Patents by Inventor Andreas Andrae
Andreas Andrae 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).
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Publication number: 20260239275Abstract: System, apparatus, device, and a method for allocating resources in a network are disclosed. The method includes determining a positioning configuration of a user device; generating a control signal based on the configuration of the user device, the control signal including a first data format and a second data format; communicating the control signal to the user device for allocating resources to indicate a position of the user device; wherein the first data format is transmitted to the user device if it is determined the user device has the positioning configuration and the second data format is transmitted to the user device if it is determined the user device does not have the positioning configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2024Publication date: August 13, 2026Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Reuben George Stephen, David Gonzalez Gonzalez, Andreas Andrae
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Publication number: 20260239489Abstract: A method for discontinuous reception, DRX, configuration, the method being implemented by a user equipment, UE. The UE is configured with a DRX cycle including an active time and an inactive time. The active time is configured by a drx-onDurationTimer and a drx-InactivityTimer. The method includes: in response to receiving, during the active time and from a base station, BS, an indication of an adjustment of the drx-onDurationTimer/drx-InactivityTimer values: modifying the drx-onDurationTimer/drx-InactivityTimer values based on the indicated adjustment; in response to receiving no adjustment indication from the BS: continuing with the same drx-onDurationTimer/drx-InactivityTimer values.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2024Publication date: August 13, 2026Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Rikin SHAH, David Gonzalez Gonzalez, Hojin KIM, Andreas ANDRAE, Reuben GEORGE STEPHEN, Shravan Kumar KALYANKAR
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Publication number: 20260239410Abstract: A method for adaptive resource management of communications of one user equipment to another user equipment. At least one user equipment detects, using sensors, traffic objects in a geographical area. Then, traffic data analytics is performed on the detected traffic objects to obtain analyzed traffic data. Further, communication resource needs are identified based on the analyzed traffic data and the identified communication resource needs are prioritized. Finally, communication resources are allocated according to the prioritized communication resource needs. Also disclosed is a corresponding user equipment and a corresponding mobile network node.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2024Publication date: August 13, 2026Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Andreas ANDRAE, Rikin SHAH, David GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, Osvaldo GONSA
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Publication number: 20260239196Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of wireless communication for updating discontinuous reception configuration in the wireless device, the wireless device being connected to a wireless network node. The method includes receiving a configuration message from the network node during a first active time period of a discontinuous reception cycle. The message includes at least a time offset parameter, scheduling a second active time period during a next inactive time period based on the received time offset, and receiving downlink data from said network node during the second active time period. The disclosure also contemplates an apparatus, a user equipment, a network node and a wireless system suitable to implement the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2024Publication date: August 13, 2026Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Rikin Shah, David Gonzalez Gonzalez, Reuben George Stephen, Andreas Andrae, Hojin Kim, Shravan Kumar KALYANKAR
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Publication number: 20260230854Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods of configuring AI/ML based model monitoring and signaling of activating/de-activating model monitoring in wireless mobile communication system including base station (e.g., gNB) and mobile station (e.g., UE). In AI/ML model is applied to radio access network, model performance such as inferencing is monitored so that any potential drift occurrence can be detected to ensure the required communication quality. Depending on the applied model characteristics and channel environments, model monitoring is configured to support varying monitoring cycles in association with different patterns of drift occurrences in model lifecycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2024Publication date: August 6, 2026Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Hojin Kim, Rikin Shah, Reuben George Stephen, Andreas Andrae
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Publication number: 20260230784Abstract: A method for vehicle mounted relaying in wireless communications, by a plurality of user equipments (UEs) including at least one vehicle mounted UE able to exchange data in a wireless network with remote user equipments via a Relay UE. The method includes: (first step) Relay UE indicates vehicle-mounted UE characteristics and capabilities to network and to remote user equipments, (second step) Relay UE detects vehicle occupants as onboard remote user equipments, provides the network with assistance information regarding onboard remote UEs, and the network determines and/or adjusts measurement configurations of the onboard remote UEs, (third step) based on the received UE characteristics and capabilities, the network provides configurations and/or updates pre-configurations of relay UEs candidates for relay re-selection, (fourth step) the network authorizes and/or configures the Relay UE for locally managing radio resources and Quality of Service (QOS).