Patents by Inventor Benoit Pelletier

Benoit Pelletier 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: 20230126390
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system of a User Equipment (UE) device executing communications using a Device-to-Device (D2D) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network are provided. The method includes determining D2D devices communicating in an area, determining whether D2D data is to be transmitted, determining one or more resource sets for transmitting the D2D data, and transmitting the D2D data using the determined one or more resource sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Martino M. Freda, Aata El Hamss, Diana Pani, Marian Rudolf, Paul Marinier, Benoit Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20230118609
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for sidelink communication are disclosed. A WTRU may receive a first SCI element from a second WTRU within a group. The WTRU may receive a first RCI element within a first set of resources scheduled by the first SCI. The first RCI may include information about which WTRU in the group is scheduled to use a second set of resources. The WTRU may determine, based on the first RCI, that one or more subresources within the second set of resources are available. The WTRU may transmit data in the one or more subresources. The first SCI and the first RCI may be received in a first reservation period and the one or more subresources may be in a second reservation period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Martino M. Freda, Tao Deng, Tuong Duc Hoang, Benoit Pelletier, Aata El Hamss, Saad Ahmad, Michelle Perras
  • Patent number: 11626919
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein are provided for beamforming and uplink control and data transmission techniques. Such techniques enable a UE to maintain at least one beam process for operation with multiple beams and/or points. A beam process may be indicated for transmission or reception over a downlink or uplink physical channel. Power, timing, and channel state information may be specific to a beam process. A beam process may be established as part of a random access procedure in which resources may be provisioned in random access response messages. Techniques are provided to handle beam process failures, to use beam processes for mobility, and to select beams using open-loop and closed-loop selection procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Marinier, Tao Deng, Benoit Pelletier, J. Patrick Tooher, Ghyslain Pelletier, Virgil Comsa
  • Patent number: 11620539
    Abstract: A device (DS) monitors a process using at least one electronic device (EE1-EE4) in operation and generating first data of a metric. This device (DS) comprises: learning means (MA) configured to analyse automatically second data which are representative of events that have occurred in the course of the process, in order to determine anomalies of a chosen type, and then automatically determine an indicator representative of this metric, then a correlation between these determined anomalies and this indicator, and then at least one rule defining this correlation, and monitoring means (MS1) configured to analyse newly generated first data periodically, and group by group, by checking whether at least one value of the indicator determined on the basis of the aforesaid data satisfies this determined rule, in order to predict the occurrence of the anomaly in a future group of first data when this at least one value satisfies this rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: BULL SAS
    Inventors: Marc Platini, Adrien Besse, Benoît Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20230099687
    Abstract: A method performed by a base station may include receiving using a first uplink carrier. The method may include transmitting a signal using a first downlink carrier. The signal may include a message indicating activation of a second uplink carrier. The method may include transmitting configuration information indicating an inactivity period associated with the second uplink carrier. The method may include receiving using the second uplink carrier activated based on the message. The method may further include detecting that the second uplink carrier has been deactivated based on expiration of the inactivity period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Marinier, Diana Pani, Christopher R. Cave, Benoit Pelletier
  • Patent number: 11610386
    Abstract: An electronic device for identifying and tracking at least one target, including: a receiver module configured to receive images from a network of image sensors; a determination module configured to determine visual signatures of a respective target from the received images, each visual signature being determined from a respective image including a representation of the target, each visual signature being in the form of a vector in multi-dimensional space; a first filtering module configured to filter the visual signatures; a computation module configured to compute a reference visual signature, in multi-dimensional space; a detection module configured to detect an appearance of the target, and a second filtering module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: BULL SAS
    Inventors: Nicolas Arnaise, Cécile Boukamel-Donnou, Benoit Pelletier
  • Patent number: 11601224
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities (e.g. aspects of entities, interfaces and procedures in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and/or network layers LI, L2, 13) are disclosed for low latency medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) assembly in wireless systems, such as 5G flexible radio access technology (RAT) (5gFLEX). Latency may be reduced, for example, by WTRU determination of network transmission parameters and signaling prior to a transmission grant. A WTRU may receive a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), resource range, etc. prior to a grant, e.g., for use in future grants. Data blocks may be incrementally created/encoded prior to a grant. Data units may be segmented, assembled and multiplexed, for example, based on data block sizes that allow MAC and radio link control (RLC) processing prior to a grant. Flexible grant sizes may be provided for early generation of transport blocks before a grant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Martino M. Freda, Paul Marinier, Ghyslain Pelletier, Benoit Pelletier
