lucia PINHEIRO, Dave CAVALCANTI, Meghashree Dattatri KEDALAGUDDE
  • USE OF AN OMA MANAGEMENT OBJECT TO SUPPORT APPLICATION-SPECIFIC CONGESTION CONTROL IN MOBILE NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20180152980
    Abstract: Technology for using an open mobile alliance (OMA) management object (MO) for congestion control in mobile networks is described. A novel type of OMA MO for application specific access control (ASAC) can include internet protocol (IP) flow descriptions that can be used to characterize applications with fine granularity. Priorities can be assigned to IP flows based on the IP flow descriptions. A user equipment (UE) can receive such an OMA MO and also receive application-barring information regarding a congestion level in a mobile network with which an application at the UE wishes to connect. The UE can have a connectivity manager (CM) that determines whether to allow the application to establish a connection with the mobile network based on the priority level of the application's associated IP flow and the application-barring information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Zaus, Martin Kolde, Jerome Parron, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Marta Martinez Tarradell, Hyung-Nam Choi, Vivek Gupta, Chen-Ho Chin, Richard C. Burbidge, Candy Yiu
  • Use of an OMA management object to support application-specific congestion control in mobile networks
    Patent number: 9980299
    Abstract: Technology for using an open mobile alliance (OMA) management object (MO) for congestion control in mobile networks is described. A novel type of OMA MO for application specific access control (ASAC) can include internet protocol (IP) flow descriptions that can be used to characterize applications with fine granularity. Priorities can be assigned to IP flows based on the IP flow descriptions. A user equipment (UE) can receive such an OMA MO and also receive application-barring information regarding a congestion level in a mobile network with which an application at the UE wishes to connect. The UE can have a connectivity manager (CM) that determines whether to allow the application to establish a connection with the mobile network based on the priority level of the application's associated IP flow and the application-barring information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Zaus, Martin Kolde, Jerome Parron, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Marta Martinez Tarradell, Hyung-Nam Choi, Vivek Gupta, Chen-Ho Chin, Richard C. Burbidge, Candy Yiu
  • Method and apparatus for configuring and using small data radio bearers
    Patent number: 9967858
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for control of small data transmission by a user equipment (UE) are described herein. The UE may determine that data to be transmitted by the UE is small data if a size of the data is below a threshold. The UE may transmit a message indicating that the UE shall be transmitting small data responsive to determining that data to be transmitted by the UE is small data. The UE may receive a radio resource control (RRC) signal from an evolved Node B (eNodeB) that includes a logical channel identifier (LCID) of a small data radio bearer (SDRB) configured for transmission of small data. The UE may transmit small data on the SDRB subsequent to receiving the RRC signal from the eNodeB. The UE may refrain from transmitting other than small data on the SDRB. Other apparatuses and methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Sangeetha L. Bangolae, Marta Martinez Tarradell, Hyung-Nam Choi, Ana Lucia Pinheiro, Puneet Jain
  • Measurement support for a smart antenna in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 9967016
    Abstract: A method for taking measurements with a smart antenna in a wireless communication system having a plurality of STAs begins by sending a measurement request from a first STA to a second STA. At least two measurement packets are transmitted consecutively from the second STA to the first STA. Each measurement packet is received at the first STA using a different antenna beam. The first STA performs measurements on each measurement packet and selects an antenna beam direction based on the measurement results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Arty Chandra, Inhyok Cha, Paul Marinier, Vincent Roy
  • EFFICIENT SIGNALING FOR MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20180103418
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments for Machine Type Communication (MTC). The techniques disclosed may reduce signaling by transmitting MTC data over control planes and avoiding a full cycle of connection procedures typically required for transmission. MTC data may be directly appended to a control plane message. In addition, in order to reduce the signaling load, a WTRU may autonomously release the connection without being told by the network. Techniques may be used to indicate a network provider's machine type communication (MTC) capability. The MTC services or capabilities that may be provided by a respective network operator may be communicated to a WTRU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Behrouz Aghili, Joseph M. Murray, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Diana Pani, Lujing Cai, Sylvie Gomes, Christopher R. Cave
  • EXTENDED PAGING DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION (DRX) CYCLES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20180098280
    Abstract: Embodiments of wireless communication devices and method for discontinuous reception (DRX) mode in RRC_IDLE state of wireless communication are generally described herein. Some of these embodiments describe a wireless communication device having processing circuitry arranged to determine to use an extended paging discontinuous reception (DRX) value to increase a paging cycle length. The wireless communication device may transmit a non-access stratum (NAS) message to the network, indicating that the wireless communication device desires to use the extended paging DRX value. The wireless communication device may receive a message from the network that includes an information element (IE) indicating whether the network supports the extended paging DRX value. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Hyung-Nam Choi, Sangeetha L. Bangolae, Marta Martinez Tarradell, Puneet Jain, Ana Lucia Pinheiro, Maruti Gupta Hyde, Ali T. Koc, Rath Vannithamby, Satish Chandra Jha
