Patents by Inventor Brian Classon

Brian Classon 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).

  • System and method for direct mobile communications link establishment
    Patent number: 9210730
    Abstract: A method of establishing a direct mobile communications (DMC) link between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE, where at least one of the first UE and the second UE is communicating on a first cellular link includes requesting that at least one of the first UE and the second UE participate in an evaluation procedure to determine a potential quality of a DMC link proposed between the first UE and the second UE. The method also includes receiving a report from at least one of the first UE and the second UE indicating the potential quality of the DMC link proposed between the first UE and the second UE according to the evaluation procedure. The method further includes establishing the DMC link between the first UE and the second UE if the potential quality of the DMC link exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Sartori, Wan Lei, Brian Classon, Yunsong Yang, Anthony C. K. Soong
  • System and method for hybrid automatic repeat request timing for device-to-device communication overlaid on a cellular network
    Patent number: 9209945
    Abstract: An embodiment of a system for operating a communications controller for a group of user equipments engaged in a DMC link in a wireless communications system is provided. The communications controller is configured to allocate a set of subframes in one periodic group of subframes to the group of UEs for the DMC link, signal the set of allocated subframes to the group of UEs, and transmit parameters related to a group of HARQ processes of the DMC link. In an embodiment, the communication controller uses HARQ processes for cellular UE transmission that are determined independently from HARQ processes of the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link, and the parameters are configured to enable the group of UEs to manage the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Deping Liu, Philippe Sartori, Brian Classon, Vipul Desai
  • System and Method for Delay Scheduling
    Publication number: 20150341953
    Abstract: A method includes determining a first subframe on which to transmit a first downlink control information (DCI) message and determining a second subframe on which to transmit a first information, where the first information is scheduled to be transmitted on the second subframe in accordance with scheduling information indicated in the first DCI message. The method also includes determining a delay between the first subframe and the second subframe and transmitting, by a communications controller to a user equipment (UE), the second subframe in accordance with the delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jinhuan Xia, Brian Classon, Vipul Desai
  • System and Method for Device-to-Device Communication
    Publication number: 20150334760
    Abstract: A method for device-to-device (D2D) communication includes sensing D2D resources from a pool of resources for a predetermined duration to produce measurements of the D2D resources and determining statistics in accordance with the measurements of the D2D resources. The method also includes determining a first subset of the D2D resources in accordance with the statistics and transmitting, by a first user equipment (UE) to a second UE, data over the first subset of the D2D resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Philippe Sartori, Hossein Bagheri, Vipul Desai, Brian Classon
  • PDSCH TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150327226
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a PDSCH transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: detecting a downlink control channel for scheduling a PDSCH; determining a resource allocation scheme of the PDSCH according to a DCI format of the downlink control channel for scheduling the PDSCH and an attribute of a carrier for carrying the PDSCH; and decoding the PDSCH according to the resource allocation scheme of the PDSCH and a transmission scheme of the PDSCH. The embodiments of the present invention provide an effective solution to PDSCH transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Yan Cheng, David Jean-Marie Mazzarese, Lixia Xue, Yongxing Zhou, Brian Classon
  • Systems and Methods for UE-Specific Search Space and ePDCCH Scrambling
    Publication number: 20150245330
    Abstract: Encoded control information can be mapped to an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH) search space of a user equipment (UE) in accordance with an offset and aggregation level. The ePDCCH search space may include a physical resource block (PRB) set located in a data region of a downlink subframe. The encoded control information may be mapped into one or more enhanced control channel elements (eCCEs) of the ePDCCH search space beginning from a starting location. The starting location is an eCCE location within the PRB set. The PRB set, as well as the starting/eCCE location within the PRB set, are identified in accordance with an offset associated with the UE. A number of eCCEs carrying encoded information corresponds to an aggregation level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Philippe Sartori, Vipul Desai, Brian Classon
  • System and method for delay scheduling
    Patent number: 9119197
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for delay scheduling includes determining whether a communications controller has information for a machine type communication (MTC) device and determining a first subframe to transmit a downlink control information (DCI) message on when the communications controller has information for the MTC device. The method also includes transmitting, by the communications controller to the MTC device, the first subframe including the DCI message and the information in accordance with the first subframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jinhuan Xia, Brian Classon, Vipul Desai
