Patents by Inventor Colin Frank

Colin Frank 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: 20250151023
    Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to sidelink positioning reference signal (PRS) processing. A configuring device transmits a request message requesting sidelink PRS processing capability of a responding device, and receive a response message indicating the sidelink PRS processing capability. The configuring device can configure a sidelink PRS configuration indicating a duration and priority associated with processing a sidelink PRS with respect to an additional sidelink signal received by the responding device, and transmit the sidelink PRS configuration to the responding device. The responding device can receive the request message to indicate the sidelink PRS processing capability of the device, and transmit the response message indicating the sidelink PRS processing capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Robin Rajan Thomas, Karthikeyan Ganesan, Abir Ben Hadj Fredj, Colin Frank, Ankit Bhamri, Ali Ramadan Ali
  • Patent number: 12289153
    Abstract: Reference symbols can be received. A first received power of the reference symbols on a first antenna port can be measured. A second received power of the reference symbols on a second antenna port that is coupled to and uses the same transmit power amplifier as the first antenna port can be measured. A received power difference can be determined based on a relationship between the second received power and the first received power. A value of the received power difference can be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Colin Frank
  • Patent number: 12283981
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided. an indication of a first uplink resource allocation of resource blocks for a transmission on a first carrier, and an indication of a second uplink resource allocation of resource blocks for a transmission on a second carrier are received. An indication of a downlink allocation for receiving a downlink signal is further received. A higher order intermodulation product, which is co-located with a lower order intermodulation product for the first and second allocations resulting from any respective higher order and lower order transceiver nonlinearities is identified. A determination is then made as to whether the co-located higher order intermodulation products have a region of overlap with the downlink allocation. When the co-located higher order intermodulation products have a region of overlap with the downlink allocation, adjustments in the operation are made to account for the overlap of the higher order intermodulation product and the downlink allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Colin Frank
  • Patent number: 12279211
    Abstract: Managing use of dynamic power sharing for dual carrier operation is provided. An allowed tolerance is identified (802) corresponding to a maximum expected possible deviation between a power level at which the user equipment requests that a communication via the master cell group be set and an actual power level at which the corresponding communication via the master cell group is transmitted. A lower bound of a maximum configured power of the secondary cell group is determined (804), which enables the user equipment to meet emission requirements during the dual carrier operation, as well as the total power constraints for any overall communications of the user equipment, while accounting for the allowed tolerance identified. The lower bound of the maximum configured power for the carrier of the secondary cell group is set (806) at the determined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Colin Frank
  • Publication number: 20250081126
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to reducing adjusted maximum power reduction (A-MPR) that is applied by a user equipment (UE) as part of wireless communication. For instance, as part of wireless communication between a base station and a UE, the base station communicates to the UE wireless resources such as a first carrier bandwidth, an identifier for a location of a bandwidth part within the first carrier bandwidth, and a resource block allocation within the bandwidth part. The UE identifies a second carrier bandwidth within the first carrier bandwidth that includes the bandwidth part and a value for A-MPR. The UE then applies power reduction for wireless transmission over the bandwidth part based on the A-MPR value, such as power reduction that is less than or equal to the A-MPR value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
    Inventor: Colin Frank
  • Publication number: 20250067835
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods, apparatuses, and systems that support angle-based positioning. For instance, an angular search window and associated uncertainty for positioning (e.g., sidelink positioning) can be determined based on an approximate position and/or range of a target-UE. Further, reporting of per path measurements is provided to in multipath environments. Implementations are also provided for triggering, configuring, and reporting angle information including angle of arrival (AoA) and/or angle of departure (AoD) (e.g., sidelink AoA and/or sidelink AoD) in terms of a Global Coordinate System (GCS) and a Local Coordinate System (LCS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Robin Rajan Thomas, Colin Frank, Karthikeyan Ganesan, Abir Ben Hadj Fredj, Alexander Golitschek Edler von Elbwart, Khaled Nafez Rauf Ardah
  • Publication number: 20240422731
