Patents by Inventor Anders Mellqvist

Anders Mellqvist 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).

  • Publication number: 20220394667
    Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device (101) comprising a wireless interface (1015) having a capability to use a first identity (451) and a second identity (452), the method comprising: determining a timing offset between a first timing of first paging occasions (396, 396-1) of a first network (100, 100-1) associated with the first identity (451) and a second timing of second paging occasions (396, 396-2) of a second network (100, 100-2) associated with the second identity (452); and based on the timing offset (780, 780-1), transmitting at least one request control message (3002) to at least one of the first network (100, 100-1) or the second network (100, 100-2), to request a timing coordination of paging from the first network (100, 100-2) and paging from the second network (100, 100-2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Anders BERGGREN, Anders MELLQVIST, Svante ALNÅS, Johan HILL, Torgny PALENIUS
  • Publication number: 20220201648
    Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device (101) capable of connecting to at least one communication network (100, 100-1, 100-2, 115, 115-1, 115-2) using multiple identities (451, 452) is provided. The method includes connecting to the at least one communication network (100, 100-1, 100-2, 115, 115-1, 115-2) using a first identity (451); and connecting to the at least one communication network (100, 100-1, 100-2, 115, 115-1, 115-2) using a second identity (452); and transmitting a request (901, 902, 903) to co-schedule paging occasions (401-403) associated with the first identity (451) and with the second identity (452).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Lars NORD, Anders MELLQVIST
  • Patent number: 11310741
    Abstract: A method for monitoring wireless data communication by a user equipment connected to a wireless data network is disclosed. The method, which is performed by the user equipment, comprises the a) receiving at least one signal, wherein the at least one signal comprises at least one characteristic of a wake-up signal, b) determining whether the at least one signal is a wake-up signal or a false alarm wake-up signal, and c) reporting, based on said determining, information on the at least one signal to the wireless data network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Lönnblad, Anders Mellqvist, Rickard Ljung
  • Publication number: 20220022201
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, performed in a wireless device, for multiple communications between the wireless device and a plurality of network nodes of a plurality of networks, the plurality of network nodes comprising a first network node of a first network and a second network node of a second network. The wireless device comprises a wireless interface with a single radio transceiver configured to communicate with the first network node and the second network node. The method comprises determining a first time pattern parameter indicative of a first communication with the first network node, and a second time pattern parameter indicative of a second communication with the second network node. The method comprises requesting via the single radio transceiver, to the first network node that the first communication is scheduled based on the first time pattern parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Anders MELLQVIST, Svante ALNAS
  • Publication number: 20210103439
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, performed in a wireless module. The method for securing a software update operation of an electronic device. The wireless module comprises a first interface to a server device and a second interface to the electronic device, a memory module and a processor module. The method comprises receiving a software update request, via the first interface; authenticating the software update request; and in accordance with authentication of the software update request succeeds, providing, via the second interface, software data corresponding to the software update request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventor: Anders MELLQVIST
  • Publication number: 20210022104
    Abstract: A method (10) is provided for providing location information of a group of mobile devices (20A-20C) of a wireless network (21-23) to a network node (40) of the wireless network (21-23), the method (10) comprising: repetitively transmitting, by at least one mobile device (20A-20C) of the group of mobile devices (20A-20C), a location information (11, 11 A) of the respective mobile device (20A-20C) at a respective reporting frequency (fA-fC), which depends on an energy balance of the respective mobile device (20A-20C). A corresponding method (30) of operating a network node (40), a mobile device (20A-20C) and a network node (40) are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Henrik SUNDSTROM, Andrej PETEF, Basuki PRIYANTO, Anders MELLQVIST, Anders ISBERG, Lars NORD
  • Publication number: 20210014690
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the area of telecommunication, and in particular to methods for reporting network dysfunction in a wireless communication network (1). According to a first aspect of embodiments herein it is provided a method, for use in a wireless communication device (10), for reporting network dysfunction. The method comprises obtaining information defining radio communication properties (e.g. use of a relaying wireless communication device (30)) for use when reporting network dysfunction in a wireless communication network (1). The method further comprises detecting network dysfunction, and sending a report indicating the detected network dysfunction e.g. to a radio network node 20 using the obtained radio communication properties. The disclosure also relates to a corresponding radio network node (20) and wireless communication devices (10), (30) and to a computer program for implementing the proposed method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Rickard LJUNG, Anders MELLQVIST, Daniel LÖNNBLAD
  • Patent number: 10856105
    Abstract: A wireless electronic device (1900) used in a wireless communication system is described. The wireless electronic device performs operations including detecting a person in a geographical area serviced by a base station and communicating with the UE responsive to the detecting the person in the geographical area serviced by the base station. The UE is associated with the person in the geographical area serviced by the base station. Related methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Anders Mellqvist
  • Publication number: 20200344314
    Abstract: Methods (10A; 10B) for grouping of mobile devices are provided. A method (10B) comprises receiving (15B), from each mobile device (40A-40C) of a plurality of mobile devices (40A-40C), control data (30A, 30B) indicative of at least one anomaly detected in a time series of measurement values of a physical observable monitored by a sensor (43) of the respective mobile device (40A-40C); determining (17), based on a comparison of anomalies indicated by the control data (30A, 30B) from the plurality of mobile devices (40A-40C), an assignment of the plurality of mobile devices (40A-40C) into at least one location sensing group; and implementing (20B) group sensor reporting in accordance with the at least one location sensing group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Anders MELLQVIST, Basuki PRIYANTO, Henrik SUNDSTROM, Lars NORD, Anders ISBERG, Andrej PETEF
  • Publication number: 20200213948