  • Patent number: 11595173
    Abstract: A WTRU may determine that a LTE cell at least partially overlaps in frequency with an NR cell. The WTRU may determine that an NR transmission is to be received within a set of resources that are included in at least a portion of the NR cell that at least partially overlaps with the LTE cell. The WTRU may determine a subset of resources within the set of resources that correspond to an LTE common transmission. The WTRU may receive the NR transmission within the set of resources. The NR transmission may not be included in the subset of resources that correspond to the LTE common transmission. The LTE common transmission may include one or more of a common control signal, a cell-specific broadcast signal, cell-specific reference signals, a physical downlink control channel, a primary synchronization signal, a secondary synchronization signal, and/or a channel state information reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Pelletier, Ghyslain Pelletier, Diana Pani, Paul Marinier, Martino M. Freda, Jiaxin Yang
  • Patent number: 11595876
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing device-to-device (D2D) discovery are described. A service discovery process may include a discoverable device (e.g., a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU)) sending a discovery request, over a wireless connection, for a radio resource for the purpose of performing a transmission for radio frequency (RF) proximity detection for a given service. The WTRU may receive a discovery response including a configuration for RF proximity detection from a network, which configuration may be associated to the service. The configuration for RF proximity may be received by dedicated signaling, (e.g., physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)), in particular for a discoverable WTRU. The configuration for RF proximity may be received on a broadcast channel, (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Gwenael Poitau, Ghyslain Pelletier, Paul Marinier, Diana Pani, Samian Kaur, Benoit Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20230056813
    Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive configuration information indicating a first and a second cell group, and indicating discontinuous reception (DRX) information for them; and may receive a command associated with DRX. The WTRU may perform, based on the command, DRX for cells of the first and second cell groups. A first active time for the first cell group may differ from a second active time for the second cell group. Cells within the first cell group may be active during the first active time; cells within the second cell group may be active during the second. The WTRU may receive a first command to deactivate a first cell of the first cell group, and deactivate the cell based on the first command. The WTRU may receive a first command to reactivate the deactivated first cell, and reactivate the deactivated first cell based on the first command to reactivate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Fengjun Xi, Christopher R. Cave, Diana Pani, Benoit Pelletier, Lujing Cai
  • Patent number: 11589296
    Abstract: In a network comprising both fixed transmission points and mobile transmission points, the transmission points may transmit discovery reference signals that allow WTRUs to detect and/or synchronize to the transmission points. The fixed and mobile transmission points may transmit discovery reference signals with different characteristics that allow the WTRUs to distinguish between fixed and mobile transmission points. The mobile transmission points may also transmit a separate maintenance reference signal that allows WTRUs to maintain a connection with the mobile transmission point. For networks in which fixed a mobile transmission points operate in different frequency bands, the mobile transmission points may also periodically transmit discovery beacon signals in the frequency band of the fixed transmission points to allow discovery. Conditions may be imposed on WTRUs before the WTRU will transmit to the network a measurement report reporting on a potential transmission point to which it may be switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jiaxin Yang, Benoit Pelletier, Paul Marinier, J. Patrick Tooher
  • Publication number: 20230048146
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed to manage interference caused by D2D communications. A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may include a processor. The processor may be configured to perform one or more of the following. The processor may determine to send information using a device-to-device transmission via a resource pool from a plurality of resource pools. Each resource pool may be associated with a range of reference signal receive power (RSRP) values. The processor may determine a RSRP measurement of a cell associated with the WTRU. The processor may select a resource pool from the plurality of resource pools based on the RSRP measurement of the cell. The RSRP measurement of the cell may be within the range of RSRP values associated with the selected resource pool. The processor may send the information using the selected resource pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuxin Zhao, Diana Pani, Ghyslain Pelletier, Paul Marinier, Benoit Pelletier, Samian Kaur
  • Patent number: 11582808