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for SL cooperative positioning in NLOS scenario. An apparatus (1200) includes a memory (1210) and a processor (1205) coupled to the memory. The processor (1205) is configured to cause the apparatus (1200) to transmit a cooperative positioning request message to at least one reference device comprising a ranging or relative positioning request between the apparatus and a target device. The processor (1205) is configured to cause the apparatus (1200) to receive at least one positioning quantity from the at least one reference device. The processor (1205) is configured to cause the apparatus (1200) to determine ranging or relative position between the at least one reference device and the target device based on the received at least one positioning quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Abir Ben Hadj Fredj, Robin Thomas, Karthikeyan Ganesan, Vijay Nangia, Colin Frank
  • Publication number: 20240406900
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for timing alignment in RRC_INACTIVE. An apparatus (400) includes a processor (405) and memory (410) coupled to the processor (405). The processor (405) is configured to configure the apparatus (400) with small data transmissions while in an inactive state, configure the apparatus (400) with at least one configured grant uplink resource, and maintain transmission timing alignment while the apparatus (400) is in the inactive state based on reception of downlink signals or channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Golitschek Edler von Elbwart, Joachim Löhr, Vijay Nangia, Colin Frank
  • Patent number: 12082124
    Abstract: Managing use of dynamic power sharing for dual carrier operation is provided. A power head room report is received (902) from the master cell group. An allowed tolerance is identified (904) from the received power head room report, which includes a maximum expected possible deviation between a power level at which the user equipment requests that a communication be set and an actual power level at which the corresponding communication is transmitted. A lower bound of a maximum configured power of the secondary cell group is determined (906), which enables the user equipment to meet emission requirements during the dual carrier operation, as well as the total power constraints, while accounting for the allowed tolerance identified. The lower bound of the maximum configured power for the carrier of the secondary cell group is set (908) at the determined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Colin Frank
  • Patent number: 12057899
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided, where a data sequence for transmission is identified (1002) as part of evaluating transmitter performance involving multiple physical antennas. The data sequence is mapped (1004) to the multiple physical antennas to be involved in the transmission. The data sequence is then transmitted (1006) using the multiple physical antennas from which a signal quality metric of a transmitter corresponding to a difference between a received signal associated with the transmission of each respective data symbol of the data sequence and a respective ideal location of a predefined constellation point associated with the data symbol that was transmitted can be determined, wherein an error vector magnitude involving an aggregated difference associated with the data sequence involving the transmission via the multiple physical antennas is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Colin Frank
  • Publication number: 20240254021
    Abstract: A water conditioning composition includes water, at least one gluconate compound, at least one carbonate compound, a non-ionic preservative, and a citrate compound. For example, the composition can include 87-95 wt. % water, 0.5 to 1.5 wt. % gluconate compound, 3 to 8 wt. % carbonate compound, 0.5 to 1.5 wt. % non-ionic preservative, and 0.5 to 2.5 wt. % citrate compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventor: Colin Frank Taylor
  • Patent number: 12049414
    Abstract: A water conditioning composition includes water, at least one gluconate compound, at least one carbonate compound, a non-ionic preservative, and a citrate compound. For example, the composition can include 87-95 wt. % water, 0.5 to 1.5 wt. % gluconate compound, 3 to 8 wt. % carbonate compound, 0.5 to 1.5 wt. % non-ionic preservative, and 0.5 to 2.5 wt. % citrate compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Silk Water Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Colin Frank Taylor
  • Publication number: 20240195477
    Abstract: Reference symbols can be received. A first received power of the reference symbols on a first antenna port can be measured. A second received power of the reference symbols on a second antenna port that is coupled to and uses the same transmit power amplifier as the first antenna port can be measured. A received power difference can be determined based on a relationship between the second received power and the first received power. A value of the received power difference can be transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventor: Colin Frank
  • Patent number: 11973627
