Patents by Inventor Brian Alexander
Brian Alexander 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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Patent number: 12200605Abstract: A mobile telecommunications system entity for a mobile telecommunications system has at least one entity, which serves at least one user equipment. The mobile telecommunications system entity has circuitry which is configured to transmit scheduling information for on-demand system information, which can be requested by the at least one user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Yuxin Wei, Brian Alexander Martin, Vivek Sharma, Hideji Wakabayashi, Shinichiro Tsuda
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Patent number: 12173509Abstract: A method of reroofing, the method comprising of applying to an existing roof surface a membrane composite including a pre-applied adhesive layer by mating the adhesive layer to the existing membrane.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Holcim Technology LtdInventors: Jiansheng Tang, Michael J. Hubbard, Joseph Kalwara, Carl E. Watkins, Jr., Brian Alexander, Todd D. Taykowski, Joseph R. Carr
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Publication number: 20240422686Abstract: This application provides a wake up signal sending method and a device. One example method includes: receiving, from a core network device, an identifier of first category to which a terminal device belongs, wherein different categories correspond to different service features; receiving a configuration of a wake up signal from a network device; determining, based on the wake up signal and the first category, weather the terminal device is woken up.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Baokun SHAN, Hong WANG, Odile ROLLINGER, Brian Alexander MARTIN
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Patent number: 12170928Abstract: The present technique provides a terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the terminal device comprising a receiver, a transmitter and a controller, wherein the controller is configured: to conduct a first measurement of a parameter associated with a radio signal transmitted by infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network and received by the receiver; to determine whether the measured parameter meets a predetermined criteria; and when the measured parameter is determined to meet the predetermined criteria, to conduct a second measurement of a parameter associated with a radio signal transmitted by infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network and received by the receiver. The present technique also provides an associated method and circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Brian Alexander Martin, Shin Horng Wong, Martin Warwick Beale, Yuxin Wei, Vivek Sharma, Shinichiro Tsuda, Hideji Wakabayashi
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Publication number: 20240399365Abstract: Disclosed herein are cell processing systems, devices, and methods thereof. A system for cell processing may comprise a plurality of instruments each independently configured to perform one or more cell processing operations upon a cartridge, and a robot capable of moving the cartridge between each of the plurality of instruments.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Tony BIZ, Vladimir AZERSKY, Adam Newton WOLD, Brian Alexander PESCH
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Patent number: 12157119Abstract: Disclosed herein are cell processing systems, devices, and methods thereof. A system for cell processing may comprise a plurality of instruments each independently configured to perform one or more cell processing operations upon a cartridge, and a robot capable of moving the cartridge between each of the plurality of instruments.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Cellares CorporationInventors: Fabian Gerlinghaus, Brian Alexander Pesch, Nicholas Scott Reimnitz
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Publication number: 20240397410Abstract: A mobile telecommunications system anchor entity for a mobile telecommunications system is provided. The mobile telecommunications system has at least one entity serving at least one user equipment, wherein the at least one entity and the at least one user equipment are located in a common system information area. The mobile telecommunications system has circuitry, which performs transmitting minimum system information to the at least one user equipment, wherein the minimum system information includes system information area identifier information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuxin WEI, Brian Alexander MARTIN, Vivek SHARMA, Hideji WAKABAYASHI, Shinichiro TSUDA
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Publication number: 20240397411Abstract: A method of transmitting system information in a mobile communications network, the network comprising a base station operable to provide a cell to communicate wirelessly with a plurality of mobile terminals and a mobile terminal of the plurality of mobile terminals, the mobile terminal being operable to communicate with the base station. The method comprises periodically transmitting essential system information “ESI” to the plurality of mobile terminals, the ESI comprising system information for using the cell provided by the base station; transmitting additional system information “ASI” to the mobile terminal, the ASI comprising system information for using one or more services provided by the cell. In the event that it is determined that the base station is overloaded, the method further comprises transmitting a service notification that the cell is currently unable to provide the one or more services.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Vivek SHARMA, Brian Alexander MARTIN, Yuxin WEI, Hideji WAKABAYASHI, Shinichiro TSUDA
