Patents by Inventor Christopher R. Cave

Christopher R. Cave 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: 20160080993
    Abstract: Dual-cell or multi-cell Wireless Transmit Receive Units (WTRUs) configured to implement mobility procedures are described. The WTRU configurations implement methods to optimize and allow mobility for the procedures of cell search and cell reselection, measurement reporting and inter-frequency handovers, compressed mode measurements, and soft handovers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Diana Pani, Paul Marinier, Benoit Pelletier, Christopher R. Cave, Rocco Di Girolamo
  • Publication number: 20160080132
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of feedback signaling using a high speed dedicated physical control channel (HS-DPCCH) includes transmitting to a first cell a first uplink feedback signal that includes channel quality information (CQI) associated with the first cell A second uplink feedback signal that includes CQI information associated with a second cell is transmitted to the second cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher R. Cave, Diana Pani, Paul Marinier, Vincent Roy, Eldad M. Zeira
  • Publication number: 20160056944
    Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may communicate on a primary cell and a secondary cell. A transceiver of the WTRU may receive a medium access control (MAC) message indicating activation or deactivation of the secondary cell. A processor of the WTRU may start a timer in response to the activation of the secondary cell. The WTRU may deactivate the secondary cell on a condition that the timer expires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher R. Cave, Diana Pani, Benoit Pelletier, Paul Marinier
  • Patent number: 9271280
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed to manage the enhanced medium access control-e (MAC-e) and enhanced MAC-es resources and respective variables for the enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) in the enhanced Cell_FACH state. Due to the nature of the E-DCH transmission in the uplink (UL) in the Cell_FACH state and the fact that a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) might set up and release the E-DCH resources more frequently, methods to deal with the TSN numbering are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Diana Pani, Rocco DiGirolamo, Christopher R. Cave, Paul Marinier, Benoit Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20160037532
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting power grants in wireless communications. Multiple power grant tables are stored and one or more tables are designated during communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: In H. Kim, Paul Marinier, Eldad M. Zeira, Christopher R. Cave
  • Publication number: 20160037334
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting machine-type communications (MTC) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may configure itself to operate in a mobile-originated-only mode. The WTRU may perform no, or a subset of, radio resource control (RRC) idle and/or non-access stratum (NAS) idle/standby state procedures in the mobile-originated-only mode. For example, the WTRU may perform cell reselection but not paging monitoring in the mobile-originated-only mode. Alternatively, the WTRU may perform paging monitoring but not cell reselection and location update. The operation in the mobile-originated-only mode may be triggered explicitly or implicitly. For example, the WTRU may operate in the mobile-originated-only mode if an inactivity timer expires. The WTRU may switch the mode in accordance with a pre-configured schedule. After transition of the operation mode, the WTRU may send a message to the network indicating such mode switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Rocco Di Girolamo, Joseph M. Murray, Christopher R. Cave, Diana Pani, Behrouz Aghili, Mahmoud Watfa
  • Publication number: 20160029415
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus is provided for terminating an enhanced random access channel (E-RACH) message in an E-RACH transmission. Triggers for terminating the E-RACH message are provided. The actions upon termination of the E-RACH messages are provided to release enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) resources while in cell forward access channel (CELL_FACH) state or transition to cell dedicated channel (CELL_DCH) state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Benoit Pelletier, Diana Pani, Rocco DiGirolamo, Christopher R. Cave, Vincent Roy, Paul Marinier, Eldad M. Zeira
  • Publication number: 20160029273
    Abstract: A method and wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed that is configured to perform cell reselection to another cell when the WTRU is in a CELL_FACH state using an Enhanced-Dedicated Channel (E-DCH). The cell reselection is based on internal measurements by the WTRU. Alternatively, the cell reselection can be WTRU based on the WTRU measurements reported to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
    Inventors: Diana Pani, Rocco DiGirolamo, Christopher R. Cave, Paul Marinier, Benoit Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20160029268
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities to optimize procedures relating to machine type communication devices. Individual UEs may be grouped together in order to optimize procedures relating to members of the group. For example, a group of UE devices may be predefined or a group may be configured by a network associated with the UEs. One or more of the members of the group may be designated as a special UE or a master UE. The special UE or master UE may perform an action on behalf of one or more members of the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holding Inc.
