Patents by Inventor Claudio Cicconetti

Claudio Cicconetti 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).

  • Patent number: 8320320
    Abstract: A method of scheduling transmissions in a multi-carrier transmission system, includes, for each downlink transmission frame: partitioning the downlink transmission frame into a plurality of data regions each including an equal number of slots, each data region corresponding to a respective logical band; for a currently active connection: a) creating a first set of logical bands not fully occupied for transmission and having a minimum boosting level making the transmission receivable by a receiving terminal; b) extracting from the first set, a second set of logical bands available for allocating a maximum number of slots for downlink transmission to the active connection; and c) selecting the logical band for downlink transmission to the active connection from the second set as the logical band that, after allocating the slots to the considered connection, leaves a residual number of slots equal to or smaller than a predetermined minimum residual in the logical band, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Telecom Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marco Caretti, Claudio Cicconetti, Ivano Salvatore Collotta, Paolo Tongiani, Luciano Lenzini, Enzo Mingozzi
  • Publication number: 20110261778
    Abstract: A method of scheduling transmissions in a multi-carrier transmission system, includes, for each downlink transmission frame: partitioning the downlink transmission frame into a plurality of data regions each including an equal number of slots, each data region corresponding to a respective logical band; for a currently active connection: a) creating a first set of logical bands not fully occupied for transmission and having a minimum boosting level making the transmission receivable by a receiving terminal; b) extracting from the first set, a second set of logical bands available for allocating a maximum number of slots for downlink transmission to the active connection; and c) selecting the logical band for downlink transmission to the active connection from the second set as the logical band that, after allocating the slots to the considered connection, leaves a residual number of slots equal to or smaller than a predetermined minimum residual in the logical band, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Marco Caretti, Claudio Cicconetti, Ivano Salvatore Collotta, Paolo Tongiani, Luciano Lenzini, Enzo Mingozzi
  • Patent number: 7626955
    Abstract: A system and method for scheduling uplink and downlink burst data transmissions for half-duplex terminals in a communication system. After the first half duplex terminal capacity allocation is scheduled for a plurality of half duplex terminals, all available second half duplex terminals are placed in the same relative order as that of the half duplex terminal first capacity allocation. An iterative process is used in order to determine a final second frame layout. Once a set of potential solutions are determined, one solution is selected, and a final second frame structure is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Luciano Lenzini, Enzo Mingozzi, Andrea Bacioccola, Claudio Cicconetti, Alessandro Erta
  • Publication number: 20060245380
    Abstract: A system and method for scheduling uplink and downlink burst data transmissions for half-duplex terminals in a communication system. After the first half duplex terminal capacity allocation is scheduled for a plurality of half duplex terminals, all available second half duplex terminals are placed in the same relative order as that of the half duplex terminal first capacity allocation. An iterative process is used in order to determine a final second frame layout. Once a set of potential solutions are determined, one solution is selected, and a final second frame structure is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Luciano Lenzini, Enzo Mingozzi, Andrea Bacioccola, Claudio Cicconetti, Alessandro Erta