Patents by Inventor Charles A. Dennean
Charles A. Dennean 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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Publication number: 20240365396Abstract: Methods and apparatus for random access in multicarrier wireless communications are disclosed. Methods and apparatus are provided for physical random access channel (PRACH) resource signaling, PRACH resource handling, preamble and PRACH resource selection, random access response (RAR) reception, preamble retransmission, and transmission and reception of subsequent messages. A method for maintaining an allowed multicarrier uplink (UL) random access channel (RACH) configuration set by adding an UL carrier to the allowed RACH configuration set provided that a triggering event occurs and performing a random access (RA) procedure using the allowed RACH configuration set. A method for sending data in multicarrier wireless communications by determining a set of available UL carriers and selecting an UL carrier from the set of available UL carriers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Erdem Bala, Charles A. Dennean, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Afshin Haghighat, Paul Marinier, Ghyslain Pelletier, Shankar Somasundaram, Stephen E Terry, Jin Wang, Peter S Wang, Guodong Zhang
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Patent number: 12035370Abstract: Methods and apparatus for random access in multicarrier wireless communications are disclosed. Methods and apparatus are provided for physical random access channel (PRACH) resource signaling, PRACH resource handling, preamble and PRACH resource selection, random access response (RAR) reception, preamble retransmission, and transmission and reception of subsequent messages. A method for maintaining an allowed multicarrier uplink (UL) random access channel (RACH) configuration set by adding an UL carrier to the allowed RACH configuration set provided that a triggering event occurs and performing a random access (RA) procedure using the allowed RACH configuration set. A method for sending data in multicarrier wireless communications by determining a set of available UL carriers and selecting an UL carrier from the set of available UL carriers.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Ghyslain Pelletier, Stephen E. Terry, Paul Marinier, Guodong Zhang, Peter S. Wang, Jin Wang, Shankar Somasundaram, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Charles A. Dennean, Erdem Bala, Afshin Haghighat
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Publication number: 20230362941Abstract: Methods and systems for transmitting uplink control information and feedback are disclosed for carrier aggregation systems. A user equipment device may be configured to transmit uplink control information and other feedback for several downlink component carriers using one or more uplink component carriers. The user equipment device may be configured to transmit such data using a physical uplink control channel rather than a physical uplink shared channel. The user equipment device may be configured to determine the uplink control information and feedback data that is to be transmitted, the physical uplink control channel resources to be used to transmit the uplink control information and feedback data, and how the uplink control information and feedback data may be transmitted over the physical uplink control channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Robert L. Olesen, Ghyslain Pelletier, Marian Rudolf, Paul Marinier, Charles A. Dennean, Stephen G. Dick, Allan Y. Tsai, Christopher R. Cave, Chang-Soo Koo
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Patent number: 11743898Abstract: Methods and systems for transmitting uplink control information and feedback are disclosed for carrier aggregation systems. A user equipment device may be configured to transmit uplink control information and other feedback for several downlink component carriers using one or more uplink component carriers. The user equipment device may be configured to transmit such data using a physical uplink control channel rather than a physical uplink shared channel. The user equipment device may be configured to determine the uplink control information and feedback data that is to be transmitted, the physical uplink control channel resources to be used to transmit the uplink control information and feedback data, and how the uplink control information and feedback data may be transmitted over the physical uplink control channel.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Robert L. Olesen, Ghyslain Pelletier, Marian Rudolf, Paul Marinier, Charles A. Dennean, Stephen G. Dick, Allan Y. Tsai, Christopher R. Cave, Chang-Soo Koo
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Publication number: 20210368548Abstract: Methods and apparatus for random access in multicarrier wireless communications are disclosed. Methods and apparatus are provided for physical random access channel (PRACH) resource signaling, PRACH resource handling, preamble and PRACH resource selection, random access response (RAR) reception, preamble retransmission, and transmission and reception of subsequent messages. A method for maintaining an allowed multicarrier uplink (UL) random access channel (RACH) configuration set by adding an UL carrier to the allowed RACH configuration set provided that a triggering event occurs and performing a random access (RA) procedure using the allowed RACH configuration set. A method for sending data in multicarrier wireless communications by determining a set of available UL carriers and selecting an UL carrier from the set of available UL carriers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Ghyslain Pelletier, Stephen E. Terry, Paul Marinier, Guodong Zhang, Peter S. Wang, Jin Wang, Shankar Somasundaram, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Charles A. Dennean, Erdem Bala, Afshin Haghighat