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a maximum power reduction for non-contiguous radio resource allocations. One apparatus includes a memory comprising instructions executable by a processor to cause the apparatus to determine a non-contiguous resource allocation having a fraction of resource blocks punctured from a smallest containing contiguous allocation (“SCCA”), wherein the SCCA is the smallest set of contiguous resource blocks that encompasses the non-contiguous resource allocation. The instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to indicate the non-contiguous resource allocation to a UE and to receive uplink signals on the non-contiguous resource allocation using a first maximum power reduction in response to the fraction of punctured resource blocks being less than a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Colin Frank
  • Patent number: 11936458
    Abstract: A transceiver (570) can include a power amplifier (540). A first antenna port (520) can be coupled to the power amplifier to receive power from the power amplifier. A second antenna port (530) can be coupled to the power amplifier to receive power from the power amplifier. A controller (580) can determine transmit power difference information corresponding to a transmit power difference between transmit power on the first antenna port and transmit power on the second antenna port. The transceiver can transmit the transmit power difference information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Colin Frank
  • Patent number: 11916918
    Abstract: Disclosed are some implementations of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for executing process flows. A request to initiate execution of a flow is processed, where the request is received from a first user. The flow includes a plurality of flow elements, where each of the flow elements represents a corresponding set of computer-readable instructions. Execution of the flow is initiated and an operation mode assigned to one of the flow elements is determined. A set of computer-readable instructions corresponding to the flow element is executed according to the operation mode such that an identity of the first user is recorded in association with an operation on a database record, wherein permissions allocated in a user profile to the first user do not provide the first user permission to cause the operation on the database record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Yucheng Wang, Saravanan Adaikkalavan, Hao Wu, Hugh Cockburn, Colin Frank, Kaysha Chandran, William Charles Eidson, Timothy Peng
  • Publication number: 20230379832
    Abstract: A communication device, method, and computer program product provide power efficient transmit diversity using two transmit chains to meet a transmit power level for an uplink signal when one transmit chain is insufficient. In response to determining that the first transmit power level is equal to or less than the transmit power capability of at least one of a first transmit chain and a second transmit chain, the communication device configures a corresponding one of the first transmit chain and the second transmit chain to transmit the uplink channel with at least the first transmit power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: JOHN R. MURA, ARMIN W. KLOMSDORF, COLIN FRANK
  • Patent number: 11722970
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for determining a per carrier additional maximum power reduction needed to meet emission requirements for dual carrier operation of adjacent carriers. A per carrier allowed additional maximum power reduction for a worst case allocation is determined for the dual carrier operation of the adjacent carriers of the different radio access technologies in absence of the shared scheduling information. The determination for each of the carriers for use with the different radio access technologies includes determining a total power reduction allowed for meeting emission requirements for each of one or more respective allocation ratios, and determining a fraction of a total power allocated to the carrier for each of one or more respective allocation ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Colin Frank
  • Publication number: 20230208694
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a maximum power reduction for non-contiguous radio resource allocations. One apparatus includes a memory comprising instructions executable by a processor to cause the apparatus to determine a non-contiguous resource allocation having a fraction of resource blocks punctured from a smallest containing contiguous allocation (“SCCA”), wherein the SCCA is the smallest set of contiguous resource blocks that encompasses the non-contiguous resource allocation. The instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to indicate the non-contiguous resource allocation to a UE and to receive uplink signals on the non-contiguous resource allocation using a first maximum power reduction in response to the fraction of punctured resource blocks being less than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventor: Colin Frank
  • Publication number: 20230188174
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for assigning a user equipment transmitter local oscillator frequency including informing (802) the network of a capability of the user equipment to adjust a frequency location of a transmit local oscillator of the user equipment, to a frequency location which has been identified by the network, within a predefined channel frequency spectrum. The frequency location identification to be used to adjust the frequency location of the transmit local oscillator is received (804) from the network. The frequency location of the local oscillator is then adjusted (806) in accordance with the frequency location identification received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: Colin Frank