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: 20230284217
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of flow-based processing is wireless systems are described. For example, in one method, a WTRU may determine that one or more data units correspond to a flow of such data units. The WTRU may perform such determination as a function of one or more matching rule(s). Flow-based processing may be enabled in the layer 2/layer 1 chain by per-packet determination using one or more rules, for example by routing through the applicable processing functions and/or using the applicable configuration and/or mapping to the applicable uplink physical layer functions and/or resources. One or more functions such as scheduling request, buffer status reporting, HARQ processing, and/or radio link failure and recovery may be controlled based on the policy associated with the flow corresponding to the data being processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Ghyslain PELLETIER, Diana PANI, Benoit PELLETIER
  • Patent number: 11748979
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for training a neural network, for the recognition of a sequence of characters in an image and without a predefined format, including: a step of creating an artificial database of a plurality of sequences of characters in images, some sequences being generated randomly, other sequences being derived from transformations of sequences generated randomly; a learning step that teaches the neural network to recognize a sequence of characters in an image, directly on at least some of the sequences of the artificial database, without a preliminary subdividing of these sequences into their component characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: BULL SAS
    Inventors: Benoit Pelletier, Mathieu Ospici, Marc Platini
  • Publication number: 20230274448
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for real-time multi-camera tracking of a target object comprising, for at least one new tracklet captured by at least one camera, calculating at least a first distance between the new tracklet and at least one reference tracklet belonging to the target object. The method also includes, when the smallest calculated first distance is between a first predetermined threshold value, called re-identification threshold, and a second predetermined threshold value, called human threshold, presenting the new tracklet to an operator, for the operator to assign or not assign the new tracklet to the target object, manually. The human threshold is a function of the number of reference tracklets in the reference list. The invention also relates to a computer program, to an object re-identification device and to an object re-identification system implementing such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: BULL SAS
    Inventors: Baptiste METGE, Benoît PELLETIER, Cécile BOUKAMEL-DONNOU, Genc TATO, Maha ALSAYASNEH, Nicolas ARNAISE, Vincent GIRAUD
  • Patent number: 11743708
    Abstract: Physical layer processing and procedures for device-to-device (D2D) discovery signal generation and transmission and scheduling of D2D discovery signals are described. Detection and measurement of a D2D discovery signal, D2D signal identity management, and monitoring by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) of PDCCH for D2D discovery scheduling is described, as is a WTRU that may be configured with a D2D-specific transmission/reception opportunity pattern. The discovery signal may carry a payload for explicit information about user and/or service identity, and may be mapped to physical resources in such a way as to decouple transmission/reception of the discovery signal from downlink operations. A WTRU may measure a D2D discovery signal quality and report to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Gwenael Poitau, Ghyslain Pelletier, Marian Rudolf, Benoit Pelletier, Paul Marinier, Diana Pani
  • Patent number: 11729691
    Abstract: A method and base station are disclosed. The base station comprises a transceiver and a processor. The base station transmits a system information block (SIB) to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), wherein the SIB indicates random access transmission uplink resources. After transmitting the SIB, the base station receives a random access preamble from the WTRU. After receiving the random access preamble, the base station receives, using one or more of the uplink resources indicated by the SIB, a first message from the WTRU, wherein the first message includes a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) of the WTRU. After receiving the first message, the base station transmits a second message to the WTRU, wherein the second message is derived from a second RNTI, the second RNTI being different than the first RNTI. The base station may be configured to communicate with the WTRU on a plurality of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Pantech Wireless, LLC
    Inventors: Diana Pani, Rocco DiGirolamo, Christopher R. Cave, Paul Marinier, Benoit Pelletier
  • Patent number: 11729753
    Abstract: A WTRU may receive downlink control information (DCI) indicating a start of a frame. The DCI may be received on a control channel, such as the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) from an eNB, base station, AP, or other infrastructure equipment operating in a wireless communications system. The WTRU may decode the DCI and may determine a transmit time interval (TTI) duration, which may be expressed in terms of an integer number of basic time intervals (BTIs). The WTRU may determine a downlink (DL) transmission portion and assignment and an uplink (UL) transmission portion and UL grant based on the received DCI. Additionally, the WTRU may determine the start of the UL portion based on an offset (toffset). The WTRU may receive data in a DL portion of the frame and may transmit in an UL portion of the frame based on the determined UL grant and TTI duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Marinier, Ghyslain Pelletier, Benoit Pelletier, Moon-il Lee, Marian Rudolf, Diana Pani
  • Patent number: 11729781
    Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and corresponding method is disclosed. The WTRU is in communication with a wireless communication network, the WTRU comprising: a memory; a receiver, the receiver configured at least to: receive a configuration, the configuration including one or more characteristics for one or more transmission modes (TMs) of the WTRU; a processor, the processor configured at least to: select, dynamically, at least one TM of the one or more TMs for a transmission of an uplink data unit, the dynamic selection being based on one or more data transfer requirements and the one or more TM characteristics; identify at least one transport channel associated with the at least one TM; and map the uplink data unit to the at least one transport channel; and a transmitter, the transmitter configured at least to: send the transmission of the uplink data unit to one or more devices of the wireless communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Pelletier, Martino M. Freda, Ghyslain Pelletier, Diana Pani, Paul Marinier
