Patents by Inventor Christopher Callender

Christopher Callender 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: 20230060444
    Abstract: A method by a wireless device includes obtaining (1202) scheduling information indicating at least one transmission occasion in which a system information message is transmitted for a cell during a system information transmission periodicity. The wireless device receives (1204) the system information message based on the scheduling information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Uesaka, Muhammad Ali Kazmi, Santhan Thangarasa, Christopher Callender
  • Publication number: 20230015270
    Abstract: A method for performing radio link monitoring comprises performing, by a user equipment (UE), a radio link monitoring (RLM) procedure with first RLM parameters; receiving, at the UE, a message including at least one second RLM parameter; identifying, by the UE, a difference between the first RLM parameters and the at least one second RLM parameter; and resetting, at the UE, at least one of the first RLM parameters in response to identifying the difference between the first RLM parameters and the at least one second RLM parameter. The method may configure the UE upon performing RLM by adapting the difference between the current RLM parameters and the future parameters, so that the UE behavior may become clear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Iana SIOMINA, Muhammad KAZMI, Christopher CALLENDER, Helka-Liina MAATTANEN, Icaro L. J. DA SILVA
  • Publication number: 20230007507
    Abstract: Configuration of measurement requirements on cells and beams in NR is made more efficient by, in a user equipment, UE, recieving, information from a network node, which information indicates: a first number K of beams to be measured by the UE, and a second number L of cells in which the UE is required to measure the first number K of beams. The UE then carries out measurements using the received information; and performs at least one operational task based on a result of the measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Muhammad KAZMI, Iana SIOMINA, Icaro Leonardo Jeronimo DA SILVA, Christopher CALLENDER, Helka-Liina MÄÄTTANEN
  • Patent number: 11510150
    Abstract: A network node is provided. The network node includes circuitry configured to determine a Transmission Time Interval, TTI, configuration, the TTI configuration including a first TTI for operating a first signal between a first cell on a first carrier and a wireless device, and a second TTI for operating a second signal between the first cell on the first carrier and the wireless device, the TTI configuration including one of: the first TTI adjacent to the second TTI which do not overlap with each other in time; and the first TTI adjacent to the second TTI which at least partly overlap with each other in time, and configured to receive the first signal in the first TTI and the second signal in the second TTI, the first TTI and second TTI having been transmitted based on a maximum output power parameter that is based on the TTI configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Imadur Rahman, Christian Bergljung, Christopher Callender, Dominique Everaere, Muhammad Kazmi, Mårten Sundberg
  • Patent number: 11388616
    Abstract: A method for performing radio link monitoring comprises performing, by a user equipment (UE), a radio link monitoring (RLM) procedure with first RLM parameters; receiving, at the UE, a message including at least one second RLM parameter; identifying, by the UE, a difference between the first RLM parameters and the at least one second RLM parameter; and resetting, at the UE, at least one of the first RLM parameters in response to identifying the difference between the first RLM parameters and the at least one second RLM parameter. The method may configure the UE upon performing RLM by adapting the difference between the current RLM parameters and the future parameters, so that the UE behavior may become clear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Iana Siomina, Muhammad Kazmi, Christopher Callender, Helka-Liina Määttanen, Icaro L. J. Da Silva
  • Patent number: 11374781
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for a method implemented by a computing device in a network. In some examples, the method includes scanning to identify communication channels available in a same location as the computing device. The method also includes determining characteristics of the identified communication channels and determining characteristics associated with smart home devices in the same location as the computing device. The computing device functions as a communication hub that manages and controls incoming and outgoing communication on at least some of the identified communication channels by at least some of the smart home devices. The method also includes controlling the smart home devices to distribute network connections of the smart home devices among the identified communication channels based on the determined characteristics of the identified communication channels and the determined characteristics associated with the smart home devices in the same location as the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher Callender, Brian Kuntz, Lyle W. Paczkowski, Michael D. Svoren, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220182958
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the disclosure, a wireless device is configured to communicate with a network node is provided. The wireless device includes processing circuitry configured to: receive an indication, adjust a transmit timing based at least on the indication, and optionally transmit signals based at least on the adjusted transmit timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Muhammad Ali KAZMI, Christopher CALLENDER, Magnus SANDGREN
  • Publication number: 20220141221
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for a method implemented by a smart device executing an artificial intelligence electronic assistant application. In at least some examples, the method includes receiving a request from an appliance in a same local network as the smart device, the request to transfer first data from the appliance to a first device located outside the local network. The method also includes facilitating the transfer of the first data from the appliance to the first device based at least in part on security policies of the smart device and content of the first data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Callender, Brian Kuntz, Lyle W. Paczkowski, Michael D. Svoren, JR.