  • System and Method for Transmitting Control Information
    Publication number: 20150223263
    Abstract: A system and method for transmitting control information are provided. A method for communications controller operations includes combining control data for each relay node of at least one relay node into a control channel data stream, mapping a plurality of transmission resources for the control channel data stream into a plurality of physical resource blocks using a distributed virtual resource mapping rule, and transmitting the plurality of physical resource blocks to the set of at least one relay node. The plurality of transmission resources are mapped to physical resource blocks that are non-contiguous in a frequency domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony C.K. SOONG, Philippe SARTORI, Brian CLASSON
  • Method, apparatus and system for signaling resource partition
    Patent number: 9054853
    Abstract: Signaling resource partition of a component carrier in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The number of primary resource blocks and the number of extension resource blocks of the component carrier is encoded and signaled to a UE, so the UE can obtain the resource partition of the component carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fredrik Berggren, Brian Classon, Johan Johansson
  • System and method for signaling a location of a control channel
    Patent number: 9055515
    Abstract: A method for transmitting control information to a wireless node in a communications system includes mapping, by a communications controller, the control information onto resources associated with a wireless node specific search space, the wireless node specific search space being located in a first data region of a first subframe, the first subframe including a first common search space in addition to the wireless node specific search space. The method also includes generating, by the communications controller, a location indicator identifying a location of the wireless node specific search space. The method further includes transmitting, by the communications controller, the first subframe to the wireless node, and transmitting, by the communications controller, the location indicator to the wireless node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Sartori, Bingyu Qu, Weimin Xiao, Brian Classon, Vipul Desai
  • Systems and methods for UE-specific search space and ePDCCH scrambling
    Patent number: 9055578
    Abstract: Encoded control information can be mapped to an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH) search space of a user equipment (UE) in accordance with an offset and aggregation level. The ePDCCH search space may include a physical resource block (PRB) set located in a data region of a downlink subframe. The encoded control information may be mapped into one or more enhanced control channel elements (eCCEs) of the ePDCCH search space beginning from a starting location. The starting location is an eCCE location within the PRB set. The PRB set, as well as the starting/eCCE location within the PRB set, are identified in accordance with an offset associated with the UE. A number of eCCEs carrying encoded information corresponds to an aggregation level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Sartori, Vipul Desai, Brian Classon
  • METHODS AND NODES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150155993
    Abstract: Methods and nodes are provided for transmission of information, over at least one antenna port, in a subframe, which information is received by a receiver in a wireless communication system. Demodulation of the information entity by the receiver is enabled by also transmitting a Demodulation Reference Signal, DM-RS, comprising a DM-RS pattern, wherein positions in the DM-RS pattern are associated with at least one antenna port for transmission of the information entity. The method includes defining, for at least one subframe, a set of at least two distinct DM-RS patterns, assigning one DM-RS pattern, from the defined set of DM-RS patterns, to the receiver, and transmitting the information entity on the at least one antenna port associated with the assigned DM-RS pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Fredrik Berggren, Brian Classon
  • System and method for relaying transmissions in wireless communications
    Patent number: 9042294
    Abstract: A system and method for relaying transmissions in wireless communications is provided. A method for combined relay node operation includes determining an operating mode of the combined relay node, where the combined relay node includes a repeater and a relay. The method also includes if the operating mode is repeater on mode, amplifying and forwarding received signals, and storing subframes, where subframes are demodulated and decoded versions of the received signals. The method further includes if the operating mode is repeater off mode, amplifying and forwarding a control zone of signals received while the operating mode is repeater off mode, and transmitting subframes stored while the operating mode is repeater on mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shiau-He Tsai, Yunsong Yang, Brian Classon
  • System and Method for Device-to-Device Synchronization
    Publication number: 20150117375