  • Publication number: 20230246737
    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: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Marinier, Ghyslain Pelletier, Benoit Pelletier
  • Patent number: 11716704
    Abstract: One or more techniques for beamformed paging are disclosed. A transmission/reception point (TRP) may transmit a paging inquiry signal using beam sweeping in a paging inquiry (PI) block with a different time, frequency resource set and/or sequence configuration associated with the same paging occasion (PO), for example, to randomize and/or distribute WTRUs into different monitoring groups. A WTRU may transmit an uplink paging inquiry response indicating a downlink beam for a paging data transmission and/or a WTRU ID. A downlink control and/or a data channel transmission may be triggered by a paging inquiry response transmission. Paging downlink control information may be transmitted in a WTRU-specific control channel, which may contain CRC bits masked by a temporary paging identity, e.g., based on a WTRU ID that may be reported in a paging inquiry response transmission. A WTRU paging procedure may be based on a paging inquiry signal and/or response transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Deng, Benoit Pelletier, Paul Marinier, J. Patrick Tooher, Ghyslain Pelletier, Yugeswar Deenoo, Martino M. Freda
  • Publication number: 20230225747
    Abstract: A method of positioning posterior resection guides in a three-dimensional coordinate system using robotic arms to perform partial knee arthroplasties comprises connecting a first tracking device for a surgical tracking system of the robotic arm to a femur, connecting a second tracking device for the surgical tracking system of the robotic arm to a tibia, manually positioning the tibia relative to the femur to a desired orientation to perform a posterior resection, manually determining a position for the posterior resection guide to perform the posterior resection, digitizing a reference point for the posterior resection guide in the three-dimensional coordinate system for a location of a feature of the posterior resection guide, moving the posterior resection guide to the location in the three-dimensional coordinate system with the robotic arm, and resecting a posterior portion of a condyle of the femur using the posterior resection guide to guide a cutting instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Emily Gogarty, Jean-Sebastien Merette, Benoit Pelletier, Suntara Ly, Emannuelle Bouvier, Adam H. Sanford, Jess H. Lonner
  • Publication number: 20230199606
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for a WTRU to act as a mobile relay, the method comprising the WTRU connecting to the network, the WTRU receiving a message from the network indicating that the WTRU is to act as a mobile relay for one or more devices outside of the coverage of the network, the WTRU discovering one or more devices outside of the coverage of the network, and the WTRU receiving a message from the out-of-coverage device that indicates that the out-of-coverage device has selected the WTRU to act as a mobile relay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Martino FREDA, Diana PANI, Benoit PELLETIER, Paul MARINIER
  • Publication number: 20230198598
    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: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Marinier, Tao Deng, Benoit Pelletier, J. Patrick Tooher, Ghyslain Pelletier, Virgil Comsa
  • Publication number: 20230189350
    Abstract: A method, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), and a base station are disclosed. The WTRU comprises a receiver, a transmitter, and a processor. The WTRU receives at least one radio resource control (RRC) message indicating an uplink resource for the WTRU and receives grants over first channels associated with the indicated uplink resource. The WTRU transmits uplink data using the indicated uplink resource based on the received grants, and, based on a trigger, deactivates the indicated uplink resource and to stop the reception of grants over the first channels associated with the indicated uplink resource and flush hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) buffers associated with the indicated uplink resource. The base station is configured to communicate with the WTRU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Pantech Wireless, LLC
    Inventors: Benoit Pelletier, Diana Pani, Rocco DiGirolamo, Christopher R. Cave, Vincent Roy, Paul Marinier, Eldad M. Zeira
  • Publication number: 20230188269
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities (e.g. aspects of entities, interfaces and procedures in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and/or network layers L1, 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: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Martino M. Freda, Paul Marinier, Ghyslain Pelletier, Benoit Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20230189119
    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: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Gwenael Poitau, Ghyslain Pelletier, Paul Marinier, Diana Pani, Samian Kaur, Benoit Pelletier
  • Patent number: 11678321
    Abstract: The WTRU may determine that one or more data units correspond to a flow of such data units. The WTRU may perform such determination as a function of one or more matching rule(s). Flow-based processing may be enabled in the layer 2/layer 1 chain by per-packet determination using one or more rules, for example by routing through the applicable processing functions and/or using the applicable configuration and/or mapping to the applicable uplink physical layer functions and/or resources. One or more functions such as scheduling request, buffer status reporting, HARQ processing, and/or radio link failure and recovery may be controlled based on the policy associated with the flow corresponding to the data being processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Ghyslain Pelletier, Diana Pani, Benoit Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20230171678
    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: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Jiaxin Yang, Benoit Pelletier, Paul Marinier, J. Patrick Tooher
  • 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