  • Patent number: 11234172
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods performed by a user equipment, UE, to schedule a plurality of measurement activities in a wireless network. Such embodiments include obtaining a measurement configuration (e.g., from a network node) relating to first and second groups of measurements, and a gap-sharing ratio between the first and second groups of measurements. Such embodiments also include selecting an analysis period for a measurement schedule, and determining, over the analysis period, measurement load information related to each of the first and second groups within one or more measurement gaps comprising the analysis period. Such embodiments also include determining, based on the measurement load information and the gap-sharing ratio, a measurement schedule for the first and second groups of measurements. Some embodiments include performing measurements according to the determined schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Christopher Callender, Joakim Axmon, Muhammad Kazmi, Iana Siomina
  • Patent number: 11218897
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling measurements gaps in a communication system (300). In an embodiment, an apparatus (370) is operable in the communication system (300) and includes processing circuitry (375) and memory (380). The apparatus (370) is configured to receive a measurement gap pattern (610, 710) to perform a radio signal measurement from the communication system (300), and determine a limited duration to apply the measurement gap pattern (610, 710) to perform the radio signal measurement. The apparatus (370) is also configured to perform the radio signal measurement during the limited duration of the measurement gap pattern (610, 710).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Iana Siomina, Christopher Callender
  • Patent number: 11202220
    Abstract: Embodiments of a wireless device, a network node, and methods of operation thereof for adapting a measurement reporting mapping for a measurement being or expected to be performed by the wireless device are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device in a wireless communication system comprises obtaining information indicative of whether a measurement being performed or expected to be performed by the wireless device on one or more signals is associated with a beamforming gain and determining a measurement report mapping based on the obtained information. The method further comprises using the determined measurement report mapping to transmit a measurement result to another node. In this manner, the measurement report mapping is adapted based on whether the measurement is associated with a beamforming gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Muhammad Kazmi, Christopher Callender
  • Publication number: 20210377877
    Abstract: A network node is provided. Processing circuitry of the network node is configured to configure a wireless device with a transmission time interval, TTI for use in operating a first physical channel. The physical channel includes a first reference radio resource. A power control dynamic range scheme is determined, the determination includes: if the TTI is greater than the threshold, selecting a first power control dynamic range for the first physical channel; and if the TTI is less than the threshold, selecting a second power control dynamic range for the first physical channel, the second power control dynamic range being different from the first power control dynamic range. A power for the first reference radio resource in the first power control dynamic range is the same as a power for the first reference radio resource in the second power control dynamic range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Muhammad KAZMI, Christopher CALLENDER, Dominique EVERAERE, Imadur RAHMAN
  • Publication number: 20210345323
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for operational tasks to be performed in slots that are partially overlapped by measurement gaps in a wireless communication system. Embodiments of a method performed by a wireless device and corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for performing scheduled communications operations for a serving cell comprises determining a communication slot that is partially overlapped by a measurement gap, the communication slot being associated with a serving cell of the wireless device. The method further comprises identifying a scheduled operational task which can be carried out in a non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot being a portion of the communication slot not overlapped by the measurement gap. The method further comprises performing the scheduled operational task in the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Joakim Axmon, Muhammad Kazmi, Christopher Callender
  • Publication number: 20210288762
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a wireless device of acquiring system information (SI) of a second cell, the first cell operable to use two or more transmission time intervals (TTIs), comprises: obtaining a request to acquire SI of the second cell; obtaining the SI of the second cell during a time period (T0); and determining a TTI length used in the first cell. In response to receiving downlink data from the first cell during time T0: when the determined TTI length equals a first TTI value (TTI1), the method further comprises transmitting a first minimum number (N1) of uplink feedback signals in the uplink of the first cell during T0; and when the determined TTI length equals a second TTI value (TTI2), the method further comprises transmitting a second minimum number (N2) of uplink feedback signals in the uplink of the first cell during T0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Muhammad Kazmi, Joakim AXMON, Christopher CALLENDER, Imadur RAHMAN
  • Publication number: 20210266134
    Abstract: A wireless device (14) is configured to receive an activation command (16) that commands the wireless device (14) to activate a serving cell (18B). The wireless device (14) is configured to activate the serving cell (18B) within a maximum delay (20) since receiving the activation command (16). The maximum delay (20) depends on whether there is at least one other serving cell (18A) already activated for the wireless device (14) in the same frequency band (24) as that in which the serving cell (18B) is to be activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Joakim Axmon, Muhammad Ali Kazmi, Christopher Callender
  • Publication number: 20210258805
    Abstract: Configuration of measurement requirements on cells and beams in NR is made more efficient by, in a user equipment, UE, receiving, information from a network node, which information indicates: a first number K of beams to be measured by the UE, and a second number L of cells in which the UE is required to measure the first number K of beams. The UE then carries out measurements using the received information; and performs at least one operational task based on a result of the measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Muhammad KAZMI, Iana SIOMINA, Icaro Leonardo Jeronimo DA SILVA, Christopher CALLENDER, Helka-Liina MÄÄTTANEN
  • Patent number: 11096102
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a user equipment in a radio access network. The method includes transmitting measurement reporting, the measurement reporting pertaining to a measurement time interval. The measurement time interval is determined based on a SS block configuration. The disclosure also pertains to related methods and devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Muhammad Kazmi, Christopher Callender, Icaro L. J. Da Silva, Iana Siomina
  • Patent number: 11082191
    Abstract: A method, wireless device and network node for supporting at least one transmission time interval, TTI, are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes communicating with a network node in a first cell on a first carrier. The method further includes determining an operation to be performed by the wireless device in a second cell on a second carrier. The method further includes performing the determined operation in the second cell while interrupting the communication with the network node in the first cell on the first carrier according to an interruption parameter that does not exceed an interruption threshold that depends on a duration of a TTI on the first carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Muhammad Kazmi, Joakim Axmon, Christopher Callender, Imadur Rahman
  • Publication number: 20210235379
    Abstract: A network node in a wireless communication network generates configuration information that configures an extent to which a wireless communication device autonomously adapts a number of different receiver components that the wireless communication device uses under different conditions at the wireless communication device. In some examples, the different conditions may be associated with correlation of propagation channels received at the wireless communication device. The network node transmits the configuration information to the device. Correspondingly, the device autonomously adapts the number of different receiver components that the wireless communication device uses in accordance with the configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Torgny Palenius, Joakim Axmon, Christopher Callender, Maomao Chen Larsson, Muhammad Kazmi
  • Publication number: 20210227409
    Abstract: A method by a wireless device is provided for controlling adaptive beam measurement capability. The method includes identifying a type of serving carrier of a serving cell and allocating at least one resource for beam measurement based on the type that was identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Iana Siomina, Muhammad Ali Kazmi, Christopher Callender