Patents by Inventor Birgit Breining

Birgit Breining 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).

  • Patent number: 11924919
    Abstract: An apparatus of a node of a network comprises one or more baseband processors to process a first user equipment (UE) capability report from a first UE, and to process a second UE capability report from a second UE, wherein the first UE capability report and the second UE capability report include a same UE capability ID for the first UE and the second UE, and wherein the first capability report includes partial UE capability information for the first UE and the second capability report includes partial UE capability information for the second UE. The apparatus can include a memory to store the first capability report and the second capability report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre Stojanovski, Sudeep Vamanan, Birgit Breining, Michael Zitzmann
  • Patent number: 11871474
    Abstract: Coordinated leaving for a UE having a first SIM and a second SIM may include decoding, at a baseband processor, an RRC reconfiguration message associated with the first SIM received from a first network. A communication corresponding to the second SIM received from a second network is decoded while the baseband processor is processing the received RRC reconfiguration message. The communication received from the second network is determined to comprise a higher priority than the RRC reconfiguration procedure. Based on determining, a UAI message corresponding to the first SIM is encoded by the baseband processor for transmission to the first network. The UAI message is configured to inform the first network of coordinated leaving and abortion of the RRC reconfiguration procedure. The first SIM is transitioned to an idle mode. An RRC request corresponding to the second SIM is encoded by the baseband processor for transmission to the second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Srirang A. Lovlekar, Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan, Amr Mostafa, Birgit Breining, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Yuqin Chen
  • Publication number: 20230345236
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to a computer-readable storage medium, a device, an integrated circuit and a method that perform operations related to a first user equipment (UE) configured with a sidelink (SL) connection with a second UE. The operations include generating an SL counter check request including at least a first count for data transmissions from the first UE to the second UE as determined by the first UE. The operations further include transmitting the request to the second UE and receiving a counter check response to the request, the response comprising at least a second count for data transmissions from the first UE to the second UE as determined by the second UE. The operations further include determining a first difference between the first count and the second count and, when the first difference exceeds a threshold, releasing the SL connection with the second UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Yuqin CHEN, Birgit BREINING, Dawei ZHANG, Fangli XU, Haijing HU, Longda XING, Rama Diwakara Rao NOOLU, Sethuraman GURUMOORTHY, Shu GUO, Srirang A. LOVLEKAR, Zhibin WU
  • Patent number: 11785540
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for managing UE upgrade requests using UE assistance information (UAI), including network controlled upgrade support, UE initiated upgrade requests, and/or budget based upgrade requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Birgit Breining, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Rama Diwakara Rao Noolu, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
  • Publication number: 20230254918
    Abstract: A technique for determining that a wireless device supports using multiple subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to establish multiple connections to wireless networks, generating a multi-SIM capability message, and transmitting the multi-SIM capability message to a first wireless network. In another aspect, a technique for a wireless system to receive a multi-SIM capability message from a wireless device, determine a connection configuration of the wireless device based on the received multi-SIM capability message, and transmit an indication of the configured connection to the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Fangli Xu, Adesh Kumar, Birgit Breining, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
  • Publication number: 20230239791
    Abstract: A method for power saving, comprising: establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a wireless device, transmitting, to the wireless device, configuration information indicating a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle time, a DRX on time period, and an offset time, transmitting an enhanced wake-up signal (EWUS) monitoring occasion for a DRX cycle, the EWUS monitoring occasion based on the offset time and the DRX on time period, determining that the wireless device can skip monitoring one or more future EWUS monitoring occasions, transmitting, during a first DRX cycle, a EWUS for the wireless device during the EWUS monitoring occasion associated with the first DRX cycle, the EWUS indicating that the wireless device can skip the one or more future EWUS monitoring occasions, and skipping transmitting the EWUS to the wireless device during the one or more future EWUS monitoring occasions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Fangli Xu, Adesh Kumar, Birgit Breining, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Sarma V. Vangala, Sigen Ye, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Wei Zeng, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
  • Publication number: 20230239795
    Abstract: A technique for power saving, comprising establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a wireless system, entering an RRC connected mode based on the established RRC connection, receiving, from the wireless system, configuration information indicating a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle time, a DRX on time period, and an offset time, determining an enhanced wake-up signal (EWUS) monitoring occasion for a DRX cycle based on the offset time and the DRX on time period, monitoring, during a first DRX cycle, for an EWUS during the EWUS monitoring occasion associated with the first DRX cycle, receiving, from the wireless system, the EWUS during the EWUS monitoring occasion, determining that the EWUS indicates that the wireless device skip one or more future EWUS monitoring occasions, and skipping monitoring for the EWUS based on the indicated skipped one or more future EWUS monitoring occasions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Fangli Xu, Adesh Kumar, Birgit Breining, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Sarma V. Vangala, Sigen Ye, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Wei Zeng, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