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Patent number: 11083020Abstract: Methods and apparatus for random access in multicarrier wireless communications are disclosed. Methods and apparatus are provided for physical random access channel (PRACH) resource signaling, PRACH resource handling, preamble and PRACH resource selection, random access response (RAR) reception, preamble retransmission, and transmission and reception of subsequent messages. A method for maintaining an allowed multicarrier uplink (UL) random access channel (RACH) configuration set by adding an UL carrier to the allowed RACH configuration set provided that a triggering event occurs and performing a random access (RA) procedure using the allowed RACH configuration set. A method for sending data in multicarrier wireless communications by determining a set of available UL carriers and selecting an UL carrier from the set of available UL carriers.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Ghyslain Pelletier, Stephen E. Terry, Paul Marinier, Guodong Zhang, Peter S. Wang, Jin Wang, Shankar Somasundaram, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Charles A. Dennean, Erdem Bala, Afshin Haghighat
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Publication number: 20210029694Abstract: Methods and systems for transmitting uplink control information and feedback are disclosed for carrier aggregation systems. A user equipment device may be configured to transmit uplink control information and other feedback for several downlink component carriers using one or more uplink component carriers. The user equipment device may be configured to transmit such data using a physical uplink control channel rather than a physical uplink shared channel. The user equipment device may be configured to determine the uplink control information and feedback data that is to be transmitted, the physical uplink control channel resources to be used to transmit the uplink control information and feedback data, and how the uplink control information and feedback data may be transmitted over the physical uplink control channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Robert L. Olesen, Ghyslain Pelletier, Marian Rudolf, Paul Marinier, Charles A. Dennean, Stephen G. Dick, Allan Y. Tsai, Christopher R. Cave, Chang-Soo Koo
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Patent number: 10904869Abstract: Methods and systems for transmitting uplink control information and feedback are disclosed for carrier aggregation systems. A user equipment device may be configured to transmit uplink control information and other feedback for several downlink component carriers using one or more uplink component carriers. The user equipment device may be configured to transmit such data using a physical uplink control channel rather than a physical uplink shared channel. The user equipment device may be configured to determine the uplink control information and feedback data that is to be transmitted, the physical uplink control channel resources to be used to transmit the uplink control information and feedback data, and how the uplink control information and feedback data may be transmitted over the physical uplink control channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Robert L. Olesen, Ghyslain Pelletier, Marian Rudolf, Paul Marinier, Charles A. Dennean, Stephen G. Dick, Allan Y. Tsai, Christopher R. Cave, Chang-Soo Koo
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Patent number: 10794985Abstract: A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) is configured to receive a reference signal of a first type. The first type is other than a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS). Reference signals of the first type are received in resource elements other than resource elements used for a primary synchronization signal or a secondary synchronization signal. The WTRU is configured to receive a radio resource control message indicating a subframe position in which the reference signal of the first type is transmitted and a periodicity of a transmission of the reference signal of the first type.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, INC.Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Joseph S. Levy, Philip J. Pietraski, Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz, Charles A. Dennean, Marian Rudolf, John W. Haim
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Publication number: 20200011957Abstract: Methods and apparatus for supporting reference signals are disclosed. A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) is configured to receive a reference signal of a first type. The first type is other than a cell specific reference signal (CRS), an Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) reference signal or a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS). Reference signals of the first type are received in resource elements other than resource elements used for a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), a primary synchronization signal or a secondary synchronization signal. The WTRU is configured to receive a radio resource control message indicating a subframe position in which the reference signal of the first type is transmitted and a periodicity of a transmission of the reference signal of the first type, and a number of antenna ports for a transmission of the reference signal of the first type.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Joseph S. Levy, Philip J. Pietraski, Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz, Charles A. Dennean, Marian Rudolf, John W. Haim