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Publication number: 20240397515Abstract: An infrastructure equipment that transmits a radio network identifier to a communications device for identifying the communications device when allocating communications resources of the wireless access interface for transmitting downlink data to the communications device. After the communications device has entered an inactive connected state, the infrastructure equipment transmits control signals including the radio network identifier for allocating communications resources of the wireless access interface for the communications device to receive downlink data, determine whether the communications device is still within a radio coverage area of the infrastructure equipment, and if the communications device has left the coverage area, transmit an indication to the one or more other infrastructure equipment via the inter-connecting interface to trigger a process for transmitting downlink data to the communications device from the one or more other infrastructure equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicants: Sony Group Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.Inventors: Shin Horng WONG, Brian Alexander MARTIN, Martin Warwick BEALE, Yuxin WEI, Anders BERGGREN, Lars NORD
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Publication number: 20240390897Abstract: Disclosed herein are cell processing systems, devices, and methods thereof. A system for cell processing may comprise a plurality of instruments each independently configured to perform one or more cell processing operations upon a cartridge, and a robot capable of moving the cartridge between each of the plurality of instruments.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Vladimir AZERSKY, Fabian GERLINGHAUS, Daniele MALLEO, Brian Alexander PESCH, Bharat S. THAKKAR, Wilson Wai TOY
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Publication number: 20240390898Abstract: Disclosed herein are cell processing systems, devices, and methods thereof. A system for cell processing may comprise a plurality of instruments each independently configured to perform one or more cell processing operations upon a cartridge, and a robot capable of moving the cartridge between each of the plurality of instruments.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Vladimir AZERSKY, Fabian GERLINGHAUS, Daniele MALLEO, Brian Alexander PESCH, Bharat S. THAKKAR, Wilson Wai TOY
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Patent number: 12156123Abstract: A terminal device for use in a wireless telecommunications system comprises a transceiver to perform wireless communication with a base station and to obtain system information defining communication parameters from system information data received from that base station; system information storage; and a controller to detect whether the system information storage already holds at least some of the system information applicable to a newly communicating base station and to control the transceiver to obtain any portions of the system information not already held by the terminal device, in which: the system information comprises a plurality of system information blocks; and the controller is configured to detect parts of a system information block stored by the system information storage which are applicable to the newly communicating base station and to obtain other parts of that system information block as a partial system information block from the newly communicating base station.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2022Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Brian Alexander Martin, Hideji Wakabayashi
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Patent number: 12150110Abstract: A communications device includes a transmitter configured to transmit signals to one or more other communications devices via a wireless access interface, the one or more communications devices configured to perform device-to-device communications. A receiver is configured to receive signals from the one of the other communications devices via the wireless access interface, and a controller controls the transmitter and receiver to transmit or to receive the signals via the wireless access interface to transmit or to receive data represented by the signals. The wireless access interface provides a scheduling region including plural predetermined sections of communications resources, and plural sections of shared communications resources. Transmission of a scheduling assignment message in a section of the scheduling region informs other devices of a group that a communications device will transmit signals representing data in a corresponding section of the shared communications channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventor: Brian Alexander Martin
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Patent number: 12148185Abstract: Embodiments are directed to parameter adjustment for sensors. A calibration model and a calibration profile for a sensor may be provided. Calibration parameters associated with the sensor may be determined based on the calibration profile. The sensor may be configured to use a value of the calibration parameter based on the calibration profile. Trajectories may be generated based on a stream of events from the sensor. Metrics associated with the sensor events or the trajectories may be determined. If a metric value may be outside of a control range, further actions may be iteratively performed, including: modifying the value of the calibration parameter based on the calibration model; configuring the sensor to use the modified value of the calibration parameter; redetermining the metrics based on additional trajectories; if the metric is within a control range, the iteration may be terminated and the calibration profile may be updated.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Summer Robotics, Inc.Inventors: Schuyler Alexander Cullen, Brian Alexander Paden
