Patents by Inventor Bengt Lindoff

Bengt Lindoff 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).

  • Controlling of a thermal energy distribution system
    Patent number: 12281811
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling setting of reversible heat pump assemblies (100) of a district thermal energy distribution system (1) in either a heating mode or a cooling mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: E.ON SVERIGE AB
    Inventors: Per Rosén, Jacob Skogström, Fredrik Rosenqvist, Bengt Lindoff
  • Method and control unit for controlling a control valve controlling a flow of heat transfer fluid into a thermal energy extraction unit
    Patent number: 12281802
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling a control valve (110), wherein the control valve (110) is configured to control a flow of heat transfer fluid to a thermal energy extraction unit (108). The method comprising: reviewing (S402) a demand signal for the control valve (110); checking (S404) if the demand signal is indicative of setting the control valve (110) in a hysteresis interval for the control valve (110); and upon the demand signal is indicative of setting the control valve (110) in the hysteresis interval, alternatingly (S406) setting the control valve (110) in an open state above the hysteresis interval and setting the control valve (110) in a closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: E.ON SVERIGE AB
    Inventors: Per Rosén, Jacob Skogström, Fredrik Rosenqvist, Bengt Lindoff, Helen Carlstrom
  • Method for a multi-antenna receiver arrangement, a computer program product, a multi-antenna receiver arrangement, and a wireless device
    Publication number: 20250119183
    Abstract: A method for a multi-antenna receiver arrangement, the multi-antenna receiver arrangement being comprisable in a wireless device, WD, the method comprising: receiving a first plurality of analog radio signals; converting the first plurality of analog radio signals into a first plurality of digital signals; extracting reference signals from each of the first plurality of digital signals; determining characteristics for each of the first plurality of digital signals based on the extracted reference signals; processing the first plurality of digital signals with a second plurality of spatial-temporal filters to obtain a second plurality of combined signals, wherein the first plurality is larger than the second plurality. Corresponding computer program product, multi-antenna receiver arrangement, and wireless device are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Joakim Axmon, Bengt Lindoff
  • DETERMINING A LIGHT SETTING OF A LIGHT SOURCE CONFIGURED TO ILLUMINATE AN INDIVIDUAL
    Publication number: 20250081313
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a light setting of a light source configured to illuminate an individual, wherein the light setting of the light source includes information about a circadian stimulus and a color temperature of light emitted by the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Tord WINGREN, Jakob SINGVALL, Klara SINGVALL, Bengt LINDOFF, Truls LÖWGREN
  • Client device for indication of non-fulfillment of latency requirements
    Patent number: 12245069
    Abstract: A client device and a corresponding method for detecting and indicating non-fulfilment of latency requirements of uplink data packets associated with an application are provided. The client device monitors transmissions of uplink data packets associated with the application, in a first layer, for non-fulfilment of latency requirements of the uplink data packets. The monitoring is based on a Quality-of-Service (QoS) monitoring configuration. Upon detection of a non-fulfilment of a latency requirement, the client device provides a first indication to a second layer. The first indication provides an early warning about non-fulfillment of latency requirements of uplink data packets. According to the application, the client device is allowed to take precautionary actions to counteract possible negative consequences of the non-fulfillment of latency requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gustaf Claeson, Rama Kumar Mopidevi, Bengt Lindoff
  • METHOD OF CONFIGURING SETS OF TRANSCEIVERS/ANTENNAS TO BE ACTIVE OR CANDIDATES, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, PROCESSING UNIT AND WIRELESS DEVICES THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20250071627
    Abstract: A method for a processing unit, the processing unit being comprisable in a wireless device, WD, and being connectable to a plurality of transceivers, each transceiver being connected to one or more antennas, the method comprising: configuring a first set of the plurality of transceivers and/or antennas to be active; configuring a second set of the plurality of transceivers and/or antennas to be candidates; receiving reconfiguration information; and updating the first and second sets of transceivers based on the received reconfiguration information. Corresponding computer program product, processing unit and wireless devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Joakim Axmon, Bengt Lindoff
  • Client device and network node for indication of quality-of-service (QOS) non-fulfillment
    Patent number: 12238585
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to early detection and indication of a Quality-of-Service (QoS) non-fulfillment in one or more radio links serving an application. A client device monitors for a QoS non-fulfillment in the one or more radio links based on a QoS monitoring configuration associated with the application. The QoS monitoring configuration may be received from a network node and/or derived based on a predefined rule. Upon detection of a QoS non-fulfillment of one or more QoS requirements obtained from the QoS monitoring configuration, the client device provides a QoS non-fulfillment indication to the application. The QoS non-fulfillment indication gives the application an early warning about QoS non-fulfillment on the one or more radio links. Thereby, allowing the application to take precautionary actions to counteract possible negative consequences of the QoS non-fulfillment. Furthermore, the disclosure also relates to corresponding methods and a computer program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Gustaf Claeson, Vishnu Preman, Rama Kumar Mopidevi, Bengt Lindoff, Taimoor Abbas
  • Network architecture, methods, and devices for a wireless communications network
    Patent number: 12231284