    Abstract: A method for monitoring wireless data communication by a user equipment connected to a wireless data network is disclosed. The method, which is performed by the user equipment, comprises the a) receiving at least one signal, wherein the at least one signal comprises at least one characteristic of a wake-up signal, b) determining whether the at least one signal is a wake-up signal or a false alarm wake-up signal, and c) reporting, based on said determining, information on the at least one signal to the wireless data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel LÖNNBLAD, Anders MELLQVIST, Rickard LJUNG
  • Publication number: 20200196380
    Abstract: A communication device (130) receives at least one downlink signal (4021) transmitted by a base station (112) of a network while operating in a disconnected mode in which a data connection is not set up. The communication device determines a receive property of the at least one downlink signal and transmits an uplink report signal (4022) indicative of the receive property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Rickard LJUNG, Daniel LÖNNBLAD, Anders MELLQVIST
  • Publication number: 20200169833
    Abstract: A wireless electronic device (1900) used in a wireless communication system is described. The wireless electronic device performs operations including detecting a person in a geographical area serviced by a base station and communicating with the UE responsive to the detecting the person in the geographical area serviced by the base station. The UE is associated with the person in the geographical area serviced by the base station. Related methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: Anders MELLQVIST
  • Publication number: 20190332967
    Abstract: A method and a corresponding first device for computing estimation output data. The method includes obtaining first sensor data; computing a first estimation score based on said first sensor data, using a first estimation model; transmitting said first sensor data or a computation request to a second device; receiving a second estimation score based on said first sensor data or second sensor data obtained from a second sensor, computed using a second estimation model in the second device; and dependent on the first estimation score and the received second estimation score, determining estimation output data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Basuki PRIYANTO, Andrej PETEV, Henrik SUNDSTRÖM, Anders ISBERG, Anders MELLQVIST, Lars NORD
  • Patent number: 10264448
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for facilitating service usage by a wireless terminal. The method is implemented by a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon. The BLE beacon obtains service information describing a service available via a non-BLE wireless connection to a wireless access point. The BLE beacon also obtains connectivity information for establishing the non-BLE wireless connection, for utilizing the service via the non-BLE wireless connection, or both. The BLE beacon periodically broadcasts the service information and connectivity information via BLE transmissions to a wireless terminal that lacks the non-BLE connection. A corresponding BLE beacon operative to implement the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Kåre Agardh, Anders Mellqvist
  • Patent number: 10136314
    Abstract: A system with a wireless communication device and one or more wearable communication devices utilizing Body coupled communication, BCC, technology for managing digital keys to a lock. The key management system comprises a wireless communication device and at least one wearable communication device, for managing digital keys, wherein the wireless communication device and the wearable communication device are Body Coupled Communication, BCC, enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Aleksandar Rodzevski, Anders Mellqvist, Carl-Johan Weiderstrand
  • Publication number: 20180020345
    Abstract: A system with a wireless communication device and one or more wearable communication devices utilizing Body coupled communication, BCC, technology for managing digital keys to a lock. The key management system comprises a wireless communication device and at least one wearable communication device, for managing digital keys, wherein the wireless communication device and the wearable communication device are Body Coupled Communication, BCC, enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Henrik Bengtsson, Aleksandar Rodzevski, Anders Mellqvist, Carl-Johan Weiderstrand
  • Patent number: 9848325
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for methods and devices for enabling distribution of a first security application comprised in the first wireless device to the second wireless device. One method comprises the steps of receiving, in the first wireless device, using a short distance communication technology, a hardware identifier of the second wireless device, sending, from the first wireless device, the hardware identifier and information identifying the first security application to the network node, receiving, in the network node, from the first wireless device, the hardware identifier of the second wireless device and the information identifying the security application and authorizing, in the network node, the second wireless device to receive and/or activate a second security application associated with the first security application of the first wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Anders Mellqvist, David Berthet
  • Patent number: 9615243
    Abstract: The invention is directed to configuring a mobile device. An exemplary method comprises: connecting, using the mobile device, to a first network; requesting, using the mobile device, a list of subscription options from the first network, wherein the list of subscription options comprises a subscription option associated with a second network different from the first network; selecting, using the mobile device, the subscription option associated with the second network; downloading, using the mobile device, a communication application associated with the selected subscription option; terminating, using the mobile device, the connection to the first network; and connecting, using the mobile device, to the second network using the communication application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Anders Mellqvist, Heino Wendelrup
  • Publication number: 20160302060
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for facilitating service usage by a wireless terminal. The method is implemented by a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon. The BLE beacon obtains service information describing a service available via a non-BLE wireless connection to a wireless access point. The BLE beacon also obtains connectivity information for establishing the non-BLE wireless connection, for utilizing the service via the non-BLE wireless connection, or both. The BLE beacon periodically broadcasts the service information and connectivity information via BLE transmissions to a wireless terminal that lacks the non-BLE connection. A corresponding BLE beacon operative to implement the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Kåre Agardh, Anders Mellqvist
  • Publication number: 20160262007
    Abstract: The invention is directed to configuring a mobile device. An exemplary method comprises: connecting, using the mobile device, to a first network; requesting, using the mobile device, a list of subscription options from the first network, wherein the list of subscription options comprises a subscription option associated with a second network different from the first network; selecting, using the mobile device, the subscription option associated with the second network; downloading, using the mobile device, a communication application associated with the selected subscription option; terminating, using the mobile device, the connection to the first network; and connecting, using the mobile device, to the second network using the communication application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Mellqvist, Heino Wendelrup