    Inventors: Sylvie Gomes, Diana Pani, Bhaskar M. Anepu, Christopher R. Cave
  • Publication number: 20160014817
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for assigning radio resources and controlling parameters for transmission over a random access channel in wireless communications by enhancing a random access channel is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher R. Cave, Paul Marinier, Vincent Roy, Rocco Di Girolamo
  • Patent number: 9237469
    Abstract: The invention pertains to methods and apparatus for high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) link adaptation in which a Wireless Transmit Receive Unit (WTRU) performs a channel quality metric measurement in synchronization with a discontinuous reception cycle (DRX) while the WTRU is configured to receive a high speed downlink shared channel (HS-DSCH) from a network and transmits channel quality data over a Measured Results on random access channel (RACH) information element (IE).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Rocco Di Girolamo, Paul Marinier, Christopher R. Cave
  • Publication number: 20160007250
    Abstract: A variety of wireless communication methods and apparatus for supporting reconfiguration of radio link control (RLC) parameters are disclosed. A radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message is generated that indicates that an RLC unit in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) or a universal terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) should be reconfigured from supporting flexible size RLC protocol data units (PDUs) to supporting fixed size RLC PDUs. If an information element (IE) “one sided RLC re-establishment” is present in the RRC reconfiguration message, only a receiving side subassembly in the RLC unit is re-established. Otherwise, both the receiving side subassembly and a transmitting side subassembly in the RLC unit are re-established. Flexible size RLC PDUs may be discarded and a message indicating the discarded flexible size RLC PDUs may be transmitted. The flexible size RLC PDUs may be modified such that they correspond to a set of pre-defined sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Diana PANI, Christopher R. CAVE, Stephen E. TERRY, Paul MARINIER
  • Publication number: 20160007249
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling cell reselections and transitions includes executing a cell reselection. A medium access control (MAC)-ehs reset is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Rocco Di Girolamo, Paul Marinier, Diana Pani, Christopher R. Cave
  • Patent number: 9226205
    Abstract: Dual-cell or multi-cell Wireless Transmit Receive Units (WTRUS) configured to implement mobility procedures are described. The WTRU configurations implement methods to optimize and allow mobility for the procedures of cell search and cell reselection, measurement reporting and inter-frequency handovers, compressed mode measurements, and soft handovers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Diana Pani, Paul Marinier, Benoit Pelletier, Christopher R. Cave, Rocco DiGirolamo
  • Patent number: 9226202
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of feedback signaling using a high speed dedicated physical control channel (HS-DPCCH) includes transmitting to a first cell a first uplink feedback signal that includes channel quality information (CQI) associated with the first cell A second uplink feedback signal that includes CQI information associated with a second cell is transmitted to the second cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher R. Cave, Diana Pani, Paul Marinier, Vincent Roy, Eldad M. Zeira
  • Publication number: 20150373708
    Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes circuitry configured to receive information from a base station indicating an assignment of periodic time slots to transmit sounding signals and circuitry configured to transmit sounding signals to the base station in the assigned periodic time slots in response to the received information, wherein a timing of transmission of the sounding signals in response to the received information differs between a time division duplex mode and a frequency division duplex mode, and wherein the transmitted sounding signals are distinguishable from sounding signals from other WTRUs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher R. Cave, Marian Rudolf
  • Publication number: 20150365998
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for multi cell wireless communication, wherein a status of a secondary serving cell is determined. On the condition that the secondary serving cell is disabled, a Hybrid Repeat Request (HARQ) process associated with the secondary serving cell is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Diana Pani, Benoit Pelletier, Christopher R. Cave
  • Publication number: 20150358849
    Abstract: Techniques for performing inter-frequency and/or inter-radio access technology (RAT) measurements are disclosed. A multi-receiver wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive downlink transmissions via a plurality of downlink carriers, of a set of configured downlink carriers, simultaneously. The WTRU may receive gap configuration information for at least one of the set of configured downlink carriers. The WTRU may further perform inter-frequency measurements on carriers outside of the set of configured downlink carriers during a measurement gap in response to the received gap configuration information. The WTRU may further receive information that at least one of the set of configured downlink carriers is to be disabled. The WTRU may then perform measurements on the frequency of the disabled downlink carrier without using measurement gaps. The WTRU may perform measurements on the disabled carrier without measurement gaps maintaining a status of the disabled carrier as disabled at a physical layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher R. Cave, Joseph S. Levy, Virgil Comsa
  • Publication number: 20150341155
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for acknowledge mode data (AMD) re-segmentation are disclosed. An AMD protocol data unit (PDU) is generated from at least one RLC SDU. The AMD PDU size is within a flexible maximum AMD PDU size. The original AMD PDU is stored in a retransmission buffer, and transmitted. If transmission of the original AMD PDU fails and the original AMD PDU size is larger than an updated maximum AMD PDU size, the original AMD PDU is segmented to segmented AMD PDUs. If transmission of one of the segmented AMD PDUs fails, the original AMD PDU may be re-segmented to smaller size AMD PDUs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Diana Pani, Christopher R. Cave, Stephen E. Terry, Paul Marinier
  • Publication number: 20150341925
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to transmit uplink information. The WTRU may have information such as data or control information to transmit to a network. The (WTRU) may request a common enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) resource from the network. The WTRU may receive an indication from the network to fallback using a random access channel, e.g. a Release 99 Random Access Channel (R99 RACH), a Release 99 Physical Random Access Channel (R99 PRACH), etc. The indication may be received via an acquisition indicator (E-AI). The indication may be a value of the E-AI. The WTRU may determine whether a condition is met. The WTRU may transmit the uplink information over the R99 PRACH if the condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Diana Pani, Paul Marinier, Christopher R. Cave