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Publication number: 20190349918Abstract: Methods and systems for transmitting uplink control information and feedback are disclosed for carrier aggregation systems. A user equipment device may be configured to transmit uplink control information and other feedback for several downlink component carriers using one or more uplink component carriers. The user equipment device may be configured to transmit such data using a physical uplink control channel rather than a physical uplink shared channel. The user equipment device may be configured to determine the uplink control information and feedback data that is to be transmitted, the physical uplink control channel resources to be used to transmit the uplink control information and feedback data, and how the uplink control information and feedback data may be transmitted over the physical uplink control channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Robert L. Olesen, Ghyslain Pelletier, Marian Rudolf, Paul Marinier, Charles A. Dennean, Stephen G. Dick, Allan Y. Tsai, Christopher R. Cave, Chang-Soo Koo
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Patent number: 10368342Abstract: Methods and systems for transmitting uplink control information and feedback are disclosed for carrier aggregation systems. A user equipment device may be configured to transmit uplink control information and other feedback for several downlink component carriers using one or more uplink component carriers. The user equipment device may be configured to transmit such data using a physical uplink control channel rather than a physical uplink shared channel. The user equipment device may be configured to determine the uplink control information and feedback data that is to be transmitted, the physical uplink control channel resources to be used to transmit the uplink control information and feedback data, and how the uplink control information and feedback data may be transmitted over the physical uplink control channel.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Robert L. Olesen, Ghyslain Pelletier, Marian Rudolf, Paul Marinier, Charles A. Dennean, Stephen G. Dick, Allan Y. Tsai, Christopher R. Cave, Chang-Soo Koo
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Patent number: 10359499Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is configured to receive a reference signal of a first type. The reference signal of the first type is other than a cell specific reference signal (CRS), an Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) reference signal or a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS). Reference signals of the first type are received in resource elements other than resource elements used for a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), a primary synchronization signal or a secondary synchronization signal. The WTRU is configured to receive a radio resource control message indicating a subframe position in which the reference signal of the first type is transmitted and a periodicity of a transmission of the reference signal of the first type, and a number of antenna ports for a transmission of the reference signal of the first type.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Joseph S Levy, Philip J Pietraski, Janet A Stern-Berkowitz, Charles A Dennean, Marian Rudolf, John W Haim
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Publication number: 20180302896Abstract: Methods and systems for transmitting uplink control information and feedback are disclosed for carrier aggregation systems. A user equipment device may be configured to transmit uplink control information and other feedback for several downlink component carriers using one or more uplink component carriers. The user equipment device may be configured to transmit such data using a physical uplink control channel rather than a physical uplink shared channel. The user equipment device may be configured to determine the uplink control information and feedback data that is to be transmitted, the physical uplink control channel resources to be used to transmit the uplink control information and feedback data, and how the uplink control information and feedback data may be transmitted over the physical uplink control channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Robert L. Olesen, Ghyslain Pelletier, Marian Rudolf, Paul Marinier, Charles A. Dennean, Stephen G. Dick, Allan Y. Tsai, Christopher R. Cave, Chang-Soo Koo
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Patent number: 10064156Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting positioning measurements. The methods include designating a reference cell, choosing a positioning signal, and, for inter-frequency measurements, determining which inter-frequency cell to measure and how to make such an inter-frequency positioning measurement.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz, Marian Rudolph, Charles A. Dennean