  • Method and apparatus for controlling small data transmission on the uplink
    Patent number: 9930596
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for control of uplink transmission by a user equipment (UE) using machine-type communications (MTC) applications are described herein. The UE may transmit first data on a logical uplink channel. The logical uplink channel may have been assigned for use by machine-type communications (MTC) applications. The UE may receive transmission time restriction information, responsive to the transmitting, that indicates time periods during which the UE is permitted to transmit additional data on the logical uplink channel. The UE may refrain from transmitting additional data in a time period on the logical uplink channel based on the transmission time restriction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Hyung-Nam Choi, Youn Hyoung Heo, Sangeetha L. Bangolae, Mo-Han Fong, Ana Lucia Pinheiro, Marta Martinez Tarradell
  • Signaling message synchronization
    Patent number: 9924521
    Abstract: Technology for supporting dual connectivity is disclosed. A user equipment (UE) may receive a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message from a macro evolved node B (MeNB). The RRC reconfiguration message may indicate that a secondary cell associated with a secondary eNB (SeNB) is to be added for connection to the UE. The UE may complete an RRC reconfiguration procedure to add the secondary cell. The UE may send a preamble to the SeNB indicating that the UE has completed the RRC reconfiguration procedure. The UE may communicate data with the SeNB after sending the preamble to the SeNB, wherein the UE supports dual connectivity to the MeNB and the SeNB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Youn Hyoung Heo, Yujian Zhang, Candy Yiu, Hong He, Ana Lucia Pinheiro
  • Systems, methods, and devices for congestion control on a mobile network
    Patent number: 9913305
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to send one or more service requests to a third party server via a mobile communications network, such as an evolved packet core (EPC). The UE is configured to determine that there is an error or delay in receiving a response to the one or more service requests from the third party server, and to send a wake-up request to a network element in the mobile communications network requesting notification when the third party server is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Candy Yiu, Marta Martinez Tarradell
  • Base station and method for early handover using uplink channel characteristics
    Patent number: 9913191
    Abstract: Embodiments of a base station and method for early handover using uplink channel characteristics in a wireless network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a method for handover determination is performed by an enhanced node B (eNB) operating as a serving cell base station. In these embodiments, a handover decision is based on a signal level of uplink transmissions of user equipment (UE) measured at a target cell base station in addition to signal levels of downlink signals of the target cell base station and downlink signals of a serving cell base station measured at the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Yujian Zhang, Hong He, Ana Lucia Pinheiro, Candy Yiu
  • METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING BEARERS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180063861
    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: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Yujian ZHANG, Ana Lucia A. PINHEIRO, Youn Hyoung HEO, Candy YIU, Mo-Han FONG
  • User equipment and methods to indicate power saving mode configuration to RAN nodes
    Patent number: 9877236
    Abstract: An evolved NodeB (eNB), user equipment (UE) and mobility management entity (MME), as well as method of communicating using a power saving mode (PSM) are generally described. A PSM configuration indication of the UE may be received at the eNB from the UE or MME in an Initial UE Context Setup Request, a UE Context Modify Request, core network assistance information, or a dedicated message to the eNB. The eNB may adjust the time for transmitting to the UE an RRC connection release message based on the PSM configuration indication. The eNB may determine whether the UE is in a connection mode and the inactivity timer of the eNB having reached the activation timer of the PSM configuration indication, transmit the RRC connection release message to the MME. The PSM configuration may be provided between eNBs during handover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Sangeetha L. Bangolae, Marta Martinez Tarradell, Puneet Jain, Hyung-Nam Choi, Ana Lucia Pinheiro
  • Efficient signaling for machine type communication
    Patent number: 9872228
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments for Machine Type Communication (MTC). The techniques disclosed may reduce signaling by transmitting MTC data over control planes and avoiding a full cycle of connection procedures typically required for transmission. MTC data may be directly appended to a control plane message. In addition, in order to reduce the signaling load, a WTRU may autonomously release the connection without being told by the network. Techniques may be used to indicate a network provider's machine type communication (MTC) capability. The MTC services or capabilities that may be provided by a respective network operator may be communicated to a WTRU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Behrouz Aghili, Joseph M. Murray, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Diana Pani, Lujing Cai, Sylvie Gomes, Christopher R. Cave