  • Patent number: 11696121
    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, an apparatus of a user equipment (UE), comprises one or more baseband processors to derive a dynamic scrambling key, and a memory to store the dynamic scrambling key and a temporary UE identifier (temporary UE ID) assigned to the UE. The one or more baseband processors monitor a paging request for a scrambled UE identifier (UE ID) to determine if the paging request is intended for the UE by unscrambling the scrambled UE ID with the dynamic scrambling key to produce the temporary UE ID. The paging request is intended for the UE if the temporary UE ID produced by unscrambling the scrambled UE ID matches the temporary UE ID stored in the memory. A new dynamic scrambling key may be derived each time the UE returns to a radio resource control idle (RRC_IDLE) state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sudeep M. Vamanan, Robert Zaus, Birgit Breining, Chen Ho Chin, Hyung-Nam Choi
  • Publication number: 20230180336
    Abstract: Coordinated leaving for a UE having a first SIM and a second SIM may include decoding, at a baseband processor, an RRC reconfiguration message associated with the first SIM received from a first network. A communication corresponding to the second SIM received from a second network is decoded while the baseband processor is processing the received RRC reconfiguration message. The communication received from the second network is determined to comprise a higher priority than the RRC reconfiguration procedure. Based on determining, a UAI message corresponding to the first SIM is encoded by the baseband processor for transmission to the first network. The UM message is configured to inform the first network of coordinated leaving and abortion of the RRC reconfiguration procedure. The first SIM is transitioned to an idle mode. An RRC request corresponding to the second SIM is encoded by the baseband processor for transmission to the second network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Srirang A. Lovlekar, Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan, Amr Mostafa, Birgit Breining, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Yuqin Chen
  • Publication number: 20230180218
    Abstract: Determining RRC processing delays for multi-subscriber identify module (MSIM) user equipments (UEs) may include decoding a capabilities message from a UE that indicates the UE is an MSIM UE that includes at least a first SIM and a second SIM. A communication for the first SIM of the UE may be encoded. The communication may be configured to cause the UE to perform a radio resource control (RRC) procedure. A transmission request received from the UE may be decoded. The transmission request may be associated with the RRC procedure. In response to receiving the transmission request, an uplink (UL) gram may be scheduled for the first SIM of the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Srirang A. Lovlekar, Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan, Amr Mostafa, Birgit Breining, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R Palle Venkata, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Yuqin Chen
  • Publication number: 20220361132
    Abstract: Devices and associated methods for operating a dual-subscriber identity module (SIM) dual-standby (DSDS) user equipment device (UE) configured with a first SIM and a second SIM. The UE transmits a connection request message to a base station over a first network using the first SIM, where the connection request message includes one or more capability indications of the UE. The UE receives a connection accept message from the base station, where the connection accept message includes one or more network capability indications corresponding to respective UE capability indications of the one or more UE capability indications. The UE performs communications with the base station according to the one or more network capability indications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Sarma V. Vangala, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu, Longda Xing, Rama Diwakara Rao Noolu, Birgit Breining
  • Publication number: 20220312535
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods enable layer 2 (L2) relaying optimizations for a remote user equipment (UE) to receive system information (SI) from a relay UE. The relay UE may establish a sidelink communication channel with the remote UE that is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state, an RRC inactive state, or an out-of-coverage (OOC) state with respect to the base station. The relay UE decodes a relay SI request received through the sidelink communication channel from the first remote UE. The relay SI request indicates requested system information. The Relay UE obtains the requested system information or a subset of the requested system information from a memory device or from the base station and encodes a relay SI response to send to the first remote UE. The relay SI response includes the requested system information or the subset of the requested system information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Zhibin Wu, Fangli Xu, Birgit Breining, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Yuqin Chen
  • Publication number: 20220312312
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for managing UE upgrade requests using UE assistance information (UAI), including network controlled upgrade support, UE initiated upgrade requests, and/or budget based upgrade requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Birgit Breining, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Rama Diwakara Rao Noolu, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
  • Publication number: 20220312531