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Patent number: 12150093Abstract: A method of communicating data between a radio network infrastructure and a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications network. The method comprises establishing at a radio network infrastructure element there is data available for communication between the radio network infrastructure and the terminal device and transmitting a paging message for the terminal device from the radio network infrastructure element. The paging message comprises an indication of an identifier for the terminal device and an indication of a network allocated resource for use in subsequently communicating the data between the radio network infrastructure element and the terminal device. In response to receiving the paging message the terminal device transmits to the radio network infrastructure element a paging response indicating the terminal device received the paging message, after which the data is communicated between the radio network infrastructure element and the terminal device using the network allocated resource.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignees: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.Inventors: Brian Alexander Martin, Shin Horng Wong, Martin Warwick Beale, Yuxin Wei, Vivek Sharma, Shinichiro Tsuda, Hideji Wakabayashi, Anders Berggren
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Patent number: 12149922Abstract: A method is performed in a first infrastructure equipment for a handover of a wireless device from the first infrastructure equipment as a source to a second infrastructure equipment as a target. The method comprises maintaining a mapping between a plurality of packet bearers and a data radio bearer for the wireless device, each of the plurality of packet bearers being configured to provide a specified quality of service, determining that the wireless device should handover from the first infrastructure equipment to the second infrastructure equipment, determining that the second infrastructure equipment does not support the mapping of the plurality of packet bearers to the data radio bearer, and providing an indication of a mapping of the plurality of packet bearers for the second infrastructure equipment after handover to one of a core network equipment and the second infrastructure equipment.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Vivek Sharma, Brian Alexander Martin, Hideji Wakabayashi, Shinichiro Tsuda
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Patent number: 12150212Abstract: A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the terminal device comprising: a transmitter; a receiver configured to receive a measurement radio signal from each of one or more potential relay nodes of the wireless telecommunications system, each measurement radio signal being transmitted using the same predetermined radio frequency band and identifying the one of the potential relay nodes from which it is transmitted; and a controller configured: to measure a characteristic of each received measurement radio signal, and based on each received measurement radio signal and its measured characteristic, to determine a suitable one of the one or more potential relay nodes for acting as a relay node for relaying the further radio signal between the terminal device and the infrastructure equipment.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2023Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Brian Alexander Martin, Shin Horng Wong, Martin Warwick Beale, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Hideji Wakabayashi, Shinichiro Tsuda
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Publication number: 20240380469Abstract: A method of transmitting data to a communications device from a wireless communications network comprising one or more infrastructure equipment, the method comprises configuring one or more of the infrastructure equipment for transmitting one or more candidate beams of signals which can be used to transmit the data to the communications device from each of one or more cells of the wireless communications device formed by the infrastructure equipment. Each of the candidate beams is configured with a different directional bias with respect to a location of the one or more cells from which the signals of the candidate beam can be received when transmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Shin Horng WONG, Martin Warwick BEALE, Brian Alexander MARTIN, Vivek SHARMA
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Patent number: 12133195Abstract: A method of paging a terminal, by a base station and via a relay node, wherein the terminal is configured to communicate with the base station via the relay node. The method comprises notifying the relay node of a paging identifier for identifying the terminal at least in paging messages; and the base station transmitting a paging message for the terminal. The paging message comprises the paging identifier; the paging message is transmitted at a paging time for a destination identifier; and the method further comprises the relay node monitoring the paging time for the destination identifier for paging messages comprising the paging identifier.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Brian Alexander Martin, Yuxin Wei, Vivek Sharma
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Patent number: 12127265Abstract: An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to perform a Random Access procedure that is based on one or more access control parameters that are specific for a predefined coverage level.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Vivek Sharma, Brian Alexander Martin, Shin Horng Wong, Martin Warwick Beale