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications network, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes determining a reporting quality threshold for a parameter related to channel state information (CSI); performing a measurement for each of a plurality of beams from a first predetermined set of beams for evaluation; evaluating the measurement for each of the plurality of beams against the reporting quality threshold; discontinuing the performing and evaluating of measurements in response to determining that the reporting quality threshold is met for one of the beams, such that one or more beams in the first predetermined set of beams are not measured and evaluated; and reporting, to the wireless communications network, CSI for the one of the beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Bo Lincoln, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Johan Nilsson, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Anders Wallen, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
  • Heat pump assembly and controlling of the same
    Patent number: 12228309
    Abstract: A heat pump assembly (100) is presented. The heat pump assembly (100) comprises a heat pump (110) having a primary side inlet (122) and a primary side outlet (124); a primary side inlet valve assembly (126) comprising: a primary side inlet connection (126a) connected to the primary side inlet (122), a primary side inlet valve first conduit connection (126b) configured to be connected to a first conduit (12) of a thermal energy grid (10), and a primary side inlet valve second conduit connection (126c) configured to be connected to a second conduit (14) of the thermal energy grid (10); a first conduit temperature determining device (105a) configured to measure a local temperature, t1, of heat transfer liquid of the first conduit (12); a second conduit temperature determining device (105b) configured to measure a local temperature, t2, of heat transfer liquid of the second conduit (14); and a controller (108).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: E.ON SVERIGE AB
    Inventors: Per Rosén, Jacob Skogström, Fredrik Rosenqvist, Bengt Lindoff
  • Method and device for controlling indoor climate in a portion of a building
    Patent number: 12222126
    Abstract: A method for controlling indoor climate in a portion (102) of a building (100) is presented. The method comprises: identifying (S402), based on a wireless communication based positioning function, electronic devices (204a, 204b, 204c) present in the portion (102) of the building (100); for each identified electronic device, determining whether the identified electronic device is associated with a user; determining (S406) an estimated total amount of heat dissipation present in the portion (102) of the building (100) based on an amount of heat dissipation associated with the respective user to which the respective identified electronic device is associated; and controlling (S408) indoor climate in the portion (102) of the building (100) based on the estimated total amount of heat dissipation present in the portion (102) of the building (100). Also, a server (106) and a system for performing the controlling are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: E.ON SVERIGE AB
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Per Rosén, Jacob Skogström, Fredrik Rosenqvist, Helen Carlström
  • Methods and devices for enhanced DAI
    Patent number: 12219572
    Abstract: A communication method includes: obtains a first DAI in a first downlink control channel associated with transmission of a first transport block, wherein the first DAI indicates a first scheduling assignment for the first transport block; obtains a second DAI in a second downlink control channel associated with transmission of a second transport block, wherein the second DAI indicates a second scheduling assignment for the second transport block; determines that at least one value of the second DAI is an assigned value identical to a value of the first DAI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenquan Hu, Bengt Lindoff, Sha Hu, Yongxia Lyu
  • Methods of wireless device and network node, such wireless device and network node, and computer programs thereof
    Patent number: 12200750
    Abstract: A method of a wireless device comprises determining a bandwidth for monitoring a downlink control signal, determining a set of possible downlink control indicator, DCI, formats, wherein possible DCI formats are DCI formats compatible with the determined bandwidth, receiving a transmission from a network node, searching for control information in the transmission by decoding using at least one of the DCI formats of the set, and when successful decoding of the control information, performing at least one task associated with the control information. A method of a network node, comprises configuring a downlink bandwidth to be used at downlink transmissions, determining a DCI format based on the downlink bandwidth, and transmitting control information using a DCI with the determined DCI format. A wireless device and a network node which are arranged to perform the methods, respectively, and computer programs for implementing the methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Parkvall
  • METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AN OPERATING MODE FOR A PLURALITY OF TRANSCEIVERS, A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AN APPARATUS, AND A DIGITAL INTERFACE THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20250007554
    Abstract: A method for a processor, the processor being connectable to a plurality of transceivers via one or more digital interfaces, comprising: configuring a first set of the plurality of transceivers to be in a first operating mode for a first time period; configuring a second set of the plurality of transceivers to be in a non-operating mode for the first time period; configuring the second set of transceivers to be in a second operating mode for a second time period, the second time period following the first time period; during the second time period obtaining a signal quality/strength for each of the plurality of transceivers; and at the end of the second time period, updating the first and second sets of transceivers based on the obtained signal quality/strength. Corresponding computer program product, apparatus and digital interface are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Bengt Lindoff, Markus Törmänen, Per-Olof Brandt, Joakim Axmon
  • COMMISSIONING OF A COMMON SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20240431011
    Abstract: A method for determining a position of each of a plurality of electronic devices belonging to a common system of electronic devices is disclosed. The method comprising, for each of the plurality of electronic devices: detecting presence of a person in a predetermined presence volume associated with the electronic device; in response to detecting presence of a person in the predetermined presence volume, wirelessly transmitting, from the electronic device, an ID-message comprising a device-ID of the electronic device; at a portable electronic device, receiving the ID-message and extracting the device-ID of the electronic device; and mapping a current position of the portable electronic device as a position of the electronic device for which device-ID has been extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Truls LÖWGREN, Tord WINGREN, Bengt LINDOFF, Jakob SINGVALL, Frans ROSELIUS