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2024Publication date: August 6, 2026Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBHInventors: Andreas Andrae, Rikin Shah, Reuben George Stephen, David Gonzalez Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20260231094Abstract: Methods for Network-Centric Resource Allocation for Sidelink Positioning within a wireless communication system with at least one user equipment, wherein at least one user equipment initiates an indirect or/and a direct resource allocation for a Sidelink positioning procedure and the positioning procedure itself is triggered by a user equipment or any other node.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2024Publication date: August 6, 2026Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Reuben George Stephen, Rikin Shah, Andreas Andrae, David Gonzalez Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20260197884Abstract: A method of operating an arrangement of a plurality of network nodes arranged in a linear configuration, each of which network nodes being capable of directly communicating with n neighbouring network nodes located in either direction of the linear arrangement of network nodes. Operation of the nodes includes determining and assigning an unambiguous and individual rank to each one of the plurality of network nodes. Each rank indicates a position of the respective network node within the linear network. The ranks orderly increase from one end of the linear arrangement of network nodes to the other end. The network nodes toggle between a first and a second mode of operation. A power consumption of the network nodes in the first mode of operation is lower than in the second mode. Messages are transmitted along the linear arrangement of network nodes using a non-synchronised, zero-signalling, stateless multipath and multi-hop message routing protocol, via network nodes that are in the second mode of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: July 9, 2026Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: David Gonzalez Gonzalez, Andreas Andrae, Osvaldo Gonsa, Filipe Borges Teixeira, Rui Campos, Tiago Oliveira
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Publication number: 20260163815Abstract: Method for gNB-UE two side model control by a user equipment (UE) device receiving an artificial intelligence (AI) and/or machine learning (ML) model status information from at least one base-station (gNB) within a wireless communication network, wherein after receiving the artificial intelligence (AI) and/or machine learning (ML) model status information the user equipment (UE) decides if the an artificial intelligence (AI) and/or machine learning (ML) model status information is activated, the user equipment (UE) maintains in the same artificial intelligence (AI) and/or machine learning (ML) model status information, if the artificial intelligence (AI) and/or machine learning (ML) model status information is deactivated, the user equipment (UE) switches to an alternative operation mode based on assistance information from base-station (gnB).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: June 11, 2026Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Hojin Kim, Rikin Shah, David Gonzalez Gonzalez, Andreas Andrae, Osvaldo Gonsa
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Publication number: 20260051994Abstract: Demodulation Reference Signal (DM-RS) density is adapted in wireless communication networks. A receiver, especially a user equipment (UE), submits a request to a transmitter, especially to a base station, to change the DM-RS density. The transmitter monitors feedback of the receiver relating to the quality of reception. And the transmitter decides, in dependence of the feedback, whether to indicate a change of DM-RS.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: February 19, 2026Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Reuben George Stephen, David Gonzalez Gonzalez, Rikin Shah, Andreas Andrae, Hojin Kim
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Publication number: 20260012241Abstract: A user equipment device, which is connected to a wireless communication network, transmits a duplicated user-equipment report. The user-equipment device determines radio channel quality conditions of the used beam or cell based on a measured Channel Quality Indicator and sends, if poor channel quality is determined, a duplication of a local-model-update report in a time-frequency domain A base station configures time-frequency resources in a dedicated manner with a Radio-Resource-Control-reconfiguration message and/or system information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2023Publication date: January 8, 2026Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Hojin Kim, Rikin Shah, Reuben George Stephen, Andreas Andrae, David Gonzalez Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20250386386Abstract: A wireless relay communication apparatus communicates over a first and a second wireless communication channel, which are incompatible in at least one property, aspect, or parameter. A message indicating a capacity to act as a relay in the second communication channel is transmitted over the first or the second wireless communication channel. A transmission, received over the second communication channel from a source communication apparatus, includes information enabling the relay communication apparatus to determine that the transmission is to be relayed to a destination communication apparatus. Accordingly, the relay communication apparatus relays the transmission to the destination communication apparatus over the second communication channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: December 18, 2025Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: David Gonzalez Gonzalez, Andreas Andrae, Rikin Shah, Osvaldo Gonsa
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Publication number: 20250386255Abstract: A handover is performed of a user equipment from a first base station to a second base station in a wireless network. The user equipment performs random access to the second base station using a Random Access CHannel occasion from a subset selected from a set of Random Access CHannel occasions according to a Quality Of Service (Qos) profile assigned to the user equipment. A user equipment and a base station and a system implement corresponding methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2023Publication date: December 18, 2025Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Andreas Andrae, Rikin Shah, David Gonzalez Gonzalez