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Patent number: 10039087Abstract: Methods and systems for transmitting uplink control information and feedback are disclosed for carrier aggregation systems. A user equipment device may be configured to transmit uplink control information and other feedback for several downlink component carriers using one or more uplink component carriers. The user equipment device may be configured to transmit such data using a physical uplink control channel rather than a physical uplink shared channel. The user equipment device may be configured to determine the uplink control information and feedback data that is to be transmitted, the physical uplink control channel resources to be used to transmit the uplink control information and feedback data, and how the uplink control information and feedback data may be transmitted over the physical uplink control channel.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Robert L. Olesen, Ghyslain Pelletier, Marian Rudolf, Paul Marinier, Charles A. Dennean, Stephen G. Dick, Allan Y. Tsai, Christopher R. Cave, Chang-Soo Koo
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Patent number: 9967866Abstract: Methods and systems for transmitting uplink control information and feed back are disclosed for carrier aggregation systems. A user equipment device may be configured to transmit uplink control information and other feedback for several downlink component carriers using one or more uplink component carriers. The user equipment device may be configured to transmit such data using a physical uplink control channel rather than a physical uplink shared channel. The user equipment device may be configured to determine the uplink control information and feedback data that is to be transmitted, the physical uplink control channel resources to be used to transmit the uplink control information and feedback data, and how the uplink control information and feedback data may be transmitted over the physical uplink control channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Shahrokh Nayeb Nazar, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Robert L. Olesen, Ghyslain Pelletier, Marian Rudolf, Paul Marinier, Charles A. Dennean, Stephen G. Dick, Allan Y. Tsai, Christopher R. Cave, Chang-Soo Koo
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Publication number: 20170332413Abstract: Methods and apparatus for random access in multicarrier wireless communications are disclosed. Methods and apparatus are provided for physical random access channel (PRACH) resource signaling, PRACH resource handling, preamble and PRACH resource selection, random access response (RAR) reception, preamble retransmission, and transmission and reception of subsequent messages. A method for maintaining an allowed multicarrier uplink (UL) random access channel (RACH) configuration set by adding an UL carrier to the allowed RACH configuration set provided that a triggering event occurs and performing a random access (RA) procedure using the allowed RACH configuration set. A method for sending data in multicarrier wireless communications by determining a set of available UL carriers and selecting an UL carrier from the set of available UL carriers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Ghyslain Pelletier, Stephen E. Terry, Paul Marinier, Guodong Zhang, Peter S. Wang, Jin Wang, Shankar Somasundaram, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Charles A. Dennean, Erdem Bala, Afshin Haghighat
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Publication number: 20170251438Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining uplink power in a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU). The WTRU operates in a carrier aggregated system. The WTRU is configured to receive a plurality of uplink power parameters indexed to one of a plurality of uplink carriers and receive a transmit power control command indexed to the one of the plurality of uplink carriers. The WTRU is configured to determine a pathloss of the one of the plurality of uplink carriers and determine a transmit power for the one of the plurality of uplink carriers based on the plurality of power parameters, the transmit power control command, and the pathloss.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Sung-Hyuk Shin, Guodong Zhang, Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz, Philip J. Pietraski, Stephen G. Dick, Joseph S. Levy, Kyle Jung-Lin Pan, Erdem Bala, Marian Rudolf, Stephen E. Terry, Chang-Soo Koo, Charles A. Dennean, Eldad M. Zeira
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Patent number: 9750053Abstract: Methods and apparatus for random access in multicarrier wireless communications are disclosed. Methods and apparatus are provided for physical random access channel (PRACH) resource signaling, PRACH resource handling, preamble and PRACH resource selection, random access response (RAR) reception, preamble retransmission, and transmission and reception of subsequent messages. A method for maintaining an allowed multicarrier uplink (UL) random access channel (RACH) configuration set by adding an UL carrier to the allowed RACH configuration set provided that a triggering event occurs and performing a random access (RA) procedure using the allowed RACH configuration set. A method for sending data in multicarrier wireless communications by determining a set of available UL carriers and selecting an UL carrier from the set of available UL carriers.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Ghyslain Pelletier, Stephen E. Terry, Paul Marinier, Guodong Zhang, Peter S. Wang, Jin Wang, Shankar Somasundaram, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Charles A. Dennean, Erdem Bala, Afshin Haghighat