    Abstract: A multi-universal subscriber identity module (MUSIM) user equipment (UE) is configured to stay synchronized with a network. The UE registers to a first network for the first SIM, registering to a second network for the second SIM, prior to the UE conducting a high priority activity related to the second SIM, sends, to the first network via a connection associated with the first SIM, a first message comprising an estimated time duration during which the UE conducts the high priority activity related to the second SIM, receives, from the first network, a second message indicating a time period during which the first network will retain a connection context for the connection associated with the first SIM in an RRC Inactive state and when the UE completes the high priority activity, determines the connection context of the first network for the connection associated with the first SIM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Srirang A. LOVLEKAR, Adesh KUMAR, Birgit BREINING, Dawei ZHANG, Fangli XU, Haijing HU, Longda XING, Naveen Kumar R. PALLE VENKATA, Sethuraman GURUMOORTHY, Yuqin CHEN, Zhibin WU
  • Publication number: 20220303871
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may be barred from accessing one or more network slices. The UE collects information to perform an access barring procedure corresponding to a cell of a network, performs an accessing barring procedure using the information, performs a random access channel (RACH) procedure with the cell and establishes a radio resource control (RRC) connection with the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Yuqin CHEN, Birgit Breining, Dawei ZHANG, Fangli XU, Haijing HU, Longda XING, Rama Diwakara Rao NOOLU, Sethuraman GURUMOORTHY, Srirang A. LOVLEKAR, Zhibin WU
  • Publication number: 20210409935
    Abstract: An apparatus of a node of a network comprises one or more baseband processors to process a first user equipment (UE) capability report from a first UE, and to process a second UE capability report from a second UE, wherein the first UE capability report and the second UE capability report include a same UE capability ID for the first UE and the second UE, and wherein the first capability report includes partial UE capability information for the first UE and the second capability report includes partial UE capability information for the second UE. The apparatus can include a memory to store the first capability report and the second capability report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Alexandre STOJANOVSKI, Sudeep VAMANAN, Birgit BREINING, Michael ZITZMANN
  • Patent number: 11057962
    Abstract: Techniques described herein may be used to enable User Equipment (UE) to efficiently and reliably report supported band combinations to a wireless network. An enhanced NodeB (eNB) may determine eNB-supported bands combinations for carrier aggregation scenarios, create a simplified representation of the eNB-supported bands combinations (e.g., using a highest order band combination, groups of band combinations, etc.), and communicate the eNB-supported bands combinations to the UE. The UE may determine UE-supported band combinations that are among the eNB-supported bands combinations, create a simplified representation of the UE-supported band combinations, and communicate the eNB-supported bands combinations to the eNB. The eNB may use the UE-supported band combinations to allocate appropriate carriers to the UE for carrier aggregation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shadi Iskander, Naveen Palle, Candy Yiu, Birgit Breining, Youn Hyoung Heo, Hesham Elhelw
  • Patent number: 10966067
    Abstract: Downlink spectral capacity of an eMBMS cell to be maximized for the eMBMS users. In one embodiment, supplementary eMBMS cells may be used together with a primary cell, in which the supplementary eMBMS cells broadcast only eMBMS content and the primary cell is used for uplink and downlink signaling. The primary cell may perform signaling for the corresponding supplementary cells. In this manner, signaling relating to configuring of the eMBMS cells may be offloaded to the non-eMBMS primary cell and eMBMS specific services can be fully utilized from the eMBMS cells. In a second embodiment, an eMBMS cell may be a standalone eMBMS cell that is not associated with a primary cell. In this embodiment, self-contained eMBMS signaling is defined. Additionally, eMBMS data may be broadcast in specified MBSN subframes. In this manner, a device, such as an eMBMS-only device, can independently receive eMBMS services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ajay Panchal, Hyung-Nam Choi, Birgit Breining
  • Publication number: 20200015076
    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, an apparatus of a user equipment (UE), comprises one or more baseband processors to derive a dynamic scrambling key, and a memory to store the dynamic scrambling key and a temporary UE identifier (temporary UE ID) assigned to the UE. The one or more baseband processors monitor a paging request for a scrambled UE identifier (UE ID) to determine if the paging request is intended for the UE by unscrambling the scrambled UE ID with the dynamic scrambling key to produce the temporary UE ID. The paging request is intended for the UE if the temporary UE ID produced by unscrambling the scrambled UE ID matches the temporary UE ID stored in the memory. A new dynamic scrambling key may be derived each time the UE returns to a radio resource control idle (RRC_IDLE) state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Sudeep M. Vamanan, Robert Zaus, Birgit Breining, Chen Ho Chin, Hyung-Nam Choi
  • Publication number: 20190306925
    Abstract: Techniques described herein may be used to enable User Equipment (UE) to efficiently and reliably report supported band combinations to a wireless network. An enhanced NodeB (eNB) may determine eNB-supported bands combinations for carrier aggregation scenarios, create a simplified representation of the eNB-supported bands combinations (e.g., using a highest order band combination, groups of band combinations, etc.), and communicate the eNB-supported bands combinations to the UE. The UE may determine UE-supported band combinations that are among the eNB-supported bands combinations, create a simplified representation of the UE-supported band combinations, and communicate the eNB-supported bands combinations to the eNB. The eNB may use the UE-supported band combinations to allocate appropriate carriers to the UE for carrier aggregation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Shadi Iskander, Naveen Palle, Candy Yiu, Birgit Breining, Youn Hyoung Heo, Hesham Elhelw