  • Network Architecture, Methods, and Devices for a Wireless Communications Network
    Publication number: 20240421931
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes receiving a downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, using the uplink access configuration index to identify an uplink access configuration from among a predetermined plurality of uplink access configurations, and transmitting to the wireless communications network according to the identified uplink access configuration. The example method further includes, in the same wireless device, receiving, in a first subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and receiving, in a second subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, the second numerology differing from the first numerology. Variants of this method, corresponding apparatuses, and corresponding network-side methods and apparatuses are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
  • Method of Configuring First and Second Sets of Active Transceivers, a Computer Program Product, a Processing Unit, and Wireless Devices Therefor
    Publication number: 20240413950
    Abstract: A method for a processing unit, the processing unit being comprisable in a wireless device, WD, and being connectable to a plurality of transceivers, the method comprising: obtaining a first active Transmission Configuration Indicator, TCI, state for a first network, NW, node; obtaining a second active TCI state for a second NW, node; selecting a first set of active transceivers from the plurality of transceivers based on the first active TCI state; selecting a second set of active transceivers from the plurality of transceivers based on the second active TCI state; configuring the first set of active transceivers to receive, at a first time instant, a first physical channel/signal transmitted according to the first active TCI state; and configuring the second set of active transceivers to receive, at a second time instant, a second physical channel/signal transmitted according to the second active TCI state. Corresponding computer program product, processing unit and wireless devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Joakim Axmon, Bengt Lindoff
  • Intelligent surfaces for use in a wireless communication system
    Patent number: 12160285
    Abstract: A method, controller and network node for using intelligent surfaces in a wireless communication system are disclosed. According to one aspect, method in a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD), via a reconfigurable reflective surface, the reconfigurable reflective surface being controllable by a controller and being applied to a structure to controllably reflect signals exchanged between the network node and the WD. The method includes determining a configuration of the reconfigurable reflective surface associated with the WD, the determined configuration being associated with a particular reflection coefficient, transmitting to the controller of the reconfigurable reflective surface, an indication of the determined configuration, and receiving signals from the WD at least partially via reflection at the reconfigurable reflective surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Magnus Åström, Bengt Lindoff
  • Efficiency for a heat extracting system and/or a heat depositing system
    Patent number: 12152791
    Abstract: A heat extracting system (100) arranged to be connected to a thermal energy circuit (300) comprising a hot conduit (302) configured to allow thermal fluid of a first temperature to flow therethrough, and a cold conduit (304) configured to allow thermal fluid of a second temperature to flow therethrough, the second temperature is lower than the first temperature, and a heat depositing system (200) arranged to be connected to a thermal energy circuit (300) comprising a hot conduit (302) configured to allow thermal fluid of a first temperature to flow therethrough, and a cold conduit (304) configured to allow thermal fluid of a second temperature to flow therethrough, the second temperature is lower than the first temperature. Also a heat depositing system (200) is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: E.ON SVERIGE AB
    Inventors: Per Rosén, Jacob Skogström, Bengt Lindoff, Helen Carlstrom, Fredrik Rosenqvist
  • Electronic Device and a Baseband Processor
    Publication number: 20240387982
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a first antenna and a second antenna; first radio frequency, RF, circuitry and second RF circuitry, the first RF circuitry being connected to the first antenna and the second RF circuitry being connected to the second antenna and each of the first and the second RF circuitry comprising one or more of a Low Noise amplifier, a Mixer, a Local oscillator, a Phase locked loop, an analog filter, a Voltage Gain Amplifier, an analog to digital converter, ADC, a digital filter, a Power Amplifier and a digital to analog converter, DAC; and a baseband processor, connected or connectable via a zero-intermediate frequency, zero-IF, signal to the first and the second RF circuitries; and wherein the first antenna is integrated together with the first RF circuitry in a first encapsulation, the second antenna is integrated together with the second RF circuitry in a second encapsulation, the second encapsulation preferably being different from the first encapsulation, and wherein the first and
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventor: Bengt Lindoff
  • Client device and serving device for associating PTRS antenna ports to DMRS antenna ports
    Patent number: 12143320
    Abstract: A client device for associating phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) antenna ports to demodulation reference signal (DMRS) antenna ports, the client device being configured obtain configuration information related to a set of PTRS antenna ports, obtain control information indicating at least one of one or more codewords, a set of DMRS antenna ports assigned to the one or more codewords, or transmission configuration indication (TCI) information indicating one or more TCI states, and determine an association between the set of PTRS antenna ports and the set of DMRS antenna ports based on the configuration information related to the set of PTRS antenna ports and the control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenquan Hu, Min Zhang, Bengt Lindoff, Thorsten Schier, Han Zhou, Xiaoyan Bi