    Abstract: A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed. The WTRU comprises a receiver, a transmitter, and a processor. The WTRU receives a system information block (SIB) including a parameter indicating a number of transmissions for a random access message and a parameter indicating transmission duration information for the random access message. The WTRU transmits a random access preamble and a random access message, wherein the random access message is transmitted for a duration indicated by the parameter indicating transmission duration information for the random access message. The WTRU retransmits the random access message, wherein the random access message is retransmitted a number of times indicated by the parameter indicating the number of transmissions for the random access message and for the duration indicated by the parameter indicating transmission duration information for the random access message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Pantech Wireless, LLC
    Inventors: Benoit Pelletier, Diana Pani, Rocco DiGirolamo, Christopher R. Cave, Vincent Roy, Paul Marinier, Eldad M. Zeira
  • Patent number: 11582782
    Abstract: A method for WTRU autonomous resource selection may comprise receiving a TX resource pool for D2D communication from a base station. The WTRU may sense one or more resources of the TX resource pool and determine resources for transmission of control information and D2D data, based on the sensing. The WTRU may then transmit, to another WTRU, the control information and the D2D data on the determined resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Ghyslain Pelletier, Diana Pani, Benoit Pelletier, Christopher R. Cave, Paul Marinier, Tao Deng, Gwenael Poitau, Kiran K. Vanganuru
  • Publication number: 20230044559
    Abstract: The disclosure pertains to methods and apparatus for transmitting uplink data to a wireless network asynchronously comprising generating data for transmission to the network on an uplink shared channel (UL-SCH) transport channel, selecting between transmitting the data to the network orthogonally or non-orthogonally, and transmitting the data on the selected physical channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Marinier, Benoit Pelletier, J. Patrick Tooher
  • Patent number: 11570754
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system of a User Equipment (UE) device executing communications using a Device-to-Device (D2D) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network are provided. The method includes determining D2D devices communicating in an area, determining whether D2D data is to be transmitted, determining one or more resource sets for transmitting the D2D data, and transmitting the D2D data using the determined one or more resource sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Martino M. Freda, Aata El Hamss, Diana Pani, Marian Rudolf, Paul Marinier, Benoit Pelletier
  • Patent number: 11563516
    Abstract: Methods and systems for operation in a wireless communication system are provided. A first transmission may be initiated using at least a first portion of physical layer resources. A second transmission may be initiated using at least a second portion of the same physical layer resources. The first transmission may be any one of a puncturing transmission, interfering transmission, delay-sensitive transmission, or short transmission. The second transmission may be an on-going transmission or a long transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: IDAC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Marinier, Ghyslain Pelletier, Benoit Pelletier
  • Patent number: 11546923
    Abstract: A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may be operated in a first scheduling mode for device-to-device communication. In the first scheduling mode, a network entity may schedule resources to be used by the WTRU for device-to-device communications. The WTRU may detect that a radio link failure (RLF) timer is running or has been started. The WTRU may switch from the first scheduling mode for device-to-device communication to a second scheduling mode for device-to-device communication in response to detecting that the radio link failure timer is running or has been started. In the second scheduling mode, the WTRU may select a resource from a resource pool for the WTRU to use for one or more device-to-device communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Samian Kaur, Diana Pani, Yuxin Zhao, Benoit Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20220417912
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes a transceiver and a processor. The transceiver and the processor receive a master information block (MIB) on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), wherein the MIB includes an indication of control channel element (CCE) resources, transmit uplink data on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH, and receive at least one CCE in the indicated CCE resources. The at least one CCE includes multiple bits, each of which indicates whether a respective block of data is required to be retransmitted. At least the multiple bits are channel coded and have a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar, Moon-il Lee, Benoit Pelletier
  • Patent number: 11528716
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for sidelink communication are disclosed. A WTRU may receive a first SCI element from a second WTRU within a group. The WTRU may receive a first RCI element within a first set of resources scheduled by the first SCI. The first RCI may include information about which WTRU in the group is scheduled to use a second set of resources. The WTRU may determine, based on the first RCI, that one or more subresources within the second set of resources are available. The WTRU may transmit data in the one or more subresources. The first SCI and the first RCI may be received in a first reservation period and the one or more subresources may be in a second reservation period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Martino M. Freda, Tao Deng, Tuong Duc Hoang, Benoit Pelletier, Aata El Hamss, Saad Ahmad, Michelle Perras