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Publication number: 20250386377Abstract: Wireless communication by a user equipment supports a handover from a first base station to a second base station. A random access scheduling configuration is obtained for at least said user equipment. The configuration includes at least a Random Access delay value. A timer, which is configured according to the Random Access Delay value, is started upon reception of a handover command from the first base station. A delayed random access procedure is triggered to the second base station when timer expires.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2023Publication date: December 18, 2025Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Andreas Andrae, Rikin Shah, Reuben George Stephen, David Gonzalez Gonzalez, Hojin Kim, Shravan Kumar Kalyankar, Osvaldo Gonsa
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Publication number: 20250380295Abstract: Improving random access and energy consumption of a large user equipment group in a cellular network by a lead user equipment relaying network measurements to a target network cell, receiving equipment specific random access configurations from the target network cell, and relaying the equipment specific random access configurations to the user equipment group for performing random access contention to the target network cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: December 11, 2025Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Andreas Andrae, Rikin Shah, Reuben George Stephen, David Gonzalez Gonzalez, Hojin Kim, Shravan Kumar Kalyankar, Osvaldo Gonsa
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Publication number: 20250374082Abstract: For Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) model based operation in wireless radio access network, different combinations of Base Station-User Equipment (BS-UE) formations are used to manage signaling traffic overhead and device power consumption due to AI/ML use. Multi-communication modes are selectively activated based on parameter set generated as ML parameter profile and UE ML capability profile information. UE mobility and clustering are also used to determine the relevant communication mode as triggering method.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2023Publication date: December 4, 2025Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Hojin Kim, David Gonzalez Gonzalez, Andreas Andrae, Rikin Shah, Shravan Kumar Kalyankar, Reuben George Stephen, Osvaldo Gonsa
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Publication number: 20250348092Abstract: A swarm of automated entities is coordinated and managed. The swarm includes at least a designated master and a slave. A swarm management module is instantiated at the master. The swarm management module includes a mission planning manager adapted to receive or load a mission and to provide a mission configuration. The designated swarm master is configured to announce itself over a communication module and a communication link, and to request at least one automated entity different from and external to the master to join in the performance of the mission as swarm slave. Reachable potential slaves receive a master announcing message that announces a mission type. At least one of the slaves that has a profile matching the announced mission type sends, in return, at least one swarm joining message.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: November 13, 2025Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Andreas Andrae, David Gonzalez Gonzalez, Osvaldo Gonsa
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Publication number: 20250338308Abstract: A method of wireless communication comprises receiving downlink control information by a user equipment in an inactive state. The downlink control information comprises a cyclic redundancy check scrambled by a radio network with at least one base-station with paging-Radio Network Temporary Identifier. The user equipment monitors paging message in inactive state and uses paging-Radio Network Temporary Identifier to decode reception of paging message, wherein the user equipment receives indication of small data transmission and identifier from radio network with at least one base-station.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2023Publication date: October 30, 2025Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Rikin Shah, David Gonzalez Gonzalez, Andreas Andrae, Hojin Kim, Reuben George Stephen, Shravan Kumar Kalyankar
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Publication number: 20250317933Abstract: Controlling data transmission in a cellular network system according to cell deactivation based on a quality of service (QoS) of user equipment. A network cell determines a time interval for uplink data transmission of user equipment according to the quality of service of the user equipment. Based on whether a deactivation time of the cell serving the user equipment will expire before the time interval, the user equipment may trigger a handover to a target cell before expiration of the deactivation time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2023Publication date: October 9, 2025Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Rikin Shah, Hojin Kim, Andreas Andrae, David Gonzalez Gonzalez, Reuben George Stephen
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Publication number: 20250317998Abstract: A method for Service Relaying in a Relay User Equipment (UE) and such Relay UE is provided. The method includes the following steps. A connection between a Relay UE and a UE is established. A Service Catalogue of a Remote Service Provider is received. The Remote Service Provider is arranged for providing services to a UE. The Service Catalogue includes information about these services. Meta-data is generated which includes additional information about the services for the UE. Information about the Service Catalogue and about the meta-data is provided to the UE. The UE selects one of the services based on the provided information and the Relay UE relays the selected service from the Remote Service Provider to the UE.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: October 9, 2025Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Andreas Andrae, Hueseyin Daglioglu, Osvaldo Gonsa, David Gonzalez Gonzalez