    Abstract: A method and system for including a base station that configures a first user equipment (UE) that is in a radio resource control connected state with the base station. The UE is configured to be a synchronization source and transmit a first device-to-device synchronization signal (D2DSS) by using a synchronization resource that comprises a time resource, a frequency resource or a time and frequency resource. The base station instructs the first UE to transmit the first D2DSS using the synchronization resource. The base station signals the UE to configure the UE separately from the signal to transmit the D2DSS, and both of the signals are performed with radio resource control signaling from the base station to the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Philippe Sartori, Deping Liu, Brian Classon, Qiang Li
  • METHOD FOR DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION TRANSMISSION, BASE STATION AND TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20150110055
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provided a method for downlink control information transmission, a base station and a terminal. In one aspect, by acquiring subframe configuration information of a terminal, where the subframe configuration information is used for indicating a first subframe for transmitting common control information and a second subframe for transmitting dedicated control information, the embodiments of the present application enable the common control information to be transmitted to the terminal over the first subframe and/or enable the dedicated control information to be transmitted to the terminal over the second subframe according to the subframe configuration information, thereby achieving downlink control information transmission between the base station and the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Yongxia Lv, Brian Classon, Wen Zhang
  • System and method for transmitting control information
    Patent number: 9014081
    Abstract: A system and method for transmitting control information are provided. A method for communications controller operations includes combining control data for each relay node of at least one relay node into a control channel data stream, mapping a plurality of transmission resources for the control channel data stream into a plurality of physical resource blocks using a distributed virtual resource mapping rule, and transmitting the plurality of physical resource blocks to the set of at least one relay node. The plurality of transmission resources are mapped to physical resource blocks that are non-contiguous in a frequency domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony C. K. Soong, Philippe Sartori, Brian Classon
  • System and Method for Adapting Code Rate
    Publication number: 20150085743
    Abstract: A system and method for adapting code rate are provided. A method for a first communication device to transmit a resource assignment to at least one communication device includes assigning at least one transmission resource to transmit the resource assignment, adapting a code rate of an encoded payload based on the at least one transmission resource and a threshold, thereby producing an adapted payload, and transmitting the adapted payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Anthony C.K. Soong, Philippe Sartori, Brian Classon, Zhongfeng Li, Zhengwei Gong
  • WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD SUPPORTING HARQ, USER EQUIPMENT, AND BASE STATION
    Publication number: 20150063180
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wireless communication method supporting hybrid automatic repeat request. The method includes: sending first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process quantity indication information to a user equipment UE; and if second HARQ process quantity indication information is further sent to the UE, determining a second HARQ process quantity according to the second HARQ process quantity indication information, and performing data transmission with the UE according to the determined second HARQ process quantity. Correspondingly, the present invention further provides a base station and the user equipment. In the present invention, the base station and the user equipment can perform data communication with the UE based on different HARQ timing relationships and HARQ process quantities, thereby being capable of better supporting UEs adopting different functional characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Xiaobo Chen, Brian Classon, Vipul Desai
  • System and method for adapting code rate
    Patent number: 8953517
    Abstract: A system and method for adapting code rate are provided. A method for a first communication device to transmit a resource assignment to at least one communication device includes assigning at least one transmission resource to transmit the resource assignment, adapting a code rate of an encoded payload based on the at least one transmission resource and a threshold, thereby producing an adapted payload, and transmitting the adapted payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Soong, Philippe Sartori, Brian Classon, Zhongfeng Li, Zhengwei Gong
  • System and Methods for Controlling Out-of-Network D2D Communications
    Publication number: 20140335853
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein for determining a synchronizing master for device-to-device (D2D) communication in a cellular network environment. In an embodiment, a user equipment (UE) receives a discovery signal comprising a timing reference, and determines a transmitter of the discovery signal. In accordance with the determination of the transmitter of the discovery signal, the UE performs one of synchronizing to the timing reference in the discovery signal and transmitting a second discovery signal. The UE performs the synchronizing to the timing reference if the transmitter of the discovery is a cellular network. Alternatively, the UE transmits the second discovery signal upon determining that the transmitter of the discovery signal is a second UE that is out of coverage of a cellular network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Philippe Sartori, Vipul Desai, Mazin Al-Shalash, Anthony C.K. Soong, George Calcev, Brian Classon